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  1. On 12/17/2025 at 12:09 PM, Scholz said:

    Guilbeau "gave everything he had to make this university proud".

    Except a block (instead of celebrating) on an interception that would've won us the SEC title.

     

    On 12/17/2025 at 1:01 PM, TxTower said:

    Will never ever forget him standing there flapping and celebrating when he could’ve easily blocked the only guy capable of stopping a game winning TD.

    What a moron.

    I didn't come here tonight to be pissed off but here we are.

  2. 4 hours ago, Blotto said:

    Fuck off Sark. PK deserved better than to be fired. fix your side of the fucking ball or we'll lose at least three next year.

    In a vaccuum sure, but I doubt this was Sark walking into PK's office out of the blue with a pink slip. If PK was lining up his exit to USC or wherever then it's Sark's perogative to move forward with a clean break and secure what he views as the top option.

  3. Just now, The_Great_Hornsby said:

    Counterpoint. The defense looked worse as the season went on and other SEC caliber teams learned how to game plan against it. After Kentucky we were giving up 30+ points a game until we gave up 17 to aggy. He has the best recruits in the nation and a decline in performance is not great. Bringing in a guy like Muschamp with skins on the wall and is that is familiar with the program is a home run hire and a huge move to improve our already good defense. For once Sark was proactive and made a good choice and yall want to act like he is crazy. 

    Counterpoint. The defense looked worse as the season went on and other SEC caliber teams learned how to game plan against it. After Kentucky we were giving up 30+ points a game until we gave up 17 to aggy. He has the best recruits in the nation and a decline in performance is not great. Bringing in a guy like Muschamp with skins on the wall and is that is familiar with the program is a home run hire and a huge move to improve our already good defense. For once Sark was proactive and made a good choice and yall want to act like he is crazy. 

    Can you post it again?

    I have high expectations for Muschamp and think he can do a great job, I don't disagree with you, but with the caveat that year 1 in any new system has hiccups. It's the latter part that makes me skeptical of the fanfic line that Sark just canned PK because the defense took a step back (as if the OC isn't a bigger problem through that lens).

    Texas is all in on 2026 and that vision probably didn't include breaking in a new DC because the year 1 issues that can entail are at odds with the idea of maximizing next year. I think Sark was proactive in the sense that he was aware that PK was looking for an out and made a quick move to secure a top replacement - not that he just looked at PK this season and over the past 4 years and said "Nope, not good enough."

    Anway, I think we're kind of going in circles so I'm gonna drop this here.

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    18 minutes ago, pacman said:

    I wonder if Lefau will be deciding to stick around with Muschamp coming on board. Muschamp is known for producing great linebackers.

    May be the other way around. Maybe he knew PK was headed out the door, putting him on a level playing field with Smith and Barnes with regard to learning a new system. Will be interesting to see if this changes our defensive portal strategy.

    Could be a name to watch if Texas needs a backup option for Baugh/Lacey:

    Was a stud behind Jonah Coleman at UW and shredded Oregon. 220 pound back with vision. Husky fans are really bummed, I think he'd have been a 1,000 yard guy next year.

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    8 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

    If Tom Brady is available and you have Tony Romo, are you making the move? I am. It also simultaneously weakens our biggest rival. This was a big move. A smart move. 

    If Tom Brady hasn't taken a snap for two years and Tony Romo has led his unit to to four straight top 13 defensive FEI seasons, probably not unless Romo makes me think he's gonna walk and I need to be making calls to potential replacements.

    I'm not saying it was a bad move - I think it's the best hire Sark could have made. I just think folks should be real about where it's coming from and the challenges associated with it. 

    Muschamp was an analyst. Smart and Schumann know a thing or two about defense. This isn't gonna have a material impact on Georgia's defense.

  6. 1 hour ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

    Let's pause for a second and look at this rationally. Our defense was piss poor in every game after the Kentucky game (and was bad against Florida too). They regressed as the season went on. Once our offense started picking up, they started to slack and the drop off was noticable. We really only looked good against aggy in the back half of the season. I am not surprised at all to see this move. I wouldve been fine with him getting another year but this is a move to make us better and will pay dividends as soon as next year. Maybe Sark was tired of stupid fucking penalties extending drives for the defense and felt more discipline was needed. Whatever he's looking for, Muschamp will bring it and I am in support of that move. 

