My Ro-Hawks in the playoffs
- By echeese
- Inside the 40 Acres
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Long ride to Corpus Christi but better than sitting home on a Friday night.
This is the exact kind of horsesh_t cancel culture intimidation that led to Trump's win . . .
- The Longhorn Corral
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. . . and now he's practicing it. SMDH:
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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
A totally Fake poll that caused great distrust and uncertainty at a very critical time. She knew exactly what she was doing. Thank you to the GREAT PEOPLE OF IOWA for giving me such a record breaking vote, despite possible ELECTION FRAUD by Ann Selzer and the now discredited “newspaper” for...
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"A totally Fake poll that caused great distrust and uncertainty at a very critical time. She knew exactly what she was doing. Thank you to the GREAT PEOPLE OF IOWA for giving me such a record breaking vote, despite possible ELECTION FRAUD by Ann Selzer and the now discredited “newspaper” for which she works. An investigation is fully called for!"
Starr County, Texas - the most Hispanic County in the USA - voted for a Republican Presidential candidate for the first time in 132 year
- By marka1
- The Longhorn Corral
- 73 Replies
Economic discontent and illegal immigration were the tipping points
the most Latino county in the country — where 98% of the population is Hispanic — voted for a Republican presidential candidate for the first time in 132 years. Overnight, this land of ranches, poor neighborhoods — the average income, at $41,000 (€38,000), is approximately half the national average, and 30% of the population lives below the poverty line, three times more than in the rest of the country — and a tradition of ironclad control by the local Democratic Party machinery, became international news.
Naturally, Toni Trevino, 67, the County Chair of the Republican Party, was not surprised by the result. “For two years I have thought that if Donald Trump was the candidate, he was going to win here, from what I heard among the people.” She says that the main reason he won, as in the rest of the country, is economic discontent.
The Republican’s promise to close the border to illegal immigration was also decisive in the local vote. In an area that in recent years has grown accustomed to seeing hundreds of undocumented migrants crossing every day and every night — “although they don’t stay because, when they cross the river, they look around and see that there is nothing for them” — a strong position on immigration is seen as common sense. Even local Democratic candidates support completely stopping the flow of undocumented migrants.
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the most Latino county in the country — where 98% of the population is Hispanic — voted for a Republican presidential candidate for the first time in 132 years. Overnight, this land of ranches, poor neighborhoods — the average income, at $41,000 (€38,000), is approximately half the national average, and 30% of the population lives below the poverty line, three times more than in the rest of the country — and a tradition of ironclad control by the local Democratic Party machinery, became international news.
Naturally, Toni Trevino, 67, the County Chair of the Republican Party, was not surprised by the result. “For two years I have thought that if Donald Trump was the candidate, he was going to win here, from what I heard among the people.” She says that the main reason he won, as in the rest of the country, is economic discontent.
The Republican’s promise to close the border to illegal immigration was also decisive in the local vote. In an area that in recent years has grown accustomed to seeing hundreds of undocumented migrants crossing every day and every night — “although they don’t stay because, when they cross the river, they look around and see that there is nothing for them” — a strong position on immigration is seen as common sense. Even local Democratic candidates support completely stopping the flow of undocumented migrants.
The most Latino county in the United States, where naming Reagan was a sin, jumps on the Trump Train
After more than a century of ironclad Democratic control, Starr County in Texas has voted for a Republican president for the first time due to economic discontent and the immigration crisis
I wonder if time has pushed ou into a potentially bad decision?
- By oktexan
- Inside the 40 Acres
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OU football coach Brent Venables has 'sense of urgency' in offensive coordinator search
Ryan AberThe Oklahoman
NORMAN — OU coach Brent Venables isn’t fully looking toward the future just yet.
The Sooners still have two games remaining in the season, including Saturday’s matchup with No. 7 Alabama (6:30 p.m., ABC).
But Venables is also working through the process of hiring a new offensive coordinator, and changes to the recruiting and transfer portal calendars have forced that process to speed up.
Signing day, which has been in mid-to-late December in recent years, was moved up to Dec. 4 this season.
The transfer portal will open Dec. 9.
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It will be critical for Venables to have an offensive coordinator in place before those dates.
“We’ve talked to several people and so we feel like we’re in a good position where we need to be,” Venables said Tuesday. “Haven’t put a hard deadline on it, making that decision, and doing the process its due diligence. There’s a lot of layers to it as you can imagine.”
One name that has been circulating since the job opened — former Florida and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen.
Mullen last coached Florida in 2021, when he was fired late in the season with the Gators at 5-6.
The Gators offense was particularly potent in 2020, when Kyle Trask led the nation with 4,125 passing yards and 43 touchdowns.
But Florida’s defense faltered, including in a 55-20 loss to the Sooners in the Cotton Bowl that season.
Venables was asked specifically about Mullen and if the job was his if he wanted it.
“I’m not going to comment about the details of the search,” Venables said.
But, Venables added, Mullen was a candidate a year earlier when he ultimately hired Seth Littrell following Jeff Lebby’s departure to coach Mississippi State.
Littrell spent last season as an offensive analyst for the Sooners before being promoted following the conclusion of the regular season.
“I reached out to him a year ago,” Venables said of Mullen.
But the Sooners never flourished offensively under Littrell, who was fired Oct. 20, the day after the Sooners’ 35-9 loss to South Carolina.
At the time, OU’s offense was averaging just 288 yards per game .
In the three games since, under interim play-caller Joe Jon Finley, the Sooners have averaged 417 yards per game — though the 665 they put up vs. FCS Maine on Nov. 2 skews the improvement a bit.
Entering Saturday’s game, the Sooners (5-5, 1-5 SEC) are tied for No. 117 nationally in total offense, averaging 326.8 yards per game. They are No. 115 in passing offense at 183.3 yards per game.
While Mullen is currently an analyst at ESPN, the rest of the likely candidates for the job — including Tulane offensive coordinator Joe Craddock, Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, Miami offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson and Texas State offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich, among others — are actively coaching.
“This is a real thing called a regular season that’s got to finish up,” Venables said. “And if I’m talking to the right people, which I believe I am, then they’re going to be sensitive to finishing what they started and being loyal to their players and the people that they work alongside with, things of that nature. But sooner rather than later is when I want it finished.
“I want to get it right, so that’s our focus.”
I've Been Bored Lately, So I Decided To Take Up Fencing...
- Inside the 40 Acres
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My neighbors keep demanding that I put them BACK.
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Rec'd for a good primary care physician in Austin
- By Texas_Slim
- Inside the 40 Acres
- 21 Replies
Mine retired on me, need a new one.
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