Recent content by 40acresdad

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    a standard for the idiom "blue blood" ...

    Since the question was: “A standard for the idiom ‘blue blood’” A starting point is that blue bloods never use the phrase or wonder if they are royalty or not.
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    Texas high school football stadiums

    From insane property taxes.
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    Hawkeyes are top five

    Article from 2015?!
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    Omaha...

    “Dear Florida football recruit: Please come to Lincoln, a town most of us want to be even SMALLER!”
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    Visit Nebraska commercial…

    So, a prevailing opinion is that there are too MANY people in Nebraska, and tourists should spend their dollars, Euros, and Yen elsewhere? The weird kid commercial makes more sense now.
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    Our Youth concerns me (OT)

    May depend on where you live or what you’re looking for. I’m impressed with the kids in our neighborhood who walk everyday with their grandparents, and the college students we’ve had as interns, and our grandkids and their friends.
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    Nebraska a blue blood?

    “Blue bloods” spend zero effort discussing if they are still king. They’re royalty, and they just do royal stuff.
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    Dan Lebatard (Stugotz) pile on Frost

    At $2,500,000 per victory, does Froster understand how the income for his salary is generated?
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    PAC—12 Spring Game attendance

    Point is that OP is critical of other universities’ fans for not going to their respective spring practice. I’m not criticizing or comparing NU fans. People get to choose how they spend their time.
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    PAC—12 Spring Game attendance

    Academically selective colleges have far lower student interest in watching sports. Most of my co-workers are UW, Stanford, or UCLA alums and have zero interest in their alma maters’ teams. Our son graduated with Chem E degree from the University of Texas, and he was the only one of his large...
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    Autzen Stadium update

    Taught the University of Oregon's fans and stadium staff hospitality, because only Nebraskans are nice.
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    OT: Bad night for Jays fans

    . . . and for the 19 year old woman, right?
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