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  1. True 'dat ! He has done a great job, announced today that UTSA will play SMU in the Frisco Bowl, 19 Dec. BON is looking for clicks. https://thefriscobowl.com/smu-and-utsa-selected-to-play-in-2020-tropical-smoothie-cafe-frisco-bowl/
  2. Larry Hill one of the best coaches in the State. Chaps should win but SV will not beat themselves.
  3. Nice ! What is your team's record ? May have to add you to the list of candidates.
  4. https://www.barkingcarnival.com/2020/12/7/22160352/fred-akers-passes-away Stephen Ross, BC, posted a great vid of a celebration for Coach Akers last year before the LSU game. Interviews with many former players. Must see. Don't miss Robert Brewer at 6:53 or Doug Shankle at 8:25. (anyone know how to embed vimeo vids, would be great. may need a vimeo acct ?)
  5. https://big12sports.com/news/2020/12/6/big-12-football-coaches-teleconference-week-14.aspx He did the B12 Teleconference yesterday (1:32:30) though that can be done in isolation. When other head coaches have been diagnosed with Covid it was announced. However, Mensa may be different.
  6. No personal experience, but may want to check edmunds.com, nhtsa.gov for recalls, car and driver, and other sites for reviews. I did see a Consumer Reports article awhile back(don't have link) that reliability was not the highest for the 2020 Acadia and Chevy Traverse. Great looking vehicle !
  7. RIP, Fred ! Luv ya' Coach ! https://www.kvue.com/article/news/investigations/defenders/defenders-coach-fred-akers-family-visits-nursing-homes/269-f139246c-2d5b-49e7-9342-a7fb8f7c18e9 Fred had Alzheimers. Above story from KVUE in Aug details his family's plight to visit him due to COVID. Excerpt but please click on the story. Great vid/interview. He thrived there, interacting with others – and she visited every day. Then COVID-19 changed everything. The facility where he was staying went on lockdown, cut out activities and kept residents safely inside their rooms. Diane Akers' daily visits were limited to window visits through glass. “He didn't understand why his hand had to be on a piece of glass, why he couldn't feel anyone. Then he got disinterested because he couldn't feel the human touch, the hug, any of it. So it made him not talk at all,” she said. “It's like solitary confinement,” said Leslie Akers. “It was killing him.”
  8. Statesman story released at 11:40PM. (excerpts) Source: Citing health, Urban Meyer tells Texas officials he’s not returning to coaching Urban Meyer, the three-time national championship winner, has informed Texas officials that he is not pursuing another coaching position because of health issues, a university source with knowledge of the situation told the American-Statesman on Sunday night. However, “no decision” has been made about whether to move on from UT’s current coach Tom Herman, the source said. Texas officials are still “sorting through” their options, the source said. Horns247 first reported Meyer’s was leaning toward not pursing the Texas job. https://www.hookem.com/story/sports/2020/12/06/source-citing-health-urban-meyer-tells-texas-officials-hes-not-returning-coaching/3854666001/
  9. Good point but players are also normally off on Mondays.
  10. Thoughts and prayers for Tres and his wife Lindsey (former Texas softball player) who lost their son upon birth. Tragic news from Washington Nationals catcher Tres Barrera and his wife, Lindsey ... the couple just announced their baby boy passed away during delivery last week. "2020 has been a tough year for many, but it has definitely beaten us more than anything before," Tres said on Instagram on Friday. "On Sunday November 29,2020 my wife delivered our son at 7:12 am. Unfortunately our God decided he needed him in heaven before he was able to take his first breath." He continued ... "The emotion, the pain, are all things that one can not describe. As we mourn the loss of our baby boy, our faith remains strong and we will continue to take strides one day at a time in His name." Tres and Lindsey -- who tied the knot back in January 2018 -- shared the news of the pregnancy back in September ... saying they couldn't wait to meet the "little man." Tres praised Lindsey's strength through the challenging time ... saying, "I am most proud to call my myself the husband of my wife Lindsey. She is the strongest person I know and she will forever be my hero." "Forever our angel ... Kaius Lee Barrera" RIP. https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/04/mlb-tres-barrera-wife-mourn-loss-of-son-forever-our-angel/
  11. There should be a drug/mental health eval conducted upon entry which may be helpful. And other programs available. Has anyone spoken with an attorney ? - this is where there is a benefit. Would be good if someone communicates with him while incarcerated. Important for rehab. From your posts, it seems you are more at ease which is good. Respect for your concern.
