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  1. Dbeasy

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    Mel Kiper is the Jeff Fisher of Draft Prognosticators. Mel Kiper is a talentless hack. Mel Kiper is the biggest proof point that worthless white men unfairly get good jobs.
  2. After being away from Austin for 28 years and finally moving back, I can say that East Austin is amazing. The food, the bars, the atmosphere. Fantastic. Love it.
  3. Dbeasy

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    Just listening to Saban, I think he knows every player in the draft in depth. I don’t think the network even gave him notes.
  4. Two years from now Cowboy fans will wish they had drafted Patrick Paul in the second round instead of Guyton in the first.
  5. I would recommend everyone read the Tribune article if you haven’t already. It’s a fairly balanced account of the situation. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/24/ut-austin-israel-hamas-war-palestine-student-arrests/ Yes there were tents. Yes the protestors violated rules. But yes, there was an over-reaction to the situation. So in reality, like everything these days, the truth is somewhere in the middle, as opposed to the over the top viewpoints expressed by many. But ultimately, the university did not handle this well.
  6. Dbeasy

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    It’s a Longhorn fest!
  7. Dammit where was this group demanding justice when I told my boss he was nothing but a used tire salesman. I really could have used the support.
  8. Dbeasy

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    Leonard! edit: Big Human!
  9. You keep saying this but are not digesting what multiple posters keep trying to tell you. Yes he did it in advance. Because the people he works for made it very clear they did not want another Columbia.
  10. Yes. Everyone can blame Hartzell and maybe he was complicit but in my opinion the focus should be on the politicians and administrators driving this from shadowy backrooms. And 90% of the posters on here demanding that he should have done something in the face of this pressure are the same 90% that never say a word to their bosses when being abused in the workplace.
  11. Anyone who navigates the extreme political nature of getting to president of a public university understands that they have to do things like provide cover for their “bosses” by “asking” for help rather than having it dictated to them. That definitely could be the case here too. These people at the top do this bs all the time. It’s not right but it’s reality. We have no idea whether it was really his idea or not.
  12. Ok, I can understand all of the emotional responses above. A blatant attack on free speech is an extremely serious issue. However, it is important to look at the situation from his perspective too. I’m not excusing his behavior because it seems at this point based upon the evidence that he screwed up. But, we’ve seen across the country protests that escalated and got out of control and included hate speech and other actions that violated university policies. We’ve also seen university presidents get fired for not having the proper balance between protecting Jewish students and supporting free speech. Maybe, just maybe, he legitimately was concerned about student safety and his own job and simply made a poor decision. Or, maybe his actions did head off escalations that were planned but didn’t happen. None of us know the future. And the story above about Maga was lame; there was no point. I despise the maga crowd but unfortunately there is a significant number of them in positions of authority all over this country, especially in Texas. They make up a very significant minority of this country. We should all assume they are all over our university administrations. If you really want to make a difference, try to get as many younger people as possible to vote to get these maga people out of elected positions. Everyone avoids the discussion of politics with friends and family, but I don’t when it comes to the topic of maga. Everyone that knows me knows where I stand wrt maga. Sending Ted Cruz packing would be a nice start.
  13. Just out of curiosity, were any of you there yesterday? Is Surly right? Cause I know that’s the popular version of what went on there. A lot of people like to believe that. I wish I could. But I was there. I wasn’t here on Surly hoping I was right, thinking about it. I was up to my knees in Bermuda grass, with bullhorns that didn’t work, going in there, looking for Elon, slugging it out with him, while pussies like you were back here partying, putting on headbands, doing drugs, and listening to the goddam 4th and 5 albums. Oh! Oh! Oh!
  14. Make Em Eat Taco Bell has achieved the rare feat of acting like a complete condescending prick while at the same time being completely wrong and tripling down on his ignorance. Fascinating.
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