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Magus Ossis

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  1. And just imagine how tragic would be our lives were they squandered in the shadow of such common acronym errors, left all uncorrected.
  2. Tua was so upset about the lousy wrestling tonight, that he went down to the garage and in a fit of depression cut off his own head
  3. The point is well-taken that referees see fouls differently. I honestly felt the first one should have been called. There was formerly (and may still be-- I have not looked to see what modifications have been formally introduced) a specific instruction that when it was not clear whether contact constituted targeting, the call should be made.
  4. Targeting: (1 ) No player shall initiate contact and target an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. This is defined as a point within 6 inches of the apex. (2) No player shall initiate contact and target a defenseless opponent above the shoulders. A ball-carrier is not considered defenseless.
  5. Failing to keep one's eyes up while tackling (i.e., spearing, [one form of] targeting) is the kind of "bad form" that has far and away the greatest impact on risk of cervical spine fractures that cause quadriplegia (in the offending player). There were once people against requiring helmets also.
  6. Yeah, but you guys didn't hear the moving speeches he's given to the team. His oratorical acumen is the proverbial tie that binds this close-knit team together.
  7. Market opportunity for YTTV/Fubo etc client software?
  8. On the crawler it showed LSU -7 but FPI prediction 51%. Somebody's model could use a tweak.
  9. I haven't heard a Joe Bloggs reference in a while.
  10. Whisky Tango Foxtrot!
  11. I don't have the data, but there is probably some metric that shows blowouts past a certain margin are extremely rare, and I suspect that affects lines for teams that have not yet made a habit of proving themselves to be an obvious exception.
  12. I'm not arguing against that. Who 15 years ago would have guessed that we would be discussing the possibility of the Pac12 coming calling for Texas State or the likelihood that they are better off turning down the offer?
  13. I'm no expert at conference building. Is there any chance they would try to add a couple of "partner" schools from Texas to get a market presence here? Some combo of Rice, TXST, UTSA, UTEP?
  14. I hope every fan base in the country adopts the horns down. It is not just rent-free living in their heads, it is free marketing. MLB fans don't all hate the Brewers; they hate the Yankees. I don't want to be SW Missouri St. We are Texas.
  15. Disagree. We get a top four seed if and only if we win our conference. Nothing our conference-mates do is going to keep us from getting into the playoffs when we are good enough to have a legit shot at winning it all. If we have some 9-3 season in which we are hoping for a chance to get our teeth kicked in during a playoff game, there is a non-zero chance Bama-Wiscy affects our odds. There will always be enough talent and, more importantly, reputation and propaganda in the SEC to help us.
  16. About as much as it does football, I guess. I suppose cops versus civil liberties isn't inherently political, that much is true.
  17. @immamac Can this thread be moved to CR, please?
  18. Texas 63 UTSA 0 Ewers 220 Arch 140 Other 0
  19. Agreed. My 13-YO son pointed out that all you have to do is reliably get 3 or so yards. I remember watching them throw on 3rd/4 relatively early in the game and end up punting when they likely could have run for 4 in two carries if they'd had the stones to use all four downs.
  20. Lesson: if your arms are going to be all the way out like that, discontinue contact to make it harder to get called for holding.
  21. Haha yes I like our negative ST rating, and I like both ND and A&M in the top 20. That thing needs more data to have more meaning.
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