Have two Tickets and a parking pass available for Friday and Sunday. Pretty good seats.

Let me know if you want them and I can transfer them.

I’ll be sure to post extras when I have them, can’t make it to every game from Lakeway and half the time I just end up partying in LF.

Hook’em, see yall in Omaha!

Tickets are spoken for!

Not Included in the poll but bonus, who was your favorite secondary character? Wendy Rhodes, Dollar Bill, Wags, Taylor, Chuck Rhodes, Sr. Prince...?

I have to love AT&T and State Farm??? That’s too much love to go around

I think he would be a perfect fit. And I imagine he’s tired of losing in the NBA.

The things we hate about ourselves aren't any more real than the things we like about ourselves.
~~~~~~~~~~ Ellen Goodman

On the days that we lack self-confidence, and our insecurities are winning the battle, it's pretty easy to get focused on the stuff we don't like about ourselves. Years ago I ran around with two guys who were twins. Nice-looking guys, smart and athletic, but they thought their noses were too big. They learned to laugh about it, and they used every one-liner they'd ever heard about noses: Hey if it starts raining can I hide under your nose? Man, if I had your nose full of nickels, I could retire. If you lie down on your back, you could be a sundial. And on and on it went.

We all have our own version of a big nose. Some trait or "flaw" we don't like. The trick is not to dwell on those but to dwell instead on the things we DO like. In the movie Apollo 13, the astronauts are telling mission control about all the things that are broken, and the man on the ground interrupts with the admonition to "Tell me what DOES work; that's what I'll use to get you home."

We all have things we can improve about ourselves, but the more we feel sorry for ourselves, the more we'll find to feel sorry about. In chapters 3 and 4 of Exodus, Moses gave God every excuse he could think of to avoid doing what God wanted him to do, until God reminded him (NT paraphrasing): "I know all that; I made you. Now get going."

Today I pray that we can all be the best version of ourselves, knowing that there is much about us to love, and the stuff that does work will get us home.

NT
Ex 3 and 4
In memory of Allen Jones, who banished the man he had been, in order to become the man we knew.

Way too many red flags,

Makes no sense that Houston doesn't have a NHL team.

In the 2025 class:

I'm starting a list of all the right wingers who were either charged with perjury or failed to prove defamatory claims they made publicly about people. If anyone thinks of a story/right winger to add to this list post it and I'll add it here.

Rudy Giuliani: https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/po...-loses-defamation-case--victims-awarded--148m
Alex Jones: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/23/alex-jones-texas-lawsuit-damages/
Donald Trump & Jean Carroll: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-trial-e-jean-carroll-01-26-24/index.html
Donald Trump and 2020 election fraud claims: https://campaignlegal.org/results-lawsuits-regarding-2020-elections
Fox news: https://apnews.com/article/fox-news...l-trump-2020-0ac71f75acfacc52ea80b3e747fb0afe
Mike Lindell loses election fraud challenge case: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/21/1171...ordered-to-pay-5m-in-election-fraud-challenge
FBI informant for Biden impeachment charged with lying: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-in...idens-business-dealings-special-counsel-says/
Kari Lake (ongoing): https://www.azcentral.com/story/opi...cher-defamation-lawsuit-proceeds/72030775007/
Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN thrown out: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...s-475m-big-lie-defamation-lawsuit-against-cnn
Trump's defamation lawsuit against New York Times thrown out: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-new-york-times-legal-fees-judge-lawsuit/
George Santos. No court cases yet but nothing else needs to be said really.

... finding no racial bias in police shootings, then needed police protection as 'all hell broke loose'.​

Can't make this stuff up!

Are ya'll meeting at Dave and Busters in Garland today around 12? ty

... by simply releasing every illegal alien it can into the United States. And they’re not too concerned about ever locating them ever again. Just mass, lawless chaos without any attempt at actual management,” said Feere, the director of investigations with the Center for Immigration Studies.

"The bottom line is that the administration is letting thousands of migrants into the U.S. without paying bail bonds to ensure they return for an immigration status hearing. And it’s setting the bond price so low that it’s not worth it for bond companies to hunt down those who skip bail."

“Washington’s Birthday was the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date. In 1885, Congress designated February 22 as a holiday for all federal workers. Nearly a century later, in 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Law changed the date to the third Monday in February.”

Today, 292 years ago, George Washington was born in Virginia. In the 1990s, I regretted knowing way too little about him. Like most everyone, I knew that he led American forces against the British in the Revolutionary War and was our first president, but that was just about it. To remedy that, I’ve read and have continued to read a number of Washington biographies through the years, and frankly the man truly amazes me. There are a lot of things I’ve learned about him that others may not know and I wanted to share. Here are a few:

