Chuckie Finster

My wife optimistically questioned if Katy ISD would embrace their diversity (my son's school is genuinely very diverse) and decline to opt into this. Then I showed her how every single Board member (seriously, every one) mentioned extensive Church volunteer experience. We're cooked.

It's very weird to me that most of the sportswriters would seemingly have a much better opinion of our team if we beat Georgia but lost to, like, Mississippi State.

Took me a good month after he committed to realize that it wasn't some kid with the last name "Smith-Orogbo."

I've become convinced that the main purpose of JD Vance, at least in Trump's eyes, is assassination deterrence. "Do you really want THAT GUY in charge?" is a hell of an argument against someone taking out Donald. The fact that he picked JD two days after the Pennsylvania attempt only strengthens this case in my mind.

Jackson is now rated higher than either Anthony Hill or Colin Simmons, and I feel like it's flown completely under the radar.

Outside of Georgia, we've trailed twice this year. 0-3 to OU and 0-7 to Vanderbilt. Both times, we immediately went down and scored a TD on the next drive and never relinquished the lead. I understand we have not been perfect, but we have played 540 minutes against teams not named Georgia. For less than 8 of those minutes, the other team has been able to look up at the scoreboard and see a lead... and never in the second half. The complete collapse of the "good" teams on our schedule is forcing our fanbase to overanalyze a season that has genuinely been pretty remarkable.

Outside the Georgia game, we’ve trailed for less than 8 minutes the entire season. I dunno the media definition of elite, but feel like being ahead of the other team should factor into the equation somewhere.

Look I get it, but we do not have an uninformed electorate. We have an electorate actively hostile to being informed. Politics is a team sport now, hat and flag out front shoulda told ya. Yeah, it's this. The plane is headed into the mountain. You can continue to read your book or you can look out the window and scream. Maybe the pilot corrects the plane and everything is okay, maybe he doesn't, but either way you aren't getting in that cockpit to affect the outcome in any way.

When I woke up last Wednesday, I felt a lot of emotions. Anger that we put him back in charge. Sadness, obviously. A little bit of fear about what was to come. Confusion as to how my perception of what was going to happen in the election was so wrong. But soon, all of those took a backseat to an unexpected one: acceptance. Acceptance that my current view of the country differs from the majority. Acceptance that no matter how strongly I feel about something or how "informed" I think I am, it has no impact on the outcome. Acceptance that vibes matter more than concrete ideas in an election. Acceptance that people decide who they are voting for and THEN rationalize that choice, not vice versa. I decided that morning to delete my Facebook and Twitter accounts and have not returned. I have purposefully avoided any news sites. I used to trick myself into believing that I was just staying informed, but if I was so informed then how the hell did I not see Tuesday night coming? I thought I had done a good job of curating my feed to generally unbiased outlets, but nobody still on Twitter is unbiased in any way. So I decided to get my life back - and you would not believe how much better everything has gotten. No doom scrolling. No "somebody should do something!!!" pleas from the very people capable of doing something. I periodically check in here to get updates (quite the Cabinet being developed!) because I can't go full cold turkey, but that's really it. And you know what I've realized? We are not meant to know all of this. No regular citizen should know the name of the White House Press Secretary. None of us should care about some new Government office being developed by the stupidest billionaire to ever exist. Nobody outside of congress needs to have any insight to the election process of the Senate majority leader. And the bigger realization: this is how most of America already lives. Nobody normal knows who fucking Matt Gaetz is. Hell, most of them don't know what an Attorney General even does. So what is to be gained by endlessly scrolling news about that appointment? He might one day enact policies that negatively impact our lives, but until then there is absolutely. fucking. nothing that we can do - so stop caring. No matter how many facts you gather on how this is a bad thing, 1) anyone who can do something about it will not listen to you and 2) anyone who will listen is not capable of enacting change. Treat politics like hurricane coverage: do your best to protect your family from the one headed directly your way, but don't let every possible tropical disturbance dominate your life. Yes our lives will likely be impacted by the choices these stupid people ultimately make, but unless you are actively planning to run for office, there's no point to worrying about any of this. Enjoy your life, keep your shit together, and hold out hope that he fucks things up enough for the unplugged folks to feel the vibes of necessary change. But until then it's time to focus on the things that really matter, like beating the fuck out of Arkansas tomorrow.

It is funny how this argument just absolutely breaks the brains of anyone who tries to relay the stereotypical weak schedule talking points. "They plan in a weak conference!!!" - cannot be said about a team that just voluntarily moved from the Big 12 to the SEC "They didn't schedule anyone OOC!!!" - cannot be said about a team that scheduled an away game at the defending champs (and a team that has made 3 of the last 4 playoffs) Yes, we have had an easy schedule. But any complaints beyond "damn, they got lucky" are just people whining about things they cannot control.

Feel fairly confident that in any random sample of Americans, 8/10 couldn't tell you what the Attorney General does and I guarantee you that 9/10 have no idea who Matt Gaetz is. There's no payoff to paying this much attention to this stuff. None of it matters, we can't change it, we all need to log off and just hope there's a nationwide "vibe" necessitating change in 2026/2028.

Sad to see Sol go. Seemingly one of the most chill human beings ever cast on the show. To me, there are two clear season-long narratives being hammered: 1) Genevieve pulling the strings behind the scenes 2) The Andy transformation Obviously a lot can change between now and the end (don’t think I would have picked Kenzie as the winner at this point a season ago) but as of now, these are the two plot points that I’ll be monitoring for a potential winner.

Leak that shit.

Gunnar Helm probably embodies the "Senior far exceeds previous performance" spirit of the award more than anyone else, however most did expect him to be a solid contributor this year so it could be argued he doesn't really qualify.

I understand it was not a high difficulty throw, but everything about the TD pass to Helm (quick trigger, zip on the ball, placement) were things that Quinn was seemingly having trouble with the last few weeks. That play was when I thought to myself he might finally be healthy again.

I am not a football expert by any means, but feel like there's an important conclusion to be drawn that our only good drive was the only time we didn't attempt to utilize the pathetic run game.

The Longhorns were still undefeated the last time the Texans scored a second half touchdown.

When you write the book report without reading the second half.

Still a bit unclear on the purpose of this thread, but if we are making 2028 predictions: it’s gonna be Andy Beshear. The question will be how much damage is done to him before it’s official and which Latino can he find as a VP.

TIL someone was running the Texas Democratic Party.

This is so good, and so much could have come directly from my brain. Especially my initial reaction to the results versus where I've settled over the last couple of days.

Israeli fans were doing too much. Anti-Israelis were doing too much. Both sides can play the victim on social media and nothing gets solved. Tune in again tomorrow.

It's also hypocritical, and one of those bullshit lines people throw out to justify voting for the party that they always going to vote for anyway. Michelle Obama makes attempts to make America healthier - STOP CONTROLLING US RFK Jr indicates he will make attempts to make America healthier - yaaaaaas queen

Politics can mirror a romantic relationship. When you are happy, you don't care much about the little things. When you are unhappy, you decide that the way she smacks when she eats, snores at night, etc. are suddenly dealbreakers. The American people wanted out, therefore they decided that the Democratic platform (the same platform that hasn't lost a popular vote in 20 years) was a dealbreaker. There are plenty of things the Democratic party can and should adjust, but if the Republican party ignores the external factors that influenced this election and concludes that the American public has made a permanent rightward shift socially, it will only hasten the Democratic party's rise back to power. Well, that, and the fact that a platform that is essentially "own the libs" hits much less hard when you run all three branches of government.