Everything posted by SamMan
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Oklahoma Recruiting 2024: Sunken Eyes and Licking Lips
With all due respect, I have absolutely no idea how you can make such a declarative statement at this juncture. This scenario kinda strikes me as somewhat similar to Colt McCoy/Garrett Gilbert. On one side, you have a smallish 3-star QB who is a model of consistency and efficiency, with a wealth of experience, leadership, and proven results. On the other, you have the Gatorade National HS Player of the Year*, who took over as a sophomore replacing a P5 QB signee, put up eye-popping numbers for two years at a school with a well-established system, was essentially guaranteed he’d be given the keys in year two at the latest, but got just enough PT to burn his shirt while not getting any substantive game experience in the regular season. If McCoy was granted a sixth year somehow and decided to come back, I’m sure there would’ve been people saying GG was better in every quantifiable way…and those people would’ve been dead wrong in every quantifiable way. I’m not saying the kid is bad, but the HS numbers you must necessarily be using to elevate Arnold in order to arrive at your conclusion, are fairly comparable to the college numbers Gabriel has been putting up practically since day one. There is simply no way to make this claim without overlooking that fundamental truth, because there is no other basis upon which you could build such an argument. He might very well be great, but we have not seen anything to suggest that is a certainty at this point. *Note: Gilbert’s line from the HS AA game—11-22, 161 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. Freshman regular season stats—15-26, 124 yds, 0 TD (1 Rush), 0 INT Arnold’s line from the HS AA game—12-23, 100 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. Freshman regular season stats—18-24, 204 yds, 2 TD (1 Rush), 0 INT I doubt Arnold is going to go 15-40 with 2 TDs and 4 INTs in the bowl game against Arizona, but he will have had a month of starter reps and the Wildcats aren’t exactly the ‘09 Crimson Tide. That said, I think it is an interesting matchup and I’m looking forward to it.
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
- Aggy 2024: Still waiting on the Looch 44
You know it’s bad when your former boss brings Gene Chizik out of retirement to clean up your mess.- Aggy 2024: Still waiting on the Looch 44
Some aggies were kvelling over Klein not kissing a girl until his wedding day. If I didn’t know any better, I’d assume that distinction applied to every one of the men pictured. If we are doing lookalikes, considering Klein’s story, I’m going with Silas, the albino Opus Dei fanatic from The Da Vinci Code:- Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
* ‘22 recruiting class- Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
“But good for them, I guess.“ Get a load of these salty little bitches: Imagine the lack of self-awareness required to be a fan/alum of a school that just agreed to pay a man $70+ million NOT to do the job he was hired to do, and still seriously post this shit: I suppose he thinks that Bama win + the ‘21 recruiting class was worth it for the aggies.- 2024 LB Tyanthony Smith
- Non Texas Recruiting 2024
- Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
- Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
Spitting image. I had these pics teed up and ready to go the other day when the whiteboard photo dropped, but I didn’t want to offend the real @Elmer_Fudd:- Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
- Aggy 2024: Still waiting on the Looch 44
Is this the genius who flipped from Stanford at the last minute? How do you write aggies so well?- Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
- 2024 Transfer Thread - The Pedantic Circlejerk
First and foremost, you haven’t uttered a single falsehood about the kid. With that out of the way, I don’t really give a fuck about any of it. I delight in the misery of others…particularly aggies. It’s just how I get down, and judging by the length of @texifornia’s marvelous screenshots thread, I’m not the only one around here with that fetish. As such, this is the very best opportunity to drive those rubes absolutely meshuggah that we’ve had in at least a couple of years. The value simply cannot be ignored. It’s a contract year with Ewers and his pal Cook, and it’s not like Sark has a problem keeping talented, but unreliable dudes (Hall, Neyor) on the bench at that position if need be. Chances are somebody else is going to be willing to drop a much bigger bag on the kid, but from a purely selfish perspective, I’d love to see Texas take the aggies’ crown jewel from that head-to-head recruiting battle in 2021, and then use him however Sark sees fit. I’ve seen him drop a few balls, but I’ve also seen him catch some of the ugliest, most off-target passes I’ve ever seen, as well. The kid has elite talent. I have no idea if he will ever maximize it, but I’d argue that the decision to pursue him in the portal is easily justifiable. Plus, I think I remember ctj saying that Evan cried when his pops told him he had to decommit…if that is even remotely true, maybe he will apply himself differently in Austin. I certainly wouldn’t bank on it, but I’ll leave you with the words of my friend Linda:- 2023 NCAAVB Championship: #2 Texas vs #1 Nebraska; 2pm ABC (Dec 17)
