Pilgrim Shadow

In this very thread, the argument is simultaneously that A&M is weak because they haven’t beaten certain teams badly enough, and that you can’t judge a Deboer team by margin of victory because they play down to competition and still win. smh

The value of the family in a family business depends on the values of the family. If you raise your kids right, they should be your best available employees. Otherwise it’s a nightmare for all involved.

Interesting counterpoint to all the threads lately griping about A&M’s schedule.

When you accidentally sign up for the queen experience instead.

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Snoring. . .

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Is it raining?
Is it pouring?

He was trying to go in the birth canal, but missed. The wrong hole he found instead turned out to be a lot tighter than he thought.

I'm not going to steer my son away from the game because I think the culture has changed enough from when these guys got their concussions. Yeah, it's still a violent sport with risk of serious injury. I just think the risks are more manageable now that we have a better understanding of what we are dealing with.

When I was playing, hits that would be targeting today were celebrated. You rang someone's bell, and you knew you would get high fives and prime time spot in the film room even if the hit was in practice. Now, it's, "Nice going dumbass. You just cost us 15 yards and got yourself thrown out of the game." That should cut down on the number of hits likely to cause concussions.

With all of the media attention it's received, you're also a lot less likely to have an ignorant coach put a kid back in the game before he's recovered. I met our qb on the sideline during a game once, and he had a dazed look in his eyes. I asked if he was alright. He said, "I can't remember anything." I made sure he got to the trainer, but he didn't miss a snap in that game or all season. Apparently, he still remembered how to hand off to the tailback, and that was what really mattered.

I don't think that was uncommon at the time, but any coach today should know that if he's caught doing that, then he could end the kid's career and lose his job.

Mine is 19 mos, and it's already getting bad. Everyday I think, "That has got to be the cutest thing in the WTF!! I'M GONNA KILL HIM!"

Can't say that out loud, though. I had to slam on the brakes last week and let out an s-bomb. As soon as it was out of my lips I hear a little voice in the back seat saying, "Sheet? She-it? shite? shite?" Great, my son knows about 100 words, and one of them is shite. That'll go over well.

eta. :cheers: to howdy ag!

:lol: Force of habit. I'm training to be a lawyer. Don't ask me what to do about the terrible twos, though.