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CharleyHorse46

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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #42 on: November 30, 2018, 10:37:56 PM »
Ha.

Gigem, I was the only Texas fan on this thread complaining about Mack Brown, so it’s not like we’re all ungrateful.  Just me.  And I’ll gladly admit it.

Mack did a lot of good things.  Thank you, Mack.  But he did a lot of bad things too.   Two conference championships in 16 years was a unacceptable.  Five straight losses to OU was unacceptable.  Owning a handful of Texas’ biggest losses to OU was unacceptable.

As for you, Fred, you’re about the fifth Sooner I’ve met who wants to lament Texas’s 4th quarter lapses like it’s a pitiable thing.  Yet oddly enough I don’t know too many Texas fans crying about it.  Given how far Texas has fallen we’re grateful for the baby step progress.  Could it be you Sooners are just obsessing over your one shining glimmer of hope?

Maybe you should worry about your defense.
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« Reply #43 on: December 01, 2018, 01:16:46 AM »
Hey Gigem-- Sober the hell up and talk to us tomorrow.  Are you kidding me?  Really?

Root for whomever the hell you want, but don't pick some weird made up bullshit reason to do it.  You're an Aggie, and you hate Texas.  Fred is a Sooner, and hates Texas.  It's natural that you want to root against Texas because it's a rivalry and that's what rivals do.

But don't try to find some weird, stupid, trumped-up reason to do so.  It's just so contrived and stupid.
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #44 on: December 01, 2018, 07:11:50 AM »
Can I hate Texas because they don't know the difference between polenta and grits?
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #45 on: December 01, 2018, 07:49:38 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 01, 2018, 01:16:46 AM
Hey Gigem-- Sober the hell up and talk to us tomorrow.  Are you kidding me?  Really?

Root for whomever the hell you want, but don't pick some weird made up bullshit reason to do it.  You're an Aggie, and you hate Texas.  Fred is a Sooner, and hates Texas.  It's natural that you want to root against Texas because it's a rivalry and that's what rivals do.

But don't try to find some weird, stupid, trumped-up reason to do so.  It's just so contrived and stupid.
Well I'm not sure if something I posted got deleted or what because I didn't think I said anything that inflammatory.  It just irks me that some fans are crying about a coach that won 76% of their games and played for only two MNC.  In my mind if you can consistently win 10+ games a year, win the majority of your bowl games, and compete for the conference year in and year out that's all you can ask for.  You just happened to be unlucky with the timing.  You just don't realize how lucky you really were.  Because at the end of the day, you can have all the other pieces you need, but I'm fully and wholly convinced that above all else you need just a little bit of luck to make it all work.

And I also want to add that I'm not necessarily in disagreement that he needed to be retired at the end of his run.  Clearly, his last several teams were not up to par with most of the teams he fielded.  Since I really don't follow texas football that close I'm not sure the reason why but what I do know is that he would have done much, much better than Charlie Strong.  

Good luck Mack and we'll see how he fares at UNC.  
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #46 on: December 01, 2018, 08:02:13 AM »
I agree about the luck factor, a game or two that flips your way, usually.  Mark Richt was "close but no cigar" several times, and we see what happened to him.  9.6 wins per season on average.  See ya.

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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #47 on: December 01, 2018, 08:15:22 AM »
I'm not sure what is contrived or stupid about saying that the fans of a particular school should be thankful for everything a coach accomplished.... particularly considering how successful Mack Brown was.  Afterall, how many times times did horn fans tell Aggies that firing RC was stupid and we should've been thankful for everything he did at A&M.  

It's no different than pointing out how ridiculous it is that Bama fans get upset because they didn't win the national title in a particular year.  I mean... seriously!  You have half a dozen titles the last decade or so and that's not good enough?  
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« Reply #48 on: December 01, 2018, 09:51:05 AM »
Dabo threatened to leave Clemson because of some grief a week or so ago

coaching is tough, even when you are winning
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #49 on: December 01, 2018, 09:51:36 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on December 01, 2018, 07:11:50 AM
Can I hate Texas because they don't know the difference between polenta and grits?
everyone has their reason
but, yes, of course
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #50 on: December 01, 2018, 10:43:41 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 01, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
everyone has their reason
but, yes, of course
some folks hate Texas so much that they give the upside down Horns sign even if the team they are 
playing isnt Texas
I love seeing that
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #51 on: December 01, 2018, 11:23:00 AM »
You either like what Mack did at Texas or you think he did not do enough.   He should never have sat Applewhite.    Simms should have red shirted or not been recruited.  
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #52 on: December 01, 2018, 11:49:28 AM »
Did I ever tell my grits story?

I was about 8 and my folks threw my sibs & me in the Dodge Dart and headed out through the deep south to Cocoa Beach Florida.

We stopped at a diner for breakfast in some dirty little town in Mississippi, Alabama or Georgia.

I ordered bacon, eggs and toast and the waitress who was voluptuous said, “you want grits with that, darlin?” And I was enchanted.   She could’ve said “you want dog shit with that, darlin?” And I would’ve said yes.

My parents went ape shit.  That extra 30 cents apparently screwed up our travel budget.  They were like, grits? We don’t eat grits. You ain’t never had grits. You won’t like grits. You better eat every damn bite.

I learned a lot about grits, southerners, women and particularly southern women.

I don’t like grits.  I’m not a southerner and I don’t trust women.  And women with southern accents make me want to barf.
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #53 on: December 01, 2018, 12:13:01 PM »
Quote from: CharleyHorse46 on December 01, 2018, 11:49:28 AM
Did I ever tell my grits story?


I don’t like grits.  I’m not a southerner and I don’t trust women.  And women with southern accents make me want to barf.
hell yeah, you've told the story, but it's always good to hear it again
I’m not a southerner and I don’t trust women.
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« Reply #54 on: December 20, 2018, 05:01:14 PM »
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Re: North Carolina hires Mack Brown
« Reply #55 on: December 20, 2018, 06:37:37 PM »
Quote from: Shiner on December 01, 2018, 08:15:22 AM
...  Afterall, how many times times did horn fans tell Aggies that firing RC was stupid and we should've been thankful for everything he did at A&M...
FTR, RC won 4 conference championships in 13 years. Mack won 3 in 16.
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