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Kevin Mar was canned by the PAC for incompetence, and reacted, not by getting better, but by leaning into the role of “provide the league office the result they want”. Post season games just give him the opportunity to display his incompetence
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Which officiating crew let that happen?
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This is a cut n paste of a concert experience I wrote in August 2011, on another board: So, my wife is a big fan of The Kings of Leon. We had seen them twice before, and I thought they were “OK”, but nothing too special. Honestly, I’ve always been annoyed by their lead singer (and main songwriter) Caleb Followill, who I refer to as the Least Engaging Front Man in Rock Music. His stage persona is that of a serious musician seeking an audience worthy of him, and never quite finding it. My wife says that’s his schtick. I think he’s just a jerk. Also, in the two prior shows we saw, the gigs lasted 50 – 55 minutes, with only one encore of two songs each. It’s like they’re union workers and not getting paid overtime. The concert Friday was in the Starplex bandshell in Fair Park. It was as hot as hell, still near 100 degrees as the band took the stage after 9:00. I was not too excited about going, but even less excited about sending my one, true love, the mother of my child, into Fair Park late at night on her own. Knowing I needed to be a responsible driver, I limited myself to just the one 24 oz. beer, leaving me with more clarity than I desired for the show. Two songs into the show, the lead singer (TLEFMIRM) announces (when you read this, sprinkle in a bunch of f-bombs to get the real flavor) that his throat is shot, and he needs the audience to sing along. That’s fine, I thought, the crowd was standing up and into it. Two songs later, he complained that the audience wasn’t singing loudly enough. “Asshole”, I thought. 30 minutes into the show, he changes up. He starts talking about how great the audience is, how we’re the best audience ever. I turned to my wife and said, “This doesn’t bode well” (yes, I do use words like “bode”). Sure enough, one song later, Followill announces he’s going backstage to throw up and drink a beer, following which he will return to sing three more songs (presumably the band’s two biggest hits, “Use Somebody” and “Sex on Fire”, would be included, as they have not yet been sung that night). He then left the stage, followed by his bandmates. The crowd waited patiently. After 20 minutes, half of the “Go Home” lights came on, and “Go Home” music came over the speakers. The audience sat. A few minutes later, two of the band members came out and apologized for the show ending, saying the lead singer couldn’t go on, alluding to the heat. Some fans were upset, but most seemed fairly placid about it. Walking to the car, my wife, knowing my feelings about them, said, “You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?” I smirked. Oddly, this was not our first unexpectedly curtailed concert there. 20 years ago, while dating, we saw a Morrissey concert at the same venue (Morrissey was the lead singer for the band “The Smiths”, known mainly for their hit “How Soon is Now?”). That show ended an hour in, when overenthusiastic fans stormed the stage, and swarmed Morrissey. Nobody could really fault him for ending that one early. The next day, word came out that the main reason for Followill leaving the stage was that he was too drunk to continue (the heat probably contributed). Supporting an exhaustion fiction, the Houston show scheduled for Saturday was postponed. Yesterday, word was released that there would be a makeup show in Dallas, and we could re-use our tickets. My wife is excited, because she is convinced they will really try to a great show this time (I’m expecting them to do their greatest “Don’t give a crap” performance ever, myself). I would just as soon stay home, but…love of my life, mother of my child, late night, etc.
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Mack Brown Tarheel Football: The Orange Slice Boogaloo
statsman replied to Machinator's topic in Football
I was pondering that the other day- with no portal, what would Texas have done for a QB if VY hadn’t been signed (with skills and talents that forced change on the offensive scheme)? We had Chance Mock and Matt Nordgren. Would we have signed McNeal or McGee instead of the Ags? Someone else? I can’t see that team, built for a NC at every other position, doing better than 10-1 (sure as shit weren’t beating the Buckeyes) in the RS and 11-2 overall (if they made the BCS NCG, which would be iffy). In other words- a typical peak Mack Brown team. Well, we did sign VY, the 2004 attempt to move him to WR didn’t work, and we did get the NC. To hell with hypotheticals. -
On the above podcast, they describe Curtis Lofton’s job as OU GM- a player wants more money, so they go to him for help. Lofton then sits down and reviews the player’s aid, and the player’s expenses, and gives him advice on better budgeting.
