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Graduation, 2009 & The Big 12 South
Posted by CloseToJumping on January 12th, 2009 under Football
The underclassmen declaration period hasn’t even closed yet, but that nor good sense will stop me from having an opinion and hoisting it in public. Or semi-public. Or something.
Anyway, there’s been a ton of inferences over the past month by folks on the various longhorn boards about next year’s team being a potential top 2 preseason team. Frankly, I don’t disagree. We return a ton of talent all over the field, especially with Kindle coming back. Our schedule is also ridiculous in its simplicity. Yes, it is. Louisiana Monroe would get pwn3d by Katy; Central Florida represents your mother’s old douchebag, which may still be in Ohio; Wyoming’s talent is worse than its uniform color choices; and UTEP is a punching bag. That is just the non-conference roster. The in-conference schedule is equally as irrelevant. A ton of our opponents lose all kinds of talent and the Big 12 in general is going to be down next year.
We have a really good chance to have a special season in 2009. Let’s look at what other Big 12 programs bring back next year.
Oklahoma
The sooners bring back more from their usual offseason liquor store robbery than they return on their roster next year. Bradford is a top 5 draft pick and the Heisman winner. It is doubtful that he returns, no matter how many times the sooner faithful wishes otherwise. Gresham is a 1st round selection waiting to happen and likely walks as well. Gerald McCoy was the best player for the blowkies in the MNC and projects as an early DL pick, but he declared today that he’s staying in school. Granger has already declared, since he needs to buy more coats. That is major attrition at the underclassmen level and, if three leave, it will be devastating to their 2009 season.
That takes us to the OU upper classmen. Iglesias, Cheney, and Manny Johnson are done. That comprises three of their top four wide receivers, leaving only Broyles behind. Loadholt, Cooper, Robinson, Walker and Braxton are seniors on the OL. Only Braxton is a backup. No matter how many times Trent Williams tries to hold them, those 5 won’t be staying. Williams, for that matter, is projecting as a better NFL player than either Robinson or Cooper, so perhaps he’s a flight risk as well. Backup Joey Halzle at QB is also gone, although that might be addition by subtraction. Provided Bradford and Gresham are gone, that is a decimated offense. 2005 results might be the brightest hope.
Defensively, they lose Harris and Holmes at safety. Alan Davis, the backup DE, is also gone. They don’t lose much else, especially with McCoy staying in school. The defense will have to improve dramatically for the sooners to have a prayer of winning 9 games next year.
They do return the Alexander, English and Beal at DE. Adrian Taylor comes back at DT with McCoy. Travis Lewis, Box/Balogun, and Clayton should all return. Franks and Jackson are decent CBs that will also return. The OU defense will be pretty stout by comparison to this year, and they’re going to have to be. They could be worn down against good clubs because of virtual certainty of the futility of their offense.
Stoops is 1-3 against Texas in his last 4 and he is 6-4 against us overall. Next year should look a lot like the 2005 match-up and I will be disappointed if we ever let our foot off the pedal against these cheating asshats.
Oklahoma loses 9 starters for certain. They could lose up to 3 more. I assume only Bradford and Gresham go, which means they lose 11 starters out of 22. On STs, they lose their punter, Knall, and the two WRs that returned kicks for them.
Oklahoma State
Many people tend to pose OSU as our greatest threat to running the table next season. I’ve seen this on TV and the boards, and I’ve heard it on the radio. I get it, and I buy it.
Offensively, OSU has three big losses in Pettigrew and two of their OLs. Pettigrew was an elite college TE. In addition to being a pass catching threat, he was a terrific blocker. I don’t know where he’ll go in the draft, but I will be surprised if he isn’t taken on day 1. The Center, Washington, and one of the guards, Denning, are done.
Kendall Hunter, Robinson, Bryant, 3 OLs, and a bunch of randoms at WR all return. Toston, an excellent backup to Hunter, also comes back. The Oklahoma State offense should put up no less than 40 points a game and could approach 50.
Defensively, OSU returns a bit less, which is good news. The bad news is that most of their defensive playmakers are back. Chinasa is back at DE, Cox is back at CB and KR, and Lemon and Sexton are back LB. They also return Burton at DT and their WLB, Levine, who I don’t remember well. They do lose Tea, the DT that was sporadic. They also lose 3 DBs, including Lacey, and Chatham, the other DE.
Oklahoma State has recruited well of late. They will be a formidable opponent in 2009 in Stillwater. At the same time, they usually **** their pants when we come to town and I don’t know why next year will be any different. It starts at the top, and Mike Gundy is a psycho that could lose himself in his playcalling at any time. This will be the marquee game of the Big 12 next season.
Oklahoma State loses 8 starters out of their 22. The punter Fodge is also done and he was as good it gets.
Texas Tech
Delusional Tech fan has already gotten in my face this year, on January 2nd at BW3 in Midtown, Houston. Tech was getting blown out and embarrassing themselves in another bowl game. We had been rooting for them, but quickly turned and began mocking them when we knew all was lost. This was followed up on by Tech fan attempting to holler scoreboard at me and telling me they’d do it again next year. We merely smirked and told the guy that the game in Austin would surely be one for the books.
I don’t know what Tech has to be optimistic about in 2009. Their football team will have trouble making a bowl and they have nothing else to fall back on. It isn’t as if they do anything with their degrees but hide them in attics in shame.
On offense, Tech loses Harrell, Crabtree, Woods, Morris, Read, Vazquez, and Hamby. That’s pretty much the offense, minus Baron Batch and that fatass blowhard with the face paint. Britton and Lewis also return at WR, but big deal. They’re back to the drawing board for personnel on offense. Techfan thinks that Taylor Potts is special. Special indeed.
The big thing about the Tech offense has always been the continuity of the system from one season to the next, irrespective of the QB calling the snap behind the Center. While that may well hold constant, and let’s face it, Graham Harrell was not more interesting as a player than Symons or Kingsbury so Potts might be fine, the bigger issue for Tech going into next year is the loss of Crabtree. Guys like that don’t come around to Texas but once every 5-10 years, much less a place like Tech. He changed the dynamics of every game in which he played, so finding something that halfway provides that same value for their offense will be a big deal. It won’t happen in 2009 and could be years away from occurring.
Defensively, Tech returns a lot more of their core defense. Their entire front four of Dixon, Williams, Whitlock, and Jones comes back. All three linebackers return as well. Jamar Wall is pretty good corner and he also returns with the other CB. They do lose Charbonnet and McBath at safety. That looks like the strongest Tech defense in the Mike Leach era. They may actually have a more respectable defense than offense next season.
Their defense is what will help them grasp hold of their perennial perch of 8-4 with a bowl choke to finish 8-5. Of course, Tech plays its usual weak sisters in the non-con, starting with North Dakota State, then Rice and Houston, and finishing with the powerhouse of New Mexico. They really are an embarrassment.
