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GJ Kinne: The next great offensive mind of CFB?
GJ Winne replied to GreenspointTexas's topic in Football
100% good with bad - we're scoring more points than we ever have overall, so hard to complain...but that's what fans do, no? Especially fans of a team that had the potential for 10 wins and ended up 7-5 w/ some really poor showings from the offense. I put East/West playcalls on the OC. I put 3 straight runs when 1st down got you 1 yard on the OC. I put trying to run a 5'9" 185# RB between the tackles over and over on the OC. I've said it plenty before - our offense doesn't idle very well at all. It needs to be aggressive to work properly, and sometimes Mack just goes into putt-putt mode. The 4th quarter against Arizona State was maddening. Scoring 14 @ODU who gives up 28ppg was brutal. Scoring 17 at home vs Louisiana after having them beaten in Lafayette last year only to choke that way was crippling. After the last 10 years of 2 and 3 and 4 wins, it feels wrong to complain about 7 wins, but the reality is that we coulda, shoulda, woulda had at least 2 more wins with better offensive gameplans/playcalling. I don't think there's any question it's Morris. We're not going to bring him in to be the veteran on the staff and then hire over him when he has the resume he does. -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
William Bludworth replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
Are still #1. Worst case we end up 2-3. Regardless, this class is elite elite. God damn Sark has really made us a constant playoffs contender, it's only a matter of time before we're hoisting the trophy. We're winning and go mow through our those weak ass team and buff fuck Oregon if they make it. We're fucking everyone in our path. -
Imagine the bait articles we'll have to deal with all fucking year if we lose to UGA twice but get the 5 seed and run to the title. This game is going to have a huge impact on how how we feel about the 2024 Longhorns. Win the SEC
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FINAL 2024 CFB polls/rankings - Texas #3/ #4 /#3 (CFP/AP/Coaches)
Hagbard Celine replied to TKthunder2's topic in Football
byu are getting screwed worse than anyone else but per the viewership graphics the playoff has room for at most 2 teams not in the Top 18 / 50% category ("brands that matter") this year smu and boise/unlv most probably take those 2 slots it's absurd that an 11-2 rig12 champion could be left out, and the brethren are behind the rig12 ccg winner gump should be behind all of them Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer joined the College GameDay podcast after the rankings were announced this week, and he shared his reaction. “You don’t know,” DeBoer said. “It’s a hard decision I understand the committee has to make. I totally get it. Trying to balance everything. There are so many good teams in the country, not just the top but throughout. You don’t know how it’s going to come out. Certainly pleased and understand, I guess selfishly, from our end, where we feel we belong. Feeling that we’re one of those teams that should be in the playoff. A little biased of course, but also, stepping back and have some perspective with our kind of season that we’ve had, the teams we play, the wins we had in particular. I just really feel like we belong there and have that type of team that can go the distance given this type of opportunity.” -
2024 Season Thread and all the shit in between games
LTtxfan replied to BurntOrange&White's topic in Football
In a physical game of football that saw the No. 2 Texas Longhorns exert their will over the now unranked Texas A&M Aggies, the Longhorns secured a 17-7 victory. With the win, Texas heads to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game and a rematch against their lone defeat to the Georgia Bulldogs. Before jumping ahead to the highly-anticipated rematch, it’s important to evaluate where Texas performed well and where the Longhorns failed to meet the standard. Particularly in games where the message is “win by any means necessary,” revisiting key areas can illuminate critical moments that swayed the outcome and paint a more accurate picture of the game itself. In this week’s rendition of Crunch Time, we’ll analyze how Texas performed on third downs and in the red zone against Texas A&M, something we haven’t been able to do for 13 years. Third downs 7-of-15 (46.7 percent) Texas was highly successful on third downs, converting 46.7 percent on 15 attempts. In the second quarter, the Longhorns put 10 points on the board. As expected, the second quarter happened to be the best quarter for Texas on third down, converting three of four attempts. Despite being held scoreless in the second half, the third-down performance didn’t drastically change. After going 4-of-7 in the first half, the Longhorns converted 3-of-8 third downs in the second half. Not great, but undoubtedly good enough to score points. The most important third down early in the game, perhaps even the biggest third-down conversion of the entire game, came on Texas’ second offensive series after safety Michael Taaffe made a fantastic interception on a deep crossing route to set up the offense with 1st and 10 deep in their territory. At this point, the Texas offense still hadn’t gained a first down. A facemask penalty