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Horn of Gabriel

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  1. We’re getting out hustled. Defense optional. And we are passing up wide open 3’s in favor of contested 2’s. So…same as all season long? I haven’t been able to watch because youtubetv doesn’t have Bally sports…
  2. I'm also LHAB so I got the email as well, he's got a good background. Assume he wouldn't be in that role now if he wasn't in alignment with administration on the EoT. One can hope...
  3. You can definitely hear Buffy's voice in True. Whedon has a knack for writing self-destructive, quick witted, me-against-the-world heroines. And for sexual harassment, apparently. Too bad, its entertaining but take out his writing and I think it gets pedestrian quick.
  4. It's a small electric pusher fan on the front of the radiator that's connected via relay to the a/c system...I'll see if I can grab some pics for you
  5. Ah I'd have to ask the shop on that, I know they pressurized it to spec but not sure about ongoing pressure measurements. The engine however was overheating even with the a/c off; the Mopar 383 just runs hot! Lower t-stat, better radiator, shroud, header wraps, tuned TBEFI made it better...just money...<cries>
  6. It actually cools off now when the A/C is on, because we have a supplemental electric fan that kicks on w/ the a/c system. Not sure what refrigerant is in the Classic Air systems, but they're modern so I'm sure it's up-to-date w/ current regulations and technology. Not sure on head pressures, the engine was just rebuilt by a reputable rebuilder and I have all those stats somewhere but there were all in spec. Putting the shroud on really helped a lot, as did wrapping the headers. It hovers around 190-200 in normal driving now, might go to 210-215 at a light but usually not beyond that.
  7. The B1G is strong right now but the PAC and the Rose Bowl have never been weaker. Now is the time to strike, with the PAC missing the playoffs for half a decade or whatever it's at now.
  8. I'm not, read my OP where I specifically said that it didn't need to be. I just think the right range is 12- or 16- not 8. But I'd take 8 over 4. And the shitty bowls can stick around too, even as they become less and less relevant with opt outs and whatnot.
  9. I'd still take a 16-team CFP with actual stakes vs. two 6-6 marginal shit teams in a meaningless bowl.
  10. Except when they're not...sure Bama and Clemson will curb stomp anyone. But someone like Fresno State has a history of upsets and OU has a history of choking, so...
  11. Maybe. We don't really know b/c it doesn't exist yet. Holding up #1 Alabama vs. #16 BYU or Cincinnati is probably a blowout but at least it's two ranked teams. A #7 Florida vs. #8 Oregon would be pretty good. Regardless at least both games have implications for the round of 8 vs. the bowls which have zero implications beyond a trophy no one cares about.
  12. The Cloud Key has a hard reset you can do to regain access to it... The CK is just a mini-computer for hosting the controller. It can provide logging of metrics like wifi data over a longer time and remote access. It's not mandatory, you can run a UniFi setup w/ the controller software on your laptop just fine, you just have to leave that software running to log stuff. If you're just setting configs every so often you might not need it. What kind of access controls do you want to put in place? You might want to look at something like a PiHole, it's pretty fine-grained control from a DNS level. It's not infallible, if your kids are tech enough to hard code their own external DNS server they could bypass it but you can use it for getting rid of ads or blacklisting certain types of sites.
  13. This doesn't need to be a bowls vs. expansion discussion. We can have both shitty bowls AND the expanded CFP. If you love the shitty bowls with 6-6 teams, if they can still survive with their shit teams, games, and business model, and you're willing to watch their shit product, go for it. The issue is that the bowls have been standing in the way of CFP expansion by throwing money and influence at teams and playing on nostalgia for the old days to keep their post-season shit on life support. The "moar football" crowd is the clear minority as the rating show, otherwise we'd be watching the XFL in the Spring, because moar football = moar better, right? Nope, people want quality games and compelling matchups. Not meaningless "reward" games that are little more than participation medals for 6-6 teams where any player of note has opted out.
