At a time when the media is preoccupied with obama's legacy (what?) and Trump's tweets, and with the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearing the 20,000 point level, probably the most meaningful news is that the total federal debt level is approaching the $20 trillion.

According to the Treasury Dept. website, the total federal debt as of January 4, 2017 is $19,952,414,234,340.71.

This insanity can't go on forever. So while many think obama is going to be known for the failed obamacare legislation, he is probably also going to be tied to the enormous climb in the debt level, giving him a double-negative legacy. Poor guy, you've got to feel bad for him. He must be wishing he had just a little more time to be able to get at least something done. Wait, there is Cuba, right? And he didn't cut Reluctant to Think's pay, like Bush did!

Here’s something for the bored board and NFL fans. I don’t think anything can touch the college game (then high school) but the playoffs are usually fun. The PRs below have been decent over the years picking straight up winners but erratic picking the spread and actual score. That’s a good thing with the straight up winner covering at an inordinate rate. So here’s the PRs for all the playoff teams and Wildcard games, just for the fun of it.

Wildcards
Saturday games
OAK 32.80 at HOU 20.50 (-3)
Last week’s loss forfeited the division putting them on the road without their starting quarterback against a team that is 7-1 at home.
DET 21.66 at SEA 26.12 (-8)
Lions are a bust on the road, on a 3 game slide against a team who has been flakey but almost unbeatable over the years at home in one of the noisiest stadiums in the league.

Sunday games
MIA 23.55 at PIT 28.20 (-10)
Miami’s porous defense is on the road against the red hot Steelers, winners of their last 8 games. Get some Ben!
NYG 26.91 at GBY 25.13 (-5)
Looks like a good one but Giants have no offense against a group that has it together winning 6 straight. Lambeau!

BYE
DAL, ATL, NEG, KCY

Power Ratings:
NFC
DAL 38.75
ATL 29.30
NYG 26.91
SEA 26.12
GBY 25.13
DET 21.66

AFC
NEG 45.64
KCY 34.50
OAK 32.80 (Carr out, McGloin?, Cook starts )
PIT 28.20
MIA 23.55
HOU 20.50

There's the change you bozos voted for. Neither party can handle ultimate power. They always F it up, but day 1 to try and gut the ethics committee?

yea they will not lobby this guy what a joke

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Calling out public servants who put their lives on the line for the country isn't what anyone should want from their president.

Have they been released yet???? Another promise broken and it is not even Jan 20 yet. Also Trump U under investigation and is The Donald charity.

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What a disaster. Oh donny boy the pipes the pipes are calling. I wonder if he will refer to the tax plan in the third person.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...-to-cyberattacks-write-it-down-and-send-it-by

HAHAHA yep the 1950's called and said we want our communication systems back. Who says you can't go back in time.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/08/news/companies/carrier-jobs-automation/

What a buffoon

and will instead invest $700 million in a Michigan plant expansion. Trump isn't even president yet and is getting this kind of stuff done. Meanwhile, obama is "recovering" from a two-week vacation in Hawaii. Let the five stages of grief resume!

On now and will be playing through tomorrow. The SJP-PCC game will at 2:30 tomorrow and then again at 12:30am.

Urban: I don't care what you do at a camp. I care what your HS coach says
As high school players hits camps across the country this month, Urban Meyer had a message for campers about high school football.

Two weeks ago, Nick Saban railed that football was the only sport left where the high school coach still matters and he wanted to keep it that way in the face of satellite camps. Meyer’s message to campers: It’s fine to do camps and get exposure, but what matters most is what you do in high school and what your coach says about you.

“Why don’t you bust your ass for your high school team? Why don’t you become captain?” Meyer said in a video posted by Bucknuts 247. “I’m involved in all this recruiting. ‘Do I have to go to this camp?’ No. I’ve got a better idea. Go become your high school coach’s best player, so when our staff goes to the high school, guess what the high school coach tells us? The same thing I said (to the NFL) about Zeke Elliott, about Bosa, Eli Apple, Taylor Decker, Darron Lee, Vonn Bell, Mike Thomas, Braxton Miller: ‘Take them. They’re the real deal. They’re teachers’ players. You can count on them.’