Overall, Tech loses 9 starters out of 22. Their ST guys return in force.
Baylor
I will be honestly shocked if Baylor isn’t a bowl team next season. They showed a lot of flashes this season, and not just from Griffin. Going into 2009, they return almost everybody.
On the offensive side of the ball, they lose Jason Smith and Dan Gay. Jason Smith is an NFL tackle and a big loss. Remember Ben Gay? Boy, Baylor really got a lot of use out of that guy. I wonder what he’s up to these days? My guess is that he’s gone full retard in a padded room somewhere. Whew. They also lose Thomas White at WR. He was their second leading receiver and a decent college ball player. Beyond those three, they don’t lose anything else on offense.
When I look at what Baylor brings back offensively, it’s a legitimately strong group. Griffin is going to be a damned fine QB and he’ll show us even more in 2009. WRs Gettis and Wright also come back. Both of those guys are good. With those guys return 5 additional starters, including 60% of the OL.
Baylor’s defense didn’t look nearly as promising this season, but they do bring a lot of guys back. They lose their sack leader, Leon Freeman, a DE. With him, they also lose a DT and one of the CBs. Defensive leaders Pawelek and Jordan Lake both return.
Effectively, Baylor loses only 6 guys, returning 16 of their 22. For once, Baylor fan has something to looked at with a sober eye and smile besides the pretty coeds. Baylor also returns all of its ST players.
Texas A&M
I almost finished writing this post without including ATM. I didn’t not include them out of spite. I just literally forgot. I knew there were five Big 12 South teams though, so I had to figure out who I was forgetting. Sure enough, it was the aggies. They’ve sunk to the embarrassing level of retaining space only in the very back of our minds. Do their prospects improve at all in 2009? No. Not at all, actually.
On offense, they lose McGee, Lane, Goodson, Pierre Brown, and an OL, Travis Schneider. McGee and Lane didn’t end up getting a ton of playing time as the season progressed, but they were core elements to any success ATM experienced over the past 3-4 years. Goodson was electric and explosive, but of his explosives were directed towards his teammates and coaches, so most aggies say “good riddance”. Maybe so, but he was one of the only potentially dynamic guys on their O. They return a solid core of mediocrity and Jeff Fuller. Johnson is back at QB. They return 4 OLs, Tannehill, Cyrus Gray, and McCoy also. They will be a middle of the pack offensive team if they catch some breaks.
It is just as ugly on defense for the aggies. They lose Bennett, who was their best DL. Obiozor is gone at the other DE spot. That fat bitch Kellen Heard actually has another year left in him, which surprised me. I was thinking that he was a senior. Alton Dixon was the leading tackler for the team. Done. Arkeith Brown is gone at CB. Danny Gorrer, a some time starter, is also gone. The same is true for Devin Gregg.
Ultimately, the aggies had a youth movement on some level as the season progress and some of the underclassmen got starts towards the end and maybe that will bear fruit. When you’re as bad as ATM is right now, how much worse can it be? My guess is 3-9 is how much worse it can get. They will go 0-5 in the Big 12 South, on a bullet. Can they scrounge 3 wins from the other 7 affairs? Perhaps, but it will be tough.
Overall, ATM loses 7 (including McGee and Lane gets you 9). Bringing back 15 starters would be a positive sign of improvement for many programs. The aggies are so down in talent that it may not matter. They also lose a big traditional aggie weapon in their punter, Justin Brantley.
Big Picture for the South
Looking at the entirety of the Big 12 South, it’s somewhat difficult to understand why many folks are saying that the Big 12 is going to be “down” next year. Is it going to be a bit weaker in the South in 2009 as compared to 2008? Well, sure. Is it going to be “down”? Nope. Texas will be as good or better in 2009. Oklahoma State will be better. Baylor will be better. Oklahoma will be worse but decent. Texas Tech will be a top 25 program again. The aggies pull up the rear.
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dasmithjones said:
January 12th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
This caught my eye in TruOrange: “I’m not going to believe it until it happens, but I’ve been told the Texas coaches are going to make some changes in the way they try to develop a running game. They have talked that talk for several years, but I’ve been assured they are serious about it this time. RB coach Major Applewhite has been urging the coaches to make some meaningful changes.
But let’s wait until it happens before we do any celebrating. We’ve all been down this road before.”
I hope I find myself saying the following next season: So that’s what a proper running game looks like! Awesome!
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 12th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
“Looking at the entirety of the Big 12 South, it’s somewhat difficult to understand why many folks are saying that the Big 12 is going to be “down” next year.”
If I had to guess I’d say it was because a ton of our opponents lose all kinds of talent and the Big 12 in general is going to be down next year.
Wait, this was a quiz right?
R.C. said:
January 12th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Good write-up. Much more convenient than googling it.
My only complaint is your positive comments about Baylor. As a Baylor fan, I do my best every year to minimize my expectations for football. And here’s a Texas fan with kind words, getting my hopes up.
Other than that, very nice job.
Evil E said:
January 12th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Texas will be a double-digit favorite in every game except the trip to Stillwater (yes, I’m including the game in Dallas, too). The weak schedule will require Mack to run it up, Stoops-like, in order to maintain poll position throughout November vs. other teams with more marquee match-ups down the stretch. Failure to post impressive margins of victory could relegate us to Utah status next season, on the outside looking in at a Florida-USC BCS game (even if they both have a loss). If we go undefeated, our best hope is for another major team to be undefeated to set up a 2005-like matchup.
Bartoncreek said:
January 12th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
I wish Baylor hosted OU next year. I think they could beat them away from Norman. They do host Tech and should win that one. To me it looks like Texas, Okie State then a huge droppoff to either Baylor, OU and Tech in any order. Then another Mangino sized gap to A&M.
On a side note, I can’t wait for the Ole Small Coach and his band of worthless fucks to really struggle this year. I’m going to take great joy in every OU, Tech, Nebraska and Kansas loss. All four should be substantially worse than this year. And it couldn’t happen to a better group of choking, fat, drunk and crying pussies.
Mike Hinsley said:
January 12th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Batch is just a Jr.
CloseToJumping said:
January 12th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Yeah, I referenced him returning along with Carter on offense, Mike.
South 06 said:
January 12th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
A thoughtful, objective write-up on any Texas football related subject says we will win 5 next year. Friendly wager. Down?
(Let it be known, I don’t consider 5 wins to be anything even remotely approaching acceptable, nor do I expect much better. Just wanna make it interesting.)
ChrisApplewhite said:
January 12th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
“I wish Baylor hosted OU next year. I think they could beat them away from Norman.”
Let’s not start sucking each other’s dicks just yet. They’re still a 4 win team whose best defense will take a step back as all that Bill Bradley learnin’ moves another year further away.
