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Posts posted by Doc Daneeka
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17 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:
So basically you're scared of Notre Dame becuase you violently bought into the Charlie Strong hype, stuck to that position unwaveringly for years, and used to wield that 18-wheeler fueled win like a cudgel on this board as proof of Charles The Great. And now you're still somehow blaming Notre Dame for this trauma isntead of looking in a mirror.
While it all makes more sense now, it isn't any less of stupid.I don’t know that’s it’s about being scared of Notre Dame, so much as fuck Notre Dame. The first time I saw Texas lose, it was to those fuckers. I’m still bitter. The 1978 Cotton Bowl didn’t help.
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1 hour ago, utee94 said:
People's Front of Nigeria?
Nigerian People’s Front, imo.
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One year ago today, the greatest woman I’ve ever known, or will know, died. Looking back, she is the only woman I’ve really, truly loved. I was more myself with her than I am without her. My world didn’t suck with her in it. It certainly sucks without her in it. She was mi corazón. Mi vida. Mi media fucking naranja.
I knew at the time, and the last year has increasingly convinced me, that I also died that night. My heart just hasn’t had the decency to stop beating. If not for my daughters and six year old niece, by now I’d have taken a more direct approach to making it stop.
My long-held plan for today has been to listen to the playlist I made for her. That we listened to together for almost seven years. That was the background music at her memorial. To read our texts as we went from two people who clicked immediately, to dating, to a relationship, to love, to living together, to being everything for each other. To see her going from broken and scared to trust to trusting me, quite literally, with her life. To wallow in this abject fucking misery, but also to remember how fucking awesome she was and life was with her. It wouldn’t suck this much if I hadn’t lost so much and that’s all I have to hold onto at this point.
However, the goddamned universe isn’t done with me just yet. Yesterday, my older daughter got sick. Probably nothing super serious, but she’s been admitted to the hospital. The same hospital where the love of my life died. I get to spend the day in the last place on earth I want to be on this day.
So, I will go into the closet where the scents of her favorite fabric softener, her lavender sachets, and her perfume still linger. And I will ugly sob like a goddamned toddler who dropped his ice cream. I’ll hold her “Literally Freezing” sweatshirt as if it could help. As if she were still in it. (She was always cold to the point I kept hoodies and sweaters in my car for her, just in case, sealed in a plastic bag so they didn’t have dog hair on them.)
Then I will swallow this shit. Bury it deep. Drive the same route that I drove behind the ambulance only to get to the trauma room to be told she didn’t make it. And be there for my daughter today because that’s what I fucking need to do. Fucking universe.
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1 minute ago, Chili dog said:
And my point has never been that there was a perfect OL out there. In fact. I was pretty clear that I was just wondering how to fix the problems we have and that I lack the knowledge or expertise to theorize an answer. I just know what we don’t do well, and I know there are teams who don’t seem to struggle at those things.
So now that I know what you’re getting at, I’ll ask you to skip both the Socratic and the cocksucking.
Ask whatever you want.
It sounds like you struggle with the issue of seeing every wart Texas has while seeing mostly highlights of everyone else. That isn’t to say that Texas doesn’t need to improve, but “needs to improve” isn’t a plan. If there are guys out there who can produce better OL play within Sarkisian’s system, someone should make a list of potential replacements for Flood and move forward.
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1 minute ago, Chili dog said:
How did they look after that? Or before that? I’m not sure I understand where you’re going with your questioning.
It’s pretty well established that Ohio State changed their scheme after Michigan and it worked well. Also, Ohio state didn’t run particularly well against us other than in short yardage when they had to have a touchdown or a first down. You saw that, right? it was frustrating to watch them get necessary short yardage when everyone knew what was coming. I’m not saying we dump flood and moneywhip anyone. Just observing that there are teams who can do what we currently cannot and wondering why that is.
So instead of going all Socratic on me, just get to your point. Maybe it was just play calling and it has nothing to do with position coaching. I really don’t know and don’t pretend to know, but we seemed to have multiple occasions this year when we couldn’t get the ground game rolling and it hurt us.
I asked who has no OL concerns and you pick one aspect of Ohio State’s OL performance in one game.
So, skipping the Socratic, it was kind of a stupid answer
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44 minutes ago, Chili dog said:
It may be a scheme issue, too. Being a predominantly zone running team may be problematic on the goal line when we are trying to switch to a man scheme? I never played in the trenches, so I’m completely guessing.
I have two toddlers, so I don’t get to binge college football like I used to, but Notre dame has looked good on the ground in the games I’ve watched. Ohio State was able to get short yardage on us when they had to have it. Thats all i’ve got, and I can’t remember how Notre dame looked in pass pro. They can’t pass for shit, statistically.
How did Ohio State look against a Michigan team that the Texas OL went in on without lube?
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Just now, Pato del Muerto said:
He’s a reasonable sized person now
Fuck him, then.
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He’ll single-handedly drive up the price of burnt orange cloth, but if he actually had a successful redzone plan, I’d have no problem letting him see what it’s like being on the money side.
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The NFL is coming for Sarkisian. The sips are doomed.
The NFL was never interested in Sarkisian. The sips are doomed.
Look at all their players in draft. The sips are doomed.
