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Posts posted by Gut Wagon
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My grandkids all are at Thompson or are grads of there. They have a great football program. But wow...did it ever take some help from Auburn to pull that off.
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18 minutes ago, Lobo said:
That's crazy...in the 1970's...5 of the RRS matchups were Top 5. 9 of the 10 were Top 20 matchups. I envy some of y'all, musta been some fun times.
They were when we won.
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1 hour ago, ztejas said:
Yeah that seemed really strange. For someone that never got to see any of his teams, I certainly don't dislike him or harbor any ill will. He was trying to follow Queen at Live Aid and came up a little short. Still the 3rd best coach in program history and his teams were much closer to our standard than those of four of the five guys since.
Like someone else said upthread, I'd give my left nut to get a guy on campus again that plays for a national title every 4-5 years and produces a Heisman winner. Whoever our next coach is, let's find a guy that can at least do what Akers did here before worrying about finding someone that can one up DKR. Akers wins at least one MNC in most timelines - just didn't happen in this one.
Timing has so much to do with perception of a coach or player's contributions. I was at UT for DKR's last season and Fred's first. DKR was beaten down at the end, and expectations weren't that high going into the 1977 season. Which of course made Fred's debut all the more magical. A healthy Earl, Brad Shearer, Lam Jones and a bunch of other bad hombres got rolling early and kept rolling. Fred was pretty much the king of Austin in no time, even though following right behind a Texas legend. Of course, had DKR retired while still on top, and then our team crashed in Fred's first year, the latter would have been run out of town before he ever even coached in the '84 Cotton Bowl.
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41 minutes ago, Harrison Stafford said:
Akers of cotton. R.I.P. coach.
Somewhere, buried among all my "stuff" from my UT days, I might still have that bumper sticker. I don't think I ever put it on my car.
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4 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:
Campbell doesn’t impress me. His offenses seem so vanilla. I dunno I’m more impressed with futureman thinking he had the ability to fist his own ass. That’s some courage
Would you rather have Harsin, then?
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12 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:
Of course TH came up but that doesn't mean CDC told him anything concrete. And this call likely took place before the weekend when UM was still the focus.
Maybe CDC told Johnson, "You know our head coach was at Ohio State when they won it all, right?" and just let the kid assume he meant UM.
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His first year was my senior year at UT, and that was a magical season all the way to the Cotton Bowl. Too bad we came up one game short, but it really was an unlikely run to the MNC game. And as noted, he had some other successes here. Always thought Fred was a good guy, and I liked that his teams tended to be tough-nosed. RIP, good sir.
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6 hours ago, VinyVango said:
Ramey and AJ need to step it up with the shot selection. Ramey shows promise at times, but makes too many stupid decisions for an upperclassman. AJs defense is poor. I'm not a fan of the three guard lineup with Ramey, AJ and Coleman. None are suited to cover anyone inside. I prefer Brown, Cunningham, Liddell and even Kai at the 3 over AJ or Ramey.
That said, there is a huge amount of potential with this group. I like Hamm and Cunningham off the bench, though Cunningham has earned a starting spot with his play. AJ in their lineup is not such a glaring defensive hole and provides a little fast break potential.
Ramey is some sort of hybrid of Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn and Willie Mays Hayes. Which of course is no compliment. Were he a lot more disciplined, he could be a consistent asset. As is, I can't help but feel dread every time he touches the ball or tries to stop a drive in a critical situation.
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4 hours ago, Juicy said:
Violations ranged from playing ineligible players to athletes using scholarship money for books to buy electronics and jewelry and other items, according to the NCAA.
Maybe they were ebooks.
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Just now, David Dennison said:
I cried my eyes out after that game.
I was eight.
I was four days short of turning 23 and too angry/disgusted/sick to even cry. Luv ya blue.
Now back to our hive lament over the lack of good UT coaching candidates.
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17 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:
Brings back so many memories. I got a similar coat one Christmas and can still smell the simultaneous piss and beer odors at the Astrodome's 30' long urinal troughs.
But do not want. He knocked on the door, then he banged on it, but he could never kick the SOB in. (Though Bud Adams (piss be upon him) didn't give Bum enough chances.)
Two words:
1. Mike
2. Renfro
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I'm not saying Kubiak is the answer, but he does offer two huge advantages:
(1) He's not Tom Herman.
(2) If he were to come to Texas and fail, we could beat aggy over the head with that fact forever.
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1 minute ago, Tex Pete said:
And if he completely fails?
Advantage aggy
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28 minutes ago, CastHorn said:
My dad played baseball with Kubiak. Said he was slow as shit & would always get thrown out stealing.
Wish Herman would get thrown out stealing a $6M salary.
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12 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:
I agree with all this. He's taking the equivalent of Kansas or pre-Briles Baylor and turned them into a CCG team.
Keep in mind, though, that if he were in Austin he wouldn't have the annual win over Texas to count on.
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If I'm going to hang onto every word of Internet posts about Meyer, I might as well hang onto the ones that still offer hope. Not that they're accurate, but they're more fun to believe than the others are.
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2 minutes ago, Red Five said:
Haven't heard the name Chris Petersen in awhile. Hey he's 56 with no buyout - just like Urbs!
Not sure the full story behind why Petersen just "retired" from coaching to become a UW administrator, but I don't think anyone seriously thinks he'd be a candidate at UT.
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13 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:
We need to form a support group with Michigan and USC. We could invite Nebraska too just to give the rest of us someone to look down upon and mock for their academics.
Then we'd better also add a certain "school" in Tallahassee.
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Ideally, if the "flirtation" with UM and every other potential candidate is indeed over, Herman would now reassess everything about his job performance (with CDC's help), realize he's going to have to be MUCH better and then start showing that improvement in leadership, recruiting and coaching. But I just don't have a good feeling that will happen. Obviously would love to be wrong.
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As of now, I believe all reports that we'll have a new HC next year. Just because that's what I want to believe.
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Who says we really need a head coach next year? Can Herman, then split the HC duties between our coordinators and go play ball. I'm guessing our on-field results and recruiting would be much improved.
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30 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:
Sounds serious. For everyone's safety we should cancel the game. I mean everyone is saying Texas puts money ahead of what's right, several media idiots have been saying that about firing Herman. So I say we step up now and put safety ahead of the $3.5M from the game.

Cancel KU now, fire Herman tomorrow and announce Meyer ASAP. The key recruits we might save or add going into ESD could well prove worth more than $3.5M of revenue from the lost game.
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Obviously, how close we are to the early signing period is what makes many of us antsy for a resolution. Then again, it's a way different world than it was even when Herman got hired. Now the portal has become an easy way to reload even if you miss out on several early signing period studs. I can't imagine UM would have trouble finding enough talent in the portal to field a solid 2021 team. So he, CDC and the regents might not be feeling nearly as much urgency as we are.
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Most entertaining and informative thread on the site of late. At least, within the few parts I ever visit. I assume that whatever happens (or doesn't) will continue play out on a schedule only UM really controls.

Urban Meyer or bust
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