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42 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:
Waiting for someone to post that we should go for Nico.. can’t wait to see the responsesÂ
Why would anyone post that besides you? No other clown on this site has intimated that he’s worth a shit.Â
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7 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:
Sooo according to the couple of minutes I spent on a vols message board. 90% of the people are saying they will be better without him…really? He was the main reason they made the playoffs. 5% say that he was tampered with by another sec school. And the last 5% are clearly upset that he’s leaving but don’t want to go against the grain. I understand the importance of showing the team that no one is bigger than the team but damn that’s quite the player to show the team with.Â
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!
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17 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:
That’s the fun of it. We are watching his story play out. Maybe he’ll make it back. Maybe he won’t but it’s apparently interesting enough to make you click on the thread again and again.Â
I hadn’t clicked on this thread in months. I already stated why I clicked now. Your stan efforts replaced what I thought might be actual news. Your entire post here is thoughtless projection.Â
7 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:Honestly, I am surprised more of these guys don't act like selfish idiotic lunatics in similar circumstances. At 18, he just had $1mm dropped in his lap. He's never seen cash like that, and it reinforces his belief that he's God's gift to football. His work ethic slides, and his production slides. He gets less playing time because he's inferior and now unreliable. He freaks out, and blames everyone except himself.Â
3 months ago, Cook was on a path to being a career criminal with zero self-awareness or respect for others. That path has taken a turn and it looks like he's on a positive path. Great!  He now appears to be on a path to being a productive member of society - or at least off the criminal malcontent path. Perhaps sitting in a FW jail helped.
Yes, he lit $1mm of booster money on fire; that's part of the risk of funding NIL, and I suspect it stings. He has zero chance of returning to Texas and lighting another pile of Texas booster money on fire. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Â
In similar selfish-jackwagon news, Nico Iamaleava wants to renegotiate his NIL deal - just 5 days before the spring portal opens. I see Nico landing in Oregon or at tOSU.
Those schools have better QBs right now than that mercenary.Â
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I keep seeing this thread pop up.Â
“What is this drug addled, malcontented criminal doing now?”
clicks thread …
”Oh, it’s just @TreatyOak stanning for this selfish loser and other idiotic shit around that. “
This guy took close to a million dollars from boosters at Texas, flushed it down the toilet, became a cancer in the locker room and then talked as much shit about Texas as he could on his way out the door, including attempting to poison the well with recruits and transfers he knew.Â
Fuck him. I am enjoying the premise that he remains unsigned with a new school. Someone will eventually bring him in, thinking they can fix him, and he’ll blow them up from the inside as well.Â
Redemption story? Right. GTFO.Â
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9 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:I’m rooting for Tennessee here
I’m rooting for chaos and we’re getting it. This particular recruitment and player were noted at the time to be the equivalent of trying to contain Wildfire by those who know their shit and cover recruiting and CFB.Â
Tennessee blatantly ignored a number of red flags, or they were too stupid to understand them, and went all in on this player when he was overrated by the services to start.Â
9 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:
I am close to several in our collective. Nico is a good kid. It’s his dad that’s the problem. As of this morning I thought this would be his last year but now I can almost guarantee he is gone.He’s not a “good kid”, sorry. He turns 21 at the start of the coming season.  He lets his dad do his bidding, but he’s fully involved and knows exactly what’s up. This shit was known during his recruitment.Â
Also, he’s the fucking QB. This isn’t what QBs who are worth a fuck do in this day and age. Texas has had several grown men and their groups handle themselves with negotiations quietly and quickly, same for other schools as well.
