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Posts posted by alincoln
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USMNT 2020
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All MLS teams should be required to model their academies on FC Dallas. Â
As for Puli, other wingers (Giggs comes to mind) have been able to get past their recurring hamstring issues as they matured and developed a tailored fitness regime.
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His run against England in 86 is clearly the greatest goal in soccer history given the context. His elevation of Napoli to the Serie A title is also arguably the greatest feat achieved by a single player in club football history. Italian football in the late 80s really has no peer and Maradona's Napoli were right there among the giants.Â
The best German, Dutch, Brazilian and Argentinian players plied their trade in Serie A in the late 80s in what was also a Golden age for the Italian national team.  The list of top scorers in the 89-90 Serie A season (which Napoli won, while AC Milan won the European Cup, Juve won the UEFA Cup and Sampdoria won the Cup Winners Cup) is ridiculous.
Van Basten, Baggio, Maradona, Schillaci, Voller, Klinsmann, Mancini, Matthaus, Careca.  Â
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DJ and Rory now locked a battle for best golfer in the post-Tiger generation
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8 minutes ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said:
Ended up a strongly worded letter implying wear mask or we will shut it down plus pleas to not gather over Thanksgiving.Â
All businesses must make sure both employees and customers are wearing a mask. 2nd violation is a 24 hour closing of your business.He also said that he will revisit in a week and shut down restaurants, bars and gyms if numbers don't turn around. Numbers aren't going to turn around so expect closures next week.
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Big 10 is about to be done
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Harbaugh had a 20-4 record at Michigan heading into the 2016 Ohio State game (27-30 2OT loss). He's 28-16 since.  That game broke Harbaugh.
2017: 8-5 with three losses to end the season
2018: 10-3 with a 62-39 loss to OSU and a 41-15 loss to Florida to end the season
2019: 9-4 with a 56-27 loss to OSU and a 35-16 loss to Bama to end the season
2020: Dumpster fire with a 4-4 record probably the best case scenario and 2-6 a legitimate possibility
It's reminiscent of the latter Mack years at TexasÂ
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Poor watered down winkle
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On 10/25/2020 at 7:33 PM, billfromlaketravis said:
- The Antique twist tops. The new bottle is just off to me. Too much clove and runs hotter. I think Buffalo Trace quietly dropped a year and doubled the price.Â
Ohio has been releasing a bunch of 1.75 twist tops from 2018 this week that were apparently forgotten about in the warehouse. Â
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Few Florida fans thought Urban was done. Â
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Muirfield Village is closed until after the 2021 Memorial so that isn't keeping him in Columbus. Of course, he can just walk on Double Eagle, Scioto or The Golf Club whenever he wants.
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Crazy among crazies
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Ketch's latest tweet:
As I said last week, some people report the news and other people talk about those that report the news. Make sure you're keeping score out there on who assumes which roles.
hahaha
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1 minute ago, Firemans4Horn said:
Follow the money. Â
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2 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said:
Ian Boyd / Geoff Ketchum slap fight:
Ketch evidently has a Liverpool podcast. The end times are actually here
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2 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:
Project Big Picture - carrotÂ
Euro Super League - stick
The timing certainly suggests that is the strategy. The powers that be also understand that COVID is the perfect time to gain momentum behind this structure due to the financial pressure. The involvement of Liverpool and United is significant because City isn't going to stay behind in the EPL if United and Liverpool are leaving. That places huge pressure on the London clubs where there is only room for 2 of the Big 3. The involvement of the other super clubs is easier because their domestic leagues are already sideshows to the Champions League.   Â
The league would supposedly consist of 18 teams from the Big 5 leagues. Â
England (5)
United, Liverpool, City, Chelsea, Arsenal
Spain (3)
Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico
Italy (4)
Juventus, Milan, Inter, Roma
Germany (3)
Bayern, Dortmund, Schalke
France (3)
PSG and two of Marseille, Monaco and Lyon
On the bright side, Spurs and Everton might win the Premier League.Â
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The bottom line is that Urban isn't going to give Texas a deal as has been suggested a few times on this thread.
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Just now, Hiphopopotamos said:
If the first and third part are true - why is he demanding less than the Alabama, Clemson, and aggy staffs currently get?
What is Texas' maximum compensation package? I and you have no idea, but it better be competitive with the top end and $15 million is.
