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    Texas' historic conference rivals/members are Rice, SMU, Arkansas, A&M, SMU, Baylor, and TCU. OU and Texas were in separate conferences for a long time before rejoining in the B12, but they are the #1 rivalry in this discussion. The only semi-serious football school on that list that doesn't condone rape and murder and that won't be in our new conference is TCU. Texas is not abandoning its traditional rivalries-- it is re-establishing them. Tech is over 300 miles away from Austin, was a relatively late addition to the SWC, and only exists in anyone's football universe because of the late, great Mike Leach. UH is a former HS now commuter school aspiring to be the UT of Houston and another late addition to the SWC. There are plenty of reasons to hate on Surlyites and Longhorn fans in general. A post looking forward to leaving a league forged out of expedience and political blackmail is not one of the better ones, nor are posts defending it.
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    The benefit of cable market coverage is fool’s gold long-term. Heaven knows in what form cfb will exist by the time the current acc deal expires, but it will likely have evolved to a much more streaming-oriented model for distribution. As a result, clicks and downloads will matter far more than generic subscribers. Ad buyers pay for viewers, hence media companies for blue bloods. Rutgers, UH, and all the other schools that ‘bring markets’ may look good in 2023, but in 2033 they’ll be 80% dead weight. Owning a share of a cable network won’t be nearly as lucrative. Texas, ND, Bama, UGA, OU, SC, tosu, etc: these will still command good deals when espn has been spun off by Disney and gets most its views by streaming. With distribution so granular, it will be easier for hybrid revenue models for conferences in which things more closely resemble ‘eat what you kill.’
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    Looks like they celebrated the 25th anniversary of having "A&M" abbreviate nothing by letting making sure their cheerleaders didn't have those pesky letters anywhere on their outfits.
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    This is true. My first impression of how I would have managed it is by weeding out the worst of the worst first, getting rid of other players as I find willing and available options in the portal. I probably would have tried to identify and motivate that segment of the team that looked like it could go from loser to winner. On the flipside, every single player on that roster had already voted with his feet to stay on a team with a pervasive culture of both losing and being ok with it in an era that facilitates mobility.
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    Riley is trying to design a roster capable of beating Utah.
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    They wish to be nothing if not consistent.
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    If you expect to fail a test badly, copying answers from the guy who usually makes Cs and Ds might help your grade. But be careful; if you are one off on your scantron rows, you’ll find out how much worse than 50 you can score. It looks a lot like Deion is trying to build a foundation of other teams’ C and D material. If he does it consummately (‘sup, Trogdor), he may win a few games this year. There will be no new car smell next year, though, so he better find a way to start building something.
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    With the protection they have for their future scapegoats quarterbacks, they're going to be dialing up 9-1-1 frequently. Fortunately for them, the personnel they have stashed on the defensive side of the ball looks about right to run a 9-1-1 scheme.
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    Shag Surl suggestions: 1. You guys need capes to go with those orange pants 2. Need more stuff that just says OKLAHOMA and COWBOYS without the state
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    Not so fast my friend. Backing out his long carry of 15 yards leaves only 46 on the other 19, meaning that he generally gets less than 3 ypc. He makes up for it receiving, though. He netted -1 yard on 3 receptions.
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    Simple. Require each adult ticket holder to drink at least one caffeinated or alcoholic beverage at the turnstiles.
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    After watching OU eat a big mouthful of 49-0 and deciding himself to skip spring football, he realized that while he was assigned Longhorn at matriculation, he identifies as a Sooner.
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    I know that sportsbooks like to hedge somewhat, but this seems like the kind of action of which they can't get enough. If you break it down into the quantum and solve the relevant schroedinger equations, you will discover that the condition "CU championship 2023" has no real solutions.
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    Don’t forget uncontrolled diabetes and terrible dental hygiene.
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    Hard to know whether he lost that toe more because of the gravity of the injury, technical issues with his index/early procedure(s), poor protoplasm, poor cooperation with his postop restrictions, bad luck, or some combination. I have never had a sports surgery end in an amputation (this is where I would knock on wood if I were superstitious). edit I say toe, but that’s only because there’s one toe that matters more than the others.
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    Actually not far off a Gig’em yell practice special
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    Yes, as in that coach may be super-expensive to fire and may not know it yet, but he is soon to be deep-hearted.
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    If I am reading correctly, the current sentiment is F Ron Holland.
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    Not as many people are familiar with the "Doppel-G-ie" (ggie), but it is pronounced "ssit," somewhat similar to the "Esszett" (ß) making the "ss" sound.
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    Quasi adoptive parent of player. Person I’ve known for over a decade.
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    Sanders literally had his staff clean most these guys’ lockers out. If you showed up and your stuff was in a pile, you knew how your post-spring-game meeting was going to go in advance. Some of the guys, like Courtney (the one who publicized the lack of access to Hudl), still had lockers but chose to leave.
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    After the fact, this is going to be a case study in something. For now, 🍿
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    49-0

    Magus Ossis replied to Bullneck's topic in Football

    Point: OU was without Dillon Gabriel when we curb stomped them last year Counterpoint: Gabriel started in their 6 other losses, and Venables coached all 7
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    As bad as they are, technically aggy are not FCS.

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