    The rational move would be to make a change with position coaches in the back end and not fire an established, top tier DC. Regardless, I very much doubt Sark went into the offseason looking to replace PK. The idea that he was on the hot seat or a firing was justifiable based on performance alone is silly. Seems pretty clear Sark's hand was forced. Sometimes things that are less than ideal happen. Again, don't need to rationalize it into a slam dunk. I think he's made as good a move as he can in the circumstances and we'll see how it goes, but it won't be without challenges.

    Stupid penalties? You serious? No amount of stupid penalties seems to satisfy Sark on offense. It's been a constant pursuit to accumulate as many as possible on that side of the ball since he's been here. If he's tired of them, the low hanging fruit is replacing the OC.

  7. 2 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

    Are PK and Akina in anyway connected? I don't know of one, but haven't dug into their pasts to look for crossover. 

    If PK wanted an out, he'd likely already have had one unless it was for an HC gig, which isn't impossible but seems unlikely.

    I meant more along the lines of PK not liking where Sark was going with a replacement, or just the general musical chairs with secondary staff. I'm speculating though. I think USC/Oregon coming open this cycle (and USC not being a total gut job this time) are probably the most appealing options he'd have since being here. 

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    17 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

    PK was a significant upgrade from Todd Orlando and Chris Ash for crying out loud.   But dammit he was not what we needed to kick ass on D in the SEC.  

    PK had his moments where he looked brilliant in SEC play mainly against OU and aggy for some strange reasons.   But just rewind to the fricken Florida and MSU games this fall where the D looked like complete dog shit  (to complement the crappy offense)  against  dog shit teams.   This is not too forget to mention how we were whipped physically on defense against UGA this year as well as twice last year although we looked better against UGA in the SEC 'ship.     Those games along with the UK game is what the idiotic  playoff committee held over our heads and is why we are preparing for Michigan in two weeks and not James Madison, Bama, OU  or Tulane at home this weekend.    Let's not forget how we almost let little Napoleon and Vandy back into what should've been a blow out game which justified the playoff committee and some of the media pollsters to keep Vandy close on our heels or even put them over us in all the playoff chatter.  

    To put it in Ford 150 trims

    Orlando and Ash were Ford Custom or XL trims pre 1990's when you could get a Ford XL without carpet,  with vinyl seats and no A/C and an AM Radio  ( yes I am that old)

    PK was an XLT or Lariat Model  (current generation)

    We need a King Ranch or Platinum level trim package DC at the helm if we are going to be serious contender year in and year out in the SEC.  

    I'll give Sark full credit for knowing this one of the two key pieces he needs to make elite in order to not only win the SEC, but dominate the damn conference.   Now he needs to do the same for the O-line at very least if not handing over the OC duties to someone just as respected in the football world who has no ambitions to return to Head Coaching or is content on being the best in that aspect of the game as position coach and/or coordinator.  

    Muschamp knows the SEC inside and out.     Sign me up!   

     

    I understand the urge to rationalize in the face of surprising, potentially detrimental news; but this is giving major "I didn't want that #1 prospect we lost out on anyway!" energy.

    PK has been a very good DC his entire career. Losing him when we're already looking at significant roster turnover isn't great. Now we've got to install a system and re-recruit guys too. Muschamp has also been a very good DC. He knows the SEC and perhapshis more agressive style will be a nice change of pace. Change can be good and bad, even simultaneously. We'll just have to see how it goes.

  9. 3 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

    Some people are letting the Muschamp head coach experience cloud their judgement. Dude is a good DC. 

    It's not like his HC teams had terrible defenses either. He is a good hire.

    It's very surprising news but if PK was looking for an out, Sark had to move quick to secure a hire. And PK looking for an out seems like the most likely explanation to me, and frankly the only believable one. The idea that this was a straight perfomance thing seems nonsensical. Had to be more to it.

