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Red Five

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  1. In my 48 years on earth I have never once even for a second understood the appeal of pro wrestling. Even as a kid I was always lost. Diff'rent strokes.
  2. OTF (Vogel): Practice Nuggets from Saturday Evening Wanted to follow up from my late night post regarding the Texas defense and its performance Saturday. I posted, the first text I received regarding the Longhorns' defensive performance had my source enamored by the forecast of the defense in 2025. For those that missed it, this was the text: “The defense is going to be unbelievable.” But to more notes. *** If you have not read @Bobby Burton post from this morning, be sure to check it out. There are great tidbits regarding the Longhorns' third practice in there. *** Starting with the defense. I mentioned coming into camp I expect the defense to be the superior side of the football early in fall camp, and so far that has held firm. This is not to create concern regarding the offense, the unit just needs time to gel across the board. New faces and pieces coming in and out of the starting unit who have yet to see extended snaps with one another is just part of the growing process. But for now, in large part due to creating turnovers, the defense is winning the 11-on-11 battles pretty handedly. *** The pads come on this week, and based off a couple of recurring conversations, this week is going to be huge for the offensive line picture. I don't believe the unit generated as push displacement as hoped in the spring and so far it remains a work in progress. To be blunt, this is my largest concern at the moment regarding the 2025 team. The experience difference in the trenches is where the differential lies currently. Cole Hutson has seen most of the snaps at right guard with Connor Robertson filling in at center as DJ Campbell remains limited. Originally I had heard Campbell may miss time, but that does not appear to be the case as reported by others here at OTF. *** CB Warren Roberson has really come along. Roberson had two interceptions on Saturday, with one mentioned as the most athletic play of the day. LB Liona Lefau has been mentioned as uber consistent in his play both in run and pass support. Freshman TE Emaree Winston had a remarkable leaping reception on a corner route which was heavily contested by Jordon Johnson-Rubell during 1-on-1's. Some positive returns on Derek Williams Jr. as well. I have heard he's been ramping up his intensity each day physically. Conditioning is a large key of his full return and those steps are being taken. *** Wide receiver position is working on who else can join the group of four – Wingo, Moore, Livingstone, Mosley. Again, I am going to sound like a broken record, but Parker Livingstone remains a name that is popping up in these settings. *** Texas has incorporated more under center snaps for Arch Manning than what we were previously accustomed to with Quinn Ewers. My expectation is to see a lot of play action involving Arch's back fully turned to the defense at times this fall. RPO's will remain a piece of the puzzle for the Longhorn offense, but true boot legs, waggles and seven-step drops out of a play action set are expected to increase compared to 2024. For those wondering, I have been told Manning has done a fine job of protecting the football, despite the Texas defense creating a number of turnovers (specifically interceptions) early on in camp.
  3. We don't even really talk about it here anymore when the President sends out messages to the world that are 100% nonsense. Forget actual news outlets treating them as if they are real stories they need to be covering. Just, "Yep, the president is insane alright. Nothing new there. So, wrestling talk?"
  4. Oh good, there's a RT page for it now. And everyone seems to love it. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/war_of_the_worlds_2025
  5. It's truly fascinating to watch. "We must find these secret powerful rich pedophiles who were involved with Epstein!" "What about your cult leader, who was best friends with him for about 15 years, is in a million pictures with him, spoke glowingly of him, allegedly got a hand job from a 13 year-old at this place, famously has zero morals, clearly has a thing for underage girls including his own daughter, and was President when Epstein was killed errrrr I mean when he committed suicide." (blank stare) "We must find these secret powerful rich pedophiles who were involved with Epstein!"
  6. They're not that far off. One says expect him to play, the other says don't expect to see much of him. Whatever. The next month will decide that.
