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  1. I hear you. Having grown up in West Texas and being 53yo myself, his...um...exploits were heavily covered in the local news, and my dad was an avid news junkie before CNN made it cool. Plus, he ended up serving time in the federal prison that's located in my hometown.
  2. I don't know if anyone is champing at the bit to know what tOSU fans are saying about this game, but I always like to visit opponents' boards to see their perspective. I know there's a lot of hate around here for all things tOSU -- not for without reason because of the 2005 UT fan experience in Columbus. The posters on this particular board don't come across as being like the Washington clowns from last year. So, here's a link (click or don't; your decision): https://www.elevenwarriors.com/forum/ohio-state-football/2025/01/152301/on-to-texas-thoughts-on-them-after-az-game tl;dr: Overall reasonable analysis, except for a couple of blowhard asshats.
  3. Who Were the People Killed in the New Orleans Attack on New Year’s? This is what we have learned about a few of the 15 people who died when a man slammed a pickup into crowds on Bourbon Street. Many of them had arrived on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the promise of the year to come: a woman on the cusp of starting her studies to become a nurse, a father of two spending time with his cousin, a former Princeton University football player. But at around 3:15 a.m., a Texas man drove his truck through the crowd of revelers, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more, before opening fire. The injured include two police officers who confronted the driver, two Israeli citizens and a University of Georgia student. This is what we have learned about some of those who died in the attack. Ni’Kyra Cheyenne Dedeaux Ni’Kyra Cheyenne Dedeaux’s family in Gulfport, Miss., learned on Wednesday that the 18-year-old had been celebrating New Year’s Eve in New Orleans with her cousin and was among those killed in the attack on Bourbon Street. “We didn’t know she was over there, because I would’ve discouraged it, especially during times when it’s the holidays,” said Jennifer Smith, Ms. Dedeaux’s grandmother. “None of my kids go to New Year’s parties. I’ve always had that fear.” Dante Reed, Ms. Dedeaux’s friend since middle school, said he received a frantic call from a cousin who had been with her in New Orleans, saying that they had run when they heard gunshots and that she was nowhere to be found. Ms. Dedeaux, known as Biscuit to her family and close friends, was looking forward to starting school at Blue Cliff College later this month, where she planned to major in nursing. She was inspired by her mother and grandmother, who were both nurses, and by working in housekeeping at a hospital. She was very close to her family and had five siblings. She died the day after the anniversary of her grandfather’s death. “She was a joy for the little time we had her,” Ms. Smith said. “It’s hard to believe that she’s gone.” On the day of her high school graduation in May, her family held a party. She was given bouquets of money made by her mother. She was in her red cap and gown. Her family showed up for the ceremony in T-shirts with her face on them. Even the babies wore matching onesies for the day. “That was the proudest moment of my life. I was so happy,” Ms. Smith said, her voice breaking. “I’m very proud of all of my grandchildren, and that one especially.” On Wednesday, Ms. Dedeaux’s mother posted a photo on Facebook of her daughter and confirmed her death in the attack. She wrote, “When your parents say don’t go anywhere please listen to them.” Reggie Hunter Reggie Hunter, 37, and his cousin, Kevin Curry, 38, decided to make a quick trip down to New Orleans from Baton Rouge, La., to ring in the new year. Shirell Jackson, another cousin, said on Wednesday that she last heard from Mr. Hunter through a family group chat, texting wishes for a happy new year. Around 5:30 a.m., Ms. Jackson got a phone call from University Medical Center New Orleans, and she rushed there. When she arrived, about an hour later, she discovered that Mr. Hunter, a father of two, had died from internal injuries. “He didn’t deserve this,” Ms. Jackson said. Courtney Hunter, 33, Mr. Hunter’s younger sister, said that he loved to be around family and enjoyed their gatherings, and that he was especially competitive when it came to playing games. Ms. Jackson said Mr. Hunter, who worked as a manager at a warehouse, had a great sense of humor that sometimes came with a touch of sarcasm. He was known for dressing up, she said, and New Year’s Eve was no exception; he sported a pair of black-and-white Nike Jordans and a black polo shirt. “Always wanted to look very nice,” she said. Mr. Curry was also injured in the attack and will need surgery to repair a broken femur. Tiger Bech Tiger Bech, a former football player at Princeton University, was also killed in the attack, the university said in a statement. St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, La., where Mr. Bech, 27, played football, lacrosse and track and field before his graduation in 2015, hosted a rosary prayer service for the Bech family Wednesday evening. “Love you always brother!” said Jack Bech, Mr. Bech’s brother and a football player at Texas Christian University, captioning a social media post sharing news of his death. “You inspired me everyday now you get to be with me in every moment. I got this family T, don’t worry. This is for us.” Kareem Badawi Kareem Badawi, a student at the University of Alabama, died in the attack, the university’s president, Stuart R. Bell, said on the institution’s website. In a post on Facebook, Belal Badawi said that his son Kareem had died “as a result of a tragic accident in New Orleans.”
