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    Booze question (not boobs but accepting photos)

    Compass Box Spice Tree -- A phenomenal blend of highland whiskies aged in French Oak and a couple of Speysides aged in bourbon barrels. I'm a big fan of Compass Box in general and this one's my favorite. Glengoyne 12 -- An unpeated Highland with butterscotch for days. It's a great one when you...
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    What's a non-traditional Christmas song/hymn you like?

    There was this compilation album back in the day called "It's a Cool Cool Christmas" that had some great original stuff on it from alternative and indie bands. One of my favorites that I still listen to 25 years later is "Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland" by Granddaddy.
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    Best movie soundtracks

    The Big Lebowski. Dylan, CCR, Captain Beefheart, Fifth Dimension (Kenny Rogers), Townes Van Zandt, etc. Reservoir Dogs. First soundtrack I never bought. Pulp Fiction's music might have been better overall, but not by much. As for scores, lots of great ones already mentioned in the thread...
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    Learfield Cup Standings

    Just glancing at these rankings in past years, it looks like State has been lagging behind for a while. Dating back to when Greg Byrne took over in 2008, State has never ranked better than 11th in the SEC, and even then that was for just one season. Every other year State has been in the bottom...
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    What kind of luggage do you use?

    REI brand 34" rolling duffle bag. We've used it as a shared checked bag for the whole family on a Caribbean trip, and last February it easily handled all my snow clothes and coats for a trip I took to Yellowstone. $300, but since it's REI's store brand, it's often deeply discounted. For a...
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    New music is picking up so what you listening to?

    Newest album I've been digging is Rose City Band's Sol y Sombra. It's pretty similar to all their others, but that's fine by me. Sort of a mashup of early Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead, with some early 70s Floyd sprinkled in every once in a while.
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    EV/hybrids were 20% of new cars sold last year

    The Prime has been great. Handles better than the 13 year old sedan it replaced, it has a compliant ride, it's super functional, it's spacious enough for road tripping and car camping with four adults, it has enough ground clearance (8.3") to tackle a curb, a mildly rocky road, or some snow when...
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    EV/hybrids were 20% of new cars sold last year

    Yeah, the 7-seat thing is definitely an issue. I'm guessing the $90k model you're thinking of is the three-row Rivian? There's the upcoming VW Bus reboot, which looks cool and is pretty spacious, but suffers from low range (230-ish miles) and unimpressive charging speeds. It costs $60k - $65k...
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    Coaching chsnges per Rosebowl.

    Colorado's rate of sacks allowed this year was roughly 8.6%. That's 109th in the country. They were a little worse the year before, allowing sacks on 10.6% of pass attempts, which was 124th nationally. (For context, this year State's rate of sacks allowed was 9.4%, which was 118th.) As for run...
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    Final SoS numbers are in

    Out of curiosity, I looked at ESPN's SOS numbers over the past fifteen years to see where 2024 stacked up with other seasons. In '09, '13, '15, '19, '20, and '22, MSU's SOS was Top 15 nationally and top half of the SEC. And in three of those seasons ('09, '20, and '22) the SOS was Top 5 in the...
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    OT - small SUV suggestions

    Here are Consumer Reports' current top SUVs: Several of those, like the Lexus hybrids, BMW X5s, and the Highlander hybrid, aren't small SUVs, but the rest are. Also, the MPG listed is from Consumer Reports' testing, not the EPA estimate from the window sticker. (And the MPG that Consumer...
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    OT: How do you consume music?

    Most of my listening occurs on my car stereo and in my kitchen via a Klipsch smart speaker, so streaming makes more sense than most other mediums. We use Deezer. Not sure the lossless quality sounds better than 320 kbps in my car, but I think it does on my amp and floor speakers at home. (Or at...
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    Jeffrey Simmons & Jeff Lebby

    The most concrete allegation I know of is that upon hearing conflicting reports of an RB physically assaulting a female student in 2014, Lebby (the Baylor RB coach at the time) didn't report the incident to anyone else but instead told the RB that he shouldn't have "laid his hands" on her and...
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    What makes you want to keep Arnett?

    So far, nothing. Arnett was hired under terrible circumstances and was essentially thrust into the role by default like an interim coach. But the things he had going for him -- continuity with the staff and recruiting, familiarity with the players and their skillsets, proven ability to field a...
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    Let’s get some facts out of the way.

    Outside of being 7-for-11 on field goals last year, our special teams play was great. In SEC games, we were 4th in the conference in punt return average, 2nd in opponents' punt return average, 2nd in kickoff return average, and 3rd in opponent kickoff return average. We've only played three SEC...
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