Rangers should sign Teixeira
by Sharky on Dec 22, 2008 10:07 AM CST
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Yep.
He's not getting that much money. By todays standards.
We supposedly have money to blow..
He would anchor the lineup for years and more than pay for himself by actually drawing fans to the stadium. Most Rangers fans stay away now since the team is just a collection of mercenaries on two year deals and triple AAA players the last 6 years or so.
The only complaint I can see is.."BUBBUB we got some crappy minor leaguer coming up". So? We've gone through how many all star 1B and traded them all? Tex, Pena, Hafner, etc. Wont harm us to trade some more. Chris Davis, and all the other minor league 1B, or whatever will just be traded anyway, in either case, whether we sign Tex or not.
But, that move would mean we get serious about winning. So yeah, LSB wont like it, and wont happen.
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Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Dec 22, 2008 10:12 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
you still cant beat our ass
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
I didn’t go to OU, I went to A&M. We do just fine against UT, thanks. In fact, the girl crying in the photo was during UT’s 2006 home loss to A&M.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
we have let you guys win every other game or so since your unsuccessful bonfire building incident.
A&M! come play for the former Packers coach!
i hear thats working out well.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Had to talk to talk about bonfire huh?
You are a class act.
AJM, zywica, someone please delete and ban this heartless, ignorant trash before it infects someone with an ounce of intelligence.
by bioaggie on Dec 22, 2008 12:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jay is the type of Horn fan
that makes the others look bad. We all have fans like him.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 12:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hey boomer you know why your in the BCS Champ?
your football players are all TEXANS!
even when OU is great its b/c of TEXAS!!!
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ooooh good one
Think of that one on your own?
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ignoring the facts?
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I dont really care about this fight, but....
That argument doesn’t go too far. Does that speak to OU’s ability to steal recruits from Texas or UT’s inability to recruit well in their own state. Once again, I’m from Texas and still don’t particularly care for either team, I just don’t understand that aspect of it.
by CS3 on Dec 22, 2008 5:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think it's just a proximity thing
most of the OU players from texas are from the metroplex. Some are from east texas, and very few are from south of waxahachie.
exploding highfive
by sarnold on Dec 22, 2008 9:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hey buddy!!!
build a decent friggin bonfire and we wont have to throw games every 2 seasons just to make your university feel remotely competent.
just accept that you are crummy at building football teams without getting nailed by the NCAA, you arent good at building bonfires, and you dont have as many hot coeds.
on a side note you are very good at figuring out the best feeds for cattle so, you got that goin for ya.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Alright, dude, enough about the bonfire.
We get it. You think Texas is better than Texas A&M. Cool. We got it. Dually noted.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 12:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
see what i mean boomer?
A&M doesnt even put up a fight… they just accept how they suck.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
University of Missouri here.
No affiliation with TAMU whatsoever.
Swing and a miss.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe you should accept
you are being a dumbass right now and shut the hell up. You are just making yourself look stupid.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 12:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Dec 22, 2008 1:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We all have fans like that
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you know what?
i really dont give a shit, certainly not enough to use my alma mater as my user name, boomer…
but. im certainly not gonna take any shit off some god damned okie, with a team chocked full of texans, whose living in texas, telling me texas sucks!!!
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Texas doesn't suck.
Just your attitude.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Persecution complex much?
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Where the hell
did I say Texas sucks? Maybe you need to go have another drink with hurley.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OU roster
http://ouinsider.com/football/roster/
45 texans and over 100 players. Calm down, I don’t think he ever said Texas sucks
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
how many are from oklahoma, genius
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 2:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
38
They recruit well, for sure. We can’t convince 45 Okies to come suit up in burnt orange
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably not that many
great players to go around since Oklahoma is a much smaller state. lol
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to bring it up again...
but what the fuck is this “bonfire” you guys are talking about?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 22, 2008 1:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Every year
The Aggies have a bonfire before the Texas game several years back it fell over killing several students.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably only Aggies care but
it was built very well and meant alot to the Aggie community from 1909 to 1998. In 1999, it fell resulting in 12 students dead and 27 injured.
Lots of people want it to come back but it would be impossible legally and quite frankly ethically.
by bioaggie on Dec 22, 2008 1:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't wanna get flamed for this
but I really don’t understand how 1999 condemns the bonfire forever. Everyone that built it knew it was a risk, you don’t stack 100 foot logs together and light them on fire without the understanding that you could die. I always figured a tragedy would happen, but I really thought the bonfire was bigger than that. People die. Nobody wants to, but it happens to everyone. If I died doing something that I loved, I sure wouldn’t want everyone else to be banned from doing it for their own protection… but I guess that’s the libertarian in me.
