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Is this Steve Sarkisian's defining moment?

The Texas recruiting machine is back in full motion!

Has Steve Sarkisian has cracked the Kirby Smart code?

Texas is trending UP — and Jeff Howe & CJ Vogel are breaking down the three biggest reasons why.

It's Friday on Texas Football — and the crew breaks down every twist in the Longhorns' race to the College Football Playoff.

Steve Sarkisian may have finally unlocked the cheat code that makes his offense unstoppable — and the film proves it.

Texas fans — this might be the turning point we've been waiting for.

Texas fans, buckle up — Rod Babers and CJ Vogel just uncovered the craziest stat of the season. When the Longhorns fall behind by 14+ points, the offense instantly becomes elite, explosive, and nearly unstoppable.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Good morning everyone! It's time for another episode of OTF's Coffee & Football, where we dive deep into the hottest Texas Longhorns football news, recruiting updates, and so much more that you won't want to miss! Our team will cover everything from the win over Mississippi State, matchup against Vanderbilt, recapping the weekend and more! We want to hear from you, so drop your questions and comments in the chat!Become an OTF OG TODAY for $39.95 (Promo Code OTFOG): http://www.ontexasfootball.com We would like to thank today's sponsors:Adam Loewy & The Loewy Law Firm - https://www.personalinjurylawyersaustintx.comPrize Picks - Download Prize Picks app and use code ONTEXAS - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/ONTEXAS  Mint Mobile - http://www.mintmobile.com/OnTexas ($15 a month for 3 mo)Huel - http://www.huel.com/ONTEXAS (Code ONTEXAS for 15% off)Hays City Store - https://www.hayscitystoretx.com/Harry's - Our listeners get the Harry's Plus Trial Set for only $10 at https://www.harrys.com/ONTEXAS #Harryspod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Texas is 6–2… but what are they really?

Hosts Brad Fowler and Alex Higdon break down all the biggest storylines from Week 8 in the NFL and Week 9 in College Football. We cover — Brian Kelly fired at LSU, and the College Football coaching carousel heating up fast. Could Steve Sarkisian really jump to the NFL? Plus, Ole Miss looks playoff-bound, Vanderbilt stuns Missouri in another program-changing win, and Diego Pavia might just be New York–bound as a Heisman finalist. We also rank the open (and soon-to-open) jobs — Texas, Penn State, Florida, and LSU — and debate which program truly sits at the top of college football right now. In the NFL, Jordan Love and the Packers finally look like the team we’ve been waiting to see, Bo Nix and the Broncos keep rolling, and Jonathan Taylor has entered the MVP conversation after another monster game. We discuss whether the Colts are suddenly a legit Super Bowl contender, if Drake Maye is a top-10 QB, and how the Ravens may have just saved their season. Plus — this week’s NFL Game Balls and CFB Helmet Stickers

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Good morning everyone! It's time for another episode of OTF's Coffee & Football, where we dive deep into the hottest Texas Longhorns football news, recruiting updates, and so much more that you won't want to miss! Our team will cover everything from the win over Mississippi State, matchup against Vanderbilt, recapping the weekend and more! We want to hear from you, so drop your questions and comments in the chat!Become an OTF OG TODAY for $39.95 (Promo Code OTFOG): http://www.ontexasfootball.comWe would like to thank today's sponsors:Texas Road LLC - http://www.texas-road.comPrize Picks - Download Prize Picks app and use code ONTEXAS - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/ONTEXAS  Mint Mobile - http://www.mintmobile.com/OnTexas ($15 a month for 3 mo)Huel - http://www.huel.com/ONTEXAS (Code ONTEXAS for 15% off)Harry's - Our listeners get the Harry's Plus Trial Set for only $10 at https://www.harrys.com/ONTEXAS #Harryspod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a textA loud night in Starkville turned into a statement about conditioning, special teams, and poise as Texas clawed back late and held on. We unpack Arch's concussion protocol, Caldwell's opportunity, Vanderbilt's rise behind Diego Pavia, and shifting power across the SEC.• fourth-quarter surge powered by special teams and defense• Ryan Nibblet's field position value and creative usage• analytics vs eye test in big moments• Sark's NFL rumors and media sourcing• Arch in concussion protocol and Caldwell's tailored game plan• Vanderbilt scouting, Pavia's Heisman case, CFP leverage• A&M's road statement and LSU fallout• midseason firings and recruiting impact• Texas HS spotlights: Drew Brees honor and Caleb Crenshaw• quick World Series takes and travel quirksBe sure to follow each of our social media platforms and subscribe for free to the Stories Inside The Man Cave podcast pageSupport the showPlease like and follow each of Stories Inside the Man Cave Podcast social media links on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok.

