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All of Midlands power has been restored. I think* first got it back at 2:30a-7a then again at 9:30a and hasn’t shut off. Friend who was over 50+ hours with no power came back too. Hoping this is it. But it’s supposed to snow tomorrow. Low of 10.

I feel for you. Have a friend who’s on hour 53.

We’ve been averaging 3 hours on and 20 off. Currently at 3.5 hours on. Hoping this is it.

They still have power in the hospitals right? I also don’t even know what day it is anymore. Luckily here in west Texas the grocery lines aren’t that bad. Fast food lines are. I saw someone post that your home insurance could reimburse you for food lost in power outages. I’m sure when this is all done with, the food will be the least of my priorities when talking to the insurance.

Anybody in west Texas? Midland here and on hour 30 something. Luckily parents have power. One of them just got it back after 6pm last night. The other one never lost it. Got down to 40 last night in the house. We have been house jumping. So tired. We were in a RV. Was pretty good since the propane never went out but lost water. Then grey tank froze. It’s been rough. I’m exhausted. We have 4wd. Thinking about heading to El Paso. Have a friend who is stuck up there and they have never lost power. Also broke into my friends house in midland who is stuck in El Paso. They gave us consent because their neighborhood never lost power. Surprisingly easy.

How is Murphy a 5 star with not a lot of tape?

The players at least liked the guy no matter how bad he was.

The dysfunction was due to Herman. Since he’s gone I think it betters our chances.

Could’ve missed it but CTJ, is IT just pouring their annual kool aid with ewers? Or could it really happen? From reading what IT has said before seems like he wants to but flipping twice isn’t ideal to him. IT is also IT at times. Although, I trust Gerry over there.

This. I like drayton but no so long ago we were saying how he doesn’t do much in recruiting. (Before landing Bijan). players like him just like Coleman but it’s not like theyre hard to replace. Pretty obvious Carrington planned to leave when he went MIA from Twitter. He could stay but losing him to USC doesn’t scare me. It’s USC with Helton. They might as well hire Herman at the rate they’re going with former Texas staff.

Sarks son goes to Mater Dei

I’m sure it has been posted but I’ve been MIA for a few weeks. (And just got back when stoops news broke lulz horrible timing) Is Carrington staying for sure or is he leaving after NSD. Not as vocal on social media like he once was. Especially with the #allgasnobrakes, thought it was kind of odd.

Gerry said a prospect is in town today. They won’t divulge into name Guessing LJ

Someone who knows someone, who knows someone, who knows someone at bama so take that FWIW, said he has shown up drunk to practice at bama. I Didn’t believe it because no way saban would’ve allowed it and no way Texas would’ve hired him without doing some serious vetting. But Who knows now.

I’m more worried that he lives through his contract.

CTJ, any idea why UM never materialized?

Gerry Hamilton-Urban tried to get the Cowboys job last year.Nothing has changed based on what I was told.He wants to coach again. It’s just where does he want that to be. Shelley would likely be very happy with the job being in Sunshine State.

TBF, IF he was always going to coach again it’s better he chose the nfl than college. Better he spurns us for the NFL than saying no to us this year and coaching in college somewhere next year. Doesn’t matter he’s coming here. Spinner shells basically confirmed yesterday anyway.

Gerry Hamilton has said numerous times that UM wanted the Dallas cowboy job last year. I haven’t watched the interview about his wife saying no to the NFL but didn’t she deny them going to Ohio state too? Don’t remember. Hopefully it’s all misdirection. Don’t see why they would deny rumors to the nfl though.

What is Venables waiting on? Is he ever going to be a coach? Granted, Auburn is a bad example but he’s had opportunities. Edit: nvm saw replies about this after

Someone please put ketch’s face on jabba

Ahhh got it. Now it’s coming back, kinda. I think burton just mentioned him but never said anything relating him to UM. And then I think this thread put it all together and found his plane and then ketch, ketched it up. But now that I have your attention CTJ, does Herman know he’s gone? Doesn’t matter to me one way or the other but just curious has Herman seems oblivious and acts like nothing is his fault.

Seems long ago but I forgot how the posts were different. Burton said eltife (no idea on his last name) first and then ketch said it way after burton. What’s the difference? Didn’t they spill the same thing or no? Just don’t understand why people are saying ketch messed up. I agree he messes up everything but thought it was Burton’s fault first.

