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  1. 3 hours ago, South Austin said:

    Let me re-state:  I may not be a well-versed as others on global affairs, but I'm wondering why a Utah car dealer anyone gives two shits about the Congo.  I mean, the Congo?  Really?


    Well, the Congo's rainforest is larger than the state of Alaska and second only to the Amazon.

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  2. 8 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

    Weaver was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1996.


    Yeah, but Haller got the last laugh. Weaver died in 2013 and Haller in 2022.

    From Weaver's Wiki:

    Weaver never got along well with umpires. Palmer described their relationship: "Earl Weaver hated umpires with every fiber of his win-or-die being. He yelled at them. He screamed in their faces. He kicked dirt on them. He tore up rule books. He taunted and tortured them."[20] Weaver was ejected from games at least 91 times during the regular season (98, according to one source)[21] and several more times during post-season play. He was ejected from both games in a doubleheader three times. He was twice ejected from games before they even started, both times by Ron Luciano.[22] Luciano alone ejected him from all four games of a minor-league series and eight games in the majors.[23] Sometimes, even after Weaver had been thrown out of a game, he would phone the Oriole dugout to tell the coaches what moves to make.[24]

    He also received four multiple-game suspensions. He was well known for the humor that often accompanied his ejections. During one particular tirade with an umpire, Weaver headed to the dugout screaming, "I'm going to check the rule-book on that" to which the umpire replied, "Here, use mine." Weaver shot back, "That's no good—I can't read Braille."[25] He once told an umpire that he could appear on What's My Line? wearing his mask, chest protector, holding his ball/strike indicator and still nobody would guess he was an umpire.[21]

    Weaver had a penchant for kicking dirt on umpires, and for turning his cap backwards whenever he sparred with umpires in order to get as close to them as possible without actually touching them.[26] His rivalry with Luciano was legendary, to the point where the AL rearranged umpiring schedules for an entire year so that Luciano would not work Orioles games. A year later on August 26, 1979, in the third inning of the opener of an Orioles-White Sox doubleheader at Comiskey Park, he ejected Weaver who then publicly questioned Luciano's "integrity" and received a three-game suspension.[22] Weaver once derisively called Luciano "one of the few umpires that people have paid their way into the park to see."[27]

    Marty Springstead was one of Weaver's least favorite umpires. On September 15, 1977, in Toronto, Weaver asked Springstead to have a tarpaulin covering the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen area removed; the tarp was weighted down by bricks and Earl argued his left fielder could be injured if he ran into the bricks while chasing a foul ball. When the umpire refused to order the Blue Jays to move the tarp, Weaver pulled the Orioles off the field. The umpire declared a forfeit, the only forfeit in Orioles history. On another infamous occasion, in Cleveland, Weaver stormed to the dugout and returned to the field with a rulebook in his pocket. "Don't take that book out or you're outta here," Springstead warned. Weaver pulled it out anyway and was ejected.[28][29] After that game, Weaver said of Springstead, "He's a terrific guy...He's just not a very good umpire."[28]

    One of Weaver's most infamous tirades came on September 17, 1980, in a game against the Detroit Tigers. First base umpire Bill Haller, who was wearing a microphone for a documentary on the daily life of an MLB umpire, called a balk on Oriole pitcher Mike Flanagan. Weaver charged out of the dugout and began screaming at Haller, who was already angry at Weaver for publicly questioning his integrity by suggesting he be prohibited from working Tigers games in 1972 because his brother was the Tigers' backup catcher at the time.[23] After Weaver was ejected, he launched into a profanity-filled argument in which he accused Haller of blatantly calling the game out of the Orioles' favor. He also accused Haller of poking him in the chest, and after Haller denied doing so they called each other liars.[30] Weaver's contempt for umpires was often mutual. One night in 1973 Weaver threw his cap to the ground and began a vehement argument with Luciano. Luciano's crew-mate Don Denkinger walked over to Weaver's cap, stepped on it with the sharp cleats of both shoes, and slowly twisted back and forth

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  3. 47 minutes ago, Getafix said:

     

    (As opposed to the usual insipid dreck, this note has tons of specifics and is well worth the read.  This kid delivers.)

     

    The Stampede: Road Report from Houston
    The latest from a week on the road seeing a plethora of Texas targets in offseason action.
    Jordan Scruggs (Horns 247)
     

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    The Stampede: Road Report from Houston
    The latest from a week on the road seeing a plethora of Texas targets in offseason action.
    Jordan Scruggs (Horns 247)
     

    Welcome to another edition of Horns247's weekly gathering of recruiting intel, The Stampede.

