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  1. Neither is Worthy, but we continue to roll him out with his half assed play and lack of effort. He's obviously a scheme fit. Any BMD paying his NIL is a fool - move on. Get Duce and let's Cook!
  2. Please free up the Worthy NIL cash. The big body WR works with a few fast guys that can and will catch the ball. Git rid of Worthy, prima donna that is a clutch for Sark and this offense. Hello, WR portal to complement Cook. the 5'10" 160-170lb experiment is over. Also, get a LB and big DT.
  3. Absolutely, perfectly stated. His effort is not positive for the WR room (on field). I hope Cook will redefine WR effort for us.
  4. LB yes - we have Ford (Maybe?), Hill coming in with other real talent that will need time to develop, then our existing JAGS - need a few edge/EDGE/eDgE/edGE/EDge - no clue. We have 15+ people that fit the profile and keep recruiting this position ala Billy Walton's of the world. I don't understand this position difference from a LB. We have almost 20% of our roster devoted to not the right people for it or our coaches are as clueless as I am on what they want here. A tall, fast, ~230 player? No idea, but it's not working. WR - big need. Let X go imo. Put that NIL to work on larger known pass catchers. Hope Neyor heals up.
  5. Worthy has shown he is fast once he has the ball in hand. He hasn't shown anything else this year. If he's going to hold UT to his NIL demands, move on. Watch the play of OU Mims (sp?) or FSU that tall WR that did miss one TD throw but proved it for over 200 yards. They may miss a few but give everything to try and had some spectacular catches that help their QB out. For a player the coaches laud about work ethic etc. , I don't see any of it on the field and this isn't the first game like this. Call him on NIL, let him go. Get some portal WRs to complement Cook. On Sark and Marion, I'm not seeing the benefit of the 5'10" 170lb WR room. This game screamed entitlement and not earning it at multiple skill positions. How much is coaching vs. effort, no clue. Defense had some issues but played well enough to win this game. Offense was bad - QE did what was asked, this isn't on him. Worthy is not a #1 WR, he's proved he is situational all year.
  6. Get receivers that go up and get the ball and can catch. I'd be fine letting X go and redistribute that NIL.
  7. This is gold to help!
  8. Thank you all, especially Codaxx. I know that response took time and effort. 927 - yea but I loved being at the game in SA to beat Nebraska - 1 second and we torched their program. Defense was good enough. Seeing that 4th down TE call was glorious. Bad_teammate - how heavy do they need to be for that? Clearly I'm wrong on what we need. bschoolprof and I had similar misunderstandings it sounds like. Is 220lbs enough now?
  9. Sorry if wrong forum, it wouldn't let me post in Football. Can one of you more experienced football people help me understand what the Edge position is? When I went to UT - mostly Mackovic years - Priest, Ricky, etc we ran a defense I understood, 4-3-4 Stoney Clark in the middle along with other great players. Edge to me meant a DE usually 250lbs or more. It seems like all the "Edge" people we are recruiting are what I think of as LB 220ish guys. So is an "Edge" position what I would relate to an outside LB? Are true DE types gone in modern defenses? I just look at all these 210-220ish guys that to me (yea, I'm old) scream LB - like Walton, Burke, Finkley, etc but we have LB depth issues? To me it it seems like we have tons of LB bodies but I'm clearly missing something about DE vs. Edge now. Thank you BBA MPA from UT
  10. Sorry, that one annoyed me - it's a damn village at best. So how does Ritz Bitz recruit? Does he take the short bus from his village to a real city then fly to destinations? I don't follow them much. It seems rare that he or his staff visit schools or players? Maybe I'm wrong but I do see highlights of articles about Sark and company attending games, workouts, turning lights on in the gym in the morning for Arch and crew, etc. I've never seen anything (not a big look tbh) about a$m coaches doing these types of evaluations/visits? Do they fly in a gulfstream from random bma to cart him around? I'm sure some of you have more news on JWitt and Worthy. Seems to have shifted to positive today? I want to see Red, Brenan, Cook, Niblett shine but if we have a healthy Neyor and JWitt to press Worthy to reach his full potential, it could be magic.
  11. Population alone does not define a metro area or true city. By all other standards B/CS is damn a village. They have an airport a$m owns - awesome flight schedule: https://www.flyeasterwood.com/departures/ - 3 flights to Dallas per day - village. How do you get to B/CS https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Nearby-Airports/Bryan - take a damn bus from a city. Businesses located there: https://www.zippia.com/company/best-biggest-companies-in-college-station-tx/ - village, not even a city or town. Clearly left out the insurance agencies. A true metro area and city that is consistently rated as a top 10 place to live in the US, has beautiful scenery and attractions. Has real businesses people have heard of... the gem of Texas - Austin, a truly beautiful city in every respect. http://content.abia.org:8080/webfids/ - wow a real airport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_based_in_Austin,_Texas - shit I know these names! Facts matter - B/CS can keep inbreeding and making more cult fools but in every aspect other than cult members, it is a damn village of morons - not a town or city. Recruiting so on topic - would love to pull Moose or Stewart from the village. Hope we keep all of our coaches - Marion worries me with Tulsa. No inside info, I just read it as reported here or other free sites. Hook'em BBA MPA from a beautiful university in one of the best cities in the USA.
  12. I do not disagree. But I do know the UT lawyers can recommend top guys to our leadership. texam doesn't have that option.
