Texas is Hopeless….

[Guest Lobo]

Maybe instead of a huge portion of it designed to look like a giant Longhorn logo, it could be designed to look like a crowd of people watching a winning program?  

[Vertigo 20290]

2 minutes ago, Cajun said:

It’s gaudy and reeks of douche.

[CTC2 2797]

8 hours ago, Assman said:

This might be a stretch, but with the type of students getting admitted now, I think interest among alumni is going to diminish with every passing year.  When that happens, money dries up and so does the program.  We're on our way to being Cal and Stanford if we're not there yet.

Winner.  Aggie is going to opposite way in order the bankroll their football investment in both numbers and ability.

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

45 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Maybe instead of a huge portion of it designed to look like a giant Longhorn logo, it could be designed to look like a crowd of people watching a winning program?  

Certainly the cardboard cutouts used during the COVID restrictions are sitting in storage somewhere at DKR.  Problem solved!

[C-Man 27230]

7 hours ago, jdhorn92 said:

I'm no Brock apologist, but your take on that play is wrong imo.  Watch the replay, he was chop blocked, he was picked up in the whole an OL, just as the right guard went low on him, two guys engaing him simulatneously, I believe he was complaining to the ref about a chop block. I rewound the play and it looked like an illegal chop block to me.

I didn't say it wasn't a penalty that should've been called. I thought it was a poor look to get up and start screaming at a ref facing away from the play as the KU player took it to the house.

[orangebird 1079]

Someone who is not a Texas fan pointed out to me that the SEZ looks like a giant uterus.  And now, goddammit, I can't unsee it.

Then again, a big gaping vagina seems to be the perfect symbol to represent the mediocrity of this program lately.

[DigglerontheHoof 21202]

14 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

You can only weaponize NIL if you’re winning.  Ask immamac about how much money is being raised/going to be raised while you fight KU to stay out of last place.
 

And the worries of UT ending up NW/Stanford are legit.  I know a dozen plus family members/friends who recently graduated or are attending UT and their favorite team is someone else.  They’re there for school.  
 

UT on a diploma is becoming an even bigger deal - that’s great but it also means your football team is going to be average to below average most years.  

I do believe this is our football future.  Hard to argue with it.  We've had 3 conference championships in in a quarter of a fucking century.  

I'm proud of my degree but football glory has likely faded into the history books.  We just don't give a fuck about winning.  

[phdhorn 6224]

Does this help?

[Guest Lobo]

"Hey man, where y'all sitting tonight?"

"We'll be just above the Eastern Fallopian Tube."  

"Cool man, we're down here in at the Cervix."  

[ChickenNuggets 1629]

12 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

I tried to get on board, but I couldn’t quite convince myself. It’s good to see that others share my opinion.

Like I said in the It’s Happening thread, if we have to live with this gimmick, provide free drinks to the donors who prefer camping out in the lounge in exchange for them giving up their seats to students, band, and other ordinary fans who will use the seats. Those donors are watching TV screens, anyway. 

It's the weird longhorn that makes it shit. If it was glass + seats - gimmicky longhorn I'd be okay with it. 

[GeorgetownLaw 131]

21 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Ding ding ding....cut off the thing they actually care about 

Texas-$105 million profit from football in 2020. (Bad year due to Covid)

Kansas-$105 million budget for all sports. 

[B00M 6419]

11 hours ago, CTC2 said:

Winner.  Aggie is going to opposite way in order the bankroll their football investment in both numbers and ability.

In order to?

Schools will admit the best students they can get. Aggy is not actively turning away elite students in order to bolster their fucking football fan base. 

[ermahgerdhorn 178]

21 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

The weirdness here is pretty next level.  Someone actually made this.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

8 hours ago, orangebird said:

Someone who is not a Texas fan pointed out to me that the SEZ looks like a giant uterus.  And now, goddammit, I can't unsee it.

One of the lamest attempts at humor ever, right up there with most phallic symbol jokes. You need new friends.

