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Chuckie Finster

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  1. I've watched the Golden TD about 100 times, and the radio call was the first time I realized ex-Longhorn Xavion Alford was the Safety he beat deep.
  2. Dunno who is gonna pull this game out, but feeling pretty confident that the Cotton Bowl winner will be your national champion.
  3. Same discussion happening in multiple threads, so I'll x-post:
  4. This is apparently too nuanced of a conversation for most college football fans to have, but if you take a step back and think about WHAT the targeting rule is trying to prevent, it's shit like what happened to Bond - a defender launching himself at the head of an airborne defenseless receiver. In order to enforce those hits, language has been included in the rule that unfortunately lumps in many "football plays" like the Taaffe tackle - a defender inadvertently colliding helmets with a running defenseless receiver while trying to make a tackle. I do agree that the Taaffe hit is usually called targeting, but I'm fine with neither being called. I'd understand if both were called. But to call the Taaffe hit WITHOUT calling the Bond one would literally be the exact opposite of the spirit of the rule. You are correct that the outrage is mostly fueled due to which team benefitted, not the call itself. If the jerseys were reversed and a Texas defender did what ASU did to Bond with no call, the texags servers would have burned College Station to the ground last night.
  5. Yeah I mean the goal wasn't to get into an argument over semantics, but I chose the word "pass" purposefully, rather than "play made by a QB." I'm not saying it's a top 5 moment in program history or anything, but I do think it's one of the most important PASSES we've seen from a QB wearing burnt orange.
  6. In terms of where Quinn falls among the UT greats, I absolutely agree. But I don't think there's many comparable "make this throw or the season is over" moments in Longhorn history, regardless of what happens the rest of the way.
  7. The book is still being written on his place in Longhorn lore, but given the circumstances, 4th and 13 is probably one of the top 5 greatest passes in program history.
  8. Highlights from today’s game are the best pitch we could ever make to any prospective transfer. Absolutely filled with plays from dudes who were wearing a different uniform 12 months ago (Golden, Bolden, Mukuba, T. Moore, etc)
  9. Yeah, THIS Stroud is not a viable NFL starter. Idk what happened to the guy from last season but they need to spend the offseason getting him back.
  10. Debate over, Max Chadwick has spoken.
  11. Not gonna read 52 pages of what I'm sure is riveting discussion, but it hit me in the second half that we were currently playing without our preseason starting RB1, WR1, RT, C, and S... and we were still winning a playoff game by multiple scores and still have realistic national title aspirations. I'm sure there's plenty to discuss regarding actual in-game performance, but what Sark has accomplished from a program building perspective is nothing short of astonishing.
  12. Springer was with us until he was 30. Bregman is 30. Yordan will be under contract until 31. Altuve is 34 and counting. Unless you’ve got some evidence that 32 is the magic number, seems we’ve done a pretty good job of keeping our guys through those prime years.
  13. We offered six to Bregman. There’s no universe where Tucker accepts six. What’s the argument here?
  14. We did offer Bregman a contract through those years, at a higher rate than Walker and he said no. It's the combination of money and years that don't make sense for a guy who hasn't been All-Star caliber in half a decade.
  15. Thinking back on the "golden era" what (non-prospects) have we let go that we genuinely regret? Charlie Morton Gerrit Cole Justin Verlander (?) In all seriousness, is that the complete list? We made unquestionably the correct call with Correa, Springer, Keuchel, and Yuli. So, if this list is complete and I am Crane, the only "regrets" are: a non-homegrown pitcher coming off an incredible season seeking a record contract two non-homegrown aging pitchers with a questionable amount of talent left in the tank Not quite the picture Passan is painting! Not to mention, we've given big deals to home-grown talent like Altuve, Yordan, Javier (and oh yeah, Bregman a few years ago). I'll go on the record and say that I am pretty confident that Bregman will be a similar story to Correa and Springer - still a good ballplayer, but not worthy of the long term deal he seeks. So, the real story is that Jim Crane has largely been proven correct in not wanting to give out giant contracts. Kyle Tucker is a young star looking to cash in whose current team will likely be unable to make the highest offer. That's not unique to the Astros, if happens every single year to teams across the league. Cashing in a year early on a player you know you will lose is generally considered smart when other teams do it, but Astros gotta be the villain I guess.
  16. How much do you think Boras paid Passan to tweet this novel?
  17. Sign someone like Teoscar/Santander and this lineup will be pretty clearly upgraded from a year ago, all while not locking ourselves into bad long contracts AND picking up a new #1 prospect. I've shit on Dana plenty, but he might be cooking here.
  18. Well I, for one, am thrilled that we will have a front row seat to the aggy November collapse.
  19. Very solid winner, although Sam did great and made more of a fight of it at final tribal than I expected.
  20. Well, then the entire thing boils down to "Sark doesn't want to match the highest offer" and not any of the other stuff you've been talking about. I can't speak on Texas's willingness to pony up for a WR, but I can assure you that nothing about a Sark or Manning led offense can be construed as a negative to a player who is truly considering "a combination of variables."
  21. I don't really know how to say this nicely, but there is not a single transfer WR who knows (or cares) who the fuck Silas Bolden is. And the idea that a Sark/Manning led offense will be anything other than enticing for a transfer WR is insane. Depth chart concerns (read: Ryan Wingo) are really the only thing potentially working against us, the rest of your post is genuine nonsense.
  22. Anyone expecting a 5'8" featherweight to have a larger role on a National Championship caliber team (fifth leading receiver and main punt returner) than the one Bolden did this year needs to have their expectations recalibrated. He was never going to be drafted at that size, but sure - maybe he regrets leaving behind a 5-7, conference-less team to play for us.
  23. If we are gonna open the pocketbook for a corner IF, I’d much rather pair Walker or Alonso with Paredes than Arenado.
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