Can Baylor win 7? Yes. OU? No.
Scipio Tex said:
January 12th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
South ‘06:
I don’t think 5 wins is unreasonable for A&M, but:
UAB brings back a bunch of starters. They were really young in ‘08.
Arkansas is the same. They had 5 guys on the ALL-SEC Freshman team and bring back a decent skill group with Ryan Mallet now eligible to compete with Casey Dick at QB. For recruiting reasons, they’ll treat the game in Jerryworld as their Super Bowl.
There’s also a pretty decent probability of A&M losing their last four Big 12 games down the stretch.
2009 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 NEW MEXICO Kyle Field
Sept. 19 UTAH STATE Kyle Field
Sept. 26 UAB Kyle Field
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Oct. 10 OKLAHOMA STATE Kyle Field
Oct. 17 at Kansas State Manhattan, KS
Oct. 24 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX
Oct. 31 IOWA STATE Kyle Field
Nov. 7 at Colorado Boulder, CO
Nov. 14 at Oklahoma Norman, OK
Nov. 21 BAYLOR Kyle Field
Nov. 26 TEXAS (ESPN) Kyle Field
Scipio Tex said:
January 12th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
OU:
Their D should be very good. They’ll have five All-Conference type guys: at DT, DE, WLB, both CBs. That’s exactly where I’d want my five best players.
The Josh Jarboe take last year suggests to me that the OU coaches aren’t thrilled about their WR talent outside of Broyles. Bradford/Gresham returning together will make them sufficient to challenge for another league title.
OSU:
Is Okung coming back? They open with Georgia Sept 5th. That game will tell us all we need to know.
Texas Tech:
DE Brandon Williams is going pro. Safety is a huge void for them. I’m not sure what they’re going to do.
Taylor Potts will throw for 4,000+. He also has a cannon, so expect to see the BJ Symons Tech offense. He’s also a first year QB in Leach’s system with an uncertain OL and for Tech that always means held balls, more sacks, and 40% more interceptions.
Detron Lewis will lead them in catches; Edward Britton will be their Carlos Francis.
Tech should throw together a 8-9 win season in their sleep.
Baylor:
RGIII is going to be phenomenal. The whole interior OL returns and that’s good for the zone read. OT is a loss, but is pressure on Robert Griffin really a problem?
The Baylor LB corps will be among the league’s best. I love Pawelek & Antonio Jones and Antonio Johnson are underrated. Their DL will be a travesty.
6-6 is well within the realm of possiblity for them.
A&M:
I like their WR/TE/QB combo. Their defense will be tragic.
NateHeupel said:
January 12th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
While I agree that OU looks to take a MAJOR slide next year, I think jumping on the 2005 bandwagon is just stupid. People don’t realize what it took for all of that to collide. Not only did OU lose everyone on the OL, they lost two projected starters within 10 days of the 1st game. And they had Chuck Long trying to get two very inexperience QBs to run the same OU offense only run with any success by a 9th year senior citizen.
What’s more is that the 2008 Texas Longhorns were supposed to be a distant 2nd or even 3rd in the South when looking at this year’s roster.
I’d say you’re looking at a team that will look more like the 2006 OU squad. There’s just more talent for the coaches to work with at WR and OL than there was in 2005, and there’s more talent at the off. coordinator position for the players to work with.
dedfischer said:
January 13th, 2009 at 5:59 am
I just woke up this morning, logged on the interweb, and learned that Brandon Williams declared for the draft. I want to throw up in my mouth. He was our best safety too. I guess we’re rolling with Sandy Fucking Riley.
Longhorn in Canada said:
January 13th, 2009 at 9:24 am
“I hope I find myself saying the following next season: So that’s what a proper running game looks like! Awesome!”
I said this exact thing watching a game against Tech this last year. Unfortunately, it was the Cotton Bowl.
South '06 said:
January 13th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Skip –
I’ll concede OSU, Tech, OU, and Texas.
I don’t have much hope for the beating the Pigs in my backyard or the Buffs in Boulder.
The 5 wins will come from the remaining 6 games. Baylor will be better than us, but it will be at home and it will be our Superbowl game, so I’m not willing to concede that one.
There isn’t an A&M fan in any corner of the world that isn’t embarassed I just said that.
South '06 said:
January 13th, 2009 at 10:06 am
And with Cyrus returning and Christine Michael coming on board, one would hope our run game would be improved. But that would be assuming our O-Line wasn’t comprised entirely of novelty sumo wrestler Halloween costumes propped up by bamboo shoots.
S said:
January 13th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Don’t think I’ll be back to this site. The language is atrocious. Clean it up!
HenryJames said:
January 13th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Go fuck yourself.
Sports Jesus said:
January 13th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I hate to say this, but I don’t expect OU to be down next year. I can only HOPE. Unfortunately anything more is just ridiculous in my mind.
Texoz said:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I’ve been reading HJ posts for a few years now and I get the feeling he’s some sort of politically incorrect Matrix construct written into the interwebs.
A Neo-con, if you will.
bighornfan32 said:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Even with an improved defense for OU, you cant discount what a Heisman caliber QB does for your offense. They might not fall off a ton, but it’ll be the difference between losing once and losing 2 or 3. All depends on Bradford going pro of course.
Tech will go back to their 8-9 win a year while not beating anyone good status.
OSU will be good but I dont really expect them to be much better than they were this year. Their offense is already about as good as it’ll get and their Defense is consistently below average year after year.
dedfischer said:
January 13th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
“Tech will go back to their 8-9 win a year while not beating anyone good status.”
Over the years, I’ve come to accept that that’s not a bad place for a program like ours to go back to. I was thinking 9-3 before Williams’ departure. I’m now thinking anything more than 7-5 would be a success.
Beergut said:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:22 am
A&M is fine at the offensive skill positions, returning players who set school records at two WR positions, TB, and QB.
They will have a talented rotation going at TB with Gray, Stephens, and the addition of Michaels.
If our OL is just average next season, we will be a tremendously improved offensive team.
I have no idea how the defense will do, but I’m trying to be optimistic. We need speed in our front seven badly. My goals for the 2009 season are for us to just be able to stop the run with some regularity, and to improve on 3rd down conversions. If we do that, we’ll improve enough on defense to be able to win 7 games and go to a bowl.
Our schedule actually sets up for us nicely; we should be 3-0 heading into the Arkansas game, and I think that will be an early referendum on Sherman’s tenure at A&M. Both Sherman and Petrino are second-year coaches who installed a radically different offense from the previous regime in their first season at their respective schools. The Arkansas game should be a good test for the Aggies.
