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irishtexan

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  1. Aggy gonna boycott The Athletic. From mandel's latest Q&A: Stewart- with Georgia finally getting the proverbial monkey off their back this past season, what program replaces them as the school who’s the most β€œoverdue” to win a national championship based on expectations from their fan base, national media, etc.? Nebraska quickly comes to mind, but at 25 years I’m not sure they’ve waited long enough to make that claim. Stuart F. I know some people will say Texas A&M, but Texas A&M to me is not akin to Georgia. The Aggies’ one and only national title was so long ago the games weren’t yet televised, and it’s not like they’ve been knocking on the door for several years like Kirby Smart was. And whereas Georgia fans had been expecting national titles ever since the last one, I feel like that didn’t really become a thing for A&M fans until at least Johnny Manziel, if not Jimbo. The answer is Notre Dame. It’s been 34 years. While many (perhaps including Brian Kelly himself) believe the Irish will never realistically win another one, their fans certainly still expect it. As an independent, it’s the only trophy the Irish have to play for. And this is not a Nebraska/Miami/Tennessee situation where the program has fallen completely off the map. Notre Dame reached the Playoff two of the past four seasons. The Irish have finished the season No. 12 or higher in six of the past seven seasons. That means they’re in the mix. I could list any number of other national championship programs β€” USC, Florida and Texas come to mind β€” that have the resources and the recruiting footprint to do it again, but the longest drought for any of them is USC at 18 years. Notre Dame’s is nearly twice that long. Notre Dame’s is an actual monkey.
  2. 1) I don't think you can "develop" a killer instinct. You've either got it or you don't. 2) I hope the Neyor stuff ends up being bullshit. I would rather have Neyor than Hall and his baggage, regardless of potential.
  3. Does anyone know what the fuck they're hinting at here? I hate when they do this "wink-wink" shit. The "program fit" thing makes sense, but who is going to be a better option than a 5-star sophomore? Shit, On3 had him as the number 11 overall recruit in the class.
  4. The novelty will not wear off. They WILL be shit-shows forever.
  5. Yes. fuck today's wordle indeed. Wordle 300 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  6. This is a weird analogy, but Donald Glover's approach to this show reminds me a little of Sturgill Simpson's approach to making records. It feels like they're both intentionally fighting against what their audiences hope and expect that they will do. Maybe to make them think? Maybe just to surprise them and keep them on their toes? Maybe to intentionally fuck with them? Who knows. Sturgill made Metamodern Sounds of Country music, which was a psychedelic neo-outlaw country music record that many people likened to peak Waylon Jennings. He followed it up with A Sailor's Guide to Earth, which was a deeply personal, hyper-produced pop record with full-on horns and shit. And then he made Sound the the Fury, which was a weird-ass synth rock record (which I fucking love, btw). And then he did a traditional bluegrass record. Dude could make a full-on punk record, or a 1950's R&B record next and neither would surprise me. Donald Glover seems to be of a similar mindset. Keep them on their toes and always keep them guessing. I appreciate an auteur that takes us for a ride. I'd like to see more from the main characters, but these little vignettes he's doing this year have been thought-provoking, even when a little on the nose and over the top. Let's keep rolling DG!
  7. Just means you've done too many bumps. Take a xanny and drink a water.
  8. Great article. But it's curious to me that they didn't cover the murder trial and sentencing. The timeline ends with Stodne's brother telling the parole officer "he's lying" as the PO leaves the house seeming to believe Stodne's story of the "fight" with the cab driver. They go right into the aftermath and the takeaways and never resolve what happened at the murder trial.
  9. Searched for this and didn't see any mention of "Melissa Lucio" anywhere on this site. First hispanic woman set to be executed in the State of Texas. She's accused of killing her 2 year old daughter. From the Vice article below: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93b7w3/texas-melissa-lucio-on-death-row-prosecutor?utm_source=vicenewstwitter https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-prosecutor-pushes-back-pleas-stop-execution-melissa-lucio-rcna24217 Can't definitely say that she didn't do it, but it sure seems like she got railroaded. Coerced confession at 3am after hours of interrogation immediately after the death of her daughter. Insinuation that she beat her kids but all her kids say it's not true. Evidence that the child's injuries were sustained by falling down the stairs, but said evidence was never submitted. Five jurors now publicly question the conviction. Now the DA that requested the death penalty is saying he will try to stop the execution. Seems like there's enough to at least stay her execution. But Texas maybe gonna Texas?
  10. Counterpoint - grown men didn't used to physically assault and ultimately kill kids for innocent poo-flinging pranks. Get it fucking together people. My wife taught this kid when he was in elementary school. She said he was a good kid. Fuck that dude.
  11. In my experience, the mi tienda street taco meat is very lean and doesn't yield a lot of rendered fat. I've had to add oil to the pan to achieve the desired maillard reaction.
  12. I'm pissed they got rid of the JCB, but it's only been around since 2014. It's not like when they dumped the A1T&H burger. Bastards.
  13. Counterpoint - Try not to be a total fuckface dickhead.
  14. Y'all are acting like Whataburger wasn't a roll of the dice before they were purchased by the Chicago entity. They fucked up your order about 30% of the time before, and I think it's still about that rate today. My Whataburger at William Cannon and MoPac has been pretty consistent. I got a completely wrong order once. They often forget to put in the side of gravy that I order because I like to dip my fries into it. But overall they're pretty good.
  15. Opened our 6 yo son’s iPad and this was on google. Sorry for the potato quality pic. My wife took it.
  16. And what you filter out of it. Errbody on mute!
  17. I'm just proud to be part of a community in which our resident "authority... on the intersection of mass torts and bankruptcy" is someone named "Chad Fuck". Carry on, law dogs...
  18. Grillo's is the shit, but I can hardly find them anywhere. HEB doesn't carry them. The Sprout's by my house used to, but they've stopped carrying them for some reason. I'm kind of annoyed. Next is Claussen and then Nathan's Famous. I won't consider any pickles on the shelves. They have to be refrigerated.
  19. Wordle 284 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fuck today's wordle. I hate these words that can have 5 or 6 different possible options with only one letter being different.
  20. I don't think you're going to get an answer from him...
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