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It's destiny.  I've already predicted it.  Texas and aggy both will win out until Thanksgiving, and then Texas will destroy all of their hopes and dreams by beating them in Austin, in Atlanta, and in the CFP.

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Now that we've had time to digest that face ripping 4th Q, you start to wonder if the team wakes up feeling different about this season. That was magical stuff and truly bad teams cant pull that off. We arent going to be overlooking Vanderbilt. I think our defense has a big day and we win. 

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Just now, BlackCat said:

We arent going to be overlooking Vanderbilt. 

This I agree with.  Most other years, yeah, overlook Vandy.  But they're ranked 9th with a 7-1 record, and the last two weeks we've gone to overtime against two of the worst teams in the SEC.  One thing we won't be doing this week and Saturday is overlooking Vanderbilt.

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We all needed this. I’ll be damned if I ever go into a game against Vanderbilt expecting to lose. This season is a week to week proposition and I think coming home makes a difference. No predictions on the rest of the season, but we circle the wagons and beat them down this Saturday. 

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18 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

SCar, as predicted, was wildly overrated and sits at 3-5. They have a worse offensive line than Texas

I haven't watched South Carolina this year but how is that even fucking possible? Are they going with an innovative 3 lineman formation?

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2 minutes ago, tokamak said:

I haven't watched South Carolina this year but how is that even fucking possible? Are they going with an innovative 3 lineman formation?

Well, I was in my bag while writing all of that, so some hyperbole might have been used. Have you not watched and SCar this year, though? That OL is abysmal. 

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"They'll be reminded of the near loss last season."

I find this narrative so irritating. It was going to take a miracle by Vanderbilt to even up that game. They didn't get that miracle. And then the rest of the season all I heard was that Texas almost lost that game. No, that is not true. 

Great post. I needed that. Not sure I quite believe in this team the way I wanted to right now, but I'm more excited about Saturday's game than I was before I read this post, so well done. I always enjoy these. It's funny to see this become a meme around the internet. 

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Posted (edited)
39 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

"God DAMN you, closetojumping!! Do not do this!!"

Over the course of the last two months, the patrons of this board have gone from feeling their oats and scheduling dinner reservations in Miami for next January to a bunch of sobbing twats, scared of their own shadow and counting future losses as though these things are certain. It is time we pull ourselves together. 

Texas is playing Vanderbilt, for fuck's sake. I don't care how highly rated those dorks are, they haven't played in Austin since 1903. Texas didn't even have a stadium then and most of our grandparents weren't even alive then. Things change, but opponents coming to town and having their heads handed to them is a longstanding tradition in which every reader here is rooted. 

This season and this team has been shit on and shoved down by every talking head and voter in the media since the lofty #1 preseason ranking was vaporized in week one in Ohio. Boo hoo. The team hasn't quit yet, and they're finally heading home.

This year's schedule has only exacerbated the distorted view that college football nation and our own fanbase has of this team. They lost by one score on the road to Ohio State, who no one has played close since.

Then they played 3 cupcakes that no one cared to even cover or watch for the most part. While our fanbase yawned and Manning struggled, everyone else just read box scores, watched some clippings on Twitter and IG, and formed definitive opinions that Texas sucks.

A bad loss to lackluster Florida in The Swamp didn't help the program's cause.

People excused OU because of the Mateer injury, even though he played and said he was fine, and then beat two SEC teams on the road. After two fucking decades of hearing mouthbreathers tell us what a grind every SEC game is, especially on the road, Texas has received zero credit for going back to back weeks and beating Kentucky and Mississippi State in their backyards. So were folks just lying pieces of shit overhyping a top-heavy, otherwise mediocre conference? Or is everyone just full of shit and resentment now and can't give Texas credit where it is due?

I've heard multiple talking heads yesterday and today claim that Texas is done and simply not a good team this year. "I expect Vanderbilt to expose Texas as a fraud this weekend." - Nicole Auerbach, AP voter who did not vote for Texas this week, but voted for her alma mater, Michigan, who lost to OU and has the same 6-2 record as Texas.

The good news is that the game still gets to get played. Texas has gone the longest stretch without a home game of an P4 team in the last 25 years - 6 calendar weeks.* It is time for home-cooking. 

"But CTJ, Vanderbilt is actually good this year!"

This Vanderbilt team is fine. Are they good? No. This team is a by-product of a gritty QB with some talent around him on offense, a well-schemed defense and an absolutely dreadful schedule. 

Vanderbilt is currently 7-1. In the non-con they played Charleston Southern in the FCS, a 3-5 Va Tech, 1-7 Georgia State (Sun Belt) and 4-4 Utah State (Mountain West), who also lost to New Mexico and Hawaii by similar scoring differentials. 

In those 4 games, Vanderbilt outgained their opponents by 1,083 yards. This Vanderbilt team can punch a midget, that much is certain. 