Until texas shows some semblance of a running game, I don’t think you should count on being top 2 in the polls for long. Also, this is the second year in a row your secondary absolutely sucked, and you lose your best defensive player in Orakpo. I think your defense will take a step back (although your pass defense has nowhere to go but up), and you’ll have a disappointing season, dropping 2 or 3 games. This seems improbable coming off of a 12-1 season with all of the seniors you’ll have next season, but I’m not sure the team chemistry will carry over for a second year. A loss in Stillwater could lead to everything unraveling for texas.
We’ll see what happens though.
Kriess said:
January 14th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Ded, you’re right on. BG, a tad bit dellusional. We’re on par to have one of the best LB core’s in football, (all depending on where Kindle lines up). The secondary was sadly one of the best in the big 12 this year. Its sad that a secondary corps has a good day when they keep the opposing QB under 350 yards passing. Our D-line will take a step back from losing 3 starters, but we have so much depth in that area, we can fill the void.
It may seem “improbable” but lets not forget 2004-2005 seasons and the parallels to now. We have the chemistry and arguably a better team than 2005. We return 9 starters on Offense, and 7-8 (depending on the scheme) on defense.
When was the last time we lost in Stillwater?
Mr. Know it All said:
January 14th, 2009 at 5:24 am
I don’t know for sure. I am thinking back in 2001?
dick said:
January 14th, 2009 at 6:08 am
i started at UT in 1998 and don’t remember ever losing to okie st. nor Baylor, in football nor basketball. Nor OU for that matter since I’ve had that zapped from my memory.
ponderos said:
January 14th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Texas is 20-2 all-time against Oklahoma State. OSU won in Stillwater in 1997, which is their only win against Texas since World War II.
Trips Right said:
January 14th, 2009 at 6:39 am
“Until texas shows some semblance of a running game, I don’t think you should count on being top 2 in the polls for long. Also, this is the second year in a row your secondary absolutely sucked, and you lose your best defensive player in Orakpo. I think your defense will take a step back (although your pass defense has nowhere to go but up), and you’ll have a disappointing season, dropping 2 or 3 games. This seems improbable coming off of a 12-1 season with all of the seniors you’ll have next season, but I’m not sure the team chemistry will carry over for a second year. A loss in Stillwater could lead to everything unraveling for texas.”
You fail to mention that this is the first time since the Championship team that the Horns have had the same DC in consecutive years. He’s also considered one of the top defensive minds in the game. I’m going to go out on a limb and say the defense will be better in 2009.
As for your claim that Texas loses 3 games. I’d take that bet.
beowulf said:
January 14th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Beergut wants to use “tu” instead of the less satisfying lower case spelling of “texas” almost as badly as he wants to locate his 2 inch dick hiding in his beer gut.
Laughable comments of a brainstem prototypical much scorned asshat Aggie.
The General said:
January 14th, 2009 at 8:19 am
“i started at UT in 1998 and don’t remember ever losing to okie st. nor Baylor, in football nor basketball. Nor OU for that matter since I’ve had that zapped from my memory.”
My freshman year was 1997 which saw us lose to both OSU and Baylor not to mention Missouri, Tech, K State, and Colorado.
How many people can say that they have personally witnessed Texas lose to Baylor, TCU, and Rice?
hg03 said:
January 14th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Aggies are going full retard earlier than usual this offseason, but the song is the same as years past.
2002: tu will suck now that major is gone. chrissy is a queer.
2003: tu will suck now that chrissy is gone. He was their only player. Fran is Vince Lombardi.
2004: tu will suck now that Vince Young is their QB. He’s a black retard that throws like a girl, and Chance Mock isn’t around to bail him out. Cedric Benson can’t carry Courtney Lewis’ jock.
2005: Vince Young will suck this year without Cedric Benson. He’s the only reason they won any games. Vince is a black retard that throws like a girl.
2006: tu will lose 5 games now that Vince Young is gone. They were a one man team.
2007: We actually did suck.
2008: tu will suck. Cart McCoy is a wuss.
2009: See beergut’s post.
Kafka said:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:05 am
BeerGut:
Losing two games is not necessarily a disappointing season. For example, OU had two losses in 2008. It is still one helluva year when you play in the BCS national championship game.
My point is that you are really not going out on a limb when you predict at least 2 losses for UT. So many things have to go right to have a great season, especially WRT injuries. Anytime you have a QB who runs a lot, there is increased opportunity for him to get knocked out of a game for long enough to lose a game.
The UT secondary and LBs should be better next year. The DL is probably going to be worse (we lose two great players in Orakpo and Miller). The overall D is probably not going to get much worse and may get a bit better.
Let’s see if Major earns his paycheck and improves the horns’ running scheme. The good thing about being bad at something is that it is relatively easy to improve.
BaylorDude said:
January 14th, 2009 at 11:29 am
“The Baylor LB corps will be among the league’s best. I love Pawelek & Antonio Jones and Antonio Johnson are underrated. Their DL will be a travesty.”
What many either fail to realize or remember is that BU’s defense improved all season long, giving up the least yds vs. Tech of anyone all season (397).
Our ‘09 DL will include DT Phil Taylor, a Penn State transfer, who is a man-child. I think our D will actually be better than this year’s… not a quantum leap, but not worse.
dedfischer said:
January 14th, 2009 at 11:32 am
I think teams are going to be able to run the ball a little on Texas next year and Muschamp may have to blitz more to get pressure. Luckily, you’ve got good athletes to do that with and that’s about the only weakness I can see coming up. Texas went 12-1 without a running game. Some semblance of one next season and they should be able to repeat 2008 results.
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 14th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
First beergut you’re an idiot but at this point that should just go with out saying. Yet you’re such an idiot that I can not help but be compelled to say it.
Second, Kafka, can we please all stop the “running qb’s get hurt more” talk? The only instances that I can remember colt getting hurt was either I. The pocket or on his 1 yard qb sneak at Kansas State.
HenryJames said:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Looks like Bradford, Gresham and Trent Williams are all coming back.
Oh, Beergut... said:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
“your pass defense has nowhere to go but up”
Not true at all. Why, we could go from 5th in the conference in yards per attempt (6.9) all the way down to 11th (8.0). That would be worse, wouldn’t it? Of course, we could just mask the deficiency by having a complete abortion of a run defense, so no one would have much reason to pass on us, anyway. That would be much better.
“If we do that, we’ll improve enough on defense to be able to win 7 games and go to a bowl.”
Good luck with all that. Please drop in to let us know how it turned out.
Kafka said:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
FlamingMonkeyAss:
“Kafka, can we please all stop the “running qb’s get hurt more” talk?”
No.
ponderos said:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
What HJ said.
ESPN reporting Williams and Bradford are coming back. Press conference at 4:30.
Trips Right said:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Nice propoganda job by Stoops. Leaking that Bradford would be no better than a top 10-20 pick to get him to say. Juxtapose that with how the Texas staff handled the Kindle situation and it’s all you really need to know about the difference between the two schools.
