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  1. I own a copy of that book in great condition from its first and maybe only? print. I’ve used that term since Hornfans in this context: “If Texas ever decides that it has a payroll to meet, then the rest of the sport would actually know what buying players looks like. “ Well, now there is a payroll to meet and the rest of the sport’s hair is on fire. It cracks me up to see idiots on boards or Twitter or even some on the radio shows now implying that Texas has always been paying players. They do this without a hint of logic, clearly. “Hey dumdum, do you know how I know that Texas wasn’t buying players before NIL? Who’s gonna tell him?”
  2. My parents didn't know what they were getting everyone into when they took us to see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. My little brother was like 5 or 6. The sacrifice scene turned him white as a ghost and I'll never be able to get the dinner scene out of my head. Hollywood was going insane around that time and one thing the Karens of the 80's got right was the PG 13 rating due to that movie and, I think, Ghostbusters and Gremlins.
  3. I was like 7 when Octopussy came out and my dad took me and my brothers to see it. I remember, even at that age, waiting to see the pussy. Very disappointing.
  4. I've been sworn to secrecy and haven't even told my core friend group, but what he's alluding to with something big coming for NIL will also just be really fucking big for UT athletics. And it will also be hilarious. Regarding the back-up QB battle, there are no doubt multiple posters on this site who are grinding their teeth right now that Trey Owens isn't going to cut it.
  5. Regarding item 3, I think you've mixed some of it up. Slocum was having an affair with his secretary. His wife discovered it somehow, while Slocum was running a fall practice. She drove up to the field, got out and started dumping a bunch of his clothes and personal belongings onto the grass. Then she told him not to come home and tore off in her car. Slocum spent awhile after that on his office couch, or his secretary's place, who knows? Eventually, he reconciled with his wife and moved back home. Slocum is one of those public personalities that gets a lot more credit in various ways than he should. Of course the aggies all talk about him in a hagiographic manner, but regular ol'college football talking heads will also celebrate the guy when he comes up or stops by somewhere. Slocum was Sherrill's lead bagman. He was a fucking cheater if there ever was one. He was a driver in taking them to the brink of the abyss (death penalty). Those idiots should wake up everyday and thank God that SMU was even more craven and pathetic. After all of that, and when Slocum was in control, he continued to push the cheating. ATM was banned from bowls and television in the fucking 90's, for Christ's sake. It wasn't until the last embarrassment in the mid-90's that ATM got religion about cheating until they entered the SEC. Slocum also gets a lot of credit as some sort of terrific coach. I respect his defensive scheming at the time with how they ran their version of the 3-4 and how well they did it. That said, a lot of idiots can be awesome at something when they're cheating and most of the competition isn't, or not nearly to their levels. Gene Chizik won a national title. Les Miles won a national title. Ed Orgeron won a national title. Beyond that, the guy was actively damaging to his offenses as a head coach. It was often great comedy to watch that dumb motherfucker sell "opening up the offense" during the offseason around the state and then the aggies online and in your neighborhood would lap it up. After he was shitcanned but stayed forever an aggie, he went out of his way in multiple seasons, once on the board of the Harris poll, in trying to fuck Texas over from top 2 contention in the BCS. He was actively working against Texas in 2008, publicly even! He is also an alleged repeat offender as a philanderer. So, sure, great guy. When he dies, even people on here will offer kind thoughts and prayers and all of that shit. Just show me the location of his grave, so I can drive over to it and spit on it.
  6. It really does amaze me how they can craft shit out of whole cloth and then wear it as the obvious truth from there forward. Tito's Vodka isn't giving anything to NIL. They're a vice company according to the NIL rules and they can't. They do a sponsorship to TOF for low 5 figures, and they're doing sponsorships of that ilk in other places. Do they do a lot of sponsorship with UT? Sure. As with other programs. The notion has now reach "giving 8 figures to NIL" and that's probably the most absurd thing I've heard those goobers say in a while.
