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  1. We don't appear to be active in the transfer portal unless I have missed some news.  I follow on SwimSwam and see almost daily articles on good/great swimmers entering the portal.  Any insight as to why it looks like we are not participating in the portal action?

  2. And if memory serves me correctly - they bitched about UTIMCO and how it was named.  Initially it was the University of Texas Investment Management Company.  After aggy complained, they altered the name to be the University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company.  Truly little man syndrome on display.

  3. 1 hour ago, Rickylovesweed said:

    The women's indoor team is ranked #1 which is not surprising with Alfred and Simon returning. Plus, Hall turning pro early was a huge loss for Florida. 

    Just need to stay healthy now. 

     

    What is your expectation for men's indoor?  They were ranked #13 in the initial poll - should they move up as the season progresses?

  4. 27 minutes ago, StrippersAndNobelPrizes said:

    Having lived the McWilliams years and seeing 10s of thousands of empty seats in almost the same scenario (capacity 77,809 - so if every ticket holder showed up - ha! - 64% full - in reality a lot less and as depressing as the final score) in a very similar scenario - vs same team after Thanksgiving - and technically not a lot to play for - I was impressed with the energy of the crowd and how many showed up. That was great to see and really encouraging to see how the game day experience has changed for the better over just the last few years!

    But wow, they definitely turned the scoreboard up to 11 now!

     

                           1989 University of Texas Football
                    Baylor vs Texas (Nov 25, 1989 at Austin, Texas)
    
                          Baylor (5-6,4-4) vs. Texas (5-5,4-3)
    Date: Nov 25, 1989  Site: Austin, Texas         Stadium: Memorial Stadium
    Attendance: 49081
    
    Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
    -----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
    Baylor.............. 10  7 26  7  - 50
    Texas...............  0  0  0  7  -  7

    Wow - I was there for that game.  If memory serves me correctly it was cold, wet & windy....and I stayed until the end.  It was like watching a train wreck occur in real time and over a 3 hour period.  

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  5. 19 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

    Hey us too. Ordered the appraisal 12/1 or so. Port A. Accepts request. Asks for a rush fee for 7 day turnaround for 12/15. Pay it. 12/12 comes around or so wants 400 more for 12/29. Nah not how this works. Honor original commitment. Drops the deal entirely. New AMC can’t find anyone before 1/30 for $1100 or 1/16 for $900. Closing date has been scheduled for 1/6 since mid November. Finally found a guy that for $1650 can get it done by 1/5. I swear to god if it doesn’t hit value (1MM+) I’m gonna lose my shit. 

    Can I assume that the original appraiser refunded the initial and rush fees?

  6. 15 minutes ago, Enchubben said:

    Dollars to doughnuts the next LSU coach is already hired/agreed to in principle, and my guess would be it’s Aranda.

    Baylor is probably trying to put together something to counter with.

    Edited to add, Aranda’s wife really enjoyed her time in Baton Rouge and well….undefeated.

    It’s fascinating down here right now.  The rumor mill is running in every direction and everyone you talk to has a different source that definitely knows what’s going on in the search.  Had dinner last week with good friends who know folks in the athletic department who told them that it was going to be Jimbo and it was done 3 weeks ago.  They were disappointed that it might be Jimbo because another of their good friends told them that is was BOB - which is who they want.

    Woodward either had this search totally locked down with his new hire already done or it is a mess behind the scenes with LSU striking out as they move down their prospective coaches list.

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  7. 28 minutes ago, Sir Ulrich said:

    They have Florida, Ole Miss, Bama, and Arky with only Halloween to break it up. Which game do we think does O in? 

    I think it'll be the Ole Miss game if they really stink it up in Oxford.  Most of the folks here have already penciled in the Florida & Alabama games in as losses.  And LSU really hates losing to Ole Miss, so I think a bad game on national TV just might make them publicly pull the trigger on O

  8. 16 hours ago, Lobo said:

    Marching band played "Eyes of Texas" under the Tower today to celebrate Hartzell's official "inauguration" (was gonna happen last year but there was a flu going around).  Anyway, everybody of all colors stood and sang it.  It was nice to see considering some of the people in the crowd were the ones stirring the pot to get it banned.  

    And then back in the South Mall, there were a few dozen protestors.  I thought it was about the song, nope...pretty much people are moving on from it as an issue.  They were there protesting Gov. Abbott (since most of his Regents were in attendance).  No CR...but you could tell it was an "astro-turf" campaign, a few students but mostly folks around my age (maybe slightly younger).  And all the protest signs were the same size poster-board with the same size/colors of marker going the copy.  

    Anyway, seeing people of political persuasions today having no issue at all with the song being performed literally a few feet in front of them...I think this is a done issue.  If some players don't want to participate, as long as they are being respectful to those around them in their passive stance...who gives a shit?  This is a fucking done deal as far as almost everyone is concerned.  These guys put their health and lives on the line for our program, if they want to take a knee or not move their lips to a corny song, so be it.  The real fights are yet to come. 

    Hey @Lobo  Thanks for the info.  During Hartzell's speech yesterday he referenced the What Starts Here Campaign slated to launch spring 2022.  Any inside scoop as to the fundraising goal?  Assuming we are in the quiet period right now - any info on how much has been raised to date?

  9. 2 hours ago, RexWilson said:

    So aggy brought their own longhorn stickers just to be able to be place them upside down on the longhorn logo on the racebib.

    That's just such bullshit.  Typical for them, but bullshit nonetheless.  Why would we invite them to participate in the Relays when they act like that - let them sit their asses at home this weekend.

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  10. Congratulations to the guys - hell of a run!  Look forward to a run a great seasons with the youth of the current team.  Not been too shabby of a year for the men - top 10 in football, 2nd place in swimming & golf and 1st in tennis.  T&F coach was a great hire and I expect them to be back to top 10 status very soon.  If we can just get basketball & baseball performing, we should have top 10 teams across the board.

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  11. Quite a day for the 'Horns -

    -  Women's rowing wins conference by winning every race this morning

    -  Women's golf in 3rd place at national's

    -  Men's tennis wins a National Championship - and does it (over 6 matches) by winning 24 sets and only dropping 5

    -  Women's softball completes a gritty 2 day comeback and advances to the Supers

    Hook 'em!

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  12. I just got notified by the IRS that someone has used my SS to gain employment.  Put a fraud alert in place with all 3 credit bureaus and had them check for inquiries - but nothing unusual has showed up yet.  Went to go see the SSA to see if there had been any other earnings except mine reporting in and then said no, BUT 2018 SSA payments don't get reported to them until taxes are filed.  I thought that was a little odd - I had just assumed that as SS was withheld from checks, that it dropped into 'my account' and was trackable in real time with SSA....but apparently not.

    Now I'm going back to the IRS to see if I can get them to tell me the name and company of the person using my SS#.  Probably won't have much luck, but am at least going to try - and maybe see if my Congressman can help.

    I'd like to file a police report and contact this guys company directly to let them know what's going on.  Is there anything else I should be doing?

     

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