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Istian

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  1. Just now, Xcalibur said:

    We aren’t Bama or Clemson, Jesus Christ.   We just saved our season and the big12ccg and CFP is still in front of us. Let them celebrate. 

    Yeah I guess I should have explained my statement further. They absolutely deserve to celebrate, but my rage about the fact that they almost lost is making it difficult for me to be excited about winning. 

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  2. 44 minutes ago, Wanker Bob said:

    I mean it's two games into his first season with practically zero offseason work except for a few weeks of a makeshift fall camp in the middle of a pandemic. 

    Maybe, just maybe, it's going to take more time especially under these circumstances to get a defense that could not tackle a year ago to be able to tackle. It's not magic

    It's like we forgot that Greg Robinson did exactly this (teach the team to tackle), but in a week. 

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  3. 2 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

    Ash's defense gives up 56

    Grinch's defense gives up 38

    Patterson's defense gives up 37

    I'm having a hard time thinking that these 3 defensive minds with proven results have suddenly forgotten how to coach. Something's different or changed. Maybe it is all the Texas kids not playing defense in high school. I have not clue but I can't pin it on the DC's at this point.

    Purdy looked putrid in game 1 and Skylar Thompson's limitations are well known. Big XII offenses are good - even when the talent isn't as good. 

  4. 1 minute ago, Dbeasy said:

    So...morning after. Should fans be excited about the heart shown by the team? Or, have a sense of dread because that game was a leading indicator that this program continues to wander the wilderness.

    Or, is it best to just walk around for the next week like an institutionalized mental patient whose been over-medicated with Thorazine, until the next two games reveal the true status of this program?

    I'm going with the latter. Take the win - hope (dangerous, I know) that it's just the limited offseason and installing a new system, and move on to next week. 

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  5. 4 minutes ago, B00M said:

    Didn't say that. Vandy is terrible: #110 preseason SP+ ... Aggy yesterday would have been mudholed in Lubbock

    Tech wouldn't have played aggy the way they played Texas. That's just how it is when teams play vs Texas - they always give their best game of the season. 

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  6. 3 minutes ago, Veerbone said:

    It won’t change til a few billionaires say it will change.  Let’s not try to complicate life or forget it’s history.  

    I don't disagree with you. For selfish reasons related to me having extremely fond memories of singing the song on numerous occasions, I hoped the Eyes would stay. It's great that there was a compromise to be found, but I'm confident that this won't be the last we hear about it. 

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  7. 18 hours ago, David Dennison said:

    I don't support a ban on the Eyes of Texas.

    But it's not up to me. Which is the whole point. This train has left the station. The end result will eventually be the ending of this particular tradition. It's not if but when.

    I actually think I agree with this. The moment one individual said they won't sing it or be a part of this particular tradition, it became divisive by nature. I get there will be some that stay for it anyway, there will be many that continue to sing it, but as long as there are holdouts, it will be a point of contention. 

    I really don't think there's any way out of this going away altogether eventually unless the athletes come together and make an agreement to all stay for it - even if they don't actually sing the song. 

  8. Just now, SwanderedTalent said:

    we're not number 1 ourselves! that's for schools like Baylor and Stanford. but we can play the cockroach to them

    Username is appropriate. Just proves that Texas consistently has the talent to be a top team and beat top teams but flails around with useless coaches and dead weight in the athletic department. It’s ridiculous and there’s no reason why Texas shouldn’t be doing better. CDC has done well so far with track and softball, I guess we’ll have to wait around for the rest - starting with basketball after this season. 

  9. I don’t know why more coaches don’t do what Les Miles is doing. Football is football. If you know it and you’re good at coaching it, it’s similar enough at every level to have success. Are the coaches too egotistical? 

  10. 24 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

    I mean good on him for letting his protege (who had more job opportunities after this one season than he's ever had) play real coach in the most important area of the field. THAT'S how you teach. Selfless team player.

    Not to mention the fact that Ensminger taught Brady everything he knows and there’s no way next season has a drop off in offensive production. The 5 stars are replaced with 5 stars - they RELOAD not rebuild. 

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  11. 37 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

    Right. None of the rest of us give a shit. lol

    I have no idea what kind of search process Herman went through, but judging by how long it took to announce the hire, I doubt Herman called Hagen in December and offered the job. I certainly could be wrong.

    What I am sure of is that this hire isn't the one that will make or break the 2020 season or Tom Herman's tenure at Texas. I also don't think anyone is satisfied with Herman's first three seasons. There are lots of things that could have been done much better. We have to contend for the conference title this season, and just contending won't be satisfying.

    I agree with you. I don’t think this ONE hire changes much in terms of what happens in 2020. As the last (currently, at least) seemingly poor decision in a long line of poor decisions for Herman at Texas, it’s worth discussing. Using previous hires and results as evidence to back my claim that this hire might not be so great is relevant to me, but I’m probably just an asshole. 
     

    On some level I think we’re saying the same thing here, but for different reasons. I get that negativity isn’t fun and it’s been fleshed out plenty in this thread. I do believe that this staff is much better than his initial staff. At this point it’s just time to win. 

  12. 1 minute ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

    Orgeron is 11-3 against Top 10 opponents since he's been at LSU, with all 3 losses coming against the Gumps in 2016-2018. everyone else we've beat.  additionally, 17 of his 39 wins while at LSU have come against Top 25 teams.  

    so tell me more about this hot seat?

    and while you're at it, tell me about your guy against Top 10/25 opponents?

     

     

     

    Sounds a lot like Mack Brown. We saw how that worked out. Will O continue to do well? Probably, his access to talent in conjunction with recent success gives him a big advantage. To act like things such as returning production, the loss of a Heisman winner, and the loss of the architect of LSU’s recent offensive and defensive successes are indicators that LSU will “reload” is poor thought process. 

  13. 16 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

    Eh, I see the errors and pitfalls that are many of Hermans decisions and don't see him remaining here longer than 3 more years (probably generous). I just think our options were genuinely limited after our top targets took genuinely better career options. While this hire is not great, the "go fuck yourself Herman" response that I initially responded to was silly. This is a second DL coach and peoples current hatred of Herman causes them to overanalyze everything. Overall this staff parallels his 2020 recruiting class in that it plugged some major holes while possibly opening up some minor ones. The DT coach wasn't going to make or break this staff. 

    I see where the confusion is. My dislike for the hire is based on Herman’s (probably) lack of desire to conduct a thorough search. He doesn’t deserve any kind of benefit of the doubt with regard to his hiring choices or process. My irritation is derived solely from his behavior and recent track record of hiring. Will this hire turn out to be okay? Maybe, but it’s far more likely that we look back on this hire as yet another misstep in Herman’s short-lived tenure as the head coach at Texas.
     

    Really though, I’d prefer for Hagen to be recruiter of the year and Texas to hit the playoff in 2020 - which is possible considering the talent on hand. I’m happy to shut up and stop whining if the trend changes, but the current data suggests that it won’t. To ignore all that would be purposefully shoving your head in the sand while screaming “trust the coaches!”

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