The swamp runs deep.


Trump was the most pro-life president of our lifetime.

During his term, President Trump defunded Planned Parenthood, signed the Mexico City Policy that prohibited foreign aid for abortions, nominated pro-life judges to the Supreme Court, and was vocal in his support for the rights of the unborn. His actions were recognized by many pro-life groups and individuals as having a significant impact on the pro-life movement.

So, why are these same pro-life groups who hailed Trump a hero suddenly abandoning him? There’s a very good reason, and you’re not going to like it one bit.

Recent weeks have been replete with betrayals in the Republican Party, from the treatment of James O’Keefe and to Tucker Carlson’s abrupt firing. The most insidious and shameful of betrayals, though, is the quasi-official pro-life movement opting to work against the re-election of President Donald J. Trump in 2024.

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And one of the biggest pro-life movements in the country is currently leading the charge against President Trump.

One prominent pro-life organization, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, is leading the charge against Trump. They have the audacity to demonize his stance on abortion: that it is an issue that should be left to the states. SBA Pro-Life said Trump’s stance is a “morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate.” Imagine having the audacity to call Trump a “self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate” after he was personally responsible for the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the most significant victory the movement could have imagined and the realization of their a half-century-old objective.

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However, don’t be fooled. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America isn’t pushing back against Trump because they care about babies—they’re doing it for purely political reasons.

SBA Pro-Life gave away their con when they immediately shifted from criticizing Trump to praising former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, a neoconservative with dismal support even in her home state of South Carolina, for giving a speech filled with trivialities and platitudes at the group’s headquarters earlier this week.
“Haley’s commitment to acting on the American consensus against late-term abortion by protecting unborn children by at least 15 weeks when they can feel excruciating pain,” SBA Pro-Life said in response to Haley’s speech.

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The problem with this glowing “pro-life” endorsement from SBA is that Haley hadn’t even outlined her abortion commitment when they made their declaration. How do they know what her plans are, if she hasn’t made them public?

SBA Pro-Life was later reminded that Haley never actually outlined her commitment to banning abortion at 15 weeks while giving her canned speech, after which they noted that they were “assured she would set national consensus at 15 weeks.”

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Pro-life groups are now endorsing Republican “establishment” candidates blindly. It’s the “rubber-stamp” mentality, that whomever Conservative Inc. puts out will be approved with quickness, no questions asked. This behavior is the root cause of the problems we’re currently facing today. As a matter of fact, many have rightfully criticized groups like National Right to Life for endorsing Republican candidates based solely on party affiliation rather than their actual pro-life record.

This politically-driven pattern allows politicians to scoop up the pro-life votes without actually committing to the cause. It’s not just politics that’s making Pro-Life groups distance themselves from Trump. The real reason is that he’s cut off their cash flow, so they’re worried about losing their financial backing.

There’s no money to be made if they actually stop killing babies.

The real reason that pro-life groups are rejecting or, at the very least, chilly toward Trump’s presidential ambitions is because his decisive action to repeal Roe ended their gravy train. The pro-life groups had been dangling the carrot in front of Republican voters: ‘Vote for the RINO, and Roe may be repealed.’, ‘Get to the polls and vote Republican because it will mean we can repeal Roe.’, and so forth. Like Lucy yanking the football away from Charlie Brown at the last possible moment before he could kick, these promises were never meant to be fulfilled. Pro-life groups never changed their philosophy or their tactics despite failure after failure because they were always meant to lose. They existed to keep corralling Christian voters to vote for lousy Republican politicians and playing their dutiful role within the controlled opposition apparatus.

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Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, the pro-life movement in deep red states no longer serves a function. These states have already approved severe abortion restrictions, including total bans, and this means that Republican operatives who have benefited from pro-life campaigns may now face fewer opportunities for easy paychecks.

It should come as no surprise that these professional pro-life activists are now turning on Trump and looking to soak up the Never Trump dollar now that their grift has come to an end. They are as much part of the swamp as any other special interest looking to dupe their hapless constituency to serve their own political and economic ends.

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These pro-life groups need to be called out for blatantly lying about President Trump’s record. And if they don’t endorse Trump for the 2024 election, they should lose al their support and donations.

Trump was a real hero for the pro-life movement. He did more than Reagan, Bush Jr, and Bush Sr, which is saying a lot. He paved the way for even more gains in the post-Roe era. The 45th president’s pro-life record is seriously impressive. He’s done more for the movement than any other Republican politician, and any right-wing group that doesn’t give credit where credit is due or tries to twist his record should be shunned. We need to recognize the huge strides he made in protecting the rights of the unborn and work to continue that legacy by supporting his agenda.

