Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Providing answers to what has happened with recruiting...)
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"Before the whole Jesus gig . . . "
Is that really how you want to represent Him?
Would "Before I was called to be a Christ-follower . . . " or something like that be better?
No insult intended. Your phraseology just jumped out at me.
Chelsea is an awesome team to root for. They always seem to finish better than projected in the pre-season. This year will be particularly fun for 3 reasons: 1) Pulisic 2) The best player in Chelsea history returning as the head coach 3) Chelsea academy players being forced to get playing time bc of the transfer ban. Ketch doesn’t remember the glory days (which weren’t that long ago) of Lampard , Drogba, Essien, Malouda, Cole, and Terry when we smashed teams like Liverpool and Tottenham on a weekly basis. Chelsea will be good again.
I would not agree with this at all. Clemson had a similar class a year or two ago, was ranked low due to overall volume and how many players signed, but the average ranking of each player was very high. It’s looking more and more to me like Herman is on going light with offers in 2020 and loading up in 2021.
It's funny I was watching some video from 2004-05 last night.
Liverpool and Chelsea were in the semis of the CL and Lampard missed a sitter that cost his team a spot in the Final.
Good times.
Sorry if that offended you. I'm a devout follower of Christ and grateful for that call. St. Paul spoke of tailoring himself to his audience in order to be an effective evangelist. (1 Cor. 9.20) and that type of pious phraesology tends to turn nonbelivers off. Plus, I have a different sense of humor and this is a site where dudes hang out with dudes and talk dude talk. Again, sorry if that offended you but I assure of my commitment to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It stood out at the time because it was the first time they had ever offered someone during their Freshman year.
On a related note, has Quinn Ewers been offered by Texas yet? I don't think so since he hasn't yet played varsity but I think it may happen within the first few weeks of the season.
Nice clip, bro. Lampard is greater than any Liverpool player in my lifetime. Don’t downplay a legend. You literally started watching soccer as Liverpool was ascending so this doesn’t surprise me.
i am not convinced that " going light with offers in 2020" was a deliberate move, or if it was that it was wise
i lean more to ketch's excellent theory below
"It will be interesting to see if Herman simply trusted his staff's evaluations so much that he bucked his own offer history on the fly, or if this was a direct response to the combat his staff has faced with the 2020 recruiting class. It's probably a combination of both."
"Regardless, for the first time in the history of Texas football, the Longhorns are leading the way with scholarship offers instead of dragging behind in an effort to historically make an offer feel like a ticket to Willy Wonka's. The foot is on the gas, and the aggressiveness has directly created recruiting momentum that wouldn't exist without it."
that my friends is insightful stuff
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...and OB was on the verge of grabbing their pitchforks calling for Drayton's head
I don't believe so.
The early offer to Stone makes their pivot to Milroe even more fascinating.
This is the type of fallacy that someone leans on when their argument doesn't hold up and they need something to grasp onto.
I thought he was going to be a star. So did the Texas players and coaches. It just never happened for him.
More like Barcelona melted down and Liverpool made a historic comeback. Barcelona also signed Griezmann, De Jong, and Firpo to bolster their squad while Liverpool hasn't added anyone of consequence.
Thanks for finding that. What a waste of, at least perceived, talent.
A.) He absolutely was better than Gerard.
B.) It’s the truth. Chelsea has been a better club than Liverpool in my lifetime and if you had watched soccer for more than 4 or 5 years you would know this. I’ve been a member of OBs since you started watching it and it was clear you only became a fan when Liverpool went out and hired Klopp and started turning it around. I can’t have an intelligent argument with you if you can’t recognize Lampard and Chelsea’s greatness as a historical premier league club. Liverpool is also great historically but they’re only recently consistently good in the past 20+ years
a. G-e-r-r-a-r-d. Put some respect on that man's name by spelling it right. No one that ever played against both men in their peak would take Lampard over Gerrard.
b. Chelsea has been a better club than Liverpool as a whole for the last 20 years. Lampard was able to enjoy a lot of success because of that truth.
c. If we're going to keep it 100, my all-in interest with Liverpool started with the 2013-14 season.
d. I can't have an intelligent conversation with someone that can't spell Steven Gerrard's name correctly and generally doesn't know what he's talking about with regards to things like... details.
I was thinking the same thing. Bama and Clemson blow that theory out of the water though over the last 5 years.
At Gerrard's peak, he was regarded as the best player in the world.
There's a reason why he was named to the World XI three times and Lampard was only named once.
There's a reason why he was named to 8 EPL Team of the Years, while Lampard was only named to three.
There's a reason why Chelsea constantly wanted to buy Gerrard.
There's a reason why he was named to the World XI three times and Lampard was only named once.
There's a reason why he was named to 8 EPL Team of the Years, while Lampard was only named to three.
There's a reason why Chelsea constantly wanted to buy Gerrard.
That’s an interesting take bc you’ve provided zero details outside of a name spelling. Should I point out the spelling errors in OB articles as reasoning for my arguments - no. That’s dumb. Gerrard had a boot, but nobody, club or country would rather play with Gerrard over Lamps on the field. Just...don’t. What did Gerrard accomplish club or country? Details. Lampard won 3 premier titles, a uefa title and many others. He’s the leading goal scoring midfielder in Chelsea and premier league history and widely considered as one of the best midfielders of our time. He was THE leader of Chelsea during their run. Put some actual respect on that.
PWA Teams of the Year
Lampard:
Gerrard:
Lampard:
- PFA Team of the Year: 2003–04 Premier League,[240] 2004–05 Premier League,[241] 2005–06 Premier League[242]
Gerrard:
