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  1. 2 hours ago, utee94 said:

    I mean, aren't we eventually going to run out of vintage clothing to resell?  And THEN what?  

    Mark my words, the custom-tailored vintage clothing Chinese knockoff market is about to explode.  Best get in on the ground floor...

    No man, the next fusion is re-domesticated high-end sports wear imported from 3rd world countries. All that gear that ends up in Africa and far reaches of South America will be re-acquired and brought back to the US. The money spent on the purchase will help support impoverished peoples in economically challenged countries. To not pay $300 for the 2009 Texas Longhorn National Champions hat procured from Sudan will hurt the poor Sudanese children that would have otherwise been fed for a year. Get with it man!!!

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  2. 15 hours ago, Bevo said:

     So where can I live that is like the old Austin if I don't want to live in a place that is like a far inferior version of New York?

    Asheville NC, Knoxville TN, Lexington KY, Wilmington, NC, Chattanooga TN.

    That's as close as I've seen in my travels.

  3. On 2/7/2024 at 10:27 AM, BabaYaga said:

    There will two power conferences left, akin to the AFC and NFC.  North vs south.  The SEC and BIG will grow and ingest more and more schools, tell the NCAA to take a flying fuck, and the table will be set.  Then you will have all the other schools doing their own thing similar to how the FCS is now, but with larger and formerly prestigious P5 schools left out and the only path to a title being joining one of the two larger conferences.  

    Of all the things here, I'm pretty confident the NCAA will no longer exist or at least if it does exist it will have zero real power or influence. 

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  4. 3 hours ago, texasdago said:

    Yeah, that's a losing argument... but again I will say Austin is improving.  I definitely agree that downtown needs to "grow" when it comes to food/grocery options beyond Foxtrot and Royal Blue.  If you can run the gauntlet under 35, at least now Whole Foods and Target are nearby + Whole Foods on the west side and there's always Trader Joe's.  I would love to see HEB take a flyer on putting a store... even a smaller store... somewhere downtown.  Build it into the base of a high rise.  Would be amazing to have downtown.

     

     

    I can agree with this take completely. For the record, while I don't think I will ever move back to Austin (for the 3rd time), for complex personal reasons, I lived the bulk of my adult life there, and loved it for the most part.

    I note that, as while I will likely never live there again, a part of me truly hopes and want to see the city I loved the most grow into adulthood. Past the hippyville, turned college and capital town, silicone Prarie, movie mecca pt2, tech companies destination, and tourist destination to a full on urban living metroplex. Including, usable reasonably priced mass transit options, life accommodating commercial business and long-term tenant owned condo complexes. 

    That's why I visit this thread. For, likely silly, but never the less existing hope that things move the right way. I'll always love the time I spent in Austin. I hope 30-40 years from now there are people my age, that have been there that long, can say the same.

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  5. 30 minutes ago, We’reTexas said:

    Cool? I, too, lived in other major American cities before living off west 6th in the early 2010s and had a blast all things considered, though it was a far cry from DC and NYC. My argument was that Austin’s downtown development was, and IMO still is, a good example of the downtown revitalization to diversify from commercial use that occurred in many cities beginning in the 2000s. Some cities failed to do this; San Francisco in particular, and I see the contrast every time I come back to Austin. 

    Well, drawing a comparison of Austin to Chicago or NYC remains foolish. 

    You say diversified from commercial use relative to DC, NYC or Chicago on the good side vs San Fran or others on the down. 

    What's the owner occupation rate, living amenities per capital, portfolio investment of condos and utilization rates of Austin residents vs the good and bad locations. Those are the real measures of diversity vs commercial use. Airbnb, LLC owned or other non-resident owned vs owner occupied with long-term rental rates of condos is a real determining factor of commercial vs diverse use of the condos in downtown.

    If there aren't multuple groceries stores, pharmacies and other less glamorous commercial properties within a relatively short walk or bike ride, and the bulk of the condos are not owner occupied or local resident long-term rentals... it's all commercial. Ultimately, those condos are essentially hotels or commercial investments not residential. 

    It's fine to say it's better than a San Fran, and to discuss how it should be moving more towards a Chicago or NYC, but the question remains, is it doing that at this point. That Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are and have been the only thing close to a grocery store within walking distance of downtown for ages, I think saying it is not moving in that direction isn't a stretch logically. I'm happy to hear supporting evidence that it is, but that singular point leans towards it is not. I'll also throw out the question of how many bars in downtown do residents of Austin over the age of 30 actually frequent. I don't know the numbers, but I'll guess its not very high on average.

  6. 3 hours ago, We’reTexas said:

    I guess I still don’t understand what your argument is, besides some generalized aversion to condos. Downtown Austin has been a pretty impressive case of 2000’s mixed-use residential development, along the lines of River North in Chicago, Financial District in NYC, Little Italy in San Diego, etc, that relies on a demographic that seeks to be close to work, entertainment and public amenities such as parks and has a lesser reliance on cars: affluent singles/DINKs and downsizing empty nesters. Pied-à-terres can be annoying, I suppose, but they come with the territory. All of these neighborhood relied on luxury condos for residential development. You can of course argue Austin lags behind peer cities in some respects but it’s a little hyperbolic to suggest it’s a grocery and retail dead zone. 

