Forgive Me Mean Green Fans

[DeepGreen]

I watched the whole UT vs Arizona State bowl game yesterday…….and really enjoyed the game.  Two great teams battling it out with Texas securing the win in overtime.

I hold my head in shame.

[meangreenfaninno]

[El Paso Eagle]

[Big Z]

1 hour ago, DeepGreen said:

I watched the whole UT vs Arizona State bowl game yesterday…….and really enjoyed the game.  Two great teams battling it out with Texas securing the win in overtime.

I hold my head in shame.

That running back for ASU had no D1 offers out of high school 

[DeepGreen]

24 minutes ago, Big Z said:

That running back for ASU had no D1 offers out of high school 

He was quite impressive.

[drex]

That's OK...I usually root for Texas teams, except SMU, which is from Highland Park and not really in Texas.

[greenjoe]

SMwho ?

[Texas Stranger]

1 hour ago, drex said:

That's OK...I usually root for Texas teams, except SMU, which is from Highland Park and not really in Texas.

By that measure the Longhorns are located in the People's Republic of Austin, so not really "Texas" either.

[GoGreenBeans]

No need to apologize for enjoying a football game…Unless that game had SMU in it. If that’s the case then you’re dead to us

[Hunter Green]

3 hours ago, DeepGreen said:

I watched the whole UT vs Arizona State bowl game yesterday…….and really enjoyed the game.  Two great teams battling it out with Texas securing the win in overtime.

I hold my head in shame.

I agree. It was a great game and if I have to choose between Texas and Arizona St, I choose Texas.

[CMJ]

If I have to watch Texas play anyone, I choose "anyone" 95% of the time.  Wish ASU coulda pulled it off.

[meangreenfaninno]

I watched it and it was a great game!

[kj86]

Weren't y'all all asleep after all your NYE festivities the night before?  Oh, was that just me?  I did catch the overtimes.

[DeepGreen]

58 minutes ago, kj86 said:

Weren't y'all all asleep after all your NYE festivities the night before?  Oh, was that just me?  I did catch the overtimes.

[Mean Green 93-98]

1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:

I agree. It was a great game and if I have to choose between Texas and Arizona St, I choose Texas.

I'm generally with you.  But by the end of that game, half of me was cheering for Arizona State.  They left everything on the field.  But UT said, "We're just gonna out-talent you."

[rcade]

1 hour ago, CMJ said:

If I have to watch Texas play anyone, I choose "anyone" 95% of the time.  Wish ASU coulda pulled it off.

If Texas wants me to root for them they need to play SMU.

[meaniegreenie]

5 hours ago, Big Z said:

That running back for ASU had no D1 offers out of high school 

That kinda' summarizes some of the problems with the unlimited transfers and NIL.

Here's a coach that gives a kid a chance, develops him, and he plays great. 
Now, a P2 team with unlimited $'s can just come in and buy the kid.  As has been mentioned, the lower level schools are becoming a farm system for the P2. In this case, it happens to be from a "P4" instead of from our level, but that simply skips a step. 

And for those that say this is the same as what happens in the corporate world, it is similar.  BUT University athletics isn't supposed to be a business.  It's intended to offer avenues for students to get a degree that they may not have funding for otherwise.  The sports teams are supposed to be part of something that represents the university similar to what is done in ALL high schools around the country.  It's part of the American culture.

[rcade]

1 hour ago, meaniegreenie said:

That kinda' summarizes some of the problems with the unlimited transfers and NIL.Here's a coach that gives a kid a chance, develops him, and he plays great. 
Now, a P2 team with unlimited $'s can just come in and buy the kid.

I wouldn't call Cam Skattebo part of the problem. He left an FCS school after two seasons and joined Arizona State when Kenny Dillingham became the coach. Even though ASU went 3-9 that year Skattebo was adamant about staying for this season because he believed in what they were building. Now he's Nick Saban's "favorite player" (as he said on GameDay), he single-handedly made the 12-team playoff not suck for four epic quarters and overtime, and he's a senior with no more eligibility looking like a second-day NFL draft pick.

[Matt from A700]

5 hours ago, Texas Stranger said:

By that measure the Longhorns are located in the People's Republic of Austin, so not really "Texas" either.

Does that cult in College Station declare itself its own nation state, too?

[UNTLifer]

3 hours ago, rcade said:

I wouldn't call Cam Skattebo part of the problem. He left an FCS school after two seasons and joined Arizona State when Kenny Dillingham became the coach. Even though ASU went 3-9 that year Skattebo was adamant about staying for this season because he believed in what they were building. Now he's Nick Saban's "favorite player" (as he said on GameDay), he single-handedly made the 12-team playoff not suck for four epic quarters and overtime, and he's a senior with no more eligibility looking like a second-day NFL draft pick.

I pulled for Texas. Skatteboo strikes me as a douche. 

[SilverEagle]

On 1/2/2025 at 9:19 AM, Big Z said:

That running back for ASU had no D1 offers out of high school 

He kind of reminds me of Jim Taylor who played fullback for the Green Bay Packers during the Lombardi years.

Jim Taylor (fullback) - Wikipedia

(September 20, 1935 – October 13, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966 and with the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967. With the Packers, Taylor was invited to five straight Pro Bowls and won four NFL championships, as well as a victory in the first Super Bowl. He was recognized as the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) after winning the rushing title in 1962, beating out Jim Brown. An aggressive player and fluent trash talker, Taylor developed several personal rivalries throughout his career, most notably with New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff. This confrontational attitude, combined with his tenacious running style, a penchant for contact, and ability to both withstand and deliver blows, earned him a reputation as one of the league's toughest players.

Edited yesterday at 04:25 PM by SilverEagle

[SilverEagle]

On 1/2/2025 at 9:44 AM, DeepGreen said:

He was quite impressive.

Yeah, he came alive in the second half. But the most impressive run that I've seen (so far) was by Ashton Jeany of BS. He took a hand off and got 10 yards for a first down. Not to impressive sounding in print, but I watched him get hit by six Penn State players and he pushed two of them for the last two yards across the first down line. THAT was an impressive run.

[SilverEagle]

13 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

I pulled for Texas. Skatteboo strikes me as a douche. 

Yep, pretty much. I was more impressed with their RS Freshman QB than I was him.

[Jonnyeagle]

Skatteboo is a certified douche!

[rcade]

15 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

I pulled for Texas. Skatteboo strikes me as a douche. 

The dude had 143 yards rushing and two touchdowns, 99 yards receiving and threw a 42-yard touchdown pass. Why are we talking about whether he's a good person? I don't care if he stole a Coke from a kid on the way to the locker room. Those numbers are insane.