OT - CFB Super Second Saturday Wk 2 - Thread 2
by IrishP1 on Sep 8, 2010 1:05 PM CDT
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But first! Some viewing pleasure for you! Apparently someone involved with the U$C "Song Girls" decided to do a photoshoot in Lake Tahoe. Which is fine. But when you put girls in white sweaters or cheerleading outfits in water, fun will ensue to the viewer's eye.(Slightly NSFW - no nudity, but objectionable see through opportunities here.)
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ESPN
is really going with a front page story about the pass interference call that decided the NC game 8 years ago between Miami and Ohio St. I’m sure some fans and maybe the Ohio St. staff cares, but not one of those kids was even close to around when that happened. That call is a complete non-issue in Saturday’s game…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
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by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 1:08 PM CDT reply actions
Wow...
that was a great great game
I still think that Miami team was one of the 10 best college teams of all time and cant figure out how they lost
Josey Wales is stupid
x
I still think that Miami team was one of the 10 best college teams of all time
Don’t go out on a limb there.
I still think Babe Ruth...
is easily one of the top 100 ball players ever.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
barely though
and im kind of inclined to stretch it to top 200 and slot him at like 110
Josey Wales is stupid
Excited to see TCU pass Texas for #4
I doubt it will be for long, though. But TCU doesn’t play on big networks, so they obviously don’t matter.
Fuck Arias
they didn't in the poll that actually matters
not yet at least
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
They never will
not as long as Mack Brown is there.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
why are you saying it as if he may not always be there?
Gods are immortal.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
That's true
but I’m sure he’ll get bored of dominating college football and move onto something else like politics etc…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Good thing the demi-god Muschamp is waiting in the wings.
Just in case.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
When he gets so angry that he rips his headset off.
You wouldn’t like him when he is angry.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
Yep
ripped his headset off when Crabtree made The Catch with one second left.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
haha
I was watching that game in College Station following our win over Colorado at a bar. At the end of such a dramatic game, it’s as if everyone in the entire bar just kind of said, “huh.” and returned to their drinks.
The University of Texas getting their undefeated
season and national title hopes shit upon in one of the most dramatic football games in the last 30 years received a giant meh in College Station?!
Sure, whatever you say, Aggie.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
You have seriously overblown that game in your tiny mind, Josey.
Most Aggies hate both UT and Tech, so one winning over the other, while inevitable, is fairly unimportant.
Whatever you say, Aggie.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
There's always a chance the Aggie
fandom didn’t understand what had just happened which would explain the reaction.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Sep 8, 2010 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whatever you say.
Don’t get me wrong, everyone was riveted by the game. Nobody exploded into dances and kissed each other at the end of the game, though. Nobody wanted UT to win, nobody wanted Tech to win. It’s depressing when a game is lose-lose.
I can vouch for this.
The game also lost its significance when Tech took a massive dump against OU.
Fuck Arias
by hornedfrogs45 on Sep 8, 2010 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
As far as entertainment goes
it was still a great game. As far as implications for the season, it did lose significance when Tech emptied their bowels against OU. It meant Tech no longer mattered on the national stage which is where they have resided for pretty much their entire existence…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 9, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sorry
if I hurt your feelings. The truth stings sometimes…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 9, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Does it?
Do I really care about the history of Tech football? You just sound like a dick, is all.
But whatever. If that’s your thing, I say embrace it.
I think you do care about the history of Tech football
And I got a good laugh out of you talking about me embracing being a dick. Your whole bit is based on being a jackass and embracing it.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
x
I think you do care about the history of Tech football
Really? Do I really come in and defend Tech’s history? Like ever? I would rather Tech win than whoever else they’re playing, but I’m not really a homer in any sense. I don’t even care about college football all that much.
And your laugh is misplaced. Obviously that’s exactly the reason why I would say that. You didn’t find any incredible irony.
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I never claimed to
Believe me, I don’t give you enough credit to expect you to be able to articulate something like irony…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
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by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
OK.
I’m just curious: how much smarter than me do you think you are?
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Intelligence
is not the issue here. The issue is you are a textbook case of the downfall of human behavior based on the anonymity of virtual communication. If in real life you acted the way you do on here, you would get your ass kicked constantly until you learned your lesson. I would be willing to bet your real personality is nowhere near the little character you have created on here. In fact, I would bet you are something of an introvert who has been picked on in the past and has always wished he could respond with snarky responses and large vocabulary insults, but feared the ass kicking that would follow them. I don’t really care how smart you are, or think you are, or think I am. The point is you enjoy the ability to sit behind a keyboard and insult people with no fear of reprecussions so have at it big boy…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I use my real name here.
