SUNSHINE PUMPER THREAD 12-1 FUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT

[CDC4Heisman 10]

I would imagine that the 12 team playoff quarterfinals and semis will be the NY6 bowls and then a rotating NFL stadium for the championship, like they're doing today. I also think that's part of why they structured it this way that there's still 6 major bowls (fiesta, sugar, rose orange, cotton, peach), even though there's now home games for the first round.

[Dignan 356]

All of this playoff talk, etc makes me think one thing. "How did we lose to ou?" Uggh. Makes me ill to think about it. Anyway, this weekend should be fun. 

[ousux 5,597]

Did we have a lot sitting out the last time we played in the Sugar Bowl in NY6 non playoff game?

We not only didn't have any high draft picks in 2018, that may have been one of the years we didn't have any? I don't remember tbh

[ousux 5,597]

If you can't enjoy a NY6 bowl and some young players getting a lot of run, I'm not sure what you're doing watching college football

I'll enjoy watching it and seeing the future get some real playing time, but it's best to not get too wrapped up in the outcome of such games.

[Davis Lane 5,583]

1 hour ago, Dignan said:

All of this playoff talk, etc makes me think one thing. "How did we lose to ou?" Uggh. Makes me ill to think about it. Anyway, this weekend should be fun. 

One of many reasons.

Edited November 29, 2023 by Davis Lane

[Tex Long 4,393]

2 hours ago, Dignan said:

All of this playoff talk, etc makes me think one thing. "How did we lose to ou?" Uggh. Makes me ill to think about it. Anyway, this weekend should be fun. 

How did we lose to 0U? 

Weak-ass D coverage. OU with 75 yards to go, 75 seconds, and no TO, passed for 12, then 15, then 28. Then incomplete but with a poor DPI call (receiver and defender shoving each other all the way, shoulda been no-call) for another 14 yards. Short scramble, TD pass. We had TO left, coulda stopped and regrouped, but... 

Our OC was unable to shift into HC mode.

[Deej 76,768]

43 minutes ago, Davis Lane said:

One of many reasons.

[BurgleBro 787]

1 hour ago, ousux said:

9 hours ago, texifornia said:

If you can't enjoy a NY6 bowl and some young players getting a lot of run, I'm not sure what you're doing watching college football

I'll enjoy watching it and seeing the future get some real playing time, but it's best to not get too wrapped up in the outcome of such games.

I don't like this mentality mainly bc it belittles our Sugar Bowl win.  I enjoyed watching us thrash and manhandle Georgia.  (Only wish Sam had not supplied the internet with lifelong troll fodder but I digress..)

Edited November 30, 2023 by BurgleBro

[Valmy77 13,226]

46 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

How did we lose to 0U? 

Weak-ass D coverage. OU with 75 yards to go, 75 seconds, and no TO, passed for 12, then 15, then 28. Then incomplete but with a poor DPI call (receiver and defender shoving each other all the way, shoulda been no-call) for another 14 yards. Short scramble, TD pass. We had TO left, coulda stopped and regrouped, but... 

Our OC was unable to shift into HC mode.

Gabriel is really good and we gave him too much time.

But we also almost lost to TCU and KState so you keep playing with fire by letting teams hang around, you will get burned. That is why I am not particularly angsty about it. 11-1 is about right for this group. And we should be better next year.

[Deej 76,768]

4 minutes ago, BurgleBro said:

I don't like this mentality mainly bc it belittles our Sugar Bowl win.  I enjoyed watching us thrash and manhandle Georgia.  (Only wish Sam had not supplied the internet with lifelong troll fodder but I digress..)

We were back. Unfortunately, it lasted just the off-season. 

[texifornia 56,944]

55 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

How did we lose to 0U? 

Weak-ass D coverage. OU with 75 yards to go, 75 seconds, and no TO, passed for 12, then 15, then 28. Then incomplete but with a poor DPI call (receiver and defender shoving each other all the way, shoulda been no-call) for another 14 yards. Short scramble, TD pass. We had TO left, coulda stopped and regrouped, but... 

Our OC was unable to shift into HC mode.

Holy shit did you rewatch it just for this? Hiring an escort to hit you in the balls over and over would be less painful.

[Tex Long 4,393]

21 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Holy shit did you rewatch it just for this? Hiring an escort to hit you in the balls over and over would be less painful.

They moved it easily. I'll bet you remember it and don't even have to check or hire someone to hammer your sack.

