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  1. 46 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    Like pro sports free agency, I assume the "just buy a new team" strategy will rarely work in college due to the chemistry requirements in football. In addition, at Texas for sure and I assume elsewhere, the pure mercenary play would raise all kinds of issues with the academic side. I took the under on 5.5 for CU this year. Took the under for ATM going over 8.5 too. Both of those seasons will be informative and illustrative for the approach of burning down rosters to rebuild them.

    In general this seems to be what I would expect, however Krazy Kiffin and Norvell at Free Shoes seemed to excel.  This is just from memory, so if my examples are incorrect please fire away.

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  2. 9 hours ago, Doc Daneeka said:

    Well, once Street was running it rather than Bradley, anyway. 

    While this is undeniable, I give Super Bill a lot of credit for the way he handled it. Changed positions twice in '68 and never complained, a real team player.  Of course, it also worked out pretty well for him also.  😉

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  3. On 8/15/2024 at 1:37 PM, PhillyD said:

    I am an outlier but I don't think numbers should be retired.  I like the way we used #60 as an honor to wear it   the same could be done for numbers 10 and 12.

    I'll never let this go though.  If we are retiring numbers, Colt is deserving.  He won more football games at UT than any player before or any after ever will.  Because he followed VY, a lot of folks didn't appreciate how good he was.  He was great QB and the second best ever at UT.

    He won more games than Street, but he also lost more.  That’s a big deal imo.

    Us olds remember the turmoil  around the program entering the 1968 season.  Difficult to remember now, but I would argue  that James Street saved DKR’s job.

     

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  4. 19 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

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    James Street, Jim Bertelsen, Steve Worster, Ted Koy...   1969 Wishbone Backfield

     

    Street was not just the catalyst for the team back then, but somewhat of a rock star on campus.  I grew up in the same small town with his 1969 roommate OT Bob McKay.  Bob once told me they had to get an unlisted phone number because of all  of the girls calling.  He added "they sure as hell weren't calling me."

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  5. 6 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

    I hope you mean 16.

    12 regular season

    1 Conference Championship

    CFP: Quarters, Semi, Final.

    I really meant I'd rather have the team win a bunch of games rather than the Heisman, contrary to his original point.  The Heisman doesn't mean much to me.  But yeah, of course I want us to win the title.  Which I think you could do with 2 losses in the regular season (maybe?).

    Winning a bunch of games keeps us relevant for recruiting and winning in future seasons.  JMO

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  6. 23 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    I mean- yeah I guess. I don't really care all that much about the total overall program wins (you are right- the last decade has been brutal) I just want to move the needle on total championships and add 3 Heisman trophy's along the way or something like that.  Lets start with 1 of each this year and move that needle. 

    Heismans?  Think I'd rather see us win 14 than for one or our guys to win that (unless of course we win the NC).  Reggie Bush winning the statue by doing dance steps around Fresno St changed my view.

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  7. 14 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    Well, I say that, and it’s mostly about what they’re returning rather than who they are playing. The schedule sets up pretty well for them if they’re even average. 

    That is a good point about schedule.  With these mega conferences, some schools will avoid the tough ones, and some (Florida) will get hammered.  There is a wider variation in SOS than what we had previously, which will affect W-L records significantly.

  8. On 8/3/2024 at 8:00 PM, mr. sunshine said:

    I couldn't even remember who's the head football coach at Baylor anymore.

    (checks google) Hmmm. Dave Aranda. He's still there?

    Sense of never giving a shit about Baylor fully intact

    Maybe he is "taking a step back" now in order to replace Aranda later...

  9. 2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    Baseball recruiting is hard to follow due to limited visibility and draft uncertainty. Rankings include commitments from players who will never step on campus. There aren’t enough CBB recruiting dorks to offer enough data for most of us to figure out what we truly believe. That said, yeah, seems like things are going well. 

    The sands are shifting a bit regarding draft behaviors and NIL for HS recruits, and interest in CBB is allegedly on a significant rise, so maybe there’s better coverage and clarity in the future. 

    As CTJ said, it is difficult to tell for several reasons.  One thing I can tell for sure is that the new regime was much more aggressive recruiting and in the portal than the previous one.