Stoops better pray that Chief Lazy Eye makes it through the season in one piece or it could be a public relations nightmare for the gooners. And it wouldn’t be the first time a player left that meat market they call a university unhappy.
Texas wins anyway, it’ll just be a higher scoring game.
Minnesotahorn said:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
While that’s true Trips, is there really any doubt that this is primarily CTJ’s fault?
HenryJames said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
CTJ should have written a post titled ‘Why Sam Bradford stomps a mudhole in the NFL draft.’
Trips Right said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
No doubt. I’m trying to get him to write a mudhole about my NFL bets this weekend.
ponderos said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Per the presser, Bradford and Gresham are both coming back.
rock.
Scipio Tex said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Well, the South just got more interesting.
Ouch said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Thanks a lot Trips–all you’ve been saying is how these guys were going to leave. I know we beat them, but Bradford and Co scare me to death!! Do you know anything, seriously? I just saw part of the press conference, and Bradford said he would’ve stayed no matter where he went in the draft–not to mention, even if he got hurt, he still has another year. I like a lot of your stuff Trips, but you’re just a blowhard if you ask me. Bradford’s accurate as hell. Gresham is a stud. If you’re counting the RRR in ‘09 as a win already, you’re a bigger fool than I thought. I hope we don’t get in a similar situation next year with the tiebreakers ’cause our non-conference schedule is even worse if you can imagine!!! Hook ‘em!!
NateHeupel said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
“Well, the South just got more interesting.”
Scip, no, it didn’t. Right now, as far as I’m concerned, it’s Texas and the 11 dwarves. If the OU offensive line proves to be more coherent than an echeese posting, I’ll re-think my position.
Trips, good to know you’re still looking at the world objectively and not letting your burnt orange blinders get in the way. Keep up the good work.
ponderos said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
btw, all returning Heisman winners in the BCS era (Jason White, Leinart, Jesus) have gone to the BCS title game the following year.
6xBig12Champ said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
I look forward to changing my name to 7x.
sorry for the prolonged delay for getting back to the BC, I’m sure I’ll take my lumps for it. Flame on Horns!
Facebook User said:
January 14th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Don’t be a douche or we’ll just delete you.
Trips Right said:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Ouch, I’ve never had a take on Bradford. I didn’t write the original post.
8straight said:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Bring it on schooner dudes. You might want to add, what is it?, five straight bowl loses.
45-35
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
The myth that running qb’s somehow get hurt more often than pocket qb’s is perhaps the dumbest fraud perpetuated upon the football viewing public. Well okay, “Big Game Bob” is the biggest. But this crap about running qb’s comes in a close second. Show me a list of qb’s that got hurt running the football (espe ially those athletic enough to run and be sucessful) and I’ll show you 10 picket qb’s who got hurt while not running at all.
Ouch said:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
My fault Trips–I just hope Bradford makes it through the whole season healthy so he’ll LEAVE!!! Colt’s awesome, but it was the D that lost it for the Sooners, and now they’re going to be arguably the best in the Big 12. Maybe they’ll lose their best defensive player again so we can beat them…Can you imagine if we beat them, OSU beats us there, and then OU kills them in Norman? I’m getting cold sweats thinking about it–our OOC schedule is a flat-out putrid joke!!! That’s one thing I’ll give Stoopsie–he might throw in the occasional 1-AA school, but the rest is usually pretty beefy. We didn’t even leave our state last year, and now we have Wyoming on the road? WTF?!!!! They already have 3 bowl teams on their OOC schedule–where’s ours? I saw we have Ole Miss in a few years, but this is TERRIBLE timing. If we have one loss, we won’t jump anyone with that crap…
HenryJames said:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Ouch with the worst impersonation of a Longhorn fan in recent memory.
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Fortunately ouch our toughest game is going to be ou and Bob Stoops is Mack Brown’s bitch. All Bradford means is that will take longer to hang 60 on those douchebags.
RE: Ouch said:
January 14th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Its hard to fake retarded
RE: Ouch said:
January 14th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
well, unless you’re Tom Hanks. But he’s better than anyone in UTs stable of RBs.
PatronSaint said:
January 14th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Oh my gosh. We are good at football but gosh OU is gooder at football! I hope we beat OU but I don’t know if we can beat OU because they are good and Bob Stoops is good and maybe we can get lucky and win just like we got lucky and won in the last game! Go The University of Texas Longhorns!
longhornmatt said:
January 14th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I admit our running game is generally a clusterfuck, but I do have to smirk a little bit when I read the Sooner comments about our running game when:
1. They were absolutely horrible on the ground against the only real defenses they faced. They had 25 rushing yards against TCU (25!), 48 against Texas (hey, that’s us), and barely over 100 on less than 4 ypc against Florida.
2. They lose 4/5 of their all-star oline, including at least one guy in Robinson who wasn’t tremendously overrated.
3. They have Demarco Murray coming off another major leg injury. The last one cut his explosiveness in half. This one will probably turn in him into Jorvorskie Lane minus 90 pounds and the port for his intravenous gravy drip.
And if your comeback is, “So what, we still have Chris Brown,” then my response is, “Good luck with all that.” He has played 3 years at OU and had a bunch of carries, and his career long run is what, 35 yards? I admit he is awesome at running through huge holes and then falling down at the first sign of contact without fumbling. That’s nice for ball security, I guess, but it doesn’t exactly make me tremble with fear thinking about the RRS next year.
Justaguy said:
January 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I agree that despite the loss of Orakpo and Miller the Texas defense can be better this year.
As pointed this will be rarity for recent Texas defenses, a defensive co-ordinator who can actually teach in the Spring instead of evaluating.
You have almost all of your secondary returning and one who have to believe those guys will get better with nothing else, but experience (Would it be toooooo much to ask that in the Spring they actually be taught to look for the ball at some point and maybe tackling?).
Linebacker is a position I am very excited about next year. Texas has some very good talent, some good young talent, and I can’t wait to see Sergio and Keenan lined up next to each other.
Kafka said:
January 14th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Ouch:
Very funny stuff. Just for the heck of it could you explain your rationale for coming onto BC and pretending to be a UT fan?
Ouch said:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
OK–what’s the best impersonation of a Longhorn fan then? Let me try this one:
“The Big 12 Championship is stupid–why would we want to go there? I mean, we’ve gone to the National Championship once under Mack, and we didn’t even NEED a Big 12 Title to do it. Stoops and his staff have NO IDEA what they are doing–they’ve only been to 7 Big 12 title games and 4 National Championships. Hold on…that makes no sense at all. Wait a damn minute…WE DID WIN A BIG 12 TITLE BEFORE OUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!! WTF?!!! My head hurts–I’m soooooo confused. Do you think the two have something to do with each other? Yes, er, NO…NO, NO, NO!! Hey, maybe we can play in more national championship games if we win more Big 12 Championships?! I…don’t…think…that’s…er, YES! I mean NO!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! But Big 12 Championships are stupid, remember? OU has a lot of them, and they suck, remember? I DON’T UNDERSTAND–EXPLAIN THIS MACK!!
