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Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Will Texas let TCU take its cornbread... again?)

Ingram will be the RB getting more carries than Danny before seasons end if he is healthy. In fact, he make take over as starter this year since Watson's blocking is iffy at best. No other back on the team has the "it" he has.
Correct, but while he's out...
 
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I think many would have Called for Texas to be 2-1 at this point, but with different results (Maryland and SC flipped).

Could you argue that fans should be more confident with the actual results versus the projected? After all, you’d rather see the strong performance at game three than game one. Further, while SC may not be a great team right now, most would agree their talent level is far superior to Maryland’s.

Just a little nuance that might be getting overlooked.
Yes, if the Maryland disaster had never happened....;)
 
Ketch,

You cannot blame Sam for the first interception against Maryland. A Maryland player blew Watson up in pass pro and either the Maryland player or Watson himself hit Sam on the elbow or mid-section which altered Sam's throw. That is all on Watson.

Go back and look at the Maryland game tape.

The second interception was horrific and definitely Sam's fault.
I'm not sure that changes the discussion much.
 
It's a bit ironic that SC was probably the least "important" game from a tangible standpoint compare to the next 3 games. Saturday is big for us. Big 12 is shaping up to be stronger than many were projecting back in the summer. Gotta hold serve at home.
Bingo.
 
Ketch said: "I know Oklahoma looms in a few weeks, but nothing matters more in the entire 2018 season than the Longhorns putting an end to this TCU thing that exists. More so than any game on the schedule, this is the game that will tell me everything I need to know about what the 2018 season is going to look like."

So true.

Reasons:

1. When you lose to one team so many times in a row, they become the measure by which you're judged;

2. Need to bring that fatty down a few notches, or pounds or both;

3. In state recruiting;

4. DFW recruiting;

5. Not a descending program like USC;

6. Restore the proper relationship between THE University of Texas and a little, private, horn-frog school in Ft. Worth.

Hookem
7. Pride.
 
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based on...?
The long term trend exists for a reason. Unless you have evidence that those reasons no longer exist, I have no reason to believe that there won’t be a return to the norm at some point. While Texas has experienced a decade of mediocrity, it is still the big dog with all the resources required to be dominant. Over time that advantage shows up. Conversely, TCU has out performed their norms. There is a pretty good chance that they drop back when their circumstances change...for example, their coach leaves.
 
The long term trend exists for a reason. Unless you have evidence that those reasons no longer exist, I have no reason to believe that there won’t be a return to the norm at some point. While Texas has experienced a decade of mediocrity, it is still the big dog with all the resources required to be dominant. Over time that advantage shows up. Conversely, TCU has out performed their norms. There is a pretty good chance that they drop back when their circumstances change...for example, their coach leaves.
Trends change. You're hanging your idea, which is probably correct, based on old data points and old advantages.

How long does TCU need to be a better program than Texas because it has been for a decade now.
 
USC is fake news like 2016 Notre Dame.

There are big games ahead but lots of people on here thought Texas couldn’t beat USC and called it a big game with important implications before it was played (especially recruiting). Of course since Texas won impressively it’s now not that big of deal

Hopefully Texas carries it through to Sat and wins another big game
 
I said it before, saw Dicker at state championship last year. My 5th grade son (Allen fans) said in 4th , “We are gonna lose if that kicker gets a chance”. He walks around like he knows he is going to beat you.
 
Only The Young is top 5 IMO.

I think the fans will be into the TCU game unlike prior years...it’s got a 1990 UH vibe.
Agreed. Beating USC was vital, but the UT Student Body and fans will be into the TCU game primarily because Chris Del Conte, in a few months, has miraculously transformed DKR Memorial Stadium and the entire Game Day experience there into a bona fide HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE.
 
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you're clearly a bit young on the Journey songs....Feeling that way/Anytime is their all-time greatest.

 
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... Which is worse ... getting boat-raced at home by North Texas if you're Arkansas or having this happen to you?

I'm betting the North Texas coaching staff had to alert every referee on the field to be ready for this play and not blow it dead by accident. If the refs didn't know in advance that this trick play was coming, one of the refs would have assumed a fair catch was called and blown the play dead long before the North Texas player ever started running down the field.

... Ryan Fitzmagic is apparently a thing. Like when Jeremy Lin went on a heater.

Interesting comparison, since both guys went to Harvard.
 
Trends change. You're hanging your idea, which is probably correct, based on old data points and old advantages.

How long does TCU need to be a better program than Texas because it has been for a decade now.
Trends do change and maybe they have and I just haven’t perceived it yet. But if I am betting on a business proposition, I am betting on the guy with the most money to prevail over time.
 
I'm betting the North Texas coaching staff had to alert every referee on the field to be ready for this play and not blow it dead by accident. If the refs didn't know in advance that this trick play was coming, one of the refs would have assumed a fair catch was called and blown the play dead long before the North Texas player ever started running down the field.



Interesting comparison, since both guys went to Harvard.
The photos of him from yesterday did not scream, "HARVARD!"
 
Trends do change and maybe they have and I just haven’t perceived it yet. But if I am betting on a business proposition, I am betting on the guy with the most money to prevail over time.
I'd probably put my money on those with the best leadership. Sometimes it ends up being the same thing, but when it's not, give me brains and know-how over all else.
 
Here's a look at my Top 10 Journey/Perry jams.

10. Foolish Heart
9. Separate Ways
8. Who's Crying Now
7. Any Way You Want It
6. Oh Sherrie
5. Faithfully
4. Lights
3. Wheel in the Sky
2. Open Arms
1. Don't Stop Believing

Stone In Love belongs.
 
A Journey/Perry reunion would go well beyond "off the charts." Won't happen, but one can dream. BTW @Ketchum if you ever get a chance to see a Journey tribute band called Resurrection you should go. They were f'n great when we saw them in Fredericksburg. They are playing the State Fair the night before the OU game.
 
A Journey/Perry reunion would go well beyond "off the charts." Won't happen, but one can dream. BTW @Ketchum if you ever get a chance to see a Journey tribute band called Resurrection you should go. They were f'n great when we saw them in Fredericksburg. They are playing the State Fair the night before the OU game.
Isn't the current band actually the best Journey tribute band?
 
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Isn't the current band actually the best Journey tribute band?

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But this one doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
 
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Totally agree with opening statement.

#9
STEVE PERRY!!
HELL YEA!!
ABOUT DAMN TIME!!

Don’t disagree with his 10 songs you listed, however I found better ones on his Greatest Hits + 5 album than any he had with Journey or other solos.
 
Totally agree with opening statement.

#9
STEVE PERRY!!
HELL YEA!!
ABOUT DAMN TIME!!

Don’t disagree with his 10 songs you listed, however I found better ones on his Greatest Hits + 5 album than any he had with Journey or other solos.
feel free to share the names of these magic tracks.;)
 
Ketch, you're just like the coaches, lets start the guy that averages a yard or two less per carry.

On Ehlinger, he had a couple passes dropped but also I was impressed that instead of throwing into a crowd, he threw quite a few balls away which has a big impact on his completion pct.
 
feel free to share the names of these magic tracks.;)
“Melody” is a really good one
“What Was” is awesome
“You Better Wait” awesome
“Missing You” awesome
“I Stand Alone” the best one!!
“When You’re in Love (for the first time) “
“Forever Right or Wrong (love’s like a river)”
“If You Need Me, Call Me” Nice one!
“It Won’t Be You” good one
 
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