Skipper

If we can't beat Clemson and ASU without him we don't deserve it. But if there is a chance he could get back close to pre-injury Bond sitting next 2 games I think you sit him and let him heal.

I'm a solid 1 with Texas football with a decent gap then 2A Stars, 2B Texas basketball, 2C Mavs, 2D Rangers then another huge gap for anything else. I don't give a shit about the Cowboys and haven't for a long time. Agreed Jerry ruined them for me as well years ago.

I don't really deep dive into hockey until post football season but did hear chatter last night about it being a bad year to have all this cap space at the trade deadline. Just not expected to be as deep of a market as in typical years. I have no doubt Nil is working on something though. He knows team as currently constructed looks like a 1 and done team with actual risk of missing playoffs all together if some of the current players don't step up.

Back to back games I've attended where Jake lets in a flurry of 2nd period goals and fucks the game. He needs to start earning that contract. Also, back to back games I've attended where Robo seemingly didn't do much but take up space. Heard it confirmed by a 2nd person last night that he's a douchebag/asshole in person so maybe even a bit more critical of his frequent failure to show up.

His take this morning about the timing of the transfer portal was about the dumbest I've ever heard. Essentially saying this is what the athletes wanted and it's pro sports now so it comes with the territory and fuck the kids for putting coaches in this position. Essentially the take I would expect from a Boomer Aggy. Completely ignoring the point from Lashlee (that was a good take and replayed) and Dusty where they emphasized that if this is pro sports no pro sport would ever schedule free agency before the season is over. I had to just fast forward through that segment it was so bad.

Bond should probably just sit and try to get healthy for a semifinal and hope we get there. We 'should' be able to win the next 2 games without him if we play well. I'm not sure we could win a semi or a final without him healthy.

I think this is what it boils down to for many on this board and angry social media in general. The person you (and I) wanted to win the election didn't so now just blow it all up. I think it's a pretty pathetic position to take as allegedly educated and productive members of society but that's just me.

Fuck no I wouldn't be ok with that. WTF

Let's see if you all have this same big dick energy about 'righteous homicide' the next time some religious nutjob takes out a doctor performing a legal abortion. We either live in a lawful society or we don't.

Got it. So first degree murder now fine and dandy as long as you agree with the political or social motivations behind the killing. Victim not alleged to have done anything illegal? Fuck him - worked for an evil corporation so he deserved it. 2 kids left without a father? Fuck them too. Pathetic. I have no doubt we'll see some massive hypocrisy from several posters when this plays out under a different set of facts and the killing does not align with their personal political/social belief systems.

So we have educated posters on this board now condoning or attempting to explain away premeditated murder. Fuck that. And fuck this loser murdering kid.

I think mental break probably will help just as much as physical recovery. That was a brutal game to lose. Has anyone seen practice schedule? Curious if Sark just starting back up tomorrow to give a few days for a mental reset. I could see a couple of light days this week getting scout team looks and then back to normal game week next week.

I haven't read the entire thread but seeing how many pages it grew, I'm glad to know it was as bad on TV as it looked from the stands. Doesn't excuse our failure to make winning plays (or fucking kicks) but there was no doubt in my mind that crew was doing everything they could to keep UGA in the game in the first half.

I dealt with 100X more nonsense before, during and after game in Atlanta compared to @ A&M the week before (or any OU game for that matter). Now, maybe if Aggy won it would have been different post-game. For anyone that has attended a horns loss in Lubbock, that was exactly what the experience was like. And like Tex Pete said "going out of their way to be assholes" is pretty much a perfect description of the average UGA fan. Really a damn shame we didn't win the game and shut them up.

I also wondered if this is just kind of what we signed up for. College kids are one thing, but like you said, way too many blackout 30-50 year olds in packs actively seeking out a confrontation. It was pretty sad and pathetic.

They are very much Tech-esque except cockier. They aren't Ohio State level, agreed. That was unparalleled. But spending the day around those morons in Atlanta pretty much made me cross off a trip to Athens next year. Wouldn't be enjoyable. Bunch of meathead douchebags.

They haven't done much offensively against decent to good defenses either. I haven't dove in much yet but offenses seem similar on paper with the Texas D being a lot better. There is a reason we are favored by 10. I don't think it will be an easy game though for all the reasons everyone is saying. For whatever reason we just can't put it together on offense. Turnovers, penalties, drops, pressure, red zone play calling, etc. It seems like it's always something that fucks up good drives and it's been an issue this entire season since conference play started outside of the Florida game (and that took an incredibly aggressive 4th down play call to kick start the offense). It's who we are at this point. The good news is every single piece is there to put an offensive game together to beat anyone and even a C+ offensive game should be good enough to win the next 2 if our elite defense shows up

Love that path to the semis. No excuses.

GTFO with this bullshit. We have just as good a shot as anyone. Let's see the path but there isn't a team in this field we can't beat

They are going to drag this out and max ratings.

I tend to agree. Getting slightly aggy about this topic. Looking at pics I don't see a ton of space which shouldn't be surprising with newly designed stadiums maximizing prime seating. Going to be a shitload of press etc. utilizing space outside of team area. It's not Georgia or SEC sticking it to us. Give me a break.

It's not "discovering ability to lead". It's that he has no fucking experience. I reiterate. He was a HS coach during COVID. A resume for a young offensive coordinator that would make a little more sense looks something like: (i) D1 player, (ii) GA at Power 4 program, (iii) Assistant at small school, (iv) position coach at Power 4 school, (v) OC at small school, (vi) OC at larger school. And then it is still a leap to take over Oklahoma. Again, people point to Lincoln but Lincoln had a significantly better resume when he took over OU AND he was 3 years older. Again, this kid has never even stepped foot inside a power 4 facility as an employee until last week. Success at this profession requires more than just basic X's and O's knowledge. It's relationships with a staff that knows how to teach what you teach, ideally years of experience helping an OC formulate game plans against top tier defenses, reps upon reps as a play caller and not to mention things like knowing how to recruit on top of all of that. Offensive coaches work their whole lives in this profession and 95%+ never reach the level of an OU offensive coordinator position. So either Brent fucking Venables found a game planning/play calling savant that doesn't need any experience for immediate success or this kid is going to be learning on the job in a must win year. So good luck with that Sooners.

I mean he's 29. This kid was an OC at Seminole high school during COVID. Sure, there is a chance this kid ends up being the real deal but it's a major fucking red flag OU (not UH or even Tech but OU) is taking a risk on this kid. He has no real relationships for a "staff" at this point even if he wanted to bring some along (which apparently BV is not allowing anyways). So he's stuck with a staff that was absolute shit this year, that are all significantly older and more experienced than he is, and who, to my knowledge, he has absolutely zero relationship with. So sure, it could work, but it's not even close to a 'slam dunk' hire. I have no doubt OU fans have convinced themselves they found the next Lincoln Riley but even Lincoln had 2 years as a position coach at Tech and 4 years at East Carolina before taking a big jump. So yeah - good luck kid.

One of my thoughts as well is that at least we have the opportunity to pull the Vegas LTIR games if we so choose. Probably depends on what his recovery looks like closer to the deadline.

Home loss to 4-8 Kentucky is worse than a road loss to 6-6 OU in my book. To be clear, I think Ole Miss has a better case than Miami. As does South Carolina for that matter. Miami is a clear #4 out of that group if I was voting.