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Also, sounds like Nebraska lost their LT and kind of star CB for long periods, if not the season. Tougher row to hoe from here after the gimme next week at Purdue. October goes: Rutgers (basically Illinois), at Indiana (they’re good) and at Ohio State. Could be 4-4 to start November and gripping like a Bagwell in the postseason trying to get to bowl eligibility from there.

Illinois went into Lincoln and just whipped Nebraska’s ass on both sides of the ball in the second half, particularly the 4th quarter and overtime. -Nebraska rushed for 7 yards on 11 carries in the second half. -Altmeyer only threw for 215 yards but was perfect on TDs (4) to picks (0). Just took what Nebraska was offering, over and over. -If you’re going to have the audacity to claim that you’re the second coming of Patrick Mahomes, you should specify that you mean the loser version in college. Otherwise, everyone ultimately expects you to win games late and, well, not off to a good start on that one. I don’t like cheering for Bielema, but it was fun doing so last night.

Oh, I’ve said from the jump that he’s better than Howard. Day fucked up his handling of the QB1 situation coming out of the fall. Still sick of hearing about McCord.

It’s just baffling that Syracuse left the corner on an island against Ayomanor on 4th and 9. Seems crazy stupid. Maybe now we can hear less about McCord being the best thing since sliced bread.

I've spoilered below a fun story from The Athletic by Bruce Feldman that overlays the journey of General Booty over that of Arch Manning. There are some interesting parallels and thoughts from folks involved. I remember some of the Booty/Evangel stuff, so this was entertaining to read and recall.

Regarding Stokes, that height, and likely wingspan accompanying it, probably has the Texas coaches pretty interested.

Apparently, Gerry took some psychedelics this morning, then channeled the psyche of @Wulaw Horn , and then he wrote a 2025 NFL draft post. I've spoilered it below. It's not quite the "push the fucking pedal through the floorboard" insanity of Wu, but it's trending there. 1) Trey Moore isn't getting drafted, guys. He's undersized and he's not making notable plays. I don't care if the film looks fine for assignment, he needs to be making some plays at the P4 level. 2) DJ Campbell isn't opting out of another year for a low round draft grade. He can make the same money at Texas and elevate his grade by staying for 2025. 3) Jaydon Blue will have to go nuts soon and stay there if he's intent on going pro in a draft class considered extremely deep at TB. "He's super fast and has great hands!" is great and all. He's undersized and he doesn't have a ton of film.

That’s next level Ryan Day shit right there. Wow. If I’m HJ, I’m packing up and moving, right now.

Man, this game is getting so ugly that it’s almost forcing me to turn to the Astros/Angels.

Man. Meyers and Lapham were great. I assume that Meyers has died of lung cancer and that Lapham has either been murdered by a super serious Big 12 fan or he is still calling Bengals games.

He's an Ivy Leaguer in a work force that he was almost certainly indoctrinated to look down upon, as well a likely perception that the fans and admins are all idiots. We've all worked with this kind of asshole. I just think he thinks he's smarter than everyone else and he can do whatever the fuck he wants accordingly. They already allegedly received a call from the SEC HQ that he needs to be more forthcoming with the injury reports. This is just another way he's trying to scheme around the notion of being an honest competitor providing reliable feedback for integrity purposes. We're going to continue to see this kind of stuff from this idiot because he's surrounded by clowns reinforcing to him how amazing he is. They'll do that right up until the day he is fired, same as it ever was.

Well, he's already been fired, so ... Farrell's behavior is pretty straightforward when it comes to Texas and a few other big programs - say as much negative and conspiratorial shit about the program, the players, and their fans as you can, as often as you can. It drives clicks and clicks are all this idiot can hope for these days. He hired Childers back in the day, so Childers throws him a weekly bone and then shills for him while he's on. I'm not sure how Neuheisel is okay compromising by having this imbecile on, but he does. He knows fully well that Farrell is a know-nothing tub of goo who was unceremoniously shitcanned by his last employer and couldn't get on anywhere else that was credible. What I don't know is if either guy is aware that Farrell has a history of stalking underaged females and asking them to include kitchen utensils in suggestive photos to him in order to satisfy his weird fetishes.

