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  1. 1 hour ago, DaveTV1 said:

    Lol, Zabka was the bully in almost every teen movie in the 80's.  He's had plenty of practice.  

    Hahaha, you're not wrong, but that's the thing: Zabka isn't just a one-dimensional bully in the Cobra Kai series. He shows a lot of complexity and nuance, and develops in an interesting way as a character. It makes the series more engaging. 

  2. 19 hours ago, RETIREDFAN1 said:

    Ok.....watched season 1 yesterday......love this show ......gonna finish all 5 in a couple of days......

    Isn't Zabka solid?! I mean, like for real, dude's got legit acting chops. He pretty much carries the first season. Really well done on his part. 

    Ralph Macchio does improve over the next couple seasons, but IMHO he starts off kinda wooden and simplistic in season 1. 

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  3. 33 minutes ago, RETIREDFAN1 said:

    Syracuse, the ancient city that made Rome say, "Wait, they're friends with Carthage? Oh, heck no!" led to the Romans dispatching Consul Marcellus and a "friendly visit" from the Roman army and navy, aiming to crash the Carthage-Syracuse party. The scene was set for what Rome thought would be a quick "in-and-out" siege around 213–212 BC, expecting to conquer the city famed for its Snapchat-worthy walls with a mix of land and sea bravado.

    But wait—enter Archimedes, the Einstein of antiquity, turning Syracuse into an ancient Home Alone setup against the Romans. The Romans, probably expecting a cakewalk, found themselves in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon, courtesy of Archimedes' brainpower. Instead of a quick victory, they got a two-year marathon of "What will Archimedes think of next?" From hurling stones with the grace of a catapulted ballet dancer to possibly setting ships ablaze with giant mirrors (the ancient version of "Fight fire with fire"—or, in this case, sunlight), Archimedes had the Romans scratching their helmets in disbelief.

    This siege wasn't just a military engagement; it was the clash of the titan (Rome) and the titan's brainier, nerdier adversary (Syracuse + Archimedes). It's a reminder that sometimes, all you need to hold off one of history's greatest empires is a good wall, some sea access, and a mathematician who doubles as a one-man army of invention. The Siege of Syracuse wasn't just a battle; it was a dramatic showdown that would make any action movie director green with envy.

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    Scholars agree that the conflict could've been avoided if the Carthaginian officials had not so adamantly insisted that their renowned general Scotius Surattius was not far superior to Roman general Junius Kingus.

    The Carthaginians insisted that Surattius's many victories over the smaller Punic tribes were not merely equivalent, but actually superior to those of Kingus (his coming against the much larger Germanic tribes). 

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  4. "Let me tell you folks, SFA, we have the best football program, just a tremendous team and coaches, you won't find better anywhere. Really tremendous people, incredible players. SHSU? Don't you mean the "Sam Houston Institute of Technology?" Yeah, that's right.  <points at @RETIREDFAN1> This guy knows what I'm talking about.  Come on, they're a total disaster over there, just a mess. Their recruiting has been, let me tell you, really sad and pathetic. You know Arch Manning, the big time QB everyone is talking about? Kid's got a cannon for an arm, let me tell you. Tremendous talent. Well he was all set at Texas, just about to take over the program after next year. Then I got a call, they said "Sir, this kid wants to go to SFA instead." I said "You're kidding me, he wants to be a Lumberjack? This true??" They said absolutely, kid's made up his mind. You know why? Because SFA, we don't just have the best team and coaches, we have the best everything. Nacogdoches, beautiful town. Just scenic, really nice. The campus, impeccable. Like a resort, you wouldn't believe how nice it is. Huntsville on the other hand, what a dump! A literal prison. You got potholes everywhere, graffiti, terrible schools, just a mess. Sam Houston's campus, pretty rundown if you ask me. Seen better community colleges, to be honest. Meanwhile at SFA the facilities are state of the art, beautiful architecture, perfectly maintained. Kids see it and they want to go there, they do. Even the low-class LSU fans, guys like that loser Coach Rab, even they're saying SFA is levels above SHSU. Calling it a way better program, just light years ahead. I don't like agreeing with guys like Rab, he's a real piece of work, but in this case he's right. We've got SFA running a flawless operation over here while SHSU is failing hard. Sad situation over there, just sad."

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  5. 49 minutes ago, Stoney said:

    I'm dynasting as Sam Houston State and my first portal target is Arch Manning. 

    I'll be dynastying as SFA and we're gonna steal Arch from you, then send a stripper to Hunstville to get one of your position coaches fired. 

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  6. It's not a matter of "if" but "when." Texas ain't getting any smaller, and even massive metro-suburbs adding multiple high schools, we're still gonna see enrollment figures escalate in the DFW/HOU/ATX triangle. 

    Longview is seeing steady growth, but only incremental. I expect us to dip down to 5A permanently at next realignment. The only way we'll rise to 6A is once a 7A is created.

  7. 15 hours ago, Mavchamp said:

    A few photos of the progress at Maverick Stadium. 

    Construction at MHS for its $42 million facelift will start in the coming weeks.  Total renovation along with the general fund monies already used will total about $57 million in updates at MHS. 

    Exciting stuff. 

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    Very impressive stuff...  do y'all have renderings of what the finished product is supposed to look like?  

  8. 11 minutes ago, Valhalla said:

    I'm still cautious about any type of expectation for this game. EA has changed a lot in the last decade.

    I played some Madden with my sons over the holidays. Offline Player vs. Player, not online. It was okay. I'm sure the microtransactions, hacks, trolls, etc. make online play a hassle. I'm sure it's buggy as all getout.  

    Provided the new NCAA game doesn't require online play, it should be perfectly fine for old heads like me. 

  9. 2 minutes ago, RETIREDFAN1 said:

    They signed some good OL talent this Off-season.......

    Yeah, I saw that...   but a solid OL takes chemistry, and time. It's rare that a mix and match OL gels right out the box.

    Granted, it may have to become the "new normal" in this Transfer Portal/NIL era. 

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  10. 46 minutes ago, RETIREDFAN1 said:

    6-6

    ^^^  That seems about right. I think they'll (again) be outmatched in the trenches, and wear down against teams with better depth, but they've got enough raw talent to hang tough in the Big XII...   barring, of course, a season-ending injury to their stars. 

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  11. 15 hours ago, KirtFalcon said:

    We are playing Arp again, not sure who else .... I wouldn't be surprised to see a few more 3As .... we usually have at least a couple ....

    Lol, 3A...   peewee league. 

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