  7. You missed the softball. closetojumping: "Farther" relates to distance, "further" is a definition of degree. You should have said "further". Park Gothic: Are you challenging me, Mr. CTJ? closetojumping: Not any more than you challenged Coleridge.
  8. I don’t have any insight but I know who would. Gerry can tell anyone who asks what he’s heard on future scheduling philosophy. He talks to the Texas staff daily. Bobby can tell us if CDC is hearing it from people about the shitty noncon games at home. I could ask someone with direct access and who is likely decidedly irritated by the home schedule, but that would be cashing in a chip better used for something during the season, I think.
  9. The “Texas doesn’t develop talent” bias has largely been washed out. It took little thought to move that largely down the road to ATM, and that has absolutely happened.
  10. One strategy I think we’ll see get deployed by strategic families is to avoid risky situations even if they’re a recruit’s favorite choice and send them somewhere stable. If that risky situation clears up, try to transfer if you want. Seems obvious, but that couldn’t be done in the past and I’m not sure how many people it’s occurred to yet, but it’s only going to further cloud roster talent and depth going forward.
  11. 1) Nagy couldn’t be more clueless about the notion of “a cap” and he’s absolutely wishcasting. 2) That is some of the best shit ever. Hahahahahahaha. HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!
  12. I have a good friend, the one who created the Greg Davis 3rd & 5 image, who is absolutely terrified of midgets. The picture you just conjured is getting texted to him, right now.
  13. That's not going to be nothing.
  14. Excuse you, sir? "I Heard a Rumor" demands some respect.
  15. Spoilered below is the Sooners Illustrated preview on OU special teams. Highlights: -Without ever having the guy kick for him in a game, Brent Venables declared that his new kicker was NFL Hall of Fame caliber. -They replace everyone but their long snapper, so, naturally, the OU writer assumes they'll be on par with last year. -You see this when they talk about him at WR as well, but they seem to think Sategna is going to be really good as a returner. I love these scenarios where a guy was a relative non-entity elsewhere, but they're going to become a standout for OU. That shit can happen, but it's not like we've only caught glimpses of this guy. -The Venables quote reads like he'd run through several lines of coke just before taking the stage.
  16. Sooners Illustrated preview on Safeties spoilered below. Highlights: -In typical OU honking fashion, they lost an All Conference player to the middle rounds of the NFL, but they're now going to be better with that position group. -Peyton Bowen, pulling what I am now going to start calling the Venables Maneuver, is actively busting as a former 5 star on their roster. He had turf toe last year, put up middling numbers as a backup, had surgery in the offseason and skipped spring camp. Accordingly, he's about to have a better season than Billy Bowman. -They're really high on Robert Spears-Jennings, but I viewed the guy as basically league replacement last season. He gets a lot of hype for the PFF grade, but watch the games and tell me how great he is, especially in pass coverage. -The rest of their safety board they hype as depth, but it's ultra jaggy and most of these guys wouldn't make the current Texas roster. -RSJ with another masterful quote from Media Days that leads me to believe he showed up high as a fucking kite and just started rattling off whatever inane thoughts appeared in his peabrain for the audience to witness.
  17. Spoilered below is the Sooners Illustrated preview of CBs. Highlights: -They expect Gentry Williams back and as a starter. He's coming off of two seasons with major shoulder issues and, I think, he missed the spring as well. I feel like he's kind of a white stag for them - rarely seen and mostly out of reach, but much desired. -Is Eli Bowen going to be a true stud at CB? He did fine as a freshman. He graded out really well at PFF, but I do have to remind myself that their grades in the secondary are the worst that they provide. I'm assuming it's a tape issue. But was this guy just the tallest midget for a bad CB room? Or was he good and headed towards great? -Jacobe Johnson is talked about the way Texas fans and moderators have talked about highly ranked but rarely seen players over the years. They're still waiting for him to breakout. Good luck with that. -They're talking up Courtland Guillory as though he's a wizard. It's just not a good sign if you're constantly starting true freshmen at CB. -The Safety that Venables took to Media Days is about as articulate and competent-sounding as R Mason Thomas. To the surprise of no one, they sound like a team loaded with true dumbfucks. Or maybe he's an immigrant and English isn't his first language or something.