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  5. Kill your Tapatalk app, please. It fucks up shit when you quote someone while using it.
  6. We did NOT deserve to win that game but FUCK IT!!! 🤘
  7. Whew!!! I didn't think he'd catch that.
  8. This is the adjective I've been looking for.
  9. I'm regretting that fourth cup of coffee right now.
  10. Yeah, I know about the ISIS flag, but I don't know how that's "cloak room" talk. There was a terrorist attack only a few blocks from the stadium. We know that. I don't know where the teams were staying, but it's plausible the players could've actually been woken by all the gunshots. It's also plausible these big ol' tough guys might be fucked up over it. Hell, it's not outside the realm of possibility someone could've known a victim. Anyway, I'm not here to judge.
  11. If I were one of the coaches, I think I'd be okay with postponing the game for a day. No telling how the players are taking it -- they could honestly be a little freaked. I know that sounds like "pussy talk," but we can't know what's going through their minds.
  12. Regarding the barriers issue: A street security system protecting Bourbon Street was under construction. A police barricade near the section of Bourbon Street where a vehicle drove into a crowd early on New Year’s Day. The city of New Orleans was upgrading security bollards along a section of Bourbon Street in the area where a man killed 10 people early Wednesday by driving a truck through a crowd, according to its website. The project involved replacing old bollards — barriers designed to protect pedestrians and property from vehicles — with removable stainless-steel ones, the city’s website said. It is unclear if any bollards were in place during the attack. At a brief public appearance on Wednesday morning, city officials declined to answer questions, including about whether bollards could have or should have prevented a vehicle from accessing the site of the attack. Anne Kirkpatrick, the New Orleans police superintendent, said at the news conference that the driver of the truck “went around our barricades” to conduct the attack. “He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” she said. Superintendent Kirkpatrick said the city implemented additional security measures for New Year’s Eve, including deploying more than 300 officers last night. In an interview with The Times-Picayune earlier this week, she said the officers would be supported by 60 Louisiana State Police troopers. The district attorney of Orleans Parish, Jason Williams, said in an interview on Wednesday morning that it was too early to say whether bollards were in place or if the driver had navigated around them. “That information is not clear yet; it’s still being looked into,” he said. “But driving a vehicle into a crowd is not particularly a thing that any law enforcement agency can be prepared for.” The construction project covers a half-mile stretch of Bourbon Street, from Canal Street to St. Ann Street, according to the website. Officials at the news conference urged people to avoid that section of Bourbon Street as the authorities investigated the attack. Bourbon Street was taped off by the police on Wednesday morning, with a dozen police vehicles parked at the intersection with Canal Street. During construction, the city said that the bollards would be removed and replaced with temporary asphalt to allow vehicles to pass during construction, according to the website. The new bollards would then be installed in phases. The new bollards would close the street to cars during pedestrian-only events but could be stored away to open the streets to traffic, the website said.
  13. I don't live in Austin anymore, but I just wanted to chime in and express my sincere gratitude for the game link (and, well, for everything else you do for the community). 🍑🥣 🤘
  14. Based on the photos, this looks to be where the truck finally stopped in front of Prohibition and the Royal Sonestra. NYTimes says the truck entered Bourbon at Canal Street. If so, he drove two and a half blocks before stopping.
  15. Ukraine Forces a Halt to Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe A transnational pipeline was shut down on Wednesday after Kyiv refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory. The flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe was cut off early Wednesday after Ukraine refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory, according to officials in both countries. The move to suspend the flow of gas through a pipeline that had carried Soviet and then Russian gas to Europe for decades is part of a broader campaign by Ukraine and its Western allies to undermine Moscow’s ability to fund its war effort and to limit the Kremlin’s ability to use energy as leverage in Europe.“This is a historic event,” Ukraine’s energy minister, Herman Galushchenko, said in a statement. “Russia is losing markets, it will suffer financial losses.”
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