EastTXHorn

It appears the entirety of the public education budget was forked over to land this class. I’m sure the children’s hospital wasn’t spared either. What happens if LSU wins 8 games?

I thought Miami proved last night that the blue blood approach will always be preferable to an extent. Miami had favorable matchups all over the field, their defensive line dominated. When Toney was in space, IU defenders looked frozen. Cristobal running the ball only 20 times is what lost the game in my opinion. IU had multiple huge 4th down conversions, drives extended by penalties, special teams TD, and still needed a late Carson Beck meltdown to win. All the dozen variables that lead to this result will be difficult to replicate. Especially the injury luck of Indiana with a razor thin depth chart.

The Denver Longhorns. I can’t believe Ponna is still in the league. What a monster.

I think we can all agree Texas & A&M being in the SEC isn’t optimal for the sport. It’s all about revenue.

Texas has been top 10 in lowest portal start percentage since its inception.

Arch has an Ohtani setup. He's taking minimal payment from the University. He is making most of his money from endorsements.

Barnes wanted to be paid starter money for four tackles on the season. It’s difficult to convince these guys to stick around and develop. Great size and great closing speed. Would have loved for him to stick around to see what kind of player he turns into.

Consistently the worst Texas poster.

Texas & Ohio State are having the same issues. The mid tier programs are going to be able to put together some lethal one year rental rosters if they’re smart.

I’m not an old like most of you liver spotted senior citizens, so I don’t have a ton of emotional response to the changes that have occurred in College Football recently. Though even I am starting to become a bit concerned about the future of the sport.

This time last year I was giving my Ole Miss grad father in-law a hard time about how hard Lane was hitting the portal. “You can’t win a championship like that”, “You have to recruit well, develop your guys, and maybe cherry pick obvious needs from the portal”. Only a year later that statement is outdated and unrealistic. Development is being outsourced to smaller P4 and G5 schools. It’s likely you can count on one hand the amount of players from a singular recruiting class that will actually play the entirety of their college career at that school.

It’s hard to imagine the product on the field not suffering amidst all the chaos. New Campuses, New Professors, New Coaches, New Teammates, New Friends, New Living Situation, New Workout Regimen, New Diet, etc. How can anyone grow consistently in such a sporadic environment? You have to implement some sort of OTA structure if this is the future. Even then, would enough contact practices even be possible?

These conferences are too big. As a Texas fan being in the SEC has been a good fricking time. Yet, we probably don’t belong here. This monopolized conglomerate of the biggest brands in CFB in one conference is just greedy. Regional rivalries don’t have teeth anymore, the kids don’t care.

I don’t know. The best things about college football seem to be fading away so quickly. I’m a Texas fan, but I’m a college football fan first. I love the sport from coast to coast. It’s becoming hard to find aspects I can invest in.

It appears we’re only losing battles to those players OG schools. Which is understandable.