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This more or less sums up my perspective. The invasion of personal space was odd - I had several encounters where Michigan fans felt free to do the horns down thing inches from my middle schooler's face. To his credit, he handled it well and figured out sign stealing quips landed well. Post game was nice - to their credit, most fans were not like their QB and respected that they got their asses kicked. They seemed to still be in the post championship bliss. I mostly told well wishers that I hope they beat USC and OSU. I am undecided about OSU next year. I am very curious about A&M and Arkansas this year.

yah, it looked more like the U Miami does, but upside down. And for crying out loud people, Kyndal Perry and Loreal Sarkisian are different people.

She was great in Bernie.

I wonder if they might have some revised takes? Garbage in, garbage out. Those fanboy takes dressed up with the pretense of objective analysis were always a joke.

I think there is at least a 60% chance Colorado has an intrasquad brawl before this game is over.

This x1000. The NYC/Long Island strain of Michigan grad is particularly loathsome.

don't forget the targeting call on Westwood that bailed out Austin High from a 3rd and 15 on that last drive. What a crazy game! I'm impressed with their resiliency and mental toughness.

Top quality work here:

Am I reading the chart correctly, such that Banks is not All American caliber (Ewers too, for that matter), but lists Johnson and Graham (no quarrel with those two as AA caliber)? It is hard for me to take seriously any breakdown that doesn't classify Banks as AA caliber.

I think it spans the upper parts of 15-17. I can say that mine are in 15.

Gerry's rankings are: 4 star ++ Top 75 4 star + Top 150 4 star Top 150-375ish

This is so awesome. I won't be able to join before the game, but hope to swing by to say hello (and hopefully celebrate) afterward.

this is hilarious:

Texas was #2 in the nation last year in 3rd down defense, allowing opponents to convert 26% of the time.

This is a quality rant:

I get what you are saying, but this is insane and Message Board Genuises level stuff. Ewers is in his 3rd year starting. Experience matters. Making mistakes in live fire, correcting those mistakes, getting your weaknesses discovered and exposed - all of it is an essential part of development. So many have been eager to bury Ewers over the last few years because of his recruiting pedigree and physical gifts, but they neglect the impossible to circumvent, absolutely necessary growing pains that go with game reps. Posts like this are simply setting up Arch for when he inevitably makes mistakes of inexperience. I hope everything you said happens. I will feel very good about Arch next year, for obvious reasons that we are all excited about. Texas can win with Arch next year and Arch may very well end up better than Ewers when it is all said and done. But there is zero chance a first year starter Arch is better than the version of Ewers that wins the Heisman in his 3rd year of starting.

your broader point stands - they played a clean game. How refreshing was it to see a Texas opponent called for holding three times???

JJR had a horse collar call on the last CSU drive.

Austin High pulls away, wins 45-35 over NB Canyon.

pretty sure he is enrolled, despite his age.

it's more of a walk through kind of thing, getting used to the rhythms and routines of game day, substitutions - stuff like that. Not a full contact scrimmage.

I hope you are right.

They are going to do both Orange/White and UTSA scrimmage.

since it was no big deal, why did Harbaugh consistently lie about it? Why not be truthful about some supposedly small, technical violations?

that was fun.