Also, growing up a Texas fan, the bonfire was a big deal to me as well. Big tradition, at a school that is extremely traditional. My dad and I would watch it on TV every year to get US excited, I can’t imagine what it would feel like to take part in the ceremony.
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Again, not an A&M guy.
But I agree with you, and I think there’s a large contingency of A&M grads and students who agree with you.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The thing that condemns Bonfire is:
Basically insurance issues. A&M just settled the lawsuits from 1998 about 2 months ago. Personally, I would like it if A&M hired a professional engineering company to design a new one and have a professional construction company build it – and I think that is a lot of purists’ problem…they see it only acceptable if it is student run and student built. So, no insurance, so, no bonfire, so the lameness continues.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Insurance
makes sense.
It could be student run/built by the engineering dept…
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
But hiring outside firms have their own insurance and they aren’t under the protection of the University, which I think is a big part of it.
I just think it could be professionally done by outside firms and still be a blast. It fell my sophomore year and I had been to the two prior to that one, and boy oh boy was bonfire a good time. Such a shame.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
gotta buddy who was in the engineering dept and the corp
and the thing is that freshmen werent allowed close to the building project. they were only responsible for cutting the trees down with big axes. thats the way it had worked forever.
the year it all collapsed freshmen were involved in the building, that wasnt supposed to happen.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised
you fraternize with the enemy!
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No man
…it was almost exclusively staffed by Freshmen. The upper classmen were the crew chiefs and the “pots.” The laborers were almost all freshmen. In 1998 and before.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 3:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Stay classy, University of Texas.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Come on now
not all of us are retards
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
'greed,
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 22, 2008 6:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell No
You start throwing that at Texas fans as a whole and we have ourselves a problem
as someone said every team has jackass fans…UT is no different
I do of course think OU and aggy have more, but hey that’s necessary.
That said, why even make fun of aggy…they make fun of themselves every day on their own. They dont need any help…:P
by Horns130 on Dec 23, 2008 3:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not this year but
We are the ones in Miami
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 12:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah and every party involved totally agreed you deserve it
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to reopen this argument but...
There really is no objective way to support that statement. People may have voted for OU at the end of the year because OU scored alot of points against good teams while on national television, but that’s not proof that OU deserves to go ahead of UT.
One of the reasons why Texas fans are so frustrated is that they have the best evidence to determine whether OU or UT should advance: a win over OU. Everything else is just arguments and opinions. People can reasonably disagree over these opinions, but I’m not sure how anyone can definitively say that OU deserved it over UT.
by cstorm15 on Dec 22, 2008 1:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Along those same lines
Tech beat UT. Bottom line there needs to be a playoff system.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure how Tech beating UT is relevant. In this situation, the decision came down to UT or OU. Now Tech has a beef for not being in that discussion, but that doesn’t impact the decision on whether it should be UT or OU. If the decision had come down to Tech or UT, then Tech would have a great argument. And a playoff system doesn’t even fix this because I’ve yet to hear of a playoff proposal that would include OU, UT, and Tech.
But when it comes down to UT or OU, there is no objective reason why OU should go ahead of UT.
In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a Texas grad but I’m not bitching as loud as most. I’m of the opinion that you only have a real complaint if you went undefeated and don’t get to play in the national title game. By losing at Tech, we left our fate at the hands of ignorant voters. It sucks to get left out of the national title game by a last second touchdown, but that’s our own fault. We should have gone undefeated and not given OU a chance to sneak back in (even if they shouldn’t have gone ahead of Texas).
by cstorm15 on Dec 22, 2008 1:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"By losing at Tech, we left our fate at the hands of ignorant voters."
Exactly.
Our fault, that’s it. And it sucks so badly to have to listen to nonsense from Texas haters that clearly did not watch us play this year. When I hear that OU deserved it more, I know the person uttering that garbage is a joke.
The true football fans out there understand how much it sucks to get burned, because the chance at a national championship is so rare that you really need to grab hold when you have the right team in place. We have that team this year. So does Bama. So does OU. And so does Florida. You could probably make an argument for USC, but I only saw them play Oregon St and they looked terrible.
It’s so rare for everything to work out like 2005 with 2 clearly dominant undefeated teams. BCS is a joke, hopefully it will end in my lifetime.
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It matters because
All 3 had the same record in the South you just can’t discount TT because of the final poll. If it had been a 2 way tie between OU and UT or UT and TT or OU and TT it would have been easy. Sucks but like I have said there really needs to be a playoff system.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the pathetic part is it comes down to TCU and Arkansas
TCU plays in a weak conference and doesnt need to be that great to win 8-10 games. Arkansas plays in the SEC which is a hell of a football conference. one has a great season the other has a mediocre season.
thats what decides the national title?
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 3:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well don't forget
Cincinnati they won their conference and are going to a BCS Bowl game.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Mountain West isn't weak
It was 6-1 vs. the PAC 10, and has quite a few bowl teams, including Utah in the Sugar.
TCU had the 2nd best D in the nation behind USC. That isn’t weak. There are great teams outside the BSC conferences.
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 22, 2008 4:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Pac 10 was weak this year too
although I agree with your argument that the MWC is better than most think I don’t think using the record against the Pac 10 is a good one to use this year. The Pac 10 was only the Pac 10 in name only this year
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Dec 22, 2008 5:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And don't forget
Wyoming, the Mountain West’s 2nd worst team @ 4-8, went to Tennessee, middle of the pack in the SEC, and beat them. What does that say about the SEC?
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 22, 2008 4:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tennessee was horrible this year
Again a good name to beat but this past year not exactly a great upset or huge victory.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Dec 22, 2008 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I know they were bad
but Wyoming was even worse than them, at least on paper; the argument was that TCU can easily get 8-10 wins each year because of their conference schedule. That simply isn’t the case.
And I agree, the Pac 10 was down this year, but we can only play the teams on the schedule. I would argue the SEC was weak this year, aside from FLA/Bama/Ole Miss. Georgia was arguably the biggest disappointment in college ball this year, coupled with the fail that was Auburn, Tennessee and LSU. The conference really wasn’t that good outside of the top teams.
The MWC had 3 great to above average teams in Utah/TCU/BYU (although BYU did shit the bed in their bowl and was admittedly overrated), and other bowl bound up and comers in Air Force/Colorado State/New Mexico. Are they a powerhouse conference? No. But best in the non BCS? By far. I would put them above the Big East, ACC, and Pac 10 for sure, and just below the SEC this year. I repeat, THIS YEAR. I realize that you gotta beat the big boys before being considered one, so I’ll refrain from anymore praise. Just had to defend the conference.
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 22, 2008 6:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Way to fight the good fight for the MWC
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 23, 2008 10:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
do yall know
if the MWC is close to getting BCS auto bid? What are the criteria for getting it and is it a possibility?
exploding highfive
by sarnold on Dec 23, 2008 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard something about this
Probably would take a good bowl season for the conference, and adding Boise State wouldn’t hurt either hah.
Colorado State did well, but BYU decided to shit the bed in their game.
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 23, 2008 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No it's not close...
the BCS just renewed their shit for the next 3 or 4 years I believe.
There is a better shot of a playoff happening than the MWC getting into the BCS right now.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 23, 2008 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's the official word from the BCS:
Standards for Future BCS Automatic Qualification
The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conferences will have annual automatic qualification for a BCS game after the regular seasons of 2008 through 2013, based on mathematical standards of performance during the 2004-2007 regular seasons.
The 2008-2011 regular seasons will be evaluated under the same standards to determine if other conferences will have annual automatic qualification for the games after the 2012 and 2013 regular seasons. The champions of no more than seven conferences will have annual automatic berths.
If the BCS continues under the same or similar format, conferences will be evaluated on their performances during the 2010-2013 regular seasons to determine which conferences will have automatic qualification for the bowls that will conclude the 2014-2017 regular seasons.
The evaluation data includes the following for each conference (1) the ranking of the highest-ranked team in the final BCS standings each year, (2) the final regular-season rankings of all conference teams in the computer rankings used by the BCS each year and (3) the number of teams in the top 25 of the final BCS standings each year.
Conference agreements with bowls will continue. The Pac-10 and Big Ten champions will host the Rose Bowl if their teams are not in the BCS national championship game. Likewise, the Southeastern Conference champion will host the Sugar Bowl, ACC champion will host the Orange Bowl and Big 12 champion will host the Fiesta Bowl.
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 23, 2008 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds like
some subjective bullshit to me, as far as criteria.
BCS standings rankings are what will determine it? So the MWC teams can be withheld from BCS auto- bid if the big boys will never schedule them? Think about it. Only one of the non-power conferences will send a team to the BCS under this. This is a really half-assed way of “district re-alignment” in the political sense.
How are they going to get those consistent rankings without people scheduling them? Then you are talking about forcing people to play certain teams in order to legitimize rankings.
based on mathematical standards of performance during the 2004-2007 regular seasons.
BULLSHIT. And I’m a Texas fan. How do you compare “performance” within a single year?
I used to love college football. This system fucking sucks.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by Chase Irwin on Dec 23, 2008 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
I compare it to the big boys saying if the MWC can make this field goal, they’re in, and then moving the goal posts back just far enough each time to keep them out.
It sucks. We all know it does. But what can you do? Not much except win.
