Have you found your shopping habits at the store have changed with the price of everything being up?

I'm not penny pinching by no means but I do give 2nd thought to some of those snacks I would throw in the cart without thinking twice about it and stick more to the necessities. I feel like 70-80% of the time I walk out of the store spending over $50. When does this madness end @dgyn14

This one in NC did...at least for a few minutes...as a strong Low Pressure system sitting off the coast brought big waves to the shore. (Big waves in FL too...at least for early summer season).

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Just about worst dude to ever mess with, guess these youngins missed that...
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Just jumping on here to say that UCF stole that script logo.

I designed it back in 2017 for Hickory Christian Academy in Hickory, NC. You can see it all over their website.
http://hickorychristianacademy.com/hca-athletics/

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Fun exposure from those SEC Rednecks up there.

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Login to view embedded media Am I the only one who hears him gushing about JRP and his skill set?
When talking about Mikey it’s like, yeah he is a good kid, a good leader, he has improved, etc.

Guess he was too embarrassed to list Godfrey.

Let that sink in for a minute.

Unbelievable, I can't believe someone would try this on FSU. Completely unrelated but I wonder how Tatum Bethune is doing up there.*

What are the best investments in the current market?

Edit: This is assuming everything has already been maxed out or is setup to max out, 401k, IRA, HSA, etc. - This would be strictly "fun money" with a goal of solid returns.

I didn't watch the Kentucky Derby live yesterday but I watched it on YouTube this morning after hearing that The Longest Shot (started the morning off at 99-1 odds) won the Derby. It was an amazing race and afterwards I watched a YouTube video of the press conference held afterwards with the owner, trainer, and jockey.

This was one of those stories of a trainer and jockey who were life-long low-middle stakes guys who were experiencing their first taste of a bigtime, national race. Their ultimate dream was TO MAKE the Kentucky Derby field for the first time. At the presser, we learned Eric Reed, the trainer, had been involved in the business since he was six-years old from his trainer Dad. We also learned a big fire destroyed nearly all of his stable a few years back. The tragedy almost caused him to leave the business but his love of horses kept him going.

The horse, Rich Strike, was on the waiting list for the Derby and was a long-shot to make the field. But the trainer recieved an eleventh hour invitation when another horse withdrew this past Friday. The whole team was thrilled beyond belief -- they'd made it at the very last moment -- Rich Strike was going to 'Run for the Roses.'

I have been blessed to have been around to witness some miraculous moments in sports. But I've come to appreciate them all the more in recent years because I realize they are exceedingly rare. Yesterday's Kentucky Derby was one of those magical moments. What made it all the sweeter is the feel-good underdog story that's behind it. We live in a crass era of horseracing with its millionaire trainers and owners and horse-doping scandals. So it's heart-warming to see that sometimes the little 'good guys' can still win -- and in this case, against all the odds!

I was alerted to this tweet by MDKnight2016 on Twitter. I have no idea of the origin of the rumor. I just checked the Pitt board and didn't see anything.

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He got into some trouble last year:


Earlier tweet:

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Right before the spring game, we had an opportunity to catch up with UCF defensive ends coach Kenny Ingram. This is the fourth time he's worked under Gus Malzahn. The first time was at Arkansas State in 2012, and he later coached a couple stints with him at Auburn. He's an ASU alum and actually played on the same football team as UCF AD Terry Mohajir.

Ingram, an ordained minster, talked about not only his guys but also his love for eating. His favorite local spot? The Licking.

You've been here around a year now, going into year two under Coach Gus Malzahn. What's it been like this spring working with your defensive ends?

"It's been a joy for me. I'm thankful and grateful for every day. I thank God for this opportunity and for these young men, to be at this place. Everything about it, from the kids to the staff, the environment, the culture here. Everything is A-1. I'm very grateful. I'm enjoying coaching the young men. It's been more of a pleasure and a blessing to me than maybe it's been to them. I don't take it lightly. I really am very grateful for it. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else."

How has this spring gone for Landon Woodson?

"Landon has made tremendous improvement. Not that he's been bad in the past, but I've just been challenging him to raise his game. Raise his intentionality, raise his focus. Just raise his play to a higher level. He's at that age, he's at an experienced level now. There's expectations that come with it. I've been challenging him. I coach him hard at times, and I encourage him. Keep pushing him to be the best he can be. The best version of himself. Not to be afraid of being great.

"One thing I always ask my players, anybody I've ever coached, I was always ask them, 'What's wrong with being great?' Nobody has ever told me anything wrong of being great. I ask behind that, what does it take to be great? They always say dedication, enthusiasm, effort. Things like that. Nobody ever says it takes talent. With that being said, the expectation to go out every day and be great. Go out and every day give the effort. Go out every day and be dedicated. Be committed to those things in order to make you better at your craft."

K.D. McDaniel, you brought him in this spring as a transfer from Kentucky. A little bit of a position change. How has he adapted?

"He's adapted well. It is an adaptation for him. It's something he has to get used to. Not necessarily playing the same position he played at Kentucky. We're asking him to do some things different. I'm very pleased that he hasn't complained once. He's like, okay, what do I need to do? He really tries to do what I ask him to do. As a coach, that's all you can ask. Just do what I ask you to do. It's my responsibility to coach you up to try and perfect what I'm asking you to do. If he's willing, I'm definitely willing to keep coaching him. He's been that. He's been trying to really do what I ask him to do."

How has Josh Celiscar looked this spring?

