Kevin C

Agree on both points. CJ… ‘Come on Man!!!’ Can’t ever make that mistake (twice in one season) again!!

Great post. Went through some health issues earlier this year (gittin’ old sux, 🤪) and had to be off work several months. OTF crew was my MVP. Appreciate all you guys for your authentic passion, talking Horns, keeping it real, having a fun time doing it. Hook em!! 🧡🤘🏼🐂

Makes sense. On Muschamp….Still can’t believe this happened….Very fired up about the upgrade going into 2026. Outstanding defensive mind and the fire we need to set tone for killer defense.

🧡🤘🏼🐂🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🧡🤘🏼🐂🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 praying Baugh and his parents / agent are putting national championship potential,RB fit, recent NFL Draft track record and coaching staff all towards top of priority list. If so, we’re in good shape. Jaden Baugh plus Texas makes waaayyy too much sense for lots of reasons!! Hook em!! 🙏🏼🧡🐂🤘🏼

Merry Christmas OTF Family! When I’m not crazy swamped with work or family priorities, I love taking in some Coffee & Football with Bobby, Gerry, Blake and others. Always enjoy the perspectives and passion, even when I don’t agree. That said…..Of all the topics @Gerry Hamiltoncould have written on Christmas Day, this one is a real head scratcher. Why give any attention to the classless gutless organization called Notre Dame? When schools like Texas lean into playing the best (in conference and out of conference) risking losses will keep us out of the CFP, Notre Dame is cancelling longtime series against USC and continuing as an independent so they have 100% control over who they play each season, they are doing everything possible to maximize the facade of their bull$41+ 10-2 record this season and going even further in seasons to come. Everyone on ESPN, Saban included. keeps coming to their defense this December saying ND got screwed that they deserve to be in the playoffs? Why? Notre Dame lost their only two games against teams currently ranked in the Top 15 (Miami and A&M) and they have a whopping 1 win against a Top 25 team (USC) whom they’ve cancelled going forward to further water down their schedule. Be comparison, Texas beat 3 Top-15 teams (OU, A&M and Vandy), two losses to 2 of the clear top-3 programs in the country plus the bad loss to Florida. Even as bad as Texas was at times this season, we’d likely be 12-0 or 11-1 (at worst) against ND schedule for 2025. It’s a cupcake. Texas was a rollercoaster team that was maddening to watch at times but they got better on offense through the season, showed grit, made no excuses and will be 100% improved next season with stronger OL and QB play. I love what Sark is building and believe 2026 is going to be Texas’ year to win it all (not Notre Dame), due to our choice to play the best, grow from it, build on the lessons from 2025, stronger top to bottom coaching staff with key upgrades in coaching on both sides of the ball, best QB in the country, explosive offense, dominating defense with the best edge in the country (setting new Texas record for sacks) and a fight in next years team that no one can match. i believe Texas will be the team to beat next season (not cowardly ND) and it’s the road they’ve taken on the way to 2026 that’s prepared them for one of the toughest schedules any team will play. Character, grit, explosiveness, QB leadership, WR length, athleticism on both sides, depth of talent, coaching, play calling…..all of this and more are reasons why the Longhorns are the team to beat. Time for @Gerry Hamilton to rethink his Christmas morning mindset. In the immortal words of Chris Carter on Monday Night Countdown in the day…”Come On Man!!!” Hook em!! 🧡🐂🤘🏼

Agree. People need to stop the insane argument that the expansion ‘devalues regular season’ because the regular season schedules are so inequitable, it’s ridiculous. Texas would be favored to win against 8 of the 12 teams who made the playoffs. They aren’t picking the best teams in current model, they are picking the best records (plus the bs G5 entry to avoid lawsuits). Expand to 24, play two rounds to get down to Top 8 on New Years.