1. He was a big man for his era, physically imposing at over 6'2" and 200 pounds. He also was one of the greatest horsemen of his age. In an era long before sports became a national obsession, this was probably the equivalent of having a Michael Jordan-type reputation for physical prowess.

2. When he was 19, he traveled with his older brother Lawrence to Barbados in the West Indies. It was the only time he ever left what eventually became the U.S. While in Barbados, Washington caught the dreaded smallpox. He survived and later during the American Revolution, when smallpox was ravaging American troops, Washington was able to circulate among them freely because he had acquired immunity to the virus.

3. Some historians believe he was responsible, at age 22, for triggering a world war between France and England (the Seven Year's War/French & Indian War) -- when the militia unit he commanded attacked a French "diplomatic" party in the Pennsylvania territory.

4. He was nearly shot and killed by a traitorous Indian guide as a young man exploring the Pennsylvania territory. Wow -- how might history have been different if that guide had been a little more accurate?

5. GW was no idiot. When it came time to look for a wife, he had his eye on 25-year-old Martha Dandridge Custis of the Virginia low country. She was an attractive widow who had four kids and had inherited five Virginia plantations from her late husband, so was one of the wealthiest Virginians in the colony at the time. After their marriage, she and Washington were devoted to each other; however, they were destined never to have any children of their own.

6. Washington was incredibly personally brave, exposing himself to direct enemy fire on numerous occasions while being out in front of his troops during the French & Indian War and the Revolution. He certainly did not “lead from the rear.”

7. In December 1776, the nadir of the Revolution, Washington knew it was about all over for him, his ragtag troops, and the colonies. His patchwork army had almost been destroyed on Long Island, had been run out of New York, up and down the Hudson River, and across New Jersey by British Gen. William Howe and his vastly superior army, one of the best in the world. Washington wrote his brother:

We are in a very disaffected part of the Province; and, between you and me, I think our affairs are in a very bad situation; . . . .

I have no doubt but that general Howe will still make an attempt upon Philadelphia this winter. I see nothing to oppose him a fortnight hence, as the time of all the troops, except those of Virginia reduced (almost to nothing,) and Smallwood's Regiment of Maryland, equally as bad, will expire in less than that time. In a word, my dear Sir, if every nerve is not strained to recruit the new army with all possible expedition, I think the game is pretty near up . . . .

Washington knew he was on the verge of losing everything -- his army, the Revolution, his personal fortune, and probably his life when the British caught up with him and hung him as a traitor to the King. Anyone whose been getting kicked to the ground in life, in business, or even at halftime of a football game knows the feeling. Yet somewhere deep down, Washington mustered the guts to take his little army on Christmas night 1776 -- in a driving sleet and snowstorm -- across the wide, ice-choked Delaware River with the password "Victory or Death" and surprised the hired-gun German Hessian troops stationed at Trenton. Then, instead of retreating, he led his soldiers on to victory a few days later over the British regular troops at Princeton. It was a get-up-off-the-mat and slug your opponent in the gut move, completely surprising the British and a turning point – maybe the turning point -- in the Revolutionary War.

8. And despite the victories at Trenton and Princeton, the bleak winter for him and his "army" at Valley Forge -- and the even worse winter at Morristown the following year – still lay in the future.

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Does the loss of Tiger Riden to ACES stick?

I don’t think the commitment of Deondrae Riden to Texas A&M really affects Texas too much. Riden’s a very good player but the Longhorns never really seemed to put the full-court press on the DeSoto product. Could that change down the road? It’s possible, but Texas has its eyes on some others first, with Jordon Davison being a top priority. Whether another school besides Texas could eventually come in and pry Riden away from A&M will be something to monitor, I just don’t think it will be Texas.

What is the best option at DT for 2025?

Which WR recruits are most likely in Texas‘ 2025 class?

What big name recruit committed elsewhere do you most want Texas to flip?

What big name recruit committed elsewhere do you think most realistic for Texas to flip?

If we’re talking the best DT option in terms of rankings and overall upside, you’d probably have to go with Bellville’s D.J. Sanders. But honestly, current Texas “soft” commitment Brandon Brown wouldn’t be far behind in my book. That dude looks like he’s severely underrated to these eyes.

As for wide receivers, this should be a decent-sized class for that position and the good news is that it’s a pretty deep talent pool in the state of Texas this year. The hard part of predicting a receiver class is we’re still a bit unsure of which guys the staff will really push for. June official visits will give us a lot of answers to that question, but guys like Taz Williams Jr., Jacorey Watson, Michael Terry, Andrew Marsh, Kelshaun Johnson, Tanook Hines, Marcus Harris, Carterrious Brown, Kaliq Lockett, Kaliq Lockett and Dakorien Moore are all realistic options. Of that group, I’d say the most likely are Jacorey Watson, Marcus Harris, Andrew Marsh, Kelshaun Johnson and Tanook Hines.

