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  1. 2 hours ago, zork said:

     

    Tom has an obvious tell when he's extremely nervous. He starts scratching himself. A LOT. Mostly on the neck and leg. 

    At 10:20, he's asked a question why the defense has only ONE sack against offenses that are 100th in offense in the country. Let the scratching commence.

    He was doing it a lot last week in the press conference, but I thought it was due to all that glitter on his black shirt. 

  2. 2 minutes ago, C-Man said:

    Were there any critical pieces written by Texas media this week following Mike Finger’s shit across the bow in Sunday’s Express-News? Surely, Bohls wrote something. Yes?

    Bohls: Where’s the Longhorns accountability, sense of urgency?

    Statesman Take 

    Kirk Bohls 

    American-Statesman Staff

    Column

    Posted September 3rd, 2018

    Story highlights
    •  Tom Herman said it was "like a funeral home" around the football building, but is there enough accountability? 
    •  Athletic director Chris Del Conte said Herman was talking to his young players but understands the fan base is hurting. 
    •  Where is the sense of urgency after a 7-7 overall record and a bad loss to start Herman's second season. 

    Tom Herman insists he’s not mad at his players.

    But is that a good thing?

    There’s a fine line between coaching ‘em up and demanding accountability. When Herman suggested Monday that the loss to Maryland was a “not very” big setback, was he coddling his team and defusing expectations? If so, could softness and entitlement be far behind?

    I’ve never been fond of colleges coaches calling their players kids when they’re old enough to fight in wars, vote in elections and pack their shoulder pads in $9,000 lockers. Quandre Diggs once complained about not having flat-screen televisions in the team’s hotel rooms on a road trip to Oklahoma State, but he’s also one accountable guy who’d rip your throat out and play with passion, no matter what.

    He also famously said Texas’ roster didn’t have enough dog in ‘em. It didn’t then and still doesn’t.

    We hesitate to compare anyone to Nick Saban, the consummate bully’s bully, but there’s an appreciation for a head coach who gets on one of his players even in mid-game when Alabama is crushing an inferior opponent. He has a standard. Saban’s teams are never accused of being soft. His strong persona suggests an in-charge, feared, respected coach who insists upon the best and settles for nothing less. Of course, in Tuscaloosa, the players demand accountability of each other as strongly as the coaches do.

    Herman said a lot of right things Monday about how losing is unacceptable, how Sunday was “like a funeral home around our building,” how he understands how outraged Longhorn Nation is and how Gary Johnson needs to expand his reading list to John Steinbeck. OK, we’re totally bewildered what that was about.

    (Curiously, Herman referenced the “Of Mice and Men” novel, and we’re still scratching our heads as to what a mentally challenged young man squeezing the life out of a rabbit has to do with losing to Maryland. He might have been wiser to have brought up the “Grapes of Wrath” because there’s a lot of wrath going around.)

    The players mimicked Herman’s mantra in the aftermath of the Debacle in D.C. They mentioned his critique that the 34-29 loss to the Terrapins was “not very” big as a setback, which was the last thing about 25,000 visiting Longhorns fans at FedEx Field wanted to hear.

    Yes, that was one loss in the first game of the season, but the collective fan base is rip-someone’s-head-off mad not just because of a second straight loss to what is perceived as an average Maryland team, but because of the last eight seasons.

    Maryland was only the latest manifestation of a broken program that needs fixing.

    Herman seemed to get it Monday after almost cavalierly dismissing the defeat two days before. But I found it puzzling because he arrived here from Houston with the manic approach of a man who considered the sky to be falling with each and every defeat. Hence, soggy pancakes and watery eggs for the losers whether it’s a weight-lifting drill or full-out scrimmage.

    Where is that sense of urgency?

    Herman did point out the positives, and there were some. Brandon Jones looked strong on returns and in goal-line defense, cornerback Kris Boyd had some moments but also a muffed interception attempt and a pass interference call, and nose tackle Chris Nelson acquitted himself well.

    Texas looked like it might have something special in Keaontay Ingram but benched the talented freshman back the entire second half because of a “hot hand” in older Tre Watson and Kyle Porter, with Herman weirdly blaming the decision to sit Ingram in part because of a 86-minute rain delay. Huh?

    But there’s nothing wrong with verbally poking his team collectively. It’s about setting expectations.

    As then-Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables told me in the middle of a five-game win streak over Texas, “You get what you demand.” Herman may not be demanding enough. Despite the loss, there wasn’t a single change in the depth chart. I assume that means the top 22 had acceptable performances, which doesn’t speak well for the team’s depth.

    Athletic director Chris Del Conte said he understood Herman’s kid-gloves approach.

    “He was talking to 18-to-22-year olds,” Del Conte told me Monday. “Tom is plenty upset and hurting. That whole coaching staff is. You’ve got to understand kids read the paper. I know you’re looking for fire and brimstone, but we have 11 more games.”