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this is from Gideon Davidson's dad BTW...

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NC StateDave Doeren: Like the man himself, Doeren's ranking is consistent. Aside from the 2019 season when NC State went 4-8, Doeren's Wolfpack teams have won 8-9 games every season, though they've only finished two of those years ranked in the AP Top 25. If the trend continues, Doeren will become the all-time winningest coach in program history, passing Earle Edwards' 77 wins. Edwards needed 17 years to get there. Doeren's at 72 entering his 11th season. 2022 rank: 25 (E)24

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MinnesotaPJ Fleck: There are two types of people in the world: those drawn to Fleck's personality and those turned off by it. No matter where you slot, both sides have to admire the results he's achieved. Fleck's Minnesota teams have won 24 Big Ten games over the last five seasons. Only Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Penn State and Wisconsin have won more. He's raised the floor of the program and brought the kind of stability Minnesota hasn't seen in 20 years. He drops a spot this year, but that's less a reflection of Fleck's performance and more because of a coach ahead of him on this list who wasn't eligible last year. 2022 rank: 23 (-1)23

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KansasLance Leipold: Seriously, what else needs to be said about Leipold other than he had Kansas ranked last season? The Jayhawks started 5-0, and while they had a rough finish to the season to end up 6-7, those six wins are more than KU have compiled in any season since Mark Mangino went 8-5 in 2008. Leipold built a program from essentially nothing at Buffalo and appears to be on the way to doing the same thing in Lawrence, Kansas. 2022 rank: 42 (+19)22

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North CarolinaMack Brown: I have a hard time figuring out what to do with Brown. He deserves respect for winning a national title at Texas, and while the end there wasn't great, things have only gotten worse since he left. That said, I don't know if I'm all that impressed by his second stint with the Tar Heels. His struggles to find a defensive coordinator have put a ceiling on what his UNC teams have been able to accomplish. 2022 rank: 20 (-2)21

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IllinoisBret Bielema: Last year, I said Bielema wasn't getting much credit for his conference titles at Wisconsin when he finished 38th and joked that winning three Big Ten titles at Illinois would catapult him into the top 10 and going to back-to-back bowls would get him in the top 25. It turns out he only needed one bowl appearance. Illinois was one of the biggest surprises of the 2022 season, and my fellow voters are now more convinced that Bielema hasn't forgotten what it takes to be competitive in the Big Ten. 2022 rank: 38 (+17)20

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Texas A&MJimbo Fisher: That national title Fisher won at Florida State no longer carries him in these rankings. While I can't speak for everyone else, I know Jimbo fell in my rankings because of his refusal to adjust. He still recruits well, but while other coaches like Nick Saban have adapted to changes in the sport, Jimbo keeps trying to pound square pegs into round holes with his offense. Maybe hiring Bobby Petrino means he's finally adapting, or maybe it'll be the same old Jimbo. We could see him climb to the top 10 quickly if it's the former ... but if it isn't? 2022 rank: 5 (-15)19

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Florida StateMike Norvell: I'm sure there aren't any fans out there who will take note of where Norvell is ranked in relation to another former Florida State coach. Norvell made the biggest jump of any coach this year, climbing 28 spots from No. 47 to No. 19. Feels like too big of a jump for me, considering he's only had one winning season at FSU, but I get why people are hyped. I know I'm high on the Seminoles in 2023, but I need to see Norvell do it two seasons in a row before buying in fully. 2022 rank: 47 (+28)18

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KentuckyMark Stoops: It's a sign of the respect Stoops has garnered for what he's done at Kentucky that he only dropped two spots after a step back last season. Not much went to plan for the Wildcats as a bad offensive line led to a struggle to reach 7-6. Seeing how things shake out in 2023 now that Tennessee is on an upward trajectory will be interesting. 2022 rank: 16 (-2)17

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Oklahoma StateMike Gundy: Oklahoma State finished with a 7-6 record last year, tied for the Cowboys' worst since Gundy took over in 2005. That's a testament to how strong of a program Gundy has built in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and he has the track record that buys him some benefit of the doubt. After all, the last three times his teams went 7-6, he followed it up with an average of nine wins the next year. 2022 rank: 10 (-7)16

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TennesseeJosh Heupel: It felt like 1998 in Knoxville last year as Tennessee's football program finally seemed to wake up from a long slumber. The Volunteers reached No. 2 in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2001 and beat Alabama for the first time since 2006. Heupel's 18 wins in his first two seasons are more than Jeremy Pruitt had in his three at the helm (16). Thank the football gods for NCAA violations! 2022 rank: 33 (+17)15

