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  1. You forgot this one... 😎
  2. Did not see here, so adding to this thread... Will Texas FIX Arch Manning? | THE HERD College Football w/ Colin Cowherd & Urban Meyer
  3. On the Line: Is Texas Tech for real? We'll find out this week. By Zach Barnett Sep 18, 2025 A possible Big 12 championship preview in Salt Lake City. Usually, when we do the "irresistible force meets immovable object" thing in regards to Texas Tech, it's their passing offense against someone else's pass defense. Never has the immovable object been the Red Raiders' run defense, whose high point over the past nine seasons was a No. 40 ranking, and typically finished in the 80s. But here we are. Three games in, Texas Tech boasts the nation's No. 2 run defense. Admittedly, those games were against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Kent State and Oregon State -- not exactly murder's row. Still, those teams combined for 124 yards and one touchdown on 82 attempts; Tech's 1.51 yards per carry average leads the nation among all teams that have played three games, and they're one of 11 teams (min.: 3 games) yet to allow a 20-yard rush. On the opposite side of the line of scrimmage, Utah is pounding out 290 rushing yards per game (seventh nationally), 6.0 per carry (third among all teams with at least 140 attempts) and 11 touchdowns. Put it this way: an average game for Utah's rushing offense is double what Texas Tech's allowed all season. Irresistible force, meet immovable object. The question is: Which unit do you trust more? No. 16 Utah's offense is run by the same principles that finished second in the nation last season at New Mexico, and it's simply hard to know what to think about the No. 17 Tech run defense given: A) the lack of competition they've faced thus far, and B) the fact that none of their D-line starters played for Tech last season. We'll begin to learn a lot more starting at 10 a.m. local time on Saturday. An awkward reunion in Norman. To be clear, both sides are going to come away from Saturday's game happy with their respective decisions. Even if they'd wanted him back, it's far from a guarantee that Jackson Arnold would've returned to Oklahoma. “The culmination of everything that happened — the injuries, the offensive struggles. The fact you’re going to have your fourth offensive coordinator in three years, whether you stay or whether you go. And also some of the toxic things that were said to him, mostly by students on campus, and that’s kind of hard to brush aside. It’s easy to tell someone, ‘Just don’t listen.’ But he’s 20 years old. He’s going to listen to stuff like that," Arnold's father, Todd, told SoonerScoop (no relation). “I think, unfortunately, he didn’t see a future down the road at Oklahoma.” To quote our great modern poet Taylor Swift: That old familiar body ache The snaps from the same little breaks in your soul You know when it's time to go But all the equity built over Oklahoma's outstanding start would be gone if the quarterback Brent Venables cast aside comes back in and beats him. This word is overused in sports, but I can't think of any other to describe it -- losing to Arnold on their own field would be embarrassing for Oklahoma. The Iron Skillet goes back in the cupboard. TCU and SMU will meet for the 104th and final scheduled time in Fort Worth on Saturday (noon ET, ESPN2), and it's a shame because the rivalry hasn't been this good since the days of Doak Walker and Davey O'Brien. After decades of TCU domination, SMU won last year's meeting 66-42, and it's an even 3-3 over their last six. Add in the fact that this the only example on record of a coaching leaving one rival for another, and it's a real shame TCU decided to stop playing SMU so it can instead face the likes of Stanford, Duke and Purdue. “They’ve chosen not to play anymore,” SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee said. “We’ll see what the future holds. But we’re playing this Saturday.” For its part, at least TCU has been honest about their decision to big-brother their way out of playing SMU (the Frogs lead the series 54-43-7 and went 17-2 from 1999-2018). "Everybody talks a lot about it, but I mean, I've been to many of those