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  1. Have any of you that regret any of our guys going into the portal ever managed people? It feels like you haven’t. The biggest mistake, by far, I’ve ever made in my career managing ~100 people is letting sentiment get in the way and trying to work around and scaffold Rube Goldberg machines to try to make substandard people as productive as I need or want them to be, rather than have honest and difficult conversations and just do the things that need to be done to make the organization better. There is a reason that sociopaths like Meyer and Saban have so much success playing checkers, while most human beings do stupid stuff like pay Tre or LL and try to (usually unsuccessfully) mitigate their weaknesses. Maybe Sark got some balls and is acting ruthless and they got shoved out the door, or maybe he just got lucky that in resetting their actual market value nature took its course, but we will be so much better if this continues to happen as a college football have. We have resource advantages over almost everyone. If we combine that with ruthlessly accurate decision making we won’t fail to succeed. My shitty management instincts always got in the way of me making anything I had control over excellent. Instead, I had enough positive traits I could improve where I was at bc I have some inherent talent for big picture strategy and goal setting and direction, but it wasn’t like I was great at anything I did because of these failings. I didn’t start having lots of success in my career until I started managing nobody under me (not even managing myself) and just doing what I was good at. Then, I ended up in the top 100 nationally in my career. Texas is absolutely capable of squandering all our financial and resource advantages. It looks like we won’t. Celebrate. And I will say this if a certain WR moves on as well. All hail creative destruction.
  2. Tom Loy (247 Sports) gushes over our 2026 class. Fun read. TL;dr for indolent - Jermaine Bishop - best pound for pound player in the class, better than Travis Hunter at this stage, likes him even more at safety, Malachi Toney is a comp. Dia Bell - developed in to one of the smoothest, most polished passers in all of high school football Loaded class overall - Atkinson, Okpala, Wesley, Matthews, Cooper, Carlton, Johnson Thinks this class will help us win a title in the next four years. Note - several players mentioned as "day one contributors." Nothing on the OL. Tom's Three Thoughts: Texas' 2026 Signing Class (Tom Loy / 247 Sports) Tom's Three Thoughts: Texas' 2026 Signing Class Tom Loy Texas secured the No. 8 recruiting class in the country according to 247Sports. 23 signees from the class of 2026 are set to play for head coach Steve Sarkisian. Five-star two-way athlete Jermaine Bishop and quarterback Dia Bell are the two five-star headliners of the class. The group is also loaded with Top100 prospects like linebackers Tyler Atkinson and Kosi Okpala, and edge rusher Richard Wesley. There are another five Top247 signees headed to town. Here are three thoughts when looking at the entire class. TEXAS LANDED THE BEST POUND FOR POUND FOOTBALL PLAYER IN 2026It's nothing you all haven't heard before, but Willis (Texas) High five-star two-way athlete Jermaine Bishop is special. I know some people want to throw around Travis Hunter as the comp, but I think Bishop is actually a better pure football player on both sides of the ball than even Hunter was at this stage in his career. Both are truly incredible talents, though, so that's surely not a slight at either. Pound for pound, I'm not sure you'll find a better high school prospect in 2026 than Bishop. The 5-11, 155-pounder is incredible with the ball in his hands. Our own Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins compares Bishop to Miami star freshman receiver Malachi Toney and believes he could be an immediate impact guy day one in Austin. I couldn't agree more. Bishop is just a little different than most as a receiver and could be electric in the slot when he arrives in Austin. However, at safety, I think I like Bishop even more on the back end of the defense. He's a difference-maker in the secondary. His ability to roam around, find the football, show his physicality, and put his elite ball skills on display is incredible. His tape is something else. If you're Texas, just get him on the field somewhere as soon as possible and let him make your team better. TEXAS LANDED A DAMN GOOD ONE IN DIA BELLThe Elite 11 MVP himself, Dia Bell, signed with Texas in December. The 6-3, 215-pounder committed to the Longhorns early and never