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Droopy

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  1. I loved Wane McGarity. I loved BJ Johnson. But, Marquise Goodwin is probably my favorite WR Horn. Roy, Sloan, Cosby, Shipley, etc..., etc... to many to list that may or may not have more highlights, but he was just so fun to watch and beat people. If he had a step, the defender could not make up any ground. Fast, reliable, and a badass human being.
  2. I need the backstory on this; Staged or legit tantrum? Honorable mentions: - guy being robbed by blue shirt and backpack on the left side. - Oklahoma State Cowboy fan in the bright orange shirt standing next to, what appears to be Brad Wesley, the villain from the movie, "Road House". - What is that food under the sneeze guarded island that nobody is going near supposed to be?
  3. I was speaking to the team as a whole overall, and not necessarily skill positions. But, as someone else pointed out, compared to the top teams we are lacking at some positions. My point was that we face teams all the time that despite our larger, in some case much larger, talent advantages we tend to play down to our opponent or not live up to our potential against those teams. I'd like to get back to a scenario where we are not discussing whether or not an all world ULaLa team is a potential loss, regardless of their returning starters et.al. We should be crushing those motherfuckers with impunity. TL:DR - Coach up/Develop players, regardless of stars and shit. See Brian Robinson.
  4. Do you ever yearn?
  5. I don't expect Sark to be a miracle worker, BUT my hope is that he will be able to come in and do more with less as opposed to what the rest of the college football world seems to think of Texas as perpetually doing less with more.
  6. Does that mean they basically have a "Bye" this weekend for some rest or is it possible that they could/would schedule another team, if possible? (If this is something that has occurred often this season, I've not paid much attention to it.) Sucks to lose out on games this time of year.
  7. Oh know, my manhood was questioned. I guess I’ll go knit in a corner while the men wax poetic about how Tech played a completely normal game and didn't have “web gem”-like catches in the outfield and timely hitting. Did you have anything to add to your point that Tech wasn’t playing above their mean, or does your frontal lobe only allow for contrived machismo bullshit when confronted with an idea you perceive as a threat? Enjoy the rest of your team’s season.
  8. Damn, sensitive. Does your outfield play out of their minds like they did on Friday? If so, congrats. I was just pointing out that they played a perfect game on Friday. Everything broke their way. Take a compliment. Not butthurt at all. I realize Tech is highly ranked and did what it took to win the series. See above, but their fielding and timely hitting was tremendous. Our pitch, which normally is tremendous, was not. I realize you're hyper sensitive when playing Texas and that any perceived slight is tantamount to a Texas fan kicking your favorite aunt, but try and understand what it was that I was saying before just assuming it was some back-handed compliment. Tech is good. They did what they had to do, which in my opinion, was play stellar defense and have timely hitting. Good luck, and I hope your team continues to shine, until we meet again.
  9. It do be like that sometimes. Speaking of that, if the rain doesn't stop the game on Saturday I feel like it might have gone our way, but Tech played above their mean. Some great plays in the outfield and timely hitting. Hopefully we get to say that the rest of the year. Here's to taking care of business in Ft. Worth.
  10. Damn, is USC going to be UT-Southern California? All our transfers are belong to them. Cook wouldn’t surprise me either. Every report that comes out seems to have a blurb about him getting beat. Good luck and enjoy that California weather. 🤘🏼
  11. It seems this Tech team is just better than Texas. Hope we don’t get swept.
  12. Ha! Yes, except his map is hand drawn and not shit out of a printer. Also, The Smithsonian offered him $250k for it.
  13. Me too, however, with the weather being what it is we really needed to win the first game. Not sure they’ll get two more in.
  14. Still going today. Still wanting to watch us beat Tech. Still bringing a poncho. 🤘🏼
  15. Droopy

