Hank Kingsley

Bohls and everyone else on the Texas football beat at AAS have been a joke for years. Just a group of antagonistic and bitter journalists that have been a net negative for the program for decades. Whoever's been in charge all these years should be ashamed of themselves. I'm not expecting the local paper to be rah-rah fans, but the cynicism that emanates from these group of hacks is embarrassing. Never forget that Bohls didn't vote for VY for Heisman in 2005 or Colt McCoy later on. And yes, whoever writes the headlines should have been let go a long time ago. The Hookem.com (@bevobeat) Twitter account has 23k+ followers, and they maybe get an average of 2-3 likes or retweets on any given article. Just a complete wasteland due to years of negative coverage.

I've been a Brooks fan from the day he flashed as a backup. Could tell he could be a great RB. But it still blows my mind - in a good way - that he might be the 1st RB taken even after the ACL injury.

It feels like accountability is a dying ethos in the world today. Love that Vic and the players are fully bought in on it.

Cool to see them #1 on this list, though since they haven't played together yet it seem a bit high lol. That said, I'm interested to see what our offense looks like next year with a a deep set of WRs and no JT. Do we see a lot more 4 and 5 WR sets?

Can't stand Pollack but I think he's right here. Including the comments that QE's footwork needs to improve significantly.

To me this is another sign that Sark is happy with the culture and locker room. He trusts his guys and is planning accordingly.

Texas made their own bed between 2010 and 2023, but it did us no favors to play in the Big 12, especially after NU/CU/TAMU left. Every conference game outside of OU was a lose/lose scenario. Texas wins? "blah, they SHOULD win" Texas loses? "hahaha, pathetic". Beating Texas was a massive deal for our opponents. The opposing head coach gets an immediate boost, no matter how good or bad their season was. Beating Texas was vital for their recruiting efforts. Every team had a chip on their shoulder against us and we had very little desire to fire back, even when we sucked. Also we had to play in high end HS stadiums in cities/towns that aren't really desirable for most Texas fans to attend. Texas sucking for over a decade was the lifeblood for a lot of our Big 12 opponents' success. They thrived off of us, and us beating these teams didn't provide that much joy or excitement. Screw 'em all. Good riddance.

With a 12 team playoff every year now, I'd rather continue playing one OOC game against a top/blue blood program. Probably gives us an edge heading into conference play and it's always good for Texas to continue to play marquis games. 2 losses is still almost a guaranteed playoff spot.

And this was one my favorite A&M wins ever.

Great comments, Bobby. Totally agree that the Simms commitment was a catalyst for the program's future success. I went to the Holiday Bowl vs. Oregon in 2000. Incredible game with 2 things that I vividly remember. 1. We returned a KO for a TD for the first time in forever(thank you, Victor Ike!) and 2. Simms threw three absolute SEEDS in the end zone to Roy, BJ, and Sloan that all could have been caught to win the game.

It's expected that Cam Williams starts at RT, correct?

Chip won't have major responsibilities with NIL/recruiting at Ohio State like he did at UCLA.

I'm sure Sark and staff work hard to keep Arch comfortable and happy, but it's quite the indictment on college football that so many talking heads are basically stunned that Arch won't consider transferring after one redshirt season. Mike Farrell is the absolute worst about this. Is he overrated because his name is Manning or is he so good that he HAS to transfer since QE came back for 2024? Pick a lane, a-holes.

What a horrible look for UCLA. Their program is a disaster.

I don't get a great feeling about Caleb either. Don't love how he's handled criticism and the media, and Riley no doubt coddled him. He's made a ton of wow plays, but it seems like most of them have been off schedule and that's not gonna work for him in the NFL IMO. And Lamar Jackson seems to be the only "running" QB who's avoided significant injury, so I wouldn't put to much stock in that skillset. Overall I think he's more of a project then people realize.

Ole Miss will be fun to watch this year. They went crazy in NIL to make a run in 2024. If they have a top 4 finish, my guess is other schools will start adapting that one-off strategy. If they crash and burn for some reason, it will be entertaining as well.

I know people love Texas QB controversies (especially opposing fanbases) but IMO this is way less complicated than people think. Ewers is our clear cut QB1 this year. If he slightly stumbles, he is not going to his job (unless he's somehow costing us games). Arch will get much more PT as the backup (assuming we can start blowing out lesser competition). Quinn, for all his "faults", is the best option this year. The O-Line will continue to improve and do a better job at protection. He finds the open guys, and a 3rd year in this offense should really pay off. The timing is perfect. QE heads to the NFL and Arch starts in 2025 in our 2nd year in the SEC as a RS sophomore. Peyton played 4 years at Tennessee. Eli was at Ole Miss for 5 years. IMO there is a lot less drama here than anticipated.

Sounds like a great kid. And Sark walking the walk with his desire for multi-sport athletes. I totally agree with his philosophy.

It feels like DE production is the missing link for Texas to truly take the next step defensively. So much potential there.

It's been fun to see Sark's confidence grow over the last year. Getting the UW and USC jobs at such a young age is proof of how highly though of he's been in coaching circles for a long time. And it finally all started coming together in 2023. My favorite tidbit in this Ryan Clark podcast interview that seemed to be overlooked but might be the most crucial belief in today's landscape, sports or otherwise: "Adapt or die." (I've timestamped that part below) The worst trait of football coaches IMO is stubbornness. Sark in his personal life literally had to adapt or die. And he's brought that attitude into football. If he can stay one step ahead of the rest of college football, we are in great shape.

Wisner really flashed last year with limited carries. Reminded me of when Jonathan Brooks did the same before breaking out last year. Tre shows a lot of toughness in a smaller frame. I get the sense if he got 10-15 carries a game he would light it up.

Heads up, Bobby.