boilerhorn

Thanks for the clarification! I was just reflecting on my "recent" pass through Montgomery. I'll concede that I did not tour the entire town. The places I did see looked like they had not been improved or maintained in quite some time.

I lived in Montgomery in the 70s. My dad worked at Burroughs at Maxwell/Gunter AFB. When my oldest was looking at colleges, we visited Bama and Auburn (went to Texas). On our way from Auburn to Tuscaloosa, we drove through Montgomery. I think it looked the same in 2014 as it did when I lived there in the 1970s. The only difference I could recall: there is a big water tower near AUM (Auburn University Montgomery). Then again, I was in preschool and elementary when I lived there, but not much looks like it has been improved since then. If Montgomery is the cosmopolitan place folks from Troy venture to see, Troy must still really be a shit-hole. be lacking... Edited to correct my ignorance

Stream of consciousness.... Many of the cited stories about Sarkisian came up right after he was hired. At the time, they were dismissed as the bad decision making of a drunk. It was followed by, "He's sober now, so not a problem." These stories are convenient to bring up now because we are rightfully frustrated at the results. They are not going to retroactively un-hire him because of these stories. Eltife - stay away - whatever the reason for attending practice, it's a bad look. You have his phone number; call him. Geniuses like Anwar and Brian Davis will find someone for a sound-bite. Regardless of purpose - pressure, support, wanted to watch, whatever - the local press guys will spin it or screw it up. Another problem we have is that we know (or think we know) how the sausage is being made. And when we bite into a rodent part, we get pissed. My recollection Mack Brown - Dodds wanted Barnett. Hicks and Royal wanted Brown. Brown disappoints: why in the hell was Hicks involved? Strong - Powers, Patterson used Korn Ferry as cover. Strong poops the bed: Patterson is a moron; Korn Ferry? Where were the BMDs in this? Herman - BMDs pressured to hire Herman. Herman is a buffoon/drunk/etc.: where was the AD and administration in this? Sark - BOR chair "led". Sark disappoints: "Should we have kept Herman?" (NO!) Where was CDC? What about the BMDs? Sometimes I wonder if it was better that I did not know how the sausage was being made. Just take an occasional bite and pray I do not eat rat entrails. However, I find it entertaining and interacting w/ folks about it is fun. Last weekend, I am pretty sure I bit into some rat. But, I survived.

And how it is funded.

Not sure what you mean by "feel good nation." The top-6% definitely addresses the perceived demographic concerns at the possible expense of prepared/competent suburban kids. Fwiw, I will share a story. My oldest was also an Alabama Presidential Merit Scholar, but he chose to attend Texas. Why? Because his major was rated considerably higher than its Alabama counterpart. Moreover, the faculty capability and corporate networking were considerably better. I had to pay full-freight; we had the benefit of the original Texas Tomorrow and a gangbuster stockmarket. Without it, 0 tuition is attractive. Each decision is VERY personal and I do not understand your DD's specific situation. And I am not asking you to elaborate - not my business. When we visited Alabama, one department head expressed his surprise at how many kids go there because of good football.

He was in for 3 consecutive possessions: 6 play, 68 yard TD 3 play, -2 yard drive where he fumbled at the 23. Kansas followed w/ a TD 1 play, 0 yard INT, pick 6. He entered the game at 14-7, Kansas. He left the game at 35-14, Kansas. I think removing him was the right call.

Yeah. The upsets over Iowa and MSU were not as much a reach as an upset over tOSU. I hope the "rage" does not come across as a neg. If it does, I'll fix it. I attended the 2004 tosu@purdue game. And 2006 tosu@texas. tosu fans suck.

The week after beating Texas OU: Beat TCU OSU: Loss to ISU Baylor: Loss to TCU ISU: losing to TTU

Geez. Purdue's defense is lacking.

Still cannot believe Purdue lost to Minn. They beat them in every category except (1) score and (2) turnovers. That's a poor recipe

I agree that I am using anachronist criteria for Schilling. Probably because he is universally unlikeable. Bonds and Clemens were fairly surly during their playing years, but do not stand out as unrelenting jackasses after they retired. Baseball reference has these rankings for lifetime WAR: #3 Clemens; #26 Schilling; #44 Tiant. I am a huge fan of Tiant think he should get in. It's purely an emotional opinion at this point. He was entertaining and could be dominant at times. Not many guys can win 21 games one year and follow it with losing 20 the next year - and lose 20 games and have under a 4 ERA. What's even more amazing is that, at 9-20, his WAR was 3.3.

Matt's is fine, but I do not understand waiting in line for 45 minutes for it. For many, love of these restaurants is as much about the experience and nostalgia as anything else. Panchos is a great example. Our parents took us there because of the price, not the food quality. We could eat until we could eat no more - and we would still eat more. We think of it fondly because of the family memories, nostalgia, and raising the flag - not for the food.

That's Applebee's, not Cheddars. Close, though. Cheddars is what you get when Applebees hires a better interior design firm.

