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Posts posted by closetojumping
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I am starting to laugh when I hear talk of Carlos Correa being a $400million man. He’s made of glass and misses 40+ every year and, frankly, his offensive numbers are good, not really great. I’m sure he’ll go on the DL and miss the next month+ just as we face competition we should be destroying. Ridiculous.
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Just now, Machinator said:
What's he known for?
He’s a fake insider. One of the dumbest, most self-important combos I’ve seen on the Internet in my 20 years of BBS posting. And the clowns on the 24/7 board soak him up. They’re the least aware, most clueless set of posters I’ve ever been around. True morons.
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5 minutes ago, Machinator said:
Assuming A&M lands a top 10 class, it will be interesting to match up their 2019 class against our stellar 2018 class. The way things are going, the only place where they'll have us beat is TE and maybe DL.
To that point, I spoke to someone involved with covering CFB recently and they’d spent time with the staff since the 2018’s all arrived (except for JA due to his HS finishing later) and they are fucking pumped. They don’t see a reach in the crew and, offline, they’ve been pretty straight previously about guys who show pretty quickly that maybe they ain’t gonna get it done. The staff is fucking raving right now. So yeah, ATM can fill up on all the bread they want.
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6 minutes ago, Bullneck said:
Well, like Dome Driver I was a 9 year old at the time. But my thoughts are based on the video that Sleepygrad posted. Jackson at :11 and the cheerleader at 2:45.
Got it. Is that really Keith Jackson? I didn’t recognize his voice at all. The cheerleader on the field after the play is insane. That would be a huge flag in this day and age. I’d never noticed him.
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1 minute ago, golfclap said:
Hamm Lite on 2 new 2019 offers ::
Appears Robinson may have verbal'd but is not public yet.
How do you finish 1 or 2 in a year in which half the class looks like it is all sourdough or rye? Are they going to buy 20 thugs at the end and have a 35 player class that wins on sheer volume. Bizarre.
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2 minutes ago, Bullneck said:
1. Keith Jackson
2. The male cheerleader doing backflips on the field as Peschel gets untangled after the catch.
Those are my thoughts.
Can you expand for those of us who weren’t alive and have only seen the game in snippets?
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2 minutes ago, closetojumping said:
Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light. —Satan, Paradise Lost
That influenced me, anyway.
How important is it to be practical, given that we’re on the verge of more people being currently alive than all who have died previously? As such, anything that is written recently can have a truly global impact in ways some of the most important shit from 2,000 years ago simply can not.
If it helps, to these thoughts, Money In the 21st Century by Picketty, The Black Swan by Taleb, and Zero to One by Thiel are all playing massive roles in the ways leadership of one sort or another thinks about the future, right now. Anyone involved with policy and government anywhere is accounting for Capital; economics and business is on the Black Swan Trilogy; and you can’t fucking talk about start-ups without the principles of Zero To One playing a role, and that’s where true innovation is happening globally.
I don’t know, maybe it’s all too current, regardless. I could also be in a bubble and overestimating the impact of any of those books, which highlights the problems with recency in a discussion like this, I guess.
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25 minutes ago, Mole said:
Milton, Paradise Lost - does this qualify as a religious text? Hugely influential as both literature and theology. Also extraordinarily dense with literary references.
Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light. —Satan, Paradise Lost
That influenced me, anyway.
How important is it to be practical, given that we’re on the verge of more people being currently alive than all who have died previously? As such, anything that is written recently can have a truly global impact in ways some of the most important shit from 2,000 years ago simply can not.
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1 minute ago, UDontKnow said:
You fucking guys with the imgur shit.
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It’s the doldrums of the offseason, so I figured it would be interesting to visit an event that’s always intrigued me in various ways.
I wasn’t even born yet, or close to being born yet, when the so-called “Game of the Century” was played in Fayetteville in 1969 between Texas and Arkansas. My dad played ball at Rice and was recruited by Texas as a DB until he tore a knee up during his senior year. He grew up a Texas fan and that’s how he raised his boys, even if we also got to see quite a few Rice games growing up as well. The first CFB game I ever watched with him, mostly because the neighborhood kids were all out of town, was the 1984 Cotton Bowl between Texas and Georgia. After the end of that gut-wrenching experience, my father stayed parked in front of a tv, still as a statue, for hours. That Texas/Georgia game may have scarred him but it woke me up to something that was dormant for the first 7 years of my life. If he could be that obsessed with this “college” team, whatever college was, well, then I could get hooked too.