  14. Fuck ND. This aint the '60's and '70's anymore. Nobody gives a shit about ND and the only thing that has kept them quasi relevant is having their own LHN on NBC. Their days of being the fly in the ointment of realignment and the playoffs are numbered. Join the ACC or GTFO
  15. No one - NO ONE cares about the bowls, aside from the dudes in sport coats with the bowl patches on them. You think a team gives a shit about the Gasperalla Weed Eater bowl? The only reason the bowls have lasted this long is their ability to get TV-contracts and money to throw at the schools. Guess what? That's done. Because the marquee players have figured out they don't need the bowls and are opting out. When you get Florida in a 2nd-tier bowl game without their big players, that bowl is even more meaningless and will affect ratings and money. Incorporate the bowls in the the expanded CFP where possible. We can have our Round of 16 game Sponsored by the Cotton Bowl/Outback Bowl, etc. Make the shit bowls and offer or tell them "good luck going alone" because they'll be selecting shitty bowl teams after the cutoff line of 12- or 16-teams for the CFP. The bowls are just such a shitty, good 'ole boy system that exposes the total hypocrisy of the University Presidents' and anyone who says the CFP will "devalue the regular season." Like, oh no we can't go to Mobile Alabama for the get-shit-on-your-face bowl, nooooo...blow it up.
  16. Did anyone do the sale at the team store today? I wanted to get down there but couldn’t.
  17. It'll be interesting to see where they take the other concept. I could see a special/smaller curriculum for those trying be high school band directors, b/c the type of drum corps marching that most high schools do today is not at all like the more traditional style of LHB. However it will be strange to have an alternative marching band that doesn't march at athletic events...like...where are they going to perform? So many questions. I agree that if they can't get a solid charter and base of interest beyond "this is the band that doesn't play the Eyes" it will die within a few years due to lack of interest. I'm very glad that they are clearly communicating expectations for LHB proper to play the Eyes. That's kinda the point of the band, to play the non-racist (as stated by the report generated by the intersectional, multi-stakeholder, African-American led EoT committee) school's song. It's also good that they're providing an outlet for those that don't want to participate in that - it's good for everyone.
  18. Email sent from LHB Director Scott Hanna to the Longhorn Alumni Band:
  19. That’s actually worded clearly for once. Surprising.
  20. We went back to the OEM style 26" radiator. It's a Griffin ExactFit, it is aluminum but it's down flow instead of the undersized cross flow that was in there. Yes, we have a shroud on it now.
  21. I wouldn't say "solved," but I think it's as good as it's going to get. We did heat wrap on the headers, bigger radiator, upgraded fan (plus a supplemental electric fan for the A/C), it's fully tuned now. Going down the highway it will settle in around 190 degrees when moving. At a stop light, it will wander up to 210, maybe 220 if I'm sitting awhile but then come down again pretty quick. I'm not going to be driving it a lot in stop and go traffic but it does make me think about taking it out between 2p - 7p in the summertime if I'm going to hit lights.
  22. ICF for the win. Your house will be tighter than a nun's pussy with regard to air exchange. Downside: if you ever need to get into the walls for any reason, that won't be as fun. This is the walkout basement? How high up are you doing ICF? Are you putting in an ERV or any kind of in/outside air exchanger to make the house "breathe?"
  23. At the risk of agreeing with bad teammate, GTFO with this take. How about this information: their own life experience as an african-american. If a player says, "You know what, I get it, and while it's not as bad as I thought, but I'm still not going to honor that song by participating considering its history." Who the fuck are we to say anything about that. I hope that they participate but I respect their choice if they opt out.
  24. You keep saying this but that doesn't make it true. I have lived experience of seeing players wander off the field and court before the EOT and not participating in that in the 90's, 00's, and 10's. You're simply making shit up to say this is new. The vast majority of players stayed out for the EOT for a host of reasons: tradition, fan service, team camaraderie, not knowing about its origin story, peer pressure. It may have been an expectation but it has never been a mandate that they stay out.
  25. Never. It's a DD fantasy concocted so he can declare a meek victory in total defeat. JFC listening to him you'd think we locked the doors to the locker room until the EOT finished.
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