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PTINS

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  1. Wishing you the best, young man. Hook 'em!
  2. You're doing it wrong. I stand in front of the big screen to get the full immersion effect, like being at the game. In '05, I jumped out of my chair and almost knocked the ceiling fan down (it was off). I can't get that height from a standing start. Great post. My kids are in their 30's. I took them to see VY in High School. Watching the Rose Bowl changed their perception of me. My hollering and screaming at a TV, jumping around, scared and unerved them, like "Who is this crazy person and what did he do to my dad, the usually float through life Mr. yoga type person?" They realized how it affected, and how important it was for me, in the moment. The don't completely understand it, but they have come to embrace it over the years. This year was the first time we all went to an OU game, saw me drunk on the streets Friday night, and not the designated driver. First time they saw Texas play as the Number 1 team. Oh, yeah!!! Still making memories with my grown kids. Time of your life, kid!!! User name checks out. When you measure some of the best parts of your life a song at a time, I guess the season is kinda long. Michigan kicked ass. Changed my perspective on the midwest talent. I've been wanting to go to Ann Arbor since high school. I'm in my 60's now, flew solo and stayed up there for a week. I'm harmless, and my Texas gear drew 'em like flies. They loved my accent. They let me hold their hands while I showed them the proper way to Hook 'em, so they could do it wrong correctly. They were tee'd up and ready. Had one gal ready to go trade shirts, until she said it rather loud. Her boyfriend/husband started walking up and I disengaged. Surly 10's? I'm older and wiser and have more insurance. I don't fish anymore, I hunt occasionally. I could wait for a double drop tine Muy Grande, or take the trophy 8's and 10's we see every year. As my friend Jill told me many years ago, "I'm not looking for Mr. Right. I'm looking for Mr. Right now." About that midwestern talent that was tee'd up and ready? It's Surly, not Chinatown, Jack.
  3. @immamac , I've enjoyed your posts all year, and watching Gunnar's evolution as a young Texas fan this year has been a treat for us, and something that you both will always cherish and remember for eternity. My coming of age happened in the late 60's in Austin, when Texas Football and Austin were the center of my universe. Those early memories of Texas Football resurface every year like the wildflowers across the Hill Country. True happiness means enduring the times of despair, and coming out the other side. Texas Football is both ends of that spectrum, and thankfully for the beautiful people, we are on the other side on the path to true football happiness. The year started with so much promise, a stacked team at every position. Losing RB1 & 2 before the season started was huge. Not having a power back was always going to be tough to overcome, especially at the end. Our stellar 6 deep WR group getting reduced to 2 and 2 halves was too much. Disappointing finish, yes. Wisdom teaches us to adjust expectations for unforeseen circumstances. I've spent most of the fall for the past 20 years at the ranch in the Utopia, with an occasional football game or 2 at DKR. This year was 100% football with far fewer trips to the country. It was still as good as it gets. After a steady diet of "little brother" schools for so long, a season of Michigan, OU, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Clemson, and Ohio State was cool as f*ck. Adding in the "physical annihilation" of OUR little brother in College Station is guaranteed to make you smile every time you say those words. I lived in Jester East my freshman year with Earl and the other athletes. That year was magical beyond compare, as I took my seat in the 3rd row of the Cotton Bowl to witness the crowning of Earl's Heisman season. My spirit was crushed by Notre Dame. I learned from that, to challenge everything I read and here; i.e., Don't drink too much Kool-Aid! (That is why I dislike Kirk Bohls, he convinced me Notre Dame didn't have a chance. That is also why he probably dislikes Texas.) Note: When Notre Dame caused a Georgia fumbled deep in their own end, I jumped off the sofa, through up a double Hook 'em, and was shouting at the TV. Talk about a true come to Jesus moment! Where the fuck did that come from??? I watched VY play in High School. I knew he was a generational football player and told my brother to drive from Austin to watch Vince Young's playoff game against Defending Champion Katy in the Astrodome. VY dominated that game. He also brought salvation and the happiness back to Texas Football. Enjoy it when it happens. but don't let a win or loss rule your life. It is but a small piece of it. Gunnar, and the other young 'uns, like me, will always remember the moments and the smells and sounds and colors, and the pretty girls. That is what always brings us back. I learned a long time ago to enjoy, and support, these young kids, putting on a Texas Jersey, and playing football. Playing for Texas, not just at Texas. This team played hard and fast and physical and violent. They represented us well. Made me proud.