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oklahoma-sooners-unofficial-40/id1114209557?i=1000682173444 This is great. The podcasters are openly wishing Venables would resign, naming assistants they want gone…openly comparing Venables to Charlie Strong… It’s hilarious, because at this point in the season cycle, all the negativity does is turn up the heat on Venables, and make it harder to recruit and hire.
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I will say, since the theme of the post is that Sooners shouldn’t contribute to their collective until big program changes are made, and they missed the chance to make such changes for another ten months, I support the message. (Also, it sure isn’t a shock to hear about Switzer involved in a grift)
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https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/1chokelahoma-collective.1696940/ I don’t know enough to comment, but this is from a Sooner post:
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Brent Venables is actually executing the Bob Stoops Program Plan, and not doing horrible at it, but the framework of college football has changed. OU always recruited players with potential and then put them in a crucible to turn them into elite players. That worked when there were high barriers to player movement. Now, there aren’t barriers to movement, plus there are now large overt enticements to change teams. The Stoops Method doesn’t work. As Dan Lanning said, your most important recruits each year are your current roster. It’s too late for Venables to adjust. The OU AD screwed up in giving him a real extension last year (instead of the fake extension where the term is lengthened but the buyout doesn’t go up), after sufficient evidence was already in that Venables couldn’t retain his roster.
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Mack Brown Tarheel Football: The Orange Slice Boogaloo
statsman replied to Machinator's topic in Football
I don’t know that Royal would hate the game now. Royal was all about his players taking advantage of their opportunities to succeed in later life, therefore his emphasis on academic support and disdain for players selling themselves to shitty schools for short term payouts. He might like this era where a player can start to leverage his abilities into a real start in life, to go with an education. -
From the “London Calling” album. If someone were to ask me, “Why was ‘The Clash’ referred to as ‘the only band that matters’, this is what I would point to. I don’t really know a lot about music. I just know- this song is great. It wasn’t a hit; I don’t care. I doubt it could have ever been played so much on the radio as to make me tire. It’s a shame that when you ask Alexa to play “The Clash”, you keep getting “Rock the Casbah” and “Should I Stay or Should I Go”. Instead, ask for “Hitsville in UK” or “Police On My Back”. (Or anything from their original self-titled album, which is the best example of punk played by people who know how to play their instruments). (Also- Elvis Costello’s “Beyond Belief” is sneaky great)
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From a SoonerScoop post from a regular fan, explaining why Zac Alley wants to part ways with OU. Probably not true, but worth posting anyways, for its literary qualities…
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If there is one thing we know about OU fans, it’s that they will subvert program goals to human needs.
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Mack Brown Tarheel Football: The Orange Slice Boogaloo
statsman replied to Machinator's topic in Football
Shit. bad_teammate has more maturity than me. -
Honestly- OU lost to LSU (who USC beat) and probably would have lost to the Ags (although last night taught me to not underestimate the Ags’ ability to Aggies things up)
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I think that Texas fans tend to assume Aggies view the rivalry as we do- a rivalry, friendly for most, something to joke about gently, and not to take too seriously. Therefore, that’s how we talk to them in the wild. Aggie fans tend to assume Longhorns view the rivalry as they do- a deadly serious contest between good (Aggies) and evil (Texas) and therefore talk to Texas fans that way.
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That a bullshit story was really made up by the Ags to explain something embarrassing? I think you know the answer to that.
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I thought he made his “cesspool” comment after Strong had been at Texas a while (googling shows it as 2016, a college gameday in October when the Ags were hosting Tennessee. Strong’s record, at that point, was 13-16). I imagine he had been around a lot of Ags, feeding him their worldview on things. So, yes, it came from ignorance. Too bad that he didn’t stop to apply any critical reasoning- “Wait, is this one large fanbase associated with UT, based in Austin, uniquely screwed up in comparison to not only this group here in College Station, but also the nation? Maybe I should look into it before spouting off before this eager crowd, and the nation at large? Naw, let’s give these people what they want to hear!” It was a bad move, and he doesn’t make a habit of them, but he did make it and never took it back. It’s fairer to let that color our judgment of him than how he treated Texas.