This is a good idea. Before their PED involvement, Bonds and Clemens were working toward HOF careers. It's possible that Bonds would have gotten in if he had retired instead of juicing. Bonds was extremely productive in Pittsburgh and his pre-PED days in San Francisco. Clemens was tapering off in Boston and rebounded in Toronto, which is where his PED use allegedly started. He won ~160 games after he left Boston and was a 20 game winner 3 times in the final 11 years of his career. IMO, Schilling should not be in the HOF. His body of work does not support it. He won only 215 games in his 20 years. And, 71 of those wins came from 2001-2004, the PED era. He's never been on the PED list, but... Last, and this should not matter very much, he's an embarrassment to baseball. He's a meathead. His vote count keeps climbing each year. That's either because of complacency or limited real choices. He should not get in. My "support" for Bonds and Clemens in the Hall makes me less of a purist, but baseball really did not care about this at all. If they did, they would have acted. It was great for the business of baseball.

FIFY

For guys at the CDC and Hartzell level, the best way to support Sark/Davis is to not comment. Sark (Bo's direct boss) has it covered. If CDC or Hartzell are asked, they just state that they support Sark without reservation. If pressed, they say he is handling the program well, etc. If Bohls and Brown are too dumb to see that Sark and Davis are supported at the highest level, there's nothing we can do about it. If they write something indicating that CDC or Hartzell were evading, Texas comms can note that they are twisting words and that such unethical behavior will result in loss of access. I can dream.

Well, fuck them. I know they are responsible for defending their client, but the fire department is irrelevant if he just calls for a ride. If that's the best defense they can muster, he's going to prison for a while. The TMZ video brought tears to my eyes - again. I just cannot see sitting there and whimpering after such a thing. Get over there and try to help. And the dog stories hit home. We got this guy from Austin Pets Alive. Was moved from a shelter Edinburg to a no-kill shelter. He's a mutt (bull plus a bunch of random others), but we do not know what we'd do w/o him. Yeah. He does not realize that he's in the little dogs' bed...

They were pretty good, esp. for TAPPS. One played for South Carolina for 2 years then transferred to... Jackson State. The younger plays for... Jackson State. They won quite a few games and had a handful of guys there who do not play there if Deion is not on the staff. That said, top TAPPS teams would get mauled by decent 6A teams.

He was OC at Trinity Christian from 2017-2020. He did it to coach his sons. It is important to note they were in TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) at the time. Their record: 2016: 4-6 2017: 12-1 2018: 14-0 2019: 13-1 2020: 10-1 2021: 3-5 While he and his kids were there, they went 49-3. They beat Regents School of Austin 3 years in a row to win state (2017-2019). They were punted from TAPPS after 2019 for various violations. My suspicion: recruiting and winning too many games. It's happened in the past w/ TAPPS. When TAPPS formed, Dallas Jesuit and Strake Jesuit were not invited and joined UIL

The talent is lacking, no question. Is that because the players suck or they received zero development under Herman or they are just entitled? Don't know. Don't care. I'm trying to think of players on this team who get any playing time on teams from 2003-2009. Offense: Bijan, Worthy (maybe, as he's a freshman) Defense: Anyone? Maybe Overshown or Collins (assuming they've responded to developmental coaching) As mentioned, Sark needs to turn over the roster. Thompson was sucking last night and Sark HAD to sub Card in. By doing so, he showed everyone that Texas indeed has zero competent QBs. With the exception of RB, he needs to do that everywhere. All jobs are open. No positions are guaranteed. The loss last night was rough, but it was not Strong/Arkansas rough. I still think we need to give it time.

Looks like Sark's Cleve (or Jeff's lawyer) has been deployed. Some of the tweets have been deleted. A fairly thorough summary, so far: https://fansided.com/2021/11/01/texas-football-coach-pet-monkey-attacks-kid-trick-treating/

Both Baylor and MSU took advantage of transfers for 2021. https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart/baylor/90107 https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart/michigan-state/91142 Baylor has 8 transfers on the roster. 4 starters. MSU has 19 transfers on the roster. 7 starters.

No. He was a decommit from Michigan.

2020 Michigan State under Mel Tucker. LOSS 38-27 Rutgers - MSU never led WIN 27-24 over #13 Michigan - Tied 17-17 in mid-3; Led 27-17 with 5:11 left LOSS 49-7 Iowa - never led LOSS 24-0 Indiana - never led WIN 29-20 over #8 Northwestern - down 20-17 heading into the 4th LOSS 52-12 to tOSU - never led LOSS 39-24 to Penn State - led 24-18 with 2:00 left in 3rd They only blew 1 lead that resulted in a loss - to unranked Penn State.

Dude should have had his team prepared to whip a team w/ a pulse. Beating Texas right now should be an expectation, not a springboard to USC, Penn State, LSU, or wherever else his agent thinks he should go. Losses to Iowa, Baylor, and WVU with a upper-class laden team will not exactly portend success elsewhere. He might have waited a year too long.