  18. Spoilered below is the Sooners Illustrated preview of the LBs/Cheetah (kind of a NB, but also a DPR). Highlights: -They lament the loss of Danny Stutsman. It's heresy to say, but I think that guy was more harm than asset. Sure he made a lot of tackles, but that's a byproduct of the defense being designed to funnel plays to the second level. He was always tackling guys 8 yards downfield. -Kobe McKenzie is average as grits. I'm glad Texas didn't land him, given the talent accumulated now at LB. He played a lot last year and did very little. -One of my picks for surprise standouts for next year is Omosigho. They've now committed him to a position and I think he'll win the most PT. When I watched them last year, I felt like he was impacting plays during limited snaps. -Getting Kendal Daniels has been kind of downplayed by all of the okies, I guess because he went to OSU first? I think it is a huge pickup and expect him to win the lion's share of snaps at Cheetah, playing the Big Cheetah version. -This could potentially be a team strength unless they're committed to starting McKenzie and Dolby. -I feel like Kip Lewis was a non-entity all year in 2024 except when some dark voodoo shit performed on the OU sidelines called for the "Defensive Touchdown Play" in desperate moments.
  19. Also, on Kreul, the Sooners Illustrated gurus are now telling their audience that it feels like Texas is making a push for Kreul and, all things equal, it looks like he'd prefer Texas. Take that FWIW, as I do not think they have decent connections to the Texas side. Their providing that update based on what the Kreul camp is saying and what their OU staff connections are now whining about to them.
  20. Here's Gerry's view on who can finish with the #1 class and how. Personally, I think excluding Oregon or Michigan is dicey. Either one could go on a feeding frenzy and imbalance the whole thing. As far as I know, Hiter is expected to land at OSU. Georgia does not feel bullish. On Anthony Jones, Bama seems to think they lead, last time I looked. ****** Race for the No. 1 recruiting class in 2026 The Texas Longhorns are squarely in the mix for the No. 1 recruiting class in the 2026 cycle after a very strong last half of July. When looking at the teams that are truly in the hunt for the top ranked class, there six teams with a realistic shot. Those schools are Georgia, USC, Texas A&M, Alabama, Texas and Ohio State. Notre Dame is currently a top 5 level class, but doesn't have the runway to be in the mix for the No. 1 class as it stands today. While Georgia and USC have the top classes currently, they both have at least 30 commitments and don't have as long of a potential runway as Texas, Ohio State and Alabama. Texas A&M has 27 commitments, and would have to domino on a couple of top remaining targets to stay in the race. There are several factors that will play into which team finishes No. 1: Final prospect rankings after senior season: mid-January of 2026 Size of the class The different class ranking calculations within the industry Team-by-team look at the contenders ... Georgia Bulldogs Commits: 30 Top targets remaining: Industry ranked 5-star RB Savion Hiter (Aug. 19 announcement), industry ranked 4-star IOL Breck Kolojay, industry ranked 3-star++ DL Anthony Lonon Jr. +flip candidates USC Trojans Commits: 31 Top targets remaining: Flip candidates Ohio State Buckeyes Commits: 21 Top targets remaining: Industry ranked 5-star RB Savion Hiter (Aug. 19 announcement), industry ranked 5-star S Bralan Womack (Aug. 21 announcement), industry ranked 5-star IOL Darius Gray, industry ranked 4-star DL Emanuel Ruffin and industry ranked 4-star IOL Breck Kolojay + flip candidates Alabama Crimson Tide Commits: 21 Top targets remaining: Industry ranked 5-star EDGE Anthony Jones, industry ranked 4-star+ DL Elijah Golden (Aug. 9 announcement), industry ranked 4-star DL Emanuel Ruffin, industry ranked 3-star++ LB Anthony Davis Jr. + flip candidates Texas Longhorns Commits: 21 Top targets remaining: Industry ranked 4-star++ DB Davon Benjamin (announcement August 2, or possibly the 5th), industry ranked 4-star++ EDGE Jake Kreul (announcement August 2 or in October) + a number of flip candidates Texas A&M Aggies Commits: 27 Top targets remaining: Industry ranked 5-star S Bralan Womack (Aug. 21 announcement), industry ranked 5-star EDGE Anthony Jones, industry ranked 4-star+ WR Jase Mathews (Aug. 8 announcement)
  21. I just opened an actual fall camp thread and posted Bobby's preview on position battles and such heading into practice this week. Also, I don't give a shit who the QB is, if you're dropping great passes, that's a you problem. We all watched the games. If you guys see an early draft pick in Moore, awesome. He needs to show out this season like the contract year it is and we can all be happy.