How about in the SEC? That's a different story. They've played at South Carolina, at Alabama and then hosted LSU and Missouri. SCar, as predicted, was wildly overrated and sits at 3-5. They have a worse offensive line than Texas. Bama looks like a top 5 team. LSU just fired their coach, in part, for losing to Vanderbilt. Missouri's qb suffered a gruesome lower leg injury and was carted off the field in an inflatable cast while the game was tied 3-3 and Missouri was threatening to score. In these 4 games, including Vandy outgaining LSU by 74 yards, Vanderbilt was collectively outgained by 195 yards. 

This Vanderbilt team has been playing with a guardian angel watching over them all season. The devil always gets his due, and that payment will be made this weekend at DKR. 

"Now closetojumping, Diego Pavia is a winner. He's got moxie! He rallies his whole team around his aura and energy!"

It was only this week that I learned that "Diego Pavia" literally means "overrated hobo" when translated from Mexican to English.

Look, there is no doubt that Pavia is a born and proven leader. That's great for a marginally talented team playing either teams with less talent, teams with comparable talent, or teams who are asleep at the wheel. Luckily for Texas fans, this Texas team has awakened. Suffering near deaths on the road with their backs against the wall, the healthy pulse has been found and the adrenaline is kicking into high gear. All this team is going to hear all week is how they have no choice, even if slightly favored due to home field advantage. They're going to hear the Pavia talk constantly. They're getting asked about him at the press conference today. There will be more of it throughout the week. They'll be reminded of the near loss last season. DIEGO MANIA!! and Vanderbilt is for real!! are memes and topics all over social media. Texas players are being bombarded with this propaganda.

Meanwhile, sweet baby Diego has escalated his shittalking and showboating with the press. He continues to state that Vanderbilt is winning the national title. He stated this weekend after the Missouri game that he should be a frontrunner for the Heisman. No one is huffing their own farts with more vigor right now than The Macho Vato. We'll see how much grit is left when Colin Simmons tells Pavia from across the LOS "I'm going to be the last thing you see, bitch!" and then lays the dude out for a sack. 

Moxie and grittiness carry one only so far against motivated and superior talent. Vanderbilt hasn't faced a defense like Texas.

Bama and Mizzou both offer up blueprints to controlling Pavia that Texas can replicate. Keep Pavia in the pocket and shut down the run. Make them beat you by forcing Pavia to sustain drives with his arm, which he cannot do. LSU couldn't stop the run and that killed them. If Missouri doesn't lose contain to the backup TB who then goes 80 yards for a score in the 3rd, among many ifs (don't lose your QB for the season, catch a hail mary inside the end zone, not 3 inches short of one, maybe actually successfully kick more than one field goal, etc.), the defense does well enough for Missouri to win.

Teh Major Applewhite and I Am Sam Ehlinger both had moxie and grit. Man, they were so good against lesser and/or sleepy opponents. Without superior firepower for either of those guys, how many wins did they tally up against similarly or more talented teams? They both finished around or below .500 in those match-ups. 

"Have you seen the Texas offense, CTJ? Have you seen this OLine? You know that, now that Arch Manning is finally putting it all together, he's in concussion protocol and is unlikely to play this weekend, right? You know that Vanderbilt has a good defense, too, right?"

Oh ye coelenterates of little faith. Yes, I know that Arch Knoblauch is unlikely to play this weekend. Yes, the Vanderbilt defense has looked good in most of their games. Yes, the Texas offensive line has mostly been hammered dogshit. 

None of that will matter come Saturday, as The Matt Bomber Offense will be on full display. Caldwell was a quiet pick-up from the portal for this specific reason - at some point this year, Manning was likely to miss time. QB is a tough position and the SEC is a tough league. Caldwell has looked good all fall and has gained the trust of his team. His clutch moment this past Saturday only helps solidify that. More importantly than anything else, Caldwell's biggest strength is that he can actually complete most of the layups this offense can offer him. Now, will Ryan Wingo and Deandre Moore actually catch those layups? One can only hope. 

As to the OL, they've shown some signs of coming together. Their play in the second half of the MSU game might be a fluke, but we've seen similar glimpses in the second half of the OU game as well. If we complete a few simple passes throughout various drives, some wear and tear on a vastly outsized front 7 won't hurt things, either. I'll grant that I have less confidence and more hope, which is never a good strategy, when thinking about OL performance coming up, but just like rent on November 1, that unit is due. 

On the Vanderbilt defense, they're good, but they're not great. They don't force a ton of turnovers unless they're playing South Carolina and injuring Lanoris Sellers. They average less than 3 sacks per game. Vanderbilt does not have a singular dominant force on their defense. They're a collection of older players who are coached well. Texas has done well regarding turnovers this season and there's no reason to think that that will play out differently in this game. If Vanderbilt struggled to get to the passer against SCar and LSU, there's no reason to be overly worried about protecting The Matt Bomber this Saturday. 

"So what does it all mean, closetojumping?"

Well, I am glad you asked. It means mudhole. 

Or, I should say, this year's version of the mudhole. Texas 31 - Vanderbilt 17. 

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Nicole Auerbach can suck it
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33 minutes ago, tokamak said:

I haven't watched South Carolina this year but how is that even fucking possible? Are they going with an innovative 3 lineman formation?

worst OL in the league is probably a fight between Texas, OU, and SoCar. 

