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  1. Sure. I’m sure you’re right (and the others saying the same). All I know is from a couple of years of listening to Burton’s OTF podcasts on IT, and I do t remember him dropping insights. He did shows with other guys-Wadlington, the retired HS coach, Hamilton and Wells- where he tended to be the host, serving them topics and questions. Does he have some other forum, besides those, where he shares all his connected info? I’m not on any insider forums or groups, so maybe he’s doing it somewhere I don’t access. I’ll sure listen to his new podcasts though. I don’t mind admitting if/when I’m wrong.
  2. I don’t disagree with you. And Israel is not using it that way. Hamas, however, they are absolutely using captive kids, women and elderly as bargaining chips.
  3. Agree. High on the list is putting a bolted-on shroud on the underside of an Audi A6, requiring removal to access the oil drain plug. And now they’re making even worse ones!
  4. So, I just read a tech nerd discussion of the data, which argues there really is a reasonable daily variance in the data, if you assume a Poisson distribution rather than a normal distribution. There hasn’t been a rebuttal of Wyner’s noting lack of correlation in reported daily deaths of women and children (you would expect them to be highly correlated). The best explanation (other than the data being invented) is that there is a lag in the data being tabulated, and that Hamas Ministry of Health really shouldn’t try to provide daily totals.
  5. 2.5 years ago, Saban spoke at the THSCA meeting and casually mentioned that Bryce Young was to get $1M in NIL. He didn’t share that as a wake up call, that “something must be done”. No, he thought he had a handle on this future, and was letting everyone know that his program was still the one place to be. How do I feel about Saban’s current blessings? Too bad, so sad. Also, I’m pretty sure Bible was using boosters to spread money around the state every bit as much as SMU did. Thing is, until around 1950, it was within the rules. Texas’ “no buying players” ethos was really put in place by Royal.
  6. Let’s try an experiment. Try to counter or criticize the Tablet article without resorting to these logic fallacies: Appeal to Authority- “The Hamas numbers have been accepted before by the UN(RWA)” Ad Hominem- “The author has written for conservatives and is Jewish” In other words, if you don’t like the conclusion, try to counter the analysis, and find errors
  7. Ok. Share with me what I’m missing from OTF podcasts. Who are the regulars that are “must listens”?
  8. “Bagman” is such a great term. Problem- you want to pay a player, against the rules. Where does the money come from? How is it delivered? Constraints- no records of transaction , no misdirection of funds, no traceability to coaches, administrators or Big Money Donors Where does the money come from? Not from coaches and not from the school it has to come from BMDs What form does the money come in? Cash, because you don’t want records of checks or wirings Solution- “bagman”. Put cash in a bag and have a low level employee or associate hand deliver it, along with precautions about triggering auto bank disclosures of excessive cash amounts. In the late 1980s, the Ags were being blackmailed by a former player, George Smith, in Georgia. Rather than hand deliver a bag of cash (requiring a couple days of driving or a plane ticket), the Ag football office FedExed $20k in cash, which was then opened by Smith in view of a DMN writer. And that’s why bagmen were needed. In recruiting, SMU used young boosters to deliver the cash to recruits around the state. That way, the BMDs (like Edwin Cox and Bill Clements) didn’t get their hands dirty, the recruits got the cash, and the young boosters (like Sherwood Blount) got to network with the BMDs, in ways they never would have been able to, otherwise. SMU used junior AD employees to deliver the cash to players on the team.
  9. In fairness, the 1984 election was a real squeaker
  10. Wait- DeShaun Foster is the UCLA HC now? Didn’t Texas recruit him back in the day? Or am I remember wrong?
  11. The way I heard it reported- most Israelis say no humanitarian aid to Gaza until the hostages are returned, which is a slightly different take. The WSJ reporter said the average Israeli is more hardline right now than Netanyahu’s policies. He says they talk about “October 6 mindset” and “October 8 mindset” a lot.
  12. Here’s a question, moved from DT thread- Hamas’ military is funded by Iran. Shortly after 10-7, the WSJ reported that Iran helped plan 10-7. What was Iran’s plan? Was it tied into the other ME activities? Was it a favor to their Russian allies, to take attention and pressure from them? Also- was Hamas expecting Hezbollah to join in, from the north? I know Israel has been wary of Hezbollah this whole time, keeping forces in place near them. In conclusion, what exactly was the plan?
