u/SecretComposer

Admittedly I don't pay much attention to training camp and the like, so my biggest concern is much more broad and "concerned we continue to backslide and only win 4 games or less."

Does that make any sense at all? I was just aware of the nextar-tegna.com website that Nexstar stations have plastered on their homepage about why the deal is in the public interest. So my questions are again:

1. How does merging newsrooms, reducing local competition, and eliminating redundant jobs "in the public interest"? If Nexstar owns three stations in a market, the exact same news is going to go on those three stations, if not a simulcast. How is that competitive? In no way would Nexstar own three stations, two or three separate buildings with separate newsrooms and talent and keep all of those jobs.

2. Why are they so obsessed with competing with Google? Google doesn't have local newsrooms or local reporters.

3. Nexstar claims they're not a "media behemoth" despite reaching 80% of US homes because they only physically own 15% of all TV stations. Reach is more important than physicality in this case, no?

4. Have no local broadcaster tried to work with companies like Google to ensure that local news outlets are the top search results?

Their website says "Nexstar will strengthen local journalism by investing in news, and the infrastructure local stations need to compete in a radically changed marketplace."

They have yet to say how they will invest and what that investment looks like. How is it investing in news if even Nexstar themselves has said that they will absolutely lay people off? Literally from their website:

> A healthy broadcast industry is the only thing that guarantees broadcast jobs over the long term, and this transaction is designed to keep that industry strong enough to sustain newsrooms for the next generation. As with any transaction, combining two companies may result in the elimination of some redundant positions, but Nexstar always takes these decisions very seriously. No such decisions are being made while the hold separate order is in place.

"May?" No, it will and they know it. Did they not pitch job cuts to shareholders in order to approve the deal? So again, how is laying people off "guaranteeing" broadcast jobs?

This is already happening in small market stations and is going to be expanded elsewhere. Nexstar wants to eliminate traditional newscast format and turn shows into glorified podcasts where talent just "talks" about the news rather than "report" the news. Small studios similar to radio stations and everything. Cannot imagine that it's going to go well, but Nexstar isn't one to ever concede defeat if an ideal fails.

Not to say that they would absolutely rule in his favor, but it's wild to see all everyone overseeing this case as a connection to Tech.

It's a lot of fun watching/playing those battle simulations (I only ever watch them). The game has held up well for being 25-something years old. Imagine it with current game technology.

You could argue STO is the closest thing to it, but I don't think they're similar.

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ROCK CHALK! FIRST BIG 12 TOURNEY CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2006! Second conference tourney title ever! This was a defensive game. WVU had bases loaded three times but couldn't score. Game was 1-0 into the bottom 7th when Kansas cored 6th.

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It was 3-2 in the bottom 8th. Kansas advances to the Big 12 tournament championship game tomorrow. IF KU wins over WVU/ASU, it would be their first tournament championship since 2006.

We've also one 3 of 4 vs OSU this year, which I believe is a program record.

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> Two-party turnout in Georgia’s 2026 gubernatorial primary, mapped by county, with 2024 presidential results shown on the right. > > Democrats dominated the Black Belt and Metro Atlanta alike, with Black enthusiasm through the roof post-VRA.

🔵 53.6% | 🔴 46.4% Statewide

Obviously there was a big failure among GA Dems at getting their voters to understand who to vote for in the SC races, with many voting for the incumbents. Now the questions are, how do GA Dems learn from this mistake and keep their voters engaged for November after disappointment last night, especially with an apparently unpopular gubernatorial candidate in Keisha Lance Bottoms (who under-performed in Fulton County), and will they be able to do it?

Kansas wins outright at least a share of the Big 12 for the first time in program history, and captures its first conference title overall since 1949! 22 conference wins is also a program record, beating the old record of 20 set last year. KU finished second last year despite having the most wins in conference due to West Virginia having a game canceled.