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1 hour ago, JFKFC said:

Bobby and Gerry, per their connections, say otherwise.


That’s not what they are saying. Now you are being an obtuse cunt.  They knew they wanted to get better at DT and that’s why they signed two and tried to sign another. No one said “if we don’t sign another DT no championship for us.”  Get a fucking grip. 

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1 hour ago, Josef Pwag said:

Kelvin Banks is in his last year. Same for QE. Veteran o-line and an experienced QB from a team that was 13 yards from the national title game. A reasonable argument can be made that these circumstances won't be seen again for many years. There may be nothing like this season again while Sark is coach. If there was ever a time to go all-in, it is likely now. 

This isn't just about the TCU guy. If anyone's NIL deal will upset the locker room, then just pay everyone more. This is not the time for belt-tightening. I would hope that someone could convince our major donors that this year is special and this is the time to write checks if you want a title. 

You’re a silly billy. This is subjectively skewed toward your inability to see how this roster has been built and the trajectory by which we have increasingly recruited that talent in multiple ways on a year-over-year basis under Sark.  

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We had the best DTs in college football last year and didn’t make it to the title game. Guess we’re just doomed forever regardless of improvement at nearly every other position.

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5 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

We had the best DTs in college football last year and didn’t make it to the title game. Guess we’re just doomed forever regardless of improvement at nearly every other position.

Truly amazing that UW and Michigan got to the title without the 2 best DTs in the nation. 

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11 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Truly amazing that UW and Michigan got to the title without the 2 best DTs in the nation. 

To be fair they both had bad asses on the DL. But so do we at this point, just one less than we would prefer.

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3 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

If ya'll think the DT situation here is worrisome, we could be LSU right now.  That board is livid about not landing a single portal DT, except some scrub from Wisconsin back during the first window, and losing the top three DT's from last year's terrible defense with nothing waiting in the wings.  Those clowns were convinced all the top portal DT's would be begging to come play for Bo Davis.  They are also coming to the realization that DT recruiting for this current class isn't going to well.

Just to add some proof to this, check out all these threads on page one.

 

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32 minutes ago, Not a Sock said:

I can’t tell if y’all are doing a bit or not.

Honestly me either.

In retrospect I'm not sure how like 40% of our fan base didn't slit their throats when we had to replace Vince Young. 

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2 hours ago, irishtexan said:

Being principled in roster building and NIL is more important in the long term.

Not just one year. This shit is for the next ten years. Focusness, bitches.

Sadly, way too many people in way too many ways lack any ability to look past the immediate squirrel in the room. They become fixated on a single aspect of a subject or goal and have zero ability to understand  the long term picture at all.

And just drive down any road anywhere USA to be made fully aware that focusness is a lost art. 

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4 hours ago, JFKFC said:

We just got beat due to money by our biggest rival. Everything in Sark's tenure has been building up to this year. This is our moment. Everyone with 2 brain cells to rub together feels we are an NFL caliber defensive tackle away from a national championship.

I don't want to hear that paying this guy what he wanted would have been out of profile compared to others on our roster. If that is the case, then give everyone a fucking raise. We have one title in the last half century because we didn't want to cheat and pay players. Now it is legal to pay players. Now it's about money. When it came to wallets, we were supposed to be the big swinging dick. That's what I was told and I believed it. It was all horseshit.

 

3 hours ago, JFKFC said:

Bobby and Gerry, per their connections, say otherwise.

You are utterly clueless. As are those whining and bitching alongside you. Has it not dawned on you dense motherfuckers that the person who wouldn’t pull the trigger on Williams is the fucking head coach? This wasn’t a result of lack of access to capital. It was a choice around long term capital deployment made by the staff and coordinated elsewhere accordingly. 

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3 hours ago, victory88 said:

No one is moving goalposts and I didn’t imply anything other than the fact that we have a clear need at DT and that we walked away with 2 guys that look like depth players and struck out on 3 other guys that we seriously pursued in Alexander, Toila, and Williams.  Nothing wrong with what I said.  But yeah, you didn’t respond with your usual passive aggressive bullshit like you always do.   This is also an open forum to discuss Longhorn recruiting and news.  Feel free to chime in but I don't see any posters here asking you to educate us or help us understand NiL so stop policing this board as if we’re here for your hot takes.  

