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Any guesses as to whether or not the SEC will change to a 9-game conference schedule--like the Pac-12, the Big Ten, and the ACC do it--after this year?

A notion is this was for TV contract negs.  They will offer a 9 gamer in 2025 in return for %$$$$$.

The other issue of course is every team had 4 OOC games scheduled.

That looks pretty nice, to me.  I'd visit it for sure.  I passed up visiting the Missouri because it is outwardly fairly similar to the North Carolina Class.  Maybe I should some day.

That looks pretty nice, to me.  I'd visit it for sure.  I passed up visiting the Missouri because it is outwardly fairly similar to the North Carolina Class.  Maybe I should some day.

You probably know this, but Missouri is of the Iowa Class. It's longer, heavier, more powerful, and faster than the North Carolinas.

They have similar silhouettes, significantly different than the intervening South Dakota class, but they are quite different from each other.

I think that USS North Carolina is the prettiest battleship ever built. Too bad that her sister, USS Washington, was scrapped.

I haven't visited the Texas coast since the 1970s. But I'd like to tour Battleship Texas some day.

Yes, I know the Iowa class is larger and faster, but they look roughly the same as the NC and SD classes.  I have a pretty good book on the exploits of the USS Washington.

The Enterprise from WW 2 should never have been scrapped.

Well. I think the South Dakotas look much different from the other two. Shorter and with a more compact--albeit stacked-up--superstructure. If you get a chance to tour one, you'll notice how cramped everything is inside compared to North Carolina or--even moreso--one of the Iowas.

Enterprise getting scrapped was the greatest of all great botches where ship preservation is concerned. It should have been preserved no matter the cost, both for her own exploits and for the significance of her sister-ships as well in design--the USN's first purpose-designed fleet carriers--and combat actions. Yorktown, Enterprise, and Hornet--there's your US Navy's striking force at the great Battle of Midway. Two of them lost in combat and the greatest US Navy combat ship since USS Constitution sent to the scrapyard.

Where's that "bang head" emoji when you need it?

This picture was sent to me by my sister who lives in Galveston.

It cames from a friend of hers who is connected to the restoration group doing the work

This picture was sent to me by my sister who lives in Galveston.

It cames from a friend of hers who is connected to the restoration group doing the work

Are you referring to the picture of Battleship Texas that you posted upthread, 320?

That's a great pic, BTW.