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9 hours ago, Josef Pwag said:

https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-top-10-returning-edge-defenders-for-the-2025-season

 

1. Colin Simmons, Texas

Simmons entered college with a ton of hype as a top-15 overall recruit and has somehow already exceeded expectations. The Texas native was the sixth-most-valuable edge defender in the nation according to PFF’s wins above-average metric. He trailed only Abdul Carter, Jack Sawyer, Mike Green, Josaiah Stewart and JT Tuimoloau in that metric. Simmons ended up winning the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award, which is given to the best true freshman in America.

His 18.6% pressure rate was a top-15 mark in the nation, and he was no slouch as a run-defender either, posting a 73.4 run-defense grade. Simmons’ elite combination of bend and advanced pass-rushing moves is reminiscent of Von Miller

Wait so the top 6 guys in this metric were:

  1. 3rd overall pick
  2. 4th round pick
  3. 2nd round pick
  4. 3rd round pick
  5. 2nd round pick
  6. a true freshman

Seems good

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Posted
4 hours ago, Js1 said:

Didn’t Big Noon go to a CU game in 23 that didn’t air on Fox?

You appear to be correct. That appears to be the only time they went to a game that aired on ESPN. They were supposed to go to Illinois and made a last minute switch to stay in Boulder and take advantage of the Deon hype. Apparently they have also televised one game that aired on NBC (at Notre Dame). 

Posted
1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

Can we please never mention this dipshit again?

At least DCTF waited to put our coach on the cover again after he made a couple of playoff semifinals appearances. 

Although no one but the die hards here remember that nonsense from 2017. 

Posted
56 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

At least DCTF waited to put our coach on the cover again after he made a couple of playoff semifinals appearances. 

Although no one but the die hards here remember that nonsense from 2017. 

In the end, Fred Akers was more hated.

No one put "FIRE TOM" in white shoe polish on the backs of their orange jackets while in the stands at DKRTMS.

Many people put "FIRE FRED" on the backs of their jackets at TMS back then. I saw them at every home game.

Posted
36 minutes ago, BachelorTrek said:

In the end, Fred Akers was more hated.

No one put "FIRE TOM" in white shoe polish on the backs of their orange jackets while in the stands at DKRTMS.

Many people put "FIRE FRED" on the backs of their jackets at TMS back then. I saw them at every home game.

Time had a lot to do with it. Schools were much more patient back then - Akers was given 10 years. If Herman had been around for 10 years, there would have been a squadron of planes overhead at every game pulling FIRE TOM banners.

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Posted
18 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Time had a lot to do with it. Schools were much more patient back then - Akers was given 10 years. If Herman had been around for 10 years, there would have been a squadron of planes overhead at every game pulling FIRE TOM banners.

…and no one in the stadium to see it.

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Posted
Can we please never mention this dipshit again?

But he beat ou at Houston that one time. Hire him! Yea those were lean times, everybody on the 40 was looking for anything.

How things have changed.
Posted
5 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Time had a lot to do with it. Schools were much more patient back then - Akers was given 10 years. If Herman had been around for 10 years, there would have been a squadron of planes overhead at every game pulling FIRE TOM banners.

To be fair Akers was playing for a national championship in his 7th year, but once the freedom bowl happened the next year he had a very short leash.  I think the reason for the disparity in fan vitriol between the 2 is because in 1986 we had pretty much kicked ass the previous 30 years so fans weren't used to losing.  Turtle had the benefit of lazy years Mack and strong.

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