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  1. I was pretty much joking. The older I get the less invested I am in the sport of 18-22 year olds. Still a fan, love winning, NIL complicates it for the semi pro teams but for the lesser teams it’s still very much a sport for young amateurs
  2. so are we going to be good or what?
  3. I’m perfectly “normal” other than being highly intelligent and should I say a tad exotic. Hyper vigilance and adhd are super common though I think. I actually resemble those descriptors too. But I’ve worked my tail off to make them advantages.
  4. Mother fucker didn’t get the memo that you can remove PFAS and HFCS from your coke but the sugar will still give you diabetes and kill you.
  5. Stop talking to me like I’m 11 years old man. He wants to be in the marching band for many reasons, UT first but marching band regardless. He’s playing a meaningless high school fight song right now and loves it. It’s obviously multi faceted and as a parent third spaces and their impact on contentment and well being are my primary concern as he moves into college. Band is an ideal third space.
  6. He’s not looking for competition he’s looking for a good time and wants to play The Eyes and Texas Fight at the games. It’s pretty simple and of all people, folks on this board should get it. Not looking for connections really, just a memorable college experience. He’s got two band directors in his life that did it so he’s got a good understanding. And if not Texas he’ll do it elsewhere for the same reasons, obviously without the The Eyes and Texas Fight. As a parent, I’m thrilled about it, again third spaces are critical to finding your way. Band can absolutely be that place - family, school, friends community. So if he wants to be in a marching band in college, let’s do it.
  7. Toyota and Delta involved, mfg ramping up, FAA shit almost behind them, test flights good. News has all been good. Prolly not a stonk in the technical sense. But if they make it work it’s going to go up and up and up.
  8. There’s always a few at the top that are good to great. But it’s never been a QB league.
  9. DCI is more of that for skill progression but you tap out there. Everyone knows there isn’t much after college and high school is second most competitive after DCI (when it comes to competing as a band). But when you talk about experience and third spaces (which I think are critical to finding meaning and happiness) you really can’t go wrong with band. Besides being able to have the most incredible UT football experience on the schools dime, on occasion you get to do cool shit like this… so yeah, we think UT marching band has the potential to be life changing and to create memories not otherwise obtainable. I don’t know about the other schools - but a part from the meaning of Texas I bet they have similar cool experiences and a built in community. As for nerds, sort of, but band has changed a lot since our days. With athletics being hyper competitive there are plenty of fit, cool, good looking kids in band nowadays. Plenty of nerds too.
  10. Yeah it is, SEC QBs are usually pretty fucking bad. No way arch is fifth that’s nuts.
  11. agreed re the OL especially but it’s not the world we live in. Thankfully he had several full games though to practice against live competition.
  12. that was at the beginning of his run. I think he calmed down quite a bit after that. well I mean he still did ragey things when players fucked up but hey shit happens.
  13. sure and I don't really want to argue but you said, "He's a pansy in game when things go south. Sark isn't." and yeah, sark can be a pansy in tight games. he panics, he does weird shit. some times he presses, some times he turtle shells. he's not some big balled gamer every time it gets tight. this actual goes to the point of a freshman QB in a big game, sark gonna sark too in that situation.
  14. it's going to only get worse.
  15. I mean sark does some weird shit when games get tight and I'm not even talking about the booger incident.
  16. sorry i got a case of the mads.
  17. we don't live in a what-if moment, everyone has already determined the absolute conclusion. arch wins the national championship last year based on his play against CSU and MSU.
  18. flaming liberal here - fuck that guy too. no room for child molesters. none at all. I mean I fucking love obama and fuck him too if he's in there. some of us aren't playing team games. we want accountability and justice.
  19. well you're right but it's not like the released info will name him and he will get a bump. either he's not mentioned in the grand jury testimony or it will be redacted and claimed to be to protect someone other than him. but he's definitely getting out of it and no one will call him on it.
  20. Y'all know he’s gonna wiggle outta this one too, right?
  21. Gen Z ruining everything
  22. Why the fuck are you in the bathroom when someone else is fumigating the room with their feces?
  23. troph

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    Yeah you do.
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