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Magus Ossis

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  1. There are numerous theories out there about what exactly led to Nebraska's downfall. What is decreasingly in doubt is whether they are going through a "down time" or whether they are past the point of no return. (Narrator: they passed it long ago.) Of all the places on earth a Husker fan should be talking football smack (if there are any), a Texas community is not on the list. Seriously. Next time someone from UNL is tempted to mock Texas football, he should try to remember how 12-year-olds sound when they think they have an insightful view that hadn't occurred to the adults in the room. Even if Nebraska fans are unable to resurrect the glory days of Husker football, it is not too late to be the fan base everyone thought you were before the anti-Texas pettiness became so widespread. Hook'em and welcome to those who have something worth reading to contribute.
  2. "Iffin he R Goede, less makum arrs." Probably.
  3. I think their bump is going to be a bit of a forgettable redneck baby bump.
  4. They not only are not going to make the field, they will be. fortunate to go bowling. They are getting creamed by the portal and will be in a first year with a new staff. They face Texas, Mizzou, LSU, ND, @UF, @Auburn, and @MSU. For them, those are all losable, and frankly most are not winnable Their last road win was in '21.
  5. Carry the "include FSU" to its logical conclusion. Imagine there is a "We are Marshall" type plane crash as teams are flying home from games on championship weekend. Should a "deserving" team be included even if all of the scholarship players and previous coaches would be watching from their eternal reward? FSU deserves nothing. The rubric spelled this situation out, was published and uncontested prior to the injury, and was followed. FSU is just one more team that won't be hoisting the trophy in January, and fortunately we are not wasting a playoff spot to see that embarrassingly proven (and all the while taking a chance that the team that would if included have won out sat at home).
  6. Leach (RIP) figured it out. The wiring in the pre-motor-planning cortex is not generally susceptible to coaching an inaccurate passer into being a consistently accurate one.
  7. You are right. "Resiliency" has been insidiously creeping into English usage since those hippies started throwing it around in the 1600s. Really, the whole transition from Latin to English among the educated in the 1500s and 1600s was a mistake. People should just use resiliens.
  8. Well, aggy is likely to be one of the 12 best teams on this schedule (with 2024 likely being a down year for Bowling Green).
  9. Hiring an assistant from the Baylor Rape Squad.
  10. Most analyses of the game seem to agree on a few key points: 1. Texas on offense versus Washington on defense is relative strength on relative weakness, and Texas should score in the 30s. The hope is that this will be the difference in the game. Vegas seems to think it will be, with the good guys favored by single digits. 2. Washington running is unlikely to be how Texas loses, if we do. 3. Washington passing is dangerous, and our lack of combined athleticism and recognition in our safeties puts us at particular risk. Some worry that this will actually be the difference in the game. Washington will have more help at edge rusher than they had previously, so their defense may fare a bit above expectation. We are out one key man at safety for half the game, and that doesn't help. I have not seen much analysis of Oregon's secondary. If someone knows of a good one, I would be interested to see it. The 2 games against Oregon, to me, are the best sense we are likely to get of how good Washington is against a meaningful opponent in a game that matters, so I am curious how our secondary stacks up against Oregon's. My overall impression is that this game will follow the bounce of the ball. Assuming it does not bounce badly, Texas should win. When we put all three phases together, we have not just been winning; we have been dominating.
  11. The time from now until the plaque expires is shorter than what has elapsed since their last title.
  12. I had figured aggy for an easy 8 wins in '24 with their schedule that features no games against UGA, Bama, or OU. With their roster implosion, though, I have reconsidered. They are in danger of missing bowl eligibility: ND L -- aggy gets run off their own field McNeese St W -- aggy controls the game for 4 quarters and proves they are big boys @ UF L -- Pillow fight goes to the home team Bowling Green W -- Looks like the Elk has figured things out and the world better look out Arky @ Jerryworld W -- Gritty win over SEC team. World starts to see what aggy already knows. click click. LSU L -- might have overlooked them and failed to account for being their superbowl @ Auburn L -- another road loss; who could have foreseen it? @ MSU toss-up -- chance to break the road losing streak @USCe toss-up -- ditto Mizzou L -- LOL NMSU W -- The sips want no part of this smash mouth team Texas L -- herp O/U 5 wins, believable range 4-7
  13. As of now, none of the New and Improved Big 12 teams is in the top 20 of On3's 2024 team recruiting rankings. Only Tech and CU are even in the top 30.
