TxHoops
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16 hours ago, baddog said:
I suspected the same as you buddy.
Incidentally, while the nation is consumed with lobbing grenades back and forth over this tragic event, the Senate voted to block release of Epstein files. Only GOP members of senate voting in favor of transparency were Hawley and Rand Paul.
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3 hours ago, OlDawg said:
The Minnesota lawmakers were mentioned. I also mentioned no flags were flown half staff, and the murderer was a professed Christian. I also brought up the fact I found no threads on the subject. These thoughts were covered on this thread. (Posted yesterday @ 8:52 a.m. this thread, and a subsequent post about the flag issue.)
I tried to mention these things in a respectful--but questioning--manner.
Good post. All of the killings were senseless.
Sorry. As I said, at some point, I got frustrated and skipped to the end of this thread. Glad you also mentioned
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I’m hoping they actually have the right guy this time. I was leaning with some of you that it looked more and more like a professional job. Hopefully we know the truth.
I am going to post one thing here though in general. Reading this thread is almost as depressing as social media, on both sides. At least no one is celebrating a man’s murder here that I’ve seen. But those of you who are proclaiming it’s only the liberals or the Dems who do this need to expand your source of information or remove your head from the sand or your nether regions, as applicable.
Specifically, I would direct your attention to the murder of Melissa Hortman, the speaker of Minnesota’s House of Representatives and her husband, both democrats (oh and their dog). The man indicted for their murder, is a self proclaimed evangelical Christian. He allegedly targeted them and other prominent democrats in Minnesota because of their politics.
I didn’t read every single post in this thread so I apologize if this has already been mentioned. But these murders occurred less than 90 days ago. I did go back through this page and couldn’t find a thread dedicated to these senseless killings. I am very glad that I didn’t find one blaming Republicans and/or evangelical Christians for their deaths. Because that would be as dumb and/or unfair as blaming an entire party or segment of a part for Charlie’s death. We know next to nothing at this point other than a good man, husband and father was senselessly executed.
And while I think a lot of many of you who post here, whether I agree or disagree with you, if you are one of those who rushes to get to a keyboard and politicize these tragedies, I hate to break it to you but YOU are part of the problem.
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3 hours ago, Bobcat101 said:
Let’s see. Last year’s BC team had more Sr’s than Orangefield had players…. This year will be different.
Wow. That’s a heckuva stat.
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On 8/27/2025 at 2:04 PM, pine curtain said:
Woodville will struggle with Orangefield.
Orangefield by 3 scores
What an idiot! 😉
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Don’t sports bet unless I’m at a casino. But I was at the Nugget last weekend so took a few futures:
Clemson over 10.5 wins +120
Klubnik to win Heisman +900
Nussmeier to win Heisman +900
(Also put in a few Emmy bets but we won’t get into that.)
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2 hours ago, Setx fan said:
That's a good analysis 👌
Bullets? Well come back and look at this…
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1 hour ago, baddog said:
I actually like listening to people who express their own feelings without having to raise their voice or pound a lectern. I would like to hear him talk about Obama and Clinton. I know Trump isn’t perfect. I have never said he is, but with all the things happening in the world, Trump is having to mend the decay of woke policies too…..Maher alluded to that. Hoops, I can honestly say that you are the only democrat I have interacted with who is not infected with TDS.
His last response, which was hilarious I thought, signaled his feeling on Obama (when Maher said banning Senators from running for president would have prevented JFK and Obama from being such - “I can live with that”.)
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Thought I would post something on here from one of the last of the true conservatives, George Will. Whether politics or baseball, I’ve always enjoyed reading his stuff. A national treasure.
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On 6/7/2025 at 8:42 PM, T-Lu said:
Lance is a work in progress , once we get his confidence and coordination right Lance gone be a big asset , he held his own vs the post from big city who gave us fits last year . The post went 0-5 vs lance no help . We played strictly man today
That’s saying something because that kid from BC can play. If he’s hanging with him, he’s going to be a big asset sooner rather than later.