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 24, 2008 1:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But a playoff system wouldn't fix that
Unless you had a system that allowed three teams from one conference into the playoffs.
And as for bringing up UT’s loss to Tech, the Tech game basically just gives the voters a free pass. Because Texas lost to Tech, that allows the voters to pick whoever they want. That doesn’t mean they were right. The voters clearly thought this was a two team race between OU and UT. Do you think that the voters picked OU over UT because UT lost to Tech and Tech lost to OU? No, that makes no sense. They picked OU because they played really well at the end of the season against some good teams and had a lot of exposure on national television.
And like I said, we have ourselves to blame for the voters because we put ourselves in this situation. But I also think that Texas fans have a little more reason to be pissed off than OU fans would if they were left out. I mean, if the voters would have picked UT over OU because of the head-to-head matchup, you would have been upset but you would have at least understood why they did it. Texas fans, even reasonable ones, don’t understand how OU was picked ahead of UT. It would have made more sense for us just to lose a coinflip.
by cstorm15 on Dec 22, 2008 3:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Look
It is not a perfect system. It is what it is. Maybe it was karma was it in 2004 when A&M beat UT and Mack pissed and moaned about how UT should be ahead of A&M in the polls and should play Cal in the Holiday Bowl?
All I’m saying is it was a three way tie it sucked but nothing any of us could do about it. Sure if UT had beat TT, it OU had beat UT, if TT had beat OU.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Blaming the system doesn't justify the decision.
Even under the imperfect system that was in place, its hard to understand how OU was picked ahead of UT without just saying the voters were wrong. That’s what Texas fans are frustrated with.
It’s a waste of time to blame the system because the system will always be wrong. If there was a playoff system, the system would still be flawed because Tech would be left out of the playoff. To just shrug it off, make a bad decision, and then blame that bad decision on the system is wrong because it doesn’t place appropriate blame on the voters.
by cstorm15 on Dec 22, 2008 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever
If it is the voters fault then they should be blamed for not ranking TT above UT since they beat them head to head. Just don’t say it was because of a last second TD because TT had lead the entire game outside of 1:07 I think. Then TT turned around and laid an egg against the Sooners that is what did UT in. The voters right or wrong percieved the Sooners got stronger after the loss to UT and the Sooners proved it on the field against TT where as UT couldn’t beat TT. JMHO
We could go on all day about this so I won’t say anything else because it doesn’t matter what I say you discount it just as you do the TT game. That game right there and no other is why UT didn’t go to the Big XII CG and that is what the voters looked at as OU was killing TT and beating OSU a ranked team on the road.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 4:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Boomer
You know my stance on all this so I won’t go into it again. However while Tech did lead the vast majority of the game against Texas it should be noted that after their initial explosion in the first quarter which was largely fueled by adrenaline and spirit of playing their biggest home game ever Texas held them virtually scoreless for over 2 quarters and was able to come back and take the lead. So while yes we only led for a minute or so in the game we were much more in control of that game than that stat leads you to believe.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Dec 22, 2008 5:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I understand
Same argument holds for the OU-UT game UT didn’t dominate the Sooners the whole game it was a game of halves and UT won. I’m at peace with the UT loss.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 5:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ha
Of course you are at peace with it — it didn’t affect OU’s season.
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 22, 2008 7:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I was even before
they got ranked ahead of UT. Ask any Longhorn here if I didn’t congradulate them after they won.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I know you did
But congratulating someone on a win and being at peace with it when you’re in the champ. game and the team that beat you isn’t is pretty easy to say.
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 22, 2008 10:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I get your point
But most of ya’ll know me. Now I’m not going to sit here and say nah your Horns go ahead and take our place. I’m happy to be in the Bowl we are in.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
For the record, I’m not discounting the Tech game. The Tech game is the whole reason Texas is in this mess. The Tech game is the reason why OU is even tied with UT to begin with.
As for your explainations of why the voters picked OU, I’ll just say those are the same kind of reasons why I think the voters screwed up. Saying that “the Sooners got stronger after the UT loss” is just another way of saying that Texas loses out because Texas lost last. It’s a problem that the voters have had for years, and it makes little sense.
by cstorm15 on Dec 22, 2008 5:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That is how it has always been
What do you want from me? I’m sorry, but I didn’t write the rules. Go beat the hell out of tOSU and let’s pull for all the Big XII teams.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 5:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nah, you guys can lose
it doesnt effect us one way or another.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 8:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
UT got screwed by the voters
Remember a few years ago when OU got screwed in Oregon by replay? Replay of all things. That killed the Sooners season. There was nothing I could do but move on. I would rather have been screwed by voters than replay. JMO I know you will say not the same thing.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 5:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i remember that. that was terrible
i laughed but it woulda been enough to turn some fans away from college football.
thats the one thing i think NCAA doesnt understand, everytime something like this happens, and it happens every decade at least once, it turns rabid fans away from the sport.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong
In every other conference we would have been in the CCG…period.