Today's College Football Spotlight: The CFB Stock Report! The Vanderbilt Commodores also helped their College Football Playoff chances with a 17-10 win over the Missouri Tigers. Vanderbilt Football moves to 7-1 and now faces Texas in a monumental game for both teams. Missouri Football lost QB Bo Pribula in the loss but initial reports say he may be able to return before season's end. Diego Pavia gets asked if he thinks he should win the Heisman and what that would mean to the O-line The Texas Longhorns survived overtime for the second straight week, this time in a 45-38 win at The Mississippi State Bulldogs. Texas Football QB Arch Manning did have one of his better performances in a Burnt Orange uniform leading a 17-point 4th quarter comeback to beat Mississippi State Football. Sark gets asked if he's interested in the NFL and goes off Mike Elko gets asked about getting a win in a place where it's really hard to win PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com #SEC #Alabama #Auburn #secfootball #collegefootball #cfb #cfp #football #sports #alabamafootball #alabamabasketball #auburnbasketball #auburnfootball #rolltide #wareagle #alabamacrimsontide #auburntigers #nfl #sportsnews #footballnews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Longhorns just grew up in front of our eyes.

Texas handled business against Mississippi State — but did it prove they're legit contenders, or are there still red flags? Josh and Tass break down what the win really means for the Longhorns' playoff hopes, Sark's offense, and Arch's continued rise. Plus, we're adding a Stripe Sports Bonus Segment diving into the biggest storylines across college football and the NFL — from Heisman Picks to early MVP buzz, and the next head coach at LSU. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comShortly before Texas kicked off at Mississippi State, The Athletic reported that Steve Sarkisian's reps had “let NFL decision-makers know” that Sark would be interested in NFL jobs. Sarkisian and his agents were mad enough about the report that Jimmy Sexton and Ed Marynowitz issued a denial on official letterhead. Richard wants to talk about everything that's happening here.This is an episode of Split Zone Duo OVERTIME, an occasional add-on to our Sunday recap in which we go deeper on one weird topic from the weekend. It's a subscriber special, and you can subscribe if you haven't at this button: The Week 9 Hurry-Up presented by Dad Water is out now for everyone: Producer: Anthony Vito

Texas fans — buckle up!

It looked over — but Texas fought back!

It looked over — but Texas fought back!

WHAT. A. GAME.

WHAT. A. FINISH.

Folks, yesterday was quite a day. The morning began with a story of Sark looking to the NFL and ended with A&M pantsing Brian Kelly's team in Baton Rouge. In between we had football, some of it excellent. The FootballScoop Staff recaps what was truly a fascinating day in college football. 

Joe DeLeone & Sean Anderson react to all of the biggest outcomes from FBS football week 9. Steve Sarkisian fires back at the media, Vanderbilt's season is rubbing a host the wrong way, Texas A&M ends LSU's year, Alabama stays strong & what is Ole Miss? 1:00 - Steve Sarkisian fires back at the media 9:15 - Alabama rolls South Carolina 12:30 - Ole Miss ends the Oklahoma propaganda 20:30 - Is Vanderbilt a good college football story? 25:15 - Indiana is unstoppable 29:25 - Texas A&M ends LSU's season Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's game day, Longhorn Nation!

OTF's Longhorn Livestream discusses the Texas Longhorns victory over Kentucky, upcoming matchup against Mississippi State and we take your questions! Drop your questions and comments in the chat!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Does Sark need an OC? Reasonable minds can differ, but he does need collaborators and he doesn't seem to have any, while the Longhorn defense has had many. Also, if you force Sark into an OC, it won't work. Paul explains the innovation flow of football on both sides of the ball and how and why having a defined system can create program clarity and protect college level OL play. Randy has some definite thoughts on why Texas didn't consolidate its OU game planning gains. What can we expect in Starkville? Tune in and find out. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 or MortgagesbyGabe. Then get your financial life in order with advisor David McClellan 312-933-8823 with a free consult: dmcclellan@forumfinancial.com. Read his retirement tax bomb series at Kiplinger! https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/605109/is-your-retirement-portfolio-a-tax-bomb Need a great CenTex realtor? Contact Laura Baker at 512-784-0505 or laura@andyallenteam.com.

Steve Sarkisian did not hold back this week.

This week on Football Theory, Lifetime Longhorn Rod Babers and Jeff Howe dive deep into Steve Sarkisian's promise that the Texas offense will look different against Mississippi State — and exactly what that means for Arch Manning, CJ Baxter, and the Longhorns' identity.

