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  1. DeBoer is good; no dispute. However, after 1 game against Texas and 1 game against Michigan, 2 of his top offensive players (QB, RB) got injured and his RT (backside protection for Penix) had PTSD. No way this Washington team makes it through the B1G, SEC, or the mighty Big12 unscathed. The PacX was competitive this year, but they were far less physical than the other top conferences.
  2. This was a common theme when I took Kid #1 on a college vistit to Bama in 2012. We talked to the head of the ECE department 2:1. After a really great discussion and my observation of the significant number of new and upgraded buildings, I asked, "where is all the money coming from?" He said, (1) tons of federal money moving from UA-Hunstville to UA-Tuscaloosa (2) massive increase in non-resident applicants and enrollees. The latter jumped dramatically because (1) very strong scholarship incentives (2) tons of auto-admit rejections to Texas (who did not want to go to A&M) and (3) kids who want to go to a place with great football. I questioned #3 and he said, "Yes. Believe it or not." Fwiw - Kid #1 could have gone to Bama for free, but went to Texas.
  3. Penix is quite fragile, it appears. That RT is getting worked by the spin move.
  4. At least 2 plays on that drive would have drawn penalties on Texas last week. Mich hitting the WR below the waist. Mich holding the WR. "Letting them play..." SMH
  5. Y’all wanna hear the WORSE reason on why to trade Fields and take Williams yet? Emmanuel Acho thinks the Bears should draft Williams bc they might get TOO MANY first round draft picks w a trade and in doing so more chances to “miss”. He's seemingly a moron. More chances to miss. How about more chances to hit or more chances to dramatically improve your team's roster? The replies on on-spot. Best combining two: "Didn't we just get DJ Moore, Caleb Williams, Darnell Wright, and Tyrique Stevenson for Bryce Young?" That said, they could have stayed at 9 and drafted Jalen Carter (instead of Wright).
  6. I was mistaken. DeBoer was only Penix's OC in 2019. DeBoer was at Fresno for 20 and 21 season. '20 was Penix's best season at IU. His top WRs were Ty Fryfogle and Whop Philor. Both have had cups of coffee in the NFL. His TE was Peyton Hendershot, who appears on the Cowboys roster. Hendershot was IU's top receiver in '21, but Penix was injured for around 1/2 of that season. IU's offensive roster was not totally devoid of talent, but it's definitely beneath UW's roster.
  7. Agree with this. I think there's something to be gleaned from just about any financial book, even if it is as basic as, "dude's a charlatan, but at least I will know why when someone talks about it at the water cooler." I suspect neither Ramsey nor Kiyosaki wrote their books with the belief that they'd some day they'd be worth 9 figures and treated (by some) as deities. Kiyosaki does seem like a piece of shit and, as @Snake Diggity notes, there are some interesting concepts in his book. Ramsey tells his personal story and how he changed the way he deals w/ money. The 7 steps are reasonable. Emergency fund; debt snowball of all non-housing debts; more emergency fund; invest into retirement; college funds; pay off house; build wealth. Some people disagree w/ his debt snowball approach, noting that people should pay off the highest interest debts first. Makes sense from someone who has debt under control. For someone in a bad situation, the positive psychological impact of seeing a debt go to zero is high. Pay off your house? Depends. etc.
  8. In 1992, a buddy was planning a bachelor party for another buddy. He wanted to hire a couple of strippers, so we went on a scouting mission to Yellow Rose. Decided to hire one , "Jessica", and she agreed to bring a friend. Jessica's real name was Stephanie Martin. In 1995, she and her boyfriend murdered the boyfriend's roommate and tried to burn the body. https://www.austinchronicle.com/books/2000-12-01/79590/. So, "knew" is questionable... HS friend's grandmother, Mildred McKinney, was murdered in her home in his/our neighborhood in 1980. Henry Lee Lucas originally confessed to the crime, but the confession was discounted based on late 1980s DNA. In 2012, Williamson County investigators arrested 53 year old Stephen Alan Thomas, who would have been 22 at the time of the crime. https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-man-arrested-1980-murder-elderly-woman/story?id=16846922 He's on death row now: https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/thomassteven.html
  9. RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman. What a freaking great actor.
  10. In his career, Penix has had some big games. 2020 - at IU - OC = Kalen DeBoer (present UW HC) 2020 - at #3 tosu - COVID, so no asshole fans in stadium - 27/51 - 491 yards - 5 TD, 1 INT in 42-35 loss. TD passes 4, 63, 33, 16, and 56. Other passes of 68 and 51. 2020 - #23 Michigan at IU - no fans - 30/50 - 342 yds - 3 TD, 0 INT in 38-21 win 2020 - at MSU - no fans - 25/38 - 320 yds - 2 TD, 2 INT in 24-0 win 2021 at IU - was so-so. DeBoer was at Fresno and Penix was injured for latter half of season. 2022 - at UW - DeBoer as HC 10 300+ yard games; 3 400+ yard games, 1 500+ yard game. 2nd lowest passing output was against Texas in Alamo bowl. Lowest was against Colorado, who they beat by 35. 2023 - at UW - DeBoer as HC 10 300+ yard games; 4 400+ yard games. Seemed to struggle against ASU, OSU, WSU. That all said, he did have a near perfect night against Texas.