I went back shortly afterward and looked at the plays and resultant yardage. With 7 or 8 in coverage, every play was wide open. PASS PASS PASS PI RUN PASS for TD. 

HC failed to coach DC. I thought he looked like he was too busy being OC planning for OT to  Looks like we may have learned, but Tech's not really much of a challenge. 

[mwaadeeb 1,210]

1 hour ago, Valmy77 said:

Gabriel is really good and we gave him too much time.

But we also almost lost to TCU and KState so you keep playing with fire by letting teams hang around, you will get burned. That is why I am not particularly angsty about it. 11-1 is about right for this group. And we should be better next year.

Hope so. Unless we clean up in the portal, it’s going to depend on some kids who haven’t played much ball. 

[gmr548 16,576]

4 hours ago, Dignan said:

All of this playoff talk, etc makes me think one thing. "How did we lose to ou?" Uggh. Makes me ill to think about it. Anyway, this weekend should be fun. 

Still stings. Texas was thoroughly outplayed and outcoached. Honestly really weird for both teams looking back on the full season.

And yeah, the Worthy 4th down facemask screenshotted above absolutely should have been called, but you shouldn't need a new set of downs from a 4th down penalty to score from 1st and goal at the 1. Losing Jake Majors early and having to play Connor Robertson, having basically no JT Sanders, and no Ryan Watts didn't help either. Honestly Texas lost to OU a dozen different ways. Change any one or two of them and the outcome is different. Chalk it up to "weird hit happens in the Cotton Bowl" and hope Texas circles the game next year like OU very obviously did this year (and always seems to).

I think that's my hope for the silver lining of that game. Sark has now been on the receiving end of two all-time OU victories between the 2021 choke and this year's game winning drive. This year he had the definitively better team. I am hoping he is crystal clear on the meaning of that game going forward.

[Herbie Hancock 7,347]

Still stings. Texas was thoroughly outplayed and outcoached. Honestly really weird for both teams looking back on the full season.
And yeah, the Worthy 4th down facemask screenshotted above absolutely should have been called, but you shouldn't need a new set of downs from a 4th down penalty to score from 1st and goal at the 1. Losing Jake Majors early and having to play Connor Robertson, having basically no JT Sanders, and no Ryan Watts didn't help either. Honestly Texas lost to OU a dozen different ways. Change any one or two of them and the outcome is different. Chalk it up to "weird hit happens in the Cotton Bowl" and hope Texas circles the game next year like OU very obviously did this year (and always seems to).
I think that's my hope for the silver lining of that game. Sark has now been on the receiving end of two all-time OU victories between the 2021 choke and this year's game winning drive. This year he had the definitively better team. I am hoping he is crystal clear on the meaning of that game going forward.

I imagine you as the resultant spawn of Mailbox and Satya getting it on in a Bruceville-Eddy truck stop bathroom while BillfromlakeWeirdo watched.

[Valmy77 13,226]

1 hour ago, mwaadeeb said:

Hope so. Unless we clean up in the portal, it’s going to depend on some kids who haven’t played much ball. 

Most years depend on guys who haven't played much. Sark has proven he can get those guys ready to play.

[texifornia 56,944]

53 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

Still stings. Texas was thoroughly outplayed and outcoached. Honestly really weird for both teams looking back on the full season.

And yeah, the Worthy 4th down facemask screenshotted above absolutely should have been called, but you shouldn't need a new set of downs from a 4th down penalty to score from 1st and goal at the 1. Losing Jake Majors early and having to play Connor Robertson, having basically no JT Sanders, and no Ryan Watts didn't help either. Honestly Texas lost to OU a dozen different ways. Change any one or two of them and the outcome is different. Chalk it up to "weird hit happens in the Cotton Bowl" and hope Texas circles the game next year like OU very obviously did this year (and always seems to).

I think that's my hope for the silver lining of that game. Sark has now been on the receiving end of two all-time OU victories between the 2021 choke and this year's game winning drive. This year he had the definitively better team. I am hoping he is crystal clear on the meaning of that game going forward.

Ah yes, our coach who has previously coached at the Apple Cup, USC - ND, and Iron Bowl didn't clearly understand the meaning of a rivalry game. That was the issue.

