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Jacob McCandles

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  1. 4 minutes ago, Yama Yak Yachtzi said:

    First of all, all of that is complete garbage. They've always measured themselves against The University of Texas, and they always will. Second, they just don't get it and never will. They equate "more students" and a higher acceptance rate with a better school. They are building Blinn Sr. College academically. They are behind Rice, UT-Austin, SMU, UT-Dallas, and Baylor academically and will continue to slide.  

    Compare: "What starts here changes the World" with "The goal is to fill the state with Aggies to ensure that our donations for both academics and athletics outpace theirs for the foreseeable future." Sad, Sad, Sad.

     

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  2. 1 minute ago, Iconoclast Texan said:

    Karl Rove finally called O’Rourke Beto now that he lost. Was calling him Robert O’Rourke all night 

    Rove actually was calling him "Robert Francis O'Rourke"

     

  3. I suspect that TX Sooner's argument is based on the fact that the official said "Personal foul. Defense No. 32. Horse collar tackle after the pass."

    Regardless, the official was incompetent in understanding the rule or incompetent in explaining the call.

  4. this is how it was listed in the play by play. Not as roughing the passer; as a horse collar.

    3rd & 15 at TEX 37

    (0:15 - 1st) Grier, Will pass incomplete to Simms, Marcus, PENALTY TEXAS horse collar tackle (Roach, Malcolm) 15 yards to the TEXAS22, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WESTVIR.

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  5. Offensive holding is in the rule book; it probably can be called on almost every play; there is a degree of subjectivity to the calls. Defensive pass interference is in the rule book; it probably can be called on a number of pass plays where the coverage is tight; there is a degree of subjectivity to the calls. Hell, the b.s. defensive holding on DL who allegedly are trying to prevent the OL from reaching the LBs is in the rule book; it definitely can be called a lot more than it is; there is a huge degree of subjectivity to the calls. 

    Calls of these ^^^^ types are going to be made and are going to impact the game. There is nothing Texas or any other team can do about them. If you don't want calls of these types to impact the game, out play your opponent to where the calls don't matter.

    But to call a penalty that does not exist is absurd. The NFL recently fired an official who missed a blatant false start. Whichever official made the call and the head official who did not respond with "hey, asshole, that is not in the rule book" but instead marched off the penalty, both need to be cut loose today.

    While that call alone did not cost Texas the game (i.e. Texas had ample opportunity to bounce back from the shitty call), the players, coaches, and fans in the B12 deserve better than to have officials on the field who do not know the fucking rules. 

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  6. 2 minutes ago, Horndog said:

    While we now need help, it's still possible.  With 3 games left, Texas can win out, or realistically lose 2 of 3.  The only realistic CCG participants at this point are OU (5-1), WVU (5-1), Texas (4-2), and ISU (4-2).  Here are the remaining schedules:

    Texas - @Tech, ISU, @Kansas

    OU - OSU, Kansas, @WVU

    WVU - TCU, @OSU, OU

    ISU - Baylor, @Texas, KSU

    Scenario 1:  Texas wins out; OU and WVU win their next 2; OU beats WVU.  OU (8-1) is first and Texas and WVU tie for 2nd (7-2).  WVU wins tiebreaker head-to-head over Texas.  OU v. WVU rematch for CCG.

    Scenario 2:  Texas wins out; OU and WVU win their next 2; WVU beats OU.  WVU (8-1) is first.  Texas and OU tie for 2nd (7-2).  Texas wins head-to-head.  Texas v. OU CCG.

    Scenario 3:  Texas wins out; OU wins out; WVU loses to OU and one other.  OU is first (8-1); Texas is 2nd (7-2).  OU v.  Texas in CCG.

    Scenario 4:  Texas wins out; OU wins next 2 and loses to WVU; WVU loses one other game and beats OU.  Three way tie at 7-2.  Head-to-head is tied at 1-1 each.  Next tiebreaker is record against 4th place team, likely ISU.  WVU is eliminated.  Texas and OU in CCG.  

