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This is probably my biggest problem with Sark. His job is to be the HEAD COACH of the University of Texas and be responsible for ALL aspects of the team. During a game he should be thinking about O, D, and ST, not focusing on which play he should be starting the next offensive series with. I don’t know that bringing in another DC, no matter how good, solves that fundamental issue If Sark is really ALL IN for ‘26 he needs to do himself and the team a favor and get an OC / Play Caller that he can work with and shift his focus to being the best Head Coach that he can be. That doesn’t mean he can’t have input on play design and play calling, it just transfers the primary responsibility of that to someone else so that he can manage the game as a whole.

I was pretty critical of Wingo through most of the season, but he did improve as the season went along. Excluding the first play WR screen bonanza, he still needs to improve his skills as a down the field WR. I’m not sure if he’s going to end up a WR1 or WR2 next season. If I was Sark I would get a WR1 out of the portal and see if Wingo makes it an elite WR room ala Ohio State. Texas could barely field a functional 5-wide this past season. There is PLENTY of room to add more proven talent in that room.

The change in order wasn’t the problem, it was the overall level of play that was a disappointment. If you had graded on a 100 point scale the entire offense would have been a disappointment versus preseason expectations. Yes, a better OL would have helped but the QB spent the first part of the season throwing the ball into the ground, the WR were wildly inconsistent all season, and we couldn’t keep a starting level RB healthy for the life of us.

Didn’t A&M do something to this effect after last season? They didn’t call it resigning, it was something else, but the same idea.

Why stop at athletics? Maybe we could convince the State of Texas to sell The University to private equity so that we wouldn’t have to deal with the legislature’s antics.

This reminds me of when folks were saying to pull X’s scholarship when they saw him on the USC sideline during a bowl game at Jerry World. Shortly thereafter it was noted that he was there with Quinn and another player (JWhit maybe) and all of a sudden it was fine for those other players but some still held a grudge against X. If you look hard enough for a narrative you will find it.

The dude was a true sophomore. Your memories of those guys are in their 4th and 5th years. DTs get better with time. We’ll be better off if he has time to mature here.

Prior to the House settlement NIL was the “Wild West” with effectively uncapped NIL payments. My understanding is that pre-House agreements didn’t apply to the House salary cap. Was that waiver just for the 2025 season or does it apply through the term of the NIL agreement, however long that is?

Should be at 105 like everyone else. That will provide plenty of room for developmental OL and DTs and still leave NIL for portal immediate fixes.

OL, WR, RB, CB, K

This!

How does an “off the charts” deal even get done at LSU after the shenanigans with the governor re Kelly’s contract? “Sure, we signed a dumb contract for an even dumber contract, but this time it will work out!”