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Great season. Tuff loss. MSU got a hit and we didn't; simple as that. Though they fell a bit short, they played well and represented themselves in a very admirable manner. Lotsa praise from outsiders, reluctant recogition that Texas played well in all facets of the game, especially the small ball dynamic that is not a staple of SEC teams. Ivan's HR is legendary. This was a very good Team, one of the best Texas has sent to Omaha in a long while. My biggest complaint is the parade of looking at called third strikes. Perhaps introduce watching game film of prior games as a cool for performance improvement.

Douche. Bad Karma, Bad Image. That's the shit we'll see forever instead of so many more favorable (sweet) things.

Dammit!

Nice pitch!

Boom! 2-0 Texas.

Relax. Take a deep breath. Fix your twisted panties. Okay.

My observations from last night: Zubia & Melendez breaking out of their slumps is muy bueno. Antico personifies what a baseball player should be. Melendez's shot reminded me of Pujols' shot off of Brad Lidge. Not sure about Pierce's thought processes. Watching so many close 3rd strikes is aggravating as hell! Swing the @#$%(&* bat!!! Lotsa short sighted beer drinkers on here (ran out). A few short sighted weed smokers on here (ran out). Whiskey drinkers choose between options, don't fret about running out. Winner!!! Having history & tradition on your side sure feels good. Are we home or visitors tonight? It don't make a shit!!!

Boom. 1-0 Texas

Slump Buster!

Nice!!!

Elevation in Tempe is 1,140–1,495'. I would think the very dry climate would affect the ball more than the elevation. Texas & Vanderbilt have the best pitching. Texas's 2.89 ERA (1st) was almost half a run better that Vanderbilt's 3.37 (6th), and was the only ERA in baseball below 3.00. Texas (3.71), Arizona (3.33), & Vanderbilt (3.30) outscored their opponents by more tha 3 runs/game, (MSU 2.59). I focus more on pitching, as hitting is heavily influenced by the individual ballparks. IIRC, any ball hit at Disch-Falk within 10 feet of the warning track would be a home run at Tennessee. We learned a long time ago you need a deep staff to win the CWS. You can get there with less, but without a 3rd starter and bullpen, your going to have to score a bunch of runs to win. Every team has 1 good starter, who can beat your ace on any given day; if its the 1st game, that's a bitch. Hook 'Em!

There's plenty of blame to go around. ERCOT is a traffic director, no more and no less. They have as much chance of controlling the supply & demand as a beat cop has of stopping a speeding bus. They manage resources, sometimes good and sometimes bad. The Supply & Demand issues: Supply: No argument against "all of the above." Wind & Solar are great when they produce and useless when they don't. More available power generation would not have mattered since most of the "peak shaving" facilities are fueled with natural gas. It is ironic that natural gas facilities REQUIRE electricity to operate. The migration from on-site power generation to purchased power was essentially complete 20 years ago, driven by power generation economies of scale, both from efficiency and emissions perspectives. We have a circular system where gas production needs electricty so we can produce more gas to make more electricty. Put another way, should oil & gas production facilities be prioritized with hospitals, schools and 1st responders? Imagine the push back when the energy companies get power when schools, homes & businesses are cut off. There is a practical limit ($$$) to preventing lines from freezing. Not every well and every pipeline is "heat traced", nor should they be. Natural gas is produced saturated with water vapor; until you remove the water, hydrates are a concern. This is done at larger, centralized facilities. Unless the power supply is available 100% of the time, there is always a probability of freezing. If it goes down for 30 minutes, you're $%^&*@!!! Demand: Ignoring equipment efficiencies 🙁, It takes twice the power to heat a home from 10 ℉ to 68 ℉ than to cool it from 100 ℉ to 76 ℉. 100 ℉ is the norm in Texas, 10 ℉ is not. When we were supposed to be conserving power, every home that had power had their swimming pool equipment running 24/7. I don't know one person that stepped up and voluntarily shut off their pool equipment, yet everyone of them had equipment damaged from freezing. Downtown office towers were vacant, heated, and well lit because thet were on the same grid as hospitals and other core facilities. One is not like the other. We need a smarter grid. Buckle your seatbelts, Dorothy!!! I imagine a lot of stuff that got broke in February is not fixed yet, which means the power supply available will be challenged this summer. Take personal responsibility for your actions (like that's going to happen, Ha! Ha!) Maybe just try not to get caught with your pants down.

Great night for some good baseball. Great crowd, strong pitching, good defense, and some timely hitting. Great seats for the ninth inning excitement. Hard to tell how far the homerun went, but it was in the air a long time. Sark and Loreal were sitting behind us. Yeah, I know, they were in the air conditioned suite, but still behind us.

Re: Fisher going on an African Safari in July I thought of Jamie Foxx in The Kingdom. gifs, memes, comments? Whatcha got?

