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Arksulli
| Favorite team: | Arkansas  |
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Next year is gonna be rough period though with 9 conference games
Wait until Bama has a proper rebuilding season and realizes "Oh sh*t, winning 6 games this year might take an act of God."
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With the talent they have Kentucky should not be getting the results they are getting. I'm not going to knock them because I've seen that happen to us in the past.
re: SEC basketball player of the year?
Posted by Arksulli on 1/8/26 at 10:11 am to kywildcatfanone
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No one on my team for sure
With the talent y'all have this has to be utter misery for Kentucky. Not saying that to knock you guys, just that we've been there in the past and had that happen.
There is a big difference between "Welp, we suck but I didn't expect much" and "How the f*ck did we squander this?"
re: Realistically What is Your View of Kalen DeBoer?
Posted by Arksulli on 1/7/26 at 4:55 pm to bamabonners
He isn't great but being at Alabama will cover that up for a while.
Until it doesn't.
Until it doesn't.
I am not sold on the Miami offense. I think their defense is solid but Ole Miss is going to score. The question is can Ole Miss hang in there during a slug fest?
That having been said, that was Lane Kiffin Ole Miss. Not sure how Pete Golding Ole Miss does. They have more tenacity it would seem.
I'd give the edge to Miami but Ole Miss has that first round knockout power. They can put up a ton of points in a short period of time and leave you stunned thinking "how did they do that?"
That having been said, that was Lane Kiffin Ole Miss. Not sure how Pete Golding Ole Miss does. They have more tenacity it would seem.
I'd give the edge to Miami but Ole Miss has that first round knockout power. They can put up a ton of points in a short period of time and leave you stunned thinking "how did they do that?"
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 1/7/26 at 12:53 pm to Armymann50
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1610
Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede
It is wide spread historical knowledge that he was under house arrest in his old age for heliocentrism, the theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun. The truth is... a bit more complicated.
Yes, heliocentrism was a wee bit controversial. However, among the educated elite of the Catholic Church it was also pretty well accepted as truth. The problem was that in 1610 most of the population was so poorly educated that... well... they'd be mistaken for US citizens today. So the Church, which funded a great deal of Gal's research, was fine with his discoveries, they just didn't want him making a fuss about it.
There was only one issue with this. Galileo was vastly more talented at being a complete a-hole than a scientist. His writings pointed the finger directly at the Pope for any problems he was having and, well, Galileo was not shy about aligning with political interests opposed to the Catholic Church. In Italy. In 1610.
Almost everything Galileo gets credit for had already been observed by other astronomers so he's in the position of being a martyr for science despite being more the wrong guy in the right place to get attention.
re: Is There Anything That Could Stop Someone From Straight Buying a Championship?
Posted by Arksulli on 1/4/26 at 1:39 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
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The Walton’s didn’t accumulate the wealth they did by investing huge sums of money and losing their arse to stroke their ego.
The current generation of Waltons have spent a ton of money on things that wouldn't seem like a good ROI. At first glance.
The bike trails and parks they are so fond of setting up? There's a good reason the Ozarkopolis routinely lands in the top 5 best places to live in the US. Healthcare? The 600 million they've spent on that certainly makes the area attract residents. They've quietly given a 1 billion (with a B) to education because not only does that also attract new residents, a lot of them wind up working for the Walton family. Either at Walmart or one of the many spin off companies the Waltons have.
The big problem for our sports program is that the Waltons have so many pet projects and ventures they can splash the cash on that something like an NCAA football championship doesn't really catch their notice.
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The Arkansas Cabal, (BOT for you youngins) would never allow that shite
Oh I know, but the thought of that particular bit of chaos is to entertaining to not think about.
re: Coaching Search Thread
Posted by Arksulli on 1/4/26 at 9:34 am to DaleDenton
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It's really hard to believe Hunter and Arkansas didn't hire Dabo in this scenario.
I think even Hunter and company realized that Dabo is coaching in a bygone era. As much as Hunter detests NIL he knows it exists. Dabo's refusal to accept NIL as put Clemson in a tail spin despite being in a conference where they should be able to roll out of bed and simply out talent all but one or two teams.