This shit is predictably fucked up precisely because the player isn’t a “good kid”. He’s a mercenary and he doesn’t give one fuck about anyone else.Â
9 hours ago, TexasExe14 said:He’s from California? Maybe usc will overspend
Lincoln Riley, for all of his flaws, typically knows a good QB when he sees one. I doubt he goes after Iamaleava because, frankly, the guy sucks. It’s laughable he wants a raise. If he was at Texas and Texas had Owens and Lacey behind him, I assume they’d tell him to “not the door hit ya where the good lord split ya” and move right along.Â
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Mosley is well and good, but he’s not the sure thing they’re coveting entering the portal, right? They’ve got significant money earmarked for someone.Â
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3 hours ago, cmontexas said:
I saw Quan Cosby in person his junior year absolutely destroy Boyd in the state championship game. I was young but I was convinced he was the next Mike Vick. He also played safety and sent 2 different Boyd wrs out of the game on a stretcher
I remember reading the recaps of his games on the Hornfans recruiting forum. Hell, maybe it was GoBig12, I don’t know. But they were as covered in dramatic hyperbole as any that have ever been produced. William Wallace hasn’t been as glorified.Â
Then I read that he was short, playing 2A and probably getting drafted by MLB. “Well, cross him off the list, then.” Then that dude showed up years later and was a God send for the program. Perhaps the stories were all true. Would like to have seen him, in hindsight. Â
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1 hour ago, RGBIII said:
In 8th grade, I never left the field. On defense I played what our coach called “monster back” and it was basically a strong safety spot sitting with the LBs. In reality, it meant just go tackle the ball. We played a team with a kid who was 6’2”, 240 and meaner than a junkyard dog. The trick was to charge for him as soon as the ball was snapped. I think he had something like the Henry 43/189 game. I had a headache for weeks.Â
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2 hours ago, irishtexan said:
Psssshhhhhh. I only wager for signed first print editions of "Forged of a Hotter Fire".
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I have that as well, courtesy of @HenryJames thinking he’s funny. Sadly, I did actually read it out of desperation at one point when I was out of books.Â
4 hours ago, Red Five said:Best snow cone flavor: Coconut. Fucking fight me.
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2 hours ago, Red Five said:
Second place: Cinnamon.At first, I thought you thinking about Blue Coconut slushies from Sonic and has just never had a snow cone before. “Well, he’s not wrong in that context, really. “
Then, you follow up with this cinnamon comment and I realize that you’re nothing more than some sort of desperate madman.Â
44 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:Regarding snowcones - tigers blood and cream from the place that used to be on south Lamar right at Barton Springs. Snow Beach?
@closetojumping - I'll take the bet. Sounds like the terms are if White Chocolate goes 750 yards or over in any season, I win. If he never hits 750, you win. Is $20 worth your time or do I have to bet like an adult and wager $100?
$100. We have a deal.Â
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1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:
Casey Hampton had a ridiculous tape but it doesn’t appear to be on the internet.Â
He literally threw our center at our QB for a sack/fumble. I’ve told the story many times, but I’ve never seen anything like it.Â
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1 hour ago, Rimbo said:
Dude.
I'm in charge of training - and testing - my company's security. The tests use real phishing emails, and the scammers just keep getting better at what they do. We warn people that the tests are coming and they STILL get caught. Hell, this quarter the guy who SET UP the tests originally was caught. If THAT guy can fall for them, anyone can.
Phishing scams work because they use the way our brains naturally work against us. Same with PR. Doing PR is difficult and unnatural for most people. You can train them and re-train them, and they're still gonna do dumb things.
And if they're dumb or mean or nasty to begin with, like a good many high school football coaches tend to be, they're going to be more prone to doing dumb things.
Ain't no need to get personal, but that's how you are, right? Miss the point entirely, then turn it into a personal attack...
This might as well have been written in Greek.Â
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I remember making up the story about Princely Umanalamnanamanlyman spiking the volleyball into Jimbo's face at the pool party and then Umanalalymanly getting kicked out of the party. Seeing that come to real life with one of the QBs hitting Wiggins in the face is fucking hilarious.
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I watched VY in HS like 7-8 times. Never seen anything like it before or since. Whatever film they have out there of him, that's the best.
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I think that dude sucks. I feel like no one actually watches these guys play. He was part of why they were just okay last season and never should have made the playoffs.
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Another spring practice update from Carter Karels. At the end, I can sort of feel him trying to admit that having to go to these practices is spinning him towards slitting his veins in a bathtub.
