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23 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Given the Elks personal background and despite all the yuk yuks he puts on in front of a camera it wouldn't surprise me if the aggie players weren't sold. In fact, I could see more of John Mackovic sort of reaction/relationship with players. Sure he was the coach but on a pure human level, of the multiple players I knew, all agreed they hated Mackovic as a person. 

Elk seems like a lard ass with no handle on discipline or effort.  I would literally look at this sloppy fat ass and wonder why I have to put in the effort when his muumuu wearing fat ass is standing on the sideline.  And then they overpaid for my mediocre ass to come here, so at least I got paid for a year. 

There are some coaches you look at and you know they're out there with their guys, running, working out, etc.  And then you have Elko, who looks like he spent voluntary workouts eating pints of Ben & Jerry's in his office and watching out the window. 

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45 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Honestly, for all of the "culture shift" talk from the aggies, those clips do not look good at all. Multiple guys are visibly half-assing their plays and there appears to be no recourse for it. Not great, Bob, if you're an aggie.

Well, that pretty much sums up their existence.

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1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Elk seems like a lard ass with no handle on discipline or effort.  I would literally look at this sloppy fat ass and wonder why I have to put in the effort when his muumuu wearing fat ass is standing on the sideline.  And then they overpaid for my mediocre ass to come here, so at least I got paid for a year. 

There are some coaches you look at and you know they're out there with their guys, running, working out, etc.  And then you have Elko, who looks like he spent voluntary workouts eating pints of Ben & Jerry's in his office and watching out the window. 

Well, with Macovick a big issue with the players was he was the opposite of a player's coach. He was stiff, uppity and better than. Given that Elko went to Penn coached at 2 Catholic Schools and some other sort of elite type schools all while being from Jersey.. the personality gap may also be similar to the Texas player's. Then he's also mowing down Dixie Chicken meals like Beowolf.

Posted
17 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Regarding ATM's schedule:

8/30 6pm - UTSA – Everyone is chalking this match-up in ATM’s favor to the point of it being a blowout. Maybe that happens. That considered, UTSA returns their QB, TB, 2 WRs, TE, 4 OL starters and 8 out of 11 starters on the defense. Traylor’s a good coach, this was a bowl team in 2024, and he might see this as an opportunity to interview for the future ATM job opening. I expect a close game. Like ATM, UTSA is loaded with former highly ranked players who fled their original teams for the portal. There is a pedigree of talent on the UTSA roster.

You think UTSA has a chance in hell in the toughest place to win in college football against the team with the best fans and traditions? Puleeze.

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1 minute ago, TreatyOak said:

You think UTSA has a chance in hell in the toughest place to win in college football against the team with the best fans and traditions? Puleeze.

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That was still the funniest fucking thing that ever happened

I was actually in a room with a bunch of aggys during this game and the room was literally like

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5 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

You think UTSA has a chance in hell in the toughest place to win in college football against the team with the best fans and traditions? Puleeze.

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1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

they hated Mackovic as a person. 

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66-3 was almost exactly 4 years prior to 9/11.  It is clear Mackovic was at the very least Al Qaeda adjacent at the time.

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Posted (edited)
3 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

 

I generally think posting anything vs air is a total waste of time, unless it is shitty. Every P4 Qb should look like a future HOF NFL player vs air. That is a really bad sign. 

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5 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I generally think posting anything vs air is a total waste of time, unless it is shitty. Every P4 Qb should look like a future HOF NFL player vs air. That is a really bad sign. 

Can you imagine how many threads would be on Tiger Droppings and TexAgs if Arch looked like that against air?  The internet would be broken. 

Posted
18 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Here's an article where Tarp is trying to gently let his readers know that their DTs this year are very likely to blow goats.

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How Texas A&M's defensive tackle rotation is going to have to win in 2025

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    Texas A&M's defensive tackles are going to have to win in a different way in 2025 than what we have seen in past seasons and particularly under former head coach Jimbo Fisher. The group has some size but it's lacking the big, space eating nose tackle that can hold their ground versus double teams. I understand that everyone has some reservations about this approach but that's not how this defensive scheme works. A&M boss Mike Elko really has never had big interior defenders at most of his stops and so he has built the position around people that have certain attributes….guys that can stay on their feet after contact, get up the field, not get washed down, maintain their gap integrity as part of an interconnected approach with the rest of the unit, and redirect plays. A&M also wants to play their interior defenders anywhere at the one, two, or three tech spots and flip them via alignment If necessary.

    Veteran Albert Regis and Iowa State transfer Tyler Onyedim are very much in this mode. For example, Regis is listed at 6 foot 1 and 317 pounds. He doesn't have long arms although he does have a good base. Regis played tight end in high school and so his lateral movement as well as his ability to chase the ball are much better than what you see from most interior guys. Most of all, he has very active hands since he had to catch passes in high school. He uses them to beat blockers with hand placement, hand fighting, and punch. Even if he gets stalemated as a pass rusher, they're quick enough to knock down passes.

    Onyedim is a longer version of Regis to an extent. He is very twitchy and has the length to keep his frame unblocked, taking on blockers and maintaining them at arm's length until he can shed them. He has the athleticism to follow the ball (which starts with good vision play recognition) and a motor that means he won't stop until he gets there. Onyedim can play a bit high, and he isn't someone who sufficiently powerful hands to escape blocks early.

     

    Former five star DJ Hicks has added more mass, but his hand placement, footwork, and lack of bend negates the remainder of his attributes some of the time. He's got the length and explosion to snap blockers back and get up the field but doing it consistently is the key. If Hicks can do those things, he should be the most naturally gifted guy at position and be no worse than a starting caliber player. He is not a natural nose in terms of holding ground, but his long arms should enable him to at least stalemate blockers.

    When I wrote about A&M's defensive rotations right before fall camp started, I noted that the Aggies had a three man rotation at the spot, and I haven't heard anything to change my mind about that. I'm not sure that any of the freshmen can become a fourth player at the position although I think you'll hear more about Landon Rink in fall camp than anyone else. However, the reason for that is because he is far more technically advanced than most of the backups he has or will be facing, is quick, and has a great motor and run down ability. Thus, he is going to more active and evident than most interior defenders. However, things will probably be different facing veteran competition for right now.

    I'm not going to say that he is a prototype for what A&M wants at the position, but he probably comes closer than anyone else because he is like Regis or Onyedim (staying engaged and following the ball) except that his explosion is superior. Those guys play laterally, and Rink plays vertically much like Shemar Turner did.

 

Blowing goats is always a win for aggy. 

Posted
1 hour ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

UTSA returns nearly its entire offense, but lost a good bit from a defense that wasn't really good.

And they've recruited hard on D.  Aggy has zero chance in this game.  

Posted
1 hour ago, Zeus said:

 

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Yeah, even the completions were mostly ducks.  Add a pass rush and a DB to the mix, yikes.

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