Not the season we hoped for, but I hear dudes in Maroon will be playing so we're in. Actually, we were going to Vegas anyway but, A&M playing, hell yeah we'll be there!

Named National Coach of the Week.

Would like to see some pics of how folks did this year and any interesting stories.

To start, I didn’t make it out for deer this year, but was fortunate enough to finish up my FNAWS sheep slam the week of Thanksgiving.

In a nutshell, miraculously got drawn for RM bighorn tag in MT. Planned to use a guide that had mules in the unit. On the first night he had a propane heater leak in his trailer and it ignited in a flash explosion. Got burned up really bad. After we trucked him out of the wilderness and got him to a hospital where he was then flown out to a burn unit in Utah, my buddy and I decided to give it our best shot and go back out into the unit on our own on foot. So...turned into an unexpected DIY hunt that we were not prepared for.

Somehow got it done though and got a pretty good ram barely in time to make it home for my son’s first Thanksgiving with the family. Wasn’t the huge ram I was after that we had seen on the first day (which was probably a 195" class ram), but was a solid old ram (green scored 180 7/8”) and couldn’t be happier considering the circumstances and setbacks that we were faced with. Was a truly humbling experience and glad we ultimately didn't skunk. Here are a couple of pics.

Have a down day today and am pretty bored, so would love to see some other posts/pics of experiences or trophies taken this season…regardless of size or story. Go ahead and shoot!

Should be bitch slapped for this before a game. Incredibly bad look.

Is that Shelby in the foreground, lol?

They would be up double digits on Purdue. Turnovers have them in a dogfight.

I can't be all doom & gloom about our program because I do think we have a few silver linings to take from another disappointing campaign. Still, that dud last night was pretty much reflective of our season as a whole. While I agree with Coach Elko that he has fixed a lot of the knot head cultural issues he inherited, I also agree he needs to teach our kids to play much, much better fundamentally sound football. Is some that going to come from an infusion of talent? I sure hope so. But as last night demonstrated, we probably need more help than we thought, along with vast improvement from our holdovers if we expect any kind of progress next year. Let's consider a few areas...

• Coaching - While I wasn't all that thrilled with Coach Klein this year, I'm giving him and the offense a bit of a pass based on the cards they were dealt. Made mistakes to be sure. 2nd down runs and stuff like that. Better running game overall and passes that were open. To be perfectly blunt, I believe everyone on the defensive staff should feel his seat is a little warm right now. Coach Bateman I would let go right now. I know it's tough time to do it, but bad is bad. Frankly, the early season was a bit of a mirage. The defense needs a serious reset of back to basics under new leadership. Learning how to tackle and play zone some would be a start....
• Talent Acquisition - Truthfully, I kind of deluded myself into thinking we were better off in some position groups than we actually are. O Line, for example, has regressed in the last few games. I can see why we targeting help there. We definitely need more on D Line. We just won't survive next season if we don't. I thought we needed a playmaking TE. I still do. We have to have better cover corners. Hopefully, Humphrey will assist with that. If not, fish will have to play.
• Better Play from Returnees/Additions - Specifically, there are going to be players we just have to have better individual play like QB, WR or RB. Others, it will be units, like the O Line. Reed, I just don't know. He has his wow moments, but other times, he just appears to lock in on one guy and not see the field. Can that be corrected?! Not a coach, so not a clue. The accuracy? Kinda doubt it. I think he's the streaky type so I would settle for him making the proper progressions and missing a few. But inconsistent position group play bothers me more. At times this year, the lines, WRs, TEs, and secondary have all been subpar to downright awful in games. Can't happen. That's why we went downhill. Everyone has to improve!

Gig'em!!!

Is cat quick with great moves - only started watching the game vs Austin Westlake recently but he would be a helluva slot IMO

Wonder what he could have done as our DC?

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I can do one early tomorrow afternoon or anytime Saturday. Any interest?

My son was there the night he defeated Bama. Will always have a place in my heart for Zach

Just read and article about Jordan. One year at A&M. 5 star recruit by BG. Drafted 2nd round. 19 years in the league. World Champion with Denver Nuggets in 2023. #1 in field goal percentage all time of 72%. 177 million in earnings. Not bad and still making 3 million a year.

nd getting a call eary