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  1. 34 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

    I'm more than just a little nervous about our game coming up w/ Boise in 2 weeks.

    They curb-stomped Troy, 56-20, on the road.  I know it's only Troy, but Troy isn't terrible.  The won 11 games last year and are one of the best teams in the Sun Belt. And playing them at their place in the first game of the year would be no picnic for most teams, but Boise ran circles around them.

    We better have our shit together in a few weeks or we'll get embarrassed.

    boise is damn good this year. 

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  2. 2 hours ago, Machinator said:

    I enjoyed this, as always. I do feel obligated to post your prediction from last year, because for all the shit we gave bizzle, he was right on with his regular season prediction of 7-5 last year.

     

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    I always enjoy these, bizzle. Good work. I can't say much for your choices in booze, but I only store scotch for relatives and enemies, so $#@! it. 

    I think you are kennel blind, or your source is, on your secondary beyond Oliver and Watts. Wake me up when Priest Willis resembles mediocre. The CB element of your defense makes Tony Holmes and Ryan Palmer blush with embarrassment. 

    Good teams are strong down the middle, supposedly. At least in baseball. Not real sure that's going to help you on the gridiron, but, well, maybe Sumlin is a big Astros fan or something. I like your backfield, interior OL, DTs, and Kirk. You're going to need some luck and magic beyond that.

    I've called it for months - I think New Mexico and Bob Davie publicly butt$#@! you in Kyle Field in November. If he's not arrested for sodomy on the way out of town (and let's face it, if the sheep have no recourse, why would a soon to be fired coach get any help from the law?), I could see Old Army making an impassioned and well-heeled plea for the weathered but masterful hands of a one Coach Davie to guide ATM back on course. That's probably just me fantasizing, but it's a great fantasy. 

    I don't like your outlook this season. I see 4-8 and a lot of laughter.

     

    when you've fucked a chicken as long as i have, you know it well. 

     

    2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    Ha. Well, if you want me to play it straight on a Texas ATM prediction and not just be an antagonist, my call is 5-7 on the season. I don’t know if you have noticed, but when making grandiose predictions on the football board, I tend to go a bit over the top. 

    i had not noticed. 

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  3. 21 hours ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

    Always enjoy your yearly predictions. 

    In addition to w/l, what are your thoughts on:

    - how many games would Fisher have to lose this season (or this and next) for your money guys to start hiring pi's to start monitoring for cause? 

    - what's your personal take on Jimbos agreement terms?  At what point (w/l) would you start to say "oh shit"? 

    i think as long as we show some sort of step towards actual physicality, play gap sound defense and continue to recruit well, there's not much that's going to throw me over the next 2 seasons. jimbo's style almost guarantees we're going to be in a couple of games we shouldn't over the next two seasons both with teams way more and less talented. 

    i'll start to say oh shit when WTI gets below $35 / barrel. 

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  4. 9 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

    For those worried about everything falling into place for aggy after this year... don't.

    Next year:

    At Clemson

    At Georgia

    At LSU

    At Ole Miss

    Arky neutral

    Home Auburn

    Home Bama

    Home MSU

    Home South Carolina

    I see 4 absolute losses + 5 probable losses

     

    2020

    At Bama

    At Auburn

    At MSU

    At South Carolina

    Neutral Arky

    Home LSU

    Home Ole Miss

    4 probable losses + 3 tossups

     

    i see possible death from tailgating at clemson, athens, baton rouge, oxford, auburn and tuscaloosa, but i am but a simple man who has a soft spot for southern trust-fund brunettes. 

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  5. 12 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

    25 commits, how many more they taking?  27?  28?

    damn houston nutt for ruining those 37 member classes for everyone. 

    and wright reminds me a little bit of brennan eagles - big dude that can run that looks incredible getting off the bus but the production seems a little lower than it should be. crazy high ceiling, low floor kid.

  6. 18 hours ago, Fud said:

    LSU never offered Tongue or Constantin, and never pushed for Harris. They landed Starks, and Aranda chose to go with Marcel Brooks and a 3* from Alabama over those mentioned above, for better or for worse

    Bama gave Harris a take it or leave it commitment ultimatum awhile back and Harris didn't commit. Then in June when Harris tried to commit, Bama told him they weren't ready to take his commitment. Don't be surprised if they circle back, and when A&M's season is down the drain, it should be academic at that point 

    i love this thread so damn much.

  7. 12 minutes ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said:

    Fuente not taking Dickey with him to VaTech says plenty.

    he tried, Dickey wanted to see his daughter graduate from high school. 

    and as someone pointed out above, dickey is less there for his play-calling acumen, and more for his relationships with seemingly every high school coach in the region, his experience in about 10 different offensive systems, and most importantly the fact he is a great dude and can get along with anybody. fantastic guy to get a beer with and listen to stories. 

     

  8. 3 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    Sumlin's second real class also got a gigantic boost from the Manziel Heisman hype, new facilities, and the SEC move. And we were terrible at the time. Unless they shock with a really good season this year, I don't see that happening for them in the 2020 class especially if Herman gets things rolling here.