moved the chains, but the offense itself hadn’t found its footing by any means. After two short completions, the Longhorns needed 10 yards for a first down. Texas A&M lined up with seven defenders on the line of scrimmage. This diabolical defensive look is intended to confuse the offensive line and make it difficult for Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers to discern what defenders will be in coverage and where they’ll be located. At the snap, two defenders dropped, creating a five-on-five matchup in the trenches. However, A&M didn’t just rush five, they added an interior twist that gave JACK linebacker Rylan Kennedy a free shot on Ewers. Untouched. Unblocked. Free. It did not matter. As Kennedy tried to tackle Ewers, the underratedly nimble but frequently criticized Texas signal caller just shrugged him off. With the subtle shake, Ewers was off to the races. Ewers needed 10. He gained 26. His gallop down the sideline will be replayed in history. It wasn’t the prettiest run by a quarterback, but somewhere in Longhorn Country, Case McCoy had to be smiling. This part of Ewers’ game is vehemently important. His ability to navigate the pocket and deliver strikes on the run or simply take off add a dimension that makes him elite. Given his injury history, his ability to do either of these things has been limited. Perhaps the worst part about this aspect of his game being reduced to keep him healthy is the metaphorical box it puts him in. Ewers at his worst gets antsy in the pocket. He loses his footwork and makes bad throws or incorrectly navigates the pocket. Either way, he gets rushed. In my opinion, part of that jumpy energy is due to his mobility limitation especially given how much more magnified these factors become while dealing with the aftermath of an injury. Ewers knows that taking hits has the potential to sideline him. He also knows his ability (when injured) to scramble is inadequate. Suddenly, the pass rush feels a little bit closer because he can’t escape as effectively. This is all to say, Ewers creating a missed tackle on a potential third-down sack from a free rusher is huge. And, it’s is an aspect we haven’t seen this season due to injury after Ewers flashed his upside as a scrambler early in the 2023 season with long touchdown runs against Baylor and Kansas on scrambles. Before that 26-yard charge, Ewers didn’t have a run that went longer than nine yards all season. Zero runs of 10 yards or more. For context, Ewers had six games with a rush of 10 yards or more last season. Four of the five games when he didn’t meet this mark occurred either in the Houston game when he was injured or in the direct aftermath once he returned to the lineup. The lack of health needed to scramble this year is tough — scrambling has been a crucial part of Ewers’ game, especially on third down as witnessed on Saturday at Kyle Field. After the scamper, Texas continued moving down the field. Facing fourth and short, head coach Steve Sarkisian opted for a quarterback run. This time, redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning carried the ball and scored. As the saying goes, Ewers scrambled so Manning could run. The dual-threat performance by Ewers didn’t end on that drive, though. With the score 17-0 and roughly nine minutes left in the third quarter, Texas faced 3rd and 8. Ewers evaded another blitz and beat defensive back, yes defensive back, Marcus Ratcliffe to the edge. With the help of a slide, Ewers was able to extend the ball past the sticks and secure a first down. Unfortunately, this drive ended in a tipped interception on 3rd and 4 that was returned for a touchdown. Along with his scrambling ability, Ewers delivered three third-down conversions with his arm, accruing 60 yards on those three completions, including two electric throws to tight end Gunnar Helm. On the first, Ewers fit the ball into a window that barely existed. With a defender on his back and a safety breaking downhill on the ball, Helm found a way to hold on in traffic and secure the catch. The second completion helped to convert 3rd and 14. Ewers once again moved outside the pocket and pulled in a defender, which freed Helm. Ewers made a throw on the run that hit Helm on the run for a gain of 22. Texas made a 28-yard field goal to conclude the drive. Texas has now converted third downs at a rate of 44.9 percent, good for 28th in the country. This is a noteworthy improvement from the 38.4-percent conversion rate and 70th national ranking last year. Red zone 5 attempts, 2 TDs, 1 Made FG, 1 INT, 1 fumble The red zone for Texas had a mixed bag of results, many of which were not good. Let’s start with the good. Texas scored two red zone touchdowns, one rushing and one passing. As previously mentioned, the rushing touchdown was scored on a fourth and short by Manning. Texas only had two plays in the red zone on this drive, a 3rd and 2 at the 15-yard line followed by a fourth down at the same spot. On third down, Ewers stood in the pocket for an extended period of time before forcing an ill-advised throw to wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr., who was covered by multiple defenders and had few options to free himself. The ball shouldn’t have been thrown. With the incompletion, Texas faced 4th and 2. Sarkisian opted to run a wildcat package with Manning, a wrinkle that hadn’t been showcased