I’m not sure how anonymous I’m being.
And is it really so odd to communicate different ways in different contexts? I would think that’s pretty common.
Also, I’m not sure what exactly I’ve said here that’s so deserving of an ass-kicking. That you were being a dick?
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
No
just your overall demeanor towards people in general on this board would probably warrant a few ass kickings if you had the nuts to actually talk to people that way in person. As for your real name, let’s not pretend that you don’t own a common name and that the chances of us running into each other ever is below 1%. That is the issue I was raising in regards to the way you talk to people.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmm.
I can tell you haven’t really thought this out.
Nuts? I don’t talk to people in paragraphs for one thing. Nor do I talk to strangers about my opinions. You’re right—I don’t walk up to people I don’t know and call them dumb. But then, nobody does, and the situation certainly doesn’t call for it.
In an online forum where discussion and ball-busting take place regularly and are encouraged (it’s kinda, you know, THE ENTIRE POINT), however, I feel more at ease doing so, as would you and anybody else. I don’t really see how that makes me some quivering pussy.
But I suppose this means that if I give you my address, you’ll come kick my ass? I have to say, all this talk about “big boy” and “learning your lesson” is getting me all hot and bothered.
Won’t you come “teach me a lesson”? ;)
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
You see
I never said I would kick your ass. I just simply said if you talked to people in person that way, you would most likely eventually end up getting your ass kicked. I, personally, would not waste my time with someone like you. I did mention us meeting in person more to disprove your point that using your real name somehow completely defeats the anonymity of the internet message board…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't pussy out now.
I’ve been a real bad boy. I need some discipline.
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
said as you put lipstick on
and add my name to your people to kill list…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
1% chance of us meeting my ass!
You’re watching me right now, aren’t you!?!?!
Of course, I can’t really add YOUR name, now can I (Is that irony? I’m also incapable of detecting it.)?
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
You are
incapable of many things. No need to start listing them now…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Aw.
You’ve run out of gas. Too bad. Fun while it lasted.
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah
I can argue with the wall next to me and get the same effect. Less typing with the wall…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
My feelings towards you
have been made perfectly clear. Now run along and play…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
No, they aren't clear at all, actually.
You said it has nothing to do with intelligence, but you think I can’t articulate irony and that I’m incapable of many things.
I’m assuming that means you can do those things. So how smart are you, really? And how much smarter than me?
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
They are very clear
I don’t like you. You are annoying and serve no purpose other than to try and belittle other people. Intelligence has nothing to do with it. Add reading comprehension to the list of things you are incapable of…
Now, for a second time, run along and play. I hear freeze tag on the highway is a popular game for the kids these days…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
What is it you're doing here?
Certainly not belittling me. That would be ridiculous!
I’m amused by your reluctance to lie about your intelligence. You recognize my superiority. Now bow down!
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm amused
by your childish question of how smart are you, how much smarter than me are you etc. I haven’t responded because one, I told you this isn’t about intelligence, and two, I’m not sure how you want me to measure my intelligence vs. you. While we’re at it, how about we bet over who has more friends or who is cooler?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Look
the two Tech boys are teaming up on me. That’s cute…
Even if I posted my academic credentials, you would think I was lying and what would be the point…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
The funny thing is
I’m only slightly smarter than a sea sponge, so when I’ve got a dummy like you below me, I’m going to milk it for all it’s worth.
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you
for the new sig line…
"Calmer than you are dude"
I’m only slightly smarter than a sea sponge
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 12:03 PM PDT
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh no!
Now I’ve been exposed for the thing I just said!
Damn your highly-credentialed ass!
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
ASL
It would appear that you’ve tried to take a bat to a hornet’s nest and would dearly love for said hornet’s to go away and not chase you back into your house.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
When we choose sides in the inevitable LSB apocalypse
I want Josey on mine. Dude’s fuckin’ funnier than any of you clowns.
by brettgardner on Sep 10, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
My gosh
Put TCU in a little pussy conference with a little pussy television deal with a bunch of little pussy teams so they can finally start winning more than 5-6 games a year and it’s amazing what it does to their fans.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Sep 10, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
My gosh
Have a team win 10 games 3 times in the history of the school and it’s amazing what it does to their fans Josey.
by FuturePants on Sep 10, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Waterboy needs to overcome 4-8
and you need to worry about finishing over .500 and staying out of the Shreveport Weedeater Bowl.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Sep 10, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
that's not what did that to TCU's fans
it was the BCS bowl, 14-3 against BCS teams, and being ranked in the Top 5 in the country heading into Week 2.
