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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This
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Great to see you guys again!!! Going days without new info has been an unpleasant withdrawal. I’m liking the more frequent strikes on the refineries, air bases, oil depots, and weapons plants. The cumulative impact of these random strikes over the years has to be getting to the point that repairs/replacement of the facilities, along with sanctions on materials, are making those repairs less frequent and less effective. Still, too little, too late. Maybe. No CR, but anything said by anybody 3 years ago has no bearing on what happens tomorrow. I’m choosing to read the tea leaves I like. Rubio was only a mouthpiece, but I really liked the way he delivered the US intelligence briefings leading up to the invasion. I’m betting he has as good an understanding on Ukraine and Russia as anybody, and his understanding has influence within the new administration. A few things that have transpired since Trump 1.0. Russia went from the 2nd Army of the world with a thumb on the scale to a sawed off thug with a bunch of natural resources, and nukes. And the Tech companies went from the scourge of society to the choice seats at the inauguration of Trump 2.0. Trump has the company of the really smart guys, and they may be a bunch of dickheads, but they are really smart. They also make, and have, a lot of money, which drives the economy. That train keeps moving down the tracks until a bigger shooting war derails it. We’ve seen more pictures of more nations with war ships than any time in my life. There’s a lot of shit bubbling up in every corner of the globe. A fucking Russian spy ship cruising in the English Channel, with a sneak and peak from a UK nuclear submarine? The EU stated they would pay the US for the US weapons Ukraine needs. That’s a big win-win. The US doesn’t need “Drill, baby drill”, but Europe certainly does. That works too. Reaching out to the Saudi’s is out of the Reagan playbook. All gas, Fuck them brakes. Most people acknowledge that Trump 1.0 was right; Europe needs to be able to take care of themselves. Don’t pull the chair out from under them. Deposit their checks and give them the “Made in America” things they want. Coupling a ramped up defense industry and a boost to the O&G sector with an already strong economy would appear to be a no brainer. Right now the world is waiting to see what the US (Trump 2.0) does. Crawling back to our little sand box doesn’t look like the right choice. Here’s to hoping he chooses wisely.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This
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F*cking everybody getting pardoned these days. When does it end?- 2557 replies
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Handjob Helobious Is the Man!
PTINS replied to closetojumping's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
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Wishing you the best, young man. Hook 'em!
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You're doing it wrong. I stand in front of the big screen to get the full immersion effect, like being at the game. In '05, I jumped out of my chair and almost knocked the ceiling fan down (it was off). I can't get that height from a standing start. Great post. My kids are in their 30's. I took them to see VY in High School. Watching the Rose Bowl changed their perception of me. My hollering and screaming at a TV, jumping around, scared and unerved them, like "Who is this crazy person and what did he do to my dad, the usually float through life Mr. yoga type person?" They realized how it affected, and how important it was for me, in the moment. The don't completely understand it, but they have come to embrace it over the years. This year was the first time we all went to an OU game, saw me drunk on the streets Friday night, and not the designated driver. First time they saw Texas play as the Number 1 team. Oh, yeah!!! Still making memories with my grown kids. Time of your life, kid!!! User name checks out. When you measure some of the best parts of your life a song at a time, I guess the season is kinda long. Michigan kicked ass. Changed my perspective on the midwest talent. I've been wanting to go to Ann Arbor since high school. I'm in my 60's now, flew solo and stayed up there for a week. I'm harmless, and my Texas gear drew 'em like flies. They loved my accent. They let me hold their hands while I showed them the proper way to Hook 'em, so they could do it wrong correctly. They were tee'd up and ready. Had one gal ready to go trade shirts, until she said it rather loud. Her boyfriend/husband started walking up and I disengaged. Surly 10's? I'm older and wiser and have more insurance. I don't fish anymore, I hunt occasionally. I could wait for a double drop tine Muy Grande, or take the trophy 8's and 10's we see every year. As my friend Jill told me many years ago, "I'm not looking for Mr. Right. I'm looking for Mr. Right now." About that midwestern talent that was tee'd up and ready? It's Surly, not Chinatown, Jack.
