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I would LOVE to see him with Dwight. Harden is going to have to give up shots and play some defense but I could definitely see this working. After enduring Kobe for a season, I think playing with Lebron may be just the thing to bring out the best in Howard. Love him or hate him, LBJ is the kind of player that makes his teammates better.

Wow

  Says the guy whose team finished tied for 7th in their conference?

  I'm with you.  Ordinarily would be rooting for UVA on the other side but gotta pull for the BC boy, Cameron Dishon.

I really don't understand how the school board has any support at this point.  Other than the one or two who have been openly fighting the majority for the last few years, it seems to me that they were either complicit in how we've gotten to this point, or, almost as bad, willfully ignorant.  Either way, wholesale changes should have been demanded by their voters long ago.  I only hope that when the elections are instituted again, serious lessons have been learned.  This has been an embarrassing black eye for the city and an injustice for our kids.

  Dear Lord, we are starting to sound like Aggies.  Please make it stop...

Other players from '05 team that played who are NFL veterans (played at least 1 NFL season...didn't include those drafted or signed that did not make a roster):   Quan Cosby (Bengals, Broncos, Colts, Jaguars) Tim Crowder (Broncos, Bucs) Brandon Foster (Colts) Cedric Griffin (Vikings, Redskins) Ahmard Hall (Titans) Derek Lokey (Chiefs) Richmond McGee (Eagles, Bears, Browns) Roddrick Muckelroy (Bengals, Redskins) Frank Okam (Texans, Seahawks, Bucs, Giants) Jordan Shipley (Bengals, Bucs, Jags) Kasey Studdard (Texans, Titans) Limas Sweed (Steelers) David Thomas (Patriots, Saints) Rodrique Wright (Dolphins, Jets) Selvin Young (Broncos) Vince Young (Titans, Eagles, Bills, Packers, Browns)   A few of things, I think the number of players in the '05 Rose Bowl that played in the NFL had to be in the 70s.  This took some time to compile and I didn't feel like going back thru USC's roster.  But I am certain they had about 10 or more players that made the NFL.  So it was probably high 70s, not 60s.  Second, it was a fun to relook at this team.  One thing I was reminded of was the '02 recruiting class, which is widely regarded as one of the best of all time.  Finally, there are 3 starting O Linemen from that team still in the NFL almost a decade later.  As with many great teams, you forget that those games are won in the trenches.  The big uglies on that team were fantastic.

Longhorns from that team still in the NFL:   Colt McCoy (Redshirt that year - 49ers) Jamaal Charles (Chiefs) Justin Blalock (Falcons) Jonathan Scott (Bears) Lyle Sendlein (Cardinals) Brian Orakpo (Redshirt - Redskins) Brian Robison (Vikings) Tarrell Brown (Raiders - broke his arm in 4th Q of the USC game) Aaron Ross (Ravens) Michael Griffin (Titans) Michael Huff (Free Agent - Ravens/Broncos last year) Roy Miller (Jaguars) Chris Ogbonnaya (Browns) Jermichael Finley (Redshirt - Packers) Henry Melton (Cowboys) Tony Hills (Steelers, Broncos, Colts, Bills, Raiders)   Texas ranked 8th among colleges last season with 45 players in the League.  Over a third of those were a part of the '05 National Championship team.  Not bad for almost a decade later.

I hear Killen's in Pearland is up there with the big boys.

Both those teams were better college teams than your '01 Canes...

The # of players on those two teams that made an nfl roster was ridiculous. I went through each at one point a few years ago. I want to say the number was in the high 60s.

And ranked like 3rd or 4th in the country this year in fielding %. Young team though. Tadlock has a bright future with this team IMO. Adding Mahomes to his staff next year won't hurt.

You really should slow down when you read. I'm not convinced you understand half of what you read. The response above to my post is evidence that you don't.

That is a simplified version of it, minus the drug testing of recipients of course. I am not against mandatory drug testing, but not for the reasons most of the uninformed masses are for it. If someone tests positive, there will be more required than to simply cut off their benefits. We will end up spending more money on that family than we would if there were not drugs involved. But the kids will get to eat, and the parent will either lose their kids and their benefits, or get the help they desperately need.

PAFam brings up a great point. There are a LOT of kids in our communities that are hungry most of the time. Much of it is drug related. Drug testing welfare recipients sounds great, but it's only a starting point. If someone tests positive, to address the problem the kids must be removed and put into another home (requires government $) and to hopefully reunite the family, the parent(s) will likely need drug treatment (requires government $). Unfortunately, in many cases it's not as simple as Smitty would like for it to be - just stop using. Since I know many of you are against government spending on social levels, I am interested in your solutions. Stevenash - how would you address this problem differently than set forth above, without using taxpayer monies?

There's another one I didn't know about. Gonna check that one out too.

Gonna have to hit that one for sure. Anyone know anything about that Billy's place in Jasper on the TM list?

Here's a better list, GCMPats2 (in my opinion, of course): [Hidden Content]

Cooper's was my favorite for years and years. Great place. I have yet to meet anyone that braved the early morning lines at Franklin though and didn't believe it was the best they've ever had. At least for brisket and ribs. Kreuz in Lockhart is still the best sausage I've had but I've heard Micklethwait Meats in Austin may take that crown.

The spot of issue avoidance is where you have seemingly permanently set up camp. Always with the questions, seldom with the answers....

Only by about 10 joints (minimum) in a 60 mike radius. Experience is awesome. Food is average at best.

X marks the spot 😂

And a FYI, Texas Monthly isn't wrong about this one: Franklin Barbeque in Austin is the best in the State. People don't start lining up in their folding chairs at 8:00 in the morning for no reason. It's amazing.

You gotta head further west Dove! On the local joints, JB's in Orange is hands down the best IMO.

You guys need to chill out. It's not like someone was making fun of someone with Parkinson's. Oh wait...