CFB51 College Football Fan Community
The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: Cincydawg on December 09, 2019, 05:02:19 PM
-
Can a running back (or QB) be flagged for targeting?
-
yes, but probably never see it.
I hope not
-
What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
-
I'd go to Kroger and buy one.
What about grabbing the face mask? I think I've seen that called on a runner one time, years ago. I think the borderline grabs are ignored as "stuff arming". Offensive linemen can't do it. Running backs can unless they grab and twist, I think.
Is there a hard and fast rule about being on the LOS? Three feet? The OLs often are V shaped. I see this called on punt teams fairly often (not being on the LOS).
-
If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?
-
What about grabbing the face mask? I think I've seen that called on a runner one time, years ago. I think the borderline grabs are ignored as "stuff arming". Offensive linemen can't do it. Running backs can unless they grab and twist, I think.
this was called on the NFL star QB
(https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/3ed2ac1bd2cfdc300b2ff78a71dd136f/NFL-CHIEFS-PATRIOTS.jpg)
-
Is there a hard and fast rule about being on the LOS? Three feet? The OLs often are V shaped. I see this called on punt teams fairly often (not being on the LOS).
IMO this needs to be enforced more strictly
-
this was called on the NFL star QB
(https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/3ed2ac1bd2cfdc300b2ff78a71dd136f/NFL-CHIEFS-PATRIOTS.jpg)
In college I've not once, ever, seen it called on a ballcarrier (QB, RB, WR) even when grabbing and twisting. It's a really weird double-standard and I dislike it and disagree with it.
-
"Why is it a penny for your thoughts but you have to put your two cents in?
-
A nickels worth of free advice?
-
A nickles worth of free advice?
pretty sure this is an Ohio thing
-
A nickel is spelled like the element, not like how it should be spelled.
-
Is it better to get blown out convincingly or lose in heart breaking fashion at the last second?
-
lose in heart breaking fashion at the last second
-
pretty sure this is an Ohio thing
If by "Ohio" you mean "Back to the Future" then yes. It is an Ohio thing.
-
Do you know the way to San Jose?
-
Is anybody goin' to San Antone?
-
87 southbound
To San Antone
It's getting late out,
I ain't got no home
-
Amarillo by morning
Up from San Antone
-
Is anybody goin' to San Antone?
(or Phoenix, Arizona?)
-
How can an electron be a wave and particle at the same time? Duality.
Spooky action at a distance.
-
How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All?
-
Or, as my esposita and I ask each other as we watch late-night Perry Mason episodes, "When is a door not a door?"
-
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
-
Why do fools fall in love?
-
Why do fools fall in love?
That's easy. Studies show that lower education levels lead to earlier relationships and marriages.
Conversely, why are smart guys like me still single at 32?....
-
How can a door, be ajar?
-
In baseball, if there are no runners on base and there is less than 2 strikes, does there need to be a catcher behind the plate to catch the pitch?
-
Why do we drive on parkways, but park on driveways?
-
How do our politicians in DC get so rich on a government salary? For example, the Obama's recent purchase of a home on Martha's Vineyard for >$11 million. I think that's their third home with the others being in posh neighborhoods in Chicago and DC. Not sure if they ever bought or still have that one in Hawaii. If so that would be four. Anyway, it's both parties but that's the one at the top of my brain right now.
-
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Depends a European swallow or an African Swallow?
How come when you go to a garage sale,it's not for sale?
-
What's up, Doc?
-
Wealthy politicians in general make their money writing books. It's a lucrative task apparently for many. Some married wealthy spouses and some of course were wealthy first.
-
In baseball, if there are no runners on base and there is less than 2 strikes, does there need to be a catcher behind the plate to catch the pitch?
Actually yes, the rule require someone be in the catcher's position.
-
Baseball has some strange rules. I recall trying to teach the basics to some 6 year olds back in the day. You run if THIS happens unless THAT is in effect in which case you stay put.
-
Baseball has some strange rules. I recall trying to teach the basics to some 6 year olds back in the day. You run if THIS happens unless THAT is in effect in which case you stay put.
