Ok, it’s been addressed by basically everyone so can we stop talking about it now? Mistakes were made and have now been addressed so it should be a done deal. 

7 hours ago, Dolphorn said:

Thanks Del Conte - I agree 100%. This ain’t just a standard celebration penalty. I wonder what DKR would do?

Would not have happened.

 

39 minutes ago, AusMOJO said:

How do you know they're not pissed about Nansen?

Did CDC make a statement about Nansen?

10 minutes ago, UTexas said:

Ok, it’s been addressed by basically everyone so can we stop talking about it now? Mistakes were made and have now been addressed so it should be a done deal. 

Would be nice if we would hold our political leaders accountable like we do college kids. Like handling of Epstein files for example. Agree with all we can not do stupid things that get us penalties. Needs to be addressed and stopped. But all these people acting like they are so offended, give me a break. 

4 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

Did CDC make a statement about Nansen?

IMO … difference is 9.8 mill people watched the game, and every national analyst and publication has been talking about it plus CFB fans all over social media platforms. It reached a totally different level to where it publicly brought embarrassment to too many people that are key in helping this roster be put together, and the university. 

But in general, don’t disagree with what you are getting at 

44 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

Because 7 million people didn’t watch the drunk driving on TV.   Some things can be swept under the rug, some can’t.

So it’s not about accountability and more about “my rich friends laughed at me so let’s drag the kids through the mud even more” 

8 hours ago, 4thandFive said:

I hope it does not happen again. A) It’s vulgar and just no, B) I don’t want to see something like from Texas, C), I don’t want the penalty that will hurt the team, and D) I’m not sure I want to see what CDC could or would do if it did occur again.

Not when it tarnishes the reputation of not just our team, but our university, not to mention turned a 4th and long deep in their own territory for the opponent into a first down for them. Now obviously, Simmons is a freak athlete and a team leader. I'm confident he'll learn and it won't happen again.

Edited September 30Sep 30 by Armando Gutierrez

7 hours ago, HookemTexas said:

This nails it, and shows why the team still makes a ton of penalties.  There’s no discipline.

Totally agree. I'm hopeful Sark recognizes that team discipline is lacking and will focus on it during the bye week.

12 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

So it’s not about accountability and more about “my rich friends laughed at me so let’s drag the kids through the mud even more” 

Texas has taken more severe action against Nansen than a public reprimand. Neither Brown nor Simmons is expected to miss a game or a paycheck.

17 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

Did CDC make a statement about Nansen?

But why would he need to? It wasn't aired in front of millions of people? They handled it in house because it wasn't as public as Simmons and Brown. 

5 minutes ago, AusMOJO said:

But why would he need to? It wasn't aired in front of millions of people? They handled it in house because it wasn't as public as Simmons and Brown. 

 

6 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

Texas has taken more severe action against Nansen than a public reprimand. Neither Brown nor Simmons is expected to miss a game or a paycheck.

Well I’d hope so.  One was a crime.  The other was a stupid penalty.  

8 hours ago, tenneseehorn08 said:

Coach Erwin nailed it on lunch with the coach. This type of conduct reveals a fundamental lack of discipline that if not addressed, will lead to us not achieving our goals for this team such that even the 5.5 sacks won't make up for it. Beyond that, treating it as being about just a 15yard penalty when it was a fundamentally wrong, indecent, and disrespectful action is an exercise in missing the point. 

agreed.   kids saw that and though they didn’t know what it was in most cases, they still saw it.   Coach Irwin hit the nail on the head.  if another excessive celebration penalty happens that is in a tight game, it will tell us it is a culture problem and the players aren’t worried about what the coaching staff can or will do. 

52 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

 

I'm not going to continue going back and forth with you on this. It's not hard to understand why they put a statement out about two players doing it and a coach doing it. One was done i nfront of millions and is not blasted all over the internet. The other was beyond a stupid action(s) and he has been punished for it behind close doors. Some articles talking about that have likely already been buried and no one pays attention to.

Compared to videos of it on youtube, instagram, tiktok, etc. 

1 hour ago, Rillo HOOK EM said:

The money definitely chimed in

Normally if I’m upset about something it would mean more if someone called me personally than apologized in a newsletter.

1 hour ago, UTexas said:

Ok, it’s been addressed by basically everyone so can we stop talking about it now? Mistakes were made and have now been addressed so it should be a done deal. 

Where I'm at at this point. 

8 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

For this statement to be made the way it was… some higher ups around UT must have been extremely pissed IMO 

Yawn

 So much pearl cluthing and virtue signaling. 

1 hour ago, Beldar said:

Would be nice if we would hold our political leaders accountable like we do college kids. Like handling of Epstein files for example. Agree with all we can not do stupid things that get us penalties. Needs to be addressed and stopped. But all these people acting like they are so offended, give me a break. 

THIS all day! Thanks Beldar! My thoughts exactly. Crazy what kind of behaviors have become normalized with our political “leaders” but panties all in a wad over this. The hypocrisy is sickening. Can we turn the page on this already?

Edited September 30Sep 30 by stephanie

Don’t get a penalty again.   Beyond that the pearl clutching over an unsportsmanlike penalty has been a show for me. My moron aunt (for many reasons) who knows zilch about football is triggered over it. 
 

my thoughts:   ou sucks. 

3 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

Yawn

 So much pearl cluthing and virtue signaling. 

Without them … you don’t have the players currently on this roster

14 minutes ago, AusMOJO said:

I'm not going to continue going back and forth with you on this. It's not hard to understand why they put a statement out about two players doing it and a coach doing it. One was done i nfront of millions and is not blasted all over the internet. The other was beyond a stupid action(s) and he has been punished for it behind close doors. Some articles talking about that have likely already been buried and no one pays attention to.

Compared to videos of it on youtube, instagram, tiktok, etc. 

yeah agree to disagree.  I don’t subscribe to the athletic director putting out a statement because the friends of some rich donor laughed at a tik tok.  
 

Sark said we’re handling it internally.  You pay him 8 figures to make those calls and he hasn’t lost a locker room yet since he’s been here.  

Edited September 30Sep 30 by pinkman_90

7 minutes ago, Hank South said:

Where I'm at at this point. 

Agree, even Laura Ingram went off on it on Fox News. 

5 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Without them … you don’t have the players currently on this roster

You mean the ones who have been crying about NIL and Portal from the start? 

Edited September 30Sep 30 by MBHORNSFAN

I’m a Lou Brown disciple.  Great catch. Don’t ever f’ing do it again. 

9 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

You mean the ones who have been crying about NIL and Portal from the start? 

I mean the ones that have gotten the players to Texas.