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55 minutes ago, D3zii said:

I felt the same way. Malik was very athletic but poorly developed. 

He was more Swoopes than Heard. Big body with a Big Arm, but he wasnt running away from anybody. I think the comp to Swoopes is an insult to Swoopes' athletic ability, if anything. 

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He was more Swoopes than Heard. Big body with a Big Arm, but he wasnt running away from anybody. I think the comp to Swoopes is an insult to Swoopes' athletic ability, if anything. 

Wrong Malik sir.
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1 hour ago, Daichee Bell said:

While I’m grateful to Malik for committing here and Malikemas, I don’t ever remember thinking of him as dominant. More of a reminder of our inability to develop at the time.

This is a fair assessment.  Our talent was so thin that dude was a day1 starter because he was a legit talent, and not a JAG or a 4* we were trying to convince ourselves was a 5* in sheeps clothing.  I will say that at the time, I was entirely, totally convinced that he was the keystone recruit to fully unlock our return to greatness. Alas.

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18 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:


Wrong Malik sir.

My bad.. Now you made me think about the whole "squat" thing. That was a dark time in the Longhorn world. 

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On 4/26/2025 at 10:47 AM, Red Five said:

I keep reading variations of that. "Some of you are gonna be shocked when Arch makes a mistake!" Well not anyone with at least half a brain, I guess. 

So that’s 100% of surly? The half a brain part? I mean, like 15 years after earning our degree, or something like that?

On 4/26/2025 at 2:06 PM, SimkinsMan said:

So I'm an old, and I haven't bought student tickets since the 90s. However my daughter will be a freshman at UT in the fall (super excited about this, of course). Does this mean she has no hope of getting football tickets in the student section?

Waiting GIF

On 4/30/2025 at 3:11 PM, Fud said:

how-dare-you-james-franco.gif

Perfecto 

Posted (edited)
5 hours ago, thunderlounge said:

Poorly developed in the league, too. 

He was a really good athlete who wasn't good at football.

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2 minutes ago, kevwun said:

He was a really good athlete who wasn't good at football.

It’s difficulr ro be vwry good atsomethjng you don’t really care about

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14 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

It’s difficulr ro be vwry good atsomethjng you don’t really care about

Stare Staring GIF

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You young whippersnappers do not understand the term “man amongst boys” in the literal sense.

It is a sacred term and in football the list is very short.

I was born in 1955 so my knowledge is about 1960 on.

Fortunately my dad loved football and we always had two TV’s in the early 60’s and a forty foot antenna so we could get more stations than KTBC Channel 7 in Austin.

I am sure guys like Red Grange, Bobby Lane, Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh were incredible but the first “man amongst boys” player I remember is still the greatest running back of all time, and there is no discussion here, Jim motherfucking Brown.

If you are too young look him up.

It is not even close and this term “man amongst boys” was basically created by him.

The next player in my life was Tommy Nobis.

Greatest two way player in UT history and maybe the greatest UT player ever.

While Ricky was incredible as was Vince they are not in the MAB category but one more Texas player is…

And he is the definition of “man amongst boys”

And that is Earl Campbell.

That term was created for guys like Jim Brown and Earl.

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22 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

You young whippersnappers do not understand the term “man amongst boys” in the literal sense.

It is a sacred term and in football the list is very short.

I was born in 1955 so my knowledge is about 1960 on.

You old whippersnappers do not understand how the game of football has changed.

Even us youngs can appreciate seeing a "man amongst boys" in our own era.

You seem to be arguing that there have been no men amongst boys in the last half century.

Although I can appreciate that, I hope that you may appreciate that you have a non-recency bias.

While your choices are incredible, they are not the only ones in the MAB category.

One more state of Texas football person is ...

And he is the definition of “man amongst boys”

And that is Mike Elko.

The man:

Texas A&M at Mississippi State: Wednesday injury report revealed - On3

And his boys:

Cute Pillsbury Doughboy

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36 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

You young whippersnappers do not understand the term “man amongst boys” in the literal sense.

