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Until I see evidence to the contrary, I'll have to trust Benford's judgement on talent and potential. He has certainly been around a lot of BB talent in his career.

Scott Davis was pretty darn good as well....he nearly beat UT and the refs single-handedly in Austin in 1988

It's because Baylor definitely does not want to come back to Denton....too many bad memories for them!

They have to say that until it is all signed on the dotted line.

Heck, lets play Navy in Las Vegas for the Casino Trophy.

PLaying Rice, UTEP. Tulane, La Tech and Southern Miss would be MUCH better than the current Sun Belt. I think it is a push by anyone who claims otherwise.

My link Hypocrisy knows no bounds.

FIRST. WHY DID CONSERVATIVES SUPPORT THE IDEA IF IT IS SO OVERSTEPPING AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL? SECOND, YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CARE. BELIEVE ME...UNLESS YOU ARE A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE, NOBODY PAYS OUT OF POCKET FOR MOST EXPENSES, WHEN ONE ACCIDENT CAN COSTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND ONE ILLNESS EVEN MORE. YOUR ASSERTION THAT THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE ARE MORE RESPONSIBLE IS A JOKE. TRY SPENDING A WEEK IN AN ICU AND YOU WILL SEE THAT. THIRD, THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE...TRY READING THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION REPORT...IS THAT FOR ANY REAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO WORK, YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE ALL THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM IT PAY FOR IT...AND THE REALITY IS EVERYBODY NEEDS HEALTH CARE SERVICES AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER AND IF YOU CAN'T PAY FOR IT THEN YOU AND I AND JOE DOWN THE STREET PAYS FOR IT. FOURTH, YOU STILL ARE IN DENIAL ABOUT HOW MUCH THE DEADBEATS WHO REFUSE TO CARRY THEIR SHARE COST ALL OF US. JUST ONE EXAMPLE....INDEPENDENT LOGGERS IN EAST TEXAS USED TO END UP AT OUR PUBLICLY SUPPORTED HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR INJURIES. THEY WORKED "OFF THE BOOKS"...NO SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS, VERY LITTLE TAXES PAID, ETC. SO, YOU AND I ENDED UP PAYING FOR THEIR CARE AND THEN TAX-PAYERS ENDED UP PAYING FOR THEIR SSI, SINCE THEY HADN'T PAID INTO SOCIAL SECURITY AND WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY. MULTIPLY THIS EFFECT, THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER A WEEK OVER THE US AND YOU CAN SEE WHY OUR SYSTEM IS FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS. BUT, THAT'S OK, LIVE IN YOUR FANTASY WORLD IF YOU CHOOSE.

SO. BOTTOM LINE. YOU ARE OK WITH TAXPAYERS AND ORDINARY CITIZENS SUBSIDIZING THOSE WHO DO NOT WISH TO PURCHASE HEALTH CARE. THAT IS WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO NO MATTER HOW YOU FRAME THE ISSUE. THIS IS WHY CONSERVATIVES AND THE GOP ORIGINALLY SUPPORTED WHAT IS NOW CALLED "OBAMACARE". OF COURSE, NOW BECAUSE OF POLITICS A NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PREFER NO SOLUTION...WHICH IS ONE THAT PINS EVERYTHING BACK ON THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE, VERSUS THOSE WHO REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.

All I know is that it is a bad day for taxpayers. Lack of an insurance mandate (first suggested by the conservative Heritage Foundation in 1989 and then by the GOP as an alternative to Clinton's plan) means that taxpayers and those with insurance will spend their taxes and have higher insurance premiums to cover those DEADBEATS who refuse to purchase insurance or take responsibility for their own health care coverage. I worked for 30 years in a medical setting and saw how much costs goes to cover the irresponsible. It amazes that so many so-called conservatives would rather pay taxes and high insurance rates to pay for the irresponsible, because that is what we have right now and will continue to have without some sort of forced insurance. People have to have insurance to drive, why shouldn't they be required to have insurance for something that affects the ordinary taxpayer/citizen even more?

Hey, where is the giant metropolis of Ruston on there? Surely there must be a mistake!

They are going to be the cellar dwellers of the Big East. Getting clobbered twice a week is not going to help their recruiting.

We need to be in a conference as well with a "recognized" Texas school....even if it is Rice and/or UTEP.

I have to agree. Being in a conference with Rice, Tulane and Tulsa is good to me. Gives us exposure and publicity in key recruiting areas and good road trips as well.

Very good news, indeed!

Is Feeley now working on the Defensive Line now?

In fact, I'd say wait until the week before the first game before making too many assumptions about who will start/play/etc. The bottom line is that the OL will be a real strength on this team, regardless of who starts.

If you go back and look at the Sun Belt class signings over the past 9 years, there seems to be little correlation between the ranking of any one class and how the conference shaped up 3-4 years down the road. Not to say that rankings don't matter, but when you are dealing mostly with 3 star and 2 star signees, a lot of luck is involved. It's kind of like Ace-King versus pocket 9's in poker, you are pretty much dealing with a toss-up...at least until the flop comes.....i.e. the equivalent being for football, till they show up and actually play.

FROM FNF (FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL): "HINES IS ONE OF DFW'S MOST DANGEROUS RECEIVERS AFTER AVERAGING OVER 20 YARDS PER CATCH AND HAULING IN ELEVEN TOUCHDOWN PASSES". ALSO LISTED IN TEXAS FOOTBALL TOP RECEIVER PROSPECT LIST. NOT BAD FOR A 6-3 180 LB. RECEIVER WITH SUB 4.5 SPEED. I'LL TAKE HIM!

Until I get a better sense of how well Mac appraises talent, I will hold my opinion either way. So far, I like what he has done with the talent he has, so that gives me hope that he knows what he is doing in recruiting it.

Some info on Lajaylin Smith My link

Thanks....I'll look forward to that.

Well, usually Troy has about 50% of its class actually become academically available, so they have to sign a lot.

priceless.

Well, there is also room for grayshirts, invited walk-ons and potential future transfers. It never hurts to have prospects see the school and visit with the coaches and players.