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But offenses had changed so much. A&M was running the complex system that required intense study and practice. Check the precision and planning.

The Aggies are believing a much improved defense will boost them in competition. I'm unclear on a few things after the fog of the off-season. Wasn't the A&M defense good last year? How much better could it get to make any kind of material difference? I've read here that their first string talent is good to excellent on defense. Now I'm recalling what a star Edgerrin Cooper was last year. He's arguably the best linebacker I noticed playing for anybody all season. What do they have or whom have they recruited to fill that gap? I recall their linebacker depth chart was pitiful when the season ended. I just checked 247 and see they has two LB (one seemingly very good) committed and on campus. Three LBs transferred in. One from Pitt, a possibly toxic guy from Florida, and a smiling fellow from Youngstown state. I didn't intend to write this long when I started, but at least I've done some leg work. I'm thinking their linebacker corps drops in quality with so many new guys and questions. I don't see their defense improving. Is this correct? If so, everything is reliant on their OL to improve, correct? I think all of their QBs looked good last year, but they won't be enough. How far off am I?

She's reaching out to every division of the GOP's devisive strategy. I think your observation of separate but equal is the message, and it's a good one. All are welcome. All will be the same. All are showing their support and thus unifying in the cause. Forward together. A few weeks ago used for Biden, it would be cornball. Now, it's again inspiring.

They should be careful what they wish for. They already have the Jewish-hating vote. If they start dog whistling that in their usual clumsy way, it will just further identify them as the hate party longing for the days when everybody knew their place and the right people were frightened. I'm not reading much detail of the kind being discussed here. I had my say above about that. If Shapiro himself sexually harrassed someone, I assume he wouldn't even be considered. If he hasn't, he's easily cleared the low bar set by the pussy-grabber. Character assassination and slander based on lies are the anti-republic party's only real weapons. Unfortunately for those assholes, contrition will wipe out most stuff brought up against a Dem. The GOPs are never contrite, never self-aware, and never-rising from shit-slinging strategies to the extent that they are now absolutely coated in shit that is right now named weirdness.

I think the arguments and discussion about VP choice is old paradigm politics. I feel the same way about issues such as Israel, fracking, and any of the other things we actually should be discussing and addressing as a nation. The person who has been leading in the national polls is a lying rapist openly talking of retribution against those who oppose him. And that's just for starters. He rides the hate wave generated by the GOP without scruple or regard for anyone but himself. He embodies the surprising political movement that seeks to destroy the ideology of the republic by returning the USA to white man rule days. He runs on emotion: hate of an illusory threat posed by fellow citizens. He's turned the hate engine into a hate cult. Harris and the enormously refreshing emergence of Democratic oratory have at last shifted to the new paradigm. What was the political struggle is no longer about policy. The other side won't discuss it except to ridicule Dem policies using lies. It's now about labeling your opponent (socialist/woke/invaders vs weird/crazy/dangerous loons). The Dem leadership has fallen back on countering the dark emotion of the hate engine with light emotion of unity. The only allusion to policy is returning versus moving forward. Progressive will cease being a dirty word henceforth. Take it literally. The Harris candidacy is a groundswell of emotional pushback on the doomsayers. We're going forward and getting to work. It rings as more than the tired slogan it was a few weeks ago. We need that vision articuated as a real alternative to Trumpism. It is being so in splendid oratory. I never anticipated an appeal to America's better side would have any impact at all. I have a ledge-shaped cushion and crystal glassware for watching the final act. I think my emotional uplift is part of the general groundswell, the ascendancy of good faith and goodwill. Never saw it coming.

Texas got slaughtered by Mexico in a very one-sided game, as you recall.

In the fake Aggie letter seeking help on the writer's first visit to the greatest game day experience in the world, it was asked what were the best restaurants in College Station. The image was my response. It's a Shitty Margaritaville of soulless chain restaurants

The Aggies are really boosting Texas and ND!

Then he personifies the last five pages of this once fun and interesting thread.

She could choose Eric Trump as VP and I'm in 100%. I'm just ready for all the speculation to end. All of her actual choices look good to me after seeing all the video you guys have posted. Onward to battle!

