CTBruin has more credibility than anybody on this here board. Period. But how would you know?
I'm a Bearbacker
historian said:
It is laughable that some people are declaring Aranda a failure after only 1 year. By that standard, Briles was also a failure at 4-8 in each of his first two seasons. And without Briles, we would not have had RGIII & the Heisman, Coleman & the Belitnikoff, bowl games 7 years in a row, back to back Big 12 titles, etc.
Anyone who talks like that is talking like a frog or cow troll. Even worse, it's often the same people who have been saying that same crap for months. AND THIS DOES NOT EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE COVID ISSUES!!
By the way, that standard would also declare Rhule a failure when almost nobody considers 2019 a failure: 11 wins (Briles is the only other Baylor coach to get that many in one season), first ever trip to the Big 12 title game, & Sugar Bowl bid. And again, it's the same troll lookalikes or wannabes. If you're still hung up over the Liberty loss, get over it!! That was 3.5 years ago and everyone else has moved on from that.
Why do some people only focus on the negative & ignore the positive? Because they are trolls! (Or doing a very good impersonation).
The Briles fellators are the same ones who were calling for him to be fired at halftime of the 2011 Kansas game. They are literally always negative. It's a genetic flaw or some childhood trauma of some type.D. C. Bear said:historian said:
It is laughable that some people are declaring Aranda a failure after only 1 year. By that standard, Briles was also a failure at 4-8 in each of his first two seasons. And without Briles, we would not have had RGIII & the Heisman, Coleman & the Belitnikoff, bowl games 7 years in a row, back to back Big 12 titles, etc.
Anyone who talks like that is talking like a frog or cow troll. Even worse, it's often the same people who have been saying that same crap for months. AND THIS DOES NOT EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE COVID ISSUES!!
By the way, that standard would also declare Rhule a failure when almost nobody considers 2019 a failure: 11 wins (Briles is the only other Baylor coach to get that many in one season), first ever trip to the Big 12 title game, & Sugar Bowl bid. And again, it's the same troll lookalikes or wannabes. If you're still hung up over the Liberty loss, get over it!! That was 3.5 years ago and everyone else has moved on from that.
Why do some people only focus on the negative & ignore the positive? Because they are trolls! (Or doing a very good impersonation).
Your bolded sentence is wrong. These posters have been saying the same crap for YEARS, not months. It is how they roll.
PartyBear said:
The problem is that it isn't like what CT has heard would be unprecedented at Baylor that is exactly how Stanton ran the Roberts and Steele eras, which no one should be open to re experiencing again.
Baylor unfortunately almost has not only a history but a damn tradition of being mismanaged in many different facets.
D. C. Bear said:historian said:
It is laughable that some people are declaring Aranda a failure after only 1 year. By that standard, Briles was also a failure at 4-8 in each of his first two seasons. And without Briles, we would not have had RGIII & the Heisman, Coleman & the Belitnikoff, bowl games 7 years in a row, back to back Big 12 titles, etc.
Anyone who talks like that is talking like a frog or cow troll. Even worse, it's often the same people who have been saying that same crap for months. AND THIS DOES NOT EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE COVID ISSUES!!
By the way, that standard would also declare Rhule a failure when almost nobody considers 2019 a failure: 11 wins (Briles is the only other Baylor coach to get that many in one season), first ever trip to the Big 12 title game, & Sugar Bowl bid. And again, it's the same troll lookalikes or wannabes. If you're still hung up over the Liberty loss, get over it!! That was 3.5 years ago and everyone else has moved on from that.
Why do some people only focus on the negative & ignore the positive? Because they are trolls! (Or doing a very good impersonation).
Your bolded sentence is wrong. These posters have been saying the same crap for YEARS, not months. It is how they roll.
Wrong, again, Sparky. Since you've chosen to venture away from your flock on the pay side, I must call you out for these unknowing posters on the free side.Gunny Hartman said:Timbear said:
It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.
No, we definitely know. Football staff hiring and firing decisions are 100% the realm of Aranda. This is how Mack has always operated as an AD, and after a couple of decades in the business, he didn't suddenly wake up one morning and decide to change that.
Ignore the half wits that say otherwise, because they just enjoy pretending they have Insider access that they most definitely do not have.

Is that what Arthur told you at dinner last night? You pretend to have so much inside knowledge, yet then you make posts asking for refunds like Baylor is going to see it here. For an insider with ties as close to ADMR as you think you have, you could have figured to ask someone for your refund directly. Which school did you go to, UT or TCU? Maybe a Tech troll but I will give you credit, you at least passed HS.zunooreo said:Wrong, again, Sparky. Since you've chosen to venture away from your flock on the pay side, I must call you out for these unknowing posters on the free side.Gunny Hartman said:Timbear said:
It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.
No, we definitely know. Football staff hiring and firing decisions are 100% the realm of Aranda. This is how Mack has always operated as an AD, and after a couple of decades in the business, he didn't suddenly wake up one morning and decide to change that.
