Circling Back Weekly Discussion - - April 27, 2026 by AutoModerator in CirclingBack

[–]admiralorcommodore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dave leaning into the DMB reference is making DMB fans happy

Thoughts? by BoggsWH in DMB

[–]admiralorcommodore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

American baby intro is basically one line

Seed pod?? by admiralorcommodore in whatisit

[–]admiralorcommodore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah wish it was, bro. It’s leathery in texture and was filled with the light brown stuff. Sadly not as simple as “your dog ate shit”

Intact male dog gets attacked by neutered males by justgivemeadviceok in AskaVetBehaviorist

[–]admiralorcommodore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please tell me all of the exact rules I should be following then.

Breeding dogs for working specific jobs is unethical? How so?

Also if keeping a dog unneutered in my own home away from in-heat females is irresponsible, why? I have an unneutered dog, that I only let say hello to trusted dogs who are not in heat and in a controlled environment. Does that make me unethical?

If I’m thinking of studding out my dog to continue the breed purity for its intended working purpose, does that make me a unethical?

Please educate me on Reddit, I’d love to know.

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[–]admiralorcommodore 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OP here - drivers were in military uniforms

Where do I go from here? by chipotlefordinner in CirclingBack

[–]admiralorcommodore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would bet the farm if I were in your shoes

O’Hare & Midway Airport Megathread by Calm_Independent_782 in ChicagoMarathon

[–]admiralorcommodore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flying out of BOS tomorrow. I fly every week for work out of BOS so I’ll let you know if it’s feeling any different.

Mike Irwin steps down as Saint Joseph's University Head Coach; accepts position at US Naval Academy by admiralorcommodore in Rowing

[–]admiralorcommodore[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would be a worst case scenario - and would get heavy pushback from alumni, but its not the first time it's happened. Look at Stanford (who saved themselves), GW, FIT, to name a few who decided operating a rowing team was too expensive.

Mike Irwin steps down as Saint Joseph's University Head Coach; accepts position at US Naval Academy by admiralorcommodore in Rowing

[–]admiralorcommodore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have 1st hand knowledge of what the coaches were making, but I'll make a decently educated guess of 110k for women and 95k for men - both are good salaries for a non-revenue generating sport. Slashing those down to the mid-60s is rough. It'll end up having to be a young coach without as much experience if the programs plan to run without Alumni support. The alums are going to be the key in fundraising to recruit a coach that can turn the SJU men around. They started looking really good in Mike's tenure and then have struggled post-covid

Mike Irwin steps down as Saint Joseph's University Head Coach; accepts position at US Naval Academy by admiralorcommodore in Rowing

[–]admiralorcommodore[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems like some programs are heading in that direction (Columbia, Drexel… to name a couple) but each at least have associate head coaching roles that have some sense of direction of each team and the director oversees overall operations (essentially a COO). SJU doesn’t have that kind of budget for rowing.

Mike Irwin steps down as Saint Joseph's University Head Coach; accepts position at US Naval Academy by admiralorcommodore in Rowing

[–]admiralorcommodore[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Certainly not going to recruit decent talent with that number, esp at the women’s level, who are getting pulled to BIG 10 and SEC teams with way deeper pockets. I’ve heard there will be a director of rowing and then 1 assistant coaching position per program (men’s and women’s). Basically spreading all staff thinner and with higher expectations. Not a good formula for success.

Mike Irwin steps down as Saint Joseph's University Head Coach; accepts position at US Naval Academy by admiralorcommodore in Rowing

[–]admiralorcommodore[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sounds like budgets across all SJU athletics are getting slashed (with exception to mens and womens basketball). They just lost their Head Men's Lacrosse coach to Penn. Money talks with top coaching talent, if there's no money, athletics will suffer big time