Ok if you're going to accuse those of us who actually care about the program and want to see it succeed (while sometimes being a bit harsh in our criticism) of being TCUN fans, I have nothing more to say.

When is someone going to ask him whether he's going to step in and end the feud between Knowles and Larry J? As long as Larry continues to be stubborn and cling to his way of doing things, Knowles will never be able to truly run the defense as he should.

When did anybody actually insult Day here? Again, multiple things can be true at once. Day is a good man who has done a lot for the program, and I am thankful for what he's done so far. But, we also recognize that he's not perfect, and we want him to break through to reach the summit of CFB. Obviously, I can't speak for everyone in the fanbase - but getting defensive and accusatory is not going to help anything.

I'm assuming you're referring to me because I explicitly said that I wouldn't call myself an athlete. Well, you're right. I don't know what it's like in the same way these guys do. I've played in sports, but nowhere near this level. And I nor anyone else here will completely understand what Day's workload and stress level is like in the same way. We'll never be in his shoes. However, that does not mean that we can't point out issues that we see, and it also does not mean that we can't relate to common issues of the human experience as it relates to anxiety and facing The Moment. I read Ramzy's articles every week, and while I absolutely do not agree with everything he writes, I find that he often verbalizes things in a way that most of us haven't put together. I'm glad that 11W has someone like him. Also, he's not blaming Day for every single loss - actually reading the article does certainly help. Remember how we've all (rightfully) berated Jim Hairball because he's the head coach and he should know what's going on with his program? It's the same thing with Day. No, every failure is not explicitly his fault, but as the head coach, the buck stops with him. This especially applies to the Knowles-Johnson fued. The fact that he hasn't stepped in and done something is concerning, to be honest. I want Day to succeed, and I'm sure that most people reading this AND Ramzy want him to as well. But to say that he's perfect and has no easily recognizable flaws is simply not true.

I think you're forgetting that multiple things can be true at once. Yes, bad officiating had a hand in screwing some of these games. Yes, the cheaters screwed over the 2021-2022 games specifically. Yes, Kyle McCord was generally terrible in The Moment. But Day also has had several instances of poor game management in The Moment. Ramzy isn't saying that Day is solely responsible for all these losses. What Day is missing is a rough edge in The Moment. He talks a big talk, but when the brightest lights come on, he folds - and the players feed off of that. Day needs to face his fears of failure and attack The Moment with ruthless and unforgiving efficiency.

All the best musicians (and athletes, I would assume) still battle anxiety and nerves, no matter how seasoned or accomplished they are. The question is whether you're going to allow that to hamper your performance or use the energy to spur you on to greatness.

I'm a professional musician and have not had a ton of participation in organized sports. But I have learned over the last few years of my career that you absolutely cannot be afraid of failure when The Moment arrives. You put in the work, trust in that work and your talent, and go out and face your fears. It pains me to see this same struggle play out in real time for these guys and Day. Perfectionism and the fear of failure will kill any progress you can make or goals that you set for yourself. For the team, there must be a balance struck between having fun and having a ruthless desire to impose your will on your opponent - by any means necessary. Coasting on talent and fundamentals will get you nowhere.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I thought that stepping away from being OC would help unleash the beast, but nothing has changed in the big games. Time's running out, and I'm starting to believe he'll never win a natty here.

As someone already said, losing Simmons puts the rest of the season in jeopardy. That is the one position they could NOT afford an injury in, and he may be done for the year.

Bro the next man up is Zen Michalski.

Denzel Burke is tanking his draft stock in real time. Keep your mouth shut next time, kiddo.

Lincoln Riley is an absolute fraud.

I don't really like the Transitive Property of Football much, but this could also show that TCUN absolutely sucks - like we didn't need more evidence of that.

Bunch of lucky bastards. They should drop for this, but we've all seen this before.

Every time I think that he has the right amount of hype for a play call, he does something like that.

I think all the people claiming that four or five SEC teams are getting in were getting ahead of themselves a little. We've seen conference cannibalization happen with the old PAC-12 many times.

Just imagine Bama not making the 12-team playoff lmao

Avengers assemble!!!

I echo my comment from earlier: SEC Shorts is gonna be spicy on Monday! I keep thinking this day can't get any better... maybe Cal can pull off another miracle?

Craziest day in college football that I can remember. And it's all good stuff for us.

Get dumped, cheating bastards. I will revel in every moment of your misery.

Mmmmm delicious

Lucky bastards. UDub got caught with their pants down and now the defense doesn't know what to do. F TCUN

Piss Weasels march down the field with Tuttle at QB... time to see if UDub can adjust.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA