Hal French

A continual work in progress. Recovering blogger, hi-tech luddite. Travel, design & architecture fan, foodie, wannabe wine snob, Purdue gridiron tragic.

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@BoiledSports Talk to any UL fan, and they are convinced the Cards are SEC- worthy material. No great surprise that the athletic department spends like a P4 then.

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@DangerMindsBlog This CD is one of my go-to gifts for my friends with kids. Deliciously subversive, and (thanks to OG Devo playing the music) well done and a great way to introduce kids to alternative music. My friends get it, and the kids enjoy it on their own level.

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@EliBraden @ericweinstein Holdsworth was pretty much the only guitarist outside his band whose playing Zappa liked and complimented. High praise from a shrewd judge of talent.

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@casualbigten The architect of this gleefully old school physical attack was co-OC Mitch Browning, a guy who's been largely forgotten, which is equal parts shame and mystery. I had the privilege of talking with Coach Mason, and he thought Browning would've made a fine HC.

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@paytonsun @NFL_DovKleiman @walterpayton Larry Csonka, Greg Pruitt, Billy Sims.

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@TomDienhart1 Stops at Purdue, Cal, and finally Louisville, before the portal really became The Portal. I have nothing but respect for a guy who so believed in himself and his drive to play pro ball that he took this path.

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@SketchesbyBoze Neuroscientists discover previously unknown cognitive benefits of reading physical books https://t.co/IPeg6ff0Va

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@lancia_official @StellantisNA @Dodge Please bring this to the USA (with manual, as intended) and you can have my deposit right now.

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@CollegeFBonX Old Gold is the only gold.

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@JL_Voice @LSafare Can't wait to see the IU faithful lose their minds when Cig decamps for Bama. Dude has a chip on his shoulder and reportedly felt Saban held him back.

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@JL_Voice This sun-thread is getting spicy. Domers vs the people who wore reversible jackets as recently as 2024. Delicious.

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@SaabPlanet VM was showing renderings of a modern 9-2 at auto shows during the Spyker period. I know people from Saab enthusiast sites have seen them- What are the odds the general public will ever see those?

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@TomDienhart1 @GoldandBlackcom This may be the best, low-key addition to the team this off-season. Steckel's defenses under Pinkel were stout and fundamentally sound.

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@YourFiendTina 4AD, Homestead, and ~Swim (mostly dormant these days unfortunately). Picking up releases from any of these labels - even if you hadn't heard of the artist- was always a pretty safe bet.

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@ExpoRecruits Surely at least *some* of them transfer to NAIA schools? Besides scholarships, the NAIA actually approved NIL one year before the NCAA did, and top NAIA programs are on par with D2 in terms of talent and competitiveness. Would be informative to see how many NCAA --> NAIA

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@DubJellison OK, I'll ask the obvious: are either of Drew Brees' sons any good on the gridiron, and if so are they on Odom's radar, or Purdue is realistically in the mix??

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@BoiledSports Haven't seen this reported elsewhere, but not doubting its veracity: Athlon predicting a last place finish for our Boilers. I'd like to think CBO and the guys can sneak up and surprise a few opponents, but I completely get the scepticism. https://t.co/COy3mqdMRR

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@ALANVEGAHQ @SUICIDENYC "Wipeout Beat" was my first exposure to AV, which was a gateway to @SUICIDENYC. Haven't looked back since.

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@DaltonRoss #SpyShack

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@BoiledSports once a Boiler...
Dillon Thieneman: What Dennis Allen said about Bears safety - https://t.co/0wfIo7nBzg https://t.co/0bsCZgCePD