What Did Brit Hume Say About Texas A&M?

[NativeTxn]

Did anyone hear Brit Hume and the Round Table talking earlier about Texas A&M? I just heard the last of it and it seemed to have something to do with homeland security or something. I'm concerned because I'm going to the football game tomorrow. If you hear it could you please clue me in? Thanks

[psjones]

It has nothing to do with any particular threat against Texas A&M, but rather something to do with the bill which dems feel would benefit Texas A&M, even though the bill does not specifically mention Texas A&M. I cannot remember the exact specifics, but I'm sure someone else here will.

[Doctor Raoul]

Brit said that two Aggie pilots amde an emergency landing on a runway that was 50 feet long and 6,000 feet wide.

[San Jacinto]

What I heard was that the A&M quarterback might not be eligible to play. His grades are bad. He has 3 F's and one D. He told Coach Slokum about it and R.C. said, "Damn son, it looks like you have been spending too much time on just one class."

[VOA]

What Did Brit Hume Say About Texas A&M?

Here we go. Nearly a week after they beat the OU Sooners, they got to get in the news.

Can't we just please move on? (that's a joke...)

And a tip of the hat to TAMU for their victory last week.

(we now return you to the substantive postings portion of this thread...)

[Lunatic Fringe]

I'll be in the shower.....

[VOA]

What I heard was that the A&M quarterback might not be eligible to play.

Dang it, you beat me to the obvious "football uber alles" aspect of anything
to do with TAMU.
(OK, the "football uber alles" thang has as much or more to do with the OK Sooners...)

[TX Bluebonnet]

ROFL!

[The Californian]

It was regarding the National Security issue, and it was not Brit Hume specifically. A reporter covering the issue of vaccines, the Lilly Company and exemptions from lawsuits, etc. said that a new Bioterror Department would be included, probably at Texas A&M because of Phil Graham. However, there are at least a dozen sites which would be able to bid on it.

Nothing to do with security, but interesting.

[OKSooner]

It hurts me to say it but the Aggies were the better team at Kyle field last weekend. As I told Mrs. Sooner, though, I was consoled by the elephants laying an ass-whuppin on the asses (donkeys) the Tuesday before, if you know what I mean.

But, there's something ironic about the kid flunking out NOW. Why couldn't he do it two weeks ago?

Gotta like coach Slocum's comeback to it, though.

The good side is maybe it'll teach coach Stoops and company a lesson about making a couple of draw plays your entire running game.

[PhiKapMom]

I agree with your analysis but I was on such a high from Tom Cole getting elected and Republicans Taking the Senate I couldn't get down about the game!

[Tax-chick]

The Sooners just got full of themselves. It's not the first time! Maybe they'll get out and work next weekend.

[justlurking]

Brit said that two Aggie pilots amde an emergency landing on a runway that was 50 feet long and 6,000 feet wide.

There's a well-worn hangar story about a guy in a Piper Cub that was landing at a large airport. There was a stiff crosswind, but the tower repeatedly refused his requests to land on a runway that was pointing into the wind.

As he flared to land on the runway, he turned 90 degrees to upwind and touched down while going across the runway. The controller in the tower reportedly asked him if he could do it again. :-)

Is it true? I dunno. But, it's certainly possible in a Piper Cub, especially at a large airport. The runways at DFW are 150 and 200 feet wide.

[Ben Ficklin]

Supposedly, Tom Delay was able to get vague language inserted into the House version that will mean money for A & M research.

Source

[Doctor Stochastic]

Last time I had to quiz a quarteback in math, I asked him how many seconds there were in a year. He replied, "Twelve." I did have to pass him.

January Second, February Second, March Second, etc.

[Doctor Raoul]

Used to fly into DFW every month when I lived in Irving during the 80s. The old airport has the wing of a B-36 which you probably could land a Piper Cub on.

[Mike K]

On the Baylor football board, we were commiserating over what the final score would be when OU visits Baylor this week, after losing at aNm last week.

Most people were picking OU by 50 or more, but the smartest guy said, "The score will be whatever OU wants it to be."

[belle99]

It relates to Section 308(2)(A) of the Homeland Security Bill - Criteria for selecting a University-based Center for Homeland Security. A lot of the language fits in with what A&M has expertise in. A&M was not mentioned by name in the bill.

[San Jacinto]

The old airport has the wing of a B-36 which you probably could land a Piper Cub on.

It's not just the wing of a B-36, it is the whole airplane. Year's ago the plane was located at the old Greater Southwest airport, and you could walk right up to the B-36 and look inside. It is a huge airplane.

I think I heard on the news quite recently that they (whoever "they" are) are looking for someplace suitable to display the airplane.

You might recall that the B-36 was built in Fort Worth by Convair. The design of the plane in having the propellers on the backs of the wings instead of the front was considered radical. The plane was chosen, however, over a far more radical design called the Flying Wing. Some people still say the choice was politicallly motivated, and if the Flying Wing design had been followed, it would have lead to a more rapid advancement of aeronautical technology. Today's stealth aircraft somewhat resemble the old Flying Wing prototype.

[RightOnline]

"Today's stealth aircraft somewhat resemble the old Flying Wing prototype."

Correct.........only I'd say that the B2 resembles the old Flying Wing one helluva lot!!!! :)

Interesting plane, the B-36. I've never seen one, but would really love to. Six prop, four jet engines. EXTREMELY complex weapons system, that airplane. Sizeable crew.......VERY long preflight process. Never saw combat.