I'm with you on this except I think no classification should have divisions. Make a 7A and and 8A if need be, but this D1/D2 bullshit needs to go away. State titles should not be handed out like participation trophies.
According to this, John Madden told Carl Weathers to pursue acting because he did not believe Weathers was tough enough to be an outstanding football player.
https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-black-hole-plus/carl-weathers-john-madden-apollo-creed-sylvester-stallone-rocky-las-vegas-raiders
Not a photographer myself. I stand in awe at the skill and eye y'all have.
Saw this story on ESPN.com and figured it would be appropriate to post it here. Did not check to see if it was posted anywhere else so apologies if it has been.
Texas' Friday Night Lights through the lens of photographer Nash Pils (long form article)
Bumping this thread to acknowledge the anniversary of the Challenger disaster happening on this date back in 1986. Still remember being in 6th grade science class and one of the other teachers coming in to tell my science teacher about what happened.
Also a belated remembrance of Apollo 1 (January 27th) and the upcoming anniversary of the Columbia disaster (February 1st).
I always find it amazing that 3 of the biggest disasters in space program history all happened within the same week on the calendar.
As someone who works with several sea aggy grads, I have been informed that the Galveston campus is not a system school in the way that A&M Commerce or A&M Kingsville is. The Galveston campus is considered a part of the main College Station campus. Probably a better analogy out there, but it is sort of the aggy version of the Balcones Research Center or whatever it called nowadays.
NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough right before the end of the year.
https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/39215537/cale-yarborough-three-nascar-champion-70s-dies-84
Those big fat checks from the conference come from somewhere. This is the price we are going to have to pay. Not saying it isn't aggravating and it most certainly sucks sitting through seemingly endless commercial breaks, but it is what it is.
Are radar detectors still a thing? I cannot recall the last time I saw one in a vehicle. I remember when I got my driver's license and first car in 1990 it seemed like everyone had a radar detector in their car. Maybe it was just us idiot teenagers with lead feet that had them.
Herb Kohl, former Wisconsin senator, former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, namesake to the basketball arena at UW, gone at 88.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39193385/former-bucks-owner-us-senator-herb-kohl-dies-88