Green Gang: Re-Alignment Talk Anyone ?

Censored by Laurie · June 11, 2010

Jewelry can't disturbing, buddy. The Human Centipede necklace is the BFF split-heart necklace for a new generation.

Quoner and I can't wait for Halloween... We're going to get some ducting and go as Human Centipede. It's going to put the Year of Texas Douche Costumes to shame.

Now this is some inspiring, powerful commentary by a 21 yr. old White Female Racialist!

TheTastyGreek · June 11, 2010

Now this is some inspiring, powerful commentary by a 21 yr. old White Female Racialist!

I keep checking this thread hoping to get the conference realignment NEWS Explained.

But no, it's just more jackassery.

MeanGreenTexan · June 11, 2010

I keep checking this thread hoping to get the conference realignment NEWS Explained.

But no, it's just more jackassery.

I think the ball is moving on this thread, but I'm just going to sit and wait.

Green P1 · June 11, 2010

I keep checking this thread hoping to get the conference realignment NEWS Explained.

But no, it's just more jackassery.

RV called, he wants more patience out of you.

Censored by Laurie · June 11, 2010

I keep checking this thread hoping to get the conference realignment NEWS Explained.

But no, it's just more jackassery.

Hmmm...just looked at my keyboard and yes, the "j" and "n" are in fact very close together.

Quoner · June 11, 2010

I'm also a bit concerned that you guys didn't accurately identify the Chone Figgins reference as well...

We're out of practice.

I got it and riffed on it. Seattle can't just get rid of him or hit him ninth forever -- they need to figure out what do with him.

They may have lost 3 of 4 this week, but he looked like he might be ready to have a resurgence and move to the better half of that lineup.

CaribbeanGreen · June 11, 2010

F it. I'm gonna go puke into a fan.

Quoner · June 11, 2010

F it. I'm gonna go puke into a fan.

I'm gonna go puke on a little girl at a Phillies game.

UNTflyer · June 12, 2010

F it. I'm gonna go puke into a fan.

I can tell you, it's highly overrated.

eulessismore · June 12, 2010

Two things, neither of which is specifically disagreeing with anyone's frustrations in this thread:

1. Waiting =/= Doing Nothing

2. Anyone who thinks aggressive action, such as hiring an expansion consultant, retaining a PR firm, working the legislature, and so forth is going to make things better, either for the school's prospects or for our general psychological well-being... Check out how it's working out for Baylor or Memphis or Missouri fans at the moment.

I think the Rapture would go over more gently on BaylorFans than the fallout from their maneuvering for a Pac-10 spot. Memphis people are wound so tight with all the Big East/Big 12 uncertainty that a backfiring car engine in Tennessee might cause simultaneous heart attacks in tens of thousands of people. And Missouri? Let's just say that the famous arch in St. Louis might crumble and collapse under the weight of all the Mizzou fans who could end up hanging themselves from it.

I don't know what we're doing or who anyone is talking to, but most of the hustlers in this situation aren't getting anything out of the effort, and some are finding themselves much worse off for the effort.

So are they like people who make a scene at work, threatening to leave if something doesn't change, then nothing changes and they realize they can't leave because they need the money, and in the meantime, those who could have helped them DO leave, encouraged to do so by the unpleasant scene which had been made?

TheTastyGreek · June 12, 2010

So are they like people who make a scene at work, threatening to leave if something doesn't change, then nothing changes and they realize they can't leave because they need the money, and in the meantime, those who could have helped them DO leave, encouraged to do so by the unpleasant scene which had been made?

Here's a fun metaphor for our situation:

30 years ago, we had big dreams and wide eyes, and we took a shot at making it big. It didn't work out.

Now, we're in the Sun Belt. A one bedroom apartment with a cat, a snuggie, a DVD of "Sleepless in Seattle", and a shelf of Harlequin romance novels.

We know we could do better. But the phone isn't ringing, and everyone else in the neighborhood is already married.

The trick is to avoid desperation. Because while this sure as hell isn't the future we imagined for ourselves... At least it's warm and dry. There's something to do. And our only company may be lower level members of the animal kingdom, but at least it's companionship. We could be homeless and desperate for the rest of the world to tell us we're pretty, turning tricks for drug money and 2-for-1's like our slutty young cousin in San Antonio.

