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Skipper

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  1. I'll be interested to see if MSU employs the same strategy as they did last year (playing to shorten the game, consistently snapping the ball with under 5 secs left and conservative play calling mixing runs and short passes just trying to keep the chains moving). They had the true FR QB and overall were pretty terrible on both sides of the ball last year so it made sense, and if you all recall, it was an extremely frustrating first 2/3 of the game before we finally broke it open. I have barely watched MSU this year but I feel all things equal Lebby would prefer to play (or at least mix in) Tempo if he thinks he has the personnel like at Ole Miss and OU. With this being 4th straight 'road' game with defense playing 80+ snaps last week, I think if I were them I would mirror game plan from last year and keep our D on the field.
  2. I wasn't necessarily talking about Texas this year. To the larger point, it's pretty clear Sankey saw the NFL parity coming and that's why he's open to playoff expansion + more guaranteed SEC spots. Particularly with a 9 game conference schedule. As for Texas, certainly not excusing this season as it's clear we are wasting a championship caliber defense. If we could pair it with even a top 30 offense we would be an elite team. But offense is a complete failure across the board and I don't think fixable. We don't have a true #1 WR or #1 RB which might not be a disaster if they weren't paired with an absolutely horrible OL and a QB that misses layups every single game. I think there should be changes to the staff that misjudged personnel this bad + massive re-trades on any budget consuming NIL deals or let guys walk (i.e., Wingo/Moore if they are getting paid like #1's) + competition at every position. Offense is bad enough that blowing it all up with 4+ new starters that aren't currently on the roster is probably the best option. I'm not out on Sark at all as he's built the program that actually has high expectations again but I think we got extremely complacent on offense and Sark needs new voices in the room (and I'm definitely supportive of the idea to take coordinating/play calling off of his plate so he's not spread so thin). I heard through the grapevine BEFORE the FL game that Sark's demeanor this season is completely different (i.e., he's pissed off all the time) and now I think pretty easy to see why. I'm guessing he saw this trainwreck coming in training camp.
  3. This. Is there a single program in the country where the fans are consistently happy with their coach? Particularly in the new era with top talent disbursed all across the country? There were serious calls for Day's head after Michigan last year. If he were to lose to Michigan again this year, that would start up again championship be damned. Everyone at Bama was ready to fire DeBoer after the FSU loss and, talking to Bama fans a couple of weeks ago, they are still one loss away from turning on him again. If UGA doesn't either win the SEC championship or make a playoff run this year, UGA fans will start grumbling. This isn't excusing Texas this year as I think our staff completely shit the bed from an offensive personnel standpoint and we're wasting a championship level defense, but I think it's going to be hard for fans of big brand programs across the country to adjust to the reality that college football (and the SEC in particular) is basically the NFL now with point spreads typically within 10 points for the vast majority of conference games which means 'unexpected' upsets every week (just like in the NFL), but with even more variability given these are younger less experienced players with inconsistent performances week to week.
  4. This is pretty much where I am. Young teams rarely play consistent week to week. I think we've seen our floor against UTEP and Florida and maybe our top level the 2nd half of OU. I'm guessing we get a mixed bag this week as well and luckily Kentucky just doesn't have the roster that Florida does. I think we get a relatively frustrating win and frankly that would be fine with me. We need to try to get more consistent, stay healthy and stack wins during this phase of the schedule.
  5. I'm not telling you that you are wrong and I have no doubt it was a great setup. I'm just trying to offer advice given lack of sales. I've attended several of yours and can attest to how solid they are. But I'm just letting you know that nobody in the group we were with had interest in a Texas specific tailgate on that trip as everyone wanted to check out the Gainesville vibe. I think if it were a night game and people thought there would have been enough time to do both, your ticket sales would have reflected that.
  6. I think what hurts attendance at a place like Florida (or TN next year) is a lot of people are making the trip for the first time and want to take in and walk around the campus, drink and eat in local restaurants/bars and otherwise experience from that perspective vs. a tailgate with longhorns. Most I know that went to Florida didn't stay in Gainesville so only experienced campus area pregame. I think you would have had better attendance at Florida had it been a night game as people could have done both.
  7. I don't think this has anything to do with CJ one way or the other and certainly not the staff pushing Gibson out the door mid-season (unless an unreported culture issue which I doubt is the case). Gibson is just looking out for himself by preserving his RS. He knows he's not getting 1st or 2nd team carries absent multiple injuries.
  8. Hopefully the RB room can stay healthy and this won't impact us but stuff like this (happening across college football no doubt) is another reason the redshirt rule needs to just go away. Every athlete should get up to 5 seasons of eligibility period. That's it. No 4 game rule. No injury redshirt (although I could be convinced otherwise on this point). But if a player signs on to a team for a year, they should be expected to finish that year out or lose any Revshare/NIL benefits. From Gibson's perspective, it makes complete sense to leave the team now as he hasn't burned a shirt and gets to retain this year of eligibility, but we just need to remove the entire concept from the equation. He could stay here and be a depth piece and potentially get a chance to either carve out a role for himself here or help his value in the portal if we end up needing to play him. Instead, it's essentially a wasted year for him and a wasted roster slot for Texas.