before the game. With running back Quintrevion Wisner and H-back Juan Davis in the backfield, Manning pulled the ball and took it up the left sideline for a score. The play call showcases the trust Sarkisian has in Manning. Fourth down in the red zone. In a hostile environment. It’s a pressure-filled situation and Manning rose to the occasion. The next Texas red-zone touchdown was set up by a roughing the passer call that moved the ball to the A&M 11-yard line. Facing first and 10, running back Jaydon Blue collected four yards up the middle to set up 2nd and 6. With the ball on the right hash, Sarkisian used 21 personnel with Wisner and Blue offset on either side of Ewers. Wide receiver Matthew Golden was split to the field between the hash and the numbers while wide receiver Isaiah Bond was aligned at the top of the numbers into the boundary. From the snap, Ewers immediately looked to Bond’s side while Blue looped out that direction. Bond faked a tunnel screen creating the appearance that Blue was leaking as a blocker. While A&M didn’t completely fall for it, the safety did come down, consequently creating a one-on-one matchup for Blue on his wheel route. The speed of Blue coupled with the head start of moving from the backfield created separation. However, the end line served as an added defender for the Aggies. With the shortage of space, the window for Ewers to drop in the ball was small. Thanks to a marvelous catch by Blue, the small window proved to be big enough. Contorting his body back to the ball, Blue fought through the defender to secure the catch and plant a foot in bounds for a huge touchdown. In their three remaining red-zone possessions, Texas scored just three points on the made field goal set up by Helm’s 3rd and 14 conversion. Facing 1st and 10 at the A&M 12-yard line with the second quarter running out and a 14-point lead, an injury created an inadvertent timeout for Texas, somewhat derailed the momentum Texas had gained on this drive. It also gave Sarkisian and the staff time to think about how they wanted to attack the red zone. Each of the next three plays were runs — one by Manning and two by Wisner — for a total of seven yards. Sarkisian opted for a hard count on fourth down before ultimately kicking the field goal. It’s hard to argue with the play call here. Texas had 87 rush yards in the first quarter alone. While the pass game heated up in the second quarter, the offensive line was still controlling the line of scrimmage. The criticism for the lack of a touchdown falls on execution. Each of the three plays was bottled up by A&M. Texas has to block better or add more players to the picture. Either way, the execution on this red-zone possession was subpar. The final two re- zone possessions for Texas ended empty via interception and fumble. While each of those plays has been talked about by everyone under the sun, let’s look at the plays leading up to each. With the score 17-0, Texas moved to the A&M 13-yard line with 7:23 in the third quarter. Looking for a knockout punch, the Longhorns turned to Manning on first down. Before the ball was snapped, left tackle Trevor Goosby flinched thanks to a defensive line shift, moving the ball back five yards and setting up 1st and 15. Manning pulled the ball on first down and took a three-yard loss. On second down, Ewers threw a pass to wide receiver Ryan Wingo for a gain of 14 to set up 3rd and 4. For much of the season, Texas has struggled to overcome long down and distances. Like any team, it creates unfavorable play-calling scenarios and matchups on the field. Setting up third and short after 2nd and 18 is a success. On the 3rd and 4 from the seven-yard line, Ewers was trying to isolate Wingo on an out route. From the snap, Ewers highballed him and gave the A&M defender a chance to deflect the ball for an interception that was returned all the way to paydirt. While this outcome was unlucky, the play itself was not going to be successful — Texas was called for holding, so the Longhorns were going to be moving backwards no matter what. Entering into the land of hypotheticals, if Texas didn’t hold and Ewers scanned the field, Helm was breaking open down the seam after fake screen blocking. Key word being “if.” The final red-zone drive was another turnover, this one a fumble by Ewers. After the pick six, Texas seemed poised to answer. The Longhorns were on an 11-play, 64-yard drive that lasted over five minutes. You couldn’t draw up a better response to the interception. Unfortunately, it was all for naught. After moving into the red zone, Wisner ripped off back-to-back six-yard runs to set up 1st and goal at the 7-yard line. At this point, A&M sold out to stop the run, bringing eight defenders on first down and tackling Wisner for a three-yard loss that set up 2nd and goal from the 10-yard line. Sarkisian opted for an RPO Arrow with H-back Juan Davis running the route. Ewers correctly pulled the ball given how quickly A&M triggered on Wisner. As Ewers moved outside the pocket, there weren’t many options — run or dump it to Davis. Ewers tried to pick up as many yards as he could on the ground, but before his slide hit the ground, the ball was out and in the arms of the defense. After first down, Sarkisian relied on the exact same personnel. He likely anticipated that a similar look would induce a similar defensive play call. Given the