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Steve Sarkisian takes a shot at Ole Miss
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:37 am
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:37 am
Not sure what prompted this outburst. Yes, Texas is a fine school academically, but I don't believe for one second that they don't fudge a bit with academic standards for athletes. If a superstar athlete with shaky academics is accepted at OM, I guarantee you he would be accepted at Texas. LINK
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Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:47 am to Amarillo Tide
Low blow and ridiculous. Any academically prestigious school with a reputable football program is not full of chemical engineering and computer science majors on their roster.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 11:48 am
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:31 pm to Amarillo Tide
Doesn’t Vince young read at like a 4th grade level?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:15 pm to Amarillo Tide
That was completely unnecessary. Why would you start that beef?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:25 pm to Amarillo Tide
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Not sure what prompted this outburst.
From the linked article inside your link:
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“It’s like we’ve forgotten about academics, yet less than 5% of these guys will play in the NFL,” Sarkisian said.
It is here where Sarkisian is reminded of the swift move allegedly pulled off earlier this spring by the Ole Miss staff. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney claims Ole Miss coaches were recruiting Tigers linebacker Luke Ferrelli while he was in class — and after he had just transferred from Cal. Sent Ferrelli a photo of a million dollar check, and Swinney has the receipts to prove it.
And NCAA enforcement has done nothing. Absolutely nothing.
"Still haven't heard anything from the NCAA," Swinney said Monday during the ACC spring meetings.
Guess where Ferrelli is enrolled? Ole Miss. Which brings up another of the “inequitable” hills Sark is prepared to die on: academic inequity among FBS schools.
“At Texas, we will only take 50% of a player’s academic credit hours,” Sarkisian continues. “You may be a semester from graduating, but you’re going all the way back to 50% if you play here and want a degree. But at Ole Miss, they can take you. All you have to do is take basket weaving, and you can get an Ole Miss degree.”
Sounds like the reporter may have asked him a bit of a loaded question maybe? I understand what he's getting at as far as the academic stuff goes, but this is the definition of a those in glass houses situation. Texas wouldn't bat an eye at having a team full of illiterates if it guaranteed a championship.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:27 pm to Robot Santa
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“It’s like we’ve forgotten about academics, yet less than 5% of these guys will play in the NFL,” Sarkisian said.
DATA: Texas has the highest NIL transfer portal budget in 2026
Shut the frick up, Steve.
Academics.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:27 pm to cdur86
I can’t keep up with the portal and who transferred where. Maybe OM poached a player from Texas kind of like how OM did with that kid who originally transferred from Cal to Clemson only to run off to Oxford?
Then again, Texas poached Smothers from Bama, so I don’t think Texas has any kind of moral high ground as far as poaching goes.
Then again, Texas poached Smothers from Bama, so I don’t think Texas has any kind of moral high ground as far as poaching goes.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 2:27 pm to Amarillo Tide
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Steve Sarkisian takes a shot at Ole Miss
Sad to see this has taken his sobriety
Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:21 pm to Amarillo Tide
Sark has fully absorbed that classic Texas superiority complex, which is funny given the fact that he's a beta male, like most Texas fans. They act like they're the gold standard at everything yet most of them have a higher chromsome count than IQ. Plus their women are dogshit hideous.
But hey, his suits are at least sharper than their gay cowboy hats.
But hey, his suits are at least sharper than their gay cowboy hats.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:32 pm to Robot Santa
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“At Texas, we will only take 50% of a player’s academic credit hours,” Sarkisian continues. “You may be a semester from graduating, but you’re going all the way back to 50% if you play here and want a degree.
I'm sure that matters for around 1% of transfers. They're all money whores more concerned with credit cards than credit hours. That's what an unelected, no name doofus judge turned the sport into. Talking academics in relation to college football was funny 10 years ago...today it's downright hilarious.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:25 pm to Robot Santa
Sark is being disingenuous. He’s complains about academic differences but has no problem with no salary caps and Texas outbidding anyone for recruits. He’s full of shite.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:00 am to labamafan
Sankey needs to tell these coaches to STFU. This backbiting looks childish and unprofessional. Nobody in the SEC is perfect, Show some class so your words don't come back to bite you.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 10:38 am to JIB
Exactly. So childish and unprofessional. Why would a coach poke the bear (so to speak) dissing another school? Makes no sense. I don't know if Texas is playing OM this year but if they are, why give the Rebs/Black Bears/Admiral Ackbars any mental ammunition and get them extra stirred up?
Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:43 pm to labamafan
They released the sec athletic donations today
Texas 156 million
Tennessee 110 million
Alabama came in 4th at 66million
LSU 5th with 65 million. This was for the 24/25 season. So you know it’s even worse now especially LSU. They just dumped 40+ million on football this cycle.
Yeah this is a completely unfair model that exists now.
Texas 156 million
Tennessee 110 million
Alabama came in 4th at 66million
LSU 5th with 65 million. This was for the 24/25 season. So you know it’s even worse now especially LSU. They just dumped 40+ million on football this cycle.
Yeah this is a completely unfair model that exists now.
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