Joel Dooley 𓃵

US Air Force

[HornSports @HornSports]

Texas wandered in the wilderness for over a decade. No consistency, couldn't beat Oklahoma, couldn't defend their home field and couldn't beat good teams.

Steve Sarkisian finally changed that. #HookEm

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@jbgibson00 @robertreid_ @JoshPateCFB Dry nice posting an image that is 100% irrelevant to this season where last time I checked, we won on the field. Where it matters LMFAO

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@jbgibson00 @robertreid_ @JoshPateCFB I believe the better team wouldn’t waste away a 20 point lead? After essentially being handed 10 of those points.

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@jbgibson00 @robertreid_ @JoshPateCFB Is that what the score said? I missed the game?

[Erick Erickson @EWErickson]

(1) I don't think protestors should attempt to interfere with immigration agents.

(2) I think every American has the right to carry a gun.

(3) I think you, when engaging in obstruction with federal agents, can get hurt. When armed, things can go wrong.

(4) I think we actually don't know as much about this situation as we presume because both sides are focused more on telling narratives than getting to the facts of what actually happened.

(5) I think Tim Walz and Jacob Frey have made the situation far worse and destabilized by amping up white progressives and refusing to assist immigration agents.

(6) I think Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino have made the situation far worse by being unrestrained in how they proceed, not prioritizing the criminals, gang members, and more seriously problematic illegals, and not thinking of the public relations fall out should things like what are happening actually happen.

(7) I think Trump supporters who want an unrestrained and unmeasured deportation response are playing into the hands of progressives' PR and alienating normal voters.

(8) I think Trump cannot back down from deportations due to mob violence because that will only encourage more mobs and violence to stop other polices the left does not want.

(9) I think every illegal should be deported. I think prioritizing the worst ones who are criminals, gang members, drug dealers, etc. is a smart strategy and exposes the Left's sanctuary policies as unreasonable.

[Ghost of Texas Football @CordSamuels]

I’m rejoicing that Vandy lost.

Conference pride is lame as hell.

[Jack Settleman @jacksettleman]

I don’t recall for a single moment thinking about OU, A&M or Tech over the last 2 CFPs we were in…

Yet, all they can think about is us 💭

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@maxwright2k18 He quoted you… LMAO

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@Ratatoskr700 @Kgeezy10 @HornSports Me and your mom

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@Kgeezy10 @HornSports Out of the teams you mentioned who won the SEC since we have been in the SEC?

[America’s Team @RoadToSix]

5 TDs short of Jalen Hurts 2024 season

[Caden Sterns @CSterns_7]

Goodbye Football.

Well, damn. Crazy to say it’s been 2+ years since the last time I stepped on a football field. I spent that time first trying to function like a healthy human being again… then fighting my way back to playing the greatest sport at a high level.

As I sit here writing this—with tears rolling down my face—I’m feeling it all. Tears of pain, sadness, the sting of not becoming the player I wanted to be. I wonder why. But who am I to question what God meant for me to be? I’ve come to understand there’s a timing for everything. I understand some chapters are supposed to have rough endings. Nevertheless, we flip the page—and the story still continues, and it only gets better.

This isn’t a sorrow post, haha. Because honestly, what I’m feeling most is joy. Pure joy. Gratitude. This game has meant everything to me. It’s the only thing I’ve ever known for 20+ years.

I gave this shit everything—AND then some—just like countless others do. And it shaped me into who I am today. I learned what it means to strive with others toward a goal, to stand for something far bigger than myself while the opposing side does everything it can to hold you back. I learned confidence, humility, love, brotherhood, and community. I learned how to overcome anything and everything that comes with adversity. I’ve made game-winning plays, and I’ve given up game-winning touchdowns. Those moments feel like opposite ends of the earth, but both of them built me. So even though it’s a”kids game”, to me it’s more—it simulates the journey of life.

I’m beyond grateful for every step: to big-time high school ball, to playing at the GREATEST university of all, and then living the dream of playing in the NFL. Although, my goal was never just to “make it.” I wanted to take over. I wanted to have impact. But, even if it didn’t end the way I pictured, I’m truly blessed that God gave me the vision, the doors, the people, and the memories.

To the people and homies who watched me grow, supported me, and held me to a standard on and off the field—thank you. To my brothers in the locker room who bled, worked, laughed, and suffered with me—thank you. To all the coaches and staff who poured into me, and to fans who showed love through the highs and lows—thank you. Y’all are part of my story forever. I hope I inspired some, helped some, and created memories that last a lifetime.. like the ones you all gave me. If I did that, I did something right.

There were days the rehab hurt more than the hits. Days I questioned if I was chasing ghosts. Days I felt like the only one in the world who understood what my body and mind were going through. But day after day, I got up anyway. That discipline changed me. It taught me to keep showing up even when it seems the thing you love most is working against you, when there’s no crowd, when it’s just you, your thoughts, and your why. That’s a gift I’m carrying out of this game.

I won’t pretend I don’t feel the what-ifs. I do. I won’t pretend I don’t feel some resentment toward the injuries or the timing. I do. But I also won’t pretend I don’t feel God’s hand all over this. Some prayers are answered in ways you don’t recognize at first. Sometimes the lesson is the answer. Sometimes the ending that doesn’t look “good” is exactly the one that sets up the next chapter.

So to the game I’ll forever love and cherish—thank you for the euphoria, the highest of highs, the tough lessons that didn’t feel like lessons at the time, and the perspective I couldn’t have learned any other way. Thank you for the brotherhood. Thank you for the standard. Thank you for the purpose.
So with that Goodbye… to the jersey. But not to the work. Not the standard. Not the love.

As this new chapter starts, the target doesn’t change, just the scope.

With much love,
—Caden

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@OUBarstool

[FergSZN @fergsznn]

Resorting to “wins” in an argument/conversation about 1 to 1 player ability shows lack of understanding the game at a deeper level.

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@SadeRepsEagles LMAO

[Joel Dooley 𓃵 @joeldooley73]

@1053SS

[Chris ✟ @OpoyChase]

LOOK AT THIS BRO

[Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 @mtgreenee]

They just shot Charlie Kirk.

A married young man and father, who stands on college campuses and encourages young people to get married, have children, stop abortion, and simply live a life for God.

I’m praying that he survives.

And I’m praying that this country rises up and ends this.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

Dear God, protect Charlie in his darkest hour.

[Jonathan Jones @jjones9]

Cannot stress how little it matters that Dak Prescott spit on the ground before Jalen Carter spit on another human