Let me explain journalism to you. The first four paragraphs of every column is a lede. It involves background, setup, and then trying to make a statement by the fourth paragraph. When you say everything I write is like a press release, you clearly don't understand one is. A press release states a fact in the first sentence, no attempt at creativity, and then builds from there. Some press releases are positive. Others announce something negative.
Since you want to pull receipts, go back to my column on May 17:
"I am going to reserve judgement on the current Longhorn recruiting class. Clearly, Texas cannot make a living off recruiting 3-star players who might get a bump to 4-stars. I will wait to see what happens with Tommy Brockermeyer, Camar Wheaton, Bryce Foster, and other elite recruits before hitting the panic button. That being said, I totally understand how getting two 3-stars on the same day Oklahoma receives a commitment from 5-star receiver Mario Williams (Plant City, Florida) has Longhorn fans hitting the panic button."
https://texas.forums.rivals.com/thr...-on-succeeding-at-texas.472902/#post-13958157
Go back to what I wrote on July 19 if you say all I provide is a "sunny view":
"Appearing in the Big 12 title game every year has to become the new at Texas.
"It needs to happen this season.
"Not "competing" to get into the game. Every year there are multiple teams "competing" to play against Oklahoma. This game must become an annual event for the Longhorns. It needs to become a surprise when Texas does not appear in this game in contrast to shock when the Longhorns are playing in early December.
"Yep, we are diving straight in on Sunday.
"Orangebloods members expressed their disappointment about losing the Brockermeyer brothers for three straight days. It was a loss. Some have called it the biggest Texas recruiting loss ever. Blake Brockermeyer was an All-American at UT. Kristy Brockermeyer graduated from Texas. Blake’s father, Kay, was an offensive tackle at Texas in 1959. Luke Brockermeyer is currently a sophomore linebacker at Texas. Three generations of Brockermeyers wore burnt orange. This should have been a layup on an eight-foot basketball goal.
"However, family history was not enough for Tommy and James Brockermeyer.
"Texas' recent history was the issue.
"Here is the toughest question Longhorn fans have to ask right now.
"Why would a recruit want to play for Texas?"
https://texas.forums.rivals.com/thr...ecome-the-norm-at-texas.479994/#post-14229988
You're picking a really weird fight, man.