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Him and J Whitt would be a nice combo

Pass defense was unsatisfactory in 4 of the 5 seasons PK was here. They finished outside the top 60 in every season outside of 2024. It cost them a chance to play for a national championship in 2023 IMO when Penix just absolutely shredded the secondary. I don't blame the defense for the Ohio State loss in 2024, but that screen pass right before the half completely shifted the momentum of that game. The comments Sark made this offseason about Muschamp being able to handle that side of the ball completely is probably the biggest factor though. PK had some troubles tying his fronts to the coverages. He brought in Patterson in 2022 and that seemed to help quite a bit. I don't think it was a coincidence that when he left in 2023 that they took a pretty big step backwards. Then in 2024 PK brought in Nansen to help, and that's when we saw the improvements in the secondary. It also didn't hurt that they were experienced and brought in a guy like Mukuba on top of that. Lastly, Sark wants to be more aggressive on that side of the ball. The one game that really bothered me the last year was the Florida game. Lagway had a bad calf and was essentially playing on 1 leg. PK decided that not blitzing and playing soft zone coverage that day was what he wanted to do, and inevitably it failed, miserably. The Miss. St. game also stood out to me. Same game plan really to the Florida game, but when they got down by 3 scores in the 4th quarter, it forced him to be more aggressive. When they started bringing pressure and speeding up Shapen, they had a ton of success. Makes you wonder what that game had looked like had PK been more aggressive from the jump. I also think Anthony Hill was misused in 2025. He was at his best when he was playing close to or at the line of scrimmage in passing situations. We just didn't see as much of that as we did in 2024 and it shows in his production. It hurt his draft stock a bit IMO.

Yes! Obviously KD/TJ top two but I'd love to hear stories from Rick

Herman is this generation's John Mackovic. He did some good things and won some big games, but he was so unlikeable that nobody stood up for him at the end of his tenure. It took a 4-7 disaster to get Mackovic fired. Herman got shown the door in large part because nobody liked him.

I'll admit that that's worth the lake level at Canyon Lake dropping about an inch and a half.

Robison is going to be the pick today, and for good reason, but the other two definitely made an impact on the world. Very cool group.

The countdown rolls on with 39 days until kickoff, and today's spotlight belongs to three Longhorns who each left their mark wearing No. 39. Brian Robison (DE, 2002–06) headlines the group after helping lead Texas to the 2005 national championship. Robison started 36 games, totaled 181 tackles, 42 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and blocked six kicks (second-most in school history). He went on to play 11 NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and was inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 2019. Jud Atchison (HB, 1935–37) was one of the top all-around athletes of his era. A dangerous runner and return man, Atchison later became a two-time track All-American, won the 1939 NCAA long jump national championship, captured three Southwest Conference long jump titles, and was inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1985. He also served his country during World War II. Lew "Mickey" Mayne (HB, 1941–42) helped Texas win the 1942 Southwest Conference title and the program's first-ever bowl victory in the 1943 Cotton Bowl. After serving in World War II, he played on the 1947 AAFC champion Cleveland Browns before returning home to build a legendary career as a coach, principal, and superintendent in Daingerfield. His impact was so significant that the town renamed its football stadium Mickey Mayne Tiger Stadium in his honor. Three players, each with a legacy that extends well beyond the Forty Acres. Who's your favorite Longhorn to wear No. 39? 🤘

Unfortunately, I don't think the results in and of themselves have had as much of an impact as they did at one time. But being a part of either game, IMO, is a big deal.

Thankfully, I've never gotten to "bad guy" levels.

That shark story was amazing! I would have freaked out if a 7 foot shark is trying to rob my fish. Coach is humble and a treasure among our coaches! I think he feels great about his team.

I’m always a Team guy. I won’t blame one guy, which happens a fair amount on boards. As I’ve aged, I’m more “just win” whether that’s ugly, by 1 point, by 30, just win. 2023 OU. Obviously if the defense shuts them down, we win. The offense was in position to shut it down completely, but that didn’t happen. I’m not blaming them for the loss. Neither unit was blameless. As for last years offense, injuries matter. Mosley out early didn’t help. I think Wisner being out set us back, but the tenor here is that he was expendable. But my point about DB injuries is that those guys are more easily exposed. We talk about Taaffe being a high IQ guy but act as though him being out is not impactful then we McDonald goes out early against the # 1 OFEI offense in the country that is more impactful than Mosley being out, who at that time had never even played here. And I think if you actually look at last years UTEP game - Wisner out, Baxter out after play 1, Moore out, Mosley out - that was part of the reason the offense looked shoddy. The play calling failed to get the QB in rhythm early then everybody’s confidence tanked.

@Gerry Hamilton July 21 2021 is when word leaked Texas and OU were going to the SEC. Arch committed to Texas June 23, 2022 Hamilton 1, Bobby 0 😀🤘🏼

Touche’

Its cool man. We're obviously just going to have to agree to disagree on this topic. With the offense, you guys hold them to a certain standard and don't really take injuries or opponent into consideration. If they score 34 vs Vandy but didn't score for a quarter then they should've scored more. For the defense it feels like there's a lot of excuses made for pk. Just as the offense could score a td and end the game vs OU in '23, the defense could've also went out there and made a stop after we took the lead to end the game the same way. You would take 14 points given up on the road vs a top 10 opponent every time. So would I. I'd also take outgaining them by over 100 yards and nearly outrushing by 100 at a 4.5 ypr average every time too. But that doesn't take into account the Monstars stealing Arch's talent for the better part of that game and the first half of the season for that matter.

I understand and respect the history of the rivalry and what the Arkansas game used to be. But it’s hard to pick things up more than 30 years later right where you left off. Right now, the Arkansas game isn’t on the same level as what the OU and A&M games mean.

The one knock on Mack Brown was his philosophy that the OU game was just another game.

RoJo

Fun read to help those that don't keep up with all the movement in the off season ... Texas multiple mentions https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-2026-27-season-stars-storylines-predictions/

Fellow C/O 2012 J. Gray!🤘🏽

I wouldn’t mind Vic Schaefer & Mike White weekly. Always a good listen! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

One of these guys drove the program off a cliff and the other won a NY6 bowl game and signed Bijan Robinson!

that's usually how I listen lol.