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Wake ForestDave Clawson: Clawson is 59-53 in nine seasons at Wake Forest, an impressive record for any coach leading the Demon Deacons. What makes it more impressive is that if you remove his first two seasons, Clawson's teams have gone 53-35 over the last seven. Wake Forest took a step back from 11 wins in 2021, but the 2022 season was only the 10th time in program history the Deacons won at least eight games. Clawson's been there for four of them. 2022 rank: 17 (+2)14

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Ole MissLane Kiffin: Now this is a ranking I don't understand at all. I had Kiffin at No. 27 on my ballot, but he climbs four spots from No. 18 to No. 14 this season despite the fact that his Ole Miss team won two fewer games in 2022 than 2021. That includes a 1-5 stretch to finish the season after a 7-0 start. I would have no problem if Kiffin remained in the top 20, but somebody needs to explain to me, like I'm a 5-year-old, what Kiffin did last year to warrant a four-spot climb. [Editor's note: There was a significant separation in voting points between No. 13 and the rest of the top 25.] 2022 rank: 18 (+4)13

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UCLAChip Kelly: Here's another coach who took a giant leap forward that I don't quite understand. Don't get me wrong, I had Kelly at No. 18 on my ballot, as I've always rated him highly. I just want to know what happened among my fellow voters. The Bruins went 9-4 last year, a slight improvement on the 8-4 finish in 2021. How was that worth 15 spots? 2022 rank: 28 (+15)12

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Kansas StateChris Klieman: Winning your conference warrants a giant leap forward, which is what Klieman did after Kansas State won the Big 12 last season. The Wildcats played spoiler, avenging their regular-season loss to TCU by denying the Horned Frogs a perfect season. Any time you're replacing a legend at a school, there's concern you'll never emerge from their shadow, but the steady build Kansas State has made under Klieman has to have Wildcats fans feeling great about where this program stands with the Big 12 on the precipice of a new age. 2022 rank: 31 (+19)11

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TCUSonny Dykes: He didn't win the Big 12, but reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship will do wonders for your ranking. TCU was the Cinderella story of the 2022 season, going undefeated in the regular season before pulling off an upset of Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal. Sure, the championship was a mess, but Dykes got TCU to the national title game. That's one helluva introduction. 2022 rank: 35 (+24)10

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Penn StateJames Franklin: Franklin had been a consistent top-10 finisher in the rankings for years but fell to No. 15 last year after down seasons in 2020-21. He quickly recovered thanks to an 11-2 record and a Rose Bowl win last year. One can only wonder what may happen once Penn State gets out of the same division as Ohio State and Michigan when the Big Ten adds USC and UCLA in 2024. 2022 rank: 15 (+5)9

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WisconsinLuke Fickell: No coach in the history of these rankings has made their debut in the top 10, but if anybody was going to do so, it would be Fickell. He'd have been here this year, whether he'd remained at Cincinnati or left for Wisconsin. He's the only coach to take a Group of Five program to the College Football Playoff, and now he's returned to the Big Ten hoping to do the same for the Badgers. 2022 rank: n/a8

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Ohio StateRyan Day: I don't want to keep harping on this, but let's compare results. Day failed to win the Big Ten for the second straight season but led Ohio State to the CFP for the third time in his four seasons, nearly knocking off Georgia in the Peach Bowl semifinal. And he falls two spots. Make it make sense! Anyway, while not winning the Big Ten two years in a row will always be seen as a failure in Columbus, Ohio, Day has lost six games total in his four seasons and is 31-2 in the Big Ten. The problem is who those two losses have come against. 2022 rank: 6 (-2)7

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UtahKyle Whittingham: Whittingham won his second consecutive Pac-12 title with the Utes last season, but this is probably as high as he will climb in the rankings without a playoff berth. What he's done at Utah is one of the most impressive coaching jobs of my lifetime. Not only did he navigate the step up from the Mountain West to the Pac-12, but he's turned Utah into the Pac-12's most consistent program. 2022 rank: 8 (+1)6

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LSUBrian Kelly: Kelly won at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati and Notre Dame. So, you probably shouldn't have been surprised by Kelly winning the SEC West in his first season at LSU. It turns out the man is a good football coach. Kelly left Notre Dame for LSU because he believed it gave him a clearer path toward a national title, and nothing that happened in his first season at Death Valley suggests he has bad eyesight. 2022 rank: 7 (+1)5