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54 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:
Just from what I’ve heard that’s publicly available from people in the media (Matt Leinart, Heather Dinich, etc) this seems like it will be the most likely reason if we don’t get Urban. I have long rolled my eyes about Urban’s “health concerns” but there may be something to them. The guy has always looked completely miserable and stressed out while he is coaching and that’s got to take a toll on you. I can definitely see how he may think that he now is living the good life with his family, and not want to jump back into the volcano. He may look at the example of Bill Cowher and think that’s not so bad. Of course, I have never been driven to achieve at the high levels that he has, so I can’t speak to how that drive would override concerns for a more stress free work-life balance. If he does want the chance at winning a MNC at 3rd school and cementing his place in history, coming to Texas at this time would be one of his last best opportunities for it.Â
Urban's brain cyst is real and stress makes it worse. His family doesn't want him to coach again due to the stress.  I think this opportunity is presenting itself a year or two earlier than the ideal timing given that he has been retired from coaching for less than two years. The family opposition may wane with time.Â
All of that said, I would not be shocked if Urban takes the job as it may be the best opening in college football in the next five years. If he has decided he is going to coach again, he might as well take the prime opportunity when it is available. He absolutely would extract maximum compensation from Texas and any thoughts to the contrary are absurd. He will require at least $15 million per year for him and his coaching staff plus a few million more for his administrative staff. This is likely his last opportunity to take care of everyone close to him and it will take some cash premiums to pry his desired targets from their current positions. Texas is desperate and he has extraordinary leverage.         Â
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1 minute ago, closetojumping said:
When Texas went all-in on hiring Herman, I was disappointed and didn't want the guy for various reasons I've articulated over the years on the boards. The guy I wanted at the time? Justin Fuente. He hasn't exactly covered himself in glory at VaTech. I guess I'd be pretty down on that hire this time around. Same for Sonny Dykes, Fickell, and any other guys mentioned above. Another G5 hire would probably be a pretty terrible set-up for the school and our enthusiasm. Geez.Â
Why the fuck would Texas want Fickell or vice versa. His next job should be a mid-tier Big 10 job like Michigan.
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Herman's team is going to trash Texas over The Eyes debacle after he is fired. "Tom was just trying to have his players' backs over the racist Texas song and Texas fired him in response!"
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26 minutes ago, closetojumping said:
OSU has done so well for 80+ years that it's enviable on any level. Everybody else deals with the same shit, and it's not because fanbases don't care.Â
77% winning percentage since 1950, which is equivalent to 10-3 every season for 70 years.
84% winning percentage since hiring Tressel, which is equivalent to 11-2 every season for 20 years.
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6 hours ago, TheStoicPaisano said:
I have no inside info. Below is based on a hypothetical where there is mutual interest between Meyer and Texas.
Coombs left the Titans to go back to Columbus, can’t see him leaving after one year. Johnson is older and has always been a PA/OH guy. Joyner would be a good hire.
Meyer would 100% demand his son-in-law Corey Dennis as QB coach. First year as full coach but four years there as GA/QC. Special teams rat at GaTech so that’s a positive. Obviously no recruiting history.
He might go after RB coach Tony Alford. Or keep Drayton. RB coaches are kinda interchangeable (no Katfid).
I think Louis Addazio (OL) and Kenny Guiton (WR) at Colorado State are names to watch.
Any praises for Pantoni/Marotti are absolutely earned. Meyer will go hard in the paint and probably get them.
Good call on Guiton who is from Aldine Eisenhower
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3 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:
As I am one of those old white guys, who is also a donor, and who spends time with very significant donors, you don’t sound very smart. Believe it or not, there are quite a few of us who are empathetic to the concerns expressed by players all across the country, including at Texas. Yes, there are some big donors who are continuing to cling to the eyes of Texas and want to see players act a certain way. It is why there is currently a conflict. But it doesn’t mean these donors are right. They aren’t. They just haven’t realized it yet.
Says the guy arguing that cancelling The Eyes represents "real social change". Sure buddy.
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1 minute ago, Hank_Hill said:
Guess what, this isn’t the hill donors are going to die on. You think people that donate millions to something as trivial as fucking football are going to lose that addiction because some players choose not to stand for a song? They’ll piss their pants about it for a few months right now sure because we suck ass but they’ll be back around. You know what will permanently damage our income? Being awful at football. You know what will permanently make us awful at football? Lack of talent acquisition. You know what will permanently damage talent acquisition? Stifling players rights over something as trivial as a school song.
Guess what, donors have already pulled or suspended donations as a result of this situation and informed CDC that they will reconsider those decisions once the situation has been resolved to their satisfaction. You think CDC is reacting this aggressively to idle threats? The football program has sucked at a historic level for the past decade despite acquiring elite talent and coddling the players in every imaginable way. The BMDs have thrown money at the program and seen nothing in terms of results. CDC's future at Texas depends on resuscitating the football program and he needs significant support from a relatively tapped out donor base to get there.
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Tom "the turtle" Herman [Lame Duck or greatest 5d chess player ever?]
in Football
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Why does Herman always sound like he is going to start crying?