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What does "fine" mean? I didn't say they'd have a losing record, just that they lost a shit ton of talent on the roster and with the staff. No one gives a fuck what Vegas has posted. They post numbers to attract bets not to predict outcomes. Why do you feel the need to let us all know that they're not going to fade into irrelevance? Has anyone, ever on this board, intimated as much about Ohio State football? I damned sure haven't, and I haven't read anyone else claiming as much. Saying they'll struggle to finish in the top 10 isn't calling for their downfall.
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Ohio State returns two star players, one on each side of the ball. They lost like 25 starters and regular contributors, their DC, OC and other assistants. If they finish in the top 10 next season, Day deserves an award.
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Here’s the thing, dum dum - anyone else could have made your Helm point, had folks respond, the conversation works its course and the thread goes on. You, however, have to turn the discussion into your victimhood, and then your dumbass can’t let it go. It’s a real mystery what’s going on here. You turn the circumstances, largely innocuous, into “OMG, here everyone goes again! this is so funny! why won’t they let it go and stop talking about me!” rinse and repeat, ad nauseum. I’ve usually been in your court, but mostly because you keep it ringfenced somewhere like the basketball board and some of the guys that post at you really are trolls. This isn’t that. So shut the fuck up and stop talking about yourself and your victimization on this thread. No one wants to hear it.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This
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I haven't had any problem with the way Choice evaluated and recruited at TB. Anyone bitching about him as a recruiter in aggregate is clueless. At TB? Okay, here are my thoughts: 1) Sarkisian apparently wants to take two RBs every cycle. While many RBs are warming up to the idea of sharing carries, the bluest of the blue still often bristle at that. 2 of the top 4 RBs in 2025 did not want another RB in their class (Dear/Kromah). 2) At one point or another, Gibson and Baxter were each the #1 RB in their class. Baxter showed flashes of being a star. If he can recover and stay healthy, he's got all conference potential. I realize that @Red Five would like to see Texas cut Gibson immediately, but I think the guy fits the mold of what they want running between the tackles if he can hold onto the ball. 3) Simon was also a top 5-7 back in the last class. 4) There were discussions of cutting Wisner lose and taking the commitment of someone else in his class. Choice fought to keep him and now that looks like a solid evaluation. So the guy signed 3 guys in the top 150 of each cycle, all top 5-7 or better at TB in that class. One showed a lot of promise in a reserve role as a freshman. Another guy that was completely off the national radar just had an amazing season when injuries struck. The two new signees and Christian Clark are hard to have an opinion on, but there's plenty of reason to think Symon could be a big contributor. Last year, two of the better RBs in college football were an unknown Texan playing for Boise State and a transfer from Sacto State at ASU. There are many years in which the highest rated RB recruit isn't considered a transcendent player. If you sign highly ranked guys with some raw guys mixed in and then they're all developing well, what else do you want? There isn't a Bijan Robinson in every cycle. I hope this new guy is awesome or he signs the next Bijan, or both. That considered, until proven otherwise, I'd much prefer for Choice to have stuck around.- 2667 replies
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I think that's who he meant. No one on this board thinks highly of David Stone and his alligator mouth. Let us know when that blowhard shows up and actually does something.
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I'll play*, but I'm an "aggregate record" guy when it comes to this stuff. I won money on the 2024 sooners by taking the under of 7.5 wins. I didn't know where 6+ losses were coming from, but I didn't like the schedule and I made fun of the OC and QB spots actively on this site long before the season started. I sure as hell didn't see OU blowing out Bama, though. Spoilered schedule thoughts below:
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This
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This was still while Choice was a leader on the RB room decision-making, but the initial plan was Edwards or Osborne, plus Latimer if they could get him. If not, just take both Texas guys. I feel like now, it's take Edwards and then land a bigger difference-maker, preferably Cooper or the dude out of Bama. They seem like they've moved on from Latimer and they're not willing to make RB1 assurances to Osborne. We'll see how it plays out, but I'm guessing they're going to push to lock up Edwards more sooner than later and then run the gambit. I don't find the strategy concerning. Edwards is fine being part of a 2 RB class, supposedly. More and more guys are seeing things that way due to better understanding of the consequences for being a college workhorse when it comes to NFL value. -
I can't even believe Ewers vs. Howard is even a discussion. Good grief. I don't expect much from Ewers in the pros due to his fragility and self-sacking. I'll be surprised if he goes higher than the 3rd round because of those things, but he's got a whip, so that may be too much for someone to ignore. Watching him this season was frustrating. I'm kind of cheering for a Colt McCoy career where he's just not able to be an every week starter, but he can be a terrific backup in spurts. If that's the case, the guy could make $75M+ in a 10+ year career and look good doing it. The bust label would be avoided with a later round pick and that kind of career. I'll be shocked if Ewers becomes a top 10-ish starter for many years in the league. Given that I consider Ward and Sanders walking busts who will solve nothing for whoever drafts them, and guys like Dart to be flavors of the month, I think my description above for Ewers' career could make him the most successful QB in this draft.
