Big news of the day is the CL/EL/ECL draws, but we have some games this weekend too.

EPL
Burnley - Brentford
Nottingham Forest - Luton Town
Fulham - Spurs


FAC (Sat)
Man City - Newcastle


FAC (Sun)
Chelsea - Leicester
manu - Liverpool

Anyone joining me in Charlotte Thursday for the Men's opening round game?
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People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do; I stare out the window and wait for Spring.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rogers Hornsby

The vernal equinox. In case you missed it, this officially occurred last night at 10:06pm CDT, so we'll wake up this morning to the first "day" of Spring. That word "vernal" means "new and fresh; youthful," and seems to capture what many of us experience when we see the bluebonnets, and feel the warm sunshine of longer days. The promise of hope begins again to punctuate our lives. Those who are in recovery work toward turning points in their lives, seeking the daylight of a new beginning.

For all of us, in our spiritual lives, we can see the progress and positive change that our faith brings us. Unlike the equinox, we probably won't be able to identify a precise time when it occurred, but over time, that Spring that lies within us all will emerge little by little. With His help, we can embrace the promise of new beginnings, as the daylight begins to win out over the darkness. No more staring out the window.

Wishing you the blessings of Peace,
NT
2 Cor 5:17
In loving memory of Allen Jones, who refused to let Spring slip away.

Following the trend of more schools going back to this... 🤘🏼

The women's bracket will be released Sunday evening at 7 PM Central time on ESPN. As of today, all the major conferences have completed their conference tournaments. So, that really only leaves some possible non-P5 teams to possible steal some bids by winning their tournaments in upset style.

I know Texas fans want a #1 seed, and Vic was lobbying for one in the post-game press conference on Tuesday. He was asked if Texas "deserves" a #1 seed, and he says we've done everything we can, and we've won 30 games. He talks about all the adversity and injuries Texas has faced this season (as if that is going to matter to the committee).

The thing is, Texas did NOT do everything they can. Vic scheduled a truly pathetic non-conference schedule that basically consisted of UConn at home (and that is our best win of the season and was with Rori Harmon in the lineup). No other non-conference teams Texas played are expected to make the NCAA tournament. Arizona is a bubble team, and we won in Tucson. Texas' NET non-conference SOS is 158. Overall NET SOS is 41. Those are the numbers that will hurt Texas the most. And, only having 12 wins against NET Top 50 teams; the other top teams vying for a #1 seed all have more.

Whew.....this is going to be a close game....stay tuned.

All the gyrations by coaches, etc. won't be happening. Sark has the experience managing the game via headsets.

Planning a trip for next June to Machu Picchu and looking for advice on things to do before or after the hike up. Pretty comfortable with what we have setup for the actual guided hike up but are there any must see places around Cusco? Planning 3 days or so get acclimated to the altitude and looking for opportunities for side excursions. If we went through Lima is it worth spending a day there?

A Peruvian woman for your troubles

UT historian Jim Nicar is always an interesting Twitter (X) follow:

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Just got these from Alex. Stay tuned for wall to wall coverage in the coming hours.

1. Johntay Cook looks like a million bucks. Very impressive in the short glimpse given today.

2. Isaiah Bond lined up today as an outside receiver and Deandre Moore was holding down the first-team slot receiver spot today.

3. Vernon Broughton started the day as the first team NT, while Alfred Collins was at DT.

4. The young running backs - Christian Clark and Jerrick Gibson (with his Saquan Barkley-like thighs) can catch the heck out of the football.

5. Trevor Goosby worked out at left tackle and Alex thinks he looks like a guy that's more than just a back-up player.

More info coming.

Anti-Semitism?

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@Perdy

Anyone else having issues accessing it right now?

Investigators in Massachusetts are pursuing criminal charges against six teens who they say participated in “a hateful, racist online chat that included heinous language, threats and a mock slave auction.”

A group on Snapchat was created overnight from Feb. 8 through Feb. 9 by a group of eighth grade students in Southwick, Massachusetts, according to investigators.

During the chat, some participants expressed hateful and racist comments, including wanting to commit acts of violence toward people of color, racial slurs, derogatory pictures and videos and a mock slave auction directed at two particular students, investigators said.

This is a real thing. Abbot had at least two special sessions on this topic and supported primary challengers to Republicans who opposed the vouchers.

This is the resolution from the Republican primary.

11.) Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.

