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I have zero concerns going forward [OP is a Fucking Liar]
closetojumping replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
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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.
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Las Vegas go hard or go home thread
closetojumping replied to bigup2dahorns's topic in Food and Travel
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. -
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.
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Las Vegas go hard or go home thread
closetojumping replied to bigup2dahorns's topic in Food and Travel
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. -
I’m not saying Raiola sucks, but I’m a year and a half into watching the guy and I just rarely find myself saying “wow!” while watching him.
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OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Sadly, this took effort. -
I was at a table with my wife drinking Manhattans until the end of the ATM/Florida game at that bar in the Anatole. Ships passing in the night, sir.
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OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
If you could swing the scythe, who would you keep on the offensive coaching staff? My view is this: -Joe Jon Finley was a bum at ATM and he's been a bum at OU. I don't know what he's doing with his charges, honestly. It almost seems like guys get worse as the season moves forward. We saw that with certain groups under Mack Brown, everywhere under Strong, and in a lot of places with Herman. No one hires a perfect staff, so there's nits to pick across any staff in the country, but JJF stands out as one of the worst position coaches I could name anywhere right now. Some of that is due to familiarity, but not all of it. -Jones could well be a victim of circumstance, but we're nearing a point where it doesn't matter. Injuries decimating the WR room? Two years in a row? That's a shame. Also a shame? There aren't any actual dudes in the room in the first place and the statistics bear that out. This is from a program that seemed like it produced a top 3 round WR pick every year for two decades. -Murray is saved only by Finley in terms of being the worst assistant on any staff I can think of right now. He can at least recruit, I guess, but he does nothing with those recruits once they get to campus. It also seems like he actively finds a player in the RB room to dislike and beat up on each year. The RB room is where highly ranked 4 stars and 5 stars go to die. Sawchuk, Tatum, Barnes, Ott - they are all within the last 2 years of being complete busts or mediocrities. Maybe some got hurt? Who cares? The excuses might be legitimate, but they aren't improving the situation. -Bedenbaugh is enigmatic, at this point. He was once considered one of the best in the business and had guys going in the 1st round it seemed like every year. He fell asleep in recruiting and ignored the portal for a few years and now the product on the field is absolute dogshit. This is another spot where the group seems to be devolving as the seasons wear on, particularly the past two years. Again, injuries can be part of the problem, but cry me a river. Every program in the country deals with building OL injury issues as the season continues because this is a brutal, violent sport, especially in the trenches. I have zero faith in Arbuckle to make solid hires simply because he hasn't been around long enough to know what he's doing in that regard. I'd been hiring talent for 6 years when I was 29 and shit was still somewhat of a mystery to me. Unless he's a savant, how the fuck is he going to know who to poach or promote? Venables is part of why you're in this offensive mess. One thing about Nagy is that he is connected throughout CFB and the NFL when it comes to coaching personnel. Maybe he's a legitimate asset on this front if OU does decide to clean house offensively. Also, Schmidt is outdated and from a different era. I don't see OU looking bigger, faster, or meaner than any other P4 team they're playing. They outplayed Michigan and Auburn, but they didn't have a size or speed advantage to my naked eye. Against Texas? They looked smaller and slower across the board. Are you guys seeing something differently? -
Johntay Cook dismissed from the football team.
closetojumping replied to El Moco's topic in Football
See, this is putting in work now. We need to workshop this and see where we can take it. -
Johntay Cook dismissed from the football team.
closetojumping replied to El Moco's topic in Football
Ha. I don't like how the guy handled his Texas exit, but I'm not actively trying to sabotage his career. Is imitating a crazy black man's voice the audio version of committing blackface? I'm assuming so, and therefore, yeah, I'm good. -
Las Vegas go hard or go home thread
closetojumping replied to bigup2dahorns's topic in Food and Travel
Dude, the steakhouse at Circa is just fine. The bartenders are also slutty and hot. I forget the restaurant name, but should be easy to find. I went with my wife for a change of pace from the strip a while back. Not our thing, but it would fit your thinking. -
Empires have been built on less. Outside of OU, what is the actual footprint a result of? Who played someone in New England and south Georgia?