  12. What do you think they will do @Helobious ? Excerpts, full article worth the read. I have always been perplexed by his defense. No one in minors ? What the Yankees do before 8 p.m. on Wednesday will reveal how they viewed a 60-game season from an individual standpoint and the impact of the financial hit they took by playing games without selling one ticket. Like all teams, the Yankees have to tender arbitration-eligible players contracts by Wednesday evening. If a player is tendered he is a signed player. If not tendered, he is a free agent. And the premier name in that situation is catcher Gary Sanchez, who turns 28 on Wednesday, a two-time All-Star who hit 34 home runs and drove in 77 runs during the 2019 season before producing a dreadful 2020 season in which he batted an unfathomable .147 (23-for-156) and struck out a whopping 64 times in 49 games and started just two of the seven Yankees playoff games. The buzz in the scouting industry is teams shouldn’t put too much stock in a two-month regular season when it comes to individual performances, good or bad. If the Yankees use that glass half-full approach, then they likely tender Sanchez a contract and prepare to give him a raise from the $5 million he made in the pandemic-impacted 2020 season. Should the Yankees not tender Sanchez a contract, it will be an indication they don’t believe he is worth that type of money coming off the year he had and an indication that the club is making an effort to get under the $210 million luxury-tax threshold for 2021. It is believed the Yankees took a financial hit upward of $220 million last season. After the season Hal Steinbrenner said the Yankees lost more money than any other team. One factor that favors Sanchez returning is that if he doesn’t, the Yankees have to find a catcher to pair with Kyle Higashioka and that would likely come from the free-agent pool that isn’t deep after J.T. Realmuto, who will be beyond the Yankees’ reach financially. https://nypost.com/2020/11/29/yankees-verdict-on-gary-sanchez-will-tell-us-everything/
  13. It is very apparent you have an impassioned concern which is much respected. May you make the best decision. But keep in mind his family's responsibility, both prior and current.
  14. Nice article (excerpts). “Exactly as advertised,” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said after watching the game from the press box and robustly rooting on his team. “He’s one of the finest coaches in the country, and we’re fortunate to have him.” Still, there was no Gatorade bath for Schaefer in the locker room. “No,” Collier said, “it’s too early for that.” https://www.hookem.com/columns/20201125/bohls-vic-schaefer-makes-coaching-debut-strong-one-defensive-minded-texas/
  15. https://www.blackstone-labs.com/?session-id=xihd03e1aippqd45valih455&timeout=20&bslauth&urlbase=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackstone-labs.net%2FBstone%2F(S(xihd03e1aippqd45valih455))%2F From what I have read, ECM update is key. May want to ask the dealer about fuel injector service. Frequent oil changes (3K-5K) will be good. For peace of mind, may want to consider an oil analysis by Blackstone Labs (link above). Cost is about $30 and will indicate if dilution is causing issues. (Disclaimer: Not a mechanic or well versed in subject, just try to keep up with today's engines)
  16. Today's news, shareholder vote to dissolve. Excerpts: Luby’s Inc. shareholders have voted in favor of a plan to liquidate and dissolve the business, the latest step in the demise of the beloved Texas-based cafeteria chain. The liquidation plan was approved by 99 percent of stockholders during a Tuesday meeting, according to the company. The vote allows the company to move ahead with liquidation, selling off company assets and distributing proceeds among investors. After that, the company said, the plan is to dissolve Luby’s Inc. The action culminates years of struggle for the cafeteria brand and follows a Sept. 4 vote by the company’s board of directors to liquidate and dissolve the company Houston restaurateurs Christopher Pappas and Harris Pappas executed an agreement in September that allowed them access to confidential Luby’s information while they evaluated whether or not to make an offer, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, though it remains unclear if that outcome is still in play. https://www.statesman.com/business/20201118/lubyrsquos-liquidation-shareholders-ok-plan-to-dissolve-business