Yes

No


I will state that I was not happy with the choices from HISD over a decade ago and sent my kids to private school. But I think this headlong rush to vouchers may have consequences that have not been discussed. it is not going to be just the happy Christian parents getting a check for sending their kids to parochial school.

• The impetus is to fund private Christian educations. But it won't be JUST Christian educations. What will happen when private schools sprout up for Muslim, Mormon, Hindu, Spanish Speaking, atheistic and Satanic schools? They would also get funding. Who wants their tax dollars to fund extremist religions that hate the US?
• Public schools are the original melting pot for society. They make immigrant children Americans as they learn from other children. What happens when this aspect is taken away?
• Fraud. You just know that some enterprising person will figure out a way to open a school with minimum requirements, sign up a bunch of kids, and fail to educate them. Or fail to even try.
• School District facilities and debt. As School Districts fail from falling attendance/funding, what do we do with the unused facilities? The debt? Does the State assume the debt? Rent out classrooms to alternative schools? What programs are cut?
• Teachers. How do you determine the requirements for a teacher? Curriculum? An entirely new, very powerful and intrusive state agency would be needed.
• Teacher unions- Probably gone absent a favorable federal court ruling. Most likely one the political impetus for this movement.
• Students. How do you determine the standards for advancement? Curriculum? An entirely new, very powerful and intrusive state agency would be needed.
• Sports. How do we have 5A Texas football if public schools are radically changed?
• Politics. This plays really well in the Republican primary echo chamber. But what about the general public? Such a change would likely take a State of Texas Constitutional Amendment with a state wide vote. What if it is similar to the constitutional abortion amendments in Kansas and Ohio? And loses? Does the Republican party lose ground that it cannot regain for a generation?

I think this issue is politically expedient but hugely impractical and dangerous.

In the words of Quinn Ewers - “this is what we’re on now!”🤘😤

Time to reload the mag🔫

I predict 1,000 yards for each of these guys next season

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We'll have much more throughout the day (including a photo gallery later this morning), but a few random thoughts from today's spring practice ...

- Michael Taaffe getting some big-time praise from Tashard Choice for his work as a gunner on special teams.

- Sydir Mitchell was dressed out but was sitting out a few of the early DL drills I watched.

- Man, has J'Mond Tapp really slimmed down. He's listed at 6-3, 255 but didn't look anywhere near that weight to me. He looked tiny standing by a guy like Colton Vasek who is listed at 6-5, 256.

- Speaking of Vasek, not sure what he was listed at last year but he's definitely put on some good, lean muscle mass.

- Charlie Feris handled all the punting duties from what I could tell.

- Billy Walton is another guy who looks like he's added some good weight. He' listed at 6-3, 229. Much more filled out in his upper half than he was as a recruit.

- Both freshman running backs (Jerrick Gibson and Christian Clark) are very well put together. Neither one of those dudes has missed any leg day workouts. They're both very compact and ultra-muscular in their lower half.

- Pecking order of the top two in RB drills was CJ Baxter and then Jaydon Blue. Probably means very little right now, but worth a note.

- First two outside receivers in drills were Isaiah Bond and Johntay Cook lining up on opposite sides of the field. Those two appear to be 1 and 1A from a WR standpoint.

- Amari Niblack was out there going through drills but was usually the last TE to go in routes on air. Seemed to be moving around just fine from what I could tell.

- Isaiah Bond and Johntay Cook did each have drops. Bond was doing push-ups after his. The offense is doomed!

- Freshman wide receiver Parker Livingstone was moving very fluidly and showing no hangover from the injury that sidelined him for most of his senior year. Livingstone caught the ball very cleanly, including a nice sliding grab on the sideline. Unfortunately, shortly after I logged that note, he did drop an over-the-shoulder deep ball in the end zone. It happens.

- The order of reps in the WR drills ...

One outside spot ... Johntay Cook, Matthew Golden, Ryan Wingo, Aaron Butler

Other outside spot ... Isaiah Bond, Parker Livingstone, #36 (I think)

Slot ... DeAndre Moore, Ryan Niblett

Today would have been my son, Brody Bittick, 17 year old birthday. Every year we always invite fellow Orangebloods to have a spaghetti dinner (Brody's favorite meal) on this day in remembrance of him and all of the other family members in our lives we have lost too soon. This has become truly special over the years and my wife and I are always deeply touched by the level of support we receive here. It really helps get through a tough day.

