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I'm excited to see if Arch picks up where he left off. If he plays like he did the last half of the season, specifically Michigan, watch out! Hook Em! Graphic is insane by the way. It makes me want to run through a wall, Blake!

With all that said, I went to high school with Louie Gohmert and Mt. Pleasant Head Coach Sam Parker. I'd say Texas coaching staff should make their decision.

We are officially 100 days away from Texas football. Since there obviously isn’t a No. 100 walking around on past Texas rosters or this year’s roster, we’re using today as the official kickoff point for the countdown. Starting tomorrow, we’ll begin counting down from 99 all the way to 0 by taking a look at some of the best and most interesting Longhorns to ever wear the number that matches the day. Some days will be obvious. Some will spark debate. Some will bring back names you haven’t thought about in years. And some will be a chance to learn a little more Texas football history along the way. The season is getting closer. 100 days out. Let the countdown begin. And as we draw closer and closer to the season, I must ask.... what excites you the most about this year? Is there a certain player or position group? Maybe a coach or a certain game?

We are officially 100 days away from Texas Football. So starting today, and every day from here until kickoff, we’re going to take a look back at the Texas team that matches the countdown number. Today, that means the 1927 Texas Longhorns. The 1927 team finished 6-2-1 in Clyde Littlefield’s first season as head coach. Texas outscored opponents 164-73, opened the year with a defense-led 103-12 scoring edge over its first five games, posted three shutouts, and held six of nine opponents to seven points or fewer. There are some pretty cool nuggets with this team, too. 1. Texas shut out a John Heisman-coached team. Rice’s head coach in 1927 was John W. Heisman, and Texas beat Rice 27–0. Heisman retired from coaching after the 1927 season; the trophy that now bears his name was renamed in his honor in 1936. 2. One of Texas’ 1927 All-SWC players helped create Chicago deep-dish pizza. Ike Sewell, Texas’ All-SWC guard, later became a successful Chicago businessman and is credited by Texas Athletics with creating Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. That’s your social media banger: “A Texas Longhorn lineman helped invent deep-dish pizza.” 3. This was right before Texas’ “true burnt orange” uniform history. Texas Athletics notes Sewell later started on the 1928 team that first wore true burnt orange, meaning the 1927 team sits right before that uniform-history milestone. 4. They played in a still-new Memorial Stadium. The stadium had been dedicated on Thanksgiving Day 1924 to honor the 198,520 Texans who fought in World War I and the 5,280 who died. So the 1927 team was playing in the early years of what eventually became DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. 5. The season ended against a monster A&M team. Texas A&M finished 8–0–1, won the SWC, outscored opponents 262–32, and beat Texas 28–7 on Thanksgiving at Kyle Field. The Schedule:

Khardman: As the article linked states, Todd is the guy who brought Ismael to Gilmer to play football. I won't explain in great detail. Todd's dad was a well known guy in Gilmer sports in the 1980s when we were all teenagers. Todd's dad was our summer league basketball coach. Todd went to Germany as a foreign exchange student after graduation. That's where he established his European contacts. Todd's dad was always great to me. I was best friends with Alan's little brother Neal growing up. Their dad was the Methodist Minister at Soules Chapel in the 1980s. Must have spent about 1/3 of my time at their house from the age of 10-16. Their mom was maybe the nicest lady I ever knew. All this to say, I know the sports pedigree here and I can read between the lines. Stay away.

Coach Vic shouldnt change, but maybe some of the ladies he has recruited were not mature enough to handle his style of coaching. Further, like most athletes when you come from hs and own the gym, then get to Texas you get splinters from riding the pine. Some are just not ready for that. Love Coach Vic.

Amen, Alex.

I agree, that would be a great deterrent for this NIL fiasco.

I went to high school with Todd Robison and Gilmer Head Coach Alan Metzel. I'd say Texas should move on.

Not true https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2027-ol-ismael-camara-raises-192358108.html

The SEC should go to a 5 game conference schedule then play the rest of their games ravaging the lower tier of the weakest conferences. Then it’s an all SEC CFP. Winning!

While there are teams outside the B1G and SEC that play big boy football and produce lots of NFL players they are not playing schedules full of other similarly talented teams. In a typical season probably 2/3 of the playoff teams should come from the two major conferences and 1/3 from the rest of the football world, and I think the computer rankings would bear that out. As some have already posted, computer rankings should probably be paramount for the playoffs. Then both the B1G and the SEC teams would feel free to schedule a marquee OOC game every season. USC and ND would resume. Texas could play tOSU, Michigan, or Penn State again. Florida would not be disadvantaged for having Miami and Fl St OOC. If 'Bama chose all patsies it would work against them, not for them. In a rational world.

Let’s not be the best team, let’s be the best scheduled team!!! Sec sec sec What starts here, changes to a weaker schedule…

We need more on the genius of Marcus Freeman. Maybe he's a scheduling wizard as well.

This kid’s circle is doing him zero favors in terms of his future and personal development, but they will certainly line their own pockets nicely here. Camara will be spoken of like the Dutch Tulip market of the 1600s. Intentionally creating a highly speculative bubble that eventually bursts.

I think what haunts him most is that he knew he recruited and built the right team. Unfortunately immaturity and malcontents and a poor shooting night for Maddy B didn't help. I believe in Vic and I appreciate that he has a vision and is going to see it through. Texas is going to be a final four team under his supervision and tutelage next season. People want transfer portal, he knows what he has. I will miss kyla oldacre big time. Loyal longhorn who was tremendous.

Great stories, could listen to him for hours

Drop ND for UMHB. Everyone is happy.

Great to listen to him this morning…A true tough guy & Longhorn legend…

Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson

pay the $500k and get out of ND 2 game home and home. Make the playoff, Play ND in December when their SOS will be in the 60s

thats not a smart mentality. it cost us a playoff spot in 2025 and will again in the future. If you continue to bash your head against a system that is against you, its on you then

I’d like to hear more of the specifics. Strength of record should be well down the list of considerations. It’s more difficult to do, but that can be manipulated. The strength of schedule is far more appropriate, but I’m guessing that needs tweaking. It’d be appropriate for teams only playing 4 games away from home should be dinged for that. And when you play 42 days away from home, those 3rd and 4th games are more difficult than they otherwise would be if they were the 1st and 2nd (last game of a trip). And whatever morons couldn’t figure out margin of victory years ago sure shouldn’t be consulted now. Winning by 28 is far more impressive than winning by 1 and should be incorporated. But, no two late TDs to win by 28 is not the same as leading by 28 heading into the 4th. We have stats that remove garbage time. That can be modeled here and include caps of some sort too. I am not certain where you the draw the line, but Travis out as QB at FSU is enough to leave them out several years ago. But when Dallas Wilson plays his first game and it’s against our backup CB, that is a factor. I don’t think he or Brown played versus Ole Miss at Ole Miss. That was tight late. I don’t expect that thought to be modeled, but I would hope that the committee would delve that deep into things. The Aggies tackling the interior pass rusher for ND on the last play shouldn’t be forgotten either I do not believe the committee has a great grasp on games because I’d wager they’re too busy glad handing and focusing on their programs to give tons of attention elsewhere. Hell, I don’t think are a ton of people that have a great understanding, but there’s a lot more people that take in more live action and have better insight than they do.

Sark came with receipts