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Teddyballgame

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  1. 32 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

    Probably could've just stopped after the bold sentence. 

     

    just for shits, what color does she have right now?

    Silver.  But now it’s cashmere white or some such shit after I we got the new one today.   She said she didn’t need anything fancy, but it needed to have leather and seat heaters.  I explained to her that these items generally  throw any vehicle into the top level trim of most cars. She was unaware of this.  And what’s the deal with women and seat heaters inTexas where it’s 90+ 9 months of the year. 

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  2. And Baffert isn’t the most impartial person in this, considering the owner of Maximum Security (Gary west). Is also one of Bafferts big owners as well..West also owns Game Winner, Bob knows  where his bread is buttered ..

    Shug McGaughey, the long-time Phipps trainer and winner of the 2013 Derby with Orb, told the Washington Post,  “”When I saw the pictures last night, I have to agree the stewards made the right call.” Mark Casse, whose mount War of Will narrowly avoided a catastrophic collision with Maximum Security, also told the Washington Post, “That controversy yesterday was nothing next to the controversy that would have happened had our horse fallen.”  And Todd Pletcher, who has won two Derbys and seven Eclipse Awards, told Newsday, “It was a call you have to make. I think it sends a great message for the integrity of the sport at a time when we've been under fire.”

     

  3. 20 was not the only objection either---Long Range Toddy(Who was severely comprised as well as the 1)---all the blame went on Mott because he was interviewed-(and it was his jock that made the obj not Mott-once the jock claims obj-he notifies the outrider before ever speaking to trainer) there is no way to take it back)-The #1 should have objected but did not since he would have gained nothing(I would argue they were wrong as they should protect the integrity of the field-kind of like golfers..  Regardless, if I had money on either outcome I might have a different opinion(unfortunately  I did not have the 20 anywhere in top 2)...At  the end of the day  ---Mott has been a world class trainer for many years with a pretty clean record and is know as one of the most "ethical" trainers out there..Jason Servis on the other hand is not known that way and I will leave it at that...

  4. I probably watch more horse racing than 99.9999 % of the board.   That horse comes down everyday for the same infraction at 85% of tracks across the US.   The real question is does the enormity of the race change the basic rules of the sport..(should the refs let more stuff go in the 4thquarter vs the 1st).  I see both sides and was shocked the horse came down but it was definitely a foul and did cost WOW a placing or 5.  By the rules of the sport the 7 is put behind WOW.   Billy Mott and Pratt did nothing wrong and there will be no negative repercussions long term for either of them.  Did their horse really win the derby(no).  But they sure shit  ain’t turning the $$ down nor should they or would you.   Horse racing is dirty business(hell maybe worse than poker) ..this decision (whether you agree with or not it was the most ethical decision I have seen in a longtime in horse racing) the easy route would have been to disallow the foul and move on...no one would have heard a peep...

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  5. i like game winner, tacitus and roadster -- i'm picking game winner.
    late runners who can get up into the bottom of the exotics: by my standards, code of honor, win win win.

    If I had to pick a tri without concern about odds. This is very close. Just don’t think it will pay
  6. I think he is on the improve. But I don’t know if he gets the distance. I like him ok but don’t love him. He was a b horse my betting partner likes him much more than me but I do think the pace will set up for him. We are trying to hit some big numbers so we are pretty scattered I would not be surprised by any of about 12 horses to win

  7. 7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Is there anything you can imagine would have led CS to not admit your son?  Those numbers are really hard to believe.  Maybe 1460 just isn't "good enough" for CS?  (Jaw drops.)

    The only thing is not enough computer science background for him---his school does not offer a great program in this area, but he has taken everything the school offers and like I said the kid 2 spots behind him got in with the same classes and essentially the same grades.  Its not the end of the world --UT Dallas is offering him a good chunk of change and a smaller school might be better for him.   I would have liked to see him at UT Austin but wasn't meant to be for him.  MY daughter will be a senior at UT next year and would have been nice to have her there to help guide him.   

  8. 1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Yeah, that's pretty flabbergasting.  The only thing I can imagine is not enough high-level math or possibly poor grades in it?

    he never made less than a 98 in any math classes and has been in AP math(calculus, etc)--for his whole time in high school.   

  9. 18 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Damn.  That's pretty hard to believe.  Is he in state and at a public HS?  If so, that's an auto-admit to UT, although it sounds like the CS department is being super picky.  What exactly would keep him out?

    EDIT:  I just looked up the original House Bill 588 ("Top 10%" rule) and at least as far as it was originally conceived seemed to cover public AND private high schools.  So, ignore that part of my statement.  I have been told by parents at rich private schools in Austin that they don't get the same consideration.  I suspect there may be a little ass-covering for Buffy and Biff.

    Its a public school, one of his best friends who actually got admitted to Comp Sci was # 5 in his class(2 spots behind)  but had an SAT score 5 pts better with the same  extracurricular activities  as my son.   This kid is also a first generation American so I am not sure whether that played a role or not but their applications were damn near identical.     

  10. #3 out of 650 and first choice is Comp Sci at UT?  you're not gonna need a fall back plan.  


    Well I wish you were correct but unfortunately he did not get into computer science at UT Austin. He did get about 20000 in scholarships per year from UT Dallas. So that looks to be his destination
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