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Professor Chesney

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  1. While that rep looked silly, we don’t know the exact assignment on the call and he did create enough of a push/delay so that the DT was out of the play. That said, this is not the type of news we want to hear the week before the season starts. If Stroh was actually “turning heads” instead of just being a slightly less worse option, we would have heard more chatter about it, similar to Graceson Littleton at star.
  2. Do these writers know something we don’t about the quality of the offensive line? It’s so hard to tell if local beat writers are making good observations vs blinded by homerism and constant success. Your expensive transfer tackle from Rice that was supposed to start at LT but might lose the RT competition somehow “isn’t a concern” and you’ll have the best OL ever? If that happened here this board would be shitting itself (more than usual) and ready to cancel the season.
  3. Where were all of these Clemson players last year when gimpy Tre Wisner was popping off 15 yard runs at will? I get that teams improve in the offseason, but it’s difficult to wrap your head around the Clemson hype based on last year’s performance against the only teams with a pulse.
  4. Just talked with a former OL who has sat in on multiple practices, and he is drinking all of the koolaid. Pretty much what we’ve been hearing but it’s good to get more confirmation from a non $9.95er - the interior o-line is what he was most excited about, using the words “nasty disposition for the first time in years”. Actually getting good push, and be thinks we have strong backups. - Tackles have looked solid. Nick Brooks is the truth. - tackle depth is his only concern.
  5. I know it’s the least likely because his decision seemed to be based on factors beyond strictly NIL, but Davon Benjamin is the flip I want to see the most outside of Lee. I think he’ll be the type of DB most were hoping Jonah Williams would be. I can’t remember the last safety we recruited with comparable instincts and reaction speed.
  6. This is going to be the new “did you know Ryan Williams is just 17 years old??” line recycled twice every game, and we’ll want to murder the play-by-play announcer by Week 5
  7. Is there a payment portal for buying tickets beyond donations? Thinking this would be a good corporate business development expense for guests coming to the stadium.
  8. I thought it had to be a typo that they only play 3 games away. But nope. Before the Texas game, they only leave the state to play Temple. That hype train will be rolling
  9. This also might hint that their staff is not confident that their rebuilt, offensive line, in a similar situation to ours, can’t hold up to the pass rush of their first team defense. Good thing OSU’s front seven is more talented than ours, right?
  10. This guy could very well be right that Arbuckle is the second coming of Lincoln Riley, but the article really hand waves away the talent advantage of that 2015 team and who exactly they lined up against versus who Oklahoma lines up against this year. For receivers, 2015 OU had Sterling Sheppard, Dede Westbrook and Mark Andrew’s catching passes from Baker Mayfield. I can’t even name an Oklahoma pass catcher beyond Deion Burks. Does that mean none of the others won’t step up and become all-SEC performers? No. Is that likely? Probably not. But surely, Jaydn Ott—the top* transfer portal RB—will help make up the difference? Well that 2015 OU team had Semaje Perine and Joe Mixon splitting carriers… As painful as it is to chant “SEC SEC SEC”, Oklahoma has an absolutely brutal schedule this year that you can’t compare to what 2015 Oklahoma faced. Starting next month, Oklahoma has to face Michigan, Auburn, Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, and LSU; all of these teams project to have top-30 defenses. 2015 Oklahoma did actually have to face some successful teams: #6 Baylor, #11 Oklahoma St, #18 TCU, and #23 Tenn. And the fact that they beat all of those teams makes Riley’s and Baker’s performances that much more impressive. But none of those teams likely have the defensive talent of their 2025 schedule.
  11. Not disputing that Bohls is dumb, but we definitely shouldn’t overlook that he actively acted/acts in bad faith against the program. For years he took purposefully contrarian positions, relishing every opportunity to badmouth Texas, so that he could prop himself up as a legitimate “neutral” journalist that is somehow above a mere local sports reporter. His votes against the program had significant consequences for the university, and he was sadly rewarded with a long and overpaid career at the Austin Statesman despite forgettable writing and worthless, tepid analysis. Fuck this guy.
  12. Well said. If you posted this on SEC rant, the posters that can read above a 3rd grade level would absolutely lose their mind.
  13. Amazing, this fills every bingo square on room-temp IQ t-shirt fan card… We have grammatical errors: We have nonsensical sayings: There’s even a brisket reference!
  14. There’s zero chance we flip Wafle unless/until the end of the season rolls around and USC’s checks start bouncing.
  15. I love that the scouting report thinks it best to focus on his arm talent, and doesn’t even mention his athleticism and escapability. What a great evaluation by the staff.
  16. I think you nailed it. From what Bobby is hinting at, it sounds like LB is another focus area. On Texas was also one of the only outlets pushing the XG and TA as mutually exclusive, so it seems like there is attention being paid to that position. If you look at our recruiting for the last two years, LB is the only other position that fits the bill of needing a “top” player. QB - nuff said WR - Lockett, Ffrench TE - Townsend OT - Baker (the staff apparently also ranks Brooks as one of the most talented) DL - Terry Edge - nuff said LB - Bo Barnes (not necessarily top 3) CB/S - nuff said
  17. I’m not going to dispute the laziness of my take that “it’s always been this way so it will be this way next season.” But for A&M there always seems to be some aspect of the program that performs above our expectations. For example, their O Line last year should have been abysmal, with some (including me) expecting Strong 2014 levels of ineptitude. But somehow it played better than the sum of its parts and exceeded expectations, particularly with decent run blocking bolstered by QB run threat. I don’t know how much my analysis of A&M is tainted by a subconscious desire to see a hilarious meltdown, so I try to counteract that. You’re right, I did not realize the talent level at Auburn. Missouri I still don’t buy. Penn St fans didn’t seem to have too much angst about Pribula leaving, and he’d really have to develop as a passer in order to unlock that offense. To be fair to Missouri, they did get Connor Weigman’s one good game last season, which was a massive performance outlier. And now Elko won’t be able to engage starting QB chicanery to force teams to work on multiple defensive game plans.
  18. Like every year, we are going to overestimate the number of a&m losses. They’ll get the benefit of good schedule timing, some lucky breaks, and will end up 8-4. Here are my thoughts. Two highly likely losses: ND and Texas. Away games against more talented teams. One highly likely loss with caveat: LSU, unless LSU implodes. A&M benefits by having this game later in the schedule. LSU seems to be the more talented team on paper, but LSU has a rough schedule that may have their fans turn on Brian Kelly and derail the season. They open with Clemson, and half to play Florida, Ole Miss and South Carolina before A&M. I could see them dropping three of those games and the team quitting. But if they survive, A&M is toast. This game is at the swamp and LSU plays Vandy the week prior. Two possible losses: Florida and South Carolina. Not sure if the Florida hype is warranted, but both of these teams have elite QBs. A&M probably splits these. The rest of the schedule is favorable. Missouri got crushed with a better team last year, and Arkansas never beats A&M. 8-4
  19. Maybe they know the NBA will put its thumb on the scales to get them Cam Boozer
  20. Gerry subtly dropped Ojo from “4 Star++” to just a “4 Star+”. Basically kiss of death.
  21. Did you know: Cats sometimes hallucinate because their brains produce more serotonin than any other neurotransmitter.
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