Do any of you fellow olds miss the play by play work of Frank Broyles. Remember he and DKR coached their last game together.

On a Maine and Canada vacation. Will be in Portland Maine on Saturday and want to watch game. Thinking of Brickyard Hollow brewery. Any OB locals with a recommendation? We are staying downtown at the Cambria Hotel

…..Is Adrian Petersen clone with better forward lean.

The SEC brings us just as many shitty teams but they have better names. It’s been the SEC secret sauce for many years.

It’s early AF for NFL football but hope him and Brooks crush it in Carolina!

So kamala is too scared and sensitive to show up at the traditional Al Smith comedy charity dinner. This is the place democrats and Republicans set aside differences for a fun night and a good cause.
Trump was there and was great!
Kamala chickened out. Opting for a video to be sent that was mostly done by an SNL actor. Kamala barely talked in her own video and said nothing funny. And it wasn’t live.
A very odd decision. The video skit didn’t land at all.
The only other candidate to not attend was Mondale. We all know how that went against Reagan.
Between this stunt and her bizarre antics with the Baier interview on Fox showing up late, filibustering, and having staff wrap it up early how can anyone still support her disastrous campaign?
Libs?
That Baier interview was her biggest campaign event of the day Wednesday. Hell, probably the week. Or really the biggest event of her campaign. Look at how much attention it got. And she couldn’t set aside a full hour? Shows up late and then cuts it short after 20 minutes?

She is a sh$t show.
I’m just curious as to how the live here will try to spin all this.

49 years ago today she went down, and 29 souls were lost

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Maybe the mods won’t delete this one since it’s a texas football player doing it

Not in the bag for Oregon yet.
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Wow! How many lies is he going to tell?

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@Kajagoogoo isn't the below video what you are always talking about with regards to the work that undocumented immigrants provide?

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Those of you more familiar with the SEC tiebreakers, does this sound correct? (Assuming none of those teams lose another game)

• Donald Trump cannot fully secure his $454 million civil business fraud judgment, his attorneys said in a court filing.
• The lawyers for Trump and his co-defendants in the New York fraud case made that argument as they asked an appeals court in the state to pause the judgment from coming due.
• The defense lawyers said they have approached roughly 30 surety companies through four separate brokers.

Alex Dunlap (7-1)

I'm going to project the situation as DJ Lagway not playing, and if that is the case, Texas should roll. They'll only need 10-17 points or so to outscore the Gators offensively, and they do a lot better than that.

Texas 37 - Florida 7

Travis Galey (7-1)

Texas hasn't scored more than 30 points since the Red River Shootout. That changes this week. Florida has the 14th ranked scoring defense in the SEC.

Combine that with the fact that the Gators (no matter what head coach Billy Napier has been saying all week) are going to have to start redshirt freshman Aidan Warner at QB. Warner is smart, having transferred from Yale, but that means he's smart enough to know he can't beat this Texas defense.

Texas 37 - Florida 6

Geoff Ketchum (7-1)

Let's keep it a buck... in a season full of opposing quarterback situations that has mostly been pretty terrible, the worst of the bunch is headed to Austin with the Gators down to the third-string redshirt freshman transfer from Yale who has a career quarterback rating that is roughly half of the numbers Case McCoy or Tyrone Swoopes produced as starters. There will be no danger in this game for the Longhorns, which means it's all about Quinn Ewers' ability to use the Gators as a 4-quarters slumpbuster. I'm taking all the mores on Prize Picks that feature Ewers. Yolo!

Texas 38 - Florida 13

Anwar Richardson (7-1)

Florida issued a press release on Thursday announcing Billy Napier would not lose his job after the season. That is great news for Napier. However, better news for the Longhorns.

Napier's job stability means he does not need to rush DJ Lagway onto the field after his quarterback sustained a hamstring injury against Georgia last week. Instead, Napier can play Aiden Warner and not worry about losing against Texas.

This Texas defense against a walk-on quarterback?

Enjoy, Longhorn fans.

Texas 45 - Florida 13

Jason Suchomel (7-1)

This is not a good Florida team and it’s decimated by injuries. If DJ Lagway plays the Gators may have some offensive success but he’ll be limited and the Gators will be one-dimensional. If he’s out, Florida literally has zero chance of winning this game.

Texas 45-13

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Good luck to your schools. Go Drip!

Linky

Happy Friday OB!









No, the sky is not falling, I am bringing y'all football content this morning. I had the pleasure of attending the jersey ceremony for class of 2025 Rivals Top 100 ranked athlete Michael Terry III.

Terry, who plays for Alamo Heights Mules in San Antonio, was presented his Navy All-American Bowl jersey in a ceremony before his classmates, teammates, family, and friends. During his acceptance speech, Terry thanked his family, coaches, and teammates for always pushing him to be a better player and putting him in a position to succeed, while his head coach spoke about how he was an outstanding young man with a special gift, full of humility and a team first player.