The Horns take another punch to the mouth but still come out on top. Can the offense respond this time? Josh Fisher, Quan Cosby, and Eric Metcalf break down Texas' close win vs Kentucky, what went wrong offensively, and how Sark and company can get the unit back on track heading into Mississippi State. Plus, what does the defense look like without safety Michael Taaffe, and who steps up in his absence? All that and more on this week's Horns Up: Talkin' Texas. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SEC Network's Chris Doering joins the show to talk College Football The Auburn Tigers travel to the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday. Arkansas Football has yet to win under interim coach Bobby Petrino but they have played close games. Could Auburn and Arkansas be in a shootout Saturday? The Texas Longhorns travel to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Texas Football narrowly escaped a loss at Kentucky, can Mississippi State Football finish the deal? Sark gets asked if he's thought about giving up playcalling duties The Texas A&M Aggies are at the LSU Tigers. LSU Football coach Brian Kelly is catching heat for the Tigers start. Can he flip that around against Texas A&M Football? Today's College Football Spotlight: WACKED OUT WEDNESDAY! PLUS, our daily 4 Downs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The title says it all. Paul goes solo to share his thoughts on the 16-13 win in Kentucky, OL woes, Arch troubles, Sark's inability to carry over OU successes, and the strong play of the Longhorn special teams and defense. Then it's time for a thorough preview of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. They're dangerous in Starkville and the Horns must play better ball on offense if they want to silence those obnoxious cowbells. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 or MortgagesbyGabe. Then get your financial life in order with advisor David McClellan 312-933-8823 with a free consult: dmcclellan@forumfinancial.com. Read his retirement tax bomb series at Kiplinger! https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/605109/is-your-retirement-portfolio-a-tax-bomb Need a great CenTex realtor? Contact Laura Baker at 512-784-0505 or laura@andyallenteam.com.

The State of the Program gets real this week.

It's do-or-die weekend in Starkville.