(Ignorant interlude)
The Sooners suck balls…yeah, they really, really suck…Bradford’s a homo, hee hee.
Hey guys, you know what’ll make me feel better? Let’s just turn on the TV in my mom’s computer room since we’re already here and discredit Stoops again as he plays for another while we talk about our ghost 2nd Big 12 title under Mack next year. Ha ha–way to go Boomer Losers. You don’t have to be the best team in your conference when you’re the best team on Earth–DUH!! Hey, do you know what the weather is like in KC in December? Yeah, me neither.”
I feel stupid when I say this stuff every year too…You know, I’ll just be happy when we can finally win the Big 12 and keep those bastards from losing another big game. I mean, we should probably be able to win the conference with the Gooners in it, right? I hate Bradford, Gresham, Williams, and McCoy–why did you dicks have to come back?!!!
98 said:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
nobody here has ever said that big12 championships suck…
kafka: the motivation is clear. 45-35 still hurts.which is kind of stupid considering the season they had? enjoy it..why come to your rivals board and show your penis envy?
HenryJames said:
January 15th, 2009 at 6:22 am
ouch is the dumbest of Sooner trolls. What he doesn’t realize is that we can see the IP addresses of anyone who posts on this site. So a quick check reveals that someone with the same IP had posted a lot in the past as ‘ulose.’
You can read his brilliance here.
Ouch said:
January 15th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Can someone explain to me why Stoops keeps losing BCS bowl games?
t1climb1 said:
January 15th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Really Ouch? Really?
Tim's Bleeding Vagina said:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:11 am
i think bullmarket finally found his way to bc.
Ouch said:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:12 am
HJ,
Yeah, and I’ve seen the IP addresses of you bafoons who pretend to be me–way to go Foolio!! I know you guys can’t get it through your pea-sized brains, but there are A LOT of college football fans that hate Texas, not just Sooners. You guys expect everything, but have nothing! In the grand scheme of things, you guys are a blood-filled boil on the asscrack of college football, and nothing more. You are EXTREMELY lucky OU won out after the RRR, or no one would’ve given two flips about Texas–the best team in Texas Tech would’ve gone to the Big 12 title game, and END OF STORY! The truth is I used to be a Texas fan, but I was so sick and tired of shattered hopes, broken promises, and delusional friends–I got poisoned time and time again drinking burnt orange swill from the holy grail. I mean, before VY found the program in the attic and dusted it off, Texas’ claim to fame was they fielded the last all-white team to win a championship. Seriously? Were the fans drinking phosphates in their pantaloons? With the most fertile recruiting ground at their fingertips and one of the largest enrollments, THAT’S how long it took to get back?!! It took a Sooner to even make UT relevant–plus, the stadium is named after him. Doesn’t that hurt you like it hurt me? What a crock–Texas has always been second fiddle, and it’s mind-boggling you can’t see that. Even the ones who say “Stoops is Mack’s bitch” are bass-ackwards–he still leads the series 6-4! I guess I’m the only one who wanted Mack to walk into oncoming traffic after he lost to Stoops 5 straight, getting blown out in two and shutout in one. OU SHUT THEM OUT PEOPLE!!! How does anyone get shut out, ever?!!! Anyway, after years of obscurity and celebrating second-tier bowl games, I had to get out. Sorry, but I haven’t bought back in yet. If OU is winning 3 straight Big 12 Championships while Stoops is supposedly “down”, then it pains me to see what will happen when the tide turns back. Good thing I got out when I did…
The General said:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Idea diffusion does not seem to be able to cross the Red River, otherwise, Oklahoma would have the paragraph.
Dunstan Pearl said:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Ouch indeed.
Kafka said:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Ouch:
Good stuff. Intentional humor is great but does not compare with unintentional humor.
A little more white space would make it easier to find the best parts.
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Wow. Just. Wow.
Ouch's (ulose) OU English Teacher said:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:58 am
A paragraph? Ouch was never good with those. Once again as I told you back in 12th Grade……
A paragraph is a distinct subdivision in a text. In your essay, you should break up the text into several paragraphs. Each paragraph develops a separate thought, and makes one statement only.
Ouch's (ulose) OU English Teacher said:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:00 am
By the way Ouch what is the Texas OU football series head to head?
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Is everyone else enjoying ulose’s post as much as I am? I mean for a tech fan to take the time to go onto a Longhorn site to tell them how irrelevant we all are…… Again wow. Just. Wow.
Ouch said:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Thanks Kafka–sorry I didn’t break it up. You can tell I’ve had all this pent-up frustration about UT’s underachievments for a long time. My fingers wouldn’t stop for breaks–call it an explosion of disappointment, if you will. If the worst thing my critics point out is my use of spacing, then I’ll take it. I didn’t know I was being graded, but since there are very few red marks on my paper, I’ll take my A- and run. At least the content hasn’t been disputed by the angriest of UT fans, and that’s the scary part.
As for the UT/OU series, that’s the one thing that’ll be solid for a long time to come. And I’m happy for that, except for the UT fans keep reverting back to it. I learned to get over it, even though it’s still in the back of my mind. The 45-35 argument was all well and good, but where did it get Texas? A lot more heartache if you ask me–they went 11-1, and OU STILL went ahead. See what I mean? If you’re focused on the RRR and that’s it, then congratulations–you won the 2008 championship. But I guess that just wasn’t enough for me…Stoops better start sucking a lot more, a lot faster.
I wonder what Tonya Harding’s up to these days?
Ouch's (ulose) OU English Teacher said:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Your worst trait is not your use of spacing
Dunstan Pearl said:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:50 am
“A lot more heartache if you ask me–they went 11-1, and OU STILL went ahead[...]”
…and got exposed for the 3rd straight time on a national stage.
Ouch said:
January 15th, 2009 at 11:45 am
That’s EXACTLY what I’m talking about–you see, it shouldn’t be about what OU is doing. We all know about their lack of success in bowl games over the last several years–you couldn’t avoid it if you tried. The focus should be on what Texas is NOT doing–if they are truly the best, then where are all the championships? If you guys want to hang up banners saying “OU loses again”, then by all means, have at it. I want championship trophies–that’s what I signed on for, and that’s why I jumped off the bandwagon. I’m tired of talking down other schools and dedicating threads to opposing players’ family members. Who gives a shit? That’s all these blogs are good for. I’m pretty sure Barking Carnival wouldn’t even exist if OU wasn’t losing–what’s the point? So some misinformed nerd can breakdown the keys to winning the next basketball game? Let’s start a thread on what Texas needs to do to finish their Big 12 slate after the RRR. Or perhaps one about scheduling better OOC teams. WHAT CAN OUR TEAM DO TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS? The eyes of Texas should look no further…
Sorry no space again–it was really one thought. Since the paragraph police are around every corner, I included indentation this time.
