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Last year we looked really bad against Houston. Nearly lost to KState. Needed an AD miracle catch to close out TCU.

After all that frustration, we absolutely handled business against Tech and Oklahoma State, looking like a top team to end the season.

I'm predicting the same for this year. The team is going to peak at the right time and curb stomp Kentucky and A&M.

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7 minutes ago, fellside said:

Last year we looked really bad against Houston. Nearly lost to KState. Needed an AD miracle catch to close out TCU.

After all that frustration, we absolutely handled business against Tech and Oklahoma State, looking like a top team to end the season.

I'm predicting the same for this year. The team is going to peak at the right time and curb stomp Kentucky and A&M.

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2 hours ago, texifornia said:

Did IBM recruit a lot of Wildcat grads or something? Feels like a random company/school connection.

 

1 hour ago, Underdog said:

There was an IBM plant in Lexington so many transferred down to Austin when it opened mid/late 60s. Dad transferred winter of ‘78. 

Lexington was the hq of the IBM printing division. This was spun off into Lexmark, which is still a major employer in Lexington.

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1 hour ago, fellside said:

Last year we looked really bad against Houston. Nearly lost to KState. Needed an AD miracle catch to close out TCU.

After all that frustration, we absolutely handled business against Tech and Oklahoma State, looking like a top team to end the season.

I'm predicting the same for this year. The team is going to peak at the right time and curb stomp Kentucky and A&M.

Texas not only nearly lost to K State last year, but K State really should have won the game. It took their galaxy brain OC a whole half to realize running right into T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy was a poor choice and that he should instead utilize his veteran QB to pick on Texas's horrid secondary. He never quit the QB power into the pair of NFL DTs on the other side, even in big moments late in the game.

Guess who calls the plays for Texas A&M this year?

As far as Kentucky goes, should be a snoozer even if clunky. Texas is just a significantly better version of their good defense and lacking offense. Unless Texas turns it over and gives Kentucky a short field multiple times I doubt the outcome is ever in doubt. I'd be surprised if Kentucky got past 10 unless it's garbage time.

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21 minutes ago, markstanco said:

Why some of yall are saying this is a trap game is beyond me. These players aren’t looking ahead to the aggy game. It’s not a rival game like OU. All they know is that they are weird. Might as well be mizzou or Auburn to them.

Please stop saying stupid shit.

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1 hour ago, markstanco said:

Why some of yall are saying this is a trap game is beyond me. These players aren’t looking ahead to the aggy game. It’s not a rival game like OU. All they know is that they are weird. Might as well be mizzou or Auburn to them.

If there is any truth to this (there isn’t, at all) we are losing that game then. This is going to be the most heated game for either team in a very long time. 

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Our defense is gonna have a fucking field day with them. Barron is gonna put on a clinic like he did to Arky. 

I am stoked for this game. Got family coming down from Kentucky for Saturday. Honestly they know the Wildcats are horrible and will get their shit pushed in, but they're excited to be here anyways since they've never been to Austin. 

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11 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Sure would like to see Sark handle this 3High shit better...  Babers discusses it some at the start of this video 🙄

 

Great video. Reasonable analysis. Interplay between sark scheme and play calling and QE. Criticisms and compliments for both. Pretty clear the lack of a reliable straight ahead running game hurts this offense big time. Puts more pressure on QE, puts more pressure on sark’s calls, and all of that mixes together for an offense that is talented but habitually off. Hoping Gibson gets more carries and all the RBs holds on to the ball. Hoping QE can catch some lightening in a bottle and sark can dial it up. 

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7 hours ago, markstanco said:

Why some of yall are saying this is a trap game is beyond me. These players aren’t looking ahead to the aggy game. It’s not a rival game like OU. All they know is that they are weird. Might as well be mizzou or Auburn to them.

Cnn Hello GIF
 

It’s a rivalry game for sure. It’s different in the aggy from the outside you can’t understand and from the inside you can’t explain it but all it takes is one fucking loss to those country bumpkins and we won’t hear the end of it. It’s a rivalry game based on embarrassment and avoiding the bullshit whooping year round but it’s a rivalry nonetheless.

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19 minutes ago, troph said:

Cnn Hello GIF
 

It’s a rivalry game for sure. It’s different in the aggy from the outside you can’t understand and from the inside you can’t explain it but all it takes is one fucking loss to those country bumpkins and we won’t hear the end of it. It’s a rivalry game based on embarrassment and avoiding the bullshit whooping year round but it’s a rivalry nonetheless.

Which is how most rivalries are.
Exceptions: Texas v OU, Michigan v Ohio State, UND v USC, Nebraska v OU (dormant). Those are the only (I think) rivalries between blue bloods based upon mutual respect (and hatred) that turns the course of entire seasons and decades in the ncaa.

