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1 minute ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:
It's a bit too early to throw in the towel on the Deboer era... but I thought the guy would be a slam dunk hire.
College football is so odd that the guy who seems perfect for the job rarely turns out to be. Tom Herman was the hottest coach in the country when we hired him. Pete Carroll was like USC's fourth or fifth choice. Sark wasn't anybody's first choice here.
Good points. Mack Brown was a slam dunk hire that worked out. They're out there, but it happens far less than surface thinking would tell you. These days, I just basically start with skepticism, because I've been wrong in either direction so many times.
Like you, I thought Deboer would just keep Bama winning and I still wonder if he can pull that off, but time is not on his side. The Bama 247 site is an abattoir for all things Deboer. The writers are slamming him, boosters are sharpening their knives and talking to the $9.95ers, and ex-players are publicly running the current players and staff over. In the meantime, Deboer states yesterday to the press that he's "proud of his team" and "has their back". The "proud" comment is being shredded because that is the antithesis of something Saban would say after a humiliating defeat.
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The backup for the injured DT, Keenan, was Jeremiah Beaman. Beaman was a high 4 star in the 2024 class. He tore his knee up yesterday in practice and will be out for the year.
On top of everything else, injuries are starting to mount for Bama. You hate to see it.
The Crimson Tide are down to 6 healthy DTs. They have a junior starter in James Smith, 2 freshmen, a redshirt sophomore who has been a disappointment, a transfer from Florida who's done nothing and wasn't on last week's depth chart and then some other dude who didn't even travel last week. Thin isn't a descriptive enough word.
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3 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:
You've going to have to put up with a lot of Drew. Would not recommend
Just now, Js1 said:Need a week 1 NFL thread for the non-cowboy fans so we don’t have to read Drew or look at Vic’s dumb memes from Facebook
Who is this Drew character?
I like the non-Cowboy fan NFL thread idea.
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2 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:
Yeah, we're stuck with watching the Cowboys getting embarrassed during prime time. Spike to me head
I expect to have a pretty good time tomorrow night watching that one, pretty much enough to be okay with not having CFB. Do Cowboys fans post a game thread? I might have to check that one out.
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3 minutes ago, UTEE97 said:The thing about belief is that there is no right or wrong because the future can't be proven at present. You can believe in the bright future whereas many others may not. It was a deflating game for most of the fans. Sure, we can bounce back and run the table. I am just not wearing my UT hat in public until other fan bases forget about the game for the same reasons Sydney doesn't want to read negative posts about the game.
I have never put my UT or Astro stuff away, for any reason. Don't be a coelenterate. My affiliation with Texas runs way, way deeper than any outcome on a playing surface. Holy shit.
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18 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:
Honestly, this board hasn't seemed that much worse than usual. People are saying dumb shit, but it's a day ending in Y so that makes sense.
My biggest reason for not participating more since the game is catching up on work I missed over the holiday weekend and my kids school / sports starting up again. Otherwise, the Horns lost a big game against a quality opponent. Sucks, but it's better than losing to Maryland. We can talk about why they lost, but the reasons are pretty obvious. I don't get off on yelling at stupid people (well, sometimes) and I don't think I have anything new to offer that hasn't been discussed to death on here.
But I'm still coming to the site for the jokes, the rare nugget of insight, and the fun of sharing the experience with other Texas fans. At least it's nice to talk ball with people who care about Texas as much as I do, which is hard to find in real life. Even if all that "caring" is sometimes expressed in unhealthy or unproductive ways.
I thought you just weren't around much in order to avoid having to answer for the performance from your preseason "Best OL in the SEC" selection, the Alabama Crimson Tide. 😁
8 minutes ago, The Beast said:Give me a break, all you dumbfucks will be watching just like me.
Who said they aren't actually going to watch the games?
