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So what exactly is the protocol for vacating a national championship without a date on it?

Start watching men's basketball

Oh, and another great thing about that 2008 season, my daughter attended her first Longhorn game that year, when we donkey-kicked Arkansas. Here's the look of pure joy in the stands.

No one ever fucking brags on me when I gain 20 lbs.

Little did we know this is what Tarp meant when he said Santino was back with a vengeance!

Long post reporting from the hinterlands. I have family in the area, so I attended the Beto Town Halls in Port Lavaca and Edna yesterday. The question and answer section felt like real democracy and was very inspiring. The crowds were pretty diverse mix of old democrats, younger people, plant workers, a few trump voters, and independents. So incredibly civil, honest, and respectful. Watching the Question and Answer portions of his town halls online is worth it. I had a lot of great conversations with small town folks, and that really humanized small town residents that I often pre-judge as trump rubes. I feel Beto's strategy will work. People feel ignored and forgotten. And they are sick of the negativity in politics. There are a lot of votes there. As one of the local Democrat chairs told me: "there are plenty of registered voters here, they just haven't voted in 20 years." And for good reason, there hasn't been a realistic chance of a dem winning in a long time. One plant worker stood up and explained how he lost his job at Alcoa when it closed the plant due to China's policies on aluminum. He admitted, with a tinge of embarrassment, that he and many of his friend took a chance on Trump because he promised to go after China. The guy just wants his job back, and he's angry that China took it. That simple. I think this is the case all over the state. And I can't blame him. Never mind that Alcoa poisoned the entire bay with Mercury, or that its a Superfund site, or that the huge bauxite piles spew red dust over everyone's houses. Good riddance to some of these companies. I know those jobs are likely never coming back. But i feel for him. Beto was empathetic, explained that we need to engage China with the help of our allies in Europe, Canada and Mexico for it work. And we need to so carefully so we don't hurt others in the community like farmers. That goes a long way in communities like Port Lavaca. And word gets around. Two 18 year old, first time voters drove down from Houston. A couple parents pulled there kids from school to attend. A couple progressive local millennials trying to find how they can reach their single issue voter peers. Another guy had a question about tax credit exemptions for homeschooling. Beto heard his point, and admitted he had not consider that angle to the issue, and wanted to think about it more and reach out to the guy later via email. He is the Antithesis of Trump or Cruz. Humble, honest, civil, funny, relatable, empathetic, genuine, and smooth without appearing slick. On a question about ending our perpetual wars, he intimated that there is no sexy or happy answer and that it needs to be up to congress to use all resources and experiences to craft a strategy. He asks the people what they care about and want, and learns from these town halls to improve as a candidate and representative. That's how it is supposed to work. He hasn't taken PAC money in several years and zero on this campaign. He is on the VA Committee in the House because its important and he cares about vets, while his peers rush to committee positions that will bring in that flood of PAC money from the Energy and Big Pharma sector. And he said he would come back to the community as senator and be held accountable. No pre-screening of questions, no hiding in safe spaces with only his supporters. No negativity towards Cruz or Trump. He goes into the Reddest areas of the state because they are still Texans and shouldn't be ignored. Last bit, I went to ask him a question after the Edna Town Halls about Harvey relief, a staffer knocked over her Whataburger iced tea, and spilled it on the floor. He paused, like he was hosting a party in his own kitchen, grabbed napkins and helped her clean it up. Then he apologized for the interruption and finished answering the question. It was the most natural and real thing. His staffer emailed me more information later that night in case I needed better defined talking points.

Moreso than the Republican candidate.

This was actually pretty funny:

From the article: "That a request for a transfer waiver, of all things, could spark an investigation into one of college football’s most prominent programs might seem like an unexpected outcome." Even though this whole thing could fuck them in so many ways, you know deep down aggy is celebrating this sentence.

Also like Drago, Trump is supported by the Russian State.

Excited to hear about how Tom Herman was actually the source for this story.

That might be the most shocking thing in all of this.

Blt

wait for it.........

“Not everybody's the perfect person in the world. I mean every candidate kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever. I think that people need a second chance, and I've always looked up to Donald Trump, and I always will.” - Alan Dershowitz, Big Fancy Law Professor

We need to make this the banner for awhile.

Well it's hard to kill your wife and kids when all your kids were had out of wedlock KIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDING

Fuck putting Penn State on the schedule. Not just fuck that, but fucking fuck that.

Just, you know, so I could say I told you so. I'll leave the reasoning to finer and wordier minds, like CTJ. But bet the house, it's a stone cold lock. OK just one short word on why. The rest of the league is down. TCU, OU, WVU, need I say more? Go look it up. Now, I'm not predicting anything crazy, like an NC. Just a return to the natural order. Look I know you may disagree with this hot take. I'm sorry your mother didn't hug you enough when you were small. I'm sorry your balls never descended. I'm sorry the shadows are so scary and you need Viagra to get a boner. Really I am. But you know, facts and shit. A haiku: Longhorns are the shit. Offense. Defense. Special Teams. We are going to win. Texas today. Texas always. Texas forever. Let's roll. Amen and OU sucks.

You post like you drive a yellow nissan xterra

That glorious drunken son of a bitch.

How I ready this article:

Congrats @Dutch for winning tickets to the home opener! Let us know what you think of the podcast everyone and what we can do better next time. I'll probably be buying a mic since I sound like shit

Would have been faster, but it was 40 yards away.

Is there a cartoonist on board?

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Check the Hamm thread for his take. the tldr version, "I have to be careful because I know the Marchiols very well for years, but they're all liars who set this up with Mazzone and Sumlin. Why would a coach like Prevete leave Ole Miss to come here and cheat? Why would the world class training staff that almost got Koda Martin killed not treat Marchiol's injuries correctly? Why haven't any other players complained about getting paid cash on the side? This is just secondhand accounts and rumors of Marchiol's first hand accounts. Basically, NON-STORY"

We are sorta up to five hilarious/good things today. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24439840/santino-marchiol-former-texas-aggies-linebacker-alleges-ncaa-violations-made-jimbo-fisher-staff

The satyanash family motto, ladies and gentlemen

"Texas A&M head football coach says he can not read, so he can not comment on it."

Live look at Urban Meyer:

Here we go

Here we go

The President of the United States is officially an un-indicted co-conspirator to felony federal campaign finance violations.

Lady on NextDoor is flipping out because her Ring camera caught a guy "maybe taking cash" off her front porch while she was on vacation. "Why did you leave cash on your front porch?" "I didn't, but on video it looked like he was counting cash."

It's a way to look at porn on your phone without having it get in your browsing history.

Well, if you're checking the fall practice thread for recruiting info, I can see why you don't know much about what's happening on that front.