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Texas Football 2025 - Careening Towards the Abyss
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I don’t take a whole lot away from the Ohio State game on the offensive end. The OL looked better than I hoped. Endries looks good. Other than that and Manning shitting his pants, not much there to consider. On the RBs, they just used their comfort guys, probably by plan. Good God, man. They’re not going to be the only guys getting carries. Those guys are high on quality P4 backs nonetheless. -
Texas Football 2025 - Careening Towards the Abyss
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
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Here's an article by one of their writers that goes into a little depth around the money situation at Bama. (Spoiler alert: it's not good) And that they won't be buying Deboer out any time soon.
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The guys on XM 84 have been bragging about Perkins all week after the Clemson game. Maybe he has a bounce back season. Not discrediting your thoughts because I am also a skeptic and he was absolutely a resource drain last year. Arkansas better be on the lookout, though. Regarding Worthy, the guy was ridiculously strong. He could also throw the ball like a QB. He's gifted, physically. On the NIL side, one of the most common reasons players leave programs is that they want more or the same money as the prior cycle and the program doesn't see them as worth that. They threaten to find someone who will pay what they ask and the school tells them "you should go do that". Obviously, Iamaleava is the best example of that drama, but closer to home is Amari Niblack, who wanted a re-up after a lost season. ATM was dumb enough to offer to make that happen after Texas passed.
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HOLY FUCKING SHIT!! You're intentionally drawing a comparison between 3 close losses to Georgia, Ohio State and Ohio State to losses to Vanderbilt (7-6), Tennessee (10-3), OU (6-7), Michigan (8-5) and unranked FSU? Can you elaborate on your thinking? Williams, per consensus on the Bama boards, is making $2.3M minimum this season. If you didn't get a chance to see him in the back half of last year or in the FSU game, that payout might make sense, but I don't see him being worth that. He weighs 170 pounds. Teams after the Vandy game last year started bullying him at the LOS and he struggled to get loose. The back 6 games of last year plus the FSU game, Williams has caught for 246 yards, 35 ypg, and 1 TD (another TD against mighty Mercer running the ball as well). SCar was their 6th game of last season and they were the first defense to fully mug the guy at the LOS. They devised a really smart solution heading into this season of putting him in the slot and having him run middle of the field slot routes. He went 5 for 30 and got knocked out of the game. He was a complete nonfactor even though, with 11 targets, Bama damned sure wanted that to be the case. So, yeah, maybe he heads elsewhere for more money, but I sure as shit hope it isn't Texas being willing to pay it. To the point about S&C, I do think the guy needs to add significantly more upper body strength, irrespective of whether that's a lot of additional weight (doesn't have to be). If S&C is broken at Alabama, him going somewhere else might really work, but I still wouldn't say that if $2.3M+ is the asking price.
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Some journalist, and I don't remember who, posted on X the other day that the payments would be monthly until the contract expired. If that's true, there's no lump sum to worry over, therefore canning him might actually be doable. I don't know if what that person wrote is true or not, but I thought that was plausible. If you're a coach and Bama fires a proven winner just 2 years into his deal, and Saban still looms large over the program, does being the next guy sound that appealing? Any coach on the list of candidates would know fully well that Bama didn't have the same NIL as other programs, putting significant risk on recruiting and retention. Yeah, they have a highly ranked class now, but their retention has been trash. They're always going to have to push and pull in one direction or the other.
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Left Behind: A Quick Dose Of Post Big 12 Reality
closetojumping replied to LTtxfan's topic in Football
Am I the only one here who thinks that, ironically, if Nebraska had stayed in the Big 12 and Texas and OU left for the SEC anyway, that Nebraska would be the program benefitting the most in the new structure? They'd be playing in Texas every year, so recruiting would be vastly improved with that and games regularly in Florida as well. They'd be the sole blue blood within the conference and they'd have a lot of say. They'd likely also be primed to win at a higher clip. I don't know, maybe I'm crazy. I like thinking about that, though. They're effectively trapped in some nightmare regardless, I guess. -
That was texlarry. Yeah, the olds were all pissed on GoBig12. I was a lurker and not a poster during that period. Various candidates were brought up and rumored to be interviewing. A contingent of people wanted Mack Brown but didn't think he'd take the job because he was set up pretty well in Chapel Hill. My view was that that dude was a dream hire. I was pretty excited when he was hired. I never wanted Barnett and a lot of folks were "meh" on him. I wanted no part of Steve Patterson, Barnes, Strong, Herman (I'd slightly interacted with Herman and we lived near each other and folks who lived by him had nothing nice to say about the guy), Pierce or Sarkisian. I thought CDC, Garrido, Brown, Shaka Smart, and Schlossnagle were awesome hires. I'm pretty "meh" on Miller. Somewhere along the way, like I said earlier, I have realized that skepticism is always warranted and that personally, my initial reaction is to be ignored.
