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An update on Kenny Golladay with the Lions. http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2017/07/after_tough_first_practice_ken.html "A third-round pick out of Northern Illinois, Golladay comes in with the expected rawness of a midmajor athlete who's transferred schools."

Also, where did you find it for sale?

His rows might end up straighter, and he'd probably think clearly enough to realize that there is no need in this world for rutabagas.

It stands to reason that more teens will use marijuana if it is legal. Some of the stigma is removed, it seems like it's safe, and it may be more available. I think what many of us struggle with is the fact that alcohol is legal and marijuana is not. In 2010 there were nearly 100,000 emergency room visits by people ages 12-20 for a primarily alcohol-related diagnosis. I do understand that prohibition was a failure, but I have no doubt that if alcohol was made illegal and therefore harder to obtain, that number would drop, too.

If it were legal, I don't think you'd see people secluding themselves or hanging out with their "pot crew" only. I suspect that even though recreational use remains illegal in ND and most other states, using marijuana is not as socially isolating as you are making it out to be. Remember when we were 14, and the kids who drank or smoked cigarettes were on the fringes, judged by most of us to be making poor decisions? Those kids hung out with their "alcohol crew", devoting substantial resources to obtaining alcohol. As we got older, more and more people started drinking underage and it became something acceptable within more and more social circles. I think the same is happening with weed. Not because as teens get older it becomes more acceptable, but just because it has become more acceptable in general. I think we need to be concerned about this player's arrest, particularly if my thought that marijuana use is not so socially isolating, because that may mean plenty of other players are using it and are at risk for being arrested as well. In the 2014 NCAA survey of athletes, 23.5% of football players reported using marijuana within the previous 12 months. They have data showing that D-III athletes were the most likely to have used overall, but that's not broken down by sport. http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Substance Use Final Report_FINAL.pdf I found this article rather enlightening: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2486218-banned-but-bountiful-marijuana-coveted-by-nfl-players-as-invaluable-painkiller Here's an excerpt: "It's at least 60 percent now," Anderson said. "That's bare minimum. That's because players today don't believe in the stigma that older people associate with smoking it. To the younger guys in the league now, smoking weed is a normal thing, like having a beer. Plus, they know that smoking it helps them with the concussions." That's from an interview with Jamal Anderson, formerly of the Falcons, discussing marijuana use in the NFL. *edited because I screwed up the number of months in the NCAA usage study.

I agree with you, however until and if the law changes in North Dakota, people who possess it are going to be charged with crimes. Even if I don't agree with the law, I think there needs to be a hard and fast rule for student athletes, that criminal activity gets you suspended, at a minimum.

Color added, you say? I had to look at his Twitter page to see what state that is.

While I agree that the legislature should probably stay out, I think the Heritage Center is probably the best place for it. Trophies like this are designed to be played for forever. Since this one won't be, it would be unfair to either school to make up an arbitrary final game for it. It is part of state history, so the Heritage Center is a great fit for it.

And here we have the "boutique" statement in quotes. I really have no problem with that characterization, because it's true, but has it ever been sourced?

There's a fact-free article on Deadspin. I couldn't restrain from responding to one poster, but I was too worked up to go back and unearth all the facts in this thread. Anyone else? http://deadspin.com/north-dakota-womens-hockey-player-we-only-learned-on-t-1794514223

Jost and his grandpa on Deadspin. Big ups to grandpa for wearing the UND gear. http://deadspin.com/proud-hockey-grandpa-cries-shovels-popcorn-1794109080

You were on a team with me? I'm not even sure I know you! In my experience of countless times dislocating my shoulder, the first time is the worst time. Now when it happens I just have to get into the right position so that gravity helps it slip back in and I'm ready to go, shoulder just as weak as it was at the start of the game.

I went to K-zoo for the Saturday hockey game against WMU. The Hopslam at Bell's before the game definitely tasted better than it did at a neighborhood bar after the game. It could have been the bitter taste of defeat, but I think freshness matters with Hopslam. As far as others to try, Alaskan Brewing Co. Hopothermia was pretty darn good, but I've not seen it around here lately. Is Alaskan distributed in ND?

5 players suspended for participation in fantasy football. Good thing they stamped this out, otherwise schools would get the idea that they could get away with bigger things, like academic fraud and covering up sexual assault. http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/18791610/richmond-spiders-baseball-players-suspended-playing-fantasy-football

If you have a car and a driver willing to remain sober, I'd recommend coming on up to Grand Rapids for beer tourism. The number of quality breweries here is amazing. Or get out to the lakeshore and go to OddSide in Grand Haven and Saugatuck Brewing in Douglas. If you want more info on GR breweries, I'm happy to help.

Waiting at the gate in MSP. What time is tailgating getting started?

This might be the first time in my life I could say I like Ticketmaster. Stole away a couple of minutes to get my 5 tickets via the app, painless. I expected fees to be more than the face value of the ticket, as well. I guess it's a low bar for Ticketmaster to impress me.

Plane tickets are booked, but I guess I have to wait until tomorrow to get game tickets. I am amped. The last football game I went to at the Alerus was about 5 years ago, and it was a snoozefest. I have high hopes for a much better atmosphere.

That won't be too hard. "Let's see, we certainly have had the rankings perfect to this point. Since Richmond was #7 and W&M just beat them, W&M must be the 7th best team."

Shouldn't we have concern that a close win by SHSU over Central Arkansas will make the committee feel validated in their current rankings? Meaning if SHSU is #5 and they barely beat the #7 team, that's about what they predicted should happen, so why should Central Arkansas drop from #7? This business of ranking is incredibly flawed, with voters at a minimum subconsciously motivated to keep themselves looking good. That's why when a UNI team that was highly ranked to start the year gets beat repeatedly, every team that beats them is now a great team, rather than any admission of "hey, perhaps we missed on this one".

Good call. I suspect you're right on the money.

You spelled NUTS wrong.

Clearly, they have cause to be upset. After all, we broke the "move up pact" that the schools had, right? As to the football scheduling, my recollection was that losing to them would have had playoff implications in the DII era.

Thanks for that, I had no idea!

Thanks for your help everybody. It has been a few years since I've been to Scheels in GF. Last time I was there I didn't love much of the UND gear, and I fared better at the bookstore. I look forward to stopping in tomorrow.