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orangecat92

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  1. and you are completely ignoring the evidence. Did you see Tenn. standing around - starting the first part of the 2nd half while Rick was staring at them giving them directions and there was no motion at all in the half court "offense"? Did you see any attempt at all in the 2nd half for a fast break by Tenn? There was none. All you have to do is watch. Do you really want this guy back?
  2. very interesting today. I called it when I saw it, at the 9 minute mark of the 1st half, Rick said "slow down" to one of his guards . Then the team which took only 11 minutes to score 32 points, took about 25 minutes to score the next 32 points and the defense evaporated, just like a few games here at Texas. The way Barnes' team imploded today made me think of all the other coaches at Texas. I saw all of these guys live, except Smart, maybe during some of their least watched games, because that is when I could get tickets. 1. Leon Black - I was too young to know anything about basketball, other than Gregory Gym was a great place to watch a game. 2. Abe- watched every game on TV and occasionally in person- read the newspaper the morning after the implosion in Waco. -Heart of Texas coliseum - Dumb Baylor Bears with their artificial floor. Abe was the best recruiter ever. How he got both LaSalle Thompson and Mike Wacker to come to Texas at the same time was incredible. I will hopefully never forget 14 and 0, number four in the country until the debacle in Waco. Mike Wacker would never be the same. Then I watched on TV as Eddie and Abe got into a pretty heated argument. Of course the implosion gave DeLoss the leverage he needed to get rid of Abe. Years later I got to watch Abe coach a different team, probably Pan Am - play in San Marcos for something and Abe still had it "You must be a girl's referee" he told one of the zebras. 3. Weltlich - most boring coach ever. Dodds was the only person happy with this hire. Team reflected his personality, and despite that I remember the Brownlee year when we tied for the conference championship and sold out the Erwin Center - one time- game against Aggy. 4. Penders. Wow! until the scandal and of course even before the scandal he had lost his "it factor". He wasn't the same coach the last couple of years he was the first few. 5. Barnes - same story third verse. - super recruiter, great results first few years and then something happened. Lost the "it factor". Today was an incredible microcosm of his career at Texas. Start off like a house on fire, and then limp in and barely survive. 6. Smart - haven't been watching, but from reading on here, I am not missing much.
  3. okay, so we learned a few things: 1. Rick Barnes holds the record for the largest blown lead in NCAA men's tourney history - 25 points. Do you guys really still crave having that guy back? 2. After leading 32-14, the highly rated Tennessee defense evaporated. 3. The interviewed player just said "We tried to slow the game up". There is no doubt, this game could have/should have been 100 something to whatever. 4. refs suck. maybe Barnes is still a great recruiter, but he showed the country a lot of the negative stuff we saw his last few years.
  4. some of it, but not all of it. I wouldn't be saying this if I hadn't seen it. I saw it live. He said slow down. I called it when it happened. This is not a 2nd guess.
  5. Tennessee took 11 minutes to score the first 32 points and took 24 minutes to score the next 32 points. They took more than TWICE as long to score the next 32 as the first 32. All of you Barnes lovers? You like that?
  6. exactly. Goes right with what I saw. He slowed his team down at the 9 minute mark, up 32-14. watch and see how long it takes them to get the next 32 points.
  7. Good point Goo. But, look at the scoring after 32-14. In the last 9 minutes Tenn. only scored 17 points after scoring 32 during the first 11 minutes. Do the math. It goes right with my view of what Barnes said.
  8. I am guessing the O/U for attendance should be about 4000 official attendance, which includes about 1000 security, bodyguards, concession workers, janitors, ticket-takers, cheerleaders and others.
  9. has nothing to do with margin of victory. It's called stepping on the other team's throat and killing them. Could have done it. Didn't want to.
  10. If Barnes had not slowed down HIS team, Tennessee could have scored 60 in this half, easily. Damn all of you who want Barnes back.
  11. Schofield impresses me to the hilt. I think he could be an NFL safety, at 6 feet 6 inches and 241, with his quickness and focus. Remember, one of Landry's most famous DBs didn't even play football in college. Cornell Green was a giant in the defensive backfield at 6 feet 3 inches, and played only basketball in college.
  12. swear, at the 9:00 mark, just a couple of minutes ago, the camera zeroed in on Barnes and he said "slow down". What? You're beating the shit out of the other team, 32-14 and he says slow down?
