The idea that Texas should quit recruiting the five-stars that it covets that choose to go elsewhere because Texas needs a bunch of kids that want to play for Texas is short-sighted.
And it has been for a long time if not forever.
The idea that Texas should quit recruiting the five-stars that it covets that choose to go elsewhere because Texas needs a bunch of kids that want to play for Texas is short-sighted.
Like Rodgers, he's the clear No.1 statistical player at his position of all-time, but he only has one one Super Bowl ring.Not even sure what that is supposed to mean.
(Sell) It's hard for me to think this team goes worse than 9-3 against a very manageable schedule.
cliffs?The real story around Pvt. David Kenyon Webster is worth some research. @Ketchum In Why We Fight, his brief speech where he stands and yells to the prisoners Hey, you! That's right, you stupid Kraut bastards! That's right! Say hello to Ford, and General f***in' Motors! You stupid fascist pigs! Look at you! You have horses! What were you thinking? Dragging our asses half way around the world, interrupting our lives... For what, you ignorant, servile scum! What the f*** are we doing here? Pretty amazing moment.
USA still has to prove it can win in Europe. It's only been three decades.Don’t forget!! The players for the US are almost all young and the vast majority of players for Europe are much older. Unless some young studs emerge very quickly for Europe, what you saw today will be, “rinse-repeat, rinse-repeat” and on and on.
I only knew that Ron Livingston was in the show about two weeks before I started watching it this month, which was weirdly one of the things that made me realize I needed to watch the show. It felt a little like having never seen Casablanca and then when watching it for the first time not realizing, "Wait a minute, Humphrey Bogart is in this?"
I'm not sure that's a fair portrayal.that isn't really what i meant, Riley got handed a caddy by Stoops so far all he's had to is not wreck it. he's untested when the going gets rough. let's see how he handles a divided locker room. or going 8-5. recall the ZerOU fan base when that happened to Stoops? twice. in 2009 and recently in 2014 two years before he left. their fans took the phrase conniption fit to a new level.
there will be times when ZerOU struggles under Riley and he'll have to deal with things that as OC he never had to.
Him being a good man isn't the point. The show killed him when he wasn't dead, and then never corrected the record.@Ketchum Major Dick Winters, here, personally changes the narrative surrounding Albert Blithe. Turns out he was a damn good man.
That isn't Dick Winters job. It's Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's job.Him being a good man isn't the point. The show killed him when he wasn't dead, and then never corrected the record.
I think TT told us more than we want to admit. It’s not like we beat sand aggy by a FG. We beat them 70-35 and it could have been 84-35. That’s not normal and that doesn’t just happen because the opponent is average or bad. Teams don’t just stumble into 70 points in a game, teams don’t just stumble into games where they never have to punt.
How many ‘05 games got into the 70s with VY at the helm? Again, it doesn’t happen often so when it does, it should probably tell us something.
Among the things this program has struggled with over the past decade is going on the road and playing frog. There’s a chance to get a two-fer in Ft Worth this weekend. Texas needs to come out with their hair on fire and continue to leave impressive data points for people and recruits to chew on.
Like Rodgers, he's the clear No.1 statistical player at his position of all-time, but he only has one one Super Bowl ring.
I wouldn't say that, either.So you think we land Campbell and some 3 star DB/OL.WR?
I've gone through it time and time again.Even if Texas had scoured the portal for OL, who would we have had a realistic shot at getting?
what options there were, would they come to Texas? I think we overestimate our pull in the portal sometimes, especially going into a transition year with a new coach.
I've seen people comparing them.No one is comparing them because there isn't a comparison. Evans has racked up bigger numbers against lesser opponents and Bijan already has 1000 career yards while Evans leads in suspensions. It's like comparing VY to Reggie McNeal. There is no comparison.
I'll just have to work hard to recoup those lost points.Wow, you lost a lot of points with me that you’d never watched Band of Brothers before. Bet you cried at least a little during the last episode. Joe Toye going back to his old (literally) stomping grounds was just one of many tear-jerking scenes for me. There’s nothing I was more proud of to share with my sons.
It was a good question.I see you avoiding me pushing you into that corner.
I've already seen it.Love that you watched and appreciated BOB. It is truly a great memoir and so well done. Next up when you have time :The Pacific. Different, but very good in its own right.
