Al_4_State said:

Calling Plano "20 miles north of Dallas" is one of those things that's technically accurate, but spiritually misses the point.

That's not going to hurt their following one bit. From where that arena's going, you have another 20 miles before you're in the country, and those northern 'burbs are full of transplants from points north.

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I think they are trying for what the Florida panthers have done and been wildly successful at. It seems like the players love living out together in some expensive subdivision away from the city and really these mega cities are so large the teams can still fill an arena every night away from a downtown.

Klubber said:

Such a badass song and guitar riff. Must be played LOUD!

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The way Angus moves and plays makes it even better.

Cloned4Life said:

This. Throw some weights in a backpack and walk some hills or incline. Throw in a podcast or movie or show. YouTube Premium has been a game changer as well

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I’ve watched many many tv shows just during my walks. Great way to pass the time

cytor said:

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This is my dream. No better riff to come out to.

I don't really intend to watch any of them, so I will rephrase to "which athlete will you miss the most?"

For that question, the athlete I will miss the **least** is Audi. The women's BB team has whimpered to the finish line the last two season, and I think we would see a three-peat of that if she stayed. It just wasn't working all that well, not in the win/loss column anyway. Disclaimer: I don't watch much women's BB, so that contributes a bit to her not being missed much.

2nd is Rocco. His performance last year was mediocre at best. If he had stayed, does that mean anyone else would have? How much would he have fit the new system?

And the most missed, by a country mile, is Milan. We have the same coach, the same system, and are on the cusp of doing something special. Milan would have had a major positive impact on the upcoming season. It doesn't seem to me that the other two would move the needle much on our success. Amazing thing to say that about Audi, given that she scores about 30 a night.

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And PCA sucks at stealing bases. 12/17
Rest of team has been caught 4 times all year.
Nico 12/13
Rest of team 14/17.

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Kinch said:

And yet the Big 10 gave UCLA a full share.

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Yep because the media companies are willing to pay it. They are pretty irrelevant compared to Oregon in most ways but they have a big old market and got the not with USC

FriendlySpartan said:

Couple things:

First UCLA hasn’t been important in anything for decades, they aren’t a lynch pin in anything except how far a basketball blue blood can fall and since the big ten had Indiana we have a matching set now. Also this board constantly talks about how Nebraska was on a major decline when the left and that it was part of the decision so which one is it? I have no idea about Missouri as I don’t know anyone who thinks about them.

You realize a big reason why NIL got pushed through is because the conferences were making so much money. If your trying to go back to before then a lot of that might not happen

Your Indiana point proves mine, before all this started and we got t the current iteration Indiana couldn’t have happened, thus they are better off. Unfortunately most of the P2 are while the other half of the P4 aren’t except for some outliers that have risen up in the new environment

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And yet the Big 10 gave UCLA a full share.

Like Blum says on todays podcast. if the Big 10 and SEC are against it, it’s probably a good idea.

1SEIACLONE said:

Nebraska and UCLA were linch pens of their former conferences, now they are just another voice in the choir. Missouri had a thriving rivalry with Kansas, and a decent one with ISU, who is their rival schools now?

Stop thinking about the athletes as they would be doing just as well under the current system if schools had not switched conferences, that is being pushed by NIL and unlimited transfers, not the conference your school is in, just look at TT and BYU. Indiana did not start winning until they hired their current coach and NIL money starting rolling in, being a member of the B10 did not help them before those two things occurred.

We all know this is not going to pass congress because the B10/SEC will lose their advantage in money over the other leagues. Even out the media money and a lot of schools in those two leagues are really not much better off than teams from the ACC and B12.

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Couple things:

First UCLA hasn’t been important in anything for decades, they aren’t a lynch pin in anything except how far a basketball blue blood can fall and since the big ten had Indiana we have a matching set now. Also this board constantly talks about how Nebraska was on a major decline when the left and that it was part of the decision so which one is it? I have no idea about Missouri as I don’t know anyone who thinks about them.

You realize a big reason why NIL got pushed through is because the conferences were making so much money. If your trying to go back to before then a lot of that might not happen

Your Indiana point proves mine, before all this started and we got t the current iteration Indiana couldn’t have happened, thus they are better off. Unfortunately most of the P2 are while the other half of the P4 aren’t except for some outliers that have risen up in the new environment

FriendlySpartan said:

I’d say those three schools are exactly the same as they were before.

Yeah the Big Ten is better off, the athletes can be compensated, they can transfer when they want, they travel in style and get a ton of perks.

Yep it’s pretty much better

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Nebraska and UCLA were linch pens of their former conferences, now they are just another voice in the choir. Missouri had a thriving rivalry with Kansas, and a decent one with ISU, who is their rival schools now?

Stop thinking about the athletes as they would be doing just as well under the current system if schools had not switched conferences, that is being pushed by NIL and unlimited transfers, not the conference your school is in, just look at TT and BYU. Indiana did not start winning until they hired their current coach and NIL money starting rolling in, being a member of the B10 did not help them before those two things occurred.

We all know this is not going to pass congress because the B10/SEC will lose their advantage in money over the other leagues. Even out the media money and a lot of schools in those two leagues are really not much better off than teams from the ACC and B12.

Al_4_State said:

To be fair, both communities support their NHL squads extremely well.

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I was jokingly referring to how both places don't exactly have typical normal hockey climates.

The knives are out for nick Saban from Texas mouthpiece during OuT first part and second part.

Definitely use a lawn fogger before using the outdoor area. I find that stuff works well when doing gardening stuff, also. But for patio/deck areas, still have a citronella candle lit to keep those who escape the mist away.