Everything in this post is bullshit, right down to your attempt to admonish me about NIL and my posting habits. All of it is, of course predictable, and also tedious. 

 

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

 

You are utterly clueless. As are those whining and bitching alongside you. Has it not dawned on you dense motherfuckers that the person who wouldn’t pull the trigger on Williams is the fucking head coach? This wasn’t a result of lack of access to capital. It was a choice around long term capital deployment made by the staff and coordinated elsewhere accordingly. 

Kind of funny to watch.  

1. UT is obviously way more than ok in today’s NIL world.  
2. If it was this dude or bust they likely get him.  
3. What’s really eye opening is OU isn’t as poor as many, including yours truly, thought.  
 

Carry on.  

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1 hour ago, Hank_Hill said:

If he’d just stayed here we’d have Caldwell and our guaranteed natty baby

Yep, NCAA probably would have canceled the season and just given us the trophy.

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22 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Mannnn idk. If you’re funneling funds from women’s sports to buy a single DT you might be in the broke bitch ball park. 

They landed the top women’s transfer too for girls hoops.  College softball will be fine.  Don’t ask about men’s hoops.  Kthxbye

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2 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

Sadly, way too many people in way too many ways lack any ability to look past the immediate squirrel in the room. They become fixated on a single aspect of a subject or goal and have zero ability to understand  the long term picture at all.

And just drive down any road anywhere USA to be made fully aware that focusness is a lost art. 

I take exception to your painting the population with such a broad brush. In fact, if you look at the long-term versus short-term trends regarding...ooh shiny...what are we talking about?

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19 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

They landed the top women’s transfer too for girls hoops.  College softball will be fine.  Don’t ask about men’s hoops.  Kthxbye


I’m curious to see what they do in gymnastics. Women’s gymnastics especially is on a Nick Saban like run of dominance. That sport can be flipped by 1-2 people just like basketball so NIL could change everything for them if they are robbing that sport to buy a defensive tackle. 

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52 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

Not to be pedantic, but isn't the lyric, "calm like a bomb", not "as a bomb"?  IE no rhyme time.

Tomatoes tomahto, and yes, you're being pedantic. He got it from Rage Against the Machine, regardless of his phrasing of it. 

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Kind of funny to watch.  

1. UT is obviously way more than ok in today’s NIL world.  
2. If it was this dude or bust they likely get him.  
3. What’s really eye opening is OU isn’t as poor as many, including yours truly, thought.  
 
Carry on.  
No, just willing. If it was simply about money BloU wouldn't have won that little battle.
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I think all you denialist are forgetting that failure to land Ochuan Mathis last year sank our season.  Also from tcu!

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6 hours ago, Josef Pwag said:

Kelvin Banks is in his last year. Same for QE. Veteran o-line and an experienced QB from a team that was 13 yards from the national title game. A reasonable argument can be made that these circumstances won't be seen again for many years. There may be nothing like this season again while Sark is coach. If there was ever a time to go all-in, it is likely now. 

This isn't just about the TCU guy. If anyone's NIL deal will upset the locker room, then just pay everyone more. This is not the time for belt-tightening. I would hope that someone could convince our major donors that this year is special and this is the time to write checks if you want a title. 

Baker and Arch. We'll be okay. 

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Why is everyone so worked up about a 1 tech nose tackle? On a team that might have the best QB in the nation next season and will definitely have the best backup QB in the nation. Hell our two deep at QB might be the 2 best QBs in the nation in 2024. 

Is it because Bobby Burton was acting like the team is doomed if they don't get a 1 tech? Come on now...

Chill out and let dudes develop. We aren't completely bare at DT. We might have to adjust our defense a bit against run heavy teams but we have more than enough talent to do it. Alfred Collins is on a contract year and looked quick and powerful early in the spring game in just a few snaps. He could be this year's breakout defensive player. 

