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sunset87

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  1. The quick to Caffey is lethal. Texas has rarely run quicks with the middles for several years now. Never understood it, but now that Caffey is playing they’ve started running them. Even some with O’Neal. There hard to stop when run correctly.
  2. Agreed
  3. Minny is playing fast. Block is consistently late when Minny is in system.
  4. Looked pretty strong overall. Still need some work on middle opposite of O’Neal.
  5. I guess, if you say so. But isn't he pretty similar to Ethan Burke in terms of size and weight. Watching the two play last year Vasek was every bit as good if not better than Burke, and looked a little bigger or at least not as skinny. If there's better options than I get it but if not, seems like a pretty good take.
  6. And that neatly sums up what's it all about to be an aggie. They are the undisputed national champions of, delusions of grandeur.
  7. Playing really tight today. Better wake up.
  8. Is that 3rd time in row Faltine has watched strike 3?
  9. I bought a new car in Dallas about a month ago. After I finished the deal I asked the finance guy how business was going since things have changed. He said they were selling a little more than half the amount of cars (pre-Covid) but were making more money. Charging full MSRP, no negotiating. Also, almost all of the dealerships are putting on a bunch of after market crap and making ridiculous profits off of that stuff. This is what really pisses me off. I mean, Nitrogen in the tires $300, door guards (cheap tape) probably cost them $10/car, $300; Lojack systems you can buy for $50 using an app on your phone, $900, window tinting, etc... It's ridiculous what they are getting away with right now. He thought they would never go back to the old sales model. Why would they, there making more money and the sales are much easier. Shitty for the consumer though.
  10. "I'm a little teapot short and stout here is my handle here is my spout..."
  11. He's plenty athletic. He's shown a few glimpses of it during the season. He's just not playing with any aggression on offense, or at least very rarely.
  12. Yeah I don't know about that. You see lots of freshman, first year guys, show up ready to go with no hesitation whatsoever. He's still shell shocked on offense, it's pretty obvious by all the shots he passes up. When and if it clicks with him, it will be easy to see. And I definitely think he has time for that to happen.
  13. He played at a Mater Dei high school in California so a pretty big time program. I guess he left early to go to Kentucky. His numbers for his Junior year in hs were pretty solid but nothing exceptional (16 ppg and about 6 apg). He's smooth and a good athlete so I'm sure he projected quite well for the college level. It's all in his head. He's afraid of making a mistake on offense which takes away aggression and confidence. That's why he is playing hot potato when he has the ball. I mean, mentally he just wasn't ready for the jump to big time D1 basketball. The bigger question is, can he get past it. I think he can, but if it takes him too long he's going to get passed up. I'm betting Beard will be patient with him and it will pay off down the road.
  14. I've seen Morris play. He's an athletic freak with a ton of upside, but his overall game still needs plenty of development. Carr has his issues but his overall game is still ahead of Morris's IMO. Morris brings a little different skill set than Carr so it's not apples to apples. I don't know what people's expectations are in regard to Morris but I don't see him coming in and immediately taking Carr's spot, assuming Carr comes back next year. He'll obviously play a ton and will be fun to watch.
  15. I think this is definitely it for Askew. You can tell that he is not looking for offense or to score when he has the ball, unless he has absolutely no choice. As soon as he touches the ball he's looking to pass or to dribble to pass. Some how Beard has to get him to be a more selfish offensive, attacking player. I think he has the skill set he just has to get over the mental hump.
  16. I know Barnes supposedly didn't like him. There are some posters here that know the back story about Drew, but I don't know specifics. I was under the impression that he pissed off a bunch of the Big 12 coaches during the Barnes era when he was building their program. He always, and I mean always has a couple of enforcer types on his team that seem to get away with murder during games, but don't foul out very often. He can coach and assemble a team, I'll give him that.
  17. We use to affectionately call those fisharitas, because the pitchers and glasses they were served in were cleaned in some skanky dishwater which gave them a nice fishy odor. This was especially the case when it was crowded at happy hour and the bar back would dip the pitchers and glasses in the skank water for about 2 seconds. They were in such a hurry that they didn't change the water very often. Always figured the everclear would disinfect... made sense at the time. We didn't notice the smell after a few anyway. Oh, and the picture of Ewers looks like some of the dudes that used to work there.
  18. I think it was across the street from Uncle SuSu’s, where Centennial is now. I think it was torn down with other buildings so they could build the condos. Probably in 82’ or 83’. SuSu’s was opened a little later.
  19. Nah, Valentine's was either on San Antonio or Nueces, north of 24th. They tore it down sometime in the mid-80's, as I recall, and built condos, maybe Centennial Condos.
  20. I guess whenever we play a top 25 team on the road they are going shoot lights out.
  21. Tech fans are outraged at Beard for they way he left. Ok fine. I also know there's always two sides to every story and we are only hearing one side being screamed in our ear. The entire fan base seems to have intimate knowledge of every detail of how things went down. Maybe, maybe not. Color me skeptical. I do know the Tech fan base has the biggest chip on their shoulder of any group I've ever encountered (trust me on this I live in West Texas). They are the stalker ex. Also, Beard took the Tech job after already accepting the UNLV job. But hey, fuck UNLV, right Tech. I mean Beard was assistant at Tech prior to that so that's perfectly fine I guess. And spare me with the, it's not remotely the same situation. I know that, but I think it's funny that bit history is conveniently swept into the corner. Wonder how UNLV felt. He might do the same to UT at some point. He does have a history of trying to climb the ladder and he has apparently stepped on a few people along the way. Gee, that never happens. Somehow we'll have to put on our big boy pants and deal with it if it does.
  22. Well Tinker is the director of the BEG which is the oldest research unit of UT. It’s the state geological survey of Texas. He worked for O&G in the past. But to say he’s is an “oil company shill” and the referenced presentation he did has been “debunked”, is flat out wrong. I’d love to hear about all this “debunking “ supposedly done. The guy has a pretty impeccable reputation and was asked to be the Assistant Secretary of Energy under Chu in the first term of the Obama administration. Not sure that would happen for an “oil company shill”.
  23. From the parts of the game I watched, I actually thought Vasek looked a little better than Burke but they looked pretty similar for the most part. They both looked really good in that game. Really glad to have him. Looks like he has a huge ceiling and he certainly dominated at the highest level of high school football in Texas. That’s usually a pretty good indicator of future success.
  24. The other DE for Westlake, #91, looks pretty good too. Maybe a little bigger than Burke.
  25. https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Amid-signing-day-chaos-SEC-powers-grab-top-16705365.php Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher put together his fourth straight top-10 class. Alabama, which won nine of the previous 11 recruiting titles, was No. 2. Georgia was No. 3, marking the fifth straight year the Bulldogs have been in the top five. The team rankings could change with the next letter-of-intent period beginning Feb. 2. Coaches said the recruiting process now has players taking into consideration where they could make the most money through endorsement work. The NCAA in July began allowing athletes to monetize use of their name, image and likeness. Some schools are better positioned than others in this new frontier and millions of dollars are swirling around the biggest programs.. “NIL has been going on for a long time. It just hasn't been above board,” Fisher said. - This excerpt is from the linked article above. No shit Jimbo. And it still isn't with your program.
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