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Honestly, I read your post and thought "Thats bullshit, if he is a top 10 pick, he'd go."The Mannings aren’t like any other family in this matter. They know the importance of piling up experience in CFB. If they feel Arch is better served spending a 4th year in CFB to get a third year as a starter under his belt then they will. Regardless of draft projection after year 3.
This feels like a personal attack* Has anyone ever met an LA Chargers fan? I can only imagine how they are still feeling. How did that happen?
This feels like a personal attack
There are grounds for changing it.Once you pick a team, it's your team for life.
I think those are the rules.
My son doesn't give a damn about football yet. I might be shit out of luck.There are grounds for changing it.
This might actually be a good thread topic.
Grounds for changing:
#1 - Your team moves cities.
#2 - Your team management does something really terrible - like the Redskins with their me-too level shenanigan's.
#3 - Your kids picks a different team, and your team is and has been terrible for years, and you want to bond with your kid, but only after several years of trying to get your kid onto your team's bandwagon.
Does not qualify:
- Your team sucks but there is no "qualifying circumstances" like #3 above
- Your team sucks, and a hot chick likes another team, even if you marry said hot chick.
-Your college team's star player gets drafted by someone other than your NFL team.
My NFL rooting interests are entirely driven by Longhorns on a given team.Your college team's star player gets drafted by someone other than your NFL team.
I don't think Texas cares about playing Arkansas every year. BUT, that is the one game Arkansas wants every year, so for that reason we are stuck with them.I think OU stays. A&M needs to be annual as well. Not sure about Arkansas.
Which brings up your next list. which state produced the greatest group of running backsRicky isn't from Texas. He'd be on the California list.
yeah, he also left town and currently lives in Phoenix, but that's team he's rooted for all his life.he's STILL a Chargers fan after they left town?
**** Arkansas! It will legitimately be 35 years since we’ve played them on an annual basis, **** them.I think OU stays. A&M needs to be annual as well. Not sure about Arkansas.
I feel like that is a different situation.My NFL rooting interests are entirely driven by Longhorns on a given team.
Once you pick a team, you pick it for life. Those are the rules.he's STILL a Chargers fan after they left town?
So as a Cowboy fan, you are preparing for the worst? Don’t worry. As a Cowboy fan living in Houston, you are the worst! BTW nice column.
Has it always been that way? Did you give up on a team?My NFL rooting interests are entirely driven by Longhorns on a given team.
good question. There can't be many. competing with Texas.Which brings up your next list. which state produced the greatest group of running backs
do you know if he ever feels conflicted?yeah, he also left town and currently lives in Phoenix, but that's team he's rooted for all his life.
I feel like that is a different situation.
If you simply "follow" and NFL team because you're a fan of Tucker or Dicker, or Poona, and enjoy watching them and seeing them succeed...that is one thing. And I respect that. I do the same thing. I enjoy seeing Longhorns succeed in the NFL. Just not at the expense of the Cowboys.
It's another if your closet is full of Dak, Aikman, Emmett, and Staubach jerseys, and your man cave is covered in their posters and signed swag.
Then, Bijan gets drafted by the Eagles, and the next day you're loaded up with Cunningham and Reggie White swag like you've been a fan of the Eagles your whole life----I'm gonna call bullshit.
My kids love the Puss in Boots. Same with the wife.While it's going to make just about every game much more stressful and impactful, I am so looking forward to the expanded playoff.
My thoughts on Chris Jackson to WR coach are mixed with a lean toward thumbs down. While he seems like an elite up and comer with that NFL experience that recruits are looking for, I also wonder (i.e., am skeptical) about bringing in an unproven and not just INexperienced, but an UNexperienced recruiter with no ties to Texas. If he turns out to be an elite developer of talent with a personality to keep divas in line, that, plus NIL, may equate to plus recruiting, perhaps while he develops in-person recruiting chops. Samples, I think, represents the "safer" choice of near elite development with plus to elite recruiting, both with the track record we can see on paper. In Jackson's favor, I do respect a discovery the young, undiscovered diamond that comes in and blows everyone away (should that be the case). It's a tough one, but I have absolutely no input, so In Sark I Trust.
