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  1. Here is what the public is doing on the betting side, per Action Network, where I have a subscription: 64% of the bets are on Texas. 71% of the money is on Texas. They're tracking 37,678 bets for that data. They've also stated that, as of now, both the sharp action and the expert picks are majority Texas by a good margin. KJ Lacey is 5'10", 175 with a great arm and a ton of moxie. He's arguably a better QB with the same body as what ATM will be starting against UTSA.
  2. The odds of Stroh being legitimately good seem pretty slim. Dude just rolled out of bed one day in year 3 and started kicking maximum ass? Uh huh. Clearly, injuries along the OL have forced Flood into some uncomfortable maneuvering.
  3. Spoilered below is a hagiographic paean written about Ben Arbuckle and his "culture of joy" that he's installed for the offense at OU. This guy hasn't called a play yet and they're celebrating him as the second coming of Lincoln Riley. They've taken to apparently wild celebrations in the end zone after each time they score in practice. I'm sure there will be plenty of that against the Salukis, but we'll see how much "joy" is rearing its head on the rest of the schedule.
  4. I share this view and I hope we're correct. In my mind, the "logical" path for anyone serious about making the CFP is to schedule more seriously in the OOC. Sankey and CDC both see it that way and have publicly said as much. I would love to play Nebraska again, but assume it is just a pipe dream. I despise those idiots and I love beating them and being blamed for their demise. It would be a big national match-up if Rhule keeps them in ascent and they'd shit themselves as soon as Texas stepped off the bus. There are few match-ups among the legendary brands and schools where I think that premise is true, but I do believe it between Texas and Nebraska. They've made Texas something bigger than it is, which is a somewhat remarkable feat.
  5. If Parker Livingstone is one of our "best pieces", light the cigarettes now, boys, because we are well and truly fucked.
  6. Didn't know where to post this and hadn't seen it until today, so here it goes. 247 posted their updated talent composite rankings heading into the season. Link is below. Highlights: -walk-ons like Endries and Taaffe do not contribute to the scores due to the rankings being based on high school recruiting. -STs guys who did get scholarships are counted, so guys like Lance St. Louis and Will Stone do count. -Those are two flaws with the system and that could create an imbalance for any school that doesn't develop, or portal, walk-ons and does not offer ST players. -Development of talent is pretty key, obviously. This ranking does a decent job of inadvertently highlighting who does and does not develop the talent on their campus. I know I'm biased, but ATM and OU both stand out as programs on this list who are performing below their ranking on an annual basis now. Auburn, Florida, and Miami are also pretty hideous developers if you just go off rankings versus output. ATM and Auburn are by far the worst. -The falloff from Texas at 4 to Oregon at 5 is rather large. Georgia is way out in front, but a big portion of that is that they've got so many more signees on their roster. -You can argue that there are at least 3 tiers on this list. The first 4 teams should be considered CFP favorites. 5-16 should be considered CFP regulars and 17-down is everybody else. Now, is that infallible? No. ATM and Auburn immediately debunk that premise. But as shorthand, for me at least, the premise makes sense in terms of generally matching my expectations. https://247sports.com/college/texas/team/texas-longhorns-football-43/roster/
  7. I'm sorry, but Jaggy McJaggerson is not going to be a priority this weekend. Run inside, run outside, jet sweeps, hit Wingo, Moore and Endries, win by 11 and leave town. They're going to play 21 and 12 personnel as much or more than 11. Who are you taking off of the field in order to keep McJaggerson out there? A better blocking TE? One of the talented RBs? "Don't throw it to that guy!"
  8. This is mostly correct. There’s a strong potential for symbiosis between OTF and Texas athletics that doesn’t exist for UT anywhere today.
  9. I couldn’t get a consistent signal a few years back while driving from Houston to Memphis. Waze sent us an alternate route than our normal path due to some massive wreck and then we lost connection. I thought I was steadily driving deep into east Texas. By the time I was able to get coverage again, we were on some Louisiana backroad nearing the Arkansas border. That shit looks the same for hundreds of miles around. The drive between Little Rock and Memphis is as bland and generic as any really anywhere. True for whoever mentioned that.
  10. You’re heading to the portal? Headed to a safer haven where you can be the tallest midget, eh? With you leaving Surly and joining Orangebloods, you’ll be raising the collective IQ of both places.
  11. Apparently, Owens is now firmly entrenched as the 4th string QB. @Red Five is preparing his head scratching tool as I type this.
  12. Cardale Jones. Reuben Foster is a wifebeater, so him knocking out a defenseless person is par for the course, I suppose. I enjoyed the stories, in any event.
  13. They’ve had something like 11 losing season in 135 years. Their performance far outstrips any of our lifetimes, much less Meyer’s tenure there.
  14. I saw one of the rants on that a year or two ago and have been purposely fucking with all of ways in which DE/OLB/Edge can be termed ever since. I’ve also taken to capitalizing positions across the board and I can almost see certain posters’ eyes twitching.
  15. I consider myself a moderately intelligent person and I have no fucking clue what this means. I read it three times and still got nothing. It’s similar to when someone goes on a rant about misusing the term “begs the question”. They do it with conviction and so I feel like “man, they must be right, but I have no fucking clue what they’re trying to teach me here. “ I do know one thing though, if this level of pedantry doesn’t bring this thread to a screeching halt, nothing will.
  16. The Apple Turnover game. One of the shittiest games of that period. I cannot believe there is still this kind of energy around the Simms/MA period. What boring shit.
  17. I've asked about Brooks and I think your theory is correct. 3 different groups have confirmed that they know of no injury and that he's also not getting any run for PT in the Ohio State game. While it would be hilarious if Lockett just straight up beat out Jaggy to start in game 1, the guy Bobby is referencing is almost certainly Littleton.
  18. We're all subjective except for Sydney. He's our idiot savant.
  19. We've all seen your jocksniffing photos. They're not bonafides. You're a Westlake honk who happens to be involved with work that intersects with college athletes in Austin sometimes.
  20. A Bucknuts reporter fielding questions gave his QB comparison thoughts:
  21. All of the attention from opponents will surely frustrate at times, but I am confident Simmons will still post big numbers. I feel like natural and instinctive pass rushers are one of those groups in sports who always wind up getting theirs over the course of a season. If it isn't Littleton, who the hell else would it be? One of the WRs? Are you telling me that Jaggy has already been displaced by one of the newcomers? Can you please post that image again? I want to be able to text it randomly to my buddies during the game when his 360 pound ass is getting ragdolled sideways by Eddrick Houston.
  22. Yes, a long, long time ago.
  23. You're formerly TaylorTRoom, I've always presumed. Correct?
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