I'm far more concerned with the lack of development outside of Muhammad in the secondary. But with this offensive explosive potential the defense needs to be solid. Not exceptional. Make plays when needed. 

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14 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

Why is everyone so worked up about a 1 tech nose tackle? On a team that might have the best QB in the nation next season and will definitely have the best backup QB in the nation. Hell our two deep at QB might be the 2 best QBs in the nation in 2024. 

It is. I can't think of anyone who's even close. Definitely not Ohio State like those tards who keep trying to wish it into existence for clickbait

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34 minutes ago, SamMan said:

Tiny quibble here. Respectfully, Bobby actually did say this very thing. I believe it was one of the morning shows, probably late-March. Something to the effect of “guys, I’m just telling y’all, this team is literally a big time, difference maker at DT away from being a legit championship contender next year. Without it, I’m not sure that they are. That’s the only impediment they have right now.” I remember it because I remember thinking, “that’s a bold statement—the last time I saw that secondary they looked like dog shit, and they are sporting a years long track record of underperformance.” 

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@JFKFC gets it half right when he says what he heard and was told was horseshit. The problem is it isn’t NIL and the big swinging dicks that let him down. His blame is ill-placed. OTF shoulders some of the load here.

That said, I never took Bobby’s hyper fixation on that singular issue too seriously. The man readily admits that he is a compulsive worrier and tends to focus on the negative. This isn’t the first time this sort of thing has happened, either. He spent the entire offseason last year looking under every rock to find a way to get Jake Majors (suggesting either Conner or Hutson take over repeatedly) out of the starting center position he had competently held for two years because he was simply too damn small and had snap infractions. [Ironically, now he has changed course and thinks Cruz should move to guard..because Majors and Robertson are good. I’d rather not discuss Conner’s struggles or why Ian thought Campbell (lefties can’t snap!) lacked the mental acuity to play anywhere on offense, ergo he should be a NT.] Likewise, Gerry has been expertly trained in striking the perfect balance between what his audience wants to hear, and what his audience needs to hear. In my opinion, they bear some responsibility for the schadenfreude going around right now. They pushed narrowly-tailored narratives that fit preconceived notions/outcomes, and those things did not come to pass.

Bobby bitching about the tone and tenor of the secondary discussion turning caustic is amusing to me, considering they (other than Rod) hardly covered it with anything more than cursory explanations as to how and why they will be better (“faster, more athletic”) and platitudes about the coaches (“they didn’t have the guys”). They downplayed or dismissed any and all concerns expressed until after the spring game. It took Brooks (starter, presumed leader) completely blowing a coverage for them to mention a thing about him. Then we learned he showed up overweight (definitely heard about Mitchell’s weight and his illness at the start of camp) and hadn’t been cutting it on the field all spring (definitely dissected Collins, Broughton, and Bryant’s abilities and camp performance extensively in that same period). Suddenly, everybody (including the entire informed class of Texas commentators, apparently) realized the DBs were nowhere close to the competitive standard we were assured existed everywhere but DT…and the criticism was fierce.

Bobby ripped a true freshman for getting beat by another true freshman and a third true freshman making a great throw. A competitive rep. Not a blown coverage. Suddenly, Kobe Black is behind schedule, his move to safety has all but been made for him, and Ryan Wingo is a top ten lock for the 2027 draft. Likewise, a third or fourth string CB matches up against WR1 (more on him in sec) and gets beat on a competitive rep (not a blown coverage) with no pass rush, and Bobby rips him, too. You think his audience isn’t going to take that and run with it? Who coaches the guys he is suddenly criticizing quite harshly? “Terry Joseph wasn’t a punching bag until Brooks hit the portal and the secondary sucked..” No shit, dude. Look in the mirror. You control the conversation. It was hardly discussed until right now.

