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They had Allgeier the Spare getting exactly the same amount of carries as Bijan yesterday. The Falcons seem like an organization that actively works to pull the bookshelf on itself repeatedly.
I also found myself wondering if he’s not nearing some season milestones that would trigger contractual payouts that the Falcons are trying to avoid paying out? I’d think “surely not” in most circumstances but they’re a truly shitty organization.
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7 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:
Glad you have time to read all the posts, some of us don't.
Ha. This is quality shade.
That said, I feel like the “what happened with Steven & 5 in the offseason?” discussion has become sort of ubiquitous and not something niched away somewhere.
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33 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:Reading between the lines, their panic meter on the offense is going up. A whole lot of Looch wish casting that Wiggins is going to be a better OC than Klein. He didn’t discuss offensive personnel at all, just they need to improve at OC.
He also went on a couple portal Moneyball diatribes, so I’m not sure their NIL is where they want to be.
Given the totality of their personnel losses heading into the portal period, plus what they’ve spent on this 2026 class, there’s almost no way they have enough to spend in the portal for what it would take to reload. The money guys are not stupid for ATM and Elko isn’t either. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re telling themselves that they’ll develop the youth, be smart and picky in the portal and regroup with an 8-4 season that catapults them back to the playoffs in 2027.
They were gifted an unbelievable schedule this year. They get the two gifts in South Bend with the dropped XP and the flagrant holding no-call. Then, they face Auburn, Florida, Arkansas, and LSU all right in the midst of structural program collapse. Missouri with a 3rd string true freshman QB and whatever the fuck was going on with South Carolina’s program this year. Just insane shit where opponents were committing suicide in front of them at every turn.
Next year, no way that happens. The 2026 schedule and their personnel losses guarantee nothing regarding 8-4 or better but they think that’s their absolute floor.
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Boy, the driveling buffoonery has exploded all over this page. Good grief. I scrolled through and half the page is on ignore and the quoted posts by others certainly reminds me why.
4 hours ago, Mother mopar said:I know he missed Jr. Day but was under the impression that was due in part to an illness.
Come on, man. This has been discussed on other threads. A head coach doesn’t miss Jr Day because they’re sick. They miss Jr Day because they are selfish assholes who let their demons get the better of them and then they have to go somewhere and get help drying up again.
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1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:
I guess our household was the only one who overestimated both the hangover from all the Kiffin bullshit and the competence of Tulane.
The only reason I didn’t have my Ole Miss pick as a top 2 pick is due to the coaching change. I didn’t go insane and pick Tulane though. Just marked the game down to the mid 30’s.
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9 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:Other then that though what would your problem be with brining him in?
there’s another plausible path where he gets his head right in a contract year, becomes a top 5 pick and has the greatest season by a WR in Texas football history. That’s not exactly implausible. The WR room next year has a very decent floor but I don’t believe in its ceiling as presently constituted. I really want a WR 1 badly if we want to be serious about being favorite to win it all next year as opposed to in the mix.
we need 3 OL lineman, a really good RB a decent body at DT, and starters at LB, 1 CB and safety to set the floor of the team as playoff likely, but if you do all that and don’t get a day 1 WR are you laying points in the college semi’s? I think so.You’re being grim about some of the needs. Can quality guys not get promoted to the starting lineup anymore? Are we just perpetually fucked unless starters only come from the portal? Why the fuck did we pay for all of this talent at DB if it’s all worthless? Are we writing Barnes off already?
Your premise on Williams is great and all, but have you actually looked at his game by game stats? He was great in that one game last year against Georgia. He had a few other good games. Then the book was out on him - rough him up early and he starts hearing footsteps and bitches out quickly. The guy has attitude issues, drop issues, and he’s meek in size. Can all of that be turned around somewhere else for the low low price of $1M+? I’d rather let someone else figure that out.
If Texas needs a WR1, there are better options already out there and will probably be more heading into the portal on 1/2/26.
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3 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:If I remember right, Herman basically gifted him to TCU but not having a WR coach for a month only to end up promoting someone who was already on staff.
Do we have to do this?
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Just now, Message Board User said:
Drafted by the Patriots in the 6th round.
Then traded to Dallas for a 5th round pick a year later.
That dude is on the Dallas roster? I guess that tracks.
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53 minutes ago, kevwun said:
I really wouldn't want to need a qb in this draft if Mateer is top 5.
Hahahaha. What?!? That dude is a mediocre college qb. @HenryJames called him freshman Sam Ehlinger in a text chain last night and that’s about as accurate of a description as I have read. Dude has no accuracy beyond 5 yards, doesn’t know what he’s doing half the time and can be used as a battering ran into the teeth of a defense for almost unlimited carries, irrespective of effectiveness.
If that dude leaves for the pros and actually gets drafted, I will explode into laughter. Mark whoever does take him as a dead man walking at GM and a terrible franchise.
