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  1. Thieneman would be interesting, IMO. Freshman all-american in 2023. So far, he's linked to Oregon, tOSU, Louisville (was recruited by Brohm before Brohm left for Louisville), Indiana, etc. Purdue played a lot of single-high safety this year and last. Thieneman played that role. Given how slow and ineffective their DL was at times, it is no surprise that he registered 100+ tackles. That said, he was the best player on their defense. Here's a pic of him against UND - around 25 yards off the LOS.
  2. For time immemorial, QB2 has been the most popular player on the team for many fans.
  3. Sure as heck hope he did it during special order session, to minimize the cost to the taxpayer. The audience size seems to indicate it. Regardless, what a huge waste of time, but I guess he thought it was worth it to get it into the congressional record. SMH.
  4. Weighin' in at nineteen stone...
  5. Came here to post something similar. Duke is #53 in Sagarin, 0-1 against the top 10 and 0-2 against the top-30. AND - They beat NW by 6, UConn by 5, UNC by 1, FSU by 7, VT by 3, and Wake by 6 on a last second TD. Duke is a 6-6 team that overperformed expectations.
  6. I sure hope one of the top bullets is "get a hall-of-fame QB on a discounted contract so you can use that savings to help pay for an overall better OL and DL."
  7. Crap. I will miss Belichick on the Manning-cast.
  8. Can you imagine a tour w/ VH supporting VH1 opening for Journey supporting Infinity? Wow. According to Schon, Monstrose played between VH and Journey. Steve Smith (who would join Journey on Evolution - just after this tour) played with Ronnie Montrose, etc. - it was instrumental. Another derail: CSB I've met Steve Smith several times, as he plays many shows in clubs (Iridium, Birdland, et) in Manhattan. After he was booted from Journey around "Raised on Radio" (he played on one song), he joined Jazz Fusion band Steps Ahead, featuring tenor sax player Michael Brecker and vibraphone player Mike Manieri. Anyhow, he and his band mates are very accessible after shows. Great to talk to. One night, I am looking around the bar and see Mike Manieri. I walk up to him and ask if he is who he is. He looks at me astonished that someone would recognize him. I said, "yeah, I am a huge fan of Steps ahead. What you and Brecker did was fantastic." Anyhow, he teaches at NYU and was there to see Steve. /CSB
  9. Guys like Satriana, Vai, Malmsteen, etc. are "huge" and iconic, IMO. But not EVH huge, of course. I guess I am splitting hairs here, as most of the "huge" guitar players among the laymen have some sort of band-level connection for them. We all know about Page, Gilmour, Rhodes, Slash, Gibbons, Schon, etc. because of their band affiliation first and not their virtuosity. Of course, there's Hendrix, Beck, Clapton, SRV, etc. who were solo guys, which may be an exception, but Beck and Clapton got their starts in bands. SRV was not really nationally recognized until 10+ years after he moved to Austin. Heck most folks did not even know that he played guitar on most of Bowie's Let's Dance. Not sure what my point is here, but that Van Halen - and its evolution after adding DLR - helped EVH become a huge sensation almost immediately upon the release of their first record. Slight thread derail: Similarly, we probably are not as aware of Neal Schon w/o Steve Perry. Before Perry, Journey was a "self-indulgent" (using Schon's words) jam band. Schon joined Santana at age 17 and formed Journey at age 19 in 1973. Perry joined in 1978 and they printed money through around 1986.
  10. Nic Scourton played at Purdue for 2 years before transferring to aTm. Edited to add: Scourton is from Bryan. He was part of the 2022 class, #22 DL recruit overall. At the time, Aggy had Nolen (1) , Stewart (3), Bronlow-Dindy (4), Overton (6), Lucas (8) in the class. Scourton became more interesting to Aggy once the transfer out began.
  11. Thanks for the clarification on the special assistant, stuff, @closetojumping My bad. Was the "raging asshole" piece from all of the players also part of the character assault? He has a reputation for being aloof. Former subordinate of mine played with him at BSU and noted that he was extremely focused (which can also be misinterpreted for aloof).
