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  1. Thought it is West of 183 ??
  2. Was surprised at how much Dusty praised Sark in the video posted a few spots up on this page... (post #1668) Hopefully it wasn't done in jest...
  3. #24 Tom Landry 🤘
  4. Need more JB pics... all courtesy @Longboard Horn
  5. TED KOY #24 🤘 Goes to Texas Fall Camp every year and jogs onto the field... 🤘 Ted Koy in part of this video too... Ted's Longhorn royalty for me 🤘
  6. A.J. "Jam" Jones 🤘 Had classes at UT with A.J. -- chill guy.
  7. 24 DAYS 🤘 Love this smack talk... "SCOREBOARD" 🤘 Alamo Bowl
  8. Great player... Raymond Clayborn #24 🤘
  9. Since this alotta SEC talk... Dusty has Lsu beating Bama in SEC championship. Jawja finishing 3rd and Texas 4th. Dusty Dvoracek on Why He Likes LSU to Win the SEC + the Arch Manning, Penn State & Clemson Hype
  10. Yeah video above, guy makes a good case for Keegan to be the "Captain only" and not play in the Ryder Cup unless he manages to play really well in the playoffs. I would rather Keegan not play in the Ryder Cup...
  11. Actually the answer is... NO Found this in old article above: It is recognised that the home side has the opportunity to influence and direct the setup and preparation of the course for the Ryder Cup. It is hereby agreed that any such influence, direction and/or preparation will be limited to course architecture/course design, fairway widths, rough heights, green speed and firmness, and will conclude the Sunday prior to the matches (Sunday, September 24th 2023). From Monday, September 25th 2023 all daily decisions related to course preparation/setup including frequency and height of mowing tees, fairways and greens, determining if the greens should be rolled to maintain speed, firmness and smoothness, and selecting tees and pin positions, will be the responsibility of the Match Committee alone. The Match Committee is made up of one representative from both Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America. This is done to maintain the integrity of the Ryder Cup.
  12. Found 2 old articles discussing Ryder Cup course set up... interesting stuff This ingenious trick helped Europe win a Ryder Cup—could it work again? By Luke Kerr-Dineen September 25, 2023 One of the glories about the Ryder Cup is that the host teams doesn't have to worry about being good hosts. In the weeks, months, and years heading into the competition, the home team has the ability to tailor the course in a variety of specific ways that can intentionally help their team—and hurt their guests. It makes home-field advantage a very real thing at Ryder Cups—potentially too real, depending on who you ask. It's a dark art the European team in particular has perfected due to the use of data and advanced analytics in its planning process. It's something I dive into in a little more detail in the video below, but in the course of putting it together, I came across an example from the last time Europe hosted the Ryder Cup, in 2018. That year, the stats nerds within the European team found that when a number of key players on the U.S. side—Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and Patrick Reed, among them—missed the fairway, they missed by an average of about 30 feet. Their goal became to maximize these errors, in two ways. The first was growing out the rough, which was obvious to all the moment they arrived at Le Golf National outside Paris. But the second was more subtle: It was to push the rope line for the gallery back, further away from the fairway. That way, when players missed the fairway, their ball wouldn't find a spot that likely was trampled down by the crowd. Rather it would be buried in deep rough—and deep trouble. The plan worked marvelously. Well, for Europe. Tiger and Reed, who was the hero for the U.S. in the previous Ryder Cup, in particular struggled, as Europe cruised to an against-the-odds victory. Will it happen again at this Ryder Cup? The rough is certainly up again according to early reports. I doubt we’ll get a carbon copy of this strategy, personally, because it was so dependent on specific U.S. players at the time (who won’t be in Rome). We’ll do doubt see different strategies to counteract U.S. team members this time. Whether it’ll work as well remains to be seen. Once again, you can check out the full video right here: -------------------------------------------- And this second article is so long, just gonna put link here for those interested... https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-cup-homefield-advantage-2023-united-states-europe-rome
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  14. Yeah knew wider fairways for this was US Teams decision -- just was wondering if they also get to determine pin positions for each session??
  15. Yeah Grubb back as OC for DeBoer makes Bama a likely qtr final playoff team at a minimum...
  16. Almost universally in college football, when a team returns a defensive starter, it is seen as a reason for confidence for that player’s unit going forward. Barring a player who was just terrible or one that was thrust into the lineup because of downfalls throughout the team, this player should be a key piece for the roster. Texas has a lot of these in 2025: Michael Taaffe, Anthony Hill, Malik Muhammad, etc. More specifically, they have three players who played significantly in 2024 who are now entering their senior seasons in 2025—Ethan Burke, Trey Moore, and the title’s namesake, Jaylon Guilbeau. Guilbeau and Moore share a similar path this offseason, being tasked with changing positions. In Moore’s case, Texas was so talented at edge rusher that they saw him as a better fit at off-ball linebacker, the spot he would likely be playing in the pros anyway. That situation is a bit different for Guilbeau. Texas has moved nickels outside as recently as last season with Jahdae Barron, but it wasn’t because Texas was so good at STAR that they just wanted to get their best five players on the field. Texas is moving Guilbeau outside, but doesn’t truly have an answer after him at STAR. Directly looking at Guilbeau as a player, there is reason to be confident in him as a boundary corner. He was recruited there as a top-150 player in the class of 2022. Though it was in the slot, he started three of Texas’ first four games as a freshman but missed the latter half of the season with a torn ACL. In 2024, he was good—not great—in coverage at the nickel, but will now be over two years removed from that tear. He’s running at NFL-level speed. “It’s been going smoothly. Just getting in the rhythm of playing corner and getting my traits back,” Guilbeau said about moving outside. “I feel like corner is easier than nickel. Corner, you’ve got a better advantage because you can use the sideline.” But even with a pretty major shift in identity for Guilbeau, it’s been mostly quiet on the reporting front. Defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski endorsed him as an emerging leader of the defense, but mostly just named names when asked about how the cornerback depth chart looks. Guilbeau exemplifies one of the biggest questions that comes with this Texas secondary in 2025: who’s going to go get the football?
  17. Still around tho J.D. PicKell
  18. Discussion on whether Bethpage Black is a good venue for the match play format of Ryder Cup... I wonder if Ryder Cup officials might set up Bethpage easier than normal to encourage more birdies???
  19. Ahh... you know you want to play it...
  20. PIc previously from @mr.goodkat Dr. Brett Robin #25 Plus I found this pic of Brett
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