"The biggest thing is I've challenged him to take more of a leadership role. I don't hide him from that. I put him in positions. I put him in situations to challenge him to be a leader. To have an impact on the other men around him. Not only just in our room, but on our team. To be able to have that leadership quality. To be able to implement that and apply it in everything he does. He's a great young man from a character standpoint. I can't speak enough about him. Everything you ask him to do, he's going to try to do it with every ounce of energy he has. He goes hard. On the field, he's a kid that's a high-effort kid. He goes 110 percent all the time. As a coach, that's what you get excited about. That's what you want. I coach him up on technique, but one thing he has in him is that effort, going and giving 110 percent. Really maximizing his potential and his effort on every snap. That's one thing we get out of Josh. That becomes contagious to everybody around him. This spring he has done an excellent job of stepping into that role, trying to do the things I've asked him to do and really trying to be contagious from a leadership standpoint in having an impact on the other guys around him."



What's it like working alongside defensive tackles Coach Kenny Martin? You guys are like a team there on the defensive line?

"It's a really unique situation. It's kind of like a running joke amongst the staff. He's Kenny. I'm Kenny. Coach Malzahn calls us Big Kenny and Little Kenny. I'm Big Kenny because I'm older. He's Little Kenny. Everybody says The Kennys when talking about us, like we're an R&B Group. We're in concert or something. Him and I, he reminds me a lot of myself. We have a lot of things we have in common. We've got a natural chemistry of working together. We enjoy working with each other. We enjoy going to eat a lot. Both of us, along with Coach Hand, we've got eating hobbies. It's been great. Sometimes in this profession you can be with people and the chemistry is just not there. That's not the case with him and I. We've got a great chemistry. We've got the same philosophy in life and in coaching. It makes it really easy working alongside him. Even outside of football, we get along well. We hang out. We spend time together. It's been great.

"That's true not only with him, but just our staff in general. I've coached at some different places. What we have here, I really believe this. I mean this with my whole heart. I think we have something special here as a staff. There's a great chemistry. We really enjoy each other. You'll have challenges in anything you do, but one thing I know without a shadow of a doubt is our staff is gonna stick together. We're all for each other. That's been great with me and Kenny. It's been great with our staff as well."

What can you say about T-Will growth as a person and a coach?

"He's an awesome coach. But he's a dear friend of mine. I know him as a person. He's a genuine person. He's 100. That's just a way of saying he is of top-shelf character. That's one of the things. It's easy to respect a person who has morals, who has character and he doesn't compromise those. He stands on those things. When you see a person that has conviction, it makes you want to work for them and with them. Coach T-Will, he's one of those men. He's one of those people in this profession that's top quality. I really enjoy and am really grateful. We had a relationship before we got here. We're going to have a relationship as long as I'm on this earth. It's nothing like being able to work for and with people not only you have a great relationship with but you admire them as people. You respect them and who they are. That's our relationship."

You talked about having something special with this staff. How excited are you for the future when you look at recruiting, where this university is heading going to the Big 12 next year. How excited are you for that element when you look at building a national contender like Gus talks about?

"I'm very excited. Just who I am as a person, my faith guides me. I believe words mean something. I believe words have power. I believe when you speak things, I believe that has power. It plants seeds that will produce fruit later on. When Coach Malzahn first got here, he spoke. It's one thing I know about him. Whatever he does or whatever he says, he is convicted that is what it is. I have been around him. This is my fourth time working for him. There's one thing I know. When he speaks, the things he says, it comes to pass. Even before we start seeing the fruit, which we're starting to see the fruit, even before we start seeing the fruit of what he was saying when he first got here, I had no doubt is what it was going to be. On my past experience with him, I'm very excited. I have no doubt where this program is going. I have no doubt what it's going to look like under him. Under his leadership. To me, it's very important who you work for. Just me as a person and my faith. I can't work for anybody. This is my fourth time working for him. I believe in what he believes in and what he stands for. Just buckle up. You'll see. We'll come back to this point years down the line, you'll be like hey, you knew something. All I can do is rely on what I've seen in the past and a vision for the future. I'm more than exciting."

Are there some young guys that had a good spring fighting to get in the mix?

"We've had 13 practices. We've seen some guys take some strides. Dallaz Corbitt, he's taken some strides. He's still growing in some things. He's going to mature and get better. Right now, he's done some things and has applied some coaching. Definitely excited about him. We talked about K.D. McDaniel. We've got some guys that will be coming in as freshmen that we're excited about. Jamaal Johnson is coming in and K.T. Thompson. They'll add some value to who we are on defense. They'll add value to our defensive ends room. We're very excited about that."

You like eating with Coach Martin? What's your go-to food? Y'all like barbeque?

"I'm from Memphis, so I don't barbeque just anywhere. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. If you ask me, my favorite restaurant here is called The Licking. It's down by Millenia Mall. It's a D.J. Khaled restaurant. They've got the best fried turkey wings this side of the Mississippi. It's fried turkey wings with lemon pepper seasoning. Every chance I get, I'm there. That's probably my calling in life, eating food. That's one of my favorite spots here. You asked if me and Kenny were going out, that's how I found it The Licking. He took me. He was like, 'Hey man, I got this spot for ya.' We don't mind and finding a place to eat. That's kind of our thing. That's one of the things that's bonds us."

Yuuuck. Like pumping 50wt oil into your veins

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Meaningless posturing or the start of a shit show?

Curious to see what everyone thinks the best steak restaurant in the area is.