wavered, despite a strong push from a variety of programs. He was loyal to the school, and the program showed that same respect back to him when he suffered a season-ending injury, which cut his senior campaign short. That said, I've seen enough from Bell over the years that I am not questioning how talented he is, not in the slightest. Bell is incredibly gifted. However, this isn't something that came naturally. I've watched him throw it around since he was in the 8th grade. It didn't always look this clean or this natural. Fast forward a couple of years, and he has transformed into one of the smoothest, most polished passers in all of high school football. He's super clean mechanically. It's all a credit to the work he has put in to put himself in that elite, upper-tier category among the nation's best. Bell is a tremendous talent, a terrific leader, and one day he'll be a Texas captain. No doubt in my mind that he's going to have a special career in Austin. THIS CLASS IS LOADED!I could go on and on about just about every player in Texas' 2026 recruiting class. This class is truly loaded in every sense of the word. Top100 linebacker Tyler Atkinson is outstanding and one of the most day-one-ready defenders this cycle. He's smart, he's a student of the game, he's a football guy, and he's physically ready to help right away. What a finish to the high school career for Top100 linebacker Kosi Okpala. Talk about trending up! He's elite. Top100 edge rusher Richard Wesley is another immediate impact guy in this class. At No. 80 overall, don't tell our scouting team, but I think he's one of the most underrated guys in the class. Top247 cornerback Samari Matthews may be my favorite player in Texas' class. I think he's one of the surest things from the group and a future All-American. Early in his career, I thought Derrek Cooper had the athleticism to be a lockdown, shutdown cornerback. He's that gifted on defense. Then you put the ball in his hands and you realize how special he is at running back. Top247 defensive linemen Jamarion Carlton and James Johnson were massive pickups for Texas. Two others that were huge gets and guys that can help you day one. I can't say enough good things about the group Steve Sarkisan, the entire coaching staff, general manager Brandon Harris, chief of staff Jared Blank, director of player personnel John Michael Jones, and so many others did this cycle. It's a special, special group of difference-makers that will get Texas over the hump and, in my opinion, back on top as national champions in the next four years.
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  4. I went back and fact checked their claim of playing 44 top 15 teams ranked AT THE TIME. Wouldn’t you know it, if you take end of year rankings they have to drop 17 of those 44. I also found that the author selectively chose at the time or final ranking, or both in some cases. But the most astounding thing is 2 of those 44 top 15 ranked teams were in fact #3 ranked FCS SHSU (2012) and #4 ranked FCS SHSU (2013) This is just one of the many reasons this thread is so long, fucking Aggie being Aggie.
  5. Remember Tyler Johnson who was way more interested in becoming a rapper than a guard? Well, I hope Cruz has a rap career to fall back on because he doesn’t give a fuck about football. Super disappointing, I blame Gerry for building up my personal hype on him Exactly this. Everyone loves spending other peoples money based on sentiment instead of results. Has Texas lost a single player to the portal that it ever regretted? Has anyone on this board ever said “damn, how did we let that guy leave in the portal. What a mistake.” I can’t think of a single one personally. Imagine watching Texas running back room last year and being upset that it’s getting a complete tear down. Now go a step further and imagine paying nearly 2 million for that same RB room that needed a complete tear down. Take a long hard look at your bank account then in good conscience sign the check because “he’s the rival killer”. Texas will be upgrading the RB room massively and we can get sentimental about the next guy when he skull fucks everyone on the schedule, not just aggy
  6. I never thought I’d see a FIFA Peace Prize recipient behaving this way.
  7. We need a cringe face reaction for that one.
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  9. One more Sinatra fact- his mother was a Democratic ward boss and political organizer in the Italian immigrant community called “Hatpin Dolly,” because she was a midwife but also did abortions for the women in the neighborhood, leading Francis to be banned from singing in the church.