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 9 in Texas CFB (INTRO – 16:50) Texas A&M vs LSU preview and why are coaches so bad at answering questions about other jobs? (16:50 – 22:00) Houston vs Arizona State (22:00 – 28:10) Baylor vs Cincinnati and our final Dave Aranda existential talk (28:10 – 38:50) Texas vs Mississippi State and should Sark give up playcalling duties? (38:50 – 44:20) Texas Tech vs Oklahoma State and another TortillaGate update (44:20 – 47:40) TCU vs West Virginia (47:40 – 51:30) SMU vs Wake Forest (51:30 – 55:00) Rice vs UConn (55:00 – 57:20) UNT vs Charlotte (57:20 – END) What's wrong with UTSA football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Burton sat down with Rod Babers for his signature “Second Watch” breakdown — and Rod delivered a film-room masterclass on why Texas' offense keeps stalling, what still works, and how Sark can fix it before Mississippi State.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nick Jeffery and John Granger continue their Q&A conversations about Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man (if you missed the first discussion, click here to catch up). As usual, the pair promised to send links and notes along with their recorded back and forth for anyone wanting to read more about the subjects they discussed. Scroll down for their seven plus one questions and a bevy of bonus material they trust will add to your appreciation of Rowling's Strike 8 artistry and meaning. Cheers!Q1: What is the meaning of or artistry involved with Pat Chauncey's three fish in the Agency's fish tank, ‘Robin,' ‘Cormoran,' and ‘Travolta/Elton'?Mise en Abyme (Wikipedia)In Western art history, mise en abyme (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃n‿abim]; also mise en abîme) is the technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the story within a story technique.The term is derived from heraldry, and means placed into abyss (exact middle of a shield). It was first appropriated for modern criticism by the French author André Gide. A common sense of the phrase is the visual experience of standing between two mirrors and seeing an infinite reproduction of one's image. Another is the Droste effect, in which a picture appears within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appearSnargaloff pods (Harry Potter Wiki)“It sprang to life at once; long, prickly, bramble-like vines flew out of the top and whipped through the air... Harry succeeded in trapping a couple of vines and knotting them together; a hole opened in the middle of all the tentacle-like branches... Hermione snatched her arm free, clutching in her fingers a pod... At once, the prickly vines shot back inside and the gnarled stump sat there looking like an innocently dead lump of wood“— The trio dealing with the Snargaluff plant in sixth year Herbology classSnargaluff was a magical plant with the appearance of a gnarled stump, but had dangerous hidden thorn-covered vines that attacked when provoked, and was usually best handled by more than one person.Juliana's Question about the Oranda Goldfish:did anyone else notice - I confess to only noticing this on my second re-read of THM- that Travolta, Pat's third fish, dies?What do we think about this? Could this mean Mr. Ryan F. Murphy dies…? Or could it just be foreshadowing of the fact that him and Robin don't end up together? I think the fish symbolism was quite humorous and delightful paralleling such a deep and intricate plot. Just wanted to know if anyone noticed this tinge of humor towards the end of the book… As for the fish theory, Pat's three fish in the tank: Strike, Robin and the third, she calls, Travolta — ironically, named after a “handsome” man. I'm thinking JKR meant Travolta, the fish to symbolize Murphy…What I was referring to in my original comment: the three fish = the love triangle between Ellacott/Murphy/Strike. I was asking: since Travolta died in Chapter 113, do we think this foreshadows Murphy either dying physically, or just that Robin and Murphy do not end up together?John's ‘Fish and Peas' Response:It's a relief to learn that Travolta's most famous role wasn't a character named Ryan Murphy that everyone in the world except myself knows very well. Thank you for this explanation!There's more to your idea, though, I think, then you have shared. Forgive me if you were already aware of this textual argument that suggests very strongly that these Oranda goldfish have been an important part of Rowling's plan from the series from the start. In brief, it's about the peas.In Part 2, Chapter 3, of ‘Cuckoo's Calling,' Robin and Matt are having their first fight about Strike and the Agency. The chapter ends with an odd note that this disagreement has blemished the Cunliffe couple's engagement.“She waited until he had walked away into the sitting room before turning off the tap. There was, she noticed, a fragment of frozen pea caught in the setting of her engagement ring.” (73)Your theory that the fish bowl is an embedded picture of the state of Robin's feelings for Murphy and Strike, a Mise en abyme of sorts, is given credibility in the eyes of this reader by the appearance of frozen peas as the cure for the dying Cormoran goldfish. It is hard for a Rowling Reader to believe that these two mentions of frozen pea fragments were coincidental or unrelated, which means that (a) Rowling had the office Oranda goldfish scene-within-the-scene in Strike 8 foreshadowed by the Strike 1 tiff, and (b) therefore of real significance.There is another pea bit, of course, in ‘Troubled Blood' at Skegness, a passage that links Robin's heart or essence with peas.Strike was still watching the starlings when Robin set down two polystyrene trays, two small wooden forks and two cans of Coke on the table.“Mushy peas,” said Strike, looking at Robin's tray, where a hefty dollop of what looked like green porridge sat alongside her fish and chips.“Yorkshire caviar,” said Robin, sitting down. “I didn't think you'd want any.”“You were right,” said Strike, picking up a sachet of tomato sauce while watching with something like revulsion as Robin dipped a chip into the green sludge and ate it.“Soft Southerner, you are,” she said, and Strike laughed. (807-808)If you tie this in with the fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite paintings and the meaning of ‘Oranda,' this is quite a bit of depth in that fish bowl -- and in your argument that the death of Travolta signifies Murphy is out of consideration.You're probably to young to remember this but Travolta's most famous role will always be Tony Manero in ‘Saturday Night Fever,' the breakout event of his acting career. Manero longs for a woman way out of his league, attempts to rape her after they win a dance contest, she naturally rejects him, but they wind up as friends.Or in a book so heavy in the cultish beliefs and practices of Freemasonry, especially with respect to policemen that are also “on the square,” maybe the Travolta-Murphy link is just that the actor is, with Tom Cruise, as famous (well...) for his beliefs in Scientology as for his acting ability.So, yes, it's fun, your ‘Peas and Fish' theory, but there's something to it.Check out this note on ‘Peas' in the Strike novels from Renee over at the weblog: https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hallmarked-man-placeholder-post-index/comment-page-1/#comment-1699017 The fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite painting: https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/rowlings-favorite-painting-and-what And the meaning of ‘Oranda:' https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/rowling-twixter-fish-and-strike-update/Follow-Up by Julianna:I'm not sure what exact chapter this is in, but let's also not forget that on Sark, Strike procures a bag of frozen peas to soothe the spade to his face injury. I also want to add that he has used frozen peas before, to soothe his aching leg too, but I could be wrong about that…I cant remember where I've read that, so it might not be true….Lastly, after reading Renee's comment, I have to say, that now I do believe that the peas might have been an ongoing symbol for Strike (a la…the pea in the engagement ring) and…stay with me here….peas are potentially, what save Cormoran, the goldfish, from dying.“The black fish called Cormoran was again flailing helplessly at the top of the tank. ‘Stupid a*****e, you've done it to your f*cking self'.” And the very last line of the book being: “Then pushed himself into a standing position ear and knee both throbbing. In the absence of anything else he could do to improve his present situation, he set off for the attic to fetch the empty margerine tub…and some peas.” (Chapter 127).My point being: this could be a way of Rowling saying, that Strike saves himself from himself…another psychological undertone in her stories. (Lake reference: Rowling has pulled herself up out of poverty ‘by her own bootstraps' we say.) Thoughts? Thanks for induldging me here, John! I am enjoying this conversation. Apologies for the grammar and potentially confusing train of thoughts.And from Vicky:Loving the theories and symbolism around the peas and fish! Just had a thought too re John quoting the Troubled blood scene. Robin calls mushy peas by a familiar term “Yorkshire caviar”. Caviar is of course fish eggs, and poor Robin, Yorkshire born, spends much of THM agonising over the thought and pressure of freezing her eggs. Giuliana mentioned the frozen peas Strike puts on his swollen face after the spade hit...maybe this is foreshadowing to their intimate and honest dinner conversation later with Robin baring her heart to Strike about her ectopic pregnancy griefQ2: Why didn't the Strike-Ellacott Agency or the Metropolitan Police figure out how the murderer entered the Ramsay Silver vault to kill William Wright the first time they saw the grainy surveillance film of the auction house crate deliveries?Tweet UrlFrom ‘The Locked Room Lecture' (John Dickson Carr) It's silly to be disappointed in a border-line absurd Locked Room Mystery such as Hallmarked Man because improbability is close to a requirement in such stories:“But this point must be made, because a few people who do not like the slightly lurid insist on treating their preferences as rules. They use, as a stamp of condemnation, the word ‘improbable.' And thereby they gull the unwary into their own belief that ‘improbable' simply means ‘bad.'