I remember my first tee ball game I didn't know that you had to cross home plate in order to score. So my first time around the bases I crossed third and headed back to the bench. So the coach and the parents were all like "Brutus! Run home! RUN HOME!" Of course I thought that they meant back to my house. So off I went, when all of a sudden I had like 20 adults running after me. I'm thinking"man, this is a weird game."
-
adults are weird
-
Wealthy politicians in general make their money writing books. It's a lucrative task apparently for many. Some married wealthy spouses and some of course were wealthy first.
that's a bunch of expensive books
-
(https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/2/14779892/barack-michelle-obama-65-million-book-deal-penguin-random-house)What the Obamas' $65 million book advance actually means ...
Mar 2, 2017 - Barack and Michelle Obama each just sold a book in a joint deal that ... the author an advance payment of those royalties in a single lump sum.
-
strange question, but wouldn't that be called laundering money?
-
strange question, but wouldn't that be called laundering money?
Signing a book deal? I don't think so. It's not illegal income.
-
Does the TFL stats include sacks? They are always two different stats but curious if they are combined since a sack is also a TFL.
-
I presume TFL includes any tackle made behind the LOS for any reason, including sacks, which means of the QB.
I don't know if it's a sack if you TFL a running back who is trying to throw the ball though, I'd guess not.
It would be kind of neat if you like up in a wild cat formation with the QB split out wide but then QB runs behind the RB for a lateral and then gets sacked.
-
https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/12/10/21004574/midtown-atlanta-drc-mixed-use-development-trillist (https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/12/10/21004574/midtown-atlanta-drc-mixed-use-development-trillist)
Fine and dandy, I say, but where will the traffic go?
-
Why do we drive on parkways, but park on driveways?
Why are things sent by car "shipment" but things sent by ship are "cargo" ?
-
Why ask Why???
1991 Bud DRY Beer TV Commercial : why ask why? - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMPuByfwnY)
-
Why is there a thread on strange questions?
-
Why ask Why???
1991 Bud DRY Beer TV Commercial : why ask why? - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMPuByfwnY)
I was talking about this today at work. Crickets....ok, 7up Gold? Anybody, Bueller? No? Like soda?
-
Kids love getting confused when you teach them to 'take' a pitch, ie don't swing. Then they later are told to take it the other way. Which is it?
-
Why is Iowa the Hawkeyes? I do know how to husk corn, never associated it with a state though.
Why is Minny the Gophers?
Georgia initially was the goats (and not greatest of AT either). There is a Yale connection here.
Georgia Tech I don't get, a nasty ill tempered bug that can only cause you some minor pain.
Purdue I like. They make boilers. Got it.
A buckeye is a useless nut.
-
I do know how to husk corn, never associated it with a state though.
Seems to me that nature husks corn.
People de-husk corn.
-
Why is there a thread on strange questions?
Why would you ask us?Is there more than one of you in there?
-
Is it possible to have amnesia and deja vu at the same time?
-
husker. Noun. (plural huskers) One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).
The funny thing is where I grew up in Iowa we didn't use the word husk. We shucked corn, which means the same thing as to husk corn.
In fact my hometown would have an annual "shuck fest" where everybody in town would get together to shuck all the corn that was going to be cooked for the annual sweet corn festival.
-
husker. Noun. (plural huskers) One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).
The funny thing is where I grew up in Iowa we didn't use the word husk. We shucked corn, which means the same thing as to husk corn.
In fact my hometown would have an annual "shuck fest" where everybody in town would get together to shuck all the corn that was going to be cooked for the annual sweet corn festival.
We, at least in Central ohio in my family, also Shucked corn
-
As, shucks.
-
How did "The Sound of Music" become a Christmas movie, and why is "My Favorite Things" now a holiday music staple?
-
I'm pretty sure that "Die Hard" officially replaced "SoM" as Christmas Music and movie.
-
Why is "jeopardy" spelled that way? We pronounce it more like "jeprody".
Middle English iuparti, from Old French ieu parti ‘(evenly) divided game’. The term was originally used in chess and other games to denote a problem, or a position in which the chances of winning or losing were evenly balanced, hence ‘a dangerous situation’.
-
I know I'm getting old but Die Hard should never be shown in the Christmas Season.Bad Santa is as far as I'll go
-
I'm pretty sure no person can enjoy Christmas without watching Die Hard at least once. The sequels, not so much of course.