But we ought to be old enough and wise enough, having learned some hard lessons, to avoid making our lives worse.

So when we get an email out of the blue from a Nigerian Prince named Karl Benson who wants to turn our whole world around... We ought to be mature enough to realize it's fool's gold. Especially when our other cousin in Ruston already got suckered in by the same scam.

It's something different. It's a reason to dream of riches and a whole new world of opportunity.

But really, it's just going to slowly bleed us dry, and then we'll be broke and alone.

What we need to do is enjoy each day for what it is, keep working hard to stay pretty, and try to succeed at everything we do when we leave the house.

The WAC is just more trouble, only farther away. It's different, but in a way that actually makes things worse. Going west isn't a good answer for our problems. Just ask the Joads.

Green P1 · June 12, 2010

Here's a fun metaphor for our situation:

30 years ago, we had big dreams and wide eyes, and we took a shot at making it big. It didn't work out.

Now, we're in the Sun Belt. A one bedroom apartment with a cat, a snuggie, a DVD of "Sleepless in Seattle", and a shelf of Harlequin romance novels.

We know we could do better. But the phone isn't ringing, and everyone else in the neighborhood is already married.

The trick is to avoid desperation. Because while this sure as hell isn't the future we imagined for ourselves... At least it's warm and dry. There's something to do. And our only company may be lower level members of the animal kingdom, but at least it's companionship. We could be homeless and desperate for the rest of the world to tell us we're pretty, turning tricks for drug money and 2-for-1's like our slutty young cousin in San Antonio.

But we ought to be old enough and wise enough, having learned some hard lessons, to avoid making our lives worse.

So when we get an email out of the blue from a Nigerian Prince named Karl Benson who wants to turn our whole world around... We ought to be mature enough to realize it's fool's gold. Especially when our other cousin in Ruston already got suckered in by the same scam.

It's something different. It's a reason to dream of riches and a whole new world of opportunity.

But really, it's just going to slowly bleed us dry, and then we'll be broke and alone.

What we need to do is enjoy each day for what it is, keep working hard to stay pretty, and try to succeed at everything we do when we leave the house.

The WAC is just more trouble, only farther away. It's different, but in a way that actually makes things worse. Going west isn't a good answer for our problems. Just ask the Joads.

Wow... I leave for 6 hours, only to get my loaded wallet stolen at summer bash, come back and you're talking hardcore re-alignment... Can we all agree that I'm the only thing keeping this site on the interwebz?

TheTastyGreek · June 12, 2010

Wow... I leave for 6 hours, only to get my loaded wallet stolen at summer bash, come back and you're talking hardcore re-alignment... Can we all agree that I'm the only thing keeping this site on the interwebz?

I've already admitted when I flashed back to an old joke about the Gyro of Power that I've gotten old and lame.

Carry the banner of brazen abrasiveness, sir. Don't get neutered like some of us have.

Green P1 · June 12, 2010

I've already admitted when I flashed back to an old joke about the Gyro of Power that I've gotten old and lame.

Carry the banner of brazen abrasiveness, sir. Don't get neutered like some of us have.

What do you think about the Mountain West as a realistic new suitor once TCU gets their inevitable invite to the Big12?

Is anything real in this world anymore?

Edited June 12, 2010 by Green P1

eulessismore · June 12, 2010

What do you think about the Mountain West as a realistic new suitor once TCU gets their inevitable invite to the Big12?
Is anything real in this world anymore?

Beef tacos in crispy shells, with everything.

Edited June 12, 2010 by eulessismore

Green P1 · June 12, 2010

Beef tacos in crispy shells, with everything.

Thank you sir.

eulessismore · June 12, 2010

Thank you sir.

You're welcome. Sorry about your wallet.

Green P1 · June 12, 2010

You're welcome. Sorry about your wallet.

You just can't trust the dirty P1.

TheTastyGreek · June 12, 2010

Is anything real in this world anymore?

Gender surrender. Despair. The inexorable advance of old age and then death.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get some sleep. Big Saturday planned. Trip to the vet, trip to Home Depot. Maybe Bed Bath and Beyond, I don't know if we'll have the time.