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    Spring game has been mad-late April for several year running. It really just takes a couple Saturdays off the table in terms of available dates even if booking well in advance. Don't want to make more of it than it is but it really should not have been a conflict in the first place.
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    I don't know the context of this and I am not going to bother with going back to find out but go off king
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    I don't know why you are so fixated on this, but since you are, read the post a third time. Go as slow as you need to. Saying something wouldn't be an enormous surprise is not saying it's likely to happen.
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    I'm sure all four of the undecided under 40's watching this convention will be really put off by James Taylor.
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    Well since that isn't what I said I don't know why you would take that understanding from my post, so that's good I guess.
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    Along this line, Georgia Republicans are making it very clear they will not certify a Harris victory should it happen. Harris is in a tough position. She has to contest the state for variety of reasons but it also can't be counted on at all. Any path to victory hinging on Georgia as the tipping point is implausible. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-election-board-approves-new-rules-critics-fear-112960772
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    Just going by betting odds, Texas is -3.5 vs Michigan and OU, +1.5 against Georgia. More or less three tossups. Favored against A&M but the nature of that game is such that a loss can't really surprise you. Three losses would be a little disappointing but I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility. Also, 9-3 gets you an outside shot at the SEC title game assuming one of the three is Michigan.
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    Probably because the kool aid always flows this time of year? I think they should be pretty good but it really comes down to the secondary. Between the roster turnover, historically being the weak link on the coaching staff, and the turnover at WR/TE it's hard to know what to make of that unit in camp. Just going to have to see what they look like in live fire.
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    Yeah if Texas underwhelms on the season and it's not because the team turns into a MASH unit, it's because the defense doesn't come together. Texas could take a rando head scratcher of a loss because the offense has one of those games that can happen to any team anywhere because that's football; but if we're talking derail the season, cause multiple losses type systemic issue it's going to be the defense. Too much proof of concept with the offense already. I expect them to be 9-3 or better and squarely in the CFP mix, potentially for an SEC championship, but that's how it would happen.
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    Nick Saban played Jonathan Brooks, Blake Corum, Donavan Edwards, and Quinshon Judkins off the top of my head. If he said that then I can definitely see why he retired.
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    Sure, but ideally you'd like to have him out there for a lot of snaps to keep mileage on Blue as low as possible.
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    lol wut Cedric Benson was a freshman AA and went for over 1k yards with double digit TDs in an era where that meant more than it would now. He was getting 25 carries a game by October. Baxter had a nice year for a freshman with half the volume, a nagging injury, and didn't really stand out beyond a highlight run against K State and a nice night against ISU. He was at/below 3.5 ypc in 6 games compared to 3 for Benson, who was much more of an offensive focal point. I am shocked at how lazy this comp is. It would honestly be a better argument to rely on their shared first name. To be clear, I'm not saying this to rag on Baxter. Cedric Benson is in rare air as college running backs go. And losing Baxter is not like losing a Cedric Benson.
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    Yeah that's what happens when housing is treated as a financial asset class and not utility/infrastructure. Again, this is where government subsidy fills the gap.
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    This. Government subsidy is ultimately the answer - and these are forms of subsidy. It can take many other forms and what the best way to deploy it can be reasonably debated; but the current situation is ultimately the result of years and years of disinvestment in housing and the middle class, and is only going to be remedied in anything resembling a timely manner by a proportionally strong public investment.
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    You are omitting by far the biggest culprits and focusing on popular scapegoats that do not ultimately move the market all that much. Homeownership by individuals is extremely incentivized already. Renters are second class citizens per the tax code.
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    My impression between the insights on here and the reports of him making some splash plays are that he is your standard issue talented but flaky receiver. He's probably too explosive to keep off the field, especially with how much Texas is going to have to lean into the passing game going forward, but for fans used to watching talent and commitment on the level of Xavier Worthy, AD Mitchell, and Jordan Whittington he's probably going to look unremarkable in that context.
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    There should be a simple question put to her on live TV there: "She is the Vice President of the United states and a major party nominee for President. You are a member of Congress. We know you know her name and how to properly pronounce it. Why are you purposefully choosing to mispronounce it?" The same applies to really any GOP goon trying to drum up enthusiasm by stroking racist undertones.
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    Black pepper being too spicy is a long held Minnesota stereotype. Getting triggered about joking around with that is just out of touch and, well, I'm not trying to pedal a talking point but it's fucking weird and maladjusted.
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    It's the exact same shit he has been doing the entire Biden presidency, the same stuff that had hop up 5+ in WI/MI/PA. The difference now is a Democratic nominee equipped to fight back, an energized Democratic voter base, and a decent chunk of the previous "double haters" being true to their word and taking Democrats up on the alternative. Trump is going to get his 46%, +2-3 on that in swing states, which generally lean slightly right of the nation. It's what he got in 2016 and 2020; he's running the same campaign and he'll get the same votes. The job for Democrats has always been to assemble the coalition to beat that. The fundamental mistake is assuming Trump is sane.
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    Prepare to be disappointed. The environment is shaping up to be 2020-adjacent and the transplant phenomenon and changing dynamics in South Texas are real, and counteract the emergence of Gen Z. Trump will win Texas by 6-8 again.
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    I guess I shouldn't have but I figured firearms were already banned at the fair seeing as you go through a metal detector and all. That's on me. The sad part is I agree with the @atomheartbevo - the attention called to this makes me think "Great, now dipshits are going to bring guns to the fair in droves."
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    Blue was notably better than Baxter by the end of last year. The idea is that Baxter really has more of an every down profile than Blue and could take a bigger step from Year 1 to Year 2. Moot now of course. Going to be really interesting to see what they cook up at RB. I am so glad the OL is where it is.
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    It's probably more a primary vs general electorate thing than anything.
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    lmao lou holtz
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    I'll go back to normal tomorrow but reading posts about this interview has me both cackling and allowing myself to entertain the notion that Kamala Harris is going to detonate Donald Trump in November.

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