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closetojumping

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  1. 1 hour ago, royiv said:

    It’s always good advice to steer clear of a hotel that sells pool passes to the general public if you intend on using said facilities. It’s a greedy move by the hotel that enshittifies the experience for guests paying for a room.

    Agreed. One thing this post reminds me of about the place is that the rooms and the bar are nice. The pool experience is the really grim part. 

  2. 1 hour ago, Chico_SA said:

    yikes... damn.  Thank you both for the input. 

     

    I'm wondering if a Sunday in late September might be a little more tolerable?  Just seems so convenient. 

    I’m actually rooting for you to ignore my input and go anyway and then report back. It cannot be as bad as it was when I was there, but maybe we’ll get lucky. 

  3. 48 minutes ago, alincoln said:

    So Stroh is the worst OL we have had for years.  Next two games should absolutely be an open tryout between him, Neto and Kibble for the starting role against UF.  Sounds like Bobby is preparing us for much more Kibble this week. 

    I’ve watched some more clips of Stroh. I think I might be going a little crazy or something. I am trying to figure out how this guy is actually on the field, under any circumstances. Is this some sort of performance art that Flood is in on? Does Stroh honestly have pictures of members of the staff in compromising positions? A straightforward “he’s the best guy in practice” cannot be a legitimate argument. I cannot believe that. 

  4. 24 minutes ago, Chico_SA said:

    Taking family to a concert at Toyota Center on a Saturday night, then have water polo stuff all day up in CFISD the next day.  Rather then make the family come with me and wait around all day for me, I thought we make it a little vacation and make it two nights. Is the Marriot Marquis worth it for the lazy river and pool for the kids (10 and 12).  I figure they can hang at the hotel all day Sunday, then when I get done we could do something as a family that night.  Astros are at home that night so that's a possibility. Then Space Museum on Monday before heading back to SA. 

    So, Marriot Marquis for the location and stuff to do?  Looks like the only driving i would need to do is for my coaching on Sunday and departure on Monday. What other property has a nice outdoor pool? 

    We had several things happening on Memorial Day weekend that anchored us to staying in town that weekend. So my wife had the bright idea, which I agreed with, to get rooms at the Marriott Marquis so the kids could feel like they were getting away when we weren't trekking to tournaments of various sorts. 

    Turns out, the place sells passes to the pool to people who aren't staying there. If you like tatted up, vaping, pot-smoking thugged out shitheads and their fat women in string bikinis, with a combo of rap/tejano/new country blaring at 130 decibels, this place is for you. Also, expect to wait roughly 30 minutes for a drink, whether in line at the bar or with a server. We witnessed two of the stereotypical black on black girl fights I normally only see on Twitter in the cruise videos. The whole thing was pure class the whole way around. We left early and were home across town by Sunday and took the kids to do other shit for fun the rest of the holiday. 

    I could not tell anyone more fervently to stay the fuck away from that place if you aren't a desperate fatty chaser in your 40's-50's looking for broads who won't cost you much when you have to take them out to dinner at McDonald's or Jack In The Box, even if they order the right side of the menu and go back for seconds, while undoubtedly calling someone else's kid in line a motherfucker and yanking the hair of the cashier when she gets lippy about not giving your girl her soda refill. 

  5. Good thread as always. 

    There's not a great place for a weekly potpourri and I don't feel like starting a thread on it, but here are things I've read or found interesting heading into this weekend:

    Spoiler

    -Matchup records this week are really interesting in different series.

    --Tenn vs Georgia - Georgia 29-Tenn 23-2 ties. UGa's win streak is 8. When Dobbs completed that Hail Mary in 2016, that put Tenn at 23-21-2 versus the Dawgs. It wasn't until the early '90's that these two founding members of the SEC played regularly, hence the lower H2H count of games overall. Old SEC scheduling was as idiotic as these two fanbases. 

    --Florida is tied in the LSU series 34-34-3, but LSU is up 11-4 in the last 15. Florida last won in Baton Rouge in 2016. 