By the way, I love how you always talk about TV ratings and television deals like they should impact what fans think.
I get to watch all TCU games. I don’t care if Bobby Joe in Buttfuck, TX doesn’t get the TCU game on his TV in his mobile home.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Doncha boys make an ESPN
appearance (although it’s a Friday night) in a couple weeks v SMU and then it’s to the Mountain Network basement for the rest of the year, correct?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Sep 10, 2010 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't know or care
i’ll get to watch all of them.
Apparently, the pollsters don’t seem to care either.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Outta sight, outta mind.
Better win and win big.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Sep 10, 2010 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
The Mountain is like ESPNU
It’s not the first option for games. Versus is, which is on most base packages. Then CBS College Sports.
Listen, the TV package is certainly not ideal but the fact is every TCU game is on TV except one. That works for me.
"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." -Chuck Morgan speaking for all of us
Nah.
It was when Blake Giddeon dropped the easy interception a few plays earlier. Either way, that was one damn good game. It was too bad that Tech couldn’t follow up on it by beating OU.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
I couldn't believe that at the time.
What a gimme pick, he was all by himself.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Talons up!
UNT v Rice! Anyone else going?
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Go Owls!
I’m expecting big things from that reinvigorated Rice team that actually played well (albeit overmatched, of course) against an obviously much stronger UT team
I wish I could go – sadly I’m stuck in the college football wasteland that is San Diego.
Go Rice Owls!
much the same can be said about UNT
but we just lost another cornerback – that’s concerning. Rice brutalized us last year – I’m hoping for redemption!
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
I have a feeling
McGuffie will have a big day.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
The Who-Gives-A-Rat's-Ass Bowl?
Pass.
I’ll in downtown Ft. Worth @ Jakes Burgers for the Tech/UNM watching party.
Only because, yet again, my Aggies aren’t on TV.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
UNT Rice
both of those teams are way better than New Mexico
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Did Rice reject your application or something?
You seem awfully venomous towards a school that really shouldn’t inspire strong emotions one way or another for most people. They’re obviously not a great football school, but arguably they’ve been as successful than several other Texas FBS schools in the last decade.
Go Rice Owls!
Lots of respect towards Rice from the Tech grad.
Great academics and a hellacious baseball program.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
I love
that Rice puts its banners right across the sight line of the visiting team. You sit there in the dugout for 3 hours and every time you look up, you get reminded of how good they have been recently…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
heh
I didn’t realize they did that. It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve been to Reckling Park – they certainly have added a lot of banners since then.
Who did you use to play with? If it was A&M or Baylor, I’m sorry – it seems like Rice really made it tough for those teams in the NCAAs last decade
Go Rice Owls!
Didn't play for anyone
went to TCU and have family in Houston so I made a lot of the trips to see the Frogs and the Owls.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I love Rice.
Sic ’em Rice!
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
My wife and I are thinking about going to the Rice game.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
I was trying to decide between TCU and Rice and I couldn't.
So we’re going to both!
I’m pissed about this weekend, though. We’re moving to Tyler on Friday, but they couldn’t come to set up satellite and internet until Sunday.
Looks like I’ll be camped out in Starbucks.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
No, I was really surprised when we went out there to see the town.
Much, much, much bigger than I thought it was. Fewer people, but more stuff than Waco.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I know they have tennis courts.
And a Subway, I think.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
believe it!
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Will be there
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
see FuturePants?
there’ll be at least two people there!
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
well! in that case...
Ça m’est égal
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Those fancy jerks better have lotsa internet cafes!
Got baseball and football scores to check on. I don’t care who’s baguette I have to throw to the ground to get those scores!!!!
Actually, I’ll be back a week from Saturday so I’ll be plenty connected that evening.
Arkansas would beg to differ, good sir.
So would Okie State.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Don't forget Arkansas State!
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh.
It does seem like internet is a bit more difficult to come by in France, though I suppose it depends where you are going.
When my wife and I got engaged, we spent almost a week in Evian right after Thanksgiving. It worked out pretty well with the Cowboys playing on Thanksgiving and Baylor being irrelevant by that point. Plus the whole food/wine thing…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Yeah, I can't wait. Leave on Friday.
I’m sure I will be occupied enough to not worry too much about this godforsaken piece of shit baseball team.
x
Arrive in Paris 9:30 AM Saturday morning, I know I will be spending two nights in Normandy, back to Paris, then off to Brussels for a night on Friday, then fly out the next day to MURICA.
Normandy is incredible, that will be a good trip.
