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irishtexan

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  1. 12 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    The absolute worst was that little pause right after "class" while the TRS-80 that was running TEX did whatever the fuck it was doing behind the scenes, "This class was.... (hold your breath, pray, cross fingers, make pagan sacrifice, etc.) ...not added. It was just a half a beat, but it seemed like 10 minutes, followed by me screaming every cuss word I could think of at the phone. Fuck you TEX and the PTSD this thread is causing me. 

    Yep. Hate Tex. Fuck you, Tex. More than a quarter century has passed and I still have ptsd from his fuckery. 

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  2. I see them in tiers:

    Tier 1: Ohio State (number 1 overall. they've got everything except market and even still, Columbus isn't a small town), Texas (resources, recruiting, national brand), USC (history and market), Georgia (recent dominance. they might be tier 2 for the next coach though)

    Tier 2: Michigan, Alabama

    Tier 3: LSU, Florida, OU

    Tier 4: Notre Dame

    Tier 5: A&M, Tennessee, Penn State, maybe Auburn?

  3. 4 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Update on the super-fun times for dad front:

    Nobody is talking to anybody.  Seriously, in the past 48 hours, I have exchanged exactly two spoken words with my wife and daughter collectively.  "Hello" to my wife, "Hi" back.  Nothing with my daughter.  Some business-like communication with each via text message.  That's it.

    Last night, on the way home, I got two nice greeting cards (daughter and wife both love cards).  Wrote lengthy messages to each -- about how hard shit is right now, I know, and while we don't have a magic wand to make it all better, I love you, and I'm not going anywhere.  I was hoping to at least get a crack in the wall.  NOPE.

    Business like texts with my wife this morning.  Best I got was "thank you for your card.  I don't have much to say otherwise."  I responded that she can talk to me, that I hear her and understand....all the right things.  I then suggested that she talk to our counselor.  Reply consisted of "No thanks."  So that's SUPER helpful.  And yeah....now I'm beginning to get pissed.  I don't handle the fucking silent treatment well, and everyone in our house knows it.  I'm playing it calm, and trying to make space, and offer gentle direction to places where they can get some help.....but I'm apparently the fucking enemy now.

    Meanwhile, the boy is inbound from overseas.  He messaged us to let us know he was on his flight, mom's response was "woohoo!"  Not sure what the fuck that was about, as he's about to walk into a fucking minefield.  Fucking Merry Christmas to all.

    And, you know, it's not like I'm dealing with any stresses at the office or anything, what with year-end, difficult clients, all that shit.

    Not trying to make light of the situation, but if no one is talking to you, then it's not like you have a lot of shit you need to do for them. Seems like a good time to go fishing and drink too many beers. 

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  4. 28 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    You can be fine with Hampton flipping all you want, but I despise the premise. Fuck Nick Saban and Alabama. Losing Hampton and saying "ah, well, no big deal", at this point, would be really fucking irritating to witness from people here. 

    Getting Smith would be great and all, but I don't measure pleasure in college sports through the lens of aggie tears. Those are nice and all, but that won't make me feel better about losing Hampton or Wingo.

    Ignoring the red flags, culture fit, flakiness, and potential to piss in the pool that is locker-room culture, how much fun would it be to see Stewart catch 2 TDs and return another one in the first quarter at Kyle Field. You'd fucking love it. Admit it. Just fucking admit it 

     

    20 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    Thought you were incredibly unimpressed/disliked the Hampton signing- this about a jihad against Saban?  As far as I’m concerned any effort he expends (like the headcase last year) on a guy we don’t really want is fine with me. 
    I’m all aboard the Alabraska theme and have said that for 18 months or so now- Texas is gonna get over on them and marginalize them over the next 5-20 years- they just aren’t on my radar. Maybe I’m just an idiot but I’ve got a decent track record on seeing around corners on some of this shit. 

    I thought Saban was done too. Then he ripped off 10 wins in a row with a QB that looked like shit, figured out how to maximize that QB's natural abilities, defeated the two-time defending national champs and are in the college football playoffs. The Death Knell of Saban was premature. 

  5. Dirty 6th = Bourbon Street. It's stupid and filthy and full of the worst tourists. No local over the age of 25 would go to either of them.

    But they serve their purpose because I know where not to go. 

    That being said, I'm not in fear for my safety if/when I'm forced to go to 6th. I just find the whole experience to be pretty detestable. 

    And that area will never improve as long as the homeless shelter is located next to the entertainment district. 

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