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No, I don't think it was right but the other side of it is that if they want to be paid like professionals then getting cut and replaced will be a part of it too. And again, Nico will have some tough questions to answer when he's sitting in front of NFL personnel trying to explain why he up & left his team. It hits much differently when a QB does it as opposed to any other position. For example, all of the guys like Bear Alexander that shut it down after 4 games didn't get nearly as much attention as the UNLV QB that did the exact same thing.

With a game-manager at QB they're probably in the same spot. That team lived and died with their running game and defense. I don't recall one game that swung their way because of Nico put the team on his back. Regardless, I don't have an issue with these guys making money but there is a right and wrong way to go about it and leaving your team high and dry when you are one of the leaders ain't it.

The thing is he's already been making $2M per year and his production doesn't quite scream that he's underpaid. The bigger thing here is the position that he plays. A QB is supposed to be the leader of the franchise and the last thing they should be doing is walking out on their team. You don't think NFL GMs aren't going to have a huge issue with this and have questions?

One of the issues going into last year was having too many guys with the score first mentality in Johnson, Mark, Pope and Kaluma but not having guys to set them up or guys to defer. Johnson was no doubt their best player but the removal of Johnson might allow us to see better versions of Mark & Pope that we weren't able to see this year.

No. Tre's biggest weakness is his lack of explosiveness/athleticism.

This was nearly 10 years ago so I might be off on one of them but we hit Blacks, Smittys (I think), Kreuz, and Chisholm Trail (they were by far the worst). We might've hit one more but I'm not sure. Each of them at least had one solid item except for CT but I wouldn't call any of them good. I had to make a pit stop at the Blacks in San Marcos just so I wouldn't feel like it was a completely wasted bbq experience.

I should've mentioned that the Pinkertons that I tried and enjoyed was in SA. The candy-painted ribs aren't for everyone I guess but I really liked them.

I feel like it's a Texas thing but all the Californian move-ins and out of town visitors don't get it.

Have had Goldees twice and won't be back. Incredibly overrated and extremely salty both times. In DFW my favorites are Cattleack, Hutchins, Hurtados and Zavalas. Have heard great things about Panther City but haven't had them or Slow Bone yet. Also need to hit Terry Blacks in Dallas. Had Pecan Lodge as well and it was solid but nothing I needed to have again. Outside of DFW, Franklins is probably my #1 although La Barbecue, 2M (in San Antonio) and Pinkertons were really good. Really enjoyed Snows pre-Covid but can't do the 7 hour waits since covid. Valentina's used to also be borderline top 5 for me before they moved and started having all those issues. I'll also say my buddies and I used to make it a yearly deal to go to the state basketball tournament and hit all of the best bbq spots in the Austin area. One year we decided to do the Lockhart tour and it was easily the worst experience of the 10 years we did it.

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Sounds like he believes any of the guys from Indiana State were JAGs. Just find it ironic considering Conwell just came from there.

That was RT. The Canadian connections dried up the moment RT left for Fresno State.

Funny you say that while most are hoping Ryan Conwell follows Miller to Texas. You know Conwell was one of those Indiana State jags too? Was a starter alongside Larry, Kent & Cream Abdul Jabbar.

Yeah, I'm not buying that. Dickinson was definitely not cheap and while Mayo may have given them a hometown discount I don't believe Griffin, Storr, Bidunga, etc did. KU went so crazy in the portal that guys they bought from the portal had to back out of commitments due to the roster being so loaded. Riley Kugel left Florida to join KU only to be recruited over before he even got on campus and wound up at Mississippi St instead. 5 star Guard LeBaron Philon was given the Cam Scott treatment because they had to go "all in" this year and he wound up at Bama. They've got National Gatorade player of the Year Darryn Peterson coming in next year and he's not coming for free either. These are extremely expensive rosters Bill Self is flopping with.

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