I was musing about Predator, the movie, the other day, and how good I thought it was, and then how awful the sequel was. It ranks up there with bad sequels, with a lot of competition.
-
How did "The Sound of Music" become a Christmas movie, and why is "My Favorite Things" now a holiday music staple?
Good question (both). Ah, there's never a bad time to root against the Nazis? Why must Christmas be excluded from such family celebrations?
speaking of which, underrated non-traditional Christmas movie, Stalag 17 (1953). Funny (intentionally so) movie of American POWs in a German camp around the Christmas season.
-
Would the world have been better off had Germany won WW One?
I know I asked this previously. WW Two, no need to ask.
-
On another board I told some Nebraska fans that they were going to get their ears shucked, and they reacted as though I had deployed some pretty strong trash talk. I guess it is best in their mind to be the husker and not the huskee
-
How much of OSU's apparent improvement is due to Fields? (Relative to whoever they might have started.) I surmise if they had Joe Burrow they would be doing pretty well also. The guy who left for Miami didn't even start there.
-
Mathew Baldwin, who transferred to TCU after getting beat out by Justin Fields in the Spring, would have beaten out Tate Martel, imo.
-
The origin of the Hawkeye nickname is actually a little controversial. There are actually different versions.
Which version you believe depends on whether you were a fan of the Whig political party or the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1830's
One version is that the Hawkeye nickname was inspired by the character Hawkeye from the James Fennimore Cooper's novel The Last of the Mohicans (AKA Daniel Day Lewis from the last movie). Iowa's early settlers supposedly were a lot like Hawkeye, so Iowa became known as the Hawkeye State.
The other version is that the Hawkeye nickname was created to honor Chief Blawkhawk, who played a big role in both Illinois and Iowa's early history. So to honor the chief, Iowa became known as the Hawkeye State. I don't buy this version myself because if it were true, Iowa would probably be known as the blackhawk state.
-
Would the world have been better off had Germany won WW One?
I know I asked this previously. WW Two, no need to ask.
To answer your question with a question, "How can we know?"
What we can surmise is that a victorious Germany would have inflicted a harsher peace on the Allies than the Allies did in fact inflict on Germany.
Per the Font of all Wisdom and Knowledge:
The Septemberprogramm . . . was the plan for the territorial expansion of Imperial Germany, prepared for Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, at the beginning of World War I (1914–18). The Chancellor's private secretary, Kurt Riezler, drafted the Septemberprogramm on 9 September 1914, in the early days of the German attack in the west, when Germany expected to defeat France quickly and decisively. The extensive territorial conquests proposed in the Septemberprogramm required making vassal states of Belgium and France and seizing much of the Russian Empire. The Septemberprogramm was not effected because France withstood the initial German attack, and the war devolved into a trench-warfare stalemate, and ultimately ended in German defeat.
The harsh peace that Germany imposed on France after the Franco-Prussian war was one of the causes of WWI. The Septemberprogramm peace would have encouraged most of Europe to seek a reversal of the situation.
-
Is "tired old cliche" one?
-
The wife wanted to go to this upscale shopping mall today. She was looking for some specific shoes. I suggested Walmart.
The second pair she said she liked was $750. I forget the brand, doesn't matter. $750.
-
Was landing on the moon and the Apollo missions worth the tax payer money?
Is there a purpose to someday establishing a base on the moon, and if so, why hasnt it been done yet?
What effects will privatisation of space exploration have going forward?
-
The wife wanted to go to this upscale shopping mall today. She was looking for some specific shoes. I suggested Walmart.
The second pair she said she liked was $750. I forget the brand, doesn't matter. $750.
why would something you wear on your feet be worth $750 dollars?
maybe not the strangest question
why is this question NOT considered strange?
-
If she saw it at say Famous Footwear would she buy it for 59.99 and she still be interested
-
why would something you wear on your feet be worth $750 dollars?
maybe not the strangest question
why is this question NOT considered strange?
I've seen some cowboy boots I thought were worth $750.
It's possible I'm not an excellent judge of this type of thing.