6 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:See, you say there's nothing stupid being said on plenty of threads, including this one, and then I have to scroll down and read this dumbassery:
If you feel personally embarrassed walking down the street wearing burnt orange because the media over-hyped a manning, and we laid an egg in a big game, you're a fucking idiot who's life priorities are completely out of whack. And I can say that as a dude who would let a UT loss, even during our darkest past decade, ruin my entire weekend when I was in my 30's. We're not Penn State or Baylor who let systemic rape and human trafficking happen on their watch, you fucking feeble-minded knob.
Yeah, we thought Arch would be better. He wasn't last weekend. Staring into the fucking abyss? WE JUST LIVED THE ABYSS FOR 12 YEARS, you fucking dipshit. Losing at defending national champion Ohio State's house on opening weekend by a TD isn't the fucking abyss, you can't even SEE where we are now from the abyss of losing to Kansas while they put up 50 plus on you. You're a spoiled fucking titty-baby whiny little dipshit, you sound like a fucking aggie.
And this, this is why I'm not around much this week. The stupid, it just permeates everything.
I will say this, after living through Strong and Herman and with NIL where it is, if Sark means a 10 year run of Mack Brown looking results while sneaking in a title with some good fortune, at this point, I'll fucking take it. Because at least he won't be a whiny passive aggressive little bitch about it in the media.I feel like you're holding back a little. Dig deep and tell us how you really feel.
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I am biased because I have friends who were involved, but from the sounds of it, Deboer's S&C and Nutrition & Wellness programs have gone to absolute shit. The AD went in the week after Saban retired and fired the entire N&W group, including Saban's longest tenured direct report (and a longhorn).
These programs going into decline has been discussed on Bama boards from the fan and insider perspectives and I've kind of been dismissive of it. Yet, last Saturday looked like more of the same from the end of last season, in which the opponent looked much more ready for the 4th quarter than Bama did.
Anyway, I was looking at some things on the Michigan Insider board today and they had a write-up about Damon Payne, the DT transfer from Bama to Michigan who arrived last winter. The guy was highly rated as a recruit and then underperformed at Bama, especially last season. He had a really good game against New Mexico and he's surprised everyone up there with how much he's developed.
Here's quite the telling quote from him comparing his situation at Michigan versus his time with S&C at Bama:
“[Damon Payne] has done a great job of getting himself in shape. It's funny. We talked this week because we're playing Oklahoma. They played him last year when he was at Alabama, and there's a couple of clips of him on tape. And I said, ‘Man, you look different.’ And he goes, ‘Coach, we run a lot more here. We work out differently. I feel way better.’”
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6 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:
I'm not even going to bother wading in up-thread to see the entire context of @immamac's post and this conversation, but I can guess and get the gist from this post, so I'll add my personal color to the state of UT Football/Surly/Enthusiasm.
I've been avoiding not just a few threads, not just the football board, but all of that and the $9.95 board like the plague since Saturday. I can't handle it. I read most of the game thread on Sunday, and I read some other threads, and I just can't fucking handle it. All of the idiots, all of the stupid, knee-jerk, ill formed opinions, plus those denying what we saw, and at the end of the day it's just a poisonous stew that I don't have much desire to ingest. Like I need to read stupid post after stupid post about how Arch Manning sucks, or the hype is overrated, or the Quinn Ewers apologists, or the Sark haters, over and over and over? There's literally no incentive for me to be participating on this website right now, or in a greater dialogue about UT football. Here's my short paragraph sentence summary on where we are:
Arch sucked huge ass and his mechanics sucked, Sark did him little to no favors in playcalling and the red zone, which is hardly a new thing and will be a long term albatross on his program. Fine. This doesn't mean Arch can't be a good QB here, or a great QB here, and it's also beyond stupid for people to say we need to move on from Sark, or he needs to hire an OC, or that we're DOOMED! I'll be watching the next 3 games with interest to see what Arch and his mechanics look like (because what we saw Saturday wasn't what we'd seen before) and what kind of improvement we can see as a program.
But's going to be hard for me to come here when the loudest and most active voices are the two ends of the Stupid Poster Spectrum that I despise more than BO&W despises regular showers. I'm guessing I'm not alone with a similar viewpoint.I get all of that, but there are plenty of threads in which none of that is happening, including this one. Still plenty of good stuff on the general CFB front.