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MichiganJim Harbaugh: It wasn't hard to see the climb into the top five coming for Harbaugh. That's what tends to happen when you win the Big Ten two years in a row and reach the playoff both times. The next step for Harbaugh is winning a CFP game when he gets there. Still, even without the playoff win, Harbaugh's reputation has recovered nicely the last few years now that he's slain the Ohio State dragon. 2022 rank: 9 (+4)4

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USCLincoln Riley: I had Harbaugh and Kelly ahead of Riley on my ballot, but it's hard to find fault with his final ranking. Riley won four Big 12 titles and reached the playoff four times in his first four seasons at Oklahoma but has failed to reach the playoff in the last two years. My theory is that, had he remained at Oklahoma and missed the playoff last year, he'd have fallen in the rankings. However, taking the Trojans to an 11-3 record -- a seven-win improvement from 2021 -- with a Heisman Trophy winner and revamped roster is a major improvement in one season. So, there should be no surprise he remains fourth behind three coaches with multiple national titles. 2022 rank: 4 (+0)3

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ClemsonDabo Swinney: Don't be surprised if Swinney falls out of the top through should Clemson fail to at least make the CFP in 2023. Barring something unforeseen, he'll still be one of only three coaches with multiple national titles, It could be his fifth straight season without one, however, and recency bias is difficult to overcome in a world of short attention spans. All that said, there's reason for optimism with Swinney diagnosing a problem and bringing in Garrett Riley as the solution to overhaul a stale offense. 2022 rank: 3 (E)2

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GeorgiaKirby Smart: There was an outside chance Smart might have overtaken Nick Saban after winning his second consecutive national title, but while Georgia may be the premier program in the country, all those rings on Saban's fingers still carry too much weight to overcome. How much longer will that be the case? If Georgia wins a third straight title in 2023, I wouldn't expect Smart to remain in second. [Editor's note: Smart received multiple first-place votes.] 2022 rank: 2 (E)1

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AlabamaNick Saban: He's the greatest college football coach of all time and remains No. 1 in these rankings. Seven national titles, 11 conference titles (shout out to 1990 Toledo!) and an army of former assistants running programs nationwide -- including the guy hot on his heels here -- fill out his extensive resume. Saban has been so phenomenal throughout his career that going two years without winning a national title has people wondering whether he's lost a step. 2022 rank:

compared to our Tigers at 402.

The players should 100% get paid for this. $500 per player is the outcome, though. Just amazing.

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From our South Carolina site at Rivals.com:

ESPN making a bold move on Pat McAfee
By: Jason Owens - Yahoo! Sports

Pat McAfee is leaving FanDuel for ESPN.

McAfee confirmed the news Tuesday after a report from the New York Post's Andrew Marchand.

In doing so, he'll leave behind a four-year, $120 million contract, according to the report. The former NFL punter turned media personality was in the second year of his deal with FanDuel for "The Pat McAfee Show."


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The precise value of the deal with ESPN isn't known. Marchand reports that it exceeds "eight figures" annually. McAfee is taking his crew, which includes former NFL linebacker A.J. Hawk, to ESPN with him.

The news arrives amid announced Disney layoffs of more than 7,000 employees, including some at ESPN.

McAfee's show, which features interviews with athletes and irreverent discussion of sports and news, is a hit on YouTube, where it will remain on ESPN's YouTube channel, according to McAfee. He announced that the show will also appear on ESPN and ESPN+.

McAfee also vowed to "not change a damn thing" before announcing at least one small change. The show's language is not fit for daytime TV, especially on a network owned by Disney. McAfee said in his announcement that "we have decided that we won't say f*** nearly as much, but every other word is good to go."

McAfee spent eight seasons as an NFL punter with the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to '16. He retired from football to pursue a media career after making his second Pro Bowl at 29 years old. He worked in varying capacities with BarStool Sports, DAZN, SiriusXM, Fox and Westwood One before joining FanDuel in 2021.

He has been a contributor at ESPN throughout, including regular appearances on “College GameDay." He has also made appearances as a wrestler for WWE.

Anyone else watching?

Clemson men have an ACC championship falling into their lap and it looks like a few are throwing it


Either that or they were hit with tranq darts or poisoned during their last snack

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Random question but does anyone know if there are any long term dog boarding options in greenville area?

There’s much more to the story but I’m 3 weeks into a 12mo lease and have been given a 48hr cure or vacate notice for my dog. Australian shepherd with herding instinct that nipped at a little fru-fru dog and was reported. Management company has 0 tolerance policy and I have 24 hours to remove her or be evicted

In reading the articles over the last few days, it's become even more crystal clear that NIL, for both exisiting players and recuits, will dominate how your roster is constituted year to year.

