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  1. Here's an interview with Logan Eggleston about her experiences as a pro in Turkey thus far. It's conducted by Brooke Nuneviller, the Oregon star who also just went pro in Turkey at about the same time Logan did. Madi Kubik from Nebraska is also on the interview, talking about her experiences as a pro in Puerto Rico. Brooke has been doing a series of these for Volleyball magazine, including one where she interviews all time Texas great and Olympic gold medalist Chiaka Ogbogu, but this is her best one because the others she's interviewing veterans, but this one she's interviewing two other players who are in the same boat as her. Nothing really about Texas per se in here. It's really all about what they're experiencing as pros, and what an adjustment it's been: https://volleyballmag.com/pro-volleyball-life-abroad-with-brooke-nuneviller-logan-eggleston-madi-kubik-032523/
  2. So after tonight, there will be one team left from the top 12 teams entering the tournament. I've been to a number of forums for different basketball schools. The most overused statement I see is, "if only we could have won that game our path was wide open!" No fucking shit, sherlock. EVERYONE'S path is wide open!
  3. "Gurley could sell his paintings for thousands!" About a guy making millions every year.
  4. Here's a good one from yougov.org I'd prefer to see something that shows changes over time, if there are any, but it still shows how high the indifference is about the war among the French compared to other European countries: https://today.yougov.com/topics/international/articles-reports/2023/02/24/one-year-european-and-american-attitudes-war-ukrai I should be clear that while I think of polling as important, I also feel like they're widely over remarked upon. They're treated almost like scorecards most of the time, when there are way too many variables that goes into composing them. Nonetheless, I do like reading about them, even if I don't put as much importance in them as others do. The best ones are the organizations that conduct polls on a consistent basis around certain topics, and ask the same questions each time. I like seeing how views change according to these polls. It's much more informative to me.
  5. It's interesting to me that on a long enough time line, the diminishment of Russia could be a disadvantage to the West because it empowers China, and China under their current system of government is a bigger threat over the long term than Russia is. At the same time in the near term Russia has made a full scale invasion of a neighboring European country, and so this makes me laugh. China is going to take complete advantage of Russia's situation. No doubt about it. That's what I was telling a bunch of people a couple of days ago who simply watch the news and were pseudo fearful of China and Russia "getting together." There's no getting together here. There's China preparing Russia for butt sex with no lube, and not even a reach around.
  6. Yes. I'll see if I can find some. There are polls for pretty much every European countries, and a lot of non western ones as well. Paris has a lot of domestic politics that are playing a bigger role than Ukraine right now. Edit: Here's an article about the presidential race, although not specifically about French support for Ukraine specifically. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/france-election-2022-macron-heads-polls-but-ukraine-overshadows-the-debate.html
  7. Back at you. I'm very appreciative of everyone contributing to this thread. Too many to name, I'll just forget someone. I enjoy reading everyone's thoughts on the conflict. And about their brother's thoughts, too!
  8. Or any night for the past 6 years. He had all the power in that relationship, other than pussy is undefeated, which is admittedly a big exception to make. Still, while I understand her actions contributed to the situation, I blame this entire ordeal on Chris Beard. Not saying she didn't contribute, but it was his choices that ultimately led to his dismissal. Not her's.
  9. I think it's fairer to say he was a complicated person. But he was absolutely fraudulent. He's the Bob Wheeler of this war. He definitely put himself out there as something he was not, and he definitely stole money.
  10. This article is so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. It's about a couple of combat medics deployed at a stabilization center in a dingy basement just a few clicks away from the front lines. Well worth a read: https://kyivindependent.com/national/i-work-then-i-cry-exhausted-medics-near-bakhmut-fight-for-every-life
  11. Here's a salient tweet from the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs about why it's important not to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Paris Olympics even under a neutral flag:
  12. Could add India to that list, too. Modi had all the makings of a ruler for life from the beginning, and at this point he's cementing it.
  13. Jerritt Elliot is being inducted into the USA volleyball Hall of Fame. https://usavolleyball.org/story/usa-volleyball-announces-2023-hall-of-fame-inductees/ "Texas women’s volleyball coach Jerritt Elliott will receive the All-Time Great Coach Award, which recognizes individuals for success and excellence in volleyball coaching over a period of many years. Elliott has coached several successful National Team Development Program (NTDP) age-group teams for USA Volleyball while leading Texas to two NCAA Championships and multiple other titles."