unlikelihood of Davis being a primary route runner, or the only route runner, Sarkisian perhaps thought he could catch the defense off guard. Not to mention, after last series, the likelihood of this play leading to something catastrophic is low. Unfortunately for Texas, the play didn’t catch the defense off guard and instead left Ewers stranded with Davis running the only route. All in all, Texas was stymied in the red zone. The Longhorns struggled to run the ball and were unable to take advantage in the passing game. Texas had multiple poor down-and-distance situations caused by a handful of negative-yardage plays. Texas will need to finish drives for the rest of the season or risk going home for good. With the performance against A&M, Texas has now scored on 82.1 percent of its red-zone drives, which is good for 88th in the country. This is nearly identical to the 87th finish last season. However, this year’s Longhorns have a touchdown rate of 69.6 percent, which is significant improvement over last year’s 50.8 touchdown rate, and ranks 29th nationally. -
San Antonio Spurs 2024-25 - Taking it in the pooper for Cooper
ztejas replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
Read the fucking room KJ. How on earth do you think that that is a good shot? If we ever make the playoffs I'm not sure how you go into a series trying to win while giving that dude 20-30 minutes. -
San Antonio Spurs 2024-25 - Taking it in the pooper for Cooper
ztejas replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
Man I just love Jeremy's presence. It's like he calms everyone down on both ends of the floor. Does dirty work. Gets 50/50 balls (and 40/60 balls). Pisses opponents off. We did fine without him record-wise but it felt like we were a lot streakier and less purposeful. I think this is going to be a tough win, though. PHO has been really damn good when Durant and Beal play. -
FINAL 2024 CFB polls/rankings - Texas #3/ #4 /#3 (CFP/AP/Coaches)
BurgleBro replied to TKthunder2's topic in Football
Do we know what round 2 game/bowl we will be in if we win this Saturday?? Is it certain? I'd like to ensure I have the next morning off from work.. Last playoff going to work was a very tough time. Struggle bus city. -
Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
Skipper replied to Coach pop a bitch's topic in Football
Now do the first half numbers when we didn't have a double digit lead and intentionally running clock to skew run heavy in the 2nd half (at like 6+ yards a clip at that). Quinn played fine against A&M. The 2nd quarter was elite level QB play. If he can bottle that we will win a national championship. The 3rd quarter drive before the pick 6 was fantastic with good reads on passes and balanced running game. Personally I had bigger issues with the play calls on the 2 turnovers. Once we got it to 3rd and 2 on the pick 6, we absolutely should have ran the ball twice if necessary and lived with the result. There was no way A&M was driving 95 yards on our D. I have no doubt Sark wishes he had that one back. Then, I didn't like the run with Quinn the next series (although he has to do a better job of protecting the ball). But if we call a run play before the pick 6 and score on that drive to go up 24-0, this thread has a totally different vibe. -
Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
Pam Cummings replied to Coach pop a bitch's topic in Football
Seriously....McCarthy was drafted top 10. Do we expect that from Quinn? I suppose he could go on a real heater in the playoffs to win it all, but.....yeah. -
Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
bad_teammate replied to Coach pop a bitch's topic in Football
Because we have no control over it and there is no clear alternative that is obviously superior. Arch isn't a lock to be a better QB going into the SEC championship and playoffs and Owens definitely isn't. One of my sad Aggie friends was lamenting the upcoming loss of Connor Weigman and saying just handing the keys to the kingdom over to Marcel Reed is a long-term mistake. He said he thinks it was smart for Sark to stick with Quinn and avoid trying out the shiny new object when Quinn struggled and stick to a plan and work towards a plan with confidence. I agree with the Ag and, I suppose, with Sark. (He wishes Elko had done the same with Weigman and that Weigman will go to another school and turn out to be a better QB than whatever A&M trots out for the next 2 years, a'la OU/Oregon Arnold/Gabriel.) Do I, personally, want Arch to play? Absolutely, but it's for reasons beyond what is most likely to produce the best results overall for the team in the short/medium term (all we have remaining for this season). I want Arch to play for aesthetic and emotional reasons, for fan reasons. My brain recognizes that we have a coach who is intelligently managing a team/roster and I trust that management. Quinn is our QB, warts and all, because he is pretty clearly the better option in terms of winning the football games ahead of us. As cool as it would be to know Arch was starting and then start building stories in our heads about how he's going to be some hot-tempered, dynamic, play-making god, that's really just us having a fun time inventing stories in our heads. -
Game Week 14, 2024- Texas v Georgia SEC Championship Game
Vic Mackey replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
