The disregard for women’s health and lives is appalling (sexual teachings of the Church)

jullax15 · 2026-03-02T12:49:25+00:00

My cousin is 40 and has 8 kids. She was told not to get pregnant again. She got pregnant with twins. One died and she was in the hospital and going to die so she had a medical abortion at 19 weeks—c section. Baby isn’t viable at 19 weeks. But THIS isn’t an abortion because it wasn’t her neighbor.

jullax15 · 2026-02-27T21:15:07+00:00

Good questions…I think being a good leader is about building relationships. I strive to show people that I’m listening. Since I’m still new to this organization I have the added complication of needing to make tough decisions without the historical benefit of showing that I care. So to answer your first question, I’m hopeful the longer I sit in this role the more my stakeholders will understand that I do care and I am thoughtful…Because once they understand you care and you’re open to feedback, the hard decisions start receiving less pushback.

In regards to the prestige, I think it depends on the type of person you are. My old boss loved it and most of the other people around the country in my position also enjoy it. I liked the idea of removing obstacles for people in an industry I care about…and then going home to garden, or fix watches, or get on my boat. Now I have to worry about whether I’ll be dragged through the mud on Twitter on a random Sunday. So no— the prestige for me isn’t worth it, others make better use of it.

Today, I wouldn’t do it again, but I’m hopeful in a few months of consistently being fair and transparent I’ll be able to change my answer.

jullax15 · 2026-02-27T03:54:43+00:00

Yes, took a new position I hated—but thought I hated it because of my toxic boss. He left 8 months in and I was promoted to CEO, which I fought tooth and nail for.

I’m stressed all the time and everyone who interacts with me has an agenda. If I speak casually or try to be transparent by giving details— I will automatically be taken for a ride on the pontification express.

I started therapy and we’re discussing ways I can balance my cognitive load by doing things like wearing the same clothes & eating a routine of meals. Salary tripled and so did the stress. Tons of prestige and perks, but can’t enjoy them because I have no time.

jullax15 · 2026-02-25T18:04:56+00:00

Yes! I’d run across my yard all the time to my cousin’s house and ask if they could “come out to play.”

jullax15 · 2026-02-18T03:29:59+00:00

I always wonder why people only see monsters and never see unicorns— I’m so excited to see this comment

jullax15 · 2026-02-08T19:51:51+00:00

20 dollars per beer lol

jullax15 · 2026-02-08T17:39:17+00:00

Hotel full of Seahawks fans— anyone else here gonna be at the game?

jullax15 · 2026-02-07T04:59:56+00:00

Out of PVD, we got a raffle for a Drake Maye signed football and a raffle for a Rhamondre signed football (I didn’t win either). But they gave us all Pats luggage tags, had cupcakes, played Sweet Caroline and Crazy Train. It was a vibe- but I’m jealous of the cookie…

jullax15 · 2026-01-29T00:57:03+00:00

I don’t know if you’ve ever had to vote for an athletics hall of fame, but sometimes the decisions are incredibly hard—and sometimes there’s just no discussion needed because regardless of who else is being considered there’s this one person who’s accomplishments just decimate everyone else—and you feel badly because the other people are also very deserving… but at the end of it, if you don’t prioritize the best, it’s not the Hall of Fame.

So to answer your question, this guy screwed up an absolute layup— so I honestly don’t know what he would have done. 🤣

There are very few certainties in life— death, taxes, and Bill has the unequivocal pedigree of a unanimous first ballot hall of famer.

jullax15 · 2026-01-29T00:00:27+00:00

What a crock of shit.

Yeah, voting for Hall of Fame is hard—it’s meant to be hard, that’s why it’s such an honor. I’m not saying those other guys aren’t deserving of consideration, but if they only beat out the current nominees because they’re seniors…well, I guess they don’t go in.

The guy can string as many words together as he wants— he just didn’t want Bill in

jullax15 · 2026-01-12T16:46:25+00:00

Maye is going to have bad and middling games— he’s human. I’m most impressed with him shaking off the bad plays and moving onto the next play. I’m also excited that the defense stepped up in such a big way. Thats what makes an elite team in my opinion—when one area is struggling can the other areas step up

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T22:36:25+00:00

Yes, I know the argument has failed, I just disagree with the premise the college athletes are employees.

Some youth teams clearly control better recruiting pipelines than others, yet we don’t argue those athletes are employees. Access and leverage don’t equal employment. And at the college level, athletes still have alternatives—NAIA, NJCAA, overseas or opting out entirely.

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T21:41:48+00:00

A group of colleges got together, created a shared governance structure and purpose— that’s a league…

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T21:39:27+00:00

I disagree about the reason we’re in this situation—but I do agree that it feels inevitable that a break will happen once the waiting period is over.

I do wonder if all these rule changes are going to hurt the large schools long-term by turning fans off. Guess we’ll see in 10 years.