I'll never understand why all of you guys go and read the game threads after a loss. I have quite literally never done that. It has to be utterly mind-numbing if it isn't infuriating.
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1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:
Cross-posting from the other OU thread. OL shuffle incoming (via their On3 site)
OU could start two freshmen on the offensive line this Saturday against No. 15 Michigan.
In January, the Sooners brought in two of the most highly-touted freshmen linemen in the country in Michael Fasusi and Ryan Fodje. And since they arrived on campus, they’ve been impressive. Both competed for starting jobs this preseason camp — Fasusi at left tackle and Fodje at right guard. And both could be the difference versus the Wolverines.
“We’ve been bragging on those guys since they got here in January, every opportunity we could,” coach Brent Venables said on Wednesday during the SEC teleconference. “Only because their physical maturity and mental maturity have stood out, their willingness, their ability to show up every day and work at a high level, pick up the mental challenges of learning a new language, and then being away from home for the first time, they’ve been exceptional in every way.”
Fasusi didn’t play in the season opener versus Illinois State after having a heat-related episode in practice. But he’s expected to return against Michigan and could potentially start with Jacob Sexton likely missing the game due to a knee injury.
“It’ll be good to get Mike back,” Venables said. “He had a really good fall camp.”
As for Fodje, he could also start on Saturday. He came in at right guard in the first quarter and never came back out, playing 56 of Oklahoma’s 72 snaps.
“I thought it was, for a true freshman, that Ryan did some fantastic things,” Venables said. “He whooped and got whooped, lost a few battles as well, which is part of it.”
According to SoonerScoop sources, Fasusi and Fodje have both gotten some first-team reps in practice this week. So has Derek Simmons at right tackle, as he also missed the first game.
It’ll be fascinating to see who takes the first snaps of the game on Saturday. Oklahoma has several options at every position, including even center, as Troy Everett and Jake Maikkula are still battling.
But it’s clear whether they start or not, there’s a good chance both Fasusi and Fodje will play meaningful snaps on Saturday night. That’s a tall task for two true freshmen, but OU feels like they are up for it.
“Both those guys are mature beyond their years,” Venables said. “Have a lot to still learn and a lot of developing still, but we trust those guys. They’re going to strain, they’re going to compete, they’re going to respond. They’re going to show up ready to play.”
The writers on 247 have been foreshadowing the playing early of Fasusi and Fodje since the spring, and they've been touting this as a good thing.
Fodje looked lost at times on Saturday. Not every highly ranked OL is Kelvin Banks. He's an exception to the notion that freshmen OL should be redshirted. Numerous people who evaluated both players, including before they were OU signees, said they'd need at least a year inside of whoever's program they signed with last December. So, wait, OU won the OL lottery not once, but twice, in the same signing period? Right.
Fodje graded out at 61.2 for his first game against an FCS opponent. I wonder how that score is going to look after this weekend?
The reality is that these guys are being rushed to play because OU has absolute dogshit for personnel on the OL. They let Bedenbaugh take a 3 year nap in recruiting and they've failed to fix that in the portal. Now they've got numerous injuries, again, and bad options, so here we go.
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26 minutes ago, immamac said:
Ohio State was the biggest opening game in the history of the site. It was the longest during the game thread the site has ever had and immediately following the game we are seeing traffic similar or worse than the offseason.
Hell the game thread added like 15 posts since the end of the game, people didn't even stick around to talk about the game.
This isn't "surly is dying hurr durr", it's also OTF which I directly measure and the other sites which I have indirect measurement on. Engagement on Twitter and Instagram is also down (for Texas Football specifically).
Even the normal shit talk I get from people has been minimal to muted. Coming from no one shutting up about Texas and a #1 ranking to no one even reacting to the AP poll results thread (2 responses 1 of which was the additional poll). I think the hype is not only completely gone, but people are just basically gonna check out until Florida.
The only thing I am surprised by is your surprise.
Manning sucked and is largely the reason Texas lost the game. Deflating is a kind way of putting it. The buzz is completely gone around the program, albeit I assume just temporarily.