  11. When reading that Kiyosaki is $1b in debt, the first thing that came to mind... "If I am $100k in debt, I have a problem. If I am $1b in debt, the bank has a problem." And he even says so himself and acted on it in the past. If I am a bank where he holds a lot of debt, though, I consider ways to call the debt. He's clearly saying "fuck the bank if I screw up." That said, I suspect he has dozens, if not hundreds, of creditors.
  12. I've seen Dr. Fotini Chalkias in NW Austin a few times, but have not seen her in a couple of years. Recommend. https://www.bswhealth.com/physician/fotini-chalkias
  13. UAB https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39209002/former-florida-qb-jalen-kitna-commits-uab
  14. From my experience, Texas is the most liberal in gaining residency for tuition purposes. California residents attending Texas can start an LLC offering training, tutoring, etc. services and gain residency. I've seen examples of a kid "buying" a condo under his LLC and renting it to someone else. Gaining California residency, as @jimmyjazz notes, can be nigh impossible. Youngest is at Purdue. There are no clear loopholes to gain Indiana residency. Even if we moved there today, we'd have to appeal to Purdue (NOT Indiana) to get residency for tuition purposes. There are very few, if any, examples of success.
  15. For reference, the Texas offense recorded (1) 8.95 Watsons of offense against TTU in a 57-7 win. (2) 11.22 Watsons of offense against OSU in a 49-21 win. For those who forget, 1 Watson = 59 yards of offense. Proud moment against Arkansas in the 2014 Texas Bowl. In his defense (can I really say that?), Texas offense had less than 20 mins time of possession. Regardless, he was not a very good coordinator.
  16. Good to see Texas is willing to dip into the JuCos when needed. HookEm.
  17. Looks like you? Like a dumbass? He's missing some of the key being verbs. Fortunately, English 101 at CU will help.
  18. While at Purdue, Jeff Brohm had some fairly famous upsets:2018: #2 Ohio State, #19 Iowa2021: #2 Iowa, #3 Michigan State2022: #21 Minnesota, #21 Illinois This mediocre FSU team should be no problem.
  19. I am tied with Les Miles, Art Briles, Charlie Strong, and Charlie Weis.
  20. I've said it on Campbell threads before, but his sideline behavior often results in him being distracted for multiple plays. After one play yesterday, he screamed, "Fuck you! That's fucking bullshit." About one of the plays. The side judge warned him. Even when there are shitty calls, you have to move on. Campbell complains about something every play, so most of the time he is wrong. Probably part of his "us against the world" or underdog mindset. Or he's just an incessant jackass douche. This board will sometimes complain about Sark's sideline demeanor after shitty calls, but he realizes that it is largely outside of his control and he does not let it affect him - or the team - beyond the play in question (if at all). Last night, Sark was frustrated with how long it took for the side judge (I think) to get his timeout call - on a play that we also got flagged for false start (waived off). He said, "you need to do your job; that's your job" or something like that. He did not swear at the ref. He did not lose his mind.
  21. Friend of mine is 2nd generation Aggie. Grew up in CS and his dad was a prof at A&M. His wife went to A&M. His son (now a dentist) went to A&M and married a woman (now a doctor) he met at A&M. At the wedding, there were zero whoops, etc. Near the end of the reception, they played the Aggie war hymn - and it was just fine. They had an Aggie grooms cake - and it was just fine. Third generation and 2nd generation Aggies getting married around a bunch of other Aggies. It was normal. These folks are great. Yes, they do not always turn out bad.
  22. Patterson's timeline: Aug 9, 2023 - want to spend more time with wife, kids, grandkids. Nov 15, 2023 - ready to coach again. After he and his wife see Jimbo's buyout: 3 months and 6 days was enough time with the family. Get out there and make some more generational wealth. Patterson to KState is like a supermodel dating me. No need for them to slum.
  23. Isn't "school paying the buyout" the same as "taxpayers of the state of Texas paying the buyout?" The "school" and the "athletics department" are hypothetically independent entities.
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