OU is only in the national championship game b/c they have no class…we could score 60 every game too if we wanted to leave our starters in the game w/3 minutes to play. We dont do that b/c we have something that OU never will…class
Also, nice job of being 0-5 in your last 5 BCS games…are you guys going to call ahead and forfeit to save money?
Also…tech was eliminated due to their horrendous schedule and the beatdown that you guys gave them. Therefore, the argument becomes Texas vs OU and even the ignorant folks at OU can see who should go in that matchup (well, maybe not all the folks at OU).
Furthermore, to break it down one step more…Texas lost on the last second on the road. OU lost at a neutral site by double digits. Which one of those is the “better loss”
Again, I know logic is not a strong point for OU fans but work with me and read this and try to comprehend it.
Oh, btw, SCOREBOARD
by Horns130 on Dec 23, 2008 3:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not true buddy
and frankly, your constant UT bashing annoys the living hell out of me. Great, you went to A&M and obviously take the rivalry to heart, but you know as well as I do that neither team deserved that MORE. They both deserve equal opportunity to play it out on the field, because they both lost one game. OU did not deserve it MORE, and no OU fan with a brain will say they did… look at boomer1
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
The system is what it is this year. Some team and their fans were going to get hurt no matter who was picked.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My "constant UT bashing?"
Like where? Saying that OU deserved it more than UT is hardly UT bashing.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You are talking to trident right?
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
….at least I think he was addressing me. He replied to my post, anyways. At least I don’t think I bash UT really ever, much less on LSB…
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You're Right
It’s not UT bashing…its just stupid and ignorant
not that id expect anything less
by Horns130 on Dec 23, 2008 3:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Eh
Whatever it is I seem to be able to avoid attacking UT and OU fans personally. Unlike yourself.
by FuturePants on Dec 23, 2008 9:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude
I feel like every thread where anything about football gets brought up, you smash on UT. I don’t want to go through past threads, but I remember you being pretty vocal with you dislike in the past.
However, now that I’m reading your response to boomer below, I’m really hoping I have the right guy… I just feel like I made a mental note in the past that you hate the shit outta Texas
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no love for UT or OU.
But I can’t think of a time I have gotten into any real discussion about UT or OU or A&M or Tech or whatever. I pretty much hate every team in the Big XII, but hate UT and Tech more, sure. But that doesn’t mean I spend a lot of time bashing UT on this board – I think you may have the wrong person? I don’t remember discussing college football on this blog much at all. I am a very infrequent poster on www.iamthe12thman.com but even there I don’t post hardly ever.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you've got the wrong guy.
Just looking back through my posts, the only time I have discussed UT football that I can see from my profile history is on the “OT: Heisman Trophy Poll” topic, on which I said I’d vote Bradford, and that Colt McCoy’s earlier seasons’ numbers are irrelevant. I really dunno, man. I certainly haven’t UT bashed anywhere on this thread, either.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn it
I probably do… my bad. I look like a real moran
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No prob.
Now, if you want to ridicule my music taste, which is fairly prevalent on this board, no problem. I’m not afraid to let my opinions be heard there. Or on how much I hate Nelson Cruz and Joaquin Benoit.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just checked out your music blog
and couldn’t help but notice that I was front and center in the pit for your #1 concert of ‘08. I also went to Vancouver shortly after the Dallas show and caught them on UBC campus during my vacay… it was raining on us the whole time and we’d taken some herbal ecstasy from an urban shaman. Fantastic.
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
…the top 10 show post was just from another contributor, BVaz. The Top 10 albums list was a collective list, the show list was just his personal favorite shows. I have considered writing up my favorites of the year, but I’ve got a ton more albums to review here in the next couple of weeks so it is looking unlikely.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gimme 3 albums I have to download instantly
Go.
BTW, I like a lot of music. Rock for sure, blues and electronic are creeping in. Radiohead, Tool, Ghostland Observatory, Cold War Kids, MGMT, and Gotan Project are getting the most play right now. I need some suggestions.
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, I'll break by category some of my faves that came out in 2008.