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@immamac , I've enjoyed your posts all year, and watching Gunnar's evolution as a young Texas fan this year has been a treat for us, and something that you both will always cherish and remember for eternity. My coming of age happened in the late 60's in Austin, when Texas Football and Austin were the center of my universe. Those early memories of Texas Football resurface every year like the wildflowers across the Hill Country. True happiness means enduring the times of despair, and coming out the other side. Texas Football is both ends of that spectrum, and thankfully for the beautiful people, we are on the other side on the path to true football happiness. The year started with so much promise, a stacked team at every position. Losing RB1 & 2 before the season started was huge. Not having a power back was always going to be tough to overcome, especially at the end. Our stellar 6 deep WR group getting reduced to 2 and 2 halves was too much. Disappointing finish, yes. Wisdom teaches us to adjust expectations for unforeseen circumstances. I've spent most of the fall for the past 20 years at the ranch in the Utopia, with an occasional football game or 2 at DKR. This year was 100% football with far fewer trips to the country. It was still as good as it gets. After a steady diet of "little brother" schools for so long, a season of Michigan, OU, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Clemson, and Ohio State was cool as f*ck. Adding in the "physical annihilation" of OUR little brother in College Station is guaranteed to make you smile every time you say those words. I lived in Jester East my freshman year with Earl and the other athletes. That year was magical beyond compare, as I took my seat in the 3rd row of the Cotton Bowl to witness the crowning of Earl's Heisman season. My spirit was crushed by Notre Dame. I learned from that, to challenge everything I read and here; i.e., Don't drink too much Kool-Aid! (That is why I dislike Kirk Bohls, he convinced me Notre Dame didn't have a chance. That is also why he probably dislikes Texas.) Note: When Notre Dame caused a Georgia fumbled deep in their own end, I jumped off the sofa, through up a double Hook 'em, and was shouting at the TV. Talk about a true come to Jesus moment! Where the fuck did that come from??? I watched VY play in High School. I knew he was a generational football player and told my brother to drive from Austin to watch Vince Young's playoff game against Defending Champion Katy in the Astrodome. VY dominated that game. He also brought salvation and the happiness back to Texas Football. Enjoy it when it happens. but don't let a win or loss rule your life. It is but a small piece of it. Gunnar, and the other young 'uns, like me, will always remember the moments and the smells and sounds and colors, and the pretty girls. That is what always brings us back. I learned a long time ago to enjoy, and support, these young kids, putting on a Texas Jersey, and playing football. Playing for Texas, not just at Texas. This team played hard and fast and physical and violent. They represented us well. Made me proud.
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I'm disappointed in the outcome. OSU played good enough to win, and good enough to lose. They won. Their defense playmakers played well. Their explosive downfield passing game was well defended by Texas. The executed one QB run play really well, and that was probably the difference. Texas also played good enough to win, and good enough to lose. We lost. QE had a great run at a critical point, but it wasn't be design. Overall, we played better than we have most of the year, against the best and most balanced team we faced. We had to play a clean game to win, for a lot of reasons. One big reason is our roster is but a shell of what it started with in 2 key places. We lost RB1 & RB2 before the season started, the bigger guys to run between the tackles. We were going to have to deal with that all year long, and put more on the passing game. We started the year 6 deep at WR. Of the 6, we were down to 2 who were at 100%. That is a big negative for a position group that is expected to be the strength. Bond - hurt and less than 100% Moore - less than 100% Cook - flaked out and gone. Wingo - 100% good to go Golden - injured last night, limited his snaps Bolden - 100% good to go We were down to guys who didn't start the beginning of the season. I was wondering if we were going to see Parker Livingston or Aaron Butler last night. Not a good feeling going against a good defense. Our playcalling has been suspect all year, and last night was no different. I'll leave it at that for now.
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Handjob Helobious Is the Man!
PTINS replied to closetojumping's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
With Becks surgery, very low probability he plays anywhere next year. Baseball players take a long time to recover, and they don't have 250 lb missiles trying to rip the arms out of the sockets. I know NFL GM are amongst the biggest kool-aid drinking, dumb asses on the planet, but drafting an injured QB that had already had question marks seems like this is one you don't touch. Given that reality, transferring to some desperate program for some guaranteed NIL and a chance to rehab in a normal time frame seems like the move. -
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Tangentially related to bowl travel. Winter storms should be named after Surly posters; You never know many inches your getting and how long it's gonna last. Safe travels.
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Handjob Helobious Is the Man!
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"You better watch it, Dr. Death! I'm pretty damn fast for a Caucasian." https://clip.cafe/the-best-of-times-1986/you-better-watch-out-dr-death/ -
Not calling anyone out, this applies to most of the comments in this thread... Ignorant, adjective - not having enough knowledge, or information about something. Perhaps a remedial understanding of the history and evolution of college football would help some of you. If not for Street, the Wishbone offense probably gets scrapped. The Wishbone glorified running backs and Quarterbacks like never before, ushering in one of the greatest eras of college football. "He's a Longhorn Legend" As the only undefeated Texas QB with more than 10 wins in history, Street is probably the only Texas QB that never gave fans a reason to bench him.
