College kids

[RiseUNT]

Im just reading post about how everyone is upset that we are 5-1 and we barely beat UTEP. How La Tech is pissed they lost to UAB. Then I started thinking about how I was in college. Then I realized these are 19, 20, and 21 year old kids who have been grinding in the winter, busting their ass in spring, dying during summer practice, practicing during the week, going to class, focusing on anything other than girls, dealing with life problems, taking tests, and being leaders in the community.

And we are sitting here 5-1 for the first time in my lifetime bitching about COLLEGE KIDS not beating UTEP by 30 or more. They beat an SEC team in their house, then fly to back hills Virginia, then play an emotional game in conference, and then have to fly to the armpit of Texas. I think these COLLEGE KIDS deserve a lot more credit for being 5-1.

I'm not going to proof read this rant sorry for the many grammatical errors.

[MCMLXXX]

5 hours ago, RiseUNT said:

, and then have to fly to the armpit of Texas. 

Are you saying they went to Beaumont?

[peanuts104]

1 hour ago, MCMLXXX said:

Are you saying they went to Beaumont?

No, the other armpit.

[drex]

Totally agree with you...hats off to the Mean Green football team.  One win away from being bowl eligible.  Being bowl eligible is getting to be a given, and that is great.  Not many years ago we were not even competitive...we've come a long way.

[DeepGreen]

1 hour ago, MCMLXXX said:

Are you saying they went to Beaumont?

Whoa!  The Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange) was my old stomping grounds most of my adult life.  I made a good living there.

But yes, it has declined since the oil embargo of the late '70's, early '80's, and more so after the three years of hurricanes that hit the area(Katrina, Rita, Ike, and Harvey).  Today, the Triangle is pretty sad indeed.  People still make an excellent living down there;  they just don't all live in the cities.  So bad down there that Christus Hospitals closed down their hospitals in Port Arthur and Orange.  Nothing more than emergency care centers.

[GreenGonzo]

It may be an armpit, but I enjoyed living in Nederland for a year and a half.

[Hunter Green]

3 hours ago, MCMLXXX said:

Are you saying they went to Beaumont?

Lubbock may have something to say about that!

[golfingomez]

3 hours ago, peanuts104 said:

No, the other armpit.

Laredo?

[strikes]

This is true. I think a lot of people are just excited and would have loved a perfect record to boast about. We are all proud of our Mean Green. It definitely hurts thinking about the loss... what could have been done. But we just gotta listen to what coach says. Learn from it, move on, reset. Hats off to these players and coaches for doing such a great job this season. Excited to see how the rest unfolds.

[PlummMeanGreen]

19 hours ago, GreenGonzo said:

It may be an armpit, but I enjoyed living in Nederland for a year and a half.

I worked for an Aggie for 7 years—best job I ever had working for someone else.   He once taught school in Nederland when Bum Phillips was on the NISD payroll.  Oh the stories he told.