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Park Gothic

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  1. I remember we were playing OSU one season where we were unranked and they were ranked 6th nationally. We won, and everyone took that as evidence that OSU was overrated rather than evidence that we might actually be good. There was literally zero upside to playing 90% of our conference games. Worthy got a nice shot in on a DB as well. Skinny dudes from Fresno love contact.
  2. Anyone get their ass kicked or lose a footrace?
  3. https://knowrivalry.com/team/longhorns-texas-97/ The only team whose hate we reciprocate equally is OU. The only other team that comes close is A&M. All the other teams hate us and we don't think about them at all.
  4. He was a much older lawyer when I was a young lawyer, so I didn't get to know him that well. He had a pretty good rant about gay marriage one time that I always appreciated, especially coming from a guy his age. Reminded me of that old school Austinite style of libertarian, who just aggressively defended people's right to do whatever they want as long as they weren't hurting anyone. Late in his career he took a case that I happened to have a personal interest in and it never sat right with me. Kind of soured my memory of him. I really can't blame him for defending someone, but I also can't shake my personal feelings about it. But he was definitely a character who epitomized a by-gone era in the city.
  5. Roy Minton was an interesting guy. Kind of an elder statesman in the Travis County criminal court world. I ran into him at the courthouse one time and he was kind of muttering to himself. I stopped him to say hi and see what had him pissed off. Apparently his client (arrested for a DUI) had a great video, made the client look completely sober. The client had refused to blow, however, and the DA wouldn't dismiss the charges. But what really pissed him off was she hadn't watched the video and didn't think she would any time soon. He was like "This DA is an unreasonable child. She's younger than my son and dumber to boot. I am not going to work with her." And I thought, good luck with that old man. Defense attorney don't get any say in which DA handles which case. Sure enough, a few days later she was off the case and the charges got reduced to "blocking a public way". I was always impressed by that degree of pull. Made me realize that if I ever got in minor criminal trouble, I am hiring the oldest, meanest, most storied defense attorney in the county and just pay whatever it costs.
  6. Is that some kind of Eastern thing?
  7. You have already given that exchange more thought than I have. Your welcome?
  8. Honestly, I'm a little shocked at how average looking she is. Not an unattractive woman, but still.
  9. That's not even a hot take, just straight up bait for engagement. The Athletic has really nosedived since the NYT bought them. I don't really care to defend Bear Grylls, but what I remember from that whole situation was that he never claimed that he slept in the wild or actually put himself in danger. His show was about showing people how to survive in certain situations (while being entertaining TV) rather than actually surviving them. I mean, dude had a film crew with him the whole time, it's not like he was hiding the fact that stuff was staged. The other big show doing the same thing at the time, Survivor Man, was about a guy actually putting himself in danger by himself and filming it. Which, for me, was way more interesting, but it was also a lot harder on the host. I think the guy eventually had to quit the show because of the toll it took on his body.
  10. I understand that's the CW, but it seems like Sark does a good job of getting the team up for road games. Most of our big losses are at home. Actually, "most" is the wrong way to put it. Since 2023, our only losses are either at home (UGA last season) or neutral sites. We haven't lost a true road game since OSU in 2022.
  11. Kadyn Proctor and Jaeden Roberts are extremely talented, with Proctor projecting to be on the top OL in the 2026 draft. But more than either of them, I think Parker Brailsford is an excellent center. He came over with DeBoer from UW, and he was calling protections for Penix in 2023. That unit pass blocked pretty well. At Bama this season, you've got DeBoer, Grubb, and Ty Simpson at QB, so I think their offense is going to look a lot more like it did at Washington with less focus on the run game. Pass pro is going to matter more, and I think with Proctor at LT and Brailsford at C they will have an elite unit.
  12. My position on Clemson is that they are one of the most experienced lines in the country and the core of the line has played close to a thousand snaps together. I think Blake Miller is one of the best RT's in the country. Pass blocking is better than their run blocking, but there seems to be a lot of that going around. Regarding A&M - yeah, they're thin but the starters are sound. Beyond saying that, I won't allow you to put me in the position of defending A&M. You make a good point about Florida. They bring back most of one of the best lines from last year. Their combination at guard is elite and probably the best in the country.
  13. Alabama should definitely be on the list of best OL. I don't know if they're better than Notre Dame, but they are probably the best OL in the SEC. Clemson, PSU, and Utah should probably be on the list as well. And roll your eyes if you want, but A&M's OL should be solid. I don't think I would trade their starters for ours, but they should be a decently talented and cohesive unit.
  14. At this risk of starting a fracas in here too, is it really crazy that Flood would still be tinkering with the OL? Like maybe they have the 8 guys they trust, and they're just trying to figure out if the pieces can fit together differently? I work with a lot of smart people who will still waste time and energy running a dumb idea into the ground just because they want to be absolutely certain that it's not a good idea. Maybe moving Neto to LT is just Flood's version of "sounds ridiculous but let's just see..." I'm going even farther further even more out on a limb, but maybe they're doing it because Neto has asked to play LT? It's the premier OL position and he's in his contract year. I get that this would be wasting valuable reps, but maybe it's worth it. I'm not saying there aren't greater injury concerns at play. But are these other ideas really that outlandish?
  15. Gifs from Yarn.co get borked up on mobile. They show up fine on desktop.
  16. First, thank you. I appreciate the article. I assumed that was the case but it's nice to have it confirmed. Second, Helobious is just doing his schtick. It's not a big deal. But I wanted to nip it in the bud before it turns into three pages of people arguing with him. No matter how bad the bait is, someone always bites. Watching people argue with him is a fun way to kill time during the off season, but there's actual football and recruiting news going on. Third, man I really wish that Chang had worked out better as the coach at UH. I know "he's not dead yet" but his tenure has gone poorly. I remember watching those Hawaii offenses back in the day and part of me hoped he would get things going again.
  17. Rather than spending any time looking into this I'm just going to assume you're wrong and get on with my day.
  18. Timmy Chang and your bait is getting obvious.
  19. Are we really arguing about Manning running the ball more? It seems like y'all are talking past each other and being particularly obstinate about missing the point the other is trying to make. Arch will use his legs more than Quinn. Both by design and capitalizing on opportunities that the defense presents. He's faster than Ewers and more durable. But Sark doesn't like running his QBs and is obviously cognizant of how badly it would suck for Arch to get injured. "Reasonably conservative" is probably the right phrase. How Arch runs is almost as important as when he runs, which was already noted above. Dude needs to get on the ground and avoid big hits once he's gained some yards. No more diving head first into defenders. I feel like both of y'all are saying some version of this but refusing to agree with one another.
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