  14. I don't have anything against Barnes. I like him a great deal as a human being. I'm still glad he's struggling with tournament success. I'm just petty that way. I know a Sweet 16 is pretty good, but even then, losing to FAU is not going to feel good for Vol fans. Now if Chris Beard can channel his inner Gillispie in the next few years, that would be awesome.
  15. Apparently he could be a candidate for Terry’s staff. We’ll have to see.
  16. And of course, with a rotation comes looting. Russians gonna russian. They Rush In, and then they rush out.
  17. To be honest, I think there are a lot of head coaches at all levels who could check some boxes on the psychopathy checklist. I know there are a lot of CEOs. When winning is the primary measurement, it's going to attract people somewhere on the psychopathy spectrum. I've always said that life/work balance is overrated in a head coach of a team I root for. I just don't know of any coaching legends who are famed for their life/work balance.
  18. That's my thing. Texas has always hired their coaches after the season is over. Including interim coaches. You have to negotiate a contract. It doesn't make sense to do that until after the season is over. It's a bunch of noise for the sake of making noise.
  19. He's not a realistic person. That's not his strength. He's not introspective. He's not truthful, frankly. He's an optimist who thinks by sheer will he can transform a situation. There are pros and cons to this. But if he can keep his personal demons at bay, it makes him an extremely compelling basketball coach. I saw recently where Dana Altman criticized the Oregon fan base for only having 3500 fans in the seats for their NIT loss. Which is what you see coaches do all the time. I remember when Mack Brown criticized the Texas fan base for not being passionate enough to fill up DKR-Memorial. That is pretty much never effective. Compare that to Beard who constantly talks about how amazing the fans are, whether he's at Texas Tech, Texas, or Seminole Junior College. That's not realistic, especially at the beginning. But that's how you motivate people. He talks about being a Monday night program. He talks about every one of his players being a future pro. He talks about every opponent being an NCAA team. That's what he does. Being realistic is simply not part of his DNA. I don't understand why it should even be an expectation.
  20. Ukrainian troops training for assault and defending a building using laser tag:
  21. That was the story of that series. Nebraska snatching defeat from the jaws of victory over and over again. The '96 inaugural championship game, "maybe we'll beat them by 21 points!" Roll left. Breaking their long home winning streak in '98 with Ricky Williams. The last time Nebraska fans ever gave a Longhorn a standing ovation. The '99 game in Austin where they fumbled the ball inside the red zone over and over. The 2002 game that broke another home winning streak with a couple of missed field goals and throwing an interception from the Texas 13 yard line with 10 seconds to play rather than kick the field goal to tie it. 2006 where Nebraska had the game wrapped up gaining a first down until Aaron Ross caused the fumble which allowed Texas to drive down for Ryan Bailey's game winning kick. Jamaal Charles going absolutely apeshit in the fourth quarter in 2007. Nebraska went 1-9 in Big 12 play against UT, many of those years at a time when they were the top football program in the country. Add to that Nebraska felt like Texas just came in and took over. The SWC commissioner was named the new Big 12 commissioner. The league offices were moved from Kansas City to Dallas. The league held a championship game over Nebraska's objections. The league banned partial qualifiers. There was a lingering bitterness towards Texas from fans that weren't even around from stories passed down from older generations. It's basically a meme at this point.
  22. Russian generals say they just haven't run enough vehicles through those minefields yet. They're going to be cleared out in no time.
  23. It's been one of the key pieces of video in the ICC hearings. Listening to the husband talk about how he got back to Ukraine held territory was very moving.
  24. Russ Springmann is the new coach at Oral Roberts. It's been a winding journey for that guy. He's very straight laced and religious, so Oral Roberts is a good fit for him in that regard. He was my favorite assistant at Texas. We don't get Durant without Springmann on staff. He was the first person to offer Durant a college scholarship and he stayed on him for the next four years. Durant doesn't even visit Texas without Springmann. I hope he has great success. https://ktul.com/news/local/oral-roberts-announces-russell-springmann-as-new-mens-basketball-head-coach
  25. Well, also Shrewsberry attended a Catholic high school in Indianapolis and then later was the head coach at the University of Indiana at South Bend from 2005-7. Notre Dame was probably his dream job.
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