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  1. 6 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

    do me a favor, just humor me here-  give me your list of the best football players, in order, among Sam, Redding, Rogers, Blaylock, DT, and the rest of the 2005 Texas team. just give me that much of an earnest response to the words that i actually said. then we can continue this discussion seriously, and without letting emotion or fondness or recency bias get in the way of objectivity. 

    just to reiterate- this is not based on stats, this is just "how good of a football player was he." because it's just this simple-if you're going to continue with these bombastic replies to my posts, acting as if what i'm saying is just completely out of bounds, and continuing to allege that I hate Sam for simply being objective about him as a player, then the least you could do is, you know, attempt to back up what you've said while disproving what i've said. cheers. 

    I've never said he's better than anyone on the 05 championship team; that is an argument you are having with someone else.

    All I've ever said is that Sam is not the reason this team is losing and I place that at the feet of one Fuckface Herman.  The guy that is scoring a lot of touchdowns and having very few turnovers is not losing you games.  That is all I've been saying.  Apologies if this is not on or at least near the topic of the thread.  No hyperbole.

  2. 18 hours ago, Machinator said:
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    I think he won the presser more convincingly than what he did to Ohio State’s defense.

    Aside from honoring all of the sacred gods of an introductory presser at Texas (a plea to Texas HS football coaches, invoking DKR, repeatedly mentioning “the great state of Texas”) I like that Sark conveyed a level of low key self-assurance and confidence in the face of the whirlwind of tasks in front of him. He repeatedly mentioned authenticity and the importance of building genuine relationships and if he was peddling BS, I currently own several shares in that stock. Buy and hold.

    But I don’t think he was peddling BS. I think he’s that guy.

    There was a lot of gold to mine, but three statements hit me like I’d just taken a pull on pure oxygen after being trapped in a collapsed mineshaft:

    1. “Our goal is to outcoach and outprepare our opponent every week.”

    I’ve been waiting for Texas to find a coach who can leverage our natural advantages and vast resources while still maintaining an underdog mentality seeking to exploit the opponent’s scheme and personnel every week and not just “run our stuff.” There’s a dichotomy here between creative game planning and putting too much on the athlete’s plate, but Sark struck that precious balance at Bama and will work to carry it forward here.

    2. “This isn’t a destination day for me.”

    When those words hit my ears, clouds parted. A chorus of angelic cherubs began singing. Sunshine bathed a field of puppies frolicking.

    I’ve observed before that some athletes much prefer being a football player at Texas rather than playing football at Texas. The same can be said of some coaches. The economics at the top of the profession have simply warped reality. If you’re about the distractions, the petty baubles, or the pretensions, this place can be seductive poison.

    The Japanese have an expression that roughly translates to “luxury robs valor.”

    All gas no brakes doesn’t suggest complacency. Beyond the rhetoric, we just saw a guy put together THAT game plan last night with THAT execution level while working every other waking hour to take on one of the top football jobs in the country.

    This opportunity means a lot to Sarkisian. He doesn’t think it’s all over now and that he’s won with this hire and this contract. I believe I saw a guy who thinks the real journey just started. Who wants to complete the Hollywood story of total redemption.

    3. “The Eyes of Texas is our school song. We will sing it proudly.”

    He went on to say that he welcomed discussion and input on the matter and that it was important to explain the broader issues, but he was also unambiguous.

    I’m not interested in discussing the specific politics. Let’s avoid that flaming garbage dumpster. But understand that this issue was a wedge. Sometimes a very cynical one. You either confront it head on or cede authority in the program to other actors within and without who have little interest in the program’s success. It festered due to a lack of leadership and a lack of authentic relationships with the players.

    Sarkisian is not ceding his authority.

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    Time to go hire a staff, land some recruits, and start getting this thing right. Let’s do this.

     

    Giddy Scipio is the best Scipio

  3. On 1/7/2021 at 9:31 PM, Michael Knight said:

    if your head says aggy then get evaluated for a concussion

    and if your heart says aggy, tell it to shut the fuck up and take some nitroglycerin

  4. 8 hours ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

    Two things: 

    1. I couldn't give any fewer fucks about what your aggy friend thinks.

    2. We don't even really know what he'll be doing here yet.  If he's coaching Safeties, drawing up defensive gameplans, and recruiting Louisiana - does it matter what he did at CB coach in fucking college station?

     

    plus, now he will be recruiting to a blue blood

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  5. 8 hours ago, Machinator said:

    I guess you could interpret that to mean we're hiring a dedicated CBs coach as well.

    But I doubt Raymond is still in play (not that I seriously believed it would happen).

    you were clouded by your emotions; it happens to a pretty high percentage of Mentats that haven't had their spice in a while

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  6. 13 minutes ago, Xian said:

    Could be really smart if he has the right contract language. Either he gains fame as a turnaround king or those buyouts stack up $$$$.  I dont see him ever hurting for jon opportunities even if Franklin gets fired. 

    you really think he might turn tricks?

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  7. 13 hours ago, Michael Knight said:

    Michigan has more wins and more titles

    fuck Michigan

    yea, I'm gonna go spelunking in the old antiquity cave and come up with 9 or 10 more championships and take a big dump on the notion that Michigan is ahead of us in anything except keeping a fucking a coach that they do not want

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  8. On 1/2/2021 at 6:32 PM, nunna yo bizness said:

    Big12 championship and playoff appearance.  I don't give a fuck if you think that's not realistic.  I know what UM would have been able to do with the talent that we saw in the Alamo Bowl and that is on the roster so I won't soften my expectations because our admin had to settle for a coach several steps lower.

    higher than 12 steps?

    too soon?

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  9. On 1/3/2021 at 5:12 PM, blacklab said:

    this thread is not about herman, I'll let the posts above slide as they are tangentically on topic, but need to stop with talking about herman

    While I'm impressed that you have taught your dog to type, I think the word you are looking for is tangentially.  Again, kudos for teaching one of the most intelligent dogs to log in and convey your thoughts, but we're going to need for you to

    GET BETTER DUDE

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