How do you know when you need rear tires on a zero turn mower? I’ve noticed that I’m leaving turn marks worse than usual.

Is that a sign that the rear tires need replacement? They’re 10 years old and have “some” tread left.

Or maybe I’m just treating my yard like the Indy 500….

For OL, Clemson might find a diamond in the rough through its agricultural arm. Our ever elusive OL man might be the needle in a Midwestern haystack.

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This is where I came from. My dad was a huge Clemson fan! I remember him losing money to a guy from the neighborhood on the Kevin Butler 60 yarder.

My dad used to sometimes deliver to the Clemson area and when he would, I got to play hookie and ride with him in the big rig. I remember him parking the truck in front of our house and how excited I'd be. The most amazing thing for me as a child was spray paint, art, painting bike frames. Here I was rolling up and seeing the tiger paws painted on the road. That was my first love of Clemson, the neatest, coolest thing ever.

Now to me,

I was raised to believe in Jesus. I remember Easter Sunday my mom and dad watching, the King of Kings, the Robe, and those movies that were depicting the life of Christ. Their believing head knowledge was enough.
I had family members that were church going Christians. My half brother, who was 12 years older than me surrendered to preach in the late 80's. He never lives with us growing up, he stayed with my mamaw as we called her. My mommas mother.

I had four good childhood friends through the 80s. We hung out everyday. One I lost, my best friend while huffing gas when I was 14 in 1991. One of my other good friends was there at the time of his death dies in a car wreck in 1995. That's two of my greatest friendships gone.

I was a mess, I remember people coming from the chruch that some of my family were members of and talking to me during those times. I remember questioning the God I was raised to believe in and starting to have anger toward Him. I questioned instead of seeking understanding. And He will give that in the most uncertain of things. People want to know why, believe it or not, get saved and read that bible like it's breath to you. He'll reveal many whys in your life, not all, but even when He don't, He'll give comfort and reason to trust.

That's what head knowledge of Christ and God does by the way. These people that say they once were Christians or that get away from the message don't know Him, because if they did, they would never walk away from Him or His message or the love He has shown me. He was never the blame, He was drawing me.

Anyway, I struggled with alcohol and depression through my later teen years. Trying to deal with those losses and where my life was going. I had a DUI at 17, on my birthdate and multiple alcohol related charges through those years.

I often thought about suicide during these years. I had given up on life, I was just working to fill myself with any toxin that made me feel better.

In early 1996 my dad was diagnosed with larynx cancer. The worst feeling of my life. I lost a shared apartment and had to move back in with my parents during this time. I was about to be a burden to them all over at the worst time. Sounds bad, but God was working something out, I got to shout on that!!!

Anyways, my dad had surgery schedule at MUSC, great doctor and staff. That's a top of the line place for an old ignorant Mill Hill boy.

Anyway, dad comes home, they got it all, they took his voice box and he sounds a little different so what, we have him.

The next few doctors appointments didn't diagnose anything. I was skeptical thinking it's in there, and they are not finding it. I was a loose cannon. Sure enough in November of 96 they found the cancer in His lungs.

My momma told me aside that they want to do radiation and chemo, but they don't think it will do any good.
I never will forget the night. April 4th, 1997 after seeing this process and my dad was diagnosed with there's not much more we can do playing in my head. I had been drinking and popping Xanax bars. I walked into my mom and daddy's room grabbed my daddy's handgun and said if anyone is going it's me. I don't think I was quit ready. My mom's scream scared me and paralyzed me from that thought. She called the police and they took me to the local hospital.

She called my sister who is older and she referred the pastor of the local church that many of my family were apart of. Not my brother at this time he's preaching in Spartanburg. He now preaches at this church, how crazy is that lol.

This pastor comes to the hospital at 2:30 in the morning, takes me down Roman Road, I'm crying, emotional and needing help of any kind. I accept and recieve everything he says about receiving Christ. They send me to a self check out rehab place for the night. I was worthy of that and on fire, had a bible that the pastor that led.me to the Lord gave me in the hospital. I was ready to lead all my friends to the Lord.

Then I got out. I went back to the heavy stuff. I'll just say I was careless in my drinking, drugging, I didn't think about anything

I didn't have a reason for living. But God's about to show up, I could take a lap or run through a wall thinking about this.

