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I'm 58 years old. Never needed to carry before and don't need to carry now. Carry on.

That's true, but they're a lot of people that are still repairing their house. Price of materials are still high partly because of it. I think he will survive though.

I do t disagree with that. But be careful what you wish for… The younger progressive types like AOC will be a lot worse in comparison.

I understand the conundrum. I’m just saying, to keep them safe, I will sort out the particulars later. If they’re stealing my lawnmower, I’m gonna let them walk…no matter what. If I’m afraid for my family’s life, I’m gonna shoot to kill without hesitation. Even if it means prison. I’ve thought about that instance many many times. I am resolved to it. That’s the biggest reason I even carry a gun.

I know the topic says who has the best shot, but my answer is none of them. Not this year.

Way too many what ifs on this one. Did the victim reach for a knife after the guy pulled a gun on him as a last resort? Did he pull a knife, get out of the car and to take a step toward the shooter who then fired as a last resort for himself? Did the shooter walk all the way across a long parking lot toward the victim with the pistol displayed? Were threats made by either or both? Did the victim get shot several feet away and manage to stagger back to his car before he fell which is why he was at that location? From my experience, when it is clear-cut self-defense or at least it appears to be, the police normally do not make an arrest. In a case like this kind it does not necessarily mean guilty. Not because we all know the law says so but when in doubt, an arrest might be appropriate. The police might be kind of like, we are not real sure so we are going to go ahead arrest this guy. The legal standards for an arrest for murder is only that you intentionally or knowingly killed another person. Any issue of self-defense by law says it can be brought up in court. Basically you could have video and 20 eye witnesses showing it is clearly self-defense in a situation and the police can still legally arrest you. A DA might decide not to prosecute and a grand jury might decide not to indict but an arrest is completely legal. I have only a suspicion that witnesses tipped the scale in favor of an arrest at this time.

That's very much possible, BUT we would have to run thru the 10-5A D1 gauntlet (1st round, 3rd round and possibly 4th round) to do it. Not great odds but stranger things have happened.

If the 2018, 2019 or even the 2020 team had the 2007, 2008 or 2009 defense, they would have won championships. I'll even throw the 2010 defense in there as well. Brook's problem has always been being incomplete on both sides of the ball simultaneously. If Brook has a juggernaut Offense then the Defense is shaky, if Brook has a hard hitting defense, the offense is average at best

Aside from the usual suspects of Newton and WOS, I say Brook has a great shot in D2 as long as the defense holds up

Part of the indoctrination process is teaching them to be blind and deaf

Just bringing to light that the 2 coaches you mentioned that had to teach while being AD had some terrible teams. That’s not coincidence nor was it fair for them to have to teach

Any high school coach who thought, “Hmm, the one thing that Silsbee team needed was more depth” should get out and watch the other 800 or so teams in the state. The one thing Silsbee has been elite at in those runs is being deep.

It is very tough to beat an incumbent, period. Merely being better is not enough. The people have to be angry at the incumbent. Allen West will likely be a very strong challenger but, will conservative voters of Texas angry enough at Abbott to vote against him? There is a fairly vocal group Republicans and conservatives that are adamantly against the governor. It all stems from the mask mandate. I don’t think they have anywhere near a majority however. Abbott has been making very popular moves since then with conservatives such as denying the legislature their pay for walking out, signing the constitutional carry law (and other gun or anti federal government laws) and his rhetoric about the border. West is a popular person in his own right and for several years appears to be very conservative. If Abbott was not running, for example he decided to try to be a senator or some other position, West would probably win in a landslide. I just don’t think the stars will line up for him at this moment in time. He will probably make a strong run but…. It is hard to take down an incumbent. I would lean toward voting for West at this moment and I am not against Abbott. I just think that West will be a stronger voice in that position for Texas.

He may be a great guy, but he’ll have to prove he is a better option than Abbott. Besides the C-19 debacle I think he (Abbott) has done a fantastic overall job.

Allen West being governor of the “Great State of Texas” would be a step in the right direction, even though I believe Abbott has done a fine job.

2 incredibly successful programs

Nobody that wants to be any good in Athletics, especially football, asks a Head Football Coach/AD to teach.

That is the only comparison for those two programs right now. Lee is a shell of what they once were. GCM has under performed since Rupp and Thames left. There was plenty of talent there. I hope the new coach turns things around. It helps having an AD in Martinez and a Campus AD in Carter who are both baseball guys. Looking for GCM to make another playoff appearance soon.

Smaller schools it’s not uncommon for the AD to teach also…

Personal opinion: Peevey will have LCM in the playoffs before Reyes does at Lumberton. (I'm really going out on a limb here😁)