games and they haven't sold out," TCU head coach Sonny Dykes said. "And so it never seemed like it was a big deal until we weren't going to play the game anymore." And to be fair, he's probably right. This game would not be getting the attention it has if it were not the final scheduled game. But, man, is TCU going to look weak if they don't win on Saturday. Additional Games: -- Arkansas at Memphis (noon ET, ABC): When does a trap game become so hyped up as a trap game that it can no longer be considered a trap? I don't know the answer. But I know enough people have pointed at this game as a trap that there's no way Arkansas can travel into a raucous Liberty Bowl expecting anything other than a fist fight. Sandwiched between last week's disappointing Ole Miss loss and next week's visit from Notre Dame, Arkansas should be less focused on the environment and more focused on a Memphis team -- who beat Troy in their own house more impressively than Clemson did at Tiger Stadium -- that can absolutely win this game. -- Syracuse at Clemson (noon ET, ESPN): Did you catch Dabo's 50-minute gaslighting session this week? Apparently winning a bunch of titles eight and nine years ago means Clemson should accept mediocrity today. I wonder if Dabo holds his players to the same standard he wants Clemson fans to hold him to. -- Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon (3 p.m. ET, BTN): Oregon is a 5-touchdown favorite in a Civil War being played on Big Ten Network. Oregon has long held the upper hand in this rivalry, but the previous statement summarizes the state of things here. -- Tulane at No. 13 Ole Miss (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN): Lane Kiffin dished out his rat poison to Tulane, but the Green Wave won't bite. (Fun fact: waves don't have teeth.) This will be a 4-quarter game where both teams top 28 points, but the feeling is the home team makes too many plays in the end. -- No. 21 Michigan at Nebraska (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS): Says a lot about the state of Nebraska football that a home game against a true freshman quarterback feels like a "prove it" moment, but here we are. Dylan Raiola's numbers are way up from his true freshman season, but those numbers were largely built on performances against Akron and Houston Christian. Michigan is actually the favorite here. Game on the line, who do you trust more to make a play: Raiola or Bryce Underwood? -- North Carolina at UCF (3:30 p.m. ET, Fox): In 1998-99, Bill Belichick was the New York Jets defensive coordinator, leading a unit that included safety Scott Frost. Legend says they often spoke with great anticipation toward their inevitable collision as head coaches at the Bounce House. -- South Carolina at No. 23 Missouri (7 p.m. ET, ESPN): After I touted them as an SEC title contender earlier this week, it would make perfect sense for Mizzou to turn around and lose at home to LaNorris Sellers-less Gamecocks team. -- Boise State at Air Force (7 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network): Doesn't feel right that this is just the 13th meeting between these two, right? The Broncos have won six of the last seven. -- Florida at No. 4 Miami (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC): This Florida team is too good to go out like this, right? They actually beat South Florida and LSU on a down-to-down basis, but lost the "don't make critical mistakes" battle by about 50. This team is simply too talented to be 1-3. -- BYU at East Carolina (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2): BYU is a 6.5-point favorite. I like East Carolina to win outright. -- Arizona State at Baylor (7:30 p.m. ET, Fox): Baylor's Sawyer Robertson is two yards off the national lead in passing yards, while Arizona State allowed Mississippi State to turn 19 completions into 279 yards and three touchdowns. The Sun Devils limited a potent Texas State passing attack last week, so we'll see if that fix travels. -- Michigan State at No. 25 USC (11 p.m. ET, Fox): That's right, a conference game that starts at 11 p.m. body-clock time for the Spartans. Fox doesn't hand that money out for free, after all. If you'd rather preview Week 4 in video form, well, today's your lucky day.
