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boilerhorn

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  1. Urban: We're putting the band back together. Charlie: Forget it. No way. Shad: We're on a mission from God.
  2. I'm curious why these guys feel the need to publicly declare who they turned down. Ego and projection of relevance. me: Boss, got a 2x offer from competitor. Boss (option 1): pack your bags and fuck off. Boss (option 2): we'll match. If option 2 is chosen, boss and I don't skip down the halls declaring he just doubled my salary. We'd both be universally hated. I guess I am about to answer my own question - they announce this shit so that (1) coach's ego can be stroked and (2) program's ego can be stroked (3) BMDs ego can be stroked.
  3. You misspoke. Thats Ms. Honorable Fitlump, Esteemed Leader and Representative of the 6th District of Austin for its Confederacy of Dunces (aka City Council).
  4. Bill OBrien will make sure that doesn't occur.
  5. What exactly does that mean? Was he off-limits? And - how is anyone off-limits?
  6. Overall academic reputation - yes; absolutely. Athletics, on the other hand, will not be encumbered in a similar fashion.
  7. Bad attempt at a joke on my part, I guess. There's an occasional theme that UT admin and AD - in their occasional perceived apathy or inaction - are trying to turn the UT AD "into Cal" with academic standards and other agendas. If Cal was able to get Marshawn Lynch and DeSean Jackson on the field, their "academic standards" are allowed to slide...
  8. DeSean Jackson? Holy shit, we are turning into Cal.
  9. My strident post from ~ 1 month ago did not age well. Steelers finished out 1-5, including the playoffs. Cleveland finished out 4-2, including 2-0 against the Steelers.
  10. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30685827/houston-texans-ignored-search-firm-hiring-gm-nick-caserio-sources-say If only Texas had ignored K-F, too. That said, it looks like the Texans screwed the pooch here. Khan and ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Louis Riddick, who are both minority candidates, were the two finalists before Texans owner Cal McNair changed his mind, ignored the recommendation of the search firm he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to do weeks of work and hired former New England Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio, sources said.
  11. First, not a fan of Jeff Fisher. Second, if Tennessee brings him in and he follows the ASU/Herm Edwards plan for building a staff and program, I think he could be successful. Tennessee's most successful years corresponded to these programs being down: Bama, LSU, Texas, Auburn, etc. Plus, they cheated their asses off. ASU treats its program as NFL-prep. I see that as Tennessee's best option and worth the risk.
  12. Yes. He had around 250 passing and almost 100 rushing.
  13. Collective IQ of both Vandy and Auburn will go up.
  14. If we'd only been a little more patient... He's Herman level unlikable.
  15. Being out-coached by Kirby Smart should be a disqualifier for the Texas job.
  16. Not sure if you're serious. Wisconsin scored 7, 6, and 7 against NW, Indiana, and Iowa this year.
  17. https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/football/kevin-sumlins-contract-includes-10-million-reasons-to-stick-with-arizona-for-at-least-two/article_03b988ae-e36a-5285-882b-c71afd942962.html Article from Jan 2018.
  18. I've coached youth sports for all of my kids, but mostly while they were under 11 years old. I believe the only time I raised my voice while coaching was to tell my son, "Please do not talk to the ref. Please do not talk to the ref." I had a couple of experiences. This is fairly minor in comparison to other stories. In 5th grade rec soccer, we had a fairly competitive team. No "star" players and each kid knew how to play and play in position. About 6 games in, we were playing another undefeated team and their "star" player was rendered ineffective. His hero ball was easily countered with a double-team. Kid was getting really frustrated and ultimately received a yellow card for conduct and the coach pulled him. After the game, kid's older brother grabs a soccer ball and throws it into the back of the HS age official. The kid's parents did nothing, so I recommended the ref stand near me while I called the commissioner. My oldest also played 6th grade Pop Warner tackle football, in the (misplaced) theory that it would prepare him for MS football. One of our games was against a team from Pflugerville. They showed up with a non-dad head coach - young, former athlete - in tow. I am not sure that any of the coaches had kids on the team; that was a yellow flag for me. En route to a 48-6 loss, about 6 of our players were injured, including 2 concussions. Some from poor form; some from just getting beat up. Two things stand out from that. First, the Pflugerville fans treated every TD or big play like it was the first time they'd ever seen a TD: screaming, high 5s, dancing, etc. Second, once you are winning by a large amount, the clock is free running and all plays must be run between the tackles. Opposing coach spread the OL so that the tackles we on the hashes. Nice.
  19. Both Beck and Orlando are nominees: https://broylesaward.com/posts/broyles-award-announces-2020-nominees/
  20. Perhaps what we are "hearing" right now is a focused, concerted effort to identify the AD, BMD, or Regents mole.
  21. https://nothingbuthouse.com/25-expensive-homes-columbus-ohio/ Wexner - L Brands Charlie Shin - Sandwich franchises Jay Schottenstein - Family wealth at around $2b Hinson Family - helped Wexner start L Weiss Family - CEO of Express (another L brand) It's not all poors there. At #17: Roger Blackwell Another new entry to the list! Roger Blackwell is a marketing expert, author and public speaker who has worked with the likes of Les Wexner and Jack Welch. Mr. Blackwell was formerly a marketing professor at Ohio State University before being sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for his role in the Worthington Food insider trading scandal. He was released from prison in 2014.
  22. https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/Texas-Longhorns-football-Keaontay-Ingram-running-back-opting-out-156023832/ Ingram must not know that Drayton coached for Meyer at both UF and tOSU.
  23. https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/Texas-Longhorns-football-Keaontay-Ingram-running-back-opting-out-156023832/ The source said Ingram is concerned his running backs coach Stan Drayton will lose his job if Herman is let go. Of all the offensive coaches on the staff, I'd think Drayton is most likely to be retained, given he worked for Meyer at Florida and tOSU
  24. They've only beaten 1 team with a winning record: the Colts. The 8 wins have come against teams with a combined record of 26-53-3 (30.5%). The 3 losses have come against teams with combined record of 23-10 (70%). 11-0 Pittsburgh beat them 38-7. 6-5 Baltimore beat them 38-6 6-5 Raiders beat them 16-6 They suck.
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