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The Death Penalty

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        Minnesota Gophers football program may have just sentenced its own program to the ultimate Death Penalty. The suspension of players and firing of coach Tracy Claeys in the recent month may have started a fire at Minnesota that no one person can put out.         Let's first discuss the players being suspended. The players were accused of sexual assault and was cleared through a police investigation, and an internal investigation both found that the players were clear of any unlawful crimes. A 90 second video was released in which a female is seen giving oral sex to one player while another player is having vaginal intercourse from the back. The video also indicates that at no point did she want it to stop, it appeared entirely consensual. At no point did these players break the law. (Picture above and below provided by Google)        Now on to the Coach being fired. He was reportedly fired because of ticket sales decreasing, challenges in recruiting, and the culture

Is Ronda done??

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Ronda Rousey has enjoyed one of the quickest rise to fame, bullying her way to the top of the Octagon arguably the BIGGEST attraction male or female in that sports history.. And just as fast as she got to the top, she has fallen very hard to a point of no return. Ms.Rousey was known for her arrogance and confidence entering the ring, claiming 12 straight victories 11 of which never went past the first round. She had the sport on lockdown, nobody was thought to even be close to her level. So what has changed so much from then to now you might asked. I tell you what changed at no point as a fighter can you get too comfortable and she thought just showing up would be enough and Holly Holm ended her streak and effectively her career.. Was Ronda a great champion? The answer is simply no. A champion is one who responds to adversity and still finds a way to succeed. Ronda lost and she never responded. She ducked the media, contemplated retirement etc which is a sign of severe weakness. I wi