A heckuva lot has been going on around here…. and a heckuva lot more is coming! So it is appropriate to officially rename our always popular “RimShots” potpourri columns as…. But Wait… There’s More! So, we have. These bunch o’ stuff columns are always popular so we really should do them more often…. So, we plan to. …. ALSO lots more incredibly insightful columns on lots more than just stoopid sports drivel.
The most important change is what you better NOT see…. those %@^%# Virus Warnings. Yuck…. Patooie! Thanks to TomTheWuff, I met some outstanding Tech Support Guys who specialize in site security as well as offer hosting and design support. This site and AgentPierce’s too (just for you Kennel) has been scrubbed and power washed down to the bone. If any of you DO get any sort of Virus Warning now…. let us know immediately with as much info as possible.
While it makes a good story and Lord knows we love “a good story”; we were NOT deliberately hacked for any opinions we espoused…. or by any “Dickie” we might slice ‘n dice around here. Likely just some geeky nerd in a warehouse in Mumbai or Shanghai who, like The Butcher, has no clue “who is John Blake?”.
In addition to the new, albeit unseen, site security fortifications, we are also planning several site redesigns all intended to simplify your visiting and viewing pleasure. Making this site adaptable to all platforms is essential. A “platform” means smartphone – pad – laptop – desktop. Those redesigns will be unveiled over the next several weeks.
OK…. enough tech-talk. Lets get back to Saving Western Civilization by (1) stomping board monkeys; and (2) shining the all-seeing Light of Truth on all the crap you get elsewhere….
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So I’m watching Dirty Harry and…. AMC was running a Dirty Harry-athon yesterday. Like many of you, I’ve seen all “The Harrys” 
dozens of times. NOT as often as RoadHouse of course or “The Rambos”. …. The Original DH is the one with Scorpio the sadistic serial killer (who was NOT a Muslim FWIW). In an early sequence Harry comes upon “a 211 in progress” at a bank. With “the most powerful handgun made” he takes out the two bad guys (both were “black” which shows how long ago DH was made, huh). As Harry walks across the street to the carnage, he walks past a movie theater. The marquee of the theater displays Play Misty For Me. I had never caught that before. ….. other than “Albert” how many of you see the irony of that? I felt like it was a private joke between me and Clint.
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Jeremy Foley – long time Florida AD – is retiring…. this is pure conjecture on my part with no reason to imagine it has crossed anyone else’s mind…. but if I was UF I would strongly consider UNC-CH’s Richard “Bubba” Cunningham to replace Foley. “Bubba” is a first- class administrator who does not seek the spotlight for himself but prefers “keeping the trains running on time” and managing the pesky administrative details. IMO, Bubba deserves better than the ooey gooey yucky septic spill he walked into “just south of Franklin Street” six years ago.
“Gainesville” is one of the Top Five AD gigs in America. Bubba could get “a mill plus” and return to his home state “for Life”. Again, just My Opinion.
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Baylor Fat Cats want Art Briles back…. who didn’t see this coming? Several REALLY Deep Pocketed Fat Cats who like to t
hink “they” run Baylor are already plotting and scheming to bring Art Briles back after a one-year suspension. Every Power Five school has “these guys” but in Texas everything, especially “Cats”, are Bigger and Fatter and have mucho deeper pockets. These are the 2016 version of the infamous Beverly Drive Mafia that got SMU its Death Penalty back in the 80s. If $$$$ talks these “don’t you know who I am” jackasses are screaming. Most of these guys are “oil and gas moguls”.
The interim Baylor admins are, of course, saying “it ain’t agonna happen” – i.e. bringing Briles back – but don’t bet against it. So a handful of coeds “took one for the team”? Whats the big deal? What IS A Big Deal is Baylor remaining a Top Ten Program, at least to these FatCats. …. sigh, sob, sniff.
Hey BobLee, are these Baylor’s version of UNC’s Infamous BOT3? Yep, pretty much. You may recall, UNC’s BOT3 lobbied Holden to keep The Butcher eight months after Holden had determined he had to go. That Bye Bye Butch finally came in July just before the season was because The BOT3 (who had hired Butch) had lost enough of their influence for Holden to do what needed doing.
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Nashville is moving to CMT…. Gee a prime time soap opera about “Nashville” and Country Music is moving from ABC to CMT. CMT stands for Country Music Television. Seems like a perfect fit. Nashville The Series was popular at our house for the past five years although this past season “jumped the shark” with waaaaay too much ANGST in every storyline. The show had been cancelled by ABC 
following this just concluded season several weeks ago… and assumed to be “toe-tagged”. It ended with “Avery” on the tarmac waiting for “Juliette Barnes” to return from The Oscars. “Avery” is told “Miss Barnes plane has disappeared from radar”…. i.e. crashed. OH NO! ….. “Rayna and Deacon” had resolved their latest family tragedy…. “Will” had a gay guy kiss…. Hopefully dopey “Layla” is gone for good. …. No word on how many of the cast will join the revived show on CMT. It is not MUST SEE TV but if you like such things, check it out when it starts up again. Speaking of MUST SEE TV…. Ray Donovan’s new season begins next month.
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It’s Omaha Time again…. It’s CWS season !!! The Final Eight in Omaha have been decided. The best chances for local teams – NCState and ECU – did not survive the Regionals and Super Regionals. I doubt I’ll watch as I have in the past without any local teams. But “Omaha” is still “the best sports week in college sports” ….
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That “scary messianic crone”….. In the Awesome Advice To Margaret Spellings column I introduced you to Altha Cravey – the latest in a very long line of Demonic Divas of Franklin Street. This delightful (??) pieca work is leading the current coven o’ crazies “over yonder”. Well…. that column reached “Altha” and her gang of quite angry multi-genders, snowflakes and constipated Woodstock leftovers. “They” snorted and sneered and roasted yours truly in their little Twitter clubhouse. …. Aaahhh the Joy of being a social media celebrity.
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Well, not really. Thats about IT for now. AgentPierce has added a new feature over on his site – His Top Five Favorite Columnists. But AP’s operates a pretty hot kitchen…. and some of you can’t handle “the heat”. We understand.
Now back to work on those website redesigns….
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