    This week, I'm back with another Road Report. This is a continuation of my story from Thursday night where I broke down the recruitments of Texas targets from Ruston (La.), Jasper, Port Neches-Groves, Port Arthur Memorial, Spring Dekaney and Pearland Shadow Creek.

    If you missed the first Road Report, I spent the last week on the road in Louisiana, Southeast Texas, and Houston hitting high school spring ball practices, athletic periods, weight rooms, spring games, training sessions, etc. The second half of the week included stops at Alief Hastings to see four-star defensive lineman Smith Orogbo, Hitchcock to see four-star wide receiver Kelshaun Johnson, Fort Bend Marshall to see three-star cornerback Caleb Chester and 2026 safety Isaiah Williams, and two training sessions to see Katy Mayde Creek 2026 three-star linebacker Kosi Okpala, Conroe four-star cornerback Dorian Brew and Fort Bend Hightower four-star cornerback Kade Phillips.

    Also included are additional quick notes regarding three more relevant Texas targets.

    Stay tuned in the coming days for stories with quotes from all of the Texas targets that will be discussed below.

    Without further ado, let's get into it.

    ALIEF HASTINGS (THURSDAY, MAY 16)

    Top247 defensive lineman Smith Orogbo has already taken two official visits. He has five more officials scheduled for June, but there's certainly a feeling that the main group of programs in consideration include Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech.

    The Sooners (June 21-23), Longhorns (June 14-16), and Red Raiders (June 7-9) make up three of the June official visits, with Missouri (May 31-June 2) and Kansas (June 12-14) making up the other two trips he's scheduled to take.

    The two visits he's already taken include this last weekend's trip to SMU to see the Ponies May 17-19, and then an April 26-28 official visit he took to Tempe to see the Arizona State Sun Devils.

    Of the three programs at the forefront of the recruitment — Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech — I eventually expect the recruitment to be narrowed down to Texas and Oklahoma. This obviously isn't a formal Crystal Ball prediction, but I do feel like Texas will end up winning this recruitment.

    Orogbo's recruitment is quite refreshing because it's one of the rare recruitments where academics will actually matter in the year 2024. If you don't believe me, I was told a story I'll probably never hear again by Hastings' head football coach.

    Orogbo had never played football until his freshman year. He always wanted to play the sport, but he simply wasn't able to because his parents wouldn't allow it.

    Then came high school, and Orogbo got to scheming. 

    After arriving at Hastings as a freshman in August of 2021, Orogbo decided he couldn't wait any longer and that he was going to play football. He proceeded to lie to his parents about taking after-school tutorial classes to instead make it to his first few football practices.

    He got away with it for a while but was eventually caught. By that point, it was already too late and both the Hastings coaching staff and Smith saw what he could be and that he was going to get what he wanted— the permission to play football.

    With that said, academics will be paramount for winning over the family and ultimately the recruitment.


    Texas is in a great position: The Longhorns happen to offer a top-10 program in the nation for what Orogbo wants to study, which is real estate. On the same note, Jeff Banks and Pete Kwiatkowski actually swung by the school to meet with Orogbo and his father just hours before I sat down with Orogbo.

    The majority of the meeting was spent going over the different topics regarding education at Texas, whether it be Orogbo's major, different ways Texas can help its players academically and even a little preview of what his official visit could look like regarding meetings with the academic staff.

    Quotes from my interview with Orogbo will come out this week, but he spoke on the record about how his parents "love" Texas because of the academics part of the equation. Outside of blowing all of the other contenders out of the water in the academic field, Texas also holds the proximity to home advantage over every program in the mix as well.

    A large defensive line haul is absolutely a necessity for Texas in the 2025 class. With Orogbo being a versatile 6-foot-4-inch, 220-pound tweener with loads of frame space to add more weight, he would fit the Longhorns' defensive line needs in 2025 almost perfectly.

    HITCHCOCK (THURSDAY, MAY 16)

    With the majority of last week's stops being athletic periods spent in the weight room, it was nice to see a bit of football action on a humid Thursday afternoon in Galveston County. With Hitchcock being a team that seems to make a deep run in the state 7-on-7 tournament every summer, it only made sense that I caught the Bulldogs in a 7-on-7 practice as they prepped for the upcoming weekend's state qualifying tournament.

    When the action started on the field, Top247 WR Kelshaun Johnson was on fire. He repeatedly found himself open and catching passes from Hitchcock's three-star quarterback and Texas Tech commit Lloyd Jones.

