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The red card was ridiculous. A yellow card? OK, but that’s not an option for VAR so they should have just let it go. Instead, VAR had to be the center of attention and talked the ref into the red card.
As bad as that was, however, the officiating situation in the World Cup is much better with VAR than without. Officials still make some bad calls, but it isn’t because they simply didn’t see it, or just saw it wrong.
As bad as that was, however, the officiating situation in the World Cup is much better with VAR than without. Officials still make some bad calls, but it isn’t because they simply didn’t see it, or just saw it wrong.
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re: If the SEC hosted the World Cup, the total capacity would increase by 275,000 seats ...
Posted by twk on 6/26/26 at 9:50 pm to Gatorbait2008
We have had a couple of international friendlies at Kyle Field that drew good crowds, but it’s very much a novelty. I think the field is slightly smaller than FIFA requires for a Wolrd Cup, even extending it as close to the stands as possible
re: Was A&M always this rich?
Posted by twk on 6/26/26 at 9:35 pm to MizzouTrue
quote:Before the 1967 expansion, Kyle Field was fighting it out with Razorback Stadium for smallest stadium in the conference. We kept adding to the stadium as the student body and number of alumni grew, but it took a while for that to really generate big demand for tickets and more revenue. Joining the SEC and rebuilding the stadium changed things dramatically. The timing was perfect. Now, the stadium provides a solid financial foundation.
Was Texas A&M always this wealthy, or has this been a new development from the SEC move?
re: Sooners held the CWS National Championship Celebration today.
Posted by twk on 6/25/26 at 7:30 am to LSU Tiger Eyes
I bet half the people there had never set foot in the park. Maybe this will finally get them some fan support. I understand that expansion of the seating area is supposed to already be in the pipeline, but they have a lot of catching up to do.
I’m not surprised he left Austin, but coming back to College Station is a shocker. I bet he and Vitello would have some Schlossnagle stories to share.
re: Has anyone here ever attended a tie football game?
Posted by twk on 6/19/26 at 10:39 am to JamalMurry27
Offhand, I recall attending two, both A&M vs Baylor games (1983 at Waco, and 1990 at Kyle).
Now, in Texas, ties in high school football playoffs were interesting because they were decided based on stats, usually by the first tie breaker, that being "penetrations" -- how many times you crossed your opponents 20 yard line (or maybe it was how many times you had a possession where you snapped the ball at least once inside the 20). After that, it was first downs, then total yards, so the guy keeping states on the sidelines was actually very important.
Now, in Texas, ties in high school football playoffs were interesting because they were decided based on stats, usually by the first tie breaker, that being "penetrations" -- how many times you crossed your opponents 20 yard line (or maybe it was how many times you had a possession where you snapped the ball at least once inside the 20). After that, it was first downs, then total yards, so the guy keeping states on the sidelines was actually very important.
re: Best non conference stadium you have visited non bowl games
Posted by twk on 6/19/26 at 7:44 am to travelgamer
I guess we have to clarify what is meant by "best stadium."
If you mean best setting, then it's hard to distinguish between the Rose Bowl (for a UCLA game) and Notre Dame. Certainly two iconic settings.
But if you are talking about stadium in the sense of a structure, whether that's size or what have you, I'd have to go with Clemson for a large stadium, and Baylor for a surprisingly nice smaller stadium.
Now, I'm not including all the Big XII stadiums because when I visited most of them, it was for conference games. And if you are talking about "buzz" and fan involvement, a lot of that has to do with the game you saw and what the visitors bring (which for me, would have been the ND game, but ND doesn't have a reputation as a snake pit).
If you mean best setting, then it's hard to distinguish between the Rose Bowl (for a UCLA game) and Notre Dame. Certainly two iconic settings.
But if you are talking about stadium in the sense of a structure, whether that's size or what have you, I'd have to go with Clemson for a large stadium, and Baylor for a surprisingly nice smaller stadium.
Now, I'm not including all the Big XII stadiums because when I visited most of them, it was for conference games. And if you are talking about "buzz" and fan involvement, a lot of that has to do with the game you saw and what the visitors bring (which for me, would have been the ND game, but ND doesn't have a reputation as a snake pit).
re: The pooling of media rights could mean the end of conferences
Posted by twk on 6/17/26 at 1:44 pm to bstaceyau19
quote:Before 1984, the NCAA had a monopoly on TV rights. Then OU and Georgia sued, claiming anti-trust violations, and won. Thereafter, there was a period of time when it was largely split into two camps, the CFA and the Big Ten/Pac 10, but, eventually, the CFA deal fell apart and the conferences started selling the rights.quote:Solution to what? Before the 90s, each school sold its own broadcast rights.