-
I've purchased golf shoes for $99, but thought they robbed me
couldn't be worth more than $75
-
She didn't buy anything. We were in a shop called Mephisto, I think it was, that claimed to have the best shoes in the world.
They had some "on sale" for around $200, but she didn't like the sole.
https://www.mephisto.com/us/ (https://www.mephisto.com/us/)
These were more practical, and I thought they were dressy enough, and we walk quite a bit around here where we're somewhat dressed up. $200 was OK. I have two pairs of Allen Edmunds that I got at their outlet store for about $140 or so. Men's shoes don't cost anything like women's, ha. She looked at Bally also, too expensive.
She wanted to go into Cartier while we were there. Our wedding rings are from Cartier, but they weren't horribly expensive, everything else there is. Fortunately, for me, she's very reasonable about spending money on stuff.
That's a nice mall, it was nearly empty, and they are working on a rather large expansion of some sort, an attached hotel and restaurant etc.
https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2018/7/17/17581432/buckhead-phipps-plaza-nobu-renderings (https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2018/7/17/17581432/buckhead-phipps-plaza-nobu-renderings)
(https://i.imgur.com/eS6UU5y.jpg)
The pace of development reminds me of 2007, huh. This isn't near where we live but north at Buckhead.
-
It's interesting that a 15 yard penalty and a 5 yard penalty have the same effect inside the 5 yard line. What if a team could kick a PAT from say the 35 yard line and have it count 2 points? That would make kickers more valuable.
What if there was a rule that a kicker of either type had to play at least one offensive series each game?
That would be weird.
-
Was landing on the moon and the Apollo missions worth the tax payer money?
Is there a purpose to someday establishing a base on the moon, and if so, why hasnt it been done yet?
What effects will privatisation of space exploration have going forward?
Much of the early miniaturation of electronics was initially a result of the space program. Development of many of the insulating materials we use today were a result of the program. The technology that came out of the space program is almost endless.
Would they have came anyways? That is a good question. Maybe, but definitely would not have came as fast. Look at the movies involving future tech before the space race or even during the early years of it. Nothing was miniaturized. People didn't think in those terms until there was a need for it and the space program provided the need.
-
The fact that the US cannot put a person into low Earth orbit today is incredible to me. In 1970, I would have been certain we'd be to Mars by now, easily, and have bases on the Moon. We almost quit on space with manned exploration.
Today, I think we're better off exploring with drones than with humans.
Colonization is another story. The concept of pulling an asteroid into an L5 point for mining purposes is interesting to me.
-
As a child I would have guess by this time we'd have at least a colony of researchers on the moon. I would never have guess we would have given up on manned space exploration.
-
https://www.space.com/alien-life-europa-enceladus-second-genesis.html?fbclid=IwAR2DwrorEml93TL5INdxXoIBh7gMa-8Alh5mQLxCeKMUISTVXSW3EZG9ghY (https://www.space.com/alien-life-europa-enceladus-second-genesis.html?fbclid=IwAR2DwrorEml93TL5INdxXoIBh7gMa-8Alh5mQLxCeKMUISTVXSW3EZG9ghY)
-
Probably suited for the Climate thread, but there's space talk here....
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/methane-leak-space-greenhouse-gases-pollution-fracking-ohio-a9249631.html?amp (https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/methane-leak-space-greenhouse-gases-pollution-fracking-ohio-a9249631.html?amp)
-
(https://i.imgur.com/eS6UU5y.jpg)
The pace of development reminds me of 2007, huh. This isn't near where we live but north at Buckhead.
I've stayed at what this calls the Whitley (it has been the Buckhead Ritz Carlton--business trips on a very favorable corporate rate--better than at the Marriott down the street), and been to that mall several times. But never to Cartier. But once I left that job, I haven't had occasion to go back.
-
Yeah, the Ritz changed hands and now is the Whitley. I heard the Ritz was building a new place there, and a new one near us too somewhere.
We were walking the area one summer looking at condos and it was hot for some reason. We ducked into the Ritz just to get some AC and the doorman offered us both cold waters, we appreciated that, we were not guests. It was nice service. We decided we didn't care for the walkability of the area, no parks.
