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Passes are literally clunking off of their hands. Remember Niles against Tech last year? (Why would anyone want to do that?) I feel like that play kinda sums up our receiving corps post Swift/Peterson.

^^ || || Ain't that the truth? I understand all the frustration flying around, believe me. I had to sit there in the stands with everyone else and watch the Texas sideline erupt like starving men stumbling across a freezer full of filets when the clock clicked to zero to send us into the fourth quarter. I saw our guys shuffle down the sideline with all the enthusiasm of a leper walking to the gallows. Seems rather convenient and overly simplistic to pin the whole nightmare on Watson, imo. Will Watson lead us to the Promised Land as our OC? I'm not saying that. But it wasn't his game plan that lost the game for us on Saturday. It was our lack of execution. Again, that's just my opinion. Have you ever thought people are wanting him gone because OF THE PAST? I think people are wanting him gone because we lost to Texas 20-13 two days ago. Three passes get cradled instead of dumped to the turf and absolutely ZERO people are calling for a Watson pink slip. I think I made it pretty clear I wasn't calling Watson a genius who is guranteed to lead us to that coveted NC. All I said was that, for last Saturday anyway, he wasn't the reason we lost.

I'm a bigger fan of scabies then I am of Texas. Yet, somehow, I can't bring myself to dislike Mack Brown. I kind of like Mack Brown. Should I be concerned?

That wasn't just last Saturday. He may throw the weakest block this side of the Missouri river. Every cast member from the movie Willow could be a better blocking TE then Mike. A bag stuffed with tic tacs and a dead weasel would be... You get the point.

^^ || || Ain't that the truth? I understand all the frustration flying around, believe me. I had to sit there in the stands with everyone else and watch the Texas sideline erupt like starving men stumbling across a freezer full of filets when the clock clicked to zero to send us into the fourth quarter. I saw our guys shuffle down the sideline with all the enthusiasm of a leper walking to the gallows. Seems rather convenient and overly simplistic to pin the whole nightmare on Watson, imo. Will Watson lead us to the Promised Land as our OC? I'm not saying that. But it wasn't his game plan that lost the game for us on Saturday. It was our lack of execution. Again, that's just my opinion.

The sanctions are going to hurt them. They already had some top tier kids back out of the last recruiting class, and with the limitations on their total available scholarships coupled with the fact that the cupboard is nowhere near as stocked as it was even three years ago, it is easy to forecast some down days for Troy. Some may depend on how well Ricky does across town. UCLA can steal some of those athletes that the Trojans have laid sole claim to over the last decade or so. Either way, Kiffin fails to impress in so many ways. You could overlook some of the BS if he just had one redeeming quality, ONE! Alas, tis none. Anyways, he's a caretaker for a wounded tiger. As soon as the beast is whole again, they'll dump Lane in her cage so she can feast...to regain her strength. Then they'll hire John Blake as head coach, and some members of the Gambino Family to bolster their NCAA Compliance Department.

You mean like calling us TexAss, UTerus, or Whorntards? I like that guy's OP, though: "If we can stop the run, we will win." That's like going into a fight with Mike Tyson and saying, "You know, if I can just keep him from hitting me, I can win". I always think it's funny when the boxers go to the corner at the bell, and waiting there is some rabid eyed trainer waiting to dispense brilliant insight. "Dammit, you're getting hit out there! I want you to avoid getting punched in the face, remember? Dodge his punches, and then punch him in the face. But don't get punched. Alright son? I need this...I owe some bad people a lot of money."

Not an uplifting read. Kind of confirms what everybody really already knows but still, kind of dispiriting.

Yeah, that is what bothers me about "The Leader," too. There was also an awful lot of heavy petting going on under some desk tables during the "USC is not only the greatest college football team in history, they are the greatest thing to happen to humankind since penicillin" years. All NC/Heisman talk is premature in October. Like you said, we'll have a far more accurate picture of who we are and what we're capable of come November.

Yeah, get it together Braylon, we need ya buddy! Seriously though, he looks fast, like jitterbug fast. I really hope this whole thing ends up with as seamless a resolution as the Bell deal. As someone mentioned on this thread earlier, the cupboard is a little sparse after Roy, Rex, and Robinson, and this kid looks like he can flat play.

Nebraska - 31 Texas - 10 NU Rushing Yds - 279 NU Passing Yds - 187 Percentage of Longhorn fanbase that wakes up utterly dejected on Sunday morning - 97%

Hello all, new board member here. This is one of the very first posts I read, and I gotta say; knapplc has nothing but solid, sound logic for you there, Longhorns. I only wish we weren't freely giving away this highly valuable, sensitive information.