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Personal connection so I'm biased but would say that this was a student run project. This one was quite spicy and definitely their team better bring it after dropping this. The singer was a past student and sang in the 1st hype video 10 years ago so this was like a reboot honoring some of those from that era. Both of these schools are academically excellent and I'd hire nearly anyone who made it through. However, on the athletic side, it has become like universities. After COVID, both schools had upticks in their boarding enrollment and "imported" most of their teams. Quite a large group of Canadians. Peyton Manning's son just enrolled at Baylor. Not a lot of local kids start for either team at this point. But there is definitely D-1 talent all over the field for this game. A Baylor senior administrator was involved in an "alleged" boating DUI a couple of years ago, but somehow the case was "resolved". Last year Baylor had the superior team and dominated the regular season, but lost to McCallie in the state championship while having a 21 point lead at halftime.

Yes, there are some folks that define themselves solely by their graduation from these private schools. I know some folks back home in LA that are the same way (SF Warriors 4-eva!!). It can be insufferable. But there are some exceptional kids that come through. Glad I've had a chance to be around them. The video below was viral and made it around TD this spring. More representative of the character of both these schools - when it is not rivalry week. That being said, good luck to athletes on both sides but Go Big Blue! It's going to be fun!

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2 years ago I drove from Split to Plitvice to Slovenia (all over) to Venice. One day trip drive from Dubrovnik to Mostar. Very easy drive. However, if traveling south bound, I’d ditch the car in Split and use the ferry system to points south. Not sure about the Greece connection though. It is super easy to use the ferries, cabs are cheap, and the islands along the way (Hvar, Korchula) are incredible. You have to reserve spots on the car ferries or show up really early on non-reservation trips if you have a vehicle and this can be somewhat restrictive. When in coastal Croatia, there are even cheap boat taxis to take you to smaller islands or beaches nearby. We did this in Split, Hvar, and Dubrovnik. Having a car is good if you want to travel inland some but if in parts where it is compressed to the coast, a car would just be a hassle.

Not sure if it would interfere with your show dates in Huntsville but if you do go to Chattanooga on Saturday 10/25, it is Wine Over Water - an outdoor wine tasting event. Will be a little different this year. It's usually on the Walnut St. pedestrian bridge but since it is being refurbished, it is on the North Shore of Chattanooga in Renaissance park. The relocation probably isn't too bad. There are several good bars, restaurants on the north shore within easy walking distance and it is a cool area of town. This is one of my favorite events in the area.

I agree with other poster that outdoor stuff at Little River canyon, Cloudland Canyon are great. Canyon Grill near Cloudland Canyon has always been a nice meal (BYOB last time I was there) and McLemore Cove for a round of golf and dinner at their restaurant would be nice add on.

Fried speckled trout for 10 people with appetizer of Nunus Crawfish Boudin from my last fishing trip down. Gonna have to re-supply soon. Stockpile in east TN getting low.

Had same issue with my 16 yo. We did Munich and stayed a while in Reutte, Austria. Easy driving and all close proximity. Easy flights to Munich which is a super interesting city for a teen. Reutte had it all. Mountain biking, proximity to the Zugspitz, Highline 179, mountaintop fortresses, nearby ski resort with summer lifts in Biberwier that included mountain karting - our new all time favorite mountain activity. It’s right across the German border from Neuschwanstein.
Also always have to give a shout out to Nole Man. He’s spot on with Slovenia. Fly in/out Venice. Rent car and drive into Slovenia.
Hopping around Croatia on the beaches/islands from Dubrovnik to Split would also be a great.

Thanks FDB! Y’all are awesome. Didn’t think about courtbouillon. That probably is best. Have done that with catfish so makes sense. Still may blacken one first. Mincing, mixing and frying like gar balls is a good plan too. Will check back in with results.

I did car trip from Dubrovnik to Mostar as well. Easy driving. Agree with others who said much still showed effects from the war. They are not on the Euro and their economy is suffering The border crossings are the real deal though. Plenty of non-English speaking armed guys. Had no issues but they didn’t look like folks that would tolerate any tomfoolery. Mostar was fantastic but I don’t know - that is a long way from Venice. It was one of the most “foreign” feeling places I’ve been. Hard to believe it is in Europe. Minarets everywhere. Would have spent 1 night if possible but probably not any longer unless I was exploring the natural areas around. Eat at Mimar on the river with a view overlooking bridge. Here’s an alternative to going all the way to Mostar or a good stopover from Venice. I stopped here randomly on the way to Venice from Slovenia (thanks again for your posts). Check out Palmanova in Italy. I would go back here in a heartbeat.

I’d pay a thousand dollars for a sliced beef sandwich and coconut pie from Slaydens BBQ in Bastrop. RIP.

Should be plenty of time. If hungry try Vito's Pizza in the main concourse. It's legit. Have friends that live there and they go to the train station to get their pizza.

Related from an op Ed in the WSJ. Very interesting.

“ College enrollment has been declining as more parents and students question the value of degrees that can cost as much as a starter home. And for good reason. Colleges keep raising tuition and adding graduate programs to rake in more federal subsidies with little consideration for student outcomes.
A report last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found the unemployment rate for recent associate degree (e.g., community college and vocational school) recipients in their 20s was 2.1% compared to 15.3% for four-year college grads and 8.4% for advanced degree recipients. Mull that one over: You have a higher chance of being unemployed these days if you go to college.
Student loans have also become one of the great policy failures of the age. Even before the pandemic, fewer than half of borrowers were paying down their debt. The federal student loan balance sheet has ballooned to $1.7 trillion, double what it was 15 years ago when Democrats used ObamaCare to nationalize the industry. Student debt would now exceed $2 trillion without the Biden loan forgiveness.“

Dang. That is a crazy disparity from vocational degree to 4 year college degrees. Better have a solid plan in place before you put tens or hundreds of thousands into a soft degree at a university. Trades [ on]. Community organizer and social justice degree [off]


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