    That said, I know it's easy to bag on them for filling up on bread and I know their elf coach promised a top 1 or 2 class, but a top 6-10 finish is nothing to sneeze at. They are doing well this cycle. 

    i think the real question, as always, is in evaluations. that 2013 class ended up being weirdly terrible for pretty much everybody in the region, but can jimbo's staff consistently recruit top 10 quality without nearly the attrition and misses sumlin had? obviously as a fan I'm hoping so, but it's also the only way his offense is going to work. 

     

     

  9. 23 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    I've been where you're at, man, and I feel for you. You really, really need this coaching hire to work out and you've convinced yourself that it will, and cleanly. Anyone or anything referencing otherwise must be a rube, a loon, or both. 

    That all said, I've merely aged like a fine wine. I'm taking a position based on what I believe, just like I always have. 

    i've always appreciated your taking of positions, you've just lost any and all objectivity when it comes to looking at the actual players since jimbo arrived, which is fine. 

    22 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

    If he stumbles, will you be off to Canada again?

    just got back from 3 weeks in portland / vancouver. why the hell i spend any time in texas between memorial and labor day is a mystery wrapped in ball sweat. 

     

  10. 2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    I know we've touched on this, but it is pretty interesting to watch what is happening in BCS. They're taking a bunch of character issue guys and grade risks, and a bunch of mercenaries or players with bad hangers on within their circle. This will either blow-up hilariously and the attrition will ultimately be off the charts, or this has the makings of an outlaw program with no moral compass a la ATM under Sherrill, OU under Switzer, and Miami generally. That's somewhat ominous to me. 

    Look at the players:

    2018-

    -Bobby Brown - a flake who juked around with multiple schools until the last second and also looks like Tarzan but plays like Jane.

    -Tank Jenkins - auction

    -Jashaun Corbin - auction

    -James Foster - auction that the in-state schools more or less ignored until Bama got desperate late.

    -Vernon Jackson - flake who thinks he's going to play TB at ATM and be a star. Note: Oscar Giles failed to offer him the opportunity to start out at TB until the afternoon of signing day. Strong work, Oscar. 

    -Leon O'Neal - an undertalented, overrated prima donna who expects to start early and be a high draft pick after 3 years. A shattered worldview for this guy will be one of the greatest aggie meltdowns in years.

     

    2019-

    -Erick Young - TankedBevo's plaintive protestations aside, this dude pulled a stunt I've never even seen before and showed us who he is in the process.

    -Bobby Wolfe - the 2019 version of Leon O'Neal. Getting these two goobers in the same DB film room will probably asphyxiate everyone else due to a lack of oxygen being present when they're done talking/beating chests.

    -Bobby Williams - a stud who shut everything down in one visit and is not speaking to anyone else, anywhere. ATM struck an absolutely great deal here with the family.

    -Jeffery Carter - he has a turd hanging on to him that has caused many programs to end pursuit. It's pretty bad if that happens. He's a stud player with a helicopter parent firing RPGs from above, so it should be awesome to witness. 

    -Kenyon Green - I told the story of his dad allegedly trying to find a bidding war for his kid's attendance to an all-star game. I've never heard of that one before, but it's hilarious. Anyway, another one who thinks he's one thing, but he projects as something else, and not a person around him has ever told him otherwise or thought it themselves.

    -Tarian Lee - needs a brain transplant to get into college.

    -Andre White - another guy who visits one time and shuts everything down and won't speak to anyone. Okay.

    -Beason and Brooks - I don't think ATM is done looking at either of these two.

    They'll also look to close around signing day on some of the purer auctions with guys who either never visit or mention them until the final 2-3 weeks of this period, or guys that the local programs simply will not touch, hence their availability. 

    Can you build a program around these types? Florida did it, but they also had a transcendent leader who kept the thugs in line. Things went sideways when he was done. Earlier examples don't fit due to the high, high level of talent that was being purchased, and locally, for OU, ATM, and Miami when they were doing what they were doing. All three of those scenarios ended badly nonetheless. Only ATM was incompetent enough to not win at least one MNC during their run. 

    your slow march towards crazy on this website is a hell of a thing to behold. and i am here for it.

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  11. 1 hour ago, texifornia said:

    He does if they start in Texas, commit to aggy, and transfer OOS.

    hell yeah he does. love it when those IMG academy guys show up ranked #14 in state.

    also, i'm halfway drunk listening to high violet on vinyl . . . but after looking at his hudl i'm pretty sure zach fuckin' caldaza is the next dan marino.

  12. 1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:

    Bizzle, I sounded the same way without study of film back in the 90s. Watching higher ranked players go to other schools and thinking, "the number 15 player might be nearly as good as the number 6 player; that's what some of the recruiting guys say."

    this is a good point, however: a. my post above literally refers to the film of tarian hill. b. this board isn't exactly populated with people pouring over hudl videos. 

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