FDA5B06F-0DFC-466F-9B44-89EEF2AF26E2.webp One of the most iconic photos ever, “Bob Beamon in flight”

Apologies, photo by Apple, not Nikon. Rest easy; from my observations it would appear the SEZ was built correctly and the new construction is symmetrical for those of you having trouble sleeping at night. The straight red line on the photo is drawn from the north goal post to the top centerline of the new SEZ My observations & opinion (BSME '79😞 0. It looks $%^& assume. Can't help but wonder what it looks like from the $10 Million seats! 1. The structural portion of the stadium, new & old, is aligned and positioned correctly. Everything is square and plumb as it should be. We're Texas!!! 2. The "football field" itself is not properly "centered" within the structure. The south goal post is too far west by ~ 1-3 ft. Either its just the goal post, or the whole field is not centered withing the 4 walls of DKR. From my vantage point, and with nothing to measure with other than a Coors Light can, it is hard to pinpoint the center of the north endzone. I used the north end zone goal post and assumed the goal post itself was correctly positioned in relation to DKR, the structure, and the recognize the goal post itself may or may not be correctly positioned on Campbell-Williams Field. Given that the current field was "laid and/or painted" 10+ years ago and the amount of constructions since then, that's a possibility. 3. My money says move the goal post. 4. Dammit. I just realized the "X" and "A" of the "TEXAS" in the north end zone are touching!

Cut & pasted from other posts, ... Johnny “Lam” Jones, 1978 Olympic Gold Medalist, 4x100 Relay. Lam scored eight touchdowns of 45 yards or more in his career in the burnt orange. On the track, Jones scored 29 points during the 1977 SWC Championships and ran a 9.85 100 meters during the 1977 Texas Relays. His 9.85 100 meter time was not accepted for record purposes, as the cable to the time clock had been “spiked” by a shoe. Johnny won an Olympic Gold Medal at age 18, before he played for UT. I cannot remember what other Olympic Gold Medalists played college football as a medalist at UT, or any other place. While many are characterized with “Olympic Speed”, Johnny is one of the few college football players, if not the only one, with an Olympic Gold Medal to prove it. IIRC, when he practiced for the 220/200 in high school, he would run down the football field, sling around the goal post, and run back.

Yeah, I know. Long time ago. Some things you never forget. In my mind, he stands alone. Johnny won an Olympic Gold Medal at age 18, before he played for UT. I cannot remember what other Olympic Gold Medalists played college football as a medalist at UT, or any other place. While many are characterized with “Olympic Speed”, Johnny is one of the few college football players, if not the only one, with an Olympic Gold Medal to prove it. IIRC, when he practiced for the 220/200 in high school, he would run down the football field, sling around the goal post, and run back. Great speed? Okay. Olympic Speed? “... they know not of what they speak...”

Lam scored eight touchdowns of 45 yards or more in his career in the burnt orange. On the track, Jones scored 29 points during the 1977 SWC Championships and ran a 9.85 100 meters during the 1977 Texas Relays. His 9.85 100 meter time was not accepted for record purposes, as the cable to the time clock had been “spiked” by a shoe.

Johnny “Lam” Jones, 1978 Olympic Gold Medalist, 4x100 Relay.

Thanks for the info on the ticket plans. Didn't realize the options on payment plans. Duh! Re; Elon Musk. I wouldn't be surprised to see him, or his companies, give a big hunk of money to UT. He might have some spare change laying around; if he drops a $100 bill, its not worth his time to stop and pick it up. He's the poster child for high technolgy and UT has numerous leading edge high tech research programs, including a Nobel Prize Laureate in lithium battery research. We have a football player majoring in Aerospce Engineering. Why would he not take available of the opportunity to have access to the power brokers in the State of Texas, and by the way, be entertained by a fall afternoon watching some UT football. Imagine the irony of trucks servicing the oil industry on Univerity Lands to be battery powered Tesla's made in Del Valle . We'll see. (UT '79, DVHS '74)

Here to the end. When I saw Sark’s pedigree, especially the amount of time he spent under Pete Carroll and Nick Saban, I felt he was the right man for the job. The idea we might get UM just didn’t feel right. The Muschamp back step was an unfortunate false start. With age comes wisdom. “The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.” We got the right staff, and all the oars (BOR, President, AD, BMDs, SURLY!!!) are pulling in the right direction. It’s time for Texas to take their position at the top of the college football world. Hook ‘em!!!

I have a milestone birthday this year, and had a cardio stress test this morning at 8. Last thing I did last night was check Surly to see if we had a new coach. About the worst f*%king thing i could have done last night. Yeah, I want some butts!

Help me, please. I've been looking for a copy of a certain story; I've already googled it without success, so ..., I will turn to brighter minds. I remember reading a story about Bowen "Bow Tie" Loftin after he witnessed yet another aggy loss to Texas. During the serenade of "poor aggies" that filled the stadium, Loftin asked what we were saying. When informed the crowd was saying "poor aggies", he spewed, "That's the last time they're going to say that." You know the rest of the story. Can anyone find that story? Hook 'em!

Bingo, TH wanted big receivers (slow) to win contested balls and get yards after contact. Bubble screen to a stationary target waiting on a poor throw. Ugh!!! Hit your 4.4 receiver on the move in space and contest that bitch!!! No contact = no contest. Watching Ceedee Lamb run though the secondary would have been a thing of beauty if it wasn’t our secondary.