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What new UT gear are you looking to buy this year?
statsman replied to GhostOfTomJoad's topic in Football
The 15 year old daughter and I wanted to have the sign read “Suck it, Aggies and Sooners” (and I wanted to duct tape a water bottle to a hand), but that was vetoed. On topic- why don’t some of you entrepreneurs get some branded gear designed by one of the greatest Longhorn artists ever, Gilbert Shelton? -
The thing about Herbstreit is- his voice is no longer the pre-eminent one in college football. Joel Klatt knows the teams and games better than Herbstreit. Greg McElroy has passed him, too. Herbstreit is just the guy that has been around the longest. Congrats- he’s this era’s Chris Schenkel.
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Listening to Klatt’s podcast, this had me rolling, laughing. This is a cut and paste from the AI-generated transcript, so not as clear as the audio… “Text with Lane. And yet he has been out there playing these hypothetical games for days. Ever since the committee gave us the 12-team playoff, he has been chirping on Twitter. And he's been talking about, you know, what a mistake the committee made and this or that. And it was finally my breaking point. And it was my breaking point because of all of the things I just talked about. It's like, listen, this is the moment to celebrate the sport. This happens in every sport, including the NFL, including the 14-team playoff. It's hard to win on the road. And yet here we go after some of these results. He's like, way to keep us on the edge of our seats committee, riveting. And I just I couldn't, I was broken. And so I fired back. If your team played half as well as you tweet, you would likely be in. And obviously that went went wild. And you know what is what it is. Not going to take it back. Not sorry. I tweeted it. Love Lane, love Lane. And by the way, part of that is complimentary. He tweets incredible. He's great for college football. I love that Lane Kiffin is at Ole Miss. I hope he stays in college football for a long time. He's a great follow. Love Lane, again, I'll say it time and time again. But this idea that he was going to continue to play these hypothetical games, I just, I get fresh. The easiest position to argue position of a hypothetical because there's no proving you wrong. Well, we would have played better than that if we've got a chance to do so. Oh, okay. Like what, where do you go with that? Other than like, well, you didn't, when you played Kentucky at home or Florida on the road, when your quarterback was crying in the fourth quarter, like those things happen. So I don't know what to do with that. You can't argue with someone that always wants to play hypotheticals. And I tell you, there was a lot of trophies being thrown out in hypothetical scenarios. You know, and then from those same people, it was like awfully quiet when Tennessee was getting absolutely drilled by Ohio State on Saturday night. Isn't that interesting? I think it's interesting. Listen, Lane, if you wanted to be in the playoff, you had your chance. In fact, you were in, my man, like you were in the playoff. And I love you. I love it. I really do. I love you. But you blew it. Like you lost a game that you shouldn't have lost. And so you weren't in the College Football Playoff.”
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They should take him anyway, even if he has to stay in the parking lot.
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How does this make any sense? https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41679128/barry-switzer-87-king-norman “Previous coaches” would have been (in reverse order) John Blake (played for Switzer, coached under Switzer, got the OU job because Switzer needed badly to move him out of the Cowboys locker), Schnellenberger (at OU for one year, while Switzer was “coaching” the Dallas Cowboys), and Gary Gibbs (played for Switzer and coached under Switzer). What the hell is Stoops meaning?
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I’ve been to every home game this year. I have been going to home games for over forty years, and the occasional road game. Texas, in my opinion, has a sneaky home advantage. This is not the fanbase that is hostile to visitors, but it is a fanbase that is engaged and knows the cheers. I have seen eras when “Texas-Fight” was weaponized, and then periods (like now) when just regular noise is emphasized. Walking to the stadium, I was a little worried. There just was not as much pre game attendance outside, not as much energy. Many fewer tailgates, many fewer people milling around. Was this a different fanbase segment showing up? And then, the game. This was one of the more actively engaged crowds I’ve seen. It got really loud (Look, we’re not Aggies, we don’t claim noise makes a huge difference. To me, the best you get from noise is annoying the opposing offense and encouraging your defense, for what it’s worth- which is probably about half a point on average). I have never seen as many stay for “The Eyes of Texas” before.
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