Apparently this didn’t post when I hit send earlier. I’d like to add that I was glad Elliott referenced the 2009 match vs PSU in the postgame presser. I was thinking about that very thing during the match. That might be the most traumatic loss I’ve experienced as a fan in any sport, simply because of how great both teams were that year, the 2-0 lead, and seeing it all slip away. Still the best match I’ve ever seen, but getting this one in Tampa felt good. I was shocked at how much ball-watching Nebraska was doing during the match. Batenhorst probably had the most egregious example, but that whole team looked fucking dazed. No help. No coverage. No communication. I always thought Beason was kind of a spare going back to her UF days, but I was surprised at how little resistance the team put up, even with their youth. I mean, winning a three-set match against the #1 overall seed is really fucking impressive, but that team looked like they wanted no part of the competition from the moment they hit 10 points in the second set. It is incredible to think about how far this program has come when, as recently as a few short years ago, service pressure was a recurring issue that seemed to be holding the team back each and every year. It dogged Elliott’s teams for ages, but the past two seasons have been an absolute fucking masterclass in that very department. I point it out every time I watch a match. I’m sure everybody around me is sick of hearing about it by now, but it’s the goddamn truth. I’m very proud of these young women. I can honestly say that the most pleasant surprise for me these last two matches was Barnes. I thought she played outstanding. The stars showed up in the big moments. I believe Skinner and O’Neal have always had championship character. The team as a whole really developed it over the season, and this entire program has developed it over the past few years. The biggest moments don’t faze them anymore. I can’t believe the run they went on. I can’t believe Texas won a championship with a homegrown setter…a true freshman nonetheless. Swindle was everything we (I, at least) expected Shook to be. Congrats to them all. It’s sweet to win it when everybody expects you to, but it is so much sweeter to win it when nobody expects you to. As they say—never underestimate the heart of a champion. Oh, and John Cook can stay fucking salty. Just a tragic victim of circumstance, I guess. I don’t remember him having a problem taking Lexi Sun back in the day. Bitching about Jerritt Elliott doing his fucking job—optimizing his team—as if it was easy to add, what, six transfers in the spring of ‘22 and get them to gel in 7 months or whatever it was. That’s the same shit he wants to claim credit for with his fucking freshmen, in addition to Beason (his All-American transfer, same number as Texas had this year)..except they all arrived in January. Not to be dismissive of their squad, but the one player that impressed me today was the one not up on that stage—Andi Jackson. She’s good. I’ll close by saying, I actually like Jon Johnston from Corn Nation (his rants from the bathroom are funny), but I have to admit that watching him sob at the end of his video made me smile, if only because he posted a snotty video when they beat Texas a couple years ago. What a great day. Apologies for the length. Happy Holidays and Hook ‘em.- 2024 Transfer Thread - The Pedantic Circlejerk
I hope Zach Branch follows suit.- 2023 NCAAVB Championship: #2 Texas vs #1 Nebraska; 2pm ABC (Dec 17)
He seems to have missed the most “profound concept about humanity's future, fusing optimism, science, and heartfelt storytelling” — The fittest survive. His team can finesse their asses back to the corn fields, carrying that giant L Texas just handed them. No team that loses a three-set match by a combined 28 points deserves a trophy, much less consideration as a “true champion”. That was a fucking annihilation. There is no ambiguity.- 2023 NCAAVB Championship: #2 Texas vs #1 Nebraska; 2pm ABC (Dec 17)
Reminds me of that one women’s basketball player Texas signed who claimed they were going to win four straight national championships…which I believe was in the middle of UConn’s million game consecutive win streak. Can’t remember the name because I think she played like half a season and got kicked off the team.- 2023 NCAAVB Championship: #2 Texas vs #1 Nebraska; 2pm ABC (Dec 17)
LOL- 2024 Transfer WR Matthew Golden
- Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
I don’t know, somehow I think cracking a joke insulting a young man’s dignity by insinuating that he is destitute seems a bit beyond the pale, even for this place. That said, I could be convinced to change my mind—I’d assume buying a Cruz jersey for himself…and everyone on this board as soon as they became available at the team shop would be a mere pittance to a big macher like Bill, and it would probably help Daniel and his family escape the deplorable conditions Bill sees them living in. Granted, I’m operating on the assumption that he isn’t the same @billfromlaketravis I remember from BON back in the day, because I don’t imagine that person would be anxious to comment disparagingly on the moderate means of others, but I guess I could be wrong.- 2024 Transfer Thread - The Pedantic Circlejerk
I was going to table this, but I see it is still being discussed. This is kind of a long piece on Maalik, so I will spoiler it for those disinterested in another take or somewhat biting criticism. Good luck, Maalik. Hook ‘em.- Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
I had a good laugh yesterday listening to that dumbass who lost his shit on air when Arch committed to Texas last year, as he tried to explain how on earth Georgia was about to lose Raiola to Nebraska. Naturally, it’s all a conspiracy. It’s always great to go back and listen to this shit: I would note that the guy said he would eat his words if Texas was competing for championships in three years..not sure if two years would suffice. I bet he’d hate it if somebody pointed out to him that true freshman Arch would be watching the CFP from the couch had he chosen Athens over Austin.- Aggy 2024: Still waiting on the Looch 44
¡Qué ridículo!- Aggy 2024: Still waiting on the Looch 44
Lol, I watched this guy get toasted by WMU on MACtion some random Tuesday night. It’s interesting that they apparently used a photo from what I assume was a previous year, because he wore #3 this year. I know that because I saw CMU, remembered how shitty that D was (particularly in the secondary), and rechecked the roster. - Aggy 2024: Still waiting on the Looch 44
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