Sorry, I guess when you started an argument when I pointed out UT's talent, said that they had a high school offense and scoffed at the high rankings of UT's recruiting classes, not to mention saying that Baylor had better players at every position that you were saying something about their talent. David Ash and Tyrone Swoops were ranked higher than any Baylor QB since Robert Griffin. Baylor has NEVER had a recruiting class ranked higher than UT's. Baylor doesn't compete for the players UT gets, they compete for the players UT doesn't want. It's beyond re ed just to suggest that UT doesn't have as much talent as any school in the country from year to year.
They have better coaches, a better system, better support from the school, and they've been recruiting guys who fit that system and who work hard toward a common goal.
Then you should probably stop arguing about their talent. When an underachieving team wins 8 games, that means they have high-level talent. UT had a lot of turmoil, started the season poorly and still won 8 games, played Baylor (having their best year EVER) in the final game for the conference championship and went to a bowl and ended the season nationally ranked.
Because the en led fans and the boosters, who run the program, got it in their head that they could get Nick Saban or poach Briles from Baylor. They'd already forced Dodds out so that they wouldn't have anyone to stick up for Mack. They needed a scapegoat for the fact that they weren't winning national championships.
Actually, my argument is that UT is living on their reputation and Baylor isn't. Baylor is getting everything they can out of their talent and UT isn't, but the teams aren't really that far apart, and UT's massive talent advantage is the great equalizer. Baylor has better coaches, a better system, and doesn't have legions of en led fans second-guessing everything that goes wrong or screeching for a new coach after the humiliation of back-to back 8-win seasons. They certainly don't have anyone saying that the recruiting class rankings must be wrong after a bad loss and wishing for even more four and five star recruits. I'm starting to understand why the Aggie fans are so glad to be in the SEC.
One losing season in the last 16 years, going to a bowl game every year. Oh, the severity of the humblings! How you hang on, I'll just never know. I can hardly imagine what it's like living with humiliating beat downs like that. I'm just an en led Baylor fan. Baylor's loss to UNLV isn't nearly as embarrassing as UT losing 40-21 at BYU. The university should have had grief counselors at the stadium standing by.
I saw the Spurs beat teams with more talent a lot of times because they knew how to play like a team. One would think a fellow Spurs fan would see the value in that and how it translates to other sports.