“Now, it seems reasonable to point out that the word improbable is the very last which should ever be used to curse detective fiction in any case. A great part of our liking fofr detective fiction is based on a liking for improbability. When A is murdered, and B and C are under strong suspicion, it is improbably that the innocent-looking D can be guilty. But he is. If G has a perfect alibi, sworn to at every point by every other letter in the alphabet, it is improbable that G can have committed the crime. But he has. When the detective picks up a fleck of coal dust at the seashore, it is improbable that such an insignificant thing can have any importance. But it will. In short, you come to a point where the word improbable grows meaningless as a jeer. There can be no such thing as any probability until the end of the story. And then, if you wish the murder to be fastened on an unlikely person (as some of us old fogies do), you can hardly complain because he acted from motives less likely or necessarily less apparent than those of the person first suspected.“When the cry of ‘This-sort-of-thing-wouldn't-happen!' goes up, when you complain about half-faced fiends and hooded phantoms and blond hypnotic sirens, you are merely saying, ‘I don't like this sort of story.' That's fair enough. If you do not like it, you are howlingly right to say so. But when you twist this matter of taste into a rule for judging the merit or even the probability of the story, you are merely saying, ‘This series of events couldn't happen, because I shouldn't enjoy it if it did.'“What would seem to be the truth of the matter? We might test it out by taking the hermetically sealed chamber as an example, because this situation has been under a hotter fire than any other on the grounds of being unconvincing.“Most people, I am delighted to say, are fond of the locked room. But – here's the damned rub – even its friends are often dubious. I cheerfully admit that I frequently am. So, for the moment, we'll all side together on this score and see what we can discover. Why are we dubious when we hear the explanation of the locked room? Not in the least because we are incredulous, but simply because in some vague way we are disappointed. And from that feeling it is only natural to take an unfair step farther, and call the whole business incredible or impossible or flatly ridiculous.” (reprinted in The Art of the Mystery Story [Howard Haycraft] 273-286)Q3: Hallmarked Man is all about silver and Freemasonry. What is the historical connection between South American silver (‘Argentina' means ‘Land of Silver'), the end of European feudalism, and the secret brotherhood of the Masons?How Silver Flooded the World: And how that Replaced Feudalism and the Church with Capitalism and Nation-States (‘Uncharted Territories,' Tomas Pueyo) In Europe, silver also triggered the discovery of America, a technological explosion, and a runaway chain of events that replaced feudalism with capitalism and nation-states. If you understand this, you'll be able to understand why nation-states are threatened by cryptocurrencies today, and how their inevitable success will weaken nation-states. In this premium article, we're going to explore how Europe starved for silver, and how the reaction to this flooded the world with silver. ,See also Never Bet Against America and Argentina Could be a Superpower, both by Pueyo.‘Conspiracy Theories associated with Freemasonry' (Wikipedia)* That Freemasonry is a Jewish front for world domination or is at least controlled by Jews for this goal. An example of this is the anti-Semitic literary forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Adolf Hitler believed that Freemasonry was a tool of Jewish influence,[12] and outlawed Freemasonry and persecuted Freemasons partially for this reason.[13] The covenant of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas claims that Freemasonry is a “secret society” founded as part of a Zionist plot to control the world.[14] Hilaire Belloc thought Jews had “inaugurated” freemasonry “as a bridge between themselves and their hosts”[15]* That Freemasonry is tied to or behind Communism. The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco had often associated his opposition with both Freemasonry and Communism, and saw the latter as a conspiracy of the former; as he put it, “The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: masonry and communism”.[16] In 1950, Irish Roman Catholic priest Denis Fahey republished a work by George F. Dillon under the title Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked as the Secret Power Behind Communism. Modern conspiracy theorists such as Henry Makow have also claimed that Freemasonry intends the triumph of Communism[17]* That Freemasons are behind income taxes in the US. One convicted tax protester has charged that law enforcement officials who surrounded his property in a standoff over his refusal to surrender after his conviction were part of a “Zionist, Illuminati, Free Mason [sic] movement”.[18] The New Hampshire Union Leader also reported that “the Browns believe the IRS and the federal income tax are part of a deliberate plot perpetrated by Freemasons to control the American people and eventually the world”[19]Umberto Eco's The Prague Cemetery, a Freemasonry Novel (Wikipedia)So much for the link between Freemasonry and Baphomet worship!‘The Desacralization of Work' (Roger Sworder, Mining, Metallurgy, and the Meaning of Life)Q4: Ian Griffiths is the Bad Guy of Hallmarked Man. His name has definite Christian overtones (a ‘Griffin,' being half-eagle, half-lion, King of Heaven and Earth, is a symbol of Christ); could it also be another pointer to Rowling's mysterious ‘Back Door Man,' Harry Bingham, author of the Fiona Griffiths series?Troubled Blood: The Acknowledgments (Nick Jeffery, November 2020)In both Silkworm and Career Rowling/Galbraith's military advisors are thanked as SOBE (Sean Harris OBE?) Deeby (Di Brookes?) and the Back Door Man. Professor Granger has identified the Back Door Man as a southern US slang term for a man having an illicit relationship, but beyond this is so far unidentified.Any thoughts on her dedications or acknowledgements? Any new leads for the elusive Back Door Man? Please comment down below.Harry Bingham's website, June 2012“My path into TALKING TO THE DEAD was a curious one. I was approached by a well-known figure who was contemplating working with a ghostwriter on a crime thriller. I hadn't read any crime for a long time, but was intrigued by the project. So I went out and bought about two dozen crime novels, then read them back-to-back over about two weeks.”Could Rowling have hired a (gasp) “ghost writer”? Or was it just “expert editorial assistance” she was looking for, what Bingham offers today?Author's Notes in The Strange Death of Fiona Grifiths (Publication date 29th January 2015, before Career of Evil):“If you want to buy a voice activated bugging device that looks like (and is) an ordinary power socket, it'll set you back about fifty pounds (about eighty bucks).”This is the same surveillance device used in Lethal White, but interestingly is not used in Bingham's book. (Nick Jeffery)Moderators Backchannel List of Correspondences between Cormoran Strike series and Bingham's Fiona Griffiths mystery-thrillers (John Granger):(1) A series that has an overarching mystery about which we get clues in every story, one linked to a secret involving a parent who is well known but whose real life is a mystery even to their families;(2) A series that is preoccupied with psychological issues, especially those of the brilliant woman protagonist who suffers from a mental illness and who is a student of psychology;(3) A series that is absorbed with death and populated by the dead who have not yet passed on and who influence the direction of the investigation more or less covertly (”I think we have just one world, a continuum, one populated by living and dead alike,” 92, This Thing of Darkness), a psychic and spiritual realm book that rarely touches on formal religion (Dead House and Deepest Grave excepted, sort of);(4) A series that, while being a police procedural because the detective is a police officer, is largely about how said sergeant works around, even against the hierarchy of department authority and decision makers, “with police help but largely as an independent agent;”(5) A series that makes glancing references to texts that will jar Rowling Readers: “All shall be well” (284, Love Story with Murders), she drives a high heel into a creepy guy's foot when he comes up to her from behind (75, This Thing of Darkness), Clerkenwell! (103, The Dead House), a cave opening cathedral-like onto a lake, the heroine enters with a mentor, blood spilled at the entrance, and featuring a remarkable escape (chapter 34, The Dead House), etc, especially the Robin-Fiona parallels....