    Since history tells us that nothing good ever happens when we need OU to lose, Scenario Scenario 3 may be the only one that might have a chance.  So we need WVU to lose either to TCU or OSU.  If Texas loses another game, ISU is the only team that might break into the CCG besides OU and WVU.  If they win out (with a win over Texas) a win by OU over WVU probably puts ISU in the CCG because of their win over WVU.    

    you have a typo in #2 - should be Texas v WVa

    in #4, the three teams would not be 1-1 in head to head ... OU would be 0-2. Texas 1-1. WVa 2-0

  7. 28 minutes ago, UncleBuck said:

    I think people underestimated how big of a total rebuild of this program that Herman walked into, and how, outside of WR, poor this offensive roster was. 

    To further support my argument that the Jimmys and the Joes are more important that the X's and the O's, do we really think Urban keeps a known abuser on staff if the abuser wasn't a top 5 recruiter? The primary focus of a college football program is talent accumulation. Just ask the middle of the road OC from Oklahoma who won a crystal football because he could convince talented high school football players to put ketchup on a Popsicle ... 

  8. 13 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

    I agree was rebuild BUT Herman also lost two games because he and staff completely overlooked opponent: Maryland - no film study, lots of terrible formations, play calls etc & TT - that goofy ass play on the 1 yd line where Sam faked around and stuff instead of just smash mouthing the ball (shit hand it to Poona if you want to get cute like that)

    ^^^^ cute window dressing because the coaches knew they couldn't overpower f'ing Maryland!!! Same thing with Tech in the last game. Same thing with OkState in OT. They didn't "try to get cute," they "had to get cute" because that was the only option. 

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  9. 23 minutes ago, UncleBuck said:

    if you don't have the right QB, or the right pigs and horses around the "ehh ok" QB etc... (and etc... and etc...), even the good coordinators are going to be made to look like a fool sometimes. 

    Emory Bellard, Bill Yoeman, Hal Mumme, The Pirate are all just a few of the great offensive minds who came up with dynamic window dressing to change offensive football. I suspect that none of them could have produced with our talent the past few years ... primarily the (lacking)O-Line talent.

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  10. 48 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

    But I am skeptical that every single non-dominant offense just needs to call different plays.

    ^^^^ this right here.

    There are really only seven plays in football:  inside run; off-tackle run; sweep; misdirection (counter, boot, reverse); play action pass; roll out pass; drop back pass. Everything else (formation, personnel groupings, blocking scheme, option plays, RPO, route combos) is window dressing. If your talent on O is greater than the talent on the opposing D, the less window dressing you need. Bama beats most teams because they overpower them with talent. Same with Clemson. Same with OhState. Same with the 2006 NC team for us.

    Texas should always have enough talent to beat nine/ten of the teams on its schedule without "window dressing." It has not been in that position lately.   

     

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  11. 6 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

    Care to explain this one? 

    I don't think there are other Mexicans on the team ...

    Cubans? yes; Dominicans? yes; Venezuelans? yes; Puerto Ricans? yes ... Mexicans,? no

  12. 5 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

    Meh i'd rather altuve and Correa sit and be healthy for the real season in October than beating the rangerettes. Every team has ups and downs in a 162 game season and I have confidence this reigning World Champs will figure it out. 

    Springer, Bregman and Gurriel are good enough to get hits and score so they need to step up.

    Agreed. It is baseball. 162 games. Shit happens. Injuries happen. About this time last year the Stros got swept by the WSox.

    The plan remains the same:

    Stay ahead of the Tribe

    Get the SS (and now ALMVP) healthy

    Get a plan for the Pen 

  13. 23 minutes ago, Landomatic said:

    Bumping this thread...have trip booked for mid August.  Southwest flight from Dallas to Ft Lauderdale to T&C.  Staying at Gansevoort which looks amazing.  Only thing we really have booked is riding horses on the beach.  Is this fish fry thing really worth doing?  Anything else we need to know?

    Try the Conch Shack - very casual, on beach spot for dinner

    Hit Chinson's Grille Shack to and from airport 

    Everything is super expensive at the grocery and liquor stores - so plan accordingly

     

     

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