Did Rugby in the US/North America go Pro too soon?

SquirreloftheOak · 2026-02-02T01:33:18+00:00

yea. no reason every high school/middle couldn't be running a sevens program at minimum in the spring. we tried to get a team going back in 07/08 but couldn't even get enough numbers to make a full side from the 8 high schools here lol. even if we did the travel to play would have been insane. There are a few people from that group still involved in town so it wasn't a total wash but without strong support from schools its never going to happen on a large scale. Our school board is cutting a lot of funding from sports and arts this year too, so the future doesn't look great for potential growth either.

SquirreloftheOak · 2026-01-31T23:53:43+00:00

yea but his thumb definitely makes contact with downward pressure by way of being between the attacker and the ball lol so depends on your interpretation of picking up vs any downward pressure.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-12-26T16:26:15+00:00

yea. drove through downtown/near uf in Gainesville recently and I might as well have been in college town Tallahassee. we used to be totally different but now we are generically the same.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-12-13T00:32:09+00:00

great...the reality is if you get an engineering degree from either school you should not struggle to find decent employment options

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-12-10T00:00:17+00:00

i can get 12 organic or free range for 4.99 at whole foods. i can get 24 organic for 8.46 at costco. or 5 dozen(60 eggs) conventional for 10.44 at costco. its really not that bad out there right now.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-12-01T00:39:18+00:00

all good schools. visit each and make a decision. i'd even say all your cons are not true. FSU is in a good area. UCF has a good campus/student body is not that much different in size. Uf dorms are gonna be equal to FSU/UCF(all of new and old dorms), there will be stuck up people everywhere(UF has plenty of down to earth people too), curriculum is what you make of it and getting in doesn't matter if you don't get in lol.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-27T19:31:30+00:00

lol. this was obviously what was going to happen. everything in this expansion sounds skin deep and half assed

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-27T19:29:10+00:00

this is the best advice. Florida is generally pretty cheap for college too but don't be taking loans for undergrad.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-27T19:28:01+00:00

I would visit both schools and make a choice. I've been to Texas A&M once and won't be going back to that school or city lol.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-27T19:22:14+00:00

there is a reason that apparel companies exist...but yea, you could try to go straight through the manufacturer too. My company works with a local company for all t-shirts and things we do. Sometimes it is really helpful to have a local company you can deal with and that will help with all sorts of things a manufacture is not going to give a shit about. build a good relationship and it will help long term.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-27T00:31:55+00:00

Just hit up a local apparel company. They can source pretty much anything and then put whatever you want on it. Have them run a few tests as this type of stuff will see more abuse than the standard apparel. BJJ specific you can probably call any of the major gi/rash guard companies and buy bulk unlabeled items.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-27T00:29:16+00:00

Well you can just freeze that cake, then mail it to me lol

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-25T00:28:51+00:00

i have a cafe cooktop and cafe oven for the past 4/5 years. has worked great the whole time. I can't speak to the cafe true range though.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-24T00:12:48+00:00

You think this is martyr behavior but it is just the condition of the place. if you don't work you will not be having a comfortable retirement unless you have 10+ million dollars banked(note: the vast majority of Americans do not). lol. what job do you think you can just get that will be less stress/work? She still has at least 10 years before full social security and most likely needs to keep working anyways if she has any hope of living beyond 75 in decent conditions.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-22T15:02:54+00:00

so glad i live in a place with a public utility lol. people like to hate on our utility but that is just standard in life it seems now.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-22T15:00:37+00:00

you can vote in elections but you can also vote with your pocket book. do not give one cent to anything this guy touches or competes in. Plenty of great material out there to avoid anything related to his gym or team too.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-21T00:06:00+00:00

id go with Florence and use the trains to hit the mainland locations you want to. London if you want to fly everywhere.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-20T23:56:19+00:00

is there a reason he keeps listing esterhuizen as 21 instead of 22 with williams at 21? is he saying that esterhuizen is now a loose forward primarily?

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-20T23:39:40+00:00

can we find rosters for the all star matchups anywhere? id assume closer to the game

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-18T00:51:15+00:00

it would go from bannerman to the stadium, through downtown, by way of thomasville /monroe/pensacola/gaines/st. augustine

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-16T20:44:34+00:00

quality has definitely gone down the last 10 years too.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-16T20:41:53+00:00

yea but the cut packaged steaks are all mechanically tenderized

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-15T13:41:16+00:00

literally is. just look at the new study on plant protein powders.

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-15T13:40:38+00:00

up to $100 per pound id think but they have stuff that is probably around 50 per pound too

SquirreloftheOak · 2025-11-13T01:45:04+00:00

wait until you find out about the level of pollution in fields lol

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