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  1. 1 hour ago, SizzleChest said:

    Thought it was Dvoracek.

    Edit: Nope, it was Chiasson.

    It really is astonishing how many pieces of shit they’ve harbored, just in the last 18 years. It’s hard to keep up.

    Not listed yet:

    Lynn McGruder - thrown out of Tennessee for dealing drugs out of his dorm room, welcomed into OU with open arms because they could use the DL help. 

    Josh Jarboe - he was eschewed by the SEC and had problems in high school, Stoops took him anyway. He then got busted for guns or some shit or for violent rap lyrics, I don’t remember, and was only then given the boot. 

    Parrish Cox - he’s basically going to prison for most of his life. 

    I mean, these aren’t domestic violence, but OU houses more thugs than Huntsville and then this fucking goober gets in front of a microphone on some sort of high horse. This will come back on his dumb ass, soon. 

    I assume at some point there will be relationship fallout for the assistant who was fucking Ron Tatum’s mom to get his signature. 

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  2. 1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    Diboll you say?  Is jermichael Finley a friend of the program?  Brian Robison?

     

    49 minutes ago, lemonandaturd said:

    Wasn't Brian Robison from Splendora?  

    I think Pato del Muerto has confused one legendary longhorn with another. He typed Brian Robison, but he meant Lionel Garr. 

  3. 1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:

     


    It’s so amazing that every single program improves their strength coach every single time.

     

    I make this kind of joke all of the time too, but honestly, it looks like we, at least, have seen upgrades with each coaching regime change. It helps to start at the bottom of the barrel with FatDog Madden, but still. I was skeptical on McKnight, but at this point it appears to be an undeniable point that he's got this team further along than we've previously ever seen. Moorer, while an improvement over the bucket of lard before him, was clearly not an upper echelon guy.

  4. 20 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

    Why didn't you ever tell me that you owned a massage parlor? I thought we were friends.

    Tell you what, fucker, the next time you're in Houston, let me know and I'll call in a chip and get you in for free. You'll be disappointed if you're looking for anything that isn't above board and top of the mark though. You'll have to check in with someone like SydneyCarton or Huckleberry if you want some sort of joint involved with happy endings. 

    I own the day spa with the inventor of this legendary beauty:

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    42 minutes ago, Viper said:

    they're just a more expensive ice bath. Same principle of reducing inflammation after workouts. Now all the cryo therapy places opening up in the suburbs, those are scams.

    In reading that article, and others, I'd challenge that it's a scam. There are medically verified reactions in the body to ice baths and cryotherapy, he he agrees on, and then there is a lot of stuff untested or not fully tested. Things get problematic when claims around those advanced effects are either overzealous or downright dubious. I feel like what guys like that author should really say is: "It's not clear how helpful this treatment is, although it's clear that at worst, it's got a placebo effect and is doing you no harm. Still though, you're an idiot to pay $100+ per treatment when you could do this at home for free." Then their agenda would be clear and people can take from it what they will. This line of thinking is akin to those who lament people wasting money by going out to dinner, when they could just be making dinner at home. Two different worldviews, both sides of which view the other as rather sad.

    Full Disclosure: I've had ice baths for athletic recovery purposes, but never done cryo. I am a silent owner in a day spa that does not have cryo, but does many other treatments that the customers seem to enjoy quite a bit, even if the medical verifications to their outputs remain debated. Hell, I'm sure there are guys out there writing that massage therapy is a waste of money and unproven by science, but I know few people who get massages that don't swear by them, including athletes.

    Sorry for the thread derail, but somewhat relevant conversation when thinking about our S&C and nutrition programs for the team. 

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  6. 19 minutes ago, Machinator said:

    The Cosmi hype: is it for real, or is he still a year away (my personal view)?

    No clue from my end. I'm pretty much from Missouri regarding everything on offense, even if I was hearing a bunch of hype for players/units. We still have 3 terrible components to the offensive staff in Warehime, Meh, and Beck (as a playcaller). The OL was the worst OL I think I've ever seen. We beat the shit out of our QBs and Ehlinger is one of the dumbest decisionmakers I've ever watched. Our WRs are like the children of an alcoholic parent - they never know what's coming at them next from the position coach and they can't even predict who will regularly start. The TEs are an absolute unproven commodity and I have zero faith in Anthony Beck making a material difference in any facet. I won't believe that we've figured TB out until I fail to see Kyle Porter take meaningful snaps for multiple games in a row. So outside of wanting to be hopeful and hearing positive, believable takes on Anderson, I don't have much regarding the O. 

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    1 hour ago, Red Five said:

    Why are we practicing handing the ball off to Kyle Porter?

    I thought the same thing, but on the flip side, Herman abhors TBs that can't control the rock, and that was one of the few selling points anyone could offer about Porter last year. The guy needs to stay 6th string and graduate quickly. 