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Ohio State lost a ton. The sips are lucky.
Georgia has regressed. The sips are lucky.
Can you believe that playoff seed? The sips are lucky.
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18 hours ago, Chili dog said:
Guys who’ve played OL whom I trust have expressed concerns over the product on the field, especially in the running game.
Obviously what we are currently trotting out there far exceeds what we put on the field going back to the early 2000s, but looking at other schools’ ability to displace opposing DL, we still leave a bit to be desired.
I’m not qualified to pinpoint the exact issue. Maybe it’s personnel, and maybe it’s coaching. Hard to believe it’s personnel, given the number of guys on the roster.
That said, Flood is a hell of a recruiter, and his players love him, so I’m not trying to run him off. I do think it might be helpful to bring on more analysts and coaches who can identify the issues and address them, though.
Whose OL has no concerns and how much does their coach make?
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25 minutes ago, Armybrat said:
By General Franco.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
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2 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:
It is a thing. Not sure what to tell you. I'm not saying it's happening at Texas, but it is definitely happening. I know of specific examples where it absolutely happened.
What’s the going rate? I like to learn, I can get them the grade of their choice, and I’m kind of bored. Not more than 15 hours a semester, though.
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17 minutes ago, South Austin said:
But I said, “What about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?”
I think I remember the film.
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3 minutes ago, GabrielsHorn said:Can’t wait for the first player to transfer mid game.
Equipment guys might need to pack a Fasusi jersey for Dallas.
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3 minutes ago, satyanash said:
Didn't realize he took on nursing shifts
How do you think he financed his other stuff? Think, man.
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25 minutes ago, Hermanator said:
Eh, go fuck your own face. There's no such thing as "just taking Elon's money". We take his money and we have to let him have a piece of the action, and as far as I know he doesn't give a shit about sports. He'll want to ruin our entire university. He's not the charitable type unless he gets something in return. The only "charity" he gives to is his own foundation, which is nothing more than a shell company that he controls to covertly further his own business interests while dodging taxes.
It doesn’t sound all that covert, then. Just when you have me convinced he’s a douche, you say he furthers his own business interests and dodges taxes — though, granted, he paid more in one year than your entire genetic line has ever even earned — and I’m torn, again.
Can we get back to telling me whether Moncrief is in shambles and I should panic or if everything’s going to be fine?
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7 minutes ago, The Dog said:
IMHO Sark's offense needs a mobile QB who is at least a credible threat to run. After the injury teams knew if Quinn dropped back that they didn't need to worry about him taking off - because he wasn't going to.
Every offense can benefit from that. What it requires, in my clueless opinion, is someone who can hit passes to take the top off so the intermediate RPO stuff has room to get the ball to fast guys on the move.
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2 minutes ago, Js1 said:
We have a generational talent at QB in Arch. We should absolutely try to capitalize on that window. Success brings more elite and generational recruits, which continues to keep us in contention.
I’m not saying don’t try to capitalize on it. I’m saying don’t sell the future to try to do it and try to capitalize every year.
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Just now, AlrightAlrightAlright said:
This sounds like battered Cowboy fan syndrome. You wouldn't take a shot at going all in to win 1 title at the hope of going on a Bama type run?
No. Certainly not at the expense of tanking after that.
I get that this isn’t a binary, but I’d rather see consistent success and consistent chances.
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Just now, texifornia said:
We're not Ole Miss that has to marshall its resources for a big shot every five years. Success at Texas can feed into more success.
Yeah. Which is why I hope the “on the Manning clock” isn’t a pervasive view.
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6 minutes ago, Js1 said:
Wat
Not looking at these two years as some kind of do or die window.
I’d rather not see Texas as a program that needs to go all in to try to catch lightning in a bottle over the short term because of this player or that player. I’d rather Texas expect to be among the last standing every year and putting in place whatever pieces might help with getting those last wins against other elite teams year in and year out. Alabama, not Auburn.
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18 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:
Arch 2 year clock starts now. Gotta go for it.
As much as I would love to see outrageous success in the next two years, I really hope that mindset isn’t pervasive.
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“Such as Alabama, Texas, Michigan, and Ohio State…”
Those fucking sips.
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39 minutes ago, DixonHur said:
To be fair, I wouldn't pay Ewers that either.
But honestly, I don't understand the economics of the NIL world. Not sure how it's "worth it" for Miami. Their program doesn't make any money. They only had like $75M in revenue in 2023 (cooking the books to show $0 profit), while Texas had $183M in Revenue and $122M in profits in 2023. Our profit almost doubled their revenue.
Must be just a couple of ego driven boosters.
Economics? If I had the financial wherewithal to buy Sarkisian the roster he wanted to win the national championship, it would be done. And not for economic reasons.
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Depression, OCD, and whatever else ails you between the ears
in Can You Help Me With This?
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I do things. I’m the one who does things. For her. For my daughters. For my parents. For her mom. For her brother. For our niece. For people who matter to me. It doesn’t matter if I feel hollow. Things need to be done and the universe doesn’t give a fuck if I want to do them or not. I do them because they need to be done. If that means sitting in the hospital where I got the worst news of my life, and on the one year anniversary of that news, so that my daughters knows that she’s loved and important to me, so be it.