The League

Preseason Week Four

by Jaybird · August 30, 2013

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Michael Drew says:

August 30, 2013 at 3:12 am

He played better. (Which owes to the fact that he played.) We’ll see if he makes the team. My suspicion is that he will; it’s not much of a favor to Urban Meyer to bring him in just to then turn around and cut him, after all.Report
Jaybird says:

August 30, 2013 at 4:11 pm

Tom Brady was giving one of his usual “right before the big game” rants. This was rant #4, itself a variant of one of the last major monologues in The Outlaw Josey Wales.

“Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you’re not gonna win, then you gotta start hating the Giants. I mean hating them from the bottom of the soles of your feet to the top of your haircut! Hate them and hate them and hate them. If you waver for a second, you’ll lose! You *NEED* to *HATE* the *GIANTS*! That’s just the way it is!”

Tim Tebow quietly finished his laces and looked at Tom Brady. “I try to be a good Christian and that means that I don’t hate anybody. Even the Giants.” Tim Tebow quietly stood up. “Though I do pity them.”Report
Jaybird says:

August 31, 2013 at 11:42 am

Aaaaaand Tim Tebow was released.

There goes that.Report
- J@m3z Aitch in reply to Jaybird says:
  
  September 1, 2013 at 1:22 pm
  
  Now he’ll both win and lose every game he doesn’t play in.Report

Ten Second News

Extra! Extra! The Ten Second News Links We’ve Overlooked!

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The intention is to have one of these on the Sidebar at all times. If you want to talk about a link, post it here! Or, heck, use it as an open thread.

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From NPR: With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules

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With the coronavirus continuing to spread widely throughout the country, Americans are getting new advice from federal health officials on how to live with the virus.

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Congressman Scott Perry Cell Phone Seized By FBI

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Not getting the headlines the Mar-a-Lago search warrant is, but the FBI activity also involved having Congressman Scott Perry cell phone seized.

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Senate Passed Inflation Reduction Act After 16 Hour Vote-A-Rama

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From Build Back Better, to Manchin says no, to Build Back Manchin, to the rebranded Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats finally have some of their long-delated agenda passed

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FBI Arrests Four Current and Former Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Death

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Four former and current Louisville, Kentucky police officers who were involved in the Breonna Taylor killing.

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Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval Passes; Only Three Code Talkers Remain

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Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval Passes; Only Three Code Talkers Remain

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From the Arizona Mirror:

One of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, Samuel Sandoval, died at the age of 98.

“Sam was a great warrior. (He) served his country well; especially using the top secret Navajo Code,” Navajo Code Talker and Navajo Code Talker Association President Peter MacDonald said in a text message to The Arizona Mirror.

“He wanted to tell all Navajo families and (the) younger generation the importance of our Navajo language,” he added. “He’ll be terribly missed.”

The Navajo Code talkers were a group of U.S. Marines who used their Native language to transmit messages during World War II. Only three are still alive today: MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.

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Sandoval was born in 1922 in Nageezi, New Mexico, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 26, 1943. He completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, where the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers arrived in September 1942. The men were responsible for developing the unbreakable code used across the Pacific during World War II.

Sandoval served five combat tours, including Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, Peleliu and Okinawa, and was honorably discharged in 1946.

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During Sandoval’s military service, he earned a Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, a Combat Action Ribbon, a China Service Medal, a World War II Victory Medal, a Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp, and an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with a silver star. Sandoval also received the 2022 American Spirit Award for Bravery from the National WWII Museum.

Semper fi, et requiescat in pace, bellator inclitus.

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