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43 minutes ago, MCMLXXX said:
Thak you for your cotributio to the discussio. Your opiio is valid ad deserves to be heard. I uderstad where you are comig from as best as I ca. I hope others voice their feeligs so that the discussio may cotiue.
Now that I realize what you mean and what you're calling me each time you use That Consonant... I've edited your post accordingly.
We don't condone that sort of language here. Use That Letter again in the way you've already indicated you mean it to be understood, and you will be suspended from the forum.
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11 minutes ago, MCMLXXX said:
Using that consonant is the same as using the word. I use * to denote said word. Please consider my example.
Whenever I see an asterisk (I won't use the symbol, because I find it offensive)... I'm painfully reminded of the work of the great Kurt Vonnegut, and his use of the asterisk as a graphical representation of an anal opening.
When you use that character, it's the same thing as smashing your unwashed anus in the face of the reader. Please consider my example. Instead of ever typing an asterisk, I leave a blank space.
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1 hour ago, MeanGreen_MBA said:
Define recent....
C'mon, man! Google is there for a reason.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/recent
Quoteadjective
1) of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.:
2) not long past:
3) of or belonging to a time not long past.
4) noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter half of the Quaternary Period; Holocene.So, if you graduated from North Texas during the Holocene Epoch, or sometime since the last great glacial retraction 11,700 years ago, @Brett Vito wants to hear from you.
Did you learn fundamentals of pottery from the first experts in the field? ROTC during the evolution of the bow and arrow? Do your masters thesis in Physics on simple tools? Are you still not over the football team getting screwed over by the refs in that matchup against the wooly mammoth?
Send your alphorn alerts, smoke signals and telegrams to Brett, please.
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18 minutes ago, diehardUNTfan said:
$500,000 for a school like PVAMU is a little excessive imo.
Maybe compromise for $300,000?
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3 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:
Wisconsin doesn’t play fall sports it will cost them $100m! Now tell me what players are worth?
If you paid every scholarship football player $40,000 per year, that would cost $3.4 million, less than 3.5% of what Wisconsin football is bringing in on revenue.
Head coach Paul Chryst makes $4.15 million per year.
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1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:
Tell me that what Bernie Sanders and AOC is advocating is good ol socialism. They want to destroy our current system and replace it with total control. Or am I wrong? Green New Deal? I don't think so.
Hey, any time you change a system, completely overhaul the philosophy, obviously it's gonna take time to make that work.
You're not gonna go from a ground and pound attack to a run and shoot offense with no bumps along the way. That's one of the risks of an exotic offense or defense. It's painful to transition into it, and it's hard again if and when the time comes you go with a more traditional approach (if it doesn't work out).
I think you just need to make sure it's not a "gimmick" system... Mike Leach might be able to make it work as a mayor or constable, but I don't think his game works at the governor or presidential level. So, it's a big question mark... Are we looking at Bill Walsh, or Jerry Glanville? Guess wrong, and you're doomed. Guess right, and you're transforming the whole game.
But if it's not a gimmick, and you're committed to seeing it through... You gotta dive in with both feet. Expect it to take a few years to get that foundation in place and really see results. Whoever it is you elect, they need time to recruit their guys, to get a support staff in place that can teach the concepts and develop a system for winning.
It's a risk, for sure. But I'm sick of seeing a never ending stream of first round playoff exits or 8-8 seasons. Sometimes you can't wake the sleeping giant without taking a giant risk. Bold leadership means bold choices. Whatever we're doing, let's aim for rings and trophies.
Just my 2 cents.
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1 hour ago, Quoner said:
which leads me to my tough question, when is Mitch McConnell the Senate Majority Leader going to fire Mitch McConnell the Senator?
Did you like those three Supreme Court Justices? Did you enjoy those?
I hope you did. I hope you did very much.
Bill Frist is not walking back through that door. Tom Daschle is not walking back through that door. Fair weather "fans" need to wrap their heads around the complexity of the modern free agency era.
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10 minutes ago, Coffee and TV said:
My favorite thing about Tucker Carlson is that his mom left him exactly $1 in her will.
Hey man, it's tougher than ever to keep a dynasty together in the post-salary cap era.
It's easy for us as fans to look at decisions like this and think "c'mon, dig deeper and keep it going another few years". But when you're the one running the franchise, it's up to you to make the hard decisions. And it's all about the bottom line.
So, yeah, it sucks that this is how the game works these days... But for me, it's all about the name on the front of the jersey, not the one on the back. So: next man up, show us what you've got, and earn that big contract. If you can't or you won't... Free market has no room for sentimentality. That's America. Win or go home.
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8 minutes ago, CMJ said:
I think if the filibuster couldn't just be invoked and had to actually be done (like as was said...in Mr Smith Goes to Washington) - it would go back to almost never being used.