The first and most repeated story I heard from that New Year’s Day to this day about the fabled Longhorn program before my days was the “Game of the Century” – Fayettville, AR, December 6, 1969, Texas vs. Arkansas. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve revisited that story on my own, in part to understand reality vs family sports myth, and in part because it’s actually a pretty fascinating event within the sport I love religiously. There are documentaries I’ve watched and books I’ve read about it, and I’ve often asked people who were alive and cognizant at that time to share their thoughts. Outside of the way my dad explains it, my two other favorite versions of the game come from “Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie’s Last Stand”, largely because it’s comprehensive and well told, and then separately, there’s an old documentary on the life of DKR that I can no longer remember the name of, but covered this game through the eyes of various people involved.
Anyway, who gives a shit, 49 years later, right? Well, honestly, if you’re a fan of one of the two programs, or the sport itself, you shouldn’t be able to help yourself from being somewhat fascinated. Consider the following elements:
- Beano Cook called the shot that this game could decide the nation title winner during the summer of 1969. He was a young executive for ABC and convinced Roone Arledge to take a shot at moving this game to the last game on the schedule, in December no less. With Arledge on board, they then worked to convince the two programs to move the game and they somehow pulled it off. Frank Broyles usually loved to see Arkansas scheduled to play Texas the week after the Texas/OU game every year, so he wasn’t exactly gung ho about the concept of moving the game. Having the game in Fayetteville, as well as promising him ABC coverage against Stanford to open the 1970 season, gave him enough comfort to let it happen. Royal was on the opposite end of the spectrum, and was all too happy to see the game moved.
- This might have been the first conference championship game ever played in December. It wasn’t touted as such, but it turned out that way.
- Texas turned the ball over 6 times in this game and still won.
- Richard Nixon, a sports fan in a major way, invited himself to the game and ultimately declared Texas the national title winner in the locker room after the game.
- Nixon’s decision to attend stirred up all kinds of trivia. First, Fayetteville doesn’t have an airport close enough to handle Air Force One, so they had to land at Fort Smith, some distance away, and then have Marine One brought in to deliver the president to the game on time. Second, Vietnam protesters attended his appearance en masse in an effort to heckle and shame him. Third, an urban legend arose that one of those protesters, in fact the one who climbed up in a tree with a sarcastic sign about the war, was none other than a young Bill Clinton. Apparently, that last part has been invalidated due to Clinton being in Oxford, England at the time. Finally, there was another future president in attendance of the game, however, as George HW Bush, a congressman from Texas at the time, attended as part of Nixon’s entourage.
- A side effect of Nixon granting Texas the national title in the locker room was that another undefeated team, Penn State, felt they had a legitimate claim on the national title as well. Joe Paterno, a future piece of human shit who covered up child rape by one of his friends in order to maintain order within his regime at Penn State, whined endlessly about the slight for years. In fact, the Cotton Bowl actually invited Penn State down to settle the argument on the field against Texas on New Year’s Day, 1970. Paterno instead decided to take his team instead to the Orange Bowl, and whined from afar to the press at that game, and continued to do so right up until a grand jury opted to pursue Jerry Sandusky as a monster. I like to think that Joe Paterno has to watch the game of the century and Nixon handing Texas that trophy on repeat down in whatever level of hell he’s been thrown.
Anyway, there’s a remaining odd lot of random shit that’s interesting about the surroundings of this game, but that isn’t the true purpose of this tome. What really brings me back to this game and a higher meaning for it in my life is the behavior of Darrell Royal leading up to this game and in the fourth quarter. Any time I think about strategy, forethought, cajones and courage under fire, this game is one of the random thoughts that pops in.
Specifically, I find two things fascinating about DKR’s leadership in this experience.
