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  1. 21 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

    We are a country that values the life of a conservative podcaster more than the lives of Democratic lawmakers or children in schools.  We are a country that happily lives in two different realities curated by the algorithms in our pocket.  We are a country that is more concerned with our differences than our similarities.

    I naively thought that the Democrats just had a messaging problem and that the majority of the country would agree with their ideas if they were just communicated better.  I thought that many of the Republican voters just did so out of habit or comfort and weren't truly aware of what their party stood for.  That's all bullshit.  The liberal viewpoint is the clear minority in this country.  The Democrats have lost.  When the goals of social media align so clearly with one party over the other (outrage!!!), there's nothing that can be done.  We have to accept the new reality, complaining about it now is like going to College Station and complaining that everyone is wearing maroon.

    @Brisketexan - I'm climbing off the ledge.  Not because anything has gotten better, but because there's nowhere for us to even jump.  Might as well figure out how to live like this.  First step is deleting all forms of social media from my phone.  Real life is much more pleasant than life through a screen.  I only find disappointment in learning who people are behind their keyboard.

    I don't know where tf to grasp hope from. This shit is coming together here pretty soon when whatever plan they have in place to make sure Trump gets his 3rd term (and then 4th and then 5th bc he will never die) culminates. Pretty sure Kirk is fitting nicely into his plans, whether it was foreseen by them or not, they are taking advantage. I log in to twitter and Musk has his personal propaganda machine just openly stating that Kirk was killed by "leftists" like it's fact. The media can't push back because they bought the media decades ago, and they're already gathered all the corporations like the infinity stones. There isn't a leader with a sack in the Democratic party to fight within the confines of whatever is left of the political system. There's fucking nothing. Since the moment he died they've bene out spouting lies in front of every camera that will record them, and who tf is left to push back? Little internet holes that cater to the types of people net-savvy enough to read Surly?

    I was counting on Arch to give me some great distractions this year. So much for that shit. And apparently the only person that will outlive Trump is Jerry Jones. Could this be any more fucked?

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  2. I'm coming around more and more to the idea that the kid doesn't have that fire upstairs. I wanted to give him time to prove it, especially after his time last year running against A&M and UTSA. He got up from those runs with a fire, and showed me he wanted to compete. But now I see him like Ewers used to be, on the sidelines on the bench hiding from the pressure trying to catch his breath. I've heard nothing from reports that he's the leader of the team, or owns this team. And seen nothing from him that would make me think he's steering anything on this offense. That's most worrisome to me. If it is indeed lacking upstairs, it's over. Can he find a fire? Can he find some gumption?

  3. I knew this outcome was the most likely, but let Netflix talk me into the weight being that much of an issue over the past couple weeks. Spoiler: it wasn't. 

    The reflexes were always going to be too much, the timing, the precision. He has just had that level that only the greats have had, for a decade now. I've been a fan of Bud only half the time I've been a fan of Canelo, but I thought it was a mistake for Canelo to try this, the same way it was to fight Bivol. Just too much. He chases greatness, but could've retired as a great just sticking to 160-168. But he tried. Buds just another animal, and he has that same chin that Canelo has. Where i could not really see Canelo hurting him that bad. Maybe wearing him down, but fuck he couldn't even do that. 

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  4. If you have trouble reaching your polo wearing, zyn packing, sports betting, Busch light chugging students, I guess Dave Portnoy is one route to go. Why tf you have trouble reaching that demographic is beyond me though. Usually if you put out a good product they'll show up. Have you tried not sucking?

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  5. 2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

    Bill Connelly made some similar points in his article this week:

    Indeed, all the major offensive measures are down compared with where they were this time last year. In Week 1 of last season, in FBS vs. FBS games, teams averaged 2.11 points per drive and 5.52 yards per play; this year it was 1.9 points per drive and 5.4 yards per play

    So what's the problem? Big plays vanished: The percentage of completions gaining at least 20 yards fell from 16.3% to 14.7%, and despite the uptick in completion rate (and the downtick in sacks), average yards per dropback fell from 6.4 to 6.0. You know how pro defenses adapted to force Patrick Mahomes to settle for checkdown after checkdown because they were basically forming an umbrella at the back? It appears college defenses are doing the same thing. They're forcing quarterbacks -- who, on average, are less experienced than in recent years -- to dink and dunk and score points before making a crippling error or coming up short on third down. It's working.

    It's crazy that Diego Pavia and Carson Beck exist and QBs are still on average less experienced than in recent years. There must be a lot of 18 year olds starting these days. 

    After Saturday I thought a bit about some Ohio State kid being quoted talking about our D and how good they are, "they keep everything in front of them". That's certainly what Ohio State intended to do, and obviously succeeded. Good defenses have safeties that are constantly deep and taking away explosive plays, and have dudes up front who can clean up whatever comes otherwise. It really seems to me like the counter is to have a reliable running game that can punish those 6/7 DBs on the field and continue to wear on them over 4 quarters. I sure would like to see CJ Baxter turn into that guy again this year. Let Wisner get his 10-12 carries too and I bet things open up. Those DEs will be protecting the edge all year, it's time for IZ to make the comeback Sark has been waiting on. 

  6. 17 minutes ago, oldhorn2 said:

    young QB....huge stage....incredible pressure.....and yet I never saw any coach try nd calm/ settle him down. They were treating him like a pitcher carrying a no hitter into the 8th inning.....no one dared talk to him. Strange to me.

