Jump to content

orange dream

Burnt Ends
  • Posts

    932
  • Joined

Posts posted by orange dream

  1. Mid-90s on a flight to Charlotte there were 4 or 5 guys up front who were obviously all flying together.  Upon landing, we all end up on the same shuttle bus to the rental car lot.

    I was starting to figure out they were rasslers (not from my era) and when we got on the shuttle, the shuttle driver goes into full Chris Farley "that was awesome" guy mode.  He was non-stop the whole way to the lot.

    image.gif.1d0c0f6fd6ae7825710c3ffeec468b5f.gif200.webp.bd98ac9732845d0455e5312bba272d7e.webpimage.gif.05dfd114d72b5e0e200dea2c77b81226.gif

  2. 21 hours ago, Mantis Toboggan, MD said:

    Anyone have any experience with LSU? Do they have any tuition discounts for Texas students? Thoughts on LSU as a school? My kids are years away, so m just curious.

     

    15 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

    I have several LSU grads in my family and friend group, and a young cousin that's there now. My older LSU grad relatives are all PE or civil engineers and have done pretty well for themselves in the Greater Louisiana area, including Houston O&G. Have a friend who's daughter is an LSU trained vet and says the vet school is great. My cousin that's there now is from Texas (Georgetown), but I don't know what she's paying in tuition. I'm going to see her mom tomorrow, and I can ask. (I'm curious, too)

    I was accepted to LSU and they threw a lot of money at me back in the '80s. I took a campus visit with a buddy, and that may have been the first time I flirted with alcohol poisoning. We drove home Sunday in dead silence for most of the trip and both agreed we wouldn't survive one semester at LSU. 

     

    2 hours ago, gmr548 said:


    My understanding is they are pretty generous with financial aid for out of state students with decent records. I know a couple guys my age (~30) that went there for free. LSU has an enrollment problem and looks to Texas kids to fill up.

    My son and I went to Baton Rouge for the LSU/Auburn game a few years ago.  Had a great time.  An observation I remember from the trip is that the locals definitely identify first as "Cajuns" and then whatever else they happen to be, kind of how must of us are "Texans" first and then whatever else we happen to be.  Alcohol poisoning would definitely be on the table for most undergrads though.

  3. 15 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    I don’t ever want to catch shit again about visiting TexAgs. This son of a bitch must live in College Station. 

    Aggie children (shhhhhh!!!) and several aggie co-workers who have given me recommendations over the years.

  4. On 1/20/2023 at 9:55 AM, Skipper said:

    Correct, I'm in Dallas.  I think these options are all probably available in Austin as well.  I'll definitely update with my thoughts if/when I pull the trigger.

    image.jpeg.ff079cb7b78b5c2376c9ec9cfb282df2.jpeg

     

    For real though, what did you go with? Thinking about pulling the trigger on Jellyfish in Dallas soon but would love more feedback.

     

    • Like 1
  5. If they are hanging around campus things will be full as previously indicated, if they have transportation and are open to straying from campus these are some good options.

    Cilantro in Bryan is good. hole in the wall tex-mex

    Mr. G's Italian Pizzeria (also downtown Bryan) is good pizza / Italian (casual)

    1860 Italia (south college station) is good Italian (fancy for that area)

    Poche's Seafood (Cajun / Creole) https://pochesseafoodshoppeandrestaurant.com/

    Le Petit Cochon (French Bistro) https://lepetitcochonbcs.com/ also south of town

    Gate 12 Bar & Grill (next to the airport) https://gate12barandgrill.com/ good food and a somewhat unique setting. (casual)

    Cooper's BBQ (decent BBQ and they can handle large gameday type crowds)

    Napa Flats (basically an independent chilis)

    Hopdoddy & Piada pretty close to campus in an area called Century Square where there are several restaurants

    • Like 1
  6. 10 hours ago, MikeUT8750 said:

    Haha. The plan is to hopefully see some blow u fans shitting in the upper Texas section and swapping seats. I will be holding liqor though 

    15 minutes ago, Teebox said:

    I have been in this position before, and got to the stadium probably 30-45 minutes before kick, went to the Texas side, and found some OU fans in essentially equivalent seats on the Texas side.  They were more than happy to trade with me.

    image.gif.3d6ffc46fac030eb461530f89327c408.gif

    image.gif.35ef6c8ac3f4e4a7e3bd25fde2b42d35.gif

    For real, just get there a bit early and this will be no problem.

    Having said that, sitting amongst the okies for a win can be glorious.  Just don't be a complete ass, only about 60% of one.

    Hook 'em!!

  7. @Gale Snoats

     

    Since you mentioned low in the endzone you should be aware that there are about 8 or 10 rows in section 15 (circled on pic below) that are OU fans which makes up for what they lose from the tunnel cutout in section 33.  I was seated a row behind them about 15 years ago and had never noticed they were there before.  It was fine, we won that year and they took it in stride but if you are looking at low endzone seats you should at least be aware of it. 

    image.png.ef75b197de19b09c406c53b0e1ba34d1.png

    you can make out the little swath of red circled in the photo below.

    image.png.6b38426e130039ec8ba0e3c3bbd00dd8.png

     

  8. Thinking about getting a cart.  Inclined toward used. Any recommendations for where to look and what to look out for?  4 seater, electric.

    How old is too old?

    Any brands or features to seek out or avoid?

    Seems like a lot of the used ones are priced similar to new.

  9. @Brew and obviously anyone else who has interest.

    While I don't have personal experience with any these, I do have close friends whose kids have gone through these three "honors" programs at "lesser" big state u types of schools and had great experiences. 

    Bama Honors College: https://honors.ua.edu/

    Ole Miss Honors College: https://www.honors.olemiss.edu/

    My best friend's daughter is a "Haslam Leadership Scholar" at Tennessee right now ( full-ride, including living expenses and an expense-paid study abroad program)  Smart girl, but honestly not the type of student that you would think would get this type of offer.  My buddy honestly thought there may have been a mistake initially.  They had plenty of money set aside to pay for school so once he verified her spot in this program he bought a new boat and remodeled the kitchen. ha ha

    https://studentsuccess.utk.edu/honors/haslam-leadership-scholars/

    https://news.utk.edu/2021/06/07/2021-haslam-scholars-cohort-announced/

    Anyway, the point being that some of the "non-elite" OOS schools have some niche (kind of their version of Plan II for lack of a better analogy) programs within them that can make for great alternatives if the UVA, Michigan or Berkeley option doesn't work out.

    • Hook 'Em 1
×
×
  • Create New...