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HoustonHorn

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  1. I'm generally of the belief that Looch is in on the conspiracy. He generates much of the hype that leads to the unrealistic expectations. He feeds the inability to think critically by pumping up an overly optimistic message that is then repeated until it becomes truth so no actual assessment has to be done. No critical thought required. No self assessment.

    Ags are easily brainwashed... It starts with fish camp and you can see it on the political forum where they are susceptible to repeated taking points. They are susceptible to group think when an inspiring leader repeats the message over and over again. They don't deal in facts, they wallow in fiction.

    This leads to inflated self worth, inability to actually assess and address issues, and reliance on conspiracies to explain their failure to meet expectations.

    I think the school is in large part to blame for cultivating this this culture, but Looch as the "Sip" mastermind has taken it full throttle to generate a ton of income for himself and continue propogate this victim complex.

    It would make a fascinating book.

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  2. That's your problem. It has nothing to do with math. If Oregon had won a close game, most people would be talking about how both teams deserve to be in just like what will happen if Bama wins a close one. You are hanging your hat on the "math" that Texas should be in but the committee wants nothing to do with math. These two conferences are guaranteed at least one spot each. There wouldn't have been any internal discussion to leave one out. That's in your head, not a reality to bank on. Best to yield these two spots (not more) and hope for upsets in the other two.
    Just a reminder this dumb MFer wanted Georgia to win so there wouldn't be a discussion about Georgia and Alabama both getting in. We're in BECAUSE Alabama won and we didn't have to depend on the committee to make a choice between us and FSU. We wouldn't have had the SEC bias factor in that discussion and very well could have been left out in favor of FSU. Never concede a spot that gives you a chance no matter how small. Math.

    A good reminder to not argue with idoits.

    Thanks to @Huckleberry @jimmyjazz @Red Five @Dahobbs and others for specially calling out the stupid posters on this site.
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  3. Yoir argument has been addressed a million times. Not my problem if your mom dropped you in the head while doing the mailman.
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    Washington in, 0% chance we get that spot.
    Oregon in, >0% chance.

    You can't argue that, so instead you argue a point that nobody made.

    I realize there's a lot of moving parts and that's confusing for you. But that doesn't mean just conceding potential spots is the best option.

    At the end of the day the best chance is FSU losing.
  4. That's your problem. It has nothing to do with math. If Oregon had won a close game, most people would be talking about how both teams deserve to be in just like what will happen if Bama wins a close one. You are hanging your hat on the "math" that Texas should be in but the committee wants nothing to do with math. These two conferences are guaranteed at least one spot each. There wouldn't have been any internal discussion to leave one out. That's in your head, not a reality to bank on. Best to yield these two spots (not more) and hope for upsets in the other two.
    Are you dense or disingenuous? Try addressing what I actually wrote.
  5. They’re pretty near the first down marker.  Maybe 3 yards short.  They don’t know that because they’re not looking at the sticks but they know they’re close.  General awareness.
     
    they have to close the distance rapidly to stop the first down, so haul ass super fast and then, at the last second…
    qb can fight or quit and they have to respond accordingly.
    I think it’s bullshit.  Qb has a concussion because qb ran out into a grown ass man’s game.  He fucked around and found out.  Oh, and refs then rewarded his team with 15 yards.  

    We want to disincentivize these things but they have incentivized the qb to basically play chicken.
    Meh, I typically agree but I think they had time on this play. But it seems like it may have helped us out in the end.

  6. Goddamn people, the committee has tried to tell you for 6 weeks the Pac12 champion is in.
    Nobody is arguing that. Everyone agrees that the committee was 99% going to select the Pac10. But it's not an absolute. Very likely, yes. But not a 100% guarantee. And that's what's so frustrating arguing with idiots. You are stating with 100% certainly that you know what the committee was going to do and while they likely would have done that, there was a chance. However small. 1 in 100 is still better than 0.

    There would have been a discussion and you would have heard all about it from talking heads if we win our game...Should it be Texas or Oregon? And the committee would have heard that as well.

    Count the number of times you hear Texas should get in over Washington. It will be 0. And that's because there is no argument.

    I'm out. It's a moo point and some people just don't understand math.
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  7. I didn’t want to end up alongside 12-1 Bama and 12-1 Oregon battling for 2 spots. SEC “bias” + committee obsession with Oregon + both having beaten undefeated top 3 teams while we had to play 3 loss Ok State would have had us all in a state of worry. 
    That would be for a spot that was potentially open due to Washington losing. That is now gone because Washington took that spot. One spot we could have gotten is 100 % closed. But you keep talking losing a beauty contest. We at least had a chance in that beauty contest. Now, absolutely no chance.

    There are other avenues, but that one is gone. I'm happy for you that you don't have to worry about that anymore though. That's the most important thing.
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  8. Oregon was 100% getting in with a win tonight. There was no “discussion” going to be had. CFP committee was clearly enamored with them. Lanning is a fraud and a shithead and it was awesome seeing him lose again.
    This right here is the most compelling argument I've seen that we wanted Oregon to win an ugly game. Anyone who has argued for Washington over Oregon needs to understand your are on the side with Helobious.

    But thanks also to DaHobbs and Huckleberry for their efforts as well. Unfortunately, my opinion of the intelligence of many people on this site had gone way down.

    Stating something is an absolute is not an absolute. 13-0 Washington 100% takes a playoff spot. Texas has no argument against that. There was a small chance and an argument to be made that Texas would get in over Oregon. Maybe 1% but that's a better chance than 0.

    The best thing about Washington winning is I don't have to hear any of these idiots say they were right, even though the argument for Oregon still gave them a 99% chance of getting in over Texas.

    I feel like I'm reading Texags with some of this dumb shit.

    Root for Alabama and mostly Louisville.
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  9. I'll post this here too.

    Minutes and Hours Watch show is this weekend. Free admission at the Ao5 At Gallery in the Arboretum. Nearly 40 brands. Should be a good show if you have some time to kill before the game or on Sunday. Hit the link for tickets.

    Mostly microbrands at this show but there are a few brands that are a little pricier like Crude and Treiber. Crude are actually pretty damn cool and unique.

    Treiber will have a prototype of their new release based on the 300SL Gullwing. Having seen the first watch based on the 57 Chevy, he's a great designer Desi excited to see the prototype.

    Lots of really cool microbrands there too.


    https://www.lamicrolux.com/



  10. Surprised he wasn't arrested years ago. The guy is a scam artist. He started in Dallas. Quite honestly anyone who chose him to sell their watches probably is too dumb to actually tell the time on a watch and should get a digital Mickey Mouse watch.

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  11. I have a kid who plays on Stratford’s WP team. Most freshman had never played before but they really liked it.
    We're probably neighbors then. My daughter plays on the WP team at Stratford. She loves it.
  12. Nope.  Anything funkier than a sub and I’m out of my comfort zone.  All my extras are quickly being gobbled up by the wife wanting to have a place away from the blastfurnace…  
    We're probably not going to have a lot of crossover in watches. But
  13. I but a fair amount of straps. If you're interested in more exotic leathers, there's Artifex Leather in El Paso that makes some great straps. If you want something more traditional @tailored_by_jb on Instagram makes phenomenal straps. I'm sure either could hook you up with something for that Stowa.

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