    Maybe PK, a northwest lifer prior to coming to Texas, is indeed looking at USC and/or Oregon to get back to the west coast footprint. Maybe one of those two was prepared to make a truly $tupid offer he could not refuse or Texas couldn't reasonably match. Maybe Sark was going to can Akina and friction regarding position coach selection reared its head - remember, it was a somewhat awkward fit from the start with Sark hiring assistants (Mike Stoops lol) before a DC, thinking he could get Muschamp. Maybe it's a little of all of it.

     

  10. This will probably look stupid in hindsight, but I'm starting to develop a gut feeling Texas is going to kick Vandy's teeth in. Something that looks like the aggy game last year. Doesn't get beyond a 10-17 point margin because of clunky offense but doesn't feel that close.

  11. 19 hours ago, David Dennison said:

    JFC

    Someone didn't get invited to the frat house.

    19 hours ago, Hookem10 said:

    I’m not a trust the coaches guy but how do they teach experience. We have a bunch of young new starters and older new starters that still need experience. We may not be the best at certain positions but we are definitely not the worst. If you want to say our coaches are shit for development and evaluation because we’re only 6-2 and not undefeated that’s cool. A lot of coaching staffs around the country are much worse if that’s the baseline. 

    I was referring to the specific position groups I mentioned.

    16 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Can someone summarize the past few pages of bullshit please? Reading the past 200 posts is like reading a thread full of my dumbass thoughts

    Sark is drunk right now. Unless he's not. I don't know. Want a beer?

  12. 1 hour ago, Hookem10 said:

    I must be the only one here that saw a 9-3 or 8-4 record. We are a very young team and I just accepted we were just gonna get better each game and be a really good team at the end. Arch and the oline will be much better next year and we’ll  get better each snap with experience.  Lil did I know it was sark that was sabotaging the season and coaching us to fail cause he hates Texas winning - go figure. 

    I saw an 8-4/9-3 type season as possible, but as more of a floor type outcome. Thinking being that there was a lot to be excited about, but we were replacing a ton of talent, so any step back on the DL, young QB struggles from Manning, and maybe a bad bounce or two could lead a few tough losses the likes of which we'd managed to avoid in 2023-24. 

    I did not expect to be sitting here at the end of October thinking 9-3 is the hard ceiling if absolutely everything goes right. Young and/or inexperienced players having upsand downs is one thing. The OL being the worst in P4 and the QB flirting with that level at times is another thing entirely. Spectacular failure of evaluation and development that can only be laid at the feet of the coaching staff.

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    18 hours ago, horn009 said:

    I don't want to know what a loss to Vandy, especially at home, feels like. Please don't let that awful reality come to fruition. 

    My brother in Christ, I don't know if you're a newcomer to Texas football or what, but it was less than four years ago that a 2-10 Kansas team broke its 21 game FBS losing streak in DKR, and they came into the game having not even played a FBS team within one score on the year.

    Vanderbilt is a 7-1 SEC championship game contender. Texas may win this game, Texas may lose this game, but it will not remotely compare to that.

  14. 4 hours ago, ztejas said:

    This is some silly shit to worry about. If this was a concern it would have revealed itself on Saturday. 

    You mean something like going out and playing your way to a 17 point defecit against Mississippi State after the news breaks the morning of the game?

    I'm not really worried, it is what it is. I expect playing at home against a top ten opponent is a motivator regardless of the coaching situation. But emotions can change over the course of a given game, over the course of a week, etc. Saying the team's psyche is a wild card - an unknowable factor that could be material to the outcome - isn't worrying; it's just pointing out a fact.

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    7 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

    Mack won because Vince. Ed won because Burrow. Chizik because with Cam.

    There are only a handful of coaches who won because they are fucking amazing coaches. Saban, old Carroll, and anyone who who coaches at tOSU are the only few who fit that category.

    Luck seems to be just as important as coaching acumen. 

    Mack and VY is a great example of my point. Mack & staff recruited VY and ultimately made the decision to stop trying to force things and "let Vince be Vince," as has been repeated so often repeated over the years.

    If Sark had a 20 year old VY on the roster, do you think he'd adapt and let Vince be Vince, or would he keep trying to fit a square peg in a round hole? We all know the answer because we've seen it and continue to see it.