“For some reason, this recruiting thing is blowing up. ‘I have to go to this 7-on-7, do this, do this.’ I’ve got a better idea. Go become a great high school football player on your team. When (we) walk in that high school, guess what that high school coach says? ‘Take him.’ You know what we do at Ohio State when he says that? We usually take him. I don’t care what you do at those other camps. I want to hear your high school coach say, ‘Take him.’ If I have relationship with that high school coach like I do with these NFL coaches, guess what happens? We take him.

“Don’t worry about (all the camps). That’s all fun stuff, that’s great. But that’s not why Ohio State recruits you. I can speak for the majority of my friends that coach football. That means nothing. What means something is the recommendation of the high school football coach. Go become a captain. If you’re a captain of your high school team and you’re talented enough, you’ve got a great chance of being here. If you’re very talented and you’re not a captain, I’m going to find out why, because something’s not right.”

Camps are opportunities for coaches to get a direct look at a player. Satellite camps or not, every coach values the on-campus camp.

But Meyer had the same message for parents who ask about the exponential increase in camps.

“I have parents ask all the time, ‘Should I send him to that camp?’ Sure, if you have 80 bucks to blow, go ahead,” Meyer said. “Here’s where you start: Go make your high school coach so proud of you that he’s going to tell the college coach, ‘Take him.’ How cool is that? It’s real simple. Don’t complicate things.

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Not taking anything away from Ricci and Garnet valley , tremendous run, but didn't np beat em, with only loss coming to the prep. Beck is coach of the year. 4,000 yard passer, philosophical change and use of talent. Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks!

Anyone know anything?

Here are the players on school websites and ESPN’s site.
(Didn’t research coaches)

Military Bowl; Temple vs Wake Forest

Temple
Archbishop Wood, Nate L Smith, Anthony Russo, Dan McDonald, Colin Thompson
West Catholic, Kharee Ruley, Jeromy Reichner
St. Joseph’s Prep, Benny Walls, Todd Jones
Roman Catoholic, Hez Trahan
LaSalle, Corey Lerch
Neumann Goretti, Mike DeFrancesco
Bishop Shanahan, Jake Geiger
Prep Charter, Karamo Dioubate
New Foundations Charter, Travon Williams
Imhotep, Tykiek Raynor
Chestnut Hill Academy, Darian Bryant
Haverford School, Semai Reed

Burbs:
Cheltenham, Branden Mack
Upper Merion, Isaiah Gaham-Mobley
Central Bucks East, Jake O’Donnell
Springfield-D, Nick Apostola, Dan Archibong
West Chester East, Rob Ritrovto
Strath Haven, John Ruza
Perkiomen Valley, Taiyar Wilson
Sun Valley, Vaughn Fulton

Northeast
East Stroudsburg North, Anthony Cruz
Marian Catholic, Brendan McGowan
Parkland, Kenny Yeboah
Dunmore, Dan Drewes

Central (Harrisburg)
Harrisburg High Brian Carter
Susquehanna Township, Aveeree Robinson, Jared Folks

West
Gateway, Delvon Randall
Meadville, Artrell Foster
Norwin, Steve Petrick
Aliquippa, Patrick Anderson
Philipsburg Osceola, Aaron Boumerhi

Wake Forest
Sto Rox, Rocco Esposito


Heart of Dallas Bowl; Army vs North Texas
Army….GO ARMY
Johnstown, Gervon Simon
Montour, Cole Macek
Pitt CC, Shaffer Swann
Pine Richland Anthony Battaglia, Conner Slomka
ELCO, Justin Gilbert
Emmaus, Andy Davidson
Archbishop Ryan, Joseph Hansbury
JHatboro Horsham, Jeff Panara

North Texas
Prep Charter, Anthony Wyche


Holiday Bowl; Washington State vs Minnesota….none

Cactus Bowl; Boise State vs Baylor….none

Anyone have info on next potential NP QB. Anyone in house or possible transfer again. Skill position guys returning in Henley, Haynes and Thomas. FB in Andrews and RB possibly Cartwright. Two returning O- Line starters makes for solid base for next year.