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  13. I mean, I agree that Wisner is replaceable, but there is absolutely no reason to cherry pick "against non-rivals". "If you take out all of his best performances against the teams we hate the most, he wasn't good" is a dumbass sentiment.
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  16. ok fuck it the real problem with @TreatyOak 's post isn't that he's wrong, it's that he's not going far enough we shouldn't just opt out of the bowl game, we should opt out of the regular season altogether face it, we started this year ranked #1, and dropped out of that position after one game, never to regain it. OBVIOUSLY, the best situation is to just not play any games and retain that ranking up to the end of the season then, we won't get a first round bye, but we won't have any injuries and we'll be fresh and rested for the final game "wait Rimbo, this all sounds fucking amazing and realistic, but don't we have to win our way through the playoffs, too?" naw fuck that shit we're riding that preseason ranking all the way to the title game. And then we get a bye on that one, too I'm telling ya, we'll be the first team to win it all without playing a single fucking game. It'll be MARVELOUS
  17. They have a guy using a prom photo for his head shot on that website. It looks like someone spent 10 minutes putting the entire thing together.
  18. I like how we can just acquire other sovereign nations' property, but if anyone from another country wants to come here and work, it's an invasion.
  19. Once upon a time there was a Chinese farmer who lost a horse. And all the neighbors came around that evening and said "That's too bad." And he said "Maybe."
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  22. It takes a lot of guts to come out and admit that you have no sense of humor and/or might be retarded.
  23. You should be compensated for having to skim six whole pages on a football message board in December and only receiving two pieces of news. Really sorry this happened to you.
  24. No, he didn't, per his actions
  25. Garrett is a former Division 3 Football Player at Grinnell College, where he is currently finishing up his senior year of undergraduate.
  26. Very laughable article from CJ this morning. CJ Vogel Posted 5 hours ago I spent a lot of Friday tracking down some of the specifics that went into the surprising decision from Texas running back Tre Wisner to enter the portal the day after Christmas. While I had been consistent throughout the month in my reporting of Wisner's impending decision, do not get me wrong, the choice was a surprise. And it was upsetting to a degree. A former three-star recruit who earned a spot on the field through determination and opportunity, Wisner never looked back in the 2024 when he rushed for 1000+ yards and etched his name into Longhorn Lore with performances against Texas A&M and Oklahoma. I could go on about Wisner, but ultimately the reason we are here is for the why in regards to the decision to leave Texas. – Speaking with multiple sources involved, this is the best I am able to convey what happened behind the scenes: Yes, there was a hefty initial asking price from Wisner. The $1 million dollar price tag continues to be mentioned. Like in all negotiations, I think you start high and ultimately reach and middle ground. That's what I think happened here. Or at least that's what the initial intention was. Now, a $1 million dollar price is very steep. There aren't many players in college football who eclipse that mark. Additionally, there certainly is not as many on the Texas roster who make two commas than the outside world would lead you to believe. Was Texas ever going to reach $1 million price tag? No shot. Were they going to come close? Probably not. But from the perspective of Wisner's camp, Texas needed to come close. Especially considering the report from a week ago that Texas was floating $1.5 million to Florida running back Jadan Baugh to enter the portal and transfer. While that’s not true, it set the precedent for RB1 money and that’s where Wisner’s camp believed he should be. I believe the Baugh rumors played a factor into believing the number returned from Texas was a lowball. On top of that, it was hard to not hear the reports or murmurs of Texas paying big money for a five-star freshman in high school as well. A few things with the player-coaches-general manager meetings that have been occurring over the last week-plus. I was told that Wisner and Texas were set to meet on Thursday of last week, which was the same day Texas hired Will Muschamp. Originally I was led to think Wisner was going to be present for that meeting, but come to find out the conversation was only between folks from Texas and Wisner's representatives. I add that to lead into the two weeks following the Texas A&M game bothered Wisner to an extent. From two different sources, Texas never sat down with Wisner to lay out a plan for the 2026 season which did not sit well with him. With all the noise of using the portal to bring in a "bell cow" back, there remained a sense of being overlooked from Wisner's camp. All Wisner had done was accumulate 1700 yards and lead the team in rushing for two straight years and that was not being appreciated in their eyes. One source indicated that by not laying out a plan and sitting down with Wisner, Texas was showing Wisner the door – which after the initial demand, perhaps they were. Through all of this, Wisner wanted to stay to Texas. Texas concluded with a final number which was a six figure bump from his 2025 contract. Still, that did not suffice following the lack of communication that played out. At least not from Wisner’s camp. Following the announcement of the portal, I was told it hit Wisner pretty hard. He had earned a significant role at Texas and become one of the favorites in the locker room and for fans in burnt orange everywhere. The NFL remains on the table for Wisner I have heard. One team that I had heard showed immediate interest in Wisner following his portal announcement was Texas A&M, who wasted no time getting in contact with folks in his circle to express interest.