    No one’s asking Herman to embarrass his players, but he could do more to engender a toughness and accountability in his players. Is losing really unacceptable here? These top recruits came here for big-time glory, but with that comes glaring scrutiny. Otherwise, Texas State could use some players.

    Some are starting to wonder, especially since Herman’s burnt orange résumé shows a 7-7 record and less promise unless some folks start showing more anger and resolve. As Darrell Royal once chastised his team at halftime of an Oklahoma game, “There’s a heckuva fight going on out there. You might want to join it.”

    So might these Longhorns.

  3. Tom will stick with Sam no matter what. Tom has always been up Sam's ass since he enrolled early at UT. Sam has always dreamed of playing for UT, and Herman has wanted to be a HC at Texas ever since he was a GA. Since Tom is so literary and poetic, he sees it as his destiny that he is the HC alongside a QB who has always wanted to play here. It's like two virgins who think they are destined to be together. Once they finally get to the fucking, it's not that great because they haven't had much practice. Expand your horizons and see who else is out there before firmly making your decision while everyone else around you has to suffer. 

  4. 1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:

     


    Yup. Great post. I supported the Herman hire because he seemed to be the hot coach, and I don’t have a multi-million dollar budget to evaluate head coaching candidates. However, I stated on shaggy when he was hired that I was worried about two things. He is an enormous douchebag and his navy seal-like bullshit training was the wrong way to motivate young players of today.

    I didn’t see a team out there today. How many times did players encourage each other? When did they get excited? I didn’t see players who seemed to really care. I didn’t see heart. The whole philosophy of Herman could be dramatically wrong. Here’s two examples.

    The bull ring. What does it do? It’s supposed to build toughness. But does it tear down teamwork? Does it draw divides in the locker room? Does it turn players against each other?

    How about the three categories of player performance? How do you think the 33% in the bottom third feel every day? How do you think they are treated by the 2/3? Do you think that builds teamwork? That shit works with Navy Seals because they are incredibly focused, self-motivated individuals. The high school football player isn’t a damn navy seal.

    What about Herman himself? What about that bs comment he made when he was hired about how great it was to get the hot wife and all the spoils of success? Is that a team guy, or a snake oil salesman cashing in a massive paycheck and laughing all the way to the bank.

    This problem isn’t just turning around an underperforming team. This could be a head coach that is simply doing it mostly wrong.

     

    Nobody wants to play for someone who fucks with their food, monitors their piss, is in their personal space, and badmouths them when they decide to turn pro early. Herman needs to let the players grow and learn without turning them against each other by creating a hostile environment to showcase their talent.  

    This is the quote that Herman made about the hot wife: "Winners get the corner office, the big house, the hot wife, the whole nine." It's from an article he wrote in September 2015 for SI eight months after getting the UH head coaching job.

    Here's a link: https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/09/08/houstons-tom-herman-gives-first-person-look-his-head-coach-education

    After reading it, I can't help but notice all the "I's" and "me's" Herman uses. I know it's an editorial, but this guy seems extremely focused on himself and vanity and external appearance. It is the college football equivalent of "Rock n roll can save the world. And the chicks are great." He sounds like a dick.

  5. Just now, LongestHorn said:

    "Coach Herman, why did we have a delay of game penalty before we took our first snap?"

    Everyone is spending all of their time "trying to be perfect." This was said many times during post-game interviews.

    This raises a lot of red flags. When I hear shit like this, it reminds me of a workplace where everyone is on pins and needles when the boss is around because they are scared of making mistakes. People are just going through the motions.

    No real work is being done, no progress is being made, and the only thing that matters is the boss swinging his dick around to create the perception that he is the smartest person in the room and has all of his people in line.

    When it comes time to perform, everyone fails miserably.

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  6. Is anyone watching this? The season 3 finale was tonight. Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Amazon Prime. It’s a TV show based on the Australian movie about a crime family. Pretty interesting, but it’s not getting as talked about as a lot of other shows. Any thoughts?

  7. On 8/6/2018 at 11:31 AM, Jerry Callo said:

    I've thought about a 36 hour fast to get back into keto, but we'll see.  Stomach is growling already and it's only been about 16 hours.  At worst, I'll start strict keto diet this afternoon and it'll take a little longer.

    Have you tried 16/8 fasts? Just eating between an 8 hour window everyday, e.g. noon to 8pm.

    This works really good for me if I drink a lot of coffee in the morning. I can’t fast for any longer without getting grumpy.

    When I started Keto, I was 295 and eating small meals throughout the day. I lost 70 pounds slowly the first year. 

    Then I started doing 16/8 (eating the exact same amount of food daily as Year 1, same activity level) and I lost 40 pounds in 3 months. It was unreal. I know a lot of people do 24-36 hour fasts a few days a week, but 16/8 really helps me do it everyday and see constant results.

     

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