Recent content by 1949tackle

It's in Lincoln, its for a DAR chapter in preparation for Constitution Day. The numbers are pretty small for this lecture, only about 20+ people, but it is for members only. I've done a number of lectures for the DAR. I also do some lectures for our County Historical Society and other...

I've been doing lecture series for various groups since I retired on a numerous number of historical subjects. Most have been from the Revolutionary War forward through the 2nd World War. I am also working on an essay on the English Civil War which has taken far longer than I had perceived...

Using the word "whataboutisms" isn't an argument it is a deflection when you don't know how to respond.

Also just to explain because you are using a strawman argument. You aren't against morality, you simply want to substitute your morality for the one that the laws are stating. In either case it is an issue of social morals; whether yours or others. You just don't want others to have their...

Is murder evil? How about robbery, what level of robbery? Is it in the interest of society to influence the number of people who are alcoholics? Should there be a high tax on tobacco? Should it be against the law to walk naked downtown? Should law enforcement not stop someone who is...

So you know there has been ZERO studies that are approved by NIH that indicate that marijuana has any medicinal value. None. The only ones that do, are paid for by the marijuana advocacy groups and companies like tobacco firms that are invested in marijuana. NIH points out that there is...

Just so you know, calling people names in a discussion is NOT an argument for your position, it is a act of not listening. If you want a real discussion; listen to points and argue the points, don't use name-calling. When I learned debate, we always understood that the person who falls to...

Vegas is calling a -8.5 for Nebraska so you are really close, and exactly what I predicted on another site.

I don't doubt this will be our most difficult game so far this season. However I am not irrationally convinced that Illinois is last year's Michigan (which is what seems that some people are twitching to); this Illinois team is far away from being that good. They are in all probability...

Nebraska up to 22nd in both AP and Coaches polls.

Beyond that there is a draw for NU over Bama in that Dawson's dad and Matt know each other personally and professionally, and that Lincoln is an easy drive on a Saturday to watch the Merritt son play, and be back in KCMO to coach the next day.

I've posted this on the other site, but it is worth remembering that the Bama roster at LBer is loaded and young. This matters because it has a direct bearing on the likelihood that Dawson would see early playing time at Bama. You can see the problem in the graphic below:

A few quick notes; statistically, Nebraska is 5th in the conference in total defense (4.19 yds per play), Illinois is 8th (4.55 yds per play). Offensively, Nebraska is 9th in the conference at 6.45 yds per play, and Illinois is 12th at 6.04 yds per play. (I prefer to measure teams on yds per...

It's fairly automatic at this point; upload the roster from NU, upload recruits, hit a couple of refreshes on pivot tables and voila!