The pastor that came and seen me in the hospital that night I threatened my life came for a follow up visit, to see how I was. I wasn't there, I was out drinking. He ends up witnessing to my momma and daddy that night. He lead my momma and daddy to the Lord. My daddy, who would never be in church, would be going to church early just to sit and listen to choir practice. He would come home, and just wave the Bible in the air. We had a dusty family Bible and we had bibles given to us by those family Christians that loved us. But to see it touched was something.

I seen something, but I was still hell bound with my head knowledge of Christ. I was out drinking May 28th 1997, I came home to see if momma would give me some money. I had blown mine. I asked her for 20 dollars and she said, I'll give you the money if you will go to church with me tomorrow. They were having a tent revival that week.

I was frustrated because she wouldn't just give the money. I let her know right then, that I would go, but I got plans to be at the bar Friday. This was a Wednesday. She was like ok. I got my money and ran. The next day I was sober and so frustrated that I had to go. But I was a man of my word.

I ended up getting two of my drinking buddies to go with me. Just so I didn't feel like the odd ball alone. That preacher started preaching on applying the blood and considering death. I was stopped in my tracks. Everytime that preacher pointed his finger, it was at me. Everytime he mentioned sin, he was talking to me. I was trying to talk myself out of it. I was so tore up inside. I was wanting to go one way and being pulled to another. I was like I got a fun filled bar night tomorrow. I remember thinking I can't quit my pleasurable sinfulness. But I remember it not being fun anymore and I remember Jesus telling me to come. I didn't know how, but I knew as they gave that invitation that I needed Christ and He would take care of the rest. I needed forgiveness, I pushed my way to the altar, by my two friends that night. I never will forget the words I said as I sobbing when I passed them to get to the aisle. I HAVE TO GO! I needed repentance, I was one sin sick guy.
Someone on here once said "I used to be a Christian"

I say that's more impossible than Him dying for you all over again. It never happened, your faith was vain. Head knowledge and Easter Sunday and Christmas Christianity will do that!!

John 6:
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day

You don't escape Christianity! It's the greatest thing that ever happens to you! Why would you even want to, if you could? My Jesus could never be dismissed from my wretched life!

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I love it when awesome songs are covered by really great artists. Anyone got any newish ones they like? This is my favorite right now...


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Reporter investigating UGA resigned over fabrications at prior job​

By: Jason Butt - UGASports.com

The University of Georgia Athletic Association did something very unusual earlier this week.

In response to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report headlined “UGA football program rallies when players accused of abusing women,” the UGAAA wrote a nine-page response alleging “errors, unsubstantiated allegations, innuendo, and possibly even fabrications.”

For Alan Judd, the journalist who reported the story, this isn’t the first time in his career that these sorts of allegations were presented against him.

Back in 1988, Judd worked for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, and was assigned to a series titled “Hollow Victories,” which was to examine the lack of educational opportunities offered to the area’s elite high school athletes.

After the stories were published, the Courier-Journal received calls and letters from subjects and those written about in the story, saying they were misquoted or that what was depicted was inaccurate.

Jon Fleischaker, an attorney who has represented the Courier-Journal and other media companies in Kentucky, was involved in the vetting process of this series. Fleischaker said he sat with Judd and the other reporter assigned to the series and went through their copy line by line. When it came to quotes, he asked them if those subjects were recorded.

Judd said they were.

Fleischaker took him for his word, which he now admits was a mistake.

“We didn't listen to the tape,” Fleischaker said. “And then the story started to run. And people started to respond and say, 'I didn't say that. That's not what I did. That's not what happened.' And that they had been misquoted. It was just a cascade of stuff that raised concerns. And it was all on Alan’s stories.”

Once the newspaper received those complaints, Judd was asked to produce the tapes.

“I knew he had a tape where everything was OK until the crucial part that he had quoted, and then all of a sudden there was a buzz. He had taped over it,” Fleischaker said. “There were situations where he said he couldn’t find the tape. I think that was probably a day before he left. I mean, I think that was it. I think he would have probably been in big trouble anyway. But when he couldn't (produce the tapes), I think the dye was cast and he was gone. He was gone very quickly.”

