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  1. Because our team 3 years ago sucked. That team went 5-7 in the Big 12 so saying that they would have gone 6-6 in the SEC isn't the support for your argument you implied it is.
    The SEC is slightly better than all the other conferences every year but is tremendously oversold as a nightmare gauntlet of a schedule.
    Oh, I'm not arguing the overhyped thing, but now that we can possibly benefit from that in the future I think it's best to go with it in public while speaking truth among ourselves.
  2. Yea was a real grind wasn’t it…. Sec is paper tigers missing Saben to uphold the mystic about the grind and best conference ever for years.  
    That may be true for quality football that wins games, but it can't be denied the SEC is a more physical league overall.

    The teams we played may be lacking offensive originality and some exceptionally elite skill players and make some dumb mistakes, but even the lower tier teams have NFL sizes players blocking and hitting/tackling with intensity and reckless abandon.

    The way our team was built just 3 seasons ago would have had about the same success BloU had this year.
  3. Someone said it was a stinger on the broadcast postgame and mentioned he could have returned if needed. 
    As someone who had one of those in high school, it's not quite as minor as we'd like to believe.

    Of course I never had a state of the art medical staff and equipment at my disposal, I think he will be fine next Saturday.
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  4. Lost in all of this, is it's pretty clear that Bond and Moore are nowhere close to healthy.
    Our #1 and #3 WR are banged up with Ewers hobbled too. They really have no excuses considering the health of the offense. 
    Everyone is banged up this time of year, but those two not being anywhere near 100% definitely limits our ability to pile on points early and then play ears pinned back defense for the rest of the game.
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  5. I was stuck in the boonies watching on my phone so couldn't discuss it at the time, but on the Ewers fumble - it looked like he was just starting to slide down when the ball was punched out. If that is accurate, then isn't the rule that the QB is marked down where he starts the slide and not where he actually touches the ground? And if that is true, then wouldn't he be considered "down" before the ball got punched out? I know it was very close, but I couldn't hear if it was discussed during the review, or in the thread at that time.
    I think that's to protect from a defender coming at the QB with a full head of steam, this was a dude coming in from behind and swatting the ball out.

    I didn't really have an issue with that call, but if Quinn is going to carry the ball past the line of scrimmage, he needs to learn how to tuck the fuckin ball away with both arms when going down.

    You can bet Georgia will be looking to separate him from the ball every chance they get.
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  6. A lot happened today. 
    A 3 loss Alabama is not getting in over Texas. A 3 loss Ole Miss is not getting in over Texas. A 2 loss BYU is not getting in over Texas. A 3 loss aggy is not getting in over Texas unless they win the SEC championship. It's unlikely a 1 loss Indiana gets in over a 2 loss Texas but I think that's the only questionable one. 
    A lot of teams slotted in the playoffs lost today, dude. We are a lock to make the playoffs. 
    Indiana does not have a QB starring in Dr Pepper ads repeating relentlessly every Saturday.

    Do with this info what you will.
  7. I saw where it was possible that no Big 12 team might make the CFP, even the conference champion, that league is a real mess.
    No way in hell that happens even if it should. I would wager the committee is wanting to keep as many fanbases/regions fully engaged in the playoffs as possible.
  8. After the Vernon Broughton reclamation this year, I think I’m about done writing off players under this staff. 
    Same for me. There will always be some true JAG's that need to be shoved into the portal, (recruiting isn't an exact science) but this staff is not only retaining a lot of that type player but somehow getting them to perform at a high level.

    Broughton is a good example, but Gunnar Helm is by far the most impressive. From tall skinny kid that I thought would end up portaling out to somewhere like Colorado State, Wyoming etc...to the best TE in the SEC and possibly CFB as a whole.
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  9. Quinn tomorrow if he comes out slinging it past 7 yards.
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    With nearly every team going to a 3 high safety look against Texas, the deep ball which is already lower percentage than the underneath stuff gets even lower...and raises the chance of a pick.

    Of course everyone loves it when there's a 50 yard TD strike, (look at my av ffs) but defenses are scheming to take that away so Sark/Quinn are for the most part taking what the D gives.
  10. I may be in the minority, but I'd much rather play a late season game against Kentucky vs something like Kansas or K-State where a win for them would be a season maker and get their coach a raise and extension no matter how shitty the rest of their season was.

