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Me either. But it makes sense regarding the strength of schedule. One could easily have a different methodology on that. I think for certain midweek games should be categorized differently. I believe Vandy got a bump last year, as played out in the committes mind anyway, that propelled them based on their SEC tourney run even though every game they faced a further down the line starter than they threw.

You never fail to disappoint good sir

From February 11. Texas offered last Monday. So things are evolving a bit.

Talk about big game hunting here.

Done! 🤘

Finally something about football LOL

Junior season HUDL http://www.hudl.com/v/2SqcPm

5-star visitor this week OnTexasFootball was the first to report that the staff was working on getting 5-star and No. 1 ranked wide receiver Monshun Sales (Indianapolis, In./Lawrence North) on campus this month on a first ever visit to Texas. OTF believes based on intel that the 6-5, 205-pounder with 4.37 wheels is scheduled to be in Austin this week (likely Wednesday & Thursday). Sales initiated the interest in Texas, and wide receivers coach Chris Jackson has been in constant contact prior to Texas offering recently. Ohio State and Indiana are the two schools mentioned the most headed into the visit later this week.

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Thanks for the response. Interesting. I didn't know SOS (and therefore RPI) was not standardized.

Jeff - can always count on you to dive into something like this, pleasure to read, great insight

That was an incredible read and play. I, along with probably everyone else, was in shock at how the game got away from us in the second half. But, that play shows what made Quinn as good as he was. He was calm throughout all of it, made the right read and check and then made the throw in the moment it had to happen. Thanks for bringing this up!

Awesome stuff Jeff! Hope we get to see some of this in action on Saturday – if we even get a practice on Saturday.

Great read. Love the details we are getting about how practices are run and the areas of emphasis. Keep 'em coming!

This is an awesome post Jeff. Really enjoyed reading it. I think your take makes a lot of sense. Sark’s background with Saban and Carroll means he’s always understood what a high‑level defensive practice structure looks like, so it’s not surprising that Muschamp’s approach fits naturally with what Sark already believes. PK wasn’t a bad coordinator by any stretch, but fit matters when you’re trying to move from “good” to “championship level.” Muschamp comes from the same defensive lineage as Sark’s biggest influences, so the emphasis on live reps, physicality, and detailed teaching lines up more cleanly with Sark’s overall philosophy. And you’re right - the way Muschamp talks about the practice plan really does reinforce why he was Sark’s first choice from the beginning. It’s not just scheme; it’s the daily structure, the way you practice, and what you emphasize. That alignment is already showing up this spring.

Was either punch or Johnson our top target out of the portal?

Gerry, could you give us the top 5 players on the board committed or not?

Not an ignorant question. The biggest discrepancy is the SOS rankings, both for overall and out of conference. D1's Nitty Gritty has Texas' non-conference SOS 30 spots lower than Warren Nolan. But I don't know if those directly impact the calculations or vice versa.

Thanks Jeff!! Damn good read.

Of note on pearratings… A&M (6), Auburn (8), OU (11) all rated higher than our top 2 remaining opponents. (Miss St-12, Bama-14.) Given we have Miss St and Bama at home, hopefully the data won’t lie

For those of you who want to know how half-line pass works in practice, I'm sorry for pulling an Ohio State example, but it's the best I could find on a quick YouTube search:

Pear ratings also does a solid aggregate of various rating systems. We are #3 with their data set

I don't know if the defensive practice plan Muschamp describes is something that Sark has done previously. With that said, it doesn't matter because he's doing it now. Sark has a pretty unique background in that he's an offensive play-caller who counts two elite defensive minds (Nick Saban and Pete Carroll) as mentors. They're Sark's two biggest football influences, so he knows what a defensive practice plan looks like. Muschamp's quote on the practice plan stuck with me. If nothing else, it reinforces why Muschamp was Sark's first choice to run the defense when he took the Texas job, not PK. It's disingenuous to say PK wasn't a good defensive coordinator. That's simply not true. Nevertheless, it's becoming clearer by the day that Muschamp and defensive minds from the Saban tree call games and value things that jibe more with who Sark is philosophically.

Ignorant question, but shouldn't RPI be the same regardless of the publication? Like, I think it's a rote formula. Just like someone's OPS should be the same regardless of who's calculating it. But I'd be more interested if I'm wrong!