I saw the Directv commercial with Wingo on it this week and it actually made me a little nauseous. Where the fuck was anything like that on Saturday? It's not really a rational reaction as Ohio State is quite a different beast than UTSA, which is what that clip is showing. But, I am a fan, I don't have to be rational.
The OSU outcome takes a while to shake off for everyone. The golden boy played like ass, the program is 0-4 against big time opponents over the last 10 months, and Sarkisian is a fucking twit in the red zone. All of that creates a hangover effect. If Texas was playing Florida this week, sure, that would either cancel it out or double down on the feeling. But that's not for another 4 weeks, so this is going to linger longer than it should.
Due to numerous schedule issues personally for @SydneyCarton's family and mine, we're having to split home games up for our seats this year. He gets SJSU and then we get UTEP. My wife was trying to figure out logistics due to sports stuff Friday-Sunday of next week. I finally just told her I'd stay in Houston with the one who has a weekend long tournament. I had no desire to go watch fucking UTEP play Texas in a 3/4 full stadium. My wife likes the experience and the 3 other kids will be excited to be in the suite and everything that goes with that, so let the normal people have their fun. I doubt any of them will pay a whole lot of attention to the game, similar to most of the rest of the fanbase not addicted enough to be posting and reading on Surly and the other UT sites.
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13 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:
Yeah. I just know w the Mateer who I saw, you’d have beaten tOSU. But maybe Jackson Arnold could have too.
There's no real gotcha there for us. Manning didn't meet the moment and it cost Texas the game. He needs to improve for Texas to make the CFP and perhaps win the whole fucking thing this season. That and Sarkisian not shitting himself in the red zone. Those are the only two issues for Texas as a whole right now. They're important issues, but the Manning issue can fix itself with reps and experience, same as with many green QBs.
This is an OU thread, though. You know that. You guys have a litany of issues that you need to clear up in order to get bowl eligible. I don't think there's anything wrong with Mateer or your defense. Those two things alone aren't good enough to get you guys to 6-6 against that schedule. The OL is an abomination, the RBs are plain as grits, the TEs are a laughingstock, and the WRs are a mash unit. To boot, the majority of your coaching staff sucks and your going to have Venables getting more guys injured during tough midweek practices because he's a meathead.
Good luck with all of that.
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Here's a breakdown of concerns from Tarp. I think it's a good article and he touches on some things that would scare me if ATM was my team. He doesn't really address stupid penalties, but those were also a thing last year and again on Saturday night. The Elko is considered a disciplinarian in ATM circles, and I've yet to understand why they think that.
Highlights:
-ATM can't run the ball well and hasn't since the middle of last year.
-ATM can't stop the opponent's running game and hasn't since the middle of last year.
-The DL was getting blown off of the ball in the first half of the game and the LBs and Safeties weren't showing up to help out.
-Klein wants to throw the ball and deemphasize the running game, allegedly. I wonder how this is going to work out next week in South Bend with ND coming off of a bye week?
SpoilerEarly thoughts on Texas A&M – Utah State (but mostly about Texas A&M)
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- I'll have a couple of more detailed items on the game early in the week, but this isn't a contest that is going to spark much interest among Aggies' fans. Utah State went 11-3 in 2021 and since then they have been about a .500 G5 outfit at best. They've struggled to stop anyone over the last few years on defense and quarterback Bryson Barnes has a lot of experience (fifth year senior) but not a lot of success. They've ranked higher than tenth in the Mountain West in rush defense just once since 2021.
Overall, this should be another entertaining weekend for A&M fans so we will concern ourselves more with what we saw in the opener and then in the weeks ahead.
- UTSA came into Kyle Field, had zero turnovers, just two flags, and out rushed A&M by nearly 100 yards. They had an experienced quarterback which helped them overcome communication and poise issues on offense (the same types of issues the Roadrunners had on a defense with 11 new starters when they didn't pick up receivers).
Playing on the road really wasn't the factor that it should have been for an opponent.