  4. SIAP... Heard Robertson had reps at center this week too
  5. Username does not match... Awesome that you might feel ok to show up 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
  6. SIAP -- don't remember anything on vice captains Meet the United States vice captains assisting Keegan Bradley in the 2025 Ryder Cup Keegan Bradley wasted no time picking who he wanted to be his vice captains in the 2025 Ryder Cup. His first appointment came only two weeks after he was named captain. Then slowly but surely, he added name after name until all five of his selections were decided. Among them is one of the most notable U.S. Ryder Cup players of all time. A couple of the vice captains are first-timers, though every one has international competition experience for the red, white and blue. Meet the United States vice captains assisting Keegan Bradley in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. U.S. vice captains in the 2025 Ryder Cup Jim Furyk A nine-time U.S. Ryder Cupper, Furyk, who captained the victorious U.S. team at the Presidents Cup in Montreal last year, returns to the U.S. team room as a vice captain for the fourth time after previously serving during victories in 2016 at Hazeltine National Golf Club and in 2021 at Whistling Straits. Additionally, Furyk captained the U.S. Team at the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France. The 54-year-old represented the U.S. in nine consecutive Ryder Cups (1997, ‘99, 2002, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08, ‘10, ‘12, 14). His nine appearances as a player rank second all-time in U.S. Ryder Cup team history while his 34 career matches are tied for third. Kevin Kisner Captain's Assistant Kevin Kisner of the U.S. Team speaks to the media following a practice round prior to the 2024 Presidents Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)© Getty Images Kisner served as a captain’s assistant during the 2024 Presidents Cup. He represented the U.S. in the 2017 and 2022 Presidents Cups, compiling a 2-2-3 career record. Kisner, a South Carolina native, is a four-time Tour winner, and regarded for his match play prowess: Kisner won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in 2019 and finished runner-up in 2018 and 2022. Webb Simpson Webb Simpson of the United States celebrates during the afternoon foursome matches of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on September 29, 2018 in Paris, France.© Mike Ehrmann, Getty Images Simpson was Bradley's first choice as vice captain last summer. Simpson has represented Team USA six times, three of which were Ryder Cups (2012, 2014 and 2018). After compiling a 4-4-1 record in his Ryder Cup playing career, this is Simpson's first time being appointed a vice captain. Brandt Snedeker Brandt Snedeker of the United States reacts on the 16th green during singles matches of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 2, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota.© Streeter Lecka, Getty Images Snedeker, 44, is a veteran of two Ryder Cups, boasting a 4-2-0 career record. He was the only undefeated American player in the 2016 Ryder Cup, going 3-0-0 to help the U.S. team defeat Europe 17-11 at Hazeltine in Chaska, Minnesota. This will be Snedeker's first appearance as a vice captain. Gary Woodland Gary Woodland stands at the tee box at the first hole during the final round of the Texas Children's Houston Open golf tournament.© Erik Williams-Imagn Images Bradley's final vice captain selection was Woodland, who will be making his debut at the Ryder Cup, as a vice captain or player. Although the 2019 U.S. Open champ has represented his country in competition at the Presidents Cup, he'd not previously been selected to play in the Ryder Cup and said he's eager to get started. Woodland, 41, has 56 top-10 finishes in 387 career starts and was chosen as the winner of the 2025 PGA Tour Courage Award after he underwent brain surgery in September of 2023 to remove a lesion, and continues to manage symptoms as he competes on the PGA Tour.
  7. WTF with blOU injury report... Venables likely trolling SEC No. 11 Oklahoma will be shorthanded up front, with 3 offensive linemen — Troy Everett, Jacob Sexton and Jake Taylor — listed as out for the showdown between the 3-0 teams who are playing their SEC opener. The Sooners also listed 4 offensive linemen as questionable for Saturday .
  8. ⬆⬆⬆ Hate it when writers don't do their homework... Home team doesn't control pin positions. 😎 all daily decisions related to course preparation/setup including frequency and height of mowing tees, fairways and greens, determining if the greens should be rolled to maintain speed, firmness and smoothness, and selecting tees and pin positions, will be the responsibility of the Match Committee alone. The Match Committee is made up of one representative from both Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America. This is done to maintain the integrity of the Ryder Cup.
