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Take the loss pvssy!

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Key cog in the Mack turnaround.

DJ baby. Best I’ve seen at his position

Baker was an ok scrambler.

Austin tour show tonight! Gotta go DJ but Applewhite was the first QB I watched as a fan. Wish I still had my burnt orange shirt with the white apple. Slick design

Sure maybe. I think Sark is the playcaller, but Flood definitely runs things when it comes to outside of playcalling. It's impossible for Sark to run the team as the HC and be the OC at the same time. I'm not sure it's just a title for pay purposes. But if it is, then I'm happy to be wrong on that.

DJ for sure! Although Applewhite often gets overlooked when we look back at quarterbacks.

There was a lot of that yesterday.

All I see when I see this thread

Nearly put Silas Bolden in the OP due to his hustle play versus OU. The play: https://youtu.be/CcuDX52PTso?feature=shared

I don’t know CTJ but I appreciate the passion if not the delivery. Objectively, CJ has a long way to go in his reporting. It’s rarely nuanced and imo he blurs his opinion and sourced information in his delivery. At times, conflating the two. This is observational not critical. It’s impressive that he’s done so well this early into his career but his style strikes me as someone that thinks they’ve arrived versus being on the curve. He also seems selective with whom he responds but that again comes with experience. Interacting effectively with an audience can be as important as the information being delivered. I hope behind the scenes he is absorbing all he can from the eclectic group he is with because there’s a ton of wisdom to be gained. All CJ had to do was what Bobby, leading by example, did and include a plausible option as to why the changes took place in the initial post. This is not for any one poster’s sake but we all gain from a thoughtful or thorough article. Again, experience matters. Not dumping on the dude and I believe he has the talent to get there if he has the willingness to learn/grow. I do think CJT took the article way too literally and since he is apparently well connected, knows there is a limitation as to what is known but also to what “can” be shared. I absolutely get his frustration with the canned phrases and asleep at the wheel replies. He was seeking clarity and got magic 8 ball replies. It has to be frustrating having real skin in the game when most only have skin on a keyboard. Kudos to Bobby for the context and perspective. I really like him giving CJT is due without selling out team or being defensive as most other site mods(people?) would. We all benefit when we listen to understand vs waiting to respond. And, 💯 on 🎯 about counterproductive. TL;DR 🤘🏽

Our HC is the OC. Flood has that designation in name only for pay purposes

Some great 11s. Kade Phillips now and one of my all-time favorite longhorns PJ Locke!

We are down to just 11 days before Texas plays Ohio State in the season opener. Who is your favorite Texas player to wear No. 11? Some options today include… Derrick Johnson Sam Ehlinger Major Applewhite Colin Simmons

Be interesting to see a thread started on this and get peoples thoughts on Flood and the recruitment/development of the OL. No bigger task than getting this OL ready this year. Who is even better than Flood? It wouldn't be just replacing an OL coach but also your OC.

Hook me up too! Thx

I know people will hit the panic button, but I do like that the staff is extra careful with injuries. No reason to risk these guys in practices if we don't need to. As for the OL reshuffling, it's nothing new. Literally everyone does. Hell, even Ohio State has been doing it this fall camp. Texas did it last year, too. I like that they're trying new ways to see how the line looks, etc. Goosby will be back and ready to rumble against Ohio State.

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I wouldn't say they were mortal in the playoffs, they still kicked ass.

Most welcome. Opposing inarticulate fans who just post "We are winning by 56!" get short shifted here. Resolving unknowns I a game is exciting. The loser will not suffer that much this early in the season.

2008 was much better on offense. The offense really missed Cosby and Ogbonnaya in 2009. Though I wonder if some of the struggle was also a result of opponents doing a lot of film study on the Colt Mccoy offense over the summer and finding a few answers. Both teams kind of sucked on the OL. (McWhorter has to be the worst recruiting assistant coach that we've had). 2009 was probably better on defense, but they also didn't have to play Sam Bradford, Crabtree, Terrelle Pryor, etc, so that helped. (Not unlike our defense last year who also dominated a slate of bad offenses but showed to be a bit more mortal in the playoffs). Overall IMO 2008 was the better team, though 2009 probably had the better chance to win the NC just because the competition was weaker.

I came across a thread on a Georgia forum where the OP pointed out something interesting: last year, every team that won their conference ended up losing in the quarterfinals. Oregon lost to fOSU, Georgia lost to ND, Boise State lost to Penn State, and Arizona lost to Texas. Maybe taking that extra week off kills momentum at such a crucial point in the postseason? Or maybe last year was just a weird one-off—not sure, it was the first season with the 12-team playoff. Either way, it’ll be nice to flex that we won the SEC in our second season. But that datapoint (small as it is) does make you wonder: is it actually better to miss the conference or even lose it just to keep momentum rolling? Thoughts? 🤘🏾

I was certain that the Michigan was next year but thanks for the correction.