- A&M is now ranked 15th in the Southeastern Conference in rushing defense and 13th in rushing offense. They're 15th in average per rush on first down. They held the ball for 26:19 which is 14th in the SEC. They're last in sacks.
Here's their rushing offense over the last five games: 144, 209 (New Mexico State), 167, 98, 151, 108
Here is the rushing defense: 286, 122 (New Mexico State), 168, 240, 105, 203.
Run fits remain an issue.
They're getting farther and farther away from the formula that they used to start the 2024 season 7-1 and get into the top ten.
- UTSA didn't really try to get physical with A&M wideouts in terms of pressing them. UTSA blitzed about 40% of the time and since they didn't get there (one batted ball in over 40 drop backs) they had major issues even playing their assignments, much less interdicting their routes once they came off of the line of scrimmage. It's not a big receiving group and so it will be interesting to see what happens when that occurs.
- We watched about half of A&M's opponents open versus Power Four programs and so we have a better idea of what those schools look like. They all played better run defense and a more physical brand of ball on both lines of scrimmage, even in their losses. Their quarterbacks weren't great throwing the ball but for the most part they didn't put their teams in big holes with multiple turnovers despite playing in hostile environments.
- I didn't know what to expect out of Texas quarterback Arch Manning and kind of punted on the topic most of the time in the off season. On the surface, he seemed to be incredibly overhyped (Warby Parker anyone?), he didn't have many career snaps and throws coming into the season, and sure enough his game one performance on the road versus a top five opponent was lacking.
There is no substitute for game reps and throws. Look at the guys across the SEC that have about a season's worth of starts under their belts (guys that didn't get that experience had under 60% completion rates on opening weekend and three of them were five stars in the 247 Sports Composite).
However….Texas still ran for more than two yards a carry than it allowed in the Horseshoe. This I didn't expect.
- Does A&M want to be in the position in 2025 where it's more passing game centric than most of its SEC opponents, especially when it goes on the road?
Marcel Reed, his protection, and his wideouts may be able to make that work in some circumstances. He is a very good game manager and distributor (zero turnover worthy plays per Pro Football Focus) and they're going to generate big plays due to the combination of his decision making and the athleticism of the folks he is throwing to.
Eventually, you would think that the offensive line and backs should come around and that A&M's back seven would get better.
But if A&M wants to be a playoff team, either those things have to happen or the Aggies have to learn to win shootouts with the passing game operating at a high level in hostile climates.
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16 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:
This line seems wild to me. Duke was tied 10-10 with Elon at halftime, and they really didn't pull away until the 4th quarter. If Illinois is anywhere near the #11 team in the country, they should cover easily.
I thought about that one. Part of just thinks it's really hard to trust Bielema in consecutive seasons. Then I realize that he'll be up against Manny Diaz and my head just wants to explode.
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1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:
Why is this thread still going?
Others have answered the question, so I'll pose a different question: Why does it matter? Just ignore a thread if it doesn't interest you. There's like 30 on the front page of the football board with multiple pages to them that I have never even clicked on, and don't feel the need to click on them any time soon.
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You ignore the state of Texas at your own peril, sir.
Texas State at UTSA should be a fun game if you can find it on tv.
Houston at Rice is one of the most celebrated rivalries in all of ... the Med Center area of Houston. ESPN+ will be blowing up for this one with tens of viewers.
No love for Oklahoma State at Oregon? I know Okie State sucked last year, but maybe this one is okay?
Boston College at Michigan State isn't sexy, but it interests me. I want to know if either one of these teams is capable of giving bigger conference opponents a challenge this season.
I find OU being favored by 5.5 to be fascinating.
In most seasons, there are usually a couple of weekends in which a number of upsets occur. At least one of those weekends usually also looks sleepy. Maybe we get a little of that this weekend for our entertainment.
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6 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:Have you watched that game yet? I thought they looked exactly as a 6-6 to 8-4 team would look. It’s going to be grim there on the defensive end. They aren’t stopping anyone quality. Offensively I don’t see them scoring against good D’s.