Highlights:
-The QB play, against air, mind you, looks like Mike Elko's ass pressed firmly against a mirror.
-One of the QBs almost literally knocked Holmon Wiggins the fuck out.
-The WRs aren't big, but they're probably faster and quicker than last year, per Carter. By that, he uses Bussey as part of his theory and yet Bussey wasn't even working out due to hamstring issues.
-They've had multiple jaggers return to practice. Daniels, who probably can't clear 5.0 in the 40. Chappell, who has a tire track tattoo on his torso as a reminder of how often he was torched before going down last season. Scooby Doo. Some CB I've never heard of as well.Â
-After getting lubed up for Concepcion, Concepcion immediately collapses into rubble with a lower leg injury that caused him to stay out of the rest of the drills.
SpoilerCOLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M football team held its 10th of 15 spring practices Thursday on the two outdoor Coolidge Practice Fields. It marked the sixth practice GigEm247 and other media outlets could partially watch this spring. The reporters in attendance were permitted to observe, film video and take pictures for the first five periods (approximately 30 minutes) of practice before leaving.Â
Reporters were not able to see the Aggies in any competitive settings like one-on-one drills, seven-on-seven work or 11-on-11 action. So given the limited and controlled viewing window, along with the restrictions on what the media can report, there were not a lot of significant takeaways from the practice.Â
Still, there were a handful of notable observations that came from watching the first five periods. GigEm247 exclusively watched the offense, and here are some notes and takeaways from the viewing session.
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Not the best showing from the QBs
Let me preface this by repeating that you can't take a whole lot from non-competitive drills in any practice. It is difficult to take much from even an entire practice either, because it is a small sample size and a lot of guys can have good days and bad days.
However, I did not love what I saw from the quarterbacks Thursday.
When a solid college quarterback is throwing against air, they should be almost perfect. From mechanics to timing to accuracy, everything should be a clean, consistent operation. But in this practice, it felt like there were far too many off-target passes and late throws. At one point, a quarterback threw such a poor pass on a stop route that it hit a bystander, wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins, in the face (I can't recall who threw it).
Starting quarterback Marcel Reed, who said earlier this spring he aims to complete 70% of his passes this fall, still needs work to accomplish that lofty ambition. His mechanics look cleaner and quicker, and he is consistently on target on short and intermediate throws in the flat and over the middle, though wide receiver Mario Craver dropped a pass from him on a slant route. With his deep ball, though, Reed has plenty of room for improvement. At one point, he threw a considerably late ball to running back Amari Daniels on a corner route of 15-20 yards.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Miles O'Neill brings an impressive frame (6-foot-5, 225 pounds) and arm strength, but he underwhelmed. He overthrew an out route of about 10-15 by so much that Daniels did not even attempt to get a hand on it. He threw well behind receiver Izaiah Williams on a quick slant, leading to an incompletion. To his credit, though, O'Neill threw one of the better balls, completing a pass to running back Jamarion Morrow on a deep corner route.
Texas transfer Amari Niblack and freshman RB Jamarion Morrow. pic.twitter.com/XN63npwDJh
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025Â
As an early-enrolled freshman, Brady Hart understandably is far from a finished product. Still, accuracy has been an issue for him at times. He overthrew a stop route of about 10 yards by so much that receiver KC Concepcion could not even get a hand on it.
UAB transfer Jacob Zeno is known for his accuracy and has shown it throughout this spring. However, I did not get a long look at Zeno or early-enrolled freshman Eli Morcos during the viewing session Thursday.
Something else that is worth noting: O'Neill stood next to Reed when the quarterbacks threw passes against air while Zeno and Hart rotated behind them. From my experience, you typically see the starting quarterback and backup at the top of the line during those drills. In previous practices, Zeno would throw next to Reed. Could this mean O'Neill is getting a look as the backup?Â
QB Miles O’Neill ➡️ WR Ashton Bethel-Roman. pic.twitter.com/027ISMDS5Y
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025Â
Again, all of this is a small sample size and we have yet to see these quarterbacks in competitive situations this spring.
