Are we 100 percent convinced that the winner of this game is in the playoffs? I know there's a 5,000 page thread on all of this, but trying to keep up with that nonsense is a beating.
This board had a quasi-serious discussion about our collective concerns that WVU would keep Texas out of the Big 12 championship game. Brown is the obvious choice.
Pretty sure what is happening here: A sizable contingent of aggy donors wanted Traylor. But they knew this would be deeply unpopular with the fanbase. So they start leaking like a sieve about Stoops, who would be even more unpopular. Then Traylor rides in like a white knight next week, all of sudden looking much more palatable to gomer.
They are one dimensional on offense, and it's the dimension we fucking own.
Their defense is terrible and our offense has about 50 different weapons.
Conclusion: You can't spell mudholes without OSU.
So this is what it looks like when you evaluate top-tier recruits correctly and develop them. It's a beautiful thing. From the beginning it seems like one of Sark's super powers is talent (mental and physical) evaluation.
Stoops has $8.6 million a year for the next eight years. If Aggy really is going to chase that ass, they are going to lock themselves into another long-term contract.
$8.6 million a year through 2031, with a $4 million buyout. To match that aggy is going to have to go with $9 million a year for 8 years which sounds suspiciously like ...