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29 minutes ago, texifornia said:
The punter making the linebacker look small is a fun surprise.
Trevor Gerland punted at Texas from ‘06-‘09. Went to my kids high school, was a 4.4 guy, all state in Football and track, finished second to Jamaal Charles at the 5A State Championship in the 110 m hurdles. Fastest punter I ever saw.
It’s nice having multifaceted players.
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1 hour ago, Dennis Taylor said:
Leaving NO was a fucking disaster. Forever to check out, forever for car to get fetched, literally bumper to bumper til past the airport, several more areas of brake lights for days, Baton Rouge bullshit traffic as always...5 1/2 to get there, 9 to get back. Awful
People posted here about this. The combination of Texas Football, Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, New Years Weekend pointed to a massive clusterfuck Tuesday morning. No way I was gonna deal with an hour valet wait before a 500 mile road trip. We stayed in Metairie and we’re on the road before 10, had a 30 min (w/ lunch) slowdown/go around in BR (went by LSU). Ran into some rain an hour from Austin. Not a bad day for us.
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On 1/2/2024 at 2:35 PM, MissingInAction said:Had whiskey been involved things would have been much different.
So I'm curious how the rest of you coped during and after.
Whiskey was involved. More later.
On 1/2/2024 at 2:40 PM, USNALonghorn said:I was proud of the way the team found away to come within 13 yards of winning it, despite the setbacks.
On 1/2/2024 at 2:46 PM, Eastwood said:Disappointed? You bet.
But we just got straight up beat by a QB who had an all-time performance. 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 …
Disappointed? Yes. Proud? So very proud. After starting with the first two passes batted down, we had a chance to win with a short pass on the last play of the game.
This year far exceeded expectations and energized our fan base in a way that we are lucky to be a part of. Cherish it.
“… other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
On 1/2/2024 at 2:57 PM, 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.
My piece of the stock market dropped ~$20,000 yesterday. At least I got to enjoy spending my money, the old fashioned way, with cash.
Going to The Big Easy, over New Years weekend, to see Texas take over New Orleans and play for a berth in the National Championship game Is as good as it gets. The Texas Kool Aid will never taste sweeter than it did this weekend. Met a lot of like minded souls, some old, some young, and the continuity of Longhorn love across generations can’t help but to make you feel good about where we are.
Through an error in judgement, this whiskey drinking, firework watching, social security drawing, new year celebrating, 8th generation Texan, saw the southside of 2 am in the Quarter, on 1/1/2024. Woke up later, finished the remaining whiskey in the glass, and started getting ready for game day.
Had some breakfast, got seated at a table next to a guy I used to work with, walked a bit, ended up at Mannings. Looking at the pictures on the walls, soaking it all in, I thought the next time I come here, Arch will have a place on the wall, wearing a Texas jersey. Sweet.
”Accidentally” walked into the Green Room where Bobby Burton was chatting with his guests. Talked a while with a grandad, his son and 11 year old grandson (T’Vondre Sweat is his favorite player.) Met some mid-70’s ladies: they have season tickets for Texas football, baseball, basketball, etc., travel to select away games. They’re trying to take it with ‘em, or having some fun on the way.
Texas playing in the Sugar Bowl in Nuevo Orleans, plain ole good times.
I used to live in Houston & Lafayette, so I knew I was driving. Had Taco’s a al Ninfa at Ninfa’s on Navigation, at 10:15 in the morning.
Enjoy the ride…375 miles in 5 hours, including the trip to Ninfa’s (not the time to eat).
Bobby Burton & guests. Recognize them? I started drinking whiskey way too early.Some guy parting the Red Sea?
One of the many…Did I say Texas travelled well?
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12 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:
You fucking assholes. I hope all of you endive off a cliff into a vat of acid.
Just leaf it alone and it will wilt away.
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Driving from Austin to NO Sunday morning. Should be a great day!!!
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13 hours ago, bad_teammate said:For anyone who hasn't listened/watch, the Pivot podcast with Sark is an absolute must.
