Yeah, its a post-mortem, because we fucking murdered Georgia. Some deeper thoughts probably not worth your time to read...
Our healthy top 22 players are as good as anyone not named 'Bama. Lesser performances late in the year dovetailed with starters being out and/or playing at a lower level while hurt. A month to heal up allowed us to play to our full potential
We need a couple more top 10 recruiting classes maturing through Tom Herman's system to have the depth of a program consistently in the top-5
Sam Ehlinger is fucking special. Dude is all balls on the field and will soon join the pantheon of Texas greats. But there is something unique about him, something that separates him from even the greats like Vince, Ricky and Earl. That sappy, overplayed montage of his pictures as a kid throwing up hook'ems? Well, that was me. And you. Texas is not a football team. Its not even a university. It is an ethos, passed between generations and evolved over the last 136 years. Sam fully understands that, and he fully understands his opportunity at this moment in the timeline of Longhorn history. He may not win a national championship or a Heisman trophy, but of this I am certain: we could not have a better Longhorn to lead Texas back to the promised land.
We did not get Georgia's best game. Don't care. Had sex (with their moms).
Our mascot putting theirs in his fucking place was the game in a microcosm. You're Georgia? #5 in the country? You almost beat 'Bama? Who gives a shit. We're Texas, and you are about to get your ass kicked.
This team is fucking physical, and its everyone at every position group. Even our QB likes to hit you. If you don't come against us ready for a street fight, you are in for a rough game. Am pretty sure there is some blood in the locker room urinals at the Super Dome.
The defense was national championship caliber for 3 quarters with the best combination of game plan and execution of the year. I could list individual players like BJ Foster, Davis, Wheeler, Omenihu, Ossai, but fuck, this list would include a dozen more bullet points. The whole unit came to play, reflecting on the job of our defensive coaches. There were lapses late when we were up by 21 in the 4th, but they played as well as they could have to get us to that point.
I loved seeing our offensive line maul an SEC defense. Georgia got some pressure, but the OL pushed their shit in consistently otherwise. The big uglies running up to push Sam, Ingram or Watson forward 3-5 yards after contact was a big part of us controlling the game on offense and further established that we were going to be the most physical team on the field.
Some dipshits with SEC ties will look at the final score and see the game as closer than it was. This was absolutely no contest through 3 quarters. That's cool, though, you can still think we're soft or whatever. Play us, you will change your tune.
I fucking love this team!
Herman and the other coaches deserve a ton of credit. While nitpicking about OC deficiencies and 4th quarter drop-offs, remember this: Kansas kicked our ass barely two years ago. If you aren't already on the Herman train, fuck you, it left the station awhile ago.
10 wins. Sugar bowl trophy. Yes, it can be said...