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RomaVicta

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  1. I did a little boiling down on this. I like that two of these candidates are available because of failure where they are. Day can't beat their biggest rival (A&M is at least accustomed to that) and Riley is "fading" with a team that can't play defense. They can't wait for DeBeor, and why would Norvell leave a real program with real history?
  2. How active and passionate about recruiting are assistant coaches when the head coach and man who hired them has been fired? There aren't many incentives to press for recruits that I can think of. Maybe you can draw a big recruit away to your new school? Recruiting is the least favorite aspect of college coaching as far as I know. I feel like I've read about assistants abandoning recruiting just about all together as their attention turns to finding a new job somewhere else. Anybody have any insight?
  3. I spent much of my early life in Houston. In elementary school (Cynthia Ann Parker), they bussed us to the planetarium. I'd spent all my life in the 'burbs. The most memorable moment of that visit was when they announcer put up Houston's night sky. Then he said, "this is what the sky in the country is like." I was startled as the stars expandied and new ones appeared. It stuck with me to look at the sky when I'm away from the city. We've made regular November trips to Lost Maples. I like it best when there is no moon. You can see why the ancients thought the stars were near.
  4. I wish it were just politics. Sigh. Have a great Thanksgiving, Brakeman. Thanks for keeping this thread vital.
  5. I live outside of Johnson City now. Never knew how much I'd love the country. A stupid amount of light comes from Johnson City from just a couple of sources. The local women's group approached the last mayor about preserving the night sky and doing something about the lights. "I like bright lights!" was the combative answer. I think reverse psychology is the best way to go now. We want increase the brightness around here. The socialists say it's a good idea. They say the brightness already here is a good start. We'll be bringing in some environmental wackos and feminazis to help with the campaign. This place would probably look like London at night during the blitz.
  6. You don't see that kind of dedication every day. It must really be pissing off the obsessed t-sips that Evan makes time to be in the building where team meetings are happening. I could just spit! Genius! Genius, I tell you. You say that you can do it. You're bound to be right. You were all over the wisdom of a Jimbo extension like a motherfucker. Now that they've managed Jimbo's goal of bowl eligibility, they can move onto the goal #2: not getting embarrassed. Ain't happening. Close loss as a good as a win. I have no idea what he's trying to say after that. That's it. 1 Enormously encouraging. Some guys might even play. Outstanding! 2 Wow, going to practice! These guys are all in! 3 A&M wants to win. Billy drills down to reach the reservoirs of wisdom: We'll have to score more points to do it. 4 Wait a minute, Billy. I thought embarrassment ain't happenin'. Save me with your last sentence, buddy. 5 Hey, guys, looks like me might get routed even if Evan has attended some meetings and other have attended practice.
  7. I often refer to the Mediterranean countries as having it all figured out as far as how to live life. Northern Europe is the same in terms of caring about beauty or just making things sorta nice.
  8. All it takes to start are city ordinances making all lights downward pointing or equipped with a shade that blocks light in establlished locations from leaking skyward. Nobody gives a shit about this. Our only hope would be if Coca-Cola, McDonalds, or Taylor Swift made it a cause. I only have a few standards for making my way through the world. One of them is to never diminsh beauty where possible. I hate to see it. That goes from females wrecking their faces with tobacco, the night sky, and the proliferation of asphalt and concrete. Smokers are generally victims, so I sympathize with the fact it's so hard to give them up. All you can do is sigh. The night sky is a benefit to all who look up at night. Few do. So a free boon is rapidly diminished. Anywhere USA with its franchised hellscape of ugly signs and no concern beyond brand display destroys even a consideration for ways to leave some green space. It's easier just to let the hard surface flow. Author Nick Tosches bitterly writes of a drive through a "market that we used to call a world." The words echo in my mind whenever I drive through a city. Austin is an island in the middle of an ocean of Anywhere, USA. Those who care have to win everytime to prevent the proliferation of the mundanely ugly. Proponents of the sprawl have only to win once to get their way.
  9. A pyschotic narcissist leads the irony-deaf to destroy the village in order to save it. Without actual discourse, there's little to be done about it.
  10. Wow. I'd missed that he was so highly rated. Hope he got that Longhorn vibe while he was on campus. If he and Kobe Black were to sign, where would that put our class ranking? I need to decide whether to say it's important or not. And thanks to you and others who post links with player news.
  11. That's a higher more refined grade of idiocy than you get from Texags. We've also criticised a coach for wanting to make sure his players were hydrated just because he was bad at other things. We're elite when it comes to refined, targetted idiocy, sir.