(6) A series starring a female protagonist who works brilliantly undercover, whose story is about recovery from a trauma experienced when she was a college student, who struggles mostly with her romantic relationships with men, a struggle that is a combination of her mental health-recovery progress (or lack of same) and her vocation as a detective, who is skilled in the martial art of self-defense, and who is from a world outside London, an ethnicity and home fostering, of all things, a love of sheep;(7) A series with a love of the mythological or at least the non-modern (King Arthur! Anchorites!)Q5: Can you help us out with some UK inside jokes or cultural references of which we colonists can only guess the meaning? Start with Gateshead, Pit Ponies, and Council Flats and Bed-Sits!* Gateshead (Wikipedia)J. B. Priestley, writing of Gateshead in his 1934 travelogue English Journey, said that “no true civilisation could have produced such a town”, adding that it appeared to have been designed “by an enemy of the human race”.* Pit Ponies (Wikipedia)Larger horses, such as varieties of Cleveland Bay, could be used on higher underground roadways, but on many duties small ponies no more than 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm) high were needed. Shetlands were a breed commonly used because of their small size, but Welsh, Russian, Devonshire (Dartmoor) and Cornish ponies also saw extensive use in England.[2] In the interwar period, ponies were imported into Britain from the Faroe Islands, Iceland and the United States. Geldings and stallions only were used. Donkeys were also used in the late 19th century, and in the United States, large numbers of mules were used.[6] Regardless of breed, typical mining ponies were low set, heavy bodied and heavy limbed with plenty of bone and substance, low-headed and sure-footed. Under the British Coal Mines Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 50), ponies had to be four years old and work ready (shod and vet checked) before going underground.[15] They could work until their twenties.At the peak of this practice in 1913, there were 70,000 ponies underground in Britain.In shaft mines, ponies were normally stabled underground[16] and fed on a diet with a high proportion of chopped hay and maize, coming to the surface only during the colliery's annual holiday.* Council Flats (Wikipedia)Q6: What are Rowling Readers to think of Robin's dream in chapter 22 (174 )when she's sleeping next to Murphy but dreaming of being at Ramsay's Silver with Strike and the showroom is filled with “cuddly toys instead of masonic swords and aprons”?* ‘Harry's Dreams:' Steve Vander Ark, Harry Potter LexiconQ7: The first bad news phone call that Robin takes from her mother Linda in Hallmarked Man is about the death of Rowntree. What is the connection between Robin's beloved Chocolate Labrador, Quakers, and Rowling's Golden Thread about ‘What is Real'?‘Troubled Blood: Poisoned Chocolates' (John Granger, 2021)‘Troubled Blood: The Secret of Rowntree' (John Granger, 2021)I explained in ‘Deathly Hallows and Penn's Fruits of Solitude‘ why Penn's quotation is a key to the Hogwarts Saga finale, how, in brief, the “inner light” doctrines of the Quakers and of non-conformist esoteric Christianity in general inform the story of Harry's ultimate victory in Dobby's grave over doubt and his subsequent ‘win' in his battle against death and the Dark Lord. I urge you to read that long post, one of the most important, I think, ever posted at HogwartsProfessor, for an idea of how central to Rowling's Christian faith the tenets of Quakerism really are as well as how this shows itself in Deathly Hallows.What makes the historical chocolate connection with the Quakers, one strongly affirmed in naming the Ellacott dog ‘Rowntree,' that much more interesting then is the easy segue from the “inner light” beliefs of the Christian non-conformists to the effect of chocolate on characters in Rowling and Galbraith novels. The conscience of man per the Quakers are our logos within that is continuous with the Logos fabric of reality, the Word that brings all things into existence and the light that is in every man (cf., the Prologue to St John's Gospel). Our inner peace and fellowship, in this view, depend on our identification with this transpersonal “inner light” rather than our ephemeral ego concerns.What is the sure way to recover from a Dementor attack, in which your worst nightmares are revisited? How does Robin deal with stress and the blues? Eat some chocolate, preferably a huge bar from Honeydukes or a chocolate brownie if you cannot get to Hogsmead.Access, in other words, the Quaker spiritual magic, the “inner light” peace of communion with what is Absolute and transcendent, a psychological effect exteriorized in story form by Rowling as the good feeling we have in eating chocolate. Or in the companionship and unconditional love of a beloved Labrador, preferably a chocolate Lab.Christmas Pig: The Blue Bunny' (John Granger, 2021)“Do you just want to live in nice houses?” asked Blue Bunny. “Or is there another reason you want to get in?”“Yes,” said Jack, before the Christmas Pig could stop him. “Somebody I need's in there. He's called DP and he's my favorite cuddly toy.”For a long moment, Jack and Blue Bunny stared into each other's eyes and then Blue Bunny let out a long sigh of amazement.“You're a boy,” he whispered. “You're real.”“He isn't,” said the panic-stricken Christmas Pig. “He's an action figure called—”“It's all right, Pig,” said Blue Bunny, “I won't tell anybody, I promise. You really came all the way into the Land of the Lost to find your favorite toy?” he asked Jack, who nodded.“Then I'll be your decoy,” said Blue Bunny. “It would be an honor” (169).The Bunny's recognition here of Jack as a messiah, sacrificial love incarnate, having descended into existence as a Thing himself from Up There where he was a source of the love that “alivens” objects, is one of, if not the most moving event in Christmas Pig. Note the words he uses: “You're real.”Rowling has used the word “real” twice before as a marker of reality transcending what we experience in conventional time and space, the sensible world. The first was in what she described as the “key” to the Harry Potter series, “lines I waited seventeen years to write” (Cruz), the end of the Potter-Dumbledore dialogue at King's Cross….In a Troubled Blood passage meant to echo that dialogue, with “head” and “backside” reflecting the characters inverted grasp of “reality,” Robin and Strike talk astrology:“You're being affected!” she said. “Everyone knows their star sign. Don't pretend to be above it.”Strike grinned reluctantly, took a large drag on his cigarette, exhaled, then said, “Sagittarius, Scorpio rising, with the sun in the first house.”“You're –” Robin began to laugh. “Did you just pull that out of your backside, or is it real?”“Of course, it's not f*****g real,” said Strike. “None of it's real, is it?” (Blood 242, highlighting in original).The Bunny's simple declaration, “You're real,” i.e., “from Up There,” the greater reality of the Land of the Living in which Things have their awakening in the love of their owners, clarifies these other usages. Dumbledore shares his wisdom with Harry that the maternal love which saved him, first at Godric's Hollow and then in the Forest, is the metaphysical sub-stance beneath, behind, and within all other reality. Strike gives Robin a dose of his skeptical ignorance and nominalist first principle that nothing is real but surface appearance subject to measurement and physical sensation, mental grasp of all things being consequent to that.Christmas Pig‘s “real” moment acts as a key to these others, one evident in the Bunny's response to the revelation of Jack's greater ontological status. He does a Dobby, offering to die for Jack as Jack has done in his descent into the Land of the Lost for DP, a surrender of self to near certain death in being given to the Loser he considers an “honor.” He acts spontaneously and selflessly as a “decoy,” a saving replacement in other words, for the “living boy” as Dobby did for the “Boy Who Lived.” The pathetic distraction that saved the DP rescue mission in Mislaid despite himself, crying out in desperation for his own existence, has metamorphized consequent to his experience with Broken Angel and in Jack's example, into a heroic decoy that allows Jack and CP to enter the City of the Missed.The Blue Bunny makes out better than the House-elf, too, and this is the key event of the book and the best evidence since the death of Lily Potter, Harry's defeat of Quirrell, and the demise of the Dark Lord that mother's love is Rowling's default symbolism for Christian love in her writing. The Bunny's choice to act as decoy, his decision to die to his ego-self, generates the life saving appearance of maternal love and its equivalent in the transference attachment a child feels for a beloved toy. The Johannine quality of the light that shines down on him from the Finding Hole and his Elijah-esque elevation nails down the Logos­-love correspondence.EC: All through Hallmarked Man Robin is saying to herself, “I think I love Ryan, no, really, I know I love him…,” which of course is Rowling's way of signaling the conflict this character has in her feelings for Strike and for Murphy. What is that about?* See ‘The Hallmarked Man's Mythological Template' for discussion of the Anteros/Eros distinction in the myth of Cupid and Psyche as well as the Strike-Ellacott novels Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