[TexasBeta 1265]

20 hours ago, Assman said:

This might be a stretch, but with the type of students getting admitted now, I think interest among alumni is going to diminish with every passing year.  When that happens, money dries up and so does the program.  We're on our way to being Cal and Stanford if we're not there yet.

That is all according to plan. Texas has zero interest in being seen as a football school. I can bet they think it is beneath them. They will cash the checks but then spend it on women's water polo or whatever... You are correct regarding the type of student. 

[TexasBeta 1265]

12 hours ago, Cajun said:

It’s gaudy and reeks of douche.

I agree.. By all means put the wine and cheese crowd in their suites and out of the way and put the kids in these seats.

[utee94 15832]

1 hour ago, ermahgerdhorn said:

The weirdness here is pretty next level.  Someone actually made this.

Yeah, it's a weird reach to prove an irrelevant point.

Texas football is a dumpster fire, for sure.  One look around this message board will show you that NOBODY is more critical of the program than our own fans.

But it's actually pretty sad watching the Irrelevant 8 attempting to flex on this sad program.  If they couldn't ever get any relevance while Texas was in their conference, what hope do they have when we leave it?  #sad

 

[UTEX_ME 4766]

9 hours ago, orangebird said:

Someone who is not a Texas fan pointed out to me that the SEZ looks like a giant uterus.  And now, goddammit, I can't unsee it.

Then again, a big gaping vagina seems to be the perfect symbol to represent the mediocrity of this program lately.

Too bad we don’t wear white at home, gives a whole new meaning running into the locker room at halftime 

[UTEX_ME 4766]

24 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Yeah, it's a weird reach to prove an irrelevant point.

Texas football is a dumpster fire, for sure.  One look around this message board will show you that NOBODY is more critical of the program than our own fans.

But it's actually pretty sad watching the Irrelevant 8 attempting to flex on this sad program.  If they couldn't ever get any relevance while Texas was in their conference, what hope do they have when we leave it?  #sad

 

It is sad and it’s crazy that Texas will never be irrelevant no matter how bad we are. Shit nearly every crowd this year no matter what part of the country or context you can pause and find a horns down. Why? It’s truly an amazing study of fan psychology why Texas not winning football games makes everyone else feel better about themselves. And then feel the need to display publicly that I care about your team doing poorly instead of what our team is currently doing.  As soon as that stops (which it wont) then we are irrelevant. 

[utee94 15832]

22 minutes ago, UTEX_ME said:

It is sad and it’s crazy that Texas will never be irrelevant no matter how bad we are. Shit nearly every crowd this year no matter what part of the country or context you can pause and find a horns down. Why? It’s truly an amazing study of fan psychology why Texas not winning football games makes everyone else feel better about themselves. And then feel the need to display publicly that I care about your team doing poorly instead of what our team is currently doing.  As soon as that stops (which it wont) then we are irrelevant. 

Exactly.  The ags especially, love to talk about how we're irrelevant.  And yet on EVERY single ag broadcast I've watched this year, I've seen ags in the stands doing the horns-down.  If they just ignored us, we might actually go away. 

But they can't, and we won't.

 

[Funk Doctor Spock 12415]

The year is 2052. Texas is on its 27th HC. 

[The Ace of Aces 5192]

I'm actually trying to see how Texas can regain revalency and ... it's a dark picture ahead. You have to have good lineman to compete and Texas isn't producing nearly as many ... and the ones they are aren't coming to Texas because there hasn't been any tradition of advancing linemen in a long time. 

You can get all the skill players you want (we still don't have a legit QB and only 1 legit WR so that's another issue) but if you can't block and then play defense to get pressure on a QB you're not winning against decent teams. 

[perfectchaos007 6673]

To further highlight our futility, since the 2009 big 12 CCG, Nebraska is a half game better than us 

 

 

[JWinTX 53]

2 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

I'm actually trying to see how Texas can regain revalency and ... it's a dark picture ahead. You have to have good lineman to compete and Texas isn't producing nearly as many ... and the ones they are aren't coming to Texas because there hasn't been any tradition of advancing linemen in a long time. 