That 89yd drive fucking sucked. We cut the deficit to 8 and had them in a 3rd and long that they converted. Game seemed to be done once that happened. Force them into long drives consistently and I think we win. I doubt we can just line up and run the ball down their throats, though. Quinn is going to have to make some plays and limit his mistakes. -
FINAL 2024 CFB polls/rankings - Texas #3/ #4 /#3 (CFP/AP/Coaches)
HeHateMe replied to TKthunder2's topic in Football
I personally think that the jury is still out on this. If UNLV beats Boise State, they will be in as a 19th or 20th ranked team in the AP or coaches poll. Good for them for winning their ccg, but they should not jump 8 teams because they are the tallest midget. Conferences may or may not be exposed durning the playoffs, but I’m hoping they are so we can rethink this thing. Put the best twelve in with no auto bids or committee. Use the BCS model for 12 and let the battle rumble begin. I know this is not going to happen, so maybe we could drop the auto bid for a team that doesn’t finish inside the top 15 of either major poll. -
Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
Steamboat1874 replied to Coach pop a bitch's topic in Football
Come on man. I am not going back to read all of this shit. I just got the overall vibe that you, and several others, think Arch gives us a better chance to win than Quinn. No one actually knows that and now is not the time to find out. We are all pretty sure Arch will be great but Quinn is starting the rest of the year if healthy because Sark knows he is our best chance to win. We will see some Arch package plays against Georgia and that is awesome. -
Game Week 14, 2024- Texas v Georgia SEC Championship Game
UTexasFight replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
This is all setting up so nicely. win and sit back and root for a Penn St mild upset (I think it probably happens…I also think UNLV upsets Boise St but that’s for a different thread. I kinda want to see that just to give a big fu to the qb and rb that quit on the team). go in as the 1 seed with a road that allows us to redeem a new year’s loss in New Orleans, then back to jerryworld where things went pretty well last time we were there and finally back to Atlanta to finish the job. Would also be a good test on how attendance is going to look at these quarter and semi rounds. If the superdome and Jerryworld aren’t packed in that scenario, the neutral site CFP games never will be. A Texas/smu semi in Arlington would be bizarro world. -
Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
Drifterwood replied to Coach pop a bitch's topic in Football
There has definitely been a drop in play/increase in mistakes the last few 2nd halves, but we’ve also seen that Sark doesn’t just go for the jugular and try to score as many points as possible with a lead in the 2nd half. It can be frustrating because it has made some of our scoreboards closer than the games really were, but it’s tough to argue with the results, especially since we have had a couple dominant, soul-crushing drives when we needed them late. This team is playing winning football and I don’t think we’re done winning yet. At this point, who gives a fuck how many we score in the 2nd half if we win? -
Prediction thread SEC Title Game- Georgia at Texas
William Bludworth replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
They’re going to see a very, very, very different Texas team. A team that's pissed off. A team that now has a RB that understands how to move through the pocket. WRs who know where to be, and a TE who has titanium balls who has only dropped 3 passes in his entire career. An O-line that has gelled and is working people into submission. They have 1 RB (who's talented, but also a frosh), their WR's can't catch, we have the best defense in the country. They're gonna feast. This time around the LB'S won't be coming unnoticed. We winning. Texas - 27 UGA sucks - 17 -
Game Week 14, 2024- Texas v Georgia SEC Championship Game
ATLLonghorn replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
Was re-watching the first game today and leaking the running back out of the backfield on the reverse flea flicker was an absolutely DIABOLICAL wrinkle from Sark and it's a different game if Wisner catches that ball. Also I've come out of it with a bit of a rosier outlook. I think mistakes just started to compound and things started spiraling for Texas and THEN Georgia smelled blood and pounced. Protect the ball, establish the run and use the middle of the field better than we did the first time around and we're going to win the game. -
Elko's game management was awful. Look at the drive after the blocked punt. They get the ball 7:48 at our 19 and do this: Snap @ 7:48 - 1st down 8 yard rush Snap @ 7:19 - 2nd down 10 yard holding penalty Snap @ 7:02 - 2nd down 16 yard comnpletion first down at the 5 Snap @ 6:33 - 1st down 3 yard rush Snap @ 5:42 - 2nd down 1 yard rush Snap @ 5:09 - 3rd down no gain Timeout to decide kick or go Snap @ 4:39 - 4th down no gain, turnover on downs They burn 3:12 (40% of the remaining game time), waste a timeout and get 0 points to remain in a 2 score game! Idiotic. We get 1 first down and they use all their timeouts and we get through the two minute timeout. With so little time, the game is basically over even before we force the game winning fumble.