It could only be Moore or McCutcheon. I mentioned up thread that Jackson was keeping conversations alive with McCutcheon but Sarkisian and Banks weren't really involved. Dude is committed to FSU. I'd be looking for a way out too. If it's Moore, knock me over with a feather. I don't see it.

Sometimes, it seems, Gerry gets tired of the bullshit he hears constantly from all sides. Posting a 100% confidence pick for Hudson to Tech last year is a good example of him getting tired of getting lied to and having to play nice to keep up appearances. He chose to burn a bridge involved with that recruitment in order to have a clearer path towards the truth in the future. Like that, I read today's update as a call out for some folks to put up or shut up. If you want us to mention you seriously as someone involved with Texas, then do something about it. Or, if you want us to take your efforts seriously to land one of these big flips, then get some of these fuckers on campus. Or both. I may not be correct in this case, but that's as likely as just not seeing a path for any of the No's or thinking that the staff really is done at DB.

Mike Farrell on Full Ride today was his usual idiotic self today when talking about Manning, doubling down on his hawtest take of all time that Arch would be a 3 star if his name was Arch Smith. Compared the performance against UTSA to Arch posting stats at a private school in HS. Basically said he’s gifted at punching down and would never produce against the Georgias of the world. It’s going to be very compelling next year and beyond to watch Manning shove all of that bullshit down these idiots’ throats.

“Well, I don’t think I’ve ever thought much about ‘TotallyLegit’ as a poster. I think he’s okay, more or less, don’t I? Do I need another person on ignore? Well, he does seem to be aligning himself with a complete fucking garbage poster creating negative value on this site on a post by post basis …”

Never watched it but heard all the buzz and whines while it was going on. Binged it a few years ago and I thought it was excellent. The last seasons are much better without all of the delays and such, I think. Would recommend.

I’ve felt like the spread was too much against CSU and UTSA. Whoops. How interested do we think Sarkisian is in covering? He’s not an idiot, but 45 points is just a lot. I agree with @Fondren & Main in that the clock can only be drained so much if Texas is forcing a bunch of 3 and outs.

Schematically, and allegedly, OU is going to try to take his legs away and force them to win in the passing game. I guess I’m curious to see if the OU front 6/7 can actually do that against what looks like a really good Tennessee OL (who the hell knows if they’re worth a shit). I’m thinking OU is a little high on their own supply with this approach. The guy that had 3 sacks against Tulane is usually a ghost. Stutsman will need to be making tackles within 3 yards of the LOS for once. Terry got hurt against Tulane but it didn’t appear serious. Still, if he matters a lot for you, how good are you? I’ve been hesitant to say that Tennessee hasn’t played anybody out of respect for Doeren’s program at NCSU, but damn do they look pretty bad. I guess I expect one of two outcomes in this game. 1) Tennessee wins easily by double digits and dismantles OU’s dogshit OL while making a fool of Arnold with turnovers. 2) Tennessee is typical overrated SEC hype, huffing their own farts about how good they are, and a proud and storied opponent shows up at home and punches them squarely in their fat jowls. From there it’s a rock fight as two young QBs both face front 7 peril.