Nephew in Orlando checked FHSAA (PIAA equivalent) to see Apopka has open dates. They're one of the top big schools (8A) in the state (just outside Orlando) with 4 straight final appearances before last year (40-39 upset Timber Creek), winning titles in 12 and 14. Play anyone....South Panola-MS, Byrnes-SC, Miami schools. One of top coaches in Rick Darlington. Disney in Lake Buena Vista just down the road!

Quick Hits on today’s bowls.

St Petersburg Bowl; Miss St vs Miami-OH
Miss State:
Head Coach Dan Mullin is from (born) Drexel Hill

Miami:
Dan Costin, Bishop Shanahan (now 6-2, 285 per Mia roster)

Quick Lane Bowl; Maryland vs Boston College
Maryland:
QB Perry Hills, Pitt CC
DJ Moore, Imhotep
Tyler Burke, Coatesville
Kevin Woodeshick, Berwick
Dan Sutton, New Hope-Solebury
David Shaw, Spring Grove
Ellis McKennie, McDonogh-MD via McSherrystown
Brett Zanotto, Franklin Regional
JT Ventura, Hollidaysburg

Boston College:
Brendan Nosovitch, Allen CC
Tim Tijani, Greencastle
Thadd Smith, Cardinal O’Hara
Kobay White, McDevitt-Hbg

Independence Bowl; NC State vs Vanderbilt
Vandy:
QB Kyle Shurmur,, LaSalle
Arnold Tarpley, Pitt CC
Andre Mintze, Imhotep

NC St:
Logan DeBoer, Montour

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...hants_at_games_must_be_stopped.html?mobi=true


Saw this article, was written on the 15th, didn't get any noise on this forum?

Prep has a history of being quite imaginative and brutal with their student section chants. Some of the verbiage is down-right disgraceful. I thought it was just a "LaSalle thing" at first, but have witnessed at other high profile league/non-league games over the last 10 yrs.

I suppose we'll hear of twitters , tweets and instagrams that excited the misconduct, or perhaps an opposing assistant coach posted something a year ago that condoned malfeasance, thus exacted a sharp and penetrating reply.

I realize is not just a Prep thing, they just may do it best and got singled out in this circumstance. Some schools have moderators/school officials or some "adult" with command and respect who can shut this garbage down often times before the 1st sentence is completed. i.e. Mr Fyke, the "general", (he's been called other things!) an example.

I wasn't at the game, can't comment directly. Say what you want about Ace, his qualitative understanding of the area's high school football domain is often questioned, but he's not a guy with an ax to grind about anyone.

Speaking of "adults", where were they?? Were there any adult administrative members present at this game? I'm sure the sexually explicit chant forwarded to the female member of the opposing team could not have been met with satisfaction or approval. I'm not a PC pusher, but this would be well over the top, IMO.


One thing for sure, if Tulla, a most respected and dignified Prepster were the "adult-in-charge", this article most assuredly doesn't get written! IMHO...

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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is JS Santiago. Mayday, Mayday. We are at 40 degrees, 5 minutes North, 75 degrees, 11 minutes West. This is the Brother’s Boat. May Day! May Day!