  12. When they are *this* TV, you only need 2.
  13. Missed this thread altogether until today... Stream of consciousness. @Rimbo, Sammy claims that his Ferrari was in the shop and Ed saw it. The mechanic said that Ed should call Sammy to get him in the band. Templeton was probably right that time could heal the wounds, but Ed called Sammy and they hit it off. Of course, that's Sammy's version of things. Moved to Austin in 1978 - 4th grade. Guy across the street from me was a little older and had a vast record collection. One would characterize him as a country-boy or "kicker" at the time, but he introduced me to VH1. I'd never heard anything like it before. Parents raised me on pop, Elvis, and BeeGees. Think back to the first time you ever heard "Running With the Devil". Oh my! Missed the VH 1984 tour - I am sure I did something stupid and parents said, "Nah - no need for you to go." Saw VH supporting the 5150 tour at FEC in 1986. Was on 4th row floor - near stage left. It was a fantastic show. Ed's beer cup was near there. I have never seen anyone drink so much Schlitz Malt Liquor before in my life. Or since. Again, the show was fantastic. 5150 was far more "pop" than anything they had done before. My favorites: Summer Nights and 5150. CSB Roth played Stubbs quite a few years back. Before the show, I went to the restroom. While I was standing & peeing, a guy kept coming in and walking out. After the 3rd time, I said, "everything OK?" and he said, "Dave needs to use the restroom." I said, "Let Dave use the restroom, I will leave him alone." I leave and the same guy says, "Hey, can you watch the door until Dave comes out?" Sure. Dave comes out, says "Thanks man" and proceeds to return to his pregaming w/o inviting me. Show was awesome. Favorite part was his guitar and bass player hiding behind amp stacks as Dave started spinning/twirling a large metal staff. /CSB.
  14. Funny how you can see both Ed and Val in his smile. As you might expect Wolf is uber-talented. And hard working. Love how he got the double-kick in it a few times... And the open hi-hat. He's also very sensitive to the band who wrote it. He does not want to mess it up. His instincts are fantastic - the fills ending the chorus are impeccable.
  15. NSIAP - Alex Van Halen with Anderson Cooper. Interesting personal interlude by Billy Bob Thornton - about the loss of his own brother - around 6:45 Around 12:00 mark: Cooper: so your dad struggled with alcohol. Al: He didn't struggle with it. He loved it. My grandfather died from it. My dad's brothers died from it. My dad died from it. I came very close. And Ed battled with it his whole life. Al says it was Dave's idea to have Jan Van Halen play clarinet on Diver Down's Big Bad Bill (is sweet William now). He thanks Dave for the idea.
  16. This bears repeating. 100% agree.
  17. Yeah, but *she* had a different role than Petersen would for Wilcox. I think. Harsin was also regaled as a raging asshole to the Auburn players. Which is wild, given given their previous staff included Malzahn, Steele, and Chad Morris. Of course, a couple of hundred dollar handshakes from Yellawood Man could make any player say just about anything.
  18. Perhaps he did not care if he got caught. If the reports of a manifesto are true, then he likely wants his message shared more broadly.
  19. 2023: $23mm Anonymous gift for Cal Golf. $10mm Rogers family commitment to rowing Just need a billionaire or two to step up for football
  20. Thanks - fixed it. The narrative is silly. Media fixated on stupid stats. Texas lost the CCG for myriad reasons. Texas won the other 3 games, so who cares? I guess some want to use it to portend doom.
  21. DFEI, Points for Clemson opponents. The only team with a top-50 DFEI that they scored more than 25 on was SMU. 14 of the points in the first quarter were TD drives of 33 and 28 yards.
  22. 3 of the 4. Only Aggy did we receive. Here is a summary of 3rd Q offense drives: Ark: FG, Punt UK: Punt, fumble, fumble returned for TD Aggy: Punt, Pick-6, Fumble UGA: Punt, Missed FG (TD was early in 4th - drive started late 3rd) Net actual points: for offense: -11. Defense in 3Q: Ark: Defense surrendered TD UK: defense held them to 0 Aggy: defense held to 0 UGA: TD + FG
  23. Herb Hand. Ha. Every fan base cheers when Herb Hand leaves their program. That's what we did. That's what the Auburn fans told us. That's what the Auburn fans told us that the Penn State fans told them.
  24. Thanks. I had forgotten both of those details about him, esp. the histrionics. I guess my original comment of "could have done worse" is true, "but not much" should be added. Damning with faint praise, I guess. "That seems like a good/great hire" never crossed my mind...
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