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Choice should have hired some hot chicks to randomly walk up to Blue start flirting with him and then when the conversation starts flowing all of a sudden punch the ball out of his hands. Good object lesson on remembering to maintain ball security even when there is a scoring opportunity.

My niece showed up this morning wearing a shirt that says “I’m a Christian. The love your neighbor kind, not the storm the capital kind”. This triggered the MAGAT half of the family so we had to hear all about the peaceful demonstration. I finally just went and sat on the porch and drank coffee with my dog. We were supposed to eat at 12:30, but it appears that it will be somewhat delayed.

I definitely want to punch him in the face.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/cj-baxter-ncaa-football-texas-longhorns To the Texas Brotherhood Nov 27, 2024 Everybody knows my mindset. I’m a simple guy. When I’m lined up in the backfield — no matter what the situation or how high the stakes are — my mind is usually pretty clear. I’m only ever thinking about three things: My alignment. My assignment. Executing the play. I’ve been playing football my entire life, so whenever I’m on the field, there’s never any fear or hesitation. I just feel like I’m where I belong. That was the case last August when I lined up to take a random snap during a preseason practice, and my whole life changed in a split-second. Honestly, at that moment, I was probably as confident as I’d ever been playing football. I came to Texas as the No. 1 running back in the nation out of high school. I learned the ropes from future NFL draft picks. And now, this season was going to be my turn. I was ready to be the next great Longhorns running back. When I got the ball, I hit the left B-gap, same as I have literally thousands of times throughout my life. But when I got tackled, I knew something was wrong. And it wasn’t the pain that scared me — I don’t even remember the pain that much. It was the sound. A pop. I’d heard about “the pop” many times — the sound a ligament makes when it snaps — but had never experienced it myself. I knew right away that all of the plans I had before I was handed the ball were out the window. One moment, I felt ready to take on the world. But as soon as I heard that sound — that pop — all I felt was fear. If the sound wasn’t enough of a hint, I knew things were bad when Coach Sark stopped practice. You have to understand, this program runs like a well-oiled machine. Every minute of practice is used up with specific intention — and nothing stops that, not even injuries. As a million thoughts went through my head, I heard one voice clearly — Coach Choice’s. “Breathe. Just breathe. It’s going to be OK.” I’ve never wanted to believe something so badly in my life. Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Coach Choice was a big reason I decided to move away from Florida and attend UT. I’d been recruited since I was in 9th grade and had heard just about every pitch imaginable from different coaches. They are nice for stroking your ego, but my mom raised me to value genuineness over everything. And there was no other coach my family connected with on a genuine human level better than Coach Choice. His general approach to life and football is something that I immediately wanted to emulate. He’d played in college and the NFL, but that wasn’t what stuck out with me. I could tell he really cared about developing his players as people, and that really influenced my recruitment. And I mean, my visits to Austin didn’t hurt either. Bijan Robinson was there for all of my visits to the school, and one of the things I admired most was watching how he operated as a person. He was the best player on the team (maybe just the best football player ever?), a surefire first round pick — and he was also everyone’s favorite person to be around. Walking around campus, he always had a smile for you no matter who you were — not just for other players but literally every person he encountered. That was my first exposure to Texas’s culture, but it wasn’t until I enrolled my freshman year that I was given The Blueprint. I don’t think that’s the official term, but it’s the only name that fits. One day during lunch, Jordan Whittington — Whitt — sat down with me for a talk. He’s another player I looked up to — a Five-star recruit who battled through injuries and is now playing out there on Sundays. When I first came to Texas, Whitt let me take the number 4 from him so I could honor my cousin Greg Bryant — a great running back himself at Notre Dame, who tragically passed away a couple of years ago. We’ve always been cool since then. What Whitt broke down for me was essentially all of the things that usually go unspoken, but that make the difference between a team competing for a national championship and missing a bowl game entirely. He’d experienced both sides of it since he’d been at Texas. He told me from the jump what I did in high school didn’t matter anymore. Everybody at Texas balled out in high school — that’s why they’re a Longhorn. For a lot of players, it means sitting on the bench for the first time in your life. Lesson 1: Don’t complain and poison the locker room. Earn your spot on the depth chart. That ego hit can ultimately be too much for some guys. And if it is? There’s the door. Beyond that, as a Texas football player, the person you are matters. Lesson 2: You have a huge microscope on you all the time, and how you act around others leaves an impression. If how you represent yourself and the team doesn’t mean anything to you? There’s the door. There were more lessons to come. It was lessons on lessons, every day. But I think of all the things Whitt told me, the most impactful aspect of the