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This might be tough for you, but Iâm going to ask you to use your reading and reasoning skills and not just an âappeal to authorityâ. I will grant you that the receiver was a defenseless player. I will grant you that the fronts of both playersâ helmets contacted. It was incidental contact, not âforcible contactâ. None of the facets in the quoted note are applicable. That is why the officials didnât call it on the field. That is why the review booth declined to call it.
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I live 3.7 miles from the stadium. I will be there. Even if I have to walk.
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I would love to know the inner details of how the B1G decided to invite them to join. USC and UCLA are obvious takes: Major football blue blood, Major basketball blue blood, and lock down southern California recruiting. Win-win, all the way around for the whole conference. Oregon? As you say, there arenât enough players for one national contender in that region, and Phil Knight intends for Oregon to contend nationally. Which means, taking Oregon into the B1G gives them that sweet media revenue and exposure, while enabling them to recruit against B1G schools, and (not incidentally) not adding viewers at a greater amount than any other school that buys itself into relevance. Surely, some B1G ADs wanted to let them wither on the vine.
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Coming from you, I will choose to take that as a compliment
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
statsman replied to texifornia's topic in đ€«$9.95đ€«
I feel stupid for not realizing this sooner. I knew the Ags suffered tragedy with every big Texas win. I failed to realize how much fun a four tier college football playoff could be, with them dying horrible emotional deaths every ten days. -
Sub-Educated Cretins: The SEC screenshot mega-thread
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I know they talked about factoring team quality from recent history. Texas got better and OU got worse. Life gets harder when you suck; nobody knows better than UT. Best approach is to get better, and not whine. OU seems to feel that the SEC should have given them an easier schedule, to help support the OU brand. Sorry, the SEC is not the Big XII. There was another factor not mentioned by the SEC- UTâs rivals. The RRS is one of the great annual games, and must be played. ESPN and the college football world expect Texas to play TAMU (even if UT and TAMU can take it or leave it). Third, even though Texas is fine ignoring Arkansas, an Arkansas - Texas game is Arkansasâ greatest desire. There is 3/8 of Texasâ schedule, locked in. -
The punt block was a great call. ASUâs narrow path to victory required running the ball, running clock, and opportunistic passes and QB scrambles. If Texas could have gotten an early three score lead, that plan goes out the window (or they run their gadgets early while the defense is fresh). The Texas defense is good at a lot of things. It is great at rushing the passer.
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Love it. Like many here, I took Strategy classes in MBA school. My big takeaway about Strategy? You ought to have one. Texasâ is straightforward- use the large SEC media money to make sure the football program is staffed as well and as fully as any program in the country. Leverage a large, successful alumni booster base and a location in a talent rich state (as flagship university) to have one of the nationâs most talented teams. OU, lacking some key attributes that Texas has, is fumbling for a strategy that might work. They keep trotting out variations of âget exceptional coaches that want to be in OK because ofâŠtraditionâ or âhard nosed players that are just tougher and love the gameâ. You can tell how bad they are struggling by their boardsâ repeated calls for salary caps. (The best is their cries âsomething has to be done e to fix thisâ, because, evidently, the world cannot tolerate a non-elite OU)
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
statsman replied to Coach pop a bitch's topic in Football
Agree with posts above- late in the game, defense gassed, no run game, momentum in ASUâs favor, there was one path to victory: Ewers balling out. And then, Ewers balled out. -
Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
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The Texas A&M fanbase really seems upset about not having targeting called. -
Kevin Mar was canned by the PAC for incompetence, and reacted, not by getting better, but by leaning into the role of âprovide the league office the result they wantâ. Post season games just give him the opportunity to display his incompetence
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Which officiating crew let that happen?
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This is a cut n paste of a concert experience I wrote in August 2011, on another board: So, my wife is a big fan of The Kings of Leon. We had seen them twice before, and I thought they were âOKâ, but nothing too special. Honestly, Iâve always been annoyed by their lead singer (and main songwriter) Caleb Followill, who I refer to as the Least Engaging Front Man in Rock Music. His stage persona is that of a serious musician seeking an audience worthy of him, and never quite finding it. My wife says thatâs his schtick. I think heâs just a jerk. Also, in the two prior shows we saw, the gigs lasted 50 â 55 minutes, with only one encore of two songs each. Itâs like theyâre union workers and not getting paid overtime. The concert Friday was in the Starplex bandshell in Fair Park. It was as hot as hell, still near 100 degrees as the band took the stage after 9:00. I was not too excited about going, but even less excited about sending my one, true love, the mother of my child, into Fair Park late at night on her own. Knowing I needed to be a responsible driver, I limited myself to just the one 24 oz. beer, leaving me with more clarity than I desired for the show. Two songs into the show, the lead singer (TLEFMIRM) announces (when you read this, sprinkle in a bunch of f-bombs to get the real flavor) that his throat is shot, and he needs the audience to sing along. Thatâs fine, I thought, the crowd was standing up and into it. Two songs later, he complained that the audience wasnât singing loudly enough. âAssholeâ, I thought. 30 minutes into the show, he changes up. He starts talking about how great the audience is, how weâre the best audience ever. I turned to my wife and said, âThis doesnât bode wellâ (yes, I do use words like âbodeâ). Sure enough, one song later, Followill announces heâs going backstage to throw up and drink a beer, following which he will return to sing three more songs (presumably the bandâs two biggest hits, âUse Somebodyâ and âSex on Fireâ, would be included, as they have not yet been sung that night). He then left the stage, followed by his bandmates. The crowd waited patiently. After 20 minutes, half of the âGo Homeâ lights came on, and âGo Homeâ music came over the speakers. The audience sat. A few minutes later, two of the band members came out and apologized for the show ending, saying the lead singer couldnât go on, alluding to the heat. Some fans were upset, but most seemed fairly placid about it. Walking to the car, my wife, knowing my feelings about them, said, âYouâre enjoying this, arenât you?â I smirked. Oddly, this was not our first unexpectedly curtailed concert there. 20 years ago, while dating, we saw a Morrissey concert at the same venue (Morrissey was the lead singer for the band âThe Smithsâ, known mainly for their hit âHow Soon is Now?â). That show ended an hour in, when overenthusiastic fans stormed the stage, and swarmed Morrissey. Nobody could really fault him for ending that one early. The next day, word came out that the main reason for Followill leaving the stage was that he was too drunk to continue (the heat probably contributed). Supporting an exhaustion fiction, the Houston show scheduled for Saturday was postponed. Yesterday, word was released that there would be a makeup show in Dallas, and we could re-use our tickets. My wife is excited, because she is convinced they will really try to a great show this time (Iâm expecting them to do their greatest âDonât give a crapâ performance ever, myself). I would just as soon stay home, butâŠlove of my life, mother of my child, late night, etc.