Buddy... If it were up to me, we'd just give 'em all a leather helmet, a jock strap, and a slap on the ass, then send 'em out there to pass some dang laws.
I'm just old school like that.
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When I get done with a long week of manly, sweaty, greasy, blue-collar workin'... I want to sit back in my barcalounger on Sunday with a bowl of pretzels, an ice cold beer, a house empty of any damn spouses or offspring... And just WATCH SOME LEGISLATING.
When I was a kid, legislation took 2 hours, 2.5 MAX. Now, with all the Hack-A-McConnell and Four Conyers offense, I'm lucky if I see a bill passed in less than 4 hours. THAT'S INSANE.
First off, obviously, take out some of the damn commercials. But even that isn't going to solve it. So, whatever it takes... Designated Legislator? I'll try it. Shot clock? Whatever. Do it. Speed this up.
Purists be damned. Throw out the record books, or write new ones. Just speed it up. It has to happen. Or you're going to lose the next generation. They'll abandon bicameral legislation structure for Fortnite or dancing the Charleston or whatever kids are doing these days.
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1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:
Satanism, opposing free speech, lunacy and democratic socalists. Seems about right.
I think that the campus conservatives are weak, weak, weak in the rotation. Gotta git sum pitchin' if they want to be serious about contending.
Witches? Well, it all comes down to the trenches. Not enough size on the lines, and there's no way around that. If they did a seance and asked Clara Peller, she'd set them straight.
So, how does it shake out? I mean, that's why they don't play them on paper. Weak spots on both sides, so it's gotta be settled on the courtfield. Gonna come down to coaching, execution... Just intangibles, really. Who wants it more? Who has the most heart? Grit? Gumption?
It'll be interesting to see, for sure. Anyone know what the Vegas line is? Any online books offering action?
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2 hours ago, Quoner said:
It's all green and it's all good.
Buddy, if it's all green, it's most certainly NOT all good.
Someone needs a much more balanced diet, and someone else needs a toothbrush.
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1 hour ago, 97and03 said:
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Nobody needs guarantee game money to make their budgets work than SWAC schools.
As of an hour ago, they're out of the Fall Sports game entirely.
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1 hour ago, MrAlien said:
With college football, how would the schools be able to safely isolate players and staff through out a season?
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13 minutes ago, Dk79 said:
Do NOT be surprised if PRIME TIME ends up on the FAU staff after his boy graduates this coming spring. Deion is looking to coach at the D1 level and my guess is that the decision was a "package deal."
I suspect if Deion Sanders wanted to be a position coach at FAU, Willie Taggart and the AD over there would trip over their own dicks running with pen and paper to sign him up, recruited son or not.
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2 hours ago, Hunter Green said:
Except you, or no one else, gave a rats ass about it until a few weeks ago. Where was the outrage then?
3 YEARS AGO:
On 6/21/2017 at 1:27 PM, MeanGreenTexan said:Well, one of those is a proper name of a Native American Nation. The other is a derogatory reference to those Native Americans.
Names like "Seminoles", "Illini", "Utes", "Chippewas", etc... are not offensive, if anything they're empowering. "Redskins", "Savages", and to a much lesser extent "Indians" are not empowering at all. They're generalizing, if not flat-out offensive terms towards these same people.On 6/22/2017 at 8:04 AM, Aldo said:I think you are manufacturing an argument that justifies calling a group (which consists of individuals) whatever you want, even after that group (that consists of individuals) has asked you to stop.
This isn't about being politically correct. Someone has asked you to stop calling them something. Be a decent person and stop calling them that something. This shouldn't be difficult.
4 YEARS AGO:
On 9/16/2016 at 10:13 PM, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:Like I said, try to same with any other race or culture and see how it sounds.
6 YEARS AGO:
On 6/18/2014 at 11:34 AM, Cerebus said:I always though it was a offensive name, and wondered why no one made a big deal out of it
On 6/18/2014 at 12:35 PM, Green P1 said:But it is pretty offensive... Right?
On 6/19/2014 at 1:03 AM, oldguystudent said:Redskins isn't like Illini or Seminoles or Fighting Irish or even Indians. It's not even like changing the name of the Cowboys to the Dallas Rednecks. There are plenty of people in DFW who walk around every day proudly proclaiming themselves rednecks. I've never been up to Oklahoma and heard anyone refer to themselves as a redskin.
Redskins is akin to the Raiders changing their name to the Oakland Niggers. A term that has nothing but derogatory meaning and whose time has long since come and gone.
On 6/22/2014 at 7:06 PM, meangreendork said:It's one thing when you choose it, it's something else when someone outside of you, with a long history of what amounts to dicking your people over chooses the name, makes a mockery of your culture, and slaps it on a sports team, then makes money off it.