[staboner 4,969]

GET IN THE MOTHERFUCKER

[Hank_Hill 18,804]

1 hour ago, texifornia said:

Ah yes, our coach who has previously coached at the Apple Cup, USC - ND, and Iron Bowl didn't clearly understand the meaning of a rivalry game. That was the issue.

Dude he said in a pre game interview he just wanted to have fun! No way he said something different to the team in the locker room or leading up to the game! Not a chance!

Edited November 30, 2023 by Hank_Hill

[BurgleBro 787]

3 hours ago, mwaadeeb said:

Hope so. Unless we clean up in the portal, it’s going to depend on some kids who haven’t played much ball. 

Mainly need big beefer types to replenish the DL and a good LB

[TexArcher 37,774]

11 hours ago, mwaadeeb said:

Hope so. Unless we clean up in the portal, it’s going to depend on some kids who haven’t played much ball. 

Fair, but every year there are guys stepping up for the first time, and there is every reason to think that we can clean up in the portal.

This feels like 2004 to me.  We're finally back where we belong, and we're built to be in the hunt for several more years.

[GreenspointTexas 9,600]

Next time, dont hike the fucking ball with 25 seconds left on the clock 4 times in a row

[TreatyOak 16,313]

[BrazilHorn 6,599]

16 hours ago, Tex Long said:

How did we lose to 0U? 

Weak-ass D coverage. OU with 75 yards to go, 75 seconds, and no TO, passed for 12, then 15, then 28. Then incomplete but with a poor DPI call (receiver and defender shoving each other all the way, shoulda been no-call) for another 14 yards. Short scramble, TD pass. We had TO left, coulda stopped and regrouped, but... 

Our OC was unable to shift into HC mode.

Also it was a game where at start Texas got hit in mouth and kind of reeled. OU came out much hotter/eager and it showed. 
 

 

[Tex Long 4,393]

10 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

Also it was a game where at start Texas got hit in mouth and kind of reeled. OU came out much hotter/eager and it showed. 
 

 

Some thought 0U might've had a pretty good idea what our signs were, early in the game. But that's ridiculous, Venables would never have done that.

[BrazilHorn 6,599]

1 minute ago, Tex Long said:

Some thought 0U might've had a pretty good idea what our signs were, early in the game. But that's ridiculous, Venables would never have done that.

I am sure he did, but also OU at gate came out playing at least to me flat out harder than Texas. Texas gathered themselves but was playing catch up entire game. 
 

The D Texas played va Tech and ISU in terms of intensity is not what was at outset of OU game. 

I am looking forward to seeing Texas mudhole OSU Saturday 

[Tex Long 4,393]

29 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

The D Texas played va Tech and ISU in terms of intensity is not what was at outset of OU game. 

Not just at the outset, but also in the last 75 seconds. 

 

And why was that? I think because the HC was not HCing the DC at that point. It looks like that has been a problem for the HC for his entire career. The last few games make it look like the light may have come on. We may hope so, and I do.

[Biff Tannen 45,681]

Let's not rehash our one loss of the season ad nauseum in this thread.  11-1 motherfuckers.  Let's make it 12-1.

[thunderlounge 7,825]

On 11/18/2023 at 9:19 PM, immamac said:

Positive vibes only in this thread. Pure sunshine pumper shit only. 

 

[FartingMonk 3,606]

2 hours ago, Tex Long said:

Not just at the outset, but also in the last 75 seconds. 

 

And why was that? I think because the HC was not HCing the DC at that point. It looks like that has been a problem for the HC for his entire career. The last few games make it look like the light may have come on. We may hope so, and I do.

Yeah, I hate when the headcoach is calling plays.  Do your job and be a head coach. 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

is there any away we can get helobious to start a thread about how we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?

[Pam Cummings 9,641]

16 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Dude he said in a pre game interview he just wanted to have fun! No way he said something different to the team in the locker room or leading up to the game! Not a chance!

That was a hilarious nitpick by the doomers. Nobody ever stopped and thought hey, maybe Steve Sarkisian's idea of a "fun time" is kicking in the skulls of OU.

Edited November 30, 2023 by Pam Cummings

[Biff Tannen 45,681]

5 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

That was a hilarious nitpick by the doomers. Nobody ever stopped and thought hey, maybe Steve Sarkisian's idea of a "fun time" is kicking in the skulls of OU.

[MotownHorn 1,762]

On 11/29/2023 at 6:43 PM, Tex Long said:

How did we lose to 0U? 

