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    At least Herman has a Mensan IQ.
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    2016 Baylor was a cut-paste mistake. 2008 Mizzou was #11 2003 Nebraska was #12 Agree w/ much of the responses to my comments. We've never claimed Memorial Stadium was a significant home field advantage Record against top-10 teams was decent until 2010 2006 - Lost #1 tOSU 2007 - Lost to unranked KSU 2010 - Lost to UCLA, ISU, 25 Baylor, 12 OkSt, 17 aTm 2011 - Lost to 6 OkSt, 16 KSU 2012 - Lost to 8 WVU, TCU
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    For Texas, I can only find 4 top-10 wins at home over the same time period: 2016: #10 Notre Dame 50-47, 2OT Notre Dame finished the year unranked with 4 wins 2008: #9 OSU 28-24 2005: #10 TTU 52-17 1999: #3 Nebraska The home-and-home with OU limits the home-ranked-opponent scenarios, too. Texas beat a ranked OU team 6 times: 2006 (#14), 2008 (#1), 2009 (#20), 2013 (#12), 2015 (#10), 2018 (#7). 3 are top-10. Not defending Aggy, just presenting facts.
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    I found Ward's show as the only palatable drive-time show in Austin. He was consistent, typically followed a logical path, and his topics were relevant. My one criticism would be directed to his lack of preparation for any type of sports discussions. He tended to speak in platitudes and not have basic facts that 15-30 minutes of daily preparation would yield. I have a similar criticism of Godbolt - preparation. He seems to show up and wing it far more often than not. His value add is that he's a personality and has many wonderful anecdotes to share. One that stands out: his tryst with Carly Simon.
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    When I was on a sentencing jury in the mid-90s, we were directed by the judge that discussing possible parole (and, hence, the effective prison term) during deliberations would constitute juror misconduct. We had to assume that the defendant would serve the entire term of the sentence.
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    Question for the lawyers here: Could allowing Guyger to testify be considered "ineffective assistance of counsel?"
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    Can the judge make such an instruction?
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    Texas Tribune chimes in on mistake of fact and castle doctrine as it applies to this case. https://www.texastribune.org/2019/09/30/what-texas-castle-doctrine-amber-guyger-murder-trial/ Snip:
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    I agree that Strong's record would have been 1-15 (maybe 2-14) vs. OU. I find it difficult to imagine one more year w/ Strong, much less another 13. I think we'd have seen torches and pitchforks from the entire alumni base well in advance of that.
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    Brown's Texas teams were 7-9 against OU for a 44% winning percentage. Strong's Texas teams were 1-2 for a 33% winning percentage. 1998-1999 2-0 2000-2004 0-5 (OU wins were by an average of 27 points, including a 52 and 49 point margin) 2005-2009 4-1 2010-2013 1-3 (OU wins were by an average of 29 points) Average loss margin under Strong was 5 points. Losses under Brown, though, were far more humiliating. Not that it really matters, as Strong was objectively a horrible coach.
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    Tanking for a top draft pick, no doubt. Edit: crud. Did not move to page 6 before replying. Saw someone else had the same thought...
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    The numbers are pulled directly from ESPN's 2018 game logs for Burrow. Ketch did about 3 minutes of "work" to get those numbers. https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/3915511/type/college/year/2018
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    I suspect Patterson sent Korn Ferry the following direction: "Vet Shaw, Franklin, and Strong. That's the group we want to consider." Shaw: entrenched at Stanford; was not coming. Franklin: Huge liability. Vandy player rape problems and pressuring injured players to play. Strong: May have screwed booster's wife (or wives); otherwise no real liabilities. No IQ test or football vetting occurred. A rewatch of his signature victory against UF would have shown shitty special teams, poor clock management, and poor situational decision making. This is 100% on Patterson and whoever gave him so much control/authority.
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    Ravens cut OG Alex Lewis today. Saves them $2 million against the cap and opens an OL position. Perhaps Vahe can fill it. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27325895/ravens-cut-og-lewis-passed-physical
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    Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director of The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in NYC. Saw them in April for a show celebrating the 80th birthdays of McCoy Tyner and Charles McPherson. Tyner played piano for Coltrane for some time and was on A Love Supreme. McPherson is a bop-era alto sax player. Both were slated to play, but Tyner was a late scratch because he suffered a stroke 2 weeks before the performance. McPherson was outstanding. I've seen Steve Smith a couple of times in NYC. Once with his band Vital Information and another time with his Groove Blue Organ Trio. Smith (Journey's drummer from 1977-1986 and occasionally on tour) is a world renowned Jazz drummer. He'll be in Austin in September at Bates for "World Music Unleashed." In the late 80s and 90s, Smith played with Steps Ahead, a jazz fusion outfit with a superstar lineup.

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