Seems like the number of offensive per game snaps is measurably lower this year than prior years. I know the clock rule changes have some affect - but also there were years when we played offenses that threw a bunch more too, thus stopping the clock more often. I love watching our offense as much as possible. Wonder how many snaps difference it is….

I'm a high school principal in the DC area for a private school. Last night, I was at our girls' varsity basketball game. We were playing at the away school, but I live nearby and decided I wanted to attend. During the game, the away team was shooting a free throw. A mom from our school yelled, "Miss it!" right before they shot the ball. The student athlete made the free thrown and the fans from my team sort of laughed at the adult and she laughed, too. She then yelled out, with a bit of laughter in her voice, "well miss this one then!"

A male student walked over from the other side of the bleachers and yelled at our parent, "We don't do that kind of thing here! Stop!" He then repeated it, again yelling toward the parent. Two parents from his side came over and pulled him back. Our parent, to her credit, didn't respond negatively and said she didn't want to get into it with a student. She remained mostly quiet the rest of the game. I walked over to that area of our fans and said it would probably be best if we cheered for our team and not against their team. There were no further issues or interactions for the rest of the night.

This morning, my athletic director and I received an email from the away team's coach apologizing that the student confronted our parent, but implying that the adult's behavior was severely inappropriate. Here is the coach's narrative, with a couple of names taken out:

"I wanted to quickly follow up to let you know that I spoke to my student last night after you left and he understands how he could have handled that situation differently and apologizes. As I mentioned to you last night, (our coach's name), he is a member of our student-athlete leadership committee and just last week, our leaders got together with a group from (other private school 1) and (other private school 2) to work on our new league Code of Conduct. I am proud that he felt empowered to step up when he felt cheering was crossing a line but we discussed how that situation could be handled in the future.

On our end, we are working on how to display good sportsmanship and what that looks like in our gym. Where we feel the line was crossed is that adults were the ones making targeted comments (yelling, "Miss it") at the student shooting free throws. It is one thing for kids to cheer like that but we feel as though adults should be held to a different standard. It makes it an unsportsmanlike environment when that happens and we hope in the future to avoid those situations. "

I'm looking for some fair perspective here. I don't feel like what the parent did was that over the line and when I was growing up playing basketball in Texas, we got a lot worse than that from fans. When I was a volleyball official in the 2000s and 2010s around Austin, I certainly heard worse from the fans. I do believe that you can cross the line and become personal, which isn't appropriate. However, this felt like pretty low on the inappropriate level to me.

I'd love to hear from all of you regarding your perspective. Did my parent cross a line? Should we address this and ensure that we talk about the appropriate fan behavior? Is this coach being too soft?

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I mentioned it in the recruiting thread earlier in the week

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You can't make this stuff up.

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I like the depth on this team. No one panicked and body language was good even when Syracuse got that one point lead. Our players know Tre Johnson is our star and don't resent him shooting. This is a team that hustles, so we will scratch out lots of ugly wins. Weaver is Johnny on the spot. He gets those loose balls!

Row 56. Have chair backs. Let me know.

Any hoops preview for tonights game?

Boy I miss @DustinMcComas and his excellent write ups!

Sark should be starting up shortly. I'll post live notes on this thread once he gets going.

Season ticket holder needing 3 together to take both kids. Have 2 in LDN 20, Row 70 and 2 in UDE 126, Row 12 willing to trade or sell.

And will likely pass 300 wins next year?

Didn't realize that red faced, angry leprechaun has had that much success. I guess a bunch of those wins are at DII, but still.

Anybody else watching the season finale tonight?

I called him to ask him why. He said he had to go to the doctor and found out he has...






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What an incredible win this was! Aggy had been whipping our ass for 10 years. This year John Mackovic turned the corner, and Mack kept it going.

Also, the breakout game for one Ricky Williams as a true Freshman. Also the breakout party for Bryant Westbrook — to this day the hardest hitting DB I have ever seen at Texas. Interestingly both were from SoCal (Ricky from San Diego, and Westbrook from Oceanside).

Yet more. This game we clinched the last SWC CS.

And in less than 9 days — the rivalry returns!!

Highlights

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Have we heard anything yet on the underclassmen who will participate in the senior festivities this Saturday?

Players to Watch for Kentucky

• #6 Dane Key, WR and #7 Barion Brown, WR - 1 Thing: While Brown has dealt with injuries this year and disappointment compared to expectations at Kentucky over the last two years. In the three big games this year (@ Tennessee, @ Ole Miss and Georgia), both Key and Brown have played and combined for 24 receptions, 322 yards, and 1 touchdown. Both are plus-size receivers with great speed and pose matchup problems for Malik Muhammed, predominantly if Brown and his 4.3 speed is near 100% health.

