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Auburn Culinary Center / Re: Are Chain Restaurants an Idea Whose Time Has Passed?
« Last post by wesfau2 on Today at 10:53:08 AM »It's hedge fund ownership. They squeeze everything for max profit, quality falters and the business fades.
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Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum / Re: Dillon Mitchell
« Last post by Kaos on Today at 10:40:50 AM »Texas transfer, former 5*, 6'8" 205 F.
Visiting Tuesday. Scouting report out of HS:
At 6-7 has a long and thin build. Does need to build strength but has electric athleticism. Bouncy and runs like a gazelle. One of the top athletes in the 2022 class. A lefty with a sidewinder shot. His long distance shot is his main weakness, but it is improving and solid in the midrange. Excels at attacking the rim and finishing with authority. Is a high level rebounder who can initiate the break. Handles the ball well and sees the court and has a feel for passing. Can also run the lanes at an elite level. Defense is perhaps his best attribute. Can be a shut down defender. Versatile as well. Tough to find a player he can't guard.
Have you ever sen a giraffe run?
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Auburn Culinary Center / Are Chain Restaurants an Idea Whose Time Has Passed?
« Last post by Kaos on Today at 10:35:12 AM »Time was there was little better family outing than a trip that ended at one of America's major chain restaurants.
O'Charley's. Chili's. Applebees. Red Lobster. TGIFridays. Shoney's. Ruby Tuesday. iHop (or Howard Johnson's) for breakfast. Later additions like Longhorn's, Texas Roadhouse, Logan's, Olive Garden, Wild Wings, Outback and others added to the mix.
Lately, though, more of those seem to be shuttering than thriving. iHop disappeared years ago from here. So, too, did Shoney's. O'Charley's in Mobile and Daphne abruptly closed with no notice to staff. Yesterday the Red Lobster in Mobile closed. Again with no notice to staff, just "bye." The Chili's in Mobile suffers from a dingy interior and indifferent staff. I haven't darkened the door of an Applebees for years because of the same.
I remember when buffet chains used to dot the landscape. Ryan's/Quincy's. Piccadilly. Morrisons. Western Sizzlin'. Various Chinese buffets under a variety of localized names. Those have all but vanished now. Only Golden Corral hangs on and the last time I was in one of those it was DIS-GUS-TING.
Is it changing tastes? Is it a product of less patience in a digital world? Or is it just mis-management? I'll admit that my last experience with all of these places -- Shoneys, Applebees, Chilis, Outback, TGIF, Red Lobster, iHop, Ruby Tuesday -- had the same "never go back" markers. Dirty interiors. Filthy carpet. Unappetizing food choices. Slovenly staff. Poor service. Unclean dishes. Poorly prepared microwave quality food. I've recently encountered the same with Outback, Logans, and Olive Garden. No intention of going back to those places.
Is the day of the restaurant chain over? Will they, too, become dinosaurs like the buffets have?
O'Charley's. Chili's. Applebees. Red Lobster. TGIFridays. Shoney's. Ruby Tuesday. iHop (or Howard Johnson's) for breakfast. Later additions like Longhorn's, Texas Roadhouse, Logan's, Olive Garden, Wild Wings, Outback and others added to the mix.
Lately, though, more of those seem to be shuttering than thriving. iHop disappeared years ago from here. So, too, did Shoney's. O'Charley's in Mobile and Daphne abruptly closed with no notice to staff. Yesterday the Red Lobster in Mobile closed. Again with no notice to staff, just "bye." The Chili's in Mobile suffers from a dingy interior and indifferent staff. I haven't darkened the door of an Applebees for years because of the same.
I remember when buffet chains used to dot the landscape. Ryan's/Quincy's. Piccadilly. Morrisons. Western Sizzlin'. Various Chinese buffets under a variety of localized names. Those have all but vanished now. Only Golden Corral hangs on and the last time I was in one of those it was DIS-GUS-TING.
Is it changing tastes? Is it a product of less patience in a digital world? Or is it just mis-management? I'll admit that my last experience with all of these places -- Shoneys, Applebees, Chilis, Outback, TGIF, Red Lobster, iHop, Ruby Tuesday -- had the same "never go back" markers. Dirty interiors. Filthy carpet. Unappetizing food choices. Slovenly staff. Poor service. Unclean dishes. Poorly prepared microwave quality food. I've recently encountered the same with Outback, Logans, and Olive Garden. No intention of going back to those places.
