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UTexasFight

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  1. The offense was hammered dogshit after the hamstring injury. He was the only guy that worked a count. It was abysmal with him out of the lineup
  2. Woo hoo. Did my annual tree trimming yesterday.
  3. https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga-tour-jordan-spieth-injury-health-hope?utm_campaign=7069980-2025%20Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--AdvAS1GY9cDUHt-FbqfKaYKJHkPlJ9kWBOvLfGxbCKIPr-6hOO7IY_LoJbZjCMDnJjC1YAWuAAiAWWKjuwqm-vJuYKQ&_hsmi=398852669&utm_content=398852669&utm_source=hs_email With Jordan Spieth, It's the Hope That Kills YouOn the three-time major winner and nostalgia Do you know what the most addictive drug is in America? I bet you don’t. But here is a hint: It’s not even illegal. It’s not expensive, and you can find it everywhere — in your phone, on your television, in our politics, and in our music. And you can definitely find it in sports. It’s nostalgia. Nostalgia is the reason that “Stranger Things” is the most popular show that Netflix has ever made. It’s the reason Disney keeps churning out Marvel movies, despite diminishing creative returns, and live-action remakes of cartoons like “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid.” It’s the motivation behind the television reboots of “Scrubs,” “Frasier,” “Sex and the City,” and a half dozen others. Recently, I’ve been obsessed with watching “The Pitt” on HBO. It isn’t a reboot, but it might as well be with how closely it resembles the best parts of ER. We have become a culture obsessed with the past, one that struggles to embrace new and different experiences. The phenomenon certainly isn’t new. Paul Simon was lamenting that Joe DiMaggio’s quiet dignity had left and gone away back in 1967, and the concept of nostalgia dates back to ancient Greece. But our addiction to longing for what was, instead of what is, might be worse than it’s ever been at any point in human history. I am not immune. I am addicted to the idea that Jordan Spieth will return to prominence, that he will conjure up the magic that made him appointment viewing back in 2015, and that he is just a few tweaks away from transporting us back to the Good Ol’ Days. This recent story, where the PGA Tour writer Paul Hodowanic sat down with Spieth in the Bahamas and talked with him about how his wrist is finally healthy, gave me hope. Spieth is hungry to get off the sponsor exemption train. He is eager to prove he can still be one of the best in the world. Heading into the Sony, he finally feels like his old self. I’m aware, as they say in England, that it's the hope that kills you. It would be healthy for me to move on and appreciate other golfers. Spieth is now 32 years old. His window, even in the most optimistic scenarios, is closing. Arnold Palmer won his last major at age 34. Tom Watson's last major came at age 33. Their accomplishments dwarf Spieth’s, and even they were mostly out of magic by 35. Most days, I can convince myself that Spieth has another 15 years of contention in him, that he could — like Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods, or Phil Mickelson — be competitive into his 40s. But I know that is probably wishful thinking. There is a good chance I am longing for a second act that will never arrive. Not only is Spieth not the player he was 10 years ago, professional golf is different than it was 10 years ago, as my colleague Joseph LaManga is quick to remind me. Fields are deeper, swing speeds are faster, and course setups are more difficult. The harsh reality is, Spieth can’t just summon the player he was back when he was winning majors. He needs to be better than the 2015 version of Spieth that he’s still chasing. I know I would be better off embracing the next generation of young golf talent, that by holding on to Spieth I am failing to appreciate the great players that might be emerging right in front of me. There will be a round this year when I choose to follow Spieth, notebook in my hand, instead of Michael Thorbjornsen, Marco Penge, Luke Clanton, or Aldrich Potgieter. It won’t make sense, but I’ll do it anyway. That is the trap nostalgia sets. It distracts you from appreciating the present. This is the last year I’m going to pray for Spieth’s resurrection. My faith, you might say, is wavering. But if a few 20-footers start going in again, if he hits a flop shot over a hospitality tent or slings a draw under a tree branch and chases it to three feet, it’s going to be hard to let go of those feelings. We’re headed back to Royal Birkdale this year for the Open Championship. How am I supposed to ignore what it will feel like to return to the scene of Spieth’s magnum opus of chaotic good? It’s going to be like attending a wedding and stepping onto the dance floor after a few drinks. I don’t want to discover new music. I just want the DJ to play the hits, to fool me into thinking the past isn’t that far gone. I’ll deal with reality in the morning.
  4. I can’t decide if this Tucker deal helps or hurts the case for a salary cap. I think it just drives the wedge deeper
  5. Considering how the season went after that series, not sure I’d accept that Faustian bargain again.
  6. It was so so good tonight . I’d pay a lot of money to watch a full day of football with Peyton, Eli and JJ
  7. Only on days the wind is blowing out
  8. Not even a championship game participant in 3 years for this conference is beyond embarrassing
  9. Be careful or you’ll get Costas coming out of retirement
  10. $5,460 for the right to buy a $875 face value corner end zone seat
  11. USC was over 7 in 2005 It’ll be much more than 6.5 Probably 9.5/10
  12. My 11 year old son’s good friend’s grandpa is the chairman of the IU Board of Trustees /csb Keep hanging out with that kid, son.
  13. Because he certainly didn’t He ran the ball 6 times and threw it 20. No idea why they threw a towel over his shoulder. That workload certainly doesn’t need one
  14. Of course, drinkers nose would say that
  15. It’s really hard to imagine a bigger ass-kicking than this in the final 4 or later of the CFP…and yet Georgia 65, TCU 7 (Which is also the last time an SEC school has played in the national championship, let alone won).
  16. 31 yards got them 21 points + a pick 6.
  17. McDonough definitely earning his sportscaster of the year award in this garbage He and McIlroy have been really good with this shit sandwich they’ve had to commentate for 3 hours
  18. 3 turnovers inside their red zone and a blocked punt on their 5
  19. They’ll be writing stories about how Indiana changed to course of some NFL team’s history when Moore comes back for next year and some stupid NFL GM drafts him in 2027 over Arch.
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