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RomaVicta

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  1. It's sorta funny that their team and program can't help but focus on Texas ahead of time. We're such a constant part of their lives from "t.u." to their song and swaying refrain. There's no escaping it. Our guys don't have that constant stimulus that Texas A&M is the biggest thing in the world. Beating them is everything. Let's do our song and dance. I'd be surprised if Texas were looking ahead to A&M (not denying it's a big game, BTW). I wouldn't be if it's the other way around.
  2. These poor rough tough real stuff victims. Of course, all you read on the Aggie boards was how they longed to keep toxic t.u. on their schedule. But then they saw the chains the game put upon them. A sleeping giant, if you will, controlled by smaller men. Below is the culmination of Aggie-created reality at its best: This is not made from whole cloth but it is derived from a single thread. Aggies, who sing about us and cannot say our proper name aloud, were outraged by Longhorns saying the OU game was a bigger game than the Aggie game and that the football rivalry with OU was more intense. They were flummoxed, well they're always flummoxed, they were really really flummoxed by this. Well, if you don't like the facts, invent lies! It's right there in the footnotes to the Code of Honor. Thou shalt always lie about t.u. So they bent the original sentiment into "tu says we're not their rival." Thus they continue to embarrass themselves by citing examples that there is indeed a rivalry! They bring it up a lot. Not entirely apt, but close enough:
  3. Most voters can't name one of their own senators. Many can't find the USA on the globe. When it comes down to accountability they don't have a clue on their own. Some (most now) listen to their God-chosen cult leader for the facts. They have no basis to question that account. We'll talk about secretaries failing or intentionally doing harm. The cult will absolutely know that it's the socialist baby killing/eating Dems and the deep state.
  4. I'll be a dickhead here. I don't much care. Now that I know of her, I wish her well, but there's no reason for going into this on the recruiting board. If people think Venables may retire because his wife has cancer, that's newsworthy. The details are not.
  5. Wait! There's still the press! ...fuck. Well, we have the judges in the courts! ...fuck. Hey, we still have the majority of the voters!...fuck. Some of us are white males! Yay!
  6. I forgot all about that. That's even better than whatever Article Trump thinks he can use to wield plenary power. You can easily imagine Stephen Miller leaning to Trump's ear and taking a long sniff of the earwax with orgasmic delight. "Mr. President, sir, there's something interesting you might like to know." Miller relishes the smell of the full diaper as he leaves the intoxication of ear wax. ETA:
  7. Still no mention of Christian Nationalism's impact or the issue of people ignoring character issues. I shrug instead of rage at this point.
  8. William! Looch, the Fightin' Texas Aggie who wants to fight you! Bringing the insight. Everybody knows you only take an off week before playing a cupcake because...well because. All those other idiot teams have off weeks before big games. Stupid. The guys barely know how to buckle their chinstraps or where to line up after a break like that. Give those poor Aggies a break! Anybody have a clue as to who he's talking to here? I like that he's not afraid to take a bold stand where others cower: Somewhere there is a man standing tall in a parking lot in College Station. He knows things. He's smart not dumb like everybody says. What is? What are you talking about? Texas is one of the best 12 teams in the country, you say. Then you toss in resume after saying this above: You're looking at numbers, you're not looking at numbers, common sense should prevail, no dumbasses! What about the resume? Still, they won a battle they never fought: Arch could have transferred there.
  9. I'm not sure what to make of your post about me. If the wolves are the billionaire class, I suppose it's apt. The lamb should be portrayed voting for the wolves. If I were present, I'd be on a porch watching this play out and claiming the whole thing is the hand of Darwin.
  10. I'm sure FOX would never hire someone who doesn't respect women.
  11. ...rather than preserve democracy. Sorta like choosing readily available hamburgers over the lives of your grandchildren. Or lies over truth.
  12. It seems like daily there's a new chart or graph that I have no hope of interpretting. Thanks for the summary at the bottom. [okay, I get it now. Thanks.]
  13. This was the kind of terror we faced in an Arkansas gas station: Don't tell me it wasn't hell!
  14. Yep. The hostility was real. Some stations in Arkansas wouldn't sell gas to people with Texas plates on their cars. I'm glad it's changed to something a little more garden variety.