Weak-ass D coverage. OU with 75 yards to go, 75 seconds, and no TO, passed for 12, then 15, then 28. Then incomplete but with a poor DPI call (receiver and defender shoving each other all the way, shoulda been no-call) for another 14 yards. Short scramble, TD pass. We had TO left, coulda stopped and regrouped, but... 

Our OC was unable to shift into HC mode.

Agreed wholeheartedly

Going into deep prevent D at that point in the game was so tremendously dumb

[MotownHorn 1,762]

4 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

is there any away we can get helobious to start a thread about how we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?

Why do you do this?

We are literally one Florida State loss away from making the playoff

This team might make the playoff and they might not.

What good does posting "we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?" do? Stop it

[texifornia 56,944]

10 minutes ago, MotownHorn said:

Why do you do this?

We are literally one Florida State loss away from making the playoff

This team might make the playoff and they might not.

What good does posting "we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?" do? Stop it

The one time he makes a half decent stab at a joke, he is misunderstood. It's a cold world.

[Jkwellborn 6,697]

Agreed wholeheartedly

Going into deep prevent D at that point in the game was so tremendously dumb

It’s always dumb.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

21 minutes ago, MotownHorn said:

Why do you do this?

We are literally one Florida State loss away from making the playoff

This team might make the playoff and they might not.

What good does posting "we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?" do? Stop it

 

[Twizzler 161]

Anyone remember who won the last SWC,and first B12 championship?

[Bregs 225]

3 hours ago, MotownHorn said:

Why do you do this?

We are literally one Florida State loss away from making the playoff

This team might make the playoff and they might not.

What good does posting "we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?" do? Stop it

[UTexasFight 9,432]

On 11/29/2023 at 1:54 PM, CDC4Heisman said:

I would imagine that the 12 team playoff quarterfinals and semis will be the NY6 bowls and then a rotating NFL stadium for the championship, like they're doing today. I also think that's part of why they structured it this way that there's still 6 major bowls (fiesta, sugar, rose orange, cotton, peach), even though there's now home games for the first round.

Correct

 

2024 SEASON
First Round (On Campus)
• Friday, December 20, 2024: One Game (evening)
• Saturday, December 21, 2024: Three Games (early afternoon, late afternoon and evening)
 
Quarterfinals
• Tuesday, December 31, 2024: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (evening)
• Wednesday, January 1, 2025: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (early afternoon), Rose Bowl Game (late afternoon) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (evening)
 
Semifinals
• Thursday, January 9, 2025: Capital One Orange Bowl (evening)
• Friday, January 10, 2025: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (evening)
 
CFP National Championship
• Monday, January 20, 2025: Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
 
2025 SEASON
First Round (On Campus)
• Friday, December 19, 2025: One Game (evening)
• Saturday, December 20, 2025: Three Games (early afternoon, late afternoon and evening)
 
Quarterfinals
• Wednesday, December 31, 2025: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (evening)
• Thursday, January 1, 2026: Capital One Orange Bowl (early afternoon), Rose Bowl Game (late afternoon) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (evening)
 
Semifinals
• Thursday, January 8, 2026: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (evening)
• Friday, January 9, 2026: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (evening)
 
CFP National Championship
• Monday, January 19, 2026: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

 

hoping Bijan’s new home becomes DKR-TMS East by early 2026. Let’s play there 5 times the next 2 seasons 

[Valmy77 13,226]

54 minutes ago, Twizzler said:

Anyone remember who won the last SWC,and first B12 championship?

Wasn't these dorks:

 

 

Or these losers:

Yeah SI...about that...

Edited December 1, 2023 by Valmy77

[LateAughtsHorn 588]

On 11/29/2023 at 10:41 PM, ousux said:

On 11/29/2023 at 2:52 PM, texifornia said:

If you can't enjoy a NY6 bowl and some young players getting a lot of run, I'm not sure what you're doing watching college football

I'll enjoy watching it and seeing the future get some real playing time, but it's best to not get too wrapped up in the outcome of such games.

One of the few things that I honestly kind of miss about the old days. I remember being fucking ecstatic after the comeback against Washington in the holiday bowl and how pissed I was losing to Oregon the year before. 

Last year when we played Washington, it just kind of felt meh. 

