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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!

This guy gets it

AUSTIN, Texas — Part of what endeared Will Muschamp to Texas football fans the way Mike Campbell and Leon Fuller did before him was his intensity and demand for physicality, which were traits his Longhorn defenses showed during his first stint as defensive coordinator. What Muschamp doesn’t get enough credit for is his attention to detail. Playing for Muschamp requires a razor-sharp focus, which bred discipline that helped Muschamp field championship-caliber defenses and change the football culture on the Forty Acres during his three seasons under Mack Brown (2008-10). Unlike his first tour of duty with the Longhorns, Muschamp’s return hasn’t tasked him with creating something from scratch. It’s more of a case of Muschamp helping Sarkisian clear a hurdle he’s reached along his climb to college football’s summit. Regardless, Muschamp’s impact in his second Texas tenure is being felt in how the Longhorns practice. The expected Muschamp hallmarks are evident (the “No Thud = No Play” mantra chief among them). Muschamp’s detailing of Steve Sarkisian’s defensive practice plan for spring ball during his media availability last Tuesday, however, revealed how Sarkisian is giving Muschamp the tools he needs to help Texas regain the physical edge it lacked at times in 2025. For starters, Muschamp is familiar with the way Texas practices because Sarkisian’s practice structure, he said, is similar to what he experienced while working under Nick Saban and Kirby Smart. From the day he took the job, Sarkisian has implemented a lot of what he learned from Saban during his time as an Alabama assistant coach (2016, 2019-20). Still, Sarkisian using practice periods to run through half-line pass drills, for example, is a sign that Muschamp is getting everything he needs to make his mark on the 2026 squad. “When you do half-line pass, that's really a great teaching tool for the defense,” Muschamp said. “I hear a lot of offensive coaches, like, 'I never want to do that.' We always did that with Coach Saban because it’s really to teach the principles of the coverage to the defensive players. We do that here. Coach Sarkisian loves it, but he knows that it helps us probably more than it really helps our offense. If (the play is) a full-field read for the quarterback, he's only reading half the field and sometimes there's some coverages that are going to kill any route over there.” That might not sound like a big deal. But, Sarkisian, who points out time and again that “you get what you emphasize" in practice, tailoring practice periods to Muschamp’s liking speaks to a coach who wants to maximize a shift in defensive philosophy capable of elevating the program to the elusive next rung on the championship ladder. Muschamp likes the physicality of Sarkisian’s practice. Beyond that, and perhaps more important to Texas getting back to the College Football Playoff, Sarkisian’s understanding that the defense needs live snaps to hone their craft has Muschamp excited about what the team has accomplished in spring practice. “On offense, you can go out and do routes on air and really improve and get the timing and get all that,” Muschamp said. “On defense, you have to key and diagnose. You have to see something, you have to respond to it the right way, have your eyes in the right spot and in order for us to get better, we've got to go against people.” View full news story

#FireFlood amirite

If he has a good year, he might go to the NFL next year.

Correct - Siani is a redshirt junior this year.

Talented dude. Has to mature to maximize

He has another year of eligibility

So we are just going to line up a bunch of TE on the oline and hope for the best? I know yall say positionless football but this is ridiculous

So you are saying that Turntine is starting at Guard or Center to start the season? Interesting.

He is a senior this year i believe.

Appreciate it!

Thanks Bobby!

Might have Siani move to LT next year and have RG and RT between Turntine and Baker.

Oh you mean before he hit a real strength and conditioning program lol

Website says they will provide a poster for fans to get signed. Outside stuff won’t be allowed for autographs.

Their queso is by far the best queso I’ve had anywhere. This is a great tradition that OTF should do on game days too. I always head over there after games to have a beer while traffic thins out.

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