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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - This Is Fine
The other interesting side of portal season is who becomes a "cap casualty"? Some guys might be good players but not worth their NIL. I don't know who makes what but based on recruiting rankings etc, you could imagine some guys not being worth their money compared to what's available in the portal. Based on recruiting rankings, I assume guys like Baxter and D Williams are highly paid backups. And some starters may even be in that camp.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
Can we take a second to laugh at Florida for basically hiring Billy Napier 2.0 to replace Billy Napier? Also why won't Ole Miss let Lane finish the season? I understand they're pissed but now they're completely throwing away their chance at a NC this year. Seems stupid to me.
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2025 CFB Polls/Rankings Thead
2-loss Miami, Utah and ND ahead of 2-loss Vandy is so dumb if you look at schedule strength. They're getting punished for their name being Vandy and for the Utah AD being head of the committee. Texas is 100% getting punished for playing tOSU. As Sark said, Texas would be a shoe-in if that game was against a cupcake. It was also tOSU's closest game by far all season, only a 7-point loss on the road. Texas is 2-2 vs current/final top-10 teams and 3-2 vs top 15. Remove tOSU and it's still a tough schedule that no other bubble team can match. Bubble team records vs top 10/15 along with Massey SOS: Texas: 2-2 / 3-2 / 5 Bama: 1-1 / 2-1 / 13 ND: 0-1 / 0-2 / 40 OU: 1-1 / 1-2 (assuming Michigan drops) / 10 Vandy: 0-1 / 0-2 / 19 Utah: 0-1 / 0-2 / 42 BYU: 0-1 / 1-1 / 39 Miami: 1-0 / 1-0 / 48
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - This Is Fine
Keeping Goosby in school is gonna be critical. Outside of that, iOL is the biggest need. Wisner is solid but another RB would be good. I also think a solid veteran LB and S would be huge, even if not superstars. Feeling better about CB with the emergence of Phillips alongside Littleton but a veteran take wouldn't hurt.
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Non-Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Hide the Money, There's Poor People Around
The plot thickens. Also weird that his mom would post anything like this..
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
Agreed. Gotta maximize the Arch/Simmons window. Not saying to ignore HS recruiting completely but portal and retaining key players should be the priority this offseason.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
He was DC for Sark at UW and USC. Earlier he had been Boise DC with PK as their DL coach.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
It's a job and with people he knows well. He was Sark's DC at UW and followed to USC. He was PK's boss at Boise before that (DC while PK was DL coach. PK became DC when he left). But yeah analyst would probably be more likely unless he wants to coach DBs
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Dallas Cowboys 2025 season thread: 8-9 and divine. The world according to Jerry
Imagine a UT receiver making a contested catch like that. I can't even do it
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
I just realized he was also DC at Boise while PK was DL coach. PK got elevated to DC when Wilcox went to Tennessee to be their DC. Would love to add him as an analyst or DB coach. If Lupoi replaces him as you suggested, wonder if swaps places as DC at Oregon (his alma mater). But a lot of HCs seem to want a break for a year so analyst might make sense.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
Can he coach DBs? Asking for a friend.. He was Sark's DC at UW and USC
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This is who Steve Sarkisian is.
Texas' Steve Sarkisian calls out 'absolutely false and untrue' coaching rumors - CBS Sports "I've had no discussions, not with my agent, not with the university, not with any other school, not with any NFL team, about ever going anywhere else," Sarkisian added. "I came here to win championships. I've got two kids enrolled at the University of Texas, one in law school, one on our team. I've got a third that hopefully decides to enroll at the University of Texas next fall. And my wife and I just had our son here in Austin. This is our home. We came here to win championships.
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This is who Steve Sarkisian is.
