Umpire on Defense for SMU

At the SMU/Memphis game and watching SMU get two assists on defense by the UMPIRE. On two plays with balls over the middle, the crossing pattern was blocked effectively by the umpire resulting in two incomplete passes. Hannigan tried to thread it around him, but just no room. In the umpire’s defense, he’s blocking up the middle for everyone. Not even moving out of plays run right at him. I just hope he doesn’t get run over. But no matter what, he’s adding a new dimension to the game. And helping eliminate the middle of the field for passing. Update 1 In keeping up with the Umpire’s inclusion in the game, he also loves to make defensive players move from …

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Congrads to the New Speaker – Another Bare Minimum House Act

In a minor cause of celebration, the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has managed to get a clean stopgap bill that will avert any government shutdown until January 19th. So with just three days to spare before the latest shutdown threat, the Republican leadership gave over 90 members of its caucus the middle finger and used Democratic support to pass a bipartisan bill. Oh, the shame of it all. Government entities work together to govern. What will they think of next? Of course, this being the most bare minimum of the function of government, I am pressed to celebrate this victory much. After all, the passing of bills to allow the government to function is the most basic …

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