I'm reminded of the days years ago when I spent more time on TexAgs. Of course they claim we're all limp wristed homosexuals as though it's a profound insult. What was amusing to me was how many of them could apparently name every gay bar in Austin when they heaped their manly manful insults on Longhorns. Oil Can Harry's always led the list, but they could name others that were unknown to me. I asked them once how they knew them so well. Queerly, none of them answered.

It's hard to convey how electrifying Twin Peaks was when it appeared on TV. Another really good choice. Holds up pretty good, but taking it in live was the shit.

This is my tiresome thing about the TV News idiots. Those are huge stories that they didn't cover because it was so far off the template that they decided not to take them seriously. They all succombed to Trump fatigue which is antitheitcal to their profession. Trump revealed he was anti-republic and had no regard whatsoever for his oath of office. What do they give us? The country is so polarized. = Both sides. So many Dem speakers taking over where journalists failed and where hidebound political discourse crippled their party. No more stuffy statements about "we are profoundly disturbed at the statements made by former President Trump and we abhor his words." No. Now they just talk about what's obvious and speak their intelligent minds. Never thought I'd see it. Yep. The old pol's have their templates, too. You see all those dusty boxes in the back room? Get rid of 'em. We're starting over.

Quote from Peggy Noonan about Kamala Harris: Now close your eyes and imagine she's talking about Ronald Reagan for whom she wrote scripts.

You begin to see what is wrong with America. Here we should have the freedom to speak the language we impose on our fellow citizens. We can fill the prisons with lawyers who use Latin and MAGAs who don't really speak much of anything. Speaking of old and out of touch, when's the last time anyone referred to Ebonics? I've only become aware of Loomer recently. She's a parody of what has become the right. A comedian could use some of her lines to evoke laughter. Any possibility she's a performance artist knowingly getting in on the grift?

When I've re-watched that series, I'm always amazed at how much goes into that first episode. I remembered it as spread over three episodes or so. Just about every episode is that way. Great choice!

Same as breathing the air there.

And wait'l you see how good the 2027 OTs are after we strike out on this guy!

Olin baby! Let's check in on the metaphor. Meyer's a smart guy. You can't go wrong quoting a famous coach. Just like baseball. Let's see how it goes. [After five paragraphs of statistical evidence to prove that national champions almost always have good defenses. I'm glad somebody finally looked into that.] Ouch. Olin isn't bright, but he is dogged. And he always brings it home to the opening metaphor. Even if it's not like baseball!

When he went on his murder spree, how did he not shoot himself in the dick?

The face you make when you have no idea what the smart people are talking about, and you don't want to reveal it.

You heard the sound of the depth finder sinker gliding down down down. No bottom here.

He landed in a great gig for a "writer" of his caliber. He covered HS football at a real paper, the AAS. He washes ashore in College Station and takes a beat position with TexAgs where he churns out template stories of the type you saw in sports pages 40 years ago. He then has his one brilliant move. "I'll drive to Austin right now and ask Schlossnagle the hard questions!" I assume that's made him an Aggie legend granting him job security pumping up the Aggies and damning the devils in Austin. He's overachieved, I suppose.

Transexuals are ruining sports! Some commit crimes! Kamala Harris approves of this just because we say so! Make her deny it! Having been a prosecutor, my disposition towards crimes committed by anyone is clear. As for transexual athletes, perhaps rules need to be adopted. That's complicated. I will tell you that there are few things more despicable and low than picking out a group of people for your followers to hate just to drum up votes. I don't think there is ever a good reason for such shameless bullying. Ask Mr. Elon Musk or Donald Trump to deny that this is a hateful strategy that is bad for this country. We're not going back to that. My man.

I was given 23 and Me as a gift. I produced the spit, but it didn't work. They sent another kit, but I didn't bother. The spitting is sorta gross and I don't care that much about my geneology. It's all mostly Northern European from what I can tell. I sort of worry about people checking out their genetic history on a wide scale because it seems like it could fuel racism through taking pride in your heritage. There is no pride to be had there. It's like the Aggies and the SEC. They puff themselves up about being in a great conference even though they have done noting themselves to add to the prestige. One other thing, I'm surprised nobody who has mentioned their tests have any Ashkenazi Jewish blood. Just about everybody I know has some tiny percentage. I may, too, for all I know. I'd be fine with that or anything else. My phenotype is white man, so what do I have to worry about? At least that's the Trump standard. "She doesn't look Black."