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thunderlounge

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  1. for starters, 11, 13, & 15 are incorrect.
  2. Missouri had theirs on the ground as well.
  3. He went dark after that game. He may have had something about their bowl game or some shit though.
  4. Get a new NIC.
  5. RadioShack, and it ain’t even close.
  6. Once done resting, I rewrap the existing foil, wrap again over that with new foil, then put it in an insulated bag. Then into a prepped cooler, topped with towels. Very little, if any, mess.
  7. coming in your mail next week…. surprise!
  8. Not to derail the thread, but if these are what I’m thinking of, the straws that filter really, really nasty water into clean drinkable, these are fucking awesome. Last I saw they were not cheap, but this is such a great idea for any disaster type situation like this. Especially in the peak of summer, when hydration is crucial. While I can’t physically get there to help, major props and feels to you and everyone else that is able to help. This is one of those times where this site goes into super mode, and it’s wonderful to see.
  9. Yeah, but you ain’t gonna shit right for a week.
  10. Like watching a clip from naked gun.
  11. Well, that is allegedly why he got the nickname to begin with. So, I guess it worked?
  12. Gave St Louis the straight up roto-rooter treatment.
  13. Holy shit they got to google awful quick.
  14. Well damn, Kenny. Kudos to you for having the courage to admit having the same thought, but missing the timing on it.
  15. Damn man, that sounds like it sucked pretty bad. Kudos to you for getting beyond those times though.
  16. Smells like a good deal to me.
  17. https://x.com/MLB/status/1940988062697422910
  18. Did the others rebuild, or did another place pop up, finally figure they weren’t competing well, and take the flame out?
  19. I feel for ya on that. I puree food on very rare occasions when I get sinus migraines. So much sinus pressure it makes my upper jaw very painful from all the extra pressure on those areas. Thankfully they have very rarely happened the last 3-4 years. Sinus infections down too. Allergies still 24/7/365, which still sucks, but at least there is a bright spot.
  20. While I agree with you on Michigan, I feel it’s a bit different situation than with tOSU. UM lost their coach, and a lot of staff, to avoid the NCAA (like they did shit.) UM also lost their big advantage, and no more signs to steal (once the comms were finally encrypted, but we played early enough in the season the non-encrypted comm situation wasn’t really out there. (How the fuck did the ncaa NOT give any consideration to that? This ain’t nascar!) On top of them losing a lot of talent. With tOSU, we pretty much only have the normal talent loss to factor in, and consider their replacements. Of course we can only look at last season tape, maybe the season before, to see a) what could be possible, and b) how much they may progress year over year. Need to take some other variables into consideration as well. I think it’s shaping up to definitely be a marquee matchup, and could honestly go either way. It could come down to who gets the right break at the right time, in whatever form. A challenged call, turnovers, blown (or wrong) assignment, etc. Being game 1 is a kicker. You haven’t had a sniff at getting the live game rust knocked off, even if just one game against inferior competition. I expect a few mistakes, both from returning to real play, as well as a few nerves early on. Now, tOSU has a similar situation on their hands as well. We lost some people, and they have to also figure out and estimate how well our replacements can perform. So pretty much we both start from the same place essentially. With researching those players, on either side, it’s going to come down to how much accurate evaluation either team can do, along with realistic projections from research on last season and if they have one before that to establish some form of progress in capability to project the jump to this year. It’s also going to come down to how well each program can keep it all locked down. Whether through spin in the press; what’s fed to journalists, and maybe we continue to probe for leaks, which would be wise to continuously monitor (I assume tOSU does something similar, but who knows for real these days, so I guess don’t necessarily trust their press.) Barring unfortunate events in fall camp, I expect everything will be at the highest of levels and expectations, as well as all drills having some impact on preparation for tOSU, and of course for the season as a whole. It’s going to certainly live up to the hype, I think we can all agree on that at least. Who comes out on top when the 4th quarter hits 0:00.0? It looks to ve a close one that could go either way. I’m expecting Texas to find a way, using the tools that we can, and really hoping we don’t have to get too deep into the playbook, or maybe have a handful of plays just for this game that we don’t use later. A bit easier to accomplish being the first game of the season. Then we can focus a bit more on the main playbook the next couple of weeks during the OOC slate. Off that topic, but relating to OOC, have we considered moving one OOC opponent to November? NOT FCS, of course, but one of the non-marquee schools we’d normally play OOC. Seems easy enough to do, since league schedules only come out less than a year prior, and those games are scheduled well in advance of that.
  21. Excellent observation and point! I love that about Hilton. I don’t do Marriott very often, but my Hilton backup is IHG. Between those two, I’ve managed to find acceptable hotels pretty much everywhere, pushing 95%+. I can only recall a few times I couldn’t (or didn’t) get something Hilton or IHG. Nashville once, by choice due to circumstances (daughter had a work conference, at a Marriott property, so we all went), and another time in Belfast where it just wasn’t convenient, and then I guess Cosmo counts now. Super small town on occasion notwithstanding. But yeah, I tend to get stuck with group planning for trips, and it’s definitely a noticeable convenience with Hilton to be able to put multiple room types on the same reservation. IHG, not so much, and I usually just call them direct. IIRC, even their agents have to split it, but I still call. At least maybe the agents get tired of it and complain enough.
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