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**Saul Good** · 11-12-2013, 03:09 PM

Let's do it.

**DaKCMan AP** · 01-16-2014, 02:05 PM

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Culture Change at Texas

This was all relayed to me 2nd and 3rd hand by good people.
Strong and his coaches met with the team and outlined their expectations. He followed that with individual meetings with key players and 2014 seniors. The meeting was "very intense", but there was no yelling or drill sergeant act. No theater. Just a detailing of how things are going to be from now on. No one was thanked for being there. No one was patted on the back for being at Texas.
Strong expectations:

Players will attend all of their classes and sit in the front two rows of all of their classes. GAs, academic folks, position coaches will be checking constantly now.
No headphones in class. No texting in class. Sit up and take notes.
If a player misses a class, he runs until it hurts. If he misses two classes, his entire position unit runs. If he misses three, the position coach runs. The position coaches don't want to run.
No earrings in the football building. No drugs. No stealing. No guns. Treat women with respect.
Players may not live off campus anymore, unless they're a senior who hits certain academic standards. The University will buy out the leases for every player currently living off campus and put them in the athletic dorm.
The team will all live together, eat together, suffer together, and hang out together. They will become a true team and learn to impose accountability on each other. The cliques are over.
There's no time for a rebuild. "I don't have time for that." The expectation is that Texas wins now.
Players will learn that they would rather practice than milk a minor injury.
The focus is on winning and graduating. Anything extraneous to that is a distraction and will be stamped out or removed.
Strong met individually with seniors and key leaders and re-emphasized that the plan is to win now. They can lead the new culture or be run over by it.
"I don't want to talk about things. I'd rather do things. We just talked. Now it's time to do."

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2014/...hange-at-texas

duncan_idaho · 01-16-2014, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Pilgrim

As a SLU fan this is what always gets me with all this bitching. Mizzou does the same shit but its okay SLU is the better team the last few years, and the a10 has a higher conference rpi then the sec

Mizzou does not do the same shit with SLU. SLU does not have a long, running rivalry series (one of the top ones in the nation, and certainly one of the most heated) with Missouri like Kansas does with Mizzou.

It's apples to orangutans.

SLU was better than Missouri last year. Congrats. But it was not better the year before, or the year before that, or the year before that, and that doesn't make it a better overall program.

Funny how SLU really ramps up the talk about playing Mizzou in the 1-2 years every decade it actually has a good team. Where was this talk/outrage in 2010/11?

SLU is welcome to come play Missouri in Columbia, and that has been discussed. The problem is that SLU wants an equal home-and-home series, and Missouri only has a few slots for those, especially since the SEC is a weaker league than the Big 12 and the nonconference schedule needs to be more difficult as a result. It aims higher than A10 schools for those, generally. UCLA, N.C. State, Cal, Illinois, etc.

They've even talked about a 3-for-1 or 2-for-1 deal, but SLU got pissy, apparently.

We'll see how they survive the post-Majerus era. 5 of their top 6 scorers are gone after this year. Can Crews replace that talent?

Prison Bitch · 01-16-2014, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

That would be like you perpetually dodging my questions in this thread while getting on to others about not answering yours (here, DC).

You have to explain to SLU fans why it's ok to avoid them but not OK for Kansas to avoid you. You don't owe me any explanation, it's for the SLU fans.

Bambi · 01-16-2014, 02:10 PM

As a fan of a Big 12 team I don't see the draw for playing teams from a lesser conference ala the SEC. It can only hurt our profile. Obviously basketball this isn't a competition. Football would be closer I guess but with our flagship whiping their ass with the SEC flagship this year I would be nervous to play teams from that conference. There's really nothing to gain and everything to lose.

**DaKCMan AP** · 01-16-2014, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bambi

As a fan of a Big 12 team I don't see the draw for playing teams from a lesser conference ala the SEC. It can only hurt our profile. Obviously basketball this isn't a competition. Football would be closer I guess but with our flagship whiping their ass with the SEC flagship this year I would be nervous to play teams from that conference. There's really nothing to gain and everything to lose.

Kind of like the flagship Big 12 basketball team getting their tail kicked at the hands of a SEC team this season.

Discuss Thrower · 01-16-2014, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2014/...hange-at-texas

Strong has three years to win the Title or his ass is gone.

Lawls.

Prison Bitch · 01-16-2014, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Kind of like the flagship Big 12 basketball team getting their tail kicked at the hands of a SEC team this season.

Imagine how much more impressive that 6 point win wouldve been if you'd won in Allen Fieldhouse. That would be national news.

**Bowser** · 01-16-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2014/...hange-at-texas

Good for Charlie. That's the way it should be.

**Bowser** · 01-16-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Strong has three years to win the Title or his ass is gone.

Lawls.

But pretty much this.

**Bowser** · 01-16-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Imagine how much more impressive that 6 point win wouldve been if you'd won in Allen Fieldhouse. That would be national news.

LOL

"Yeah, you beat us, but you didn't beat us HERE, so it's not that big of a deal!!"

Pure awesome.

Prison Bitch · 01-16-2014, 02:22 PM

It's a weird concept I know bowser, so weird the RPI formula (as well as Sag and every other computer) weights road wins significantly higher. The RPI gives something like an extra 40% boost for them. SDSU winning at KU was far more valuable than Fla or CU beating them at home.

I only explain this because you probably didn't know how the data works.

Pitt Gorilla · 01-16-2014, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bambi

As a fan of a Big 12 team I don't see the draw for playing teams from a lesser conference ala the SEC. It can only hurt our profile. Obviously basketball this isn't a competition. Football would be closer I guess but with our flagship whiping their ass with the SEC flagship this year I would be nervous to play teams from that conference. There's really nothing to gain and everything to lose.

**Bowser** · 01-16-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

It's a weird concept I know bowser, so weird the RPI formula (as well as Sag and every other computer) weights road wins significantly higher. The RPI gives something like an extra 40% boost for them. SDSU winning at KU was far more valuable than Fla or CU beating them at home.

I only explain this because you probably didn't know how the data works.

You're trying to lessen the impact of a loss. Even with all this data ju-jitsu, it is still a loss.

Sounds to me like you're trying to put lipstick on a turd.

Bambi · 01-16-2014, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Imagine how much more impressive that 6 point win wouldve been if you'd won in Allen Fieldhouse. That would be national news.

kepp · 01-16-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2014/...hange-at-texas

Seems very Turner Gill'ish. I wonder how this will work out.

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Bambi Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York City Casino cash: $10036993	As a fan of a Big 12 team I don't see the draw for playing teams from a lesser conference ala the SEC. It can only hurt our profile. Obviously basketball this isn't a competition. Football would be closer I guess but with our flagship whiping their ass with the SEC flagship this year I would be nervous to play teams from that conference. There's really nothing to gain and everything to lose.
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Prison Bitch Rabbi Goldmann Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5450159	It's a weird concept I know bowser, so weird the RPI formula (as well as Sag and every other computer) weights road wins significantly higher. The RPI gives something like an extra 40% boost for them. SDSU winning at KU was far more valuable than Fla or CU beating them at home. I only explain this because you probably didn't know how the data works.
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