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  1. So is Tre Wisner. But as a Texas fan we should know what a high level running back looks like. We've had a ton of them. Neither Tre Wisner nor Hodges Mitchell are one of them.
  2. That's what Mack Brown preached. Try to juke too much, especially at the line of scrimmage, and you sat on the bench. He hated to see running backs constantly break it outside, too. Not to mention Hodges Mitchell didn't exactly have elite speed. That guy could never break a big run because he wasn't fast enough. His toughness was one of his strongest attributes.
  3. No, the first half was bad. The second half we gave it over on downs a couple of times because of the bad hole the first half put us in, down 23-0. It was a very bad first half. No question. And it counts. I'm not trying to make some kind of rationalization for the result. What I am saying is that extrapolating that the Texas lines were manhandled by Georgia in both games is completely false. The OL was manhandled by Georgia in the first half in Austin.
  4. Personally I love the hate. It's just ridiculous for an alleged Texas fan to give it credence. Even the first game wasn't as one sided as it appeared. We came out and got our teeth knocked in for the first half. Just didn't appear ready for the moment, frankly. But even then the defense played really well. In the second half if the special teams doesn't give up the most obvious fake punt in the history of college football - given the circumstances and the fact the starting punter (who was ridiculous) got injured - who knows what happens in a one score game with Texas having all the momentum. Plus water bottles, our secret weapon to reverse bad officiating calls.
  5. Has he jumped in a pool with Lanning yet? Because if he does, I like our chances.
  6. The comments from the Florida fan were made in the context of the potential Texas defensive line class. In no way could anyone watch the two games Texas played against Georgia last year and realistically think, "Man, the Texas defensive line is getting rofl stomped." They had the drive coming out of halftime in the SEC championship game where the defense didn't adjust to Stockton as the starting quarterback. That was one of only 2 decent drives that ended in a touchdown in regulation in the two games. Even when they moved the ball they couldn't get it across the goal line. Their touchdown drives: 1st game 4 plays, 13 yards 3 plays, 34 yards 11 plays 89 yards 2nd game 10 plays, 75 yards This is just the standard SEC tripe "Florida style" using Georgia to carry their water. The Texas OL absolutely got dominated in the first half in Austin. The running game never did get going to any extent in either game, but Texas wasn't fielding an elite running back, either. No offense to Wisner. I'm grateful we had him. But it's like complaining about the lack of a running game against elite defenses when we're sporting Hodges Mitchell or Fozzy Whitaker back there. But outside of that first half, pass protection wasn't that bad. Ewers made some bad decisions, but that's not on the OL. But the thread isn't even about OL recruiting, so it's stretching to make a point to even bring it up in the first place. There was a lot more of Texas shooting themselves in the foot on numerous occasions on offense and special teams way more than there was some kind of mismatch in the trenches. This is a false narrative from a bitter Florida fan angry about the way recruiting is going against Texas and you picking up that narrative and parroting it, as if there's some truth to it.
  7. It helped him win the Heisman.
  8. Name one time where playing Ohio State early in the season in the Horseshoe yielded positive results. Because I can't think of a single one.
  9. I don't even think it's much of an argument. But Ryan Williams is still really good. So is Ryan Wingo, for that matter. But Jeremiah Smith was the best WR last year period, regardless of classification. IMO.
  10. Yes, I know. But this one reminds me of it, so that's good enough.
  11. I love this post so much. Every time we get a commitment I find myself mesmerized a bit by it. Bollywood often has some crazy choreography going on.
