How did/are you dealing with it?

[MissingInAction 25008]

I watched the game with a friend and her family, so I only had 6 beers or so. Once a few things continued to happen I began to prepare myself for the worst. 

The last 47 seconds gave me hope.

The Dog was with me. She can sense stress so she was at my side which helped alot. 

At the end I laid down and stared at the ceiling for about an hour then slept.

Had whiskey been involved things would have been much different.

So I'm curious how the rest of you coped during and after.

[6th Street 6390]

[Josef Pwag 1738]

I don't remember. My official policy is this, whatever I do when I am blackout drunk is absolutely none of my business. 

[USNALonghorn 5078]

I was frustrated with how we approached the first half and the fumbles in the second. I was proud of the way the team found away to come within 13 yards of winning it, despite the setbacks. I quickly remember that we won the conference and met most of my expectations for the season. The program is in a good place and there’s more talent on the way. Now I hope we keep Baxter/Blue and some DL around.

[Davis Lane 5580]

[ClubWhatever 12120]

I'm in jail now

[Sgt Hulk 13713]

On one hand never would have thought we were blown shitty secondary away from an undefeated season and a CFP

but the reality was we all know penis was gonna throw for 500000 yards on our secondary and once the ref fuckery was apparent the L was to be accepted.  Even playing what looked like our worst game of the year we still should have won if that pass hit AD in the chest.  
 

sarks play calling in the last 20 seconds made the Bama play caller look like a savant.  
 

we played with house money and it was better than I thought. 

[Eastwood 4394]

Bummed? Sure. Disappointed? You bet. But we just got straight up beat by a QB who had an all-time performance. No one position group went out and absolutely shit the bed, the players looked like they wanted to be there, I wasn’t absolutely gobsmacked by the lack of performance like I have been in the past with previous head coaches. The team never rolled over. 

Sometimes teams just get beat. They didn’t play their best, but they definitely didn’t play their worst. And Washington, outside of Penix and the receivers, didn’t play a complete game, either.

Tip of the cap to Washington, blow off some steam, hit the recruiting trail, and back at it in the spring. Excited for next year. 

[Atticus 3973]

This wasn't an embarrassing showing. We didn't play well and still nearly won the game. Shit happens.

The season is over, so now we get some focus back to get other shit done until the spring game hits.

Very successful season, and the way it ended puts a bad taste in our players' mouths to attack the offseason with.

[Reese Bennett 3608]

I'm blaming myself because I wore my favorite Texas cap to watch the game. I haven't worn it all year and in previous years, it was bad luck and cost us games. But I thought the curse was broken and I wanted to wear it more so I gambled and put it on. Now, I plan on burning it.

[Pato del Muerto 52485]

What’s to deal with?  It was a football game. 

[InkaUtexas 25859]

We played well, we lost. Did not expect us to get to this game so i am good with the season.

[Paper_jam 831]

I had a couple drinks (Forty Creek) before bed, but I still laid awake for a couple hours going over the game in my head. Especially UT's last two red zone possessions and play calls.

We had a legendary comeback opportunity within our grasp and let it slip away.

 

Edited January 2 by Paper_jam

[DaysOff 7947]

What’s to deal with?  It was a football game. 

This is my religion, sir. Jesus doesn't get me.

[cabowabo 4484]

I am glad I am not driving 10 hours home from NO and have an extra $3k or so in my bank account today.

[MissingInAction 25008]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

What’s to deal with?  It was a football game. 

Shit I was getting  texts and calls from people losing their minds. 

We had a great season and frankly I was surprised when I heard the team made into the CFP.

Great things to come.

[hookem48 4687]

Washington was just better, no reason to cry about it.

[gofuckyourself 8203]

Very calm actually. I feel just fine...

 

[Rockethorn1978 6072]

There is no shame in losing to a 34 year old seasoned college qb that’s been playing since 2017.

[Not a cat 5652]

5 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

I am glad I am not driving 10 hours home from NO and have an extra $3k or so in my bank account today.

I had everything set up other than game tickets for my son and I to go.  Friday he calls me and says my stomach really hurts kind of on the lower right.  24 hours later he's getting appendectomy.  So I guess he saved me a few grand.

[YChang 3443]

Went back and read all the various threads on Surl, like many was really bummed... then I woke up, worked out, and went to work. Life happens. Still extremely dissapointed but excited already for next season. 

[Not a cat 5652]

11 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

What’s to deal with?  It was a football game. 

[satyanash 14473]

People aren't so distraught yet because it's fresh. It was the same way initially after the 2010 title game ("gilbert is the future!!1!"). Give it time. In a few years people will look back on last night's game with a lot more angst and frustration over how close we came.

 

[South Austin 52448]

15 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

What’s to deal with?  It was a football game. 