@SydneyCarton, two of our other UT buddies and an aggie buddy watched a bunch of games on multiple tvs throughout the day on Saturday. Saturday evening we had ATM, OU and LSU/Clemson all on at the same time, and others. The funniest one, far and away, was the OU game because of how bad OU looked against an FCS team.
In the ATM game, I was surprised that Craver looked as good as he did. I knew he was fast, but he jumped off the screen a couple of times. Watching Owens get the longest run of his career was funny. But yeah, that ATM defense is really bad. They're going to lose plenty of games this season.
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10 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:
You're not going to get any argument from me that Cody Campbell is a loudmouth donkey. I vacillate often between appreciating what he's done for our NIL efforts, and wishing he'd shut the fuck up because he's not half as smart as he thinks he is. I have dealt with him personally before; I am well aware of what he's like. I'm just as skeptical as you are that any of his efforts beyond the Tech sphere will have any positive impact on sports as a whole.
I guess there are a few things that cause me to not loathe Tech as much as some other in-state and rival schools. You guys could always rile up your rival, Texas 8&4, better than anyone when y'all won. I always enjoyed that. And, you're also not allowing a rape factory to be run inside the AD in order attempt to win shit. So you're also not Baylor. And even though your academics are on a level that would make a Neanderthal cavewoman cry, so are OU's and at least y'all are Texan.
So you have that going for you, which is nice.
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Attendees for SJSU:
Confirmation on a few visitors coming in this weekend for the Longhorns' season opener against San Jose State.
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Antwon Sanders, Houston (Texas) CE King High
2027 RB ... 6-foot, 205
9 Offers: Arizona, Houston, Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Tulsa, Toledo, UNLV, Sac StateAudric Williams, Pflugerville (Texas) Weiss High
2027 WR ... 6-foot–3, 190
2 Offers: Texas State and UNLVJordan Frohock, Pflugerville (Texas) Weiss High
2027 WR ... 6-foot-2, 180
4 Offers: Nebraska, Tulsa, UTSA, Jacksonville StateWill head to Ole Miss on September 27th.
Vincent Moody, Killeen (Texas) High
2027 EDGE ... 6-foot-3, 220
0 OffersVisited Oklahoma week one.
Dillon Mitchell, Houston (Texas) CE King High
2028 ATH ... 5-foot-9, 155
19 Offers: Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech + moreOne of the fastest players in the country. Mitchell ran a 10.07 100m this spring, breaking the record at the 15-16U national meet.
Oswald Jacquet III, Houston (Texas) CE King High
2028 DT ... 6-foot-2, 290
3 Offers: Texas Tech, Sacramento State, Georgia StateNationally ranked in shot put. Placed 2nd in Junior Olympics with a throw of 57'4.25" in July.
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Just now, Brian Fantana said:
It's more the notion that anyone gives a shit about academic rankings, especially the overwhelming majority of college football players. That was a take you'd see often on TexAgs back in the day, and it was stupid back then, too. You think Arch Manning or Colin Simmons or their agents give a flying fuck about Texas' academic rankings? It's an outright comical notion. Nobody fucking cares.
Your take is entirely (and understandably, since you're a Texas fan) biased and parts are certainly dated/incorrect like what I mentioned above, the notion that we need "Texas' money" to survive, or the notion that we have a small fan base.
The TV eyeballs/brand/winning shit is of course true, but that's what we're trying to change. Again, your issue is that we're trying. Your perspective is that we should just not try. It's completely illogical and a non-starter in any serious conversation.
My issue? I stated it. You guys are always trying to keep Texas attached to you or aiding you in some form. The very loudmouth we're discussing here, Campbell, was publicly bawling as Texas left for the SEC because Texas wasn't interested in committing to a Tech home and home for 20 years like he'd been claiming.
I don't give a shit that Tech is "trying" to compete. I don't even understand that argument. Competition is the fun in college sports, or a big part of it.
Your issue? It might be reading comprehension.
I wasn't referencing the academics as something in regard to athletes. I kind of follow recruiting a little. Only for like the last 35 years. I think I figured out that academics didn't mean a whole to many recruits in roughly 1992.
