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  1. I don't think I ever read anything insightful during the (very distant) time I was a subscriber to 247.
  2. Speaking Elon Musk and NIL ... I know him pretty well. Generally, I like him. With that said, I want him nowhere near UT sports. Elon is not interested in sports. They are a waste of time in his view. Pabulum for the masses. And he would not be doing this for the love of the game or the university. But rather, it would be transactional. So what would UT have to give up? It wouldn't be pretty.
  3. Thursday morning update The good news is that the threat of a significant ice storm is receding. It now appears as though this will be primarily a snow and sleet event in the vicinity of the metroplex in general, and Jerry World in specific. We are looking at 3 to 6 inches of snow, with some additional sleet thrown into the mix for the Dallas area. How much of this sticks will depend on temperatures, which will be in the 30 to 34 degree range overnight Thursday in Friday morning. (If things were going to be 5 degrees colder, this would be snow-mageddon). The potential for roadway issues is still pretty high on Friday morning, but I do expect things to start melting by late morning or early afternoon at the latest. The bottom line is that the later you can drive in, the better. The problem is if everyone else has this same idea.
  4. Even if you clear the roads immediately around the stadium, the DFW area is very large with an immense amount of freeways. People will be coming from all over. Southern cities just do not have the winterization capacity to deal with the entire area ahead of a storm.
  5. You have more faith in north Texas road crews than I do. There is the potential for a big mess. Because temperatures are going to be cutting it very close to freezing -- i.e. 30 degrees vs 33 degrees matters a lot, and we just can't say with precision where the freeze line will occur -- it could go either way. But I think people should be prepared for a pretty bad situation.
  6. Wednesday morning update We're finally well within the range of higher resolution models this morning, and the outlook is not great. Temperatures on Friday morning are likely to reach freezing levels in much of the Dallas area, and this should be just cold enough to allow sleet, snow, or freezing rain to stick to roads. Precipitation will occur between late Thursday morning and about sunrise on Friday. The latest models indicate that some or most of this will fall as snow and sleet, with the potential for significant accumulations. In short, I expect travel around the metroplex to be a mess on Thursday evening, night, and Friday morning. I would anticipate significant flight disruptions on Thursday, Thursday night, and into Friday morning. Conditions should improve by the middle of the day Friday. The best-case scenario is that air temperatures are a bit warmer than currently forecast, allowing freeways to remain snow and ice free. (I.e. the surface of the roadways remains warm enough to melt anything that falls). The worst-case scenario is a major winter storm that shuts down the metroplex on Thursday and much of Friday morning, possibly into the early afternoon.
  7. Tuesday afternoon update We are just now coming into the range of high-resolution models (i.e. NAM, HRRR, etc.) which typically do a much better job handling the smaller-scale dynamics that matter when it comes to winter storm events. Confidence in the forecast will grow, accordingly, over the next 24 hours. What I can say right now is that things are trending in a better direction, which is to say a bit warmer on Thursday night, and a bit less precipitation. However that does not mean there will not be mobility problems around DFW, and I'm also concerned about the possibility of ice on I-35 N and I-45 N on Thursday night or Friday morning. I'll provide a better update in the morning when we've had more runs of the higher-resolution models.
  8. I really need to see a closeup video of forearms before I'm ready to rank a player.
  9. Meteorologist here. There is definitely the potential for a serious transportation mess in the DFW metroplex on Thursday/night/Friday morning. There are a couple of questions that are very difficult to answer at this point, including the profile of the atmosphere (will it produce snow, sleet, or freezing rain) and how quickly temperatures reach above freezing on Friday morning. Some modeling recently has indicated that DFW may only briefly freeze on Thursday night/Friday morning, which would speed up the transition to wet rather than icy streets on Friday morning. Bottom line: Any travel into DFW after noon on Friday should be fine, but before then there's definitely the potential for a clusterfuck. Especially if the stars align and the region gets half an inch of freezing rain.
  10. Less than one year into this journey—one!!—and we have ruined the single thing more precious to their dark, little hearts than anything else, conference pride. How fantastic.
  11. In the semifinals for the second year in a row. Who do you want back? Makcovic? Mack? Charlie? Tom Herman? Go fuck yourself.
  12. This is where I am at, especially with the program putting on airs. The only upside to their 'resurgence' is that Tech probably gets into the college football playoff before before a&m, which will be endlessly hilarious.
  13. Am I a bad person for kind of wanting pig to wreck tech?
  14. At least you will be able to Remember the Alamo. Until dementia sets in, that is.
  15. This is incredible, and a reflection that a) Sark can recruit and b) money talks. I remember during the Chuckles years being excited to have one or two players to watch in these games.
  16. Quick summary of @tiger22's contributions to this board.
  17. The thread title is perfect unless SamMan is willing to up the ante to blow jobs.
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