It is a sacred term and in football the list is very short.

I was born in 1955 so my knowledge is about 1960 on.

Fortunately my dad loved football and we always had two TV’s in the early 60’s and a forty foot antenna so we could get more stations than KTBC Channel 7 in Austin.

I am sure guys like Red Grange, Bobby Lane, Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh were incredible but the first “man amongst boys” player I remember is still the greatest running back of all time, and there is no discussion here, Jim motherfucking Brown.

If you are too young look him up.

It is not even close and this term “man amongst boys” was basically created by him.

The next player in my life was Tommy Nobis.

Greatest two way player in UT history and maybe the greatest UT player ever.

While Ricky was incredible as was Vince they are not in the MAB category but one more Texas player is…

And he is the definition of “man amongst boys”

And that is Earl Campbell.

That term was created for guys like Jim Brown and Earl.

Man among boys in the literal sense would be like that SNL skit where Peyton Manning is playing football with the kids in the park.

Otherwise, it's all figurative.

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Just now, TrashMaster G said:

Man among boys in the literal sense would be like that SNL skit where Peyton Manning is playing football with the kids in the park.

Otherwise, it's all figurative.

Not really.

There are less than ten football players in the last 75 years that actually fit that definition.

You have to dominate in high school, college and the pros.

If you know of more than ten please list them.

Ricky was close but does not really fit the criteria.

Vince nailed the high school and college part but not the professional part. (Fuck you Jeff Fisher)

Earl and Nobis are the only two Texas players that qualify in my opinion.

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1 hour ago, Steamboat1874 said:

You young whippersnappers do not understand the term “man amongst boys” in the literal sense.

It is a sacred term and in football the list is very short.

I was born in 1955 so my knowledge is about 1960 on.

Fortunately my dad loved football and we always had two TV’s in the early 60’s and a forty foot antenna so we could get more stations than KTBC Channel 7 in Austin.

I am sure guys like Red Grange, Bobby Lane, Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh were incredible but the first “man amongst boys” player I remember is still the greatest running back of all time, and there is no discussion here, Jim motherfucking Brown.

If you are too young look him up.

It is not even close and this term “man amongst boys” was basically created by him.

The next player in my life was Tommy Nobis.

Greatest two way player in UT history and maybe the greatest UT player ever.

While Ricky was incredible as was Vince they are not in the MAB category but one more Texas player is…

And he is the definition of “man amongst boys”

And that is Earl Campbell.

That term was created for guys like Jim Brown and Earl.

Adrian Peterson was another.  

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2 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Adrian Peterson was another.  

Him and Jeremiah Smith might be the two best from day one players  offensively at skill positions this century yeah? 

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11 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Him and Jeremiah Smith might be the two best from day one players  offensively at skill positions this century yeah? 

Can you imagine if he and VY were on the same team. 

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2 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Adrian Peterson was another.  

Good choice and I would consider Eric Dickerson too now that I think about.

In my mind the top two in my lifetime (70 yrs) are clearly….

Jim Brown 

Earl Campbell 

No one else is very close.

 

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Not really.
There are less than ten football players in the last 75 years that actually fit that definition.
You have to dominate in high school, college and the pros.
If you know of more than ten please list them.
Ricky was close but does not really fit the criteria.
Vince nailed the high school and college part but not the professional part. (Fuck you Jeff Fisher)
Earl and Nobis are the only two Texas players that qualify in my opinion.

So you agree Earl and Nobis were literally figurative men amongst boys
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1 minute ago, Eskimohorn said:


So you agree Earl and Nobis were literally figurative men amongst boys

Absolutely 

Nobis was incredible and probably does not stick out as much because he played in Atlanta which was a shitty expansion team.

The criteria in my mind is being totally dominate in high school, college and the NFL and it has to be immediate.

Jim Brown speaks for himself.

He is the greatest running back in NFL history and it really is not even close.

Earl dominated high school and college and then led the NFL in rushing his first three years in the league.

If Fred Akers would have been the coach for Earl for three years I don’t think anyone would touch his rushing record. It would have been unreal.