Nobody needs your judgment.

[troph 24781]

Not too bummed until I think about one throw to the end zone and a DB with his arm around AD’s neck and what coulda been a TD with just this or that. In the end I had already assumed the game was over. So the last drive was gravy and I never thought we were going to win. Today I’m more holiday hung over. Bad food and lots of drinking and no exercise for 2-3 weeks. So I’m in full detox mode working some mostly hitting refresh on surly in a manner that would make anyone with OCD blush with embarrassment. Back at life 100% tomorrow.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9323]

Proud of the team. Wish we would have won but definitely would have taken 12-2 w/ a B12 championship + CFP appearance in August (I think I had us with 2 regular season losses in the pre-season poll). Not drinking a drop & watching from my sofa helped my condition immeasurably this morning although I still only got a few hours of sleep (probably didn't need that cup of coffee at 7:30pm).

and here's to bigger & better success in 2024 and beyond.

[troph 24781]

2 minutes ago, satyanash said:

People aren't so distraught yet because it's fresh. It was the same way initially after the 2010 title game ("gilbert is the future!!1!"). Give it time. In a few years people will look back on last night's game with a lot more angst and frustration over how close we came.

 

This isn’t 2009 where the end is in sight (retrospectively) this is the beginning, I fully expect Texas to be playing late in the playoffs next year and at least two more legit chances in the next 4 years. If Texas fails to return then yeah, not unlike 2009, 1983, etc.

[52-80 19147]

6 point loss in CFP for this team was pre-season above-expectation outcome. 
 

plus CFB aint my life. 

[WashHorn 121]

Given the loss I’m actually glad I started Dry January, though it took forever to fall asleep last night without the aid of booze. I woke up sad and somewhat disappointed, which is better than sad and somewhat disappointed and hungover. Got to enjoy my last vacation day today with my kids without feeling like dogshit. 
 

After most losses I want no part of reading sports sites or Reddit. We did well enough in the game (and season) that I don’t mind this time. Better team won. 

[Gucci_Suit 2642]

21 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

What’s to deal with?  It was a football game. 

Shut up. 

[mchookem 16321]

21 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

What’s to deal with?  It was a football game. 

 

[Rockethorn1978 6072]

5 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

6 point loss in CFP for this team was pre-season above-expectation outcome. 
 

plus CFB aint my life. 

Well then you won’t do well in the sec pawwwwlll

[hookem48 4687]

6 minutes ago, satyanash said:

People aren't so distraught yet because it's fresh. It was the same way initially after the 2010 title game ("gilbert is the future!!1!"). Give it time. In a few years people will look back on last night's game with a lot more angst and frustration over how close we came.

 

2010 was way fucking worse, that felt like a last shot of that era and boy was it, this feels like a beginning.

[LonghornBreeder 550]

37 minutes ago, USNALonghorn said:

I was frustrated with how we approached the first half and the fumbles in the second. I was proud of the way the team found away to come within 13 yards of winning it, despite the setbacks. I quickly remember that we won the conference and met most of my expectations for the season. The program is in a good place and there’s more talent on the way. Now I hope we keep Baxter/Blue and some DL around.

Could have summed up my own feelings better.

After the last play, my wife (who cares nothing for sports and is not an alum) had a worse reaction that I did. She said, "how terrible to get this far and lose. I feel sick."

I looked at her and said, "not our best game of the year, but I never expected to get here in the first place."

[SHOOTER12 8800]

Still numb this afternoon. I mean it WAS RIGHT THERE, and we didn't bring our "A" game. I kind of blacked out and hope all my neighbors hospital stays are short and that they will forgive me. Also sorry about slaughtering and burning all their livestock.

Other than that I guess I'm doing OK. 

[gmr548 16576]

Uh, I said goodbye to friends and cleaned up the remnants of our little watch party. This morning I was slow to log on for work because my head hurt and I was tired from a few too many beers and shitty sleep, but I got there eventually. I’ve wasted time posting on Surly.

There’s not much to deal with. Ran into a really good team in their own right that happened to be an atrocious matchup. If Penix and Co abusing the Texas defense in route to victory wasn’t on your radar of possible outcomes then either remove the burnt orange shades or pay more attention. Texas won the Big 12 and competed for a national championship, they exceeded my preseason expectations by a significant margin and it was a really fun year. Last night was house money honestly. The OU loss lingered in my mind much longer and more intensely (and still does to an extent).

You can actually feel excitement for the future without ODing on a ridiculous degree of Kool Aid. That takes the edge off.

[Gucci_Suit 2642]

I’m at Deep Eddy. Drinking beer and watching it rain. I think I need to work eventually. 