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Mack Brown Tarheel Football: The Orange Slice Boogaloo
statsman replied to Machinator's topic in Football
I was pondering that the other day- with no portal, what would Texas have done for a QB if VY hadnât been signed (with skills and talents that forced change on the offensive scheme)? We had Chance Mock and Matt Nordgren. Would we have signed McNeal or McGee instead of the Ags? Someone else? I canât see that team, built for a NC at every other position, doing better than 10-1 (sure as shit werenât beating the Buckeyes) in the RS and 11-2 overall (if they made the BCS NCG, which would be iffy). In other words- a typical peak Mack Brown team. Well, we did sign VY, the 2004 attempt to move him to WR didnât work, and we did get the NC. To hell with hypotheticals. -
On the above podcast, they describe Curtis Loftonâs job as OU GM- a player wants more money, so they go to him for help. Lofton then sits down and reviews the playerâs aid, and the playerâs expenses, and gives him advice on better budgeting.
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oklahoma-sooners-unofficial-40/id1114209557?i=1000682173444 This is great. The podcasters are openly wishing Venables would resign, naming assistants they want goneâŠopenly comparing Venables to Charlie Strong⊠Itâs hilarious, because at this point in the season cycle, all the negativity does is turn up the heat on Venables, and make it harder to recruit and hire.
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OU Recruiting 2025: Truck Balls and Broken Dreams
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I will say, since the theme of the post is that Sooners shouldnât contribute to their collective until big program changes are made, and they missed the chance to make such changes for another ten months, I support the message. (Also, it sure isnât a shock to hear about Switzer involved in a grift) -
OU Recruiting 2025: Truck Balls and Broken Dreams
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https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/1chokelahoma-collective.1696940/ I donât know enough to comment, but this is from a Sooner post:- 642 replies
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OU Recruiting 2025: Truck Balls and Broken Dreams
statsman replied to texifornia's topic in đ€«$9.95đ€«
Brent Venables is actually executing the Bob Stoops Program Plan, and not doing horrible at it, but the framework of college football has changed. OU always recruited players with potential and then put them in a crucible to turn them into elite players. That worked when there were high barriers to player movement. Now, there arenât barriers to movement, plus there are now large overt enticements to change teams. The Stoops Method doesnât work. As Dan Lanning said, your most important recruits each year are your current roster. Itâs too late for Venables to adjust. The OU AD screwed up in giving him a real extension last year (instead of the fake extension where the term is lengthened but the buyout doesnât go up), after sufficient evidence was already in that Venables couldnât retain his roster. -
Mack Brown Tarheel Football: The Orange Slice Boogaloo
statsman replied to Machinator's topic in Football
I donât know that Royal would hate the game now. Royal was all about his players taking advantage of their opportunities to succeed in later life, therefore his emphasis on academic support and disdain for players selling themselves to shitty schools for short term payouts. He might like this era where a player can start to leverage his abilities into a real start in life, to go with an education. -
From the âLondon Callingâ album. If someone were to ask me, âWhy was âThe Clashâ referred to as âthe only band that mattersâ, this is what I would point to. I donât really know a lot about music. I just know- this song is great. It wasnât a hit; I donât care. I doubt it could have ever been played so much on the radio as to make me tire. Itâs a shame that when you ask Alexa to play âThe Clashâ, you keep getting âRock the Casbahâ and âShould I Stay or Should I Goâ. Instead, ask for âHitsville in UKâ or âPolice On My Backâ. (Or anything from their original self-titled album, which is the best example of punk played by people who know how to play their instruments). (Also- Elvis Costelloâs âBeyond Beliefâ is sneaky great)
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From a SoonerScoop post from a regular fan, explaining why Zac Alley wants to part ways with OU. Probably not true, but worth posting anyways, for its literary qualitiesâŠ
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If there is one thing we know about OU fans, itâs that they will subvert program goals to human needs.
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Mack Brown Tarheel Football: The Orange Slice Boogaloo
statsman replied to Machinator's topic in Football
Shit. bad_teammate has more maturity than me. -
Honestly- OU lost to LSU (who USC beat) and probably would have lost to the Ags (although last night taught me to not underestimate the Agsâ ability to Aggies things up)
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