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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Eloi! Eloi, lama sabachthani!
This is about the point in the process where now that we've missed on the actual good prospects, we overpay for stale bread flawed project players who are barely replacement level, if that. Expect to see a flood of announcements soon for some 2nd string giants on OL with concrete blocks for feet. Looks like the plan to for another year of Arch doing hero ball, running for his life.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Eloi! Eloi, lama sabachthani!
- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Eloi! Eloi, lama sabachthani!
I don't mind Bobby and Gerry reporting what they're hearing, even if stuff changes along the way. That's the nature of the beast. There are 3 super annoying things they do that if they quit would make them 152% better: 1) Stop getting defensive, just laugh it off and say "hey this isn't science here it's called prognostication for a reason." Being defensive just looks insecure. 2) Stop with the "well, Baugh/Brown/whoever haven't entered the portal yet, so there's nothing Texas can do until they do..." That insults our intelligence. We know Texas is talking to them if not directly then through agents/intermediaries, as is every other team in the world. Same with players who entered the portal with do not contact. 3) Stop with the "I know a thing here but I'm not going to reveal anything about the super-important thing I know." First, this reeks of hedging and ass covering for later. Second, it's just pumping yourself, self-congratulating, and lording information over others. But most importantly, it's useless info for the audience. At a minimum change it to "I know a thing about the [position] or [coach] and will reveal it to you at X time or under Y condition."- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Eloi! Eloi, lama sabachthani!
Most importantly he has an elite trait: to make the first defender who is going to hit him in the backfield after the O-line whiffs miss. That'll play at Texas.- Things not going well in Venezuela
Russian foreign ministry reaction to the Venezuela operation: Really?? From The Atlantic:- Things not going well in Venezuela
Are you being intentionally obtuse? More than one thing can be true at the same time: China doesn't invade Taiwan (yet) due to it's military's inability to actually do it, AND Because of the U.S. military backstop of Taiwan, AND China is still doing whatever the fuck they want in the SCS like militarizing islands, ramming Philippine boats, and illegally claiming huge swaths of territory for resource extraction in violation of UN charter and International laws - as well as many other areas that concern the U.S. like hacking our infrastructure, committing genocide, illegally claiming territory and more.- Things not going well in Venezuela
Not even in the slightest. Try: China and Russia are doing whatever they want to do, regardless of the U.S. adherence (or not) to any UN charter. The rules-based international order assumes good actors who are responsive to other nations opinions of them, which Russia and China are not. We may not like it, but we've been in a might-makes-right world for a long, long time, we just papered over it. U.S. military might is the only thing that keeps China out of Taiwan today and most of the reason Ukraine still stands as a nation.- Things not going well in Venezuela
To answer your original question about what is the main factor in China's thinking they cannot conquer Taiwan by force tomorrow, the answer is obvious: it's the post-WWII liberal international rules-based order led by the moral authority of the United States. No country wants to be seen as a pariah on the world stage, can you imagine the embarrassment? Without those rules and moral authority, countries like Russia and China would do almost whatever they please, in defiance of international rules, laws, and norms. They might even invade another country, illegally annex land, or more, which would be horrible. Thank God the rules-based order and standing of the Western democracies and institutions like the UN have put a stop to all of that.- Things not going well in Venezuela
Flip it around. We know what is happening by de-legitimatizing their illegal actions, it's in our face right now. Russia illegally invades Ukraine without giving a fuck about international laws and norms, and China spends each day coming up with new ways to isolate and bully Taiwan on their way towards invasion. This is realpolitik. Sternly worded letters from the UN aren't cutting it, and sanctions are bypassed.- Things not going well in Venezuela
While we're at it, I'd also like to return to the pre-NIL era, only this time without SEC schools paying players under the table. Players can then really play for the love of the game and their university.- Things not going well in Venezuela
Both of those things were true before this action in Venezuela. Russia and China don't need more "ammo," or justification for their war against Ukraine or actions against Taiwan. Russia has already been admonished by almost every country in the world outside their direct allies, and China regularly ignores the UN with their 9-dash line, militarization of the SCS islands, and more. They're not waiting on the U.S. to "normalize" action against another country, they're actively engaging in it now. The only thing stopping Russia is their own ineptness/arrogance and a surprisingly strong defense put up by Ukraine and western arms, and for China the only thing slowing them down is their own military readiness to actually successfully perform a cross-strait invasion, as well as the U.S. backstop of Taiwan. It's laughable to think that if China could conquer Taiwan by force tomorrow that they'd hold back and say "Yeah, but international law and norms say that this just isn't right. Let's not do that."- Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
Nothing, considering her chaperone already explained that hive members die all the time and it doesn’t create a chain reaction.- Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
For that matter why even wear clothes for most roles? The hive cares about modesty?- Texas Roster 2026
- San Antonio Spurs 2025-26 - Release the Kraken
Spurs youth, athleticism, and length really bothers OKC. We can leave Wemby to anchor the middle or help side D and press out to the 3-pt line and more aggressively hedge switches than they're used to seeing. They have talent and will adjust, SGA did score but seemed weirdly passive sometimes. Next time we meet I'd expect them to more aggressively drive off the PNR and throw themselves into Wemby to get fouls. It was also delightful to see them brick 3 after 3 but if half of those fall at the normal rate it's a much tighter game. Agree we are a year ahead of schedule. I'm not a huge Fox fan but he was nails yesterday. Also props to everyone for cutting and making the pass. I think my favorite was Champanie making a cut for a dunk past SGA who got caught ball watching. Reminded me of the beautiful game a little bit. - Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Eloi! Eloi, lama sabachthani!
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