VolFan

I had a lab that looked just like her named Tempe (go Vols). She was the rarely seen rabbit Lab - I taught her to point rabbits (and quail, but public land had waaay more rabbits). She was too smart or lazy to chase them but it was very similar to pheasant hunting but flightless. There was a point in here - Our time with them is too short and they leave too early. And labs, especially yellow, are the best.

The SEC got five more teams in bowls than the Big 12. People like to watch the SEC play and spend money to do it. Also - our two best teams and conference champs are in the CFP playoff, so everyone else moved up two notches. Doesn’t matter, record is record. But if that’s your barometer, wouldn’t OU be better off joining the MAC or one of the other conferences with a better bowl record?

Don’t sleep on Cincinnati! And the Titans will be a tough out with Henry back.

Ugh that was terrible - opts in and looked like a broken or horrifically sprained ankle. He’s fun to watch

Just so I’m clear he’s only getting about a 4 hour reprieve - then I hope his carpets get fleas.

Truth. But blood is thicker than water, and he got pelted with a battery, so I’m calling it even. He was actually pretty classy about the fans throwing stuff.

Traitor. It’s the SEC #3ish vs the Big 12 champ!

Holy crap what a great bowl season! Ole Miss/Baylor should be another fun matchup!

You’re probably not reading the College Football thread….

Are you an Oklahoma fan by chance? ?

This what happens when the SEC plays the Big 10 in playoff games… The game sucks and we have to argue about SEC teams, even if they’re not in the SEC yet. the SEC is like parenthood. You think you know and you think you’re ready…and then BOOM - you’re covered in vomit, blood, and possibly poop and trying to figure out what happened RIP John Madden

You’re going to fit in great!

That’s a good nip!

We have hope for our mediocre team after an even bigger dumpster fire than usual prior to hiring Huepel. OU will have to put up or shut up in the SEC so you can reference the Big 12 all you want, it’s a different conference. Big rivalry with Texas and maybe Oklahoma State but that doesn’t compare with playing Alabama, Georgia, and Florida every single year. Throw in Ole Miss and Kentucky (who we beat) in randomly good years and a loss to a great Pitt team and there’s our 7-6. There’s no feasting on cupcakes here - you better pack a sandwich. More sacred than politics, religion and Covid…

You nailed it at the end. Managers’ job lives and dies on their people doing their job.

Of course! Blind hope springs eternal! ? The way we lost this year was encouraging. And all of those losses were to teams that spent time in or near the top ten. it’s all mindless chatter until they play the game

That games is why bowl games are great - two teams that don’t really ever play each other that didn’t really play until the 4th quarter. I hate the fake injuries, but it’s strategy just like moving the offense fast. I hope there are rule changes to minimize it without putting truly injured players in jeopardy. I like the idea that injured players are out for that drive or quarter. UT appears to have a good coach in Heupel, can’t wait to see what happens when he’s had a full cycle to bring in his own players. I thought that was a TD. In the end zone before the whistle, not down. Bug that is way it goes sometimes. Fun game and bright future and a whole new two teams to beat up on! #SoonersLater

I would ask him directly if he needs you to come in and then make a decision on that without all the feels involved. Do the job, don’t do the job. It’s a job, not a therapy group. That’s what Off Topic is for. I got no time for dramafeels at work.

See now that’s the spirit! Welcome to a real conference! We’ll see in a few years and you’ll see better facilities and players with the new $$$.

OU recruiting line: ‘We’re a mediocre team in a GREAT conference. You’ll get to be seen getting beaten down on national TvV at least a few times a year…We moved over so we could have more money.’

Classic rapala, rooster tail, power worm ribbon tail in black or purple or a combo, bitsy bug w/a Rage trailer, and a white (or white chartreuse) spinner bait. I will catch a fish with those, any day the water isn’t frozen.

I’ve been making my own sourdough and others breads since the pandemic started - I’m not losing weight either but homemade English muffins are approximately 72 times better than store bought. also - Portillos is still pretty frickin good

::nodding::: And Texas Tech is laying it to Mississippi State.

It just depends on how tied to surf fishing for stripers you are - it’s here, but mostly in NE NC, but there’s great Shad and striper runs on the east side through spring up to be coastal rivers. Raleigh has Jordan and Shearon Harris which have phenomenal largemouth fishing. Charlotte has the Catawba chain (Norman, Mountain Island, Wylie, Wateree, and a few others) with great bass and catfish and a few striper and hybrids thrown in. Further up the Catawba chain (Hickory, Rhodiss) you have better striper fishing, and then Lake James has a little bit of everything and some great smallmouth as well. There’s no shortage of great fishing in NC, go to TN. ?

This! We have Crispy Bahn Mi here in Charlotte- far and away my favorite sandwich here, and only $4.