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  1. 1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    Regardless of why he was hired, he will be fired because he can’t beat radford or vcu 

    And what? 

    He’s not getting fired because of these 2 losses. Hi Roy.  It’s a body of work, and it sucks. 

  2. 1 hour ago, LTtxfan said:

    Worst two Texas Basketball games in the last 50 years..... Never thought that I would see BBall coaching at Texas worse than Leon Black's again...

    Not fair. My dad played for him, but never got more than a few minutes  in the games, so? But also he could score. Shaka wouldn’t have liked him either.

    barring a top 3 conference finish, it’s over. It’s embarrassing to watch and amazing at the same time that our staff does nothing to correct any of it. There is way too much at stake here to let another few million give him another year. 

    Also Fireman’s posts are worse than Derka and ztejas combined. And Derka has been spot on for the last year or so.

  3. 19 hours ago, RichUT said:

    I’m confident that the athletics department can’t and/or won’t foot the full bill for the buyout. If CDC wants to remove Shaka, he’ll have to put feelers out to big money to see how much they are willing to fork over to expedite Shaka’s exit. I’d be super interested to see how important basketball relevancy is to that crowd, as I’ve long operated under the assumption that the answer to that question is “not very”. If I’m right, he’ll stick around for at least another year. If I’ve misjudged it, we’ll be in the market for a new coach.

    I know the Dallas crowd has been extremely supportive of basketball. Baker Montgomery and that group which includes Mike Myers. In Austin Joe Arragona can get a lot done. San Antonio, at least the Alamo heights crowd  basically couldn’t give two fucks. I have no idea about Houston. But I don’t think money is an issue.

  4. 5 hours ago, 927 E. 41st said:

    I assume the take from the championship game gets split amongst the 10 teams otherwise we could talk them into rotating the game through the various stadiums in the conference. Like the pros, you would know that this year's championship game is in Kansas or Iowa or Austin. Let each school get to play host. It would always be in a college stadium (albeit sometimes a freezing ass cold one). I'm betting the folks in Iowa wouldn't charge me $73 to park, and even with fewer seats, Pretty sure they wouldn't charge me $30 for two really bad BBQ sandwiches either.

    When I retire, wife has mentioned going to every game and not just home + OU, I'm thinking that's a plan.

    Jerry world is comfy, it's about a half hour from my house. Modern facility with plenty of bathrooms and egress from the stadium itself is pretty easy. That's about as kind as I can be. The traffic in and out is bad, and the in-game experience is not college-friendly. Let's email the Big XII and Mr. Del Conte (he will call you back) and suggest rotating between the schools. Anybody with me?

    Is my sarcasm meter broken or are you regarded?

  5. All of that said, if anyone does get a car, get the gps. Also Waze works pretty good there too if you’ve got service. Other than highways there are no street names and no numbering systems so directions can get a little tricky.

    ”take a right at the church go 10 miles to the bridge and then take a left. Take a right when you see the cows and then you’ll see the hotel”

  6. Yes. See that 33% approval rating?

    when you go to pick up the car they tack on taxes, fees, insurance. By the time you are done you’ll be closer to 100 a day. Parking is a pain in the ass in Manuel Antonio.

    Also, that Sunday drive back to the airport will be in terrible traffic with all the locals returning from the beach. Is going to add an extra hour.

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  7. 14 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

    Ok. After reading this thread from page one.....  for a Wednesday to Sunday trip, an extra 3 hour of travel on top of 5 hours from IAH didn’t seem ideal.   But there are some nice deals on a arrive at 130 depart at 4 outbound that have changed my mind a bit. Plus reading about it, sounds like the journey from SJO to MA would be enjoyable.  Never driven in CR  but it sounds like that drive is pretty easy.  

    So best way to get there?  Rental cars are dirt cheap like 25 a day for a small SUV.  I’d much rather do that than a be stuck in a van/bus. Am I wrong with that idea?

    As for closer places, there are some nice VRBOs like 30 minutes west of Liberia. Does it suck over there?

    Hell, I have a car in CR and I barely use it. You won’t need one especially on a short trip to one destination. And lol at paying 25 a day. You won’t get out of the rental place anything close to that price.

    Get a private van with a driver for about 150 or a little more. He’ll stock you up with any alcohol you want and also stop at places along the way if you want.

  8. I’m not much help. There’s a sports bar at the marina in Quepos that gets LHN so I know it’s possible to get it down there. You’re likely going to need to find something like that. Most bars/hotels in CR are going to have just the Spanish ESPN.

  9. 19 hours ago, DaysOff said:
    21 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:
    I would wager that each country in Central America has it's own challenges, but you can see that states there CAN work. Costa Rica should be an example that the rest of the region looks toward. I have no idea how that could be implemented, but I'd be willing to pay a few more tax dollars to try and assist if throwing money at it would help.
     
    This has some good ideas
     
    Acosta, Pablo., Almeida, Rita, Gindling, Thomas, and Lao Pena, Christine. Toward More Efficient and Effective Public Social Spending in Central America.Directions in Development;Directions in Development - Human Development. Washington, D. C.: World Bank Publications, 2017.

    Costa Rica works because they've dumped money into education and medicine, not a military. They know the US has their back because white people like to go zip lining through the jungle for selfie likes. Nicaragua on the other hand. When you land in Managua the runway is surrounded by manned anti aircraft guns. Very comforting.

    Well, there’s that and the fact that China has pumped a ton of money into Costa Rica. That factor, the tech boom there, and the rise of an actual middle class has all happened within the last 15 years and it’s been really evident over about the last 7 years. Nicas and Ticos hate each other.

  10. 18 hours ago, Born to Run said:

    Any fishing tips for Thanksgiving week? I’ll likely be staying in Dominical again and surfing with the family quite a bit, but would like to get in on something, be it Inshore or off. Even Light tackle fly fishing would be cool. I used to fish quite a bit offshore out of Poc and would mate in exchange for a ride-so I’m useful on a boat.
    Any inshore down that way?
    Any way to pool with other anglers? 2-3k + for a FAD trip isn’t the best use of my limited travel funds.

    There are very few boats out of Dominical and honestly I know little to nothing about any of them. You are probably better off heading up to Quepos. The best value there is who I sent midtown with http://www.queposfishadventure.com/. He has inshore and offshore. If you want to get fancier, the best charter boat there is  http://www.frenzysportfishing.com/

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