  14. A few clarifications; The hoodie (at least when dry) does function as a thermal barrier. The body is constantly generating heat. The body stays at the same temperature when the heat transfer rate is equal to the heat generation rate (basically). If the ambient temperature is such that heat is transferring out faster than the generation rate, the hoodie moves the system closer to equilibrium (temperature stability). If, however, the ambient temperature is such that the heat was not already transferring out faster than generated, the hoodie increases the rate at which the body heats up, starting right away. Water and perspiration can interact with the hoodie in at least two significant ways: (1) a soaking wet hoodie transfers heat away from the body-hoodie interface to the hoodie-air interface much faster than a dry one or the absence of one, typically; (2) The hoodie may be decrease the heat loss from perspiration evaporating by reducing bulk transport of perspiration and by setting up a thermal barrier between the site of the evaporation and the skin. The body has a few other tricks to help keep thermal equilibrium, but those have less to do with the hoodie. TLDR: teenagers are almost as crazy as adults
  15. I know this thread already has a name, one in keeping with how we name threads about other schools, but I can't help thinking it might better be aptly and succinctly named "Aggy: jokes"
  16. Fortunately for us, they lack insight and internally consistent strategic thinking. They raise money but mistake the purpose of money and squander it. They hire a good HC with a sound technique of starting the program with an ultimatum, but the players to whom he is delivering it have other options preferable to conforming to his ways. They amass talent but do so in a lopsided fashion that leaves critical weaknesses while reinforcing strong points. They hire a good OC who can get B+ results from C talent, but their hope is to gain A results from A talent. They recognize the importance of retaining key players but misunderstand who is worth retaining and possible to retain, as well as how to achieve retention. And so on.
  17. As painful as we may find it to encounter misused pronouns, imagine how little Surly nonsense we'd have time to post and read, were we to correct every grammatical and usage error in every post. Also, if [me] or [you] is considered understood, the "-self" pronouns could actually be correctly used intensives rather than incorrectly used reflexives.
  18. Milko and his ag-tag band of farmers will have a rude awakening in 25. Easy schedule in 24 likely lets him hit 8 wins. Assuming SEC goes to 9 games and takes the $, their '25 card may include opportunities to run out of time against ND (scheduled road OOC), UGA, Tenn, Ole Miss, OU (all 4 dodged in '24, as is Bama), LSU, and Texas (likely "rivals").
  19. Anything the university spends on men, it must spend on women. This is the world of Title IX. Several options: 1. Forget the idea of paying directly from the school. 2. Pay key men's sports and have a pool of equal $ curated to go to equal number of recipients for women, view it as fairness/ loss/ whatever. Cost of doing business. 3. Spend the money permitted to set up school support for fundraising but keep the money to athletes from ever being school dollars. Give equal resources to running an NIL collective for men and for women, but have the actual donations come from elsewhere. Cover as much of the cost (other than actual payments to athletes) as possible from entity A -- equal; cover the direct payments with the fruits of entity A's efforts, realized by entities B (football) and C (other/ women). The school does not contribute unequally, but can't help it if donors do. Paying directly from the school tips you out of technical amateurism, with all the attending legal consequences.
  20. Larry Gatlin was on the last team to score 100. If I remember correctly, he personally scored one of the last 2 TDs.
  21. Relax. 1. Seven win Steve has 12 so far this year 2. The dark times that started with the Bama game in 09 ended with the Bama game this year 3. We are in the CFP based on HTH over the SEC champs 4. Our QB just threw for 50 more yards while I was typing this 5. Our defense scored more on offense today than Louisville did total 6. We are that team no one wants in the first round 7. We are in the CFP based on HTH over the SEC champ. I said it twice. relax, sleep well, and check out the final seeding tomorrow at lunch.
  22. Yes, but they played Virginia close. Call that one a moral victory. Win total to 8.
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