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Brian Fantana

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  1. IDF withdraws 50 feet and says "well, we did our part"
  2. How many times I gotta tell y'all to never trust Armenians???
  3. They should fire his ass for cause anyway and deal with whatever blowback. Tar and feather his ass on the way out of town. He should be excoriated nonstop by everyone at that school and in sports media. He's basically ruined a bunch of kids' prospects at earning power for god knows how long and probably fucked up a bunch of their potential careers, aside from any potential standouts (if any) that will get looks from other programs. What he's done is far beyond cringe, it's practically criminal. Soft landing my fucking ass, he should be blacklisted from every program and/or media outlet for all time.
  4. I can't express how much I will not be watching either of those games
  5. Surprised ICE didn't track your ass down on your way back from Florida
  6. Rationality is relative and entirely dependent on context. An action that is seen as crazy and/or awful by most of us is still rational to the person that took the action if they arrived at that point via a line of reasoning, even if that reasoning is deeply flawed/incorrect. My point was that John Hinckley arrived at the conclusion that he must shoot and kill Ronald Reagan irrationally because his mind was completely disconnected from reality and he was unable to follow a line of reasoning to any conclusion. Until it's proven otherwise, and it's very unlikely that it will, it seems that Tyler Robinson likely arrived at the conclusion that he must shoot and kill Charlie Kirk rationally, even though his line of reasoning is, of course, wrong and bad. There are plenty of examples of this kind of phenomenon out there, and it extends beyond the individual. Look at how countries like Iran or North Korea behave in certain instances. To outsiders, some of the things they do seem completely out of pocket, but from their perspective what they are doing is completely rational.
  7. You're both trying to ascribe a rational motive and describe the shooter as profoundly mentally ill. You simply cannot have both. John Hinckley was suffering from so many different severe mental illnesses at the time of his crime that his ability to exist in every day reality was completely gone. His motive was entirely irrelevant other than the fact that it was sensationalized by the media because it involved the President and Jodie Foster. He is also probably the biggest success story of mental health treatment in history. I'm not saying Tyler Robinson isn't suffering from some kind of mental illness, he likely was radicalized in some way by being part of some chronically online circles, and it is highly unlikely he could be rehabilitated enough to rejoin society. I don't think the comparison you're making is apt beyond the crimes being of similar nature.
  8. He's a real testament to the short attention span of Americans. Dude being outed as a white supremacist during Trump's first term was a big news story for a couple weeks and then everyone just forgot immediately.
  9. He's already turned down several multi-million dollar offers, including Notre Dame twice. I think Tech realizes how vital he is and will cough up whatever it takes to keep him. Might be the best GM in the country.
  10. I think the point is that they should, it should be a big news story so people can find out, but it won't happen.
  11. No real sources, as usual. Only the IDF's word which is worth dick all. Great contribution as usual, back to your hole. PRONG HORN strikes again!
  12. It's funny because it is literally both a byproduct of the conflict and a contributor to it. I don't understand how people see the world in such black and white terms.
  13. I'm talking about specifically this year's roster. Big spend, obvious problems (like the OL) with the roster. Don't have such thin skin.
  14. It was a whole thing and he was openly calling for Kirby Hocutt's job as well. This was all being discussed, with Cody also posting a LOT and defending himself, in real time at the time on the Tech Rivals (now On3) board. It got so bad that no one in the athletic department would speak to him, and even after Wells got fired it didn't get any better for a while. He was even pushing for fucking Art Briles to be hired for a period of time before we settled on Joey. It seems that at some point he had a come to Jesus moment and someone (probably one of the other mega donors, I'm guessing Dusty Womble) told him to cut the shit, get his ego in control and start working with everyone instead of trying to throw his weight around by harassing the AD and shitposting on a message board. Obviously those bridges have since been mended since he's the chair of the board of regents now and works closely with the athletic department, but holy shit he was intolerable for a few years. It's not all that surprising, people that become nouveau riche and don't know what to do with themselves often become the most insufferable dickheads, at least for a period of time.
  15. I have to imagine his wife was not very happy about this. Usually a fan of Burr, but this was a bad move for him and very disappointing.
  16. I'm chuckling because Cody Campbell literally did this exact thing, before Matt Wells was hired. I'm glad he pulled his head out of his ass and decided to work with everyone, because his ego was absolutely out of control, to the point of being blacklisted by the AD at one point.
  17. No it's just a dumbass argument to have. Who here is calling people cis het, ever?
  18. Understood. What's the latest on the coaching search?
  19. Yeah, I get you. I want this for Okie State as well (and in basketball), the conference is more fun when y'all are good.
  20. This is just not true, man. Look at how much Texas has spent. Not trying to talk shit here, UT fans, y'all are just the most pertinent example right now. Like yes, obviously paying a premium for top talent is important, but it's only one piece of the puzzle. Talent evaluation, roster construction and cohesion are extremely critical and Tech seems to have hit on all 3. We identified the holes in our roster and filled pretty much all of them with very good players, by all reports there are zero locker room issues and this team really enjoys playing with each other. No one's ego is getting in the way. For all the flak Joey McGuire gets around here, and I certainly have had a number of issues with him (mainly focus and discipline, penalties continue to be a problem at times), the one thing he is really good at is getting all of his players to buy in and put the team ahead of themselves. Everything you hear out of the program is team, team, team. None of that happens simply by throwing money at the problem.
  21. Agreed. I've never liked the bevel.
  22. Oh cool we're doing this again Please smash your fingers with a hammer so we don't have to have this inane discussion again
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