  9. Simon's style running between the tackles reminds me of Emmitt Smith
  10. WOW... That training is a real shitshow 😬
  11. The Five: What big Ryder Cup questions remain before it begins? Written by Paul Hodowanic The Ryder Cup news cycle is already in full swing. Team Europe spent Monday and Tuesday practicing at Bethpage Black, familiarizing themselves with the property before taking a few days to rest up for next week. Meanwhile, the U.S. Team is taking a brief respite after spending last week playing and contending in wine country. It was a pair of Americans – Scottie Scheffler and Ben Griffin – that battled down the stretch and flashed the form the U.S. will need to regain the Ryder Cup in New York. Though it only comes around every two years, the Ryder Cup is the most dissected event in the sport, and with just a week before play begins, anticipation has reached a fever pitch. Ahead of one of the most anticipated Ryder Cups in modern history, let’s talk through five lingering questions still up in the air ahead of next week. What form will Xander Schauffele be in? Schauffele will play the Ryder Cup as the Americans’ second-highest-ranked player in the world behind Scheffler, yet the two-time major winner is one of captain Keegan Bradley’s biggest question marks. Schauffele has not played since the BMW Championship in August, where he missed out on the TOUR Championship for the first time in his career. Schauffele stated bluntly that this was the worst season of his career. That’s true statistically, but also anecdotally, as Schauffele began the year in the conversation with Scheffler as the best player on the planet and ends it far from those discussions. So, what version of Schauffele will the U.S. Team get? The American has been a stellar component of numerous winning teams over the last decade. He’s 14-8-0 across his Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup matches, including 3-1-0 in the last Ryder Cup on home soil. But his form is a major question mark. Schauffele was understandably absent from the Procore Championship – staying back in Florida to be with his wife, who just gave birth to their firstborn son, Victor – so there is no recent form to fall back on. It would be no surprise to see Schauffele shake off the rust and play a pivotal role in a U.S. victory at Bethpage Black. The inverse wouldn’t be surprising, though. That’s a precarious spot for the world No. 3. Are there any surprises on the European side? The European Team has remained out of the spotlight in the lead-up to this Ryder Cup. That’s partly because much of the golf world kept a trained eye on the U.S. Team and myriad possibilities surrounding Keegan Bradley and his possible playing captaincy, but it’s also because there are few unknowns to discuss with Team Europe. Luke Donald is back for a second time as captain, while 11 of the 12 members of the victorious 2023 Ryder Cup team are back. Even the one newbie, Rasmus Højgaard, was part of the team room in 2023, as the European leadership had an inkling he would play the Ryder Cup soon and got him involved. This is as experienced and familiar as you can get for a Ryder Cup that hardly ever evokes those feelings with its two-year cycle. Yet that’s where Team Europe stands. So, will there be any surprises? Or will Donald just roll with what worked in the Euros’ dominant 16.5-11.5 victory? It will be particularly interesting to watch in Foursomes. Donald used the same four pairings for both Foursomes sessions in 2023 and won those matches 7-1. The pairings were: Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka Lowry and Straka would be the first pairing ripe for change, as both players slumped over the second half of the TOUR season. Surely Donald has considered sending the same eight players out again, but just because it worked two years ago, it doesn’t mean it will work on a new golf course against new opponents. How will the U.S. deploy its rookies? With the Europeans’ lack of rookies, the U.S. Team’s newcomers will face a bit more scrutiny and pressure to perform – particularly on home soil, where more is expected of them. Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun, Griffin and Cameron Young are all making their Ryder Cup debuts, though Henley and Young have each played one Presidents Cup. It’s a unique position for the U.S. to be in because, at least statistically, the four rookies are playing better right now than anyone on the team not named Scheffler. Per Data Golf, the top-five Americans in Strokes Gained: Total over the last three months are Scheffler and then the four rookies. So by the numbers, the rookies should be a heavy part of the game plan. But how much will Captain Bradley weigh that form over the experience of other veterans who aren’t playing as well, but know how to handle the caldron of the Ryder Cup? The U.S. Team hasn’t followed a consistent plan with rookies over the years. In 2023, Max Homa played all five matches in his debut, a sign that leadership is comfortable riding the hot hand. Every rookie played at least three sessions at Marco Simone. How will Bethpage Black play? The home team controls the setup for each Ryder Cup venue, so how will the U.S. choose to set up Bethpage Black? In previous home Ryder Cups, the Americans leaned on their distance advantage, stretching out the courses and cutting