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  1. 4 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    The NFL didn't force those moves, the owners did.

    I don't think the NFL is a good model for CFB, but blowing up the conferences as we know them, making geographic playing arrangements, and distributing revenue on an earned basis is a far more logical path than the one we're on.

    What you have in CFB right now is the potential of the actual haves bringing a bunch of subsidized schools with them into another division.  If you're going to do that, it might as well be more inclusive in terms of who actually gets to compete, and end the subsidization.  I think in a Super League with merit based revenue, you'd see the Texases of the world make more, and the Purdues make less.  And that makes complete sense.

    The Texas conference would absolutely lead to lower attendance, excitement etc. 

    This isn’t the 70s, regional ties are meaningless as is travel for football. 
     

    SMH at the mids trying to bring back the SWC 

     

    It’s dead Jim, prime names bring prime matchups and exponentially more viewers. 

  2. 35 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    Don’t worry. We’re sure to be less obnoxious over the next ten or so years. 

    they will be insufferable when Wemby signs with the Lakers after Lebron retires

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  3. 21 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

    That's somewhat standard.  However, most advisors will have a graduated fee schedule (automated) where it's 1% for the first X #of $$'s and then scaled down to where the comprehensive fee is somewhere in the .4-.6% as you get over $1mm in assets.  Others also break it down further to where if it's a fully Fixed Income portfolio, the flat AUM fee starts at a lower fee schedule as well.    

    Is the percentage commission charged for the income they produce each year or simply the size of the account regardless?

  4. Question:

    My parents, both 75, are looking for a financial advisor in Houston. They spoke with someone referred to them and were given a fee structure but have nothing to compare it to. They are not big time (firmly middle class) and are afraid the FA might be too “big” for them. 
     

    Can anyone give me a ball park of what the fees would look like?

     

    *Understand more info may be needed 

  5. 16 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

    Hitting isn’t the issue. Were top 3 in all the mlb is team hits. We don’t know how to drive anyone in and score runs. Altuve is batting .403 lol. Crazy how many meaningless hits we get every game.

    Shuffle the lineup. I know the metrics say blah blah, but our line up is not scary after the top three. 
     

    move someone in into the top 4 and let them get better pitches. 

  6. 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

    Western countries do a very, very poor job of getting dangerously mentally ill people off the street.

    But the US....well, we take the added step of making it super-duper-mega-easy for those people to acquire as many high-capacity firearms as they want.  

    Because AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!  We don't just have crazy people, we don't just make sure they can walk around in society, we make sure they can carry as much armament as an infantry platoon wherever they want!  WOOHOO!  FREEEEEEEEEEDOM!!!!

    Off your meds?

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  7. 3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    That has been my amateur opinion for a while now.  My perspective has been more "people need to readjust to current inflation rates, which are hardly exorbitant", but the point stands.  We need to slowly cut rates.

    If we can make Americans only compare this year vs last year and memory hole the prior three, then yes, inflation is not bad at all. 
     

    It is a significant reduction of standard of living for the non-investor class. 
     

    It’s Been 30 Years Since Food Ate Up This Much of Your Income

    https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/its-been-30-years-since-food-ate-up-this-much-of-your-income-2e3dd3ed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top

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  8. What a twist!

     

     Murder charges have been filed against a man who police say was behind an elaborate scheme that turned deadly to obtain immigration documents, according to records.

    William Winfrey, 30, is charged in connection to the death of his accomplice, Rasshauud Scott, after a staged robbery ended in gunfire, according to police.

    In a surveillance video from the gas station, Scott is seen running up to a couple at a gas pump and seemingly robbing them of their belongings.

    The suspect then tries to run before being fatally shot by a bystander from a red car who witnessed what police believed was a robbery.

    Investigators said that the crime was put together for the alleged robbery victims to obtain U-visas. Officials said the visa would allow them to qualify for work permits as the case is being resolved.

    That's because the visas are set aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

    Several text messages on Winfrey's phone revealed that he was involved in the planning process, along with the victims and Scott. It was also discovered that Winfrey and Scott staged other robberies last year that resulted in the alleged victims obtaining visas.

     

     

    Staged NW Houston robbery: William Winfrey charged with murder in accomplice's death over made-up plot to obtain immigration visas - ABC13 Houston

  9. Add more scoring places than 10 positions or award points all the way to 19th. Right now the top 5 teams dominate 95% of all points. A wreck or other DNF is often the only way to create an opportunity for the other 5 teams to score. 
     

    The midfield battle becomes instantly more interesting if every position means something.  

  10. 7 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

    Texas' Housing Market Tumbles
    Home sales in Texas fell to the lowest level in seven years in 2023, as persistently high mortgage rates kept buyers out of the market even as prices dipped modestly compared to 2022, according to a recent report by Texas REALTORS.

    Sales plunged by 11 percent last year, the report found, with a total of 327,921 sales—the lowest number since 2016. The drop happened despite homes in the state being generally a bit cheaper (down 1.4 percent) than they had been the year before with a statewide median price of $335,100.

     

    https://www.newsweek.com/texas-housing-market-trouble-1878738

     

     

    $400,000 @ 3% = $1,686

    $250,000 @7% = $1,663

    Prices need to drop a hell of a lot more than 1.4%, and the amount of inventory under $250K is.....not good.

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  11. 4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    $23 million in revenue though.  SEC TV money will definitely help. 

    Profit isn't a big deal though since we make so much money in football and we actually turn a profit in baseball - Last I saw, we are top 10 in revenue for CBB and the only SEC school we are behind is Kentucky. 

    I get that but who knows what the future looks like as far as the NIL and paying athletes go. If sports have to pay for themselves at some point, it could matter. Currently, hypothetically, if we hired Hurley for $10million we are in the red already. 

  12. 2 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    Whatever Sark is paid, pay that. Spare no expense and win! /sarcasm

     

    But we're about to have more money than we've ever had when the SEC paychecks start coming and our football team not being in the basement any longer. 

    Needed, heard a breakdown of last year’s athletic numbers on a talk show last week and the Men’s basketball team only turned a $4million profit. 

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