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    This is what happens when you’re elite at literally everything: running, catching, blocking, being a human. Texas builds them different. Hook ’em. Pay the man.
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    well said Paul
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    Wednesday can't get here quick enough 😀
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    With the Big Ten, SEC, and Big 12 all in the same room, you’re basically watching the top tier lay the groundwork for their own rulebook. This is the first real step toward the power leagues running the sport themselves and everyone else having to adjust.
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    you’re arguing past the point and sidestepping what I’m actually saying. . More bodies with real snaps absolutely help the overall unit -- nobody’s arguing against that. Obviously having more capable bodies helps the overall unit. The issue is that the spot we’re talking about wasn’t just “a little shaky,” it was the one area that kept getting blown up. That’s why they went out and grabbed a veteran with a ton of experience. Sure, the room is stronger. Sure, multiple guys can compete. But that doesn’t change the expectation for the guy they targeted to stabilize the position. If he doesn’t take it, that’s not some “look how many options we have now” moment - that’s the staff missing on a fix they actively went out and found. Depth helps the group. It doesn’t erase what they brought Seymore here to do.
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    I love these conversations, and I might be totally off here, but none of that really touches the point I was trying to make. More returning snaps across the line absolutely helps the overall unit --- Again, no argument there. But that doesn’t change the expectation at that spot. That position was the soft spot last season, and the staff went out and grabbed a veteran with a ton of experience specifically to stabilize it. If he doesn’t take that job, that’s not some “look how much deeper we are now” moment. That’s the staff missing on a targeted fix. Depth helps the room, sure. It doesn’t erase what they brought Seymore here to do.
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    Nobody said “play him for optics.” The point is simple: you don’t bring in a multi‑season starter to maybe fix the soft spot in the middle. That spot was a weekly liability, and Seymore was added to erase it. If he can’t beat out a steady-but-limited returner, that’s not “healthy competition,” that’s the same evaluation issue we’ve seen before. And sure, having more guys with real snaps helps --- no argument there. But depth doesn’t change the expectation at that specific spot. LG was a problem. They went and got someone who’s supposed to solve that problem. If he doesn’t, that’s on the staff, not on the idea of competition.
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    If Seymore doesn’t win LG, that’s not “competition,” that’s Flood whiffing again. Texas didn’t pull a 27‑game starter out of the portal just to watch LG get forklifted like last season. The pass‑pro numbers are real, the LSU tape is real, and the LG pressure rate was a felony. Chatman’s solid, but if he beats Seymore outright? That’s a Flood problem, not a “development win.” Bottom line: Seymore should take it. Flood needs him to take it. And if he doesn’t, the excuses are cooked.
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    You are all a bunch of young pups - I remember when we didn’t need Google Maps because campus only had three buildings and a cow.
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    Kind of disagree to some extent - She signed a WNBA UDFA contract, She did not make a roster, She has remained in Austin, She is not currently playing professionally. Under the injunction’s logic, that makes her situation very similar to the men’s basketball plaintiffs who were granted eligibility. Unless the NCAA wins an appeal before the season starts (which they are actively pursuing), she should be eligible to return if she chooses and Texas wants her.
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    Yeah, I’m with you. The listed WR depth chart doesn’t really matter in Sark’s offense. They don’t treat X/Y/Z as rigid spots ... they just roll out the best three for the concept. Coleman/Wingo/Mosely are your top group, then Bishop/McCutchen/Lockett depending on package. If someone goes down, they’re not checking a positional chart, they’re just grabbing the next best guy. WR depth chart is mostly for show. Sark plays the best three, not the next name on an X/Z/H line. very good point.
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    He’s the #2 WLB, and that’s exactly where a freshman with his frame and athletic profile should be. He hasn’t fallen off, he hasn’t been passed, and he hasn’t done anything to change his trajectory --- He's just stuck behind a dude playing at a legit high‑end SEC level right now. He’s fine ... and you don't hear much about him because Biles is having the kind of camp where coaches talk about him unprompted. When a veteran is balling out, the backup - especially a freshman - disappears from the headlines. He’s long, rangy, athletic, and exactly what you want at WLB. But he’s still learning Run fits, How to take on an SEC OL, How to play fast and right.....That stuff just doesn’t generate daily hype.
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    This will give me a good reason to Go to Vegas and spend my hard earned money 😀 Take down Nebraska
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    Hope this link is not hidden by a paywall, but here goes https://www.statesman.com/sports/college/longhorns/volleyball/article/texas-volleyball-mackenzie-collins-track-22367655.php
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    @CJ Vogel...I don’t know a ton about Stewart --- what was he like in high school? Was he more of a technician even back then, or did he play more as a big outside body? Always good to hear about guys grinding their way up the depth chart, especially in a room this loaded.
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    I absolutely love watching Mosley. The dude just gets it. Some WRs win because they’re freaks ... Mosley wins because he’s a surgeon. He understands leverage, he understands pacing, he understands how to manipulate a DB’s hips, and he’s always two steps ahead in the route. He’s one of those guys who looks open even before he actually is.
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    Texas will get a real deal soon .... and it won’t be sourced from a guy whose insider is his Uber driver.
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    Totally with you on this @Steamboat Willie. The media‑rights battle is basically settled .... SEC and Big Ten already carved out the outcome they wanted, and the voluntary pooling language locks that in. What’s left on the table now is the hard stuff: real enforcement, closing loopholes, and making sure the legal framework actually holds up instead of sending everyone right back to court. Petitti pumping the brakes until he sees the exact language is just smart. None of the remaining issues are minor, and every one of them gives the conferences more reason to slow‑play this. If they think next offseason gets them a cleaner, stronger bill, there’s no downside at all to letting this version run out of gas.
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    LMAO....honestly, at this point Cruz and whoever else(forgot her name) helped push this thing forward should be embarrassed that this bill ever made it out of the garage. The opening draft was a disaster --- And now they’re giving the SEC and Big Ten a 9am deadline? That’s comedy. You don’t issue ultimatums to the only two conferences keeping the entire enterprise afloat. Will say this >>>>Sankey and Petitti are playing it perfectly: slow‑play it, smile politely, and let Congress realize they don’t have the leverage they think they do. The arrogance that built this bill is the same arrogance that’s going to kill it.
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    Saddened to learn of the passing of Steven “SteveHookem” Rawley ---Steve was a longtime member of the Orangebloods community and a dedicated Texas Longhorns fan whose presence and passion enriched the conversations we all shared over the years. My wife and I extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time. May he rest in peace.
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    Blake out here listing guests like he’s assembling the Avengers, and half the board is tossing out names like it’s a Make‑A‑Wish roster. McConaughey? Sure. Glen Powell? Why not. Let’s go ahead and pencil in Beyonce and the Pope while we’re at it. 😀 But honestly? Blake’s cooking. Vic Schaefer, Henry Melton, JGray --- that’s already a strong lineup. And if he ever lands McConaughey, this board will act like we just won the natty again.
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    Pick up any?
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    You forgot Soccer 😀
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