The wife was watching some show last night and they had traffic stopped on a road in Costa Rica to allow a sloth to cross the road. She asked me what the term was for the animal, and I told her, it has a complex French name. I mentioned the words froth and moth and both, as being similar spellings, and she asked why both was pronounced that way. It's interesting to see the terms she doesn't understand because her English is otherwise so good, but you can see odd terms like froth and sloth would not be in her vocab.
In other news, this "tower" in the rendering below is up the street from us, and a curious story.
(https://i.imgur.com/v9kYWM7.jpg)
https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/12/18/21026892/atlanta-2019-2020-development-beltline-midtown-construction (https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/12/18/21026892/atlanta-2019-2020-development-beltline-midtown-construction)
They built a $3 million sales center for the condos, and a few months back started excavation, and then quit. So there is a hole now, but zero equipment for anything. The condos are pricey, and I'm guessing they are not selling well. So, there is a lot of speculation as to whether it will really happen, or not. It's an expensive piece of land in a prime location, so hopefully the S or sell it to someone who will do something. The market is very tight around us, but quite a few new units are slated to be built in the next couple of years. I think this place just over priced themselves.
-
https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/arkansas-state-head-coach-blake-anderson-wins-fwaa-courage-award-wendy-anderson-140828022/?fbclid=IwAR23hxlYoGarmatdIRTdV1FqK4hzWKCeu7w7gx2D5CSDeQr1ABViBvnoeaU (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/arkansas-state-head-coach-blake-anderson-wins-fwaa-courage-award-wendy-anderson-140828022/?fbclid=IwAR23hxlYoGarmatdIRTdV1FqK4hzWKCeu7w7gx2D5CSDeQr1ABViBvnoeaU)
Not a question of course, but some Good News, which is always nice to see.
-
We decided we didn't care for the walkability of the area, no parks.
Agreed. I would go running through the Brookhaven (I think) neighborhood a few blocks away, but that whole area seems dedicated to the car. I would use MARTA to get to the airport and back, as that was just within reasonable walking distance with a rollerbag--but not for the average American.
-
Brookhaven is a bit northeast of Buckhead. It's just a commercial area on the main road with some residential off it. I originally was interested in Buckhead circa 2011 when I thought I could snag a 2 bedroom condo "cheap". They weren't really cheap. I had no thoughts of midtown back then.
-
What do y'all/youse thing of diverging diamond interchanges?
http://www.mikeontraffic.com/diverging-diamond-interchange-ddi/ (http://www.mikeontraffic.com/diverging-diamond-interchange-ddi/)
(https://i.imgur.com/Vj0sktw.png)
If they all were like that, it'd be a bit different. We have a mixture around here.
-
We have one by my office, but not the route I typically drive. I think it's slightly more complicated than that one. The only issue I have (aside from typical people having issues with something new), is that with the numbers of lights and signs, it does make it confusing to rely on, because you can't count on the sign/light that is relevant for you being the one that is directly ahead of you.
Found a picture, apparently it was the first in Pennsylvania
(https://i.imgur.com/MZ3RmH4.jpg)
-
It seems most of the interchanges here being rebuilt are going to that style.
http://www.dot.ga.gov/DS/SafetyOperation/DDI (http://www.dot.ga.gov/DS/SafetyOperation/DDI)
They are rare enough at this point to be somewhat confusing until I realize what I'm into.
Of course, in France they nearly all use traffic circles, which work pretty well if traffic is not overly dense.
-
We have one by my office, but not the route I typically drive. I think it's slightly more complicated than that one. The only issue I have (aside from typical people having issues with something new), is that with the numbers of lights and signs, it does make it confusing to rely on, because you can't count on the sign/light that is relevant for you being the one that is directly ahead of you.
Found a picture, apparently it was the first in Pennsylvania
(https://i.imgur.com/MZ3RmH4.jpg)
Ahh, I assumed from the diagram @Cincydawg (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=870) posted that the interchange between the crossing lanes of traffic was an overpass, not at grade with signals. That way you could do this without the crossing traffic ever having to stop. It would be a lot more expensive though.
I'm not sure that this is ALL that much better than a standard cloverleaf. In fact, I could see it as potentially being worse due to confusion. With a full cloverleaf you don't even need traffic signals.