Though one has to wonder what would have happened if we hired Dabo and then he turned around and hired Chad? Riots in the streets? The AD building being burned down?
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 1/4/26 at 9:27 am to Armymann50
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1975--The Khmer Rouge launches its newest assault in its five-year war in Phnom Penh. The war in Cambodia would go on until the spring of 1975.
Arguably the worst regime of the last century. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Churchill might have racked up more deaths (Churchill didn't plan to starve millions to death, he just didn't do much to prevent it) but in terms of damage done to a country's population the Rouge take the gold medal.
Their attempt at "collectivizing" agriculture was an even worse failure than China's or the Soviets. And that is saying something. They refused to import medicine, leading to hundreds of thousands of people dying from preventable diseases, committed genocide on ethnic minorities, and "purged" society of countless people. 25% of the Cambodian population died in just 4 years.
It got so bad that neighboring Vietnam, despite being a fellow Communist country and technically an ally, invaded Cambodia and annihilated the Khmer Rouge in a blitz campaign. A decision the Vietnamese would pay a price for.
China was a great supporter of the Rouge, after all the Khmer Rouge were doing everything China had done... just more thoroughly. Taking advantage of Vietnam's best units being tied down in Cambodia the Chinese launched a massive invasion of Vietnam. While greatly out numbered the Vietnamese had learned a few things fighting the US in the Vietnam War however and fought the Chinese to a standstill. How bad was the fighting? Vietnam lost more soldiers and civilians in a war that lasted a few months then they had in the entirety of the Vietnam War.
China couldn't keep up the offensive long, particularly at the casualty rate the Viets were inflicting on them, and eventually withdrew. Which, oddly enough, caused Vietnam to realize they desperately needed a major ally. The Soviets hadn't lifted a finger to help so for the next several decades Vietnam would devote itself to improving relations with the United States. Successfully I might add. Well, until the latest trade war nipped that in the bud.
As for Cambodia? It still hasn't recovered from the Khmer Rouge. 50 years later and they are still struggling to rebuild their country.
re: That's not Alabama Football...unacceptable.
Posted by Arksulli on 1/3/26 at 4:50 pm to antibarner
Taylen Green doesn't seem stupid in interviews... but there is on field IQ and coachability. Green, bless him, was not gifted with either of those two skills.
Hence his tendency to throw into triple coverage, wave the ball around like a maestro conducting an orchestra, and generally make the worst possible decision on the football field.
Granted, Petrino's decision that Green's tremendous gifts more than made up for his silly mistakes probably didn't help matters any.
You need players who want to be coached and coaches that will coach them up.
Hence his tendency to throw into triple coverage, wave the ball around like a maestro conducting an orchestra, and generally make the worst possible decision on the football field.
Granted, Petrino's decision that Green's tremendous gifts more than made up for his silly mistakes probably didn't help matters any.
You need players who want to be coached and coaches that will coach them up.
re: The SEC may be the worst conference in D-1.
Posted by Arksulli on 1/3/26 at 8:48 am to 1BIGTigerFan
This is our fault. We fired Sam Pittman. He was undefeated in bowl games here and helped to prop up the rest of the bums.
Coach O is 5-1 in bowl games by the way.
The SEC needs to get the fat drunk guys back on the sidelines if we are going to have any chance of winning in the post season.
Coach O is 5-1 in bowl games by the way.
The SEC needs to get the fat drunk guys back on the sidelines if we are going to have any chance of winning in the post season.
re: Ole Miss can beat Miami. Indiana is another matter.
Posted by Arksulli on 1/2/26 at 9:42 am to RolltidePA
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They remind me of the pre-Tua era Bama teams. Will simply kick your teeth in and expose every weakness.
They have more talent than we thought and have solid fundamentals. Doing what you are supposed to do on the field will win you a lot of games.
As a conference we got away from being really sound across the board and started relying on talent. Well now other conferences can buy talent too. Time to work on the basics.