    Following practice, I sat down with Johnson to catch up with him on where things stand.

    Horns247 has been reporting for several months that Johnson's recruitment is being led by Texas and USC. While I believe that statement remains true, Texas A&M is creeping into the mix as well. The Aggies don't have an official visit on the schedule quite yet, but it's likely they end up receiving one in June whether it be Johnson taking a midweek trip or perhaps swapping out trips with one of his first two officials in June, Arkansas and Texas Tech. 

    I still think the Aggies are behind the Longhorns and Trojans, but it's now a possibility Johnson could actually end up at A&M whereas previously USC and Texas were the only realistic landing spots in my eyes. Holmon Wiggins has been huge in the Aggies gaining momentum, and his background headlined by five years coaching receivers at Alabama including in 2020 when he coached Devonta Smith to being the fourth-ever wide receiver to win the Heisman is one of the main reasons for why A&M is now in the mix.

    And yes, Johnson obviously knows that Steve Sarkisian was the offensive coordinator for some of those seasons which is one of the many reasons why the Longhorns have been a leader in this recruitment since offering. Chris Jackson's time coaching in the NFL and now his experience in producing NFL draft picks out of the college ranks is equally important as well. 

    Speaking of Jackson, he beat me to Hitchcock by one day as the Longhorns wide receivers coach tripped down to the 409 on Wednesday where he spent two hours talking with Johnson and his family after watching Johnson in 7on7 practice. The next time he'll see Jackson or the Longhorns will be in mid June when he returns to Austin for his 14-16 official visit to Texas.

    Johnson's last official visit will be to Los Angeles to see Lincoln Riley and the Trojans, and the visit looms larger than any other trip on the calendar. Johnson has never visited USC before, so it's a pretty rare occurrence where his official visit will be his first time on campus. That's not the same when the roles are reversed, as USC sent wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons down to Hitchcock to see Johnson every single week during the winter evaluation period where college coaches can be on the road. 

    It's important to note the winter evaluation period rules for coaches being on the road differs from the spring evaluation period's rules for coaches being on the road. In the winter head coaches are allowed to travel, and coaches from schools are allowed to visit a prospect once per week at the very most. During the spring evaluation period, head coaches aren't allowed to travel and assistants are allowed to visit each prospect only once during the whole duration of the period. The rule allowing coaches to visit a prospect once per week during the winter evaluation period is a new rule that went into effect last year.

    To continue on the same point, USC sent Simmons down to Hitchcock quite literally every single week during the winter evaluation period and were the only school in the recruitment to do that. That went a long way in Johnson's eyes, as he's truly felt like a priority for Lincoln Riley and the Trojans for several months. Riley and Dennis Simmon's history of having success with smaller and slighter-built receivers that share similarities with Johnson is another eye catcher for the Top247 playmaker. 

    At one point or another, every school in the recruitment has made a push for Johnson's commitment and he's held off from giving it as he's long remained firm on his timeline that'll have him committing to a school following his official visit circuit. There isn't an official date for the commitment, but it will happen before Johnson's season gets started in late August. 

    My crystal ball prediction currently reflects Texas as my predicted landing spot for the 409 receiver prospect with sub-11 speed. I still like my prediction for the time being, though USC and the momentum A&M has gained has me a little more nervous than I previously was.

    FORT BEND MARSHALL — FRIDAY, MAY 17

    — When I arrived at the school for the Buffs athletic period, I was pretty bummed when I didn't see Caleb Chester lifting in the weightroom with the rest of the Marshall program as I found out he was on a field trip at an elementary school for one of his classes. 

    I got on the phone with him after school and we were able to catch up then. Chester already took one official visit to TCU during the first weekend of the month. His official visit schedule resumes at the end of the month with LSU (May 31-June 2), Texas (June 7-9), Texas A&M (June 14-16), and Arkansas (June 21-23). Although there's been other contenders at times in this recruitment, Horns247 has reported going back to last July our belief is that the recruitment will come down to the Aggies and the Longhorns.

    Once we heard intel that led us to that original belief back in last July, a few days later Horns247's Hank South decided to enter in a crystal ball prediction in favor of the Longhorns to land Chester. That prediction still stands and reflects Texas as the predicted landing spot for Chester, and at this point in the recruitment if the prediction doesn't pull through we'd fully expect the decision to be for Texas A&M.