In city areas I often see partial cloverleafs. They're quite common here, IN that case you still have a signal on each side of the freeway, but the vast bulk of traffic on the cross street don't ever have to cross over each other. So I don't see what the improvement is there.
I'm sure there are traffic engineers who have determined it's a wonderful thing, but I'm not seeing the advantage just looking at the way it would flow.
To me it doesn't look like the pictured one decreases land usage either.
-
The diamond takes less room than a cloverleaf, and the latter doesn't work well when traffic is heavy. Most of the "half" clover leafs are being rebuilt.
This may be more illustrative:
(https://i.imgur.com/owMpWNt.png)
The traffic on the secondary road reverses. The freeway is of course unimpaired. This makes for fewer total signals for traffic.
-
I thought they were weird at first, but I actually like them now that I've grown used to them. They're rebuilding many overpasses in this way in the Austin area now.
-
Why do some states have major universities called State State and other don't? Probably some land grant thing?
PA and OH have their primary U as "State". One even named the town that. Georgia State by comparison is a "commuter school" that didn't have a football team until fairly recently. (One might argue they still don't, they play now where the Braves used to play). Louisiana State is, I think, a pretty significant football school also, but SC State, and Alabama State I think are HBCUs. Mississippi State, Florida State, and NC States are FBS teams. Texas State? Arkansas State? Kentucky State? Indiana State? (I think they play basketball, not sure.)
UMass we kinow as a pastry. Mass State?
-
A somewhat related thing is the "Tech" appellation (as we have learned from soft drink commercials). Granted, they play a soft schedule, but Techs usually are better than States, who stink. How many "Techs" are there in CFB FBS level play? Two?
I know NC State is a kind of "Tech" in effect. UNC has the "humanities" and medicine etc., and NCSU has the engineering etc. I think Ohio State has a well regarded engineering school. Are the States tending to be somewhat like the Techs? And the U ofs out there are more generally focused on humanities and whatnot?
Maybe there is no real rhyme or reason to any of this, it all just happened. UGA got started well before any land grant thing happened. It's a weird story because in 1785, the area around Athens was, well, remote would be the term. The state was the least populous in the new country (ours). And yet somehow they felt a need to start a university in the middle of nowhere, mostly for the wealthy white sons of course, who otherwise might get into trouble. Send them off to school and they will stay straight and fly right, they said.
-
Indiana State? (I think they play basketball, not sure.)
Indiana State plays football at the FCS level.
The California system always seemed odd to me. You have an entire collection of schools that are within the University of California system, and then another whole collection of schools in the California State University system. There is little argument that the UC schools are the premier schools, and CSU the second tier, when it comes to admissions, academics, etc. And it's true in football as well, where all 4 FBS P5 programs in the state are either private schools or UC schools (USC, Stanford, UCLA, Cal). There are 37 college football teams in CA, but the only two other FBS programs are Fresno State and San Jose State.
And of 9 schools in the UC system, only two of the 9 field FBS football teams. Two more field FCS teams, and the remaining 5 don't have football teams at all.
-
Indiana State plays football at the FCS level.
The California system always seemed odd to me. You have an entire collection of schools that are within the University of California system, and then another whole collection of schools in the California State University system. There is little argument that the UC schools are the premier schools, and CSU the second tier, when it comes to admissions, academics, etc. And it's true in football as well, where all 4 FBS P5 programs in the state are either private schools or UC schools (USC, Stanford, UCLA, Cal). There are 37 college football teams in CA, but the only two other FBS programs are Fresno State and San Jose State.
And of 9 schools in the UC system, only two of the 9 field FBS football teams. Two more field FCS teams, and the remaining 5 don't have football teams at all.
Texas is similar. There are many universities within the University of Texas System (The University of Texas at Austin, UT-San Antonio, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso, etc.). And then the Texas A&M University system has its own collection of schools (Texas A&M in College Starion, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas A&M Corpus Christie, etc.). Only one of the Texas A&M system schools plays D1-A football (the original Texas A&M in College Station), but three in the UT System do-- UT, UTEP, UTSA.