blueprint was that it was another player delivering the message. Of course you never want to disappoint the fans or your coaches. But what elevates a team to the next level is when all of the players go all-out and sacrifice for each other. Not worrying about the outside noise, or the haters, because you already hold each other to the highest standard possible. The difference in these past few years came down to a change in culture. Of course, everybody in college football talks about “culture.” But are they walking the walk? Are they backing it up on tape? Everything Whitt told me during lunch that day was perfectly encapsulated by one play last season against TCU. You can check it out here. It was early in the game against a team we’d struggled with in recent years, and Quinn threw a pick. It’s the type of mistake that might have snowballed into other mistakes in past years. But on this play, Whitt decided that wasn’t happening. He hustled back and tackled the defender returning the pick, and he ended up causing a fumble that Xavier Worthy recovered. Lesson 3: Never quit on a play. Never quit on anything. That play is everything — sick athleticism, unreal effort and just having your teammates’ back. When two of the best players — not just on the team but in the entire country — are going that hard, what’s your excuse? The next deep ball Quinn threw was a perfect pass to Xavier, and we won that game. If you want to know what makes a winning team, there’s your blueprint. Trask Smith/Cal Sport Media via AP Images When I was named a team captain heading into this season, I took to heart what that really meant. Maintaining a winning culture, laying out the blueprint for the new guys coming in, that was on me now. And I was so excited about it. Until I heard that pop. When that happened, I was just filled with fear. By the time I made it back to my locker to let my parents know I was hurt, my phone had more messages on it than I’d ever seen before. It was clear news travels fast in Texas, even when you’re just at practice, and by now pretty much the whole state knew about it. One of the very first people who hit me up was Jonathan Brooks. We became really close when we shared the backfield last year, and he also happened to suffer a season-ending injury. So if anybody in the world understood how I was feeling, it was him. He told me I had a right to feel mad and frustrated — and also that it was important to let myself feel those emotions rather than bottle them up. I think all the attention kind of took my mind off of what happened because I was interacting with so many people. It was in the days and weeks later, after my surgery, when the messages kind of died down and I had a lot of time to myself, that I think the weight of everything hit. It’s a crazy thing to go from being a starting running back to having to learn how to walk and run again at age 19. There were a lot of days early on during rehab that it was tough to get out of bed. Both physically tough, but also mentally draining. Because playing running back, that was always something that came completely natural to me. Now I’m literally back at square one — doing these exercises moving my leg with the goal of increasing the range of motion just a few centimeters. That wasn’t natural at all. That was just pain. I think the biggest thought that consumed me was, “What if I’m not the same player?” One day in the facility, when I was doing my rehab, I got approached by Coach Gideon — our secondary coach. He’s a Texas Ex himself and always has an upbeat message. He recommended that I read this story in the bible, the Book of Job. It’s the story of a man who is given the ultimate test of faith. He has everything he values stripped from him: Friends, family, material wealth— I mean everything. Despite having all of these things stripped away, Job maintains his faith — the only thing that couldn’t be taken from him. It definitely hit me in a certain kind of way, at a time when I really needed it. Sometimes there isn’t a good explanation for why bad things happen, but what’s in your control is how you react. Even when your body is hurt, you can always lean on your faith. Tim Warner/Getty Images I’ve tried my best to look at my injury through the most positive lens that I can. All of my goals in life are still very much ahead of me. Next season, I know that I can still be the best running back in the country. I can still be drafted to play in the NFL and play alongside Jonathan, Bijan, Roschon and all the other amazing running backs this school has produced. And I’m going to be able to approach it all from a place of gratitude. Just loving football more than I ever have before — because I know what it’s like have it taken away. But right now, my goal is to be the best teammate I’ve ever been. Because even if I can’t be out there on the field against A&M, I know my voice holds weight. Whether it’s giving advice to the younger players or just keeping a positive vibe when things are tense, there’s power in taking ownership of the ways you’re able to contribute to the culture — even when you’re hurting. I’m so excited to watch my guys do their thing on Saturday. There’s a phrase that gets tossed around the building a lot…. “Culture + Talent = Dangerous” This school has always had the talent part down. Anyone who’s ever been to Austin understands why talented people kind of naturally want to be here. But now that we have a culture to match it, I mean, that’s just really, really bad news for every other team in the nation. We are back to where we belong. Playing for all the marbles. The Blueprint is there. Now it’s time to execute. Go out there and get one for your brother. Sincerely, CJ

Sweet you can hold him down. Leave the punching to someone else.

Hell, I'll sign it.