  7. Um, please don't tell me that Dotard actually said that we are prepared for a nuclear war.
  8. The most annoying thing this past offseason was watching Texas fans on various boards take turns on who could be the most pessimistic on CJ Baxter's health. My personal favorite was a guy on OTF who, after Baxter was cleared to rejoin team activities in May, said confidently that we shouldn't expect to see Baxter at all until the 2026 season. Upvotes all around, for this brave take. Hell we had guys here last week talking about how Baxter will miss the first month or six weeks of the season. Well that would be pretty strange for a guy getting first team reps on July 30th, now wouldn't it. Anyway, it's great to see him looking good this early.
  9. IT stuff: Some Saturday afternoon quick hitters for you. The team will take to the practice field at 5:30 again today before being off on Sunday. Star This has probably been the position of greatest mystery the last couple of months. Wardell Mack and Graceson Littleton played Star (nickel) a lot during the spring and continue to do so. But, sources and logic lead us to the opinion that a more experienced veteran will get the start against Ohio State. Enter…Michael Taaffe. The senior second-team All-American safety first made waves in the program at the position and he’s been there a pretty decent amount in the first three practices. He has looked good at the spot (one of the first players mentioned), though he has also worked at safety. While at safety he’s with Jelani McDonald. When Taaffe goes to Star, McDonald has been paired with Derek Williams, Xavier Filsaime, and Jordon Johnson-Rubell. On the surface, it seems unlikely Taaffe would play Star outside of certain looks—he’s the main communicator, after all, and he’s unlikely to play the position in the NFL. But, he has the experience, intelligence, and selflessness to do it. We’ll continue monitoring to see how it plays out. Ryan Wingo and DJ Campbell The sophomore wide receiver and senior offensive guard participated in the first practice but missed the second and third. Smart money says they won’t be back until Monday. While the issues aren’t something that should hamper them long term, they could each use a very productive August to springboard into the season. They are two of the most important players to Texas’ success this year. CJ Baxter is turning heads The third-year running back looks pretty damn healthy. I haven’t heard he’s 100% but did hear he impressed in Friday’s thud tempo practice. Just him being out there is a big win. Not only does he appear healthy after his significant knee injury, he’s also carrying his weight as well as can be expected given the layoff. Should we have expectations for him against Ohio State? Based on the first three practices, a trusted IT source believes Baxter will be available and play in Week 1. Two Friday standouts Junior linebacker Liona Lefau was mentioned for his ability in coverage. He’s a smart player who is always where he’s supposed to be. “When they’re in zone he’s like having another DB out there.” Redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Owens had one of his best practices ever. When Sark brought in Matthew Caldwell he challenged the other quarterbacks to beat him out. Owens apparently took that to heart.
  10. 20 number might include INTs.
  11. So either Campbell or Wingo was hungover at the first practice. Got it.
  12. I have a question. Mr. Dotard, why did you transfer the world's most famous living child sex predator to a minimum security prison today?
  13. ... and he'll fill it with Kid Rock or someone. "See, we added 200 million jobs last quarter. Kid Rock doing a great job! Much better than that previous piece of shit who was just making up numbers."
  14. He wanted to stop testing, during a pandemic. Because more tests = more covid. That's something that actually happened, and then we re-elected him.
  15. Sounds like fair lodging for the world’s most notorious living child sex trafficker.
  16. I meant to put disappear in quotes.
  17. She will probably walk away and disappear, but not before signing an affidavit which says Dotard didn't fuck any kids or anything like that.
  18. Considering that you can't even see what it is, I'm going to venture that it's more likely a possum or raccoon than a visitor from another planet.
  19. Man, that's a trip down memory lane. I haven't seen her in forever.
  20. Just imagine how fucking stupid you would have to be to read all of that and still think he deserves your support. I mean, forget everything else. Just that.
  21. "The car pictured behind President Trump is a stock image of a Russian/Soviet made VAZ 2101, better known as the Lada 1200. It is not an American made car." hahahaha
  22. Pretty hilarious actually. "Full transparency! We're gonna release everything! Well, right after we black out all the names and other shit we don't want you to see. And you know what, let's just go ahead and not release anything at all. Well except Ghislane Maxwell. oops, spoiler."
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