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You just accidentally, but perfectly, described the presidential primary season.  Well played, sir.  

Also Imma---would a "sponsored by" podcast edition be worthwhile?  Obviously it's a loaded episode if the person is paying-to-play.  But there could be a way to get posters on there to discuss UT, football, etc., whatever they know best.  And then just work in shameless plugs at the top, middle, and end of the episode, no?  I don't listen to many but I would think the known quantity of the hosts/guests and their knowledge and humor and insight would far outweigh any awkwardness a couple of promos might do.  

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16 hours ago, ChickenNuggets said:

how about jettison the whole CR board. That thing is probably the cause of a lot of problems. It's an insufferable pit of self-congratulating, echo chambering flatulence.

No.  It serves its purpose as a quarantine.  

You talked to Wheels Smith about this?

On 12/23/2023 at 8:15 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

Can confirm this on the professional front. It is unreal how much gotdam time I spend refereeing interpersonal conflicts among my younger staff that cannot have a discussion and work things out. Any sort of disagreement or guidance is treated as a personal affront.  

"You didn't give me feedback in a private, professional manner.  You're attacking me!!!"

Go fucking work somewhere else, motherfucker.  Your feelings aren't worth the fucking trouble if you don't want to improve.

4 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

No.  It serves its purpose as a quarantine.  

As long as it remains quarantined... some posters sow their oats there and then spread that demon seed elsewhere. It also makes this board look bad to newcomers... they go in there thinking they'll learn/debate something only to have bleach thrown in their eyes and their teeth knocked out by a concrete dildo forced down their throat.

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2 hours ago, immamac said:

Yeah. I have this all mocked up and ready to deploy for any advertiser. The issue is no one wants to pony up. 

With our reputation, you're not gonna get the Dell Foundation.. You're gonna need to get the Yellow Rose or something...  

1 minute ago, immamac said:

surly is cleaner than the majority of the internet now. 

Sounds like a challenge. 

4 minutes ago, immamac said:

surly is cleaner than the majority of the internet now. 

Maybe this is the problem. We lost our edge. (EDGE?)

6 minutes ago, immamac said:

surly is cleaner than the majority of the internet now. 

Haha, probably true. I'm old. 

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

No the rest of the internet just turned into 4chan and Thots showing their asses and cleavage. 

Oh yah. There is that.

Any interest in saddling up with some of the independent podcasters out there that focus on Texas sports? Either invite them to an AMA presented by Surly or something?

Do we have someone (Immamac) who can speak for the fanbase by going on these podcasts? Just thinking of additional areas for exposure. Can we represent ourselves as a gauge for the Texas fanbase? 

57 minutes ago, ChickenNuggets said:

As long as it remains quarantined... some posters sow their oats there and then spread that demon seed elsewhere. It also makes this board look bad to newcomers... they go in there thinking they'll learn/debate something only to have bleach thrown in their eyes and their teeth knocked out by a concrete dildo forced down their throat.

I just put them on ignore.  Any of those cloak room lunatics.  It would be nice if you could have a feature where posts quoting people you were ignored could also be ignored.  
 

but if you stay out of cloak room and put all of the clearly mentally ill cloak room types on ignore (not talking about ygifs, brisket or twice), the cloak room won’t be noticed at all, even when it spills into other forums.  

But what If I want to be considered mentally ill?  

Then you've come to the right place. As long as your mental illness is not a fornicating one. 

10 hours ago, Longhorn94 said:

I disagree that 18-22 year olds don't read message boards anymore. My kids are on Reddit more than anything else. We just need to raise awareness that we are here.

Reddit isn't a message board. It's basically a user fed aggregator with comments.

1 minute ago, thunderlounge said:

So... you start a topic, and people respond?

No you usually post a link and people comment on it in a threaded (ie. nonlinear) format actually

3 hours ago, ChickenNuggets said:

As long as it remains quarantined... some posters sow their oats there and then spread that demon seed elsewhere. It also makes this board look bad to newcomers... they go in there thinking they'll learn/debate something only to have bleach thrown in their eyes and their teeth knocked out by a concrete dildo forced down their throat.

That’s describing a politics board on every message board lol (except on TexAgs where they call you the n word, then knock your teeth out with the dildo)

On 12/29/2023 at 8:16 PM, Pancho said:

 

And I think it needs to be thought about that maybe younger folks just aren’t into college message boards, especially with the progression of social media outlets. I just don’t think creating social media platforms for Surly is going to drive people to this board. If anything it will just drive up the number of followers on that account meaning more content on those accounts will need to be generated. It’s highly possible the “message board generation” of the late 90s, 2000s, and 2010s is just for that generation? Just a quick glance at message boards for random colleges across the country, and Jesus some of those threads haven’t seen new posts in a long time. A few forums have threads on the first page of the football board from August. 

