Nigel Tufnel

This has been the concern since Dodge left. Would they slowly get worse offensively (but not noticeably affect outcomes at first)? This is what happened to LT. The fear with a defensive minded coach is that offensive production is not the priority. In Texas HS football, offense wins.

Lil’ Nigel was on an unofficial to UT with Johntay a couple of falls back. He was a big personality.

On a bit of a lighter note, I read Where the Crawdads Sing in very short order. It is very fun and engaging and a remarkable first attempt at fiction from the author. It is a bit clunky/inconsistent in spots, but forgivable. I thought the movie did a good job of telling the story as well as you can in 2 hours. It did a very good job of setting the scene very near how I pictured it, which is nice.

Catching up on some reading now that Lil’ Nigel is off at school and we only have one left in the house. I had certainly heard more about All the Light and nothing but good at that. It was fantastic and an enjoyable read. But Demon Copperhead resonated with me longer. It is just remarkable. Then I remembered how much I enjoyed The Poisonwood Bible and I have an even greater respect for Barbara Kinsolver. I need to read her other books.

Damn. That is a “well, I think I am done with this earth for now boys!” moment.

I think Felder’s part is played by Steuart Smith. Gill may be in Frey’s place.

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Did you close with “Everlong”?

This. The JUCOs fill up over the Holidays.

I do wish it were like this, but the main reason will be that players will get cut in the fall. It's the ugly part of college baseball that so many tend to sweep under the rug. Teams bring in more than they can keep and use the fall to see who to keep/cut. It's tough because none of the players are told that they are a "bubble" player. It's one of the many things that makes baseball the most difficult of the major sports to navigate for HS and college players.

Something More Than Free

It did not cost her the podium. It certainly cost her points. However, the two in front of her finished close enough in the 800m that it would not have mattered. She would have needed to win by 6-7 seconds instead of 8-9.

So, I am watching but find it very difficult. Spain flopped three times in the first 1:15 of the game. I have started to call stoppage time at the end of halves “flopping time.” In this game it’s +7. It’s so frustrating to watch.

If you have Peacock, you can go to specific events and get the world feed, not the NBC version. Track and Field is labeled "main feed," this puts you in the stadium and takes you around to all the events going on between the races on the track.

While I do like the NBC crew, I recommend watching the world feed via Peacock and listening to Rob Walker and John Anderson. They are great.