    That said, Kentucky is looking for bowl eligibility and it would be a nice feather in the cap of the players and bag o' dicks Jr to be the second SEC team to beat Texas. We can't afford to overlook this one, far too many 2 loss SEC teams and some with better wins.

    Kinda wish we had gotten this one out of the way earlier in the season and scheduled UTEP or something to rest up for aggy and give some of the restless young players some snaps, but whatever.

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  11. I'm surprised more fans aren't concerned about the Texas run defense going against a top 10 rushing team. That's been the weakest link all season and Texas gave up 6.1 ypc to a FL RB on 19 carries. That's not too good, and FL didn't have a run threat at QB to worry about. 
    This game is also in Fayetteman and pig has had 2 weeks to prepare. I wonder what trick plays had sex with VB player will come up with.  Texas just better come in with their heads on straight and piss in their veins.
    It's a concern for sure, but most of those yards came after we started subbing on D. We don't shut down the run game like we did last year even with all starters in, but we also havent had anyone run over us all game long.

    We just have to start fast on offense and go up by 3 scores in the first quarter, the rest will take care of itself. The pigs have a bit of trouble defending the forward pass and aren't consistent at harassing the QB/sacks. If our front 5 play well (and we figure out Max protect) we win this one without too much sweat.
  12. Amazing how far he's come since he stepped foot on the 40. He put in the work needed (mentally and physically) to become one of the best TE's in CFB.

    And yeah, all that work will be more than worth it on draft day.

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  13. For me,  Arky = Tech
    I really don't want Texas scheduled to fuckin' play Arky every year.  
     
    Same. Every 4 years or (or however it would work out) is plenty.

    Feels like if we get stuck with the same schedule we have this year and next we'll never get to play Ole Miss, SCar, Bama, LSU etc unless we meet them in the CCG, but that isn't the same as visiting their place or having them come to DKR.
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  14. Maybe they change my mind this weekend, but all year I've been hearing this and that about Àrkansas away, old rivals, throw out the spread..... I'm maybe in the minority but I don't really care about them. They were my dad's rivals and had a lot of 90s history in a conference I never knew. The first big game I remember watching was James Brown beating Nebraska. To me Arkansas is all stories and someone else's memories.
    Can't imagine any of the undergrads or players give any more of a shit about hating us than any other school. They'll throw the horns down because that's what everybody does. Stomp their shit and move on. I don't want to rekindle a rivalry from 30+ years ago unless they're going to be contenders again. We already have a little brother that hates our ass.
    Titboss' (arky coach) pre-game presser came up on my YT feed today so I watched it earlier..

    He actually had the team watch '64, '69 and '91 games in an effort to get the team to give a shit about this "rivalry". It's not a question we have fans on both sides who cherish the memories, but to the players on both sides this is pretty much just a conference game.

    The OU game isn't like that, and most of our players were old enough to remember aggy on T-day, and even if they don't there is the natural rivalry because the players know each other and many were recruited by both schools.

    Here's my thought exercise to the olds of which I am quickly becoming myself:

    aggy, pig, sooner...you can only choose two of those to play yearly, what are your choices?
  15. Okay, so who do we replace Arky with if we've got 3 "protected rivalries"?
    Pig was our dad's and grandad's rivalry, and these days it's pretty one sided in that older hogs get up for this game way more than older Longhorns for whatever reason.

    I'd be fine with only playing them every four years or so, we don't need 3 true rivalry games every season.
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  16. For what it's worth, Chris Doering said he believes there is no way Lagway suits up and plays.  If he does it will reaggravate it. 
    He's right, I'd say the chance is less than zero. Lagway has nothing to gain by rushing back and possibly having a bad performance, and Billy's job is safe for another year so there is no incentive to play Lagway. In fact there is much more incentive to let him fully heal and recruit him to stay at UF for next year.
  17. I badly want Bolden to have some big moments the rest of this year. That guy blocks hard for his size and gives maximum effort when he's on the field, even though he's probably had a lesser role than he expected. 
    I've literally never seen him take a play off since he put on the burnt orange. Even if he's a one year rental he will be fondly remembered by me when he's gone, that type of player is rare these days
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