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  1. 34 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

    That and everything that they believe makes their school great is completely manufactured bullshit.

    And they all have tiny dicks.

    22 minutes ago, 'stache said:

    I have no doubt that is how they view it today. Bunch of cultist idiots obsessed with history don't even know their own history. Small dick losers.

    Just so we are in the same page, usually tiny dicks are around 5 inches, and small dicks are around 6 inches, correct?

  2. 5 hours ago, sdm said:

    Oh sweet baby Jesus, please let the pokes stomp a mudhole in aggy's ass and walk it dry.

    Amen

     

    5 hours ago, BigSwingingD said:

    Put it on the wall. It's already a win for aggy.

    If they lose, they didn't want to be there.  SEC SEC SEC.  See, aggy is just like georgia!

    If they win, dem figten texum aggys are so much better than any team in da BDF Big 12 (-2).

    Go Pokes!

    Hook'em 

    So if the pokes stomp aggy, and the Land Thieves somehow beat LSU, that’s two major losses in just a few days for the Fightin Texum Aggy. Gonna be a lot of abused sheep/spouses around Collie Station if that happens.   

  3. 3 hours ago, DixonHur said:

    Donny, ‘Indian’ is not the preferred nomenclature. Native American, please.

    But, frankly I'm impressed that he didn't refer to them as Injuns or Redskins.

    Or prairie n...evermind

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  4. 1 hour ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

    how lopsided does this get before Moscow Mitch caves? I mean, he's been sheltered by favorable polling of late. If this turns to 60-65% (or more) supporting conviction, can Mitch continue his collusion and obstruction WITH the White House? I read somewhere today that the margin is 3 senators needed to turn the prospects in the people's favor. If 3 senators up for re-election are feeling heat from their electorate, do they turn? So many questions.

    Mitch has to believe it’s going to affect Republican control of the Senate next year.  

  5. 2 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    I could see the SEC taking OU just for bragging rights of taking another top-rated program.  Further, the SEC would tell the middle/lower tier schools to rightly fuck off as well (MO, A&M, AR, etc).  They aren't blocking a damn thing.  

    The SEC leadership can tell those schools to fuck off, but if four vote to block, OU wouldn’t get in.  

    Aggy was a unanimous vote, because everybody benefitted from adding Texas to the footprint, without adding a tough program.  

  6. Look at OU's last 20 years, in a hypothetical 8-team playoff situation.

    • 13 years as outright conference champs 
    • 2001 - Out - #10 OU would not have jumped #9 Texas or #4 Nebraska for a second B12 spot (after #3 Colorado), especially after ending the season with a loss to 4-7 Okie State.
    • 2003 - In - #1 and undefeated headed into B12 Championship game, lost to #13 KSU, but only dropped to #3.
    • 2005, 2009, 2014 -  Out - 4-5 loss seasons
    • 2011 - Out - 3 losses, not conferences champs - dropped 2 out of 3 last regular season games and well out of top 10 at that point
    • 2013 - Toss-Up Baylor was conference champ, but both had identical W/L (10-2) and OU closed out the season beating #6 Okie State, so possibly in.

    So with a hypothetical 8-team playoff situation over the last 20 years, OU would have automatically been in 14 times due to conference championship and 2003, with a possible 15th appearance in 2013.

    Would they have been outright conference champs 13 times in the SEC or Big 10 over the last 20 years?  Signs point to "No".

     

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  7. 32 minutes ago, XOVERX said:

    I think if Oklahoma perceives they can win more NCs in the B12, then that would be the reason they would renew the B12 GOR.

    Is Tom Herman going to magically get his shit together and start contending for the B12 championship?  Is the PAC going to magically get their shit together and start consistently producing an undefeated champ?  Signs say no, so winning the B12, even with a loss, is an easy path to the playoffs.

    Stoops won 10 Big 12 titles, and many of those titles would have put the meth heads in the playoffs (given the state of the ACC and PAC).

    32 minutes ago, XOVERX said:

    But Oklahoma also needs the money the SEC or the B1G would generate for them.

    Money (leave)? Or playoffs (stay put)?

    And this is where you have to take a holistic approach to things.  Some geographical rivalries would disappear (and I'm not sure Nebraska would go out of their way to be on OU's calendar every year), which would lessen fan enthusiasm, both for home games, and for travel.  The chances of OU adding a loss or two every season goes up, and they could find themselves out of running for the 4-team playoffs more often than not.  That's not good for revenue the university is pulling in from advertising, game attendance, etc., not to mention playoff money they would lose out on (more on that in a moment).  

    I think the SEC is a non-starter though - OU would have to have 11 SEC teams to vote for them.  Adding OU does doesn't expand their footprint into a massive state dripping with football talent like aggy did.  It's going to hurt the locals (Missouri, Arky, aggy) and that's three teams right there that should vote no - aggy was not a threat to Missouri, Arky, and LSU, unlike OU.  I'm not even sure LSU wants OU in the mix, because a hypothetical situation where they are running into OU and Bama year in and year out is not necessarily good for them.  Hell, Bama might not be keen on that either - Bama would have Auburn, LSU, and OU to contend with, plus a CCG game.  Hell, what does OU offer the SEC West in general?  Another potential loss for several of those teams, and loss of the SEC brand as a factor in recruiting against OU in places like Texas.

    32 minutes ago, XOVERX said:

    Consider an expanded playoff where coming in second, or even third, in a conference doesn't necessarily preclude the playoffs.

    At this point, there would be absolutely no reason for OU to leave the B12, since they are almost automatically going to be in the playoffs, given the last 15 years.  Those fucking inbreds know how to reload and win, while we keep having to rebuild every other year.   That would mean a big boost in revenue for them.   More on that in a moment.