[SHOOTER12 8800]

32 minutes ago, Reese Bennett said:

I'm blaming myself because I wore my favorite Texas cap to watch the game. I haven't worn it all year and in previous years, it was bad luck and cost us games. But I thought the curse was broken and I wanted to wear it more so I gambled and put it on. Now, I plan on burning it.

Hate to admit it, but for the last 2 years I wore my '05 championship T-shirt. After ousux this year I realized every time I wore it, we lost. It has been permanently retired.

[Dbeasy 15042]

I was pissed off for a lot of the game, not because Texas was losing, but because Texas was getting abused by their passing game and was playing way worse than they should have played.

Then when the miracle opportunity presented itself at the end of the game, it was a gut punch because it would have been an absolutely legendary comeback and it didn’t materialize.

After the game, it was easier to handle because I realized Washington played great, and their QB and receivers were fantastic. The Curry fumbled punt and Colt injury stung more. I’d put this loss similar to the Gideon interception drop in terms of how I feel.  

 

[bad_teammate 13188]

Nothing to deal with. We lost a tough game to a team who played way better. We look fine, we just lost.

And the future looks good.

I'm fine.

[YGIFS 19449]

2 minutes ago, Gucci_Suit said:

I’m at Deep Eddy. Drinking beer and watching it rain. I think I need to work eventually. 

If I were you, I'd keep drinking.  I don't think the heavy stuff's gonna come down for another couple hours.  

It was a tough game to watch because we made so many silly mistakes and playcalls but yet were somehow still in it until the very end, despite a great Huskies team playing lights-out good.  But it'll hopefully serve as a great stepping stone to greater things in 2024 and beyond.  In a weird way, no moral victory claims or anything, it feels almost as good as our last Sugar Bowl game.  Because I just knew Tom Herman was an out-and-out shitheap from day one.  I'm still not 100% sold on Sark, but this season was a very pleasant surprise at 12-2.  Did not see that coming.  If he keeps the momentum up, we're in great shape for the rest of the decade.  

[troph 24781]

9 minutes ago, SHOOTER12 said:

Still numb this afternoon. I mean it WAS RIGHT THERE, and we didn't bring our "A" game. I kind of blacked out and hope all my neighbors hospital stays are short and that they will forgive me. Also sorry about slaughtering and burning all their livestock.

Other than that I guess I'm doing OK. 

Obligatory user name checks out… 

[LonghornBreeder 550]

11 minutes ago, SHOOTER12 said:

 

Troph beat me to the punch.

Edited January 2 by LonghornBreeder

[Pato del Muerto 52485]

36 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

This is my religion, sir. Jesus doesn't get me.

 

26 minutes ago, Not a cat said:

 

24 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Nobody needs your judgment.

 

18 minutes ago, Gucci_Suit said:

Shut up. 

 

17 minutes ago, mchookem said:

 

[crash_davis 23100]

Fuck last night. Shitty way to end an incredible season but fuck it, I'm excited as fuck for the future. I haven't felt this positive about the Texas program in a long fucking time. I'm not talking about the annual fake rollercoaster bullshit that aggy believes.

Sark is building a program that is made to last. He's building it with amazing, talented guys who believe in what he and the coaches are selling. The culture is real. We had it during the Vince years and Mack pissed it away dying with Colt's class graduating. Even then in that 2009 team, only a few guys had it.

Here's to kicking to shit out of every fucking asshole team on our roster in 2024 and 2025 when we make the CFP again. 

Edited January 2 by crash_davis

[Gucci_Suit 2642]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

 

 

 

 

That’s loser talk 

[utexas8 1436]

I’m sad. I just feel bad for the players. You could tell they wanted it after the game. Damn proud of them. Been in my feelings all day. So hard to get here. Low key surprised we were here after years in the abyss. Wasn’t a bad showing. I hope we can get back next year. The extended playoffs are gonna be brutal.

Can’t wait for Ann Arbor.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

I was rooting for the win. I don't post in the football section all that often; I love to watch football, especially good/improving teams but honestly I hate the talking heads on tv. Just blather on about this or that and it gets annoying. Just call the game as it happens, show the replay if there's a flag and then please just stop right there. Message boards may get into the weeds, but message boards aren't interrupting my enjoyment of the game with their hot takes either.

So after the conclusion, I was disappointed for the team and all but they had a lot of which to be proud this year and I wish them great success next year.

[Rimbo 25911]

Losing sucks. Offense will be better next year. Defense needs bodies in the secondary and interior line. I've got no idea what our LB crew looks like outside of Ant.

I don't think this will be our last appearance in the semis. I expect us to be pretty regular visitors to the playoffs from here on out. This should not be a one-off deal.

Donate to Texas One. It matters.

[David Dennison 18848]

It's fine. We got beat by a really good team with outstanding skill players.

Moving forward I expect to make the playoffs every year.