For those of you who do not know about Brody's Gift:
Brody's Gift is named after my son Brody Bittick, who passed away from SIDS shortly after his 1st birthday. We have learned plenty of lessons coming out of this, but the main one being that the best way for us to feel better is to help others. Brody's Gift provides gift baskets to other families who have lost a child. These baskets include gift cards to area restaurants as well as 2 books (The Shack and Heaven is For Real) as well as a letter for me offering advice on the road to recovery. We have also offered financial assisting including paying for funeral expenses for families that do not have the monetary means to bury their child. Lastly, during Christmas time, we sponsor over 100 financially needy children in the Central Texas area to provide Christmas gifts to in the name of Brody.

If you would like more information on Brody's Gift or to possibly make a paypal donation, you can click here: www.brodysgift.org. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach me at brodysgift@gmail.com or personally at bill.bittick@gmail.com
I can't say enough how much I appreciate everyone at Orangebloods and how freely you support what we do throughout the year. It is an absolute blessing.

2 Corinthians 1:4
He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort others. For when they are troubled, we can give them the same comfort that He has given us.

So I got him a get well soon card,

Raise your hand if you are guilty 🤚

Questions, questions and more questions.

Depending on who you're talking with, the amount of questions about the 2024 Texas Longhorns going into the spring might range from minimal to ... well ... my list.

I've always got questions. I can't help it. I'm a natural question-asker. Most of them aren't of the major variety. A lot of them exist because I'm just so damn nosey.

Let's just go through 20 of them.

1. Will Quinn Ewers start rounding third base from very good player to great player in the next month?

I'm not sure this is something that we'll learn in the next month or so, but it's the question that follows the most important player in the program. As Ewers works on building chemistry with mostly an entirely new set of weapons, it will be impossible not to wonder if he's taking the big step that Vince Young took from 2004 to 2005 or the one that Colt McCoy took from 2007 to 2008. But, if the Longhorns are going to have the seasons they want to have in year one of the SEC, such a step needs to occur. A very good Ewers could limit the program in 2024 to very good.

2. Can Arch Manning close the distance on Ewers?

No matter how hard the national media wants there to be a quarterback competition, it's not going to happen. Yet, it doesn't mean that the Longhorns don't need Manning to get closer and closer to the levels needed to be the starter. If the improvement is there, my guess is that we'll definitely hear about it.

3. What is the running back pecking order after CJ Baxter and Jaydon Blue?

There's a pile of players (Savion Red, Tre Wisner, Jerrick Gibson and Christian Clark) behind the top two guys and I'm not sure what the pecking order will look like in a few weeks. Can Red hold off the young bucks? Can Wisner hold off the young bucks? Who emerges as the lead guy among the true freshmen? Like I said ... I've got questions.

4. Will it become obvious who the No. 1 receiver in the offense this year will be?

Johntay Cook and Isaiah Bond would appear to be the obvious possible answers, but it hasn't happened yet. Will it be answered before the players head into the summer?

5. What will the pecking order at wide receiver look like beyond Cook and Bond?

There's so much talent at wide receiver and no one really knows at what stage of development most of it currently rests in? Is Matthew Golden a definite starter? Will either of the young second-year slot receivers give the coaching staff a lot to think about? Are any of the true freshmen ready to play ... now?

6. Is true freshman Jordan Washington the No. 3 tight end?

The Longhorns have two tight ends from the Class of 2023 that did so little to assert themselves as future starting-level players for this program in year one that it's pretty easy to jump right to the player from the 2024 class that could give this position more options beyond Amari Niblack and Gunnar Helm. Also, is Malik Agbo a full-time big blocking tight end?

6. Just how good are Cam Williams and Trevor Goosby?

Is Williams truly ready to be the starter at right tackler and is Goosby anywhere close to being ready to possibly challenge him?

7. Are any of the offensive linemen from the Class of 2023 (outside of Goosby) going to push for a spot on the two-deep?

At this point, the answer seems to be that the rest of that five-man class is going to be fighting for reps on the scout team in 2024.

8. Is Alfred Collins ready?

There's a lot riding on him emerging as an alpha/All-SEC player in this year's defensive tackle rotation. Nothing about his career thus far suggests he's ready to be the guy that replaces two of the best the school has seen in the last two decades. Can he be 70% of those two? 60%? What does it mean if it's only 50%?

