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RomaVicta

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  1. RomaVicta

    LBGTQ

    I was raised by Texans so some of that traditional character made its way into me even though I was merely a suburban boy. I went to Spring High back when it was 2A and there were plenty of Texas country boys there. I have to wonder how much any person born in an Anywhere, USA suburb surrounding Houston, Dallas, or Austin reflect much of what we like to think of as Texan. The different state characters are fading due to the massive homogenization of the national culture. It'd be nice to return to the fine old saying of "that's none of my business." It fits well with tolerance and leaving other folks alone so long as they're not hurting anybody. That saying would apply to what occurs between doctors and patients and what they decide is best. It also applies to what people read, what kind of clothes they want to wear, and what's going on in their houses.
  2. RomaVicta

    LBGTQ

    That's fascinating. I did not expect this at all. I'm a white male native Texan, and I suspect persons of my phenotype didn't follow the trend. But, I was wrong about native Texans in general, so maybe I'm wrong about that, too.
  3. It's remarkable that the Aggies operate on the assumption that they are an important object of attention nationwide. We've actually got a prominent national brand, and I'm sure nobody paid much attention to the Longhorns when we were shitty other than us and, of course, the Aggies. We surely didn't suspect a national conspiracy to keep us at #18 when we were better than the #16 and 17 teams. Their brief assault on the top 5 merely brought brief national attention to their mediocrity as they laughably crashed every year after the holy 2020 Covid season. Nobody expects A&M to be in the top ten. If they get there, nobody expects them to stay if they give them any thought at all.
  4. RomaVicta

    LBGTQ

    You can recognize what Texas has become and not be glorifying New York or any other location. There are large pockets of resistence in the metropolitan areas, but we know how the white man vote largely goes here. I'm a Texan. I don't like having to say it almost apologetically to decent people in other states. That was not the case when I was young. What distinguished Texas and Texans 60 years ago is largely long gone. Texans used to be generally friendly and people who tended to mind their own business. No more.
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    LBGTQ

  6. RomaVicta

    LBGTQ

    And that's why this country's fate as an actual republic lies in the hands of just a few million unengaged voters. This is not to say that engaged voters give much of a fuck either, but at least their votes on other issues have a chance to align with the minor issues of persecution and fascism. Streaming college football, I've seen the Trump ads touting the horrors of medical coverage for aiding transexuals/unsures deal with their situation. (It's difficult to word that. If I write "treat," it sounds like we're talking about a disease. I guess that helps the fascists to feel superior.) The fact that medical professionals are making medical decisions about this carries no weight or has not been emphasized enough in the discourse that I've heard. @Brisketexan stated it years ago, so it kind of fades in the face of new characterizations: Cruelty is our brand. It excites the insecure adolescent need to feel tough and superior.
  7. Yes. I can't think of any two programs closer in their accomplishments than OU and A&M. Perfect comp. Not Michigan State or South Carolina. No. Oklahoma.
  8. The Tigers have two shutouts, but the schedule is pretty stinky so far.
  9. Gentlemen, we must keep A&M under control. What is it with Aggies and naming eras all the time?
  10. And they're killing us in quality losses!
  11. I guess sometimes it works. I don't recall it ever working with implications as dire as when it doesn't work. I guess that slick reversal of route we did a few times with Worth was good. It was likely necessary, too. I just don't remember the game. I do bitch when it works. It encourages him to repeat the error in judgment.
  12. They're relying on the Who Wins Halftime tie-breaker.
  13. Trust in RC Fran the Sherman tank Sumlin Jimbo "he knows how to win a natty" Fisher Elko and Klein! The first and last posts are just sad. Georgia and Texas don't need extra motivation just like 'Bama and Georgia didn't. Aggies don't have any rivalry where the outcome had national championship implications for them. Middle guy has the right of it. This is repeated over and over. We are always defined by our worst game. Alabama and Georgia have both had similar games: Georgia (ranked 2cd) 13-12 at KY this year. Alabama (ranked 5 after losing to us) 17-3 at S. Florida last year. I guess the Aggies best victory is a close contest between Bowling Green (lost to Old Dominion yesterday) and Arkansas. If Notre Dame keeps winning after to losing to NIU, that quality loss may be better than their best win! I think the coronation and gushing over Manning is, indeed, too much. Manning has no control over what idiot sportscasters will do. Arch is over-hyped but also appears to be very good at the moment with a rare level of excellence to come when he takes over the team. I mean, if we can't have Wiggy, I guess Arch Manning will do.
  14. How ground up are the Longhorns today? How many players died? Sure, we'll show up for OU. I mean, they're just another BDF re-tread like us. But then Georgia? And then the rest of the SEC schedule? The grind? I weep for our players! Oh the humanity!
  15. This is dumb. Just state that you don't think "Kill Everybody" is a good thing without invoking and, frankly, trivializing a murder totally unrelated. If that family doesn't have an opinion about it, you shouldn't use it for a cheap pull at the heart strings. I don't give a rat's ass about Williams other than admiring his talent. The Kill Everybody thing, I'm sure, kind of sounds badass to a teenager. Actually, it does to me, too, but I wouldn't put it on my face. It'd make a good t-shirt under your jersey. Anybody know how old Williams is? Last night I began to think "he's 17 years old" was his actual first name.
  16. That's why you take the points. There's a reason it's fourth down; they've stopped us. Take the small victory of a field goal even if the world of sportscasters has decided it's something that is "settled for." They are wrong. They are dull-minded parrots. In this case, it puts Miss St. deeper in a hole that they're unlikely to climb out of. Psychologically, we're celebrating while they're lamenting. Texas victory looks increasingly inevitable. And, as stated above by @Jkwellborn, they have to change their game. Instead, we fail on fourth down instead of kicking, and they're fired up while we're lamenting. Sportscasters have also confused the words "stupid" and "aggressive." Coach is being aggressive here going for it on 4th and 2 on his own 38 yard line. What's on the line? A first down on your side of the field (not great odds for scoring from there) versus maintaining field position and letting your defense play and maybe getting the ball around the same spot later on. Sark is way smarter than I am. He's made this error fewer times (only this once?) this year than last year. I hope this failure of a decision re-inforces the restraint in these situations. It was a somewhat frustrating win that dropped me into PTSD recalling the runaway games that became shit fights with far lesser teams during the Herman era. However, we weren't desperately hanging on at the end. We should have stopped more runs at the line where the back often squirted out of pile for extra yardage. However, we kept them from scoring much. It had all the signs of one of those games that all teams have. Not sharp, but sharp enough. Hook 'Em!
  17. GODAMN IT! TAKE THE FUCKING POINTS! SHADES OF UH!
  18. We are a sleeping giant. Isn't that like anyone else declaring that they are asleep? Don't bother me, I'm asleep. I'm a giant, too. HOWDY! But, you're not asleep. You're talking. Endlessly. Well, I'm a giant. Nope. Well, I will be as soon as another modern era comes around. Just you wait! You're kind of weird, aren't you? Can't hear you! I'm sleeping! Sleeping giant! Go away, sip!
  19. What a miserable three pages.
  20. The return of the Marine! That marine is soooo dreamy. Aggies on TexAgs were outraged that some women took offense.
  21. These are enemies of the republic, Donnie.
  22. You, my friend, are abandoning the anti-republic party and voting for the pro-republic party. It over-rides all political policies. Tell your friends. Lead the way. Thanks for opening your mind to the real issue with no help from national TV news media. You're a hero of the republic. No shit.
  23. Idiot World is not an exclusive locality. Our idiots are at least hoping to do something positive no matter how ironic the results.
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