Rock Albums:
1. The Hold Steady: Stay Positive
2. British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?
3. The Raconteurs: Consolers of the Lonely
Eletronic/New Wave Revival
1. Cut/Copy: In Ghost Colours
2. Walter Meego: Voyager
Spacey
1. M83: Saturdays = Youth
2. Beach House: Devotion (this seriously is spacy to the max)
3. French Kicks: Swimming
Um, “other”
1. Blitzen Trapper: Furr
2. Lightspeed Champion: Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
3. The Walkmen: You & Me
4. TV on the Radio: Dear Science
5. Sigur Ros: Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 4:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Also:
<a href=“”http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148001-the-50-best-albums-of-2008" >Pitchfork’s top 50 of 2008. Be warned, Pitchfork likes the smell of their own farts a little too much, if you ask me, but they do listen to a ton of stuff." >Pitchfork’s top 50 of 2008. Be warned – they love the smell of their own farts a little too much at Pitchfork, if you ask me, but some solid stuff on there.
by FuturePants on Dec 22, 2008 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well I'm going to Miami and you are not
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 12:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you going?
You should be. I went to the big game in ‘05 and it was worth every penny. Considering heading out to Tempe this year for the Fiesta Bowl, but I’m not totally sold yet. I really think we’re gonna romp OSU and my girlfriend doesn’t give a damn unless it’s a national championship, so we’ll probably hang back…
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Man go to Tempe
You know how much fun that’d be…..I kinda want to go myself — my college roommate’s dad has 8 tickets 45 yardline 15th row…money!
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 22, 2008 1:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I want to soooo badly
My college roommate is from there and can get 40 yard line seats at face value. Plus we can stay at his house for free. I’m really torn, gonna be a last second decision…. and I’ve never been any good at saying “no”
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't pass that up
I was just went back in Sept and had a blast.
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 22, 2008 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I have been to Tempe it is very nice you should go.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good for you!
Only been through Miami, never to it. Was looking forward to this being my year :(
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My wife
grew up in Florida and went to FSU so we will spend one night with her family in Orlando before getting to Miami.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"grew up in Florida and went to FSU"
she sounds hot
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Please allow me
to give this insightful post a rec.
Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.
by tricer on Dec 22, 2008 10:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
by trza on Dec 22, 2008 10:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My cat's breath
smells like cat food – Ralph Wiggums
Nolan Ryan is the Greatest Pitcher ever, because Google says so.
"BTW I’m officially welching ab03. Yeah I planned too all along, but I figured I’d try to get off the hook with double or nothing first."- Sharky
by DJCahill on Dec 22, 2008 10:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
me fail english?
that’s unpossible!
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
by Haeger Champ on Dec 22, 2008 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a question for Sharky
Do you write out your posts and then just go back and randomly insert commas?
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
by trza on Dec 22, 2008 10:27 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
+1
BRILLIANT!
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
by Haeger Champ on Dec 22, 2008 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Best thing for this team
is seeing Mark playing somewhere else. Don’t want him as we’ll likely get nearly the same if not better production from Davis.
by bstair on Dec 22, 2008 10:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
This, sir, sounds like an invitation to an absurd proposal contest!
I’m game!
I think the Rangers should trade Josh Hamilton for Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 10:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Jason Kidd
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 22, 2008 11:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sean Avery Willie Beamon
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 22, 2008 11:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Johnny Utah Jonathan “Mox” Moxon
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 11:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
-Jonathan "Mox" Moxon- Matt Kata
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 12:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
only a Sooner could screw that joke up 4 punchlines down
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, someone's really, reeeeally bitter about the BCS.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and this thread is a great example
of something that should have been posted in one of the threads about Tex on the front page. … When it’s reported we talked to Boras about him then it gets its own thread
by bstair on Dec 22, 2008 10:39 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Sharky is immune from any rules on fanposts
He’s grandfathered in.
by cstorm15 on Dec 22, 2008 11:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
who's the grandma?
LBrooks?
"You shouldn't fuck around with windfalls"
LoneStarJon
by LAMuscleFag on Dec 22, 2008 11:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
awesome.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 22, 2008 11:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I just
changed the most horrific diaper in the 6 months of my sons existence.
Brutal.
Freddie King rules faces.
by Ryin A on Dec 22, 2008 10:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's going to snow in Utah today.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 22, 2008 11:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
It won't stop snowing here.....
in Portland. Seriously it’s getting ridiculous.
by bdavison94 on Dec 22, 2008 12:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I work with a guy
who just moved from Portland. Says the pot is awesome, but we live in Austin so I’m not sure what bad pot is
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Been hanging out with Matt Mc? Just don’t get naked like he did when the police showed up.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 1:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Delt!
He’s kind of a legend in these parts. I pledged Delta Tau Delta when I came to school here, and apparently he was a Texas Delt in the early 90s. He filmed Dazed and Confused while in college, can you imagine the ass that comes along with something like that? When I was still active I’d see him around the frat house once or twice a year before a football game. He’d come by, have a burger and some Shiner Bock, talk to the house mother and head over to the stadium. I’ve met him, as a result, and he seems like a really laid back, nice guy. Hard not to be when you’re uber-rich, constantly stoned, and banging some Brazilian supermodel.