  13. Just my thoughts, I have no inside information. texam will have a decent class. They are severely behind on setting up a legal way to NIL players with "the fund" which skims off the top and basically manages anything players can do. Welcome to not having a real law school. The spotlight from Saban and others have made donors shy. The bag dropping stuff scares them. IRS, federal and state laws. Big money isn't stupid. Fisher may appeal to their fan base, but acts like a clown (Herman did similar in his career here - hated that hire). Recruits and media see this. He set FSU back a decade and will do the same at texam over time. Can you imagine if Sark acted like Jimbo, talked like him, etc. (Herman)? I'm very positive on Sark, give him time to develop his kids. You can't find a single thing of him not acting with class and respect at UT (he even dresses cool). Jimbo - quite the opposite - a parrotting fool. Over the next 2 years the transfer portal will be brutal to texam. They have no QB, a good defense and run game but that won't cut it in Jimbo's archaic offense. I'm glad Jimbo has a long contract with them.
  14. Time of game won't matter. It's hot in Tuscaloosa, I was born there and lived in LA (the shit LA , state LSU). I just hope QE isn't injured in this game. Our OL isn't ready for what Bama will do. Two years, game on.
  15. You missed 2005 then - I think that was the Shaggy days or some other now defunct site? It was awesome. It's coming, we actually have linemen now. It will take a year though. I don't expect too much this year. Next year, I expect a LOT.
  16. lol, went there to eat when late. It was under a mile walk. But later in life I did work for Yum Brands which owns Taco Bell! So on point, wise observation.
  17. 49 in Sept. It sucks - went from jogging and a swimmer to tremors and shakes. I'm scared to death of fixing a light bulb on a ladder. I just pray it isn't MS. Neither have a blood test, it takes time. When your legs constantly feel like you hit your funny bone in your elbow, concern. when you have tremors so bad you can't shave it's an issue. Not looking for sympathy, just a Longhorn. I was at that Nebraska game in SA with Mackovic on 4th down with a pass to the TE to seal it. I was at the Michigan Rose Bowl. On my dorm, it was a shithole on Guadalupe street right across from Dobie (sp?) the big blue one. I accepted late it was the only dorm available (off campus, it was too late to get on campus). I originally was going to texam with my high school friend and now my ex-brother in law. We could walk to a great Greek restaurant down some steps and get a gyros, the arcade - Street Fighter tournaments, Gumby's pizza, Double Dave's I think too . I covered my expenses with internships at AA, PW, and Enron. And further down Taco Bell. I just want to see some good football before I go. I will donate and have already left some to UT. I realize this is a fun, thrash people board. Thrash away, it's ok. It won't offend me. Life Alumni Member, 2 degrees from UT, season ticket holder for years I lived in Texas, hate aggie, respect OU but want to beat them, contributor to UT. And for BigBend1812:
  18. I was there, just saying I'm not fcb. Older fan that got to party on 6th street with the James Brown songs. I don't want a pissing match with anyone here. I've followed this for over 30 years on multiple sites. With Parkinson's today is a day I can type. And to Bigbend1812, yes I do either wear my contacts and reading glasses or my normal glasses and remove them to read. To your pictures but I'm a skinny white dude lol. I'm also sure I am a lot smarter than this fcb guy you reference. But to each his own, it is Surly and I've read it for years and sites that pre-dated it for years. Probably sites that predated your birth. Not a weight trainer, how long does it realistically get the beef we got in '22 ready? I see '23 as all redshirts unless injuries. They are super talented but will need time to shape.
  19. That was my thought also. Do you think there is any reluctance from donors due to last years attention? As an accountant/finance, I'd be nervous from multiple levels. IRS reporting, compliance, state and federal laws. The crypto rumor is garbage, it fluctuates too much to assign a value. I suppose if they keep donations to the bag fund under 10k at a time they could get away with it again but that also relies on recruits/family not depositing less than 10k at a time or stashing the cash. On a positive note, thrilled with our current class. Some of these OL can stack behind last year and develop with a shirt. I'm all in on Sark. Life alumni member that has restarted my contributions. Finally a coach that gets it. I'd take 8 wins this year. Let these kids reshape and develop. For reference, I was OK with the Strong hire. He was brought in to clean house and change the culture, not as a long term solution. He did clean house but failed at everything else. Herman I was against at every level. That hire stopped my contributions. Right or wrong, I felt we could have done better. I've watched Sark talk on Youtube etc. - he has the class of Mackovic, the desire to win like DKR, the knowledge of early Mack on recruiting, and brought in a great staff (unlike Herman). He tells things as they are. No BS from him. He adjusts and has a real plan.
  20. Thank You! As an accountant / finance person, this totally helps me get my mind around it. Much appreciated, sir.
  21. I'm a 1997 grad from the MPA program. Started with a scholarship in Petroleum Engineering. Lived in the Goodall Whoten (sp?) my first few years at UT. Honest questions from an older fan. I was there for the Mackovic years, that alone should get an honest answer.
  22. A few questions for the knowledge base: Are teams still subject to the 85 ship players? Can you exceed that roster size with non-ship players? Last year we took ~35 players. Many here are predicting a '23 class near 30 or so. That's 65 new players. Depending on the answer to my first question that means retaining 20 pre '22 players. Obviously some will graduate or go NFL early. But can we really "process" that many out? From previous pages it sounds like "process" means not renewing a ship, correct? Would this impact locker room dynamics? Who is fcb? How long before texam begins the bag drop recruiting? I know they were trying to get "the fund" set up for some legitimacy but I don't think it is done yet (welcome to not having a legit law school). Are their donors timid due to all the attention from last year? I have to imagine the bag drop recruiting starts soon based on their current place. I realize answers to this are opinion based, but many on here are more informed than me. Thank you for any response. Carry on Surly - more boobs are always a positive too.
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