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of the regional universities in the North. I just saw that the new U.S. News rankings came out and Father Donahue blew it again. Just like football, he half-assed it and failed. I remember reading that there were enough Ph.D. programs now to be on the national list but most of the Ph.D. granted were in nursing, of all things! That a Ph.D. in nursing even exists is stupid but that Father D thought that granting a bunch of nursing Ph.D.s would get us national recognition may be worse. Next he will want to add bogus doctorates like an Ed.D.

In honor of Labor Day, explain unions to me

I fully admit I'm stupid to most common things that people understand.

Explain unions in modern day society. Why is a company or person protested or looked down upon if they hire non union workers to say, build something. What is the upside to using a union contractor other than not being beaten to death?

How did unions come to be looked upon as thugs and a legalized mob that can intimidate and charge outrageous rates for shitty work?

And speaking of mob, how are they in bed with unions? When I watch the sopranos, I'm lost on why Tony's guys sit around a construction site for a "no show" job. Does this really happen and how is the mafia benefitting here?

Mich State to host 200 recruits this weekend!

For their ESPN Gameday and night game vs Oregon,MSU coaches of all sports are hosting 200 recruits this weekend. Turns out they have a separate giant suite in the Football stadium for recruits and coaches,mind boggling. They have a schoolwide recruiting coordinator who seems to really have his stuff together.
For BBall,they are hosting Cassius Winston,best PG and maybe player in Michigan this year,big UM-MSU recruiting battle for him,great player....another kid also from Flint that is playing someplace out of state.

early info on Slam Dunk to the Beach 2015

Dover, DE – September 8, 2015 – The Delaware Sports Commission has announced the national slate of high school teams that will participate in the Slam Dunk to the Beach basketball tournament, which will be held at Cape Henlopen High School from December 27-29, 2015. The field is headlined by several schools who finished the 2014-15 season ranked in the USA Today Top 50 rankings. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA) finished as the 16th ranked team in the country, while Roselle Catholic (Roselle, NJ) and Ss. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA) each cracked the USA Today Super 25 at 20th and 22nd, respectively. La Lumiere (La Porte, IN), Christ the King (Middle Village, NY) and St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, NJ) also finished the year amongst the top 50 teams in the country.

Eighteen teams—representing seven states and the District of Columbia—have now been announced to compete in this year's event, with a nineteenth and final team to be announced at a later date. This collection of elite teams will be three more than last season’s Slam Dunk to the Beach total. Slam Dunk is returning to the Delaware beaches after a successful 2014 relaunch of the iconic tournament that over the years has hosted some of the nation’s premier players, including LeBron James (2001), Kevin Durant (2003), Dwight Howard (2003) and Carmelo Anthony (2000), all now NBA superstars. Slam Dunk to the Beach contributed more than $1 million to the local economy and over 10,000 fans watched the exciting action unfold over three days in December 2014.

Other national programs scheduled to participate include Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, VA), Friendship Collegiate (Washington, D.C.), Paul VI (Fairfax, VA), St. Raymond (Bronx, NY) and Westtown (Westtown, PA).
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Pet peeves - let's hear yours

Had a side salad at lunch today (happened to be in Delaware for work). Rest of salad was fine (fresh crisp lettuce, good variety of green pepper and red onion, etc.) except they used those tasteless, flown in from wherever tomatoes on the salad. You know the kind, not quite red in color, overly firm flesh, hard white stem center, and NO TASTE!

That is outrageous for late summer, when there are high-quality locally grown tomatoes available within a 9 iron shot of the restaurant.

Prediction

The University of Texas fan base just watched as its team got embarrassed by a top 15 opponent while its little sister Texas A&M beat a top 15 opponent by three touchdowns. Texas is also 0-2 vs independent BYU over the last three seasons, being outscored by over 50 points in those games.

Longhorn Nation will do everything it can to avoid this scenario becoming a recurring theme.

The Texas administration will realize that the Big 12 won't allow Texas the opportunity that it needs to outshine A&M.

No conference is big enough for Texas' ego (and even if the SEC were, it wouldn't be economically or practically feasible to add them).

Texas football will be independent within five years.

need a 4th for the 21 Sept Villanova golf outing ...

... at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit NJ.
The event it on a Monday:
10:30 Registration
11:00 Lunch
12:30 Shotgun Start
5:30 Reception and Dinner
6:30 Program (Jacket Required)

... looking for someone who meets the following:
a) passionate Villanova basketball fan
b) interested in learning more about the $600 million campaign for the Greater Great / Ignite Change Campaign
c) willing/interested in supporting Villanova athletics/hoops financially moving forward

If you or someone you know fits this description and wants to join me, Boog and JBW in our foursome - please email me at eric@vusports.com

Way, Way OT: Board Business Help/Advice needed

I know it’s a long shot but any help from the Nova community would be greatly appreciated! As a few on here know I owned three different restaurant/bars in my past life. When I sold my last place a couple of years back I started a new company selling very large 12 to 30 Seat Bamboo Tiki Bar kits which are a unique niche in the US market. See first two pics below and here www.endlesssummersun.com

We were very fortunate recently as our 12 Seat Es-1 was on CBS’s “The Price is Right” showcase and garnered us a ton of publicity. The company is growing nicely and we have our own factory overseas and a warehouse in NJ.

Looking to diversify I recently partnered up with a company that produces a Tiki-Bar-In-a-Bag (last pic below) which is the perfect tailgating item. When looking through the recent Villanova Bookstore Collection mag sent to my house I saw a tailgating beer cooler with the Nova “V” on it. It got me to thinking that this item would be a perfect bookstore item in every college bookstore if we were to stamp it with the college logo.

Anyone with experience/ knowledge in this area? Is there one company that handles all colleges nationwide or would I have to contact each college individually? Preliminary googling left me more confused then when I started. Any help with any of this would be greatly, greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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tjc

Where has tjc been? I haven't seen a post from him in quite some time. I vaguely recall that he was in the process of relocating to be closer to his treatment center.

Out of concern for his well being, I did a quick search and saw that he sold his house in Greensboro, NC on 8/7/15 ($117,000 for those interested) so this would seem to make sense.
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Noah Locke 2018 G McDonogh School

He is not among the 4 guys from Fishes and Loafs territory in those rankings I posted couple days ago but he and Sticks (Jalen Smith) would be the 2 guys I focused on from the area.

Noah is a perfect fit for Jay. A fundame tally sound, elite shooter from all over the court. He will probably top out at 6-2, 6-3 height wise. Not an elite athlete but the kid can fill it.

Right now he has only 1 offer and that is NC Greensboro where his brother Kayel stars. 3.7 GPA, Nova Kid, all that good stuff.

With no other offers, now would be the time to bounce hard!!!
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