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Arksulli
| Favorite team: | Arkansas  |
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re: Miami (FL) 10 @ Texas A&M 3 Final - ABC
Posted by Arksulli on 12/20/25 at 1:17 pm to Hilonghorn9
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Sometimes coaches just overthink it. I know Sarkisian does
The dreaded "They won't expect this! Oh that didn't work, but this will work! Huhn. That didn't work. But this will catch them off... now they expected that."
Ride the horse that got you there. Is your RB eating them alive? First down run him. If they stop him go PA. Run on third.
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re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/20/25 at 10:22 am to Armymann50
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2022
6.4-magnitude earthquake near Eureka, northern California kills at least two people
The one that should terrify everyone is the prospect of New Madrid kicking up its heels again. Most estimates are that it will be quite a bit more violent than California earthquakes and impact a broader region. If one hits the Memphis area I'd expect tens of thousands dead and the country effectively cut in two (St. Louis being close enough its infrastructure would likely be damaged as well). Nothing in the area, as far as I know, is built to earth quake standards.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/20/25 at 10:17 am to kywildcatfanone
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Morning all
Morning buddy, how is the ACL rehab doing?
re: Elko is now at Bert levels
Posted by Arksulli on 12/20/25 at 10:14 am to Adam Banks
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Dude is enjoying too much bbq
He's just storing fat for the harsh Texas winter. Elko will have the last laugh when he slips into a post bowl game hibernation and wakes up nice and lean.
re: Arkansas football recruiting thread: Portal officially opens Jan 2nd
Posted by Arksulli on 12/19/25 at 8:54 am to hawgfaninc
I'm almost tempted to sue the last three head coaches for their utter failure to properly recruit Arkansas. If there is a 5 star recruit in state make someone break the bank to steal him away from us.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/19/25 at 8:48 am to Armymann50
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1909
American socialist women denounce suffrage as a movement of the middle class.
It tends to get ignored, and I am speaking from a historical context so if you want to bring up Biden or Trump bugger off to the Poliboard please, but socialists in the US are more often than not are opposed to change.
Socialists fought a scorched Earth campaign to stop many of Teddy Roosevelt's plans because they "didn't go far enough." They disagreed with Eisenhower enforcing desegregation in their communities. They did everything possible to stop LBJ from implementing most of his Great Society package. When Bush the Lesser started AIDS relief to Africa they once again screamed it wasn't doing enough for the Cause.
Not supporting suffrage is completely in character for them.
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#suggestivelookingmeat
He knows his meat.Particularly the feel of it his mouth. He's the Dalia Lama of meat darn it.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/16/25 at 9:00 am to Armymann50
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1431
King Henry VI of England crowned King of France (only English monarch to wear both crowns)
Usually very prolonged conflicts in the pre modern era tended to serve as the death knell for both empires involved. The Eastern Roman Empire vs Persians mutual suicide pact weakened both countries so much that it gave the Arab Muslims an open door to walk through. Long wars are bad.
The Hundred Years War had, in the long run, the opposite effect. Both countries ended the war in better shape than they had entered it. Going into the war England and France had weak decentralized monarchies and patchwork Kingdoms. France in particular was carved into a lot of powerful duchies.
The long, and bitter, war forced both countries to centralize power, making them to step out of the ineffective Feudal era to a much more modern ruling Monarchy. Granted, both were far from the "Absolute Monarchies" they claimed to be since they still had to avoid upsetting the nobles too much, but they were pretty much centralized.
No one else in Europe was other than the Ottoman Turks. France, immediately, became the dominant power of the mainland while England, despite losing some lucrative lands in France, were able to concentrate on becoming a mercantile powerhouse.
Both also caught lucky breaks. England enjoyed a run of uncommonly good monarchs while France's main rival, the Grand Duchy of Burgundy, was reduced, not by the French, but by the Swiss. Which meant when France absorbed Burgundy and then defeated the Swiss they were seen as heroes who had saved the honor of the region.
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They finally did something that makes sense.