- The man showed a mastery of game theory for his craft. Ahead of the game being played, and I believe on the flight up there, he talked to James Street about what they’d do if they were down by two touchdowns in the second half. Royal told Street that when UT scored the first time, they would then go for 2 points. Street asked him if he was sure, and Royal confirmed. Mathematically, this is actually the right maneuver, if rarely deployed. If they missed, they’d still have the chance to go for 2 later if they scored again, which maximizes their opportunity for either a win or a tie. A few years before, Ara Parseghian had played for a tie against Michigan State in a match-up of 1 vs. 2 and it paid off as Notre Dame eventually won the 1966 national title. DKR saw the world differently and hadn’t gotten as far as he had playing for ties, and he wouldn’t do so if given his own choice. As it turned out, Texas was down 14-0 in the 4th quarter when Street came unhinged on a keeper and scored from way out. They then called the play they’d discussed and converted the 2 point conversion. Awesome. Tom Osborne was later vilified, as it turns out on that same New Year’s Day in 1984 as the Texas/Georgia debacle, when he failed the game theory test and went for 2 points on the last score of the game against Miami, as opposed to going for 2 on the prior score. We discussed this in another offseason thread on Shaggy that I enjoyed at this link: http://www.shaggytexas.com/board/showthread.php/108875-The-1984-Orange-Bowl-Game-Theory-amp-Tom-Osborne-s-quot-Folly-quot
- Most importantly, the call on 4th and 3 from UT’s own 43 with just under 5 minutes left in the game on the play “Right 53 Veer Pass” where, in effect, Street’s only target on the passing tree was a rarely used tight end on a deep route. The TE was Randy Peschel and he was double covered on the play, yet he still came down with the catch, 44 yards downfield and in the Arkansas red zone. Before the play, Street basically asked DKR if he knew what he was doing and Royal responded with biting certainty. It’s an insane play call and the probability of success had to be incredibly low. Arkansas wasn’t even fooled as they had guys draped over Peschel when he came down with the freaking ball. Over time, DKR has taken on mythical proportions within the sport and particularly within the program at Texas. The man could turn a phrase, he won 3 national titles, he was an innovator and a hard ass, he hated cheaters and Barry fucking Switzer, and he won. That considered, my true belief is that none of that other shit matters in proportion to his mythology if he doesn’t call that fucking play and his guys don’t execute flawlessly.
My view is that I hope to have the stones in my own life to pull stunts like that, as it’s a great example to me of a life being fully lived, and bringing so many others along on the same damned ride. I’m thankful to root for a school with legends like that in its repertoire, too.
Thoughts?
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9 minutes ago, TrojanPrincess said:
Thank you for conceding a player that was never yours to concede....asshole.
You're welcome, sunshine!
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1 minute ago, TrojanPrincess said:
Rising Stars....but they have to pull Chris from the clutches of our coaches. Chris will not be participating, he’s going to “hang out” with our coaches.
He'll be a safety at the next level, and he seems like a flake. You guys can have him. We'll take Adimora, thank you.
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1 minute ago, Lloyd Christmas said:
Tell that to scholz who brought that up. I was just exclaiming my surprise how Young was able to survive academically. And the fact that you dont like it only makes it better for me. Thanks.
I don't care if Vince Young were to be discovered fighting in Syria on behalf of ISIS, I'd still be grateful for what he did at Texas. There's not a thing you can do or say that will bother me when I think of Vince Young.
You're a sooner, and you're kind of a run-of-the-mill one in terms of mental capacity, so of course you missed the point. Like I said, you aren't worth the bullet on this kind of silliness, so I'm content to let you think whatever you'd like, as long as you shut the fuck up on this thread about the glories of OU academics.
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25 minutes ago, Lloyd Christmas said:
Makes me wonder how Vince Young lasted more than 2 weeks in Austin.
Honestly, man, spare us academic defense of OU talk and general academic smack talk. You are a gnat in our fucking face on stuff like that and aren't worth the bullet. Take that shit up with someone equally as pathetic on the academic front like the okie state guys or KSU people. I click on this thread for actual information, not sooner mouthbreathing. Thanks.
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It blows my fucking mind that Jake fucking Marisnick is still on the roster. Most posters on this thread could show up and make contact 50% of the time.
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14 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:
Your fucking gif game is off, and it is bringing this entire board down. Pull yourself together, hillbilly.
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1 minute ago, HenryJames said:
This is the recruiting board. You should never feel good about anything.
I feel good about:
-your mom
-sarvanaash having a bigger gash than your mom
-utfan87 having a German sense of humor
-the small of a woman's back
-the hangin' curve ball
-the concept that you don't buy a coach for $75million unless you're going to buy the players too
-Sir Edward Orgeron, IV being a deep state agent who isn't acting alone in the current deconstruction of the LSU football program
-and Texas ultimately landing a top 5-6 recruiting class in 2019
Sir!
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I'm interested to see if they do anything regarding this guy:
https://247sports.com/Player/Gabriel-Hall-46053041
He's listed a poorly ranked DT. He's probably a RT or OG and might become a really good one. TCU and Baylor are both hoping to sandbag him, but Texas is aware of him and watching his development. He's listed at 6'5". He's not 6'5".