Clemson has no choice but to change their recruiting strategy going forward. Maybe this means that Dabo leaves if he just can't stomach going that route?

He's a victim of his own success for sure I think? We've tasted what it's like to be at the top of the mountain, and battling for "high" 3-stars and 4-stars who "don't care" about NIL as much is just simply not an option going forward if we want to compete for titles.

Ironically, the one saving grace for a good but not great Clemson team is the expansion of the CFP.

Crazy times. I'm mostly just thankful that we got our 2 titles and INCREDIBLE decade long run before the world changed lol.

I hate that I'm still fat and happy about that, but I think our fanbase has some of that going on for sure.

I'm sure a few more 3-4 loss seasons and ass whippings in end of year games will change that.

Can anyone share Danny’s story? He’s been a fixture as long as I can remember at Clemson baseball games. I thought he worked for the University doing custodial jobs but how has that translated into him getting the mic for the 7th inning stretch?
I was close by during the weather delay today and never saw anyone speak to him which surprised me. Was just curious if anyone knew him personally.

Just got underway, but hopefully we can advance after a very disappointing year. The Top 5 teams go to nationals.

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From Yahoo! Sports today:

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Release from The ACC a few moments ago:

The Atlantic Coast Conference finished its annual spring meetings today following individual and joint sessions that included the league’s Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs), Athletic Directors (ADs), Senior Woman Administrators (SWAs), Football Head Coaches, Men’s Basketball Head Coaches, Women’s Basketball Head Coaches and an additional administrator.

“The time together with our member institutions once again was tremendous,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “We continue to have critical discussions about the state of college athletics while also remaining excited about the direction of our conference and celebrating our many successes. To be certain, we have had another incredible year and look forward to the upcoming 2023-24 academic calendar.”

Joint sessions, attended by the FARs, ADs, SWAs, and the additional administrator, featured updates and discussions related to myriad areas, including ACC Network, NCAA Basketball Tournament, federal legislation, revenue generation and distribution, NCAA transfer portal trends and Name, Image and Likeness.

With ACC Football moving away from division play this year, the conference finalized the updated tiebreaker policies for the ACC Football Championship game. The updated policies can be found here.

For the first time, an additional administrator from each school’s athletics department staff attended the spring meetings. This administrator position was created to provide more opportunities for leaders from a historically underrepresented background to attend governance meetings while providing professional development.

ACC student-athletes Jack Carter of Boston College (cross country/track & field), Piper Hampsch of Duke (field hockey) and Michael Redding III of Miami (football) attended the meetings and spoke with the ADs, SWAs, FARs and School Designees. Following the student athletes’ presentation, the FARs, ADs, SWAs, and the additional administrator provided feedback and appreciation for the ongoing leadership provided to their peers, respective institutions and conference and national level.

The student-athlete representatives reviewed the mental health proposal with the Commissioner, ADs, SWAs, FARs, and School Designees. The proposal recommends each ACC institution employ at least one licensed mental health professional per 250 student-athletes, one sport psychologist per 500 student-athletes, mental health training for coaches and formal mental health resource communications plans. After reviewing feedback, the ACC SAAC will make updates and continue to engage with stakeholders to improve the recommendations to put forth to the membership for a vote. Recommendations include defining mental health training for coaches, decreasing the ratio of student-athlete to mental health professional, and how to infuse mental health into the culture of athletics.

Topics discussed at the meetings included, but were not limited to:

• ACC Football and Women’s and Men’s Basketball

• Business, Finance and Revenue Generation

• Federal Legislation

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Transfer Portal

• NCAA Transformation Committee recommendations

• Disney, ESPN and ACC Network

• ACC Football Tiebreaker Policy

• National governance of college football

• Future of College Sports

• Future ACC Unity Tour

• ACC Strategic Marketing and Branding Initiative

• ACC Health and Safety Summit

• Student-Athlete Mental Health

• ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

• ACC Olympic Sports Policies and Championships

The ACC’s Board of Directors will meet next week to finish up the league’s scheduled meetings for this academic year.

Evidently didn’t learn from the Mulvaney Bud light mistake. They put 81 year old Martha Stewart on the front cover. What were they thinking?

Figured this needed it’s own thread. Dude looks to be on another level physically

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Paging @Ron Munson for commentary here.

The have an RPI of 3 and we are 5 spots behind them at 8. They are playing Charlotte at him with an RPI of 94 and we are playing upstate with an RPI of 97, We are beating the crap out of ours, they are losing 6-5 going to the bottom of the 5th in theirs.