I was really happy to see Ford come back. I'm hoping that Ant Hill lives up to his hype and those two become the best LB tandem that Texas has ever seen, even in Hills true freshman year. Over the weekend, I saw a hype video of Derrick Johnson. It made me wonder why aren't our LBs taught to punch at the ball like DJ was legend for. That hype video must has shown at least 10 tackles where he punched the ball out. It was beautiful.
In my bones, I feel like Texas has, at least on paper, a high probability to play in and win the Big 12 next year, regardless of who ends up as QB1 (here, I'll repeat what has become my tag line - don't sleep on Maalik). Our young OL will be that much more seasoned and will have a little depth finally. If there are no sophomore stumbles or injuries (knock-wood), it should give QB1, Brooks, Baxter, and Robinson a solid and dependable plus wall. On top of that, in 2024, that OL should be young, elite, and a monster. If some of the young defensive talent we have develops into plus or elite players, I would go out on a limb and say Texas has a good chance to pull an elite generational twofer - winning the Big 12 championship the first year in and of the league and winning the SEC its first year in the league. If Arch is as good as the hype and has developed into QB1 in 2024, with what should be the most monster OL in the country, and if our defense is just a preponderance of a plus-D, I think our best chances for SEC championship and (whisper) national championship will be the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Mark it down here.
Finally, I watched The Banshees of Inisherin this weekend. Great movie! A very Irish movie, with the beautiful, expansive landscapes, somber Irish folk music, dark humor, great character development each with their own level of depression/difficulty, and oh so well acted. I would definitely rank it among the top movies of the year. BUT, I am still sticking with Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, as my No. 1 movie of the year, with Maverick in the No. 2 spot. I re-watched both Maverick and Puss In Boots this weekend too (Puss In Boots, actually 2 times - my 4 year old also loves the movie), to confirm my rankings. Even having watched it now maybe 7-10 times, it still makes me laugh, cry, and feel great/hopeful at the end of the movie.
Yeah, he does feel comflicted. He hates they left but so far it's still his team.do you know if he ever feels conflicted?
I grew up in Houston and loved the Earl era Oilers. When they moved, I didn’t really keep up with the Titans. As a kid, I also loved Staubach and Landry. Now I live in Dallas and am just north of neutral with Cowboys. Prefer they win but not that big of a deal.Has it always been that way? Did you give up on a team?
I need Jerry to move the team to Houston.Yeah, he does feel comflicted. He hates they left but so far it's still his team.
Similarly I still rooted for the Oilers for awhile after they left Houston but over time that wore off and I dont even consider the Titans my former team anymore
I grew up in Houston and loved the Earl era Oilers. When they moved, I didn’t really keep up with the Titans. As a kid, I also loved Staubach and Landry. Now I live in Dallas and am just north of neutral with Cowboys. Prefer they win but not that big of a deal.
I would think California and Florida could give Texas a run.good question. There can't be many. competing with Texas.
Stress and money all spent on Saturdays! 🤘Sounds like an stress-free world you live in.
...Moving forward, No. 12 UCLA losing to an unranked Arizona in November is a pretty massive deal. Same with No. 16 NC State losing to Boston College. Can you believe the hoopla that would surround No. 22 UCF beating No. 17 Tulane and the discussion about the impact such a win might have?
Hell, No. 9 Alabama beating No. 11 Ole Miss would represent the single biggest game of the weekend in such a way that none of the games outside of the TCU/Texas game would have mattered from the games previously receiving all of the focus. With teams like Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan all likely having a get out of jail card by being undefeated at that stage of the season, the collective focus on the season as a whole changes significantly.
Speaking of the match-up between No. 4 TCU and No. 18 Texas, can you imagine how much more weight that game would have carried for a team like the Longhorns, who would surely have playoff dreams entering that point of the season by only being a few spots away from No. 12?
As a kid I was a die hard Cowboys and Oilers fan (yes I loved both). My dad loved The Boys and decorated my room silver and blue but I've always loved my hometown Houston teams as well especially the Luv Ya Blue Earl/Bum era Oilers.I grew up in Houston and loved the Earl era Oilers. When they moved, I didn’t really keep up with the Titans. As a kid, I also loved Staubach and Landry. Now I live in Dallas and am just north of neutral with Cowboys. Prefer they win but not that big of a deal.