down the rough to further prioritize hitting it far. They also placed pins in easier positions on the greens to nullify the European Team’s putting prowess. But the margins between the two teams are shrinking every year, with more and more homogenous skillsets on each side. Sure, the U.S. could lengthen the courses to suit their long hitters like Bryson DeChambeau and Young, but that would hurt players like Henley, Collin Morikawa and Spaun. It would also help the Euros’ bigger hitters like McIlroy, Åberg and Højgaard. There is no clear-cut advantage that the Americans possess over the Europeans, so that likely means any setup tweaks will be made in the margins with specific tee placements on certain days or specific pin positions that highlight razor-thin advantages on the greens. Is this the best chance at an upset in recent history? The dirty secret of recent Ryder Cup history is that the event isn’t all that competitive. The home team has won the last five Ryder Cups, and they’ve done it decisively, each with a final margin of five points or more. In 2021, the U.S. handed the Europeans their worst loss in the Ryder Cup’s modern era, winning 19-9 in a rout. And that came off the heels of a debilitating U.S. loss in France in 2018 when the Europeans dominated from start to finish in a 17.5-11.5 dismantling. Yet optimism abounds about Team Europe’s chances at Bethpage Black. Are they warranted? Europe has a compelling case, built on its continuity and experience. As mentioned before, they return 11 of the same 12 players who dominated the U.S. in Rome, as well as the captain who orchestrated it all. If a team is going to survive – and thrive – in a hostile environment, this team’s makeup would check a lot of boxes. By name brand alone, the European Team looks more impressive. Yet some basic facts still favor the Americans. They have the best golfer in the world, Scheffler, who is showing no signs of slowing down as we reach Bethpage Black. In fact, the U.S. has seven of the top-10 golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking. By recent form, they have an advantage, particularly in the back-end of the roster. Per Data Golf, seven of the eight worst-performing players over the last six months are Europeans. And, of course, the U.S. has the home advantage. That’s been enough for the last decade. https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/needtoknow/2025/09/16/the-five-what-big-ryder-cup-questions-remain-united-states-european-scheffler-mcilroy-bradley-xander-schauffele-bethpage-black
  12. Shorter version on Twitter. Timing off, rushing and overstriding. Sure seems like PTSD -- Arch sure hasn't been himself since getting hit (maybe concussion) against Georgia in 2024 SEC Championship game. Weird idea, but maybe go shoot some free throws to slow your thoughts down -- motor memory seems way off. Definitely more VR sessions if Texas has the technology to give Arch more reps. I also like the idea of only having a couple progressions on plays, then either throw the ball away or tuck it and run. Sure hope Arch might just need some live action game success to snap back to the good form he had in 2024.
  13. Ryder Cup 2025: How to watch, TV times, streams, featured matches By Golf Channel Staff Published September 17, 2025 The 45th Ryder Cup takes place Sept. 26-28 on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. NBC, Peacock and USA Network will provide all the action with “Live From the Ryder Cup” airing daily on Golf Channel. Peacock will showcase a featured match from each session and “Breakfast at Bethpage” each morning on the first tee, hosted by Colin Jost and featuring celebrity guest appearances. Monday, Sept. 22 3-6PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) Tuesday, Sept. 23 8AM-6PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) 6-8PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) Wednesday, Sept. 24 8AM-6PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) 6-8PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) Thursday, Sept. 25 8AM-4PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) 4-7PM: Live From the Ryder Cup, including the Opening Ceremony (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) Friday, Sept. 26 6-8AM: Breakfast at Bethpage (Peacock) 7AM-6PM: Ryder Cup, Day 1 foursomes and fourballs (USA Network/NBC Sports app) TBD: Foursomes featured match (Peacock) TBD: Fourball featured match (Peacock) 6-8PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) Saturday, Sept. 27 6-8AM: Breakfast at Bethpage (Peacock) 7AM-6PM: Ryder Cup, Day 2 foursomes and fourballs (NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app) TBD: Foursomes featured match (Peacock) TBD: Fourball featured match (Peacock) 6-8PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app) Sunday, Sept. 28 9AM-Noon: Sky Golf Ryder Cup Pregame Show (Golf Channel) 10AM-Noon: Breakfast at Bethpage (Peacock) Noon-6PM: Ryder Cup, Day 3 singles (NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app) TBD: Singles featured match (Peacock) 6-9PM: Live From the Ryder Cup (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app)
  14. SIAP... Bobby on OTF video mentioned groin injury for Wisner, but could play -- holding him out for SEC games.
  15. Yips aka "Steve Sax Syndrome" 😬
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