That's actually not accurate.Two weeks ago OB (Ketch) didn't think Casey was as good as Hud, now he's better than Spencer, expected to win the heisman and be 1st QB in the draft. Appears a lot of folks need to re-evaluate their player evaluation skills.
He was an intellectual, left Harvard to join paratroopers, declined a commission to be a “grunt” to write and document the war. He wrote a book called Parachute Infantry. Wounded twice, Was the last of the Toccoa men to be rotated home. His POV on the war was highlighted by his distain for Germany and their audacity in starting the war and disrupting lives. Hence the speech. After the war wrote for the Wall St Journal and Saturday Evening Post, Was lost at sea when he went out alone fishing while researching a book on sharks. Ambrose writes in some detail about him. Just an interesting character worth looking into.cliffs?
I'll buy based on the type of team Arkansas has,A belated B/S:
Outside of Bama, UGA and maybe A&M, on the road at Arkansas was the worst possible spot for this particular Texas team in week 2. In fact, given that we would have been the prohibitive underdog in all three of those games, maybe the worst possible spot for national optics & fanbase morale.
Thank you for the reply.I'll do something this week. Two that come to mind are the current starters at left tackle for TCU and the starting right tackle at Miami, both of whom were former Texas prep players.
Texas has five players it really trusts, yet thought it had enough depth to not even try to improve it.
It was a mistake in real time and it still is.
Texas would have the same record, Card would be the starter and the team wouldn't quite be as good for it.@Ketchum I’m seriously curious what you think the season would look like right now with Herman as coach. Would the same QB discovery have happened? Would we be winning games by 35? Honest
I think TT told us more than we want to admit.
k.Quite honestly, the only people with that "question" on Monday after Arky debacle were those with their heels dug in on Card. Objective folks knew Thompson was getting the nod against Rice.
Yes, compared to the other-worldy all-time historical numbers the quarterbacks produced in the previous half-decade, it's a major step backwards.I guess. But clearly he's playing at a DECIDEDLY lower level compared to OU QB play going back to '15. The lowest passer rating for OU going back to 2015 was 173 by Mayfield in '15. And Mayfield had a 5 to 1 TD to pick ratio. From '16-'19, OU's season passer rating was north of 190 every season. With an average TD to pick ratio of 6 to 1. So "pretty well" is a stretch since it's most important when compared to how OU's offense goes.
whatever we do, let's not make too much out of performances against two of the worst groups this team will face all season.Yes, and Ketch and Anwar both had a sell on the same question in last week's YouTube B/S. We'll see going forward, but the line looked very different the last two games. They also looked pretty good in last years KState game and against Colorado with the same group.
who said he needs 25?If Bijan needs a heavy workload (25+ carries) to get 200 yds, I'd just as soon not see him do that. Particularly a week before OU.
and BoB is considered a TV masterpiece.While I can appreciate the analogy, you do realize you are comparing Ron Livingston to Humphrey Bogart don't you? In what is generally considered a cinematic masterpiece. Granted, I've never seen Casablanca, but for sure I know Bogart is in it.
I didn't say it was Winters' job, but he probably should have known.That isn't Dick Winters job. It's Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's job.
k, champ.That's pretty silly. He's a freakin' kicker. Rodgers only have 1 SB is mainly due to, well, him. Tucker's the GOAT amongst kickers. Rodgers probably isn't top 5 amongst QBs. It's a foolhardy comparison.
Don’t forget Ambrose…he wrote the book and was technical advisor.I didn't say it was Winters' job, but he probably should have known.
How they treated him upon returning to the company after he has been out injured was a fascinating window into the minds of those around him.He was an intellectual, left Harvard to join paratroopers, declined a commission to be a “grunt” to write and document the war. He wrote a book called Parachute Infantry. Wounded twice, Was the last of the Toccoa men to be rotated home. His POV on the war was highlighted by his distain for Germany and their audacity in starting the war and disrupting lives. Hence the speech. After the war wrote for the Wall St Journal and Saturday Evening Post, Was lost at sea when he went out alone fishing while researching a book on sharks. Ambrose writes in some detail about him. Just an interesting character worth looking into.
I'm mainly talking about thew showrunners.Don’t forget Ambrose…he wrote the book and was technical advisor.
Yes, compared to the other-worldy all-time historical numbers the quarterbacks produced in the previous half-decade, it's a major step backwards.
Compared to Sam Ehlinger, it's roughly the same.
Amazing how different the standards are.