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Newy25

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  1. 19 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    I’m sitting at the bar in a hotel in Boston last night, minding my business with a drink and waiting for my wife to come down. Drunk guy sidles up in the chair next to me and orders a Sam Adams. Turns to me and introduces himself, so I do the same. He eventually introduced himself 3 times in a brief 5 minute conversation.

    He starts asking me questions about where I’m from, etc. Random bar conversations are not my thing but okay. I eventually say that I live in Texas, both Houston and Austin at different points, and he immediately says “you didn’t go to that school did ya?” I ask what he means. “The one in Austin.” I say, yeah, I went to Texas. 

    It’s at that point that he pulls his top coat back to reveal that he’s wearing an ATM pullover. Then proceeds to tell me he’s from a family of longhorns and he’s the black sheep. I simply say “well, hey, not everyone can get in” in a joking manner. Guy then says “all of you guys are assholes”, grabs his unoriginal beer and stalks off to a table. 

    These guys are insecure and humorless anywhere on the planet, and they’re always tripping over themselves to show it. It’s really weird. 



    One perk of living outside of Texas is not having to deal with these insecure assholes on a daily basis. So far my interaction with other SEC fans have been very positive. They are far more consumed about focusing on their own school than having some petty jealously like A&M and Big 12 fans. If you meet a Florida, LSU or Tennessee fan as an example they immediately talk about their coaches or players instead of pedantic anti-Texas nonsense that consumes all of the Big 12 fan bases. 

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  2. 26 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

    Sorrell's numbers declined across the board in 2023 vs 2022. And he failed to record a sack in the last 5 games of the season. IMG_3544.thumb.png.9b9adca6731f064f6e11b08a92d23b58.png


     

    I do not know what is more remarkable. The fact that this is the extent of your analysis of a player of that I am somehow still surprised you are this obtuse. 

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  3. 6 hours ago, 6th Street said:

    Simmons and Moore are the best pure pass rushers

    Finkley gets pushed around a little too easily.

    Akana was highly recruited but at 215 lbs needs another real year of S&C.

    Walton and Tapp are total unknowns. 

    Burke is solid, Sorrell looks maxed out and is not a pass rushing threat


    Not that I needed another data point but suggesting Sorrell, who has improved every year he has been at Texas is maxed out is yet another data point in a long list that proves you do not know what the fuck your are talking about. 

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  4. 13 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

    Apparently you're not allowed to go to a bar if you're in your 40's according to Surly. 

     

    I miss Shaggy. 


    You shouldn’t go to a bar “with your crew” and get into physical altercations in your 40’s for damn sure. 

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  5. 50 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

    wtf happened to Mitchell? Seemed like everyone was convinced he was destined for greatness and was DRASTICALLY underrated by all the recruiting services. We thought he was going to be what Sweat turned out to be. And now he's overweight, out of shape, and can't crack the depth chart. Wild shit....


    That’s not what a lot of us thought. We thought he needed to remake his body and would take 1-2 years of dedication to a college S&C program to see the field. He showed up last year out of shape and only got fatter. That’s actually pretty remarkable considering the success Becton has had at Texas. 

  6. 13 minutes ago, Bevo said:

    Unless Broughton develops lower mass, he won't be anything more than serviceable. Collins will be good. Bledsoe and Savea will need to step up. Mitchell and Bryant are unknowns and shouldn't be counted on.

    Edge will be a strength. DBs should be better at safety.


    When I saw Mitchell was 373 pounds, I immediately thought wait until 25 on him. That’s not someone who took his freshman year S&C seriously. 

  7. 21 minutes ago, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

    I was just reminded of this conversation while sitting in a long line at the entrance to Changi airport immigration because some jackass had an electronic boarding pass which wouldn’t scan. I smiled as he was directed back to the ticket counter.


    You screenshot your boarding pass like everyone else and never rely on the app. Rookie move. 

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  8. 8 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

    Becoming?  hahaha.  That motherfucker has ALWAYS loved the smell of his own farts.  He's about 10% as clever as he thinks he is.


    That may be true but I still enjoy listening to his thoughts on Texas football. Nahlin, however has absolutely zero redeeming values and I wouldn’t spend one second listening to his content. I wish Paul would leave and join Gerry and Bobby. 

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  9. I don’t get trading Fields for a 6th. He’s a cheap veteran and now you have to just sign a Tannehill/Wentz type for more money than Fields was set to make. The Bears should have just kept him and released him next year if a 6th round pick is all you get. Kudos to the Steelers for improving the QB position by investing nearly nothing. 

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  10. 3 hours ago, campcrunk said:

    I'll be the one person to say something quasi-nice about this kid since, to the extent injuries actually played a role (and we've always known he had a bad shoulder), I wouldn't feel good about just about anyone's career ending that way short of them being someone who hits/does things to women against their will, which is not the case here to my knowledge. So, on the plus side, losing him to Bama was a big deal in terms of getting Herman fired and he did us the service of not wasting a scholarship here. At least there's that, I guess


    Fuck him. I feel really good about his career ending this way. 

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  11. 24 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

    I was just reading 24/7’s top 10 coordinator hirings this offseason. Now I’m not a huge 24/7 faithful one but I read because the world sucks right now and I use their strengths..the few. Anyway, I came away wondering why I had that really?/wait what?/that makes sense feeling all at once. I get the biggest splash was chip kelly but I don’t get why he still carries around this aura of goatness. Sure, he revolutionized modern football in many ways but there were plenty of other coaches that were doing similar things around that time(sadly the person that comes to mind is the fuck nugget from waco-if Kelly was before him, I apologize). I don’t know, I just think OSU is going to have a top 10 offense next year. They definitely have the talent don’t get me wrong and thatll make him look really good but there were some hires that will turn out better than that one. 



    James Joyce’s long lost stoned relative has joined the chat. 

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  12. 1 hour ago, Hornlover said:

    I hate to break it to you, but the Assistant Defensive Line Coach coaches the defensive line. What the fuck do you think Rod Wright's title was this year with the Texans?


    No, the assistant line coach is not the one responsible for coaching the line. He’s not in charge. It’s like the analyst position. Helping out? Yes. Responsible for scheme and scouting? No. 

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