Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (This is personal...)
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You were such a fan of the hire I thought you might have some insight. But no big deal if you don’t.
You know Ketch- I’ve been with you from close to the beginning of the site and whatever changes/additions /deletions you make are fine with me- Like an old married couple, we may get chippy with each other on major disagreements like how on earth you could omit “Lose Again” from the top 10 Linda Ronstadt songs,” Blue Letter” from Fleetwood Mac or “lI’m Looking Through You” doesn’t make the Beatles cut- MAJOR MAJOR disagreements but the value of this site and the back and forth - even the disagreements between those on the site are 99% entertainment and thought provoking. These almost always seem to weave us closer together rather than tearing us apart- (At least that’s what I’ve found since self imposing my own Corral ban )…and like that old couple I’ve just learned to trust you in the grand scheme and you’ve never failed to deliver. You may not know this personally as much as other brothers and sisters on the site, but on the Friday before the 2006 Texas OU game my 18 YO daughter died in a car wreck in East Texas- not all that far from where Cole Pittman’s accident took place and the members of this site had a great deal to do in hand holding me through the emotional debris that it left behind- I was also touched by how much you and the staff put into the sexual abuse scandal at Baylor while protecting the identities of the innocent above and beyond all. I’ve been able to develop friendships out of all the disagreements , even the political ones where my fellow combatants disagree fervently with one another but we always have very good sidebar conversations and hope for one another’s happiness and good fortune
So these among other factors are why I trust you to make the decisions best for the site and best for all of us knowing that perfection is a laudable goal never achieved but you sure manage to make it dang close and for that I will always remain grateful
So these among other factors are why I trust you to make the decisions best for the site and best for all of us knowing that perfection is a laudable goal never achieved but you sure manage to make it dang close and for that I will always remain grateful
Great TTFTW as usual.
Find the new additions to the lineup intriguing.
1.) Everything Everywhere... Super concept, but can be depressing. I have to remind myself that Texas recruiting now begins in the summer.
2.) Behind Enemy Lines is sometimes hard to follow for me.🤷🏼♀️
3.) Back in the Day--looking forward to the peaks behind-the scenes. Always love when "Uncle Ketch" decides to tell a story.
4.) Truth or Lies is a great addition. Have always loved the fact that OB doesn't blow smoke in our faces and will tell the truth no matter how hard it might be to take.
Hoping some of the current articles will continue. One of my favorites is Just a Bit Outside.
Thanks for all you do for the OB community.
Mrs. T-Sipper 1972
Find the new additions to the lineup intriguing.
1.) Everything Everywhere... Super concept, but can be depressing. I have to remind myself that Texas recruiting now begins in the summer.
2.) Behind Enemy Lines is sometimes hard to follow for me.🤷🏼♀️
3.) Back in the Day--looking forward to the peaks behind-the scenes. Always love when "Uncle Ketch" decides to tell a story.
4.) Truth or Lies is a great addition. Have always loved the fact that OB doesn't blow smoke in our faces and will tell the truth no matter how hard it might be to take.
Hoping some of the current articles will continue. One of my favorites is Just a Bit Outside.
Thanks for all you do for the OB community.
Mrs. T-Sipper 1972
It's truly the first hire of the post-Venables world... they just can't say that out loud.
So Texas will have at least one national championship within the next five years?
Can't be scared. Gotta be fearless.
Or as Bernie Mac said in Harlem... "I ain't scared of you mother****ers."
Rodney Carrington, Jeff Foxworthy, Carlos Mencia, and Ralphie May were some of my favorites that were not ranked.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/ralphie-may-brash-comedian-is-dead-at-45.html
Do you see any changes in the next year or two with NIL or the Portal? Something has to give I would think. Does not seem like it has as big of a impact on the other sports as it does with football. The big thing I would like to know with some of the big time recruits and players is why not Texas? What is the real reason why? Money, wanting to get away from home, or to hard to get playing time? Do you know why we did not land Moore, Sanchez, Fasusi, Pettijohn, Justin Williams, Wesco, OL Fraizer, Hicks Jr, Bowen, Owens, Hale?
a. I would imagine tweaks to the Portal will certainly continue.
b. Not everyone wants to go to Texas. It's kind as simple as that. Why would you assume that it would be otherwise?
In no particular order:
Pryor
Murphy
Norm
Hedburg
Rock
Gillis
Segura
Burr
Regan
Chappelle
Mark Normand, Chris Destefano, and Sam Morrill are great as well.
Have seen them all live except for Pryor, Murphy, Norm and Rock. Was going to see Rock in Houston after the Oscars incident, but was out of town when he came.
2 guys I see clips on Tiktok a lot from Kill Tony are Hans Kim and Ari Matti. All of their clips are bangers.
If you take away the money part and I offered a better product that you can get that is more convenient, why would someone from the state not want to be close enough for family to see. Get paid very well, on the biggest of stages, with the best education, contacts after football, coached up to get drafted, and amazing facilities. I don't get why a kid at LB goes to OSU or Mich or ND to play or a kid from Texas would go way out to the west coast to play WR or RB if you can do it at the highest level right at home? I get why you would want to come to Texas because they offer more than most places unless you want to stay close and you are from the area. Tech, LSU, OK, are not the best of schools. It used to be because we played by the rules and did not pay and cheat then it was we did not win. I get one kid might be outside the box and want to go far away or a parent went to LSU or Tech. I feel like Texas should have a top 6-8 player at each position every year. OSU is loaded every year with the best WR, LSU at DB A&M at DL, ND at LB. Do you think Texas has a top 5 RB room or OL room or LB room in the country? They have lots of talent at DB. I try not to look at Texas with burnt orange glasses on but they have so much to offer.
Is a play-in game really "making" the tournament? I say no. You weren't selected to be IN it. You were chosen as one of eight to try and GET in the big dance.
I mean not winning is a game is not winning a game. The rest is just details.
Carlos Mencia is basically banned from stand up due to ripping jokes. He is the poster boy for stealing material - I’m not posting a link cause he is the GOAT of comedic theft. Google joke thief and his picture appears.
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