  4. I'm disappointed in the outcome. OSU played good enough to win, and good enough to lose. They won. Their defense playmakers played well. Their explosive downfield passing game was well defended by Texas. The executed one QB run play really well, and that was probably the difference. Texas also played good enough to win, and good enough to lose. We lost. QE had a great run at a critical point, but it wasn't be design. Overall, we played better than we have most of the year, against the best and most balanced team we faced. We had to play a clean game to win, for a lot of reasons. One big reason is our roster is but a shell of what it started with in 2 key places. We lost RB1 & RB2 before the season started, the bigger guys to run between the tackles. We were going to have to deal with that all year long, and put more on the passing game. We started the year 6 deep at WR. Of the 6, we were down to 2 who were at 100%. That is a big negative for a position group that is expected to be the strength. Bond - hurt and less than 100% Moore - less than 100% Cook - flaked out and gone. Wingo - 100% good to go Golden - injured last night, limited his snaps Bolden - 100% good to go We were down to guys who didn't start the beginning of the season. I was wondering if we were going to see Parker Livingston or Aaron Butler last night. Not a good feeling going against a good defense. Our playcalling has been suspect all year, and last night was no different. I'll leave it at that for now.
  5. With Becks surgery, very low probability he plays anywhere next year. Baseball players take a long time to recover, and they don't have 250 lb missiles trying to rip the arms out of the sockets. I know NFL GM are amongst the biggest kool-aid drinking, dumb asses on the planet, but drafting an injured QB that had already had question marks seems like this is one you don't touch. Given that reality, transferring to some desperate program for some guaranteed NIL and a chance to rehab in a normal time frame seems like the move.
  6. Engels Oil Depot is not the only thing blowing up.
  7. Tangentially related to bowl travel. Winter storms should be named after Surly posters; You never know many inches your getting and how long it's gonna last. Safe travels.
  8. "You better watch it, Dr. Death! I'm pretty damn fast for a Caucasian." https://clip.cafe/the-best-of-times-1986/you-better-watch-out-dr-death/
  9. Not calling anyone out, this applies to most of the comments in this thread... Ignorant, adjective - not having enough knowledge, or information about something. Perhaps a remedial understanding of the history and evolution of college football would help some of you. If not for Street, the Wishbone offense probably gets scrapped. The Wishbone glorified running backs and Quarterbacks like never before, ushering in one of the greatest eras of college football. "He's a Longhorn Legend" As the only undefeated Texas QB with more than 10 wins in history, Street is probably the only Texas QB that never gave fans a reason to bench him.
  10. No one would ever confuse DKR w/ Mack. Mack just wants to be welcomed back into the inner circle of all things Texas. He doesn't deserve that. He torpedoed the program on his way out the door, leading us to the worst period of Texas Football. That is his Legacy.
  11. The last 4 teams left in the CFP this year are the elite teams from 1969, the Centennial Year of College Football. Ohio State was the defending National Champion, and started the season ranked #1, followed by Arkansas, Penn State, Texas and USC. By November, the polls had Ohio State #1, followed by Texas, Arkansas, Penn State and USC. #1 Ohio State lost to #12 Michigan, breaking their 22-game winning streak... The chorus from Austin? "Who’s Ohio State? Who's Ohio State?" Texas beat A&M 49-12 to remain #1, setting up #1 Texas v. #2 Arkansas in the final game of the year. #3 Penn State was certain to move up to #2, with the Texas-Arkansas winner destined to be #1. The Cotton Bowl invited undefeated Penn State play the undefeated SWC Champion, either Texas or Arkansas, in a #1 v. #2 Bowl Game. Penn State declined the Cotton Bowl invitation and accepted the Orange Bowl bid to play #6 Missouri. #1 Texas beats #2 Arkansas 15-14 in the Game of the Century and President Nixon presented the "National Champion" plaque to Texas after the game. (Back then, the AP Poll ended at the end of the season, before the bowl games.) Arkansas accepted a Sugar Bowl Invitation to play the SEC Co-Champion, either #8 LSU or #11 Tennessee. LSU tried to arrange a matchup with Texas in the Cotton Bowl to play for the national championship. Those discussions fell through when #9 Notre Dame became available, breaking their longstanding policy against appearing in bowl game. Notre Dame accepted the Cotton Bowl invitation. The Sugar Bowl spurned LSU and Tennessee in favor of Ole Miss and Archie Manning. Texas, led by James Street and Steve Wortser, beat Notre Dame and Joe Theismann in the Cotton Bowl 21-17, and was the Consensus National Champion, ranked #1 in both the AP Poll (before the bowls) and the UPI Poll (after the bowls). Penn State, after posting its 2nd consecutive undefeated, untied season was ranked #2. They were pissed. Probably still are, forever. The final AP Poll: Texas Penn State USC Ohio State Notre Dame Missouri Arkansas Ole Miss Michigan 1UCLA
  12. So their 100 Year Decision earned them a 5th place finish in their 1st year in the new conference. They have second thoughts that their $100 million dollar coach will lose to Texas, so they fire him, only to replace him with the coach that recruited the '22 Award Winning Class (they got an award, right?) on the premise that he could keep the class together (he couldn't) and get them to the precipice of the coveted Natty (he didn't). As bad as this was, the first time they face Big Bad Texas as a SEC Conference member, they are ..., what was it?..., "physically annihilated" and embarrassed at home.