  9. I can't make tonight (tix already traded for later game) and also can't make this Thurs or next Tues with youth sports. Anyone looking to buy tix to Thurs or next Tues before I list? In 105N. Our season ticket price is $138 per this year. Haven't checked 'market' but would take something less than that I'm sure for early season weeknight.
  10. Someone in our group mentioned there was a part of the midway this year closer to the stadium (maybe where the busses came in?) that you had to show (not scan) your ticket to get through. I wonder if they tried to do a mini "outer fence" on that side. But I 100% agree the outer fence would solve the problem. They did that for the Stars Winter Classic game. Huge outer fence and it was so much easier to move around for a sold out event. Of course, the only fair park attendees that day were going to the game so the 'fair' is what makes it such a unique setting but also pain in the ass for crowd management.
  11. Pretty clear from the posts that it's a night and day difference between if you were on the renovated west side or non-renovated east side which happened to also be the side everyone was baking in the sun so non-renovated concourses extra crowded. The west side was much improved. Hopefully when they work on the east side the mensa candidates designing it can add a few more urinals to the restrooms. It's not rocket science. Only 4 urinals in a restroom meant to be utilized by 1000+ people is true design malpractice, but still overall much better and next season i'm just going to go scout out where a bigger restroom is pregame.
  12. Anyone that prefers that is a moron.
  13. I don't remember if it was this thread or another thread but a poster was taking the position Sark can't win big games and in support of that position claimed that neither @ A&M with the SEC Championship game on the line for the winner or either of the 2 playoff wins last year were "big games". That is the kind of 'fan' I was referring to in my post that would claim yesterday isn't a big game W.
  14. This. Their LT held just about every play in the first half and no calls.
  15. That was definitely significantly better line play yesterday than I expected even in an optimistic scenario considering the quality of opponent. Hopefully can start to build some confidence. Clear weak link of the team but if they can continue to improve our season outlook changes significantly. Hopefully we all look back as Florida as the ass kicking they needed to step up and get better. Need to rewatch game but I thought Brooks played better after a rough start and see that is a consensus. Tough position for him to be put in but encouraging he held up ok.
  16. On the upper west side the renovations really helped this. So much more room now. Where we were was the best for in game beer sales easily. Never a wait longer than a couple of minutes and enough open space that they weren't in the way.
  17. Well I've been to 27 and only a handful have been 2:30 kicks so that hits different. Last year waited too late for our Fletchers and stood in line too long around noon. This year did that at 10:30 and sole focus until leaving for game at that point was beer. But hey, clearly fair food is really important to you so will gladly stop engaging.
  18. The way yesterday went is exactly why I said it would be absolutely idiotic to play Mateer under the circumstances. Thankfully they have a head coach who is indeed that idiotic. If yesterday plays out exactly the same with Hawkins, they largely would have gotten a free pass from the national media, and while their own fans would still be pissed, they would be confident all could be salvaged once Mateer is back. Instead, Venables back squarely on the hot seat with his fan base and season could easily crater from here. Love it.
  19. You are in the stadium for 5 hours. I'm not missing the game to go back outside to fucking eat. Have you ever been to a Red River game? And you clearly missed the first part about Fletchers early. But yes, adjusting food routine for 2:30 kick next year.
  20. Getting in was night and day difference. Way easier than this year and significant improvements in that respect so props to them for that. Our seats were in the upper west side and that big concourse they added is really nice. A ton more room up there. Massive fail though to whomever did the bathroom redesign. A men's bathroom with 2 urinals and 2 stalls (one ADA) to serve several thousand people is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Beer and Water sales were fine and plentiful where we were but food was nonexistent. Wife left 2 mins before half and took her until end of half use restroom and find someone selling CFA sandwiches. I'm assuming there is a better restroom somewhere to walk to so going to need to find that in future years. The 2:30 start makes it tricky as we typically get Fletchers around 10:30 or 11AM but then get hungry mid-game. Probably going to need to remember to grab some more food before heading into stadium next year.
  21. We have always had a decent amount of absolute shit 'fans' and this thread is Exhibit A. I'm 11-16-1 in that stadium. Can't fathom nitpicking a 17 point W against OU.
  22. Don't worry. All the idiots will say this wasn't a big game W for Sark if OU ends up losing 4.
  23. Fuck all the haters. Sark took us out of a decade + of absolute shit football. Some people are incapable of appreciating the good times.
  24. Oh for sure. You take a regulation W @ Jets all day every day, pretty, ugly, who cares.
  25. Hard for me to get back into Hockey season in October but good W!
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