Truly we have witnessed a Christmas miracle.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/15/25 at 7:42 am to Armymann50
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1967
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the meat bill in the presence of Upton Sinclair, the author of the controversial book The Jungle.
A prime example of how the US government was designed to work by the Founding Fathers.
Sinclair's expose on the conditions immigrants faced in Chicago, particularly in the filthy meat packing plants, horrified President Roosevelt who immediately begin pushing for something to be done. Teddy Roosevelt. In 1905.
This is how our government is built to do things. Divide powers so passing major laws and acts takes a lot of time and forces opposing sides to compromise. We have had some knock down, drag out fights about passing those laws, but, other than slavery, at the end of the day what crossed the finish line was something that everyone didn't hate.
It isn't until very recently that the "Imperial Presidency" tendency has concentrated power in the President's hands and stripped it, effectively, from Congress. Even when the opposition controls Congress they can, at best, hope to impede the President. Not slow him down.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/15/25 at 7:26 am to kywildcatfanone
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I'm a bit younger than you but at our age recovering from a surgery is no bueno.
I can say I am not looking forward to something like that done. Opioids are tremendously effective for me. They make me so sick to my stomach I don't have time to feel much pain.
We're always here to be part of your therapy buddy. :cheers:
re: How would Drink do at a northern school
Posted by Arksulli on 12/14/25 at 1:51 pm to footswitch
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He’s surely not about to go to the circus that is currently UM football. JMHO
If enough money talks, Eli walks. Gonna take a lot of money though.
Could he do well there? Well, yeah. Indiana will probably ease back a bit going forward which means Michigan would be one of two big dogs in the conference. Lots of money at their disposal which is huge for Michigan.
The talent levels have declined a bit in the state of Michigan itself. But, with NIL, now you can shop for those missing pieces and Michigan will probably have a nice shopping budget.
Eli could sleep walk his way through their usual schedule, unless they get a bit over confident with the OOC games, and rack up 9-10 wins in the regular season. 11 wins a season would be very much in reach.
Where Eli may find himself getting some heat from the fans is the end of the season match up with Ohio State. He could do wonderful the rest of the year but if he drops a couple of those rivalry games in a row the Wolverine fans will turn on him.
re: Name any instance ever in CF where a head coach willingly leaves for a worse job/program
Posted by Arksulli on 12/14/25 at 8:11 am to Rzrbackguy
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Lou Holtz left Arkansas for Minnesota.
Ken Hatfield left Arkansas for Clemson.
Back then Clemson was fairly meh while Arkansas was a perennial top 15, usually top 10 team.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/14/25 at 7:49 am to Armymann50
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1900
Max Planck presents the quantum theory at the Physics Society in Berlin.
There is direct correlation between a country's scientific prowess and its place in the international pecking order. Germany was a intellectual, economic, and military powerhouse in 1900. The UK was in its heyday.
re: Tarleton State could be in some trouble against Villanova this afternoon
Posted by Arksulli on 12/13/25 at 1:35 pm to Slums_Alum
The problem is the FCS Southern powerhouses are now playing at the FBS level.
Honestly, a lot of the Upper Midwest FCS powers would happily be playing at the FBS but its the Big Ten and maybe, if it is still around, the MWC.
Honestly, a lot of the Upper Midwest FCS powers would happily be playing at the FBS but its the Big Ten and maybe, if it is still around, the MWC.
I will always cheer for Army but I wonder if we will get a replay of last year, just with the teams flipped.
Army came in on a tear only to lose to Navy 31-13. This year Navy went 9-2 (losing a three way tie breaker to just miss the AAC championships) and has what looks like a better team. Could this be Army's chance to piss on Navy's parade?
Also, and I never thought I'd say this, but Army's shocking loss to Tarleton State to start off the season doesn't look so bad now with TSU leading Villanova in the FCS playoffs after knocking off perennial FCS power North Dakota State in the first round.
Army came in on a tear only to lose to Navy 31-13. This year Navy went 9-2 (losing a three way tie breaker to just miss the AAC championships) and has what looks like a better team. Could this be Army's chance to piss on Navy's parade?