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21 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

"They'll be reminded of the near loss last season."

I find this narrative so irritating. It was going to take a miracle by Vanderbilt to even up that game. They didn't get that miracle. And then the rest of the season all I heard was that Texas almost lost that game. No, that is not true. 

Great post. I needed that. Not sure I quite believe in this team the way I wanted to right now, but I'm more excited about Saturday's game than I was before I read this post, so well done. I always enjoy these. It's funny to see this become a meme around the internet. 

I’m with you express. They didn’t almost beat us. We were a phantom targeting call from a 31-17 drubbing and that’s with turnovers that kept that game closer than it should be. Drives me ctazy when I hear that they almost beat us. 

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I mean if we can eek this one out, sark get his head out of his ass and spreads the field like ah fuck that metaphor and take it to Georgia there's a chance, a fucking chance this team could turn the momentum. of course I thought shit like this in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990!!! and the years continued. so I'm not a great gauge for validated optimism.

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Without Arch and Taaffe and after witnessing the back alley, rusty coat hanger abortion that is our offensive line all year there is no conventional wisdom that would suggest we win this game.  But that is exactly why we win. Caldwell is about to join Chance Mock as a pinch hit Longhorn legend 

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2 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

Without Arch and Taaffe and after witnessing the back alley, rusty coat hanger abortion that is our offensive line all year there is no conventional wisdom that would suggest we win this game.  But that is exactly why we win. Caldwell is about to join Chance Mock as a pinch hit Longhorn legend 

Is that what Chance Mock is?

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10 minutes ago, Revolution512 said:

You can toss in LSU

closer to Auburn to be honest. LSU cannot run block (like Bama), but think they are OK in pass pro. I do not think Texas, SoCar, and OU do anything at a league average level. 

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Just now, SL Xpress said:

Is that what Chance Mock is?

I mean, the qualifier of a "pinch hit" Longhorn legend isn't that unfair.  He came in during the final minutes against Tech in 2003 when our Vince Young-led offense had been sputtering and drove almost the length of the field for the winning TD.  Off the top of my head I can't think of other late-game, coming-in-cold heroics to win us a game like that.

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1 hour ago, South Austin said:

I mean, the qualifier of a "pinch hit" Longhorn legend isn't that unfair.  He came in during the final minutes against Tech in 2003 when our Vince Young-led offense had been sputtering and drove almost the length of the field for the winning TD.  Off the top of my head I can't think of other late-game, coming-in-cold heroics to win us a game like that.

Certainly more than Jevan Snead could muster at KSU when Colt was concussed.

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1 hour ago, 77horn said:

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I BELIEVE

Game 9 : Vandy will not be taken lightly, nor will they surprise us. We beat, don't crush, Vanderbilt, at home.

Game 10 : We get two weeks to prepare for Georgia. Defense plays inspired game. Special Teams factors into it. We squeak a win on the road against a top 5 Georgia.

Game 11: The HOGs ain't winning.

Game 12 : Aggy is good. Very good. But it's a rivalry game, at night, at home. Anything can happen.

Finish 10-2

no SEC championship game, but a playoff birth (on strength of schedule, two wins against Top 5 teams, and a close loss to #1 Ohio St.)

Come on, you know you can see it.. you can so see it.

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2 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

It's destiny.  I've already predicted it.  Texas and aggy both will win out until Thanksgiving, and then Texas will destroy all of their hopes and dreams by beating them in Austin, in Atlanta, and in the CFP.

I needed this thread. I’ve been in a deeper funk than Texas for the last two weeks. 
 

And as for the above poster’s thought of beating A&M 3 times this year, that would almost be better than a title just because it would talked about for eternity .

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7 minutes ago, yoladu said:

I BELIEVE

Game 9 : Vandy will not be taken lightly, nor will they surprise us. We beat, don't crush, Vanderbilt, at home.

Game 10 : We get two weeks to prepare for Georgia. Defense plays inspired game. Special Teams factors into it. We squeak a win on the road against a top 5 Georgia.

Game 11: The HOGs ain't winning.

Game 12 : Aggy is good. Very good. But it's a rivalry game, at night, at home. Anything can happen.

Finish 10-2

no SEC championship game, but a playoff birth (on strength of schedule, two wins against Top 5 teams, and a close loss to #1 Ohio St.)

Come on, you know you can see it.. you can so see it.

How does a one loss Texas not make the SECCG knocking off Vandy, Georgia and TAMU? 

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Posted
1 minute ago, immamac said:

How does a one loss Texas not make the SECCG knocking off Vandy, Georgia and TAMU? 

I was wondering this myself. If that happens we are likely in against Alabama. 

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1 minute ago, Duane Moore said:

I was wondering this myself. If that happens we are likely in against Alabama. 

Just confirmed if ole miss wins out and Texas wins out they are in against Alabama. H2H win against georgia being the tiebreaker. 

Texas, TAMU, Alabama are the only ones in control of their destiny win out and in. 

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