Thanks for posting. I real look at the man, not just the coach. I humble, multi-faceted man, that has faced adversity, been forced to look deep within himself, given a second chance in life, and came out the other side. Thankfully, behind the wheel at The University of Texas.
So much good stuff here (I drank the entire keg of Kool Aid!).
Staring down and beating adversity, and guiding and raising kids into decent people, gives one a perspective that is easy to build upon. Sark has been blessed to have earned so many different opportunities, primarily because he has always had the knowledge, drive and effort to succeed. He has a great personal story to tell, honest and with an open book, and at the end of the day, he is just a good, all around person. His personality resonates with like minded souls and his genuine concern for people, both coaches and players, serves him well.
Kudo's to those that recognized the man behind the clip board and beat back the haters to get him here.
Sark's destiny was to come lead Texas out of the desert wilderness, and he has given us older, occasional Surly Horns, a multi-season pass to enjoy a long ride into the burnt orange sunset.
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2 hours ago, Duane Moore said:
Would highly recommend watching this video if you have the time and want to get pumped about a guy (who, if you’re like me) you haven’t heard of before this week. Another son of a former NFL player, about 1% body fat, trains as a boxer (Scipio will go nuts when he sees that), great looking family, and did the work to graduate early. Looks like a perfect fit for culture and talent. I understand not everyone has the resources to put together a 10 minute, professionally produced profile story like this, but this kid could be an amazing pickup for us.
Fantastic pickup. On a recruiting class of superlative people, and football players, he may be at the top. Learning to jump rope so he can learn to box so he can be quicker on the field. Epitome of dynamic playmaker. Lifting after a boxing session? Who does that? Looks like Dorsett in the hole w/ some Lam Jones open quarter gait.
Hard to see why he wasn't a Day 1 priority. Who cares? We got him. Sark's QB room + WR room + RB room ...
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2 hours ago, DixonHur said:
It's one thing to keep your options open. It's another thing to make the whole process about you.
2 hours ago, DixonHur said:Lol, wut?
The issue is with the showboating and publicly making it about the individual.
Perhaps you don't understand that the whole process is about the ... wait for it ... individual. Identifying, recruiting, visiting, hosting, and signing the individual. For a lot of these kids, they are the biggest thing to happen in their schools and towns in a long time, if not ever. Towns close down for their games. Their signing ceremonies are celebrated in the school gyms, surrounded by their families, coaches, teammates, friends, classmates, etc. This is the culmination of everything they have put into sports. Let them have their moment.
2 hours ago, Teryor said:It is about the individual, all of these decisions are about individual high schoolers doing what makes them feel best and believe are in their best interests and if your feelings are hurt by these kids I hope you find another hobby
This. College recruiting is not for the faint of hearts. The emotional swings and overwhelming volume of misinformation far exceeds the actual positions of the individuals and the coaches. The $9.95's and the diarrhea of analysts and recruirt-niks takes a practiced mind to sift through and process and digest the information, and ignore it, til the name is on the
paperdocusign.Don't ridicule each individual for taking the time to evaluate all the information available and making an informed decision, for them, regardless of how that fits your time table and preconceived notions.
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5 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:
Does Bud understand that ATM’s 3 highest quality “commits” didn’t actually sign yesterday and are likely to go elsewhere?
PhD; “Doctor of Philosophy,” which refers to the immense knowledge a student gains when earning the degree.
The practical application of that knowledge after earning said degree is another story. Our PhD contributor has not made the distinction between committing and signing.
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Bum Phillips talked about the keys to being a good coach, one being to own the locker room.
You're going to have some guys that are behind you and a few who aren't, and a lot of them somewhere in the middle. The key is keeping the guy's that aren't behind you away from the guys in the middle.
Better not to intentionally introduce one of those "aren't behind you guys" into the mix.
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7 hours ago, Sgt. Slaughter said:
You boys sure are doing a lot of fucking celebrating for getting 5th place. Are we really satisfied?
