To be fair, the concern may be the vets are that bad.
They were good enough to start at O-line U last year.
I mean, for the most part, they were pretty darn solid most of last year. Coogan and Spindler were far from bad. Only one that that could be true is Baker, but even he played well in the bowl game against a good defensive line. Not this level but still pretty good competition.
We know a healthy Coogan and Spindler aren’t that bad.
I think Rice’s band resembles Stanford. I bet they aren’t allowed due to anti-Catholic rhetoric.
Actually more like Kamala Harris...
it’s the logical Achilles Heel based on what the public knows & the fact they haven’t taken a snap yet. Odds are they will struggle b/c it’s reportedly (on paper) one of the best defensive fronts in the nation w/ a respected defensive mind as HC.
I'm just playing devil's advocate. The insecurities of fans about our Oline is because nobody really knows until they see it.
I hope the o line is tired of hearing it too and ready to prove the haters wrong…
Idk about the invites but I went to the Pitt game last year and no band.
Valid point. However can’t forget guys like Ryan Harris weren’t physical monsters to start either, but he was technically sound.
I thought I had read somewhere that it was ironically 1988.
I read the same thing……youngest/least experienced starting OL since the 1988 team. One of the starting tackles (can’t remember who it was) was a converted TE.
Thanks for the insight.
The weight doesn’t matter. It’s so much more.
Just have to scheme around him in the run game. Nobody is drive blocking this mule off the ball one on one. Have to find his weakness and make his big ass work - chip him, hook him and get outside. Cut him every single time he's on the backside of a run. Stay on double team a tick longer, etc etc. Have to get him tired and thinking.
A&M are largely good folks ... a little weird and cult-y, but affable.
I, honestly, like a little good natured ribbing as long as it's in good fun. A&M fans, however, really aren't like that. They're pleasant and they'll give you a "howdy" and all that shit...
The campus resembles a Russian Gulag. Remember, don't walk on the grass and don't wear your hat in the student union. Enjoy their marching band - easily one of the best, if not the best in my opinion. They've got some of the more unique traditions. Y'all will have a good time.
Go kick their ass.
The fan bases of Texas vs Texas A&M are night and day. I hold degrees from both. The difference in personalities, beliefs, behavior, is striking.
it's as clear as blue vs red. A&M is a tight-knit family that some describe as a cult. We have a saying "from the outside, you cant understand it; from the inside you cant explain it." but treating people well is a priority.
Now, don't take our Yells like "Beat the Hell Outta Notre Dame!" personally- these are 100+ yr old traditions you'll see. very iconic and "weird" I'm sure!
(and you'll hear a high pitched "Whoooooooop" incessantly before and during the game. That is the highest, proudest praise an Aggie will utter to anything approved of!
also if you hear "good bull" thats a complement. Like if an Ag sees you sporting your Irish colors to the max,
he might tell you that's "good bull!". it does NOT mean "bull shit"
if you hear "red-ass" that means hard-core Aggie. ot someone doing something iutstanding in an Old School way. We LOVE "old school"!
Sorry- one more big one i should mention:
"Howdy!" is the traditional way Ags should welcome guests and each other. yeah, sounds corny but it's Tradition.
oh and do NOTmiss the Fightin ' Texas Aggie Band (FTAB) at halftime- truly one of the great unique things you will ever see in college football. take your bio break after:
Thanks for dropping into our little sliver of heaven and giving us a rundown.
i would agree completely with that, but something tells me if you lost to A&M and then ran the table with even weaker teams, 99.44% of N.D. fans woukd feel otherwise.
The SEC is a meat grinder and a very physical league. I agree that even IF ND does not win Saturday they will make the playoffs barring injury to RL. The ND schedule, compared to an SEC schedule is very manageable. I wonder what ND fans think their record would be if they played Oklahoma's schedule: Tennessee, @Auburn, Texas, South Carolina, @Ole Miss, @Missouri, Bama, @LSU. Would ND make the CFP with that schedule?
Do we know that aTm will end up the sixth best team in the SEC?
We’re replacing Alt (5th pick overall) and Fisher (second round pick). A starter, Jagusah, is out for the season with an upper body injury. We’re starting a true freshman, which, I will never be convinced that that’s a good thing. The cause for concern is very real and very much warranted