Is the day of the restaurant chain over? Will they, too, become dinosaurs like the buffets have?
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Signing Day / Re: Boom 2025!!!
« Last post by WiregrassTiger on Today at 10:23:21 AM »I am submitting an updated 2025 article for the VIP section. So, keep your eye to the ground.
I am not sure when it will be available, since I don’t have access to the protected area and do not know who to talk to. So, if you don’t see it in a couple of weeks, it may not be getting published.
I will be disappointed but that’s life. I think we all agree that I deserve better but Godfather’s death by AIDS brought about a lot of changes that seem unfair. I can live with it. Fuck whomever won’t allow me the needed access. If I ever find out who it is, you’d better believe I’ll even up with the motherfucker. I don’t care who it is. Unless it’s Uncle Sani. Not because I am scared of him, though. I mean, he could kick my ass and all but I just have too much respect for him shitting in that coon asse’s pickup to ever treat him with anything but respect.
How can shitting in the bed of a LSU pickup ever be topped? I am as serious as syphilis. It won’t be topped. I admire it as much as I admire a WWII POW.
We sit at number 11 in 247, 4 in the SEC. Right behind faggies and ahead of fuck Georgia. We r reportedly barely hanging on to the DL from Opelika Autry. Everyone wants him. He’s our highest ranked recruit. Of course it hurt to lose the DL or rush end to Bama that had previously flipped to us but it’s early. Way early.
Let’s face it, if we are 500 we will be fucked I would imagine. I don’t think we would find enough NIL to overcome.
But we won’t be. Eight or nine wins all but assures a top 10 and encourages a top 5 class.
My early prediction is knocking on the door of top 5. I say we will be 8.
I think if we miss on Henderson at RB, it won’t be such a bad thing. We have a top RB in next year’s class in sight and he’s also high on AU. Our RB depth hurts us this year. That’s just fact. That’s the only reason (or primary) we’d lose an in state guy to Penn State. And as much as I’d like to see Henderson at AU, his level of competition is the lowest in the state. The RB from Auburn High is 7A. Not that we will definitely get him but we are high on his list.
I will see if I can get the article on tigersx/vip. If not this week, ask admin what the hold up is. Then pm me and let me know who the moderator is and where they live. I will take care of things from there.
I so hope that it’s Token. Please God, let it be Token.
I am not sure when it will be available, since I don’t have access to the protected area and do not know who to talk to. So, if you don’t see it in a couple of weeks, it may not be getting published.
I will be disappointed but that’s life. I think we all agree that I deserve better but Godfather’s death by AIDS brought about a lot of changes that seem unfair. I can live with it. Fuck whomever won’t allow me the needed access. If I ever find out who it is, you’d better believe I’ll even up with the motherfucker. I don’t care who it is. Unless it’s Uncle Sani. Not because I am scared of him, though. I mean, he could kick my ass and all but I just have too much respect for him shitting in that coon asse’s pickup to ever treat him with anything but respect.
How can shitting in the bed of a LSU pickup ever be topped? I am as serious as syphilis. It won’t be topped. I admire it as much as I admire a WWII POW.
We sit at number 11 in 247, 4 in the SEC. Right behind faggies and ahead of fuck Georgia. We r reportedly barely hanging on to the DL from Opelika Autry. Everyone wants him. He’s our highest ranked recruit. Of course it hurt to lose the DL or rush end to Bama that had previously flipped to us but it’s early. Way early.
Let’s face it, if we are 500 we will be fucked I would imagine. I don’t think we would find enough NIL to overcome.
But we won’t be. Eight or nine wins all but assures a top 10 and encourages a top 5 class.
My early prediction is knocking on the door of top 5. I say we will be 8.
I think if we miss on Henderson at RB, it won’t be such a bad thing. We have a top RB in next year’s class in sight and he’s also high on AU. Our RB depth hurts us this year. That’s just fact. That’s the only reason (or primary) we’d lose an in state guy to Penn State. And as much as I’d like to see Henderson at AU, his level of competition is the lowest in the state. The RB from Auburn High is 7A. Not that we will definitely get him but we are high on his list.
I will see if I can get the article on tigersx/vip. If not this week, ask admin what the hold up is. Then pm me and let me know who the moderator is and where they live. I will take care of things from there.
I so hope that it’s Token. Please God, let it be Token.
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Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum / Re: Dillon Mitchell
« Last post by Snakebite on Today at 10:22:48 AM »Texas transfer, former 5*, 6'8" 205 F.