If you’re asking for what recruit I’d love to see Texas flip, that’s a pretty easy answer. That would be wide receiver Dakorien Moore, who is committed to LSU. It would be the same answer for most realistic flip, mostly because Devin Sanchez doesn’t seem to have much interest in Texas at all.

A lot of folks "know" the best recruiting grounds are X, Y, and Z locations.

if you look at 5 star data, where are the most sought after recruits from since 2000? what does the data say is the most fertile recruiting grounds vs the common thought?

I started to go year by year and add them up, but I quickly discovered that tallying them all would not be a multi-day task. Off to Google I went ...

In looking at both statistics from 2000-2020 and from 2011-2021, it was the same five states that top the list, and it’s mostly the states you’d expect to be at the top of the list.

From 2000-2020, Florida leads the way, followed by Texas, California, Georgia and Alabama. The order is slightly different from 2011-2021, with Florida and Texas again occupying the top two spots. But in that sample size, Georgia is third, with California and Alabama rounding out the top five. Somewhat surprising, Louisiana was just outside the top five in both studies. Virginia is surprisingly high on the list.

How many OL do you think we should take in this class?

With the craziness of the Portal, accurately predicting recruiting numbers at this early stage of a recruiting cycle feels a bit like a fool’s errand. Those numbers are always flexible depending on how many guys transfer or even leave early for the NFL, as we saw with wide receiver recruiting last year.

Texas took a smallish class of three lineman in the 2024 recruiting cycle after taking a combined 12 in the 2022 and 2023 classes. I would expect something along the lines of a more traditional four- or five-man class in the 2024 cycle.

Is there a 2025 player committed to aggy from whom Texas would accept a commit at this time?
Texas doesn’t appear to be the clear leader for Fasusi, Rodgers or Haywood. Any ideas as to why not?

Texas A&M currently has four commitments, and Texas probably wouldn’t accept a commitment from any of them if they suddenly wanted to flip. Texas wasn’t really recruiting LB Kelvion Riggins or RB Tiger Riden, though they did technically pick up offers at different points in their recruitment. A&M’s other two offers did not have UT offers.

You’re right that I wouldn’t call Texas the outright leader for OL Michael Fasusi, Lamont Rogers or Ty Haywood, but that doesn’t mean the Longhorns aren’t strong contenders for all three of them. As for why Texas isn’t the runaway leader for any of the three, it’s still pretty early and those guys are all interested in other regional programs that have strong recruiters. The coming months, especially June official visits, will be key for the Longhorns if they want to surge to the top of those lists.

How are things shaping up with 2025 Sachse HS 4 Star WR Kaliq Lockett? He’s the 2nd ranked WR in the state for 2025, and has been to campus 4 times for visits, but it seems like I don’t really hear his name mentioned all that much.

Kaliq Lockett has taken multiple Texas visits, but it’s been a while since he’s been on campus. Texas needs to get that to change in the near future. Lockett has a handful of spring visits set up for once the dead period lifts, but a stop at Texas is not yet on the calendar.

Seems like A&M has the interest of players from a lot of far away places. In national recruiting, do you think that word may be out that visiting/committing to A&M might be financially beneficial?

Recruits may have that perception that a commit to A&M is financially beneficial, but you’ve also had players who have left the Aggie program go to social media to say be careful what you believe, because not all “promises” by people in College Station have come to fruition. A&M under Jimbo Fisher really took a national recruiting approach and I’d expect Mike Elko to continue that trend, partly because recruiting in the state of Texas can be a real bloodbath.

I may get “tacoed” for this, but the below linked Twitter indicates that the ACC may be willing to negotiate a more reasonable exit fee for Florida State. If so, we could be soon looking at another round of conference realignment. I would think that the SEC would jump on an FSU & Clemson shift, but I guess we’ll see:

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There are no easy positions to play in professional sports. However, some positions are much more difficult to play than others. Now, while some will say that the Quarterback position is the most difficult position to play...below is what I think are the 8 most difficult positions to play in professional sports.

What are your thoughts and in what order would you rank the following or replace the current with different positions?

8. Point Guard (Basketball)

7. Left Tackle (Football)​

6. Relief Pitcher (Baseball)​

5. Goalie (Hockey)​

4. Goalkeeper (Soccer)​

3. Cornerback (Football)​

2. Quarterback (Football)​

1. Catcher (Baseball)​

Why do I have Catcher ranked No. 1?

Baseball requires the most skill out of all sports. It truly doesn't matter how tall or athletic you are if you're skill is not up to par. It's the one sport where the most athletic person on the field could still be the worst. The catching position is by far the hardest position in sports. Catchers have to squat for nine innings trying to catch baseballs that range from 75 MPH with high spin and movement to pitches to 103 MPH with movement as well. Not only that, there's a mental and strategic aspect to catching as well as catchers usually help determine what pitch should be thrown next. They also have to turn around and hit those aforementioned pitches as well which is a difficult job in itself.

Does the Austin/San Antonio area get an expansion team?