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We had an inbounds pass where the guy catches and dribbles and then is fouled in the corner, and they say it all transpired in .3 seconds. (and the clock started on time).

Then they blow the whistle after a guy heaves a half court miss out of bounds with only .3 left.

THEN they rule they shouldnt have stopped it, and they give the ball back, and add another .3.

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This was so bad. The REFS should have reviewed the FT shot to see if it hit the rim and
1. If it did hit the rim then its A&M's ball with 0:03 seconds left.
2. If it didn't, then its Auburn's ball with the same amount of time on the clock when the FT was attempted.

Refs screwed the sequence up spectacularly.

I've always heard and read (Rising Tide mentioned it), that one issue with New Orleans was how insular society was there. Very much a you need to have been born here to get into the right clubs/krewes. Hard to attract large corporates if you tell the CEO he's not welcome in your club.

Of course, state and local political grifters probably played a much more significant role.

Houston on the other hand is a place that welcomes everyone and doesn't really care about your background or where you went to college/high school. Only what you've achieved.

College coaches are dummies for the most part. Kirby and DeBoer today just proved it

DeBoer is an idiot. Taking a risk there with no real return on the risk even if he gets the first down. . Coaches can be complete dumbasses at times.

I feel your pain. I’m also told how I have a great looking swing. But I’m wildly inconsistent. Main issue are tempo and not looking at the damn ball! Also of course the occasional bad chip and throw in about six or seven three putts and my score goes to shite.

Still when you pure a drive or approach shot or drop a long putt is so fine.

Need to get back in the lessons in 2026.

Most nights before I go to bed. I’ve always got at least one book next to my bed. Probably get through about 10 a year at this point. Just read an Eisenhower biography, now reading a book about the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Gonna be an all SEC final

my first job out of college was in Corpus in the brand new Texas Commerce Tower. Beautiful building. I had an office overlooking the port bridge and the bay as a snot nosed 21 year old. Streets in downtown were always super wide. I have no idea why.

Corpus has always been a dead town. It's a Navy town, a deepwater port, and has some oil and gas companies. Otherwise it has nothing much. The locals always claim it's about to take off, but it never does.

Kids that grow up there and go off to college, do not come back.

On the positive side if you like to hunt, fish, sail, hang out at the beach, and eat Mexican food then it's a decent spot.

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Where’s all the manufacturing jobs at?

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there have been a lot of countries and companies promising investment in the US. I would assume when (and if) those investments are made then jobs will come....but building plants or even plant expansions take time. Nothing happens overnight and surely not within the first year of his Presidency. If in year 3 and 4 you don't see the manufacturing jobs then you can certainly question the wisdom of the tariffs.

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This album is on constant rotation at the ranch and in my truck

Pastor at my church. Sent the congregation a letter that he and his wife are getting a divorce but it in no way will affect his position as Senior Pastor (uh like hell it won't!). Guy was a complete narcissist.

Turns out he was having an affair with a congregation member he was "counseling" through her own rough marriage. Her husband spilled the beans to the Session.

Needless to say the Senior Pastor was fired, but amazingly it was very contentious with quite a few people backing him because "he gave good sermons".

Guy ended up marrying the uber rich chick he was having affair with and i now a "church consultant" living in a $4mil home. He's a complete POS.