9. Is Vernon Broughton ready?

To be a plus-player? Someone that the coaches can count on for 300 snaps? I have doubts.

10. Are any of the other defensive tackles ready?

Honestly, the "Are they ready?" question mark is one that we could apply to every single interior defensive lineman on the roster.

11. Is Ethan Burke going to get reps at Jack?

There's a question mark about how the Longhorns are able to get all of the defensive end talent on campus on the field and moving Burke to the spot that Barryn Sorrell possesses would open up the pathway for Trey Moore and Colin Simmons. If that doesn't happen, are there enough reps to go around?

12. Just how good are Trey Moore and Colin Simmons?

I'd pay a service fee to be able to watch a dedicated stream of just those two guys working out all spring.

13. Is there more to Justice Finkley and J'Mond Tapp going into their third season?

Both have shown some flashes, but not enough at this point. With young players breathing down their neck, can they take the next step?

14. What does Johnny Nansen have planned for Anthony Hill?

Speaking of players that I'd pay to be able to watch for the next month-plus ...

15. What the hell are we supposed to think about the rest of the linebacker position?

I don't quite know what to think of Kendrick Blackshire, David Gbenda or any of the second-year players that didn't so much as make a dent on the depth chart in 2023.

16. Is Jahdae Barron going to play outside of the slot?

Whatever happens with Barron will have a very big trickle-down impact to the rest of the secondary.

17. What kind of players are Jelani McDonald and Colton Vasek?

I have no idea what to expect from either of the super blue-chip prospects going into their second years.

18. Which of the true freshmen are ready to play right away?

Of the nearly 20 true freshmen that arrived in January, which are ready to make a dent? Will there be any surprises? Top 5 classes tend to bring some dudes that are ready.

19. What's the pecking order in the return game?

Just curious.

20. Who punts?

Are the coaches really going to rely on a true freshman that isn't even on campus yet?

Like I said, when it comes to questions, I've got enough for all of us.

No. 2 - The next big-thing ...

The commitment of Lance Jackson to the Longhorns nearly 2 months ago barely caused a ripple on the national scene. On the day he committed, his national rankings looked like this: Rivals (118), ESPN (122), 247 (133) and On3 (134).

Those rankings are already changing (On has him at No. 39 nationally, while 247 has bumped him up to No. 72 nationally) and the urgency with which those rankings will change only increased on Sunday at the Under Armour event in Houston on Sunday after Jackson tipped the scales at 6-6, 263 pounds, while moving around the field like a jungle cat.

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He's the first player that the Longhorns have landed a commitment from in the last 15+ years who makes me think we might be looking at Alex Okafor 2.0. Of course, Okafor checked in at the NFL combine at 6-4 1/2, 264 pounds, so maybe he's not the right comparison, although if you line up photos of them together side by side as high school prospects, they look pretty similar.



Both were very long and fairly lean as prospects with a ton of room for physical growth and plus-athleticism to pair with it. Outside of Okafor, I'm not really sure who else you would compare him to. The only super blue-chip defensive ends that the state has ever produced that were listed taller than 6-5 and weighed more than 250 pounds are former 2019 stud Demarvin Leal (didn't even measure 6-4 when he measured at the NFL combine) and 2024's Joseph Jonah-Ajonye.

That's it.

Whatever Jackson ends up becoming, there's a very good chance that it won't be anything that we've previously seen around these parts.

No. 3 - Three things on the Longhorns in the NCAA Tournament ...

a. Well, the Longhorns wanted to avoid an 8/9 seeding to such an extent that you would have been thrilled with a 10-seed. Instead, the Longhorns got a 7 seed and get to play a 10 seed, which feels like about as good of a landing spot as anyone could have hoped for. Playing the winner of the Virginia/Colorado State play-in game means that the Longhorns will have their hands full. I haven't watched a second of either team this season, but Colorado State sounds like a team that would arrive with a chip on its shoulder.

b. Beating Tennessee in a second round is doable. Let's keep it real ... any team coached by Barnes can fall short in the Tournament relative to its seeding. This is a Tennessee team that beat A&M by 35 and lost to the Aggies by 16 points in a span of a couple of weeks. Sitting on a two-game losing streak coming into the Tournament ... you might not bet on the Longhorns getting to the Sweet 16, but it's doable.

c. The season is going to come down to whether Max Abmas and Dylan Disu can play well on the same nights and whether outside shots will fall at a quality rate. This team will play hard. The defense will likely be pretty good. Can the best version of this team show up when the stakes are the highest?

