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    On the ND 247 board, their mods are saying that the word they're hearing is that ND thinks the way forward is to dim down the ACC agreement to 2 games per year, and then cut the same deal with the Big 10, SEC and Big 12. Keep the Navy game, of course, and one other G6, like Rice next year, as an example, and then mix in 2 random home and homes with teams not in the rotation during each year from the P4. 

    Move all of the non-revenue to the Big East. 

    That's from people at ND talking to them off the record, it seems. 

    There isn't a single poster on that board that wants to stick with the ACC deal they have. They appear to actually hate it. 

    For the first in any of our lives, there are also more than a few folks on their end advocating for joining a conference. Not the majority of the posters, but other times I've read their boards, if someone mentions such a thing, they're shouted down by a chorus of haters. Not right now. 

    It's pretty interesting. I fully expect Texas to announce that they're pulling out of the ND series and replacing it with a Stanford or NC State series any day now. What happens when others follow suit? That seems like it would force ND to get real about a future with a conference. 

  2. 47 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

    Deboer may not live that one down.  He seems like a great kid with a big future, Mack-Russell battle  will be interesting if they can keep both.  I like our room the way its laid out, hopefully we can spread them out aok.  Id like to see what Lacy can do vs Michigan.

    The thing about Lacey that's concerning is how diminutive he is. It's not like they didn't know that in recruiting, but now it's suddenly the "but" part of anything said about the guy. Great arm, knows the game, mobile, good leadership skills, can allegedly read a defense pretty well, but he's Herve Villechaize in stature. Can he sit on a tall TE or OT's shoulders and take snaps? 

  3. 16 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

    As I recall, Sayin left pretty soon after Saban retired and he and Deboer only overlapped by a week.  Think Saban's departure had more to do with it than Deboer picking the current guy over him.  Arch to Texas solidified Sayin to Bama IIRC, otherwise he may have ended up here or UGA.

     

    Deboer straight up told Sayin that he wasn't the kind of QB that performed well in his system. He brought Mack with him and sent Sayin packing. Those were like 2 of his first moves.

  4. 11 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

    We never saw the full Baxter. He got injured very early on, then seriously injured. RB’s take two years to come back from serious knee injuries. I would not be surprised if he performs very well next year somewhere else, but Texas just can’t roll the dice again next year on him. It would be a waste of money.  

    Baxter got hurt early on, not injured. He never figured out the difference, and that's also part of why he's gone.

  5. 3 hours ago, TXpride said:

    For next season apparently. Then $50M. Then $75M...

    With no meaningful regulation, the endgame looks like Tech and Oregon running away from the pack.

    I'm guessing Texas will attempt to position itself in the upper echelon, assuming the BBs are in the box. But it no longer seems like they're leading the NIL charge. Whether that's because they aren't willing to bend the rules like everyone else, or the cigars are tired of Sark and holding back, or everyone else has just caught up... I don't know.

    Rev share enabled a higher level quality and quantity of competition, for everyone, but Texas is in the upper echelon. You do realize that Texas has the highest payroll this cycle in which they went 9-3, correct? Your post seems to indicate no clue on that front. 

    What no school can prevent is finding itself in a position where some random other school shows up and offers a mid level 4 star some over the top value. Roughly 100 schools can now pull that stunt and it impacts blue bloods across the land. 

  6. Just now, DZX158 said:

    CJ is not a kid you tell to hit the portal. I think it’s fair to adjust his NIL but you don’t tell a kid like him there’s no spot for him on the team.  You find a role and hope in year 2 post injury he is able to stay healthy and be great is his role.

    He’s not worth his ask and the bid-ask are chasms apart. You absolutely wish him well and move on given the needs across the roster and the goals for next season.  Folks can grumble about loyalty and professional sports and the CFB days of yore and such, but the sentimental programs are getting left in the dust. Ask a Clemson fan if you need further confirmation. 

    Texas is upper tier in NIL without being able to be stupid like Tech, Oregon, Michigan and a few others. They have plenty of money to utilize but they cannot just sling mid 6 figures out to beaten up backs who look like they have had their lick. 

  7. On 11/28/2025 at 3:03 PM, Vertigo said:

    Getting an error that says "error repeatedly occured on ... and then the thread url" every time I scroll down the page on any thread on ios. 

    Getting this constantly and it fucking sucks. 

  8. Mehringer as the OC at Rutgers for Chris Ash was one of the biggest debacles of the last 20 years. I swear I think it was the worst offense statistically in the country in whatever year that took place. 

    I know we discussed it back in the day, but if you have never looked at the first staff Ash hired as HC at Rutgers, it’s worth a review. I contend it’s one of the worst power conference staffs ever assembled. 

  9. 51 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    LaAllan Clark is being mentioned on the LSU On3 board as an option at edge coach if Blake Baker goes to Tulane and takes LSU's current edge coach with him. 

    Okay, in what form? By moderators who might know something or just people wishing they had him?

  10. 1 minute ago, Eskimohorn said:


    whats changing on the staff to fix all the bad evals?

    Hopefully the people on the staff and some additions in the film room to help out. 

    I do want to remind folks that a high amount of skepticism should be applied to what I'm posting on stuff like this. 

    a) I'm wrong a lot. Shit changes when you're managing people, and talent acquisition and retention are mercurial issues in organizations. Also, I don't ask many questions, and sometimes I make assumptions when someone is bullshitting with me and I end up drawing the wrong conclusion accordingly.

    b) I think people do their own wishcasting when it comes to staff changes. Half the time over the last 15 years I've heard people speak definitively about so and so coming or going and then nothing happened. 

    That said, I feel good enough on the player side to post what I posted. I remain from Missouri on the notion that all of Akina, Flood, Jackson and Scott will be seeking employment elsewhere. 

  11. 2 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

    Mocking west Austin partisans is 2nd only to Aggie jokes as a source of mirth.  

    Interesting that, if you're correct about the numbers, the are predominately on the offense.  

    My view on it is that Sarkisian holds each side of the ball to different standards and he's either really pushing the defense on their evaluations, or giving them total freedom to handle their allotment of scholarships and they're doing a better job. Whatever is going on, either they don't know what they're doing on the evaluations on the offensive side of the ball, or they've gotten lazy. Perhaps turnover on the staff has also impacted things at RB and WR. In short, yada yada yada and Flood looks like he fucking sucks at this point and zero excuses for the dishevelment in the OL room.

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