That reminds me, which idiot and franchise took Joe Milton? I remember laughing about that one at the time. That dude, as bad as he sucked, was a far better prospect than John Matarded.
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4 minutes ago, Js1 said:Our fandom tasted CFP success and now is worse than aggy
Okay, come on now.
I know I’m not the only poster who vagabonds to other boards on a regular basis, including aggie boards.
I know we have some true idiots in our base and on the boards, but we’re a massive fanbase. We also have some pretty bright posters and fans.
When I visit other boards, I can find plenty of dummies, too. However, outside of Notre Dame, Michigan, UF, and USC boards, it gets really difficult to identify virtually any signs of intelligent life.
I know this is a given to many here, but saying it anyway - SECRant/Tigerdroppings is perhaps the largest single collection of people with a collective IQ below 90 this side of an Appalachian swap meet or a Russian Federal Assembly session.
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Hadn’t read this thread in a week…
”oh yeah, I’ll click on that thread to see if there are any pertinent updates I missed with the team” … clicks thread …
-hagbard celine’s descent into some form of madness continues to unfold on a post by post, thread by thread basis
-more whining about the bowl game not mattering
-apparently Michael Taffe needs to fuck off for considering his options for his best future outcomes
-more terribly unfunny AI garbage
-the Burlsworth Award committee all needs to climb in a car and have the driver fall asleep at the wheel on a two lane, rural highway
-some relevant team updates
Thanks, guys!
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20 minutes ago, texashorn13 said:False. In college athletics it’s actually the opposite. If you resign you forfeit your contact and all benefits. If you’re fired, w/o, cause, your contract is paid out and benefits stay intact. And in college sports getting fired really means nothing as long as your name isn’t associated with any king of scandal.
You are the first person on this site to actually touch on why PK was “fired” and didn’t resign. The people clutching their pearls over Sarkisian running down Kwiatkowski after his departure may never understand what Sarkisian actually did for the guy.
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19 minutes ago, kevwun said:
Ryan Williams is playing like he's entering the portal as soon as he can get to his phone after Alabama's last game.
He sucked in the second half of last year and he’s sucked almost all of this year. He’s a pussy and he’s soft. He’ll command 7 figures and then cry on the sidelines with his painted fingernails about how he’s been wronged for not getting targeted after multiple drops in each game. Bama fans are cheering him to the portal.
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58 minutes ago, South Austin said:
Do you really think that’s the only reason why they’re clowns?
Fair.
55 minutes ago, GlenFromTheMailRoom said:Replacing PK with Muschamp is a fucking coup.
I think some of you forget we have a legitimate claim to the moniker of DBU. For us to finish is 102nd in pass defense is unacceptable and not our standard.
We used to fly banners over the stadium for that kind of shit.
Also - sadly, 90% of bartenders will fuck up a manhattan unless you explicitly tell them how to make it. If they don't make it with rye, they put in the wrong fucking vermouth, forget the bitters, or figure out some other way to fuck up a drink that only has 3 ingredients. 4 - if you count the cherry and they usually fuck that part up as well.
Try ordering a manhattan or martini England or Europe. It’s a running joke with my wife that I know better and still insist on asking for them. Most places are lost from the jump on either request. It’s mildly infuriating.
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1 hour ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:Like I’ve said, he’s holding Flood as the final card. “You’re right Chris, I thought I could do be HC and OC but alas I can’t. I’ll let go of Kyle and hire a real OC
Keep it saying it, and you’ll keep being wrong. Sarkisian is not on the hot seat. He didn’t fire anyone due to pressure and he won’t be doing that any time soon. People are unhappy with his off field transgressions and he knows it, but he’s not being threatened due to performance. The guy just went to two semifinals and this year they were a candidate for the playoffs even with 3 losses.
Coaches not on the hot seat replace coordinators all the time and you guys are fucking clowns for arguing otherwise.
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Muschamp was instrumental in signing multiple high 4 star and 5 star defensive players after the bag game had become a useful tool for multiple other programs. Those guys signed and played at Texas for free. Yet there are people here knocking him as a recruiter and evaluator of talent.
Muschamp was critical for pushing Georgia over the top in their title runs with some of the best defenses in modern history and he was Saban’s defensive protege who Saban still counts among his close friends in the coaching world. Yet there are people here knocking his coaching acumen.
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8 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:Only with chicken fajitas.
I spent 2 years in college waiting tables at Pappasito’s. If you think for a second that just saying the word “fajitas” and that being that for the order is a thing, you are getting mocked and laughed at in the restaurant kitchen by your server and his/her friends after attempting it. I imagine you are a running gag for any server waiting on you, but this would add to it.
I had a guy insist one time on ordering only “fajitas” and he told me to educate myself when I asked for clarity. I got written up when he complained about initially receiving vegetable fajitas as his entree. It was worth it.
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5 minutes ago, JBJ said:
I'm no purist and think people can enjoy bourbon manhattans and vodka martinis. But if you order a martini it will come with gin by default and if you order a manhattan it will come with rye by default.