Don’t take shit from the Paris cabbies, they can be super douchey to Americans.
Spending two days in Normandy is a very good idea, too many people swing through and don’t give it the time it deserves.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
That's actually really good to hear.
I’ve been kind of annoyed that we were spending so much time in Normandy….I felt like I should be spending more time in Paris (since I’ve never been to France).
I'm sad for you
That you won’t get to spend more time in Paris, even though Parisians make me want to provoke the Germans into attacking them again.
The city itself is pretty phenomenal.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
You should take pictures of the cemeteries.
Then if any cabbies try to give you crap for being an American, just show them pictures of the price America paid for French freedom.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
Eh.
They have plenty of fair complaints about us as well. Though their overrating of their underground ‘resistance’ and the extreme overrating of Charles de Gaulle makes me want to go back to calling them Freedom Fries.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
But de Gualle single handedly infiltrated a theater
with Hitler in it and burned it to the ground. Oh wait, that was the Inglourious Basterds. Nevermind.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
Maybe they thank the Russians
as the power who did the most to stop the Germans.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
By far the most.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, if America had not intervened,
and the allies had not opened the second front in France, then Russia might have rolled on through France after finishing off Germany.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
There's really no evidence that would be the case.
They would have taken all of Germany, we can be sure of that, but after Germany was defeated, the Russians were basically done. They were at the end of supply lines 2000 miles long.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Just conjecture,
but I think that they would have moved in to “finish off German holdouts” and to “help France rebuild.” But they would have stuck around like they did in Eastern Europe.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
There was a pretty powerful prewar socialist movement in France, so you may be right.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't the Russians...
…..so much as it was Russia itself. That country has such a horrific and insurmountable landscape that the Germans, even killing something like 15-1 couldn’t get past it.
That plus the weather and the extended supply lines.
Napoleon learned the same lesson the hard way, too.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
Going for the Caucasus made sense
But Hitler’s obsession with famous cities (Stalingrad and Leningrad) destroyed any chance of taking Moscow.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
His insistence on holding the lines at all costs did not help either.
And his officers had no way to disobey orders and retreat.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
Absolutely true.
There’s no telling how much damage Hitler could have done to the Soviet forces had he allowed a general retreat into prepared fortifications in Ukraine. If he could have consolidated his gains and given up a little to keep a lot, things may have been very different.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps not the individual Russian soldiers, but the masses they could put out definitely played a factor.
They lost almost two million soldiers in the huge cauldron battles in the first few months but were still able to raise entire armies and bring them from the east while simultaneously disassembling and relocating thousands of factors beyond the Urals.
People gloss over what the Russians were able to accomplish too easily, probably because of the horrible things they did at the same time.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
You have to give the Russian people themselves
some credit. They weren’t playing pattycakes near Stalingrad, Kursk, and Leningrad.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
It is always funny to me when Americans bring that up
but forget that if France didn’t spend themselves to near bankruptcy in supporting the American Revolution, we wouldn’t have picked up the Louisiana purchase at such a bargain price.
American’s grasp of history and world events is fairly abysmal.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Eh
Don’t act like France’s support of America during the Revolution was some kind of charity work, or out of the kindness of their hearts. It was to subvert English interests in Europe, plain and simple. Force them to send resources to America, they have less at home.
Any loss by the English was a win for France.
The French didn’t help out of altruism, they did it because it made sense.
And their support for the American Revolution twenty years before didn’t entirely doom the French to bankruptcy, the fact that Napoleon mishandled the economy and engaged in a series of foreign wars did.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
We didn't invade the Germans
out of Altruism either.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
We never truly "invaded" the Germans.
We invaded France and fought the Germans back into Germany.
An “invasion” in the classic sense is something that happens at the start, not the finish.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
And nobody ever said we were altruistic in fighting the Germans.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
and we stopped when we got to Germany
let the Ruskies do the invading of Berlin
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
We screwed our chance of getting to Berlin first with Market Garden.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Without Market-Garden, the BotB never happens.
We would have been in Germany already.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Considering the number of women they raped and citizens they summarily executed
Yeah, I’d say that’s pretty true.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Neither was
our war against the Germans. They did declare war on us.
Acting like America or any country, does things for purely benevolent reasons is just silly. America invades other countries to advance America’s interests, pure and simple.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
No one argued the opposite.
You’re slaying windmills, Quixote.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, he's responding to FuturePants's post,
which doesn’t have any point if it wasn’t some sort of suggestion that our motives were “better.”
X-MO replay:
“We gave the French so much help in WWII.”
“You know, they helped us in the past as well.”
“Yeah, but for selfish reasons.”
