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  1. 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

    Here's what's terrible about the interview (I just read it, maybe it sounds different) -- she doesn't sound insane.  She sounds relatively reasonable, and deliberate.  Sure, she says a couple of self-aggrandizing oddball things -- but shit, any council member would.

    Mark my words -- she will be mayor within a few years.

    Because this is the timeline we live in.

    I could see Governor of Texas before Mayor of Austin, honestly.  

  2. 5 hours ago, phdhorn said:

    LOL wut?  Albion is an entire campus.  They have gyms and uniforms and teams and multiple buildings and everything.

    Albion College is a well-respected liberal arts university founded in 1835.  it's in the upper 1/3 of admissions requirements for small private universities (a little below the most difficult major universities to get into).

    Also, some of the best private colleges in the country are in small towns.  Two of the most prestigious, Elon N.C. has 9K people, and Dennison in Ohio has 2,600 (town and college name the same).

    Also, Albion's city population is 30% African-American, well over the national norm.

    I don't think it's the college or town to blame here.  Just perhaps it's the idiot's who posted the fake messages.

    I've know more than a few folks from Albion, thanks to extended family by marriage.  I've spent time there, albeit as short a time as I could manage.  I don't even remember seeing the campus beyond one main building, but I believe you.  In spite of the AA population, the town is awash with redneck militia idiots, including the aforementioned extended family.    I didn't mean to imply that the college or town was responsible for this, as they clearly are not.  There aren't a lot of well educated folks populating that town, that's for damn sure.  I assume the students overpaying for their prestigious degrees move on elsewhere where jobs exist.   Albion is a depressing backwater with no opportunities.  There's some pretty county around it, though.  The extended family included a doctor, a nurse, and a police officer.  Doctor and nurse both lost their license, and the police officer went to jail and is no longer a cop.  Even the educated folk in that town seem to struggle with basic functioning. 

  3. The craziest thing about this story is that there's a college in Albion, MI. It only has 1,475 students and appears to exist inside of one building, but it still counts.   Wait, nope, it's that someone had to fake some racism in that backwoods cesspool of Michigan Militia idiots.  Should be plenty of the real thing floating around.  I assume the kid is just working out some personal issues, not that it excuses the vandalism. 

    ALBION, MI

    Population: 8,324

    Median Age: 30.5

    Poverty Rate: 28.6%

    Median Household Income: $31, 134

    Median Property Value: $57,000. (For comparison, Austin Median Property Value is around $500,000.  So there's hope for those who can't afford Austin.  Move to Albion instead.)

     

     

     

  4. So is next Monday bulk pick up or not?  I'm a wasteful American and I have a ton of shit for the Jawas.

     

    EDIT: Nevermind.  Just pulled it up on the city website. Our neighborhood is schedule for May 31st.  Memorial Day.   Fucking idiots.

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  5. 18 hours ago, texifornia said:

    Ah yes, the new people are ruining UT's storied history of rabid basketball fandom and packed stadiums. It's why we're considered the UConn of the Southwest.

    Not blaming the transplants, just explaining why Beard isn't going to build a fanbase even though he will desperately want to.  The bodies just aren't here.  But you're right, UT has never had much support for basketball.  

  6. I don't think the move was about money at all for Beard.  He was already top five in the country.  I think he was looking for this move for at least a couple of years because it's where he wants to be.  I think both programs will be the better for it too, so long as Tech doesn't fuck up the next hire.  They've got the facilities, the fan support, the momentum, and the willingness to pay with the big boys to do just fine.  They just built the best practice facility in the country under Beard's direction.  They'll be fine if that AD doesn't fuck it up - which given his history of hires he just might.

    Watching Beard melt down when he realizes just how little support UT basketball gets from the Austin community is not going to be fun, though.  I don't think he, like most alums that haven't lived in Austin for a while, realizes that this isn't a college town anymore and most of the people who live and work here aren't Longhorns.  They are college graduates however, so their loyalties are elsewhere.  I think it's a big reason football games still sell well (people are willing to travel in for football) and basketball games are sad empty affairs.  Basketball games just aren't the event that football games are.  And locals who aren't Longhorns aren't going to show up, there are too many other things to do around here.

    Either way, I suspect the program will be better with Beard.  I think he'll need to change his stripes a bit, but if his time in Lubbock taught us anything it's that he's willing to peddle a certain amount of bullshit to fit in with the local culture.  

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  7. 1 minute ago, Ricky Butler said:

    I'm not referring to offense. He's down on the Beard hire. While it might not be one's first choice, he has been very successful.

    Can't argue that one.  It's a good hire no matter what.

  8. Beard's better teams at Tech didn't have superstars on them.  He has struggled with higher quality recruits the last couple of seasons, including losing two star players entirely (quit the team) this season - one being a McDonald's All American.  Whether or not his culture will work with the recruits he will be expected to bring in here is going to be interesting.  Maybe he'll be able to change his stripes, but the underdog mentality will be a bit harder to nurture with a bunch of star talent.

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  9. Is it possible Beard is just wanting out of Lubbock because the heat on the pedophile dentist scandal is heating up?  Word is it's going to take down some big names.  Just wondering (and not serious).

    Not in love with this hire.  Feels more like going after the shiny toy that other kid on the playground has rather than hiring the right fit for the program.  Hard to see Beard's "street dog" mentality working with the type of recruits we typically get.  And if he doesn't bring Adams with him, you're not getting the defense Tech has been known for. 

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  10. Well he's not wrong about the Canada part.  My 80 something in-laws are still waiting around and hoping for a shot.  But yeah, America isn't the only ones developing vaccines.  We are the country paying for most of it, in one way or another.

    My kids are growing up in Texas, but are dual citizens and can move to Canada for university or work once they're adults.  I'm interested to see where life takes them.  I honestly couldn't say which nation I think will be a more appealing place to work and live in twenty years.

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  11. 1 hour ago, Larry T. Spider said:

    When I say that public schools largely serve non-white students, that’s a pretty easy google question. In Texas 27% of public school students are white.

    Before drawing any conclusions here, it should be noted that only 33% of Texas children are white (non-Hispanic).  And that number drops every year.

    The leftover gap can largely be explained by the fundamentalist folks who send their kids to cheap private schools to learn about Jesus.  I don't think they really count in an argument that kids in private schools are getting a leg up on public schools kids.  Outside of a church bubble, those kids are going to struggle.

    The number of kids attending good private schools that actually prepare them for university and a life of privilege is very small in Texas.

     

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  12. This sounds like a nickname that just might stick.   I agree it should go back to kids born at least in 2010, if not a bit earlier.  2010 births would be roughly 5th graders.  If you go back a couple more years you capture the kids currently in middle school.  Those are the formative years, and the kids who will be most directly impacted by the events of the last year.  High school kids are impacted as well, but not so much in a developmental way.  They're mostly just getting screwed out of having a good time like the rest of the adults.

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