LongJim

Context no longer applies. Ever.

https://reason.com/2021/08/06/apple-will-start-checking-your-messages-for-dick-picks/ ****************** "But to be clear, this is an encryption back door of sorts. Apple will be using tech to scan the contents of your images when you are either uploading them for storage or messaging minors. And while this is all in the service of fighting child exploitation and abuse, there is absolutely no reason why anybody should believe that it will end here."

https://tvline.com/2021/08/08/markie-post-dead-night-court-dies-obituary/

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/legendary-florida-state-coach-bobby-bowden-dead-at-91

Yeah, I think--similar to UNT--that their AD hire has been pretty good for them. They won the Learfield cup this year and a couple of national championships in other sports, but football drives the bus, and they have to get the money-maker back on track.

Hahaha...that's great!

You want as many easy-drive and in-state games as you can get for recruiting purposes, and to build your fanbase. There are a lot of UNT grads in the I35 corridor in central Texas. It's long-term program building (in my opinion) to play as many in-state games as possible. Now, I'm not saying UNT should play Texas teams home/home to the exclusion of bigger name visiting programs. I'm saying you want to have a balance of bigger-name schools mixed in with Texas-based teams in your OOC schedule, because it's easier for alumni, and it gets the name out there in the recruiting areas. Secondly, UNT and TSU have a pretty long history of playing each other. Why would the schools not want to continue that, and maximize it? UNT needs as many regional rivals as possible. TSU fans--at least some--will travel to UNT for a game. It's a no-brainer to play them regularly, as far as I'm concerned. Fun trip, too.

TSU should be on UNT's schedule regularly, in my opinion.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zz-top-bassist-dusty-hill-dead-obit-1203694/

Barry Tramel has an interesting article which takes the last 4 years of TV games from the Big 12 teams and averages the eyeballs. ************************************ https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2021/07/27/oklahoma-state-football-must-make-itself-attractive-tv-networks-ou-texas-sec/5386994001/ "Here are the Big 12 averages for each program when appearing on Fox, ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 and NOT playing the Sooners or Longhorns. Non-OU/Texas games 1. TCU 1.86M (14 games) 2. OSU 1.74M (22 games) 3. Iowa State 1.6M (15 games) 4. West Virginia 1.56M (22 games) 5. Texas Tech 1.56 (11 games) 6. Kansas State 1.31M (14 games) 7. Baylor 1.14M (eight games) 8. Kansas 0.97M (four games)

SEC: "Sit down and shut up, Gomer. You're gonna make a lot more money."

Interesting perspective here. I agree with the bolded part. I think that's going to happen next. And very quickly: ***************************************************** "That was the beauty of the SEC's move here (and why it is so obvious that nobody outside of College Station will actually oppose): this is a checkmate move against all the other conferences. It will force the migration to 16-team super-conferences, yet there is literally no counter-move left for the other conferences to try and make up the ground they just lost. There are exactly 3 game-changing brands that are not currently in one of the other 4 major conferences: Texas, OU and ND. Two of those are now off the table before any of the other conferences even knew the game had started. Checkmate."

Haha, yeah, I believe that's going out the window for sure. Who knows, man.

Yeah, normally I'd agree.

Not sure why SMU would do that. Most of the B12 members will jump to other conferences as well, I'm guessing. Theoretically: WVA to ACC KS (and maybe IState) to B1G Tech/TCU/OK Lite/Baylor to PAC12 That leaves K State (and maybe IState) in the cornfield. They don't have the academics for B1G. Can't see the PAC taking them over the 4 above. But who knows!

Absolutely.

Recruiting. Alabama QB is about to be a millionaire due to NIL. Schools can use the "SEC" pitch for the top recruits and point to their recruits getting big $ through the NIL aTm has this cachet right now by association. This looks to me like an 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em' situation.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Texas-Oklahoma-reach-out-to-SEC-about-joining-16330080.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Most of the footage is from Google Earth. They're not always johnny-on-the-spot with updates.

I always thought this was a catchy, funny tune. I wonder if Gamble and Huff ever saw any royalties.

Might have been Indiana. Home 2011. Away 2014.

Hopefully we'll all be alive to see the series.