    --Who has owned the Arkansas/Ole Miss match-up? Recency bias had me thinking Ole Miss. Whoops. Arkansas is in control, 38-32-1. That includes recent history, where they're basically .500 for the last 20 years. 

    --Ga Tech upsetting Clemson this week is everyone's big upset pick. Clemson has won 9 in a row and 11 of the last 12. They must own the series, right? No. Clemson was a Ga Tech doormat for most of their history playing one another. GT owns the series, 51-36-2. 

    -Speaking of Clemson/Georgia Tech, the line opened at -9 for Clemson. It's moved 6 fucking points down to -3. That feels like a lot. 

    -Colorado and UH have a rich history as rivals. They've played once, a CU win in the 1971 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston.

    -If KSU doesn't win tomorrow night, finding a path for bowl eligibility from there gets pretty tough. They have at Baylor, TCU, at KU, Tech, and at Utah left on the calendar. If Arizona takes them to 1-3, they'd need to win out against UCF, at Okie State, and CU, plus take 2 of those aforementioned 5 games in order to get there. 

    -OU has played in Philly against Temple once, losing 14-7 in 1942. I listened to Keeler on Off Campus yesterday and I'll say this, I ended up believing that at least he really thinks Temple is going to win. He cleaned up in the transfer portal and has a ton of confidence. I expect an OU win, but I've come off of the "OU will pummel Temple" thinking. Maybe this one is a little uncomfortable for the Okies. 

    -Pitt isn't getting any consideration as a schedule threat to anyone of note in the ACC, but they might be pretty good. They were undefeated last year when Holstein went down, then finishing the season on a 6 game losing streak. Eli Holstein and Desmond Reid are an excellent backfield combo and Holstein looks like he could play at the next level. If Pitt runs off and whips WVU in Morgantown, maybe they're a team to watch as a turd in the ACC punch bowl. They have Louisville, FSU, Miami, Notre Dame and Ga Tech on the schedule.

    -Most pundits have declared Miami ready for USF due to the early ranked wins by USF. That's probably true, but Cristobal is considered a mediocre HC precisely because he still finds a way to fuck games like this up. I'm thinking Miami wins, but not by 17.5.

    -Ohio is better than casual fans probably think. If Ohio State blows them out, I'm going to be impressed. 

    -I think Minnesota could be a surprise team this year. I guess this weekend will tell the tale. If they are pretty good, the schedule is favorable besides what I assume are sure losses at Oregon and at OSU.

     

  6. 7 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

    This is wild. Good opposing DCs have no problem stopping - or at the least slowing down - Sark offenses. 

    You guys are talking across one another. "Grasping the offense" for a WR is as much understanding the playcalls and route options as anything. A DC doesn't have to know a fucking thing about offensive nomenclature or route options to craft a strategy that puts an OC's plan at risk.

    20 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    Could outsource it to India 

    It's funny you mention this because I looked into what it would take to outsource crowdsourcing you a few weeks ago. It turns out, India isn't as inexpensive for that kind of work as it once was. 

  7. 7 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

    To this point, I care much more about how we play against SHSU than UTEP. If we can get our starters out in the middle of the third quarter this week, that’s success in my book, even if there’s still some frustrations. Improve on penalties and 3rd down, rotate a ton, and peak next week going into the bye. 

    If we look great against UTEP then sloppy against SHSU the bye week is going to be miserable around here. 

    The *problem* here is that Sam Houston State is bad on another level of bad. When Keeler left abruptly, they were wiped out both with the portal and the recruiting class. This team has a good to great shot of going 0-12. They've already lost to juggernauts WKU, UNLV, and Hawaii. They've still got NMSU, Delaware, FIU, UTEP and MTSU on the schedule, and yeah, 0-12 has a great shot anyway. Grim. 

  8. 23 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

    Seeing this with full context actually makes me feel more despondent about our third down offense than just reading Baber's tweet in a vacuum. So thanks. 

    DJ Campbell is a massive disappointment and I'm starting to wonder if he's too dense to be developed into a draftable guard. 

