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Bill Lumbergh

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  1. There are so many fun cognitive circles this whole mess forces aggy to run in. If Texas joins and wins something, does aggy cheer for the sec victory? If the sec left aggy out of the loop, are they still the best brotherhood in college sports? And now, if Abbott doesn't block the move, but the only candidate to run against him is a Beto O'Rourke-like candidate...does aggy actually hate Abbott and tu enough to vote against him? (no cr)
  2. aggy is now the guy who has realized he hates his job, but because he's gotten himself in tremendous debt trying to impress the neighbors, he has to stick around. No one else will pay him what he's making and leaving would require downgrading the "lifestyle" he's financially committed to but can't really afford. So, aggy is aggy.
  3. They have been selling a narrative that they're so much better than the old big 12 teams for the past 10 years while doing everything possible to avoid facing them on the field. I'm genuinely starting to wonder if they're so fixated on being able to continue this narrative without having to face Texas and OU on the field that they might really leave the conference. Yes, it's unfathomably petty, short-sighted, and against their own best interest, but this is aggy. It's pretty on brand for them.
  4. Joining aggy in the sec, forcing them to play a rotation of former "bdf" teams in their division each year (and proving they still can't beat them despite their blustering the past 10 years) would be good enough. Them throwing a very public and very humiliating tantrum is just the cherry on top. Having them possibly threaten to leave the sec...the only source of pride they've had over the last 10 years, just to avoid losing to their old big 12 bullies again... I'm not sure if I can take much more.
  5. He'll do great in the aac. Our mountain west. Or Sunbelt. Wherever the hell TCU lands. Talk about instant regret. Hope he enjoys the results of his decision.
  6. Anniversary this week club as well. I need this to all die down before we head for Maui midweek. I'd really like to unplug while there, but that's not happening if aggy tears are still flowing.
  7. No way in hell they even take the discussion this far if Perry (or someone similarly impaired) is in office. This actually is a kind of critical part of the timing.
  8. Let me get this straight. aggy is so concerned with the perception and recruiting advantages they'll lose when Texas and OU join the sec, that their proposed solution is to run to the ACC instead? How exactly is that recruiting pitch going to work out? Never change, aggy, never change.
  9. Rape also has devastating effects on communities, but the Baylor members of the legislature seemed far less concerned with urgent action on that front. Wonder why.
  10. Is anyone else just waiting, praying, for aggy to publicly deliver an "it's us or them" ultimatum to the sec? Please, please, please be this dumb, aggy. I know you can do it.
  11. It's a rare situation that is potentially mutually beneficial across the board...except aggy. In other words, the best situation imaginable.
  12. Based on how this broke (aggy mouthpiece trying to screw it up), it seems like the answer is no. If we want any legitimate chance of this happening, that feels like a good thing.
  13. Definitely agree on aggy, but it seems like a stronger conference presence in Texas stands to help arkie. They've never really recruited Texas that well since they've been in the sec, and this might potentially help them a bit. They're not going to win many recruitments head to head with these schools, but if they're playing with Texas, aggy, and ou, they're more likely to win recruits who today are picking tcu, OSU, and tech because they want to play closer to home.
  14. It feels like we can't let the message get this far and this public if it's not happening. The urban fiasco was one thing, but imagine going back to the big 12, life as usual after this story. The recruiting impact alone would be devastating. If we think sec teams are raiding Texas now, imagine the negative recruiting if we very publicly requested to join and it goes sideways. I know this is really all about $, but in my mind, the real benefit is recruiting. Prior to aggy joining the sec, we could somewhat keep all but bama and Georgia out of the state. Now the situation has escalated and we're not slowing it down while in the big 12. The best answer is to cut off the "come play in the best league" negative recruiting tactic by becoming a part of that league. Bama and Georgia will still be able to sell their brands, but that will always be there. It's teams like aggy who have been making a living off of this narrative in Texas who legitimately have no counter punch. I have no specific love for the sec, but the big 12 seems to loathe Texas despite being 50% of what holds the conference together. Either way, a meaningful change of some kind has to happen after this. We can't just go back to the same big 12 following this story, just as we couldn't stick with Herman after the urban news cycle. I think the sec is the best option for us, so here's hoping this happens.
  15. Texas, ou, and the sec have now had multiple chances for a flat denial and none have come. What's more likely, that aggy made up a fabrication and for some reason no one is denying it, or that it's true and aggy leaked it to try to mess it up?
  16. This gem is notable from that thread: Let's check in on the last few years of bama/aggy scores: 2020: 51-24 (27 pts) 2019: 47-28 (19 pts) 2018: 45-23 (22 pts) Average margin of victory for bama = 23 points. I can't imagine why bama fans would expect they'll win by at least three touchdowns. Clearly they're delusional.
  17. Since I became a fan, I have never missed a Texas bowl game. Except one. I was out of the country in a place where it was going to be nearly impossible to watch, so missed this one. When I looked at the stats, my first thought was ESPN had fucked up. Even with as bad as our offense was that year, 53 yards for the game was pretty shocking. I've never watched a snap of that game and never will.
  18. Married in March and renewing vows by summer? I guess everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
  19. My wife and I got vaxxed as soon as we possibly could. Our oldest turns 6 in November, and unless a new variant is shown to be more dangerous to children he will not be getting the vaccine for a long time. For adults the risk/reward of vaccination makes sense even with the unknown long term impact of the vaccine. For a six year old, given the extreme limited risk of covid for this age group, it does not.
  20. I always hoped that Jake would put it all together, he certainly flashed at moments, but I'm not real sad to see him go since he seemed to want out all the time. That said, if the rumors about him and Jake Ehlinger being close and planned roommates this year are true, that combined with Jake's struggles on the field and with injuries, along with coaching turnover (yes, for the better, but this isn't the coach who recruited him) add up to an unsurprising exit. I don't really understand the hate towards him for leaving, given all of that.
  21. I'll probably grow to like the shadowed Texas if we start winning a shit ton of games on it. If we're losing I'll likely hate it.
  22. Not so much USC, but this has been my thought with how much of the staff just came from Bama. How often do you think players silent to bama and then jump to places like Oregon unexpectedly? Maybe it happens, but I bet not often. Guys who said they were committing probably tended to stick with it. Suddenly they're seeing guys they thought were locked up being effectively negative recruited and jumping ship. Not something they've likely had to deal with recently. It definitely feels like we may have been blindsided by these last few, but I'll see how we respond before panicking. This is, at least theoretically, a strong recruiting staff. I'm going to trust that means they're capable of adjusting tactics when adjustments are needed.
  23. Yeah, particularly based on recent experience, what could go wrong?
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