7 YEARS AGO:
On 9/4/2013 at 9:30 AM, untjim1995 said:And who roots for a team called the REDSKINS in 2013? I mean, really, is their even one other team out their that is more insensitive with their mascot than Washington?
12 YEARS AGO:
On 3/9/2008 at 12:23 PM, trud1966 said:Arkansas State has used Indians as a nickname since 1931. In 2005, the NCAA announced a ban on ethnically or racially "hostile" or "abusive" nicknames, mascots and imagery at championship events. Arkansas State was one of the schools found in violation of the policy.
Someone explain to me how "Indians" is racially hostile or abusive? It's not INJUNS or REDSKINS.
13 YEARS AGO:
On 11/12/2007 at 2:47 PM, rcade said:The name Redskins is an ethnic slur.
On 6/18/2007 at 5:32 PM, EagleD said:"Washington Redskins" is a racial slur.
On 6/18/2007 at 2:27 PM, LongJim said:I still can't believe we have an NFL team called the "Redskins", but there you have it. By any measure, you can't say that's not offensive.
I don't know what the solution is, but there is merit (IMO) to respecting the wishes of those who don't want their heritage used like this.
On 6/18/2007 at 4:48 PM, UNTSIG said:i can understand it. everybody says that it is the "pc police" with native americans because it has been going on so long, it has just become accepted. calling Notre Dame "the fighting irish" and having a 4 leaf clover is completely different than the Washington Redskins (seriously) or the Atlanta Braves pretending to "chop" someones head off
15 YEARS AGO:
On 6/28/2005 at 12:16 PM, shaneb said:Naming teams after modern day tribes... or using formerly derogatory terms like Redskins is one thing.
...so, just here on GMG.com, that's at least 14 different people, going back to the middle of the W. Bush administration, 2 years before the iPhone, and the era when Darrell Dickey was still on a 4 year run of championships and bowls.
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7 hours ago, GrandGreen said:
Tina Slinker, a perfect example of someone going into the NT HOF that should not even be in the conversation.
if a 241-287 record doesn't mean mediocrity, what does? Longevity apparently counts as much as wins at NT.
If NT keeps adding 5 or 6 a year to the HOF, they will have every head coach that served over a couple year and any player that was good enough to get a honorable mention all conference award.
Benford/Dodge 2024: You're out of options
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2 hours ago, Cooley said:
Hall of Famer Tom Laundry was also fired.
To be fair, many at the time felt he was washed up. He was the reason for loads of success in Dallas, and he definitely put it all on the line every season. But it was obvious near the end of his tenure that the tide had turned. Coach Tom wasn't going to throw in the towel on his own... And while it wasn't pleasant to see it unfold, I'm glad Jerry Jones fired him quickly instead of putting him through the wringer.
And it's not like the Cowboys hung him out to dry... He's still an icon, beloved by fans and organization alike. He's in the ring of honor, he's in the hall of fame... By any measure, he's permanently pressed into Cowboys lore.
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There is no way we're going to fire a coach after just two consecutive losing seasons. Not right after a run of multiple bowl games!
I'm confident THIS time, we'll replace a QB with no hiccups or problems, get right back on track, nobody has a heart attack, and Seth keeps his job.
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13 minutes ago, cwb said:
Whatever that poor dog's picture wants, it ought to get.
He's proven he's willing to leave on his own terms if he doesn't get it.
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The next time @Brett Vito writes a draft article and mentions the drought, please link back to this thread.
We have three members that have been registered on this forum for a combined 46 years trying to remember the details of who, when, and what round our last draftee entered the NFL.
For the 99% of people reading Vito writings that follow North Texas even less closely than the people here do, that "UNT hasn't had a player drafted since..." is an important detail that almost nobody knows, and answers a relevant question begged by the presence of future articles on potential draftees.
Vito does, indeed, need to mention it when he writes articles about UNT and the NFL draft.
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1 minute ago, greenminer said:
2013: no tourney
2014: Round of 32
2015: S16
2016: E8
2017: S16
2018: S16
2019: 1st Round loss
The best I can come up with is that UT saw something on the wall that this was the beginning of a downward spiral.
Shut out of the NCAA and NIT this year. She didn't even make it past the first game of the Big 12 tournament. Troubling trend...
The Baylor thing is pretty damning. Knowing that's a criteria, I'd keep an eye on Geno Auriemma. One of two or three that checks their boxes.
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33 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:
You mean Chinese Flu Rick
Get it right or GTFO!
Rick
No, I meant...
On 3/19/2020 at 12:33 PM, FirefightnRick said:Some good news on the research & findings towards a cure and prevention of covid19.
The FDA and CDC hope to have a vaccine within a few weeks or less.
And I didn't see that post a week ago... But, no one believes what their telling us. Personally, I don't blame them for lying because of the panic that will occur. Plus, they (CDC) know where their directives come from and who they have to protect if they want to keep their jobs.
Traylor UTSA
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