No. 4 – Three thoughts on Texas landing a No. 1 seed!!!!

a. I'm kind of stunned that the Longhorns ended up getting a No. 1 seed after losing the regular-season title to Oklahoma. I just didn't think it was on the table after USC beat Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament title game. I've been thinking that Texas and USC would be in the same region all week.

b. A third-round game against Gonzaga in Portland for a chance to go to the Elite 8 could be a serious challenge. That's got a chance to be a borderline home game for the Zags.

c. This is very doable if the Longhorns can get dominant play from Madison Booker and not get killed by another team's hot outside shooting. This is very doable, though.

No. - 5 - Texas Baseball isn't much fun right now...

I'm not going to pile on after a weekend series loss to sub-.500 Washington left the Longhorns 11-8 and thankful that this weekend was a Big 12 series.

All I'm going to say is that Texas baseball is supposed to be fun and this team is not fun.



No. 6 - Tommy Brockermeyer ...

It's a damn shame that former five-star prospect Tommy Brockermeyer was forced to retire from football this week due to non-stop injury battles he's faced since high school.

Once upon a time, he seemed like the perfect left tackle prospect. He moved so well. He was such a natural. In an alternative universe, that guy is an all-American and putting himself into a position to enjoy a decade in the NFL.

Injuries just killed him. When we talk about things that can sidetrack a five-star talent, injuries are right at the top.

As someone who ranked him as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class, I have to admit that I should have done a better job of including the medical concerns in his evaluation. The torn labrum that he suffered as a junior that basically wiped out an entire season should have been a red flag for those of us in the evaluation game

I can't speak for everyone else in the industry, but I've spent enough time asking myself about why I ignored the injury concerns when he was a prospect that I actually have an answer... flat out confirmation bias. I got my initial lofty evaluation stuck in my head and just refused to budge from it.

All I can tell you is that I hope to use it as a learning experience. Brockermeyer will end up being the biggest bust of any player I've ever ranked in nearly 30 years and it was completely avoidable. I just needed to pay attention to the massive red flashing signal. Mistakes happen. That one can't happen again.

No. 7 - Scottie ******* Scheffler ...

When you're the No. 1 player in the world and become the first player in 50 years to go back-to-back as champion of The Players Championship by shooting a 64 in the final round, you get your own section.

Hot damn, Scottie has it cooking. The best in the world right now without question.

Just check out these tweets!

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No. 8 – BUY or SELL …

ColladorUT said:

B/S: The passing offense will be improved in 2024 over 2023.

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(Buy) I'm buying the idea that we see the best version of Quinn Ewers this season.

beachin texan said:

Becton and the strength crew, will keep players from transferring due to the incredible show ex horns put on display at the combine.

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(Sell) These dudes rarely make decisions based on their love of the strength coaches.

rubeng38 said:

b/s Hayden Conner takes a step forward this season. How has playing through injury held him back?

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(Buy) I'll buy the idea that a healthier, more experienced version of Conner equals a better Conner.

TexLex said:

You asked for new material....

B/S The UT Beach Volleyball Team gets OB's Horns Up!

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(Buy) I need to start giving out some NIL deals...

roughorangie said:

B/S Texas as it stands today has a below average IDL in the SEC.

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(Sell) I think the group is probably average.

hookem3206 said:

B/S Phillies/Astros 2024 World Series?

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(Sell) I'll take the field.

Joe Longhorn said:

B/S: CDC knows he can't roll into SEC with Pierce. Change will come at season’s end.

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(Sell) I'm sure he's hoping this thing turns around. I'm not sure he knows.

gravity26 said:

B/S Sark had a team that could have won a natty last year but didn’t due to coaching.

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(Sell) Texas needed elite quarterback play and it didn't quite have that when it needed it most.

diehard horn said:

B/S although untested our new receiver group will be ever bit as good as last years class.

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(Sell) Put some respect on the names of the dudes who just left!

GameOfThrows said:

B/S: If Ewers has to miss multiple games due to injury, Arch will be so good that Quin never gets the starting job back.

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(Sell) Ewers will always get his job back, in my mind.

podo87 said:

B/S The Texas defense is top 20 in pass defense next season with the new additions.