A&M is getting healthier
The Aggies have seemingly avoided any significant injuries this spring. They also are getting some of their injured players back earlier than expected.
Four of the eight players A&M coach Mike Elko previously ruled out for the spring – Daniels, linebacker Scooby Williams, nickel Tyreek Chappell and early-enrolled freshman cornerback Jamar Beal-Goines – all participated in the media-observed portion of practice Thursday. None of them were in a no-contact yellow jersey, too.
Texas A&M RB Amari Daniels, who Mike Elko previously ruled out for the spring with an injury, participated in practice today. pic.twitter.com/DUSh94qkiv
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025Â
Daniels (shoulder), Williams (torn meniscus in his knee) and Chappell (knee) were all coming off season-ending injuries from last fall. Elko said Beal-Goines underwent surgery over the offseason, though he did not disclose the nature of his injury.
KC Concepcion comes up hobbled
While running a 10-yard stop route against air, Concepcion suffered an apparent lower-body injury. He hobbled away from the action and did not participate in any drills for the remaining 10 minutes of practice I watched. However, it did not seem serious. Concepcion hovered around the receiver group for those final 10 minutes and never went to the ground.
Here is the play where it happened:
Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion came up a bit hobbled after running this route and did not participate in drills for the next 10-15 minutes of practice I watched. Didn’t seem serious, though. pic.twitter.com/cKSN777h3i
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025Â
In his first season with the Aggies this fall, Concepcion is expected to be their top receiver. The NC State transfer impressed over the last two seasons, catching 124 passes for 1,299 yards and 16 touchdowns while turning 60 carries into 356 yards and two scores over 25 games combined.
Quicker, speedier receivers
A&M lacks size at receiver, especially after losing 6-foot-6 Noah Thomas to Georgia and 6-4 Jahdae Walker to expired eligibility. But the Aggies look noticeably faster and quicker at the position compared to last season, which they badly needed.
Concepcion seems cemented as the top option and probably looks the most fluid as a route runner. Craver is all about straight-line speed. I have heard sophomore Terry Bussey is dealing with a hamstring injury, but it did not sound overly serious. Redshirt freshmen Ashton Bethel-Roman and Williams are among the other young receivers who have garnered buzz, and they looked the part during position drills.
Williams received a "Yes!" and a lot of praise from assistant receivers coach John Perry for his release on this stop route:
Texas A&M WR Izaiah Williams gets a “Yes!” and a lot of praise from assistant WRs coach John Perry for his release here. pic.twitter.com/BKcih2sFT4
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025Â
Thank you, Diphenhydramine
OK, maybe I just wanted an excuse to include a word like "diphenhydramine" in one of my stories. Without it, though, I might not have survived practice. I rarely have allergy issues, but they were fierce Thursday. No A&M player seemed to be bothered, so either they all took their Claritin this morning or I am a weenie. Probably both.
Also, I did not realize it is supposed to make you drowsy. I feel it big time. So if I have 900 grammatical errors in this story and wrote some sentences in Swahili, that is my bad.
Up next
The Aggies will hold their 11th spring practice Saturday, though it will be closed from the media and general public.
SpoilerCOLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M football team held its 10th of 15 spring practices Thursday on the two outdoor Coolidge Practice Fields. It marked the sixth practice GigEm247 and other media outlets could partially watch this spring. The reporters in attendance were permitted to observe, film video and take pictures for the first five periods (approximately 30 minutes) of practice before leaving.Â
Reporters were not able to see the Aggies in any competitive settings like one-on-one drills, seven-on-seven work or 11-on-11 action. So given the limited and controlled viewing window, along with the restrictions on what the media can report, there were not a lot of significant takeaways from the practice.Â
Still, there were a handful of notable observations that came from watching the first five periods. GigEm247 exclusively watched the offense, and here are some notes and takeaways from the viewing session.
Not the best showing from the QBs
Let me preface this by repeating that you can't take a whole lot from non-competitive drills in any practice. It is difficult to take much from even an entire practice either, because it is a small sample size and a lot of guys can have good days and bad days.