Terry will be playing for the East team in the annual East v. West matchup that will be played in the Alamodome in San Antonio on January 11th, 2025 at 12 CST. This will be the 25th anniversary of the event itself.


After the ceremony, I had a chance to chat with Terry:

• What does it mean to you to be a Navy All-American and play in this game against some of the best in the nation?
  • "I am just blessed to have the opportunity to play against the best players in the nation and not many people get to do that, so I am just blessed."
• Alamo Heights has a bye week, your first of the season, allowing y'all to get some rest. How has the season gone for the Mules and for yourself?
  • "I feel like we've had a pretty good season. We went 10-0 and won the district, so I think we have the potential to go pretty far as long as we keep working and try to get 1% better each day."
• December 4th [signing day] is rapidly approaching, how close are you to making a decision on where you will be attending school and are you still focused on the two finalists (Texas and Nebraska)?
  • "I am pretty close. I've seen all the schools and made my visits. Texas and Nebraska are the two that I am considering. I've talked to the coaches and talked to my parents a lot. Open to going anywhere. Location doesn't matter to me or my parents, they want me to go somewhere I feel safe and comfortable, someplace I can thrive and get better. Nebraska was here last Thursday. My last visit to Texas was UTSA. Every time I've been up there, it's been a great environment. A lot of energy, positive energy and always feel welcome. Talked to the coaches about announcing today, but did not want to take away from the ceremony and what it means."

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Every week during the season, the Orangebloods staff will release an updated SEC Power Rankings that reveals the state of the conference in our eyes. All teams are ranked 1-16, with the first-place team receiving 16 points and the last place team receiving 1 point.

Let's take a look at how things look going into week 10.

1. Georgia (6) 96 points (Last week: 1st)

Highest ranking: 1st (Unanimous) Lowest ranking: 1st (Unanimous)

Are we going to see the great version of the Dawgs this weekend or the version we've seen for most of the season?

2. Texas - 90 points (Last week: 2nd)

Highest ranking: 2nd (Unanimous) Lowest ranking: 2nd (Unanimous)

Come on, Quinn. Put the pedal to the metal.

3. Tennessee - 84 points (Last week: 4th)

Highest ranking: 3rd (Unanimous) Lowest ranking: 3rd (Unanimous)

It kind of feels like the Vols are flying under the radar.

4. Alabama - 69 points (Last week: 5th)

Highest ranking: 4th (Geoff/Alex) Lowest ranking: 8th (Anwar)

I'm not sure I would stand on a table for any of the teams below the top three, but Alabama has to be higher than 8th, right? The playoff committee has them ranked 11th in the country. Who knows... Anwar might be right.

5. Ole Miss - 68 points (Last week: 8th)

Highest ranking: 4th (Jason) Lowest ranking: 7th (Cody/Travis)

The Rebels are playing for its season this weekend.

6. LSU 64 points (Last week 6th)

Highest ranking: 4th (TravisAnwar) Lowest ranking: 9th (Cody)

Like the Rebels, the Tigers are playing for its season this weekend.

7. Vanderbilt - 63 points (Last week: 7th)

Highest ranking: 4th (Cody) Lowest ranking: 10th (Geoff)

This is a 6 or 7 win team. I know they beat Alabama, but I'm just not feeling them.

8. Texas A&M - 59 points (Last week: 3rd)

Highest ranking: 6th (Cody/Anwar) Lowest ranking: 9th (Jason)

Just as a reminder, Jason had the Aggies at No.2 last week. 😂 😂 😂

9. South Carolina 53 points (Last week: 9th)

Highest ranking: 6th (Geoff) Lowest ranking: 10th (Alex)

Of its 3 losses, one is a 2-point loss in Tuscaloosa and another is a 3-point loss to LSU. I think they win out and finish the season 9-3.

10. Missouri 39 points (Last week: 12th)

Highest ranking: 9th (Geoff/Alex) Lowest ranking: 12th (Anwar)

🤷‍♂️

11T. Florida 35 points (Last week: 11th)

Highest ranking: 10th (Jason/Cody) Lowest ranking: 12th (Geoff/Alex)

If Lagway is out, the gators might have the worst starting quarterback situation in America.

11T. Arkansas - 35 points (Last week: 10th)

Highest ranking: 9th (Alex) Lowest ranking: 12th (Jason/Travis/Anwar)

Texas needs to pound these dudes next week.

13. Oklahoma 21 points (Last week: 13th)

Highest ranking: 13th (Jason/Geoff/Travis/Alex) Lowest ranking: 15th (Cody)

I said it last week, but it feels like this is the ceiling for the Sooners...

