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Magus Ossis

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  1. My gut is Collins wants to pick Texas in a way that tells himself it has nothing to do with Mom. Well, almost nothing. I have trouble believing that he would rather play on a crappy defense at a crappy university in an Oklahoma suburb when he has the chance to be a part of something special here. If there were some big issue driving him away from us, I think a bigger whiff of it would have found its way to the board.
  2. I clicked on the links at the NCAA database for Texas and for A&M. 2015-2018 are far above their historic average for donations, A&M's runaway best revenue category. RD or someone who knows better than I: is this bump still from the Kroger Kountry Klub construction, or do they have a new steady stream of available donor cash?
  3. Yes, there did seem to be a surge of trollery. His greatest problem may have been his timing.
  4. I think the tolerance for new posters who boldly insist on stupid things will prove quite limited. I don't think being aggy was necesarily his biggest mistake, though it certainly didn't help him. I think he was talking about Milroe when he opined, (emphasis added). For a newbie, that post almost begged for trouble. I agree that we did seem to hit him awfully hard based on what he posted, however.
  5. Overshown -- apparently back to FULL GO as of first fall camp scrimmage. Whittington -- rumored groin. Supposedly nothing to worry about. Ingram -- "tweaked knee." IT thinks it is nothing and that he'll be back by the opener. Sterns -- "rolled ankle." Again, IT thinks he'll be back by La Tech. Kirk -- SC sprain. No new news. ETA circa 9/21. Brown, Floyd -- no change. not expected this year.
  6. There was a nonspecific mention in a practice report of moving Overshown around. Hopefully it is current info and means he is back to full go.
  7. After a touchdown, you are supposed to hand the DB to the ref, not spike it. Seriously, I don’t think there will ever be a more impressive finish to a TD run.
  8. Burrow knows the new offense so well that they don’t want to waste snaps on him.
  9. Was anyone seriously expecting meaningful snaps out of him?
  10. Floyd— OUT, no change Brown— OUT, no change Kirk— SC sprain, possible return sometime in September (estimated 6 weeks 8/10) Overshown— poorly specified sprain, in boot. Maybe back soon if this is minor ankle injury versus unstable midfoot. K Watson— leg bone contusion, in boot. Contusions (bruises) can hurt like and take as long as fractures (breaks) to recover. Some guys feel better faster and/or play through it. This can also be a catch-bucket for blunt force mechanism of injury where no further exact diagnosis jumps out. Best guess he’s back during camp.
  11. It’s not really a possession argument, but efficiency is arguably affected by actual elapsed time, NOT game clock, between defensive series in that guys need rest. More plays total on defense could similarly wear a team down, but that should generally cut both ways if there are more possessions, I would think.
  12. Long troll
  13. That’s not their pronoun
  14. Believe it or not, some of the most useless doctors on staff are often the Harvard-trained ones. Some combination of the crowd that wants to train there and the tendency of patients there to expect that Herr Doktor Professor (or at least a fellow) does the surgeries, I guess.
  15. Which one of you Surls is Hugh McElroy?
  16. You are missing the point, whether deliberately I can’t say. The point was not that I like the practice— I do not. The point is that the practice is well-known and refuted what you were saying.
  17. Ooh, recency limits. Great! Your conference scoring defense average over the last 260 days is 74.
  18. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and suppose you only to be a bit stubborn and slow. Texas showed a repeated pattern in 2018 of pounding opponents and then turtling to hold on to a lead with Uber-conservative play calling. It has been rehashed ad nauseum. Do some reading and minimize the confusion of your honest ignorance with wanton stupidity or deliberate disingenuity.
  19. Those funny helmets have been shown to help cushion the mechanical effect of direct blows. It stands to reason but is not yet well-shown in the literature that they reduce the frequency and severity of head trauma. There is some concern further design work may be needed to ensure they slide against the ground better to make sure they don’t unintentionally increase other injuries like bending-moment c-spine injuries. My guess is that fatter helmets will become the norm within a few years, with extra padding in some fashion.
  20. Except their suckitude is apparently a recruiting selling point. Come and start because our current starters are trash! I think humiliating them in Dallas and having our other recruits live it up publicly on social media will help, though.
  21. There was a snafu in summer II course schedules. ART 3312, More Fun with Crayons, was supposed to be offered in the evening but ended up conflicting with practice. Until they get it ironed out, academics come first, and that means class attendance comes before football.
  22. UT. I didn’t feel like expending the effort to find the right number at IMG, but UT has a listed number for what looks like a relevant office. Others should feel free to let IMG know if they like.
  23. Voicemail left at 475-7923, Office of Brand, Trademarks and Licensing.
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