It's okay to admit that your team didn't have the heart of JMU buddy. No shame in it.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 1/2/26 at 8:51 am to kywildcatfanone
Work hard but smart, you don't want to push your rehab too fast or you run the risk of pulling a Charlotte Flair who reinjured her knee and had to take another half year or so off before wrestling again.
Glad to hear you are sleeping better. Lack of sleep is a killer, particularly at our age.
Glad to hear you are sleeping better. Lack of sleep is a killer, particularly at our age.
JMU put up a helluva lot more fight than Alabama or Ohio State did. Almost all of the CFP games have been one sided arse whippings.
Are you a military academy? Then yes, roll the dice on your side of the field on 4th down. You have to make your own luck at Army or Navy.
In a super close game where the defenses have ruled... punt and make them drive the length of the field.
In a super close game where the defenses have ruled... punt and make them drive the length of the field.
JMU put up a decent struggle against Oregon, they didn't have the firepower to keep up.
Sadly that will probably cripple the program for a couple of years because every rich program in the country is using JMU as their private little fishing pond as they loot the program of players.
Tulane made it through a very down AAC and weren't up to the task at hand.
Sadly that will probably cripple the program for a couple of years because every rich program in the country is using JMU as their private little fishing pond as they loot the program of players.
Tulane made it through a very down AAC and weren't up to the task at hand.
re: GMT
Posted by Arksulli on 1/1/26 at 11:11 am to Armymann50
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Last gladiator competition in Rome
Despite what almost every movie (other than "Ben-Hur") would have you believe gladiator competitions were, at best an extremely distant 2nd place to the Roman's favorite event, horse racing.
Gladiators rarely died... if you rented out a gladiator and he dies on your show you're responsible for paying the club you rented him from his full value. A couple of high profile deaths on a show would be a financial apocalypse.
Plus the feeding Christians to the lions and animal acts in general were lightly attended at best. That was usually when folks wandered off to get food or something to drink. Toiletus Breakus time.
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1895 J. Edgar Hoover, founding director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
Hoover would be perfect for the modern age. He made his career on one lucky break, broke the law with impunity, and was both a closeted gay man and transvestite. I shudder to think of the blackmail material he'd have top politicians today.
My, obviously unasked for, opinion is this...
The SEC is still trying to adjust to the NIL world. We were perfectly adapted to the pre-NIL era. Even some of the turd teams knew how to work the game.
Here is the problem. The biological history of the world has taught us a very powerful lesson. The better you are adapted to a particular ecosystem, the worse you are going to do when that ecosystem has a dramatic change. There is a reason that 99.9% of species have gone extinct.
We have not really reacted to the primary change of NIL in that, suddenly, everyone is on the market. And, unlike the NFL, it is a completely unregulated market. We unleashed pure, unfiltered, capitalism on college football. You can become a powerhouse over night... or lose it all over night.
James Madison University had a magical, just a magical, year this season and while they lost they weren't embarrassed by Oregon in the CFP. And... they're gone. Even though they have a very nice, for their level, NIL program they've already lost most of their starters with more likely to follow.
The same thing happened to Army last year.
The SEC, as a whole, isn't ready for that. It used to be you bought a player once, and they stayed bought. Now you've got to buy them every single year.
The SEC is still trying to adjust to the NIL world. We were perfectly adapted to the pre-NIL era. Even some of the turd teams knew how to work the game.
Here is the problem. The biological history of the world has taught us a very powerful lesson. The better you are adapted to a particular ecosystem, the worse you are going to do when that ecosystem has a dramatic change. There is a reason that 99.9% of species have gone extinct.
We have not really reacted to the primary change of NIL in that, suddenly, everyone is on the market. And, unlike the NFL, it is a completely unregulated market. We unleashed pure, unfiltered, capitalism on college football. You can become a powerhouse over night... or lose it all over night.
James Madison University had a magical, just a magical, year this season and while they lost they weren't embarrassed by Oregon in the CFP. And... they're gone. Even though they have a very nice, for their level, NIL program they've already lost most of their starters with more likely to follow.
The same thing happened to Army last year.
The SEC, as a whole, isn't ready for that. It used to be you bought a player once, and they stayed bought. Now you've got to buy them every single year.
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