Eh, maybe. It’s anecdotal but I found Surly through social media and I know a few others have as well. I was regularly going through Twitter and Reddit for my Texas fix until I kept seeing memes on Twitter that originated from Surly. Eventually I decided to check this place out and found that it was waaaaaay better than social media. The overall quality of discussion is just something you’re not going to get at the other places. I think if you create the right content then there could be a bridge made to this site. 

 

14 hours ago, UTEE97 said:

Have someone interview players and some coaches or assistants (if permitted) or just record some behind-the-scene footage and post them on social media. That should generate a lot interest.

Something as simple as doing more with the Burnt End TE’s through social media would be cool. I like that podcast interviews but I think we could do more to attract a wider audience. I’ve seen it have mentioned getting interns to run some of the social media stuff which could work. Interviews mixed with activity’s are big on tik tok. All age fans would like watching our TE group do a round of golf (or putt putt if it’s more accessible) and have them be interviewed on various topics outside of just football. Let fans see more of their personalities and get to know them better. 

Another simple idea. Make It easy to add a Surly watermark to all images that get uploaded to the site. That can lead people back here when shit that originates here is shared on Twitter/Reddit etc. 

Mother of god. Please don’t let random posters do the podcast. I have enough mini-strokes with RGBIII and Imma, and they have a very clear understanding of what not to say. The shit some of y’all spout on here - based on a complete misinterpretation of what those of us that actually know what we’re talking about - would have me curled up in a corner mumbling cheese puns. 

Have we tried inviting some of the 9.95ers.  
 

like an AMA with Ketch 

1 hour ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Have we tried inviting some of the 9.95ers.  
 

like an AMA with Ketch 

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3 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Have we tried inviting some of the 9.95ers.  
 

like an AMA with Ketch 

Imma doesn't have the food budget to lure him in.  

15 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Have we tried inviting some of the 9.95ers.  
 

like an AMA with Ketch 

Lmaoooo

On 12/30/2023 at 7:40 PM, YGIFS said:

But what If I want to be considered mentally ill?  

You’re a closet conformist?

On 12/30/2023 at 10:06 PM, Levi said:

Eh, maybe. It’s anecdotal but I found Surly through social media and I know a few others have as well. I was regularly going through Twitter and Reddit for my Texas fix until I kept seeing memes on Twitter that originated from Surly. Eventually I decided to check this place out and found that it was waaaaaay better than social media. The overall quality of discussion is just something you’re not going to get at the other places. I think if you create the right content then there could be a bridge made to this site. 

So you are a big fan of the IPIHB forum?

On 12/30/2023 at 11:20 AM, Sgt Hulk said:

Yeah as much as the CR is a cesspool of douchebags jerking each other off into their own mouths.  Keep them in one spot quarantined away from the rest of the board so they don’t pollute everything else they touch 

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You can't Nuke Cloak Room.  If you did, the cesspool of hate that centralizes there would slowly creep into other boards and threads (way more than it does now).  At least with CR, the people in charge can disinfect every other thread and board or at least try.

Three hours from the biggest kickoff in the last 14 years from this program and you cunts can't stop finding shit to whine about.  No wonder you follow who you follow.  

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8 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Three hours from the biggest kickoff in the last 14 years from this program and you cunts can't stop finding shit to whine about.  No wonder you follow who you follow.  

Just take a look at the NYT thread on the football board. A few hours before the biggest game in 14 years, it’s a right wing circle jerk outside of the CR by posters like ChickenNuggets complaining in this thread about the CR.  ChickenNuggets and posters like him don’t hate political discussions. They hate political discussions that don’t conform to their own political beliefs.

You have to get the NOLA shitter on the podcast.  I have to think he posts here.

On 12/30/2023 at 8:01 PM, thunderlounge said:

Then you've come to the right place. As long as your mental illness is not a fornicating one. 

so far the only fornication I'm aware of that is not in the "I'll allow it" category is sex with a horse or a man getting pegged by a woman. So I think you ought to be more specific.

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@immamac does an excellent job.

As an FYI, I think the Food & Travel board is one of the best on the internet.  The wealth of knowledge by the Surly Collective is absolutely amazing.  When I am planning a trip, this is one of the places I go to see if there is a thread and that is one of my sources.  I almost wish we could organize that forum in a more user friendly way, similar to how the old Chowhound or current Hungry Onion forums work, or even how PurseBlog is set up by different brands.

 

I think we need more enlightened, totally non-political commentary like this, such as when discussing the future of college football in 20 years. This is just the sort of engaging rhetoric that must be extremely attractive to today's college students when seeking out a place to discuss football and connect with the community.

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Still... in 20 years, probably be seeing required minimum participation numbers based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious preference... and no orifice penetration, intentional or otherwise.

 

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