Thanos72

I appreciate the thoughtful response. We disagree on this. They caught a great 2022 class that had a stud and 4 solid floors. There wasn’t much change from freshman to senior for most. The real problem is it appears he simply leaned on that class and did almost nothing for the ‘23 and ‘24 classes. Not a single person was ready to step up at guard or center. Not one. 52 was very uneven to be a sr. Neto. Hopefully Brooks wasn’t broken. Slide protections were keystone and robotic. You sound like you know line play so it’s confounding that you see hm so effectively when we literally had zero folks ready to step up from the ‘23/‘24 classes. There’s no excuse for it. BTW, I disagree with you but im not arguing with you. You seemed centered in this so I’m really curious what I’m missing. As for Sark, all humans have blind spots and weaknesses. I think Sark is overly loyal and also stubborn to his detriment. His intelligence is what makes him great but it also creates blind spots. I don’t doubt that Flood knows the job but knowing something and effectively teaching or transferring that knowledge is another. Alabama weren’t his players so good or bad, attribution to him is suss. I think last summer when Sark was away with a critical life event, he learned about his staff. I think he was surprised that some couldn’t hold their mud. What I also don’t know, which is a lot, is if there is someone in mind he wants but isn’t available. Flood isn’t awful though this year was. You don’t dump Flood unless you upgrade. Maybe there’s a Muschamp equivalent. 🤷🏽‍♂️

We were a solid guard away from having a good enough line. Arch needed game experiences for sure but we beat FL and probably OSU with a better left guard alone. Defense didn’t show up for fl or we win. I think Muschamp solves that. My point is we weren’t that far away and if we had snuck in, we had a chance to catch fire since no team is elite or flawless. Some of yall are acting like we are doomed or have scrubs. We’d be very good with no additions with the exception of guard unless a couple in the room stand up. We’re looking for difference makers to clear the way not salvage the day.

I mean this sincerely with no shade. Dissertations aside, did you watch the line play? One class has done okay. Banks started as a frosh so unicorn talent was there. The others stayed about the same level of play. Maybe he gets credit for c jones? Other than Banks, all the others were meh to average. Majors stayed about the same. The line has never been able to get a run game sans a Bijan level player. This year we were awful. Well below average, heavily penalized, with ZERO bench strength. No one was ready to play. Bizarre Neto situation. I’ll never get the need to defend someone when objective tape, play, and lack of development exists. Football is a present day meritocracy. Other than one class that still underperformed against ranking and expectations, he has literally cratered the room. Why would you want the person that created this mess to continue to lead it? What would it take to see he is not the fit to get us to elite? I sincerely don’t get it. His on field and recruiting results are objectively subpar for a Texas level team. There’s no portal line waiting to get to be coached by him so even the market has spoken. It’s not primarily nil, other teams can put on tape of this year alone and point out we don’t develop. Cmon now. Objectively you should want better for Texas. 🤘🏽

Confusion mostly. GA by way of Southside San Antonio

You and meme hate is one of the funniest things ever.

User name checks out

That’s the thing, it’s not a comparison. We move to the next player, regardless of name or position, if there’s a reasonable chance their ceiling is higher. This is after an incumbent has hit their ceiling for whatever reason. Meritocracy versus politics and fan favorites imho.

If we start Arch last year, the defense was strong enough to carry him until he started seeing things better. He’d also be exponentially better this year and we probably win at OSU and Florida. The reason to start Arch was to begin his development since we knew QE’s ceiling. So two things predictably happened. We neither won a natty nor got a jump on this year. It’s silly to reduce it to trashing Quinn. Quinn’s play determined his ceiling, not chat fodder. He had consistently demonstrated his ceiling. Nothing more, nothing less.

Maybe this can be must champs corner…

@Gerry Hamilton @Jeff Howe

https://x.com/hornsports/status/2003192320678855183?s=46

WM is an upgrade by almost any objective measure. Recently worked with the one team that trounced a brilliant offensive mind like deboer. Only question is fit. Only time knows that answer.

https://x.com/vvinzetta/status/2001400606297038894?s=46

We beat both. Handily. me

Complete surprise or on the radar?

Yet, they signed. That’s why I doubt many will leave. Equally bad are the agents. They had to know about this and still let their “clients” sign there. Sounds like a violation of fiduciary responsibilities. Maybe they all knew and there’s a handshake agreement for the next hc?

And folks want to dump sark because of the nfl…😂

Give it time. It’d be great if I’m wrong. What was the usfl? Wealthy guys trying to buy the best players and it was a farce. Baseketball was mostly supposed to be funny. Pricing correctly? Rarely but let’s leave it there. Appreciate the thoughtful reply.

Nothing is automatically predatory. It’s always the human running it. Ask ufc fighters how they feel. What other company in the US is authentically competitive with the ufc? Kinda my point but I don’t want a Bobby Ban so I’m muting myself.

lol. I get what you’re saying but the problem is that this isn’t something one can just say to each their own. We are all affected by things like this independent of our opinion of it. Companies thrive when we look away. Okay okay. I’ll stop. You caught me at a tough time of the year when earnings start coming out and company profits are sky high while their workers struggle for basic needs and we as consumers pay higher prices for lesser products. Be well!

Do a little research. It isn’t a trope. You may be cool with it but objectively it only benefits the PE company. Kills small businesses, has been key with monopolies which results in the centralization of power for a very few. No one should want a few holding the power and money. That’s how oligarchies and fascists thrive. It’s also politically agnostic. It becomes the party of green with very, very few members. Okay, stepping off the soapbox 🤣. You might support making money as a bottom line consideration but it’s wake it’s pretty well documented. 🤘🏽

These are gold. Thank you for sharing. dude couldn’t turn it off if he tried

Ah, the destruction of college football is almost complete. It’s ceiling with be the USFL. Its floor will be Baseketball. Equity firms and corporate America kill most things.

So weighing in 2 days later helps, 😂? If you understood my perspective or had shared values, you wouldn’t have replied with your agenda. I labeled and accused no one. “Maybe it’s”. Your response is fairly revealing though. The great thing about this post is I got to add a couple to the ignore bin. Welcome to it.