And, for the record, I think he was naked before they got there… playing his bongo drums with his front door open.
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's right you are correct
Seems like a cool dude just to have a beer with.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is all true and admirable.
That guy is my idol.
uber-rich, constantly stoned, and banging some Brazilian supermodel
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by Chase Irwin on Dec 23, 2008 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
McConaughey "hard not to like"
Matt definitely thinks so.
He jacks off daily to a lifesize portrait of himself…
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Dec 23, 2008 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Come on now
Hate the game, dude. It ain’t his fault.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by Chase Irwin on Dec 23, 2008 4:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have any problem with the game
I just think he, personally, is the most arrogant and cheesy douche around these days, and a no-talent, ham-handed hack of an actor to boot.
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Dec 24, 2008 11:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Even if that were true
that’s more of a statement about America, to me, than it is about any personal “shortcomings” of his.
What would be interesting is to see what those types could produce if they were actually competitively forced to act well instead of just appear on a colored screen.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by Chase Irwin on Dec 24, 2008 1:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know that I understand your first sentence
Is it your contention that he is a humble, down to earth guy? A good actor? Or both?
Plenty of superhandsome guys are great actors and have managed to keep their respective chins from permanently resting atop their own scrotums. Look at George Clooney or Clive Owen, for example.
Have you ever seen him in an interview? Ugh. Matt Damon had a take that aptly sums up the McConaughey essence in a minute 28:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuYD2cwMbpw
Even funnier is Mac’s reaction at the end of this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bNO04JU3Pk&feature=channel
Them there baby blues of yours aint smiling with the rest of your face, Matthew (and notice how he had to get in that I’m so down to earth and charitably special cuz I’m visiting the Aussie peons snippet at the end).
And in riposte to your sarcastic quotation marks ("shortcomings"), my good friend, I submit that half way through this youtube moment you get a telling snapshot of the “skills” McConaughey as an “actor” displays. What “chops.” Heh.
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Dec 24, 2008 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
x
I’ve seen him in an interview before and I would describe him as brash, first and foremost [Texan]. This is an interesting distinction for me. It seems that your contention is that Mac does not walk the line between cocky and confident. That’s fine and there’s no way to really arbitrate that, despite how many youtubes you link.
WIth that said, I agree that Clooney and Owen are good actors. What I don’t understand is why Mac has to fit that persona? Separate but equal doesn’t apply?
At his core, yes, he is a fun-loving, apathetic, rich asshole. To me, your criticism equates to somebody hating T.O. for being paid a lot of money, while he is a complete jackass.
Well … who’s paying to put them on the pedestal? That’s the sad conclusion that I draw from any criticism of Hollywood celebs or professional athletes. I don’t know Mac personally, but I’ve watched specials on him before and he has had a pretty easy ride, from what it looks like. I can’t really speak to his acting ability because I’ve never gone out of my way to see him in a movie. But from what it appears, America is willing to pay lots of money to see his bag on the screen. If he’s bad and they still want him, what does that tell you? I don’t spend money on this crap anyway. I’m still shocked that you so much as looked into MDB. There’s about one good movie per year, I’d say. Honestly.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by Chase Irwin on Dec 24, 2008 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
of course it is, its utah
go have a 3.25% beer
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What does that even mean?
You can buy any beer in Utah that you can get in Texas. If you’re talking about Bud/Coors/Miller Lite, stop. That is not beer, it’s water that’s been kissed with corn. But if you buy any real beer, any beer of consequence like from New Belgium or Brooklyn or Saint Arnolds or Anchor or North Coast, it will have the same alcohol content that it does in Texas. Water, barley, hops, yeast…. write that down. Smell your beer, it should tell you something.
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
go to the store and purchase an ice cold beer any kind of beer you like just as long as its cold
then tell me what % it is…
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
its communism, i tell ya...
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
5.1% ABV
Fireman’s Four, courtesy of Real Ale Brewing Co. in Blanco, Texas
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They sell Fireman's in DFW
at Central Market…good stuff
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 22, 2008 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It means...
the beer in Utah (the cheap stuff you claim isn’t beer) is horrible, it has only 3+% alcohol content in it. At least in Cali it’s 6+% I believe.
Plus if you want to buy any hard alcohol, wine, foreign beers etc. you have to go to a state liquor store. You can’t just go to the gas station and pick up whatever you want. It’s a good thing I don’t drink, fucking LDS church.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 22, 2008 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You have to go to a state liquor store
for all beer purchases?
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 3:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not all beer...
you can buy generic beers like Coors, Bud, etc. at grocery stores or gas stations.
