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Llewelyn Moss

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  1. Just letting you know I check this thread about once a month. Thanks for letting me live vicariously. Keep living the dream
  2. From Andy Staples’s article on Texas this week at The Athletic: To understand what great alignment does for a program, look north across the Red River to Oklahoma. From December 1998 to June 2017, that school had one president (David Boren), one athletic director (Joe Castiglione) and one head football coach (Bob Stoops). Boren and Stoops have since retired, but Boren was still in place when Castiglione tapped then-Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley to succeed Stoops. The alignment all the way up the chain has continued unabated. Since Stoops took over, the Sooners have won or shared the Big 12 title 13 times. Meanwhile, Texas hasn’t been aligned since Brown began to falter in 2010. Athletic director DeLoss Dodds and president Bill Powers were busy pulling strings in conference realignment, and Dodds’ retirement in 2013 brought what might be the single most disastrous hire in Texas athletics history: Steve Patterson, who served a hellish 22-month tenure as athletic director beginning in November 2013. Patterson was supposed to streamline a bloated athletic department but only made it more dysfunctional. Attorney Mike Perrin stepped in to steady the ship — he wound up firing Strong and hiring Herman — and Del Conte’s charge when he was hired in 2017 was to bring the Texas athletic department into the present. Since 2010, Texas has had three presidents (Powers, Greg Fenves, Jay Hartzell), four ADs (Dodds, Patterson, Perrin, Del Conte) and three head football coaches (Brown, Strong, Herman). That isn’t an environment conducive to alignment, and it should be cause to redirect some of the criticism leveled at Brown, Strong and Herman. That’s 10 leaders in a decade vs 5 at ousux (2 coaches, 2 presidents, 1 AD)
  3. Easily the top Dorito, perhaps top tortilla chip altogether. I will brook no dissent.
  4. Horns may get shut out. Not joking. Wish I were. But I’m not.
  5. Take 5 is about as grown up as a candy bar can be. It’s related to Pay Day, which is the fave of middle aged dads every where. Good - PayDay, Take 5, Reese’s cups, snickers, sour patch kids, Hershey’s cookies and creme Bad - Almond Joy, Smarties, Hershey’s Kisses (plain—others are ok I guess), Plain M&Ms Ugly - Swedish fish are the worst, agreed. Also, Tootsie Rolls
  6. Built-in portion control? I like where your head’s at. That approach would serve me and my blood sugar well.
  7. Tried bun toasted on both sides...not an upgrade.
  8. Had the green chili burger as well last weekend. The bacon actually improves the burger I feel (usually not a big bacon cheeseburger guy) and overall it was a pleasant experience. But I’ll be sticking to my regular #2 for my monthly trip.
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  11. YES It’s somehow comforting to know I’m not the only one. Resting meat is so overrated...hot steak is not
  12. Oh yeah, his bonafides are inarguable. I don’t know enough about the spectrum to speculate, but that would explain some things. The crab dish did look amazing—as did many of the other dishes like those you mention. Maybe if you have all that success and accolades you can’t talk about your grill like a regular human being? Anyway, I’ve got the Rodney Scott episode up next. Pumped for sure.
  13. I hear you man, I’d appreciate his food no doubt. I’d even try smoked caviar. But the way he waxed about fire like he’s the first dude in the Southern Hemisphere to man a grill...I just wasn’t interested. (if it takes you 4 years and 120 locations to find a space for your restaurant, maybe that should prompt a look in the mirror? Of course, the restaurant won all kinds of awards when it did open, so what do I know) The food shots/production/cinematography were still gorgeous as usual , though.
  14. Thanks for articulating so well why I cried, too. Full on tears, my man. You and I used words like “reverence” and “holy” and “sacred”. That show was about love...her son, her husband, others for her. So, so good. I’m so glad that episode was first. Because that second episode about the Aussie dude was about as far from Tootsie as could possibly be. If she is down to earth, he may as well be on Mars. It’s not my style to hate on folks, so I won’t. But while I’d love to try 200-day aged steak painted in fat, what I can’t stomach (pun intended) is the thought of that guy in the same realm as Tootsie or Rodney Scott. He grilled some romaine and acted like he was freaking Prometheus. I need to eat some ribs to cleanse myself of seeing that episode.
  15. Same here. The creators of that show do an amazing job of almost revering their subjects...Tootsie in particular they treat with profound respect...highly recommend the whole series but this episode in particular.
  16. The episode of Chef’s Table on Snow’s is a great hour of TV. It’s really a biopic of Tootsie rather than a discussion of bbq...which actually makes it great. There is not a lot left to say about bbq as a food or even Snow’s in particular...but this episode is more than that. And this series is always shot and produced with such quality and even reverence. 10/10 would recommend
  17. The beetus be damned, this sounds amazing. also, you should write marketing copy for DQ and other ice cream novelties
  18. Absolutely endorse Manuel’s and the huge tortilla. Taste is commensurate with size.
  19. Los Tortugos in Port Isabel slams and goes hard. You can eat there (though probably no way to social distance) but can get your fresh scrimps And fish there, too, and cook at the house. Looks shady but is legit. It’s right by the HEB I think. We are fans of Manuel’s but wouldn’t waste our one meal out there. And again, probably can’t social distance. This may be cliche but we like Dirty Al’s, right there by the bridge on the Port Isabel side. Perhaps overpriced because of the location but definitely room to spread out.
  20. A tip of the hat to my fellow dads celebrating with your sundry victuals Had some brisket breakfast tacos for dinner, made ‘em myself (restaurant brisket). Now listening to my wife read to my pre-school daughter. Life is good
  21. Unfortunately not in Austin. In a flat midwestern city. But I definitely need some “practice” hikes. Thanks for the feedback.
  22. Appreciate the honesty and details. I fully expect, even if I train well, to be wrecked afterwards. Part of being middle aged, I suppose. I need more weight training and cardio for sure. I’ve worked up to a 20-mile walk, but no elevation change to speak of. Definitely sounds like I need to up my game on all fronts.
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