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Texas A&M Recruiting 2025: The Land of Melk & No Money
Scholz replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
A few notes (some have been touched on): So Elko wasn’t aware it was line of skirmmage league, Billy? Why not? Elmo Fudd the defensive guru can’t teach tackling or gap integrity? To mention Mizzou and top 10 in the same breath is laughable. Boohoo injuries, you excuse making pussy. Our QB and top 2 WRs are full gimps and we lost our Doak Walker RB. Oh and our top 10 draft pick starting LT in the game. Guess what, depth counts. Anyway go ahead and put on the wall all those wins in the games you were too scared to play. And way to not mention your offense scored zero fucking points. Just 1 or 2 more plays lulz. This close. 😂 -
Guys, I know a lot of stupid stuff here, but I am going to be serious now. Earlier this year I confessed that I was really, really sacred of Texas A&M. And today, Monday, Dec 2, 2024, I'm even more really, really scared of Texas A&M. They filled THE LARGEST STADIUM IN THE SEC WITH A LEVEL OF CANNED MUSIC THAT WE CANNOT HOPE TO MATCH. They played us even w WITH A BACKUP QUARTERBACK AND EVEN THE OTHER STARTER IS A BACKUP. They have a coach who is so tough, HE DOESN'T EVEN CARE THAT HE LOOKED LIKE A BELUGA WHALE in his white t-shirt with the proud, Ole' Sarge logo. We don't have a logo that can match that one in spirit, pride, historical battlefields on campus, and toughness. Even more frightening, THE NEW COACH GETS THEM and LOVES THEIR CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. I know we won, but from a moral perspective, you have to view the game as a win for the Aggies. Yes, AGGIES. I have a new-found respect for them. Please tell me if you are also experiencing this level of fear.
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Game Week 14, 2024- Texas v Georgia SEC Championship Game
chainsaw replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
This is the correct analysis. Games like this are won by leaders who rise to the occasion. If we win, it's going to be because Quinn, Gunnar Helm, and the other guys who were around two seasons ago step the fuck up. -
Joe Biden 2024 thread - Dark Brandon Where Art Thou?
UpperWestside replied to StassneyHorn's topic in Cloak Room
Not a shocking outcome here. Part of it is this is his only living son. I would posit most of us would do the same thing if we had that kind of power to protect our child from prosecution. Does it make it right? No. I personally think Biden just finally said to himself “F it. You guys wanted me to step down as the nominee because I couldn’t win yet we still lost.” He is at least going to protect his son at this point. He has nothing left to lose. Caring about how he is remembered is not real important once you are dead and gone. That legacy stuff just matters to those still alive or the historians writing about it. -
Game Week 14, 2024- Texas v Georgia SEC Championship Game
sidis replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
i have no doubt that someone else has said it but ever since last year when it was obvious we were going to run away with the big 12 championship, I couldn't help but recalling that in 1995, we won the last SWC championship before we left and then turned around and shocked everyone by winning the big 12 in its first year in 1996. we won the last big 12 championship we would compete for and we are playing for the first sec champ game. would be nice to close that loop. -
Texas A&M Recruiting 2025: The Land of Melk & No Money
Longhornfrenzy replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
Billy Liucci Segment 1 (00:00:00 - 11:54:14) "Fog" is a good word. When the season ends in a loss, it sucks, but everything is magnified by a million. I heard one of you, David or Olin, say this is what Aggies were afraid of when Texas joined the SEC. That is a big part of the problem. As stupid as I think the little brother thing is, that is where it comes from. When I got to Texas A&M, they were routinely beating Texas. It was not far removed from Jackie Sherrill's time, who established that, and R.C. Slocum was obviously still here. I remember when A&M lost to Texas in 1995. I didn't realize A&M could lose to Texas. That is when it shifted. Dennis Franchione, ironically, beat them twice. Mike Sherman beat them once. There was a mindset that A&M wouldn't lose, and they were the tone-setter. That started to change with Mack Brown and Ricky Williams. This rivalry is always about physicality and going out and taking it. One team played for 60 minutes like they were the aggressor and took control of the lines of scrimmage. The Aggies were too late to that party. They got into the fistfight too late. A&M produced a couple of massive plays, but they couldn't get enough. Throughout the Aggies' time in the SEC without Texas, A&M would have really controlled and run the rivalry. People say the records aren't that different. A&M was far more physical and better on the lines of scrimmage. The draft picks told the tale. The Aggies had playmakers on offense under Kevin Sumlin. That is a period when you weren’t playing them. When I looked at Texas' players on the lines of scrimmage, they looked like all the other top-end SEC teams we have played over the years. They have not looked like that leading into the run-up to the SEC. The gap between Texas