I was referring to academics in the form of "I can never really find anything to help me align with Tech in any form as they're constantly trying to yoke themselves to my alma mater. "
I also never said that Tech needed Texas money to survive. Campbell is one of the folks implying that risk, however. He's publicly stating that college sports is broken and in need of fixing, largely because of the financial issues across the land. He's not an altruist. He's not arguing that for Austin Peay or Tarleton State's sake. If you believe otherwise, I guess say so, and I'll leave you alone as I don't enjoy conversing with naive fools.
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19 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:
Cynical and dated, for the most part. The kind of take you'd expect to see on TexAgs in 2003.
The issue, as always, is that we're trying at all. We should just not try because we haven't done it yet.
What is incorrect or dated about what I said? Have you guys rocketed up the academic rankings and I missed it? Did a bevy of football talent move to greater Lubbock? Have you won a fucking thing lately? Lots of eyeballs and fans springing up suddenly? No.
24 minutes ago, Iceman said:The powers that be have done a bang-up job of running college football to date. It would be insane to take a different tack on things.
Not saying I agree or disagree with Campbell or Neuheisel. I do get a kick out of the blind criticism though. "You're doing things that fit your interests! By golly, do it our way. It's more better!!!"
This is exactly what Cody Campbell is shouting to anyone who will listen. Your ability to stumble into accidental points that favor another poster's POV is almost surreal.
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59 minutes ago, texifornia said:
They had one of the top WRs in the whole G5 last year. He's on the Falcons now.
They also lost their deep threat to the NFL. He got picked up by somebody, although I don't know if he made the team and I have forgotten his name.
SJSU also lost much of the strength of their defense, 3 guys in the secondary, to the portal.
The previous Navy coach, Ken Niamaiatuailuatlamatatchapa, is their HC. They run an absurd version of the spread and throw the ball constantly. They *only* threw is for like 66% of the time this past weekend, but they averaged around 75% passes for every offensive snap last season. The best (but not perfect) recent comp for their offense is Colorado State, in terms of teams Texas has played. If folks are expecting a bunch of sacks, they're going to be very disappointed.
On defense, they have a guy that is about Taurean York's size at LB and he's really their only good or better player. He had 15 tackles on Saturday. They're a very small defense overall.
Also, their kicker sucks.
I was hoping SJSU would be a bowl team again this season, but with the loss to CMU and the losses on the roster, that seems unlikely. This will be a blowout and I doubt we learn a whole lot. Maybe we get to know the secondary better with all of the passing, but the personnel on the other side will determine some of that. If they're just terrible, I doubt we pick up much on that end either.
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Snapcounts for week 1 spoilered below. Not a lot of highlight points for this one, really.
SpoilerSnap count tracker: How much playing time each Texas A&M player received vs. UTSA
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The Texas A&M football team saw 59 of its players receive snaps on offense (30) and defense (29) when defeating UTSA, 42-24, at home Saturday in Kyle Field. The snap count for each Aggie player vs. the Roadrunners can be seen below.
Offense (62 total plays)
Quarterback: Marcel Reed (58), Miles O'Neill (4).
Offensive line: Trey Zuhn III (58), Dametrious Crownover (53), Mark Nabou Jr. (50), Ar'maj Reed-Adams (49), Chase Bisontis (46), Kolinu'u Faaiu (22), Robert Bourdon (16), Ashton Funk (4), Lamont Rogers (4), Blake Ivy (4), Tyler Thomas (4).
Running back: Rueben Owens II (22), Le'Veon Moss (14), EJ Smith (11), Jamarion Morrow (9), Amari Daniels (8).
Tight end: Nate Boerkircher (30), Theo Melin Öhrström (29), Amari Niblack (24), Micah Riley (4).
Wide receiver: Ashton Bethel-Roman (55), KC Concepcion (32), Terry Bussey (29), Mario Craver (27), Izaiah Williams (7), TK Norman (4), Kelshaun Johnson (3), Johnny Ryder (2).
