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Magus Ossis

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  1. So basically, granting you a condition contrary to fact (getting another stop), OU would still have lost. We may be using different terminology, but I think what I would describe as showing heart and refusing to quit, you are describing as a comeback. Webster's applicable definition of comeback is If being down by 2 scores was the former condition in the vein of success or prosperity that OU sought, comeback would seem to be the correct term. If victory was desired, I think you are pretty far out on the limb. For aggy, I would buy losing by double digits as a (moral) comeback. For other teams, not so much.
  2. When the team with the 4-TD lead has long drives that result in scores for the entire second half but for one stop, you didn't come back. Comebacks result in victories. Close calls result in one-score outcomes decided in the waning seconds. Beat downs start out with large margins and never change leads.
  3. DGF — cervical spinal stenosis — OUT for season, to be re-evaluated afterwards. My guess— if he doesn’t get cleared after the season, he will either transfer or have surgery. Surgery means no spring ball, who knows after that. Derrian Brown — “Blood clot in brain” — I never saw more specific diagnosis, but his treatment seems consistent with cerebral sinus thrombosis — OUT for season, prognosis for 2020 cloudy but hopeful if no risk factors for recurrence are identified Kirk — “clavicle issue” — sounds like AC sprain/separation. Days to weeks most likely. Overshown — “midfoot sprain” — Coach Herman seems unconcerned, hopefully with reason. The classic midfoot sprain is a ligamentous Lisfranc injury. If it is grade 1 or 2, he’ll miss some camp. Grade 3, likely done for the year. I doubt he would have been walking around if that’s what it was, though.
  4. If Kliff crashes and burns, I could see NFL groupthink along the lines of: Riley = Kliff = air raid college coach— do not want.
  5. A UT board may not be the best place to tout the strengths of an OU losing effort or discuss hypothetical comparisons to past losing OU efforts. That said, I guess this thread needs content, even on the days when there is no documented screwdriver abduction, braining, girlface punching, or evidence hiding.
  6. You registered to post this?
  7. They’ll be at peak historic roller coaster going into their Bama game in 2020. When they go from 10-0 (assuming things break their way against Auburn etc) to 10-2, non NYD-6 bowl, lose the usual 4 games in ‘21, etc, they’ll have another “remember ...” moment. Remember that time we almost beat Bama and almost played for a natty— whoop! Sleeping giant back down for another (continuing perpetually from before) snooze.
  8. A 2-3 loss season will not take too much shine off of his coaching rose, but it might make the BDF as our bitch look awfully uninviting.
  9. Total commits (non 300) over that period: tOSU 26 (8) Bama 24 (3) Texas 20 (4)
  10. Landry was an icon who deserved to announce his (forced) resignation and have a proper send-off.
  11. Texas 9-0 ISU 7-2 OU 7-2 (loss h2h v ISU) TCU 6-3 Baylor 5-4 OSU 5-4 Tech 3-6 WVU 2-7 KSU 1-8 KU 0-9 We are good enough to win them all. We could lose one or three, but I like us as the favorite for each in isolation. OU is talented, but ISU has heart. Those two could flip places. I think TCU is a very tough out this year. Baylor seems like they will almost beat good teams and manage to overcome bad ones. Tech has brought in some grad transfers— I think they may be the best of the worst 4. The bottom of the conference will be bad, methinks.
  12. 2020 will end with a few hardliners totally unfazed. They will tout the "Jimbo timeline" in some ridiculous fashion, thank their stars they amassed 9 meaningful wins as part of the LOS league, mock our 12 wins and conference championship as BDF nonsense, and start salivating over how well 2021 is going to go. The other 2% will start to entertain a little bit of doubt, though.
  13. $3 million is a big chunk of money. I have family members that love other schools, and myself have more than one sheepskin on my wall. I'm not sure what my cutoff is, but I think 3 mil is above it. I have a great life on the other 361 days of the year, and could probably still enjoy CFB days cheering for teams not named Baylor, OU, PSU, tOSU, or Tamu.
  14. A guy with his speed who gets a rep for drops in his first stop is not going to get many serious looks.
  15. It’s beautiful to behold
  16. I don’t think he’ll struggle to be bowl eligible. 9+ wins would surprise me, but 8 is feasible, 7 likely, 6 almost guaranteed.
  17. My quick math indicates that Dykes had 2 votes while the other also receiving crowd had one each, fwiw.
  18. Sounds like a guy who is probably better than his rating because ATH. Any worry that he is convinced of the “value” of playing closer to home before signing day?
  19. When we beat LSU, they will lament that we get credit for stumbling onto a team still reeling and retooling from the epic game against aggy. The story will be that the superior LSU team thought it had time to come up with a new offense after coming up short against them, and we lucked into a W against a team that beats us 9/10 once they get things sorted out. Also home cooking.
  20. Thanks for the correction.
  21. I have a good friend who is also an alumnus. He refuses to send them a red cent until they come clean. They sent a representative to town to reassure him about the response and that Baylor would be doing all the right things right before another one of the embarrassing official mishandling stories broke. If Texas were continuing to do what Baylor has/is, I’d throw all my orange in the trash and put my diploma in a black bag.
  22. Yes. I was thinking he will be a good case study in the Herman early eval/offer process.
  23. Looking at numbers from this chart, we have 77 on scholarship after subtracting DmB. 25 of those are JR or SR. That leaves 33 spots over the next 2 classes, plus attrition etc. If 4-5 guys leave a year for whatever reason (historically they do) and we take 21 in 20, that leaves us about 22 spots in 21. Normally I would guess slightly higher on transfers/retirements/draftees etc, but I thought I’d start with a relatively conservative estimate.
  24. Looking at this chart, we have 77 on scholarship after subtracting DmB. 11 Seniors. Not a lot of early entry NFL candidates, but Cosmi might go. Not a lot of washout/transfer candidates, maybe Urquidez. Injury retirement for Cummins wouldn’t shock me based on how little game time appears to be in the cards for him. That’s a 2020 class of 20 if 2/3 of the guys I listed leave. There are almost always a couple others that go for some reason. 22 seems like a plausible max for this year. 20 might do it, though, if there are no late must-takes.
  25. What a great addition. Hookem young man!
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