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Dbeasy

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  1. Okay I better understand what you are saying now. So that means Terry brought in a bunch of role players who didn’t even deliver well as role players, like Horton, AND he misread the talent level of guys he already had on staff. I agree with others that late in the year Shedrick looked better than early. Either way, the roster didn’t look good overall. So, I’ll be interested to hear what you think of the final incoming group once all the dust settles. I’ve learned over the years in both sports and business that usually excuses end up being just that, excuses. Maybe this time will be different.
  2. Remind me the story on Kirkland? I keep conflating him with Mitchell.
  3. Is there a chance the 9.95’rs are in some cases misreading recruit interest? Every recruit’s agent wants their recruit to visit Texas and show strong interest in order to drive up NIL money offers from other schools.
  4. Oh come on. You are starting to sound like an unnecessary sunshine pumper rather than an objective evaluator. Here were the incoming transfers: shedrick - underperformed; sure blame it on injuries but even when he was relatively healthy he didn’t meet expectations Horton - totally underperformed, no debate whatsoever Cheaver - good pick up, exceeded expectations Onyema- non factor Abmas - wasn’t bad, but most people would agree he didn’t have the impact expected. And the existing guys failed to improve, but it wasn’t just the existing guys.
  5. I have no idea whether these players are good or bad. But I do remember the same group here being excited about the acquisitions last year too, and none of those additions met or exceed expectations except Weaver. Abmas was a positive addition but did not meet expectations. So while 87’s argument doesn’t make sense, we should all be a bit skeptical until we see some success on the court.
  6. I’m shocked at all of the positive reviews here of the Curb finale. It was the same basic concept as the Seinfeld final. The writers showed zero creativity and the episode was a rehash of the same Seinfeld stuff. Terrible finale. Second worst in history behind Game of Thrones. The final season pretty much stunk too, with the same tired Leroy fuck jokes over and over.
  7. So is this ASR thing also wrecking patios?
  8. Baxter and Blue are two different types of runners. Between that and the fact that Baxter has been banged up, imo it’s too difficult right now to know if one is going to outperform the other. I would think the staff still believes Baxter will eventually get the nod.
  9. Uggghhhh. Lowell Galindo on the call. Good thing I have no interest in this league.
  10. Stop acting poor. Re-do the wall. Take out the panels and replace with something that’s not from the 1970’s. Jeesh.
  11. Before we cease tensions could we have some stealth fighters and bombers swing by and obliterate the Iranian Nuclear facilities? Thanks.
  12. So instead of just sitting there with your rich friends and being a sycophant, how about trying to educate them on the fact that this site supports freedom of speech and has a wide range of viewpoints? The reality is that anyone who tries to wade in to the CR right now supporting just about any issue of the right has no basis for their position, so they get their ass handed to them. Take any issue. The debt? The Republican President along with tax cuts put us in this mess and the Democrats can’t do anything even if they wanted to because of the House. Immigration? Republicans shat a turd on that, and proposed a dumb ass wall that Mexico would pay for (right). Foreign policy? Republicans sucking Russian cock in exchange for campaign funds is not a good look. Dealing with China? Trump put up a fake tax that did nothing, while Biden is at least strengthening our chip plants before China invades Taiwan. Foreign policy with allies? Trump was a disaster who was widely ridiculed by every foreign power. Abortion? The Republican party is firmly on the wrong side of that issue, despite the party’s supposed mantra of “keeping the government out of our lives”. Views of Trump by his own administration? Every single member of his cabinet, along with hundreds of generals have pointed out he is unfit for the office. AG, Chief of Staff, Secretary of State, etc. And then there are the multiple indictments and serious charges of turning over our county’s most sensitive secrets to the Saudis, maybe Russia, and who knows else. Then there is the defrauding of his own charity foundation. And I haven’t even touched the surface of dozens of other serious issues of the Republican nominee for President of the United States. His dishonesty. His corruption. Etc. And you sit here and say this web site’s political views are the reason rich alumni won’t support their university? Do you realize how insane that sounds? Instead of blaming the site owner, how about you pull your head out of your ass and help other independents educate the rich right who haven’t realized yet they’ve aligned themselves with terrible unAmerican clowns.
  13. What is the story on Cam Scott and why is this board unconcerned?
  14. So the F-35 has caught a lot of flak for being a mess of a development program, but we saw them fly last week at the San Antonio air show and they are really impressive.
  15. I am an independent. I don’t like some of the beliefs of posters in the cloak room. However some of the views have completely changed my mind on a topic. It’s a mixed bag. The behavior of the entire Republican Party right now is sensationally bad. There are certain important issues where I don’t agree with the Democratic Party. All these things are true, and yet I don’t feel like I’m being picked on, or the site is a left wing echo chamber. Have you really not stepped back to consider for a moment that maybe you aren’t the perfect prince you seem to think you are? Maybe you still have some things to learn. And not contributing to NIL solely because of the issues you raise really makes you look worse to the independent crowd. You do have maga solidly supporting you. That’s like saying the theological dictators are in your corner.
  16. What’s with the new polite ctj. I’m extremely suspicious.
  17. Don’t know what data you are referencing but my best friend is a senior exec in the insurance industry and has been doing underwriting for 30 years and he said absolutely lawsuits and payments are up massively. I also see it all the time myself. And yes you need lawyers to keep companies in check, but there is a needed balance.
  18. I’m reading that services inflation came in hot. That is not good, but is not surprising given the ridiculous increases in insurance rates. And by the way, we need to get the lawyers under control. The lawsuits are getting out of control. People suck and will sue for anything and everything.
  19. It’s not necessary to look at film to understand whether Texas would have even wanted him. He used the term “natty” on his tweet so I consider him banned from the 40 acres.
  20. I had forgotten about Loree until it was brought up, but there are at least a dozen or more posters here that were discussing it on hornfans after it happened. I do think, as troph said, the other site had the name hookem in it or something like that. I just can’t remember exactly.
  21. The incident itself was terrible. The article didn’t describe the details of the parent’s charge of on-going retaliation and harassment. So why is everyone assuming the school district is automatically at fault? Could it not just be some shitty kids did the original act?
  22. How the hell does OU recruit well almost every year? It’s a shithole city, shithole state, their coach is suspect, they can’t have that much NIL money, the school itself is unimpressive, the area is full of racist lugheads, there are more Karen’s per capita than just about anywhere else, the pro sports in the area are weak, it’s boring.
  23. CPI has lagging indicators, especially housing. It’s close to the 2% target once you look at where housing is headed and remove the volatility of energy. However, the economy has to be pushed clearly into a recession to generate significant unemployment, which would drop inflation firmly into the 2% range or possibly even lower, and also slow down coastal housing inflation But, with deficits and debt so high the government can’t afford a major recession or the debt and deficits will get so scary as to be potentially catastrophic. So they will be reluctant to push too hard. The coming wave of real estate defaults will probably cause a major impact. So they will not raise rates, wait for the real estate crash, and then adjust rates modestly. Inflation will continue to run hot for the next 10 years (3-4%) and they will inflate away the debt.
  24. Unless someone confirms that they’ve met Helobious in real life, then these two posts confirm that the Helobious account is satire. There is no way there is someone this dumb on the internet.
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