Judd resigned following this incident. Then-editor David Hawpe wrote a front-page letter to his readers explaining what happened. An archived Washington Post notebook mentioned the incident, describing Judd as a “rising star who had been at the paper for almost six years.”

“The reporter went home to get the tape,” Hawpe wrote to his readers. “After he returned, he showed us notes he said he had taken after listening to the tape, which he said supported our story. We asked to hear the tape, and, when it was played, only the beginning of the interview was there. The remainder of that segment of the tape contained only background noise.”

The newspaper was forced to issue “10 corrections, two clarifications and a statement” as a result. Fleischaker called this moment the “worst experience he has ever had with a reporter or a reporting situation.” Fleischaker said this devastated Hawpe, who passed away two years ago. The Courier-Journal worked feverishly to correct the record and avoid a lawsuit.

Fleischaker decided to speak publicly after seeing the UGAAA letter. Due to his prior working experience with Judd, he believed this part of his work history to be known. On Judd’s LinkedIn profile, he lists that he graduated from Western Kentucky in 1982 with his first listed job as a Tallahassee bureau reporter with the New York Times regional Media Group in 1989. He was hired by the AJC in 1999 and has worked there for over 24 years.

Fleischaker pointed out the irony in this instance. Throughout his nearly five-decade career he has sued and litigated against universities, including the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, often over access to open records. While Fleischaker said he didn’t want to speak on Judd’s reporting with the AJC, he wanted it to be known what transpired at the Courier-Journal with the context of the UGAAA letter.

“I think it's fair to say he writes really well,” Fleischaker said. “He really does write well. Forget what the facts are, he writes really well. And that's the problem. I said to somebody, it's easy to write a good story if you can make up your own facts.”

Judd did not answer his phone when called by UGASports.com. Following an email inquiry sent to Judd and his direct editors, Judd responded and stated his comments were to be off the record. It’s important to note that on-the-record and off-the-record conversations are agreed upon between the reporter and subject, and UGASports.com did not agree nor was seeking any off-the-record comments.

“The following is off the record: something that happened 35 years ago, during a rough period in my life, has no bearing on anything today. The question you need to ask yourself is whether it is appropriate for a government agency — (In) this case, UGA — to use public resources to try to dig up dirt on a journalist who has published uncomfortable but true stories about that government agency.

“Obviously this has been fed to you — even my personal telephone number, which is known to a relatively small number of people at UGA. Is your devotion to the “Dawgs” so great that you want to try to destroy a person whose work over the past century has exposed atrocities in the state mental hospitals, saving countless lives; helped expose a cheating scandal in the Atlanta Public Schools that had life-altering detrimental effects on thousands of poor African-American children; spurred legislative changes to protect children in the state’s foster care system; and much more.

“So do whatever you want to do to ingratiate yourself with Coach Smart and others at UGA. Drag up the worst moment in someone’s life from 3 1/2 decades ago, and ignore everything since then.

“I hope whatever momentary advantage you gain with UGA is worth the personal degradation you put yourself through.

“Again, every word here is off the record. I might consider talking to you next week. Right now I’m too busy dealing with threats from Georgia “fans” — making sure that my family and I are safe — to deal with you any more.”

UGAAA’s nine-page letter littered with accusations of inaccurate reporting are similar to the Courier-Journal’s findings almost 35 years ago. UGAAA General Counsel Michael Raeber alleged that Judd’s depiction of a conversation between DIrector of Player Support Bryant Gantt and a Morgan County traffic clerk, regarding a speeding ticket given to Chandler LeCroy, one of the two individuals – football player Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy – who died in a fatal car crash following the football program’s championship parade in Athens in January.

Two allegations the UGAAA letter alleged involved misrepresenting quotes.

“The article claimed Mr. Gantt asked a Morgan County Traffic Clerk ‘to send the ticket to indicate LeCroy was driving only 14 mph over the speed limit,’” Raeber wrote. “When I emailed the Clerk to ask if this report was accurate, she responded in writing, ‘That's very inaccurate,’ saying she was very upset by Mr. Judd's ‘false accusations.’ The Clerk explained that Mr. Gantt's question was one she gets frequently–whether the staffer was eligible for a defensive driving course to reduce the amount of fine and/or points, as expressly provided under Georgia law. She said the interaction was brief, Mr. Gantt did not attempt to influence her in any way, and she found nothing inappropriate about the interaction.”

