Actually, it was the guy I responded to who brought up the "OL portal." I posted on this board after last week's win. I will post here after we (hopefully) beat Kansas. Also, everyone notices you didn't counter what I said. You just chose to personally attack me. I hope it made you feel better.
I can't say with certainty it would have changed things. However, I wish Sark would have tried. Coming in to this season, every o-lineman on our roster fit in to one of 2 categories: #1) They have proven that they suck & #2) They were true freshman. We didn't need All-Americans. We just needed 1 or 2 players that are functional.
It doesn't matter. Sark is 100% committed to his way of doing things. Perhaps it will all come together in his 3rd year. In the meantime, I hope we find a way to beat Kansas on the road.
If, behind the scenes, we could lock Urban in to a deal, would you be okay with firing Sark and hiring UM? If no, would losing to Kansas for a 2nd year in a row change your mind?
TCU got a couple of o-linemen from the portal. I think their starting C is one of those guys. They will likely win the Big 12 this season. Baylor grabbed 2 o-line starters from the portal and won the conference last year. Kansas has brought in o-linemen from the portal will likely beat us for the 2nd year in a row. I do think we would be better if we had grabbed a starter or two for the o-line from the portal any of the last 2 off-seasons. I apologize if my desire to see Texas not suck offends you.
7-5 was always our ceiling because of Sark's approach. We were all allowed some unexpected optimism because we were fortunate enough this season to play the worst OU team to ever take the field at the Cotton Bowl in the history of ever. So, for that reason, if a miracle occurs and we win 3 of our last 4, we will be at 8-4. Sane people know this is extremely unlikely. I really want a winning season but I just don't know how we get 2 more wins.
Baylor has taken in some really good transfer o-linemen. Players that are effective. Somehow, in your convoluted & angry brain, you have twisted a football program improving its offensive line into what you think is a put down. Those Baylor transfer offensive linemen have more Big 12 conference titles than every Texas player combined for the last decade.
A road loss to Houston in a season where Sark needs to, somehow, get to 8 wins to save his job would be the special sauce on his shit sandwich of a coaching tenure at Texas.