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33 minutes ago, Machinator said:
Moving forward - do you know who's next man up at interior OL? (I assume we'll keep recruiting Bragg til the end, but I'm not going to get my hopes up).
The dude at Waller has a ton of potential. I think there's going to be Christian Jones types every year where they recruit a guy on the OL and then offer during the fall when they like what they see. They'll have 7-8 guys they're working in that fashion, some interior and some project OT types and act upon a few. Early returns on Jones are that he's absolutely what they were hoping he could be coming in, and he's got a chance to really develop at OT. That merely reinforces their approach.
That all said, Bragg has been number 2 on my wish list behind RoJo in this class since the beginning. It fucking blows that they're possibly going to miss on him, no matter who they're keeping warm in the bullpen.
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14 minutes ago, golfclap said:
Fantastic on so many levels but mostly the butthurt about Carrington. This info came from direct quotes from the fucking kid while on the Texas campus. Our 9.95ers don't have shit for access with Carrington and he should know that because he's the one that helped EJ and Sayles get the hookups with the 7-on-7 trainers which remain those two shitfucks only sources.
"He also just said that if Shepherd does not show up for the aggy camp on Friday that they would probably recruit over him because they expect two to three offensive lineman to commit this week end"
there's the Hamm we know and love. Hedging it by saying that they are going to recruit over Sheperd this weekend. With 2-3 commits.
Hamm doesn't know shit but please let Turner take another 2-3 guys, hopefully at least 1 more in that 2020 class. (Septs would be ideal - I'd rather Jaylen Garth stay on the board for now). Who the fuck are they going to "recruit over" Sheperd? I'm guessing he means they'd try to get commits from Trainor and Medley? That would be fantastic.
It's a poorly hidden secret that they're going to get Trainor.
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32 minutes ago, texifornia said:
Baizergate 2018 rolls on
EJ Holland is a fucking douche and he doesn't know shit about the game. On top of that, he's a sycophant to the street agents and the players they pimp. He's a gutless bitch who hides behind mod status and can't hold his own for shit when it comes to taking and owning a position that isn't fed to him by someone else.
I don't like the sock bullshit or the immature way Baizer played things here with his sock, but he's fucking light years ahead of EJ Holland in terms of knowledge, contribution, gumption, and approach.
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5 minutes ago, satyanash said:
meh. A lot of that news was pretty clearly of the "too good to be true" variety.
Back to the drawing board for interior linemen, then.
Not really. Go fuck yourself for being a perpetual cunty wet blanket here.
Bragg’s mom has been pro-Stanford from the jump. If he got in, he’s going there. If he didn’t, he was coming here. People reporting the latter isn’t problematic. And there isn’t a need to “return to the drawing board” you dim twit.
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32 minutes ago, Loco said:
So could there be a perfect storm that will forever doom the Gata? The FSU, Miami, UGA triumvirate of stupid? Yeah, sure, but UF is a great school (the best in Florida) with a rabid (literally) fanbase, and one of the strongest athletic depts in the country. We're gonna be alright.
Uhhhhh....
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2 minutes ago, utee94 said:
Your complete inability to discuss anything without being an antagonistic prick about it is certainly sad, but not at all comical. Why are you so defensive that someone disagrees with your opinion?
No, I don't have any desire to travel to Arizona, Utah, or Colorado for a football game. Perhaps for other things, but not for a football game. And the only Bay Area school I'd like to play is Stanford, it certainly isn't Berkeley.
But I'm not going to accuse you of leading a miserable life simply because I disagree with you, because I'm not an antagonistic prick like you are.
Meh, I was a dick. Sue me, I guess.
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I get it, but the injury component cannot be ignored. Volume matters and the adding stats are relevant in the conversation. If you could have Lindor, Bogaerts, SImmons, or Correa for the next 3.5 seasons, how would you rank your desire? It's subjective, but I'd go Lindor, Simmons, Bogaerts, Correa in that order. Correa is going to continue to handle himself with kid gloves in order to reach the next contract, and the other guys seem fine as replacements with either elite skills or better durability.
Across the landscape of the game, I'm glad we have Correa as a core member and our shortstop, but I don't view him as a the unquestionably best shortstop in the game. Seager's injury and future health have me feeling the same way about him, hence me not ranking him as a top 4 guy I'd want at SS.