    The Aggies are much more dangerous in this recruitment than they would've been with the old staff, as A&M's cornerbacks coach Jordan Peterson was part of giving Chester his first offer by way of Kansas when Chester was still in the 8th grade in February of 2021. The proximity factor is one of the main reasons for the Longhorns and Aggies position in the recruitment, and Texas A&M holds that advantage over Texas with Chester obviously being a Houston prospect. 

    Although a few will likely say something about how he's ranked a three-star, Chester has been prioritized going back to the fall and the majority of the props goes to Terry Joseph's who's done a good job of making Chester feel like a true priority going back to when he visited for the Texas Bash Pool Party in July of 2023. 

    A decision will be made following official visits and before the start of Chester's senior season in August.


    — There's only two safeties in the in-state 2026 class that hold an offer from Texas, and Fort Bend Marshall's Isaiah Williams is one of them. Power four defensive back talent out of Fort Bend Marshall isn't rare by any means, but few players have made varsity for the Buffs at defensive back as a freshman, and Williams is one of those few as well. 

    He's unranked for now, but you should effectively view Williams as a Top247 member because that's the priority he's being treated with by plenty of schools as a rising junior which isn't the case for other prospects in his class. The programs brought up by Williams as current standouts include Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma. 

    Williams will camp at Texas on June 1 for the Longhorns' annual Elite Camp and after that he'll see Columbus and Ohio State for the first time on a mid June trip. Williams is a 2026 prospect so it's pretty open for him right now, but there's definitely a feeling that Texas will at least be in it till the end. 

    Mesquite Horn's Markel Ford is the other in-state 2026 safety that holds a Texas offer. Ford is hoping to commit sooner rather than later and is likely to come off the board by the end of the summer, and with a top four of Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, and SMU I definitely lean towards the Sooners and the Aggies and more specifically the Aggies for Ford. 

    Unless something changes in the next few weeks, I couldn't see Ford choosing Texas if he ends up going through with committing this summer. Up to this point Texas has already sat both Williams and Ford down together and told them they're 1A and 1B on the safety board, and that happened back at the Jan. 20 Junior Day. We'll talk about it more if Ford ends up coming off the board by the end of the summer, but if it happens it would make Williams' recruitment much more important to Texas in the long run.

    LINEBACKER TRAINING SESSION — FRIDAY, MAY 17

    — After spending Wednesday night at Shadow Creek for the Sharks' spring game, I returned two nights later to catch Katy Mayde Creek 2026 three-star linebacker Kosi Okpala workout in a training session. 

    Okpala plays a lot of his snaps coming off the edge in a two point stance, so it's always encouraging that he's continued to get noticeably better in true linebacker work each time I've seen him. He was in Austin in late March for a spring practice visit where he got to see the Longhorns in action, and he'll return in a few weeks to workout at Texas' annual Elite Camp on June 1. 

    Texas was the second program to offer Okpala back in the winter and since then his stock has skyrocketed as he's collected offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan, USC, and Ohio State this spring. That said, with so many new offers coming in it's a wide open recruitment, but I do firmly believe that if Okpala had to commit to a school today, it would definitely be Texas. 

    The Longhorns have a lot going for them besides being the childhood dream school. Okpala's defensive coordinator at Katy Mayde Creek is none other than Rashad Bobino who started 45 of 52 career games during his time on the Forty Acres that spanned 2005-2008. Brian Orakpo and Okpala also happen to be "godbrothers" as the two have a relationship that stems from Okpala's father being in Orakpo's support circle when he was growing up in Houston. 

    That said, Texas has been in great position since offering at the beginning of the year, but it'll be interesting to see if any non-regional programs can get in the mix for Okpala as he gears up for his junior season.

    DEFENSIVE BACK TRAINING SESSION — SATURDAY, MAY 18
    Before heading back to Dallas in the afternoon, I spent the late morning in Memorial seeing a workout with two of the Longhorns' top defensive back targets in Conroe four-star Dorian Brew and Fort Bend Hightower four-star Kade Phillips. The nation's No. 3 overall prospect, North Shore's Devin Sanchez was there as well, but he's about as locked in with Ohio State as you can possibly be. 


    Dorian Brew's recruitment has been pretty interesting to track. The nation's No. 36 overall prospect, Brew comes from ridiculous bloodlines as his mother is in the Ohio State athletics hall of fame for her decorated collegiate track and field career whereas his father ran track at LSU before running in the 2004 Olympics. 

