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  1. IF you really do not want Big games then call the AD and have them very publicly start reneging agreements to play powerful teams in non-con. But as much as it stings we got dealt a tougher schedule than most, and it was timed in a way that was markedly different from the majority of the SEC. We chose to do this sort of schedule because it is a pathway to the Championship series, but execution is key. And stubbing our toe at Florida was a really bad stub. Left us limping through Kentucky and Miss State, edging out OT wins vs those powerhouses. We played a fantastic second half versus A&M. And I do believe at this point in time, we are more dangerous than half the teams ranked above us. But fuck, we beat a shitty bad Florida team, and this whole conversation is moot. The fact we were also grossly overhyped to start the season made the focus on our early season struggles even more noticeable. Will Texas be punished in the rankings for losing to Ohio State? Ultimately the answer is yes. So now the question for our AD is do you schedule great games to make buying season tickets amazing occasionally? Or do you go with a doormat lineup you still pay top dollar for, and have a better chance to make an expanded playoff? My vote is to still play the big OOC opponents. Because if you are honest, did it hurt Ohio State this season? We are a good team, not a great team this year. The loss to Florida was inexcusable, but so were OT victories vs Miss State and Kentucky! All of those games were games where we should have been giving second string players reps to gain experience in the second half. Instead we barely survived, after starting off the season with a #1 ranking in some polls. That is fucking embarrassing. We looked great against Ohio State and not so good for most of the season. In the end it is a style point and win/loss evaluation. It's NOT a looking at each team and saying who are the scariest teams to play in college football at this point in time? We win the games we should have, and we are in. So do you prefer watching Ohio State or Sam Houston State? Is the risk versus reward there or not? In the end it's a question our AD has to answer.
  2. If the goal is to pick the top teams at this point in time then Texas is in. Unfortunately, We did lose a third game, and we will be punished for taking on Ohio State. Beat Florida and it's a non issue, unfortunately I think we are on the outside looking in at teams we would likely beat AT THIS POINT IN TIME. As right now, tell me a team in the BCS that would prefer Texas as their first round draw? Not a single fucking one... Even Georgia who blew us out late might opt out of that choice, against this team, at this point in time.
  3. On the bright side... Aggies dreams lasted into November this year... And maybe 2026 is the year where they finally get to play in the SEC Championship. Aww... who am I kidding...
  4. nothing like a no call false start that is clear as day... But hey it's always the same. We are gonna not get calls we should. And get called for shit we should not. The key it to beat the fuck out of folks to where even the refs repeatedly fucking us purposefully can't defeat us. And to be honest that is never, ever going to change. But fuck me... It would be nice to not KNOW this is true....
  5. So if the Aggies lose... Will their fans cheer SEC... SEC... SEC...? Oddly... it's sort of a valid question.
  6. What is going to be funny as shit after we beat their ass tomorrow? The Aggies will still be on the outside looking in... trying to get their FIRST appearance in the SEC Championship game. And that fact alone, makes me fucking laugh!
  7. Hell Slocum should be tossing up Hook'em along with every other big ass buyout A&M head coach. You see, keeping up with the Jones' can get expensive. Especially when you are dumb as dirt negotiating head football coach contracts!
  8. Trump's economy always does the same thing. Creates massive debt of record producing levels, along with tepid employment. Especially when compared to the numbers he inherited!I will say however, that if Trump were President in any other period of time, the same truth about tariffs fucking up the economy and causing inflation would still be true. But to me it's fun to watch folks lie Scott Bessent incessantly lie about tariff and inflation. What is now especially funny is to see Trump cut tariffs to reduce inflation, while everyone in the administration repeatedly says tariffs do not cause inflation. Up is down and down is up... and we are not lying!!! HaHa! The closest thing to the brains of MAGA today, is sort of like the series Pluribus. Except rather than universal knowledge of the collective, you have a single brain controlling all thought processes. And the singular observable truth from the non-pod human perspective about the collective is, the absolute inability to tell the truth.