14. Auburn 19 points (Last week: 14th)

Highest ranking: 13th (Anwar) Lowest ranking: 14th (Everyone but Anwar)

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

15. Kentucky 15 points (Last week: 15th)

Highest ranking: 12th (Cody) Lowest ranking: 15th (Everyone but Cody)

I still can't believe Barion Brown stayed...

16. Miss State 6 points (Last week: No.16)

Highest ranking: 16th (Unanimous) Lowest ranking: 16th (Unanimous)

Jeff Lebby knew.

Live now:

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I will be in Nicaragua for 3 weeks. The last time I was there I could not access Orangebloods. Previous visits I had no issues. Any insight would be appreciated. TIA

Okie state has 7 losses, so they will be ineligible.

Ou sux has 5 losses with hosting Alabama and playing at Lsu. They should be big underdogs in both games.

Would be great for both schools to miss bowl season.

During the post game show, the mods were promoting THC Social as a good place to watch Texas football. Is TCH Social a good place to watch Texas football games? Do they turn on the sound? Is the food good? Do you need to pay membership fees to just watch games there (and not gamble)? How much is membership fees?

(Ketchum)

* Steam is definitely picking up on the Michael Fasusi front, as Texas sources I communicated this week are indicating that it's not a dead situation and Oklahoma sources seem to be more nervous than ever that there's real reason for concern that he'll ditch the Sooners before signing day. I don't yet have a strong sense for the NIL dollars involved and whether Texas will step up against the top offers that Fasusi has in front of him, but there's more positivity on this front in November than there has been since June.

* The potential wildcard in this recruitment is Texas A&M, which continues to recruit Fasusi very aggressively. "Another school that people keep leaving out is A&M," Fasusi told the OU Rivals site this week. "They have been there since the start of my recruitment and they are still pushing really hard every single day. They are still showing a lot of love, too." Fasusi told the OU Rivals site that he will likely visit A&M at some point, although no date has been set.

* It sounds like Texas was very much in favor of there being 34 scholarship spots available, but most of the conference pushed for the 24-25 number that was reported on Thursday by YahooSports. One person told me this week that most schools outside of the states of Texas, Mississippi and Alabama are pushing for the lower number.

* Talked to a basketball team source on Thursday afternoon and was told that Rodney Terry listing Tramon Mark as out indefinitely with an ankle injury is just a precautionary label designed to eliminate expectations for when he'll actually make his debut. "I don't think he's that far away, but they aren't going to rush him at all," the source said. "They don't want this to be a thing that lingers throughout the season because of needs this early in the season. Don't get too freaked out about it."

* There's lot of continued buzz behind the scenes that second-year safety Jelani McDonald is pushing for an increased profile in the Texas defense after seeing substantial playing time against Vanderbilt in the face of injuries to Andrew Mukuba and Derek Williams. "He's the opposite of Johntay," a source said on Thursday. "It's been crowded at his position and he's needed to be both patient and intent on following instructions from the staff. They told him he would get his chance and that he just needed to keep his head down and get ready for the moment. One coach I spoke with right after the game was glowing about his performance. The staff thinks he can be a difference maker down the stretch."

* I've been told that freshman punter Michael Kern is gutting through an ankle issue that sidelined him for a couple of weeks in October. It sounds like something he'll play through for the rest of the season.

* Here's a look at the updated Texas scholarship board:



*****

(Anwar)

* Why did Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian feel compelled to part ways with Johntay Cook II, a former 5-star receiver who was a huge acquisition in the 2023 class? The answer is simple, frustrating for those involved, and one can only hope that Cook learns from his mistakes at Texas.

* The issues with Cook began in the spring of this year. From what I was told, Cook expected to emerge as one of the team’s starting receivers. However, Isaiah Bond and Matthew Golden stood out during winter conditioning and spring football. In addition, freshman receiver Ryan Wingo hit the ground running as an early enrollee. It became clear that Cook would need to battle for playing time. Unfortunately, that is when Cook became disengaged. I was told he did not display the best attitude during the spring, which did not leave a great impression on receivers coach Chris Jackson. One person close to the situation warned me in the spring that if the situation did not improve, Cook would not last through the 2024 season because of his personality.

* During the summer, the situation did not improve. I was told Cook started arriving late for meetings, missed meetings, and the wedge between him and staff began to increase. Unfortunately, that situation did not improve during training camp, or when the season began.

* One person told me Jackson did everything he could to save Cook. I was told Jackson consistently called people within Cook’s circle – including family members – to inform them of the receiver’s actions because he sensed it may not end well. Jackson did his best to get through to Cook but to no avail.