  13. Michigan impressed me as an old-school team with a big man who could dominate the paint. I think they can make the final four.
  14. not having to watch, but listening while watching this board. The malaise reminds me of the Weltlich years. But, at least then you knew you had one man who would show up every night and give it his all, Travis Mays. Crowds at the super drum were so low, the women outdrew the men. Women's team about 7000+, men drew about 3500.
  15. I am in on this. moved to a small alaska village in August- teacher. Past couple of years I was stress-eating. Sometimes would eat two entrees. 260ish. was eating lot of canned foods here in Alaska, but paid for it. too much sodium, I think. I had a kidney stone in September, this time throwing up quite a bit. "never again" I said to myself, and I ended up losing close to 40 pounds. Went back to Texas over the holidays, surprised me, I did not have a hankering for fast food. I ate fast food twice in two weeks, came back having gained one pound over the holidays. yea! For me it has been, NO fast food, don't add salt to anything, and just barely add sugar to anything. Weighed 224 this morning. My low in November was 222. Goal is 199. Still need more fiber in diet. Need to get back to doing planks, etc. Need core strength. Will order fiber from Amazon or Target. No grocery shopping to do up here. My wife and I brought back three large totes + cooler of groceries. - half dry and half frozen.
  16. nothing so far. He is visiting relatives 300+ miles away.
  17. ....invited guests into our home. Husband met our two dogs earlier that day, said he liked dogs. He decided to try to take a ball out of one dog's mouth. dog bit him, two marks on his hand, no blood. dog had shots in July. He left town, and we promised to pay for a dr. visit should he need one. He has a step-daughter who is a nurse, so hoping she talks him down a bit. Guy seemed ok, but now I wonder if he is a gold-digger. Any advice?
  18. I just watched as much of the highlights as I could stomach. KM is a smaller-scale version of VY, except that he hasn't proven he can put his team on his back on the national stage. VY had three ridiculously crazy good performances on the national stage that I don't see KM performing up to: Rose Bowl I against Michigan At Ohio State Rose Bowl II against USC I cannot imagine KM ever approaching these two numbers in the same game, 267 and 200. I don't care that defenses are softer than they were 13 years ago. If KM can put up those kind of numbers, in one game - in the next game or two, he could/should consider sticking to football. I would imagine at some point he will take a hard hit against 'bama. It might be his first and last. In those highlights I saw a player hit the ground faster than I have ever seen. Were he to hit the ground that fast against 'bama and a 'bama defender land on him that be all she wrote. For this one time: Roll Tide!
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    did a search didn't see anything. Visiting family over the Christmas break. Want to get a better deal on a few things than this place: fishcreek.biz Doable? I'm sure prices are much better in Texas. Will be flying in to DFW, visiting relatives in DFW and Austin area. Got a 2002 Honda TRX 350 FM wishlist includes: battery, goggles, oil, oil filter, spark plug, medical kit to fit in little "trunk", Mr. Funnel, bungee cords, hearing protection, cargo bag, ATV cover, air pump, and tires. anything else that breaks frequently? I am told if I take care of this thing it will last a long time. Engine has recently been redone. Got a good mechanic.
  20. Wrong. It all comes down to which QB is more effective. The biggest factor right now is health of the two QBs. The healthier QB at the end of the game will win. Iow, it's all on our Defense to hit Kyler hard, hard, hard, and early, early, and often. Has he even been hit hard in a game?
  21. Sam's stats can be compared to Colt's as a sophomore. Almost exact same % complete, but Colt had more yards....3300 ish including bowl game. Sam might end up around 3100. Incredibly close! I would not have guessed the stats would be that close. TD/INt Sam 23/4 Colt 22/18 Wow! Huge advantage for Sam on ints.
  22. listening to gooner football radio. They send it to the old man..stopped coaching many years ago. His response "I don't know. I can't keep up". seriously, lol
  23. great points. Just looked him up, he is retired, age 80. Need to repeat the process with a younger version of Tomey to do the consulting. Mensa might talk to Mack about the idea during off-season. 9-3, in the Big 12 title game, having already beaten the gooners? Who would have expressed the slightest displeasure at this outcome in August, or especially after Maryland ? The problem I have is how we look in the 4th. We probably have the most in-game experience at fielding onside kicks in the conference, maybe the country. Nice problem to have. Now correct it!
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