Visiting Tuesday. Scouting report out of HS:
At 6-7 has a long and thin build. Does need to build strength but has electric athleticism. Bouncy and runs like a gazelle. One of the top athletes in the 2022 class. A lefty with a sidewinder shot. His long distance shot is his main weakness, but it is improving and solid in the midrange. Excels at attacking the rim and finishing with authority. Is a high level rebounder who can initiate the break. Handles the ball well and sees the court and has a feel for passing. Can also run the lanes at an elite level. Defense is perhaps his best attribute. Can be a shut down defender. Versatile as well. Tough to find a player he can't guard.
It moved a little.
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Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum / Dillon Mitchell
« Last post by wesfau2 on Today at 09:48:22 AM »Texas transfer, former 5*, 6'8" 205 F.
Visiting Tuesday. Scouting report out of HS:
At 6-7 has a long and thin build. Does need to build strength but has electric athleticism. Bouncy and runs like a gazelle. One of the top athletes in the 2022 class. A lefty with a sidewinder shot. His long distance shot is his main weakness, but it is improving and solid in the midrange. Excels at attacking the rim and finishing with authority. Is a high level rebounder who can initiate the break. Handles the ball well and sees the court and has a feel for passing. Can also run the lanes at an elite level. Defense is perhaps his best attribute. Can be a shut down defender. Versatile as well. Tough to find a player he can't guard.
Visiting Tuesday. Scouting report out of HS:
At 6-7 has a long and thin build. Does need to build strength but has electric athleticism. Bouncy and runs like a gazelle. One of the top athletes in the 2022 class. A lefty with a sidewinder shot. His long distance shot is his main weakness, but it is improving and solid in the midrange. Excels at attacking the rim and finishing with authority. Is a high level rebounder who can initiate the break. Handles the ball well and sees the court and has a feel for passing. Can also run the lanes at an elite level. Defense is perhaps his best attribute. Can be a shut down defender. Versatile as well. Tough to find a player he can't guard.
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The SGA / Re: Enough Of This BS
« Last post by CCTAU on May 13, 2024, 02:53:15 PM »Why the Tonto? Was that necessary? It doesn’t add any flavor.Most likely just the hoe that got slapped...
Can we give the racial stuff a break?
I guess Wes getting upset was where most of the fun came in. You’re a line stepper and intent on showing it.
I am admittedly more sensitive, after taking the 23 and me. I knew that I am part Native American but I found out that I’m 1/4 Slapahoe.
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Haley Center Basement / Re: Kaos' way behind movie reviews
« Last post by Kaos on May 13, 2024, 11:25:43 AM »Arkansas
Clark Duke was one of the worst parts of the death spiral of The Office. He's a half-note character at best. He was the weakest part of Hot Tub Time Machine (by a lot). Let's just be honest: He's the weak link in almost everything he's ever been in, playing that same barely baked, one dimensional partial character: Doofus, smart mouth schlub.
So here's a GREAT idea! Let him direct and star in his own movie! That's how we end up with Arkansas, a film purportedly about the Dixie Mafia -- something that is real, but nothing like the undefined caricatures this clown created.
He managed to snag some decent surrounding talent, but had no idea what to do with it. John Malcovich barely phoned in his performance as a dixie mafioso masquerading as a park ranger. Vince Vaughn was utterly convincing (sarcasm spiked high) as a southern mob boss - because southerners typically go on jersey-sounding verbal speed-talking rambles. Vivica Fox was wasted in a role that required so little of her it was shameful. Same of Michael Williams (aka Chalky White, aka Omar Little). The other Hemsworth (the non-Thor one) struggled mightily to fit into his taciturn, emotionless redneck killer role - and never got close.
This was Clark's movie, though. His completely out of place character was front and center. And he bombed in a spectacular manner. Dress, appearance, speech, performance, were all universally horrific. That he set himself up as the romantic lead with a girl who (while barely a 5) was still so far out of his wormy league rendered the entire exercise even more ridiculous. His asinine moustache and idiotic hair bun were outlandishly bad choices.
As a director? Every choice he made was wrong. Lighting? Pacing? Cuts? Dialogue? Focus? Continuity? Arc? Script? Character development? All wrong. Every bit of it. The guy got absolutely nothing right in this dismal, dreary, un-interesting, slog through a few months in the life of a handful of characters nobody would give a single fart in a hurricane about. Tragically bad.
Why did I keep watching until the end? Because the moron filmed "Arkansas" primarily within a ten-mile radius of my house.