Great slate of games this weekend. Realignment is starting to immediately deliver. Friday: -Illinois @ Nebraska: I am interested in seeing whether or not either team is actually good. Can Illinois put Raiola into a state of confusion and cause some turnovers? -SJSU @ Wazzou: This game is between two 3-0 teams. It's late, but for those of us having to attend multiple flag football games earlier in the evening, it's football. Also, Texas plays SJSU next year, for whatever that is worth. Saturday Morning: -NCSU @ Clemson: NCSU is getting 20.5 in Death Valley. They look like complete ass. I am surprised that spread isn't 40.5. -JMU @ North Carolina: I know UNC has a new QB with no experience, so this game might be close. I'll keep repeating this though - The UNC schedule is pudding soft. If this QB gets his bearings, they're pretty good and experienced around him. The TB is still a stud. This game is bigger than folks think. If UNC loses, they'll remain unranked and unnoticed. Win this game, they're 4-0 and then it goes like this: -@ Duke, -Pitt, -Ga Tech, -@ Virginia, -@ FSU, -Wake Forest, -@ BC, -NCSU. These dudes could honestly be 12-0 heading into the ACC title game and almost assuredly a playoff team irrespective of outcome. Saturday Afternoon: -Arkansas State @ Iowa State: I'm probably insane, but this seems like the kind of game that Matt Campbell could fuck up. Butch Jones has somehow put together a team that looks like they could win more than they lose. -USC @ Michigan: I will be unabashedly be cheering for Michigan in this spot, and I am also prepared to watch them get pummeled by 40 points. -Arkansas @ Auburn: I expected Auburn to be better this year, largely just due to roster improvement and more experience. Now? I have way less confidence in that notion. UAB made Taylen Green look subpar. Does Auburn have the dudes on defense to build on that? The fact that Jerrin Thompson is Auburn's leading tackler and was their spring game MVP tells me that, no, no Auburn doesn't have the dudes. -Ga Tech @ Louisville: Louisville is a big wild card in CFB this season. They play ND (in South Bend, next week), Miami, @ Clemson, and Pitt. Those are all teams that will factor into the CFP discussion. Pathetically, they represent one of the more formidable teams on ND's schedule. I think this is a good game to watch. -Arizona State @ Texas Tech: This looks like a fun game. Texas Tech overwhelmed UNT last week, buoyed by Chandler Morris throwing picks on 3 consecutive passes, but they've looked like dogshit besides that. -Rutgers @ Va Tech: Va Tech shit the bed against Vandy. What.The.Fuck. But I still think Va Tech is a contender in the ACC. Rutgers is being touted as a gritty, sneaky good Big 10 team. They've played Howard and Akron, so we know nothing, really. If Rutgers wins this one, they're 4-0 going to Lincoln. Saturday Night: -Miami @ USF: Miami is suddenly just a given in terms of being "back" and this has happened many times before. That is all pinned around their dominant win over Florida. Anyone who has now watched Florida knows that dominating that team might not be indicative of much. USF has sold so many tickets that they're removing the covers in the upper deck. I don't expect an upset, but I do want to see how Miami looks against another program with a pulse. -Baylor @ CU: Baylor looks like they can play defense this year. Maybe this game is better than it looked this summer.

They would take Dallas Wilson in a heartbeat and he'd be a big candidate to play early. They're recruiting currently as if he's uncommitted. It is unlikely that adding him would lead to a committed player to look elsewhere. While Chris Jackson is working the communications with McCutcheon, Sarkisian and Banks aren't super involved. Sarkisian didn't want to lose Johnson. Clearly, they think Johnson gives them something that others do not. Johnson was swayed by the old "you'll be our featured receiver!" pitch that works to some personality types. I think Wilson and Johnson are lotto tickets, while McCutcheon is more of a safety plan.

This has been mentioned some but it's pretty fucking cool that Texas is getting to work on future game installs while OU and Georgia can go get fucked. OU's typical bullshit of playing no one and then showing up with new and well-trained shit against Texas is not a thing this season.

Dari Nowkhah, a sooner and somehow also an SEC honk, was on Dusty and Danny this morning hammering the controversy angle. The others reacted against it, particularly because he was trying to align the situation with the ATM situation. What’s funny is that this guy was one of the media people running with “ranking due to name only” as a thing prior to this season. Now he’s talking up the idea of Manning throwing for 8 more touchdowns before Ewers returns and needing to stay on as the starter. Assholes like Mike Farrell soon to follow suit, no doubt.

They’re playing Lefau a lot and he had some meaningful minutes against UTSA. Taking a LB with that many in the room wouldn’t be very productive. Why are you assuming that Guilbeau goes pro? Late round pick grades might be reason for various guys to come back, get paid, and try to boost their draft prospects.

He’s “cleared” but that’s been true of other WRs on their roster who have suited out and not played. Anderson’s injury was supposedly a pretty serious groin strain. Those are tricky in terms of healing them up properly during a season.