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  1. Ukraine’s armed forces desperately need fresh troops to hold back massed Russian offensives—but political dithering is leaving front-line units threadbarehttps://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraines-battered-army-grapples-with-growing-troop-shortage-6d695eba?st=pq9g1pwjmrmycmt&reflink=share_mobilewebshare
  2. What a fucking idiot. L-O-fucking-L! This moron doesn’t get it- he’s wondering why they just flipped the 2024 schedule, instead of playing the other half of the league in 2025. Texas and OU are playing each year. Arkansas wants one thing- an annual game with Texas. Now, the Aggies may not want that game every year, but ESPN does. OU may have a tough adjustment.
  3. We saw them at the 1991 SXSW, really enjoyed their cover of “Shattered” (I think they played in the Texas Union).
  4. Wait,…didn’t Argentina beat England? Or, are we not talking about 1989 World Cup?
  5. Thank you for the example. I think a more accurate summation of her career is “she was a mid to high level state department employee for thirty years”.
  6. I wondered the same, before. I think he is some tech guy, connected to Musk somehow. There is a funny type of intelligence that wants to see patterns and conspiracies where there really aren’t any. These are the people who get honestly sucked in by the Russian propaganda nonsense. You can spot them by their pet responses: ”That’s what they’d like you to think.” ”You really believe that’s a coincidence?” It seems to be a real desire to demonstrate being smarter than everyone else There is a poor woman, named Victoria Nuland, an under-secretary of state, who by all accounts does a hard working and merit-worthy job. This poor woman’s career is nearly ruined by these conspiracy mongers. They claim she is the chess piece mover controlling US foreign policy behind the scenes.
  7. Can someone save me from a shitload of googling? OK, I get that the king of England, 500 years ago, was filthy rich, primarily through owning a bunch of property. So, they had Crimwelk’s revolution, and executed the king. Q1: did they then have the state take the property? Or a bunch of barons take it? Or a combination? (I’m guessing that it wasn’t put in a blind trust, but I could be wrong) Then, a couple of decades later, they decided they needed a king again, and brought this German guy over to be king (and thus, the Windsors). W2: Did they then just give him a bunch of property? Was it pretty much what the executed king had? Thanks
  8. WSJ article just says Washington has requested they not do anything to drive up energy costs. https://www.wsj.com/world/zelensky-criticizes-u-s-military-aid-delays-as-russia-strikes-power-plants-957342b4?st=vpt2egp5hlzsavt&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
  9. This is a few months old, written when FSU first made a legal filing- https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10102060-report-sec-has-more-opposition-than-interest-in-adding-fsu-miami-clemson.amp.html
  10. I don’t believe they challenged it in court, like the ACC schools. With TAMU, Texas, OU and others, the exiting schools basically said, “We’re not paying that. What’ll it take to make you happy, that we are also willing to pay?” With an understanding that nobody wanted to go to court.
  11. We are used to these GORs being challenged by schools that already have new landing spots. I’m starting to suspect that Clemson and FSU just want to challenge the GOR, so they can go and try to find a new spot in a P2 conference, with the exit cost worked down already. Or, if they fail in that, they could perhaps negotiate a new revenue agreement, more competitive (for them) with the P2. That would explain other schools, like UNC, joining in- they want to “fix” the ACC contract/revenue and blowing up the GOR is a great first step. Or, maybe I’m wrong and they already have something worked out with the SEC or B1G.
  12. No, I’ve turned over a new leaf. I admit- Bobby Burton produces amazing content with mind blowing insights. He is the best.
  13. This is a ridiculous failure of all in the west (as a former Republican, I have no problem assigning the lion’s share of blame to “The Freedom Caucus”), in that Ukraine is losing to these idiots because, two years after this war started, not enough artillery and munitions are being produced. It’s great that Germany is sending 10,000 shells; that will cover one day. Its great the Czechs are stepping up; 300k shells in three months are too few, too late. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russian-threat-forces-europe-to-choose-bolster-defense-or-protect-social-spending-5d701b05?st=bs3a0xfm9n9fzqh&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
  14. Please explain it to me. I have heard B1G suggested, to get a wider footprint for the B1G, and more network money. I have heard SEC suggested, to keep them out of the B1G. If you see a definite path, please explain.
  15. Is this for real? What’s the story?
  16. Because, the way it works now, a family gets that sweet Buckingham/Kensington/Balmoral/St. Hampton’s government housing for 500 years!
  17. So, the answer is- have a national (or worldwide! The “Windsors” are German, after all) lottery every ten years and let another lucky family get to wear the funny uniforms and cut the ribbons and wave at the crowds.
  18. I suspect Russia weighs the cost-benefit analysis of one AD missile vs. whatever damage a drone does differently than we do in the west.
  19. I know we insist on playing OU every year (as do the Sooners). Arkansas will insist on playing us every year. The only way an eight game schedule works is if we schedule OU as a non-conference game, when the schedule requires it.
  20. …a little dark. I remember where I was when I heard she died. I was working ridiculous hours, and in the middle of a needed, deep weekend nap. My wife woke me to tell me Diana died. I thought, “wouldn’t she still be dead if you let me finish my nap?”
  21. You know, there is already a precedent set for the Prince to divorce his wife, marry his side piece and for her to become Queen, so…
  22. The Big 12 made out like a bandit, considering its member schools are 1-2 (TCU and Cincinnati) in Bowl Alliance championships, BCS CGs, and CFP games.
  23. Reading the thread on the FSU board. Don’t know any of the posters or how knowledgeable they are. There is almost no discussion of where they might land should they exit the ACC. Either they trust their leaders or they just assume one of the P2 would pick them up, and don’t care which?
  24. Without those two schools, they are paid worse than the Big XII, and still have a better conference than the Big XII- UNC, Stanford, VT, Miami,… of course, you could have said the same about the PAC, after UCLA and USC bolted, so…? I’m amazed at the strength provided to the Big XII by the knowledge of the various members that there is no better option out there.
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