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Magus Ossis

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  1. We’d scream it because we know holding isn’t pi. Defensive holding isn’t judged on catchability
  2. If Texas is throwing for a TD on third down, and if we see that jersey sticking out toward a db hand, and if the call is not made, every person here screams at the tv “holding!— why didnt they call it?!? You could see his $(@& jersey being tugged!!!”
  3. Not only will there be no pods, the absence of pods will keep a few potential "rivalries" from being implemented. For example, if our "official rivals" are OU, pig, and aggy, that restricts theirs somewhat. If aggy has us and pig, they can't be rivals with OU. This is better for aggy anyway. The turdition/myth of "running out of time" is harder to square with reality (though likely less so for aggy, as reality intrudes so seldom and so minimally into his mind) when one annually plays the team you begged successfully to run the clock whilst they gave you historic beatdown.
  4. Reading between the lines, there will be no divisions. There will be no pods. The decision has been made, and the 3+6 alignment has already been determined. At this point, details are being ironed out, ruffled feathers are being smoothed, and one or two schools that didn’t get their way are being given a chance to get in line. Just because we only just got the announcement that Texas and OU were joining in 2024 does not mean that this has not been in the planning stage for a very long time.
  5. Historical irony of Tech being ungrateful to Texas after we helped them into their dream of SWC membership and after they blackmailed their way on our coattails into the big 12.
  6. This graphic is from Navigate and reflects their projections done last year for conference revenue. If the ballpark is correct, the delta between playing for a power 2 conference and another of the old power 5 is $40M- $50M per annum by 2028. As the revenue bell cows of the other 3 flee to the power 2, this effect could be exacerbated beyond what is already projected. Paying $50M once to get in on $50M annually is such a no-brainer that I have to wonder about people who ask where we'll get the money or whether it will be worth it. What do you call the Big 12 5 years after Texas and OU leave? The C-USA AAC Big Nothing (CUSAAACB0). They will still get an autobid for March Madness, nor will they need it-- they will play some great basketball. They will send in 10-12 seeds to the 12-team CFP with regularity. Tech can't sell out its own stadium against teams not named Texas or OU, let alone draw a national audience to support a rich TV contract. And they are one of the relative big boys in the CUSAAACB0. The Pac 12 refugees could add some credibility to the league, but the truth is that the LA schools gave their old league the lion's share of what value it had. The four corners schools will be leaving a sinking ship to get on a floating barge. Good riddance to the league, and good luck to the orphans of fate (e.g. ISU).
  7. And the first SWC title. I am with you.
  8. Or how about let other teams play who they want OOC and not worry about it. Bama's playing the Carolina College for Amputee Klutzes has not made them an unworthy opponent for us. Let's schedule good teams and enjoy beating them and mind our own business.
  9. Think how much cooler 2005 would have been playing Western Kentucky than these guys.
  10. Based on the average recruit rankings by school for 2023 per 247, there is a clear line separating 15 schools from the rest in terms of quality. Among the top 15, Bama (#1 class, #1 average of 94.78) and Clempson (11, 15, 90.76) are the bookends. For the rest of the top 50, Ole Miss (27, 16, 89.84) and Illinois (43, 50, 86.23) bracket the list. I find it at least mildly interesting that the lists don’t overlap at all and that there is little fall-off as one moves down through the second tier. data from 247 as of 2/8/23
  11. Is that the same thing as a passed-out tub of lard?
  12. If history is any guide, the question is not whether "The Eyes" gets the axe, but rather when. This is the world in which we now live. It stinks, but so does a great deal of reality.
  13. 1. I agree that his era is closing, largely due to NIL. 2. There have been a lot of talented teams that failed to win anything meaningful. 3. There have been a lot of cheating programs that failed to stack Sabanesque talent. 4. Dude has won 7 CFB titles. 5. Let’s kick him closer to retirement this September— Hook’em!
  14. It’s not technically beer, but this is an excellent choice after being out in the sun.
  15. Everything is negotiable. If TPTB at each of the major players in this game want a deal, there will be a deal. The irony is that the process of “making whole” involves making sure all the people who were getting rich off the demand for Texas get as much money as they were lead to believe they’d get off us. Some of that was merited, much of it was freeloaded or politically acquired.
  16. People do dishonest or unfair things for monetary gain, and they do it for power, and they do it for pleasure. People give in to their biases deliberately, and they succumb to them unintentionally. To suppose that the above does not apply to sports officials, that refs are somehow superhuman, would be comical. Most officials are doing their best on most games. That leaves a lot of room for exceptions, however.
  17. I don't know what games the LA Times report cited. I don't know whether their math was correct. I have not sifted through the internet to collect or verify data, for the most part. I do seem to recall that we had the same crew for the OSU and Baylor games this past year. The stats when we had that crew did look a bit suspect to me. I am open to whatever the numbers suggest.
  18. If that was part of the deal to get out the conference, great. My guess when I saw it was that the 12ish would call it an "oh why would you look at that-- didn't notice before" situation.
  19. I do not allege, nor have I seen it seriously alleged, that the refs as a group are "out to get" Texas. One premise is that, since announcing departure, the departing schools have been penalized statistically significantly more often than have their opponents-- multiple teams over a multiple game span. The assumption is that this is not purely stochastic. If you wanted to run some statistical tests to rule out the null hypothesis more formally, you are welcome. The conclusion is that, given a known disparity in penalties, one reasonable explanation is that this represents (whether consciously or not) bias on the part of the officials. I do not see dispute regarding the penalty data nor regarding the fact that everyone has bias. Feel free to offer evidence to the contrary. I am not sure though that I fully appreciate what your line of attack is on the argument in logical terms. Is your argument that bias can't cause disparity without conscious intent?
  20. This. All humans have biases. Normally it doesn’t result in a statistically significant change this easy to measure. There are likely isolated cases of conscious calling one way or another, but the data support that the refs may have a bias against the departing schools.
  21. Jimbo 2024: you said “tape” twice
  22. Spoiler alert: a defense of humor. Don't read it if Sydney's shenanigans trigger you.
  23. He'd be doing them the favor of turning them into a redass
  24. Time for a new thread title: after the shave
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