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
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I forgot about their view that Texas hiring away their baseball coach was some sort of national scandal in which everyone is shaming Texas for making the move. I don’t think I ever heard anyone nationally treating it as anything other than Texas big brothering ATM and finding it amusing. The only time it will ever come up again will be when Texas plays ATM, and it certainly won’t be cast as a mark of shame for UT. This is truly delusional fantasy shit. -
I was being serious with 8-5. Mateer is a good dual threat guy. They return most of their OL. WR/TE will likely be mediocre and the backs are fine. The offense could go back to being somewhat above average. Defensively, they lose 3 of their best players but they have talent. The DL will be good. The back 7 is sketchier but I’m sure Venables will figure it out. The schedule is tough. Ceiling looks like 9-4 and the floor looks like 6-7. I’m going with 8-5. If there’s big movement in the second window either way, my view is subject to change.
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He’s Black Mamula. He’s got bust written all over him and I am here for it. Membou and Campbell over Banks continues to astound me. Banks has better film than either of them. Banks has better measurables than Campbell. Campbell’s measurables are frankly comical. Watching these mockers overthink this is still amazing.
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They want to see arm talent and then to split hairs over the rest of it as nuance. Arm talent is like porn - you know it when you see it, as the old judge said. Ewers had the easiest arm talent in the building yesterday and a bunch of people paid to know that are saying as much.
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Time to end the “Helm is an idiot for continuing the combine” crusade, man. You’ve never made a decision like he did in your life. I get that it goes against your grain. I’ve made a few along his line and never expected the critics on the sideline to understand. You stated your point, it’s noted, and time to course correct back to draft discussion in this thread. The rest of us are not interested in seeing the thread further derka’d or immamac’d or jimmyjazzed or ztejas’d. Fuck us all for wanting to talk draft here. Christ.
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UT's next basketball coach - discussion/debate [Sean Miller Hired]
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I thought that was a longstanding rumor. Maybe the DUI was isolated though. I’ve never hung out with the guy or anything. -
UT's next basketball coach - discussion/debate [Sean Miller Hired]
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He’s a drunk and he’s old at 62, but I would take a decade of Mark Few running things. He was impressed with Moody when Texas blew his team out in Beard’s fateful second season. Before Texas was forced to hire Terry, Few had expressed real interest and was going to be a shocking potential hire. -
I doubt it. OU is going to be a good team next year. People haven’t looked at things critically yet, but when they do, they’ll see that OU has a lot going for it. The schedule is unforgiving, but getting to 8-5 is a solid outcome and Castiglione isn’t an idiot. 2026 could be hideous. OU is having all kinds of panic regarding the House settlement and competing in NIL. They’re worried more about ensuring softball and gymnastics remain competitive than figuring out a new way squeeze blood from the stone in football. That’s a seachange driven by a clear-eyed view of the landscape as NIL has rapidly changed the game. No one needs 2500 words on how football is OU’s identity and they’ll do whatever it takes. It is known. What is now known as well is that they don’t have the weaponry in storage left to maintain that war. As they retreat and rally the ranks, the hills they’re going to die on are the two in which they honestly think they can continue to win titles.
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I’ll only have 30 minutes before taking my wife on a date. I’ll just follow this thread for updates, I guess.
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Sorry I didn’t scroll to find this, but what channel is this on? I tried to find it on ESPN+ and had no luck.
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Handjob Helobious Is the Man!
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On this board, we were selling Arnold before he ever stepped onto your campus. He’s a camp hero with a helicopter parent from a system offense with no elite skills. He had no business being ranked the way he was. Contrarian rubes like that fatfuck pedophile Mike Farrell ranked him over Arch Manning … just because. They wanted everyone to know how smart they are. Arnold may play better at Auburn, but there’s nothing there to get excited about other than his overrated recruit ranking pedigree.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
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If it’s Neal Brown, that would be lucky for us. I have a good friend who played with Brown and is still buddies with him. We’d get more snippets, probably.- 1446 replies
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
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I was busy today. Didn’t see the news. -
Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Handjob Helobious Is the Man!
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Coach 8 is closer to the truth than the rest of them.
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