Ouch said:
January 15th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Nevermind–I guess you can’t. I tried.
Kafka said:
January 15th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Ouch:
Now that we have found out that you are an imposter poster, would you do us the favor of explaining why you did that?
Is it kind of like being a secret agent? What did you think could be accomplished as an imposter that could not be done as a normal poster?
Also, why don’t you change your screen name again and let’s see how long it takes us to figure out that you are an imposter (HJ: no fair looking at IP addresses).
Grammar and Coherent English said:
January 15th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Ouch
Tim's Bleeding Vagina said:
January 15th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
3 BCS bowl wins in the last 5 years, one of which was a national championship, and this fuckstick wants to talk about what we aren’t doing?
trust me when i say that we don’t need morons like you on the bandwagon.
Bartoncreek said:
January 15th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
We’ll just keep beating ou, winning bcs games and make a run at a national title every 4 years or so. When we do get lucky enough to fall into one, we’ll win it. That is enough for me as a lifelong Texas fan and graduate. Why isn’t it good enough for a Tech fan?
8straight said:
January 15th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Are you sure that ouch and beergut don’t have the same IP address?
Ouch said:
January 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
TBV,
All I’m saying is if Texas is so much better, WIN THE CONFERENCE. or at least, get it awarded to you by campaigning, like OU did
The national championship is great–what a game! My hat’s off–truly special. However, Mack is a VY run away from being history–let’s face it. BCS wins suck, regular bowl wins suck, CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE WHAT MAKE LEGENDS.
Florida won 1 National Championship under Spurrier, but how many SEC Championships? Like 6 in a row or something? And he’s been dubbed The Old Ball Coach. Got that?…the old ball coach. Cause he’s old. and he coaches ball.
Dean Smith went to 11 Final Fours, had countless ACC Championships (at least, I can’t count that high), but only won 2 National Championships. Guess what? Arguably the greatest coach ever!!
Win the conference–get there.
Don’t win it–we’ll never know.
I’d like to think Texas could have 4 national championships under Mack, but I KNOW Bob’s played in a record 4 BCS Championships because I saw him win the Big 12 title (well, he didn’t exactly win it)that got him there. Hell, he didn’t even have to win the one in 2003–he just had to show up. And that’s all I want from Mack–JUST GET THERE!
UT should be there EVERY year, and that’s the frustrating part.
Serious question: Would UT trade Mack for Bob if they could? so they could lose some more BCS games?
The General said:
January 15th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
That would be like trading a blow job for syphillis.
Dunstan Pearl said:
January 15th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
If everyone ignores this douche, will he go away?
Ouch said:
January 16th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Wow–that is unbelievable. I don’t care who you are or what school you represent, but changing anyone’s comments is LOW. It’s gotten to the point where the moderators of a site that allow “fuck stick” and “blow job” can’t handle rational, coherent thoughts that challenge the mind. If you can’t have free speech on Barking Carnival of all places, then where? Congrats BC–you’ve reached a lower point than one once thought unimaginable. Pitiful. Let the neanderthals commence!!
ctex80 said:
January 16th, 2009 at 8:50 am
What egg of knowledge were you dropping on us, Ouch, that was so callously edited?
Ouch said:
January 16th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Don’t worry about it ctex–the “eyes in the sky” know what they did. I’m not sure of your affiliation, but I’m guessing your comments about Longhorn football have and will forever be up to code, so you’ll never have to bat an eye. Whatever you do though, DON’T GO AGAINST THE GRAIN. These guys at Barking Carnival need yes men and foul-mouthed lemmings, not differing opinions.
BEWARE ALL YE BOAT ROCKERS: YOUR THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS WILL BE CHANGED BY GUTLESS MODERATORS TO BEST SUIT THEIR BELIEFS.
Wow…purely disgraceful.
And by the way, ALL LONGHORNS WHO ACCUSE ANY OTHER UNIVERSITY OR COACH ON THE PLANET FOR CAMPAIGNING SHOULD BE DRAWN AND QUARTERED IMMEDIATELY!
Hypocritical, gutless dictators–wow, BC’s credibility is through the roof!
ctex80 said:
January 16th, 2009 at 10:46 am
So, Ouch, I got to looking at this thread…
Why did you pretend to be a Texas fan? Did you explain it and it got censored? I’m confused.
I mean, you seem offended by actions that you deem hypocritical, and you seem to care deeply about credibility, but yet you aren’t honest about your affiliations on a blog? Not so sure I’m following your train of thought.
Ouch said:
January 16th, 2009 at 11:04 am
ctex,
I used to be a Texas fan but just got fed up with the hot air–I love college football, but have no affiliations now. Just voicing an opinion–one that was edited nonetheless.
ctex80 said:
January 16th, 2009 at 11:09 am
So during the course of this thread you have gone from Texas fan to no affiliation? Damn, keep the recruits the hell away from here!
Nordberg said:
January 16th, 2009 at 11:29 am
So Sailor, how’s that poster blocking system coming?
Tim's Bleeding Vagina said:
January 16th, 2009 at 11:34 am
what’s hilarious is that you can’t even tell what was edited because it blends right in with ouch’s normal stupidity.
Ouch said:
January 16th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
A guy with “bleeding vagina” in his name is calling other people stupid–awesome stuff.
Once again ctex, I grew up loving Texas–I had burnt orange everything. Even the poop in my diapers was burnt orange–after some really bad strained vegetables no less, but you get the picture.
Anyway, I just got sick of never being on top when I was raised to believe we were the best in everything. I didn’t understand how I was raised to hate everything OU, but a Sooner was the one who put us on the map. Not to mention, every game I went to it felt like I was at a frat social instead of a football game. I’ve been to plenty of games in plenty of stadiums, and I’ve never see more Ricky Schroeders and Ted McGinleys than at Darrell Royal stadium. Khakis and a collared button-up? Seriously? It’s so reflective of a team that couldn’t be more full of itself…
And now, OU sucks more than they ever have under Stoops, and UT can’t win the Big 12? What’s wrong with that picture? Will it take another Sooner to get us over the hump? It’s just really windy on BC, and I’m not hearing one thing about what Texas needs to do to be on top.