Dude I was over this whole fucking argument but you sucked us back in. UGA smelled blood in the water bc Quinn was fuckin shook. He had to get pulled. Our 1.000 rated number 1 overall pres season heisman favorite QB is a game manager. He had fallen way short of expectations set before him. He has the best offensive line we’ve had in 20 years. He’s got an insane amount of talent to throw to. He has the best play caller in college football. He should not be a game manager but that’s what he is. after all of that I was rooting so hard for him to get back to his Michigan form and it looked like he got there in the first half vs Kentucky, but of course he gets hurt…. Story of his time at Texas. I will never bitch about him being apart of a great 10-1 Texas team, but he hasn’t been what we thought he should be.

Would the judges also accept

That's hilarious that they think they can get 100k people to fake support that. They are currently sitting at an impressive 35 signatures, including Jack Me off, Aggie is Retarded and JizzJar OldArmy

LOL! Leave it to fucking aggy to do something stupid on Thanksgiving

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Throwback to my oldest daughter’s first Thanksgiving. Obviously I had to make an ass out of myself, as is tradition.

Y’all take this bullshit somewhere else. Like off a cliff or somewhere. Doesn’t need to be on this board.

Talk about a great sales pitch

From the poster who created this:

Tell her she's not alone in wondering that.

You're niece woke up and chose violence. Good for her

You know what none of those people did, or are doing? Getting appointed to a made-up position in a presidential administration where they're using their position to post lies and disinformation and target individuals for some kind of retribution. Or jump around like a Kansas City faggot at a Presidential candidate's rally. The above people mostly quietly donated money to causes they supported. You people keep trying to pretend Trumpco is normal. It's not.

If all was right in the world this game would be kicking off in an hour

Longhorn Football fans. The more successful their team is, the bigger the pussies they become.

On Javion Hilson (SIAP). He's heading to Mizzou (instead of A&M) this weekend, according to 247 Sport's Allen "It's true if he believes it!" Trieu

lol Louisiana cousins of my wife have a baby bottle with Coca Cola in it for the 18 month old

Getting ready to head into the belly of the beast... 45+ people in a small 3 bedroom. It's going to be madness, card tables, no assigned seating, and buffet style. I bitch, but this has become a yearly thing I actually look forward too. It's just not Thanksgiving until you've snapped a few plastic forks on some bone dry turkey! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your (apparently) reprobate families!

So much for just a quiet, stress free Thanksgiving for the 2 of us. Mrs GOTJ had a minor procedure the other day that resulted in a couple stitches in a tender place. Then she lost a filling this morning, 3 days after having a cavity filled in a different tooth. She's cranky/uncomfortable and pretty much inconsolable right now. I'm spending as much time as I can pretending to tend the turkey on the smoker while she angrily replies to group texts from her family asking how Thanksgiving is going. Few things suck worse than being helpless to relieve the pain someone you love is feeling.

my sister is working the ER this am, much higher amount of shootings than normal keep it classy san antonio also they had this …

of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.

The sad part is it's not us who set the expectations in the media. It's his camp and media machine he's built around himself. You can't cry about shit thats your own doing.

Sure hope Sark isn't thinking this way. We're looking at back-to-back playoff appearances not hoping for a Texas Bowl berth. If you find that enjoyable you should want us to get every 5* OL/DL out there. You think Kirby Smart is thinking "Oh I don't need another 5* OL/DL because I have enough"? Yeah, no. Too many injuries, busts, & transfers to not be trying to get the best of the best every year & since we're possibly losing both of our starting tackles we can't take any chances. Take all of the OL & DL prospects you can get and let them sort it out in camp.

Today, I'm thankful for family, friends, turkey suppers, a CFB Playoff team, and renewed hostilities with aggy. Life is indeed good.

Elko?

Idk if this is the dunk you think it is. I mean, you just admitted to watching Jeff Dunham.

He’s starting to look like Fat Gundy

Today I learned one of you degenerates is the father in law to my brother in law. I don’t even want to ask him his user name. I don’t think I could deal with that weirdness.

Cross-posting from the '26 thread ... 😂 😂 😂 And for 'ol time's sake, posting one of my favorite recruit/family pics. A nice family pic, but hey, we have our football loyalties (no matter how misplaced!), don't care where little bro's going. And Shane, with his eff you grin, and his hook'em.

I wouldn’t mind being hard again, but Mrs. Brat might not care for it.

I contend Vince Young saved Mack Brown’s and Greg Davis job.

I don’t understand what you’re arguing. Are you trying to say that in the past, Bill Gates or Warren Buffet advocated behind the scenes for the execution of NSC staffers they had beef with? Is this based on anything other than repeat viewings of House of Cards?

Former Longhorn QB Rick McIvor was the sheriff of Jeff Davis county for 8 years. Here is is throwing the long arm of the law down on an Aggie in 2014.

Happy Thanksgiving, assholes.

Interesting stat for this game Texas offense #3 in YAC (almost 2k) A&M defense #114 in YAC allowed (almost 1400)