Adam Rice

8th Grade Math Student of the Year!

[Denver Broncos @Broncos]

Got a @ChrisHarrisJr signed ball to give away in honor of Alumni Weekend ✍️

RT + follow for your chance to win! 👀

[Adam Rice @ARice970]

@KylePorterNS Great piece. Tim Keller and golf coverage. Love it!

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@Big12Conference thoughts?

[Colt Barber @Colt_Barber]

Via @josh_carson_11

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Wellness check?

[Paul Finebaum @finebaum]

So far, the CFP selection committee has given us some blockbusters. Notre Dame led late over Indiana 27-3 and Penn State just went up on the committee’s final team 28-0 at the half. Take a bow.

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@Travis_Roeder Any comment on Ding’s blunder?

[Cyclone Larry @CycloneLarry69]

Missouri lost their 3rd fucking game of the stupid fucking season and their best fucking win is 6 and fucking 4 Vanderbilt and they dropped 0 fucking spots while 1 loss BYU dropped 8 spots and BEHIND A TEAM THEY BEAT ON THE ROAD I’m so fucking done with this stupid fucking poll

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@KVanValkenburg @DJPie @NoLayingUp Loved this. A great midweek listen!

[No Laying Up @NoLayingUp]

New NBC Golf logo

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[Scott Drew @BUDREW]

#JOY

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@GregSankey

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Two days ago SEC commissioner Greg Sankey advocated for taking away NCAA tourney bids from smaller leagues because they couldn’t compete.

The SEC is now 0-3 and mighty Kentucky was sent home by Horizon League champ Oakland 🤡

[Adam Rice @ARice970]

@NoLayingUp @highnoonsunsips Have we considered that it’s the beard, and not the putter that has helped Scottie?

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@NoLayingUp @highnoonsunsips How long until Scottie switches to the broom putter?

[Bob Sturm @SportsSturm]

Broncos fans have time for the case of the Chiefs ref complaints today!

[Bill Jones @CBS11BillJones]

Perfect summation on the @CFBPlayoff lunacy we’ve had to endure all these years

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@mattisbear I think underrated in all this is Walter going 10/10 from the line. Showing discipline and maturity. Kid is special.

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@RobertTate1 Your worst take. Small bag of pretzels would be the move.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

My Thoughts on this weekend:

I am having a hard time writing coherently about the events because of the amount of emotion still involved. It was the worst terror attack in the modern history of Israel, including those that occurred during both Intifadas. As of writing this, the death toll is over 600. Given that Israel is a country of just over 9.3 Million people and the bodies are still being counted, this will end up being the equivalent of at least 10 9/11’s for the country. It was also easily the worst massacre of Jews in one day since World War II. We won't know the full details for weeks, but I also suspect that dozens of Americans will be among the casualties or hostages.

The level of failure here is unprecedented and a lot of people in the Israeli government and military will have to answer for it after the war is over. The images of dead women and children lying in the street and at bus stops will haunt me for a long time. These events have changed the Middle East for years to come as Israel must now accept again that they are fighting for their survival and cannot settle for anything less than full security for its citizens moving forward.

A few other scattered thoughts:

1) This was a choice by Palestinians in Gaza and now both sides will pay a heavy price for it. Israel took a very controversial step in 2005 by unilaterally withdrawing from Gaza and allowing Palestinians to govern themselves. This included Israel forcibly removing Jews from their homes to establish a clearer border and eliminate settlements. Since then, those Palestinians have had a choice between peace and prosperity or hate and terrorism. They chose the latter at every turn. They elected a terrorist group to rule over them. Instead of investing in hospitals, schools, or farms, they spent all their time focused on building terror tunnels, stockpiling Iranian missiles, and launching constant attacks.

That choice has also become the primary impediment to a permanent peace deal because the justified perception among Israelis now is that any land they give up or deals they make will just be used to stockpile weapons and prepare for more attacks against Israeli civilians.

2) The Biden administration has a lot to answer for here. Their entire approach to the region has been a failure. They restarted aid to Gaza without any conditions. They have continually enabled Iran, including with a recent deal that gave Iran $6 Billion extra to fund the very types of attacks and missile stockpiles we saw used this week. Finally, they have downplayed and ignored the scandal of their administration being compromised by an Iranian influence operation that connects back to the Iranian government. That Iran hostage deal was negotiated by Qatar, which is where the Hamas leadership lives in luxury while planning terrorist attacks against innocent civilians.

3) While it is true that reality is always complex, that does not mean that morality is relative. There is clarity between good and evil. There are real differences between those who value innocent life and those who want to destroy it. It is disheartening watching such an act of evil being celebrated by millions of people, but that's the reality we live in and we must face it head-on. We cannot be confused about who are the good guys and the bad guys. You can argue about different responses or levels of involvement, but Putin, Iran's regime, CCP, Hamas etc. represent evil and those they seek to undermine and destroy, while not perfect, are not comparable.

4) The early headlines have downplayed the severity and nature of the attack. MSNBC’s coverage all day on Saturday was ignorant and deplorable in trying to excuse the actions of the terrorists. Similarly, The New York Times actually published an article on the same day suggesting that the Gaza suffering from the Israeli blockade was the real problem. Now the coverage and reactions are inevitably pushing on Israel to accept a more muted response. The answer should simply be no. That expectation would never exist for any other country facing this type of attack. This is a full war and Israel must do whatever it takes to win it decisively and ensure the security of its citizens is protected moving forward. At a minimum, that means an end to Hamas as the governing entity in Gaza.

Now I pray for Israel to do what must be done quickly and with as much precision as possible. It will take a miracle to recover the numerous hostages because they were mostly taken to try to force Israel to rethink a proper response in Gaza, which they cannot do. But I will pray for such a miracle anyway.

[Adam Rice @ARice970]

Some solid “All Lives Matter” language here comparing Israeli citizens to *check notes* terrorist who murder citizens, kidnap children, and rape women. Just take the mask off and admit your true feelings.

[Congresswoman Cori Bush (Archived) @RepCori]

My statement on the ongoing violence in Palestine and Israel ⬇️

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@NoLayingUp If money was such a big factor to them, it would be nice if there was another tour they could have gone to play on where money is the only factor. Hypothetically would be great for them.