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  1. Wow, I had typed up something earlier comparing you to a more informed/likable version of @6th Street after reading this pessimistic comment, but I deleted it thinking it was an unfair characterization and too insulting to you. Now I see that it was a rather prescient inclination, as he decided to chime in on the same subject, perfectly illustrating my point.
  2. Fuck this shit. Too much chaos in the system. No fucking way Texas’ season should be seemingly teetering on a knife’s edge for three straight years. He is the only constant. Unanimous preseason #1 to needing a heroic comeback just to make it to game three on the road in Supers. Relying on sparsely-used vets having exceptional seasons out of the blue when they weren’t even being counted on to be regular contributors when the season began, while the guys expected to be reliable contributors regress at stupefying levels. At some point, banking on good fortune late starts to look like complete incompetence. Poor pitching, bad defense, horrible execution. If you can’t beat the teams you are supposed to beat at home, you are absolutely fucked in the SEC. It’s over. Time for a change.
  3. Unless they are Kellen Mond. That guy (owner of damn near every aggie passing record) can get the hell out of THEIR University. Is it safe to assume that all of the Dallas kids who don’t get enough burn are SMU poach prospects? They’re in the big leagues now. Surely this isn’t an OSU retrieval, right? I saw one of these once returning to DFW on an international flight. She couldn’t have been older than 30. Took for fucking ever to wrangle her four rambunctious kids (eldest was probably six), get the twins in their stroller, and gather their carry-ons. It was a mess, and she kept making sarcastic remarks about both the kids and her husband, who looked fairly similar to Hamm—shorter than his wife, khaki shorts, A&M polo, A&M hat, aggie Adidas trainers, aggie ring, etc. She had to have had at least three Chardonnays + a mimosa on the flight. It was weird. Kinda reminded me of Cameron Diaz in the underrated flick, Very Bad Things:
  4. I enjoy y’all’s playful repartee. It always reminds me of this skit: I do this on the streams. I tally how many times CJ uses the term “certainly” in a given video. I like the guy, and I think he is doing a good job, but it is a bit unnerving.
  5. I’m still totally confused about this part: The only #3 ranked class I know of arrives next season and is subject to change due to the draft. Texas sat at #24 in enrolled rankings for this year’s freshman class. They were unranked in transfer rankings for the current season (pretty sure that was even before the lot of them either got hurt or gave up the sport altogether). Maybe I’m missing something?
  6. Am I reading this correctly? You don’t like OTF because 1) they have secured sponsors that allow you to consume their content free of charge, and 2) you don’t like having to look at the people whose shows are also available in audio-only form via podcast? It’s 2024. I’m not sure how distance negates anyone’s ability to stay connected in any meaningful fashion these days. Besides, Bobby was in Austin for every home game last year, streaming from the Co-op on Fridays. He was at Bama, in Dallas, and in New Orleans (can’t recall if he made it to Arlington for media days or B12 Championship). He was also on-site for chunks of both spring and fall camp last year, as he will be this year. He has interviewed everybody even tangentially related to the program from Sark to CDC to Colt to the Governor, etc. all from Nashville. He has more and deeper connections to the program than just about anybody in Longhorn media. As far as I can tell, there has been no impediment to his access to people or information whatsoever on account of his location. Also, I’m pretty sure that Paul has been producing a very detailed Texas Football prospectus (TTF) every year from Silicon Valley/the Bay Area for over a decade now. Are we questioning his access to information? Ian Boyd lives much, much closer to Canada than anywhere in Texas, but nobody has ever thought he has any real connections to anything other than his imagination, so I guess that’s moot. I’m not knocking your preferences. It seems your justifications against OTF are a bit specious, but that is your prerogative. The only real quibble I have is this: Bottom line—we are very fortunate to have a lot of viable outlets providing extensive, (mostly) quality coverage of the program we care so much about. That’s a good thing, regardless of personal preference. While I totally agree with you, I think there are/were two things a portion of her followers look(ed) forward to seeing her put out on a regular basis (not sure if she still does that show because I don’t follow them).. If Gerry’s eyes are a legit excuse to avoid watching his show, I suppose Taylor’s mammaries are a perfectly valid reason to tune into hers. Neither has much to do with the quality of the work they do, but hey, different strokes for different folks.