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Good points. Mack Brown was a slam dunk hire that worked out. They're out there, but it happens far less than surface thinking would tell you. These days, I just basically start with skepticism, because I've been wrong in either direction so many times. Like you, I thought Deboer would just keep Bama winning and I still wonder if he can pull that off, but time is not on his side. The Bama 247 site is an abattoir for all things Deboer. The writers are slamming him, boosters are sharpening their knives and talking to the $9.95ers, and ex-players are publicly running the current players and staff over. In the meantime, Deboer states yesterday to the press that he's "proud of his team" and "has their back". The "proud" comment is being shredded because that is the antithesis of something Saban would say after a humiliating defeat.
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The backup for the injured DT, Keenan, was Jeremiah Beaman. Beaman was a high 4 star in the 2024 class. He tore his knee up yesterday in practice and will be out for the year. On top of everything else, injuries are starting to mount for Bama. You hate to see it. The Crimson Tide are down to 6 healthy DTs. They have a junior starter in James Smith, 2 freshmen, a redshirt sophomore who has been a disappointment, a transfer from Florida who's done nothing and wasn't on last week's depth chart and then some other dude who didn't even travel last week. Thin isn't a descriptive enough word.
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Who is this Drew character? I like the non-Cowboy fan NFL thread idea.
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I expect to have a pretty good time tomorrow night watching that one, pretty much enough to be okay with not having CFB. Do Cowboys fans post a game thread? I might have to check that one out.
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I have never put my UT or Astro stuff away, for any reason. Don't be a coelenterate. My affiliation with Texas runs way, way deeper than any outcome on a playing surface. Holy shit.
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I thought you just weren't around much in order to avoid having to answer for the performance from your preseason "Best OL in the SEC" selection, the Alabama Crimson Tide. 😁 Who said they aren't actually going to watch the games? I feel like you're holding back a little. Dig deep and tell us how you really feel.
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I am biased because I have friends who were involved, but from the sounds of it, Deboer's S&C and Nutrition & Wellness programs have gone to absolute shit. The AD went in the week after Saban retired and fired the entire N&W group, including Saban's longest tenured direct report (and a longhorn). These programs going into decline has been discussed on Bama boards from the fan and insider perspectives and I've kind of been dismissive of it. Yet, last Saturday looked like more of the same from the end of last season, in which the opponent looked much more ready for the 4th quarter than Bama did. Anyway, I was looking at some things on the Michigan Insider board today and they had a write-up about Damon Payne, the DT transfer from Bama to Michigan who arrived last winter. The guy was highly rated as a recruit and then underperformed at Bama, especially last season. He had a really good game against New Mexico and he's surprised everyone up there with how much he's developed. Here's quite the telling quote from him comparing his situation at Michigan versus his time with S&C at Bama: “[Damon Payne] has done a great job of getting himself in shape. It's funny. We talked this week because we're playing Oklahoma. They played him last year when he was at Alabama, and there's a couple of clips of him on tape. And I said, ‘Man, you look different.’ And he goes, ‘Coach, we run a lot more here. We work out differently. I feel way better.’”
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I get all of that, but there are plenty of threads in which none of that is happening, including this one. Still plenty of good stuff on the general CFB front. I'll never understand why all of you guys go and read the game threads after a loss. I have quite literally never done that. It has to be utterly mind-numbing if it isn't infuriating.
