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Brian Fantana

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  1. Thanks for clarifying, though I still disagree to an extent but you are 100% right about social equality not being a substitute for class solidarity. I'm aware of The Groups, and still think they are an easy/lazy scapegoat and that you probably listen to Ezra Klein way too much.
  2. You support Cuomo over Mamdani. You think being anti-Israel is a losing position. You think open support of LGBT people is a losing position. We're not the ones internalizing Republican framing, buddy. Turn that mirror around. You're completely captured by internalized MAGA framing and you don't even realize it. You still haven't provided that data I asked for.
  3. There is almost a total US media blackout on this situation. Completely captured by Israeli interests.
  4. Yeah it looks like you just had one of those seasons where you lost a big chunk of players off the top right at the end. Interesting approach to recruiting, personally I don't bother targeting anyone that doesn't have interest and I fully scout everyone I target just to make it feel more real/immersive, and I dump all the potential busts. That way I don't have to dump a lopsided amount of hours into most prospects, with a few exceptions here or there. I generally end up with 7-8 5-star guys and 20ish 4 star guys every season now. I haven't signed a single 3 star in probably 5-6 seasons besides an occasional rare exception at a high need position with a potential gem or kickers/punters. I force every upperclassmen that hasn't climbed out of the high 70s or low 80s to transfer, unless they are actually needed for depth. I also redshirt as many players as I can get away with, down to the minimum required 3-deep at every position besides WR and CB, and aggressively manage my depth chart, especially at all the niche spots like RRE. I recruit to basically the same style, I run the veer and shoot with a heavy emphasis on the run, short passes, screens and RPOs. I have found that (at least against the CPU) that passing the ball deep is almost never worth it unless they are single covered and very obviously have their man beat. Otherwise I run a lot of slants, crossing routes, stop routes, and screens with heavy emphasis/usage of RBs and TEs. Usually about 55% pass/45% run, depending on the opponent. I've only recently started using RPOs a lot more, they're a bit tricky but very effective once you get the hang of it. A couple of interesting things I've noticed are: I think my style of play has made it difficult for me to recruit top-shelf QB talent, as I haven't had any first round QBs (I don't think) and all of my Heisman winners have been RBs. I also haven't been able to close the deal on a single 5-star QB to date, although this cycle I think I may land my first. I think this is pretty cool and lends a degree of realism to recruiting. I've always had solid QBs but there haven't really been any superstars in there yet. The transfer portal seems pretty light every cycle, I've certainly pulled some great players out of it but compared to real life it seems a bit slim, and I don't think I've ever seen a 5-star prospect in there. Also, nice coach name lol
  5. That dome must not be quite as good as was rumored
  6. Interesting, perhaps you should elaborate. Which special interests would cause Democrats to lose elections? Do you have data to back this up?
  7. How have you been recruiting and I assume you've been in the CFP every year? It can sometimes be a bitch if you don't know how to game it, it took me probably 5-6 cycles to really get the hang of how to maximize my chances. Obviously I was playing Tech and I had to grind out like 3 nattys in a row at the beginning of my dynasty before I started getting a critical mass of great players interested enough off the jump. Now I'm like 10 years in and I have to fuck up real bad to not get 7-8 5-stars each recruiting cycle, starting out top 5 every season and have been 99/99/99 rated for the last 3-4 seasons. I feel like I could write a damn book on how to game recruiting now but it's pretty easy when you win a bunch of nattys in a row. I also realized that scouting and picking the right dudes rather than just looking at their ranking is actually a lot more important than it seems at first.
  8. Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release, Egyptian source says | Reuters
  9. I grew up with the Lebbys. Jeff's dad was my HS football coach, his mom taught me in middle school, and Jeff was 1 year behind me. They're the kind of people that will do or say anything to make you like them or to get ahead and are just irretrievably rotten on the inside. Jeff was a 4-star OL recruit out of HS but it was an open secret in town that he had severe back issues and would likely never play a down in college. It's funny because it happened to OU, but they basically scammed them out of a scholarship. Jeff showed up to camp fat as fuck and out of shape and Stoops shamed him in front of the whole team, and his back issues were discovered shortly after. Stoops was livid but they honored his scholarship so he got his free college.
  10. I was just outside this photo. We were not popular.
  11. Hope he gets a waiver for next season. We've got some good backups but that blows.
  12. Fucking Kliff. Could have killed it if he hadn't just straight up ignored the defensive side of the ball.
  13. Negged for too many big words
  14. Sugma fugma, Brian
  15. Doesn't really belong in this thread but I didn't want to start a new one, really interesting (if you're an Xs and Os nerd) breakdown of UMBC's upset of Virginia I watched this morning:
  16. I'm glad she felt the need to remind us why she sucks
  17. One of the most interesting/underrated Tech QBs ever. Great player, sort of under the radar guy out of Pflugerville because he was skinny as hell (and stayed that way, hence the moniker "Sticks"). Dude got his one chance and played great when he was healthy. If he had been at Tech under different circumstances (i.e. not sitting behind Graham Harrell most of his tenure) he might have been one of our greats. Dude knew Leach's system as well as anyone, had a sky high football IQ, great arm, and could run (when healthy). Was too bad we only got to see him part of one year and it was overshadowed by all the Taylor Potts/Adam James/Leach drama. I think he and Seth Doege are probably the most underrated Leach QB recruits at Tech. Oh I know he ran the ball plenty but it was always a jet sweep type play out of the slot, he was never taking handoffs as a back, that's all I'm saying.
  18. God, this thread is a great reminder of just how much of a pussy @Thetexashammer is
  19. Also the source of this iconic image: Yeah idk what he's talking about. He was a pure slot receiver his entire career at Tech.
  20. Just once I want to see a staff be honest and say they hate their roster
  21. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/nevada-arrest-israeli-official Trying to do child sex trafficking? It's cool just go on back to Israel, buddy.
  22. Never been a Newsom fan but his messaging is A+ lately
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