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I'll take the Bulldogs -14. 😁

You misspelled Lincoln, Nebraska. 🤣

I remember Bill Parcells saying that when he was coaching the Jets.

I wonder whose brain Surratt picked to help him get it going up there. He'll win anywhere he goes and there's no reason to leave Carthage anytime soon.

I'll check that out tonight. I was a manager/trainer in Jasper back in the day and spent probably more time than any student should in a coaches' office from the 6th grade all the way up to when I left before my senior year. Walkoviak's staff was pretty static and most of his staff had been in place for well over a decade at that time. A good sense of humor goes a long way towards building that kind of continuity and the ten or so guys that were that core group were comedy gold. It made being part of that athletic department a lot of fun for me.

Will access to live games be a part of the DCTF membership? Will the annual membership dues increase?

The Longhorns should be able to attract the same level of kids that Alabama or Clemson can get. I don't think UT has been getting those kids since Mack Brown was there. Sark is a good recruiter and should be able to use all of the resources they have to get better players. Coaching them up needs to get better, too, and the kids have to want to be coached. Sark has that "it" factor that should improve the culture and make kids want to play for him. I'm not ashamed to say that I'm a fan of his and I want him to do a great job there, but objectively, I think this was the right move for UT. Time will tell...

UW was 0-12 the year before he got there. He did a great job making them respectful after Tyrone Willingham led them into the trash.

What do you think it is? Nobody pointed specifically to coaching....

Those are good gets for the Green Wave. Those guys will lead that team at some point.

You can probably pencil them in for next year, too. There will be a few contenders and I hope we're one of them, but it's hard to imagine much drop-off from them.

Yep. It takes a lot more than just great players to get it done. We've had our share of those in Jasper, but one of these other components is always missing.

I know Gilmer isn't far from DFW, but that's a long ride home.

We did. That would have put us in the third round (I think). Getting blown out then by the state champion is better than getting blown out in bi-district.

Lots of good stuff there!

Big guns is a relative term, but I hope you're right.

As usual, crickets from Jasper. 🙄

I found that game on YouTube about a year ago. It was definitely a classic, but I don't know that I'll get over it any time soon. We were sooo close!

I agree with you there. Briles would be much better than both of them, but their sights are going to be way higher than that because they overvalue who they are. I do too to some extent because of all of the money that flows through there.

They may be having those meetings, but it would be surprising if Briles is involved. If they want to make a change, they can do better. I think a place like Tech is the best Briles can do right now if he wants to be in the Power 5. If I'm their AD and I know I can get Briles, I get that done no matter what they told Wells. That's a no-brainer for the Red Raiders.

I just saw that Wells isn't getting fired from there. Texas Tech football: Matt Wells retained, David Yost dismissed in staff shakeup (lubbockonline.com)

Could be. I have a feeling that Freeze will get the Auburn job.

Arizona's in a tough spot because they've decided to cut athletics funding and they're not going to be able to spend as much as they have in the past. On top of that, I believe they owe Sumlin a $7.5M buyout with an offset if he gets another job. It'll be interesting to see what direction they go, but it's gonna be a struggle for a while.

I'm sure that Gilmer's got a quality team because it seems like they always do, but they're going to have to be flawless and then get some breaks to win this game. Carthage is just unreal.

Lifting him up in prayer. I listen to a few more WO-S games than I should admit to, but he and his team do an outstanding job.