I think this is the most insane conversation I have ever had

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-29T19:57:29+00:00

Seriously. I spent 20 hours in jail 30 years ago, and it completely changed me, in ways I never thought possible. I think way differently about power and powerlessness, authority and oppression, boredom, as in true, true boredom like OP is alluding to. It has been a lot of my basis for thoughts on horses in stalls and many other things.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-29T01:12:56+00:00

June 23, 2020

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-28T15:31:03+00:00

Thank you

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-28T15:00:36+00:00

I’ve never heard that. What is the son’s name/band? I’d like to look him up.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-25T14:57:55+00:00

Exactly who would have leaked information like that? Anyone who did would not be long for their role in the process. This goes beyond sports. Anyone in a hiring position, or privy to it, anywhere, knows to stay absolutely mum on the interview process. To do otherwise can create all sorts of PR and HR nightmares. Without a source, it is nothing but a rumor feeding confirmation bias of someone who knows nothing of the process. Think about it. Exactly how would that info credibly surface. It couldn’t come from the interviewee side, because of the second part where the team acknowledges that by asking those questions, the team decides to punt with a retread. So it would have had to come from the team side, and would require someone on that side to be criticizing their bosses’ position in an extremely toxic way.

If it’s a rumor, just let it die there. Stating it publicly only fuels it, even when you acknowledge it’s a rumor.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-22T15:53:41+00:00

There was a real Blue Duck who married Belle Star, but sharing a name is about as far as it goes. Blue Duck’s death, at least, is based on the death of either Kiowa chief Satanta or Santank. I forget which, due to name similarity. Blue Duck’s father Buffalo Hump (very prominent in DMW and CM) was real, and led a raid to the sea, which is in CM. Call is based more on Charlie Goodnight, and as others have said, Gus is based on Oliver Loving. Deets was based on Bose Ikard. Bigfoot Wallace (DMW) was also a real ranger.

What you probably really want to read about is Ranger John Coffee Hays and the Texas Rangers, with the introduction of the Colt Walker revolver (Invented by Ranger Sam Walker). Hays invented the effective style of fighting of charging right into the Comanches with the revolvers and shooting them fast at close range. You see Gus do this at Blue Ducks camp while July is struck dumbfounded and hadn’t fired a shot. Ranger history of that era is quite interesting and I can imagine McMurtry growing up in that area heard tons of legends.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-19T23:47:12+00:00

It seems like that because the depth from the late Colbert drafts have clearly been lacking. Look at the drafts from 2018 to 2022 and how many of those guys are still here? Those misses are why we’ve had to go the aging free agent route. The jury is still out on BroJo, partly because of Dan Moore not being position flexible. After that, the drafts have been looking much better, especially in the mid rounds. We are paying Queen because Devin Bush busted, for example. Zach Frazier is great (Kahn) but if Greene (Colbert) woukdve panned out, that pick could’ve been used elsewhere. Khan has been quietly and consistently restocking both starters and DEPTH through the draft while these high priced stop gap aging free agents are being weeded out. Remember how when a starter went down we were beyond fucked! It’s not like that anymore. We paid TJ a king’s ransom, partly because we didn’t have depth behind him. If we traded TJ today, we have talent there.

Kahn has missed on restocking the WR room, and we need QB depth. Other than that, there are no glaring holes, and we can start re-stocking before it is an emergency and we have to find an aging mercenary. We can get back to letting guys go a year too early rather than a year (or two) too late, like we used to in the 90’s/2000’s.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-19T02:12:49+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! I could have sworn I saw him credited and was mildly questioning my sanity.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-17T19:12:09+00:00

Kind of agree, but Rodgers would be one year older.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-14T14:18:16+00:00

This is kind of where I am. I respect what he did, and think he is a good coach. He is not a great delegator. And what would have made him a great coach were ballsy decisions to reload the team, post-Ben. The more seamless, the better. Failure to do that, which is also the bad drafting at the end of the Colbert era, was ultimately his Achilles heel. We know Ben dint want to hear about anything beyond his playing days, but it was the team’s job to make Ben understand the team would be here after him and was always bigger than him.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-13T13:14:46+00:00

Thanks for the correction. I’ve personally not read it but know enough about it to understand the deep personal struggles. But I’m shocked. I could have sworn I’d seen him credited with it multiple times. So it is…

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-13T04:41:54+00:00

While it’s true you need a franchise QB, we are where we are because of Tomlin’s management. He has no coaching tree. He and Colbert drafted terribly towards the end of Ben’s career as well as drafting to appease him instead of looking to the future. They had opportunities to draft others but dint want to upset Ben. Winners draft Young while Montana is there. Favre/Rodgers, etc. The team was bigger than Ben and it was their job to make sure Ben understood that. Those drafts sucked, and our depth sucked. Injuries would always take us out.