Portal needs imo: 2-3 iOL, 1 CB, 1 S, 1 RB, 1 LB, K, P. This year's WRs are young and inexperienced and missed ton of the offseason. Expect growth to fix that room. Agree that Baxter needs a major paycut if he wants to stay. I like the guy but the injuries have taken a toll. DBs are a tough call. How much is the roster and how much is coaching? Phillips and Littleton look like players at CB but still young. Safety is concerning if Jelani goes pro. Watching yesterday without Hill reinforced the need for another experienced LB. Doesn't have to be a star but at least a solid rotation player. Rolling with a True FR P and/or K would be malpractice.
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This is who Steve Sarkisian is.
Endries is only a Junior right?
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This is who Steve Sarkisian is.
Have you talked to him in private? No. And me neither. CDC will talk to him and if Sark decides to change back, then it will be known. If he doesn't, it will also be known and CDC can act accordingly. I never said there's any evidence but damn, y'all have to stop taking press conferences for any value at all. No one is going to open up to the media jackals ffs.
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This is who Steve Sarkisian is.
Gee, I wonder why players didn't develop as much this year when their reps got cut in half this offseason. Real shocker.. That said, he tried an experiment and it failed. Easy to fix as long as he's got his eyes open. Willing to forgive this one if he corrects course.
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This is who Steve Sarkisian is.
Gutting the offseason practice schedule was a big deal imo too. I get the logic behind it but less practice = worse team. I'm sure they don't want to part ways. He has shown the upside when he has his shit together and the program has gotten all aligned for the first time in ages, which he deserves plenty of credit for. Plus it's not a great look for anyone if they split. But IF these rumors are real, then yeah they could likely fire for cause and might do so if they feel like he can't get his shit together.
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Hey PK -- What would you say you do here?
Not last year. It was a strength. But otherwise agree
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - This Is Fine
This guy is entering the portal - Texas State OL Tellek Lockette taking redshirt, no longer on Bobcats roster - Yahoo Sports
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Texas Coaches Carousel
It'd be kinda cool to see an up and comer like Jesse Minter or Joe Brady hired at like $5mm plus huge incentives that can get them up to $15mm for a NC. Plus a huge assistant coach pool. Idk if Deboer is unrealistic as we'd normally think. There are some rumors about him and Penn St flirting. His Bama tenure has been kinda fish out of water. Both sides might be ok with a fresh start
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Texas Coaches Carousel
Even if Sark left, Kiffin prob wouldn't happen because a) he'll already be at LSU/UF and b) he is too similar to Sark (and in fact is a close friend). That said, I think he'd be good. His offense kicks ass wherever he goes regardless of OC, QB, etc. He's proven that in the same conference so less risk there. And he hasn't had Texas level talent at Ole Miss which would help quite a bit. Not sure if realistic but Freeman and Deboer would be my other top choices. Beyond that it's a wasteland which is yet another reason making a move wouldn't be great.
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This is who Steve Sarkisian is.
Sark ain't gonna get pushed out (yet) for on-field results, nor should he. The only reason UT would part ways is if there really are personal issues that are intolerable and/or getting in the way of him doing his job. Personal stuff notwithstanding, he'd have a pretty clear path to righting the ship just by going back to what he's done the last two years (like a normal offseason practice schedule), hitting the portal (OLs plz), and replacing a few assistants (ie the new secondary coaches). He has proven an ability to do all that in the past. This offseason was the outlier so you'd be crazy to push him out unless there is some very specific stuff behind the scenes. To be clear, I don't know anything beyond what I've read here. It just otherwise wouldn't make sense to give up that fast after one botched offseason considering how good he looked the past two years.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
What's Ole Miss gonna do if Lane doesn't meet this alleged deadline? Fire him and pay his buyout? Lol yeah right
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
Mosley is the best WR on the team imo. Slow start because he missed the entire offseason and first few weeks but he creates the most separation and actually catches the ball.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
Sark should hire Brandon Jones from Mizzou as OL Coach. They always have a sick run game and he's a long-time Texan edit: actually, add their RB coach Curtis Luper too (another Texan). And maybe the OC. Just import their whole run game. Do it now while Drink is flirting with other jobs.