    1 hour ago, Machinator said:

    Chip Brown and Bobby Burton have seen turnstiles that put up more resistance than Anderson, I'm told.

    I've heard all along that Anderson was going to be fine as the opening game starter, but they weren't just going to throw him in there and create culture issues. He's looked good, not great, which is just fine. They're letting him earn the role in the team's eyes.

    46 minutes ago, CastHorn said:

    I completely disagree with the notion that Davis won’t be drafted. The guy was looking like a high draft pick his freshman season. He’s got everything you want out of a zone style corner. He can even man up pretty well. He lost his confidence but his play picked up drastically towards the end of the 2017 season. If he can be consistent all season, he gets drafted off measurable alone.

    When a player is being sourced for info, their perspective isn't always going to line up with reality. They all know how services are viewing upperclassmen heading into a season, but their ability to grasp development in real time, or how transient preseason draft rankings are, is suspect.

    1 hour ago, Bevo VIII said:

    Ingram will be a freshmen all American and will be starting by game 3-4

    I hope Ingram is a bad ass and makes us all forget Kyle Porter 2017, but Daniel Young is an excellent back to have starting in this offense. If Ingram comes on, Carter controls the football, and Johnson somehow stays healthy, along with Watson and Young looking good, the optionality in the backfield for this season will be absurd compared to what we were dealing with last season. Good problems to have.

  8. 54 minutes ago, cafe society said:

    Ken Seals and his family lived in Azle, Tx, a not wealthy and formerly crime-ridden redneck outpost near Ft Worth.  Mama works at Weatherford High, an up and coming - in every way - area also not exactly a suburb but close to FW.  Weatherford is better than Azle in every way.  UIL ruled that Seals' transfer was solely based upon football and declared him ineligible for the past year.

     

    https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/prep-football/article195320029.html 

     

    Thanks. Now I follow. 

  9. 22 minutes ago, Machinator said:

    In hindsight, last season might be one of the recent low points for what an RB room at Texas looked like.

    Because I like these exercises for some reason, it would be interesting to read a take on a TB room that was worse in the history of football at Texas. 

  10. 17 minutes ago, South Austin said:

    Agree with this take, but if Herman realized Warren's effectiveness was affected by him acting like a selfish pussy, I can't fault him too much for playing Warren behind Porter (and Carter and Young).

    Sure. I guess my view is that Kyle Porter is the worst D1 running back I have ever seen, and Chris Warren going half ass was better than Kyle Porter smelling the grass. 

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    Let’s be straight about Chris Warren at Texas. He should not have been playing behind Porter. He should have received more snaps last year. Porter, irrespective of OL play (watch the Missouri game if you need proof), has no business being a featured back in D1.

    That considered, Chris Warren was worried about Chris Warren and he didn’t give it his all at Texas. He was receiving that advice from helicopter parents. If he makes it in the league, watch his ass do the same shit before he gets a new contract down the line. The Eric Dickerson Maneuver. His mom was also constantly running her fucking mouth to Burton and crew, apparently. So, good luck and all of that bullshit, but this guy was a weak teammate and didn’t do the program any favors. He’s one of many Charlie Strong recruits who were looking out for themselves before the notion of team ever entered the picture. 

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  12. On 8/9/2018 at 5:00 PM, Machinator said:

     

    The $80million raised is $10million/suite for 10 years, paid upfront, for the suites running up the side of the next jumbotron iteration. That’s 8 suites and they’re already committed and there’s a wait list should one of the leasing entities ever bail  

    Forgive me if that’s already public. I have looked at the articles. Just saw that post and thought this note might help if it isn’t public. 

    This guy knows what he’s doing, no doubt. And he wants winners from every sport. 

  13. 9 hours ago, cmontexas said:

    Ken Seals got fucked over and his mom worked at the school he transferred to and didn't even get his family moved in to some aggy boosters rent house

    Can you also provide this information in English? Thanks. 

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  14. 3 hours ago, Sheep Have Wool said:

    I just...wow.

    I was in Memphis a few months ago. I have nothing against dry rubbed ribs. I was excited to go to Rendezvous. That said: Rendezvous makes the most overhyped, stringy, dry-as-fuck ribs I've ever had. I would be entirely unsurprised if Taylor Hamm was a consulting chef. They were bad, and you should feel bad for thinking they were good.

    If you're of the opinion that they're serving anything remotely close to decent barbecue, you need to get your ass back to central Texas, stat.

    Also, with Wilson's comments, I'm curious what is filtering out to tOSU recruits regarding Urban's future. I'm sure they're being told that everything is fine and that there's nothing to see there, but have any of them expressed doubts publicly?

    I spend time in Memphis a couple of times a year. We’ve been taken to Rendezvous by family, mostly “because you need to say you’ve been there” and nothing more. It’s fucking trash. Give me Central BBQ or Interstate if I’ve got to do it up there. 