All other rivalries are like our rivalry with aggy- the flagship v country bumpkin rubes with embarrassment and irritation at stake vs national prominence. 

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12 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Which is how most rivalries are.
Exceptions: Texas v OU, Michigan v Ohio State, UND v USC, Nebraska v OU (dormant). Those are the only (I think) rivalries between blue bloods based upon mutual respect (and hatred) that turns the course of entire seasons and decades in the ncaa.

All other rivalries are like our rivalry with aggy- the flagship v country bumpkin rubes with embarrassment and irritation at stake vs national prominence. 

Could make a case for Florida Georgia and/or Florida FSU, although Florida has mostly sucked for the last 14 years (but you included Neb OU, so...).  But overall agree with your point. Mostly it's Texas/A&M, Bama/Auburn, OU/OSU, etc.   

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8 hours ago, markstanco said:

Why some of yall are saying this is a trap game is beyond me. These players aren’t looking ahead to the aggy game. It’s not a rival game like OU. All they know is that they are weird. Might as well be mizzou or Auburn to them.

that's not even remotely true.  A&M is the game most of the players have been looking forward to the most this season.

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7 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Could make a case for Florida Georgia and/or Florida FSU, although Florida has mostly sucked for the last 14 years (but you included Neb OU, so...).  But overall agree with your point. Mostly it's Texas/A&M, Bama/Auburn, OU/OSU, etc.   

Florida state is traditionally a cow college. Miami is a Johnny come lately. In our lifetimes you are correct on those but I’m taking a bit of a longer view. 

4 minutes ago, someguy said:

that's not even remotely true.  A&M is the game most of the players have been looking forward to the most this season.

The entire post was wrong. Kentucky is also clearly a trap game but its senior day and they also suck, so we ain’t losing this game. 

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Complete momentary derail, I would probably put Lexington in the top 5, maybe number 3 destination for road trips. Definitely #3 if you like Bourbon. Obviously, Vandy and Texas are 1 and 2. Yes, I know the game is in Austin. 

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1) Texas

2) Vandy

3) Tennessee 

4) Kentucky

5) Bama

6) South Carolina

Bottom of the list aggie and MSU.

You can fly into Louisville or Nashville Thursday night, road trip to Lexington and if you choose a wise path have a beautiful drive and hit nearly all the distilleries.

Ambitious? Fly into Nashville, fly out of Cincinnati. Prepare to pay a lot of shipping costs for goods.

Good Road Trip for Drinkers

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14 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Complete momentary derail, I would probably put Lexington in the top 5, maybe number 3 destination for road trips. Definitely #3 if you like Bourbon. Obviously, Vandy and Texas are 1 and 2. Yes, I know the game is in Austin. 

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1) Texas

2) Vandy

3) Tennessee 

4) Kentucky

5) Bama

6) South Carolina

Bottom of the list aggie and MSU.

You can fly into Louisville or Nashville Thursday night, road trip to Lexington and if you choose a wise path have a beautiful drive and hit nearly all the distilleries.

Ambitious? Fly into Nashville, fly out of Cincinnati. Prepare to pay a lot of shipping costs for goods.

Good Road Trip for Drinkers

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I hope you're not the one doing the driving after all of those distilleries!

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10 hours ago, markstanco said:

Why some of yall are saying this is a trap game is beyond me. These players aren’t looking ahead to the aggy game. It’s not a rival game like OU. All they know is that they are weird. Might as well be mizzou or Auburn to them.

Strong strong disagreement with this.   This years A&M game has, by far, biggest stakes of the year.   That is on top of it being a rivalry game.  It's setting up to be the biggest Texas/Texas A&M game since 1995.   And just because these guys haven't played in it before doesn't mean they don't know it's been talked about constantly since it was scheduled.   It's definitely a trap game for both Texas and A&M.  That being said, it shouldn't matter.

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2 hours ago, troph said:

Cnn Hello GIF
 

 It’s a rivalry game based on embarrassment and avoiding the bullshit whooping year round but it’s a rivalry nonetheless.

Except this year the winner plays for the SEC championship and is in the playoffs and the loser is done.     It's a massive game.  None of this bullshit chest puffing like it's one sided, only downside for us, etc..  Give me a break.

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21 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Complete momentary derail, I would probably put Lexington in the top 5, maybe number 3 destination for road trips. Definitely #3 if you like Bourbon. Obviously, Vandy and Texas are 1 and 2. Yes, I know the game is in Austin. 

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1) Texas

2) Vandy

3) Tennessee 

4) Kentucky

5) Bama

6) South Carolina

Bottom of the list aggie and MSU.

You can fly into Louisville or Nashville Thursday night, road trip to Lexington and if you choose a wise path have a beautiful drive and hit nearly all the distilleries.

Ambitious? Fly into Nashville, fly out of Cincinnati. Prepare to pay a lot of shipping costs for goods.

Good Road Trip for Drinkers

 

 

I've spent a decent amount of time in Lexington, and I also really like the area. The rolling hills and the horse farms in the countryside are beautiful. The city itself has a good vibe, a neat downtown, and surprisingly good restaurants. I highly recommend it for a road trip. 

With regard to the game Saturday... I don't see how we lose barring a rash of turnovers or special teams fuck ups. On paper this looks like a classic trap game -- nestled between rival road games against Arkansas and A&M, with Kentucky essentially having two weeks to prepare.

Kentucky is completely bipolar. Who knows how they are going to show up on Saturday? Outside of Florida, they haven't given up many points to anyone. Unless they've quit on Stoops, which is a distinct possibility, this feels like an ugly win where we complain about Ewers and the offense afterward but are in control most of the way. I don't care. Just win baby.

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2 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I've spent a decent amount of time in Lexington, and I also really like the area. The rolling hills and the horse farms in the countryside are beautiful. The city itself has a good vibe, a neat downtown, and surprisingly good restaurants. I highly recommend it for a road trip. 

With regard to the game Saturday... I don't see how we lose barring a rash of turnovers or special teams fuck ups. On paper this looks like a classic trap game -- nestled between rival road games against Arkansas and A&M, with Kentucky essentially having two weeks to prepare.

Kentucky is completely bipolar. Who knows how they are going to show up on Saturday? Outside of Florida, they haven't given up many points to anyone. Unless they've quit on Stoops, which is a distinct possibility, this feels like an ugly win where we complain about Ewers and the offense afterward but are in control most of the way. I don't care. Just win baby.

Kentucky is one of those states like WV that gets shit on a lot for perception of being a hill Billy waste land. As you noted, it's really a beautiful area and while a little "wild" Louisville has some cool things to offer too. Lexington is a fun, modern and comfortable town with a surprising amount of good restaurants and hot co-eds. 

As for the game, I think Kentucky slows our offense more than most people anticipate. I think our D does what they do and ultimately we win a low scoring game that's likely not as close as the score indicates but too close for comfort. So.. I think we're pretty much on the same page in all regards based on my reading of your post.

Yes, I expect lots more bickering about Quinn no matter the outcome.

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We're hosting a Kentucky couple in our suite this weekend and they're great friends. The guy joining us played for Mumme and Leach at Kentucky and he's buddies with a bunch of guys involved in CFB and the NFL that he played with or got to know through playing for those guys. One of his good friends is Neal Brown, the HC at West Virginia. I've gotten to chat with Brown due to my friend a few times. That dude has dealt with some crazy shit at West Virginia. Anyhow, my buddy is a great source of non-UT CFB information and I present that here in threads when and where relevant. 

As to road trips, we're planning on going to the UK trip next year and making 4 nights of it, with a couple in one of Louisville or Cincinnati, two of the only large US cities that neither my wife or I have ever visited between us. Our friends go and on about Lexington, and we'll be there with them, so I hope it's a blast.

The small college town bit gets kind of old, in my mind. They all start seeming the same - been to Knoxville, Fayetteville (twice), Tuscaloosa, and Ann Arbor over the last 3 years. I was in Fayetteville this past weekend with the wife and BIL (arky alum) and it was fine, and the dinners were great, but it's always the same drill at the bars and restaurants near campus, and the same horns down and SEC shit-talking there and around the tailgates. 

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12 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

We're hosting a Kentucky couple in our suite this weekend and they're great friends. The guy joining us played for Mumme and Leach at Kentucky and he's buddies with a bunch of guys involved in CFB and the NFL that he played with or got to know through playing for those guys. One of his good friends is Neal Brown, the HC at West Virginia. I've gotten to chat with Brown due to my friend a few times. That dude has dealt with some crazy shit at West Virginia. Anyhow, my buddies a great source of non-UT CFB information and I present that here in threads when and where relevant. 

As to road trips, we're planning on going to the UK trip next year and making 4 nights of it, with a couple in one of Louisville or Cincinnati, two of the only large US cities that neither my wife or I have ever visited between us. Our friends go and on about Lexington, and we'll be there with them, so I hope it's a blast.

The small college town bit gets kind of old, in my mind. They all start seeming the same - been to Knoxville, Fayetteville (twice), Tuscaloosa, and Ann Arbor over the last 3 years. I was in Fayetteville this past weekend with the wife and BIL (arky alum) and it was fine, and the dinners were great, but it's always the same drill at the bars and restaurants near campus, and the same horns down and SEC shit-talking there and around the tailgates. 

I love Cincinnati, super underrated city. The Bourbon trail is obviously a great time as well.

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