  15. I don't get the pleasure a fan like you gets out of a season. You're not alone in your attitude. I'm not scolding you for lack of school spirit; I'm just truly mystified about the difference in which we experience a season. I also don't want to go "a win is win. E'erbody be happy." I hated the shit fights with lousy teams we always ended up in with Strong and Herman. How many times can a 21-point lead turn into a white-knuckler? Fuck! We're 9-1 and ranked in the top five. It's a weird year in college football because the season is almost over and it's difficult to tell how good anybody really is. That includes us. I think it's a great thing for the first season with a 12 team playoff. I'm having fun. Maybe I'm a low-expectation motherfucker (thanks, Chris Rock). You seem like someone who could manage to be disappointed in a championship team that is less than perfect. Sounds miserable to me, but there's all sorts of things about the humans that are mysterious. Hook 'Em!
  16. I think the only thing lacking is his long ball. That's important, but doesn't change how well he leads receivers and finds the right receiver. The drops killed some of our possessions. Count me among the happy for coming away with a win. I don't care about covering or any betting shit. I think Arkansas is the most fanatical effort we face all season when we play there. I say that fully aware of the OU game. I'm glad the game is back. I saw a lot of good Texas Arkansas games back with Akers and Holtz. The 1969 game is one of the first games I watched on TV and knew what was going on. The Aggies have been a joke most of my life. Anyways, feeling good about the win after the third quarter scare.
  17. It's like their facilities obsession. In this case, it's not show up, wear maroon, be loud; it's we're the loudest stadium in the history of loud. Everything is a fucking death march to them. The object isn't really to cheer on your team and have funs. For them, it's yell constantly by command. Compare a shot of their crowd with those at any other school. Their obsession with being loud leads to shit like this. Everybody else looks like they're having fun even if they're serious about the game. The Aggies never look that way. Weirdos. It's a masterpiece. It's hilarious that the author got it posted before they could post their own fake praise. A&M is the SEC grind. Prepare to be ground.
  18. The most popular player on any team is the unsigned high school QB who everyone one believes may arrive and take over on day one. So much for Wiggy's Heisman trophy.
  19. The best thing I heard on NPR yesterday was Bernie Sanders making the same point you are. I think it's likely valid for accounting for some of the red shift to give Trump a majority. Sanders' central point was that Trump, no matter how crazy and dishonest, does present a vision where the problem is illegals and how he will handle it. The Dems do not choose to pick a cause for what is wrong: the unfair economy and the tyranny (my word) of the billionaire class. It was a great 30 minutes. I'm not a Bernie Bro, but I'm impressed. However, I don't see how you can quote me and suggest that the bullet list I make somehow represents correct perceptions. The embraced lies of Donald Trump are the whole of his success. They're also the hole we are sliding down with an electorate whose majority doesn't mind it.
  20. Yea. The only analysis I hear is on NPR when I'm driving. It's all old paradigm that's been quoted here. No exploration of powerful new factors: Christian Nationalism Xenophobia/Racial intolerance Character of candidate and what it says about electorate Lies being believed such as The absurdity of children getting sex change operations at school. Haitians eating pets. The poor shape of the economy. The last one is probably the most profound issue. There is no good faith on one side. Analysts are content to discuss the perception of the electorate without getting into it being profoundly incorrect and why. I just smirk and shake my head these days. I'm emotionally detached.
  21. I saw this on the old Saturday Night at the Movies when I was a boy. Loved the movie. This scene was a genius moment. Those movies were usually a big deal. I saw Hud and The Hustler, too. Thanks.
  22. Hey, girls. What do we do with A&M? Woo hoo!
  23. Also created a roaming criminal class. You're free! You're without options to live! Don't let us catch you on the street! And then blame them for the results. The racism used to rationalize enslaving people is tranferable to persecution. Ain't no problem with the white man.
  24. Voting purely on emotion and resentment against your own interests? Punch their American Cards! They're in! Welcome to the Shit Show and thanks for your contribution!
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