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Professor Chesney

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  1. 1 hour ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

    Neyor talk on visiting Texas begins on this page on VolNation

    https://www.volnation.com/forum/threads/tx-wr-isaiah-neyor-tennessee-commit.336757/page-32

    It’s nice to see the other fanbase is already accepting that Neyor is gone while we are busy rationalizing that this just a “for fun” visit and not getting hopes up.  The stoppable force meets the moveable object.

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  2. 5 minutes ago, Fico said:

    I would add:

     

    Super Bowl 50: Denver

    49 New England

    48 Seattle

    47 Baltimore

    46 New York Giants

     

    Clearly a dominant WR is not key here...

    Those are good points.  My only caveat is that you have to go back 6+ years and the current game places a much higher emphasis on passing.

    15 minutes ago, hook me said:

    Super bowl LIV unless you consider Hill as elite (I don't but I'm open for debate)

    Super Bowl LIII Patriots - but they had Brady

    Super Bowl LII Eagles

    I think we would have to disagree that Hill, Edelman (or Gronk), and healthy Alshon/Ertz aren’t elite.  I am moving the goalposts with the tight ends though.

  3. 43 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

    I don’t fault him for trading Hopkins. You don’t necessarily need elite WRs to win in the NFL. I fault him for trading him for a broke down RB with a worse contract.

    I know you’re not defending him, but what was the last NFL team to win it all without an elite wide receiver?  I can’t think of one.

    BoB failed twice with the Hopkins trade:  first because he traded a player for a personal reason because the player did not respect his coaching style and quality (which was justified on Hopkins’s part) and second was trading that player, who was also your best player, for meager returns.

    Hubris and incompetence.

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  4. 1 hour ago, texifornia said:

    It means that he's got one very public data point of not getting his shit together and doing what's best for the team and his participation on it.

     

    8 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    Yup. If you saw NC State get absolutely fucked by unvaccinated asymptomatic players getting tested in the CWS final and are still chill with players on the team you like being unvaccinated, I don't know what to say. 

    Great points.  This really shouldn’t be an argument.

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  5. 26 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

    Gerry asked a couple of college coaches about where three Texas targets will end up:

    Mario - both picked USC

    Mathis - Only one knew anything about this situation and he picked Texas

    Sanders - One picked Arkansas the other picked 'Arkansas or Texas'.  Both agreed that all three of Texas, Arkansas, OU were in this recruitment.

    On their recent video, Nahlin seemed more bullish than Bobby on the chances of getting Sanders.  But that could be the likely orange tinted glasses of whatever source he is relying on.

    I keep forgetting how much of a presence Arkansas has in the DFW area.  Weird how that has become a thing.

  6. 24 minutes ago, Immaculate Vibes said:

    You have Bama connection(s). Were there any open secrets about Sanders in the program? Was he a malcontent? Homesick?

    Seems like an awkward time to talk to any Alabama fans.  
    “Well other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?”

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  7. 2 hours ago, NoName said:

    BBQsnob put out the updated Austin BBQ Guide: https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/best-bbq-in-austin/

     

     

    Would welcome thoughts on the lesser known places on this list.  But wanted to throw out that Kerlin’s is my favorite spot in Austin, and criminally underrated.  Brisket is right up there with Franklin’s and L&L, and the kolaches they serve on Sundays are at the level where they can convert kolache skeptics.  Highly recommend.

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  8. 1 hour ago, texifornia said:

    Neyor to Tennessee, Reed to SoCar, neither even visited, I see we're back to the full Brendan Harris Experience with the recruiting department.

    It’s weird to see commitments without even visiting.  One would think the kids would at least check out the campus first.

    Or maybe they just needed to spend the Walter Nolan funds before it got returned to the LPs.

  9. 5 hours ago, Barbacoa said:

    He says its a pretty common opinion in their world that Sark is out of his depth defensively. 

    Thank you for sharing, this is a good datapoint if we’re back on the carousel in 4 years.  As others have said, it isn’t necessary for a successful coach to be an expert at all facets of the game if there are resources to support those weaknesses. 

    There’s a ton of reasons to be optimistic about the direction of the program—finally bringing in a top QB, having a quality OL coach, stellar recent position coach hires — but frankly the Patterson hire makes me much more optimistic about the program because it indicates that the powers that be aren’t going to defer to a “trust the corches they forgot more than you ever know etc.” mindset.  Defense and program logistics are a weak point, so push to bring in an established but still sweaty expert to consult and provide oversight.  It looks like we’ve finally passed the phase of giving Charlie Strong and Tom Herman carte blanche to run a program like a gm without proving it first.

    All this positivity can (rightfully) be shot down with “5-7 and Kansas,” and our infrastructure still lags behind those of the other top programs, but there’s definitely enough progress to think the next few years won’t be a waste.

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  10. 43 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    The OL improved as the year went along. I know we aren't used to seeing that type of stuff at Texas so it's probably a shock to many people's eyes. Flood is a damn good coach and I expect the unit to be solid next year.

    The OL played good enough to win in probably 4 or 5 of the 7 losses.

    QB play and the defense let this team down way more than the OL.

    To my untrained eye, I agree that the line seemed to improve over the course of the season.  
     

    Additionally, there were a lot of variables at play beyond Flood’s coaching that affected the unit’s performance.  In the beginning of the year, we had QB uncertainty and did not scheme to the unit’s strengths (I.e., insisting on running inside zone compared to outside zone).  When we finally began to adapt the scheme to some success, we suffered from OL injuries, qb regression, defensive lapses and motivational problems.  
     

     Combined with the glowing assessments of Flood from current players and his industry reputation, there are reasons to be optimistic.

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  11. 16 minutes ago, Getafix said:

    (The latest zzzz ... would be more like it.)

    Mike at Night: The latest buzz on staff movement and recruiting

    Mike Roach

     

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    — It's definitely something I'm still checking into, but I get the vibe there are still some signs of life with Texas and four-star Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco offensive lineman Earnest Greene. My pick is still on Georgia to land the west coast offensive lineman, but Texas remains alive in the race and a big part of that is their ability for Greene to play tackle in the offense. We will be down in San Antonio two weeks from now when Greene makes his decision at the All-American Bowl and we will be able to get a better idea while we're around him there.

     

     

    I know Mike has an article quota, but didn’t Greene already sign during the early period and delay only his announcement?  Meaning that the coaches literally cannot talk to him if he signed with Georgia.  If Texas isn’t communicating with Greene, there’s nothing “alive” in this recruitment.  This isn’t a Schrödinger’s cat situation.

  12. 1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

    So youre buddy's opinion is that the bag game is never going to be minimized and it will always be the large determining factor in things? Well ok?

    Your point is spot on.  There was a lot of cognitive dissonance.  Hand waving aside the possibility that a recruit might take the money and bolt with “Well that’s just not how things are done in the game.”  Placing your faith in uncles and a “gentleman’s agreement” when we’re moving to an era with free transfers and indirect recruiting of your roster seems like sticking your head in the sand.

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