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  1. 11 hours ago, ElChupacabra said:

    Last year was terribad but you also have to give the guy a bit of slack. He came from a conference with average offensive attacks and plunged into a conference that routinely has some of the best offenses in the country. That takes some time to adjust. Factor in some athletes that straight up just didn't give a fuck and you have a shit show on your hands.

    It's also worth mentioning that Texas defense has been awful for the better part of a decade so it's not surprising that it didn't correct itself in one season. Though I do think we showed some definite improvement as the season went on but even that is a question mark because we supposedly "simplified" the defense after getting thrashed for the first half of the season.

    I'm hoping that Phatterson being around the program has rubbed off on someone or something. That man knows defense. Agreed on the portal LB thing. We definitely could've done more there.

     

    We haven't had a decent offensive line since McCoys sophomore year.  If you aren't consistently good in the trenches year in and year out, you aren't going to be good very often.

    Saban is a great coach by any metric. But if he had our rosters and assistant coaches we've had over the past decade +, our record would be slightly better than it was.  But that is what makes him good.  He built Alabama from ground up, starting with great line play and coaches who could develop players into next level talent. 

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  2. 13 hours ago, DFW Horn said:

    Now back out the FCS wins.

    What is their SEC conference record? .500, like always?

    When has anything ever changed with aggy.  They have 100+ years of being the same old aggy in more than football/sports. 

  3. On 6/30/2022 at 3:06 PM, SimonBolivar said:

    For leftover specific news I figured to use this thread. 

     

     

    This will be fun!  They are both going to aggressively poach each other.   

    Let's see. It seems like it was only yesterday Texas was the reason the Big 12 couldn't have it's own network. 

    PAC "Guess what, here is a Chance for some lucky schools to be part of a conference network.  It won't ever pay as much as the big/SEC nets, but it's still a few million more than what you are now making off your T3s."

    B12-2+(1+1{SCRUB})-2-2+4(SRUBS).   We still have Jayhawk Basketball.  

    PAC.  "We can house 6"

    Big whatever we are.  " We can take 4 or 40 if we go super bIG 12"

    PAC.  " We can join Cali and Texas as home markets and make even more for all from the PACNET".

    iG. " We can invite the Cali schools and join Texas and Cali too for... got nothing... "

    PAC. "Goodluck  pursuing Stanford or Cal for that matter. Keep us posted on how that goes for ya".

     

    The Big 12 schools are manning the office phones 24/7.  As soon as that call comes in, those schools will throw up the finger with a " we gone, bitches".   Anyone go look at any of their forums to see how the fans feel?  I haven't myself. 

     

  4. On 6/29/2022 at 12:15 PM, DFW Horn said:

     

    Sounds about right. Slow down recruiting so that recruiting targets and commits alike get worried no one else is coming and they all bail.  aggy mentality at its finest. 

  5. 1 hour ago, Steelers Roll Left said:

    Honestly, I have no doubt that the Big XII might “try” such an aggressive move, but my money would be on The PAC 12 poaching The a big XII, perhaps Okie Lite or BYU

    That would be funny.  That  would mean the PAC finally stood up and told Stanford to shut the fuck up and shove their holier than thou up their ass.  Stanford has fucked over the PAC more than once when it comes to expansion. 

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  6. 18 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

    It is one of the few remaining truly national brands with a national footprint to match. Either conference would take them in a heartbeat. 

    I don't disagree with this, but I think ND is the one who will need to do more leg work over either of those conferences chasing them hot and heavy. ND value to a 18 member conference is less than it would've been to a 10-12-14 member conference.  The bigger the conference the less value, outside of a conference that consists of nothing but scrubs. 

  7. I wonder if the New Big 12  Commissioner has called the 4 incoming members yet to tell them that there might be a little snag...  --"see what happened was...".  Unpack your bags bitches, you might be better off where you currently are over the New-New-New-New Big 12

    The PAC will come hard and heavy after the BIG 12 and have room for will be coming hard and heavy after 6 B12 members. Who will they be?  Does the Big 12 stand firm? 

    This will be fun

  8. 45 minutes ago, hawkfan said:

     

     

     

    I think if it were ND or bust, they would've hit the ACC where it hurt instead of the PAC.

    I have a feeling ND sat on the pot too long and for time being, most have moved on.  

    ND will always be around, but it will be up to them to find a way into one of the two big conferences instead of either of the two doing a whole lot to chase after ND.  

    With what the SEC and B10 has in their stables as of now, it diminishes the value ND has to either somewhat.  

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  9. 47 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

     

    I called the PAC becoming unstable on the Shag, shortly after aggy left, Whiffing on snagging Texas as a bridge to the east was a fatal mistake that almost guaranteed the PACNET's flop. 

