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  1. That's all cool, Nicole. Personally, I can't call myself a Christian because I don't believe in any of the superstitious stuff, like a literal God, miracles, being raised from the dead, and all that jazz. Feels too much like magical thinking. Sorry, I'm a rationalist in that way. That said, I do consider myself a "philosophical Christian," a term I just made up in my head that may or may not exist. The core message is easy as shit to get behind: love God (I substitute that with Nature, or if you prefer, the Creation or Universe or maybe just the Big Bang, the Multiverse) and love your fellow human, which I will admit is becoming increasingly difficult. At the very least, I strive not to actively harm, hate, or exclude others based solely on immutable and defining characteristics. The Golden Rule. It's really, really basic stuff that only toddlers should struggle to understand.
  2. These are people who manipulate their religion to match their politics when they should be modifying their politics to match their religion. Christianity teaches we are ALL God's children. It's a message of inclusion, sharing the message of love for one another, treating your neighbor as you would treat yourself. And yet their politics preach exclusion, which also happens to run counter to the foundational notion of this nation: ALL are equal. How the fuck do you reconcile that your core belief, excluding icky others, runs counter to both your religion and your republic?
  3. Philosophically or spiritually, you're beliefs are not wrong, but they won't let her lead shit. My evidence? They just hijacked her personal grief and weaponized it to advance a cause whose gospel is hate, and turned his memorial into a political rally where she doesn't get the final word. And that word is antithetical to the teachings of her religion. Or, on the other hand, she's simply parroting the Good Word for show, while going along with everything that Jesus stood against.
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  5. No, he didn't get flagged. After the "incident," one of the refs came up to him, talked to him for a total of maybe 10 seconds, and Arch went to the sideline to celebrate the score with the team. That's all that happened. Everything else is media morons manufacturing a "scandal" while an army of online followers (and Texas haters) generate a false narrative on the socials. So then others pick it up, spread the lies, and it becomes an "a lot of people are saying" thing and becomes gospel in the public imagination. A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. This is especially true in today's world.
  6. Wyoming @ Colorado was another color game. The contrast looked sharp under the lights.
  7. I was just about to post that article but will just add the accompanying graphic.
  8. Not stressed about it. I was just genuinely surprised to see Texas drop, and then seeing who jumped the Horns prompted a reaction.
  9. Fine, but that Auburn (now unranked) win was sketchy.
  10. Not sure what OU and A&M did to jump Texas. Week 5 Coaches Poll Ohio State Penn State Georgia LSU Oregon Miami Texas Florida State Texas A&M Oklahoma Ole Miss Indiana Iowa State Texas Tech Tennessee Alabama Georgia Tech Michigan Missouri Vanderbilt Notre Dame USC Illinois BYU TCU Others receiving votes: Arizona State 104; Utah 99; Louisville 67; Mississippi State 57; Memphis 55; Auburn 48; South Florida 32; Washington 19; Navy 17; Maryland 10; Kansas 6; Syracuse 4; Houston 4; UNLV 3; Tulane 3; Nebraska 3; North Texas 2; Iowa 1;
  11. Yeah, Raider Red does tend to shoot himself in the foot with those big ol' six-shooters, and Fritz has proven himself to be a really good coach. So, yeah, that trip to Houston is going to be a challenge--maybe the biggest of the regular season--but I was very happy with what I saw in Utah, where I'd expected them to lose in typical Tceh fashion.
  12. Looking at the remainder of Tech's regular season schedule, they should be favored to win 'em all, given that not a single one of their opponents is currently ranked. That said, they do have several who remain undefeated (still very early in the season) or have one loss (notable games...noted): @Houston (3-0) beat Colorado. Kansas (3-1) beat West Virginia; lost to Mizzou. @Arizona State (3-1) beat Baylor; lost to Mississippi State. BYU (3-0) beat ... UCF (3-0) beat the Browbeaten Belichicks last night. It's way too early in the season. Still, the Red Raiders dominated Utah (their only ranked opponent) yesterday with a couple of interceptions and false start penalties keeping the Utes in the game. That crowd at Rice-Eccles was rowdy early in the game. As a Tech fan, it's refreshing to see them have a real chance to contend for something for the first time in 17 years, with a decent shot to go undefeated heading into the Big 12 championship to face any of the above or Iowa State, TCU, or Arizona (all undefeated). Again, way too early, but they could very well find themselves in the playoffs against Texas A&M in the first round. My gawd, the prospect of Tech beating the Fightin' Fake Army in the playoffs is so enticing that every Longhorn should be rootin’ for the Raiders the rest of this season - at least until the universe implodes on itself if Texas and Tech meet in the NC game. Current playoff projections from The Athletic:
  13. I don't follow this YouTube account and have no idea who this is. It's the first video I found on YouTube showing what happened.
  14. To be fair, the last five pages of the game week thread should've gone into the actual game thread, but the Surly collective is getting senile as it ages. Moreover, the nattering nabobs of negativity didn't have a lot to bitch about last night, so they mostly kept quiet; thereby, greatly diminishing the number of posts.
  15. UTSA @ Colorado State, up 10-3 with a field goal in the 2nd.
  16. Have you ever been to Hobbs?
  17. There are others. This one is working.
  18. https://streami.su/watch/texas-vs-sam-houston-state-2331802/alpha/1
  19. Boneheaded football. False starts took points off the board on Tech's last offensive drive, and then penalties put points on the board for Utah on Tech's last defensive series.
  20. bolverk

    Andre Ware

  21. You're complaining about his English with this kind of grammar?
  22. His guest was this tiny little woman WITH BRASS BALLZ, who had 11 arrest warrants and outlasted that dictator Duterte with a smile. Oh yeah, she also won a Noble Peas Price in doing so.
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