Paris is an incredible city, the Parisians have a lot to be proud of.
But their attitude toward Americans is ridiculous at best.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Especiall those who make the attempt to speak French.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
And the Scots.
They hate the English so much that they love us for it.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I love Scotland.
If I had all the money I ever needed, I would move to Scotland in a heartbeat and love it.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I dunno about that
Brits can be friendly, the Swiss are nice to whoever has money, and I’ve found people to be pretty friendly in the south of France and more rural areas in Italy and Spain as well.
I’d agree the the Dutch are probably most friendly though, both to us and everyone else.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Eh, English are English
They don’t hate Americans, but they don’t love us. They also love to lecture Americans about American politics. The irritating thing is that they are almost always dead wrong, but trying to convince them otherwise is a lesson in frustration.
EX-FREAKING-ACTLY!
I spent a few months in London on the campus of Imperial College, and I can’t count the number of smug English college students who tried to debate me about American politics. They thought they were the shit.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
They kept calling me a Yank, it really got old after a while.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Most of the world pretty much hate us
probably because we fall back on the whole “we saved the world in WW2” nonsense so often.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
"Nonsense" is not the right word at all, America definitely played its role as the Arsenal of Democracy.
Even if we didn’t exactly demolish fascism through force of arms, truly massive amounts of finished goods and food certainly helped our allies survive.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, we were the Arsenal of Democracy
as long as folks had cash and could carry. We were tremendous War profiteers early in the war.
Some of the Arsenal of Democracy stuff was also overblown. We couldn’t give away our craptastic tanks, the purple heart boxes.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Someone certainly has a pessimistic view of American involvement.
Nevermind the fact that we were never paid for the vast majority of goods and aid we shipped east during and after the war.
The Marshall Plan, for example, represents debt never satisfied.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was going to say.
It’s not like we collected on all of those debts.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
The Marshall Plan
while on the outside was meant to repay the debts, was really more about long-term economic stimulus package for our trading partners.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Supplying the might
for most of the West’s armed incursions also plays a role in why we think so highly of ourselves. I don’t really see anybody else stepping up to do it either.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
I'm sure the Russians said the same thing
to themselves, and the Germans said the same things to themselves in the late 30s. It’s amazing how all countries can rationalize to themself when they invade other countries, how they are liberating them.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
You missed my point.
My point was that no other country in the West seems interested in funding a large standing armed force. It’s particularly annoying to hear other countries attack/ridicule us for not spending money on x/y/z when part of the reason is that we don’t is that we spend such an immense amount of money on the military that keeps them safe.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
x
Mostly friendly countries just let us station our army on their land. Like Germany, Japan, Korea, etc.
Considering
we spend as much as the rest of the world combined on Arms, and have invaded more countries than anyone else over the last 30 years, its not surprising that folks in the West aren’t standing up and clapping over it.
We are the world’s aggressors, and have been for the last 30 years, and that’s how we are perceived.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Yet they sure don't seem to mind
When they need soldiers for the Balkans, Somalia, etc.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Considering the sheer number
of UN deployments, its not surprising we occasionally send troops. Currently there are 11 UN deployments, and we have personnel at 7 of them last I checked, and some of those deployments literally have a handful of Americans (4 or so out of 8000).
We tend to be more trouble than we are worth as UN peacekeepers, since we typically don’t exactly bring peace, rather we escalate situations.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
"Rationalizing" implies that something was done that shouldn't have been
So we need a reason for why it was.
What did America do that we shouldn’t have done in WWII?
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I went there for a weekend during my Study Abroad back in June
I almost punched several gypsies over at the Gare Du Nord train station. If they ask you if you speak English, just walk away. And check your pockets if they got within 5 feet of you.
Fucking swindlers.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
Yup. Just completely ignore and stay away from them.
"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." -Chuck Morgan speaking for all of us
If you want to piss them off
get some range and start snapping pictures.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
I only got to spend a day in Paris went I went, too
If you go to the Louvre in the evening you can get a twilight ticket if you only want to spend 1 or 2 hours there to hit the high points (although it’s so massive I wish I had had more time than that). I enjoyed what I got to see and I didn’t feel too cheated by not spending more time there.
I thought Normandy was beautiful and the American Cemetery was incredible. Just standing there looking at the white crosses as far as you can see really drives home the sacrifices made on D-Day and during the war.
"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." -Chuck Morgan speaking for all of us
It's true.
Though I feel there are other sites that get overlooked. I really enjoyed going to the Ardennes Cemetary.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Rabble! Rabble! Rabble!
My team is better than your team!
