What a day in Austin.
I had 100% planned on picking Ohio State.. Then when I got to campus this morning, it felt special.. The crowd was DEEP and very active for GameDay in some obnoxious heat.. Sark seemed very calm and confident when he stopped by the set.. Connor made the $1,200,000 kick.. then on top of all of that, they sent a flyover for the pick πΊπΈπΊπΈ
It felt like the Football Gods were telling me Texas.. Changed my mind in real time.
WHAT A GAME and WHAT AN HONOR to be able to be in this beautiful College Football world
Every week provides absolute chaos. I LOVE IT.
π£π£ CHEERS
With the news Mike McDaniel is expected back for 2026, it's likely Quinn Ewers will be the Dolphins starting QB next season.
Opinion: He's earned it.
#PhinsUp#HookEm
"We need to change the College Football calendar..
The conference commissioners need to get together and figure this out" ~ Coach Saban
#CollegeGameDay
Before we officially move on to the Sean Miller era I would be remiss not to share a few parting thoughts on Rodney Terry.
I'll start here:
What he did with that Elite 8 team was nothing less than exceptional.
Beard's team this, Beard's team that. You don't simply waltz into the Elite 8. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Rodney Terry was the man for the moment.
I'll always remember the way he loved his players, the way his players rallied behind him. I'll remember the way he saved basketball for Dylan Disu.
Texas was right to move on from Terry. The program was stale and the coaching just wasn't good enough. But make no mistake, he WAS setup to fail. Middling NIL support is tough to overcome for ANY coach. And Sean Miller, hopefully, won't face that same challenge.
For RT to succeed at Texas he was going to have to be so exceptional that he could completely flip the narrative and prove to the entire fanbase and the administration that he could, at some point, deliver a national championship.
And, as a head coach, Rodney Terry was not exceptional. At times he was good, but never exceptional.
All that to say, I think Rodney Terry deserves the utmost respect. He was put in a nearly impossible situation and handled himself with class, delivered some magical moments and ultimately delivered 4 tournament wins in 2 years, which is more than the previous 12 years combined.
It's been a rough go for him on this app but I sincerely hope Texas fans remember him fondly and show him the respect and admiration I believe he deserves.
I will always remember him for moments like this:
Both @JMUFootball and @AF_Football have one common opponent this year - Utah State. Both teams beat the Aggies. Of course, beating teams called Aggies isn't that hard - see also Texas A&M.
#TXST university president Kelly Damphousse and head football coach G.J. Kinne make good on a promise to jump into the San Marcos River when Texas State became bowl eligible.
Players joining in on the fun too.