Quan Cosby, Eric Metcalf, and the Boys react to Texas' massive Red River Rivalry win over Oklahoma — breaking down how the Horns dominated in all three phases and what it means for their College Football Playoff push. The crew dives into Arch Manning's growing role in Sark's offense, what makes this team different from past Texas squads, and how they can keep the momentum rolling heading into a tricky road matchup with Kentucky. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Lifetime Longhorn Rod Babers and Jeff Howe dove into one of the most fascinating elements of Texas' offense right now — Arch Manning's scrambling and off-script playmaking. What started as a small surprise has become a full-blown schematic advantage for Steve Sarkisian.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bobby Burton, Gerry Hamilton, and Jeff Howe broke down one of the most one-sided coaching matchups in college football right now — Steve Sarkisian vs. Brent Venables. The numbers, the style, and the second-half beatdowns all point to one thing: Sark completely owns this rivalry.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rod Babers came in buzzing after rewatching Texas' 23–6 win over Oklahoma — calling it “one of the most satisfying rewatches” he's ever done. The Longhorns didn't just win — they got better every single quarter and imposed their will on the Sooners.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Howe and CJ Vogel broke down Steve Sarkisian's Thursday press conference, the final word before Texas and Oklahoma square off in Dallas. The tone? Urgent, defiant, and self-aware. Sark knows this one could define the season.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Yankees survive game 3 after Aaron Judge's pinstripe moment (00:00:00-00:14:31:11). Big Dumper goes poo poo and the Mariners go up 2-1 (00:14:31-00:22:20). Cubs and Phillies are down bad ahead of Game 3 (00:22:20-00:45:16). Jaguars win a game they never usually win and the Chiefs are mortal (00:45:16-00:53:25). Joe Flacco to the Bengals (00:53:25-00:55:57). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Jerry Jones flipping people off, Lebron's fake retirement and more (00:55:57-01:13:33). Tom Fornelli joins us to talk about a crazy Week 6, James Franklin, Sark in Texas, who's going to win the SEC, UNC is a disaster and is Ohio State better this year (01:13:33-01:53:49)? Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Mario Cristobal joins the show to talk about the season, how to stop complacency, building teams, trench play, and more (01:53:49-02:21:35). Jerry from the Carolina Panthers Meow Mix podcast joins the show to talk about ending his podcast because the Panthers are so bad at football (02:21:35-02:34:28). We finish with listener submitted FAQ's (02:34:28-02:47:12).You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take