However, I did not love what I saw from the quarterbacks Thursday.
When a solid college quarterback is throwing against air, they should be almost perfect. From mechanics to timing to accuracy, everything should be a clean, consistent operation. But in this practice, it felt like there were far too many off-target passes and late throws. At one point, a quarterback threw such a poor pass on a stop route that it hit a bystander, wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins, in the face (I can't recall who threw it).
Starting quarterback Marcel Reed, who said earlier this spring he aims to complete 70% of his passes this fall, still needs work to accomplish that lofty ambition. His mechanics look cleaner and quicker, and he is consistently on target on short and intermediate throws in the flat and over the middle, though wide receiver Mario Craver dropped a pass from him on a slant route. With his deep ball, though, Reed has plenty of room for improvement. At one point, he threw a considerably late ball to running back Amari Daniels on a corner route of 15-20 yards.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Miles O'Neill brings an impressive frame (6-foot-5, 225 pounds) and arm strength, but he underwhelmed. He overthrew an out route of about 10-15 by so much that Daniels did not even attempt to get a hand on it. He threw well behind receiver Izaiah Williams on a quick slant, leading to an incompletion. To his credit, though, O'Neill threw one of the better balls, completing a pass to running back Jamarion Morrow on a deep corner route.
Texas transfer Amari Niblack and freshman RB Jamarion Morrow. pic.twitter.com/XN63npwDJh
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025
As an early-enrolled freshman, Brady Hart understandably is far from a finished product. Still, accuracy has been an issue for him at times. He overthrew a stop route of about 10 yards by so much that receiver KC Concepcion could not even get a hand on it.
UAB transfer Jacob Zeno is known for his accuracy and has shown it throughout this spring. However, I did not get a long look at Zeno or early-enrolled freshman Eli Morcos during the viewing session Thursday.
Something else that is worth noting: O'Neill stood next to Reed when the quarterbacks threw passes against air while Zeno and Hart rotated behind them. From my experience, you typically see the starting quarterback and backup at the top of the line during those drills. In previous practices, Zeno would throw next to Reed. Could this mean O'Neill is getting a look as the backup?Â
QB Miles O’Neill ➡️ WR Ashton Bethel-Roman. pic.twitter.com/027ISMDS5Y
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025
Again, all of this is a small sample size and we have yet to see these quarterbacks in competitive situations this spring.
A&M is getting healthier
The Aggies have seemingly avoided any significant injuries this spring. They also are getting some of their injured players back earlier than expected.
Four of the eight players A&M coach Mike Elko previously ruled out for the spring – Daniels, linebacker Scooby Williams, nickel Tyreek Chappell and early-enrolled freshman cornerback Jamar Beal-Goines – all participated in the media-observed portion of practice Thursday. None of them were in a no-contact yellow jersey, too.
Texas A&M RB Amari Daniels, who Mike Elko previously ruled out for the spring with an injury, participated in practice today. pic.twitter.com/DUSh94qkiv
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025
Daniels (shoulder), Williams (torn meniscus in his knee) and Chappell (knee) were all coming off season-ending injuries from last fall. Elko said Beal-Goines underwent surgery over the offseason, though he did not disclose the nature of his injury.
KC Concepcion comes up hobbled
While running a 10-yard stop route against air, Concepcion suffered an apparent lower-body injury. He hobbled away from the action and did not participate in any drills for the remaining 10 minutes of practice I watched. However, it did not seem serious. Concepcion hovered around the receiver group for those final 10 minutes and never went to the ground.
Here is the play where it happened:
Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion came up a bit hobbled after running this route and did not participate in drills for the next 10-15 minutes of practice I watched. Didn’t seem serious, though. pic.twitter.com/cKSN777h3i
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025
In his first season with the Aggies this fall, Concepcion is expected to be their top receiver. The NC State transfer impressed over the last two seasons, catching 124 passes for 1,299 yards and 16 touchdowns while turning 60 carries into 356 yards and two scores over 25 games combined.