Any other alcohol is only at state liquor stores though.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 22, 2008 4:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
State run liquor stores
They have em out here in Va. Fucking suck suck suck. The worst.
25% markup on everything hard. I have to drive to maryland to get a decent price, and even then it’s a little high, cuz they know they have you by the shorthairs (NC, WV, and Penn also pull this same socialist garbage).
Huntressa and eastwood = BT and socialistass state run liquor “stores”
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Dec 23, 2008 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone seen my shoes?
they sure would come in handy about now :)
"You shouldn't fuck around with windfalls"
LoneStarJon
by LAMuscleFag on Dec 22, 2008 11:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
My pool is 40 degrees today
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 11:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
drink water
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
by Agreen07 on Dec 22, 2008 12:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
or whiskey
it may make your pee yellow at first, or the next day, but with enough whiskey it will turn clear for a little while
"Holland didn’t make that kid question his swing, he made him question his career path"
by trident on Dec 22, 2008 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is factually correct
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
by Agreen07 on Dec 22, 2008 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And officially corroborated.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by Chase Irwin on Dec 23, 2008 1:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The offseason sucks.
" He throws it where he wants it, his breaking ball kept getting better and better and of course God gave him that special arm. He's great." ~ Neftali Feliz on Derek Holland.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 22, 2008 11:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Christmas is on Thursday.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 22, 2008 11:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
And Christmas Eve is on Wednesday.
" He throws it where he wants it, his breaking ball kept getting better and better and of course God gave him that special arm. He's great." ~ Neftali Feliz on Derek Holland.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 22, 2008 11:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Christmas Eve Eve is on Tuesday!
"You shouldn't fuck around with windfalls"
LoneStarJon
by LAMuscleFag on Dec 22, 2008 11:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit...
that makes today Christmas Eve Eve Eve. I should have the day off!
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 22, 2008 11:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I do have the day off ALRIGHT!!
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Dec 22, 2008 11:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"So yeah, LSB wont like it, and wont happen."
Wow I didn’t realize we had the final say on signings. Where was I for the Ben Broussard signing?…that shit wouldn’t have flown.
by slimshadty12 on Dec 22, 2008 11:23 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
If you're familiar with Shark
We collectively have some sort of quasi influence on the Rangers because of how unanimous we are on most of our opinions.
by Brett Perryman on Dec 22, 2008 11:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I find it best
to see what Adam posts so I know what to think.
Nolan Ryan is the Greatest Pitcher ever, because Google says so.
"BTW I’m officially welching ab03. Yeah I planned too all along, but I figured I’d try to get off the hook with double or nothing first."- Sharky
by DJCahill on Dec 22, 2008 11:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Myself as well.
If Adam ever stopped posting, I’d probably just pee myself and yell for Tom Hick to make some sort of terrible, financially crippling signing. Like, say Mark Teixeira.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 12:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's two references to piss this morning...
Awesome.
by oc on Dec 22, 2008 12:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gonna be a good day.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 22, 2008 12:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's Shark abuse
Call PETA
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Dec 22, 2008 12:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hahahaha
"You shouldn't fuck around with windfalls"
LoneStarJon
by LAMuscleFag on Dec 22, 2008 4:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it me......
or does Obama have really big hands?
by bdavison94 on Dec 22, 2008 12:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Dec 22, 2008 12:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
is this fanpost serious
ridiculous
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on Dec 22, 2008 12:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
you must be new here....
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 22, 2008 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Michael Jackson
needs a new lung.
Freddie King rules faces.
by Ryin A on Dec 22, 2008 3:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why
is that the only thing on his body that hasn’t already been replaced, or redone yet?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Dec 22, 2008 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
who knows, who cares
i just read this
Freddie King rules faces.
by Ryin A on Dec 22, 2008 9:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is pretty sad
I saw that Sharky had posted something stupid and that it had 170+ responses. Little did I know that the discussion not relating to Sharky’s post would so far exceed his stupidity. Well done fellas…..
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by DaheelzCM on Dec 22, 2008 5:17 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
I nominate this
For the “worst comments” award. Arguing over college football shit? Christ…
by brettgardner on Dec 22, 2008 6:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Right there
with ya on that one. Never have cared a whit about college sports.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Dec 22, 2008 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Another garbage thread
*Aims for the corner pocket. *
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by Chase Irwin on Dec 22, 2008 11:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
How the F
Does worthless crap like this keep getting rec’d?
Sharky can be funny, but this ain’t one of those occasions.
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
by lonestarJon on Dec 23, 2008 9:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe...
it got rec’d because of how everyone decided to ignore Sharky’s stupidity and just talk about whatever the hell they wanted to. This thread is full of all sorts of random greatness, there are maybe 5 posts about Teix in all this shit.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 23, 2008 10:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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