You can get all the skill players you want (we still don't have a legit QB and only 1 legit WR so that's another issue) but if you can't block and then play defense to get pressure on a QB you're not winning against decent teams. 

This.

Texas HS let Mike Leach’s crazy-ass system become the norm now. So this state produces shit for linemen and linebackers. Now, with the right coaching, maybe you can build those kids into something…but in the Big 12, all these schools do is focus on outscoring each other. 
 

There’s a reason a national champion hasn’t come from Texas/Oklahoma since 2005. By 2010, all that we were getting from TX HS football was 7-on-7 talent. That doesn’t match up real well with SEC speed and size…

[Guadaloopy 10973]

2 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

To further highlight our futility, since the 2009 big 12 CCG, Nebraska is a half game better than us 

 

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19206]

On 11/14/2021 at 12:07 PM, Nueces River Rat said:

And never would have lost a game like we did yesterday.   

Still not as bad as Saturday, but I remember when Akers took a #1 ranked Texas team into Fayettnam and got his fucking doors blown off to the tune of 50-something to not a whole lot.

[alincoln 2381]

Texas is without question the biggest joke in college football and it could get worse when Texas starts losing to aggy, pig and OU each season in addition to the beatdowns from the actual SEC heavyweights.   

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

5 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Still not as bad as Saturday, but I remember when Akers took a #1 ranked Texas team into Fayettnam and got his fucking doors blown off to the tune of 50-something to not a whole lot.

It happens from time to time....   I had to go look it up and that was 1981 and we lost 42-11 .   We ended up 10-1-1 (Tied Cougar High 14-14) and beat Bama in Cotton Bowl 14-12

Hard to hold that whopping against him. 

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

14 minutes ago, alincoln said:

Texas is without question the biggest joke in college football and it could get worse when Texas starts losing to aggy, pig and OU each season in addition to the beatdowns from the actual SEC heavyweights.   

[MonkeyDoughnut 10301]

21 hours ago, Bernard said:

Anyone who voted to approve this eye sore should be banned from the spectator sports industry for life.
 

Take poll of any person who has ever attended a college football game or even seen one on TV and ask them which is better…

 

Bernard

I had flipped over to BBall game and flipped back right when OT was starting, but did we actually choose to defend on that side of the field?? (Maybe there weren't any fans on other end either at that point in OT... don't know)

[squib 1120]

45 minutes ago, JWinTX said:

This.

Texas HS let Mike Leach’s crazy-ass system become the norm now. So this state produces shit for linemen and linebackers. Now, with the right coaching, maybe you can build those kids into something…but in the Big 12, all these schools do is focus on outscoring each other. 
 

There’s a reason a national champion hasn’t come from Texas/Oklahoma since 2005. By 2010, all that we were getting from TX HS football was 7-on-7 talent. That doesn’t match up real well with SEC speed and size…

I was going to type this argument last night but I wasn't up for the fights I assumed it would start. Texas High School coaches all think they have talent deficits and they see running the Leach system as a way to get their crappy Jimmys to match up with another team's better Joes. That air raid system is the great equalizer in their minds--"look what Tech did with it with those 2 stars...." Go watch just about any high school game, and you will see spread v. spread. The most athletic players get moved to offense--and often times to the skill spots. It works 90% of the time 30% of the time.  

TLDR:  Leach ruined Texas high school football.

[Burntcowboy 1845]

I talked to a customer of mine who’s son is with the coaching staff of a big 12 team. His son told him before they played us that as long as it’s close in the third quarter and the oline holds up they will beat Texas. The dad thought he was too confident but the son said our players are not in shape. Said our S&C is terrible. After they beat us he said the players told the coaches you could see it in our eyes. We had given up. 

[DFW Horn 6124]

17 hours ago, orangebird said:

Someone who is not a Texas fan pointed out to me that the SEZ looks like a giant uterus.  And now, goddammit, I can't unsee it.

Then again, a big gaping vagina seems to be the perfect symbol to represent the mediocrity of this program lately.

Another surly poster described Sark as looking like "a retarded Eskimo". 

I can't unsee that, either. 

