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**Running College Football Updates Thread**
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Eastexhorn
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One problem with the portal is you lose one to gain one.
To me Texas has had more bust than gain in portal. so far.
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Interesting that of the four teams three had either senior or redshirt junior quarterbacks, and the one that lost had a freshman quarterback. Coincidence? We may not be at their level offensively yet, but it’s coming. Likely be closer to that level next year, even without two running back studs that we are losing this year. Just my opinion.
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That's funny because you and I looked at the game the same way. I thought could Texas handle either of these OL or would the DB get eaten alive by the multiple speed receivers that could actually catch the ball...These school just have superior talent on both sides of the ball
I only saw the Georgia/OS game. One thing that really stood out to me was how aggressive their receivers were. We need receivers that will adjust their routes and not allow the defensive backs to cut across their face. Can you remember us catching many contested balls. I know if I were the QB I would be reluctant to throw into close coverage and expect my man to make the catch.
Kirk has been a ****head for years , I even told im what I thought about him, a close family friend of mine has a local Austin radio show and we got to talking about Kirk and I told him what I thought about his work, and he told Kirk "my friend thinks you're a ****'" lo and behold I get an email from Kirk saying I heard you dont like me...blah blah blah..., but I think in a sick perverted way he gets off on that and obviously he has been at the AAS for decades
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I have never been a sports writer but I think I would try to get everyone I’m covering to like/respect me. That way they might tend to throw more content my way. I wouldn’t be a suck up or a homer but I just wouldn’t be asking dumb questions and trying to catch them. I think that’s why Herman came off worse. He was younger, a little more immature and came across as a prick a lot of times. The sports writer’s loved that and would try to ag it on. Herman coached under Urban who we know is a prick and Herman tried to act that part. Only trouble is Urban had some skins on the wall so he could get away with it.
Like the first question in the press conference the other night was did you consider putting in Malik Murphy. I mean WTH kinda question is that? Quinn threw it all over the yard and we were close enough to have a chance to win. Soooooo Uh NO I didn’t consider putting in a QB that hasn’t taken a snap at the collegiate level. Come on man think of better questions. It’s not going to change so it is what it is. Luckily with the internet, we have a lot more places to get our news and information.
It takes at least 4 or 5 years of consistency at the head coaching position and recruiting to build a championship team in college football. Experience matters just as much as recruiting stars. When you combine both, pow!, you've got a winning program.
I used to be friends with the shock jock sports reporter Jim Rome , we met when I was working a famous night club in San Diego and he was just starting his schtick at a small AM radio station with the late Chet Forte of MNF fame, anyhow Jim kinda started that talk show in your face type of "smack talk" as he called it and other reporters like Kirk started to follow suit...the days of Blackie Sherrod and even Randy Galloway are long gone...look at that jerk off Skip Bayless, I remember when he was the beat writer at the DMN and then I moved to San Jose Ca for a year and sure enough he ends up in San Jose at the Mercury News....refuse to watch him on FS1... some people care for that type of talk, in lots of ways its what we do here...but that type of talk keeps internet chat forums alive
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Thats comedy.
Eastex, I hope you're smarter than that. You don't build a champion in one single year. It just doesn't happen.
Dykes had his table set for him. All he had to do was play the cards.
What made the difference for TCU was the offense. Dykes brought an offensive scheme that is highly effective. He was gifted a senior-heavy team with offensive weapons the previous regime did not utilize to its fullest. Patterson was a defensive mind and relied on an OC for everything on offense.
Hey, that's a really good idea, Baron. Maybe we should consult an astrologist when dabbling in the portal. ?
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I looked and it showed TCU brought in 14 portal guys last cycle. Most if not all of them are starters or heavy contributors. I would imagine if I checked Tech, Kansas, Kansas St and probably a lot of others are using the portal to get better quicker.
I hope Sark and staff are doing all they can in the portal. Most every team, I am sure would rather build from high school recruiting but when you’re down and need to get better quickly you need to work the portal. I would say we haven’t had great success in the portal.
For as far back as Mack Brown days I always remember hearing Texas is so young. Strong came along and ran off 13 and recruited pretty good but we were still young. Herman came in and recruited good but not at all positions so we were still young. Sark comes in and has 30 something new on the roster so we’re still young. I say all this to say we need balance recruiting and portal so we aren’t starting a bunch of freshman. We have alot of 18 year olds playing against 22-23 year olds. It makes a difference unless you’re named Kelvin Banks but unfortunately there aren’t that many of those kinda guys. It’s hurt us against teams that are portal heavy Arkansas, Tech, TCU, Kansas. Just need to find a good balance. I’m sure they’re looking at this.
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