  27. Much like those wetting their pants over the losses, I think anyone definitively claiming that this is all for the best are speaking too soon. We only have half of the necessary data points at this juncture, any concrete conclusions (for better or worse) about our 2026 roster cannot yet be drawn.
  28. Im excited about the Pop Tarts Bowl, that one is usually a banger and the Notre Dame schadenfreude has been excellent. Im actually going to the Texas Bowl, hopefully to watch the swamp kittens get their shit pushed in by a lowly Big 12 squad. Kicking the day off with a Pinstripe Bowl between preseason juggernauts will also be good. All in all, it’s going to be a really fun day of football.
  29. I don’t know what to think but there is an odd fact that we had a former/soon-to-be president almost assassinated and we know next to nothing about that incident. The lack of information comes across that if it hadn’t occurred in public with 100s of camera, we literally would have zero information.
  30. 5 points
    Ahhh yes, I'm sure every developed country in the world wants to take tips on how to reduce random acts of deadly violence from --checks notes--America.
  31. Christmas Eve was gumbo greens with smoked turkey and sausage served with chunky smashed potatoes... first you make a roux Christmas day was tenderloin, ham, stuffed mushrooms, asparagus, and since we weren't around for Thanksgiving i made mom's cornbread dressing. never did a tenderloin before!
  32. I don’t know the best place to put this, but Mike Robinson passed away this morning. His final coaching job was as head coach at Desoto in 2018 before a rare disease forced him into an early retirement. I have been friends with his family for 25 years now. He was a giant of a man physically and literally. I met him for the first time at the Church of Christ in Gainesville back in early 2002. He swore by that church from my recollections. I remember him saying something along the lines of there’s the Church of Christ and then every other church. I say that to say he was principled in the right way. He coached at Hutch when they had shut down before the 2005 season. He lost all his guys to SOC that season, but never complained about it. He was big on his family and I know he treated his players over the years like his own kids, many of which came from some rough backgrounds. I met a woman out here who remembered “Mr. Robinson” from when she was a student at Hutch. Her face lit up when I mentioned him. She hadn’t seen him since then, but he was Mr. Robinson to her and she did not say a bad word about him. I know @Pancho and his family are close friends with their family as well up in Gainesville. Sad to know he’s gone, but man the best thing you can ever say about a human being is they did right by others and helped as many people as they could while they could. He looked tough because he always had the same expression on his face, but I know he was good to everyone he crossed paths with. That was him in a nutshell. Gone way, way earlier than he should have been.
  33. 5 points
    The boy and I just goofed off and went to Pinballz for a coupla hours. He now owns the high score on Pac Man. I own it on Missile Command and Tempest. And we tied for the high score on Sea Wolf. Then, we figured out which ticket games could be gamed, we did so, and he cashed out tickets for a drone. Then picked up church’s spicy and okra on the way home. That’s a good evening any way you cut it. Glad to have him home.
  34. There's a huge conflict in the Republican party between neo Nazi Proud boys who think Jews are the debil and those who carry water for every one of Netanyahu's whims.
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