GoldenEye 007
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College Football 2017 Week 1 |OT| Offseason's over. Back to #TALKINBOUTTHENOLES
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Nialrot
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Leave Scott Frost alone!
reelbigtink
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I feel dumb. Turned the game off thinking "lmao UCLA" and started watching the original IT miniseries for a podcast review. lmao Aggie
bucknuticus
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Week 1 podcast picks
This is how we know this seasons fucked up, Mike is leading
can't help it if you don't believe in the Muschamp Reclamation Project.
Sakerliner gon aaaaadaywaaaaaaaaay
Maryland is an up and coming program, they went bowling in year one with Durkin in arguably the toughest division in CFB and had a top 20 recruiting class this past year.
MugiwaraCole
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perfectchaos007
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If Texas wasn't ranked that loss to Maryland wouldn't have seemed as bad. Like you said Maryland was coming off a season they went bowling, and Texas was coming off their second consecutive 5-7 season and had a mediocre 2017 recruiting class. Only variable really was our new coach and pundits thought that would make a world of difference. The Texas game @ Maryland next year will be telling of where Tom Herman is taking the program.
Randolph Freelander
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They would have won in week 3.
bucknuticus
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uhhh ohhhhhhhhh
perfectchaos007
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Head of Vengarl
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I was at a BBQ at my great uncle's house, who went to UCLA as well as numerous other family members of mine. We kinda stopped paying attention after halftime, but all the sudden shit got real in the 4th and the party went almost silent as we watched the comeback. That was awesome!!
MugiwaraCole
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That's what happens when you schedule big time programs early.
Dreams-Visions
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just saw the highlights. what a game that must have been to watch from halftime on.
jstevenson
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I turned off UCLA / aTm at 44-10 and went to dinner, didn't look at my phone, got home and the Aggies blew it?!?!
oh man...
oh man...
Dreams-Visions
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Unlikely he lasts the week.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Same. What a robbery of a moment I could have had. I hate aTm like all decent human beings should.
The responses I've seen (non Texags, not going there anytime soon) seem to be against this guy. Bad look for the school, misplaced priorities, not the way to handle it, etc.uhhh ohhhhhhhhh
perfectchaos007
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I saw our Citronaut post UCF was the only Florida team to beat an FBS school. Guess how many schools from Texas beat an FBS school this week.
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Must read from GoodBullHunting:
https://www.goodbullhunting.com/2017/9/4/16250956/texas-am-is-back
GoT spoilers
https://www.goodbullhunting.com/2017/9/4/16250956/texas-am-is-back
GoT spoilers
DEFENSE
SCALE: Military Structures
SCORE: The Wall (Game Of Thrones). Even more impressive to see that you had ever imagined in your wildest dreams. Keeps out invaders on the ground and actively attacks those who seek to go over the top. Then after all that time being awesome some dude shows up shooting powder-blue flames at it and it collapses completely and youre like what the fuck was the point of all of that this sucks.
SCALE: Military Structures
SCORE: The Wall (Game Of Thrones). Even more impressive to see that you had ever imagined in your wildest dreams. Keeps out invaders on the ground and actively attacks those who seek to go over the top. Then after all that time being awesome some dude shows up shooting powder-blue flames at it and it collapses completely and youre like what the fuck was the point of all of that this sucks.
perfectchaos007
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Talent pool spread out over 12 FBS programs (More than any other state) + top tier out of state programs are able to lure some of the top recruits to go out of state. (#1 2018 in-state recruit Anthony Cook is a soft-commit to Ohio State for example.)
Also, most Texas schools have rosters that are 90% Texas players. Oklahoma and Oklahoma state are about 50-60% Texas players. The talent pool in Texas is more diluted than anywhere else in the country since so many programs have their footprint in Texas. It certainly didn't help when A&M went to the SEC which gave a bunch of programs outside of LSU and Bama to get their footprint in the state. (LSU has long had their footprint in Texas, and Alabama has their footprint everywhere )
So, its a lot of factors. Also, Texas doesn't produce too many 5* linemen like you'll find in the south so the talent isn't very balanced....its mostly speed guys and QBs
Randolph Freelander
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Texas Two: 85 points and 0 wins
Purple Cheeto
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In 2015 A&M got 3 of the top 50 OL recruits in the nation: http://247sports.com/Season/2015-Football/Recruits?Position.PositionGroup=O-LINE
All 3 were from in state.
In 2016 they only managed one: http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/Recruits?Position.PositionGroup=O-LINE
And in 2017 they also grabbed one: http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Football/Recruits?Position.PositionGroup=O-LINE
Over the same 3 year period Alabama grabbed 12 offensive linemen ranked in the top 50 for their given year.
Then again it probably isn't fair to compare anyone to what Alabama is doing in terms of recruiting these days.
perfectchaos007
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It's not very original but you could add an extra "s" to Texas
I'm sure there's a good joke on Texas Secededing joke. Secede from winning.
Thujone is awesome
GodfatherX
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Wow turned that game off before the half to watch Virginia Tech and the worst fan base in america. Now I might watch that 2nd half. Sumlin will probably make it til the end of the season but he will be the first from a power 4 conference let go
TheLetdown
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outunderthestars
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I don't know about that. This is going to be an interesting season in the division.....
ErnieMcCracken
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Texas CFB - the flood doesn't stop.
GodfatherX
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Nah I'd stay away from those subjects
Only non directional directional Florida schools win, but it's better then Sumlin
Pattycakes
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Bold prediction: if A&M loses to both Arkansas and South Carolina, Sumlin will be gone before the season ends for sure.
That... is not very bold.
ErnieMcCracken
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If we can't stay in OT for another week, what are we paying our mods all this money for? They're making almost as much as we're making off the podcast.
GoldenEye 007
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Last year the first four weeks were in OT I think before being booted to the community wasteland.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I expect an entertaining game tonight. Meaning I want GT to throw 50 times.
uhhh ohhhhhhhhh
Very Trumpian.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Calvin gonna be honorary captain tonight.
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