and Oklahoma was noticeably different. Oklahoma seemed to be getting smaller, while Texas was getting bigger and bigger. Texas has always had the skill players and athletes. Texas won the physical battle. You saw that on Saturday. A&M has to get back to winning the physical battle. Not just to beat Texas but to compete in the SEC. South Carolina got you on that front. The Aggies and LSU both need to address those issues. Auburn did not beat you physically. Georgia would have gotten you there. Tennessee would be problematic. The Aggies are a little light up the middle on defense. They don't have an anchor in there. The linebackers are undersized. Other teams saw that and went after it. If there was a lesson from the game this weekend, it’s that the more physical team would win. When Vince Young played the Aggies in Austin, the Aggies led at halftime. They fed the ball to Cedric Benson for the entire second half to beat A&M. A year later, Vince barely got by the Aggies. When A&M won 12-7 down there, it was because of the physicality on the lines of scrimmage. Texas could not convert on fourth-and-1. They flipped the script here on Saturday. That goal-line play at the end of the game on Saturday was indicative of the entire game. The more physical team won that play and the game. That is the painful lesson you go into the offseason with. I was demolished on social media this weekend. We all have to hear it, just like Texas fans would have had to hear it if A&M had won. You don't want to lose to them ever. You had a 13-year headstart and are at your place. The Aggies had a direct say in who went to the SEC Championship Game. It is year four under Steve Sarkisian and year one and game No. 12 under Mike Elko. There is a massive difference there. No one wants to hear that we are calling year one “progress.” I get why. You lost the last three SEC games, and the defense couldn't stop anybody. There are questions about the direction of the offense. They need to figure out why they can't get a yard when you need it. Why don't you kick those if you're not picking it up and not built to do it yet? I like Elko thinking that if his team can get a yard, he will try and get it. It is the Dan Campbell mentality to a degree. The short-yardage woes played a huge factor in the South Carolina and Texas losses. It will be interesting moving forward as Elko builds this program. It will be interesting to see if this game on Saturday is a sign of things to come or if we will look back and go, "Remember when they couldn't even get a yard?" You can't sit here and go through another year where this is costing you games. You better fix that part of it. Elko is not scared to lose to Texas. He would be the first to tell you we are trying to get out of that mindset around here. To do that, he knows he must have a team to get that yard. Do you kick it now and go for it later when you are more equipped, or do you try to get it now because you should? Turns out you weren't good enough to get it. One day, you better be good enough to do that. Segment 2 (11:54:15 - 13:05:16) I dont think there's anything untrue about the quote, "This season doesn't feel any different than the 1998 season and every other season in the last 10 years." You look at first-year coaches, and this is very similar to Jimbo Fisher's first season. The difference is that you beat LSU at the end but lost to Texas. This Texas team is much like the Clemson team you lost to earlier in the season. Couple of top-10 teams this season. This year felt different for a lot of it because of that start. It left a sour taste, not just the Texas game but losing those last three. I was corrected on the site, and if they had beaten Auburn, they would've been in Atlanta. In hindsight, that one hurts me more than any of them. Segment 4 (15:42:22 - 25:08:29) Everything about this season has been tough to analyze and break down, even as the Aggies were winning to get 7-1. You knew Notre Dame would have staying power. You couldn't feel great about it because you should have won that game. You were so concerned with the way Conner Weigman played. You beat the brakes off Missouri, but they had been untested. Missouri turned out to be alright. They weren't one of the best teams in the country, but you still beat a top-10 team at home and looked really good in doing it. Even then, you looked at the end of the schedule and would not have been OK with 0-3. Hell no. I wanted to see A&M go 2-1 in those last three. Had they done that in any fashion, they would be in Atlanta. Individually, you knew each of those games would be difficult. You knew that the Aggies weren't that much better than Arkansas. You knew Missouri was not elite. You knew the game against LSU had much to do with the quarterback change. LSU leaned into too many excuses. The Aggie defense was dominant. Le’Veon Moss and Amari Daniels imposed their will against that defense. LSU was trying to excuse it because of the quarterback change, but there were other issues that led to the Tigers losing that game. Watching this season up until South Carolina, you knew A&M was still a part of a pack of teams. They had continued to figure out ways to win. They had shown so much toughness and grit. They were embracing the grind of these football games. They were figuring out ways to win. That impressed me in the first year of a new head coach. They weren't taking the field with an