    He spent the first two and a half years of his high school career at Northmont high school in Ohio before moving to the Houston area midseason where he enrolled at Conroe and even played a few games for the Tigers before the 2023 season concluded. Once thought to be an Ohio State lean, Brew scheduled a commitment date for late January with the intention of committing to the Buckeyes before deciding to scratch the timeline completely and reopen his recruitment. 

    With his recruitment reopened and his home for the rest of high school now in Houston, schools such as Texas, Oregon, USC, and LSU emerged and those four joined the Buckeyes as the top five. 

    As far as official visits go, Brew currently has four scheduled with LSU (May 31-June 2), Oregon (June 7-9), Texas (June 14-16), and Ohio State (June 21-23). USC will get an official visit, but the Trojans don't yet have dates on the calendar. 

    That brings me to my next topic. Although Ohio State was once the clear leader, I think they might have the lowest chances of the schools in the top five. This isn't sourced info and is me completely speculating, but I do think Brew could potentially swap out thee Ohio State official for USC and instead sees the Trojans as his last official visit. 

    That wouldn't be amazing news for Longhorns fans, as about a month ago I had a source in Houston tell me they believe Brew's top two is USC and Texas. While I'm not sure if USC is in the same exact position they were about a month ago, I feel as if Texas has maintained their spot in the recruitment pretty well. 

    The Longhorns are the only school in the recruitment pitching defensive back rather than cornerback to the 6-foot-2, 185 pounder and it's actually something that Brew spoke on record about liking. There isn't necessarily an exact role the Longhorns have pitched him on, but there's been conversations between Brew and Blake Gideon and Terry Joseph about Brew potentially playing safety, cornerback, and/or nickel if he was to come to Texas. 

    Gideon and Joseph have both done a good job tag teaming this recruitment, as Brew was hosted by Gideon when he came to the Junior Day on Jan. 20 before being hosted by Joseph when he returned later in the spring for a practice visit. 

    Another important thing to note is Brew's mother also recently moved from Ohio down to Texas, so with both parents now in the Lone Star State the Longhorns completely own the proximity and location advantage. Brew has moved around a lot growing up so proximity to home isn't a huge subject for him in his recruitment, but I do think there's part of him that might prefer to stay in the state he was born in, has spent the most time in, and has both his parents living in. 

    Brew has already visited all of the schools in his top five on unofficials, so official visits won't necessarily be as crucial for Brew as they are for other prospects. Following his official visit circuit he'll knock out his commitment prior to his senior season in August. Putting in a crystal ball prediction will be tricky in this one, but I do think Texas will end up winning this recruitment.


    — Another defensive back prospect where Texas is the only school pitching a different positional plan from the other finalists, Fort Bend Hightower four-star Kade Phillips is being recruited by the Longhorns to play safety whereas Texas A&M and LSU want him at cornerback. 

    At one point I think Phillips did have a preference at playing corner instead of safety, but I think there's a lot of opportunity he might be seeing after seeing the Longhorns only signed one true safety in Xavier Filsaime this past recruiting cycle. I could be wrong, but regardless Texas has gained momentum in this recruitment. 

    After seeing Phillips in action at one of the OT7 7on7 tournaments in Dallas in early April, I spoke with a source shortly after who was adamant LSU was the leader. After catching up with Phillips on Saturday, I got the sense Texas had picked up some steam and might be at the top with LSU. I followed up with the same source who told me my belief was correct, and that the Aggies were in third place behind the Longhorns and Bayou Bengals who are tied for first. 

    Similar to Brew, Phillips has already visited LSU, Texas, and Texas A&M several times each so official visits won't be as important for him as they necessarily are for other prospects but it's definitely an added bonus that the Longhorns will be the last school to host Phillips for an official visit prior to him deciding on a commitment ahead of his senior season.

    QUICK NOTES —
    — I've previously reported that as far as 2026 quarterback recruiting, I liked the chances of San Marcos (CA) Mission Hills four-star Troy Huhn ending up in the Longhorns' 2026 class over the chances of Fort Lauderdale (FL) American Heritage four-star Dia Bell ending up in the class. I'd like to now reverse that statement, as I now think the chances are higher that Bell ends up as the Longhorns' signal caller in 2026. We'll have more on this later this week. 