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Handjob Helobious Is the Man!
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No one would ever confuse DKR w/ Mack. Mack just wants to be welcomed back into the inner circle of all things Texas. He doesn't deserve that. He torpedoed the program on his way out the door, leading us to the worst period of Texas Football. That is his Legacy.- 7948 replies
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Game Week Thread 2024 Week 17 - Cotton Bowl CFP Semifinal Texas vs Ohio State
PTINS replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
The last 4 teams left in the CFP this year are the elite teams from 1969, the Centennial Year of College Football. Ohio State was the defending National Champion, and started the season ranked #1, followed by Arkansas, Penn State, Texas and USC. By November, the polls had Ohio State #1, followed by Texas, Arkansas, Penn State and USC. #1 Ohio State lost to #12 Michigan, breaking their 22-game winning streak... The chorus from Austin? "Who’s Ohio State? Who's Ohio State?" Texas beat A&M 49-12 to remain #1, setting up #1 Texas v. #2 Arkansas in the final game of the year. #3 Penn State was certain to move up to #2, with the Texas-Arkansas winner destined to be #1. The Cotton Bowl invited undefeated Penn State play the undefeated SWC Champion, either Texas or Arkansas, in a #1 v. #2 Bowl Game. Penn State declined the Cotton Bowl invitation and accepted the Orange Bowl bid to play #6 Missouri. #1 Texas beats #2 Arkansas 15-14 in the Game of the Century and President Nixon presented the "National Champion" plaque to Texas after the game. (Back then, the AP Poll ended at the end of the season, before the bowl games.) Arkansas accepted a Sugar Bowl Invitation to play the SEC Co-Champion, either #8 LSU or #11 Tennessee. LSU tried to arrange a matchup with Texas in the Cotton Bowl to play for the national championship. Those discussions fell through when #9 Notre Dame became available, breaking their longstanding policy against appearing in bowl game. Notre Dame accepted the Cotton Bowl invitation. The Sugar Bowl spurned LSU and Tennessee in favor of Ole Miss and Archie Manning. Texas, led by James Street and Steve Wortser, beat Notre Dame and Joe Theismann in the Cotton Bowl 21-17, and was the Consensus National Champion, ranked #1 in both the AP Poll (before the bowls) and the UPI Poll (after the bowls). Penn State, after posting its 2nd consecutive undefeated, untied season was ranked #2. They were pissed. Probably still are, forever. The final AP Poll: Texas Penn State USC Ohio State Notre Dame Missouri Arkansas Ole Miss Michigan 1UCLA- 1431 replies
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
PTINS replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
So their 100 Year Decision earned them a 5th place finish in their 1st year in the new conference. They have second thoughts that their $100 million dollar coach will lose to Texas, so they fire him, only to replace him with the coach that recruited the '22 Award Winning Class (they got an award, right?) on the premise that he could keep the class together (he couldn't) and get them to the precipice of the coveted Natty (he didn't). As bad as this was, the first time they face Big Bad Texas as a SEC Conference member, they are ..., what was it?..., "physically annihilated" and embarrassed at home. -
Smith is a Mega-Tron, Julio Jones, type, 6'-3" 220 lb, physical specimen. Ryan Williams is 6'-0" 175 lb. Both are super talented, but Smith is a at a different level. Look at the 5 second mark, OL standing in the end zone. ASU; TD or Illegal man downfield?
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New Orleans New Years Terror Attack [15 dead, 20+ critical/injured]
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Texas A&M Recruiting 2025: The Land of Melk & No Money
PTINS replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
So much to unpack here. Things have to be better next year, they just have to ... but he (Elk)has to get there, and doing so requires winning. They have a lot to figure out on defense, help needs to arrive ... take a hard look at every position, several starters out here letting it happen Somehow, someway, the players needed to step up and ... the coaches ... figure out how to make that happen. stop acting like kids or like this is social media... a completely unnecessary INT. ... folks should walk away feeling hopeless after watching ... the Ags were so bad when it mattered most Simply taking a look at Dan Campbell and then the Elk tells you everything you need to know. Campbell had the escape velocity (and body shape) to get away from aggieland, -
Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Handjob Helobious Is the Man!
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I thought I heard he was playing in his 73rd game. Every player using their "Covid year" should have an asterisk by their career statistics.
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