4 minutes ago, Rimbo said:I really don't give a shit. I'm just sayin' calling it a "rye manhattan" is redundant. I personally prefer bourbon manhattans as well. Never heard anyone call a manhattan made with rye anything other than a manhattan, so it just sounded weird to see someone write "rye manhattan."
Sadly, it appears that I order way more manhattans and martinis in public than either of you. I’ve ordered both from bartenders all over this country and they will ask for clarity or often just make a manhattan with bourbon. Most default a martini to vodka or ask which way as well. This really isn’t even a discussion. If you think I’m off on it, try ordering from different places than your frequent hangout.
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5 hours ago, lilMAC25 said:
Oh yeah. I like his game. He lit up Miami.
Hard pass on Isaac Brown. He’s another guy that doesn’t understand the difference between being hurt and being injured. He’s an outstanding talent, but he was getting bad advice this fall and listening to it. Texas just let a RB walk with these same issues.
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1 minute ago, Rimbo said:
aren't all proper manhattans made with rye anyway?
I’m not a cocktail snob, so my view is “no”. A regular bourbon manhattan is smoother. I like more of the bite but would never shun a well made bourbon manny.
Are you also of the opinion that martinis and gibsons can only be called such if they’re made with gin? Do you have a handlebar mustache that you wax daily, sir?
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My sweet Lord. Reading the thread since the Muschamp hiring is borderline exhausting. Some of the hawtest takes on this recruiting board, ever, on here between pages 45 and 48. I was quoting posts at first and by the time I reached 20, I just deleted them all, said “fuck it” and made myself a rye manhattan.
If you can’t be excited by the Muschamp hire and all that that implies, wow. PK did really well, but he basically recused himself from having to be involved with talent evaluations and was regularly pining to get back to the west coast. Muschamp had agreed to take the DC role when Sarkisian was hired and helped handpick the staff. His wife stunned everyone and refused to agree to moving back to Austin. She loves Austin and returns several times a year to visit with friends and shop. She didn’t want to leave while the kids were in college. So Muschamp had to bow out. PK was a great back up, but Muschamp is who Sarkisian wanted from the jump.
Muschamp is hands on with talent evaluation, with all of the game planning, has deep knowledge of the Georgia nemesis, endless energy, and will never be a yes man. He will tell Sarkisian straight up when he thinks he’s fucking up. The guy used to eat Greg Davis alive, in front of Mack Brown.
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On 12/11/2025 at 4:14 PM, Welch said:
Grew up a huge Astros fan in San Antonio, and have always lived in SA and Austin… so I’m not terribly familiar with the Houston sports personalities.
Recently stumbled onto the Stone Cold Stros channel on YouTube, with Charlie Pallilo, Brandon Strange, and Josh Jordan. Is the feeling among Houstonians that these guys know what they’re talking about? More than the Locked On Astros guys, I’m guessing?
(Acknowledging that nothing beats Breathing Orange Fire, of course…)
Pallilo was always fun to listen to when I still listened to AM radio. He didn’t suffer fools easily, whether they were callers, guests, or just athletes/celebs in stories of the day.
That said, he pretty much could never admit when he was just wrong, and he loved having the last word on a caller who disagreed with him by cutting them off, hanging up on them and talking down to them when they couldn’t respond.
He was famously dismissive of Altuve as a major league prospect while he was putting up big numbers in the minors. People would call in and ask about him being called up and Pallilo would say he wished they would call him up so he could flop and people would stop asking about him. I assume he did a mea culpa at some point, but I never heard it.
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3 hours ago, Dbeasy said:
I don’t get all the thread policing. If you don’t like the thread, don’t read it. If no one is interested, the thread will either die or become a blog for Derka.
You’re just clutching your pearls because some posters aren’t being particularly nice to each other. None of my posts questioned the validity of Derka’s feelings on the subject or right to post about it. Pancho didn’t do that either. Mocking the guy for his monotonous redundancy is not telling him that he can’t post.
2 hours ago, aggie08 said:A select few people really can't help themselves when they see the name "Derka"
That’s a lazy take. I interact with the guy rarely. I don’t think Pancho is a Derka-chaser either.
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Moore had agreed to a number heading into last December that people could make sense of, even if it was high and based more on hope for 2025 than anything he’d done up that point.
They then waited until Texas had sorted its commitments out to retention, to guys in the portal and the signing class, at which point they doubled their ask, bringing it up massively. The choice was to meet the ask rather than risk not having a replacement and even facing, if I remember correctly, the premise of him leaving before the ASU or Ohio State game (can’t remember which).
That ultimately impacted the ability to land other portal guys who had an interest in Texas at other key positions.
Now the dude is asking for something like $1M. I hope Texas laughed in his fucking face. I think he is worth backup money to someone else, but they’ll find someone desperate and he’ll get $500K or something. For Texas, having him on the roster and drawing a paycheck puts other players at risk of leaving. So, yeah, fuck him.