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  1. They have been doing set build SW of London for a few months, but they aren't going to start up in the Highlands until a month or so.
  2. Murder occurred with such regularity in her vicinity that the term "Cabot Cove syndrome" was coined to describe the constant appearance of dead bodies in remote locations. Indeed, if Cabot Cove existed in real life, it would top the FBI's national crime statistics in numerous categories, with some analysis suggesting that the homicide rate in Cabot Cove exceeds even that of the real-life murder capital of the world
  3. What is the old saying about having shit in both hands? How the hell did Rooney get hurt?
  4. You are a bit confused on Patterson's scheduling before joining the B 12. They would play anyone big conference school that would schedule them and that includes Texas, OU, Nebraska, LSU, Ohio State, Tech, Baylor, Arizona, and Oregon State and not those Baylor teams were with Briles and the Tech teams were with the Pirate, so not exactly the soft touches you lumped us in with and also note Texas, OU, and Nebraska were all at those schools.
  5. So the answer is not a fucking thing happened.
  6. Wait? Is that basically what the Astros are facing right now?
  7. Engine failure isn't crazy nor unheard of with the Merc power unit. Not as frequent as it once was, but consider that Lando just went out the prior race.
  8. Levi gets it, during the early part of the race, both Lando and Oscar easily could have been involved in a crash with Max and then Charles. One DNF from Oscar changes the title race and there is history of such things happening. That is the only precedent that matters.
  9. Which isn't the situation.
  10. Explain to me what happened just last week that opened up this "big" lead? There is NO HISTORY of late season DNFs impacting championships and all titles are won by double digits right?
  11. Oscar has not clinched the title. He has a 31 point lead over Lando with I believe 8 races remaining and while he should be able to hold that lead it is far from clinched as one DNF from Oscar and a Lando win (presuming Max doesn't challenge Lando causing Lando to wet himself) and you have a title fight on your hand. I would offer 2016 as an example of what can go wrong late in the eason that decides a title and I would have loved to hear Toto tell Lewis to flip positions with Niko.
  12. No, Oscar beat Lando off the start for the lead and Lando fell behind I believe George and used up his tires trying to get past him. Because of his poor start and his using up his tires faster than expected McLaren changed strategy pitting Lando earlier than expected by them. Later in the race McLaren decided to pit Lando first not to undercut Oscar, but to undercut Lewis even though Oscar was leading the race and he had the much older tires. I truly don't understand your comment that Lando undercut Oscar fair and square. The team wanted to make the call to get the 1-2, they told Oscar they would switch him back to the lead and it took 20 laps of radio bull shit with Lando before he agreed to give back the spot that would have never happened had he gotten a decent start or not used his tires up too fast early in the race. How in the world can you even think that is the same situation as today?
  13. Lando in the article I linked said McLaren should have pitted Oscar first and they didn't because they wanted to undercut Lewis to get the 1-2 finish which is classic of them to way over think things.
  14. The reasons why the drivers had to make the switches in the race. Hungary was a team decision not allowing Oscar who was leading the race to come in first while this time Oscar got the lead because of a slow pit stop. If the stop is a normal stop Lando comes out first, but because of the slow stop Oscar got the lead.
  15. And? If Lando got mad and left they can't find another driver to take that seat? If Lando is in the Merc and George the papya who is faster? Switch Lando and Charles and Lando wins in the Ferrari?
  16. What aren't you getting, the only part of the weekend that truly matters is the race. This was not the same as Hungary and in Hungary Lando didn't exactly take to immediately following team orders. https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13182681/lando-norris-explains-hungarian-grand-prix-controversy-with-mclaren-team-mate-oscar-piastri Believe as you wish, but his was all about soothing Lando's ego and Oscar knows it, Max knows it, and makes me like Oscar even more.
  17. When was the last time one of these big "scandals" actually resulted in anything. This reminds me of the great college basketball shoe scandal with all those federal wire taps. Damn shame what happened to Kansas .
  18. What the fuck are you talking about? Seriously you are throwing more shit against the wall than the theory out their McLaren did the flip to help give Lando a cushion over Max.
  19. Do they give points for practice?
  20. That is what you took from that? Mas is a shithead, so was Schumacher and so was Senna on the track. There is a reason they race for time, points, and money. I will make it simple, Oscar is a FUCKING CLOSER.
  21. Don't confuse race pace while they are on a parade circuit behind Max and Lando trying to catch Oscar when Oscar is closing out points. One guy is drinking coffee and the other is bitching about the new parts, i mean new leads. Lando is Jack Lemon.
  22. Fuck that, Lando came out behind Oscar because of the slow pit stop because of the error by the crew member tightening the front left and not the order they went into the pit. Not Oscar's fault and how fucking mentally fragile is Lando they have to coddle his ass. Funny, reading Newey's book he talked about the bull shit politics at McLaren when Dennis was in charge and I guess it is still the same. Keep what you fucking kill and score what you and are not given.
  23. Not sure how things were divided when his estate was settled, but I remembered this story and did a quick Google search: "Oklahoma State University implemented a unique fundraising program called the "Gift of a Lifetime" in 2007, which used life insurance policies to fund future donations to its athletic department. The idea originated from billionaire alumnus Boone Pickens, who had previously made significant donations to the university. Under this program, Oklahoma State purchased $10 million life insurance policies on 25 of its supporters, primarily donors and season-ticket holders aged between 65 and 85. The university paid the insurance premiums—projected to total $20 million, financed through credit—and was named as the beneficiary of the policies. The program was designed to provide long-term financial stability by using the proceeds from the policies to endow athletic scholarships, fund facilities, and support operations. Athletic director Mike Holder described it as the largest known use of life insurance for fundraising by a college athletic department. The initiative was facilitated by Oklahoma state law, which permits charitable institutions to be named as beneficiaries of life insurance contracts even without a traditional insurable interest, as long as no individual is named as a beneficiary. Although the program generated interest from other schools like Texas Tech and Oregon, it was ultimately discontinued. By its conclusion, OSU Athletics Inc. had spent approximately $33 million on premiums. The funds from the policies were intended to support long-term goals, including facility upgrades and scholarship endowments, complementing other major gifts such as Pickens’ $165 million donation in 2006."
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