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  1. I have visited Columbus 2 times for 2 of my daughters' college visits (no pics, you animals). I agree that Columbus had the Austin 80s/90s feel. However, I want to be clear that I did not tour the entire footprint of Columbus. I visited the parts of Columbus with brew pubs and recently renovated restaurants (High St, etc.). Also, there were very few times (none?) where I reflected that my son should have attended (because of all the attractive womens). Everyone we met was pleasant enough and I was convinced that the assholes I met at tosu/Purdue in 2004 and tosu/Texas in 2005/2006 were t-shirt fans or just assholes. That all said, Columbus has the feel of 80s/90s Austin without the pleasant and attractive people. And with shitty weather.
  2. I think this is her: https://crossfitaggieland.com/wod/get-know-trainer-kori/
  3. And there will be a whole new slate of co-eds and boosters' wives to pursue.
  4. Here are the DFEI rankings for Clemson and OU since 2008. Note that Venables' final season at OU was 2011. Advantage: Venables.
  5. One good way to do this is review NFL draft information. It is the best way to assess talent level at the schools. It's not clear if it is recruiting, development, or both. Moreover, there is almost no way to determine the root cause of the effectiveness of talent acquisition: bag game, charismatic head coaches (Swinney > Stoops), etc. Venables' final year at OU was 2011, so he had considerable contribution to folks drafted through the 2014 draft. Here are the OU defensive players drafted from 2008-2014: 2008 - Curtis Loftin (LB, 2); Reggie Smith (CB, 3) 2009 - Nic Harrs (s, 5) 2010 - Gerald McCoy (DT, 1); Keenan Clayton (LB, 4); Dominique Franks (CB, 5) 2011 - Quinton Carter (S, 4); Jonathon Nelson (CB, 7); Jeremy Beal (LB, 7) 2012 - Jamell Fleming (CB, 3); Frank Alexander (DE, 4); Ronnell Lewis (LB, 4); Travis Lewis (OLB, 7) 2013 - Stacy McGee (DT, 6); David King (DE, 7) 2014 - Aaron Colvin (CB, 4); Corey Nelson (LB, 7) The defense was good, but not stocked with NFL talent. I'l leave the deep dive into Clemson NFL draftees to someone else (or I'll look at it later), but here are some highlights 2016 - DE in 1st; LB, 2 CB in 2nd; LB in 4th; DT in 5th; S in 7th 2017 - CB in 3rd; DT in 4th 2018 - 2 defensive players drafted 2019 - 3 DL drafted in 1st round, 1 CB in 2nd round; 2 more from defense drafted later 2020 - LB, CB in 1st round, LB in 3rd round; S in 4th; 2021 - zero players from defense drafted Again, I have no idea the root cause ($$, recruiting, development). However, I see the players at Clemson as being far superior to what he had at OU.
  6. This needs to be reinforced. In 2019-2020, Texas football generated $146mm in revenue. Of that, $44.1mm was from ticket revenue, $33.6mm from football donations, and $26.6mm through licensing and sponsorships. Dropping 2 games likely means dropping an average of 1-1.5 home games per year (some of those out-of-conference games are home-only; some are home-and-home). That would impact each of the above numbers by 15-20%. Moreover, most conferences split the Champ Game revenue. Most P5 schools would prefer an additional home game and the revenue from the conference championship game over the paltry income generated by 2 weekends narrowing down from 12 to 4. Matchups of Baylor/Oregon or Cincy/Pitt are largely uninteresting to the masses. They'd get horrid ratings in most of the country - and imagine that Oregon home game starting at 8P PST. Ugh.
  7. Iowa has been a pretender all year long. First, they really have not really beaten anyone. Game 1: W 34-6 over #17 Indiana. Indiana ended the season with 3 wins - they sucked this year. Game 2: W 27-17 over #9 Iowa State. ISU was mediocre all year and has struggled w/ Iowa for some time - esp. under Campbell. Game 6: W 23-20 over #4 Penn State. PSU was overrated all year long and had 4 turnovers in the game. Game 7: Purdue - and its notoriously mediocre defense - beat #2 Iowa 24-7 - at Iowa. Petras had 4 INT. Game 8: Wisconsin dismantled them 27-7. Wisconsin held them to 156 yards of offense. Iowa was not that great, but the rest of the Big10 West (Purdue, Wisconsin, and Minn) (1) were a little worse and (2) had OSU or Michigan on the schedule.
  8. We know she ain't your type
  9. For research purposes. She's kept herself in good shape
  10. Couple of thoughts.... If Ewers goes to Tech, he's dumber than I thought. McGuire holding it back to not rain on Aranda = bullshit. Ewers reminds me of that guy who is always interviewing at a startup or another "greener" place. Looks good on paper and never really wants to execute or compete.
  11. The IRS does not know about briefcases full of cash. Oh wait, this ain't the 80s any more. CPAs like you should offer tax advice - gratis - to these young men. The BMDs business interests funding this are going to write it all off as a business expense. There's no reason the athletes should have to go to jail because of tax law ignorance. I envision "Gaspar, The Official CPA of University of Texas Men's Athletics" will be chanted in the halls of Bellmont in the near future.
  12. His love for his players is limitless. His love for money is more limitless. Agree that the worst thing about that message is the 10p announcement of a 7a meeting. What an asshole.
  13. Benjamin Netenyahu is a better Catholic than Kelly. /nocr
  14. Glutton for punishment... Out of town and Youtube TV will not update to my out of town area. So, cannot watch, as it is linked to Fox7 in Austin. anyone know of a streaming link?
  15. Yes. Ballard beat out Wright. That’s the story from the younger Austin High alumni network. If there is such a thing.
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. And how it is funded.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. The week after beating Texas OU: Beat TCU OSU: Loss to ISU Baylor: Loss to TCU ISU: losing to TTU
  24. Geez. Purdue's defense is lacking.
  25. Still cannot believe Purdue lost to Minn. They beat them in every category except (1) score and (2) turnovers. That's a poor recipe
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