Roger, I understand the vessel name is Brother’s Boat. Vessel Brother’s Boat, Vessel Brother’s Boat, This is the United State Coast Guard, Cape May, New Jersey, communication station number 137 over!
Yes Coast Guard, we are the Brother’s Boat, go head.
Vessel Brother’s Boat, this is Coast Guard, Cape May, Request to note, if you are in need of assistance, over?
There is a hole in the hull, she is certainly seaworthy but not battle tested! Sierra Juliet Papa is infiltrating yet again! Send reinforcements immediately! Do you copy?
Vessel Brother’s Boat, This is Coast Guard, Cape May. Roger. We understand you may be going down? Request for number of passengers on board!
Potential mutiny is brewing! Explorers are bailing overboard! We are unable to fend off the onslaught! The invasion is relentless! Pan Pan! Pan Pan!
Suddenly the radio dies and the AIS pops up on the Coast Guard comm screen
The virgin sojourn in 2009 to icy and snowy Chocolate Town was sweet. The Rhyme of the Ancient Explorer was not heeded. The 2009-2012 records stand at 14-1, 13-2, 12-2, 12-2 including the 2009 state title. Hubris is the fatal flaw. The albatross was shot, hung on JS Santiago, while the tides turned…parting the sea for the New Admiral and his maiden voyage in 2010. The booty and treasure has been taken, including 3 of the last 4 PCL and State hubcaps. The New Admiral will soon embark to warmer seas, but what is the plan for your new odyssey? BG Manilo left and has even returned to the harbor to help with repairs. The new Admiral and his Pirates on Girard have overwhelmed the venerable, experienced JS Santiago since 2010 (including 1-7 in the last 8 games). The arrogance of the secret handshake is not enough anymore. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." You have no rudder, where is the compass? You have enraged Poseidon and he has stabbed you with his mighty Trident. The blood in the water has also drawn other cunning barracudas to nibble away at the school of prize marlins, leaving a carcass to swim upstream in battle. Pirates and other Captains have arrived in your port to recruit your pipeline and you are absent. Have the coffers dried up and that is why the original commander departed? The heavy petting at Audobon Starbucks pales in comparison to the seafood tower at the Capital Grille. Just ask the Ignatius scholar. You are getting outflanked in the BBDTMG triangle (Blue Bell, Doylestown and Maple Glen). You are taking the path of least resistance to enlist productive and proven mercenaries for two years off another ship instead of training newbies. You have gotten other sailors to jump ship and join your voyage. You have stolen other fisherman’s crab traps. When the newbies arrive and they see how the rations are doled out to the transfers, they head for the rugby pitch. The transplant VP of marketing will send his full pay boy there to wear the sweatshirt and tell his whole office what a powerhouse you are. Imagine your coordinates without the transfers? Stick around to find out…. Ain’t no fun when the rabbit’s got the gun!
The gods would like to summarize the situation:

• The “Brotherhood” should be commended for the 2009 hub cap. The kids who won the championship were largely CYO feeder products. Lacrosse players played DB and WR. Humble and hungry were those boys.
• Complacency and arrogance immediately clouded your judgement by closing the Treasure trove. The brothers expanded their mission, which included an offensive and defensive backfield. All they wanted to do is win a state championship. Alumni donors were giving money that was specifically targeted for football players. Huge backlash occurred when the alumni found their money was being spent on kids who weren’t self-proclaimed men of brotherhood. Those kids completely displaced Doc’s dudes and the Handmaiden’s boys and the pushback became “why are we all in on football when we can win championships across the board if we spread out the money”.
• At the same time from 2010, tuition increased to $24k from $17k and alternate safe harbors were visible on the horizon. Meanwhile, the New Admiral captured the Georgia marlin that escaped your net. It was indeed an inflection point as DG had the prize fish on his rod, signed, sealed, and delivered to Cheltenham Avenue.
• Your navigation systems need updating. The results bear this out below. You lost to the District 1 champs (first time), and the InterAc champs, AND barely got by the nations oldest Catholic school by a fluke field goal, thanks to a phantom call. You may think the future is bright, but we the football gods, know better. “Red sky at morning, sailors take warning”. Take a look at the Frosh and JV scores over the last few years. For instance, this past season JV and Frosh lost a combined 74-16 to Sierra Juliet Papa while Varsity was doubled up in two games 98-49. This has been ignored by the Faithful. We missed that in the Explorer Football History logbook. Interesting omission. The stores are rotten in the galley with coddled suburban kids thinking they are great because they wear the uniform and after four years have accomplished nothing but a sense of entitlement. The gap is widening, you are not even in the same body of water. The Explorers are in the crow nest and have spotted the other lighthouses. The scales of Divine Justice always balance—if not here, then hereafter.

IT’S OVER JOHNNY!!
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
14-1 13-2 12-2 12-2 8-3 8-3 8-3 6-5

Ray Gionta steps down as head coach at Sun Valley. Will become line coach at Ridley!