By: IT Staff SCENARIO 3/3.5 We’ve been urging patience regarding coaching resolution and will continue to do so. So will our sources. “I just know nothing will happen until after New Years.” - high level source to @Bobby Burton. Inside Texas has heard the same from two other quality sources this week. As the echoes of the Scenario 1 death rattle pings through Bellmont Hall’s....er, halls, Scenario 3 (search for a commoner) and 3.5 (search for an upper-middle class candidate) are in the developmental stages. Urban Meyer declining his invitation to coach at Texas did two things: 1) It prolonged the search timeline. This is obvious but also requires explanation. We won’t say all the eggs were in that basket but all of the effort required to pull that hire off was, and landing him was the only time sensitive acquisition out there given the positive effects it would have had on recruiting. Also, he didn’t have a real job and could have left the TV set at any time. That was a unique circumstance the other candidates don’t find themselves in. 2) It scattered the BB’s ever so slightly. That was foretold to happen in these very pages if Texas missed on Meyer. That brief scattering on the floor was cleaned up before it led to too many embarrassing slip ups like the Wet Bandits trying to burgle. Maybe we’ll return to that topic in a retrospective but for now it should be accepted as positive news. Thinags could change with a couple public declinations, but for now this is not resembling disorganization or a circus. When Meyer declined it guaranteed nothing would happen soon. Both the unrealistic and realistic candidates are all still coaching for titles of varying prestige. The belief behind the scenes is that time is an ally. Fans — short for fanatics — will disagree, but if the goal is to make a great hire then sure and steady is the way things have to be. From what we can gather, none of the decision makers view Texas as being in desperation mode. You’re not going to see what’s occurring at Auburn occurring at Texas. Even Greg Fenves understood how to handle transition. We’ve been told any names that are circling are speculation, but we’ve heard one name more frequently than the others. You’ll understandably want a name but if you take a step back I’m sure you’ll understand why we can’t give it yet. It would undoubtedly be a good hire but there’s a long way to go. No, we’re not trying to drum up subs or some other nonsense. Keeping the name quiet hurts us in that regard, but it does allow the school to operate in relative silence. The trilateral commission (AD, president, and BOR) is cognizant of the fact some quality coaches will want to use Texas to get a raise. That will be difficult to do because there is no opening. However, talks could progress to a point a candidate has an offer from Texas as well as his current school and will have to make a choice. That’s the gamble but it happens every day in the real world. The belief is if they handle the process correctly, it will yield greater results than haphazardly shooting boatloads of money out of a t-shirt cannon in the general direction of well known coaches. TEAM Texas returned to practice on Tuesday and again on Thursday. It was more of ‘back to basics’ as the team had restricted workouts during the team’s COVID issues last week. The next team practice is to be determined. The team will learn its potential bowl location and opponent on Sunday. The most likely destination is the Cheez It Bowl or the Alamo Bowl for a team that will look very different from the last time we saw it. Sam Cosmi, Caden Sterns, Chris Brown, and Joseph Ossai have all opted out and are preparing for the NFL Draft. It’s an opportunity for the younger players to put out good film heading into the spring. With Cosmi out and Derek Kerstetter's injury, the offensive line continues to shuffle. The current projection from left-to-right: Karic-Angilau-Majors-Jones-Okafor. But there will be more shuffling. We’re seeing more Andrej Karic at left tackle after his play versus Kansas State. Christian Jones has moved to RG, with Okafor moving the other direction to RT. We’re also hearing Tyler Johnson has been working at RG/RT and true freshman Jaylen Garth has been at RT. Garth has been at full strength the last two weeks and hopes to finish strong and be in a position to contribute in 2021. At wide receiver, Brennan Eagles remains uncertain of his return or declaring for the draft. Marcus Washington is another player not guaranteed to return. Jared Wiley’s shoulder continues to mend and his availability for the bowl game is uncertain. On defense, you’ll see more Jett Bush at jack, Jerrin Thompson at field safety, and Kitan Crawford at corner. BJ Foster is still nursing what we believe is a hamstring injury. IT has learned Texas could lose a young defensive back to the Portal soon after the addition of McNeese State grad transfer Darion Dunn. It’s a player who might have contributed in a more minor role next year. Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown continues to weigh his options on returning for his senior year. On the offensive line, Derek Kerstetter and Denzel Okafor have yet to decide if they’ll return for 2021. Willie Tyler, who opted out earlier in the year, may also return but is undecided. One of the few areas of concern on defense next year will be defensive end. Moro Ojomo, playing out of position, came on strong, but the team could use more burst off the edge. Jacoby Jones is undecided on his return (we think it’s possible, if not likely) but we’ve heard Marqez Bimage is expected back.