  13. Smith is a Mega-Tron, Julio Jones, type, 6'-3" 220 lb, physical specimen. Ryan Williams is 6'-0" 175 lb. Both are super talented, but Smith is a at a different level. Look at the 5 second mark, OL standing in the end zone. ASU; TD or Illegal man downfield?
  14. So much to unpack here. Things have to be better next year, they just have to ... but he (Elk)has to get there, and doing so requires winning. They have a lot to figure out on defense, help needs to arrive ... take a hard look at every position, several starters out here letting it happen Somehow, someway, the players needed to step up and ... the coaches ... figure out how to make that happen. stop acting like kids or like this is social media... a completely unnecessary INT. ... folks should walk away feeling hopeless after watching ... the Ags were so bad when it mattered most Simply taking a look at Dan Campbell and then the Elk tells you everything you need to know. Campbell had the escape velocity (and body shape) to get away from aggieland,
  15. I thought I heard he was playing in his 73rd game. Every player using their "Covid year" should have an asterisk by their career statistics.
  16. It has been 45 years since I studied Nuclear Engineering, and I am the first to admit that I have not kept up with whatever changes have taken place since then. 1. Safety is not passive, it must be practiced by every person every day to be effective. Especially in a processing/power generation facility that includes people making decisions every day, large pieces of rotating equipment, open flames, and high pressure process vessels, all in close proximity on a continuous basis. 2. Everything is good when the design works exactly as how it was designed to. The more important issues is how the design works when circumstances are different than the design basis. Something always breaks and somebody always makes a poor decision. Nothing is foolproof, because fools are so ingenious. 3. When the Energy Transfer pipeline was damaged next to the Walmart parking lot in Deer Park, some of you were blaming ET for not retrofitting their safety prevention to accommodate infrastructure changes that occurred on adjacent, third party facilities, 10-30 years after the fact. So I guess we'll okay with Amazon delivering packages with some kind of little balls with nuclear fissionable material inside one of these days, huh? 4. One thing that has not changed is the physics behind the production and conservation of energy. Really smart, passively cooled design. The heat of the reactor core heats and pushes water up to the steam generator where it's cooled, and then gravity pulls the cold water back down into the core for more heat transfer. The Steam Generator "cools" the superheated steam (600-1800+? PSI, lbs/in2), by transferring and using the heat energy to drive a turbine and generate electricity. The "cooled" steam coming out of the generator is still steam at least 212 °F, and must be further cooled (by water?) to condense the steam into hot/warm water to start the process all over again. Nuclear Power Plants not located along a moving body of water typically build lakes and/or cooling towers for their needs. These smaller modular plants don't need those size facilities, but they need something. That "energy cannot be created or destroyed" thing. 5. The radioactive decay of unstable isotopes generates heat, and that heat can be used to generate electricity. Or not. That decay will continue until the material is "used up." It can be moderated and controlled, but it continues until it decays to the point in no longer generates enough heat to be practical. The idea of radioactive pellets and an inert bed of a moderating medium that (a) produces enough heat for power generation, and (b) self regulates to slow down and stop the reactions based on temperatures is suspect. 6. I am all for Nuclear Power, have been forever. The safety aspect cannot be minimized, and the issues with the waste disposal have not changed.
  17. What's the matter? You don't like skin that looks and feels like an old baseball glove? Nothing beats the mountain air in Colorado. But you can never drink enough water and use enough lotion just to get back to normal. Oh, and the term wind chill should never be used in August, especially when you are out by the pool.
  18. What did Joan Collins say when asked what she puts behind her ears when she is goes cruising? Her Ankles. It all starts with F = ma. Like Jose Cuervo, Sir Isaac Newton is a friend of mine. Forget the elasticity of the skin. Consider the strength of her calves and ankles, and the tremendous forces they exert to neutralize the unbalanced mass and keep the body upright. Before PC was a thing, we used to call one of the girls at work "Kips", as a nod to her more prominent features (Kips is a US customary unit of force. It equals 1000 pounds-force, and is used primarily by structural engineers to indicate forces where the value represented in pound-force is inefficient). I explained the term at happy hour one day, and apologized to the lass as I was getting back up on my barstool. I will always remember similar discussions we had in Physics about Simple Harmonic Motion. Go observe a braless girl walking across the south mall. The harmonics of the motion are simple, but the motion itself is anything but simple. That is my UT, the kind of thought provoking education you can't get out of a book, to take what you learned in the classroom and go into the real world and apply it to everyday life.
  19. Earl & Ricky were once freshmen, played and contributed, and somehow made it through college okay. I think our WR corp will look better with Arch. A little more zip on the ball gets it to the guys quicker and gives them more time in space. The contested balls they see are mostly under thrown passes, which favor the defense. QE has a big arm, but he rarely uses it. His TD pass to Golden against Michigan, throwing a dart to the front corner of the endzones was a big time NFL pass and should be the staple, not the anomaly. Whether QE won't, or can't, make those throws doesn't matter, Arch can and will.
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