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Kansas State Football / Re: Baylor situation gets worse

« on: November 13, 2018, 12:54:43 PM »

Baylor gonna Baylor...f'ing trash.

The play on which Montgomery and Roberts were ejected came two snaps after Baylor safety Chris Miller was flagged for a late hit on Montgomery along the Iowa State sideline. Miller and Baylor cornerback Raleigh Texada knocked Montgomery over a Gatorade cart on the play.

A near fight ensued, though only a flag on Miller was assessed. Then after a 10-yard Montgomery run, he ran for one yard while Iowa State receiver Hakeem Butler pinned Baylor safety Blake Lynch to the grass during a block. That play led to a series of shoving matches, and uniformed security ran onto the field from the Iowa State sideline before Montgomery and Roberts tangled.

Officials issued a personal foul on every member of both teams, meaning that the next personal foul would lead to the ejection of any player -- involved or not in the original set of scrums. Brewer, the Baylor QB, was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after a fourth-quarter rush that resulted in his departure from the game.

I don't know where you got that account from but it definitely undersells butler's role in what happened. He "pinned" Lynch down by standing up then putting his knee in Lynch's chest. The Baylor dude was a fool for reaching above a referee to slap Montgomery

It came from ESPN.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25236642/iowa-state-david-montgomery-baylor-greg-roberts-ejected-fighting

Watch the video. Blake Lynch (Baylor) pulls Hakeem Butler (Iowa State) down with him, and then doesn't let him up. What was Butler supposed to do? (teabag would be an acceptable answer)

Baylor was playing dirty that whole game and the refs didn't shut it down soon enough. Fox has video of the late hit/unsportsmanlike conduct that lead up to the big brawl.
https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/video/1367246403915

That’s a pretty dramatic description of the late hit that led to the melee - Texada was trying to get his guy out of there. Understand the call, but it felt like more of a couldn’t stop momentum + Gatorade cooler explosion for effects. The field was crap and nobody had any footing. Clone fans I had to watch with agreed. Purdy seems to be the real deal though so I’m curious to see how they do without Montgomery for the first half in Austin.

Agree Butler is getting a pass for his role. First thing I noticed watching it Sat night. Really hope Bill has one more miracle left in him 2 weeks from now..

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?

« on: August 16, 2018, 02:23:55 PM »

My wife is sitting on 80K starpoints, and doesn't have a Marriott account. What's everyone doing with their points?  Letting them convert? Redeeming for an awesome trip?

It looked to me like Marriott did a good job incorporating the best parts of SPG into the combined program, so I don't think there's any harm in letting them convert.  I actually ended up converting a bunch of my SPGs into a much bigger bunch of Marriott points early, to stay at a Marriott-branded place in July.

Wasn't sure if I should take advantage of the additional 5K points when transferring 20K points.

Not in tune with Marriott, are you able to transfer between household similar to SPG?

My employer just sent this out which confused me, because I thought I'd get 3x regardless, which led to the original question.

The merger of the Marriott, Ritz Carlton, and Starwood loyalty points programs will enter its next phase on Saturday, August 18th. Right now, you receive 3 points on Marriott for every 1 point you transfer over from Starwood.  This ratio will change on Saturday, August 18th to a 1:1 ratio. Any traveler who wants to get the true value of their Starwood points should transfer them over to their Marriott account or redeem the nights before Saturday.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?

« on: August 16, 2018, 01:27:30 PM »

My wife is sitting on 80K starpoints, and doesn't have a Marriott account. What's everyone doing with their points?  Letting them convert? Redeeming for an awesome trip?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?

« on: July 10, 2018, 02:23:52 PM »

I got a 60k delta gold amex offer in the mail, but I've already had that card. I read all the fine print and there is no verbiage about not getting the bonus if you've already had the card

mrstdaver got one of those a few months ago.  Ended up getting her the Plat for 70k instead so never followed up on the details of having the card previously.  Find out and report back.

Received the mail offer as well, applied this morning and got approved instantly. Previously had the card June 2015 thru May 2016.

well, amex will approve you but that doesn't mean they'll give you the sign up bonus. they may in this instance, I don't know. but they are well known for just not giving it to you without letting you know if you've had the card before.

Right, have some large expenses (non travel) coming up though. I'm 5/24 with 2 falling off soon, figure I didn't have much to lose.

Bonus posted on Friday. 

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?

« on: May 29, 2018, 04:39:59 PM »

I got a 60k delta gold amex offer in the mail, but I've already had that card. I read all the fine print and there is no verbiage about not getting the bonus if you've already had the card

mrstdaver got one of those a few months ago.  Ended up getting her the Plat for 70k instead so never followed up on the details of having the card previously.  Find out and report back.

Received the mail offer as well, applied this morning and got approved instantly. Previously had the card June 2015 thru May 2016.

well, amex will approve you but that doesn't mean they'll give you the sign up bonus. they may in this instance, I don't know. but they are well known for just not giving it to you without letting you know if you've had the card before.

Right, have some large expenses (non travel) coming up though. I'm 5/24 with 2 falling off soon, figure I didn't have much to lose.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?

« on: May 29, 2018, 12:02:32 PM »

I got a 60k delta gold amex offer in the mail, but I've already had that card. I read all the fine print and there is no verbiage about not getting the bonus if you've already had the card

mrstdaver got one of those a few months ago.  Ended up getting her the Plat for 70k instead so never followed up on the details of having the card previously.  Find out and report back.

Received the mail offer as well, applied this morning and got approved instantly. Previously had the card June 2015 thru May 2016.

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Kansas State Football / Re: Nebraska's struggle for relevance.

« on: February 08, 2018, 03:02:42 PM »

they absolutely will fill the stadium, selling out their spring game isn't something new

Husker co-worker just said Osborne never did it so I had to Google. Sure enough, it'd be the first time.

https://www.landof10.com/nebraska/nebraska-spring-football-game-history-sellout

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?

« on: September 12, 2017, 08:37:57 AM »

you need a permanent freedom as a backup stash card.  then churn csr, csp and ink(s).  if you have a spouse, space out the csr cards so you almost always have one available for redemptions.

One freedom card between you and your spouse is enough, right? I don't want to waste a 5/24 for spouse to get another freedom. Never transferred points, but it looks like I'd be able to transfer her points to my freedom when it come times to cancel.