Raeber also wrote that a former Athens-Clarke County Deputy Solicitor disputed his quotes in a June story looking into the culture of the UGA football program.

“In an unsolicited email to Mr. Gantt after the story ran, the former Deputy Solicitor stated that 'all my direct quotes were taken completely out of context and used in a tone negative to you and the Athletic Association,'” Raeber wrote. “This was not at all the tone of my conversation with the reporter." She said she told the AJC that ‘many of these guys were far away from home, and where local kids would have their parents' support through the court process, many of these kids did not, and that was a role you helped fill: surrogate parent. I told him it was not uncommon for other UGA students to come to court with their parents and for parents to call and e-mail me about their child's case, and that was the role you filled for the football players."

Since the fatal car crash in January, it has been reported extensively that Georgia has dealt with numerous issues with football players and staffers driving at an excessive speed. This week, Victoria Bowles, the former staffer who was a passenger in the rental car driven by LeCroy during the crash, filed a lawsuit against the UGAAA, former UGA football player Jalen Carter and LeCroy’s estate. The UGA football program has seen a number of players arrested for excessive driving since the car accident too. Samuel M’Pemba, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, and Jamon Dumas-Johnson were all arrested and charged over incidents related to excessive speeding. De’Nylon Morrissette was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

With SEC Media Days approaching next week, head coach Kirby Smart and the players attending will have no shortage of questions to answer. But as the UGAAA letter stated, criticism by itself isn’t the issue it is upset about.

“We do not shy away from good reporting that informs the public and helps us consider our programs and the ways we can improve them,” Raeber wrote. “But we also do not shy away from calling out reporting that fails to meet these standards.”

--Paul Maharry contributed to this report.

With Gipson committed, are there any impending decisions Clemson could win? It sounds like we're out on Houston and I think he's the only guy on the board with a scheduled/expected announcement, right? I'm not counting Alex Taylor as Clemson's full at receiver, based on what Paul's reported.

Any uncommitted 2024 targets coming to the cookout?

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Are in Greenville tonight. Went to see them in Savannah last night. Worth while. That is all.

Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood​

By: Sarah Whitten - CNBC.com

Hollywood actors are officially headed to the picket line.

Unable to reach a deal with producers, members of The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will join up with more than 11,000 already striking film and television writers starting at midnight.

The failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers means film and television productions featuring actors will immediately halt, essentially shutting down Hollywood. It’ll be the first tandem strike in the industry since 1960.

“We are the victims here,” said Fran Drescher, president of the actors union, during a news conference Thursday. “We are being victimized by a very greedy entity. I am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us.”

“It is disgusting,” she said in fiery remarks. “Shame on them.”

SAG-AFTRA members are already taking the strike seriously. “Oppenheimer” actors left the film’s London premiere Thursday. Director Christopher Nolan told the crowd that the cast left and are “off to write their picket signs.” The film opens next week.

During the strike, actors will not be permitted to promote past projects through conventions, interviews or panels. This includes any Emmy Award campaigning. Nominations for the annual award show were announced Wednesday and the ceremony is set to take place Sept. 18 on Fox.

Heading into negotiations last month, Hollywood performers were looking to improve wages, working conditions, and health and pension benefits, as well as create guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in future television and film productions. Additionally, the union is seeking more transparency from streaming services about viewership so that residual payments can be made equitable to that seen on linear TV.

“You cannot change the business model as much as it has changed and not expect the contact to change, too,” Drescher said.

The Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since May, is seeking higher compensation and residuals, particularly when it comes to streaming shows, as well as new rules that will require studios to staff television shows with a certain number of writers for a specific period.

The guild also is seeking compensation throughout the process of pre-production, production and post-production. Currently, writers are often expected to provide revisions or craft new material without being paid.

The WGA also shares similar concerns over the use of artificial intelligence when it comes to script writing.

SAG-AFTRA said producers have been unwilling to offer its members a fair deal and have worked to delay negotiations.