Starting lineup: Quarterback Marcel Reed, offensive linemen Trey Zuhn III (left tackle), Chase Bisontis (left guard), Mark Nabou Jr. (center), Ar'maj Reed-Adams (right guard) and Dametrious Crownover (right tackle), running back Le'Veon Moss, wide receivers KC Concepcion, Terry Bussey and Ashton Bethel-Roman, and tight end Theo Melin Öhrström.
Defense (69 total plays)
Defensive line: Tyler Onyedim (39), Albert Regis (38), Cashius Howell (37), T.J. Searcy (29), Dayon Hayes (28), DJ Hicks (22), Dealyn Evans (17), Rylan Kennedy (15), Marco Jones (11), Landon Rink (10), DJ Sanders (9), Solomon Williams (9), Sam M'Pemba (9), Kendall Jackson (3).
Linebacker: Taurean York (51), Scooby Williams (42), Jordan Lockhart (29), Daymion Sanford (12), Noah Mikhail (1).
Defensive back: Will Lee III (57), Bryce Anderson (57), Marcus Ratcliffe (56), Dezz Ricks (46), Tyreek Chappell (45), Bravion Rogers (24), Julio Humphrey (23), Jayvon Thomas (15), Myles Davis (13), Jarred Kerr (12).
Starting lineup: Defensive ends Cashius Howell and T.J. Searcy, defensive tackles Albert Regis and Tyler Onyedim, linebackers Taurean York and Scooby Williams, cornerbacks Will Lee III and Dezz Ricks, nickel Tyreek Chappell, and safeties Bryce Anderson and Marcus Ratcliffe.
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4 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:
I suppose I'm mostly going to reserve judgment until I see some details. Neither the ad nor the website seems to offer anything substantive beyond mere platitudes.
Not going to go CR here, but...while I like what Campbell has done for Tech, specifically (with regard to NIL etc.), I'm skeptical of his ability to do anything meaningful or good in the political arena. Given what I personally know about all the stupid fucking shit he believes and stuff like the dipshit he's pushing for Tech chancellor right now, I would be very hesitant to support any legislation he is pushing.
Neuheisel is on XM 84 regularly pushing the same vague agenda as what Campbell appears to be doing, and that's unifying the conferences as one entity to negotiate contracts on their behalf with the content platforms, among other things. One would have to be a naive fool to see that as anything other than creating a uniform market cap across the conferences and programs. It is the same shit as always - Texas Tech and others wanting to coattail the bigger guys without bringing much of anything to the table.
My issue when Tech and its people in the state legislature or rubes like this brotoxxed clown start trying to dig into other schools' pockets, usually Texas' pockets, is that you guys truly do not actually bring anything to the table. I can't think of a single redeeming thing about the athletic program at Tech that would soften my view of that bullshit.
You guys have never won in anything of significance. I follow any of the college sports in which UT participates, so I know you've won at T&F a few times and you have that WBB title from the 90's, but none of that does it for the regular fan.
Your academics are unmitigated trash.
You don't have a talent base that others could plunder by associating with Tech.
No TV eyeballs. Small fanbase. Mediocre brand.
Like, show me something to offset the view that Campbell is just another Tech shitheel trying to bring everyone not named Tech back to Tech's bottom-feeder level.
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That was texlarry. Yeah, the olds were all pissed on GoBig12. I was a lurker and not a poster during that period. Various candidates were brought up and rumored to be interviewing. A contingent of people wanted Mack Brown but didn't think he'd take the job because he was set up pretty well in Chapel Hill. My view was that that dude was a dream hire. I was pretty excited when he was hired. I never wanted Barnett and a lot of folks were "meh" on him.
I wanted no part of Steve Patterson, Barnes, Strong, Herman (I'd slightly interacted with Herman and we lived near each other and folks who lived by him had nothing nice to say about the guy), Pierce or Sarkisian. I thought CDC, Garrido, Brown, Shaka Smart, and Schlossnagle were awesome hires. I'm pretty "meh" on Miller. Somewhere along the way, like I said earlier, I have realized that skepticism is always warranted and that personally, my initial reaction is to be ignored.