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Horn of Gabriel

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  1. Good article with some fun background info. Thanks
  2. Pretty funny line there about “what about all the coaches who aren’t his ex assistants? What’s their record?” …I mean Saban is the GOAT, what else can you say? Not only does he rarely screw up, he has a talent advantage versus almost everyone.
  3. One of my friend's son attends the University of Puget Sound. He's a sophomore, plays football there. So far likes it and the photos of campus have been beautiful. But, it's a tiny tiny school compared to others on this list, so your daughter would really want to have the small school experience, which is not for everyone.
  4. Unsurprising about CoB. Also was $500MM the cost of the retrofit? That might buy one-eigth of a new stadium construction in Cali... For reference: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/the-super-bowls-most-recent-stadiums-and-how-much-it-cost-to-build-them/642348/#:~:text=SoFi Stadium cost %245.5 billion,events like the Super Bowl.
  5. WTF are you talking about? Texas/aggy and TX/arky are both coming back starting in '24. And oh BTW in the time since those rivalries had stopped being played each year I think that CFB has done kinda OK.
  6. Fan? If I'm an Iowa fan I'm thrilled to have roadtrips Seattle and the PNW vs. recognizable brands in UW and UO. The Iowa Athletic Dept? I guess it depends on how this changes their cut.
  7. In the modern realignment era have schools been processed out? Seems like the new way to do that is for the biggest fish to break away and leave the small fish in the carcass of the old conference.
  8. It's mostly the BYU contingent here that is staying Utah is the worst thing ever. That's...expected? Everyone thinks their rivals are the worst thing ever and toss puppies into bonfires while laughing (except for OU, where they actually do that). Turn this around from the Utah perspective and I have empathy...the PAC brought them up to the big leagues. They've built themselves up as a legit power there and won it twice in a row now, taking down the likes of USC. If I were them I'd want things to remain the same too. They'll be fine in the Big12 and that's probably where they culturally belong anyway.
  9. Reminder: these just launched @ Co-op
  10. All true, but if you pull a Pete Rose...you're out
  11. Yep you're right on that! No thanks on that bet. The point about access stands. If FSU plays to their standard, they should be fine to access the playoff in a weak ACC vs. the SEC/B1G. I disagree that the automatic entry for the top ranked conference champions will be stripped away - too many senators will get calls from angry alumni and start holding hearings plus it opens the antitrust door.
  12. It probably does and should matter. If the revenue gap is $30MM, over 12 years that's $360MM; if it's $40MM over 12 years that is $480MM. Both are < $500MM...and even when that number gets negotiated down, are they willing to piss away their new financial windfall in the SEC/B1G to largely pay for the buyout? Where is the win there - just exposure? It looks dire today but FSU should also be patient. A year or two in the 12 team playoff will help them see how that's going to shake out. It may be worth it to only really have to compete with Clemson and Miami for the ACC autobid vs. running the gauntlet of the SEC/B1G. Plus I bet most years the ACC places 2 in which should mean 90% of the time FSU is in the playoff if they're playing to their standard. Half the battle is just going to be getting to the Big Dance for both exposure and the big bucks. I bet the playoff will be worth as much as the ACC's season TV rights are over again. If an ACC team makes the quarterfinals or championship they're going to pull down a lot of cash.
  13. I do; and we're not talking about streaming or TV. We're talking about a Dreamworks produced, theatrically released movie. Maybe there are movies like TT hitting the theaters every weekend now and I just missed it?
  14. What are you talking about? I didn't say anything about RDJ. Do you think TT would be green lit in today's world?
  15. Forget Blazing Saddles, not even Tropic Thunder could get remade today.
  16. Thank you for the honest response. It's disparaging, it's a slur, and I don't care because I don't like him. With that freedom in mind, if we support people in this thought process, are we cool with applying this standard to Senator Tammy Duckworth D-IL? I assume that she takes political positions that the right disagrees with around protection of unborn life, etc etc etc. I'm also sure that as passionate as you are about Gov. Greg Abbott's politics, there are probably also people who feel equally passionate about Sen. Duckworth's positions. We cool if people on the the other side are calling her "ole' stumpy" or "hot wheels?" I hope the answer is "no" and that no is driven from a place of respect for disabled humans' dignity instead of "Yes because I agree with her policies and not his." FTR I'm against name calling or slurring either of them...
  17. So...America isn't equitable in outcomes and some people end up better than others? Agreed! Disagree however that calling him a "silly name," in reference to his disability is OK...
  18. Again, making fun of someone's physical disability or shortcomings is perfectly acceptable if they are a "bad person." It's not enough to simply call out the actions they take which we don't like, or their stances on issues - we can poke fun at their disability because they're a bully. Do you know how piss poor this is and just not care? Or do you justify it because "the other side does it too," and "I really don't like the Mean Governor?"
  19. Go into your local VA to someone in a wheelchair and say "How's it going 'Hot Wheels'" and see what type of reaction you get. A slur is a slur is a slur. Whether you're denigrating and stereotyping a whole group of people or an individual you particularly don't like the outcome is the same: you're using language to cut someone down. The only difference in your distinction is your value judgement on the person's worth and if you agree with their politics. When something is "ok for me but not for thee" that's called hypocrisy.
  20. When we're talking words that demean, offend, talk down to, etc., it seems like you're attaching a judgement not only to the word itself and its acceptability but also the person upon which that word is being directed. A word considered "offensive" against one is perfectly acceptable against another if they don't stack up to your judgement of if they're an asshole? Playing this string out, I'm assuming from your post above that you lean left, is the N-word acceptable to use RE: Clarence Thomas? Certainly you see him as an "asshole?"
  21. Are you saying "hot wheels" is acceptable or no?
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