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11 hours ago, navydawg31 said:Texas State to Pac 12 is official… fast move up the rankings for Texas State. Wish Lamar could take their spot and go back to the Sun Belt.
UTSA won’t be far behind I predict. They’ve been in talks I know. 7th biggest market in the country and the 2nd biggest in Texas behind Houston now…definitely a plum for TV negotiations.
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On 6/20/2025 at 8:47 AM, thetragichippy said:
Trump sometimes gets in his own way.......
While he may be right about too many holidays, timing is everything....
And as a bank employee who gets all federal holidays off......I would sure hate to see them go
They have around 20 if these in the UK/Ireland. Some aren’t even for a specific holiday, just called a “Bank Holiday.”
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I really wish they would bracket the teams at the CWS based on seeding. I get LSU and Arkansas were the 3 and 6 seeds but they also the two highest seeds remaining. Just seems like they would make for a better overall tournament not having arguably the two best teams remaining play in the first round.
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9 hours ago, spidersal said:
I think I know exactly what a blow out is
The truth for this past season for Lamar
Football even though they were only 7-5, it was still their best season in many years
Mens basketball had their best season in many years 20-13 with only 2 blowout losses to 2 very good teams A&M and Tech. All other losses were close, even the 3 losses to McNeese that had an excellent year and a win in the tournament were close
Baseball had a very good regular season record 40-15
In fact the only major sport that did not do well was softball(I don’t count VB as a major sport)
So yes Lamar athletics had a very good year
I think the biggest disappointment was baseball losing 2 straight in SLC tournament against teams they had defeated in conference. I just don’t know why women’s basketball and baseball do not do well when they get to the conference tournament
so yes I do know what a blowout is!
Thank you for your admission that you have just been trolling this past year and that you do, in fact, agree with those of us who think the powers that be have Lamar going in the right direction. Kind of a weird thing to troll about but to each his own.
No one has said there isn’t room for improvement (there always is) or that the Southland conference is a juggernaut (although we all agree Lamar is situated and competing against schools it should be competing against). But I believe Jeff O’Malley was a home run hire unlike some of the previous ADs (certainly including his immediate predecessor). This is also directly attributable to Lamar President Jaime Taylor who I also believe is the best Lamar has had at that position in decades.
I too would love to see Lamar win their tournament and get to play a game in March Madness (they aren’t upsetting a top 20 team like McNeese did unless they get a few million a year to go out and buy players like the Cowboys are able to do), or get to play in a regional NCAA baseball tournament. But just because you don’t finish first doesn’t mean your season is a failure. “If you ain’t first, your last,” after all, was the mantra of a fictional character in a comedy that was premised on what an embecile he was.
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1 hour ago, spidersal said:
Txhoops, you may know a lot about basketball, however you don’t seem to understand that Lamar did not win the conference championship or SLC tournament I agree that the SLC is the one they should be in, but don’t try and tell me that the SLC is a strong conference It is one of the weakest in D1 of the NCAA
No one once has said the SLC is a strong conference. You’ve been having that convo with yourself, specialsal
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8 hours ago, spidersal said:
The subject matter is simple. Did Lamar win the conference championship? Did Lamar win the conference tournament?
Obviously the answer is NO, so who are the clueless ones?
The sad news is y’all think they are good and let’s remember that they are in one of the weakness D1 conferences in the NCAA
I do agree that they belong in the SLC and that they have improved, however they are not what I would call good
I am discovering that you 2 don’t really care if they win just as long as you get to watch them play
If I am clueless, y’all are really clueless, because it appears that I am the only one that realizes that THEY DID NOT WIN in any major sport!
We have poor specialsal reeling now that he’s been exposed as a clueless mom in the stands. It’s okay little guy. We all can’t know everything about everything. I know you probably have your areas of expertise too…I have no doubt you would destroy us in Real Housewives trivia.
