***Official don’t buy any bullshit they try selling you, offseason thread***

[Johannes de Silentio]

I'm going to need you to dial it back on the optimism Johannes.

To be fair, I'm pretty excited about signing 10-12 guys who are 4-star players on one or more (but not all) of the recruiting services. Getting that low-20s, high-teens recruiting class will never cease to scratch a real itch for me. Love DONU here.

 

[Pipe Line]

I guess the way I see things is it really can't get any worse than the hype/heartache/headache around the Frost era, and that's where I've paid the most attention as far as offseason goes. Before 2017-2018, I really only paid attention about a week before the season started, through the end. When you don't know as much, it doesn't sting as much.

 

[Jim14510]

To be fair, I'm pretty excited about signing 10-12 guys who are 4-star players on one or more (but not all) of the recruiting services. Getting that low-20s, high-teens recruiting class will never cease to scratch a real itch for me. Love DONU here.

These 4 stars feel different than Frost 4 stars. CTB might have been his best recruit and I think he was a 3 star. He seemed underrated at the time too.

 

[Pipe Line]

These 4 stars feel different than Frost 4 stars. CTB might have been his best recruit and I think he was a 3 star. He seemed underrated at the time too.

I think for me it was the simply lack of transfers or people moving on this offseason. Another 5-7 under Frost and I feel like atleast half the team would have bailed. To me, that says character evaluation, along with talent evaluation.

 

[Sous Chef]

I think for me it was the simply lack of transfers or people moving on this offseason. Another 5-7 under Frost and I feel like atleast half the team would have bailed. To me, that says character evaluation, along with talent evaluation.

I think half the team would have transferred if he'd come back. Tommy Hill and Jimari Butler for sure.

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

Team is not going to be good. Not sure why so many allow themselves to be duped year after year. It's over. It's never coming back. We are in hell with no chance of redemption.

#GBR

I actually needed this. Thank you!

 

[Mavsker]

Why is everyone cucking out all the sudden? Talking about us going 6-6. Bro we were -20 turnover margin with Heinrich Haarberg and Jeff Sims and basically won 6. Gtfo

Edit: just realized what thread I'm in. Carry on

 

[Black Dean]

I’ll be happy with 6-6

 

[Ripping Lips]

I’ll be happy if someone is actually named to 1st or 2nd team all conference for once.

 

[slattimer]

We have a legitimate QB. With good receivers. And Tony White. Who polished up a turdy ass defense.

I bet the over 7.5. Bring the pain.

 

[Stenge85]

I will be suicidal when UTEP gets a first down. gbr nfm

 

[Papa...Football]

Why is everyone cucking out all the sudden? Talking about us going 6-6. Bro we were -20 turnover margin with Heinrich Haarberg and Jeff Sims and basically won 6. Gtfo

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Nope. No we didn’t. 6 would have had us bowling

And shortened the off-season enough we wouldn’t have had these last few pages of posts

 

[Mavsker]

Nope. No we didn’t. 6 would have had us bowling

And shortened the off-season enough we wouldn’t have had these last few pages of posts

Okay. We started with a field goal loss we had in the bag, then went 5-2, and then finished with three more field goal losses and an overtime loss. You're right though that's not basically winning 6. Read it as "almost won 6" if you want

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

Aaaaaaand we're back.

 

[Snockered69]

Nothing ELITE about blowing ass in the second half. Not ELITE at FG kicking. Not ELITE at 3rd down D. Not ELITE against the top 25. Are we elite in anything?

Can shitterfield, move cousin Ed to the consult team. Become aggressive in the second half. Work on Clock management which he once again fucked up.

 

[Sous Chef]

Nothing ELITE about blowing ass in the second half. Not ELITE at FG kicking. Not ELITE at 3rd down D. Not ELITE against the top 25. Are we elite in anything?

Can shitterfield, move cousin Ed to the consult team. Become aggressive in the second half. Work on Clock management which he once again fucked up.

We are elite at dumb as fuck penalties

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

LOL at how we somehow thought this defense was still good after UNI totally exposed them. A bunch more stupid Ls coming.

 

[Sous Chef]

LOL at how we somehow thought this defense was still good after UNI totally exposed them. A bunch more stupid Ls coming.

Sadly I think you are correct. If this team fails to make a bowl game no one except Matt Rhule will deny the simulation.

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

I think The Simulation™ only gave us DR so we would keep watching this fucking train wreck. So fucking gay.

 

[Mavsker]

I've thought about it and come to the conclusion that this is really the only thread we need on this board.
Year after year, no matter who we recruit, who takes the field, or who is wearing the headset, it remains the one eternal truth: "don't buy any bullshit they try selling you"