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  1. This is NOT the theme of this thread, sir. Also, onions. Still not a fan of pit bulls, but I was still affected by that segment from Jon Stewart.
  2. I will personally be very happy when Ole Miss misses the tournament. I still think he's done a good job in year one, and I bet the Ole Miss fans think so, too. For one thing, the excitement on campus for the basketball team is much higher than it's been previously. Still, my dream is that he fails to make the tournament every year and is fired from his job. I don't think that's going to happen, but that's the dream.
  3. I get what you're saying. But here you make it sound like bragging. It's also helpful to spend time on the thread. It doesn't take long to realize that InkaUtexas can be very humble, but he in fact knows quite a bit more than nearly all of the rest of us. It's not necessary to kiss his feet Rabban style, but if you're going to get into a factual argument with him, you'd best have an airtight understanding of exactly what you're saying.
  4. Well, my Dad was in the silos as an Air Force officer back in the 60s in North Dakota, but that wouldn't describe him during a dinner conversation at all. He was one of the most interesting, charming, complicated people I ever met. While part of it could be because he was my Dad, it's the way a lot of people felt about him. He did tell me they ran a lot of drills that you didn't know whether they were drills or not, and if your fellow officer didn't put his key in you were ordered to shoot him. It's kind of part of the job description. The whole mutually assured destruction thing doesn't work if the people assigned to launch the missiles aren't willing to launch the missiles. It seems pretty natural to me you end up assigning people to the job who are willing to launch the missiles if ordered.
  5. And we're getting cross with Germany about their security leaks. I mean, yes, we should be getting cross with Germany about their security leaks, but there is some splinter/log stuff going on here.
  6. He didn't lose Springmann to a head coaching job.
  7. Texas went 3-1. First set loss of the season. I think the first set was 25-16? Texas led 17-13 then made a run. 25-22 22-25 25-19.
  8. Spring exhibition versus Houston today (Saturday, March 2) at 2pm at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Austin. Posts made by the volleyball social media team on Instagram and Facebook and then deleted. I don't think they want anyone there, lol.
  9. A Texas fan on Volleytalk recorded the spring scrimmage against Texas A&M-CC and posted it on youtube.
  10. Please Brian Fitzpatrick. And anyone else in the House sane enough to sign on to something like this. Or anything else that renews the aid to Ukraine at a substantial level. Save me from my Ukraine induced depression. I know it's not about me, but it is to me.
  11. Byrd ended up playing some.
  12. I don't think it's likely Texas would win a second round game, but that's not the same as saying it's impossible. I watched Penders make a couple of second weekend runs as a #10 seed. All I know is that it doesn't really matter what path is taken. All that matters is that the team gets there.
  13. Regarding Shaka Smart, I have simple needs. I want more breathing exercises during the last timeout while going up against a Tom Izzo coached team in the tournament.
  14. There's some hall of fame level cherry picking going on there. All I know is that after the thumping of Tech we have a good shot of making the tournament. Hopefully they can pull out a couple of wins that are a little more expected than beating the Red Raiders in Lubbock. Once in, this team is capable of anything in those first two rounds. I'd love to see Terry lead this year's team to the second weekend.
  15. I don't think the Fire Rodney Terry thread is thematically geared towards optimism, sir.
  16. Well, you and I are on the same page there. I'm just saying that's the criteria. Not 1, 2 and 3 seeds. And we don't know for sure until we know for sure, even when we think we do. I just know I'm rooting for him to be successful, regardless of my personal opinion of the likelihood of that happening.
  17. Del Conte can say whatever he wants, and you can interpret it anyway you want, but the fact still stands coaches aren't fired after making it to the second weekend. They're fired for not making the tournament. And if they go on a long enough string of losing in the first or second round, that can do it as well. I'm not saying you have to be satisfied with making it to the Sweet 16 and nothing more. I'm simply saying it's enough to keep his job. I also believe college basketball is heading towards a future where we won't see many future star NBA players on college rosters. NBA role players, sure, but not star players. It's going to be more challenging to put together a loaded lineup. What will count for more is having a vision, being able to bring in the right players from the portal, add them to existing players brought in as freshmen and developed, and then getting players bought in to your vision. I feel like it's going to be easier to advance deeper in the tournament in the future than it has in the past. While last year may have been extreme, I don't think it's going to be an anomaly.
  18. If he makes a series of Sweet 16s he's never getting fired. If he doesn't, he will at some point. People can predict whatever they want about his career trajectory at Texas. For example, I don't think he's going to make it long term. But I'd love to be proven wrong, and the way to prove me wrong is to have some level of consistent NCAA tournament success. To me he gets some credit for that team making it to the Elite Eight, even if Chris Beard was the architect for the program. That was some crazy stuff that went down. Things could have easily gone sideways. They didn't, and it was a blast to follow. I'm not able to be completely dismissive of him because of that. I'm also not watching what he's done this year and thinking I've misjudged him as a coach. I have no idea what team is going to show up from game to game. If that ends up being a formula to make it to the second weekend of the tournament, he has a lifetime position. I also don't mean if he falls short of the 2nd weekend one time he will be canned. I'm just saying if he can't make it there again after his first season over the next few years, I don't see him being extended. To me that's pretty much the bottom line. Things can be accelerated if he fails to make the tournament, but the victory over Texas Tech has me hopeful in a way I wasn't prior to that.
  19. All I know is that last night's win was glorious. I refuse to root for Terry to lose and miss the tournament just so I can be correct. I want to be wrong. I want Texas to win in basketball and be very successful. If that's under Terry, I'll be thrilled. I was ready to stick a fork in this team for this season, and then they pull that thumping in Lubbock. That was so much fun!
  20. Spring volleyball matches this week Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and Monday. Thursday at 7pm at Gregory. It will be shown on LHN. Texas State is the opponent. Friday at 6pm at Gregory. No LHN. A&M-CC is the opponent. Saturday versus UH. No time and no site announced, which means it will probably be no public invited. Monday at 7pm in San Antonio versus UTSA. There's also a trip to Europe for the team later on this semester.
  21. You make it sound like some kind of insult. I'm glad they bother.
  22. I never started. We got an Elite Eight out of it. We're not exactly covered with those in this program. It's a legitimate reason for celebration. I'm not going to root for Texas basketball to fail, but I am going to say not making the tournament has a very big silver lining. I feel confident right now by the end of next year we're looking in a different direction. That's not inside info. Just the way I see it.
  23. I know this is probably Cloak Room, but Lindsey Graham's middle name should be "Talks A Good Game."
  24. I have to admit that's pretty far down my list of priorities in terms of what a colossal fuckup it would be. To me it's like saying we shouldn't have supported Khomeini over the Shah because look at all the modern American military equipment Iran ended up getting access to.
  25. I know this isn't true, but it feels like looks were a criteria. It just seems like we have an unusually good looking beach volleyball team. Especially based on that pic with the schedule where they're all wearing boots.
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