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closetojumping

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  1. 50 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    Ryan Day was on the verge of getting fired last year after the Michigan loss. He stepped in, they had a great playoff run, and look like they have things figured out now. But that one example can't do all the heavy lifting. There are different variables and it's impossible to replicate. 

    OC duties were snatched from Jimbo and he was fired not long after. 

    If Sark wants to give up play calling, great. If it's forced on him at all, we're probably doomed. 

     

    There are plenty of examples of guys who were valued for their work as OCs or DCs who eventually gave up the playcalling role as an HC. Saban, Drinkwitz and Mack Brown are easy examples to recall either due to proximity or recency. There are many examples of guys who refused to drop being a playcaller and it cost them their jobs. Will Muschamp and Billy Napier are easy examples for this board. 

    Now, name the guys who called plays and won national titles, real quick. Spurrier is one. Who else? Sir Edward Beauregard Orgeron, Esq., certainly didn't. Meyer? Nope. Smart? Nope. Swinney? Nope. Carroll? Stoops? Nope. I guess Jimbo Fisher, somewhat hilariously, is another.

    Point is, you can find one about every dozen years or so who did it. The rest of the guys dating back to the early 90's were all very involved with their sides of the ball, but they recognized what needed to happen in order for them to truly win. There is a boneyard full of HC tenures in which the guy couldn't let go of his shiny object and cost himself, his program, his players, and the program's fans a shot at greatness. It's just selfishness. We've already pointed out that the results for Sarkisian are visibly short of elite and the trend is decidedly negative, and the sample size is not small. His case for continuing down this path is paper thin. 

  2. 5 hours ago, LCHorn said:

    I don’t think he would be done that fast, but he’s going to be dealing with more intense NIL donor fatigue this offseason and CDC is going to be unable to shield him from making semi-public* his plan for fixing it.  

    *in other words, it’ll leak out a little here but it’ll mostly be shared with the luxury box types.  
     

    I know everyone is repeating that Sark the OC has to go-which is weird, that’s his strength.  Sark the GM is what needs to go.  

    Sarkisian as a CEO has been close to elite. That cannot be said for his performance, ever, as an OC while also the HC. Sorry. You cannot find data and cite it to support a counter to the notion that the OC role is not a strength for Sarkisian while also head coaching. 

    As to the rest, a lot of you guys are chiming in about how this will be handled before the season outcome is even known. If Texas somehow goes 9-3, no one here has a fucking clue what will or won’t be done in public or private. 5-7 to 7-5, sure. Above that, we have no idea. 

    41 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

    This is laughable. Name the amount and I’ll bet you he’s not fired or forced to resign before the ‘28 season. 

    I want Sarkisian to work out and win titles at Texas and I think he can, which isn’t how I saw the hire on 1/2/21. That said, I feel like him failing ahead of 2028 is a reasonable hedge to my outlook, based on what I’ve seen this year. If you’re taking bets from anyone, I’ll take the counter to your position for $500. 

  3. 4 hours ago, JohnnyTapia said:

    Is it true Becton was hired because the players under Herman complained about Yancy McKnight so CDC went more towards a speed/endurance ST coach in Becton?

    ST was in reference to Special Teams, not Becton. Also, whoever told you that CDC played a role in hiring Becton seems super informed. 

    2 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

    I’ve heard sark and flood are beefing.  Weird that flood would want big humans to play finesse.  
     

    he will likely be the manny to mack brown ie fired mid year 2026 to save his own job

    I keep hearing this shit about Flood and Sarkisian “beefing” from you guys that like to sniff some the farts of some of the more idiotic $9.95ers in Texas’ orbit. I’ve asked about it to several folks and it sounds like this is bullshit or story-inflation. 

    Beyond that, I just fucking typed out that Flood isn’t calling the shots with approach to how the line needs to be blocking. Sarkisian has always run a soft offense, long before Flood was involved. 

  4. 20 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    Arch might be worse than you.  You know who beat OU and aggy and could absolutely hit wide open crossers over the middle?  Case McCoy.  I said Arch wasn't Case McCoy at the beginning of the year.  I ddin't think I'd be correct in saying that because it was aspirational. 

    I find myself watching other teams during the week with three things making me regularly envious:

    1) teams in the red zone not running slowly developing dogshit runs up the middle.