Conferences selling rights is not an anti-trust problem, it was the solution.
quote:Omaha residents don't pick up extra tickets. They own them in the first place, but sell them when demand is strong. When it's not, they go to the games.
Meanwhile... it seems that locals in Omaha pick up the extra tickets for this as teams' fans leave. It will be interesting how their rooting interests go from here on out. I'm sure WVU will be the darlings... but between OU, Georgia and UNC... it will be interesting which team the crowd adopts.
re: The pooling of media rights could mean the end of conferences
Posted by twk on 6/17/26 at 11:33 am to bstaceyau19
quote:There is no need for a fix for conferences. Unlike the pro leagues, they don't have a monopoly. It's only if they were to band together (like the NCAA used to do before the 1984 Supreme Court case) and have all schools covered by one national contract that you would have an anti-trust problem. Conferences selling rights is not an anti-trust problem, it was the solution.
I think everyone is missing the point about the media rights pooling section of the bill.
Yes, it allows rights to be pooled together between conferences.
But it also legalizes the way media rights are sold now for college sports. Techincally, the way it is done is illegal. That's why the NFL needed the Sports Broadcasting Act in 1961. Only the NFL and MLB have exemptions allowing them to do this. The other leagues, and college conferences, do it at their own risk. There is a line of thinking that says that schools do not have the ability to sign away their own rights the way they do. This act fixes that.
re: Texas Georgia can't even fill up Charles Schwab.
Posted by twk on 6/17/26 at 8:00 am to catholictigerfan
quote:There is an easy fix to the homerun graveyard problem, but Omaha doesn't want to do it: put a wrap around scoreboard, that is about the same height as the upper deck, around the outfield. The wind blowing in from center would go over the stadium and create a backwash that actually drives all but the highest fly balls back in the other direction. The Rangers had this problem at old Arlington Stadium, and accidently fixed it by doing just this (they weren't trying to block the wind, but ended up doing so).
Charles Schwab was horrible during the dead-ball era and still isn't a great stadium. I want to keep it in Omaha, but I'd be open to alternatives.
Went from this:
To this:
Problem is, it would spoil the view of the skyline (such as it is) from the seating areas. But what the Omaha folks don't realize is that it's not the view from the seats that matters. As long as the TV folks insert plenty of drone shots, they will get the same visibility for the vast majority of folks who follow college baseball (the 99.99% not in attendance).
re: Georgia commit Colton Nussmeier ruled ineligible for senior year of HS
Posted by twk on 6/17/26 at 7:51 am to FreedomBarefoot
And you know why this ruling will stick and not be overruled by a local judge, because Texas has the following law:
quote:So, you can't have your hometown elected judge ruling on eligibility issues. Congress needs to do the same for the NCAA.
Venue for suits brought against the University Interscholastic League [state agency that runs high school sport] or for suits involving the interpretation or enforcement of the rules or regulations of the University Interscholastic League shall be in Travis County, Texas [county seat, Austin]. When the litigation involves a school district located within Travis County, it shall be heard by a visiting judge.
quote:When a visiting judge is assigned to your case because the sitting judge has to recuse himself, the parties each get one strike of a retired judge assigned to a case (unless said judge was retired by the electorate, in which case strikes are not limited). It's pretty rare to use them, but if I ever seen Ken Curry being assigned to one of my cases, I'll definitely strike him, and so will a lot of other lawyers familiar with this matter. Curry may not care, but the fact that a judge from Fort Worth is taking cases in the Panhandle region tells me that he's looking for work (maybe he's already being struck a lot in DFW?).
Now that multiple AGs and the Big 12 forced Tech's hand
when do we find out the Judge went to the same Law school as Slippin Jimmy.
Should the judge not get more criticism than the kid.
quote:Your remarks identify you as a flaming liberal completely out of touch with anything "mainstream," much less "mainstream Christianity." :lol:
Actually Talarico is the farthest thing from heretical. Sure, it flies in the face of the nonsense that evangelical preach but that is what makes him authentic and correct. He is much more in line with serious theologians and scholars and mainstream Christianity than what you obviously believe.