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OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
The writers on 247 have been foreshadowing the playing early of Fasusi and Fodje since the spring, and they've been touting this as a good thing. Fodje looked lost at times on Saturday. Not every highly ranked OL is Kelvin Banks. He's an exception to the notion that freshmen OL should be redshirted. Numerous people who evaluated both players, including before they were OU signees, said they'd need at least a year inside of whoever's program they signed with last December. So, wait, OU won the OL lottery not once, but twice, in the same signing period? Right. Fodje graded out at 61.2 for his first game against an FCS opponent. I wonder how that score is going to look after this weekend? The reality is that these guys are being rushed to play because OU has absolute dogshit for personnel on the OL. They let Bedenbaugh take a 3 year nap in recruiting and they've failed to fix that in the portal. Now they've got numerous injuries, again, and bad options, so here we go. -
The only thing I am surprised by is your surprise. Manning sucked and is largely the reason Texas lost the game. Deflating is a kind way of putting it. The buzz is completely gone around the program, albeit I assume just temporarily. I saw the Directv commercial with Wingo on it this week and it actually made me a little nauseous. Where the fuck was anything like that on Saturday? It's not really a rational reaction as Ohio State is quite a different beast than UTSA, which is what that clip is showing. But, I am a fan, I don't have to be rational. The OSU outcome takes a while to shake off for everyone. The golden boy played like ass, the program is 0-4 against big time opponents over the last 10 months, and Sarkisian is a fucking twit in the red zone. All of that creates a hangover effect. If Texas was playing Florida this week, sure, that would either cancel it out or double down on the feeling. But that's not for another 4 weeks, so this is going to linger longer than it should. Due to numerous schedule issues personally for @SydneyCarton's family and mine, we're having to split home games up for our seats this year. He gets SJSU and then we get UTEP. My wife was trying to figure out logistics due to sports stuff Friday-Sunday of next week. I finally just told her I'd stay in Houston with the one who has a weekend long tournament. I had no desire to go watch fucking UTEP play Texas in a 3/4 full stadium. My wife likes the experience and the 3 other kids will be excited to be in the suite and everything that goes with that, so let the normal people have their fun. I doubt any of them will pay a whole lot of attention to the game, similar to most of the rest of the fanbase not addicted enough to be posting and reading on Surly and the other UT sites.
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There's no real gotcha there for us. Manning didn't meet the moment and it cost Texas the game. He needs to improve for Texas to make the CFP and perhaps win the whole fucking thing this season. That and Sarkisian not shitting himself in the red zone. Those are the only two issues for Texas as a whole right now. They're important issues, but the Manning issue can fix itself with reps and experience, same as with many green QBs. This is an OU thread, though. You know that. You guys have a litany of issues that you need to clear up in order to get bowl eligible. I don't think there's anything wrong with Mateer or your defense. Those two things alone aren't good enough to get you guys to 6-6 against that schedule. The OL is an abomination, the RBs are plain as grits, the TEs are a laughingstock, and the WRs are a mash unit. To boot, the majority of your coaching staff sucks and your going to have Venables getting more guys injured during tough midweek practices because he's a meathead. Good luck with all of that.
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Texas A&M Football 2025 - On the Edge of Glory(holes)
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Here's a breakdown of concerns from Tarp. I think it's a good article and he touches on some things that would scare me if ATM was my team. He doesn't really address stupid penalties, but those were also a thing last year and again on Saturday night. The Elko is considered a disciplinarian in ATM circles, and I've yet to understand why they think that. Highlights: -ATM can't run the ball well and hasn't since the middle of last year. -ATM can't stop the opponent's running game and hasn't since the middle of last year. -The DL was getting blown off of the ball in the first half of the game and the LBs and Safeties weren't showing up to help out. -Klein wants to throw the ball and deemphasize the running game, allegedly. I wonder how this is going to work out next week in South Bend with ND coming off of a bye week? -
I thought about that one. Part of just thinks it's really hard to trust Bielema in consecutive seasons. Then I realize that he'll be up against Manny Diaz and my head just wants to explode.
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Texas Football 2025 - Careening Towards the Abyss
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Others have answered the question, so I'll pose a different question: Why does it matter? Just ignore a thread if it doesn't interest you. There's like 30 on the front page of the football board with multiple pages to them that I have never even clicked on, and don't feel the need to click on them any time soon. -
You ignore the state of Texas at your own peril, sir. Texas State at UTSA should be a fun game if you can find it on tv. Houston at Rice is one of the most celebrated rivalries in all of ... the Med Center area of Houston. ESPN+ will be blowing up for this one with tens of viewers. No love for Oklahoma State at Oregon? I know Okie State sucked last year, but maybe this one is okay? Boston College at Michigan State isn't sexy, but it interests me. I want to know if either one of these teams is capable of giving bigger conference opponents a challenge this season. I find OU being favored by 5.5 to be fascinating. In most seasons, there are usually a couple of weekends in which a number of upsets occur. At least one of those weekends usually also looks sleepy. Maybe we get a little of that this weekend for our entertainment.
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2025 week 2 prediction thread- SJSU @ Texas.
closetojumping replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
Texas 51 - SJSU 0 165 rushing yards. -
Texas A&M Football 2025 - On the Edge of Glory(holes)
closetojumping replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
@SydneyCarton, two of our other UT buddies and an aggie buddy watched a bunch of games on multiple tvs throughout the day on Saturday. Saturday evening we had ATM, OU and LSU/Clemson all on at the same time, and others. The funniest one, far and away, was the OU game because of how bad OU looked against an FCS team. In the ATM game, I was surprised that Craver looked as good as he did. I knew he was fast, but he jumped off the screen a couple of times. Watching Owens get the longest run of his career was funny. But yeah, that ATM defense is really bad. They're going to lose plenty of games this season.
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