The AMPTP responded to the strike declaration by issuing a statement that it “presented a deal that offered historic pay and residual increases, substantially higher caps on pension and health contributions, audition protections, shortened series option periods, and a groundbreaking AI proposal that protects actors’ digital likenesses.”

It blamed SAG-AFTRA for stalled talks.

Addressing the producers’ statement, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, dismissed the AMPTP claims, especially when it came to its AI proposal.

“In that groundbreaking AI proposal, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get paid for one day’s pay, and their company should own that scan, their image, their likeness, and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity in any project they want with no consent and no compensation,” he said. “So if you think that’s a groundbreaking proposal I suggest you think again.”

Drescher called the AMPTP members “crazy” and called their response to the actors’ proposals “insulting.”

SAG-AFTRA’s comments come as reports have surfaced about tactics studio producers allegedly plan to implement against writers, namely, that producers don’t plan on attempting to negotiate with writers for several more months. According to the reports, producers expect writers will run out of money and possibly lose their homes and be forced to come to the bargaining table.

While the AMPTP has denied these reports, studio executives have remained outspoken about what they consider unreasonable contract requests.

“We managed as an industry to negotiate a very good deal with the Directors Guild, that reflects the value that the directors contribute to this great business,” Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC on Thursday morning, ahead of SAG-AFTRA’s announcement. “We wanted to do the same thing with the writers. And we’d like to do the same thing with the actors. There’s a level of expectation that they have that is just not realistic. And they are adding to the set of challenges that this business is already facing, that is quite frankly, very disruptive.”

Iger noted that the industry has not completely recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and these strikes come at “the worst time in the world.”

“It will have a very, very damaging effect on the whole business,” he said. “And unfortunately there’s huge collateral damage to the industry, to people who are, you know, support services. I could go on and on. It will affect the economy of different regions, even, because of the sheer size of the business. It’s a shame. It is really a shame.”

After The Masters, my second favorite event of the year.

I know Tiger is not in the field, but is anyone else interested?

Who ya got? Not a lot of the big names going low, but it's Thursday. As the old saying goes...."can't win it on Thursday, but you can damned sure lose it."

Unique course, and when (not if) the wind picks up, will get a bit dicey.

Well folks, it's been a hell of a run.

I started here in October of 2008.

So that's almost 15 years with all you wonderful folks who have allowed me to make a living off writing about college football.

But sometimes you need to get out of your comfort zone to experience true happiness.

Never thought I'd be doing this. And maybe this is my mid-life crisis, a decision I'll regret later.

But the avatar I've used since the first day, featuring a picture of the high school football coaches from the wonderful movie Dazed and Confused, is retiring.

A few weeks ago when I saw Baby Billy singing beside the pool during an episode of The Righteous Gemstones, I knew my life was headed for a change.

So this is it, folks. Please respect my decision. No interviews, please.

For anyone looking to upgrade your tailgate , Sam’s Club in Easley has Clemson tents, chairs and coolers out

UPDATED 7/22
Sometimes I get a little lost between different threads discussing different players so wanted to bring it together. Who are we waiting on in the 24 class?

QB - likely no one. Possibly circle back to someone like Kamari McClellan later.
RB - Eziomume. Done.
WR - Wesco and Moore committed. May be done but still possible we circle back on someone?
- Taylor (? Maybe UNC or NCST. Maybe we circle back if there’s attrition.)
TE - Bentancur. Done.
OL - O’Connell
bringing in 3-4. Hopefully some of the below:
- Riggs likely Auburn or GT?
- Elyjah Thurmon
- Favour Edwin, Daniel Akinkumi, Graham Uter???

DE - Mayo. Kissayi.
- Houston likely OSU
- Solomon Williams we are in Top 7
- Elias Williams?
- Nichols MICH commit but still in play?
DT - Thompson & Brown-Shuler. Done.
LB - Brown & Woodaz
- Simmons is still in play, between us and Auburn
CB - Feagin, Hampton, Gipson. Done.
S - Dixon & Jones. Done.
K - Hauser. Done.

This is my best summary of what I’ve been seeing so far. Anyone else have intel on names to track or add? Anything that’s incorrect above?

This class of CBs and Safeties is a load of size, athleticism, and talent.

5 stout DBs coming in HOT! Good group for the Tigers. Mike Reed is a stud.