  9. What's the biggest lie your Aggie neighbor tells you in Austin? "I could'a gone to t.u."
  10. Well took a couple days on and off, but got the roof recoated. Since we have only used it once in the last 2 years, I figured I would go with a cheapie recoat. I opted for RV Magic, and eternabond tape. What I decided to do was scrub the whole roof with a tire brush, simply as I was worried the pressure washer would tear though the rubber. But the was washing revealed no tears in the rubber liner that were obvious. So after washing by hand I wiped the whole all the areas I was going to tape with rubbing alcohol, which got me nearly to base rubber. Three complications - First was that I would need to put a light flash coat of sealant on the exposed rubber to get the stuff to adhere. Second was that I actually needed to sand the eternabond tape to make it tacky enough have the coating adhere to it. But in addition to the sanding, I needed to paint over the tape with some contact sement to ensure the bond. Well after all this effort it better fucking work! Anyhow I thought very hard about spending the $4500 to RV armor the roof, but in my mind I thought of a trip to the car dealership to fix a problem, then they say they need to fiz another problem to be able to do the job right and make it warrantable. So what might be a quote of $4500 ends up $6K, on a rig I have used once in two years. Instead I went the labor intensive <$600 price point to kick the can down the road. To be honest it looks pretty damn good. There were some spots of bubbling, but that will supposedly disappear. But overall, think I did a pretty good job. Things I wish I would have known.. I should have run a snap line to keep my tape straight across the. As the stuff is super sticky, and a second set of hands would ahve helped. But a snap line to aligh would ahve done sthe same thing. Second was how to use my thumb and palm of my hand to get a tight smooth seal on the edges. I was as concerned about the edges as they wrap over the corner of the roof deck and are more prone to failure like the roof seams. Getting that edge smooth was something I wanted to do as best I could because of the visable edge as well, for a clean finish.\ Overall - I feel pretty good about it. Mainly I don't have to worry about some unseen leak destroying the roof decking over the winter. I need to go check it in storage to make sure the bubbles did flatten, (fingers crossed) But considering I had done no maintenance for nearly two years, and minimal before that... not a bad finished product.
  11. Yeah, If I was more liquid at the time, as we were a year into fixing up our home. But I knew some guys who bought 2 bed /2 bath condos in a complex Enron had lbought up on Padre Island. I thing the price was like $35 or $37K, in the days before the complete collapse as they searched for cash. Just looked it up on Google, Sunchase IV Condominiums. todays price $450K minimum, but just owning something on the beach for $37K made me drool then, and now...
  12. All these statements are true. Which one is mostly a rationalization? In Pulte's defense, his father did build an impressive business. But ultimately as I said accurately ovrr a year ago, tariffs will raise prices and hurt employment. Which will make bringing down rates to the levels predicted by those who originate mortgages, likely nearly impossible. My prediction was that we would be lucky to sniff 6.25% on the MMI, the third quarter of 2026. I did say that if we destroy the job market, then rate cuts will necessary. In other words it's not Pulte's fault, despite his lack of ethics.. The strange thing is you would think the THe fed would be more likely to cut with bad jobs numbers, yes? administration would want to crank out the October jobs numbers, as with all the layoffs from large companies in that month, you might have some more ammo for a rate cut? Instead (IMHO) the administration wants to avoid the bad number, for politics. Could they produce the number? Certainly. But confirmation of October Jobs declining might be bad politically? Or do would you contend the opposite? That October would show such robust job growth that it would hamsting the fed from cuts? one is a much more likely scenario.
  13. Answer is.... You are just waiting for IBRX to turn the corner....
  14. Ahh... My Friday brain reemerges... And I was pretty excited to just barely have my covered calls fall OTM. So I am getting to enjoy Monday and Tuesday. The Good news is my hedge is keeping me sort of dog paddling. But since I did buy in a bit more Friday... I guess I could buy more, but I remember somebody's IBRX dollar cost averaging from a while back...
  15. I also imagine that a lot of folks are starting to get stopped out of their positions in tech on this downward move. Which may be feeding into the selling pressure?
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