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  1. Yet, there is some struggling program out there right now salivating at the thought of hiring one of Saban’s assistants because because.
  2. The Cabin in the Woods Watched it for the first time this weekend. Clever Stupid Interesting Original Funny Thrilling And best of all: Exactly 90 minutes. The perfect length for a clever, stupid, interesting, original, funny, and thrilling movie.
  3. http://www.bbcboards.net/ Bass Boat Central
  4. Early '90s and I am dating a girl whose parents had returned from overseas deployment to live in Oklahoma. She wants me to meet them so we drive to that shithole state. Second day there, we need to escape for some truck lovin' on the bench seat and we decide to go eat before heading back to their house. In the distance I spy a CiCi's---had never heard of it. We go in and get a table. While consuming shit food, a guy in a sports coat and tennis shoes walks over and asks if he can talk with us a bit. He says he noticed that I am wearing a Texas hat and wants to know what I think of his fine dining establishment. I said I thought it was fine or some such. He says they are thinking about expanding into Texas and wants to know if I believe it will be a success. I say "sure, whatever." TLDR--You can thank me for introducing all-you-can-eat lard-ass Texans to the glory that is CiCis.
  5. Bought $1 tickets to the Okie State v TTU game last night to take the kids (yes, tickets were $1 each). From parking, to stadium entrance to actual game atmosphere, it was pretty solid. I was impressed. The crowd was probably 75% capacity so that was cool as well. The girls enjoyed the pregame festivities and seeing the tribute to the mascot that was being retired. The product on the field, however, was terrible--and really for both teams. I was shocked that Okie State looked at inept as Tech. I went to a 4A high school playoff game on Friday night and there was more creativity on offense and passion displayed by the players. I was particularly shocked that Cumbie didn't go for broke and let it all hang out on offense. If you are going to score 0, do it with style. We left a little after the third quarter started because everyone including me saw that it was not getting any better and we were all tired (I had gotten up at 3:30 a.m. to fish a bass tournament). BTW, the biggest cheer of the night was when the suspended radio crew came on the field to help present an award to some retiring media producer that worked for TTU. Also saw several "Free Jensen & Harris t-shirts"
  6. What if you randomly selected 24 players from the portal and then had them play against the Horns? What would the line be? Give me Vatos Del Portal -3
  7. I was going to type this argument last night but I wasn't up for the fights I assumed it would start. Texas High School coaches all think they have talent deficits and they see running the Leach system as a way to get their crappy Jimmys to match up with another team's better Joes. That air raid system is the great equalizer in their minds--"look what Tech did with it with those 2 stars...." Go watch just about any high school game, and you will see spread v. spread. The most athletic players get moved to offense--and often times to the skill spots. It works 90% of the time 30% of the time. TLDR: Leach ruined Texas high school football.
  8. Just heard this for the first time as a cover. Fantastic. Very different vibe.
  9. This grill/smoker intrigues me. I am not a fan of food smoked on pellet smokers. This seems a bit more legit in that you can use lump. I would be interested in a review. The end product you produced looks great. I have built and sold a competition offset smoker--stick burner. I am too old to deal with the constant managing an offset requires. I like this more automated approach as long as we can stay away from pellets.
  10. Blondie's is a good spot and has early game drink specials and pretty decent breakfast food.
  11. $20 and a minimum of three face tattoos will get your ticket punched.
  12. How can anyone argue "conference champions" and "best teams" are one and the same? That is straight up malarky. It is entirely possible, if not likely, that one of the best teams in the country does not win a conference championship if in a conference with other top teams. The second fastest man on a relay team may be faster than the top man on another. Put another way: Player One wins tournament on Augusta. Player Two wins tournament on St. Andrews. Player Three wins tournament on Winged Foot. I win tournament at Port Aransas Putt-n-Booze. Do you send us four to Pebble Beach for the final showdown or do you consider that the guy that came in second on St. Andrews may be better than me? If the committee is to select the four best teams, then conference championships are but just one data point.
  13. Every time I get disgusted with myself for spending so much time on this website, I come across some hidden gem like this thread and I then realize that maybe I AM NOT SPENDING ENOUGH TIME ON THIS WEBSITE.
  14. After being affected by this BS on Sunday out of Vegas, just got an email that we will be receiving $100 vouchers. That will almost make up for (not even close) the money I lost parlaying Texas into several of my bets on Saturday.
  15. Yep. Had a flight out of Vegas at 9 a.m. on Sunday (yesterday morning). Got the text at 10:30 p.m. Saturday night that my flight was cancelled. Looked online and there were no flights available Sunday or Monday. Called customer service and waited on hold for 3 hours. Finally was able to book a 6 a.m. out of Vegas online--it would let me book, then cancel, then let me again. Anyway, showed up at airport at 4:30 a.m. to pandemonium. The Southwest counter line was at least 100 yards long. Skipped the line and went to my gate. Surprisingly, was allowed to fly out on a half empty plane. Felt like a big winner for just getting out of town. I was dreading being stuck there until Tuesday. I had already been in town since the previous Tuesday. I needed to get home. And that is the only luck I had in Vegas.
  16. Here in Vegas this morning. Can't read that sheet on small screen. Give me your top 8 sure-things, and I will wrap them up in a parlay. Thanks.
  17. Far west Texas thing for sure. I grew up eating saltines with enchiladas and few things enrage me more that fixin' a bit plate of cheese enchiladas and beans to only walk to the pantry and see that the kids ate all the crackers. I have been known to leave my plate sitting on the table and jump in the truck to hit up the nearest grocery store.
  18. Well, someone had to do it.
  19. Have a very rich older friend who wanted to go a few years ago but thought it would be more fun with more people. He sent a private plane to pick up me and my wife, then the plane flew to Colorado to fetch him and his wife, and off to Vegas we went. Bought us a huge two BR/ 2 Bath suite overlooking the fountains at Belagio. He stayed somewhere else with his wife. Bought tickets to shows every night and had lunch and dinner reservations at the best places in town for 7 days/6 nights. He paid for all of it. He only asked that we do a happy hour with him every day at 4 p.m. and that were dressed in coats/tie (for me) for every evening when the limo pulled up to pick us up. Was a wild and fun week. I go back several times a year--but it has never been the same since that trip.
  20. Hope my linking that didn't come off as me trying to "correct" you. I was genuinely curious after you raised the question. And honestly, that is a pretty subdued press conference for Saban considering... On another note, everyone needs to realize that Saban is a one-off. Hiring his assistants or following his process is not a sure path to Alabama 2.0. What he does is what he does. Tom Brady might eat only avocado toast for breakfast every morning, but force-feeding avocado toast to Dak will lead to him still being mediocre--but now with more fiber. And Brady could feast on Jade's chili nightly and I suspect he would still have been pretty damn good. Anyway, time will tell on Sark. I wouldn't write him off yet. But I wouldn't been clearing my calendar for the MNC parade next January just yet either.
  21. Kept waiting for "We ain't found shit."
  22. Me too. Within a hair of that dot.
  23. Likely, I would hate them all and think only a 7th could save us from collapse.
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