The secondary room is going to be deep. Next year would be great to bring in a couple 6.0 guys and keep that NFL pipeline pumping.

Login to view embedded media I was able to couple a work trip to Louisville with some great friends and we hit the bourbon trail. They hit it harden than me because I had to work but I was able to do tours at Buffalo Trace and Woodford Reserve. My wife went with them to Old Forester, Evan Williams, Angles Envy and Michters as well. We hit the jackpot in terms of barrel picks on the selective days. The Old Forester 117 and the Bombergers are top notch. If you have been thinking about going up for a trip it is absolutely worth it. Our group would tell you that Old Forester was the best tour along with Evan Williams. Buffalo Trace was in their summer shut down but it was still a great experience. Woodford Reserve was really cool and a very nice facility and the least favorite was Angels Envy. If you can’t get in for a tour at Michters just reserve a reservation in the bar and go up there for cocktails. Some of the best mixologists and service that I have ever seen.

A better college and pro DB than Andrew Mukuba!

Huge get for Clemson!

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Nearly 500 officially-licensed CLEMSON apparel/gear items ON SALE HERE.

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Thinking we need two OL and one WR (Taylor) and call it a day with 2024 Class. Hellava haul so far…Thoughts?

This is another example of the uniparty establishment strategy of going scorched earth on anyone that wanted to challenge the election results. This was a total legal activity of being an alternate elector and they are trying to put these people in jail for it. This is nazi like activity.

BREAKING: Democrat Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Criminally Charges 16 Dueling 'Trump Electors' in 2020 Election | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila | 42

Democrat Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday criminally charged 16 dueling ‘Trump electors’ in the state’s 2020 election.

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By Cristina Laila Jul. 18, 2023 6:03 pm


Democrat Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday criminally charged 16 dueling ‘Trump electors’ in the state’s 2020 election.
Nessel made the announcement on Tuesday.
The charged defendants are:

• Kathy Berden, 70, of Snover
• William (Hank) Choate, 72, of Cement City
• Amy Facchinello, 55, of Grand Blanc
• Clifford Frost, 75, of Warren
• Stanley Grot, 71, of Shelby Township
• John Haggard, 82, of Charlevoix
• Mari-Ann Henry, 65, of Brighton
• Timothy King, 56, of Ypsilanti
• Michele Lundgren, 73, of Detroit
• Meshawn Maddock, 55, of Milford
• James Renner, 76, of Lansing
• Mayra Rodriguez, 64, of Grosse Pointe Farms
• Rose Rook, 81, of Paw Paw
• Marian Sheridan, 69, of West Bloomfield
• Ken Thompson, 68, of Orleans
• Kent Vanderwood, 69, of Wyoming

Each of the 16 defendants have been charged with the following felonies:
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• One count of Conspiracy to Commit Forgery, a 14-year felony,
• Two counts of Forgery, a 14-year felony,
• One count of Conspiracy to Commit Uttering and Publishing, a 14-year felony,
• One count of Uttering and Publishing, a 14-year felony,
• One count of Conspiracy to Commit Election Law Forgery, a 5-year felony, and,
• Two counts of Election Law Forgery, a 5-year felony.

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NBC News reported:

Michigan’s attorney general on Tuesday criminally charged 16 so-called “fake electors” for former President Donald Trump, accusing them of a fraudulent effort to reverse President Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 election.
The 16 people each face eight charges, including conspiracy, election law forgery, and uttering and publishing, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a video announcement.
Nessel called the alleged plan a “desperate effort” to “undermine democracy.” Several of the accused are active in Republican politics.
Nessel has not ruled out potential criminal charges against additional defendants, her office said.
The case is the first time that any members of fake Electoral College slates for Trump have been criminally charged.

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Heading into the weekend, here are the top 10 recruiting classes at Rivals.com (in terms of star rating average)

1. 4.00 - Alabama
2. 3.95 - Georgia
3. 3.86 - Ohio State
4. 3.78 - Texas A&M
5. 3.75 - Clemson
5. 3.75 - Auburn
7. 3.71 - Tennessee
7. 3.71 - Florida
9. 3.69 - Oregon
10. 3.67 - Arkansas

Clemson's star rating will move up, of course, next Tuesday.

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