Ignore the half wits that say otherwise, because they just enjoy pretending they have Insider access that they most definitely do not have.
Mack Rhoades is directly involved in the football program....deeply....more than many on this blog site would (want to) believe. He is just like every AD is with their school's / job's bell cow, athletically (err financially).
But kudos to you for building up this fake persona as someone who is an insider. I know it took you some effort. Well, you aren't. I know that, and you and I both know that. 'Nuff said.
Sic'em
But keep sticking with the screen moniker.......
zunooreo said:Wrong, again, Sparky. Since you've chosen to venture away from your flock on the pay side, I must call you out for these unknowing posters on the free side.Gunny Hartman said:Timbear said:
It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.
No, we definitely know. Football staff hiring and firing decisions are 100% the realm of Aranda. This is how Mack has always operated as an AD, and after a couple of decades in the business, he didn't suddenly wake up one morning and decide to change that.
Ignore the half wits that say otherwise, because they just enjoy pretending they have Insider access that they most definitely do not have.
Mack Rhoades is directly involved in the football program....deeply....more than many on this blog site would (want to) believe. He is just like every AD is with their school's / job's bell cow, athletically (err financially).
But kudos to you for building up this fake persona as someone who is an insider. I know it took you some effort. Well, you aren't. I know that, and you and I both know that. 'Nuff said.
Sic'em
But keep sticking with the screen moniker.......
Please tell me you are NOT comparing Stanton to Rhoades, please.PartyBear said:
The problem is that it isn't like what CT has heard would be unprecedented at Baylor that is exactly how Stanton ran the Roberts and Steele eras, which no one should be open to re experiencing again.
Baylor unfortunately almost has not only a history but a damn tradition of being mismanaged in many different facets.
zunooreo said:Wrong, again, Sparky. Since you've chosen to venture away from your flock on the pay side, I must call you out for these unknowing posters on the free side.Gunny Hartman said:Timbear said:
It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.
No, we definitely know. Football staff hiring and firing decisions are 100% the realm of Aranda. This is how Mack has always operated as an AD, and after a couple of decades in the business, he didn't suddenly wake up one morning and decide to change that.
Ignore the half wits that say otherwise, because they just enjoy pretending they have Insider access that they most definitely do not have.
Mack Rhoades is directly involved in the football program....deeply....more than many on this blog site would (want to) believe. He is just like every AD is with their school's / job's bell cow, athletically (err financially).
But kudos to you for building up this fake persona as someone who is an insider. I know it took you some effort. Well, you aren't. I know that, and you and I both know that. 'Nuff said.
Sic'em
But keep sticking with the screen moniker.......
PartyBear said:
I thought what I said was rather clear. Baylor has a history of rampant mismanagement. So what CT reported he had heard is not exactly beyond the ball park of possibility based on how Baylor has been run.
Aranda has been on campus since January. That's less than a year. However, you are correct about the negative comments about Rhule and others.D. C. Bear said:
Your bolded sentence is wrong. These posters have been saying the same crap for YEARS, not months. It is how they roll.
Bear8084 said:PartyBear said:
I thought what I said was rather clear. Baylor has a history of rampant mismanagement. So what CT reported he had heard is not exactly beyond the ball park of possibility based on how Baylor has been run.
Yet, Mack has shown no evidence of any kind of rampant mismanagement his whole time here.
Reverend said:
I'd also add, for what it's worth, that he and Fedora are long time friends.
BaylorOkie said:Reverend said:
I'd also add, for what it's worth, that he and Fedora are long time friends.
You mean the guy that just had a horrible year, got fired and may have an axe to grind?
Stranger said:Bear8084 said:PartyBear said:
I thought what I said was rather clear. Baylor has a history of rampant mismanagement. So what CT reported he had heard is not exactly beyond the ball park of possibility based on how Baylor has been run.
Yet, Mack has shown no evidence of any kind of rampant mismanagement his whole time here.
Hahahahaha
Stranger said:zunooreo said:
Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.
Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.
Sic'em
All I want to know is . . . has Aranda by been talking to any NFL teams and has Rhoades given him a raise or extended his contract yet? After all, he did win one more game than little Matty did his first season.
Russell Gym said:Stranger said:zunooreo said:
Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.
Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.
Sic'em
All I want to know is . . . has Aranda by been talking to any NFL teams and has Rhoades given him a raise or extended his contract yet? After all, he did win one more game than little Matty did his first season.
If it means playing for the Big 12 title and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in year three, then by all means extend the contract.
Stranger said:Russell Gym said:Stranger said:zunooreo said:
Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.
Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.
Sic'em
All I want to know is . . . has Aranda by been talking to any NFL teams and has Rhoades given him a raise or extended his contract yet? After all, he did win one more game than little Matty did his first season.
If it means playing for the Big 12 title and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in year three, then by all means extend the contract.
Little Matty lost both games to OU (blew a nearly 30 point lead in the first one) and tanked the bowl game by shopping for an nfl job. And did the extension make him stay?
Stranger said:Russell Gym said:Stranger said:zunooreo said:
Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.
Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.
Sic'em
All I want to know is . . . has Aranda by been talking to any NFL teams and has Rhoades given him a raise or extended his contract yet? After all, he did win one more game than little Matty did his first season.
If it means playing for the Big 12 title and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in year three, then by all means extend the contract.
Little Matty lost both games to OU (blew a nearly 30 point lead in the first one) and tanked the bowl game by shopping for an nfl job. And did the extension make him stay?
Stranger said:Russell Gym said:Stranger said:zunooreo said:
Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.
Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.
Sic'em
All I want to know is . . . has Aranda by been talking to any NFL teams and has Rhoades given him a raise or extended his contract yet? After all, he did win one more game than little Matty did his first season.
If it means playing for the Big 12 title and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in year three, then by all means extend the contract.
Little Matty lost both games to OU (blew a nearly 30 point lead in the first one) and tanked the bowl game by shopping for an nfl job. And did the extension make him stay?
BUBear24 said:Stranger said:Russell Gym said:Stranger said:zunooreo said:
Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.
Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.
Sic'em
All I want to know is . . . has Aranda by been talking to any NFL teams and has Rhoades given him a raise or extended his contract yet? After all, he did win one more game than little Matty did his first season.
If it means playing for the Big 12 title and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in year three, then by all means extend the contract.
Little Matty lost both games to OU (blew a nearly 30 point lead in the first one) and tanked the bowl game by shopping for an nfl job. And did the extension make him stay?
So what's CABs excuse losing the Fiesta Bowl. You look so stupid still referring to him as little Matty, guy took your team to a NE6 bowl 3 years into his career and you act like he should've been fired.
Stranger said:BUBear24 said:Stranger said:Russell Gym said:Stranger said:zunooreo said:
Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.
Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.
Sic'em
All I want to know is . . . has Aranda by been talking to any NFL teams and has Rhoades given him a raise or extended his contract yet? After all, he did win one more game than little Matty did his first season.
If it means playing for the Big 12 title and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in year three, then by all means extend the contract.
Little Matty lost both games to OU (blew a nearly 30 point lead in the first one) and tanked the bowl game by shopping for an nfl job. And did the extension make him stay?
So what's CABs excuse losing the Fiesta Bowl. You look so stupid still referring to him as little Matty, guy took your team to a NE6 bowl 3 years into his career and you act like he should've been fired.
The Fiesta Bowl WAS Briles undoing. From that moment on, a couple of regents held a grudge and began undoing his tenure at Baylor. Payback is Hell.
Are you really this dense? Rhule lost an entire recruiting class, the program was tainted, and almost all of the key players from the previous team left (that great "bowl-winning" team that ended the regular season 0-6).Stranger said:He turned a winning team coming off a bowl victory to a coach with a 1-11 season.Ewalker80 said:Mack made a home run hire in Matt Rhule. Maybe the only coach in America that could have turned us around so quickly. He deserves a lot of credit for that. And the book on Aranda is far from written. Could turn out to be another fantastic hire. He goes on a smoaky every week and is very transparent and open. I always enjoy listening to him. At this point my confidence in him is very high.zunooreo said:As his bell cow to success (or not), and better jobs, Mack Rhoades has his hands deep into every detail of the football program. There are many signs of this, if you will remain open enough to see them.Robert Wilson said:CTbruin said:
It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.
Who, pray tell, above Aranda really has the football acumen to make these kinds of decisions?
If you hire the guy, let him do his job for two or three years.
Chide me now....believe me later. Rhoades ran the football program this year, and will at least for the next year as well.
Sic'em
What a juvenile & asinine nickname. "Little Matty" took us to the Big 12 title game--something no other Baylor coach has ever done. He also gave us an 11 win season & CAB is the only other coach to do so. Most important, though, he turned the program around from a terrible scandal (fake but still a very negative image) into a winning program getting lots of positive attention. He certainly made his share of mistakes. Who hasn't? A lot of people were sorry to see him go but that's the nature of the business. Baylor is definitely better off for having had him for those 3 years--especially 2019. I will focus on 11 wins more than the losses.Stranger said:
Little Matty lost both games to OU (blew a nearly 30 point lead in the first one) and tanked the bowl game by shopping for an nfl job. And did the extension make him stay?
never underestimate what can be heard at Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail Friday at the Baylor ClubBUbearinARK said:If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confusedCTbruin said:LIB,MR BEARS said:Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?CTbruin said:
It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.
There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources
Please clarify
BU82EX said:
"The Fiesta Bowl WAS Briles undoing. From that moment on, a couple of regents held a grudge and began undoing his tenure at Baylor. Payback is Hell." - Stranger
This quote says it all and proves all you need to know about Stranger and his kind on the BU board. When he gets fired from his next job or doesn't get that promotion, when his dog bites him or he gets pulled over for speeding...whatever that next thing is, he will pull out his trump card and exclaim: THE BOR HAS A GRUDGE AGAINST ME AND IT BEGAN MY UNDOING, PAYBACK IS HELL!!!!
Where is the mute button?