  17. Concerning. Excerpts: Apple said Monday it'll change the way it logs data from your Mac about the apps you launch. Cybersecurity experts pointed out Thursday that a security feature was sending the information to Apple along with your IP address, which effectively ties data about the apps you use to your location. The data was also transmitted to Apple over the internet without any encryption, meaning that it'd be easy for a third party to intercept and read. The result of the data collection, security blogger Jeffrey Paul wrote, is that "you simply can't power on your computer, launch a text editor or eBook reader, and write or read, without a log of your activity being transmitted and stored." While the data collection was happening in previous versions of MacOS, Paul found that the tools some tech-savvy iMac and MacBook owners used to stop the data collection no longer work on computers running the latest version, Big Sur. Apple released the new operating system to the public on Thursday. Additionally, Apple's collection of IP addresses can no longer be defeated with a VPN, a service that masks your location with a proxy IP address. That's because the security feature (and some other Apple services) can circumvent VPNs on devices running the Big Sur operating system, according to security researchers who focus on Apple products, collecting users' true IP addresses instead. Now, Apple says it has stopped logging user IP addresses collected by the feature, and will delete previous logs of IP addresses. Without IP addresses, there's far less danger that records of app usage could be tied back to users. The company said it has never collected Apple IDs or other information that can identify a user's specific Mac with the app usage data. Apple also committed to other changes within the coming year. It'll encrypt data about app usage while it flows over the internet to the company's servers, and it will let users opt out of the security check that collects the data. https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-says-itll-change-how-it-collects-data-on-the-macos-apps-you-launch/
  18. Very true, but to Madison's credit they won the district title in '18 and iirc in '19 due to primarily a weak 286A. Also, on their 3rd coach in 4 years. Mark Smith (Manziel's coach at Tivy) came from Judson after only 1 year at Judson (conflict with board) and stayed only 1 year at Madison (pursue other interests). Then John Campbell stayed only 1 year due to reportedly having an affair with the principal. Seems they have a good one now in Blaine Pederson who came from Johnson. But as you allude, the talent pool is not great. Is John Campbell still at Edinburg Vela ? Heard he had a DWI. Seems to be a playa' but a successful high school football coach.
  19. If he doesn't reply, DM @F250 iirc, he has been through this. 🙂
  20. No reports that I have seen. No publicity about Fall Camp except limited info on the baseball twitter site. Statesman stated they may do an interview with Pierce in the near future. NCAA Baseball Committee met earlier this week. Kendall has info behind paywall. May want to check his twitter for free info.
  21. Would be good to discuss supplements mentioned above with your doctor. As Irish indicates above, there can be side effects. Not familiar with BJJ. Do participants also have a secondary exercise regiment, particularly, strength training, aerobics, and stretching, yoga etc. Stretching can cure alot of ills and becomes more important as you age.
  22. Check LHN for replay dates if you miss.
  23. Good points ! Gundy also describes Yurcich as being loyal more than once. TH mentioned he spoke with Gundy prior to hiring Yurcich - which means he got his "yes" man. :13 and 5:03
  24. This ! Would also report it to Lowe's to try to identify the culprit. Sry for your misfortune, that is serious damage on a nice vehicle.
  25. https://goutsa.com/coaches.aspx?path=football And hiring a coaching staff. Very experienced. OC/DC (SEC), Matt Mattox, OL, Rod Wright, DL, others with P5 experience.
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