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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #420 on: December 05, 2022, 10:26:57 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 05, 2022, 09:05:10 AM
Yes Alamo is appropriate for Texas' season.  I anticipate several opt-outs, but that'll be true for pretty much everyone not headed to the CFP.
Texas will play Washington
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #421 on: December 05, 2022, 10:32:56 AM »
Yup it's an interesting matchup, given Sark's and PK's history there.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #422 on: December 05, 2022, 10:40:19 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 05, 2022, 10:32:56 AM
Yup it's an interesting matchup, given Sark's and PK's history there.
Horns are favored by 3.5

Time to buckle up
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #423 on: December 05, 2022, 12:46:32 PM »
Who knows who will actually play after opt-outs and whatnot.  

Just hoping the extra practice time helps Ewers improve.  
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #424 on: December 05, 2022, 02:39:24 PM »
game reps vs a PAC defense might help with his confidence
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #425 on: December 05, 2022, 05:36:47 PM »
Sark said his bowl strategy was to have his position coaches clean up fundamentals at their respective positions for a week, then spend the next week or so installing bowl game offenses.

Fans are usually alarmed to find out that college players and coaches don't really have sufficient time in-season to drill out basic mistakes in footwork and technique. There's barely enough time to review game film and install the strategies for the next game.

Ewers definitely lost a lost of the finesse during his injury time out. It'll be instructive to see how much he can recapture before the bowl game.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #426 on: December 09, 2022, 10:07:50 AM »
Looks like Bijan, RoJo, and Overshown are all skipping the bowl game.  I assume that means Bijan is going to the NFL draft this spring. 

I'd love to have them for the game but I can't fault these guys with NFL star potential, for wanting to avoid any further risk, in a meaningless exhibition game.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #427 on: December 11, 2022, 12:03:34 PM »
I’ve grown to loathe these meaningless bowl games over the years. I’m hoping as the CFP expands, and fewer people tune into to non-CFP bowl games, they will die a slow death. And with CFP games not being meaningless, fewer players will opt out, making these handful of games exciting. 
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #428 on: December 11, 2022, 01:25:24 PM »
I don't mind them, as long as we all understand them for what they are-- pre-season tune-up games for next year' team.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #429 on: December 11, 2022, 01:28:12 PM »
Quote from: Gigem on December 11, 2022, 12:03:34 PM
I’ve grown to loathe these meaningless bowl games over the years. I’m hoping as the CFP expands, and fewer people tune into to non-CFP bowl games, they will die a slow death. And with CFP games not being meaningless, fewer players will opt out, making these handful of games exciting.
I watch every game and enjoy them a lot

I also would like to lower their number from 42 to no more then 30 but other then that full speed ahead

anytime my Horns play Im there

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« Reply #430 on: December 12, 2022, 09:59:00 AM »
Yeah I like having the bowl games on as background, even the earlier ones.  It's better than no college football at all.

Like I said, as long as you understand they're just a preview of next year's teams, and don't put any stock in the outcomes, they're harmless and even enjoyable.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #431 on: December 12, 2022, 10:12:14 AM »
I bet for many players, a bowl game is a mostly fun gig.  They get feted, get to travel somewhere perhaps interesting and new, get more practice time, and may get to play more than they otherwise might.  They get some swag and are on TV.

If you bring 85 players to the bowl, I figure 20 or so almost never see the field, usually.  They could get that shot especially if they are frosh.

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #432 on: December 12, 2022, 10:18:09 AM »
Quote from: Gigem on December 11, 2022, 12:03:34 PM
I’ve grown to loathe these meaningless bowl games over the years. I’m hoping as the CFP expands, and fewer people tune into to non-CFP bowl games, they will die a slow death. And with CFP games not being meaningless, fewer players will opt out, making these handful of games exciting.

Any coach will tell you the extra practices are invaluable.  Neaux to doing away with bowl games, even "meaningless" ones. 
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #433 on: December 12, 2022, 10:21:34 AM »
yup, I'd rather my fav team played in one and played well enough to win

the practices and victories add up
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