  12. Wesley should repost the same video only this time in reverse.
  13. There's something so ironic and so delicious about the fact as an institution we spent our entire existence striving to keep the SEC out of Texas. It was a huge source for the resentment of A&M joining the conference after it was seen we were "partnered together" trying to keep the SEC out. We felt a bit back stabbed. Not that SEC schools had no success recruiting Texas before, but A&M's entrance opened the floodgates. So in the best if you can't beat them, join them sort of way, we join the SEC as well, and now we've quickly started drinking their milkshake. This season in recruiting has in many ways been my lifelong ideal. Yes, I always loved when we dominated recruiting the best athletes in Texas and won with predominantly Texas high school rosters, but I always looked at national recruiting powers and wondered why we couldn't do that as well. I am a bit stunned at the current shift. I always felt like we could if we really tried, but it's been a master class in terms of a systematic approach. From the staff working their tails off visiting schools across the country, evaluating players, being selective and strategic in terms of who they bring in on visits, managing the NIL piece. It's a wet dream come true. Regarding the SEC, I keep having that The Watchmen reference run through my head. "I'm not trapped in here with you. You're trapped in here with me!"
  14. The fewer countries that have access to nuclear weapons the better. The more countries that have access to nuclear weapons, the more inherently dangerous the world is, on an existential level. I'm not a fan of Trump, but I am in favor of the risk/reward calculus here. Potentially eliminating Iran's nuclear program - and setting a precedent for other countries wishing to develop a nuclear weapon that aren't complete surrogates for China's security concerns - is a good thing, IMO. Of course there are risks. But there was never going to be a better time to do this. Hezbollah and Hamas have been defanged. Iran's air defenses have already been wiped out by Israel. Israel has excellent moment to moment intelligence inside Iran, as evidenced by their assassination of one of the leaders of Hamas while in Iran a couple of years ago, and the assassination strikes it continues to carry out on nuclear scientists and military leaders. I am sorry for anyone and everyone in harm's way, including our service people over there. But potentially eliminating Iran's ability to build a nuclear bomb within my lifetime is a good thing.
  15. Edwards. I feel like Edwards was the biggest one because it feels like we put a lot of eggs in that basket for the running back position, and we seemed to be in good shape right up until he committed to A&M and canceled his visit. It also felt like a great fit in terms of skill set and how Sarkisian uses the running back position in his offense. But there have been a few not go our way recently, for sure. Not concerned, but I'm a bit chagrined about it all. My feeling at this point is it's all going to work out okay. Just have to be patient. Which is not my strong suit. I want immediate gratification, and I want it now!
  16. It's bad because we've experiencing nothing but success for the most part since this time last year with defensive tackles. It's also bad because to follow recruiting is to enter into a portal where some amount of bipolar tendenicies are inherent. Sure, it's about talent acquisition, and that's the main thing. But there's also this weird validation/affirmation when 17 year olds choose your school that fires up college fans in a way that the professional drafts don't feed in the same way. For anyone obsessive about recruiting - and I'm preaching from the pew, not the pulpit, here - there's a little mental imbalance involved. Especially when we don't have any agency in the whole process.
  17. It really went downhill after Rome salted the soil.
  18. This after having a series of amazing kickers. I just kind of took it for granted we'd have an NFL quality field goal kicker year after year. We've had quite a few since then, last year notwithstanding. Still managed to keep the scoring streak alive, even with that shitty offense. It took Greg Davis hamstringing an offense with Vince Young and Cedric Benson 13 years later for that to end. Not that I'm still embittered by that. Nope. Not me.
  19. That defense is one of the most unsung defenses Texas ever fielded. The DL was astounding. It's amazing how terrible the offense was.
  20. Another is going to Robert Wheeler so he can take fans on road trips.
  21. Well, in the past we've come off of a couple of great seasons but I knew the roster was a bit fucked and so I wrung my hands quite a bit. Our talent acquisition has matched - maybe even exceeded a bit - our results on the field. I feel like we have the potential to be entering another golden age in football. This has been the funnest off season since the late 2000s. It's so great to be legitimately relevant in college football. It's crazy to me how often that has not been the case in my lifetime. I do not take it for granted.
  22. I feel like this is the low point and everything is about to get a whole lot better.
  23. I never heard that. He's on his official visit and we're swinging for the fences right now. Must be thinking of someone else.
  24. I love how according to this narrative Texas is focused on dominating in state, whereas for those of us actually following Texas recruiting, we know we're bringing in more out of state players than we ever have.
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