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The Superdome, where the bowl game was being played. This year Sam played played/won at NRG, Rice Stadium and The Superdome, all of which have hosted SBs. It was probably the best trivia question they could come up with for those 2 teams. The attendance tonight was less than 14,000. They should've played the game at Tulane instead.

A few weeks ago I saw something that I thought might be a large drone from my backyard. At first I thought it was just a regular jumbo jet climbing out of Bush IAH, since I have a great view of them leaving Houston and flying West. But what caught my attention was that it sat in one place for between 20 to 30 minutes, as the normal traffic out of Bush kept moving by, one plane after another. Whatever it was, it had to be pretty big because it looked like the other traffic, except it stayed in the same place, but obviously pretty far away. Similar lights and size. I thought it might be a helicopter, but it was too stationary for that. No idea what it was. I didn't see it move off, I went inside for a little while and when I checked later it was gone.

I had one walk across the highway right in front of me about 10 years ago. It walked with a limp like one of its' front paws was injured. It was fairly close to Somerville Lake in Burleson County. I talked to the local game warden about it and he said it was probably just moving through the area. At that time there were several farmers and ranchers in the surrounding counties claiming a mountain lion had been attacking their horses and livestock. I also had a buddy that saw one about 20 miles from my sighting, about a month earlier. On another occasion, probably 20 years ago, I saw one at Colorado Bend State Park. We were camping up under the wall of one of the big bluffs overlooking the park and river, and saw it perched up on the top of the cliff in broad daylight, watching my friend's young son playing on the shore of the river. That freaked us out a little bit.

The rumor in Huntsville is that they're gonna pick Marion to replace Keeler at Sam

He interviewed twice at Tulane (on the down low) last year to replace Willie Fritz, who he replaced at Sam. Some SHSU insiders I know thought he was gone then, because he seemed ready to move on from Huntsville. I'm not surprised that he got offers after leading Sam to a bowl and a last second FG away from the CUSA championship game this year. I just expected it to be a better landing spot than Temple. But he gets to go home to Pennsylvania, I guess. I agree with the idea that Sam has no real business being FBS and would probably still be rolling in FCS, but like all of the others, they're chasing those $$$. Even with buys out and entry fees and such, they're pulling in a ton more money now than they were when they were playing for and winning championships in the FCS.

You think that's bad, according to their website, the midnight yell for us is at 5:30pm. https://calendar.tamu.edu/event/338731-yell-practice-with-head-coach-mike-elko-and-the

Holy shit! This motherfucker needs to go see his gynecologist if his pussy is hurting that much.

I'm well aware that electric motors provide more power. My question is do they provide more durability and longevity. The limited results that I've seen say no, for now. Especially in non-ideal situations like off-roading. It's not to say that it will continue down that path, but it seems like manufacturers are building these vehicle to fit a certain niche, and then making minor changes to appeal to drivers outside of that niche. ICE vehicles are made to fit far more varied uses. And from what I've seen while researching the topic, which is admittedly somewhat limited, electrics don't have longevity on their side. For example, I haven't seen one of the original Tesla sports cars on the road in at least 7 or 8 years, maybe longer. If I pay as much as the current EVs are priced, I expect a vehicle that will have a useful life of 20 or 25 years. I've heard too many stories about people who've had them, that basically had to dispose of theirs after 5 or 6 years. Right now I have a 2002 Jeep Wrangler and a 2008 Honda Accord, both with well over 200,000 miles, and they're still running like a champ. If something breaks, I fix it and it keeps going. Advances in technology haven't made either of them obsolete. You can't really say that about electrics right now. I know the technology will keep moving forward and probably change that, but for now, I'm dubious of all of these vehicles. For me, efficiency and performance aren't the only concerns when it comes to purchasing a car. But I still think that the Scouts and Rivions are really cool and totally get the appeal.

Looks pretty cool. I've been wondering why more EVs aren't built to look and feel more traditional. Most electrics are ugly and stupid looking, and drive like you're flying a spaceship or some stupid futuristic bullshit. These are a lot better looking. I still have my doubts about offroad uses for electrics though. I talked to a Jeep guy who has a one of those Jeep Wrangler electrics and he said that it's the most useless car he has ever owned. Getting it dirty fucks up all of the sensors on it and it's not operable when the wrong sensors aren't working. That said, I haven't off-roaded my mostly analog 2002 Wrangler in at least 5 years. But I definitely like where their going with this.

Brenham beat Waco 55-0 tonight. It was 38-0 at the end of the first quarter and 52-0 at the half. The TD to make it 38-0 was the 4th TD in 5 offensive plays for Brenham. Pretty sure the cheerleaders played the whole 4th quarter. I remember when Waco was a Cen-Tex powerhouse. Things have really changed over there.

I mean, you make total sense, but my source said that the PAC contacted them. Not the other way around. Due diligence I'm sure. Frankly, none of it makes much sense to me. But it's fun to watch play out I suppose.

Also, they just approved a $60 million renovation of the stadium. Most of that is upgrading the press box and luxury suites and adding a "club" level. But the stadium will still be small FBS stadium. FTR it currently holds 14,000 and I played there in a playoff game in 1986.

Agree on both, but they do have some advantages. Proximity to 4th largest city and top 15 busiest airport. Rich recruiting grounds. They could always play games at NRG like they are this weekend. That's how they fulfill their FBS attendance commitment. I think it's a crazy idea, but the PAC is desperate at this point.

I have a well place source tell me that Sam Houston has been contacted by the PAC. Sam has been in 3 different conferences in the last 5 or 6 years. Might as well.

Stupidity.

He used to live right down the road from me. Then he went to a hospital in collie station and died.

No. We will be wearing our storm troopers.

https://www.livingheritage.org.nz/Schools-Stories/History-of-the-Manu-Samoa/The-Siva-Tau#:~:text=The Siva Tau is the,Manu Siva Tau was written. "The Siva Tau is the haka or traditional war dance done before battle in ancient times."

The funny thing is that he's (the color guy, not play x play guy) is a longtime friend of mine. The same guy is on the Texans Spanish radio crew, and sadly, also OU's Spanish football crew.

When I was a little kid my dad had a Chevy Luv pickup truck that was actually built by Isuzu. The warning labels under the hood were confusing but hilarious. The radiator cap said something like "Not to open hot cap when hot usually."

I got it on Amazon Fire Stick, but I had to use the search function to find it. It was on the scrolling menu of available apps yet,

Remember when that ass fungus Steve Patterson fired him? Then Texas fired Patterson and rehired Bianco. That seemed to work out better.

I stopped by here this morning to have a look and make sure CDC didn't leave any damning evidence lying around. I drive by this place all of the time, and drove by it Tuesday morning. I probably drove right by CDC and had no idea. The past few days have been fun. All of the Ags I know are pissed and conspiring to get retribution, even though they lack the ability to do anything about it. The newest rumor I heard from them today was that Schloss already moved to Austin the first weekend of the CWS. Nevermind the fact he was in Omaha coaching the whole time.

Also written by someone who doesn't know the area. It's Peary Place, not Perry Place. It's pronounced like "Perry" but not spelled that way. That neighborhood used to be part of CCNAS. My dad's family lived there during WWII because my Grandad worked for the Navy. I've heard about it my whole life.