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  1. 6 minutes ago, GSU&UT said:

    If this radical leftism was the reason why Labour lost so badly then why did the Lib Dems (the outright self-proclaimed "centrists" in UK politics) also suffer heavy defeat? This election was overwhelmingly determined by Brexit and little more.

    Swinson tried to recast the Liberal Democrats as the home of identity politics.  Complete disaster to put it mildly.

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  2. 21 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

    You think workers abandoned labour because of policies intended to benefit them, and not because labour waffled on brexit, something those workers passionately supported? 

    Well that and being characterized as racist morons by the British version of the coastal elites.  

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  3. 1 minute ago, SwanderedTalent said:

    the only thing missing there is someone needs to yell "NO, I CALLED IT!" at some point, otherwise we have a perfect rendition of "Star Wars as written by the Ax Cop kid"

    The memes should be fantastic

  4. That summary is generally consistent with the spoilers I read.  I am actually kind of excited by the prospect of this being one of the worst movies ever made.  The leaked plot is on par with a Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie.  

    Spoiler

    They should continue the "deaths" a few more times.

    Kylo: I'm dead. 

    Rey: No, I'm dead.

    Kylo: No, I'm dead.

    Rey: No, I'm dead.

    Kylo: No, I'm dead.

     

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  5. 3 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

    No , that is incorrect.  In your scenario, if Texas fired Herman, then Harrell would no way be considered for the HC job at Texas.  No way.

    I didn't know CDC posted here

  6. LSU got lucky by playing their gauntlet of Florida (H), Auburn (H) and Alabama (who they beat by an average score of 37 - 30) over a 4 week stretch in October and early November instead of late-November and early December like OSU.  Ohio State beat PSU (H), Michigan (A) and Wisconsin (N) by an average score of 39-22.  When Ohio State played their version of UGA (Wisconsin) following cupcakes, they killed them 38-7.

    The bottom line is that the SEC gets every benefit of the doubt when it comes to the playoff.  If Ohio State had given up 614 yards in November to a team that fired its coach at the end of the season, they wouldn't have even been in the conversation for the 1-seed 

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  7. I think the line is about right for Clemson-OSU.  Fields does not recognize pressure well and Clemson will get to him.  tOSU defense should be back to its best after getting some rest following the PSU, Michigan and Wisconsin gauntlet.  Chase Young needs to get to Lawrence repeatedly. 

    Clemson's biggest issue will be the step up in class.  They have played absolutely no one and Ohio State's speed and depth on offense and defense will be an adjustment.

    LSU's biggest concern will be the 7 week layoff after Alabama.  OU as a warm up is the perfect situation for them.  

     

  8. 53 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

    tOSU is winning it all.  Mark it down.  LSU is very good, but tOSU is winning that game by 2 scores or more about 80% of the time.  

    Clemson could beat Ohio State.  LSU's D will get treated like Teddy Bear Stallion in Angola by either Clemson or Ohio State.

  9. 5 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    Of course their practice facility is named after a guy with an Italian name. Wonder if he made his money in construction or garbage collection. 

    Named after Rutgers football "legend" Marco Battaglia, a TE from the 90s.  I think it is great that they named the facility after an actual football player instead of some donor.

  10. On 11/24/2019 at 9:37 PM, Chooky said:

    I'm sure Commander's Palace has been mentioned but I went recently had a whiskey smash (4).  Best cocktail I've ever had in my life.

    3 lemon wedges

    4 fresh spearmint leaves

    1 ounce orange curaçao

    2 ounces Maker’s Mark

    1 sprig fresh spearmint

    Muddle the lemon wedges, mint leaves, and curaçao in a bar glass.

    Add the bourbon and ice and shake well.

    Strain the drink into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with the mint sprig.

    Serve immediately. 

  11. 4 minutes ago, Junior Miller said:

    Good thing Einstein, Newton, Turing, and every other influential thinker from the last 10000 years didn't follow stupid ass advice from Dick Thaler or else we'd all be still living on prairies breaking rocks with stone tools and foraging for berries. 

    You're missing the point of his post . . . informing the Board he went to Booth

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  12. Just now, Landomatic said:

    I don't think Texas is much different in this regard than many of the other blue blood programs around the country.  They all have huge BMDs with huge egos who expect to have access to getting their asses kissed by the HFC in exchange for their donations.  It's part of the job at this level and a part that very few head coaches have the ability/experience/desire to be able to effectively navigate while balancing it with all of the other demands of the job, like recruiting and...you know...actual coaching.  It was Mack's strong-suit.

    There are several ways of dealing with BMDs.  Meyer and Saban placate them by winning big and having dedicated staffers create the illusion of access.  Mack placated them through actual access.  The boosters at Ohio State were much more of a problem for coaches who didn't beat Michigan every year.

  13. 9 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    The reality is that anyone walking around at this point thinking that Texas has some moral high ground or needs to keep holding that is either incredibly uninformed or completely disingenuous. Texas allowed a head coach to bully the media, cover-up serial sexual harrassment, and run an unsupervised fiefdom for almost 20 years. So he didn’t buy players? Ok. Barnes and Shaka Smart have been buying players since the early 2000s. Does the school’s integrity only matter with football?

    I have bad news if that is the case. Whatever the sins were of Mack Brown, which so many offline and in the higher booster ranks will defend, Tom Herman is worse and so was Chuckles. Chuckles was a philanderer and he had his assistants involved with academic scams and non-state-of-Texas money funneling. That’s nothing compared to Herman. Herman’s modeling his program after shit he learned from Meyer. He’s failing at it and whiffing on key parts that could make it elite (staff), but he’s taking other lessons to heart. He hired a rape-enabler without apology and has empowered the guy. He’s gotten numerous recruits and players out of legal harm (Mack Brown also did this with impunity). He’s magically landed top 5 recruiting classes surrounded by recruiting cheaters on all sides. He’s dealt with street agents willingly. What exactly is it that hasn’t been done within the program to this point outside of a slush fund, institutionalized rape enablement, hiding a serial child rapist, or having the starting qb busted for dealing coke while a starting defensive back fires off an uzi while swinging from a chandelier? How could things possibly get any worse? We’re standing at the threshold of hell with this guy. He’s a piece of shit who also isn’t winning. 

    Don’t break your necks falling off of your high horses. It’s a steep drop once you get a grasp of the situation, no doubt. 

    Yup.  We hired the homeless man's Urban Meyer but want to maintain the illusion that we are running an Ivy League program in Austin. 

  14. 2 minutes ago, Landomatic said:

    However, I think the references to "blue blood" in this context pertain college football juggernaut programs which require a certain level of very unique head coaching experience to navigate.

    The advantages afforded to the Texas HC by the unparalleled in-state recruiting base, joke of a conference and pushover local media certainly aren't outweighed by having to deal with the dreaded Texas BMDs that Mack Brown carried around in his pocket like so many nickels and dimes. 

  15. 32 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

    Who gives a fuck if Urban is an asshole?

    About half the fan base.  The morality of the football program is the Texas version of the aggy honor code.  Complete bullshit but its adherents will defend its legitimacy to the death.

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