    I don't think it's impossible when the user's number of posts is greater than his total rep. And if the difference is more than a hundred or so, then one dedicated asshole could technically do a one-man fatwa. Not that I've ever thought about it. 

    The guy's amassed that many posts over a 7.5 year timespan. Who are you, the Andy Dufresne of neg reppers? RIP Sgt Hulk in 2033! 

  9. New LB target, per Gerry:

    Braylon Hodge update

     

    Texas linebackers coach Johnny Nansen extended an offer to Michigan State verbal Braylon Hodge(Denver/Cherry Creek) Wednesday night. 

    OnTexasFootball exchanged messages with the 6-3, 215-pounder since the offer was made, both last night and this morning. 

    The Thursday AM update is the scheduling of visits to Texas being ironed out. 

    Per Hodge this morning, September 20 will be a UOV if that one gets locked in.

    A November official visit is also being discussed, and is very likely. 

    Both Texas and Michigan offered Wednesday. 

  10. ·

    Edited by closetojumping

    15 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

    100% on this. When you dig into the games, it is not 1 person or group. They seem to be tag teaming the errors. I am sure a lot of it new faces. 2nd half of SJS had what 2 starters from the starting playoff lineup (Wingo and Campbell, maybe I am missing someone). Unfortunately, it is going to take some time for everything to gel. 

    Mistakes lead to experience and experience often leads to wisdom over time. Reps as a group, with most of the group being young and inexperienced, should be expected to be choppy and inconsistent at the beginning of the learning curve. This was not considered as a collective across the span of CFB (media, fans, etc.) for the Texas offense. It probably should have been. Many people on this thread and across this site still aren't in a spot where they're viewing anything through that lens. 

    I'll be surprised if we don't see progress against UTEP, but I'm guessing it will still be frustrating. Should look better again against SHSU. "But it's SHSU!! They should look good!!" No shit. Then, Florida will be an actual exam for what the team has learned and if they're ready on offense to be a part of a title contender, or not.

    13 minutes ago, DaysOff said:


    Come to the game threads.

    No. This post reminds me of when someone smells or tastes something, declares it terrible, and then asks you to try it as well. Why the fuck wouldn't I just take your word for it? 

    11 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

    I think most have accepted that the next 3-4 weeks depending on your take of cupcake status regarding Florida that it will make or break how far this team goes this season.  If Florida is the Florida they rolled out against USF and they have a murder schedule coming up. We have 3 more tune ups before OU.  If there is gradual improvement each week as there should.  Win 

    if we continue with penalties, 3rd down. 3rd qtr. red zone issues it will get dicey 

    This is a terrible take. Florida is not a cupcake and will not be considered a cupcake and winning in The Swamp will be a tall order irrespective of what condition the UF program is in at that time. Good lord, man. 

  11. 18 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    2 game sample size stats and averages are eye rolls, for any team really, especially the ones that have played FCS opponents or have had 1 of their 2 games against a top 5 team in the country.

    And I'm not talking about chronic stuff like red zone and whatnot. If 50% of a player's snaps for the season are against Ohio State, I'm willing to let a little more data be collected before talking about what his average yards per game or yards per catch are, both for the good and the bad.

    We had 1 sack through 2 games last year, then had 45 over our next 14 games.

    Correct, but that input will continue to be ignored.

  12. 3 minutes ago, bigup2dahorns said:


    Yep. I haven’t been to Vegas in quite a while. That restaurant was run with the oversight of the old man in the way he set things up. I interacted with him a few times and you could just tell his fingerprints were on the culture of the place. I always assumed the son would take over (I never met him) and keep the traditions going. Little did I know he was a problem and not the future of the place.

    From reading the comments about it on the LasVegaslocally Twitter feed from earlier in the year, I’m not too optimistic on how this new ownership will do but we can only hope they don’t fuck it up.

    Someone should post their next experience here for the rest of us to get an update.

    I wasn't aware of the sale and ate there in June with my wife. Obviously, nothing had changed then. I'll be there with SC in a few weeks, we'll report back.

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