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Topic: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?

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Cincydawg

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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #98 on: August 09, 2021, 04:16:08 PM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on August 09, 2021, 03:19:13 PM
I find in Texas that most BBQ joints, chain or local, have a pretty acceptable product.  Maybe not as good as you can do in your backyard, but good enough for me.  What's odd is that there aren't nearly as many BBQ places in Louisiana as I'd assume, given how many people like to eat BBQ.  Louisiana is overrun with Mexican restaurants these days.  Go figure. 
That describes Georgia as well, oddly enough.  
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #99 on: August 09, 2021, 04:49:18 PM »
Can we discuss toilet paper?
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #100 on: August 09, 2021, 04:58:17 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on August 09, 2021, 04:12:16 PM
That's a fair analysis.
Rib Crib fits the "consistency" description, I think.  I offer no opinion about its merits relative to Rudy's, as I've only eaten at a Rudy's once, and at Rib Crib not more than once every 2-3 years.
When there's better available at a similar price, I generally choose the better.
Definitely.

Or, alternatively,  the one where you don't have to stand in line for 4 hours to get served...
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #101 on: August 09, 2021, 06:51:21 PM »
Quote from: bamajoe on August 09, 2021, 04:49:18 PM
Can we discuss toilet paper?
I really am a TP expert in effect.  Some TP is mostly eucalyptus fiber, from Brazil.

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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #102 on: August 09, 2021, 07:56:48 PM »
Charmin and Quilted Northern were once engaged in a court battle over who could claim to be the softest.  They brought in scientific research and evidence and everything.

True story.
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #103 on: August 09, 2021, 08:35:08 PM »
JT Daniels looked good relative to their other options.
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #104 on: August 09, 2021, 08:56:11 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on August 09, 2021, 04:58:17 PM
Definitely.

Or, alternatively,  the one where you don't have to stand in line for 4 hours to get served...
Yep.

The time I ate at Rudy's, it was on my way into Norman on game day.  It was lunchtime, and there was Rudy's, and the parking lot was not overfull.
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #105 on: August 09, 2021, 10:40:15 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 09, 2021, 01:40:28 PM
Sonny's BBQ | Home (sonnysbbq.com)
Sonny's BBQ | Home (sonnysbbq.com)

This is the main chain in GA.  It's "OK".    They have something called "Red Neck Egg Rolls" which are like Chinese rolls, but with Q and slaw.

I love Sonny's - it's a staple in Gainesville.  
I don't think it tries to be "the best BBQ in the whole wide world," but my plate is always clean when I leave there.
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #106 on: August 10, 2021, 07:09:49 AM »
I stop at Sonny's when we're traveling if the mood strikes, it's not awful, and probably close to as good as a chain can be for Q.

I'm still amazed at how efficient Chick-Fil-A is everywhere when we dine there (which is not often).  If the other fast food places were as good, we'd probably all be fatter.

I am missing the Korean chicken place that closed near us, hopefully short term.  We had a slew of new restaurants open and I can see they can't get enough good workers here to work.  Not many residents are interested in that sort of job, so folks have to come in from "outside", somewhere.  And parking can be an issue, unless they use MARTA.

As for 16 teams, I'd go for the simple two division model and be done with it.  Missouri can be fixed.
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« Reply #107 on: August 10, 2021, 12:08:11 PM »
Never heard of Sonny's, looks like it's a southeastern thing.  

Perhaps I'll give it a try next time I'm in the area.
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #108 on: August 10, 2021, 12:19:18 PM »
It's not worth a trip obviously, but isn't terrible.

I once hosted about ten Japanese coworkers, and our group, at my home.  I got these fellows from Missouri to do ribs and corn, I had baked beans and water melon.  It was a lovely evening out.  The Japanese were in Heaven, so was I, those are the best ribs I have ever had.  Dry run and delicious.  The towed their smoker to the back yard.

They gave me some dry rub and the recipe but I could never really gets ribs cooked as well as they did.
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #109 on: February 10, 2023, 11:26:35 AM »
Well now that the the move is officially set for the 2024/5 season, let the speculation resume!

While acknowledging that 16 team conferences are unwieldy and pretty much awful for scheduling, I think the least of all evils is the 3+6+6 format.  Three permanent rivals, and then playing home-and-home with 6 schools for two years, and then switching to the other 6 during the two years after that. 

That format maintains a lot of the longstanding rivalries, but also offers the chance to play EVERY school in the conference for at least 2 of every 4 years.

I'm certain that a million of these proposed rivalry scenarios will be produced between now and the time the 2024 schedule is released, but here's one dude from the internet's opinion on the matter, in nice graphical form:


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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #110 on: February 10, 2023, 02:24:20 PM »
God I hope not.  Playing Mizzou is about as exciting as watching the grass grow.  The games between us are yawners.  

I have no interest in playing Arkansas either.  They've been in the SEC over 30 years and have literally done nothing or next to nothing.  Don't get me wrong, our games are exciting, but they just don't excite me as an opponent.  Even our god awful '22 squad beat them for chrissakes ! 

As I said, I prefer LSU and Ole Miss.  IMO LSU is a 21st Century Blue Blood, or 21BB, and we've had some really great and exciting games with them even if they come out on the W side more than we do.  I just enjoy watching our games, and they're not far geographically to College Station.  Ole Miss is exciting, and they can knock off anyone at anytime.  They're enough of a perennial up-and-comer that I enjoy watching their games even when we don't play.  

So my order of permanent rivals are LSU, UT, OM, Auburn, UF, UGa, Bama, OU, and then the rest really all tie for last.  SCar, Mizzou, Kentucky....bleh.  I could go for UTenn in my top 5, they're fun to play most of the time.  
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Re: Texas & OU = 16 teams = pods?
« Reply #111 on: February 10, 2023, 04:41:54 PM »
Quote from: Gigem on February 10, 2023, 02:24:20 PM
God I hope not.  Playing Mizzou is about as exciting as watching the grass grow.  The games between us are yawners. 

I have no interest in playing Arkansas either.  They've been in the SEC over 30 years and have literally done nothing or next to nothing.  Don't get me wrong, our games are exciting, but they just don't excite me as an opponent.  Even our god awful '22 squad beat them for chrissakes !

As I said, I prefer LSU and Ole Miss.  IMO LSU is a 21st Century Blue Blood, or 21BB, and we've had some really great and exciting games with them even if they come out on the W side more than we do.  I just enjoy watching our games, and they're not far geographically to College Station.  Ole Miss is exciting, and they can knock off anyone at anytime.  They're enough of a perennial up-and-comer that I enjoy watching their games even when we don't play. 

So my order of permanent rivals are LSU, UT, OM, Auburn, UF, UGa, Bama, OU, and then the rest really all tie for last.  SCar, Mizzou, Kentucky....bleh.  I could go for UTenn in my top 5, they're fun to play most of the time. 
The graphic I posted doesn't have y'all playing Mizzou.  It does have you playing Arkansas.  And Texas and LSU.

Obviously it's not official by any means, just some internet fodder.

And like I've said, UT's preferences are pretty easy.  Don't know if we'd get all three, but I'd be surprised if they don't set us up to play both OU and A&M annually.
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