It was crazy.  Even without subs.

Appreciate all you do!

Hope to meet some of you before the game.

It's the Japanese name for the type of creature (species?) exemplified by Godzilla, Wheatley, Asiasi, etc.  Brian coined that phrase this week after seeing them together vs. Hawaii.

I live in their rival's district (Lake Travis) which seats about 12,000.  Unlike most games in Michigan, the home stands are typically SRO.  Away stands attendance depends on the quality of the opponent (distance is usually irrelevant).

If you've never been to a big-time 6A HS game in Texas, you're missing out.  It's played at a level that rivals even mid-tier college games.  The Katy/Lake Travis final last year was one of the most impressive displays of pure football I've seen in a long time, particularly by the Katy defense.

...and never come down to Texas to find out how wrong you are.

We'll be just fine without you.

kthxbai

Unless he reached out to any and all coaches that would be potential replacements and they all shot him down, so he was forced to stand pat.  My, how that program has cratered.

Can't think of a better comparison.

My sister lives in Lexington, SC.  They get ice storms.  They get hurricanes.  Oh yeah, and it's as humid as...well, use your imagination.

I live in central Texas and the weather is far better in total than either SC or SE Michigan.  By their logic, UT should get every player they want.

Simply because the dry-rub / barking technique doesn't work quite as well on that type of meat.  I've seen it done, but most prefer the sauce method.

When we talk about BBQ down here, the default subject is brisket unless something else is specified.  Sorry if that wasn't clear.

Surprisingly, I think it's the one thing Salt Lick does better than anyone.  Their Spicy variety is the absolute bomb.

Second place is Louie Mueller's jalapeno pulled pork sauce.  Phenomenal.

We, the consumers, are the winners.

My vote if you include nearby towns is Louie Mueller in Taylor.  Wayne's beef rib is still the best meat I've ever put in my mouth (and I've put a lot in my piehole).  I'd put it up against anything in Austin proper, now or previous.

If you've never been to Snow's in Lexington, go.  The pork steak is beyond awesome. Dare I say, Harbaugh-level?

"Saucin' is cheatin'."

The general rule for BBQ enthusiasts and pitmasters alike (at least around here) is that even though they may provide sauce, it's for northerners/out-of-towners and is not to be consumed.  There's a suspicion that if you push meat with sauce, you're either not a very good pitmaster or you're using low-quality meat.

I've found that one or both of those is true in the vast majority of cases where sauce is provided on the meat.

Doubt me all you want on the Top5 thing -- next time you're down here I'd be happy to host you and like so many before, you'll believe me afterwards.

Hands-down.  Trust me, I live here.

Aaron Franklin is a marketing machine, but he has been surpassed in the art of BBQ.

...let alone the world.  It is, however, better than any BBQ in Chicago.

Seems like running them through a MP4 compressor wouldn't lose much and would be roughly 1/4 the size.  12GB is a lot to download/seed to the masses.

Just my $.02.

Levi's Stadium (the new 49ers stadium opening next fall) will have coverage for every seat in the stadium -- there are high-end connectivity devices available that support far more than 255 clients at full bandwidth.

They're using WiFi as the delivery method for replays, extra live camera angles, and a custom app that gives you bathroom and concession lines among other services.

Full disclosure: my company is a founding sponsor of Levi's Stadium so I have some KNOWLEDGE of this topic.