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  1. MarkInAustin
    I remember this vaguely so stand to be corrected. Florida won a Natty with 3 or 4 NBA eligible players who chose to come back for a second run. At the time it was written that the players who chose to return were unusually placed as sons of financially successful parents who therefore felt no money pressure to leave early. Now NIL can remove the financial pressure to leave early. My question to those who have followed this closely: Has NIL been a motivator for any NBA eligible and likely first round choice to return?
  2. MarkInAustin
    I think the Arch comments deserve a bit more nuance. I have seen him play well against tough opponents. This was the worst game I have ever seen him play; from after the helmet-to-helmet hit it was his worst game by far. A coaching decision to play KJ after Arch's helmet was separated from his head might have been in order.
  3. MarkInAustin
    Question here for anyone who coached football: After Arch took that uncalled helmet to helmet hit that tore off his helmet, would it have made more sense to let KJ have the next series? Question for anyone here who played football, unlike me: With depth comes the opportunity to rest guys – would subbing in the second string O Line as a unit have put some spring where the first team O line seemed a bit dead legged? Basketball coaches who have deep teams often sub by unit – that is where I am drawing the parallel. And to bolster my suggestion: The D Line does sub freely and they were alive the entire game. The first OL had played every snap against Ohio State.
  4. MarkInAustin
    Horns 56-0
  5. MarkInAustin
    Seems like a very personable young man. Thanks for that LHN video, BB.
  6. MarkInAustin
    On the other hand...LSU and TT forming their own conference with their own rules? They could add the very best state prison all star teams and the Arena teams to their schedules. They could play in the Spring. It might fill a niche.
  7. MarkInAustin
    Another surprise for me? Cole Hutson nowhere on the depth chart. I would have thought RG #2... .
  8. MarkInAustin
    Randle won 3-0. LWC carried over 30 times, averaged less than 5 YPC.
  9. MarkInAustin
    52-6 Texas
  10. MarkInAustin
    Re: best twosome, I had to look this up. For 2005: Crowder: 20 QB pressures, while recording 50 tackles, nine TFLs, three sacks, an interception and, a forced fumble. B-Rob: 58 tackles, 35 solo, and led the team in quarterback sacks with seven. He also had 15 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Robison was credited with 10 quarterback pressures, four pass deflections, and three forced fumbles. He also blocked one kick and recovered two fumbles.
  11. MarkInAustin
    I think definitely. YMMV.
  12. MarkInAustin
    Robison and Crowder were the best pair of DEs who played on the same team at the same time.
  13. MarkInAustin
    Do many guys still end up in Canada? The wider field would be good for Blue, I think.
  14. MarkInAustin
    You included Spence on the chart more than once which I understand completely. But doesn't the same logic place Cojoe second at both offensive tackle slots? Surely he would play ahead of Newman, correct?
  15. MarkInAustin
    Is McDermott on scholarship?
  16. MarkInAustin
    I listened to that game on the radio in my off campus room a few blocks from Rice Stadium. After what UT had done to Rice - my first ever trip to Austin was to see that game - I actually thought Texas was the best team that could possibly exist. So I was shocked by Kern Tips exploding with the Gibbs to Iles TD. Before Raymond Clayborn, Eric Metcalf, Nathan Vasher, or Ryan Niblett I would have said Saxton was the most exciting return man I had seen in burnt orange.
  17. MarkInAustin
    How are Taaffe and DJ Campbell doing?
  18. MarkInAustin
    When Earl and Shearer were juniors on the team Clayborn was the team's MVP! He was electrifying as a returner and for me is one of the five greatest DBs in UT history. He was so fast and so fluid. And strong enough to take turns at RB on a team that included Campbell and Leaks. I think he averaged near 7 yards per carry on offense.
  19. MarkInAustin
    Jeff, you are too young to have seen the amazing Raymond Clayborn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Clayborn In 1976, on a team that included juniors Earl Campbell and Brad Shearer, he was the team's MVP and a unanimous All American. Although he thrilled us with his TD KO and punt returns at Texas the only film of him I can find is from his rookie year in the NFL when he returned one over a hundred yards on national TV - his third KO return TD of the year. He and his teammate Lam Jones ran on the 440 relay together and he was an All American as a track star on the 1600M relay. I will add this: watching Jonah Williams play baseball as a freshman his fluidity reminded me immediately of Clayborn, which for me was high praise. Jonah is bigger than Raymond was, but he moved with that same gliding grace, as if his feet weren't actually touching the ground. That perception has had me wanting to see Jonah play DB and return man ever since.
  20. MarkInAustin
    Good news.
  21. MarkInAustin
    Smart never hurt a safety.
  22. MarkInAustin
    Can't say "Saban or Briles" in the same sentence. Really can't say "Saban or anyone else" in the same sentence. Frankly, the best coaching job in the B12 for a run of several years was by the 40 year old man [I'm a man] with the mullet. The most successful coach was the chinless one at our rival. There were a dozen better choices than Charlie apparent to the naked eye. None of them were Saban, who wasn't coming. None of them were Bob Stoops. None of them were the mullet. All of them would have likely been more successful than Charlie; maybe even very successful. Patterson was the wrong choice as AD. Leave it at that.
  23. MarkInAustin
    I am going to assume that Cryer is the inside LB. TS missed Spring, came in amazingly light - and that contrasts with Cryer, who had 7 tackles against 'Bama last fall and was FSU's statistical leader on defense for the entire season in only 8 games. We have read nothing but good news about Cryer. Knowing that Texas has Spence who can play Edge and LB eases my concerns about depth at LB, because as good as Spence is he won't likely often be needed at Edge, while he often may be needed at LB. And he is a football player Muschamp could have invented. Just a thought. YMMV.
  24. MarkInAustin
    Also, in 1950, Whitey Ford, age 21, called up from the minors, went 9 and 1. Spent the next two years in the military, but came back in 1953 and went 18 and 6, proving it was no fluke. A seasonal debut, not a first game effort, but it was pretty amazing when it happened.
  25. MarkInAustin
    Best since Bo Belinski won his first four major league games, including a no-hitter. And maybe better than that one, depending on context.
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