  12. Be physical. Get good players. Knows how to make his program successful. Verrrry impressive. Good bull. Very insightful. Stuff I never knew was important. I'm about the most optimistic guy in the world when we hire new coaches. If we hired this guy so we could be the place where he proves himself, I'd be furious. The Ags will rally around him and say stuff they've been saying with every new coach for decades: Lot of bad stuff going on in the locker room. Team didn't have that Aggie fire. This guy doesn't stand for any bs. He'll make us tough. I think the team is getting it's swagger back. tu is so scared of us.
  13. Mistakes happen in pairs; you do too much then you do too little or vice versa. Bjork is playing to his audience like Billy when he talks about setting up incentives so a coach doesn't get paid well unless he does well. Sounds great if you're happy getting a guy for whom the base salary seems pretty good. They're low-balling after setting the bar for high-balling. They're going from their weird notion of you get what you pay for. They concluded that if you pay someone a lot of money that person must be fantastic. In their minds, Jimbo was elevated by the high salary he commanded from them. Seems that didn't work out. Now they're convinced that incentives are the way to go. Certainly not stupid on its face. Their problem is that they assumed that everybody wanted that sweet A&M job because it fucking gawd damn A fucking and M. They discount the amount of money it took to draw Jimbo as a reason other coaches might be interested. Jimbo loved A&M. Everybody secretly does when they're not quivering in fear of them. So the Ags have the swag to lay down a tough contract. Result? They get an itenerate guy who just had a pretty good year. I guess the other coaches Billy said were wearing out the phone lines wanting to take the job just didn't impress the Aggie brass as much as this Fisch guy. Sort of like Petrino.
  14. I'll let Sark be the judge, but agree with you. Our offense will be good. It will be more dangerous with elite receivers, but elite receivers are not required. Stewart seems kind of like a cunt.
  15. Don't give up on us white men yet! We'll do better! We promise! Ah, who am I fooling? We need to be kicked out of power worldwide.
  16. I suppose that I, in the same way, can assume that all persons grouped in age around you are facile reasoners. There are plenty of things to dislike about any generation. Generational pride is idiotic. Generalizations are generally idiotic as well. Except when discussing the Dutch.
  17. First thing, I don't want to hear anymore of you idiots calling me E-Rob.
  18. Don't forget Vasek was rated higher than Burke. I'm ready to see him prove it , but so far we can't seem to mudhole any team enough to allow younger guys some snaps. This has been my concern for years, dude. Even when Mack was mudholing opponents, he'd leave in the starting QB way too long. I'm sure he and GDGD were slaves to the idea of getting as many reps as possible. By the time QB2 got in, it was just hand-off time which also irritated me. I'm old school enough to not want to run up the score, but if your second teamer needs reps and you wait too long to put him in, run the fucking offense. Oh, and kick the fucking field goal particularly when you already lead. Lastly, don't go for two until the fourth quarter and playing from behind. Points is good, coach. Points is good. Fucking dumbasses.
  19. That's a shame. Their air force fought quite well and bravely. They introduced us to the exocet missile. I think they flew French Mirage jets. Prince Andrew was one of the helicopter pilots who would hover near the ships trying to draw off the missiles. I guess he dreamed of 15 year old girls in between flights. Argentina sent an old battleship towards the British fleet. The General Belgrano was torpedoed far from any spot where it could have used its guns. WW2 technology versus Space Age technology. What a show.
  20. I don't want to turn this into a movie thread, but... I think most director's cuts are bloated and narcissistic. Apocalypse Redux is a prime example. There is a cult of the director among movie mavens. If only the artist could be unbridled. Bridles are often good. Everybody hates it, but movies must be collaborative efforts. Kind of like a football program where all must come together to recruit, train, practice, and play! It applies. It really does. Really.
  21. Interesting point about staying in a P5 conference. On the one hand, with a 12 team playoff there will be room for winners of non P5 conferences. OTH, could such a team recruit well enough to have a chance of getting very far? If Oregon State made the playoff a few years in a row, would that draw players? I have no idea what the answers are, but it's interesting to ruminate over. It would be ironic if congregating all the strong football schools in five conferences actually make it easier for some of the non P5 schools to build up and compete.
  22. Can we stop this? I assume you mean great for us. This guy looks about right for what they should be looking for. I'm enjoying watching all this unfold, and I have no dread or much care about who they end up with. I would like for them to end up with another disaster, but I have no dread about whoever fills the position. If he makes A&M stronger, good. The games will be better. I'll only be deprived of a measure of Aggie misery. If he sucks, another few years of a great show. We're not a house of cards or a place that should have any special apprehension about playing the Aggies. Perhaps my own lack of concern is due to how often they prove that they can't rise above mediocrity. Now cheating doesn't give them any great advantage. Bring 'em on. ETA: I see Texafornia anticipated me on this one.
  23. RomaVicta

    LBGTQ

    More of a Russian province, but I take your point.
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