Quicker, speedier receivers
A&M lacks size at receiver, especially after losing 6-foot-6 Noah Thomas to Georgia and 6-4 Jahdae Walker to expired eligibility. But the Aggies look noticeably faster and quicker at the position compared to last season, which they badly needed.
Concepcion seems cemented as the top option and probably looks the most fluid as a route runner. Craver is all about straight-line speed. I have heard sophomore Terry Bussey is dealing with a hamstring injury, but it did not sound overly serious. Redshirt freshmen Ashton Bethel-Roman and Williams are among the other young receivers who have garnered buzz, and they looked the part during position drills.
Williams received a "Yes!" and a lot of praise from assistant receivers coach John Perry for his release on this stop route:
Texas A&M WR Izaiah Williams gets a “Yes!” and a lot of praise from assistant WRs coach John Perry for his release here. pic.twitter.com/BKcih2sFT4
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) April 10, 2025
Thank you, Diphenhydramine
OK, maybe I just wanted an excuse to include a word like "diphenhydramine" in one of my stories. Without it, though, I might not have survived practice. I rarely have allergy issues, but they were fierce Thursday. No A&M player seemed to be bothered, so either they all took their Claritin this morning or I am a weenie. Probably both.
Also, I did not realize it is supposed to make you drowsy. I feel it big time. So if I have 900 grammatical errors in this story and wrote some sentences in Swahili, that is my bad.
Up next
The Aggies will hold their 11th spring practice Saturday, though it will be closed from the media and general public.
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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:
Winner gets a burger and a grape snow cone?
Deal. Although I prefer half mango/half peach for my snow cone, should I win.Â
1 hour ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:You and your bets.Â
You've been kissed by the fire, sir, but that shouldn't make you bitter.
16 minutes ago, RabidM said:You giving odds?Â
No. Stop squatting to pee and tell me what you'd like to wager. I have a Manny Diaz Texas football if we need a baseline. I have a first print edition of Meat on the Hoof as well. Not even close to mint condition. I also have a number of antique clocks that no longer work, but are accurate twice daily. We can take this wherever you'd like.Â
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1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:
You originally responded to a post of mine where I spoke generally and not specifically about this guy. You'd said merely that he's a coaches son. I responded as much in humor about the cliche you object to as I did to making a real point.Â
The mystery is why you took it so personally. I intended no slight. I do not intend one now. Your combativeness is usually top flight insult humor. Maybe keep your finger a little further from the hair trigger.
I look forward to your blistering retort if it's up to your usual standards.
I could have been responding to anybody about the subject of Hicks being an idiot who should know better. Quoting whoever, I guess you in this instance, was using it as a vehicle, not an affirmation or rebuke.Â
The only thing I took personally was the thoughtless and witless messaging on "huuuuuurrrrrrr durrrrrrrrr corches are stupid" rather taking the time to actually gather the point. Too many times, I hold the patrons of this board to a higher standard than a decade+ of interactions should sanely allow.
We're being disputatious at this point, as boring as that implies. Â
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3 hours ago, RabidM said:
I'm feeling pretty good about my WR1 prediction.Â
I offered a bet for whatever agreed rewards if the guy goes over 750 in any season while on UT’s campus. We should make a wager if you’re excited about Jaggy.Â
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6 hours ago, Rimbo said:
Yeah, and I can teach my cat to bark. I can teach him that shit for weeks!
He'll still meow. Because he is a fucking cat.
Now, if you try to teach a dumbfuck PR... I reckon you'll get similar results.
