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Gravy Train

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  1. And somehow, with Tom earning better recruiting classes than Lincoln over that same tenure.
  2. It's not as if their identity on offense is anything exotic, it's just coached/practiced well enough to make it plug-and-play. It works well in the B12 because officiating in this conference continues to promote the offense side of the ball over defense. The same system OU expects to win with (in-conference) gets its shit pushed in on the national stage when a sound defense keeps them honest.
  3. I'm suspecting the internal seals of the high-pressure fuel pump are allowing a bit of fuel to leak through its body and into the crankcase. Most HPFPs are cam-driven and I've read of this issue on VWs. Sorry for the late reply. Edit: to expand on this, on a return-less fuel system (common for DI), the fuel system remains pressurized all the way to the HPFP (~60PSI) even when the ignition is off. There could be a very small trickle of fuel seeping past the pump and into the crankcase while the engine is off, but is vaporized or pumped past when the engine is operating. My theory, anyway.
  4. Clueless dipshit or Aggy sock? I've squirmed uncomfortably for all but maybe two or three games in Herman's tenure. If the insular Austin media can make Tom squirm by raising a couple of uncomfortable questions, so be it. Nobody takes OBs for any source of authority anyhow. Edit: I miss PanchoChat.
  5. The B12 is the most limp-dicked conference in everything, from compliance, officiating, oversight, marketing, success, reputation, and to some degree, academics. This program should be able to go toe-to-toe with shrewd rule-bending, while, at the same time, telling Bowlsby he doesn't amount to shit and to go fuck himself. The only somewhat-successful HCs I can see understanding this are Cristobal and Freeze, and neither are available to us.
  6. Oh I know why that is, for a number of reasons. Doesn't imply that it's the only option, but also not out of the ballpark for a daily driver that's likely to see way more time on pavement than gravel.
  7. OP (looking at alternatives) mentioned Lexus. 4Runner (Trail) 9.6" of ground clearance 33-degree approach angle 26-degree departure angle 37.4-ft turning circle 270 hp @ 5600 rpm; 278 lb.-ft. @ 4400 5-speed automatic transmission (3.520; 2.040; 1.400; 1.000; 0.720) Reverse Ratio - 3.220 33.7:1 crawl ratio Track Width, Front - 63.2 Track Width, Rear - 63.2 Grand Cherokee (with QuadraLift air suspension) 10.6" of ground clearance 34.3-degree approach angle 23.1-degree breakover angle 29.3-degree departure angle 18.5-ft turning circle 360 hp @ 5,150 rpm; 390 lb.-ft. @ 4250 8-speed automatic transmission (4.69:1; 3.13:1; 2.10:1; 1.67:1; 1.28:1; 1.00:1; 0.84:1; 0.67:1) Reverse ratio - 3.30:1 44.1:1 crawl ratio Track Width, Front - 63.7 Track Width, Rear - 64.3 Now if I were solo or with a small group out there getting lost, I'd feel more confident in the 4Runner simply for its simplicity, ability to take on some really useful modifications, and its body-on-frame construction where the GC is a unibody platform.
  8. The 4Runner is absolutely not better off-road until modifications begin and it's complete dogshit on-road. We've also been over this but it's absurd to pay $42K for a powertrain and vehicle technology that was wasn't even considered 'new' to the brand more than a decade ago. Also, Lexus WTF, unless you're into AARP-things, a realtor or pharma rep. The prior-gen V8 GX is cool when lifted/modded to follow the Land Cruiser theme.
  9. Are you getting a deal on it? I'm thinking '21 is the last model year for the WK2, very very long in the tooth (from a chassis/architecture POV). I admire the little updates added to them year over year. The Harmon UConnect system is still among the best in its class for infotainment, the Summit has acoustic glass windshield and side windows, the 5.7 HEMI is finally refined and reliable, and you'll likely not be able to get another GC with a V8 again. I still want one, never bothered shopping hard enough for it. Don't need a pickup, it would do almost all the things I need it for. Make mine a Summit in Granite Crystal with that quilted Laguna leather.
  10. I'm fairly certain that was my first reply in CR, and was painted in perception of the conservative view, though we do need to reduce the cost of care before MFA can make any traction. And yes, we're already paying for someone else's "free" care.
  11. Paying for someone else's Free Shit® in exchange for declining quality of care, I'd imagine. The system is already broken. You have to shatter the racket the drug makers, oncology labs, mega-hospitals and insurance companies who drove our cost of healthcare at a level 145% higher than the OECD median. Healthcare spending now accounts for 18% of our GDP. Good luck busting that up, but I want to hear more about that, not just who's footing the bill.
  12. PuttShack isn't tied to TG at all aside from the Joliffe's who started the TG concept. I'm a former TG leader from the good 'ole days (2012-2017) before Dolf came in. That feeling/culture/story wasn't bound to last forever and I put a lot of skins on the wall to develop the brand that never paid off for me. Covid did a number on TG's valuation, good on Callaway for picking up the rest of business. It's far short of the $4B IPO that was once speculated and the squeeze (in this segment) will persist.
  13. From the Instagram posts I've read, producers already had an agenda of cutting Clare's season short, just that Dale hastened things a bit.
  14. Jerrah isn't sending Fat Mike packing in a matter of months. He gets a mulligan over Covid, starter injuries, and possibly a blame-game carousel over retained assistants. It took far too long to send Garett packing.
  15. Tag me in as well for the Audi gangbang, taking G650 to gapplebees.
  16. Yeet them into the sun, followed by the scholarships of the band members stirring this up and sitting out of the game. The football team found unity this week, maybe the rest can pick up a book and learn about The Eyes, rather than some SJW's 'hot take' to cancel tradition.
  17. A 500HP, 4.0T V8 (same Porsche engine derivative in the Panamera, RS6/7, SQ8, Urus, Bentley) Audi SQ7 solves nearly all the conflict here. Bonus: It's actually attractive-looking.
  18. The olds drive Lexuses these days, profiling their poky, inattentive driving habits is a given. Beige Camrys and silver Accords too. Gross.
  19. The Statesman provides ZERO press value to the University. Texas Monthly offers a better, equally dishonest, digital presence over the Statesman, and even they don't publish Curt Bowels shitposts. Revoke their access until a more responsible staff are employed.
  20. LOL we won't be ranked. Baylor lost in Morgantown so there's zero "transitive win" property to gain here.
  21. Is that a BMW jumper he's wearing, exiting from a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon?
  22. In jest, but if we're countering the idea of Meyer on campus, has enough smoke cleared from the NCAA and MSU that Mark Dantonio wants to get back out there again? I don't see CDC offering the next candidate to anyone who doesn't already have significant head coaching experience.
  23. But how much of that is rooted in athletics (that CDC needs to be working on) vs. institutional and Zoomer culture bullshit? I fear it's the latter but there are a few hard-nosed, old school coaches who have programs ticking fast enough to navigate the softness.
  24. I'm stunned, I'm pissed, it's... Gus Malzahn... In 2021, after Auburn cans him. The Auburn coaching career stop remains active. SEC SEC and all. But that pipeline to Westlake/Blinn will work everything out.
  25. I remember seeing that on her IG, at a time when she was still in Dallas with Jordan. Now they're in Costa Rica renovating a property for a year or something.
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