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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I don't think that's too conspiratorial and two things can be true at once. I think Goosby is hurt worse than anyone is letting on. I also think they'd rather have Robertson at Center and Hutson at LG, but that complicates some things with the Omeozulu family and they like the Edge brother. It'd be fucking great if the guy could actually play Tackle. I've lost faith that he's worth a shit at this point, though. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
It's at the point now that a bunch of them are piling on top of one another to put me on ignore and brag about it. It's pretty outlandish, but it does make it easier to address shit in the future with Bobby, Gerry and the like without having to deal with a bunch shrieking harpies in the process. Some guy also called me a bad fan and the biggest longhorn fraud on the Internet. I don't know why that kind of stuff entertains me and makes me want to interact further, but it does.- 7636 replies
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That sucks. I wanted that dude from the portal. I thought he was going to have a great season.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
No. Just go with the obvious answer. Goosby is hurt worse than anyone is saying and they're trying to figure out if they can win against Ohio State with some other option, or if they're going to press forward with a physically limited player. They don't tell the truth with injuries, and I don't blame them, but Vogel is too naive to actually filter out the bullshit part of the news. Occam's Razor wins here. The simplest answer making the fewest assumptions about why they'd suddenly be moving three different positions around while the starting LT is missing practice is that the LT is either hurt in ways that need to be gameplanned for or something off the field happened and it's the same same from there. -
I actually think that Michigan State is going to be improved this season and more formidable going forward with Smith at the helm. Michigan State has some decent NIL backers. Everyone got turned off by the Mel Tugger stuff, but if Smith shows real signs of life, they're going to be okay on that front. Regarding Maryland, folks should look at their schedule. They just brought in a decent dual threat, true freshman QB, and Locksley has actually amassed some talent. Everyone is picking these guys at the bottom of the Big 10 with Purdue this year. Maybe that comes to fruition. That said, I think they've got a shot at being an ASU type of riser this year. Regarding the schedule, they play poo in the non-con and then they miss Oregon, Iowa, Ohio State, USC and Penn State. They get Indiana and Michigan at home and go to Indiana. They could go anywhere from 3-9 to 9-3.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I can't figure out if it is a bit with you or if I am going insane. I see pics that don't render from your posts at least once a day. Am I the only one? I don't have this issue with any other posts. Is SouthAustin an broken image posting imbecile? It's got to be one or the other. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
My behavior on OTF has been reported and now I'm hearing about it. I did not say a single cussword and did not call anyone a name. Several people have told me to kill myself. It's always the same shit on those sites. They're inhabited by more echeeses than anything.- 7636 replies
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I have Irish relatives through marriage and we've visited plenty, but mostly on the west coast with Galway as the home base. The crazy thing about going from there to Dublin is that, the first time I did it in 2009, it was like a 6+hour drive. Maybe more like 7+ if memory serves. Now? Less than 3 hours. They've really built out a lot of infrastructure that they were lagging on for decades. Anyway, to tex's original post, the kids growing up there still have to learn Celtic/Gaelic/whatever they call it in school. They say there's a pocket of like 10,000-ish people on the island who still speak it as native tongue. Also, Dublin is a terrific city. I want Texas to open against someone there, preferably Notre Dame, someday. I'm excited about the Iowa State/KSU game. Does Matt Campbell do his typical opening game bedshitting? Or does he have his team ready for a conference rival? Does Klieman move on from whatever personal stuff was causing him problems last year? Can Avery Johnson approach living up to the early expectations when he arrived? Can he complete a forward pass at least 15 times in this game? Interested in finding out. The KU/Fresno State game could be fun. Leipold has another new OC. Maybe Jalon Daniels figures some shit out more quickly this season. KU closed well last year, but their start was ugly and ruined the year.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
All I was trying to point out is that CJ Vogel's nonchalance is fucking dumb. This isn't some sort of good thing. Don't portray it as such. Some of your reader base isn't the complete room temp IQ group that posts the most loudly. Jesus. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Of course, I question the OL shit on the OTF thread and those guys are all immediately defending it as no big deal. Vogel calls it "manufacturing depth". Right. Removing meaningful reps from 2 different positions with 12 days to go is not the old "let's get some crosstraining going" type of move. You don't rob two positions to solve for another one. That creates 3 problems. Omeozulu has never taken reps at OT while at Texas. What the fuck is happening here? -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Surprised this hasn't made it into this thread. The Fox commercial for this game is pretty fucking great:- 7636 replies
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