• #0 Deone Walker, DL - 1 Thing: Listed a 6-6 345 lbs, Walker entered the season as a near consensus preseason first-team All-American and consensus top-10 NFL draft. While the statistics haven't shown up for Walker this year quite like they did during his sophomore season, he seems to have slimmed up a bit while demanding double and triple teams on a snap-by-snap basis, allowing teammates to create pressures and impact the game. The Biggest thing with Walker is his athleticism at 345 lbs, it's rare at the defensive tackle position.

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Some Mark Stoops Comments on Texas during Tuesday Press Conference

Q: Do you take anything from Akransas playing Texas really well on Saturday? can you identify any weaknesses on this team?
A: "The eye test, they are as strong as anyone in the country. Tell me one group? Dynamic play-caller, great coach - OL is completely solid - RB, two great ones.. maybe more, probably four. WR Room is arguably the best in the country. Dynamic Tight End, Tight Ends. Defensively the front four, they lost some guys who are pros, and replaced them in the portal with pros, really deep and really big. I'd say arguably again, the best secondary in the country, bar none. When you put all that together, pretty solid team."

Q: Characteristics of a Sarkisian Team
A: "Creative, Creative - eye candy is term used a lot across the country. He does a great job of marrying the run and the pass. And then a fantastic job in the screen game off of that. So you're thinking run, you're thinking pass, come back to a screen, he ties it together as good as anybody."

Q: Growing up, any memory of Texas?
A: "No not as a kid, but when Bob got to Oklahoma, I guess from 1999 on, with that rivalry, I guess you could say the Stoops family was pretty dialed into that game and I guess that's when I really started watching them closely."

Q: What is the status on D'Eryk Jackson?
A: "Ya it's very disappointing that he had to have season-ending surgery, so we will have discussions with him after that."
Note: Jackson is 6th in tackles and 2nd in Passes Deflected in 2024.

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1) According to PFF, Texas has 3 of the 5 highest graded defensive linemen in Pass Rush Grade. Including their DL (Lole, Collins, Broughton totaling 35 pressures), which leads the Kentucky DL group (Walker, Silver who have 25)



2) According to PFF, Texas completely walks the "Cat" in offensive linemen pass blocking grade. Underreported is that Cam Williams had ZERO penalties in Week 12 against Arkansas, his first game with Zero penalties since... UL-Monroe on September 21st.



3) According to PFF, here are the 10 opponents Texas has played this season, sorted by Defensive Team Run Defense Grade. Texas rushed for 210 yards against Florida, 139 yards against Arkansas... Kentucky enters the week Ranked No. 10th among opponents. Kentucky allowed 185 rushing yards to Tennessee, 326 to Auburn, and 197 against Florida over the last month.

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Cody's Week 13 Prediction (9-1)

Texas 31
Kentucky 13

Kentucky 1st Half Scoring last 6 games
Vandagriff, QB - (W) - Ole Miss (10-7) - FG, Punt, Punt, TD
Vandagriff, QB - (L) - Vanderbilt (7-14) - Punt, TD, FUM, Punt, Half
Vandagriff, QB - (L) - Florida (13-27) - Punt, Punt, TD, Punt, INT, Downs, INT, Half
Vandagriff, QB - (L) - Auburn (10-10) - FG, TD, Punt, Punt, INT, Punt
Vandagriff, QB - (L) - Tennessee (10-3) - Downs, TD, INT, Punt, Punt, FG
Vandagriff, QB - (W) Murray State (24-0) - TD, INT, TD, Punt, FG, TD

Texas 1st Half Scoring last 6 games
Manning, QB - (W) Miss State (14-6) - TD, FUM, Punt, Punt, TD
Ewers, QB - (W) Oklahoma (21-3) - INT, Punt, Punt, TD, Punt, TD, TD, Missed FG
Ewers, QB - (L) Georgia (0-23) - Punt, Punt, FUM, Punt, INT, Punt, Punt, FUM
Ewers, QB - (W) Vanderbilt (21-10) - INT, TD, TD, Punt, TD, Punt
Ewers, QB - (W) Florida (35-0) - Missed FG, TD, TD, Punt, Punt, TD, TD, TD
Ewers, QB - (W) Arkansas (10-0) - Punt, Punt, TD, Punt, FG, Punt, Punt

Texas hasn't scored on the opening drive with Quinn Ewers at Quarterback, since UTSA on September 14th.

Player of the Game: Isaiah Bond (6 receptions, 121 yards, 1 touchdown)

The line in the game is Texas -20.5 with a game total of 46.5. This implies a score of 33.5-13 in favor of Texas.

