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  1. I care in the sense that it would be nice for Purdue to resemble something other than roadkill when facing anyone in the Big 10. I know that’s not the norm, but watching them this year against Notre Dame and Indiana was truly disgusting. The bottom of the Big 10 is worse than a G5 conference slate and that shit needs to get fixed. The ACC is an unfixable mess, so it’s expected. The Big 12 and SEC field more competitive bottom dwellers than what the Big 10 put out there this year.
  2. I’m interested in seeing how desperate programs get over the next few years if Dillingham strings a few more winning-to-big-time-winning seasons together. ASU has money, right? The guy would like to coach there for 40+ years if you believe his interviews. I tend to buy it because ASU to him is like Texas to us. So why leave? What if some other place in the Big 2 with money decides to go nuts out of desperation? Say Florida? I don’t know. I actually buy the idea of that guy sticking to ASU if he keeps winning and has choices.
  3. The post of the guy telling the story of how he converted to ATM fandom and chose to go to school there accordingly - he left out the part where he excitedly applied to Texas and received his rejection letter 4 days later.
  4. I would be happy with this guy.
  5. You guys fixate on the dumbest shit. The walk-on QB is completely irrelevant. There’s actual portal stuff happening.
  6. It’s always fun when they get so unhinged that they forget that Texas … you know … actually played Texas A&M. Never mind that, let’s do the transitive property thing.
  7. They committed more than they currently have in NIL for the 2025 class as some sort of notion putting on a happy face. Then the rumblings of cracks in the facade started with possible transfers ahead of the bowl game and Byrne starts publicly begging for money. They’re not in a good spot, clearly, so they’ve begun pushing a narrative to anyone who will listen in the media that CFB is broken and politicians need to intervene to save it, or the conferences need to align and anoint Nick Saban as a benign and even-handed, highly paid commissioner.
  8. I’ve been across a number of 247 sites for cursory glances at threads mentioning Texas or Ohio State. Summary as follows: Desperately Need OSU To Crush Texas: -ATM, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Missouri, Arkansas Want OSU To Win: -Bama, Georgia, LSU, Oregon, USC, Tennessee, Clemson, ?FSU? Bizarrely Attached To Some Notion of Conference Brethren: -South Carolina, Ole Miss, Miss State Need Texas To Win: -Michigan It is truly absurd how many of these fanbases think Ohio State is some friendly try-hard while Texas is a big bad meanie that doesn’t deserve to still be playing.
  9. I believe that RexAG86 posts on Surly as @Hagbard Celine.
  10. I have the same question. I can’t figure out what in the fuck happened on this trip for RPM. Is that him? Was that a guy on a livestream he was tracking? WTF.
  11. On a thread where these rubes are pining for the return of Denver Harris, Daddy98 flies in off the top ropes with an all time heater:
  12. Things are not starting well this offseason in Okieville. They’re down big sad on their boards and it’s glorious watching the pumpers try to pump up FCS transfers and the new dipshit DC from Clemson. What they really aren’t handling well is the rise of Texas:
  13. How should I know?
  14. If Texas is actually involved, Gerry, Burton and Nahlin will all hear about it even if Texas isn’t saying much, simply because the guy is a product of THSFB. So on this particular recruitment, we might get some good insight. My point about draft stock was more than he was not allegedly happy with where things stood for his NFL prospects after getting a grade or feedback of some sort. Does that make him feel like he needs to be in front of a larger audience? Did they say route running sucked? Was the feedback that he’s unlikely to test well given their current data projections? No clue. The fact that ATM has become a black hole for WRs with respect to the NFL draft isn’t helping. One guy, going in the 5th round, getting taken in the last 6 drafts is a problem.
  15. I like the names of the guys we’re linked to and I am glad to see that Texas isn’t linked to many of the turds on the list. FSU and ATM are like a receptacle for those types.
  16. I actually think the Florida folks have been okay. Given that the universities are basically peers on the academic side and having very little history between the programs probably helps. Quite frankly, Florida should fucking love us. We help the academic rep of the conference and we handed them a rematch with FSU for the title in 1996. You’re welcome, gators. But yeah, I agree about the rest.
  17. I’m not saying you’re incorrect here, but allegedly the guy wants to improve his draft stock more than leverage his transfer for a payday. The payday is a given, of course, but if they think Texas moves the needle for him, there could be something there. Texas has kept its powder dry this portal period. They’re going to get aggressive with someone at some point, surely?
  18. I’m not trying to name 20 and didn’t make the comment, but the notion that Texas didn’t play numerous guys more talented than that roided up dwarf is just silly. Michigan - Johnson, Grant and Graham are probable top 40 picks Georgia - Mykel Williams, Jalon Walker, and Malaki Starks are all top two round prospects. Kentucky - The DT is highly graded. ATM - Turner, Stewart and Scourton are all highly graded. Clemson - Woods, Parker, and Carter are all highly graded guys. That’s 13 guys without much thought. If you want just offense, there are plenty of middle round grade guys that will go ahead of Skattebo. Loveland, Briningstool, Etienne, and Beck come immediately to mind. The guy had grit and heart and played well once the Texas defense was worn down, but he’s not some uber-talented star the likes of which we’ve never seen. As it stands, Texas will face 5 guys with more talent and higher NFL projections against OSU on offense next Friday. Jackson, Judkins, Henderson, Smith and Egbuka. Hell, maybe Tate as well.
  19. It stuns me that Kevin Mar and his crew get any kind of work, much less on an elevated level. They’re dreadful. Beamer was acting like an outraged idiot all game, largely because he was getting outsmarted by a fat fucking retard.
  20. Who would you rather face in a tight game, Will Howard or Gabriel? OTOH, I’m not sure Oregon has a legitimate defense. I can’t really decide who I’d rather face, really. Didn’t they promptly go out and get drubbed by Texas Tech? I never understood their sense of entitlement. I warms my dark heart that they’re still upset about it. Revenge? I would not relish facing that dude again.
  21. His alleged problem is heavy drug use, not schizophrenia.
  22. With the attrition we’ve seen lately in college football coaching, is Bielema the greatest heel remaining? That shit yesterday cracked me up and I despise the guy. Beamer is a hack and deserves to be lampooned for whining the entire game about the legitimate usage of a rule. Going with the “hold me back, guys!!” approach from Beamer just made shit more hilarious. FFR would have dropped him with one King Hippo punch.
  23. Coach: closetojumping, congrats, you got honorable mention All-District. ctj: what does “honorable mention” mean, coach? Coach: it means that someone with honor mentioned you. ctj: uh, ok. Coach: just kidding! it means you were nominated for All-District and no one voted for you. [sad trombone]
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