    This bothered me too. Him and Quinn were often pictured under that same overhang staring off into the distance last year. Maybe it's just bad memories so I hated seeing it again, but damn I hate seeing him look lost on the sideline. Fire yourself up and get your team going. Or is there no other leader to go and fire him up and wake him up a bit? I get the team knows him better than I do, but are the days of lighting a fire under your team's ass gone? Vince would have had a half like that and still be bouncing on his toes on the sideline ready to make it right. Either you're going to be the leader of this offense or you're not. 

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  7. 6 hours ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

    My daughter (who’s at Texas now) also said Travis Scott spent a year or 2 at UT a few years ago.

    I think I've heard that was UTSA. I feel like it would be more widely known if he attended. 

  8. 1 hour ago, Hermanator said:

    Bobby had a player from the 80s on last week that does football commentary in Spanish. He's watched a couple of practices this month and said what stood out the most to him was Burke looked borderline unblockable. Wasn't expecting that, but maybe this is when he puts it all together. 

    I'm really looking forward to this. He was so solid last year but just gets overshadowed by the AA's on the Defense. A senior DE with tons of big plays already heading into his last year? We have a history of these guys turning into all-conference players and low to mid-round draft picks. He's up.

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  9. 11 hours ago, Frieda’s Boss said:

    Impressive performance by Khamzat but dude, you gotta figure out a way to finish that fight. Kudos to DDP for continuing despite being dominated. A lot of dudes would have looked for a way out after the way the first couple rounds went.

    Yep, especially since he had him in a crucifix in like 3 different rounds. How he didn't rain down elbows and strikes on him is beyond me. He throw a hundred little short baby punches to the corner of DDP's head, but he never seemed to try and put him away with actual aggression. Normally I'd have been bored of it, but I was actually entertained watching a defending champion just get absolutely manhandled and able to do nothing to stop it. 25 seconds each round and he was a ragdoll. 

     

    It is a bit funny to hear DDP claim hell be back to get his belt back. But even if he improves significantly, what does that mean? He stuffs 3 takedowns and lasts an average of 50 seconds on his feet before spending the rest of the fight on his back next time? That would be a huge improvement. 

  10. 1 hour ago, bluto said:

     

    On the one hand, generally agree… but the reality is there’s so many vast food deserts across the country, both rural and urban, where the only ‘food’ available is dollar store shit. Approx 40M Americans live in those areas per USDA in 2022

    Yep. It's easy for a fucking Kennedy to lecture about it. I'll bet he won't be as interested in the details. 

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  11. 19 hours ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

    Kinda surprising given the logjam in the backcourt.  OTOH he's a proven all-star player vs. some young guns.  This spells front office confidence that they can make all the pieces fit.

    "Logjam" seems more like an exaggeration to me each passing week. If Mitch and Wright are convinced it can work, then I'm going to let Mitch try to figure it out. Castle played 26 mpg last year. I think we can find Harper 24-26 mpg too. 

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  12. 2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    The holder gets a bad snap and the ball bounces up to the kicker. The GBall defenders are coming at him in full force.  He panics and starts running in the opposite direction. At around the 50, he just throws the ball behind his back, while running full speed towards the GBall end zone, at the GBall defenders. One of them picks it and houses it. Funniest shit on a football field I’d scene since earlier in the same game when Casey Hampton threw our center at our QB for a strip sack and fumble TD return. 

    The shit that D1 athletes do to their fellow 17-year olds in high school is hilarious. I'll never forget Brian Orakpo in the Astrodome reaching over a fully-engaged offensive tackle, likes he's committing an Over the Back rebounding foul in basketball, to yank a quarterback's shoulders pads so hard he goes horizontal a foot off the ground and falls on the tackle's legs. Just a heap of destruction in front of him for a sack.

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  13. Anyone who bought tickets expecting Messi to show his face at this exhibition game was playing themselves. He ain't here to play school. He's here because they rolled out the red carpet, gave him a stake in the team, and allowed his family to live in Latino America without having to live in Latino America. At the ripe age of 38. This game ain't on the Top 50 list of biggest accolades in his career. 

  14. 5 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    I wonder if they’ve decided to parse it by “cost” not including taxes.  Or if it’s just a lie. 

    I can check my receipts as far back as January 2024 and I paid 2.49 for unleaded then. After 18 months I'm pretty sure it's not much cheaper than that anywhere I've seen in Austin over the past month. He can tell stories about some unnamed stations in unnamed states as much as he wants. 

  15. 5 minutes ago, Satchel said:

    Bibi is still a war criminal:

     

    JFC the media giving cover by invoking Hamas, and then listing all the reasons it's horseshit. Israel now controls 70% of Gaza and is closing in on 100% all in search of Hamas. And when they don't "find" Hamas, the destruction of a people and conquering of an area is just an accidental win. What a stupid, empty report. 

  16. Just finished the last two episodes tonight and I liked the season. Felt the acting was great from multiple characters. Wish I knew more about some and less about others, but there's only so much they can do with 10 ~30 minute episodes. I also didn't love the wedding episode and am surprised so many did.  The whole thing felt a bit forced to me. But the season overall was really good. 

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  17. 47 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

    While I'm on my old man rant... I really want to like Howler Brothers but they make it hard to.  I got one of those button up shirts of theirs that says, "I'm not a hipster or a cowboy but I'm some kind of cool in-between middle-aged mash up of the two." and that damn thing fits like a garbage bag.  Boxy, square-shaped torso.  I've had $19 Old Navy shirts that were cut better.  

    /shaking fist at cloud

     

    Great description. I like the designs in general, but something about them is just a tad bit off. I have liked some of the UT gear they've come up with, but I'll likely just wind up with another nike polo this year. They fit well and look great in jeans or shorts. 

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