    I spent 20+ years in West Campus and SOC. I lived in River North Chicago for 11. The comparison of day to day living between River North and downtown Austin is really night and day. While I could make a cold hike in winter to a Whole Foods in 15 or a 5 minute bike ride I could hit 3 other full grocery stores of 2 different companies, 4 CVS/Walgreens, 2-3 Royal blues found in downtown Austin in less time. There was a barber and non-starbucks coffee shop in my building, a 7-11 and 2 different dry cleaners less than 50 yards away. If I drove more than 90 miles for work, my company allowed me to rent a car, I say that because despite driving to meeting in the burb frequently, I drove less than 10k miles in 11 years. In the city I NEVER drove. Going outside downtown, took the L, going to my buddies house in Wisconsin, train (sub $10). 

    As for food and bars...hah!! No man, not close. Even though Austin is a tourist town. Dive bar, Irish Bar, Club or pool hall, 10 minutes to walk to many options. 

    It really is foolish to compare downtown Austin to River North or the Financial district in NYC. Just foolish. For the record my brother lived in Jersey City, there was a water taxi into the Finacial district, which of the areas in Manhattan is among the least livable, IMO. 

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  7. 1 hour ago, YGIFS said:

    Because he keeps stealing money from poor people in the name of Patriotic Liberty to fund his cell phone data plan with which to send dick pics to South Austin's Mom?  

    The man, like many others like him, provides a wonderful service to our nation.  Most people who support him know deep down inside he's a confidence man, a scammer, and a cunt.  But they continue down the road with him because they can't or won't admit they've been duped.  All throughout human history, we needed people like Brett Favre and others like him because it helps us identify the dumbfucks we can send off to do our bidding because they don't know any better.  If I can convince you to still support Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers or the others like them, I can probably get you to donate to my cause, vote for me, or drown your children.  We send them out as test-runs to see who the stupids are among us and who we can con.  We have always operated this way and 35% of this country will adhere to historical norms.  Because that's how this whole thing works.  It's not just stolen funds for gymnasiums.  It's about the whole of America.  I promise you, it's an elegant system that works beautifully when you're up top, in control.  

    Umm.. sorry I forgot the sarcasm tags on my post broseph. 

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    but yes, everyone loves a flimflam man and a fool and his money are soon to part.

  8. 6 hours ago, Stanley said:

    .. meaningless OOC games, and meaningless bowl games have ruined college football. College football will continue sucking shit through a straw for the next 20 years. The NFL is a superior product in every way. 

    You do know that these have been around for a very long time.

    And... the new structure is far more like the NFL than it was historically. Further, if you enjoy the NFL product, this new world will provide an easier track to following relevant teams and players in what you can simply consider the NFL minor league. Or... you know, go post on Cowboys.com

    So... there's a tad bit of irony in your post.

  9. 2 hours ago, ousux said:
    3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:
    Shit, Colorado blew apart the Pac-12 so I'm not going to be surprised about this.

    ...the Fightin' Primes just followed suit..but in a conference they can actually compete in.

    Um... no they won't.. and that's saying quiet a bit. (I know I know take it to the Prime Time Room)

  10. 28 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

    I agree with just about all of this.  I think there will be 2 main drivers that reduce the number of schools who play: money and injuries.  Schools on the coasts will opt out because football is dangerous; they may try to start playing with much different rules that dramatically reduce injury risk, but I don’t see how that will appeal to enough people to generate the same money.  I half expect soccer to take hold as the main sport in those areas.  Smaller schools will be forced out because they won’t be making money; some of those schools may field teams that play at a lower level with unpaid players, similar to the old days.  
     

    To your point about the ability to opt out of classes, I don’t think that will be necessary; I think there will be degree plans made up that allow athletes to get credit for all the training activities they already do and will let them out of attending lower level coursework where they have to mingle with all the other students.  Those degree plans are pretty much already in place, I think they will just be taken the rest of the way such that all these guys have to do is practice and play football.

    I do think the NFL’s popularity will be a leading indicator for college football.  As long as the NFL remains popular, there will be enough demand to keep the 30-60 most viable schools going.

    That's a good point about classes. I think, well, hope, perhaps they'll have a different track all together. What would actually serve the universities and athletes the most is a pro-sports track.

    How to select a agent, what a good contract looks like, managing social media, off field activities to increase your pro value and oned to avoid, making investments,, avoiding bad investments (family and snake oil salesmen mainly), restaurants are a bad business, dealing with sports marketing and TV, public speaking, etc. 

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  11. I'm sure I'll be negged for saying this, but I accurately called the current playoff and how it would come to pass 20+ years ago. The writing was on the wall and if anyone was honest with themselves it was pretty easy to see coming. 

    In 20 years I think the easiest thing to predict is there will be a LOT fewer universities playing. I think the NCAA will be gone. I think some states, including universities will have opted out of football completely. 

    I think the landscape will be greatly compressed and there will essentially be one tier. It will be the playoff tier and much more limited number of universities playing will be in that division of college football. I'm guessing the west coast will largely be out of the college game, the northeast very limited and most of the teams with be in the Midwest and Southeast. You'll have some outliers like maybe Arizona, Utah, and some teams in the Mid-Atlantic regions too. 

    I think there will be NIL caps of some sort, and there might even be an opt out for classes. Those that are on scholarship don't get that option, neither do walk on players, but fully NIL funded players don't have to attend class if they dont want to. They will hopefully be encouraged to, but not required. Essentially, more of a real minor league for the NFL with NIL funding the bulk of it. 

    Then again, while I called the playoffs, there were a lot of things I didn't see happening. So, wtf do I know.

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