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Burt Macklin

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  1. Supposedly Sam told them he wanted to stay with Denver. Correct.
  2. Let's not be so quick to judge. We can't really say whether he's a good fit for Michigan until we know what felonies he's committed recently.
  3. Yeah, I think the level of secrecy over the first testing is a clear admission these new engine regs, which led to such weak engines that they had to create ridiculous moveable aero regs so cars wouldn't lose power at the end of straights, are absolutely terrible. I'm expecting this to be quite a clown show early on, which should at least provide some entertainment. We'll have to see how it plays out, but i think the moveable aero will be awful for overtaking. Pretty much every type of formula car racing series understands that you need some assistance in overtaking due to the dirty air created by such aerodynamic cars. Indycar has push to pass, F1 had DRS. F1 already had issues with overtaking this year with DRS, and now they didn't just get rid of overtaking assistance, they actually went even further and made it significantly harder to overtake. Moveable aero means even less slipstream on a straight because the wings will go to Monza-level and no car will have a huge advantage in the corners since they can all raise their wings. Maybe the limited engine power means teams will choose to deploy in different parts of the track and that could create some overtakes, but I doubt it. All these teams are going to identify the optimal places to deploy and likely have almost identical mappings, just like what happens now. The only real hope for much overtaking is one or two engines being significantly more powerful than the others, but that's a bad thing because it means about half the field will be completely uncompetitive.
  4. Kewan Lacy of Ole Miss is reported to be our top target. If we hire Baugh's RBs coach, that could change. I'm sure we've contacted Baugh's camp already since he'd be #2 if Lacy is #1.
  5. I expect the driver market to be crazy next year once drivers know the best engine and teams with these regs. There's a lot of rumors heating up that Charles will actually leave Ferrari after 2026 if Ferrari struggles with the engine and the regs. His ties to Jules and Ferrari will always make it harder for him to leave Ferrari than probably any other driver and team, but he also has to know he'll be wasting his whole career on a team that will never get it together if he doesn't leave soon. There's been a lot of smoke that Aston wants Charles, and they could be a real option for him if they get 2026 right. Then again, if the Merc engine is as dominant as some have rumored, Charles will probably do whatever he can to get into a Merc-powered car.
  6. You know if he transfers here Helobious is getting a custom #13 jersey with Baughtista on the back.
  7. He started with the players he’s recruited the last four years. How the fuck does that earn him leeway?
  8. In 2022 I convinced myself it was possible Ferrari had absolutely nailed the new regs and Charles could become a WDC. I don't even believe top 4 is possible this go around.
  9. He was pretty much the same as last year, which is a good college QB. He didn't really make any progress as a passer, and he's pretty limited when it comes to reading the field and making plays from the pocket. He's elite at avoiding sacks and extending plays, but his limits as a passer means he takes a lot of hits and he's pretty small. He's not elite, but some school is going to pay him a stupid amount of money, similar to Carson Beck last year, because he's a big upgrade over what a lot of schools have. If Hugh Freeze and Auburn had been able to poach him last year, Hugh Freeze would still have a job. Other coaches will be thinking the same thing this year.
  10. Sac State raised a ton of money to move up to FBS. They had a significantly larger payroll than any other FCS team. It would be like McGuire going 8-4 or 9-3 with this year’s Tech roster. Their record didn’t improve because of his coaching, and failing to even make the playoffs with that kind of payroll advantage points to his poor performance as a coach.
  11. Absolutely crazy that Max throwing a hissy fit in Spain and running into George cost him a title this year. I kind of hope he finishes one short of the record for his career now.
  12. That would be unbelievably dumb. Marion underachieved with a big budget at Sac State this year and has never shown much evidence he can actually coach.
  13. Sure, Leclerc’s used to the Ferrari, but Lewis has had a full season to adjust by now. The reality is age has caught up to Hamilton and Leclerc is a top 3 driver on the grid. Even if the chasm narrows next year with new cars, Leclerc is just significantly faster and better than Hamilton at this point in their careers.
  14. Unfortunately, for 2025 and out confidence in this staff’s evaluation ability, we have a lot of those. Fortunately for our portal prospects in 2026, we can free up a significant amount of money to make a push with Arch next year.
  15. Speaking of ex-coaches… I’m sure this is going to go really well for both Brennan and Deion. No way this turns into an absolute tire fire. And Marion is really committed to his streak of never holding the same job for more than about 12 months.
  16. Ah yes, the classic “he was really our first choice all along for an eight figure position, but we sent the initial offer to the wrong email address and then completely gave up until we whiffed on 30 other candidates” excuse.
  17. lol wut. That’s not even remotely in his favor. it took him 8 games to figure out who his best 5 was, not because of a bunch of individual development along the line. That’s probably the biggest indictment on him. He had no fucking clue who his bets guys were and he tried 4 other options before he lucked into that lineup due to injury.
  18. The burning question for this race is if Max is in 1st, Lando’s in 4th and Oscar’s in 2nd or 3rd, does McLaren give Oscar team orders to drop and swap with Lando and does he follow them? I’m guessing yes to both because Oscar has done everything the team’s asked him so far even when it’s BS, but that would really test the limits of his loyalty.
  19. Yeesh. This seems like a huge mistake. JMU has placed 2 coaches to good P4 gigs in the last 2 years. Seems like they should have kept with hiring up and comers with the promise of a big time gig rather than a guy who just flamed out miserably with all the resources a coach could want. Billy just isn’t a good coach.
  20. Some play their best football in blue jeans.
  21. Newy is dead on here and people need to stop repeating moronic talking points like the one petscii makes above. If Texas played Texas State at home instead of the #1 team in the country on the road, we would be ranked #8 and guaranteed in the CFP. Texas isn't getting punished for losing to Florida. We're being punished for scheduling a meaningful, challenging OOC game. The Committee spouted a bunch of bullshit in the offseason about weighing strength of schedule and is now almost entirely going off of W-L record to seed teams. They probably just killed almost all good OOC matchups for the foreseeable future. More than anything, this sucks for the sport. Secondarily, it sucks for UT this year who are absolutely one of the 12 best teams in the country and would be a no doubt CFP team if we only had the Florida and UGA losses.
  22. Perhaps an ex-QB who views the Honor Code as more of a guideline?
  23. Sure but if Lando hadn't had an engine blow out in Zandvoort, then the title would've been already wrapped up in extremely boring fashion. Max also threw away some very valuable points in Spain when he threw a fit and drove into George. That should be the most talked about "what if." He threw away points for no reason because he thought he had no chance at the title. Those points could easily end up being the difference in him winning or losing the WDC.
  24. lol wut. He was in the lead. He gets to decide when he pits. He should have told the team he was pitting on lap 25.
  25. Braindead move by Piastri to not demand to pit on lap 25. He had a 4 second lead and would’ve been safe from the undercut. Norris would’ve had to pit on 24 and would’ve had one less lap to build the gap to Alonso.
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