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Bobby Layne

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  1. Thanks for the acknowledgment. Yogi is the best. I always heard it the way I quoted. You’re on it.
  2. “Predicting is difficult. Especially as to the future.” We will have to wait and see won’t we Joe?
  3. No wonder smug-ass dick gobbler was shittin on Texas while he had the microphone. He knew. What a douche!
  4. Agreed. But we were thinner than usual for several reasons this season. Don’t know how many injuries are genuine, probably a few aren’t. But it’s been a bad year. I’ve seen it before and it’s a mixture of kismet and softness that does it.
  5. Serious good question, Hulk. 1) Do they tell the NFL “it was f-ing poor coaching that kept me from playing well? 2) I’d love to see how they explain what they’ve put on film 3) how well do they do at the combine . . .if invited.
  6. Not quite as simple as “FIRE ERRBODY!” But more truth in here than some want to admit. Coach Royal had some athletes with behavioral problems too. They produced three National Championships. Because there was a very talented guy right behind them on the depth chart. And he had a stable coterie of coaches. Yes, it was a different day and time. Mack had talent too. And problem players. But he succumbed to his own motto: “Complacency kills.” And UT football has been in a death spiral since. Hope springs eternal. Some gritty players can pull us out of it. But players are still people with character issues. Quitters quit. Winners don’t quit until they’ve won. NIL will test character. Here’s to winning again. Hook em!
  7. Interesting take. “..after ou for all but one or two…”. Sounds about right. I looked it up. Since 2000, Texas only 7 wins. This suckage began with 63-14. In 2000. THAT is something to correct. Permanently. Hook em!
  8. We did. See isu game. B12 sucks
  9. Wow. Middle ground. Is it possible some can seek comity instead of hyperbolic disagreement?
  10. Let’s guess who FaceBook, Amazon, Microsoft, wealthy voted for in 2020. Add in Musk, and Warren Buffett. Confiscate, er tax them, at 90% of their wealth. Then you’d have enough for 20% of the “Build Back Better” bill. Or do the math. What size UBI could you give to whoever the Dems decide. Why don’t these things happen?
  11. So you are saying all the media to the left of Fox isn’t selling it right?
  12. Review opponent pass completions to their right in front of Josh Thompson. Then review long bombs. He’s an automatic first down for other teams offense. Or TD. He hits, sometimes big. But huge liability as a DB.
  13. Whenever price of oil is up, every rich alum thinks they can buy wins. It’s more complicated than that. Finding oil is actually easier.
  14. I believe in Econ they taught that supply and demand were inversely related. Nevertheless. #1 will lower demand when the price is high enough. #2 fails to account for HOW exactly that “clean” electricity is produced. For the drug analogy, I agree that money from prisons (we spend waaay too much ion prisons) would be better spent on best practices treatment of addiction. Which would save some prison dollars for only the incorrigible criminal actors. We still need to reserve some funds for restricting countries that would “flood our zone” with bogus drugs to ruin young lives. Education and prevention efforts should be never-ending. Government control of nearly everything has a very poor track record. To wit: All those Lotto dollars haven’t quite seeped into improving our schools. Simple solutions seem to be really hard. Corrupt humans ruin everything. You’re welcome.
  15. At McCombs way back in my in my day, they taught in Econ 101 that supply and demand are related. Is this still so?
  16. More ironic than you know. My dad and I drank with Bobby. And his sons.
  17. You used the word “all” twice in one sentence misstating my allegation that NORML was lobbying not making factual statements.
  18. You may not have heard it. It was NORMLs position from the 70s on. Pretty successful lobbying approach I’d say. How many states have legalized? How much have overdose deaths dropped. Pot deaths are less than alcohol deaths. Please do not think that’s my endorsement for prohibition.
  19. Your misinterpretation of my statements caused me to review my words. Nope. Never endorsed prohibition. Never spoke for AA.
  20. Seems like the old mantra of “legalize pot and all our drug problems will go away” didn’t work out quite so well. There are users, abusers and addicts . . . criminals who prey on them. It’s very hard to tell as teenagers (with rare exceptions) who will grow into which category. I believe we all agree overdoses are up and fatalities are escalating. Ad hominems won’t solve the problem. Neither will the trajectory of lax enforcement, miseducation and poor treatment options we have increasingly attempted the last 20-30 years. One size or approach does not fit all situations. Back to the 3 phases analogy. Who knew to intervene on Jake before the fatal dose? What are the differences between partying, getting dosed or knowing exactly how much your body can take before it gives out? These are not simple questions with singular answers. R. I. P. Jake. Also Cole Pittman. Pain killers contribute to car wrecks.
  21. Czech Republic, Holland, the Swiss, Portugal et al, none of these are useful comparisons. Find me a nation of 330 million with open borders, worlds busiest ports, disposable income and greatest freedoms in the world. It’s like comparing Harvard or Yale’s undefeated season with the Longhorns inability to win the Big 12. Not a relevant comparison.
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