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    1 hour ago, crash_davis said:

    I'll go against the internet mob mentality and say that I don't want Sark to leave. I'm hoping the absolute turmoil of this season (some, probably most, of it his own making) turns him into a better person and coach. I'm hoping he can self reflect and make the changes required of him both personally and professionally. 

     

    Sark has done a wonderful job rebuilding the program and raising the floor. Short of a full on meltdown, he's certainly earned the right to lead the program and try to take that last step for the foreseeable future.

    That said, to me it seems obvious his flaws as a coach will hold us back from going from the top 5-10 level squads he's put together the past couple years to winning a NC, and I think last year may be the closest we ever get to a SEC title under him too (very light 8 game league schedule that will never be replicated). If some NFL team wants to give us a get out of Sark free card and we have a chance to hire someone better suited for the task at hand now, which is different from the task at hand in 2021 when Sark was hired given the state of the program, I'd absolutely take that.

    This happens all the time in sports, by the way. Richt to Smart for a potent CFB example. Some coaches are able to work bad teams into good or even very good ones but sometimes another coach is best suited to elevate a team to championship level.

  17. 2 hours ago, Soliver465 said:

    Per Jerry this morning, 

    I would say this ...

    1. The story was/is accurate, and not exaggerated. 

    2. These guys have jobs to do. Sark can want to go to the NFL, but doesn't mean he can get a job there either. The fact that it got out will make Sark have to answer the question when asked directly by a parent/kid/circle leading into December early signing period. 

    Jerry Jones really out here working the rumor mill this week.

     

  18. 23 hours ago, D3zii said:

    We have to get the opposite corner spot solved. . I’m so tired of seeing Gilbeaux giving up a 10yard hitch on 3rd and 7 . . 

    Things like this don't get solved at this point in the season. We're going into game nine. The team is what it is.

    On the one hand, Texas matches up well with Vandy's run heavy offense and the team and crowd will likely be excited for the first home game in a month and the first conference home game of the year -  welcome shot in the arm given the ride they've been on the past month. Team should be feeling some confidence after the rally in Starkville. This should be a lot easier to get up for that a roadie against UK or MSU.

    On the other hand, Vanderbilt is better than both MSU and Kentucky, who Texas coulda/shoulda/woulda lost to if not for their own shittiness on the field and on the headsets. The only reason Texas is not universially considered the worst team in the SEC right now is that they kicked themselves in the nuts just one or two times fewer than Kentucky or MSU did. That's not a super high bar to clear and they still barely managed it. Presumably Lea and the Vandy staff are not as dumb as Stoops and Lebby. The OL is the worst in P4 and will continue to hamstring the offense even if you get P4 replacement level play out of the QB position, which is not at all a given.

    Wild cards: What's the dynamic in the locker room with the Sark rumors having time to bake in? What's Manning's status and, assuming Caldwell starts, what does he give you in a full game context? Is Taaffe playing?

    I think the only outcome that would really surprise me is Vandy just delivering a black saturday, 56-7 type beatdown. Beyond that, I think both teams have viable paths to victory both tight and comfortable. Will be an interesting one.

     

  19. On 10/25/2025 at 9:47 AM, Im_smarter_then_you said:

    Is the contract structured to where behavioral issues would negate a buyout?

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 10:00 AM, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

    This whole thing sure lends a lot of credibility to all the rumors about Sark’s personal life lately. Hopefully we can fire him for cause.

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 10:54 AM, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

    So who do we think is the father? 

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 11:07 AM, closetojumping said:

    That’s Gold(en), C-Man! Gold(en)!!

    3) Sarkisian is a ticking time bomb. This was all coming to a head sooner or later. He missed 30 days of work after the playoff loss, including the first Junior Day, which was fucking stunning and no commented from the AD/football side. It is probably time to go. A loss today and some people pretty pissed off about how this has all been handled by Sarkisian’s end are going to pull out the long knives with friendly press. 

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 11:15 AM, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

    By good for Sark you mean by cheating on him with one of his players, getting pregnant, and then attempting to cover it up?

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 11:54 AM, UTEE97 said:

    Fwiw, I heard her affairs go even further back than Golden. I heard last year it was was a former WR in the NFL. When I pressed, my source said it was Worthy. I don't know if she is a serial cheater or what.

