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  1. https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooter-naval-base-pensacola/story?id=67542409

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    4 dead in shooting incident at Pensacola naval base; suspect was Saudi national, officials say

    Investigators trying to determine whether shooting was terror-related or not.

    Four people are dead including the suspect after an active shooting incident at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida, police said.

    The shooter was a Saudi national in the U.S. for flight training, two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Investigators are trying to determine whether the shooting was terror-related or not, the officials said.

    Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola at 6:51 a.m. on Friday, officials said. ATF and FBI also responded to the scene.

    The shooting took place at one of the classroom buildings on the base, officials said. Officers with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrived on the scene and fatally shot the suspect after exchanging gunfire.

    Three people, including the shooter, were pronounced dead on scene, police said.

    Eight people were injured in the shooting and were transported to Baptist Hospital, a hospital spokesperson told ABC News. One of those transferred to the hospital later died from injuries, police said.

    Two officers were among those wounded in the shooting. One officer was shot in the leg and is currently in surgery and the other officer was shot in the arm and is undergoing care at the hospital. They are both expected to survive.

    "Walking through the crime scene was like being on the set of a movie," Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan told reporters, adding "The threat has been negated, our community is secured at this time."

    "Base security and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service are currently investigating. The names of the victims will not be released until the next of kin have been notified," the Navy said in a statement.

    Officials did not release any details about the shooter.

    The ATF and FBI will assist local authorities in the investigation. The U.S. Attorney's Office is also involved.

     

    The base is shut down until further notice and all personnel currently on the base will taken off the facility in an orderly fashion, said Captain Timothy Kinsella, commanding officer at NAS Pensacola.

    NAS Pensacola employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel, according to the base's website. The facility includes the Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Marine Aviation Training Support Group 21 and 23, the Blue Angels, and the headquarters for Naval Education Training Command.

    This is the second shooting incident on a Navy base in the last week.

    A 22-year-old active-duty sailor opened fire on three civilian employees, killing two, before he fatally shot himself at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard near Honolulu on Wednesday, military officials said.

    The suspected shooter opened fire on shipyard personnel with his M4 service rifle and then used his M9 service pistol to shoot himself, officials said.

     

  2. 1 minute ago, C-Man said:

    It was bullshit that Bama didn't have to play the additional game -- after playing ONLY eight previous conference games. If Auburn wasn't deserving enough to go, neither was Bama AFTER losing 26-14 to Auburn the week before.

    Don’t disagree about your extra game point. That would still be an issue in an 8 team playoff. Which why conference realignment AND standardization is my preferred solution.

  3. 36 minutes ago, C-Man said:

    Actually, they blew it that year too. Bama should never have gotten into that playoff as they not only didn't win their conference, they didn't even win their own division.

    Disagree that they blew it. Bama was good enough to be the 4th best team that year. It wasn't their fault that B1G and Pac-12 champs were very weak that year. Bama winning it all only validated the committee's choice. 

    Like mentioned before, conference realignment or expanding playoff to 6/8 are the only real ways to make the process more fair and balanced.

  4. 7 minutes ago, C-Man said:

    I'm a big proponent of conference champs getting in over non-champs and I *hate* multiple teams from one conference getting in. Why shouldn't Wisconsin be considered if they upset Ohio State in B10 title game?

    Two+ loss teams being ranked too far below other contenders from other conferences should not get to jump all they way into the playoff. My whole point is to eliminate idea of giving CCG losers a free do-over in the playoff, like many wanted last year. 2017 was the one year they did get it right with two SEC teams in the playoff, because Georgia and Bama had never seen each other during the season. There was no bullshit do-over game that year.

    Now, I'd like to eventually gravitate toward the model of the CCG being the first round of the playoffs. Conference realignment must happen first. Realign P5 and ND to 4 super conferences and let G5 do their own thing. Then you we can make the CCG game a true first round of the playoffs. 

    Also, you wouldn't need to engage in the debate of which conference is better than the other, since no one has to get left out every year.

  5. Just now, C-Man said:

    Which is why I think if either Ohio State or LSU -- or god forbid, both -- lose their CCG's on Saturday they should be out!

    Read my post. Ohio State is not playing a playoff contender in their CCG, therefore there would be no do-over.

  6. Why the fuck is it always about who the country wants to see or the mythical eye test. Why isn't it ever about what's fair?

    Stop it with the fucking do-overs and rematches. If you lose your conference champ game to a playoff team, you're out. There shouldn't an immediate do-over in the next game like they wanted to give Georgia last year. Give another deserving (P5 conf champ) team the opportunity.

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  7. 13 minutes ago, Bertelsen's 70 yard TD said:

    That was against Oregon State.

    Negative. 2012 was against Oregon State and we won that game (Marquise Goodwin TD catch + Okafor killing their offense). December 30, 2013 was the Mack farewell Alamo Bowl against Oregon. We got crushed 30-7.

  8. 6 minutes ago, Liquor and Poker said:

    On Fox before or during the Tech game, while the studio guys were all shitting on Texas' ability to develop talent, Charles Woodson went out of his way to contrast the development under the Texas staff with the brilliant coaching he got from Vance Bedford, who was DB coach when he was at Michigan.

    I rewound it just to make sure I didn't mis-hear it.

    Saw that live as well. Almost spit out my morning coffee from laughing.

  9. 1 hour ago, Dr. Beeper said:

    Georgia truly did not want to be there. It’s obvious now. 

    Football games, much like fights, are decided by match-ups. If your opponent’s strength plays into yours, you have a good chance to win. Also, 2018 Georgia was beyond overrated. They got skullfucked by a caveman offense LSU team and lost to their daddy’s backup QB. Finally, they play in the fucking SEC East.

  10. On the Strong comparison: he hung on to Vance Bedford until the season he got fired. Also, let me know when we have 3 XPs blocked in one game. Redemption may be unlikely, but it’s far more likely this time than it was for Strong.

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  11. 12 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:


    The most successful, highest paid coach in history, and the standard by which everyone is compared, and only one May even approach, ran 12 men on the field to cover a punt on 4th and 3.

    They are all a bunch of low IQ mouth breathing idiots who, but for being in the right place at the right time, are would-be minimum wage flunkies in the real world.

    Saban’s teams make a few boneheaded mistakes over the course of 3000+ plays of his CFB HC tenure; therefore, he’s a low IQ mouth breathing idiot...

    lolwut

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  12. 15 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    If CDC pulled the trigger after the end of this season, and Herman gets a helluva nice payout, and the new guy who starts in January goes and flops as well, then CDC will be out of his job.

    Unless the new guy is Urban. Then CDC likely becomes a hero.

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