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
This almost never works out well. The small running back out of San Antonio did this, the DE out of the Golden Triangle, those two immediately come to mind. See ya, bud. -
OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
OU reporters are saying that OT Simmons is a go for Saturday against South Carolina. Dude couldn't walk on his own this past Saturday, but he's going to be out there at full speed this coming weekend. Either he's a complete pussy or this is a Jerry Schmidt special. Also, OU has never scored more than 2 offensive touchdowns against an SEC opponent since joining the conference. There's a shot that that holds true into the winter break. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
This comes across as hyperbole but might actually be factually correct. I've grown tired of hoping the guy can come back and play. Then again, I felt that way about Jordan Shipley and Jordan Whittington, too. -
OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Other random and somewhat humorous OU stuff right now: -OU is down to two OTs - Fasusi and some back-up transfer. They're claiming Simmons could be back soon, but also not explaining what his injury is and they're vague about the whole thing. -The fans are arguing amongst themselves on several divisive threads and I am not sure which one is the most entertaining. They're flummoxed that USC and Riley are performing well after expecting Michigan to shred them. Numerous guys want Bedenbaugh gone while others are questioning the fandom of those posters doing so. On the Big 12 vs Venables quote thread, a mod has defended Venables' take and he's getting run over by his constituency. -No one can understand what the fuck is going on with Ott not getting PT, but numerous posters are simply unwilling to believe that it could be a byproduct of Demarco Murray not being very good at his job. -There is a growing consensus that Fatty Arbuckle sucks and they need Kevin Wilson's "uptempo offense" installed, with Wilson playing a bigger role on the staff. This is the same guy that was run off from Indiana after getting them to two consecutive bowl games and then only getting two seasons at Tulsa before being shitcanned there as well. Both places pushed him out because his team, his admins and the booster base all wound up hating him. He fits right in at OU, I guess. -They have a decent-sized faction of fans who honestly believe that they would have won the game on Saturday had those meddling refs not ruined things for them. This same group is projecting a 5-3 SEC finish with a win at SCar and then a sweep of their home SEC games remaining, Ole Miss, Missouri and LSU. -Another faction of posters is actively pleading for Venables to get shitcanned so "Nagy can get his guy" in there, with a return to top 10 national status being all but assured with that change. I'm enjoying witnessing where things are heading for the sooners and their program.- 1003 replies
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OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Here's an article about Jayden Gibson leaving the team, as of today. If you'll recall, the sooners have been decrying his absence with the WR corps since he went down last August. They rushed him back in the spring and he got hurt again, but, by golly, he was going to be fine for the 2025 season, per Venables in May, and that was going to make a big difference! I've been mocking the notion of his return throughout this thread. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Terry's been practicing at RB for the past week+ allegedly. He's getting reps with the better groups there now, apparently. Here's Bobby's thoughts for the day below. Of course he thinks the Kentucky game will be a slog. I've watched UK a couple of times and I don't get it. They look like a team that doesn't like its coach and Stoops looks like he isn't enjoying being there. So they're going to get up for this game? Okay.- 8050 replies
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
closetojumping replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
Gerry this morning: Wednesday Recruiting: Dre Quinn update and more The Texas staff continues to chip away at remaining targets the month of October, while being on the road an unable to host any prospects for weekend visits until November. This morning, OTF brings the latest on a trio of prospects. Dre Quinn ... It's Ohio State vs. Texas with Tennessee in the mix for the Buford High 4-star+ EDGE. The 6-foot-3.5, 228-pounder and Texas staff members talk daily. The plan is for Quinn and family to visit for the Arkansas game November 22. Quinn had a very positive visit to Ohio State for the Minnesota game, and is likely to go back one more time for an OV in the coming weeks. New OT offer Micah Smith ... Kyle Flood and Micah Smith continue to try and iron out official visit details. Texas is working on the November 22 weekend, but Vero Beach High could very well still be playing in the playoffs. Texas knows they can't just be zeroed in on the singular weekend. While the 6-foot-5.5, 325-pounder remains committed to UCLA, Ohio State has become the team to beat after the October 4 official visit. Texas and Corey Wells ... The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Texas commit with an 82-inch wingspan continues to have positive conversations with Kenny Baker and staff. Auburn isn't giving up, and Ole Miss remains in the mix too as expected, but both have questions to answer. Will Auburn make a coaching change? Will Lane Kiffin take the Florida job? Texas has stability. Texas staff members are also in contact contact with Wells' mom. One more note ... Texas and current Florida 4-star+ DL pledge Kendall Guervil (Fort Myers, Fla./High) continue to have positive conversations. A November 22 weekend visit for the Arkansas game is certainly possible. -
OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
He had trouble with accuracy beyond 15 yards. I don't know whether that was his thumb or not, although it seems logical, but I do know that whatever it was, it was physical. -
He’s more interested in doing the “both sides” gaslighting shit than anything else.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Well, some people got it. Not sure which is funnier to me, really. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Cui gives a shit? It's got a fucking bow on it. Burton already said the guy was irrelevant. The portal and top 5 recruiting will do that to plenty of guys in ways the past did not. Thank goodness. Most of the guys y'all listed could all leave and the impact to the program would likely be positive. -
OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Spoilered below is a write-up of snapcounts, PFF grades, and advanced stats for the Texas game. There are parts of this post that are objectively disturbing if you're an okie, and hilarious if you are not. It's long, but for those interested in, you know, actually college football discussion, a lot of it is worth the time. Highlights: -Not a single OU offensive player scored well enough to classify as a starter ranking. Most of the higher ranked guys played a few snaps or were skill guys. -The OL sucked but Kanak and Mateer sucked worse. -The defense had a good but not great game, with multiple guys putting up quality starts. -Wisner created 7 missed tackles, which is comical.- 1003 replies
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