    — A little over a month ago I entered in two crystal ball predictions for Texas to land Cedar Hill's Coleman Brothers (Jordan Coleman, Devin Coleman). I still like my predictions a lot, and I'm close to entering one in for the Longhorns to land San Francisco (CA) St. Ignatius College Preparatory three-star offensive tackle John Mills as well. As far as the Coleman brothers go, I'm still expecting the eventual decision to be for the Longhorns, but after speaking with a source on Sunday I think it's more likely we see an announcement coming from the brothers following the conclusion of their official visits which will wrap with Texas the June 21-23 weekend. The source also mentioned that if Texas was to land Jordan and Devin, then Isaiah Coleman would be joining his brothers in Austin as a PWO.

     

     


    That's some pretty good stuff re: Dorian Brew and Smith Orogbo. I was impressed with Orogbo in Gerry's interview. Hard to understand Sanchez not even looking at Texas but  c'est la vie.

  4. On 5/18/2024 at 5:58 PM, NorLa Horns said:

    Of all the shit i could remember from 7th grade Texas History at pine street junior high, why the hell would it be that we took Santa Anna's prosthetic leg at San Jacinto?  Alamo wut?

    I am not sure why you would remember that, since it is not true. Santa Anna had his leg blown off 3 years after the Battle of San Jacinto, in the pastry war with the French. It was replaced with a wooden leg, which was captured in 1847 during the Mexican-American war. But Texans did not capture it. An Illinois regiment did, which is why it is now in a museum in Illinois.

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  5. Holy crap ... Tadej put his stamp all over the Queen stage on Sunday. He passed Quintana there at the end and just rode away from him.  He didn't even look like he was breathing hard on that 20% grade. Four stage wins. He doubled his lead in the GC.

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  6. On 5/11/2024 at 2:02 PM, Hornlover said:

    There are lots of good Old Forester or Four Roses bourbons that are around $50, readily available, and a step above the mass batch ones. The OF1920 is great. So is Four Roses Single Barrel.

     


    I am probably a heretic, but I prefer the Four Roses small batch to the single barrel.

  7. 3 hours ago, Whitewater Horn said:

    Ganna again on the hot seat in an ITT and asked if he’s optimistic: “With Tadej, it’s impossible.”  No shit. 


    I just hope that efforts like today aren't burying Pogocar's chances against Vingo in the tour. Only 10 riders have won the Giro and the Tour, the last being Pantani 26 years ago.  I'd really like to see a Tour that goes down to the wire.

  8. There is a ghost town in the Texas Panhandle named Glenrio, Texas. It's on the old Route 66, right where Texas and New Mexico meet. If you look at this photo, Texas ends and New Mexico begins where the pavement changes color.  It's pretty desolate there. But that white building, the only structure? That's the Glenrio smoeke shop in New Mexico. You can legally buy all the marijuana, gummies etc ... that you want right there, within about 150 yards of Texas. Texas is so dumb.

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  9. 14 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:


    The publicity would be unreal. Also, add in Ffrench. 

    We saw what ESPN did with Arch just over our spring game.   



    Yep. If Moore and Ffrench want to build their brands, what better place to do it than the most valuable brand in college football?

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  10. Not that I ever really did understand, but I am at a loss as to what's happened or what's happening. I have no frame of reference. I'm like a child who wanders into a movie ...

    It appears there are a bunch of new longhorn-related recruiting podcasts or YouTube shows or whatever you want to call them and the audience has been so fractured that, among other things, this recruiting board is dying.
     

  11. 1 hour ago, G650 said:

    Lou Loooooouuuu.... That crazy bastard did it.


    Man, Julian Alaphilippe just hammered Mirco Maestri with about 12 kilometers left, didn't he? As soon as I saw Julian go and Maestri toss that water bottle I said "it's over."   Maestri is just too big to stay with Alaphilippe on steep hill like that one.

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  12. I just watched the documentary "Chop and Steele" on Tubi.  I know, I know ... commercials suck but one of my friends told me about it and said it was one of the funniest movies he's ever seen and Tubi is the only place to watch it right now.  Holy cow there were moments when I was roaring, I mean on the verge of peeing my pants, with laughter. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe and thought I might crack a rib.  It's about two guys who've made a life of pranking people and who invent a strongman act that is absolute nonsense, then get morning shows on TV stations across America to invite them on to demonstrate their act.  My Lord the results are spectacular.  They end up getting sued by a media conglomerate. I won't tell you how the lawsuit ends or what happens when they actually make it to America's Got Talent but it's surreal and meta and it slams hard.  Directed by Austin's Ben Steinhauer, who directed Winnebago Man if you've ever seen that. 

    Anyway, it's got a 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.  My favorite review is the NPR critic who says "Hysterically funny, wonderful, and really terrible."

    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chop_and_steele/reviews






     

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