    2) offensive lines that can actually move an LOS on a running play.

    3) QBs hitting wide open WRs roughly 5-15 yards down the field. 

    The last one probably makes me the most ragey. Texas hasn't had a competent RZ approach in years and good OLs in the running game might as well be a myth at this point. But having a QB who cannot hit the broadside of a barn? That's new bullshit. 

  5. October 21, 2023. Mississippi State beat Arkansas in Fayetteville, 7-3. That was MSU's last SEC win. They've lost 15 SEC games in a row. That will be heralded throughout the CFB media world and on social media when they break the streak two years later, this coming Saturday night. 

    I hope that isn't the case, but I've been a Texas fan for a long time and that just kind of feels like some Texas football bullshit. 

    19 hours ago, TornACL said:

    You older Surly posters probably remember the 1991 Texas at Mississippi State season opener. One of the absolutely most disappointing games I can ever remember.

    We were coming off of the Shock the Nation 1990 tour, and despite the 46-3 Cotton Bowl loss, the defense was gonna to be good and Gardere was back at QB.  14 year old me was absolutely convinced that we were gonna run the SWC, get back to the Cotton Bowl and win this time. Texas was back baby. 

    Instead, we had like 200 yards of offense, looked totally impotent, and those hillbillies celebrated like free Oxy and crystal meth had dropped from the heavens.

    I fear that Saturday's game will at times bring bank brutal memories of that day. And so I think I will get drunk Saturday afternoon. 

    Go Horns.

    This pretty much me exactly. I was stunned and pissed after that 1991 MSU game, but I'd only been watching games since the loss to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl 7 years earlier and didn't fully understand things just yet. 

  6. I enjoyed watching the camera shots of the Nebraska fans looking despondent in the stands tonight. Some of those people were heading to very dark places, and I enjoyed seeing the beginnings of them heading there. 

  7. 9 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Yeah, the French toast at Bardot is fucking unreal.

    It’s been a running joke with our group for years. Take a murse or fannypack to the brunch and then tuck away what you don’t eat of the french toast loaf into that, and then just randomly pull it out and snack on it while at the craps or blackjack table later in the day. If I saw someone do that, I’d likely have a cardiac arrest on the spot from an explosion of laughter. 

    My wife ordered it one time. We had deviled eggs to start and I had a benedict of some sort. She knocked down about 1/8 of the french toast and asked me to help. I think I took down another 1/8 and we asked for the check. No regrets. It’s delicious anyway.  

  8. 7 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

    I said wow 9 times tonight.  One fully extended shovel pass, one left handed throw under pressure, and 7 sacks.

    The first two, you’re right. The left handed pass was terrific. He also placed a throw perfectly on a guy’s chest deep and the dude dropped it, but, man, there’s not much else. 

  9. I opted to go to the Wizard of Oz with @SydneyCarton and another buddy while everyone else did other stuff after our Friday brunch at Bouchon. A couple of things pertaining to the last page+.
     

    1) I hadn’t seen the Wizard of Oz since childhood and I had low expectations. Just wanted to see what the hubbub about the Sphere was all about. I was personally blown away. It’s a sensory explosion and the story/film is still terrific, to boot. It’s 75 minutes and that is perfect. Get the 300 or 400 section seating for tickets if you do it. Lower than that missed some experience. 

    2) I used to push for our group to go to Mon Ami Gabi for brunch when we’d visit. It’s fallen off. Bardot and Bouchon blow it out of the water for brunch these days. If you’re in the Venetian, don’t overthink it. Take Bouchon, make sure you at least try the scrambled eggs and whatever soup they have that day, and never look back. 

  10. 19 minutes ago, Iguana said:

    "Also, OU has never scored more than 2 offensive touchdowns against an SEC opponent since joining the conference."  ?????

     
    1st OKL 13:11 OKL - Gabriel,Dillon 9 yd run (Schmit,Zach kick), 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:03
    7
    0
     

     

    2nd OKL 05:23 OKL - Walker,Tawee 1 yd run (Schmit,Zach kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:04
    17
    14

     

    3rd OKL 10:21 OKL - Walker,Tawee 1 yd run (Schmit,Zach kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:39
    27
    17
     
     

     

    4th OKL 00:15 OKL - Anderson,Nic 3 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Schmit,Zach kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:02
    34
    30

    Sadly, this took effort. 

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