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  1. On 12/16/2024 at 9:30 AM, statsman said:


    It seems clear, now, that it is a real job for FBS players, with real pay. I think that is why we see so many more players enrolling early, in the spring- the paychecks don’t start until they’re on the team. They are like all of us, wanting to start work right after graduation, because we don’t get paid until we do. 

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  2. 2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    The best part about this post is that the mods, who I suppose have no choice at this juncture, are carefully implying that this exodus of players is a voluntary choice by the staff. 

    This roster is getting town down to the studs [by Venables]. Is it now?

    Is "town down" better or worse than "plaid"?

  3. 7 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    FSU Update:

    -Bidding in big to win Thomas Castellanos (BC) after he was moved to 2nd team in Boston and then quit, midseason. After DJU, this seems smart.

    -14 transfers out, so far. They're expecting others. One guy they're losing is the highly rated QB that they were keeping on the bench and grooming. Smart work.

    -3 guys have declared for the NFL. 

    They signed 20 guys in a recruiting class ranked 20th. Their roster is decimated and they're hoping to arbitrage the portal again, even after this past season's utter failure on that front. These guys might be really bad for a while.

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  4. 37 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

    Gross, that would be the worst possible thing to do. I'm sure it will someday be at least considered, but if I wanted to watch the NFL I would watch the NFL. 

    I’m not saying I like it, I’m saying that’s where that particular argument leads. I would hate it, but CFB isn’t the CFB any of us have known and it’s only going to trend more toward the NFL than traditional CFB. 

  5. Just now, mdmost said:

    There needs to be uniformity in scheduling if this goes forward. Every P4 needs 9 conference games and at least one OOC against another P4 team. That shouldn't be that difficult. But spare me this whiny shit over Bama. They lost by 21 to a then 5-5 team that won only 1 conference game going into that. You shit the bed. 

    It’ll always be the same argument that whatever three loss SEC team is better than 1-2 loss whoever from “lesser” conferences. They should just turn the SEC and Big 10 into the NFL model of NFC and AFC and the remaining teams can more closely resemble college football. 

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  6. 13 hours ago, Superhero said:

    I wanted to fucking quit today.

    We're trying to close on a $770M project and I'm busting my ass, taking on a part of the proposal where there's clearly a void. My boss came into my office and said she doesn't think my heart is in the project because she noticed that I'm deep in my computer during meetings. Apparently asking questions, and then checking against what I'm seeing in the proposal seems like I'm not paying attention.

    She also said when I ask questions to clarify, they come across as repetitive because it may have already been asked. I ask the fucking question again because there were inconsistencies that I wanted to clarify. I didn't want to dump on her, but I told her she asks repetitive questions at least 1-2 per meeting and it's because she's not paying attention.

     

    I've been doing this for 25+ years. I got promoted to where I am because someone (not her) thought I was competent. I don't need people to micromanage me. And just because I'm not telling her when I'm taking a shit, or when I'm going to pick up my kids, doesn't mean shit's not getting done. That's pretty much what I told her. I also told her I thought about quitting and going somewhere where I'm not putting in 50+ hours each week, and another 16 over the Thanksgiving weekend. I think that caught her off guard a bit, but I've honestly thought about it.

    Anyway, just needed to vent. I picked up my kid, am going to eat dinner and headed back to the office. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

    Hey, and speaking of problems, what's this I hear about you having problems with your T.P.S. reports?

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  7. 27 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

    I'm in the "bah, Humbug" camp these days.  I have oral argument next week, and then three depositions and an MSJ hearing the following week.  And I somehow need to get a hearing on a TCPA motion set before the end of the year.  All of that is on top of the generalized EOY bullshit that comes with running a business, having various social obligations, and dealing with a wife and kids who expect presents.  I don't have time for any of this holiday bullshit.

    Oh, and on top of it Mrs.LL thinks she wants to buy a new house in West Lake Hills.

    So bah, Humbug and fuck all y'all.

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  8. 1 minute ago, crash_davis said:

    Hate starting new threads but didn't see where this would fit. I torn my ACL watching this clip. When did they start penalizing downfield blocking below the waist? Doesn't matter because It was prob 50-60 years too late. Also, I guess trench coats and fedoras were a thing.

     

    There's a few tailored jerseys in the crowd if you look close enough. 

  9. 2 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

    So under the South Korean martial law provisions, the government has shit down parliament for a specified length of time and has control of the media.

    So no real announcements will probably happen for 6-8 more hours.

    This whole thing is a mess…

    I sort of shrugged my shoulders at this when I figured it'd shut down parliament, but their decision to shit it down has me concerned. Quite a mess indeed.

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  10. 3 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

    We both had games against our little brothers yesterday, and as I was watching the repeated horns down hand signals, and thinking about those assholes swaying back-and-forth while singing about sawing the horns off the old Texas mascot, I thought about what a true self-own it is to give your supposed ‘big rival’ special status.

    I’m sure you are all familiar with that asshole FSU mascot (fake-Osceola)  riding his horse Renegade to stick the flaming spear in the field prior to the game.  When Florida plays in Tallahassee, and only then, he gets down off his nag and plants the spear. 

    Allegedly, putting the spear in the ground is getting ready for war - and getting off the horse and planning the spear is actually declaring war.  Those idiots are signifying that we are the only program important enough to warrant a declaration of war.  

    Neither of those programs are smart enough to figure out that when they single out Texas and Florida in that fashion, they are in reality recognizing that we are their superiors, the programs and universities they most respect and fear.  They are the envious grubby wannabes - jealous lil’ bros, with their oily noses pressed against the dirty windows of their shitty institutions who gaze at us with a mixture of envy, hate and insecurity. 

    May it forever remain thus…

    I’m not saying they aren’t, but what makes FSU the little brother? 

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