Fuck the rankings; take a look behind the numbers.
Listen to Sark's press conference. He's not done yet. He talks about each players attributes, the character of each person. How they identified a lot of these guys ~ 2 years ago and have watch them work and develop.
We signed 4 guys who have a 3* composite ranking, which pulls our rankings down; a punter, an IOL, and 2 DL. I value the rankings of Bo Davis & Kyle Flood infinitely higher than anybody else. They got the guys they wanted very early in the process. Large humans with big frames that can move, that played other sports (BBall or Baseball). Sark joked about the recruiting guys catching up to his staffs evaluations.
Adding a 3 year starter at DB, from Austin, and a 2 year starter at WR from the portal that bring an ethic and maturity to meld with a stable of new recruits.
Sark talked about the EE's (~16 of 22), getting them on campus early for strength and conditioning. Having enough guys in the spring so the 1's go against the 3's and the 2's against the 4's, at the same time.
11 hours ago, crash_davis said:Paraphrasing, he said that
hethey busted their asses all year with the teams to get to this point and felt bad that they had to get in the portal early to find a home. Sark seems like a damn nice person.FIFY.
He said, "It Sucks!!!" Kids having to make a choice early to make sure they have a spot, and not being able to finish with the team they have been an integral part of all year.
Sark is perfect for Texas. He talked about Jeff Choate, enticing him to leave a HC job at Montana State to be a LB coach at Texas, and starting 5&7. Choate is the new HC at Nevada, and still coaching for Texas. Sark shared his wisdom on balancing the old and new jobs with Choate, having done it twice. He talked about Mukuba's HS coach being on the Texas staff, and Chris Gilbert before him. He wished Gilbert a Happy Birthday in the press conference. Sarks people skills, his awareness and attention to detail pegs the meter, and will pay dividends for us over and over.
3 hours ago, gmr548 said:Do you think there might be something a bit different about the situation the team is currently in than in years past that might prompt that change?
Yes. Guys who weren't fully on board leaving last year as soon as they could v. guys putting in the work all year, having more and better guys in front of you, and encouraged by the coaches to transfer is much different.
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Just an FYi, I bought tickets for a couple of home games at DKR right before the game, and demand far exceeded the supply.
All Texas-Ex's tickets were gone very early.
Individual people trying to sell tickets over 2 games: one, which I bought.
Buying from "scalpers" was almost non-existent, there were very few of them buying or selling, almost all trying to buy.
I bought one from a scalper after looking for 30+ minutes.
Bottom line, I think there is a lot of pent up demand for some Texas Football in the Big Easy.
After a fuck-over from Seat Geek immediately before and after the CFP announcement, I got my tickets from Ticketmaster. Just looked, and similar tickets, all in, are about $40 more than I paid 2 weeks ago.
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8 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:
Announced at the same time: Xavier Fillisame to Texas and all-conference Trey Jones to Aggieland.
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9 hours ago, nnm said:
This is one of the strangest little twists in the 2023 aggy corching saga. I could see him not updating his Twitter bio (what HS kid actually uses Twitter anymore?). I could see KState not updating their webpage because they’re busy with other things. But no updating of either school’s webpages, plus radio silence from Klein?
This is the $64,000 question! or ~ $75 Million ... or whatever
Why have they not updated the official website? Is Klein the OC or not? Who, if anybody is recruiting? How can you identify and pursue transfers and recruits if you don't even have a coaching staff? Who is behind the transfer portal? Elko? Grad assistants? Looch? Does aggy have a website that transfers can self recruit and sign themselves up? Very bizarre.
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
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That mindset existed in the mid 70's, that George Woodard was better than Earl Campbell. They do it to themselves, starting at fish camp, that everything aggy is better, just because.
They see what UT has, take their delusion to obtain/produce "similar" results, and end up with something less than what they could have had.
It is not the buildings that are important, it is the results of the people in the buildings that matter.