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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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?
  4. 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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  5. 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.
  6. 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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  7. Yeah that dropped wide open TD against MSST got him benched, and frustration set in most likely. WR is probably our most deep and skilled position on the team, so drops like that can force a player to work their way back up to getting playing time. I wish him well on his next team as long as we don’t play them next season. 
    Something tells me he lands in the SEC even if it's not a team we have scheduled. Not sure how many of Joey Freshwaters mercenaries sign up for another year, but could definitely see Cook go to Colonel Reb.
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  8. Think it is an old familiar story. Highly ranked kid comes in. Gets beat out by a kid in his class (Moore) and a younger player (Wingo). He has been the man all his life and doesnt handle it well. I doubt the coaches wanted him to leave (Bond, Golden, and Bolden likely gone), if Cook was going to compete and have the proper attitude. I have a strong feeling that wasnt the case, but 0 direct knowledge of that. 
    Think you pretty much nailed it here.
  9. It's great because we basically get another bye week. We might as well just let our 2nd string put up 35 and rest the 1st string. 
    Jk. I want us to stomp a hole through their esophagus to let the rest of the league, and especially aggy to know we're coming to burn their village down. 
    Uhh, not quite. In spite of their lack of winning, Florida still has quite a few elite players on both sides of the ball. If we don't take this one seriously it could bite us in the ass.
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  10. On3 has an update on Lagway's injury. I don't have access but based on some tweets it sounds like a grade 2 strain. No idea what that means for likelihood of playing Saturday
    Doesn't matter, he wasn't exactly torching Georgia before he went out. He may turn into a dangerous QB, but not this year..hammy pull or not.
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  11. That seems painfully realistic.
    Maybe so, but Gata still has a lot of talent they can put on the field. Sunbelt Billy may not be the best man to coordinate them into a dangerous football weapon, but that doesn't mean they couldn't put it all together against a top 10 opponent on the road in the name of making a statement.

    Billy himself may be dead man walking, but there are still a lot of Florida players with personal pride and talent they would love to show off. If our team comes out slow or play like our ranking vs Florida will be the difference, could be a long day for us.
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