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Dbeasy

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  1. Him?
  2. None of these complainers have ever heard of Juluke. Nor do they know anything about any other RB coach. That’s what makes their complaints so stupid.
  3. The Southlake Desoto game was probably the second best game I’ve ever watched. Behind Plano vs Plano East. It was amazing.
  4. Pretty sure it’s a stuck fetzer valve. You’re going to need some gauze pads and some ball bearings and some 3 in 1 oil.
  5. So I assume he was at LSU for only one year because of Miles getting canned. But why did Kingsbury make a change after only one year?
  6. Whew.
  7. Knock that off or I will organize the fatwa of all fatwas.
  8. Man it must be awesome being a UConn fan. Top coach. Top players. Great logo. Well, at least we have a better logo.
  9. It’s awesome. Free Stars games.
  10. Isn’t there already a Texas coaches thread?
  11. Interesting view. I’ll put that on my read list. I feel like the whole charity system, whether it’s government provided or private, is cloaked in mystery when it comes to who is getting this help, for how long, and how they fit or don’t fit the criteria of need. Many of the arguments on Surly, and between the political parties, isn’t often data based, because there isn’t enough reliable data. Some people believe everyone is a freeloader, and some believe very few are freeloaders. A lot of the data comes from the charities themselves who have an extremely strong interest in demonstrating there are a small number. I used to believe in the good of most people, but the last 8 years have taught me there are way way more dumb and shitty people on this country than I ever imagined. But back to the original comment, does reducing the stigma of charity result in much more freeloading? I don’t know.
  12. But Akina hasn’t been let go. So…
  13. I’ve met many of the recruiting guys over the years. It seems like they all have something off about them, except Bobby seems to me to be a good businessman who knows the recruiting service game better than anyone. By the way, I’ll see Chip in the next few weeks. I think he knows I’m a surly regular, and I assume he knows how surly feels about him. Should make for some nice ackward moments.
  14. No ceremony necessary. I knew it was going to be controversial when I typed it. This site is full of Houston oil men with PFG shirts and circle beards -nntawwt.
  15. I know. This thought had never occurred to me before this morning and it felt wrong to type it. But, as much as it annoys me, I still think it’s true. Sad. But true. Edmonton are the Oilers too. Yuk.
  16. Where did I ever say an increase in social programs is incentivizing lazy people? I never said anything like that, nor do I believe that. What I said was that if there is a conscious effort to reduce stigma, or for whatever reason the stigma drops, then people are more likely to start taking advantage of the system. That’s a completely different concept. Again, as I stated in the previous post, I’ve never said that and I’m not sure how you interpreted my previous post to suggest that.
  17. I guess I don’t understand your point. You started by saying you disagree. But then you acknowledge that people are doing it. The only thing I can surmise from your post is that you think that people taking advantage of charity is due solely to wealth inequality and not because of reduced stigma? If that’s your argument, it doesn’t make sense. By definition the stigma hasn’t stopped their behavior. I’m confused.
  18. Does anyone in the know have the story on whether losing Williams to the portal is a concern by the staff? On one hand, I would think it is given the minutes he’s played, his recruiting rank and the depth chart, but on the other hand the safety performance while he was on the field was definitely worse at times.
  19. This thread is a pretty important topic imo. It alludes to a very significant American issue today. Historically, one of America’s greatest strengths was its generosity and charity for citizens in need. For a long time, America reduced a lot of human suffering through charitable programs. It worked because the population felt a certain amount of shame about needing help, and that kept people from taking advantage of the resources unfairly, taking away help for others in need. However, today we do have a lot of people (amount unclear) who see charity as an entitlement. That lack of stigma has two negative effects. It results in abuse of charity resources and it takes away from others who are truly in need. So the more you reduce or eliminate the stigma, the more you risk having people take advantage of the charity unfairly. I don’t quite know what the answer is, but the political wars of today between the right and left stems from, among other things, these types of issues. People who do everything possible to avoid charity do not like seeing others take unfair advantage of charity. It’s a deep seated anger. I don’t know what the solution is to this problem.
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