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  15. 14 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    I remember visiting NW when I was doing my college tours on a cloudy early-spring day and thought it was miserable. Sky, ground, trees, lake, buildings, everything was flat grey. I'd imagine when the weather's nice and there's leaves on the trees it's gorgeous though.

    We were there in March, during a cold and overcast day. It eventually rained a bit later that day. I'm energized by that kind of weather, her probably less so. 

  16. 1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

    Northwestern is a really fun program to watch.  They are well-coached and have built some amazing facilities.  

     

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    I was on their campus with my daughter about 6-7 years ago and I was really impressed. That would be an amazing setting for school, and I say that being familiar with Chicago winters. I wouldn't want Fitzgerald at Texas, but I think he's a great fit at NW. They're a legit candidate for 10 wins this season if they find a way to beat Notre Dame.

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  17. 1 hour ago, kopp0e said:

    Ogeron might have his career at LSU come down to needing a win over Arkansas & a close loss to both Alabama & Miami, to have a shot at being in Baton Rouge next fall...

    My issue with Orgeron being tossed from the sidelines at LSU after this season is that the school and state are broke and Sir Edward's buyout is steep. Some booster would have to step up in a big way, and they'd have to have a clear path to the right guy to replace him and a plan to get that guy in place.

  18. 2 hours ago, PencilPusher said:

    Agreed and something that is largely overlooked by the mouthbreathers passing for CFB journalists these days. A point to note is that Jimbo has actually never built a program per se - he was HCIW for several years at FSU so hasn't ever actually walked into a new gig and built from scratch the way that Saban, Urbs, et. al. have had to. The fact that he is making the same kind of mistakes that Charlie and UNC Mack Brown made tell me they could be in for a longer haul then they would like to admit.

    If a conference gets 2 teams in this year, I'm in on the Big 10. The East is loaded and Wisconsin could easily be no worse than 11-1 and will clearly win the shitshow that is the B1G West. Can envision a scenario where two teams in the B1G East finish 11-1 as well and if Wisconsin is also 11-1 (or better), both the winner of the Champ game and the team that is runner up in the East could get in (exactly what happened in the SEC last year). That is predicated on my assumption that neither the Big 12 or the Pac 12 will have anyone good enough to qualify.

    Agree on TCU.....catching them early is a big plus because not only are the lacking experience, they are replacing their line plus the QB. What little I saw of Shawn Robinson last year doesn't scare me yet and him learning behind a new line isn't ideal. They honestly might look like 2017 Texas....defense having to carry an inefficient offense.  OSU is also a team folks are probably expecting too much from. The reason the AD went after Gundy's recruiting is that he sees what I see....a probable 6-6/7-5 type rebuilding year like they had in Mason Rudolph's freshman year where they pulled his shirt and rallied to a bowl game, before having 9+ wins each of the next 3 years. 

    I failed to go into it, but I was thinking the same thing regarding Fisher. Inheriting vs building are totally different animals. It's going to be interesting to watch, because the attrition at ATM is trending towards that of a housecleaning, and that usually comes at a cost. Also, you better hit on your takes if you're going to trap door 15+ players in an 18 month period. We've seen the risks first hand. I don't blame a coach for this approach - it's just got risk on it and it's an interesting thing to spectate on.

    I agree on the B1G. Frankly, the SEC lost a lot and outside of Bama, I'm not seeing who the contender is. They manipulate their schedules, so Georgia plays basically no one but Auburn this season, and the mighty Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, I guess, but with their weak schedule, they will have to go undefeated and win the SEC CCG to get in. Auburn? Right. Even Bama lost plenty but I am done projecting them to do anything but find their way into the playoff, whether deserved or not. I don't see anyone from the Big 12 getting in due to parity and a season of transition. I think Washington can get there, but they play a tough schedule too. The ACC is Clemson or nothing. So if enough of these conferences falter, I can easily the B1G winner and an 11 win Michigan or Wisconsin getting the nod. 

    I hope you're right about Okie State. I'd love to roll them in Stillwater and set the world right in the Big 12.

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  19. 17 minutes ago, G650 said:

    So who's balls are getting gargled.

    I've thought about it. I'll probably come up with some other absurd title and leave that one preserved for the glory that was the Bama 2017 prediction. I'm thinking that Penn State, Notre Dame, and Clemson are all vastly overrated. The easy one to go after is PSU, but honestly, the hype around Clemson is something to behold. They lost to Syracuse. They shat themselves against Bama. They return a stud DL and defense overall, but their offense isn't just a given to show up each week. 

    Might go with something like "Clemson 2018: Looking Like Your Sweaty Ass Pressed Against a Mirror" . I don't know. We've got a little time. Or hell, maybe I'll make ball gargling titles a preseason tradition.

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