I DON’T CARE ABOUT OU, AND YOU SHOULDN’T EITHER. IT’S TIME TO WIN THE CONFERENCE, OR TEXAS HAS NO CASE FOR SUPREMACY. YOU SHOULDN’T SETTLE FOR SECOND BEST–GET MORE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES.
hg03 said:
January 16th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
I AM IN CHARGE OF FOUR PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE!!!
SERIOUS BUSINESS!!!!!
I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!!!!
Nordberg said:
January 16th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
It’s a good thing your shtick isn’t completely transparent or anything.
“Anyway, I just got sick of never being on top when I was raised to believe we were the best in everything.”
How did you feel in the period from 02-05, when we won two NC’s in baseball and one in football? And made a Final Four in basketball? That must have just made you fucking ill.
Tim's Bleeding Vagina said:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
i hope for ouch’s sake that the mods did some editing of his last post as well. you have to put forth effort to channel stupidity like that…
“get us over the hump”…
jesus effing christ
ctex80 said:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Ouch,
The problem I see is this…you still won’t answer the fucking question. Why did you try to post as a Texas fan? You’re obviously not one, so why be disingenuous about it?
I don’t give a damn if you were raised as a Texas fan or by wolves. We are talking about the here and now, big boy.
It’s clear that you view yourself as the dissenting voice, persecuted for your beliefs and your noble stand for free speech, freedom from supression, etc. But your opening statements in this thread, and your posts under another moniker in others undermine your credibility.
It’s hard to be a martyr when you’re acting like a douche.
Ouch said:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
He said “mods”–seriously? What’s your BFF doing later? You’re not the sharpest tool in the shed, but you’re the biggest! Let me guess–you’re under compensating for your giant penis by driving that Prius. Enjoy that gallon of rocky road in your candle lit bathtub tonight–Manilow will be there when you get back to the shed!
Huckleberry said:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I’m pretty sure it says if we’ve edited something. I haven’t tried, though. Maybe I will.
Nordberg said:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Well thanks for clearing all that up.
Minnesotahorn said:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Ouch I love you. Don’t ever change.
hg03 said:
January 16th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
How does one mantain their loyalty during the Mackovic Era, but become frustrated and cash in their “fandom” in the Brown Era?
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 16th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I can’t believe someone who takes the time to find a Longhorn blog, posts the dumbest crap maybe ever posted on this site, then complains about his idiotic drivel being edited, has a problem with someone using the term “mod”.
You’re priceless. Shouldn’t you be finishing up your homework and worrying about not popping a boner in front of the girls tomorrow right about now?
Facebook User said:
January 16th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Ouch said:
January 16th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
“You’re priceless. Shouldn’t you be finishing up your homework and worrying about not popping a boner in front of the girls tomorrow right about now?”
Wow–that’s what you’ve been sitting on flamingmonkeyass? Giving that a 2 would be a major stretch…
I’ll admit I’ve stirred the pot, and I definitely haven’t made many friends on BC. I just want to ask everyone an honest question:
Would you rather read my posts or flamingmonkeyass’ posts?
He’s like that annoying kid that sucks but has to be involved in EVERYTHING–you know, like Rudy. I mean, I don’t agree with alot on BC and I’ve been called my fair share of names, but one constant I’ve noticed on all these threads is that he offers ZERO substance.
I jack off to Ford vs Chevy banter. Take that, stupid Dodge drivers.
You can rip me all you want since I’ve upset the apple cart, but can’t we all agree on this one thing? I’d be willing to guess that more threads have been started to shake him than anyone else…
Edited by Chooky
exuLt said:
January 16th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I have trouble believing Ouch is anything but an OU homer.
Kafka said:
January 16th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Maybe Ouch is steven. His style is similar, kind of a paranoid, not in touch with reality thing. Ouch/steven is never bona fide.
CloseToJumping said:
January 16th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
How is there any debate that Ouch is an OU dipshit? I didn’t realize that that was up for debate. If he isn’t hOUstonsooner from back in the Hornfans days, he is a lot like him. I found his behavior here hilarious. He epitomizes the sooner faithful.
Chooky said:
January 16th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Ouch misspelled buffoon. Surely we can move past this fucking dullard, right?
CloseToJumping said:
January 16th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Well, Chooky, I have been trying to move past you for roughly a decade to no avail. I have no control over my willingness to get sucked into the abyss of the inane.
Let’s be realistic, this thread had played itself out at post 50 or 60 before Ouch entered stage left and began squirting disappearing ink on our faces from the oversized flower pinned to his lapel.
Ouch said:
January 17th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Well done Chooky–combing my posts for mistakes so you can use more pointless profanity. I thought moderators were supposed to be level-headed? So did CloseToJumping get his name because of you? You guys need to breathe deeply in your paper bags before posting–you can’t lose your cool or else the plebians might realize you’re nothing more than XBox junkies like them. Who else will they look up to? The Blockbuster manager? YOU ARE EVERYTHING TO THEM, SO KEEP PRETENDING.
Don’t slip up again Chooky–can you imagine your life without flamingmonkeyass and Tim’s Bleeding Vagina? You need the litter as much as they need the teet–be smart!!
And most importantly, you stay classy, Austin!
Ouch said:
January 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am
I am a total dork
Chooky said:
January 17th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Oh, I’m the captain of the S.S. Inane. And even I have spent a decade trying to move past me to no avail.
Ouch,
We really don’t have a moderator. And don’t play the “everyone here is just arrogant” card and then immediately scoff at the worthiness of other posters. Anyone who takes the time to type out “flamingmonkeyass” is good people in my book.
All aboard.
flamingmonkeyass said:
January 17th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Ouch I’m a Texas fan on a Texas blog reading about Longhorn topics. I have a vested interested in the University of Texas having gotten my degree from there. Why are you here?
You haven’t stirred anything. If you were wanting to upset us or bring us to some great revealation you’d have to bring more than the ridiculous bullshit you’ve posted on here. All you’ve really done is re-enforce our arrogance by showing us that we matter so much some one who’s not even fan has takne the time to post as much as you have. Congrats.
Ouch said:
January 18th, 2009 at 11:28 am
If I was purposely trying to stir things up, I would point out how a UT grad can’t spell revelation and reinforce. You know, Chooky style. Contrary to popular belief, that’s not my intention here. I wasn’t bragging about it, but it seemed from the profanity-laced comebacks that the pot was brewing.
I just thought it would be OK to talk about my frustration with UT football on a UT blog. Sorry to offend anyone.
What, no “mods” Chooky? You just crushed TBV’s world.
Tim's Bleeding Vagina said:
January 19th, 2009 at 8:18 am
mod-er-a-tor [mod-uh-rey-ter]
–noun
A person, or small group of people, who manages a mailing list, blog, forum, or Usenet newsgroup.
ouch [ouch]
-noun
A douchebag who enjoys having his ass handed to him repeatedly on said mailing list, blog, forum, or Usenet newsgroup.