  13. I listen to IT. I don’t know that Bobby has many real connections to the program, over there in Nashville. Gerry is ok, but his “manscaping” ads are cringey, combined with his recent use of eyeliner (NTTIAWWT). I enjoy Wadlington’s content, Kelsons insights (better than Babers’), and Boyd is fine bouncing ideas with someone else. For a host, I like the IT guy over the OTF older guy. JMO. I am unlikely to listen to a podcast with just Justin, Nahlin and “the coach”.
  14. Here’s a question, and if it’s better suited for CR, I can take it there- Hamas’ military is funded by Iran. Shortly after 10-7, the WSJ reported that Iran helped plan 10-7. What was Iran’s plan? Was it tied into the other ME activities? Was it a favor to their Russian allies, to take attention and pressure from them? Also- was Hamas expecting Hezbollah to join in, from the north? I know Israel has been wary of Hezbollah this whole time, keeping forces in place near them. In conclusion, what exactly was the plan?
  15. Naval drones are helping Ukrainian farmers overcome the Russian Navy https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraines-victories-over-russias-black-sea-fleet-reopen-vital-grain-corridor-dc8d5694?st=mru3rs8nz0m01qz&reflink=share_mobilewebshare
  16. Maybe they can use that money to help spring Shakil Afridi
  17. https://www.on3.com/ Craig James? They’re trying to get the gang back together at SMU. He’s reliving the “good” old days with rich old alums on a podcast (linked)
  18. I listened to a WSJ podcast where their reporter in Israel said the Israelis were like “WTF” about US negotiations with Iran, where they are promised sanctions will be lifted if Iran stops sending missiles to Russia. Israelis say, “What do you think they’re going to do with that money?”
  19. The IDF claims to have killed 12k Hamas militants, twice the Hamas count. I think militaries, even trying to be accurate, overcount their enemy casualties.
  20. To dovetail,…Trooper Tahlor also spent time at Baylor…
  21. On the WSJ podcast, the reporter from Israel said that their war could have ended a couple of months ago, if the U.S. could supply munitions as promised. This condition is made worse by Israel supplying Ukraine with artillery shells (to tie into this thread topic), leaving them with a short supply when they were attacked in the south (and also needing some held back should they be attacked from the north). The point is- the U.S. needs to be producing artillery shells on a wartime footing, and not just for Ukraine, and not preparing budgets with reductions in defense spending. Know what really costs money? Fighting a war. Better to be armed so well that nobody wants to give you a try.
  22. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europe-will-tap-frozen-russian-assets-for-ukraine-arms-germanys-scholz-says-659ed672?st=jn4q0pzg5xiee6t&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/world/g-7-threatens-new-sanctions-if-iran-provides-ballistic-missiles-to-russia-8b1a3242?st=mcvqi8lq5nc850s&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
  23. There is a concept called “complementary football”, where the offensive schemes and defensive schemes support each other, mesh together. For example, a hurry up offense doesn’t need to be paired with a shallow defensive roster, because a couple of three-and -outs on offense, and the defense is done for the game. That’s a simple example. Im sure there are more granular and detailed examples, and I imagine it takes a head coach really knowledgeable about both sides of the ball to really work them out. Since 1994, it has been Jerry Jones picking the offensive and defensive schemes, because he not only hires the head coach; he also hires the coordinators. Because he’s a “football man”. Were in good hands, Dallas fans. 😬
  24. Please. Lance Rentzel. In the’60s, Rentzel exposed himself to a little girl in Minnesota. It was suppressed. They traded him to the Cowboys, where he became a star, enjoying the single coverage received on the other side from Bob Hayes. He then exposed himself to a little girl in north Dallas, whose father wouldn’t let the DA downplay it, forcing a trade to the Rams, where he entered sports media (it was a different era). At some point, the world figured out that this kind of behavior was more than a “nutty kink”, and Rentzel was relegated to ignominy. Still, the fact remains that the Cowboys had a monster on the roster for a few years. FIFY
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