overwhelming talent edge against these teams. Just like Alabama, Ole Miss and Tennessee, they could not survive an off Saturday. You knew that off Saturday was about to come. The off Saturday came at South Carolina. There are a million ways that the Auburn game goes. I'll cling to the fact that you can't start down 21-0 on the road. The Aggies ran into a better team against Texas. We said all week that they would have to play mistake-free football and take advantage of their chances. They did not do that soon enough. I see why people are torn about how this season went. The Aggies were 7-1 and 5-0 in the SEC, but they finished 0-3 in conference play. You can look at it through the lens of a missed opportunity. The football gods kept handing the Aggies opportunities, but they were not easy opportunities. Alabama and Ole Miss losing handed you another chance against Texas to get to Atlanta. You created your opportunities within the Texas game alone. They forced a fumble against Quinn Ewers, tipped a pass that caused a pick-six and blocked a punt. They created those opportunities, but they could not capitalize. 8-4 records can look different. It would look and feel different if you had started 0-3 in the SEC, won five in a row and beat Texas. People come here and say we are too worried about Texas. My ass. If you work or compete here and don't have a burning desire to beat anything in burnt orange, then maybe this isn't the place for you. That is your arch-rival. It is like Michigan-Ohio State and Alabama-Auburn. You can understand that and still understand that they are not the end-all-be-all of the season. Texas has an elite athletic department. They are back to being a top-five football program. You will always have to earn it against them. The game against them is bigger than just one game. Had the Aggies beaten Auburn, you are playing Texas again for the SEC Championship. Everyone would be excited and looking for revenge. It would be a million times more fun than where we are, but every question about next year and this program would still be here. They would not have all gone away because of one play against Auburn. The way the season is viewed and felt would be completely different. It does not change what the Aggies can or can't accomplish in 2025 or under Elko. It could have changed if the Aggies had beaten Texas in Atlanta. Segment 5 (25:08:30 - 27:42:28) A&M had key injuries, particularly in the backfield. They were pretty healthy otherwise. The injury to Moss changed a lot. Everyone is talking about Collin Klein, and I wouldn't say I liked the fourth-down play. I saw so much creativity throughout the season from him. Also, you look at how Moss could get that yard. They were finding ways to score and get yards through the season. You forced them. If you could have avoided the mistakes and made one or two more plays, that game at least is very interesting, and you let the 12th Man become a factor. Segment 6 (27:42:29 - 34:56:27) Signing day is getting interesting quickly. We could have some interesting news today. This class is starting to look good. The finish of the 2025 class could shock some folks around the SEC and the country. The 2026 class we know is off to a sensational start. I am personally most excited about the transfer portal, which opens on Dec. 9. I think this is where cElko will thrive. I will be honest about which losses you should be worried about and which you shouldn't. That won't be 100 percent accurate, but it will be close. I will tell you when keeping someone is a big deal. I would have said that about Daniels last year. That dude did everything he could. Without him, I don't know what we would have done in the running game. The running game was OK against South Carolina and pretty good against Auburn. There are guys that you get in the portal, like Cashius Howell and Ar’maj Reed-Adams, that you don't throw a party for, but they end up being good contributors. Tre Watson and BJ Mayes are examples. There will be a lot of those. Last year, Elko and the part of his staff that was here by that point had less than a month to work with the portal. They had very little chance there but still did an excellent job. This time around, they have been here the whole time. This time around is when we see some pretty damn exciting additions. Last year, the only transfers who moved the needle were Nic Scourton, Dezz Ricks and Will Lee III to some degree. Scourton was the Big Ten sacks leader, and Ricks is a former five-star. You will see a lot more of that this year. That is what I am most excited about. I am also excited to see which guys pass up the NFL. I don't mean guys who could go early. I mean those who will go in the third or later rounds. Come back for your senior year. Edgerrin Cooper, Jake Matthews, Cedric Ogbuehi and Germain Ifedi all did that and benefitted. There will likely be several Aggie players that the staff would want back that will be in that boat. They will have a tough decision. It would be wise for some of them to come back. We will see if Elko and NIL can convince them of that. To me, this is a fun time. It is not fun not to be playing this weekend, and it is not fun to have gone through these last three SEC games. This is a lot of fun because it shapes our excitement level going into next season, and we will spend much of the offseason talking about it.
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