To address Cincy's original question, in a lot of states, the "State" university started as the ag or land grant school, and the "University of" was the mainstream or flagship university. Oklahoma State was originally Oklahoma A&M. Kansas State University was originally Kansas State Agricultural College. There are some other examples. As those colleges expanded beyond just their ag roles, many of them wanted their names to reflect their broader mission, so they changed to "State" rather than A&M. This didn't happen EVERYWHERE, as obviously Texas A&M never made that change.
Also, specifically for Texas State, that school was called Southwest Texas State for a very long time, until the early 2000s. It's an independent school, not from either major university system, and when folks started turning their noses up at "directional" schools, Southwest Texas State decided to rebrand as Texas State. Other directional schools have rebranded similarly, like Southwestern Louisiana that decided to rebrand as the University of Louisiana Lafayette.
-
speaking of UT-Arlington... not really
I will be in the great state of Texas visiting my brother the 5th thru Saturday the 11th.
I plan to play golf in Flower Mound on Sunday the 5th, stay in the Arlington area until Tuesday afternoon and be in Round Rock Tuesday evening.
I'll be in the Round Rock area until leaving bright and early Sunday morning the 12th.
If anyone wants to get together while I'm in the area, just let me know what might work for your schedule.
-
Cool. The first weeks back from the holidays are always murder for me, but I might be able to shake free at some point
-
cool, let me know if you need my cell number
I'm thankful I was able to have lunch with Hooky last year at this time.
-
speaking of UT-Arlington... not really
I will be in the great state of Texas visiting my brother the 5th thru Saturday the 11th.
I plan to play golf in Flower Mound on Sunday the 5th, stay in the Arlington area until Tuesday afternoon and be in Round Rock Tuesday evening.
I'll be in the Round Rock area until leaving bright and early Sunday morning the 12th.
If anyone wants to get together while I'm in the area, just let me know what might work for your schedule.
Are you driving or flying?
If the former, are you driving home through Tulsa?
-
driving
unfortunately, not through Tulsa
coming through Norman on I-35
and not a lot of time on the drive for side trips
10 1/2 hours and 700 miles from home to Denton, TX. Leaving at 8am, hope to be at the Hotel by 7pm. Staying there Saturday night before golf in Flower Mound Sunday morning.
the Return trip is from Round Rock to home on Sunday the 12th. 900 miles, 14 hours
-
driving
unfortunately, not through Tulsa
coming through Norman on I-35
and not a lot of time on the drive for side trips
10 1/2 hours and 700 miles from home to Denton, TX. Leaving at 8am, hope to be at the Hotel by 7pm. Staying there Saturday night before golf in Flower Mound Sunday morning.
the Return trip is from Round Rock to home on Sunday the 12th. 900 miles, 14 hours
That's a killer return trip.
When I was young and dumb, I used to drive from Fort Bragg, NC, to Tulsa, in something like 22 hours. I would stop at a truck stop in Tennessee and take a 2-hour nap in my car. Other than that, it was stopping only for gas. Bathroom visits had to be incorporated into gas stops. I wouldn't do that on a bet now that I'm old and dumb.
Have a safe trip.
-
I hit it pretty hard on the road
Ladies don't enjoy travelling with me
I've got two other golfers with me this trip. Both in their 50's. The back seat in my Silverado double cab isn't comfortable.
all three of us are cheap and aren't willing to spend another night in a hotel
-
Do the three of you rotate driving duties?
-
no, but I might allow them to drive some this trip.
I say that before the trip and then just drive it myself
-
It would be good to get some shut-eye in the middle of the trip. Put your two buddies in the front and catch 40 winks in the back seat.
-
What is an example of a play call in the huddle?
I often seen an audible of course that appears to be one or two words. But if they huddle, what is an example play? 49 x-ray right or something like that?
-
[font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif][font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif][font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif][font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif]Unanswered Questions
1. If poison expires, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous?
2. Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C?
3. Do twins ever realize that one of them is unplanned?
4. Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn't it be called double V?
5. Maybe oxygen is slowly killing you and It just takes 75-100 years to fully work.
6. Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.
7. The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims"
8. 100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.
Six great confusions still unresolved.
1. At a movie theater, which arm rest is yours?
2. If people evolve from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?
3. Why is there a 'D' in fridge, but not in refrigerator?
4. Who knew what time it was when the first clock was made?
Vagaries of English Language!