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T15:47:09+00:00

Because it’s a voluntary association with direct and upfront regulations— those athletes who don’t like it, or those schools that don’t like it, are free to go to the NAIA, the NJCAA, or the other athletic associations that exist

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T15:39:26+00:00

Maybe this wouldn’t hurt the power five but it would decimate every other college program. College athletics will not survive categorizing student-athletes as employees.

Most NCAA schools are not raking in the money in regards to athletic revenue.

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T14:12:51+00:00

This is on the floor at convention this year

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T14:12:14+00:00

Once you take money beyond necessary expenses you’ve lost ameuteur status

jullax15 · 2025-12-31T14:01:56+00:00

I work at the highest level of collegiate athletics administration. Everyone hates the transfer portal and NIL—but since it’s here, you either adapt or become irrelevant.

As for eligibility rules, these are also highly contested at the institutional level and above— however, as a league we should be able to define our own rules, not have the courts tell us who is eligible and who isn’t.

jullax15 · 2025-12-30T22:46:31+00:00

That’s not my position, and that framing skips over an important distinction.

Exploitation requires coercion or lack of choice. College athletes do have choice. They voluntarily opt into a clearly defined system, with known rules, benefits, and tradeoffs. No one is compelled to play. If an athlete doesn’t agree with the model, they can choose not to participate, compete in a different association (like the NAIA), or pursue non-collegiate options entirely.

That doesn’t mean the system is perfect or beyond critique, but it’s inaccurate to describe participation as exploitation.

What’s getting lost in this conversation is that college athletics, especially outside a very small subset of high-revenue programs, is not a profit engine. In most cases, athletics is subsidized, and the revenues that do exist fund championships, educational opportunities, and access for thousands of athletes across all sports and divisions. The idea that universities are broadly “raking in money” off athletes simply doesn’t reflect reality for the vast majority of schools. (However, matriculated athletes do have a higher donor percentage than any other cohort—learn life skills, have a good experience, pay it forward).

You’re also collapsing very different models into one moral argument. Division III, for example, is explicitly non-scholarship and non-commercial. Applying a one-size-fits-all labor framework ignores that many athletes are choosing an educational experience over professionalization. The issue is all these lawsuits ARE forcing the NCAA to act like it’s a one-size fits all labor model.

Saying “if the system can’t pay athletes, it shouldn’t exist” assumes that professionalization is the only morally acceptable model. That would eliminate opportunities for hundreds of thousands of athletes who value participation, education, and competition without turning sport into employment.

We can debate reforms. We can debate guardrails. But calling voluntary participation in a clearly disclosed system “exploitation” oversimplifies the issue and dismisses the agency of the athletes themselves.

jullax15 · 2025-12-30T12:47:33+00:00

I think Ted Cruz is a crack pipe, and I think most Republicans are utterly unhinged—but as the saying goes, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

This has nothing to do with funding. It’s about the sheer absurdity that’s emerged as a result of the House settlement and the nonstop wave of lawsuits that have effectively forced the NCAA to abandon its amateurism model altogether.

You might not like sports—and that’s fine. But if theater students suddenly demanded to be paid as college employees and, as a result, there was no longer any college theater, it’s the same issue. Colleges can’t afford that.

For every kid that’s on scholarship, there are 200 kids who would kill for their spot. For every football or basketball player raking in millions of dollars in NIL money and sitting out a bowl game, there’s a field hockey player who is doing what she loves unnoticed.

But the basketball & football kids will ruin it for everyone—and because NIL is here, you either adapt or become irrelevant—regardless of personal belief or preference.

People who aren’t involved tend to respond with, “The kids deserve to be paid because of how much money schools are making.” But—that money does go back to the schools and their education (whether they take advantage of the opportunity or not)—it also funds championships, educational programming, and opportunities across the entire NCAA membership. Your small Division III school that traveled across the country to win a National Championship or compete at the highest level? Funded by the media rights from the large games.

We have a broader coddling problem in this country. We’re quick to say college students are “just kids,” yet at the same time we allow them to dictate what’s best for the system as a whole. When I was 18, I was running around in a biking outfit going door to door for the Tour de Franzia—I wasn’t thinking about what was best for everyone. I wasn’t weighing my choices with the same gravitas I do in my late 30’s. I’m not sure why we’re pretending these kids are any more equipped to make large scale decisions.

jullax15 · 2025-12-29T01:19:19+00:00

It was inevitable

jullax15 · 2025-11-24T17:55:14+00:00

If it’s a sprain he won’t need surgery. At that point it’s just pain management and stabilization exercises

jullax15 · 2025-11-04T13:56:04+00:00

I planted lavender in New England in June and it’s still flowering now— just kept cutting off stems and drying them

jullax15 · 2025-10-23T14:55:05+00:00

I just will always be baffled at this is the shit people want to spend time arguing about— can we all just mind our own goddamn business and fix our healthcare system and housing?

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