Your team sucks!
Your coach sucks!
Your players suck!
Your fans suck!
That is all.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
by crazy86er on Sep 8, 2010 1:44 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
But
your team sucks worse, your coach is mean to kittens, your players are illiterate cheaters, and your fans cheer at the games and clean the stadium after…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn
you win
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 8, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, ASL taking early shots at Tech, I see.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Not bad, but you forgot 'You suck!'
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Looks like Ingram out vs. Penn St
That Fla St/ OU matchup is pretty damned interesting… OU looked kinda weak last week against Utah St.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Murray looked good, but that secondary needs to shore up, fast
or it’s going to be a long season.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
no suprise there
w/ingram, richardsons as good if not better
Then Eddie Lacy behind Richardson.
The Ingram/Richardson/Lacy trio is insane.
Richardson is ten times the talent Ingram is.
And I like Ingram, a lot.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
Definitely.
Richardson has all the speed and agility of Ingram, but with much more strength.
And without the Ricky Williams-esque beard.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
probably so
only reason i really hesitate is the heisman
Utah is a better team than Oregon State
If Utah is undefeated when they play TCU they will certainly be a top 15 team, maybe a top 10 team. That’ll be the ultimate test for TCU this season. Especially how they let that game get away in 2008.
Fuck Arias
There's not enough talk...
about the Peloponnesian War in this thread, so allow me.
What about Pericles, the Athenian League, and Athens’ ‘long walls’. I mean come on, Sparta and their allies would have had no shot. Damn Persians always having to stick their nose into Greek affairs.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Funny you mention the Peloponnesian War.....
Revenge of the Nerds was on last night. Had to stop down to pay respects.
There, now I’ve talked about it. Somewhat.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Doesn't count...
Come on, let’s talk about Lysander or Thucydides. Perhaps about how Sparta’s navy was shit.
Let’s get it goin’.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Pass.
I couldn’t even bother with the France/Germany/Russia talk up above.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Yeah...
I didn’t bother with that either. I’m not much of a modern history guy.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
These countries are far too young to have real "history."
Let’s talk about ancient China. That’s some old shit right there.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 8, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Mongolia to be exact.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Nah...
Mongolia was a 13th century thing starting with Genghis Khan.
Ancient China goes way back further than that. The Shang an Zhou dynasties go back 2,000 to 3,000 years before that.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Shang Zhou?
Isn’t that a Mortal Kombat character?
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
That would be Shang Tsung...
I dominated MK II and SF II back in the day, those games were great.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
ah yes.
good call.
BTW – have you seen the trailer for the new MK? It looks insane!!!!
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
It does look very good. Was it a trailer or a pilot though?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Well, there's two.
There’s the trailer for the new game which comes out in 2011, and the the 8 minute short is test footage for the 3rd Motion Picture – which DID get picked up. That doesn’t mean MJW is gonna play Jax or Jeri Ryan will play Sonya. The guys who made that used it to pitch the movie and they got greenlit. It looked good though. If they’re smart – they’ll make it rated R, the way it should be.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Well the Athenians were stupid for attacking Syracuse.
The men and ships that they threw away on that foolish bit of adventurism certainly did not help them fend off Sparta.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
That's what I'm talking about 86er...
and you’re right, that failed naval expedition in Syracuse was easily one of the main turning points of the war.
But even after that it took another 10 years or so for Sparta, Corinth and the others to finish off Athens, will Persian help of course.
The funny thing is after that war finally ended, it was Sparta’s turn to have many of the Greek polis’ turn on them, as well as Persia, for supporting the wrong Persian heir.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Oh, how the ancient world turned.
First the Athenians save Greece from the Persians at Marathon and Salamis. Then Athens builds its own empire. Sparta forms a league to tear down Athens’ empire with the help of the very Persians who were just the mortal enemies of Sparta. Then Xenophon leads the 10,000 on a fighting retreat through Persia, while Athens rebuilds. Finally Philip conquers Greece, and Alexander conquers Persia. What goes around comes around.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
The brilliant minds of that age...
are what really gets me. Socrates – along with his students Xenophon and Plato (among others), Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, Thucydides, Herodotus, Aristotle, Philip II, Alexander, the list just goes on and on.
But yeah, my antiquities prof used to joke around about how in ancient Greece they were always at war, and every now and then peace broke out for a short period of time. Greeks loved fighting them some Greeks. Imagine Athens victorious at the end of the Peloponnesion Wars and democracy spreading rather than the oligarchies and crap Lysander tried to institute. A changed world we’d live in.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
Personally, I have always been more interested in Roman history than Greek, but I have recently read more Greek history including Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Livy’s books on the Roman conquest of Greece.