    32 minutes ago, XOVERX said:

    Or consider the idea of a larger B1G and/or SEC with both a finals championship game, but also a semi-final championship game.

    I don't see this scenario playing out - schools like Ohio State, LSU, and Bama are not going to want an additional stumbling block to a 4-team playoff.

    8-team playoffs pretty much guarantee the stability of the P5s, since all P5 champs probably get an automatic bid, and 2-losses mean much, much less.

    Look at our hypothetical 8-team playoff for this year, judging by the official CFP rankings:

    1. Louisiana State University  13-0
    2. Ohio State University  13-0
    3. Clemson University  13-0
    4. University of Oklahoma  12-1
    5. University of Georgia  11-2
    6. University of Oregon  11-2
    7. Baylor University   11-2
    8. University of Wisconsin  10-3

    With an 8-team playoff, there is little reason for a top-tier P5 team to leave their current conference, not when you get teams like 2-loss Georgia and Baylor, and 3-loss Wisconsin getting in.  Those three teams show you could lose a regular-season game (or two) and your conference championship and still get in.  Or in the case of Oregon, lose 2-3 regular season games and win your CCG and you're in.

    And as for the best non-P5 - they aren't going to jump Notre Dame (and how would they treat them anyways) and Memphis way up the list 7-9 spots.  They'll tell them to join a real conference.

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  8. 39 minutes ago, tonedeaf said:

    I would be shocked if OU signed another GOR.  If they leave, all bets are off.  I just hope Texas can separate from baylor.

    Where are they going to go?  Not PAC or ACC.  The PAC is a fucking dumpster fire of a joke, and the ACC, without Clemson, would be just as bad.  Both are a pain in the ass for OU fans to travel to away games.  

    Why would they make their playoff chances harder in the Big 10 or SEC?  Right now, short of losing the B12 championship, they are in with a loss, even a conference loss.  They catch a conference loss in the Big 10 or SEC, and they might not even make the conference championship, which means no CFP.

    And, being related to, and knowing quite a few, OU fans and alumni, I know for a fact none of them want to be in a conference where they wouldn't be a top dog.  That rules out the SEC and B10 as well - OU, just like Texas, wouldn't be able to roll into the SEC or B10 and start throwing their weight around.  OU could have went to another conference before the Big 12, but they didn't.

    SEC was an easy choice for a school like aggy, who is used to being treated like the mid- or bottom-tier team that they are.    Aggy wasn't a threat to recruiting of any SEC members as well - OU would easily be blocked by Arky, aggy, Missouri, maybe LSU (and it only takes 4) because OU would be a threat to those schools recruiting-wise (And not just them).

    The money will be there - Amazon and Apple, one of them will probably make it interesting.  And OU will have a HUGE say in how a GOR plays out, unlike if OU ran off to the SEC or B10.

    And we haven't even touched on the whole OU/OSU thing.

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  9. 6 hours ago, DFW Horn said:

    Back in the day, Phi Slama Jama was nationally relevant.

    I don't know where some of y'all get this "UH only cares about being a pain in the ass for UT" take.

    Yep, I know plenty of UH alumni who want UH to be nationally relevant, although PSJ is kind of an old example.

    UH has the resources and location to be more relevant than they are, and they would take a B12 invite so fast it'd make your head spin, but it has nothing to do with UT.  

    Their problem is that they are somewhat competing with the Astros, Rockets, and Texans on the athletics scene, and due to Houston's makeup, they have a shitload of alumni from a bunch of other universities that are much more relevant nationality.  

  10. 4 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

    I have wicked long term asthma, so I get the 23 strain pneumonia shot.    I'm a little immune compromised due to chemo, so they highly recommend.   Doc said everyone should get the shot, but hardly anybody does.  

    Advantage, anti-vaxers

    I asked about getting the shot, they told me wait a few decades.  This was a year after I had pneumonia.  Is there something I can tell them?

    4 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

    I thought pneumonia only killed the elderly or obese. This was certainly an awareness moment for me because I did not think it could take the life of a healthy 30 something. 

    When I had it a few years ago, I knew something was really wrong (high fever, felt horrible, etc). and I went to the doctor the next day.  I think if I had been in my 20s or 30s, before kids, there's a chance I might have tried to tough it out, but with kids, I was freaking the fuck out, because I knew people died from it a lot more often than people think (father-in-law was a doctor and looked up the stats).   I know it was partly the fever talking, but I was just thinking "I better not fuck this up, my kids would be devastated".

  11. 5 hours ago, fellside said:

    Holy shit.  I just saw that the dude with no arms and legs is Dudley Dursley from Harry Potter.

    Yeah, he didn't like seeing himself on the big screen and started working out.

    You should just go ahead and google "neville longbottom underwear model".  He seems to have been the one to hit the jackpot in genetics, next to Emma Watson.

  12. 52 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

    I’m glad we are going back to the moon. I like the permanent Gateway idea. I kind of wish the project was more advanced. (I realize how stupid this sounds). However, it just looks like they are repeating what they did 50 years ago. I know they are not, but it feels that way. 

    If the last time you had sex was nearly 50 years ago, and now you’re being asked to perform in a three-way that will be live-streamed to the world, you would be a little hesitant to add in anything more than a trapeze   

    Wait, that’s not the right analogy.  

  13. 14 hours ago, Lobo said:

    I can't even really talk to her about her freshman year at Texas Tech because her mom just butts in with how her liberal professors are all crazy but she loves her all-white sorority

    Did you at least mention to her that you’re thinking about renting a place down at Padre near the beach over spring break, and that she and her sorority were welcome to use it?

    Asking for a friend.  

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