Or

B/S Texas picks up 2 more DT after spring with at least one being a major contributor next year

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(Sell) I'm not giving the benefit of the doubt on a top 20 pass defense at this point and I think the Longhorns will only take one more defensive lineman through the Portal.

No. 9 – Scattershooting all over the place …

... Golf is a cruel game.
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... The Tournament committee has quite a sense of humor by giving us Nebraska and A&M in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

... Will Shaka make it to the Sweet 16? I dunno ...

... Purdue seems to have a clear pathway to the Final Four, but I could see TCU giving them a game in the second round if the Horned Frogs get there.

... I don't even know what to make of what Iowa State did to Houston in the Big 12 Tournament Championship game, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't at least consider that some form of point-shaving occurred. How else do you explain Houston losing by ... checks notes ... TWENTY-EIGHT POINTS!?!?!?!

... Justin Fields was traded to the Steelers for a 6th-round pick and a bag of Flamin Hot Funyuns. That's about as insulting as it gets for Fields, but that's a great trade for the Steelers, right?

... Aaron Donald retires as the best defensive tackle in the history of the sport. Tip of the cap to one of the all-time greats.

... Being a Cowboys fan means being trapped in a sports purgatory where there is no escape. But, hey, we signed 32-year-old Eric Kendricks! To be fair, Kendricks is still a very solid player, but purgatory makes a person very snarky because it's either be full of snark or sad all the time. I choose snark.

... The problem with a 36-year-old Lionel Messi playing in the MLS is that he's 36 years old and will probably end up missing as many games because of injury as he actually plays

... Unreal ending to a wild game.
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No. 10 - Top 10: Steve Martin ...

Last week, it was John Candy. This week (by request), it's his partner in crime in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

True story: I caught Sgt. Bilko at Great Hills Movie Theater back in 1996. It was fine. Not one of my favorites.

Yet, when the movie ended and I was talking out, I bumped into Texas head coach John Mackovic, who made a point to pull me aside and rave about the movie. He was genuinely thrilled. Imagine the most excited you've ever been coming out of a movie theater ... that was Mackovic.

It brings a smile to my face to this day to have been able to see him so human. Every other time I was around him, he was always turned on as the head football coach at Texas. On this one night, he was just a normal guy fan-boying over an average Steve Martin movie. Crazy the things you remember, right?

Let's get to it.

Honorable Mention: The Muppet Movie, The Man With Two Brains, Sgt. Bilko, Shopgirl, Leap of Faith, Housesitter, All of Me, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Cheaper By The Dozen, Little Shop of Horrors, It's Complicated and Father of the Bride II

10. LA Story

Per Wikipedia: "In 2008, L.A. Story was voted by a group of Los Angeles Times writers and editors as the 20th best film set in Los Angeles in the last 25 years."

"I'll take 'Things I Didn't Know' for $500, Alex."

9. Bowfinger

This one has grown on me over the years. Didn't like it much the first time I saw it, but every time I've seen it over the last couple of decades, it gets better and better.

8. My Blue Heaven

The combination of Martin and Rick Moranis is one of the more underrated comedy duos of the late 80s/early 90s.

7. Roxanne

The most underrated movie in his catalog.

6. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Of all the movies that Martin has done in his career, I'd argue this classic with Michael Caine most deserved a sequel.

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5. Parenthood

This movie gets better with age. Great cast. Real life problems. Incredibly touching.

4. Father of the Bride

This movie hits differently once you have a daughter. Mine just turned 10 and the wedding scene at the end breaks me.

3. Three Amigos

Have I underrated this classic? Have I slightly overrated it? All I know is that I never get tired of it.

2. The Jerk

There will be some that call for it to be in the No.1 spot, which I understand, but the truth of the matter is that this classic hasn't aged as well (and I'm not talking about how it deals with race). I just don't think the movie is as funny as I did when I was younger. Don't get me wrong, it's still a classic, but it falls a little flat all these years later in a few spots.

1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

That's right... back-to-back No. 1 spots.

From the New York Times, of all places. Progressives’ ability to snow the public and even themselves about the harm their policies consistently inflict on us is just disgraceful, as well as amazing:

Recent accident that totalled the vehicle and resulted in injuries. Other driver was found at fault and issued a citation.
Will be missing some time at work.

I'm new to this sort of situation. Should a lawyer be obtained for any reason or let insurance handle it all?
If lawyer is needed, anyone have any they recommend?

Thank you!