I also enjoy alternate history books that explore those “what if?” situations. What if Alexander had lived a long life and had established a dynasty to rule his vast conquests? Rome would have had a much different history.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
What if Augustus hadn't been such a brilliant bad ass?
Would Rome have really ever been united or forever divided into thirds?
Augustus...
Now there’s a politician.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Certainly a polarizing figure...
the guy who adopted him wasn’t bad either.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Augustus was pretty awesome,
but to be fair, a lot of his military success should be attributed to Agrippa.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
Heh...
Yeah, I’m probably the opposite. I enjoy Roman history too, but Greek history and mythology is what I really like.
I also really enjoy Persian, Babylonian, Carthiginian, Celtic, et al. Oddly enough, I never really got into Egyptian history too deep though.
The “what if” situations or reading about the battles that changed the world are really fun. Trying to guess what would have happened if the ‘other side’ had won is always kinda fun.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
There is a good series of books,
What If? and What If? 2 that include essays from historians answering those “what if” questions. I do not remember if they cover the Peloponnesian War, but I do know that Salamis and Actium are in there. Pretty interesting reading.
Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
I know I have one of those...
can’t remember which one, obviously I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
this thread
kind of worthless. i think everyone blew their load in the other one, and the buildup for Week 2 hasn’t quite occurred just yet.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
give it time, friendo.
Two games on tonight, as well as Saints/Vikes.
Then, come Friday night/Saturday morning – all hell will break loose again.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Personally
I think once we realized that Horns130 was right and no one stands a chance in college football until Mack retires, we all just moved on to other things in our lives like videos games etc….
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 9, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
More like "Horns130 flips his shit everytime people speak of UT in less than glowing terms."
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 9, 2010 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Again...
It was utter bullshit hatred that was being spewed
you are equally as ridiculous in regards to UT as I am
And again, clearly it is outlandish of me to say that UT is a great team, I have no clue where I would get that from…..
And ill ask here as well, name one thing that ive said that is completely outlandish, impossible, and full of homerism….name one
Josey Wales is stupid
What have I ever said that is ridiculous about UT?
It’s impossible to delineate between the things you’ve said that are “full of homerism” and the ones that aren’t.
You yourself have admitted that you are a huge homer. Do you now deny it?
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 9, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Everyone is a huge homer of their own school
You have Baylor winning at least 6 games…many will say that is insane…
All i am saying is that I keep getting called out for these supposedly ludicrous statements that I make, yet not one person can produce one thing that ive said that is stupid or entirely wrong.
The fact is that you guys hate UT, and therefore, that has removed your abilities to look at UT in a remotely objectionable fashion.
I tell you what, if anyone produces one statement that is completely over the top and ridiculous, i wont post again…
Everything Ive said about UT is reasonable, albeit hopeful and confident and best case scenario kind of situations, is completely relevant and reasonable as far as expectations go.
However, the other side of the spectrum essentially involves making things up (scheduling FCS teams, Mack voting, UT cheating, etc.) and claiming UT sucks and will have their worst season under Mack in his entire career at UT….
And I would even let that slide, but you have yet to provide one iota of information about the UT team. That annoys me more than anything, you make these opinions regarding UT and say im stupid yet you have yet to show knowledge of the team. If you want to say UT isnt that good this year, im fine with that. But say why, and make it deeper than GG is too young to lead the team.
And im sorry for being snippy, but it has been very difficult when i am the only longhorn here going up against numerous bears, TCU fans, and aggies that hate and loathe texas.
Josey Wales is stupid
You said they'd never have a down year under Mack Brown,
which you said was what, 9 wins or fewer? That’s pretty crazy. USC, for instance, only won 9 last year in the soft-as-ever Pac 10. It can happen to anyone.
Its a homer statement for sure
But considering they’ve never won fewer than 9 games under Mack I don’t know how crazy it really is. They have a recruiting pipeline that keeps the stables stocked and the conference they play in has only a couple legit threats.
This...
Until it happens, im going to assume it wont…
And i have plenty of seasons to base that off of
Josey Wales is stupid
Horns...Really, anything more than 7 words in a sentence
that you write is stretching expectations. A good rule of thumb for most in LSB -
Less is more.
Think about it.
That said, I do agree with the take that thinking Baylor will win 10 games is insane.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Nobody ever said that Baylor will win 10 games.
Why did you even bring that up?
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 9, 2010 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Why would it be insane to expect Baylor to win six games?
Do some research on the team instead of just assuming that “they’re Baylor” for a second.