From CJ Vogel at OTF: Texas LT Trevor Goosby will be sidelined for a practice or two more according to head coach Steve Sarkisian Monday morning. Again, Goosby is not expected to miss much time and it is likely he returns before the week concludes. However, when Goosby went down Saturday during the scrimmage, it was third-year lineman Jaydon Chatman who entered the starting lineup at left tackle. Today, I am told there was some movement on the first team offensive line which aligns with a theory I had earlier this month in regards to Neto Umeozulu and his versatility. The Longhorns bumped Umeozulu out to left tackle, Cole Hutson out to left guard and plugged Connor Robertson into the lineup at center according to a source. We have heard often about the cross-training ability of many offensive linemen currently in Kyle Floods' room, and this further builds on that topic with another veteran getting snaps at tackle. ***** That makes me feel like whatever the injury is to Goosby, it's worse than they're letting on right now.- 7636 replies
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Ourlads link to their view on it: https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart/texas/92016 Spoilered for non-clickers: Personal Comments: -They're just wrong at this point at ZWR. -Haven't moved Cojoe out of the DC, moved Chatman to LT2 or Brooks to RT2. -January looks like 1st team over Watson. -Owens is likely 3rd and not 2nd string at QB. -Everything else looks pretty good. -
I wasn't overstating, but you are certainly overreacting.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I can't decide if this idiotic "what's an average Texas running back?" discussion is worse, the same or better than the "should or shouldn't Arch run the ball" pedantry of the last 3 pages. I feel like both might actually be more boring than the tried and true "name the most terrible memories of Texas football" contests. -
OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Here's an article about David Stone having an "awakening" and now really coming on as a DT for the 2025 season. I'll be surprised if he has, but, hey, there's nothing that can be disproven until the ball is kicked. The guy was developing a reputation of having a bad attitude before entering the portal. Nagy was fine letting him go sit and collect money somewhere else, but Venables threw a hissy fit and OU matched Auburn, allegedly. After that, suddenly Stone is just wrecking shit. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
You guys have taken this discussion to a mind-numbing tedium. Good grief.- 7636 replies
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Nothing wrong with that. Regardless, this thread doesn't exist as "Place Where Exiled Tech Fans Post Positivity About Tech's Season Without Texas Poster Interference". This thread is here to keep board denizens informed about the happenings at Tech and then to discuss the Tech seasons as they unfold, often to great humor. That slorch is attempting to intervene in some manner and repurpose the thread to his own liking is as futile as it is laughable.
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There's nothing here in need of a "solve" from my perspective. Keep doing what you're doing and we'll keep doing drive-bys for our own pleasure.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Am I the only person who is both confused and unentertained by this Baby Billy handle? And yes, I watched the show. That changes nothing about whatever the fuck is happening here. Also, spoilered is a Florida update. Lagway is hurt worse than they're saying and has stopped working out again. Two of the main WRs they're counting on still aren't practicing. Dallas Wilson may be hurt a lot worse than the way they're playing things. -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
closetojumping replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
Both Bobby and Gerry were talking about Ojo being a project all the way back to last winter. There were no sour grapes from OTF. I don't know what other sites were saying. Texas chose Ojo over Lee because they were close enough in terms of what Texas wants at OT and Ojo was an in-state recruit. Lee is liked as a prospect, but whoever signs him faces the very real risk of having a Hawaiian who is not playing much for up to 2 years get unhappy or homesick. I know there's talk of his parent's moving to wherever he signs, but I don't believe that's what's expected. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I'm not saying that Manning was or wasn't concussed, but you are straight up delusional if you think Sarkisian is going to talk about his head injury history, should he have one, in public. If there's a way to get on the bad side of that family, it's to start hinting that the grandkid isn't playing, or isn't playing well, due to an injury like a concussion. The NFL has started discounting players with concussion histories when it comes to the draft and in free agency. So, yeah, you are not looking at any kind of data point there, man. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
There are 9 programs that the voters seem to think have a shot at winning the national title. I don't know if Vegas sees it differently, but the voters reflect a very big off dropoff in votes for Miami at 10 in both polls. The 9 teams are Texas, Penn State, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame, Alabama, Oregon and LSU. 6 of those teams will be starting a QB with limited or no experience. PSU has Allard, LSU has Nussmeier, and Clemson has Klubnik. Any of the other 6 could easily be in the title game and winning it. The notion folks are putting out there, not just in this thread or on this board, that a team needs an experienced QB to win it is unfounded and ignorant. Hell, many folk are taking things a step further and picking Ohio State to beat Texas in game one because of Manning's inexperience and replacing 4 OL starters (neverminding Goosby playing a ton in the final 5 games). This claim is made while OSU prepares to start a QB who has taken less than 20 snaps in college and is also replacing 4 OL. Silly. What did the stats say about hang time for punts from that game? Feels like they were somewhere between .5 and .75 seconds. -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
closetojumping replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
Some actual recruiting stuff today of interest, spoilered below from GH. He's very high on flipping Malakai Lee, likely because Lee had given Texas the notice that he wanted to join the class before he announced. That led to Texas trying to figure out if Ojo was in or out. He said he was in and they let Michigan win the commitment. Must not have hurt the Lee family's feeling too much if he winds up flipping.
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