Back to WR1, the guy who came to Texas claiming to be a first round pick. Why do they feel the need to provide a catalogue of excuses for a veteran receiver having “the yips” or otherwise not being able to catch a perfectly thrown ball? We heard it was “anxiety” or “people in the stands” or Gerry’s latest “he has kinda always dropped the ball early.” What the fuck is that about? If we’re going to say the DBs he was up against were trash, why are we making excuses for his inability to do what he is paid to do? Hold him to a standard in accordance with his own fucking claim.

Thing is, they went from saying:

”Jabbar Muhammad—too short, they like what they’ve got.” 

to “Brooks’ departure was anticipated. They have a plan in place. They are going to prioritize speed and length. The WRs in the SEC are bigger, stronger, faster, better than everybody else. Gotta be able to hang with the X receivers in that league. They are going to go big game hunting. Davis will definitely get on campus for a visit.” [Credit to Rod here. Gerry tried to get him to vibe with this narrative (boundary corner bs), and he pushed back against it.]

to “peep this 5-10 175 lb corner who did nice things against UNLV while at SJSU for a year.”

That’s the issue—not failing to sign a guy, or going after inadequate talent, but leading your audience in one specific direction, toward one specific outcome, and then drastically changing course when that outcome doesn’t happen. When that occurs, blame is often assigned to the wrong parties. It makes the coaches seem incompetent and the money men appear to be gun shy. Look, I like those guys. I’ve followed Bobby and Gerry’s work for over two decades now, and they are two of the best in the industry. But they aren’t infallible.  

Quite frankly, I’m not too worried about either position. There is enough talent available that is capable of stepping up in those rooms, and there is more than enough talent capable of stepping up around them. I like Alex January and Wardell Mack was my favorite prospect in the previous cycle. If anybody is going to step up and start challenging guys for snaps by mid-to-late October, my money would be on those two. I think we’re going to be alright, but I’ve been wrong before. It’ll definitely be entertaining to watch.

 

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4 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

They landed the top women’s transfer too for girls hoops.  College softball will be fine.  Don’t ask about men’s hoops.  Kthxbye

That's wild how it's all fine except one sport losing all of its NIL horsepower all at once.

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1 hour ago, SamMan said:

Bobby ripped a true freshman for getting beat by another true freshman and a third true freshman making a great throw. A competitive rep. Not a blown coverage. Suddenly, Kobe Black is behind schedule, his move to safety has all but been made for him, and Ryan Wingo is a top ten lock for the 2027 draft. Likewise, a third or fourth string CB matches up against WR1 (more on him in sec) and gets beat on a competitive rep (not a blown coverage) with no pass rush, and Bobby rips him, too. You think his audience isn’t going to take that and run with it? Who coaches the guys he is suddenly criticizing quite harshly? “Terry Joseph wasn’t a punching bag until Brooks hit the portal and the secondary sucked..” No shit, dude. Look in the mirror. You control the conversation. It was hardly discussed until right now.

Lol.  Bobby Burton, the thought leader

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2 hours ago, texifornia said:

That's wild how it's all fine except one sport losing all of its NIL horsepower all at once.

Yeah.  I have my own issues.  Paddock at f1 miami?  And imma hittin me up for some investment just tonight?  Got my own fish to fry, buddy.  Zero fucks on wimmenz sports or football for that matter.  As Abe Lincoln famously said…If he dies, he dies.  

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5 hours ago, SamMan said:

Tiny quibble here. Respectfully, Bobby actually did say this very thing. I believe it was one of the morning shows, probably late-March.

Thank you. I remember him saying exactly this. Still, I don't think the truth matters to certain people. They would rather curse at someone online.

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2 hours ago, Tex Pete said:

Listen dick whisperer: meth sales are booming in a tough economy (isn’t that where the “boomer” comes from?). It’s no surprise that y’all can scratch together a little money to be able to bring in a player or two that you want. Venables is probably gagging on Damonic’s firehose as we speak.

This one player isn’t going to save y’all from getting treated like Adrian Peterson’s kids in October. Fuck OU. 

The skunk pelt market has also recovered nicely.  Oklahoma’s doing okay now.  

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