  7. This is a bit presumptuous, no? I remember a bunch of aggies salivating at their shot to face Texas in round two last year as a 7-seed…
  8. I'm not used to our coaches being sought after for poaching. I don't know what to do with my hands. *Sigh* Let me help you:
  9. This is late + long, so I’ll spoiler for those uninterested.
  10. I find it particularly funny that those fuckwits swapped Oregon for Washington State, so that Ducks and Beavers could continue their annual meeting, in what was an attempt at a good faith gesture about respecting historical rivalries…aimed at Austin. Nice try, losers. In the realm of rivalries, y’all aren’t even in Texas’ top five. Get fucked.
  11. Prince owning an entire set in the first Super Bowl to be played in pouring fucking rain is the best ever, and there really isn’t a close second. Dre was a good pick for LA.
  12. Not sure if this was an intentional turn of phrase..if so, well played. Those cervical spine issues certainly made him mid as fuck. Was happy to see him persevere and eventually overcome those obstacles, though. I remember when Brown had his medical emergency. That was some scary shit. Talk about slings and fucking arrows...Floyd, Brown, and Mpagi are winners in my book.
  13. I find it interesting that this woman, whose son has been trending out of state seemingly since he was a freshman, and is currently committed to the school that was rumored to be the co-leader even then, thinks it prudent to lurk around another school’s fan show on YouTube, and a worthwhile endeavor to shit talk that program’s staff in some half baked attempt to drum up attention for her son. There are only two reasons why a parent would do something like that…and both are unbecoming. That guy has been off the radar, in my mind, for over a year. If she wants to lodge a complaint, I suggest she start with the staff currently responsible for her son, and the substantial number of fuckups they’ve produced in the recent past. It’s actually hilarious that something like that would happen, and very apropos that it would be a North Shore (where entitlement seems to be endemic) recruit’s parent. I’d be embarrassed if I was the #4 recruit in the country (committed to tOSU) and my mom still felt the need to snipe another program from the comments section of a morning show on YT that covers them. Petty doesn’t seem strong enough to describe whatever the fuck that is. I know it isn’t an apples to apples comparison, but I think about Ennis Rakestraw vs Denver Harris. One kid had to wait until the state championship game of his senior year to get noticed, Bama and Texas finally came around but he ultimately stuck to his commitment, put in years of hard work, battled through injuries, and is now one of the better CB prospects in the upcoming draft. The other kid toyed with other schools in his recruitment (made Nahlin look like a complete and utter fool, which, okay props for that, but it’s not exactly hard to do), despite getting the red carpet treatment for most of his HS career, showed up at A&M and immediately proved to be an immature dipshit who was wholly unprepared for the rather facile rigors of being a passable student athlete in college, and is now searching for his third school in 24 months. It’s not pure happenstance that the Texas staff has prioritized recruiting at Duncanville, but has not made the same effort at North Shore. That much is crystal clear. Finally, I wouldn’t put much stock in Gerry being a mensch and telling a woman her son is a “great kid” on a livestream. I would, however, question the motives of a mother jumping on a livestream to publicly air her grievances about exactly one of the 34 schools that extended a scholarship offer to her son. Here’s a tip, mom: if your son is an ultra bluechip recruit, and you are worried about schools not recruiting him hard enough, committing nearly a full year before signing day is the polar opposite of what you should do. Every school in the goddamn country will hold a spot for that kind of recruit, even if he waits until the very last minute (or doesn’t even sign a NLI). Now, if you think your kid has peaked and his ranking is likely to fall precipitously over the course of his senior season, you made the right move. Either way, bitching about it now is beyond pointless. I mean, I understand that Columbus, OH is a long way from home, the city is a shithole, the weather fucking sucks, and the bearded man your son committed to is creepy as fuck, but that was the decision he made. I fail to see how any of that is Texas’ problem*. *You can rest assured knowing that there is at least one Texas fan who will vigorously defend your son’s honor based almost entirely on the Hispanic origin of his surname. This hero’s name is Helobious. If you would like to send him a box of scrumptious Pulparindo (don’t worry about the Pb content) or Carlos V bars, I’m sure he would appreciate such a kind gesture.
  14. This place has been weird for a bit, a little levity might help. This is the first thing I thought of when I heard Baker, DL Coach:
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