    RIP Juan Joya

    I still have all my teeth, except for my wisdom teeth, but have had this laugh prior to losing those. Sometimes it comes out fairly high pitched and that's what hurts the most.
  16. My grandfather was in the 2nd Armored Div in WW2 under Gen. Patton and was the .50 cal gunner on a tank. He never really talked about the stuff he saw or did until later in life, and then to only a select few people. I was in college at the time of his death and about 1-2 months before he passed he wanted to talk to me about his time in the military. I could tell that he needed to get stuff off of his chest and to, maybe, be forgiven a little and find some peace. Like most grandfathers, he was tough as nails and didn't take shit from anyone. Always calm, but he could stare right through anyone/thing and get his point across. I miss him. But after speaking with him and writing down some of his stories, I could tell he finally got a little of what he was looking for. Saying that the Nazi's did some messed up shit is an understatement, but his time in the French countryside was rough to say the least. Speaking of understatements, calling these people the "Greatest Generation" is one as well. Anyone that has to deal with war, and the effects of it, are special people in my eyes. My grandfather did not believe that he was special or great, but he told me that he fought because it felt like the right thing to do. He tried to watch Saving Private Ryan once, but had to leave in the first 10 minutes of the film. Too close to the real thing. Most of the stories are sad, but he did have one cool thing happen. As stated above, lots of poker playing goes on and at the end of the war he was sitting on a train playing poker with 4 other guys, one of whom was Gen. Patton's driver. He and my grandfather are the last two in the hand and my grandfather made an "all in" bet for the hand. Patton's driver was taped out, but said he had something that Patton was given two of and Patton didn't want them both and he would lay that on the table to square the pot. My grandfather asked what it was, and the guy told him it was some sort of fancy map. Grandfather argues back and forth, but finally agrees to the addition of the map to square everything. My grandfather won the hand and got the money, and "that map". My father knows more details about the map, but apparently it was commissioned and given to Patton to commemorate his campaign. Patton kept one copy and gave the other to his driver because he didn't need two. The map that Patton kept is in the Smithsonian and looks old and worn. My grandfather never took his out of the container it was in unless he took it to Fort Hood during reunions towards the end of his life. Before he passed, my grandfather gave the map to my dad stating, "It's worth some money, and I'd rather it go to someone that will appreciate it instead of selling it, like the rest of the family would." My dad had it framed later that week and it has hung in his home office since that day. It will be mine one day, and it will hang in my home office as well. A print of the map is below for reference. I can't find my photo of it, but will take one and post it the next time I'm over at my parent's house. Bless all those who fought in this war and the ones who still continue to fight. I forgot to add my grandfather's thoughts when I asked him about Patton. To the question, what was he like?: "The only time I got to speak to him was when he visited a group of us in the "hospital". Basically, he was pissed off that we (the injured) weren't well enough to get back out there. He would ask how guys were doing but really he was tryin to see who was well enough to go back out and fight. He asked me where I was from and if I was healing. He was an asshole and I didn't like him, but he was a tough son of a bitch." To the question of OU?: They suck.
  17. I got these two within the last two years (1/yr). Plan on getting another this summer. The "Swivel Knife" I got because I do leather work on the side and the artist that did it is a badass. Pricey, but his detail is just off the charts. As we say in the leather world, "Cheap work ain't good, and Good work ain't cheap." The "Tiger Sharks" or Calligraphy/Flourish tattoos were done because I love sharks, wanted a career in marine biology focused on shark reproduction (of which I had and there is zero money in), but mostly because I love the look of these tattoos. The swirling lines that get thicker and thinner as they go along is a really cool look/effect in producing an image. The Shark on the right had not been wiped yet so it looks grainy, but both now look like the Shark on the left. Both were done by local Austin artists at: Electric 13 Tattoo - Derek Martinez http://electric13tattoo.com/derek-martinez.php All Saints - Austin Taylor https://www.allsaintstattoo.com/austintaylor
  18. Droopy

    RIP Juan Joya

    <Not so CSB> I'm 44 and admittedly, no Spring Chicken, but I do consider myself to be familiar with lots of memes based on my own internet usage and having a teenage daughter (no pics) in high school. However, I've never heard/seen this meme or guy. What is interesting though, is that he and I share the exact same laugh. When I get really tickled, this laugh comes out of me and it sounds exactly like this guy. Friends will see me laugh and try to get me to do it, but it fucking hurts sometimes. R.I.P. Laugh buddy! I'll think of you when I'm laughing hard next time.
  19. Will be there early and slightly buzzed to root for the Longhorns to stomp the Raiders. Let’s do this thang! 🤘🏼🤬🤘🏼
  20. Man, the 2002 team was one of the best two-out RBI teams I’ve ever seen. I compare every Texas team since to that first Augie Texas national championship team. Hope this team can come up with some of that magic. and just like that Faltine pops up with bases juiced.
  21. That sounds like something FCB would say... 🧐
  22. I’ll be at the Friday and Sunday games this weekend. Let’s keep this party going and kick some Tech ass. I have a BIL to give a ration of shit to.🤘🏼
  23. Correct, however, the location of the pass indicates that Epps did not take the route or position he should have, which was inside. Assuming that the pass was accurate in this case, he should have taken the small amount of space given to him to cut inside after initial contact and catch the ball for a first down. Instead, he breaks outside after initial contact and continued to slap hands for some reason. Luckily, the talented CB didn't make the interception, but Epps failed to complete the relatively easy pass and catch for a first down. Given his size and reach, Epps should have taken his right leg and stepped inside and across the body of the defender putting his body and hands away from the CB allowing room to make the catch. Instead he pushes up field, without the need to do so, and initiates contact again which gives the CB the opportunity to use the sideline for protection and adjust his eyes quickly to the QB. Any number of issues can be extrapolated from this short gif, but considering that our receivers had a hard time creating separation last season... and for a while now, I'm more inclined to think it's a player issue and/or situational awareness failure. Some players have talent and athleticism, but don't understand the game or why they need to do small things to make sure the play succeeds. Maybe that is Epps' issue? I'm sure you weren't asking for this breakdown, just wanted to share my opinion on this particular route.
  24. Count me in for not letting people come back. No ill will, but once you've decided to leave the program, you should leave. If you are IN, be in all the way. If you are OUT, then be out all the way. We need players willing to buy in and put in the work and compete. If a player cannot commit to that and see it through, there is no use in trying to spend time developing them anymore. As for Epps, what could have been, I guess. He has a skill set, but he does not want to be hit at all. I have a couple of friends that are similar, in that they are large people, but avoid contact and don't understand their size/weight advantages. Good luck and thanks for clearing up a spot.
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