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I break down one of the wildest weekends of 2025: UCLA's 42–37 shocker over No. 7 Penn State at the Rose Bowl—where James Franklin admitted “we made mistakes today that we normally don't make…that's my responsibility, and I didn't get it done,” while interim boss Tim Skipper praised Nico Iamaleava as a “big-time” difference-maker; Florida's 29–21 upset of No. 9 Texas in the Swamp—DJ Lagway's “It's us against the world” swagger and Steve Sarkisian saying the loss is on him and that Texas must “get tighter than we've ever been”; and the NFL capper, Denver's 21–17 fourth-quarter comeback in Philly that snapped the Eagles' 10-game win streak amid controversy and a chaotic final Hail Mary. We unpack what each result means for the Playoff race, Sark's Red River week, and whether the Eagles' loss is a blip or blueprint for beating the champs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Howe and CJ Vogel didn't hold back after a frustrating, sloppy loss in Gainesville. The Longhorns dropped to 3–2, and this one stung because it was full of self-inflicted wounds. Missed opportunity from the jump, defense disappoints early but redeems late, offense out of sync, penalty & discipline meltdown, special teams nightmare and more! The final mood? Frustration, disappointment, and disbelief. Texas let one slip away—again. But with the Red River Rivalry up next, Sark and the Horns have to regroup fast or risk the season spiraling.