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Pretty sure we know what we got with Mike Young, but I'm sure we just don't want to commit the money with the focus on football right now.

And yeah, you need a license. Easy to get on line and not too expensive. The kids might or might not depending on age. And if the game fish like trout and redfish aren't to be found, simply fishing for bottom fish with a bottom rig and fishbites can be fun, especially for new fishermen, plus you can get a tasty dinner if you get into them.

Preach brother

Also you mentioned that acquiring talent is the GM's job at the NFL level, but he was the Patriots' de facto GM for like 20 years so you'd still expect him to be able to handle that decently enough.

I think being an NFL GM is about picking the right 3 guys from a group of 2-3 dozens options, and finding a way to make the numbers work for one of those 3 guys.

There's sooooo many more college athletes to scout; a GM may have to cast a wider net, rely on their network and employees, etc. College recruiting requires a lot of projection; not only do you not know how the player will develop; the recruits may literally still be growing. Very rarely will a target be a complete package. Often it's just about mitigating risk.

On top of that, the NFL owners share all salary info, so you know exactly what the market is. That is not at all the case in CFB.

There's a reason why there are so few coaches who have won consistently at both levels. I think that even as the GM/DPP position becomes more formalized, we'll see the same exact trend.

I may not go with them, but I will certainly call him as an option. If there are 20 options maybe I call 3... and he is one of 3.

I figured it was a joke. I wanted to address it anyway.

I think it feels less dirty because it's not a guarantee that you'll get the "hanky panky". You're "investing" in the possibility of it but the other half has free will to either engage in the act or not. That makes it different, IMO, in a few important ways. But, chief among them, you're not paying for someone to do something obligatory. You're also compelled to make yourself desirable so that the other person is interested in moving forward with it. Sex workers (or slaves) don't have that option. They gotta show up and do whatever they get paid for regardless of who it is. There's no mutual attraction or interest. You can wine and dine someone all you like but they gotta want it if you're gonna get it. That's different.

And, for me personally, that's one of the parts I struggle with understanding. To me, sex is way more enjoyable if I know the other person wants to be there and is enjoying it. That can't happen if I'm paying for it. So, I just don't understand the allure.

For perspective, I can't recall the last time we played well enough against a top 10 to sniff overtime. I guess the 2021 opener against UNC counts, but that was a pretty artificial top 10 as it turns out UNC wasn't very good that year, and even that was 5 years ago. Before that was maybe 2016 ACCCG against clemson, where we started to come back in the 4th and lost by 7 (but had the ball right outside the red zone). Again, that was 10 years ago now. Before that would be 2014 vs Ohio state I guess.

Am I missing any?

Edit: I think Miami was #7 when we played them in 2024 and basically had the win on that foolishly overturned TD at the buzzer. So I guess that one counts

If I have a structured settlement but I need cash now.... you know who I am calling, and it's the only game in town as far as I'm concerned

Yep. I've worked on several corporate/brand equity or corporate/brand health or whatever you call them projects for pharma and medical device companies. Different places call them different things.

A few of pillars are used to determine the score, though they can differ slightly from project-to-project and how important each factor is in the total score differs, but company awareness is always in there if you are doing it at a company-wide level and brand awareness is always there if you are doing it at a specific product level. Company awareness is also almost always in there even if you are looking at specific brands. Point is, you have to be aware of something to have a positive view of it or use it, so it is always part of the calculation.

Other point brand equity is a strong predictor of future use. If brand equity is higher than product use, you can with a pretty high degree of confidence expect greater product use in the future. If brand equity is lower than product use, you are likely to lose market share. Not perfect 100% of the time, but we have benchmarks showing the trends.

On the flip side, if their ads piss me off or annoy me, I won't take my business to them

You've never courted a female?