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 12:22 PM, scramblyn said:

    wut?

    double wut?

    and bobby burton says he had the flu, like the kind of flu you get for a convenient 30 days when you're trying to quit using something? I have no idea what the 30 day disappearing act was for but i highly, HIGHLY doubt the University is complicit in hiding that fuck up unless it benefited the program. I'm not sure how we get there unless Sark asked for a quiet 30 days off to get something straight.

    but what the fuck do I know I'm just a somebody.

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 5:50 PM, TwiceHorn said:

    I propagated some of the rumor shit, but more as an explanation of Sark's obvious disconnect between capability and actual execution.

    I didn't advocate it as an independent reason to criticize him or demand his firing.

    Still don't.  Regret it all.

    Man, I am out of loop on the gossip rag stuff lmao. 

    On 10/25/2025 at 11:32 AM, dcar00 said:

    It is going to be so great when we rip Matt Rhule right out of Pedo State's hands.

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 12:28 PM, Sir Ulrich said:

    People hating the Kiffin idea is wild. Hes on pace for his 7th 10 win season. Sark needs a miracle for his 3rd 10 win season this year. Kiffin has the only two 10 win seasons in FAU history and about 40% of Ole Miss'. He's done way more with less compared to Sark. 

     

    On 10/25/2025 at 8:21 PM, Nicole44 said:

    Well after watching the beatdown of SECOND year HC Elko bring a team to another level Sark and the people around him need to do some deep soul searching. He cannot be both HC and OC. Aggy OC wiped the floor with what was left of BK’s fraud ass. 

    Rhule would indeed be really funny... for OU and aggy. Would be a garbage hire.

    Kiffen has a far better resume as a HC than did Sark when he was hired here. I don't know if he'd get Texas over the top but there's every reason to believe he'd maintain a CFP competitive level.

    Collin Klien should have gotten a Big 12 championship ring from Texas in 2023 because he playeda huge part in Texas beating K State. And he followed it up with a 0 point outing for A&M in 2024. This does not make the point you want it to.

    I'd throw out Jedd Fisch as a Plan C type contingency hire if it gets to that point. He's done good work at Arizona (claening up after Sumlin) and Washington (got them to a bowl game after DeBoer gutted the program and is going to have them at 9-3 this year, and has recruited well). Demond Williams would likely come in tow, which would be huge.

     

    23 hours ago, CastHorn said:

    I’m still super curious how Neto went from a starter at LG all Spring & Fall, to not seeing any snaps. Surly there is more to that story.

    This is the gossip I really want in on.

  20. 6 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    The only thing that makes sense to me is if he hates dealing with NIL/portal/recruiting/staff turnover & hires. But those are his most successful areas at Texas so far. 

    This is what seems fishy to me. Strip out every difference between the college and pro games, and the differences between college and pro HC jobs, and what are you left with? A really mediocre W-L record against teams with comparable talent and a mediocre stint as a NFL OC on a team with some decent pieces.

    I know NFL front offices can talk themselves into anything but I just do not even see why a NFL team would be interested in Sark as a HC.

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    6 hours ago, Dark Horse said:

    It was the drive at 8 minutes left in the third.  Stroh moved over to LG.  Honestly there isn't much difference between Stroh and Brooks.  They're both struggling. 

    I finde the PFF grades above interesting because to me, Stroh was noticably better in pass pro than Brooks, who was struggling with Missippi State's blitzes - even the simple ones. Stroh at least made attempts to keep his eyes up and stay square to the LOS. That has just been a foreign concept to Brooks and it's a cardinal sin of pass protection. I cut Brooks some slack as a true freshman whose head is no doubt spinning, and the fact that all his prior reps in training were at tackle as far as I know. But he is a sieve when any kind of pressure package is involved, the book is out. 

    I think it helped Stroh that by then both 1.) Game script had pretty much erased the Texas run game, so his past deficiency there wasn't as big a deal; and 2.) Mississippi State started pressuring less with a big lead (dumb). Maybe it was mostly the latter that made him look better and I'm putting too much emphasis on individual performance.

    Agree with you the long term prognosis is not good either way. This is a bad OL, one of the worst in P4, and will continue to hamper game plans. Completely unacceptable what's become of this room.

     

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