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    Rodney Terry

    I appreciate what Terry has done in very difficult circumstances that nobody anticipated going into the season. The team has stabilized and is performing well. He deserves credit for that. He also has a team full of experienced players who have been around the block and have learned how to manage adversity. He did not build this team and he did not create the culture. He is playing the hand he is dealt and is playing it well. The skill set of stepping in to maintain something someone else built and the skill set of leading all facets of a program are very, very different. For better or for worse, Terry has not demonstrated that as the leader of a program he can be anything better than mediocre. Some guys are fantastic assistants and just aren't cut out to be fantastic head coaches. Terry appears to be that. If he isn't, he needs to prove that at a program that isn't Texas. Honestly, even if Terry would win the national championship, I wouldn't want him to be the head coach. Getting hot at the right time and guiding a team of upperclassmen to 6 wins isn't enough. I'm not naïve, and if he did manage to pull it off I'd fully expect him to get the job and I wouldn't complain. How is Texas Tech feeling about Mark Adams in Year 2? Year 1 went well enough with Beard's players and with Beard's culture still mostly instilled. One year later and things are starting to look much different. The things Beard did well - and the things that make top head coaches so valuable - are not easy to find.
  2. I legit think about that cheeseburger like twice a week.
  3. your father sounds like he had the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. No doubt he was attracted to French prostitutes named Chloe with webbed feet.
  4. Do you make outrageous claims, like you invented the question mark?
  5. I watched it last night. I have no opinion on any nomination shenanigans or subterfuge that may have happened - I don't follow that stuff. In my judgment, it was an Oscar nomination worthy performance. I'd put it above De Armas (haven't seen Fabelmans/Michelle Williams) and well behind Yeoh and Blanchett. I've certainly seen worse performances nominated The film itself was worth a watch, though overall I found it just ok. There were some high highs and the film had the potential to be excellent, but some uneven writing led to some characters devolving into tropes, which undermined the overall quality of the film. my two cents.
  6. My take on who i think should win/will win. Best Pic: EEAOT/EEAOT Best Actor: Colin Farrell/Brenden Fraser Best Actress: Cate Blanchett/Cate Blanchett (I personally think this is the biggest no brainer of all the categories) Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan/Ke Huy Quan Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon/Angela Bassett Director: The Daniels/Spielberg
  7. My personal best picture rankings: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Banshees of Inisherin Tar Women Talking __________________________________________ All Quiet on the Western Front Triangle of Sadness Top Gun Maverick Avatar yet to see: Elvis and Fabelmans I think any of the first four films are worthy winners.
  8. I co-sign all this. Marion had/has maturity/cockiness issues and did a subpar job coaching/running his WR room. I was hoping he'd move on and was very happy to see this news. Good riddance.
  9. energy is building - team is set to walk to the Alamo Dome in 15 minutes.
  10. to be fair, Washington also beat Oregon. The Pac 12 had 7 teams finish above .500 (including Washington). UW didn't play USC or Utah, the top two teams in the conference. The other 4 teams were Oregon, Oregon St, Washington St. and UCLA. UW went 3-1 in those games. UW played 2 cupcake and their "big" nonconference game was home against an underachieving Michigan St team. Texas is definitely the more battle tested team.
  11. Keondre - karaoke MVP
  12. feel good about Moore, Scott, and Holmes
  13. I'm curious to see what kind of energy they come out with tomorrow.
  14. agreed. The idea of Carrington as a position coach is hilarious.
  15. just a tid bit since we're talking about freshmen in the secondary, but FWIW, Xavion Brice won the award given to the top weight room performer at the banquet yesterday (Brice and Christian Jones won). Brice lived in the weight room this season. Not sure what his current weight is, but he looks noticeably bigger. That obviously doesn't mean he'll end up being a great player, but he's working hard.
  16. Crawford doing his best BJ Foster impression on that drive.
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