* The “—it” hit the fan this week when Longhorn strength and conditioning coach Torre Becton learned Cook broke a major team rule. Becton confronted Cook and I was told the receiver became verbally combative. Cook allegedly became disrespectful and I was told “It got ugly.” Once Sarkisian learned about Cook’s latest incident, that is when the coach decided to part ways with the receiver. I was told Sarkisian gave Cook several chances, but disrespecting a staff member crossed the line. Sarkisian had to do something or risk having other players believing it was okay to disrespect members of his staff.

* Since news of Cook’s departure, at least eight schools have reached out to the former Longhorn receiver. However, one person close to the situation told me, “Unless he matures, this could happen again. Let’s hope he learns from this.”

* I asked around and was told Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers feels great after a week the bye week. Ewers visited a physical therapist during the bye week and underwent red light scraping to relieve muscle pain and improve blood circulation. Everyone inside the building is optimistic Ewers is healthy again.

* Speaking of health, I was told receiver Isaiah Bond has performed well in practice this week.

* Just take a mental note with this nugget. Longhorn right tackle Cam Williams missed two days of practice this week for personal reasons. Trevor Goosby received all the first team reps at right tackle over Brandon Baker. Goosby is back as the backup left tackle. Nevertheless, it is important to remember who was the first backup tackle inserted into the lineup when needed.

*****

(Suchomel)

* Texas continues to search for another cornerback commitment in the 2025 class and the Longhorns will host new target Graceson Littleton for an official visit this weekend. The Wesley Chapel (FL) Wiregrass product picked up a UT offer last week. “Obviously, it’s a brand new relationship. Texas offered right before he decommitted from Clemson. It was one of the catalysts for that move,” a source said. “The overall appeal for Texas and the appeal of the SEC resonates. Michigan is involved, so NIL will be a pretty important part of the puzzle.”

* Behind the scenes, Littleton has maintained that Clemson is still in the mix, but you don’t often see a kid decommit from a school this late only to recommit a month later. Littleton did take a Michigan official visit last week. “There’s confidence at UM. But ever since Texas offered, he’s said he’ll do his due diligence,” the source said. “It’s a late swing by Texas, and others are trying to get involved, but I get the sense it’s a Texas-Michigan battle.”

* Linebacker is another position where the Longhorns want to add one more player, and they’ll host recent offer Kellen Wiley Jr. (Seffner FL. Armwood) as another official visitor this weekend. Wiley’s still pretty new to the radar, but in checking around this week, he’s an intriguing prospect. He’s played football for only two years so he’s still scratching the surface of his potential. I’m told he’s a legit 6-3 to 6-4 with tremendous athleticism.

“He has a great pass rusher body. He has pass rusher traits but plays sideline to sideline in high school and is still making plays,” a source said.

There’s some thought that Miami is the team to beat but we’ll see if Texas can close the gap there. He’s scheduled to visit Miami later this month.

“I know Miami feels good. They’re the in-state program to watch but Florida could be sneaky program to watch too if he wants to stay home. This thing is fairly open though.”

* Our weekly check on 5-star DE Javion Hilson … “I think the ball is still in Texas’ court like it has been,” one source said. Hilson has a final four of Texas, Texas A&M, Syracuse and new contender Pittsburgh. He’s supposed to visit Pittsburgh next weekend and then is still scheduled to be at A&M when the Longhorns come to town. One source this week described Syracuse as a dark horse contender because they’re selling Hilson that he can come in and be an impact player from day one. There’s been some A&M buzz of late, but for what it’s worth, other schools continue to feel Texas is the team to beat.

* 5-star LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng will take his Texas official visit for the Kentucky game. I asked someone this week if the Longhorns were legitimate threats in this one, or if landing the IMG Academy standout was more of a pipe dream for Texas fans. “Oh, they have a real puncher’s chance. He’s said he feels he has to take this trip because Texas has pressured him the most” the source said. “I get the sense it’s Notre Dame/Michigan at the top, but Texas has room to crash that party.”

* Defensive tackle Kevin Wynn’s name comes up from time to time so I asked about him as well. Most of the buzz of late has him staying in the Georgia/Florida/South Carolina area. He’s still committed to Florida State but Georgia’s still a threat and word is that South Carolina is making a late surge as well.

* Some unofficial visitors of note for this weekend’s game …

2026 WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt (Rivals100) – He’s been a visit of UT’s on a few different occasions and will be on hand for the game this weekend.
2027 TE Mark Bowman (Rivals100) – The No. 8-ranked player in his class and a teammate of Dixon-Wyatt’s at Mater Dei.
2026 DT Bryce Perry-Wright (Rivals100) – Texas would kill to eventually get this guy in the fold and he’s been on campus multiple times so the Longhorns have a shot.
2027 RB Jakoby Dixon – One of the state’s best in his class and the Longhorns are the early leaders.

I ain’t no insider never have been. But I really trust this source. When you speak of me, speak well.