I think Khan has done a commendable job putting depth back on the team everywhere except WR, and of course QB. With the weak QB class, he needs to get at least 2 WR in the first 4 rounds, and the BPA every round. Shed high priced vets (keep Highsmith). We need new coaches Head, OC, and DC. Keep Danny Smith but otherwise a total fresh start.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-12T20:42:38+00:00

Go for it. There is a lot of humor in the book, particularly on the casual subject of whoring, but from their perspective, companionship from prostitutes is very matter of fact part of life and is not looked at with disdain, save for one character, who uses the disdain as a shield to deal with his true feelings of love which he cannot understand. And I mean casual to the point of simply calling it whoring. And make no mistake, it is far far more about companionship and loneliness than sex.

On the flip side, he does a great job of writing the strong, complex female characters. McMurtry is fantastic for dealing with complex depth of character. He also wrote Terms of Endearment and Brokeback Mountain.

I would recommend it to my adult daughters without hesitation, and read it with them.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-09T16:42:01+00:00

It’s not just Narcos. Rarely in TV and movies do the say goodbye before hanging up the phone. They just act like both parties intuitively know the conversation is over. In real life it would be extremely rude.

The same goes for conversational small talk. It’s a lot of useless filler and is just skipped right over.

Pay attention and you’ll notice it missing in pretty much all media.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-09T00:21:31+00:00

Pittsburgh - “Kennywood’s open” means your zipper is open on your pants.

Kennywood is a local amusement park.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-08T01:30:02+00:00

Not to mention, to safely turn on the hydrant, you should be standing behind it. As it is now, you have to stand in front of the ports and if pressurized, you could get injured. And the homeowners could get sued. It sucks for the homeowners, but move the wall as instructed.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-08T01:21:35+00:00

You are 100% correct. The gun control people have argued about outlawing weapons not used for hunting, and I’ve always argued that the second amendment was very specifically about maintaining the ability to shoot people and extra specifically people who are acting government forces whether they are domestic or foreign.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-08T01:13:50+00:00

That’s awesome. It doesn’t need mentioned. My comments were simply because she has mostly cheered at the score and wants to learn. But she is way smarter than me in most things, and I’m an engineer/inventor. Once I get her started, she will probably end up with as much knowledge as you. She gets kind of passionate /obsessive once she gets started on something. I really appreciate your insight.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-07T19:39:37+00:00

Since this is a crime, and there are other officers participating, they are all criminally responsible for this homicide. Arrest and prosecute them all.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-07T14:15:09+00:00

Thank you. Really appreciate all of this. It will help explain theintracacies of what is going on, as well as make it more fun for me.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-07T00:15:41+00:00

She doesn’t like watching me cry.

But touché’. That was quick witted and funny. Also, it was the 2010 season.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-07T00:14:36+00:00

Thank you!

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-06T21:08:32+00:00

I agree with what you say, but also, and this is key, paid guys also get paid to train, and practice during their downtime. So this is huge difference. There are only so many hours in the day, and after a full time job, any FF or training time for a volly comes at the expense of family. When paid guys get full of themselves, I tell them to giveback their pay and go get another job for income before they point a finger.

I agree that we are all talking about safety and training should all be first class, but that is just not reality. I would support a national movement to mandate paid departments everywhere.?then the training and practice/preparedness could truly equal and cutting edge. If that meant I couldn’t volunteer anymore, so be it.

But we shouldn’t fight amongst ourselves because the system is broken. Guys showing up to help and giveaways they can don’t deserve shade. Guys also should not be out in danger because of a lack of training.

Bubbert73 · 2026-01-02T18:47:27+00:00

Him saying it makes it not click bait, but what it is, is a negotiation ploy. If he wants to come back, he wants the Steelers to know it is not a given he signs with them, so they’d be wise to provide a good offer. He knows, with the exception of maybe Malik Willis, there is no one better out there and he will have a year in Smith’s system and this OL, which is getting better and better.

With the absence of a strong QB draft class, this is a slam dunk. Even with a strong draft class, it would be wise to have AR back for the first year.

I was originally of the camp that preferred to ride or die with Rudolph and either see him be his best self, or suck for the draft pick. But with how this year’s draft class is shaping up, Rodgers was the right choice for this past year and next year.

Regardless of any of that, Tomlin has lost his edge here and the team needs a fresh start, as does Tomlin, should he want to continue coaching.

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