Posts posted by UpperWestside
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54 minutes ago, Iceman said: What rules were skirted? Show your work.
and that ain't to defend Campbell, but this bullshit narrative has been thrown about all season, mostly by the "haves."I haven’t followed most of this real closely so I am not sure what he’s inferring. What are the actual rules on NIL money? What is Campbell allegedly doing that’s not above board? I feel like the only rule is there are none, but I also do not delve too deeply into the money aspect of things.
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58 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said: I think your general Tech fan on the street associates their only Big XII championship and playoff berth in their history with McGuire. Therefore, he hung the moon. They are pleased as punch with him.
Lucky for them, the people in charge aren't aggy-level dumb, otherwise he would have a lifetime contract already.
I would not really dispute that view. I guess I just can’t understand why he was afforded the opportunity to be the head coach this year when he showed he is in over his head before the big money rolled in. To me it just means another wasted season next year if he is at the helm. I want the Big XII rep to have a good showing the playoffs and have an offense that is competent. Such a waste of an incredible defensive unit. That defense paired with an offense with explosive talent and good QB play wins a title in my opinion.
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9 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: He’s extremely personable and likable. All of their money guys loved him… until today.
Tech playing in the Big 12 title game was the very public standard they put out there before the season. Mission accomplished. He’ll get another year.
That stuff is great if you win. When your offense does just about what it was capable of today and leaves that ridiculously good defense high and dry it’ll leave a mark. I believe Campbell said publicly that they found their coach in McGuire. Campbell might should realize that coach he loves is a clown with zero ability to coach at this level. He’s Mack Brown with no VY and even less football acumen. If Tech is serious about winning fire him after next year and see who you can money whip to come to Lubbock.
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1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said: its been obvious for years that mcguire is as spare as spare can be as a head coach. he looked like a fucking clown today.
I cannot figure out how he was not fired last off-season as he is the epitome of a JAG. I would take Utah’s new head coach, with all of one win under his belt after their bowl game, before McGuire. Heck I’ll take three toes in Boulder before him. Tech employing him is good for the small cadre of teams trying to have good football programs in the Big XII.
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I said this on here before the playoffs started that the Big XII had one really good team this year in Tech. The rest of the conference was average to outright mediocre. I also said Tech’s defense would keep them in a game, but they had two issues. One is they had an average offense. No real explosive players that worry an opposing defensive coordinator and they had an average to below average QB.
You take that and combine it with having a JAG for a head coach in McGuire and this outcome isn’t shocking. He will forever hold Tech back until Campbell and Co decide to fire him. Thankfully, for the three or four teams trying to win in the conference, this helps us out. He was saved by the amount of spending on players. That’s it. If not for that he’s unemployed right now and looking for a program analyst job.
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On 12/29/2025 at 8:51 AM, MissingInAction said: Fuck! I was going to watch that.
That he called that a top three movie for him is funny. He must’ve watched only three movies this year.
I did enjoy the movie. It was funny and it did what it was supposed to do. I like Jack Black and Paul Rudd. It was a stupid fun movie, but fun nonetheless.
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On 11/27/2025 at 8:03 AM, Derka said: there are/have been so many posters here throughout the years who are reviled by the masses, and yet i know nothing about them because of how infrequently i post on the politics and football forums. i post more in cloak room now (thanks obama), so maybe ill start to encounter some of these people, but whenever i see scores of people in here talking about how terrible someone is, theres a 20% chance its rex, and an 80% chance its someone like this johnny sack guy who i don't recall encountering before.
Wait until you get Chrispy’s current iteration, one in which it looks like he used to make actual posts going back to 2022. I think his current handle is Vegas64 as that is the one made three years ago. It was not hard to figure out it was him when he posted about an interaction with a billionaire where he had to prove to himself something odd. Easily the strangest person this side of the gru chatbot.
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On 12/27/2025 at 1:36 PM, WBT said: The Housemaid. It was kind of a poor man's Gone Girl, in the same chicklit twisty domestic thriller lane. By the same director as A Simple Favor and it kind of reminded me of that one too. I went in expecting Seyfried and Sweeney to look hot and it delivered in that regard.
Seyfried’s acting in this was pretty good. Sweeney was, well, she did what her fans want to see. She got naked and that’s about it. Her acting in Christy and Eden was actually good. The only part of this where her acting was above par was when she was angry in the 2nd half of the film. I hope for her sake she finds some way to be in movies where she doesn’t have to get naked for anyone to show up and watch it because hoo boy she is not going to age well.
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Watched about 15 or so plays. That was enough for me. Manny Diaz still runs nothing defensively despite that being his side of the ball.
Sims is out, 35 other guys didn’t play today, but mainly Sims is done. Thanks for one final backbreaking INT before you begin your nondescript career that never involves football again. Hope 2026 brings a Division 1 caliber offensive line and perhaps a transfer QB that understands how to consistently throw the forward pass. Dillingham squeezed just about all he could from this team so no complaints with him.
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7 minutes ago, HenryJames said: That community college arts degree really gave that bio some added cred.
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I am really pumped up for this one. I mean not only is Gary Danielson going to the horse glue factory, but the Jeff Sims Experience mercifully ends as well. I will celebrate by watching a few minutes of the game while fishing this morning out here. Maybe the kid from Columbus/Benjamin gets to play since all the upperclassmen are injured or off to the NFL. It’d be awesome to see some vintage Manny Diaz run defense today against a QB that only excels at running.
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17 minutes ago, horn4life said: Pomp is great, jack is bait.
Wintertime is a good time to catch Pompano in the surf. Pomp is probably as good an eating fish as you can catch from the shoreline. Meat sort of reminds me of lobster texture.
I am contemplating getting an ocean kayak again so that I can get out and fish further from shore. Right now getting further from shore involves swimming out 200 yards or so and dropping the bait, usually mackerel or baby squid. I enjoy swimming so that is okay with me. Still would like a fishing kayak again though so I can sit and fish on top of them.
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1 hour ago, mchookem said: a leopard feast close to home...
Trump vetoes bipartisan bill to provide clean water to rural Southeastern Colorado
hmmm 🤔


If they die, they die.
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14 hours ago, Iceman said: I understand Udoh's situation and never begrudged him for leaving. The thing the academies DO have to counter that is the value of their degree and the leadership experience from fulfilling that service commitment. That had to factor in at least a little bit in the original decision to attend, right? My Old Grad son and I were having this exact discussion during the game, and he suggested players might opt for NIL money and ROTC at the civilian schools. I wanted to throw up and start laughing at the same time. ROTC can get you there too, but if you're already at an academy, it would be a complete change of culture, without the equivalent support of athletic obligations being met "halfway" by the other entities at the civilian institutions. I don't see them leaving for NIL if military leadership is also on their heart.
I think Udoh is staying for his senior season so he should get the chance tomorrow to see significant carries with Raleek Brown heading to the draft. Since Manny Diaz is the head coach he could have a really big game and that would be a good springboard for him heading into next year. We can’t throw the football with Sims so line up and run the triple option against Duke to make the game fun.
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Bowls are mostly fun. I had a blast being at the Hawai’i Bowl. That game meant something to both teams and they both played hard the entire game. The Hawai’i fans were so happy when they won. You can’t replicate the joy I witnessed from these folks. Hawai’i is their pro team and to see them play their last game out here for the year was really cool for them. I’ll go again next year to it as well because the atmosphere for the game is just cool.
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I think anyone who saw Tech this year knew their offense was a big issue for them. They were not built on that side of the ball to beat any of the teams in the SEC or BIG 10. They desperately needed an offense that could at least put up something. Asking their defense to do it all for them is a bit much.