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TexasHooch

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  1. Very slim. They'd have to beat Ohio State in the conference championship game. They're not THAT good. Still might lose 2 of the next 3 but who cares. Playing with house money.
  2. 10 mil initially. Gradually goes down from there.
  3. Yep, though they had to put in a lot of work to get there. Not a top 3 reason for slow ticket sales, but it certainly doesn't help that this morning was the start of Deer Season. It's a really big deal in MN and it draws a lot of people away from the city over the weekend. Even the Vikings feel it when they have home games during opener (lots of sold but empty seats).
  4. It'll take sustained success to get the students and young alum locked in, but it's possible. Right girls? Stuck at the boy's hockey tournament all day but I'll do my best to watch. Should be fun
  5. I was just having a little fun... This is all absolutely correct, except the last bit. Minnesotans have no hubris at all. Anything that resembles it is simply an overcompensated insecurity.
  6. U of M fans love the Gophers, but they also love the Wild, Wolves, and Vikings. Iowa State fans need only choose between the Cyclones and the meat raffle at the American Legion.
  7. I can tell you from direct experience that the big lake near Austin has absolutely nothing on the big lake near Minneapolis (on which he lives).
  8. That's what I said Re: season 1. It's Rainbow Six.
  9. I'm through 5 episodes and liking it. In my mind I've completely disassociated it from the books and that's made all the difference from season one. It's absurd, but it's fun.
  10. Especially the shitty ones. It's akin to naming Alamo Heights, Westlake, Hills, or River Oaks the worst cities in TX.
  11. Can't speak for everyone but I certainly wasn't. I actually think that much of the current local cynicism about Fleck has a lot to do with Brew's snake oil salesmanship- Now HE, is the personification of "All hat, no cattle" (as a head coach- he certainly has a roll as a position/recruiting coach). In fact, the "Fat Pat" insult, if I recall, was in reference to a local columnist names Pat Reusse, who was an agitator at the time, and a full on troll now- particularly as it pertains to Fleck. He often compares the two, though in my opinion that's a lazy take that takes 5 seconds to obliterate (even before Fleck's current run).
  12. What a confusing post. Fleck is Jerry Burns? Really? You're certainly entitled to your opinion (though I'm not honestly sure what it is as you seem to be arguing two opposing views), but "Everyone here in the Cities agrees that Fleck is a loudmouthed used car salesman"? really? "Everyone" expects a Jerry Burns meltdown? Huh? I suppose that we could argue about what the majority of locals think of Fleck (I'd argue it's overwhelmingly hopeful). Please stop it with the "all" and "everyone" bullshit though.
  13. It's not just branding that differentiates Fleck and Herman but also, as you suggest, accountability for all. Consider this scenario: When Fleck came to Minnesota, he brought on Robb Smith as DC. They were long time friends and coached together at one point at Rutgers. After a strong start to the season, Minnesota started getting absolutely torched on defense, allowing an average of 43.2 points per game in conference play, along with 507.7 yards per game! The criticism was that Smith's scheme was just too complicated, and that his players were so confused with what they were supposed to do that their athleticism was wasted, leading to big play after big play. Sound familiar? The difference is that Fleck sacked up and fired his DC after a particularly bad loss to Illinois, installing his D-line coach as the interim (now permanent) DC, with the directive to simplify the defense and allow the athletes to be athletes. The overall record before that move? 9-12. The record since? 11-1.
  14. Well said. Fleck is an avid believer of "inspirational/ self help" principles and he devises and utilizes those principles unabashedly and relentlessly. As someone who has never (and will never) read "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and similar, his catch phrases and acronyms do nothing for me. But who cares. He freely admits that he's not for everyone. He doesn't give two shits whether you like him. He wants the kids who buy in. Those who have in the last 3 years are excelling in school (3.2 Cumulative Average), putting in hundreds of hours of community service, and are enjoying the best on the field success in many decades (with what is still a very young team). They may very well lose 3 of the next 4 games and end up 9 and 3 for the season, but it will take nothing away from the strides he's taken with this program. In summary, I couldn't play for him... but I'd be thrilled as hell if my son did.
  15. This whole scene is one of my favorites ever, but the last line seals it. In the future, if you're wondering: "Crime. Boy, I don't know," is when I decided to kick your ass.
  16. Here's a piece Gameday on him a few weeks ago. What a badass.
  17. Is it wrong that I read your handle as "shwarmahorn"? Now I'm hungry.
  18. Anyone care about the LA MN match? Watching on tv. My son's there. MN dominating, but nil nil going into the half.
  19. Minnesota Rutgers game is next. Any chance of two in a row?
  20. Not too many upsets this year, but this has to be the biggest to date, right?
  21. Radio commercials during game broadcasts. Why does every f'ng one need to have a pun. "Hit a home run with Davidson plumping". "Washburn-McCreary Funeral services, it's a slam dunk". Don't take a sack in the sack, get blue chew chewables". Fuck!
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