Beantown Express 2.0

I think my wife booked dinner at some Thai place Christmas Eve using the Fork app at La Brasserie Thai which I think has good reviews. I just don’t want to be eating a Le Big Mac at the Paris McDonalds.

Your advice is too late. Wife already booked Versailles and a trip to Brussels since my kid really wants to go. For restaurants something cheaper as my family doesn’t need to eat fancy. Trying to find something open on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve.

I would take all 8 slices and throw them in the trash. Then find a real Italian place that makes a good NY style pizza and order one of those. Then proceed to eat the entire pie until you throw up later that night.

Bumping this thread as I am deciding to take the family (wife and son) to Paris for 6 days this Christmas. I believe the weather could suck and be cold but not sure if walking around Paris at the end of December will be a miserable idea or not. Could use some recs on where to stay, what to do, where to eat as for some reason Paris is one of the cities I have never been to. We plan on landing in Paris on the Friday before Christmas and leaving on the Thursday after Christmas. My son really wants to take the high-speed train to Brussels for a day trip but not sure if we will or not. Also, want to do a day trip out to Versailles. Eifel tower tours to the top are already booked so not sure if it's worth waiting in line the day of for that. We also plan on doing the Louvre. Looking at an Air BnB in the 2nd Arr (whatever that is) near Les Halles (whatever that is). Anyone know if this area is a good place as a base for the first time in Paris? Lastly, what to do Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Does Paris close down with nothing to do or restaurants to eat at? What else am I missing or any other recs for stuff to not miss or places to eat would be much appreciated. Need to have a nice vacation before coming back to watch the Horns beat the shit out of Washington in the Sugar Bowl.

I’m on the shitter right now after eating some bad enchiladas so I can relate to this post.

Yes, yes that is an issue and why he needs to be upgraded over via the portal most likely. Sadly, you are correct in he is probably one of the two best on the roster which kind of baffles me.

Was Taaffe one of them because to get that defense elite he needs to not play anymore or only in garbage time. I know he has gotten some INT’s but man his missed tackles and bad angles hurt more than help. Someone better paired with Williams would help a lot on the back end of that defense.

If 4 or 5 of those players portal to UT and we win a championship next year does A&M get to hang a banner at their stadium since ex Aggies helped win a title?

All this Stewart to the portal talk is great but who on that A&M defense is a possibility to portal and come to UT? I would love some of those veteran DL they have or a veteran safety but not sure if those are realistic possibilities.

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Ohio State plays a really close game at Michigan and barely loses, the asshat pundits will be saying both are two of the best teams in college football and both deserve to be in the playoffs. Same could be said for a Bama close victory over Georgia. You will suddenly hear, both deserve to be in. Look at the great game we just watched and UGA and Bama are definitely two of the top 4 teams. Not saying it’s right but the committee has screwed this up before so why stop now. I figure a Final Four of Michigan, Bama, UGA and Ohio State is what some folks would argue for. Oh, and Oregon is beating up on a bunch of bad teams and has only played one good team, Washington, and lost that one. I find it interesting that the committee would throw out head to head (UT versus Bama) and SOS (UT versus Oregon) and just go with the eye test. It wouldn’t shock me but it’s fucked up.

Fixed that for ya

Like the clear hold Philly got away to score their only TD? I didn’t say they don’t make bad calls against both teams and I could give two shits who wins this game but when a DL blows through the middle heading to the QB and the OL tackles him from behind and the ref is standing there the ref is either incompetent or doing it on purpose. Actually, as I type this Kelce just scored on an illegal pick which should have been Offensive pass interference.

Nice tackle of the defender by the OL with no holding call right in front of the ref allowing Mahomes to scramble. It’s like Big 12 officials calling a game against UT.

I was listening to ESPNU radio this afternoon and not sure who the two hosts talking were but a caller called in saying there is no way Bama should go over UT if they both win out. The two hosts went on and on about how head to head really doesn’t matter and it’s all about the eye test and Bama is now better than UT. It amazes me that over the last 10 plus years any narrative to fit Bama going to the playoffs or title game seems to be in play. I sure hope that scenario doesn’t happen this way because I will lose my shit.

This right here. He is going to be like Pete Carroll at USC and get out of town before the shit hits the fan. He and Caleb Williams should work well together.

As a New England Patriots fan I don’t think what they did was that bad. It really showed initiative and planning. Big props!

This is the shit that scares me most about us getting another Trump presidency. Somehow the Israel-Hamas war is going to be blamed on Biden by social media/right wing media and Biden will lose. I saw how a huge block of Palestinians in Michigan that voted for Biden last election are now refusing to vote for him and its apparently enough to possibly swing a state like MI to Trump. Unfortunately, these dumbasses don't realize when it comes to just this one issue, if that is really all that matters for them, then Trump would be worse for the Palestinians in Gaza compared to Biden but I guess dumbasses in this country are dumbasses for a reason.

You got this last part wrong. They own you even when they are playing you and lose to you because it really wasn't a loss. It was too windy, or time ran out, or they should have gotten the win but the other team scored more points but they are still better.

I think Jimbo would if he could.

Oh yeah, get these Trdelnik things sold everywhere on the street. Basically a hollow donut/churro thing cooked over an open fire then rolled in cinnamon/sugar and stuffed with gelato. One place had them rolled in chopped pistachios and then stuffed with pistachio gelato. They were fantastic and yes based on the last two posts I am a fat man!

When I was there in May, I really enjoyed Pork's restaurant near the Charles Bridge. Pork dishes and beer. Pork knuckle below and a cold beer was quite tasty. Also, the restaurant at the Four Seasons has an appetizer/entree, homemade duck ravioli in a truffle parmesan foam sauce, that was crazy good.

I like this idea but not at center since he would have to learn how to hike the ball. I say put him at left guard and tell him don't move until the ball is snapped and then kill the guy in front of you.

I don’t know about you guys but I’m starting to think South Carolina isn’t SEC good. This team looks worse than the Rice’s and Wyomings of the world.