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  10. 27 minutes ago, Redneck Mutha said:

    Went for the Texas/Rutgers game in 1999.  They were really shitty back then and their fans were welcoming to us.  But they hated them some Chris Simms, who was from the Piscataway area and "snubbed" them to come to Texas.  Yeah, the #1 recruit in the country was going to turn down Tennessee or Texas go to shit-ass Rutgers.  

    So we get up a few scores late, Mack puts Simms in and the crowd goes fucking nuts.  Like they'd been waiting all day just to rain down boos on him.  They either got a good hit or maybe even a sack on him and you'd have thought they won the fucking championship.

    Overall, a good trip, we stayed in NYC Fri-Sun.  Wished we had made it a longer trip to enjoy the city but it was a good time.

     went to that game.   stayed in NYC and took the train.  decent trip, caught NYY-Bos baseball and should have done some US Open tennis but the spouse limited my sports somewhat...

  11. 10 hours ago, DanTheHorn said:

     

    I love how Jahdae ended the interview regarding the move to the SEC: "We're ready".  Pretty familiar quote for Longhorns who have been around a while.

    😉 🤘

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  12. 56 minutes ago, mr. sunshine said:

    Listening to Sark speak reminds me that every coach we've had since Royal was a complete and utter mental regard

    User name checks out.

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  13. 31 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    I must say, as of yesterday night I'd been without power for 9 days, including caring for an early onset Father In Law. And catching up on this thread has been almost as painful as that. Almost. A particular, hilarious lowlight just in the last page:

     

    /Man who has spouted dozens of posts the last 2 weeks which consist mostly of titty-whining and ignorant takes complaining about our NIL budget, who also doesn't donate to Tree Fiddy or Burnt Ends while somehow, magically, being a doctor, SWEARS that this time, guys, he is DONE arguing his bad takes over and over again. 

    ::60 minutes later::

    THERE HE IS! Like fucking clockwork if that clock were a spiked and flaming dildo designed specifically to inflict maximum pain on a message board. 

    T&P for the F-I-L situation.

  14. 3 hours ago, Getafix said:

     

    Louisiana CB Aidan Anding mulling over two programs, additional visit on deck

    Hank South (Horns 247)

     

    Key notes:

    "Well, really it's between Texas and Arkansas," Anding told Horns247. "I just want to see what LSU has to offer."

    The visit to LSU will be the only trip Anding takes before making up his mind.

    "Before the football seasons starts I'm going to have my decision made up," he said.

     

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    Louisiana CB Aidan Anding mulling over two programs, additional visit on deck

    Hank South (Horns 247)
     

    Three-star cornerback Aidan Anding will travel down US-167 to Baton Rouge next week for LSU's Bayou Splash recruiting event. This on the heels of the Tigers offering Anding earlier this month. The Ruston (La.) product had been set to announce a commitment before the new wrinkle in his recruitment.

    Brian Kelly and staff, however, are playing from behind.

    "Well, really it's between Texas and Arkansas," Anding told Horns247. "I just want to see what LSU has to offer."

    Texas joined the fold for Anding earlier this spring and has turned the heat up on the 5-foot-11, 165-pounder, hosting him twice in the last three months.

    "They're looking forward to me coming there and stuff, and the expectations they have for me," Anding said of what the latest recruiting pitch from the UT staff is.

    The visit to LSU will be the only trip Anding takes before making up his mind.

    "Before the football seasons starts I'm going to have my decision made up," he said.

    With the Longhorns and Razorbacks leading the way in his recruitment, what is it about Texas that holds the program on an upper echelon in his mind?

    "The things I can accomplish in Texas, the resources there, the stuff Texas can help me with after football and stuff," Anding replied.

    The Bayou State product is ranked the No. 38 cornerback in the 2025 class, per 247Sports.

    The 247Sports Crystal Ball favors LSU at this point in time, but Texas is still represented as well.

     

     

     

    (I'm a little concerned about his trip to LSU, because

    - his last name is pronounced andouille

    he wants to visit LSU and see practices because "he wants to see how the sausage is made"

    The above m/ after hiay or may not be fabrications ... but I'm concerned.)

     

    Not sure why he would be considering Ark so much.  They could easily be making a coaching change during / after his freshman year.

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