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  1. Leadership (Eltife, Hartzell, CDC) had the balls/stupidity to go all in on a talented dude with a checkered past (albeit one who had rehabbed under Saban, learned the SEC way to do shit, and had a stable of good assistants willing to come with) and hit a bullseye. Throw in (n a big way) the NIL you spoke of, patience with PK, Cristobal leaving Oregon, culture buy-ins from holdovers, good portal evals and you have a complete reversal from the stale (Mack), bad (Charlie) and meh (Mensa) that had been holding us back. And we’re just getting started.
  2. The much beloved Chip Brown was talking about that possibility January 23rd. The guy seems to be a riser in the business, I suspect a good addition.
  3. In non-Texas coaching news (but it does involve our next opponent), Chip Kelly is leaving Ohio State to go work as Pete Carroll’s offensive coordinator with the Las Vegas Raiders. I think that obviously means Jeremiah Smith needs to transfer to us in the spring.
  4. Hudson seems like a good guy, never rocked the boat and stepped up when Ewers was injured in Quinn’s first year and kept us relatively competitive. He’s probably not a legitimate NFL prospect (ceiling would be deep on a depth chart), so that’s why the chuckles. He was burdened by expectations that exceeded his ability (one 9.95er actually compared his arm talent to Aaron Rodgers) and being Nahlin’s predicted winner of the competition over Thompson, complete with an Inside Texas sponsorship deal, rankled some (we ended up all being rankled by both). And for a guy who was a productive receiver in HS before getting his shot at QB, he sure wasn’t a very good runner (though he did have a good game once with multiple scrambles while playing on a bad ankle). I would be surprised if anyone has any real animus toward him, it’s just people on the internet being dickheads, which is common. Good luck, Hudson.
  5. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone post about the occupants of the plane involved, it seems a large contingent of US figure skaters (perhaps juvenile), coaches and family were onboard. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/figure-skaters-dc-plane-crash.html?smid=url-share
  6. I think that’s a display of maturity and understanding rare in a 9.95er, so I give the dude props. We won’t win them all, but we’re a player, and if we can muster a championship soon, Death Star fully activated on the player acquisition front.
  7. Ok, you got me. Who the hell is Broussard? Sorry, you must mean Brevard, the Purdue guy. Wasn’t trying to be a dick
  8. I know there’s still quite a bit of evaluation to be done on members of the class of ‘27 and proper lists are to be refined, but based on the 24/7 link, ‘ol “Richie” here is a bad ass.
  9. We’ve literally (yes, I know what the word means) seen you go on posting binges 24 hours a day, every day, so your ability to “sleep at night” is not much of a statement.
  10. The word “start” means fuckall to the way Baker/Nansen/PK rotates the DL. You think Bill Norton gave a shit he wasn’t labeled a “starter?” He and Lole played tons, in key situations. We need more players at that position, and you’d assume the Ohio State kid has good athleticism with the soccer background. I don’t know where we stand with the Ohio State coaching hire (could he follow Knowles to PSU or be asked to stay in Columbus?), but you’d think he’d have great insight into whether Kanu can play. And I’m certain he’s much further along as a prospect than Mbatchou is, having played a couple years under Larry Johnson.
  11. By the way, WFAA.com (weird source, but it is what it is) had this long feature on Loreal a couple weeks ago, and all seems good with the couple. It mainly focuses on her personal stylist ambitions. https://www.wfaa.com/article/features/loreal-sarkisian-talks-about-life-fashion-and-football-ahead-of-cotton-bowl-classic-texas-longhorns/287-e455d322-2081-491f-ad01-a5627161dc6b#:~:text=She's a fixture at events,a philanthropic focus and commitment.&text=Now%2C Loreal Sarkisian is a,everyone from CEOs to celebrities.
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