  22. The offseason is over and I don't trust @BurntOrange&White's dark and sinister aura with the 2025 fall camp or season. The march begins this week towards the 2025 National Title. I've pasted below Bobby Burton's first look at his view on what big things are up for grabs when practice starts on Wednesday. He really kind of beats around the bush in regard to the team needing to find a 4th WR. He also ignores the kicking game altogether which seems like something we want to see fixed in a major way. ***** Let’s keep today’s column relatively simple and straight-forward. What are the primary position battles and questions expected during fall camp? - Back-up QB. Matthew Caldwell or Trey Owens? Word is, Caldwell very much looks the part But let’s see if Owens is prepared to defend the spot. - RB rotation and the timing of it. Trey Wisner is obviously going to play a lot. The questions are the health and timing of Ced Baxter, and the ability of Jerrick Gibson, Christian Clark and James Simon. Baxter is thought to be “ahead” in his recovery, but just how far exactly? Gibson has worked hard this off-season to re-shape his body. We’ll see if that helps his quickness. Clark looked really good in spots, too. Simon is the freshman worth watching. One key on these back-ups: which one is the best in pass protection? - WR depth. After DeAndre Moore, Ryan Wingo, Emmett Mosley and Parker Livingstone, we need to see if any of the talented freshman make a move during camp. Texas would love another freshman to join Daylan McCutcheon as being highly reliable (and not just talented). - TE. Though he may not be there on day one of practice because he is a transfer, we can pencil Jack Endries in as the starter. But who will be the back-up and what will the rotation be? Is Spencer Shannon the sole in-line option? - Right tackle and the overall influence of Nick Brooks and possibly Nate Kibble. Brooks might get reps at right tackle to push Brandon Baker and Andre Cojoe. Brooks might also be so good they force feed him into the lineup at left guard. Kibble has not received the same fanfare but he could be a guy who makes things happen for himself during camp. - Interior DL. We already got a taste of Cole Brevard and Hero Kanu in the spring. What is the rotation and what is the value of Travis Shaw, Maraad Watson and Levon Johnson? - Linebacker. Lots of options here. How will Texas deploy them? The development of Trey Moore as an off-ball linebacker will be intriguing, as is the usage of Brad Spence. - The Secondary. Good luck figuring this out before camp starts. Texas legitimately has eight players who could fill five starting spots: Manny Muhammad - starting corner Jaylon Guilbeau - corner or nickel Michael Taaffe - starting safety Jelani McDonald - safety or big nickel Derrick Williams - safety Kobe Black - possible starting corner Wardell Mack - possible starting nickel Warren Roberson - possible starting corner The list doesn’t include three freshman that people are speaking highly of in Jonah Williams, Graceson Littleton and Kade Phillips. In other words, there’s a lot of vetting left to do in the secondary. And that begins in training camp, starting Wednesday, just three days from today. OTF will be there.
  23. If you guys want new stuff, just ask @texifornia to change the title again. It's like opening Pandora's Box - it will change things, just no idea whether for the better or for the worse. But sure, roll the dice.
  24. Yeah, I don’t see it. He doesn’t have an elite trait, he doesn’t have great hands, he’s average in size and speed.
  25. I believe that character was played by Burgess Meredith. Great call.
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