[ztejas 43476]

There's 17 threads i could have posted this in, ill just throw it in here.

[bigcigar 1164]

40 minutes ago, ztejas said:

There's 17 threads i could have posted this in, ill just throw it in here.

LJH might be on to something. He’s known for being a deep thinker.

[David Dennison 18922]

5 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

To further highlight our futility, since the 2009 big 12 CCG, Nebraska is a half game better than us 

 

 

Holy shit.

[nineliveslost 2782]

5 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

To further highlight our futility, since the 2009 big 12 CCG, Nebraska is a half game better than us 

 

 

That is a real kick in the nuts.  We are now Nebraska level inept 

[The Ace of Aces 5192]

5 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

To further highlight our futility, since the 2009 big 12 CCG, Nebraska is a half game better than us 

 

 

I can see a very clear path where both teams going 3-9 next year. 

[DanTheHorn 4934]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

There's 17 threads i could have posted this in, ill just throw it in here.

You know when I am sitting there in the meetings rooms and on the sideline I hear that a lot. Stupid fucking take. We yell on message boards and have zero input during prep or on game day.

Edited November 16, 2021 by DanTheHorn

[utee94 15832]

1 minute ago, DanTheHorn said:

You know when I am sitting there in the meetings rooms and on the sideline I hear that a lot. Stupid fucking meme. We yell on message boards and have zero input during prep or on game day.

Agree, it's one of the laziest, most tired, and stupidest things repeated on message boards.  

[TwiceHorn 31496]

3 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

For additional perspective, take a look at 1984 to 1997 or thereabouts.

 

[TexasGolf 4968]

19 hours ago, orangebird said:

Someone who is not a Texas fan pointed out to me that the SEZ looks like a giant uterus.  And now, goddammit, I can't unsee it.

Then again, a big gaping vagina seems to be the perfect symbol to represent the mediocrity of this program lately.

Welcome cold handed ones

[tx ind 7013]

3 hours ago, Nueces River Rat said:

Nope, it will be NLAA 

[XYZ 2154]

3 hours ago, Burntcowboy said:

I talked to a customer of mine who’s son is with the coaching staff of a big 12 team. His son told him before they played us that as long as it’s close in the third quarter and the oline holds up they will beat Texas. The dad thought he was too confident but the son said our players are not in shape. Said our S&C is terrible. After they beat us he said the players told the coaches you could see it in our eyes. We had given up. 

How does that happen? How do we end up with terrible S&C? What, Sark hired Becton and said “so whatever the fuck you want with their training”?

[CTC2 2797]

11 hours ago, B00M said:

In order to?

Schools will admit the best students they can get. Aggy is not actively turning away elite students in order to bolster their fucking football fan base. 

No they aren't. but they are taking a ton more students each year that UT.  You haven't read the articles of kids sitting on the floor in classrooms and Aggies even admitting that they have become a diploma mill?  Kids who used to get Blynn Team are now getting in the University.  Sharp has said that he wants to create a huge alumni network much like what has existed for UT in the past.  

[David Dennison 18922]

45 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Nope, it will be NLAA 

[Bernard 879]

7 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

I had flipped over to BBall game and flipped back right when OT was starting, but did we actually choose to defend on that side of the field?? (Maybe there weren't any fans on other end either at that point in OT... don't know)

This was the crowd just before the end of regulation. Pretty sparse all around.  Sadly, this was also the loudest the stadium had been all night. 
 

Bernard

[Burntcowboy 1845]

8 hours ago, XYZ said:

How does that happen? How do we end up with terrible S&C? What, Sark hired Becton and said “so whatever the fuck you want with their training”?

I don’t know, I’m just telling you what the coach told his dad. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4777]

“You don't bring your Prius in for a tune-up at the Indianapolis 500.”

Dennis Dodd—CBS Sports

Noting our impending move to the $EC.  He’s right … we’re screwed.

[Spudnuts 11]

On 11/14/2021 at 11:42 AM, Wally Pryor said:

 

Now, don't be a killjoy. I think this only costs 8 coupons. 

It's just like the one on the Thames River in London.

But different.