I read a book called “Waiting For Your Cat To Bark” once. Many of the principles and concepts taught within still apply to digital conversion, really.Â
Anywho. Getting one’s head around basic do’s and don’t’s when speaking to the media or in a public setting isn’t some Herculean task. Don’t make it out to be voodoo or alchemy solely because it’s beyond your personal reach, Rimbo.Â
I’m no fan of high school coaches and their mental and emotional capacities, so believe what you want. The original point was simply that a recruited 5 star with a helicopter dad that understands the arena should not have been dumb enough to have said what he said, but he did anyway. This board’s primal, tedious need to diverge off onto boring tangents can get fucked on this one.Â
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Based on what he eventually said, yes, Lotus of Siam is a great choice. I’ve been many times and the food will not disappoint.  It also won’t cost an arm and a leg and the vibe will be good for a family including underage kids.Â
That said, I don’t see it as a must every time. To each their own. We mix it in.Â
With everyone I ever go with, the only two musts are a strip steakhouse, of the highest quality, and Piero’s, which is unequaled in terms of Vegas mobbed up Italian. I am pondering buying tickets for a long Vegas weekend with my wife right now just thinking about this.Â
When I am with my wife only, we also always go to Le Cirque. Going with dudes would be weird. Going with a SO, it is the most certain guarantee of pussy afterwards outside of being a teenager or using Rohypnol.Â
Because I always stay in Aria, I always wind up at Javier’s in an unplanned way. They have the best queso flameado on the planet. Their margaritas are also at the top of the mark.Â
Anyway, for future reference to others.Â
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38 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:
I think the answer precedes the question. High school coaches are hardly mavens of discretion and etiquette.
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21 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:Yeah I’d imagine many football programs have cultures that include some toxic masculinity.Â
Âaggy does too, as an institution. So the aggy football program behaving thusly shouldn’t take anyone aback.Â
Local high school coaches are taught PR framework for public/media speaking purposes. Is this new information for you guys? Irrespective of their personal views, they know how to handle a microphone, normally. Coach's kids are expected to know better than the average kid regarding many facets of the game, hence that attribute being valued in recruiting evaluations. But let's not let that interrupt a good honking session around how fucking dumb and animalistic high school coaches are.
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19 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:Yeah at first I was amused that Sark embraced FAFO and Saban allowed LANK, but Elko was going to crack down on CBO
Then I saw how Hicks explained it and lmfao. Gameday came up with naysayer for LANK but the best you can do is express violence against women? Just say choke an enemy/opponent/dog out.
Also Elko’s reaction when the reporter gives him Hicks’ quote is hilarious
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1) It's concerning that, in Hick's mind, a direct synonym for the word bitch is "woman". I didn't realize that our resident incel, BO&W, play interior DL for ATM.
2) This a coach's son. In the year 2025. How fucking dumb does this dude have to be in order to say something like that at a podium?Â
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12 hours ago, Not a Sock said:
I know Bobby made a nice egg from Rivals/247/On3, but who’s bank rolling OTF? I know most of the guys have day jobs but, I assume Gerry and CJ are full time. Are they already self sustaining from subs and ads or do they have a backer?
They're doing well and Bobby's been bootstrapping as they get there, last I heard.Â
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18 minutes ago, HookEm said:
I will be curious to see where an upstart school like Texas Tech lands after a few years. Cody Campbell is throwing around huge money and they spent their way to the top football transfer portal class. They may not have the depth of NIL funds that some other schools have, but they have a motivated billionaire who is flexing more than any other single donor in the college landscape.Â
To put it In "The Wire" terms, Texas is Stringer Bell. Ohio State is Avon Barksdale. Oregon is Fat Joe.  Tech is trying to be Marlo Stanfield. But Tech might just be Bubbles. Aggy is Frank Sobotka, over-inflated sense of importance and never actually in the game.Â
There is no true terrain for Tech to take and hold in this game that Knight hasn't already taken. You can't move Lubbock and make it more desirable. You can't improve on the surroundings and non-sports experiences. You can't brag on academics or offer branding value. The only thing they can offer is a lot of money. That works at times, but if it worked a ton, their team would look a hell of a lot better than it does. They do not remind me of Marlo Stanfield at all. They're Brother Mouzone. Hired muscle that can be a pain in someone's ass, but a side player never reaching the big stage.Â
ATM is Ziggy. Come on.Â
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That’s the kind of guy I’d expect, given circumstances. The level of plaintive whining coming from all directions if that happened would be high entertainment on my end. Dillingham might cry on live tv again.Â