Past Predictions

- Week 1 Prediction: 51-13 Texas
- Week 1 Result: 52-0 Texas (+/- 14)
- Week 2 Prediction: 34-13 Texas
- Week 2 Result: 31-12 Texas (+/- 4)
- Week 3 Prediction: 55-3 Texas
- Week 3 Result: 56-7 Texas (+/- 5)
- Week 4 Prediction: 48-6 Texas
- Week 4 Result: 51-3 Texas (+/- 6)
- Week 5 Prediction: 55-14 Texas
- Week 5 Result: 35-13 Texas (+/- 21)
- Week 7 Prediction: 37-23 Texas
- Week 7 Result: 34-3 Texas (+/- 23)
- Week 8 Prediction: 55-14 Texas
- Week 8 Result: 35-13 Texas (+/- 21)
- Week 9 Prediction: 32-24 Texas
- Week 9 Result: 30-15 Georgia (+/- 23)
- Week 10 Prediction: 40-10 Texas
- Week 10 Results: 27-24 Texas (+/- 27)
- Week 11 Prediction: 34-10 Texas
- Week 11 Results: 49-17 Texas (+/- 22)
- Week 12 Prediction: 45-10 Texas
- Week 12 Results: 20-10 Texas (+/- 25)

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ICYMI - Football with Friends on Tuesday

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Top Games of the Week in College Football

Tier 1
- N/A

Tier 2
- 14. BYU at 21. Arizona State on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET (ESPN)
- 5. Indiana @ 2. Ohio State on Saturday at Noon ET (FOX)

Tier 3
- 9. Ole Miss @ Florida on Saturday at Noon ET (ABC)
- 15. Texas A&M at Auburn on Saturday at 7:30 pm ET (ESPN)

Tier 4
- 4. Penn State @ Minnesota on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET (CBS)
- 19. Army @ 6. Notre Dame on Saturday at 7:00 pm ET (NBC)
- Virginia Tech @ Duke on Saturday at 8:00 pm ET (ACC)

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Top 10 Losses Week over Week in College Football

- Week 1: 10. Florida State (L at Georgia Tech)
- Week 2: 10. Michigan (L vs. 3. Texas)
- Week 2: 5. Notre Dame (L vs. Northern Illinois)
- Week 3: N/A
- Week 4: N/A
- Week 5: 2. Georgia (L at 4. Alabama)
- Week 5: 6. Ole Miss (L vs Kentucky)
- Week 5: 10. Utah (L vs. Arizona)
- Week 6: 1. Alabama (L at Vandy)
- Week 6: 4. Tennessee (L at Arkansas)
- Week 6: 9. Missouri (L at 25. Texas A&M)
- Week 6: 10 Michigan (L at Washington)
- Week 7: 2. Ohio State (L vs. 3. Oregon)
- Week 7: 9. Ole Miss (L vs. 13. LSU)
- Week 8: 1. Texas (L vs. 5. Georgia)
- Week 8: 7. Alabama (L at 11. Tennessee)
- Week 9: 8. LSU (L at 14. Texas A&M)
- Week 10: 3. Penn State (L vs. 2. Ohio State)
- Week 10: 10. Texas A&M (L at South Carolina)
- Week 11: 3. Georgia (L at 16. Ole Miss)
- Week 11: 4. Miami FL (L vs. Georgia Tech)
- Week 12: 6. BYU (L vs. Kansas)
- Week 12: 7. Tennessee (L at 12. Georgia)
- Week 13: TBD

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This is only the SECOND match-up between Texas and Kentucky. The first match-up took place on September 22nd, 1951.

11. Texas won 7-6 in Austin against a Bear Bryant-led Kentucky team, after a botched extra-point attempt.


1) This Friday Night at Texas Beef Traders

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2) As above, I will be in town for the weekend and looking to attend my first-ever Longhorn game. I don't need good seats, but if anyone has a cheap pair (2) or a pair they don't plan on using, please let me know!

Let's have a great end of the week 🤘

It is hard to imagine just how big the universe is, but this video does a pretty good job. It breaks galaxies down to the size of Cheerios. He decides to fill the pool with Cheerios, any guesses on how many pools will be filled? Tough to imagine that there’s not life in a few of those Cheerios.

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Help me out. I just can’t.

From The Free Press:

Has any criteria actually been established for this?

What's the magic number?

Any insight on this? We seem to have fallen off.

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This made me laugh out loud this morning. Of course, emotionally I'm still 14.

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We bought a house for my MIL after she moved here from Nam last year and the rate is around 7%. Just doing some quick googling I see some places showing rates in the 3.5-4.5% range online and when I called the broker we used he said everything is still up at 6.5%.

Those of you in the business does this seem consistent?

House was roughly $300k, we've been paying $3400/mo all in on the note/insurance/taxes and we co-signed with her. I believe the note has around $270k atm.

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SIAP. This is good news. Let’s how the team does in Brooklyn.