Ever wonder why the word funeral starts with FUN?
Why isn't a Fireman called a Water-man?
How come Lipstick doesn't do what it says?
If a Vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a Humanitarian eat?
How do you get off a non-stop Flight?
Why are goods sent by ship called CARGO and those sent by truck SHIPMENT?
Why do we put cups in the dishwasher and the dishes in the Cupboard?
Why is it called 'Rush Hour' when traffic moves at its slowest then?
How come Noses run and Feet smell?
Why do they call it a TV 'set' when there is only one?
Did you know that if you replace "W" with "T" in "What, Where and When", you get the answer to each of them.[/font][/font][/font][/font][/color]
-
3. Do twins ever realize that one of them is unplanned?
yes, and sometimes both
-
A "poison" that expires because it degraded chemically would nearly always be less toxic. The various nerve agents for example are chemically reactive to water (and especially hydrogen peroxide). Once degraded (hydrolyzed), they are pretty nontoxic.
Humans did not evolve from monkeys of course, and if we did, there is no reason monkeys would not still be around.
I was checking out (oogling) TVs in Costco today (again). QLED or OLED?
I'm not going to upgrade until we get a lot more programming in 4K.
-
[font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif][font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif][font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif][font=Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif]5. Maybe oxygen is slowly killing you and It just takes 75-100 years to fully work.
[/font][/font][/font][/font][/color]
There's more than a little evidence for this. Why else do you think anti-oxidants are healthy for you?
-
A lot of things are necessary for life, and toxic as well, Vitamin A for example, selenium, but not Eastern Michigan.
-
Cool. The first weeks back from the holidays are always murder for me, but I might be able to shake free at some point
sorry utee,
I might not have your current cell #. Sent a late txt about a lunch meeting at Bonedaddy's Wednesday at 11am.
Have to get to the course early. The early sunset requires I get off the first tee early.
Didn't get my laptop out of the bag until yesterday.
Weather was perfect for golf. 6 days in a row 18 holes in shorts and short sleeves, A new record for my Texas golf trip.
At my brother's in Round Rock at the moment, waiting for the Viking slaughtyer to begin.
Got a crockpot of smoked brisket chili brewing.
Leaving early Sunday morning.......
No I didn't let anyone else drive on the way down.
Maybe tomorrow
-
Anybody else think that officials both NFL & NCAA should use network camera replays?And not the veiw finders they are evidently peering into.Can't believe how some calls are getting botched badly after review.late in the game yesterday the Packers were awarded a 1st down that didn't appear to be the case and Pete Carroll was pretty pissed.GB just ran out the clock
-
Anybody else think that officials both NFL & NCAA should use network camera replays?And not the veiw finders they are evidently peering into.Can't believe how some calls are getting botched badly after review.late in the game yesterday the Packers were awarded a 1st down that didn't appear to be the case and Pete Carroll was pretty pissed.GB just ran out the clock
Yeah, the spot on that play was atrocious, and it certainly seemed like there was CLEAR evidence on replay that he was down well short of the line. I recall one camera angle where his head contacted the turf just at/short of the line to gain, with the ball 1/2 yard behind his head in his arms. Thus he was at least 1/2 yard short. Yet they let the first down stand.
-
These are not questions. Why are people not asking questions?
-
These are not questions. Why are people not asking questions?
Good question.
-
These are not questions. Why are people not asking questions?
Anybody else think that officials both NFL & NCAA should use network camera replays?
C'mon get with the program it's still football season,so I'll ask you this ^^^^^^ being an elder statesman
-
Yes, somebody else thinks that.
-
Why is CFP final tethered to Monday night?
-
Why is CFP final tethered to Monday night?
That's not a strange question. It's an obvious one.
-
Is the question obvious, or the answer?
-
Is the question obvious, or the answer?
The ire which leads to the question is obvious.
The answer, undoubtedly, is $$$, which is also obvious. They know they can't compete with the NFL, but college fans will watch a Monday night game.
-
Is money important to CFB?
-
Is money important to CFB?
Is the Pope Argentinian?
-
Why am I in Nokomis, FL?
It is very warm here.
-
was it the wife's idear?
-
Is Star Wars that bad?
-
are you serious?