Remember he was a wishbone fullback his first three years until Fred turned him loose as a tailback in the I formation. The rest is history.

 

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18 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

So we’re just creating our own definitions for stuff now

Please elaborate on what man amongst boys means to you.

And no 100 men cannot defeat a grown gorilla.

Posted
8 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Please elaborate on what man amongst boys means to you.

And no 100 men cannot defeat a grown gorilla.

Could 100 boys tackle Jim Brown?

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Boy, now I remember why I have the steamboat guy on ignore. He doesn’t seem to have a firm grip of the English language and, worse, is on here poopooing Ricky Williams and Vince Young, the best players in the sport during each of their tenures. No one gives a fuck if chronic wifebeater Jim Brown was also awesome. That shit is known. 

Beyond that, the other old guy shows up to stan for Eric Dickerson, a cheating piece of shit who continued his piece of shittery into the NFL and beyond. And … and the fucking guy has nothing to do with Texas, much less the fucking offseason. 

This thread has taken a really dumb fucking turn here. 

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

Boy, now I remember why I have the steamboat guy on ignore. He doesn’t seem to have a firm grip of the English language and, worse, is on here poopooing Ricky Williams and Vince Young, the best players in the sport during each of their tenures. No one gives a fuck if chronic wifebeater Jim Brown was also awesome. That shit is known. 

Beyond that, the other old guy shows up to stan for Eric Dickerson, a cheating piece of shit who continued his piece of shittery into the NFL and beyond. And … and the fucking guy has nothing to do with Texas, much less the fucking offseason. 

This thread has taken a really dumb fucking turn here. 

Fuck off asshole.

You fucking cannot read dumbass.

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14 hours ago, Steamboat1874 said:

You young whippersnappers do not understand the term “man amongst boys” in the literal sense.

It is a sacred term and in football the list is very short.

I was born in 1955 so my knowledge is about 1960 on.

Fortunately my dad loved football and we always had two TV’s in the early 60’s and a forty foot antenna so we could get more stations than KTBC Channel 7 in Austin.

I am sure guys like Red Grange, Bobby Lane, Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh were incredible but the first “man amongst boys” player I remember is still the greatest running back of all time, and there is no discussion here, Jim motherfucking Brown.

If you are too young look him up.

It is not even close and this term “man amongst boys” was basically created by him.

The next player in my life was Tommy Nobis.

Greatest two way player in UT history and maybe the greatest UT player ever.

While Ricky was incredible as was Vince they are not in the MAB category but one more Texas player is…

And he is the definition of “man amongst boys”

And that is Earl Campbell.

That term was created for guys like Jim Brown and Earl.

If we’re going to be literal, high school and NFL don’t matter. At those levels, they’re all boys amongst boys and men amongst men. That said, idgaf about the definition. The term is supposed to be a fun way to talk about physically advanced/dominant players. You don’t have to come legislate that away with an arbitrary definition.

 

I don’t have a great Texas nomination that hasn’t already been mentioned (maybe Sweat is an honorable mention?), but a definite non-UT guy is Calvin Johnson. 

Posted
2 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:
2 hours ago, Josef Pwag said:

Has this been answered yet? 

Darius Terrell

Cross-posting from Transfer Cycle: 2024-2025 thread in the 995 board.

  

16 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:
16 hours ago, Machinator said:

What is the source of this post?

DT football brainiacs

 

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If we’re going to be literal, high school and NFL don’t matter. At those levels, they’re all boys amongst boys and men amongst men. That said, idgaf about the definition. The term is supposed to be a fun way to talk about physically advanced/dominant players. You don’t have to come legislate that away with an arbitrary definition.
 
I don’t have a great Texas nomination that hasn’t already been mentioned (maybe Sweat is an honorable mention?), but a definite non-UT guy is Calvin Johnson. 

Good one. Randy Moss too.
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2 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

*Fuck off, asshole. 

**You cannot fucking read, dumbass. 

maybe he is saying "you can't read dumbass".  meaning "dumbass" is a language that could be read.

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