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Basically. But two of my favorite road trips were us playing A&M('98 as well) even though we were beaten soundly both times. Not just because of how impressive Aggieland was - they were just fun trips all the way around.

As I said before...SMU hates losing to us. I can't imagine how much they must hate the idea of losing to UTA. No wonder they won't schedule you.

I'm thinking this will be the one to fall too. Though I believe Federer's days of winning 3 a year are soon to be over. In fact I don't think he'll win the US Open this go round. I see him passing Sampras in '09.

In 1996 at Texas A&M. They annihilated us 55-0. And that was in one of Slocum's worst seasons.

Damn shame...was looking forward to seeing him in action.

LMFAO! Brilliant

Brett Vito told me acouple weeks ago that it was almost done. So, with any luck we should have it soon.

Well, who put the Football ones together? Obviously they didn't lose their shirt on those.

It's not like people wouldn't buy it. They'd return the investment.

I remember several of us saying that in March. Too bad it didn't happen.

Fantastic post Greenblood.

With some help from a friend who helped to compile these numbers for me - here's the top 16 sluggers of all time and how many HR's they hit at age 37. We were just going to do just the top ten but I wanted to make sure I got to Ted Williams because he's TED FRIGGIN WILLIAMS! (I'm a Red Sox fan) Bonds 73 (+24) Aaron 47 (+3) Ruth 41 (-19) Mays 23 (-29) Sosa 14 (-52) Griffey 27 (-29) Robinson 19 (-30) McGwire 32 (-38) In only 89 games, he was still on a pace to hit around 60 if not injured. What a shocker.) Killebrew 5 (-44) Palmiero 43 (-4) *Never hit more than 26 HR’s before 95 despite being in the league for almost a decade, again, what a shocker.) Reggie 14 (-33) Schmidt 37 (-11) Mantle 18 (-36) Foxx 0 (-58) *In fact, because of largely drunken self inflicted abuse he never hit more than 9 after the age of 35.) McCovey 23 (-22) Williams 28 (-15) *Although at 39 he hit 38 HR’s and hit .388. But neither of those were even career highs. Ted Williams was just that much of a stud/hitting god. If not for missing his PRIME during World War II he'd probably have all the records. Guess what's in parenthesis? That's what that season compared to the slugger's previous best. Only two players actually improved their numbers, Aaron and Bonds. But if you look closely at Aaron's career you see it was just Hank being Hammerin' Hank, the model of consistency. He only increased his greatest season by 3 HR's. If you look at the modern guys on this list they're almost all ridiculous. McGwire got a pass for awhile because he was always big and even early in his career he was a slugger. But even his numbers got ludicrous. Same with Sosa, but Palmiero's numbers pretty much sum up the steroid era. The first 9 years of his career he never hit more than 26. Then suddenly, in the mid 90's, he becomes a slugger who starts cranking out 40+ HRs practically every year. These guys cheated and they've skewed the record books. The NFL is now more popular in the USA. Baseball might not even be #2 - but records matter in baseball. Those of us who grew up loving this game poured over these numbers as kids. They mattered. You knew what 60 meant. What 61 meant. What 714 meant...what 755 meant. I didn't know how many yards that Payton of Jim Brown ran for. Or how many yards the great QB's threw for...or for how many touchdowns. But baseball has ALWAYS been about the sanctity of those records. And because of the past 10 or so years they don't mean quite as much.

Here ya go.

He also was a skinny guy who hit homers. He probably would've cleared 600 regardless. And his volatile temper and soprano voice were always there even when he was in his 20's. Look, I don't want to seem like I'm defending the guy. Lord knows I've disliked the guy since he was in Pittsburgh...and that was eons ago.

Truth be told, I think he(Alex) probably is clean, but that's the whole problem with stats from around '95 to present. We can't be sure who's clean and who isn't. It's a damn shame.

How do we know A-Rod isn't juiced?

LMAO

I suppose this could be to replace McCoy? Doesn't seem like anyone knows the story behind that yet. On a tangent, our Scout board sure is slow.

http://www.unt.onlinecommunity.com/pages/Chapters.htm You might email the home office and inquire about trying to get one started out there. There are probably quite a few alumni out there.

Vito kind of verified the schedule that Buford Julep posted, but also told me not to set it in stone, so I guess it's sort of fluid. I'm really thinking that Oklahoma Panhandle game is an Exhibition, and we'd open with Cameron for the 2nd year in a row. Hopefully the schedule will be released VERY soon.

Thanks for the pictures and the summary guys.

Even with the revenge factor I wouldn't necessarily give Florida the Auburn game. Florida State should also be much improved. But I would agree the Gators biggest test appears to be at LSU.

It's not really a love fest? They were a young team last year and still finished top 3-4 right? They beat a top 5(favored) Michigan team soundly. Now I don't think they'll win the Championship because of the schedule, but I do believe they have the most talent this season. Like LSU probably did last year.

I think USC should be #1, but I'll be shocked if they can go undefeated this year. Their schedule is brutal(at Oregon, at California, at Notre Dame, at Nebraska - not to mention hosting the Bruins).

A little bit low, but they did lose some seniors, including their QB I believe. Many prognisticators I've read actually expect Hawaii to be the best team from the WAC this season.