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He ran for almost 1600 yards and 16 TD's last year. In 2024 he went for 1900 yards and 16 TD's. That's crazy for a RB in years 9 and 10 when most elite RB's have fallen off a cliff by that point in their careers.
That’s why it’s so hard to predict. When does that drop off happen?

Henry is 32, and will turn 33 in January.

Walter Payton had a 1,500 yard season at 32yo, then followed that up with 1,300 yards at 33yo. Then dropped off a cliff. Payton was also a completely different type of RB, smaller and quicker.


John Riggins had a much more similar frame and style as that of Henry. Riggins gained 1,300 yds as a 34yo, then 1,200 at 35yo, then the falloff. However, the seasons preceding that late career production were unique.

1980 (31): DNP due to a contract dispute

1981 (32): Split carries with Joe Washington resulting in a decreased workload of only 200 touches.

1982 (33): Stike shortened season, resulting in only playing 8 regular season games. However, he was a workhorse in the playoffs, averaging over 30 attempts and 150 yards in 4 games.

1983 (34): 375 atts / 1,350 yds
1984 (35): 327 atts / 1,200+ yds
Sark has done exactly what he was hired to do.
1) Identity and develop talent. Texas never had a problem recruiting blue chip talent, but they were either not recruiting the right type, or not developing them.
- 4 players were drafted in the first 2 rounds in the decade preceding his hire.
- 13 have been drafted since his arrival.

2) Winning.
- Texas had won only 56% of their games over that span. Best season was 10-4 with an upset over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. “We’re back”
- Despite a losing record in his first season. Sark has won 70% of his games, and won the Big 12 Championship on the way out of the conference. Remember, Mack Borwn only won two conference titles. Texas didn’t come close to dominating that conference.

3) Prepare Texas to compete in the SEC. They were struggling on the Big 12. Unless they overhauled the program, they were going to get destroyed in their new conference.
- Texas already has made a conference championship game. I won’t list the other schools with much longer tenures that have failed to do so.

I understand he has to deal with the boosters and supporters of Longhorn football. He could exceed Mack Brown’s era, but still get run out of town because he doesn’t have Mack’s personality.
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Yeah that economist president of their’s has MAGA. Unbelievable turnaround.

Argentina has long suffered from a boom or bust economy. Eventually they will elect a government that tanks the economy to catastrophic levels.

Argentina is hard to beat when they are on the upswing. Their economy, resources, investment potential, standard of living, and culture exceeds most Western democracies, but the instability caused by crashes is unparalleled

re: Referees at LSU practices

Posted by Ghost of Colby on 8/8/26 at 5:58 pm to
Refs also need to practice and prepare for the upcoming season.

Having P4 officials at scrimmages has been a common practice for years. Schools primarily try to use officials from their conference, but it’s also an opportunity for younger officials from lower levels to gain experience.

Having SEC or FBS officials at every practice would be very unique, but Alex Golesh at Auburn is doing something similar

re: Evel Knievel

Posted by Ghost of Colby on 8/8/26 at 1:41 pm to
Iconic Americans were easy to identify in the 70’s. They were the only ones cool enough to wake up in the morning, put on a white jumpsuit with a cape, and go to work.



Predicting an easy start to the season at home with Youngstown State and Alabama, but there is no way they can beat the Aggies.
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If CBS is smart, they'll make Greg Olsen a Godfather type offer and poach him from FOX and make him the #1 guy. I believe he has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave FOX.

His multi year Fox contract pays him $10M if he was on the #1 broadcast team, but it also includes 2 pertinent clauses.
1) His salary automatically was reduced to $3M if he was moved out of the top spot for any reason. That happened when they moved him to make way for Tom Brady

2) He can break the $3M contract if he left FOX to accept the lead analyst role for another NFL broadcaster.

He’s free to leave FOX for CBS to partner with Jim Nantz, and CBS doesn’t have to break the bank.
JJ Watt has had Romo in his sights for a long time. Romo couldn’t avoid him forever.


re: Colton Nussmeir to Rummel

Posted by Ghost of Colby on 8/7/26 at 10:05 am to
His ineligibility case and ruling in Texas was a circus, and no one involved could explain why he was ruled ineligible.

The family settled in Flower Mound while the dad coached for the Cowboys. The family remained in DFW until Colton could finish HS after Doug followed Kellen Moore to Philadelphia, then the Saints.

Colton missed most of last season with injuries, then unexpectedly transferred to Denton Ryan this past Spring. The coach for Flower Mound Marcus was mad he lost his QB, and immediately filed a complaint, so the UIL investigated the complaint.

The investigation revealed everything was on the up and up. His old coach at Flower Mound even testified on Colton’s behalf. Understandably the coach had suspicions at the time of the transfer, but everything was proper and he now supported Colton’s decision and wanted his eligibility restored.

Evidently once a complaint is filed in Texas it is nearly impossible to overturn. Again, everyone involved at both schools fully supported his transfer once the dust settled, but the original complaint that simply requested an investigation overruled everything else.
One evening after removing my watch for the day, I started spinning my it on my index finger absentmindedly.

It flew off my finger directly onto my bathroom floor with more force than if I would have thrown it on the ground.

The crystal completely shattered. Pieces of crystal were practically dust. The worst part is that I had just gotten it back from being cleaned and serviced. It had to be completely cleaned and serviced again, in addition to the replacement cost of the crystal.
He suffered an “injury” last season and never played. That was kept under wraps and never fully explained. Then he’s been AWOL all summer.

I don’t know if he left on his own, or was kicked off the team, but it’s funny that everyone except the Miami beat reporters knew he was gone weeks ago.

re: What happened to Top Golf?

Posted by Ghost of Colby on 8/4/26 at 11:02 pm to
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They even got drew brees suckered in

Drew Brees has been suckered into quite a few bad investments.


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Did he leave mid season? They played the last regular season game. Also, coaches can’t be fired mid season?
My first thought as well.

Midseason ? Postseason
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D)Leave immediately and never contact you again

The problem is that they know where you live. It’s never a good idea to invite a crazy stripper maid into your house because they will show up again uninvited.
Length: 116 feet, 8 inches
Wingspan: 117 feet, 10 inches
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The real world and road rules help MTV stay in business in the early 90's

Maybe in the mid to late 90’s. The early 90’s MTV was their heyday for videos

Everything from all the grunge bands to rap provided plenty of videos and music. OPP, Dr. Dre & Snoop, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Guns & Roses, Metallica, REM, Tom Petty, Mariah Carey, etc….
Misiorowski took his place.