Eastern Shore Motel over on Hwy 98? Shelton Fireworks on I-10? Daphne City Hall? Glazed Donuts next to my dentist's office? All allegedly Arkansas. Nope, all Daphne, Fairhope, or Loxley Alabama. All along the way, there were other places I recognized in the background of various scenes. That amused me enough to keep me trudging along until it ended with a pathetic whimper.
Clark must have photos of hollywood executives with live goats or something. I can't think of anyone - other than maybe Adam Sandler - who has survived in that business for that long with so little talent whatsoever. The guy literally has none. Every second he's on the screen, in anything he's ever been in, he drains the life from the moment. He's not funny. He's not charming. He apparently earnestly believes he's both of those things. And if you thought you hated him on-screen? Just wait until he's behind the camera. You'll hate him even more.
Clark Duke was one of the worst parts of the death spiral of The Office. He's a half-note character at best. He was the weakest part of Hot Tub Time Machine (by a lot). Let's just be honest: He's the weak link in almost everything he's ever been in, playing that same barely baked, one dimensional partial character: Doofus, smart mouth schlub.
So here's a GREAT idea! Let him direct and star in his own movie! That's how we end up with Arkansas, a film purportedly about the Dixie Mafia -- something that is real, but nothing like the undefined caricatures this clown created.
He managed to snag some decent surrounding talent, but had no idea what to do with it. John Malcovich barely phoned in his performance as a dixie mafioso masquerading as a park ranger. Vince Vaughn was utterly convincing (sarcasm spiked high) as a southern mob boss - because southerners typically go on jersey-sounding verbal speed-talking rambles. Vivica Fox was wasted in a role that required so little of her it was shameful. Same of Michael Williams (aka Chalky White, aka Omar Little). The other Hemsworth (the non-Thor one) struggled mightily to fit into his taciturn, emotionless redneck killer role - and never got close.
This was Clark's movie, though. His completely out of place character was front and center. And he bombed in a spectacular manner. Dress, appearance, speech, performance, were all universally horrific. That he set himself up as the romantic lead with a girl who (while barely a 5) was still so far out of his wormy league rendered the entire exercise even more ridiculous. His asinine moustache and idiotic hair bun were outlandishly bad choices.
As a director? Every choice he made was wrong. Lighting? Pacing? Cuts? Dialogue? Focus? Continuity? Arc? Script? Character development? All wrong. Every bit of it. The guy got absolutely nothing right in this dismal, dreary, un-interesting, slog through a few months in the life of a handful of characters nobody would give a single fart in a hurricane about. Tragically bad.
Why did I keep watching until the end? Because the moron filmed "Arkansas" primarily within a ten-mile radius of my house.
Eastern Shore Motel over on Hwy 98? Shelton Fireworks on I-10? Daphne City Hall? Glazed Donuts next to my dentist's office? All allegedly Arkansas. Nope, all Daphne, Fairhope, or Loxley Alabama. All along the way, there were other places I recognized in the background of various scenes. That amused me enough to keep me trudging along until it ended with a pathetic whimper.
Clark must have photos of hollywood executives with live goats or something. I can't think of anyone - other than maybe Adam Sandler - who has survived in that business for that long with so little talent whatsoever. The guy literally has none. Every second he's on the screen, in anything he's ever been in, he drains the life from the moment. He's not funny. He's not charming. He apparently earnestly believes he's both of those things. And if you thought you hated him on-screen? Just wait until he's behind the camera. You'll hate him even more.
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The SGA / Re: Enough Of This BS
« Last post by WiregrassTiger on May 13, 2024, 11:12:56 AM »I believe your mirror has malfunctioned.Why the Tonto? Was that necessary? It doesn’t add any flavor.
Take your own advice, tonto.
Can we give the racial stuff a break?
I guess Wes getting upset was where most of the fun came in. You’re a line stepper and intent on showing it.
I am admittedly more sensitive, after taking the 23 and me. I knew that I am part Native American but I found out that I’m 1/4 Slapahoe.
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Plainsman Park / Re: AU Biesbols
« Last post by GH2001 on May 12, 2024, 09:16:12 PM »My question is:
Is it what the pitching coach inherited, or a string of bad coaching?
Hopefully one way or another, they’re planning to shake some things up in the off-season to make us better.
Hudson leaves. Foxhall enters. It’s very very obvious a drop off happened in development that coincided with this. The recruiting has been good. Enough to not have the record that we do.