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  1. That lawyer can go take a long walk on a short pier. What shameless whining.
  2. They are not fucking around with OL and DL candidates this cycle. They’re bringing in a lot of guys and they look like they want to sign a lot of guys as well.
  3. My bad, I didn’t realize you were living with the idea that college football wasn’t corrupted by money for most of the last century. Holy shit.
  4. One of the notions espoused frequently in these discussions is that “teams should break away and just form minor leagues and dump the idea that they’re ‘student athletes’”, which is a big part of your whine here. The premise is laughable. If that happens in football, people will be as interested as they are in the G League or MiLB. Nobody will give a fuck. There will be no money above basic salaries for players and the teams will be nearly worthless. People care because of the school affiliation and the concept that these teams are comprised of guys that do actually go to school. If the 5 and 4 stars go elsewhere and Texas is still fielding a football team, I’ll still be watching Texas. I don’t think many folks would see it differently. And the money would still follow. The Iamaleava situation perfectly exemplifies the mercenary problems that have plagued college football for decades. This one is just now in the wide open. “I’ve got to get mine while others are getting theirs. “ Just because that dude over there is getting more than you, it doesn’t mean you’re being unfairly compensated. Now this guy has fucked around and I am excited to watch him find out. Chris Plank, sooner honk and halfwit, just commented on College Sports Sunday that Iamaleava has everything teams want in the NFL, basically because he’s tall and has a big arm. Do any of these people watch the games? This dude has mostly looked like complete asshole against decent to good defenses. Maybe that improves, but so far he just looks like a selfish idiot failing to make plays. That considered, Milton got drafted and Milroe is about to apparently go in one of the first 3 rounds, so I guess the NFL is also truly full of idiots.
  5. Who makes “orange” a conscious choice when there are so many other options? Is “grape” also a big one for you? Regular Jolly Ranchers only for you, I’m guessing.
  6. What a bunch of nothings and Arch Manning. The funniest shit is that ESPN and On3, if memory serves, each went out of their way to rate guys higher than Manning in order be contrarian geniuses. Moral of the story - if you got a badass QB with the last name Manning, you simply go ahead and just rank the guy at the top.
  7. That’s the kind of guy I’d expect, given circumstances. The level of plaintive whining coming from all directions if that happened would be high entertainment on my end. Dillingham might cry on live tv again.
  8. Why would anyone post that besides you? No other clown on this site has intimated that he’s worth a shit.
  9. I hadn’t clicked on this thread in months. I already stated why I clicked now. Your stan efforts replaced what I thought might be actual news. Your entire post here is thoughtless projection. Those schools have better QBs right now than that mercenary.
  10. I keep seeing this thread pop up. “What is this drug addled, malcontented criminal doing now?” clicks thread … ”Oh, it’s just @TreatyOak stanning for this selfish loser and other idiotic shit around that. “ This guy took close to a million dollars from boosters at Texas, flushed it down the toilet, became a cancer in the locker room and then talked as much shit about Texas as he could on his way out the door, including attempting to poison the well with recruits and transfers he knew. Fuck him. I am enjoying the premise that he remains unsigned with a new school. Someone will eventually bring him in, thinking they can fix him, and he’ll blow them up from the inside as well. Redemption story? Right. GTFO.
  11. I’m rooting for chaos and we’re getting it. This particular recruitment and player were noted at the time to be the equivalent of trying to contain Wildfire by those who know their shit and cover recruiting and CFB. Tennessee blatantly ignored a number of red flags, or they were too stupid to understand them, and went all in on this player when he was overrated by the services to start. He’s not a “good kid”, sorry. He turns 21 at the start of the coming season. He lets his dad do his bidding, but he’s fully involved and knows exactly what’s up. This shit was known during his recruitment. Also, he’s the fucking QB. This isn’t what QBs who are worth a fuck do in this day and age. Texas has had several grown men and their groups handle themselves with negotiations quietly and quickly, same for other schools as well. This shit is predictably fucked up precisely because the player isn’t a “good kid”. He’s a mercenary and he doesn’t give one fuck about anyone else. Lincoln Riley, for all of his flaws, typically knows a good QB when he sees one. I doubt he goes after Iamaleava because, frankly, the guy sucks. It’s laughable he wants a raise. If he was at Texas and Texas had Owens and Lacey behind him, I assume they’d tell him to “not the door hit ya where the good lord split ya” and move right along.
  12. Mosley is well and good, but he’s not the sure thing they’re coveting entering the portal, right? They’ve got significant money earmarked for someone.
  13. I remember reading the recaps of his games on the Hornfans recruiting forum. Hell, maybe it was GoBig12, I don’t know. But they were as covered in dramatic hyperbole as any that have ever been produced. William Wallace hasn’t been as glorified. Then I read that he was short, playing 2A and probably getting drafted by MLB. “Well, cross him off the list, then.” Then that dude showed up years later and was a God send for the program. Perhaps the stories were all true. Would like to have seen him, in hindsight.
  14. In 8th grade, I never left the field. On defense I played what our coach called “monster back” and it was basically a strong safety spot sitting with the LBs. In reality, it meant just go tackle the ball. We played a team with a kid who was 6’2”, 240 and meaner than a junkyard dog. The trick was to charge for him as soon as the ball was snapped. I think he had something like the Henry 43/189 game. I had a headache for weeks.
  15. I have that as well, courtesy of @HenryJames thinking he’s funny. Sadly, I did actually read it out of desperation at one point when I was out of books. At first, I thought you thinking about Blue Coconut slushies from Sonic and has just never had a snow cone before. “Well, he’s not wrong in that context, really. “ Then, you follow up with this cinnamon comment and I realize that you’re nothing more than some sort of desperate madman. $100. We have a deal.
  16. He literally threw our center at our QB for a sack/fumble. I’ve told the story many times, but I’ve never seen anything like it.
  17. I remember making up the story about Princely Umanalamnanamanlyman spiking the volleyball into Jimbo's face at the pool party and then Umanalalymanly getting kicked out of the party. Seeing that come to real life with one of the QBs hitting Wiggins in the face is fucking hilarious.
  18. I watched VY in HS like 7-8 times. Never seen anything like it before or since. Whatever film they have out there of him, that's the best.
  19. I think that dude sucks. I feel like no one actually watches these guys play. He was part of why they were just okay last season and never should have made the playoffs.
  20. Another spring practice update from Carter Karels. At the end, I can sort of feel him trying to admit that having to go to these practices is spinning him towards slitting his veins in a bathtub. Highlights: -The QB play, against air, mind you, looks like Mike Elko's ass pressed firmly against a mirror. -One of the QBs almost literally knocked Holmon Wiggins the fuck out. -The WRs aren't big, but they're probably faster and quicker than last year, per Carter. By that, he uses Bussey as part of his theory and yet Bussey wasn't even working out due to hamstring issues. -They've had multiple jaggers return to practice. Daniels, who probably can't clear 5.0 in the 40. Chappell, who has a tire track tattoo on his torso as a reminder of how often he was torched before going down last season. Scooby Doo. Some CB I've never heard of as well. -After getting lubed up for Concepcion, Concepcion immediately collapses into rubble with a lower leg injury that caused him to stay out of the rest of the drills.
  21. Deal. Although I prefer half mango/half peach for my snow cone, should I win. You've been kissed by the fire, sir, but that shouldn't make you bitter. No. Stop squatting to pee and tell me what you'd like to wager. I have a Manny Diaz Texas football if we need a baseline. I have a first print edition of Meat on the Hoof as well. Not even close to mint condition. I also have a number of antique clocks that no longer work, but are accurate twice daily. We can take this wherever you'd like.
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