 

 

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

Regardless of our CFP fate, leaving the B12 as champs would devastate these posters posing as true Texas fans. Even the ones who aren't  closet aggy, Sooners or tortilla tossers seem to be hoping we crash and burn, just so they can keep bemoaning the flaws of Sark, PK, Ewers and most of the secondary. By midafternoon tomorrow I hope these whiners are conspicuous by their absence from the board. I also hope they then stay gone, but I know that's a lot to ask for. 

[gmr548 16,576]

Some thought 0U might've had a pretty good idea what our signs were, early in the game. But that's ridiculous, Venables would never have done that.

I am sure he did, but also OU at gate came out playing at least to me flat out harder than Texas. Texas gathered themselves but was playing catch up entire game. 
 
The D Texas played va Tech and ISU in terms of intensity is not what was at outset of OU game. 
I am looking forward to seeing Texas mudhole OSU Saturday 

They may have, it’s Venables after all. But unless Texas had signs for “throw it right at the CB that doesn’t move instead of the wide open slant in the slot,” “drop this pass and have it float in the air forever so it is picked,” and “get your shit rocked four times when you need one yard,” I don’t think signals were a big factor. Texas offense was good when it got out of its own way.

Just one of those games unfortunately. Wish it was against Kansas or some shit instead but oh well. The way the team rebounded after the loss has been impressive. Plenty of Texas teams have lost that game, still had or ended up everything in front of them, and failed to capitalize. Close on an outright Big 12 title tomorrow and it’s just a bump in the road.

[coachherman'sgrill 2,104]

I thought this thread was about "being in this mother fucker "?

How about the stifling defense this year?

Or the great STs play?

What was your favorite moment or play this year? 

Mine was the pick 6 last game. I think that was the only one we had but I am sure you gentlemen and gentlewoman can correct me. 

Edited December 1, 2023 by coachherman'sgrill
Being a total sunshine pumper

[Thatguy 8,691]

17 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

is there any away we can get helobious to start a thread about how we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?

 

12 hours ago, MotownHorn said:

Why do you do this?

We are literally one Florida State loss away from making the playoff

This team might make the playoff and they might not.

What good does posting "we all need to accept that this team is never going to make the playoff?" do? Stop it

 

12 hours ago, texifornia said:

The one time he makes a half decent stab at a joke, he is misunderstood. It's a cold world.

Seriously. I would be lying if I said the thought didn't cross my mind to message ole Helobious.

[gmr548 16,576]

I thought this thread was about "being in this mother fucker "?
How about the stifling defense this year?
Or the great STs play?
What was your favorite moment or play this year? 
Mine was the pick 6 last game. I think that was the only one we had but I am sure you gentlemen and gentlewoman can correct me. 

Alabama scores a TD and takes a 16-13 lead at the very end of the third quarter, winning the third quarter 10-0. This coming off a first half where Texas went to the locker room up 13-6 but should have been winning by at least 4 more points. We have seen this movie before.

Texas then proceeds to knife down the field for a TD, pick Alabama off deep in their own territory, and convert a TD on the first play off the turnover, with DJ Campbell blocking two Alabama defenders on the TD run. A three point deficit becomes an 11 point lead in like 90 seconds of game time. That was pretty fucking cool to see them flip the script like that.

Honorable mention to both Sweat and Murphy going off on ISU and holding them to 9 yards rushing after their OL popped off in the media and just demolishing Tech after a year of chirping. That isn’t quite the most electric I’ve ever seen DKR but it is up there.

Honestly my favorite single play in terms of excitement in the moment was probably the J Brooks run to tie the OU game at 27. It felt like after a whole day of shooting themselves in the foot, Texas had finally gotten right and established momentum that was going to win them the game.

[Tex Long 4,393]

I'm in the motherfucker. We're not fully in control of our own destiny, but we've got a damned good chance to make the Final Four.

We sit in 6th or 7th, depending on whose poll you look at; the ones with us 7th have tOSU ahead of us, and tOSU is not going to the finals. At 6th, we're gonna jump the Pac12 loser into 5th, and if Louisville knocks off Free Shoes University, we're in.

Period, end of story. 

Almost. Our business now is to try to match UCF and Directional Alabama success against the powerful Cowboys. Literally nobody is expecting us to lose, but it would be a really Good Idea to put up 60+ on them, although not really needful. 

C'mon, Louisville. 

[83Horn 1,640]

10 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

Wasn't these dorks:

 

 

Or these losers:

Yeah SI...about that...

Hmmm...kind of ironic that Sports Illustrated chose to use burnt orange as the color for their title lettering.