Also, and I never thought I'd say this, but Army's shocking loss to Tarleton State to start off the season doesn't look so bad now with TSU leading Villanova in the FCS playoffs after knocking off perennial FCS power North Dakota State in the first round.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/13/25 at 11:05 am to Armymann50
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1814
General Andrew Jackson announces martial law in New Orleans, Louisiana, as British troops disembark at Lake Borne, 40 miles east of the city. The Battle of New Orleans
A prime example of something that we, today, have a hard time grasping about warfare until recently. The essentially decentralized nature of command when it came to fighting wars outside of your territory.
The Battle of New Orleans was meant to end the war with an assault on the long time US city of... hehe... sorry. Couldn't resist. New Orleans had only been in US custody for a very short period of time. The French founded it, the Spanish wound up in possession of it, and then the French sold it to the US.
So the Spanish, after dragging their heels for years surrendered it to the French, who, a couple of days later, surrendered it to the US. History is weird folks.
Regardless, Britain's two big "knockout" attempts to end the War of 1812 had both been centered around seizing vital US ports. First Baltimore and now New Orleans. For most of a year the British had slowly built up their forces in the Caribbean. Taking New Orleans would surely force the US to agree to a peace favorable for the British!
And instead they lost. (Southern Louisiana is not a good place to launch an amphibious assault). This would give the US the upper hand in negotiations. Except that the battle happened almost a week after a peace treaty had been signed. It took too long for a messenger ship to get back to the States and then down to the Gulf of Mexico.
That is why many "colonial" wars were a fairly vague set of instructions "try to capture this city" from the government followed by the local commanders exercising broad powers of discretion. The communications lag was too heavy for much else.
Who won the War of 1812? Britain came out mildly ahead on the treaty but in all honest the US and UK were both losers. The real winners? The future country of Canada.
They had decisively defeated an American invasion attempt and held onto their local sovereignty. Which they are quite proud of in case anyone is wondering Canada's response to becoming the 51st state is a rousing chorus of "f*ck off eh?"
re: Why fire a coach for an affair?
Posted by Arksulli on 12/11/25 at 1:18 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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Because it was a staffer. Not some rando at the club
Petrino 2.0. Bobby hired someone that he was in a sexual relationship with to a paid position at the school.
You're gone. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 bucks. Go directly to you really screwed up.
Thou shalt not fornicate staff members.
With Bobby Petrino still looking for work? And Sandusky getting a wink and nod at Pedophile State by Joe Pa? Nah.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/11/25 at 12:52 pm to Armymann50
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359
Honoratus, first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office, after the Emperor Constantius creates a new senate for the East
The death blow of what we think of as the traditional Roman Empire/Republic. Rome would hang on for another hundred years but it was effectively dead in the water.
150 years earlier Rome was the undisputed top power in the world, even surpassing the Chinese. However they fell victim to a belief that people still furiously fap to even today. "Hard men create soft times, which create soft men who create hard times."
horseshite. Utter BS. Hard men wound up as the Emperors and totally screwed things up by constantly waging wars and destroying the economy. That lead to a series of devastating civil wars which started the death spiral.
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1936
Britain's King Edward VIII abdicates the throne to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson.
At the times this was extremely controversial. Many in the UK supported King Eddie... including his most fervent supporter Winston Churchill. Not even Queen Elizabeth would discover just how devoted to the Nazi cause Edward was until the 50s. Had he been the King in '39 there is an excellent choice the UK would have sued for peace.
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1944
Teri Garr, actress, dancer (Tootsie, Mr. Mom).
It is hard for folks to understand how much Garr was an absolute smoke show back in the day. Not only her looks, but her persona as this incredibly likable young lady.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 12/10/25 at 12:19 pm to kywildcatfanone
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You got any painting close to the ground for those of us not steady enough yet for a ladder?
After the Gonzaga game I worry about all my Kentucky friends. Mostly because, as an Arkansas fan, I've been there.
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