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  1. Sorry, as I was compiling the list I forgot about the whole out of state thing and just listed the replacements. Hookfin was in-state too. But the original point about going OOS was a big theme with Bru, Floyd, Smith, etc. The spin was about going national after the sugar bowl win, but really we were just missing on guys. And without NIL and the SEC, we weren't even really making in-roads to southeast.
  2. I remember one of the big dynamics for the 19 class was going out of state. Jimbo was able to capitalize on the first year coaching bump and some bags with in-state guys, so we ended up going out of state for replacements. Demarvin Leal, Kenyon Green, Demani Richardson, Dylan Wright, and Brian Williams were replaced by Tyler Owens, Myron Warren, Marcus Washington, Chris Adimora, Tyler Hookin, etc. I also remember the twitter slap fights about our WR class vs. OU's class of five stars (Jadon Haselwood, Theo Wease, Trejan Bridges). At least we weren't alone in misery there.
  3. Week 4! And I'm even posting it on time! Final Score: Texas 38 - Baylor 6 AP Ranking Before: 3 Highlights Every Play Broadcast AP Ranking After: 3 Postgame Articles My big takeaway from the game is that this was the official coming out party for Sweat, Murphy, and the rest of the IDL. We already knew they were good but they completely blew up Baylor's gameplan on the first couple drives. Really strong performance. We also got to see Brooks show out, improved mobility from Quinn (which is something worth revisiting in later games), and stellar red zone defense (two field goals on six trips). And one thing that luckily did not carry throughout the rest of the season was two muffed punts by Xavier Worthy and Jordan Whittington.
  4. Worthy is like 5 plays away from being an all-time longhorn great up there with Shipley. Started to type them out but decided to not go that route. Just sucks all around, but luckily it didn't matter in that game.
  5. Immamac and I haven't figured out the hosting yet but here is the Wyoming game. I promise to remember to post on a Monday at some point before the end of the series! AP Ranking Before: 4 Highlights Every Play Broadcast AP Ranking After: 3 Postgame Articles Well, this was certainly the letdown game that we all feared after Bama. But the team rallied late and put an inferior opponent away. To their credit, this was the third straight game to start the year where the team finished strong. The narrative around the clutchness of this team swung all sorts of ways over the course of the year. Two quick notes on the actual gameplay: 1) those quick outs were a harbinger of things to come in the secondary and 2) as far as I remember, this was the only really long run we gave up this year.
  6. Hadn't thought about draft numbers since everyone finalized decisions to stay or declare. 8 should be safe (Worthy, Mitchell, Sweat, Murphy, Brooks, Sanders, Ford, Jones). Watts and Robinson will have outside shots as well. I had thought we could hit double digits but Majors, Barron, and Collins returning is great. If only Murphy were a year older he could have cashed in on his day 2 grade instead of transferring.
  7. Good list. Only thing I'd change is Milwee. Good hire (for what Sark needs), good results. He'd been hired as an OC but chose to come here instead when Sark was hired.
  8. Oof Only things to add that haven't been said A) We now have three major question marks on our defensive coaching staff. Not ideal B) This is a huge offseason for IDL development As has been said, nobody knows how this will work out, but this is disappointing
  9. Forgot to post Game 2 yesterday but here is the Alabama game! AP Ranking Before: 11 Highlights Every Play Broadcast AP Ranking After: 4 Postgame Articles I watched this game by myself in my home office and I was fucking pumped. Burke was a monster. I hope we get to see more of that after an offseason of development and getting healthy. Sark baptized Caleb Downs in CFB. The OL bounced back in a huge way after giving us a panic against Rice. Oh, and Isaiah Bond and Amari Nyblack had some nice plays too.
  10. Thanks! Appreciate the work you're doing
  11. Would it be possible for you to put the OTF news bar on the individual forums pages? I only ever go to the 9.95 and Football boards, so I like the widget, but I never visit the home page really
  12. To: Alabama Football Staff From: CKD Subject: A Fork in the Road Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter Bama 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore. This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade. Bama will also be much more football-driven. Recruiting and roster management will still be very important and report to me, but those coaching football will constitute the majority of our team and have the greatest sway. At its heart, Bama is a football team, so I think this makes sense. If you are sure that you want to be part of the new Bama, please click yes on the link below: Anyone who has not done so by 5pm ET tomorrow (Thursday) will receive three months of severance. Whatever decision you make, thank you for your efforts to make Bama successful. CKD
  13. I'd be more in favor of teaching the high 4 or 5* (depending on who you ask) TE with WR speed how to block on running plays, but maybe that's just me. Helm will still get plenty of snaps, don't worry about that. Yeah, no shit. I actually don't think it is just you that would prefer that. If Niblack learns to block that will be great. Personally I see that as a two year journey but I'm happy to hope he puts it together this offseason. And I know Helm isn't an elite blocker in his own right, so if Niblack can be serviceable he'll earn PT. Personally, my way-too-early prediction for our front-line personnel is Cook/Bond/Baxter/Blue/Helm with Golden and Niblack mixing into the rotation in an impactful way. Bolden seems like he's headed for '21/'22 Keilan usage.
  14. Curious about sentiment on the board: anybody expect Helm to start over Niblack (with Niblack still getting plenty of reps rotating in for passing downs and 12 personnel)? That's where I'm at but maybe it's a minority opinion.
  15. Look at how he's locked in for next year. Already carbo-loading for week 1.
  16. I think they usually sign a memorandum of understanding so that the coach can start working while the contract details are worked out and approved by the BOR. IIRC that's why A&M announced Adazzio getting an extension in like October of this past year when his previous contract had expired 10 months before. They had a MOU in place in between.
  17. The 2023 Texas Longhorns football season was awesome. Let's relive and appreciate it in this thread. Each Monday, I'm going to post the highlights, every play, and broadcast replay for our games this year. We can take the week to watch and discuss, book club style. If I did my math right, the last game will be posted the week leading up to the spring game. Here are some guiding questions for discussion: What are your general thoughts on the game? What were your thoughts back when the game was played? Did you see anything on rewatch that you missed during the season? What players were underappreciated for their performance? In hindsight, how did the team's performance fit in with season trends? Did you see anything from young guys that will be stepping into larger roles in 2024? Game 1 was against the Rice Owls, of course. Highlights Every Play Broadcast
  18. Boyd's not wrong. Sark is going to run the ball. Our offense is still going to be multiple with 12 personnel , 21, and jumbo sets mixed in to base. We've got great RBs too.
  19. Why is everyone questioning my inclusion of Rutgers in Tier 2!?
  20. FSU already agreed to the deal
  21. just checking to see if anybody would read it or if everyone else also just scrolls past all this stuff like I do Hopefully we see some dominoes in the secondary
  22. Criteria (in order): prestige/history, access to talent (location is biggest but not only factor), NIL capabilities, in-state competition (if access to talent is predicated on that) Tier 1 (no particular order within tiers): Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, USC Tier 2: A&M, Notre Dame, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Rutgers, Penn State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee Tier 3: Miami, Washington, Clemson, Nebraska, Michigan State
  23. Jackson was an upgrade over Marion if only for his ability to manage the WR room
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