I doubt that a democrat, no matter how much more qualified than a republican candidate, can win in Texas because the state has too many rednecks, bigots and knuckle draggers, (you can't fix stupid) but the polls are remarkably close so Talarico appeals to more than just "white lesbians."
Your "lesbian" remark identifies you a member of the Texans that I described above.
Paxton is a sleeze, but he's garden variety sleeze who will just be one of 100 in the Senate. Talafreako is promoting evil. It's an unappetizing choice, but not a hard one. The False Prophet is not going to win.
re: Kansas AG follows OK AG and Scolds TTU
Posted by twk on 6/15/26 at 11:33 am to SneezyBeltranIsHere
quote:I don't think it will come to that. The Big XII has come up with a couple of sanctions (ineligibility for the title game and a monetary fine) that wouldn't absolutely prohibit Tech from playing Sorsby, if, as Tech has maintained in their PR, their only concern is Sorsby's well being. Given that choice, Tech won't play him.
Today's Big 12 filing in Federal Court exposed everything. Texas Tech was told by the commissioner not to play Sorsby. Texas Tech told the commissioner they would play him and threatened legal action against the conference and its member institutions if the conference sanctioned Texas Tech in any way.
Texas Tech has committed conduct detrimental to the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech is in violation of conference bylaws right now.
If Sorsby plays a single snap against a Big 12 opponent, I full expect (after the season) for Texas Tech to be expelled from the Big 12 by a 15-1 vote.
re: Poll: have you ever been to the CWS?
Posted by twk on 6/12/26 at 3:29 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Yes. Went to a game in 2017, then was in town for the entire tournament in 2024 (did not attend every game).
re: Tejas attorney gen threatens legal action if Tejas Tech suffers any actions against them
Posted by twk on 6/12/26 at 9:50 am to Whentheleveebreaks
quote:I could be wrong, but I suspect that it's just a bad decision from this guy. I've had judges that I like and respect make bad decisions; I have lunch with one such former judge (fellow Aggie) every week. I still give him shite about that terrible decision.
Probably the reason Tech is doing all this, they don’t want that to happen. Which makes me think more investigation needs to go into that judge
re: Tejas attorney gen threatens legal action if Tejas Tech suffers any actions against them
Posted by twk on 6/12/26 at 7:41 am to SECCaptain
quote:He's taking sides in a dispute in which Tech and UH (both his clients) have diametrically opposing views. He was under no obligation whatsoever to write this letter--Tech has a general counsel that can do it, and Sorsby's attorney wrote one, as well. He did this because he needs more money from Cody Campbell. I guess he figured Tilman Fertita wouldn't be as motivated to help if he simply declined to back Campbell.
A collective boycott of Texas Tech football by the rest of CFB would effectively destroy that university, which is state funded. He’s effectively protecting the state of Texas, which is part of his job, no matter how shitty of a bed Tech has made for themselves
re: Tejas attorney gen threatens legal action if Tejas Tech suffers any actions against them
Posted by twk on 6/11/26 at 8:40 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
So, I was talking with a judge friend of mine tonight and he agreed that if Sorsby were to add the Big XII to the suit, or any other party, that newly added party would have the opportunity to exercise their one strike against the visiting judge and get Judge Curry off the case. If that were to happen, the new judge would certainly have reason to reconsider the injunction granted against the NCAA if Sorsby sought an injunction against the Big XII. That being the case, I think it would be well worthwhile for the Big XII to take some action and force the issue.
re: I'll play devil's advocate and defend Texas Tech...
Posted by twk on 6/11/26 at 3:24 pm to theliontamer
quote:It's in the public record. There is a 700+ page fact stipulation that includes the details. You can download it for $70 if you like.
Ok, so I am correct, and the actual bets he made are not public knowledge at the moment. Thanks for participating and providing no useful or intelligent information.
quote:He is, indeed, but his opponent is worse. I think Paxton actually will do less harm in the Senate than as AG, as this letter illustrates. He's just 1 of 100 in the Senate. The AG has some real authority that he can exercise virtually unchecked.
frick Paxton. He is and will always be a giant piece of shite.
I'm a lifelong republican but I will not be voting for him. 3rd party for me this year. That guy is trash. He's just protecting another billionaire. I'm sure Cody's "helped him out" a few times.
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