Baylor won 4 games last season in a year where we lost our best player in the third game of the year and were still only in the second year under a new coach.
Now our best player is back with another year in the system, surrounded by many other players with the same experience in the same system and an easier schedule, and you’ll see why there are actually several media outlets predicting that Baylor will end its bowl drought by getting that elusive sixth win.
I’m not predicting that Baylor will win seven or eight or will compete for any championships, I’m saying they will win six games and get to a bowl. That’s it. That’s the entire goal of the program this year and what everything has been built around.
Why is it “insane” to expect it to happen?
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 9, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Manage your expectations and always remember -
“Death, taxes and 4-8”
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Sep 10, 2010 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Quoting yourself again, I see.
You’re the coolest, Josey.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 10, 2010 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Ugh...
Im showing that you are doing the same thing I am doing. Many people, some here have done so, would say it is insane to have Baylor winning 6 games. But that is your prediction largely because they are your team. I have no problem with that at all. I expect you to hope for good things from Baylor. But unlike you Im not going to bash your school with every one of my posts as you and others have done to UT.
And Ive already said I actually think Baylor wins 6 games this season
And you talk about the goals of Baylor and that is why they should do that…fine, i agree…guess what the goals for UT are, go undefeated and play for the MNC, but for some reason when I post that I get bashed by everyone here who loathes UT.
All I ask is that some of you look at the other side of this, because there is one.
Josey Wales is stupid
that UT, as one of college football's powers, is clean with regards to recruiting
that comes to mind as outlandish.
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What proof again....any
is it possible, i suppose, but there isnt one iota of evidence.
There is evidence that a lot of schools do cheat, and have cheated. As for UT, no there isnt any at all.
But it is certainly possible.
But if you are going to say UT cheats, then you have to assume that everyone is cheating, otherwise you are merely showing that you hate UT.
I think plenty of schools run a clean program, and I think many dont.
Josey Wales is stupid
And now we make shit up again
My God the college football fans here are stupid
Josey Wales is stupid
Fuck you
Again, come up with one legitimate knock on Mack or UT that is based on fact and not something that you think
Dont be bitter just because Aggie sucks
Josey Wales is stupid
ok, i have a knock
WAY too many DWIs from UT football players in recent years. You’d think after the 1st or 2nd one, Mack Brown would be able to rein in his boys before one of them kill somebody.
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It is certainly a problem
And one that UT message boards bitch about all the time. But im not sure what the answer is to clean it up. That is more of a problem with the college environment than anything.
Many of those DWIs have been dropped for various reasons though as the cops have been showed to be wrong.
There was one last year actually that involved a player having a concussion the day of the game, and when he was driving home a cop said he was drunk after giving him a field sobriety test, but there was actually way more to it, along with the concussion. He likely should not have been driving though.
I digress though, yes, it is a problem and one that I hope UT corrects.
Josey Wales is stupid
DWIs dropped
probably because of payoffs from the corrupt Mack Brown, or one of his moneymen lackeys
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
What about covering up DWIs
Like Sergio Kindle’s? He drove into a fucking apartment building. Zero percent chance it was from “texting.”
And then he mysteriously fell down
2 flights of stairs. But when I brought that up, I got told he has a condition by our very own burnt orange briefs wearing Horns130…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Horns130 reminds me of the scene in Family Guy
It’s a cut-to in Germany where this tour guide is talking and glosses over WWII. The tourists press him and press him about what he was leaving out, and he still avoids it. Eventually they say, “But what were all the Germans doing between 1940 and 1945?”
-“NOTHING! WE WERE ALL ON VACATION!”
Sergio Kindle had a “condition” that caused him to “drive over the curb, over some 20 feet of grass, past several trees, and park his car in someone’s living room.” He wasn’t drunk though. It’s just that one of the most talented athletes on the team didn’t have good enough reflexes to stop his car.
I did some research
the medical condition Horns130 talks about is narcolepsy. The person who alerted everyone to the condition….Mack Brown…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Sep 10, 2010 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Those DWIs have resulted in multi-game suspensions and even expulsion from the team as well
Coaches cant be around players 24/7. These are young adults we are talking about.
Not just DWIs
But crime in general.
Also, Mack contradicts himself when it can serve his purposes. Dude’s a liar. That’s not just something I “think.” That’s something that is documented by his own use of the media.
You are full of shit
you hate UT and Mack and you have allowed that to prevent you from looking at anything related to UT without hateful bias
Mack could be saving babies and puppies right and left and youd still be posting that hes a terrible person and a cheater
you have no basis at all for these claims
Josey Wales is stupid