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10 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:
Meaning= I lost the argument because I am so clueless to the subject matter.
100% 😂
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1 hour ago, spidersal said:
Yes Lamar is improving in football, basketball, and baseball until they play in the conference tournament Then they tend to stink it up. Your goal should be to win conference championships and make it to postseason games. Yes they are improving 2nd or 3rd is better than 8th or 9th, however you are judged by making it to postseason play and as of today it is not happening
For Txhoops 63-54 in basketball is a blowout
That game was 3 points at half and was nip and tuck in the second half until late when Lamar was forced to foul and free throws widened the final margin. AS IS OFTEN THE CASE IN BASKETBALL. Anyone who has any knowledge of the game, or actually knows what they are looking at when watching the game, knows this. Someone who likes to wager on the game, has benefitted or been screwed by late game free throws in an otherwise very tight game routinely. That’s basketball. Which you continue to make very evident you have virtually know understanding of. I am guessing you also ask the person sitting next to you at a game, if you have ever attended one, why free throws are free?
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1 hour ago, spidersal said:
They haven’t competed well in conference tournaments basketball included Mc Neese blew them out in the tournament and obviously everyone knows there is no tournament in football
Did football make it to a postseason game NO Did men or Women’s basketball make it to the ncaa tournament NO did men’s baseball or softball make it to a regional tournament NO
The answer is simple, they DO NOT COMPETE well in the SLC TOURNAMENT If they do in your opinion, why are they sitting at the house every year after the tournament!
Tell me you didn’t watch the game without telling me you didn’t watch the game. You obviously don’t know basketball from the hollow space between your ears. Thanks for confirming 😂
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1 hour ago, spidersal said:
Did they win the conference championship and did they win the SLC tournament The obvious answer is NO. The post was about winning championships. Just maybe you are the moron since you are struggling to understand that they did not win either in basketball, baseball, or football.
You said they certainly don’t compete well in conference tournaments, which was just a flat out idiotic statement to make when you grouped in basketball specifically. And obviously football doesn’t have one so super dumb there too. Honestly I can’t decide if you are actually really slow or just a bad troll. Either way, thoughts and prayers sport.
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23 hours ago, spidersal said:
He may be a great AD, however the Lamar athletic department and administration settles for mediocrity Football, basketball, and baseball showed improvement, however as of today they can’t win championships and certainly do not compete well when it comes to conference tournaments
Losing in the finals of the conference tournament and finishing second in the regular season to a team with a $2-3M payroll and a coach who earned over $1M this past year, while also playing them close 3 times. Are you actually a moron or do you just play one online?
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18 hours ago, spidersal said:
Commissioners cup award and they can’t win a conference championship and sure can’t win in the conference tournament Must be getting that due to the minor sports tennis and golf, it is sure not for football, basketball, and baseball Let’s see, did football make it to a postseason game, did basketball make it to the ncaa tournament, and did baseball make it to a regional tournament? I think the answer is NO
I will give all 3 of those teams recognition for their season’s improvement, but their not there yet
My point is absolutely true again, the SLC is an extremely weak conference!!!
Well duh! Do you expect a college in Beaumont, Texas to be in a major conference? They are competing at the level they should be, against schools in similar market. The “big” sports finished 3rd, 2nd, and 3rd in a 12 team conference. I guess if your only definition of success is winning the conference tournament so you get a bid to the NCAA tournament, no one would ever meet your expectations.
Texas won the similar trophy in the SEC and will likely win the Director’s Cup for the best athletics program in the country yet again. This is in no small part to Chris Del Conte being the best in the biz imo. Jeff O’Malley is not a good AD, he’s a great one. I would not want him in charge of the athletics department at a school I didn’t like, that had real money pumped into their athletics department.
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I’m far from a conspiracy theorist but, like @baddog and @Ty Cobb, really looked like a professional job to me. And the timing while this vote is happening may be just a coincidence. On the other hand some argue there are no coincidences…