    I also called AT&Ts purchase of Direct TV was not a good thing for the PAC most believed it would be.  Because AT&T wasn't going to just roll over and give Scott what he wanted, instead they would was something along what the SEC/ESPN or B10/FOX arrangements or there wouldn't be a deal, and Scott was too stubborn/proud to admit his vision was a failure.  (Granted, as a con, it worked beautifully). I only point out the failure to reach a deal with AT&T, broke the PACs back. And once the ACCs deal with ESPN put  them ahead of the PAC by even a slight margin, UCLA and USC would be poachable. And that the BIG 12 needed to be on the phone daily back then working its ass off, because without some additions over G5s, the BIG 12 was doomed because Texas and OU wouldn't stick around and fall tens of millions yearly behind the SEC or the B10 either...

    I also said that I think the Big 12 made a huge mistake by panicking and adding the teams they did. Because no matter what was coming out of the B10, they were going to counter the SEC/UT+OU by poaching the PAC, so if the BIG 12 had held off a bit, I had a feeling they would've been in the perfect position to pick up some quality teams to replace their losses.

     

    BOOM!!!   I nailed this one years before anyone else was talking about it even being possible.  LOL

     

    47 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

     

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  10. 23 hours ago, ElChupacabra said:

    Concussions are no joke. I dated a girl in high school that was an excellent soccer player. She had three concussions in a season and the last one happened while she was wearing one of those skullcaps. Went from full ride D1 offers to zero offers just like that. She's doing okay now. Married with kids. Her husband is a hippie and they both have dreadlocks so maybe the concussions did skew her decision making abilities a bit...

    Rule #1.   Never slide head first at another players feet, especially if they have the ball.

    Rule #2.   If you are going to crowd the goalie for a header on a corner kick, expect at least 3 other defenders getting ready to slam you. So lead in with one knee up,  to keep separation from the goalie, and both elbows straight out at shoulder hight then crank them around as you are about to make contact (try to) with the ball. Keeps the defenders more docile, especially the one getting ready to headbutt you in the back of the head. 

    Rule #3.  If you are taken down hard more than once, try to plant a knee, elbow, hand or foot on the opponents face (preferably) as you go down.  That gets your point across that you know how to play the game also. (Just make it look accidental). Some players back off, many get pissed off. Either way you win. If they get mad, your in their head and typically they earn themselves a yellow card or even a trip to the bench, if not, they become too aggressive and start looking for ways to slam into you, which means they are watching you and not the ball so if you have any skill whatsoever, you can make a mockery out of them to the point of them getting pulled by their coach or the ref sending them to the showers... 

    Rule #4.   If your coach hasn't taught you these simple fundamentals of the sport, you are playing for the wrong coach. 

  11. 6 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

    This is some wild revisionism right here. Maalik probably does have a stronger arm, but he struggles with accuracy more because he has heavy feet and a delivery that’s too long right now. He’ll need time to fix that stuff and it will take time. Saying Maalik has more touch and a better delivery is just flat out wrong. 
     

    And while Maalik didn’t go to a powerhouse program, he’s had a ton of private training since as early as the 5th grade. He’s had very high level QB training for most of his life. He’s not some small town kid whose never received high level training, so it’s a pretty big assumption that he can fix all his issues and become as polished as Ewers. There are plenty of QBs with a huge frame and a massive arm that can never refine other parts of their game. 
     

    Having said that, he was a good take and a perfect guy to come with Ewers so he can develop over time, but some of y’all really need to work on keeping things in perspective. 

    There is a lot of incomplete picture ness or just wrong with what you wrote that I'm not going to both breaking it down point by point.  But a few early scrub camps is not Ewers level of development...  Issues with accuracy at times are a product multiple things like a shitty coaching staff that don't teach wrs  run  consistent routes so timing routes become a coin toss.  It is also the lack of learning to read a defense properly, which leads to times of confusion...  And then there were the games he was banged up which causes throwing issues...   As for accuracy, there is a reason he placed quite a bit higher than Ewers at the Elite 11.  Working with wrs that ran correct routes, he hit the throws more consistently and accurately than Ewers.  That is what happens when coaches.  

    But I didn't bring up accuracy.  I said arm strength and touch.  Maalik's touch is a lot like Aikman's was in the day.  Ewers places the ball effortlessly in the perfect spot consistently, but it doesn't always have the right touch where it drops perfectly in the basket.  Colt had that touch on short and medium throws.  Everyone had Maalik listed as a project due to lack of development.  Accuracy wasn't an area of concern.

    Now the way Ewers handles pressure, or steps up in the pocket, or steps into his throw knowing he is about to be leveled. Is about as Aikman as Aikman himself.  

  12. 6 hours ago, Vertigo said:

    Umm.. Ewers did get the 1.000 rating. 

    Yes, but if they both had been in the same class as they were supposed to be, and Maalik had the same development Ewers did, it's more than  likely they would've been ranked #1 and 2 in the class with the different groups divided between the order of the two, leaving neither player with the unanimous overall #1 tank needed to score the perfect 1.000.   

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  13. On 4/7/2022 at 2:14 PM, 'stache said:

     

    Can't see shit /SteveWonder.meme

    Answer is yes, but it was a long time ago. A lot of the "State A&M" schools went by "State Aggies" back in the day. They all dropped it when then dropped the A&M or when they adopted a new mascot, like when the Oklahoma A&M adopted Cowboys unofficially years before it became official.

