Armybrat

Hunters in Alaska encounter Brown Bear - 10mm saves the day: https://notthebee.com/article/man-hiking-in-alaska-forced-to-shoot-a-brown-bear-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-the-leg-while-deleting-the-bear

NSIAP Saw this posted on City-Data forum about an odd attempt at soliciting the Saudis for NIL resources. befriend Join Date: Sep 2009 4,289 posts, read 2,611,378 times Reputation: 2265 Colorado was seeking to fund their NIL through Saudi Arabia's PIF fund. Long article that went through many implications of this move that I didn't copy and paste. https://www.si.com/college/colorado/...npreceded-move Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes staff have been at the forefront of innovative business ideas during his tenure with Colorado. As it turns out, NIL funding is no different. After resigning as CU’s special teams coordinator on August 1st, Trevor Reilly went on the record about trying to pull in funding for the school’s 5430 NIL collective. He expressed to Sports Illustrated that there were no bad feelings between anyone with the program, but rather he was at odds with a few people in Colorado’s administration. Reilly said he spent time in the Middle East this past holiday season lobbying Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) funding on behalf of CU Football. A copy of what Reilly says was in his resignation letter to CU athletic director Rick George and Sanders was reviewed by Sports Illustrated. "The arrangement was that, because I did all the NIL work at Jackson and got us through, you guys would pay me a modest salary and make me the Special Teams Coordinator, which should have freed up time for me to handle NIL activities," Reilly wrote. "You paid me $90,000 a year and let me handle special teams. I did all this work in your name and was told to pursue it. I burned through all my contacts in my Mormon community, which is worth about $3 trillion. Now, I can't get these people to answer my calls because I just found out today that none of my endeavors will happen. "I even went to Saudi Arabia and got a meeting with the Saudis, who were interested in pursuing business. I have email receipts to prove it, and you guys let it fall flat on its face." Reilly said he acted on his own accord trying to pull in donors. “I did nothing illegal and was trying to help Colorado the best way I knew how.” Sports Illustrated reached out to Colorado Athletics who didn't comment on Reilly's trip to the Middle East. Some of these “outside the box” concepts are small. Earlier this week, 99-year-old CU legend Peggy Coppom received a one-of-a-kind NIL deal for a “I Ain’t Hard to Find Too” Blenders sleeve. Some players outside the bigger names secure deals with local businesses. But it's about finding additional funding that will level the playing field for programs like Colorado against powerhouses like Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and Texas. This could signal the largest outside the box thinking pertaining to NIL funding that anyone has considered. Regardless of fanbase size, boosters and donors efforts, it’s an untapped resource. A supply that could bury the financial abilities of the stronger programs in the country. It has seemed that Coach Prime’s staff has been busy looking for ways to compete with the larger NIL deals that would seem unlikely from Colorado. That is until considering an option that is not only outside Colorado, it’s outside the borders of America. Reilly on behalf of Colorado considered entering into a partnership with the PIF, which is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world. The wealth of riches is near or exceeding one trillion dollars in value. That is a number that levels the playing field immediately and without question or hesitation. CU being funded for NIL through the PIF would render all of those larger programs’ numbers to be inconsequential. If this sounds crazy, it’s really not. The Saudi government owns multiple international professional soccer clubs outright, along with stakeholder rights in many others, including Chelsea and Newcastle United. They are also the lead backer for LIV Golf, who previously attempted to buy the PGA Tour and partners in ATP, and Formula One. Just imagine what Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter’s NIL valuations would be with that kind of backing. Even better, imagine what it might look like for the significant contributors who are not named Sanders or Hunter. This could be the sledgehammer that allows Colorado to break through the glass ceiling that would allow them to compete dollar for dollar with the bigger more consistent programs of the Power four.

Bang a Desi?

Saw this on a gun forum: Oh how I hate the human race Rabbit212 Registered Joined Jun 14, 2012 8,254 Posts Discussion starter·#1·7d ago Went to see the folks and driving home I spot two pups on the side of the road 😞. I stop to pick them up and they run into a drainage pipe so I whistle and 7, SEVEN, SIETE!!!!pups run out. .... luckily I had dog food with me and as they eat I'm scooping them up and throwing them in the trunk. It's 30 minutes to the house so I partially drop a back seat so they can get some AC. And so they escaped into the passenger compartment 🤦‍♂️ Got them home and they ate 2 cans a bunch of dry and drank half a gallon of water. Now they conked out waiting on the humane society to pick them up. Not the best solution but the only solution I have on short notice. I'd keep a few but already have 4 inside the house. Being pups they have a better chance of getting adopted. It's been a shitty day.

Just be cautious though…..

Dell

Brauny on Brandon Baker that the “Sips are reportedly paying him $750k a year“ Lmao

He’d be a great hire for Capital Metro.

Fify

The Sprite I drank at Paul Martin’s restaurant saved the day.

About 20 years ago on my back patio…..in the shade….

I don’t have to turn on the hot water to take a shower these days. The “cold” tap is refreshing just by itself.

Lotta pussies here. We drove down to the Domain to meet friends for Happy Hour at 4pm this afternoon. It was pretty warm walking the two blocks to the restaurant, but we never broke a sweat. Leaving at 5:15, the temp was 108, but when we got into the car inside the shade of the parking garage it was only 106.

That ‘56 Chevy is my Grail car. ❤️

“Spread Ignorant Delusion”.

Hah…. this little oil painting hangs above the toilet in our guest bathroom. It is a reminder that my family is only two generations removed from that “lifestyle “.

SS COLAS don’t mean shit when the increases in Medicare deductions from your monthly annuity eat most of it up.

We had an “understanding”, but then I met the future Mrs.Brat.

And they let him keep his outhouse.

No, that gal got smart and married a psychiatrist.