Love this. Would make for incredible story (and a lot of pissed off GMs who passed on Quinn for 7 rounds) if he shows well down stretch and proves to earn starting job longterm. Go get em Quinn!! I’m looking forward to watching the Dolphins v Bengals. I’ve never said those words before, lol. Still hard to believe 11 other QBs drafted ahead of Quinn last spring. Several GMs looking a bit foolish now. https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/american-football/nfl-rookie-draft-quarterback-starting-in-2025-ward-dart-shough-gabriel-sanders/ci7je2t1b1qb1xyz5gszk9hbt Hook em!! 🧡🤘🏼

We have a current system that enabled James Madison and Tulane to make the playoffs but excluded ND and Texas (3 top 15 wins and top SOS among top 15 teams by far). In a new world where Top 24 get in, this year that’s one total team with 8-4 record (Iowa). They likely lose in the road and the play it on the field works as designed. I’m fully on board with 24 team playoff so play on field determines final outcome.

Top 24 Teams and stop the G5 guarantee. If they aren’t one of top 24, don’t deserve. 1-8 get first round bye. 9-16 host 17-24 during week of Dec 10. Winners play at 1-8 campus sites for round 2 the week of Dec 20. Final 8 play 4 quarterfinals over NewYears, same as this year. Very grateful for NewYears finally being the best day of the year (again) for College Football. Not complicated. Texas gonna make sure there’s never a year in future where they are left out. Makes too much sense. $$$$ rule.

Agree.

Definitely not following the logic and linkage between being a season ticket holder and 24 teams. Two rounds of playoffs at home campus locations (17-24 all play at 9-16 in week 1 then winners play at home fields of 1-8 in week 2). You'd rather only have one round of games at college campuses? Not me. I'd prefer first two rounds on campus, setting the stage for quarter finales in major bowls. JMHO.

We just got home from watching our Mavs throttle the Rockets tonight. It was beautiful. The team was actually fun to watch. Lots of length and quickness. Think I'm fired up tonight because the new 'system' just doesn't make any sense. Notre Dame played 3 teams in the Top 25 and lost to 2 of the three teams with an overall SOS ranked 42nd and a lower SOR than Texas (according to ESPN). One of ND's losses was to A&M, whom we just kicked the living s$%& in the second half. Notre Dame has beaten NOBODY except one ranked opponent (USC at 16). Texas has 3 wins against Top 13. Similar story for Miami. Their one big win was Notre Dame (that's another head scratcher). How is ND with two losses and an unimpressive schedule ranked above Miami who they lost to head to head? As much as they stated SOS, SOR, Quality Wins all were going to mean more this year, it's BS. Their ranking system doesn't seem to have changed. It focused first and foremost on record. the undefeated and 1-loss teams are all virtually guaranteed a spot. A 3-loss team has very little chance, regardless of who the losses are to or who that team beat beyond the three losses. Valuable lesson learned this season. Set your team up for success with momentum in September while your'e getting into your rhythm. Take no risks. The revenue from making the playoffs is way too valuable to risk unnecessarily. Then add to all this, that we're adding a 9th game in the SEC next season. Nuts.

This is completely asinine that puts JMU and Tulane into "The Best 12 Teams in College Football" Playoff and that system likely keeps Bama in the Top 10 even though they got completely throttled today by Georgia and lost 3 games this season as well. Fewer 'Top 15' wins. Weaker SOS / SOR. Hoping this year has created enough bizarre outcomes that major improvements are made to the format. Increase to 24 teams. Make sure the systems is set up to truly put the best 24 into the playoff. Enough with 'giving guaranteed spots' to G5 schools. If they're in the Top 24, they are in. If not, go create a G5 Playoff System, similar to the NIT in basketball. Texas lost to 2 of the 4 best schools in Football and beat 3 of the Best 13. What the f is the point of playing the marque game at beginning of the year with so much downside to the loss. Margin for error is virtually nada and one of the top 5 schools head to head is going to lose and have an L in week 1 next season again.

If Georgia wins by 25+ and Ohio State wins by 20+ tonight, two of our 3 losses will be to the Top 2 teams who’ve proven they likely would have beaten every team in the CFP. Is it enough to cause Texas SOR and SOS to jump us above Bama (should), BYU (absolutely), ND (should) and Miami (should). we beat 3 teams in the top 13 and 2 in the top 8 with 2 of 3 losses from Top 2. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🧡🐂🧡🐂

Probably right and if that’s the case, lots of respect for coaches who are committed to build for longterm rather than constantly chasing the $$.