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    Once they all got a wider exposure to Texas A&M "Aggies" they all started shying away from the aggy part of their long standing school namesake

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  14. 3 hours ago, Godzillatron said:

    "Actually, Big 12 Presidents and Chancellors that make up the Big 12 Board of Directors later learned that Bowlsby had been warned. First by former Oklahoma State University athletic director Mike Holder and then later new Oklahoma State University President Dr. Kayse Shrum had warned Bowlsby that the University of Oklahoma was contemplating a move to the SEC.
    Bowlsby’s response reportedly was that he slept well at night knowing that Oklahoma and Texas loved the Big 12 and would never leave. "



    In case there was any question remaining if Bowlsby should have seen this coming.

    If he'd paid any attention to the OUsucks forums, he would've known the (majority of the) fans have been very vocal about getting out for years now.  That in itself should've been somewhat of a flag.   

  15. 17 minutes ago, Reese Bennett said:

    It's not just your opinion. Seems obvious that based on the way they recruited that the coaches see it that way too, as does just about everyone who knows a teensy amount about football. Shock and awe and blitzkriegs are cool I guess but if you want to really win a war, you've got to have infantry that do the dirty work.

    Speaking of coaches... If we have any team (especially OU) doing a head stand in a porta-potty and there is even a hint of letting them come up for air before the end of the fourth, a coach or two needs to be canned on the 50 immediately.  

  16. On 4/8/2022 at 9:41 AM, Enchubben said:

    I get the whole new qb koolaid, but considering Texas a "tier 1 team" in the big 12 and OU and Ok St tier 2, a year after which Texas didn't even make a bowl game and lost to both teams is a bit silly. 

    Half the Big 12 either has new coaching staffs or are starting at bare cupboards...  Texas is running the same scheme ( not real sure it's a good thing yet) on both sides of the ball, two year in a row.  That hasn't happened for most of the players on the team.  That has to help...

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  17. On 4/3/2022 at 12:00 AM, Lhorn said:

    Lol. For real. The “National” is there as part of NIT but they totally want you to think they are National champ runner ups.  You’d need a jeweler’s loupe to read “invitational tournament” in that graphic.

     

    Doesn’t belong in then “Hall of Champions.”  Runner up isn’t champion and #70 (or whatever number) really ain’t champion. 

    It doesn't belong in the "Hall", but when has that ever been something aggy concerned itself with?

    In fact, give 'em 20 -25 years and they'll have found a way to stick it on the wall as their first *one of many* Jimbo almost Nattys.

  18. 7 hours ago, Longhornlove said:

    You pick the guy who earns it. There, so far is a consensus that Card is outperforming Ewers. Having said that, I do believe, in the end, Ewers will pass Card and pull away. He has to earn it. Everyone has to see that he earned it.

    I keep hearing the 995s saying that as well....   But I also hear that Ewers has been hitting 75% of his passes since day 1.  And from what little I've seen, he's hitting the reciever's in stride a lot more than Card does.  

    Now Card is ahead of Ewers at this time, but that is only because of experience in this system.  I have a feeling we will see different as early as the spring game.

  19. 3 minutes ago, Gaffords said:

    It could be costly for ESPN.  But it could cost the Big 12 even more in the long run...  ESPN is by no means obligated to enter the bidding war for the Big 12's upcoming contract. A contract which is already looking to take a sizeable hit, losing the biggest bidder would definitely have the Big 12 taking a nose dive down to G5 level pay

    Besides, that would be separate from suing UT/UO.  They can sue the schools for not giving the proper notification, but that would only get the Big 12 so much (if any).  As for the schools, i bet there are things they can counter with.  Hell, I would hit them with the OkieLite game.  LOL.   There is probably room in there somewhere for the revenue not keeping pace with other conferences.  And there is probably room to work with one the BiG 12:s own predatory expansion practices.  I have a feeling they've been talking to Houston (probably Cinci and UFC also) for a long time.  

    If you can't negotiate a contract dispute or even a breech of contract  down, you probably are in the wrong profession.

  20. On 3/6/2022 at 2:28 PM, ButtFumble said:

    there is the issue of media rights

    Fox owns half of those and they are not going to just give those up to ESPN and the SEC SEC SEC for nothing

    and if it was found that ESPN was a part of "enticing" Texas and OU to leave the Big 12 that could be extremely costly to ESPN.....and while some will want to discount the evidence that the Big 12 says they have from ESPN and the AAC discussing breaking up the Big 12 well after that news came out the talk of Texas having $120 million in pledged money to leave the Big 12 ASAP died down and suddenly a "financial issue" with OU popped up and Texas and OU were saying they would finish the contract in the Big 12

    It could be costly for ESPN.  But it could cost the Big 12 even more in the long run...  ESPN is by no means obligated to enter the bidding war for the Big 12's upcoming contract. A contract which is already looking to take a sizeable hit, losing the biggest bidder would definitely have the Big 12 taking a nose dive down to G5 level pay

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