Yep....this^^^^^...and more..
Bystander, the situation here is way uglier and more dire than 75% of the people on here realize.
And I am an unapologetic, glass half full, look at the bright side optimist most of the time.
But one must be a student of truth and dwell in reality..
This isn't about Meyer, Tom, woke, hornfans, BMDs, regents, professors, BLM, media, pay sites, Del Conte, politics, fans, culture, Austin, national perception, recruits, etc.
This is about everything together, why it is, and what it means.
If you can't figure out what it means, then you are just as toast in trying to correct it as that dude (or gal) who keeps ruining his life and doesn't realize it's him/her...and only a deep dark, uncomfortable look in the mirror will reveal the cold hard truth and suggest the real reason his or her life's in the shape it's in.
No, I'm in the UT and the football program specifically have crossed over into a new dimension which may never be crossed back out of again...at least not soon.
I could always be wrong. I expect, though, 2020 will mark the year a new reality set in for this school, fan base, and football program.
Prepare for 8-3/7-4 and Texas/Alamo/Cheezit bowls to continue for some time.
#23 is about where we will reside....and we have no one to blame but ourselves.
I'll remain a fan.. and go to or watch all the games. I'll cheer and support. But I'm pulling back a bit and just gonna be a more casual fan
..."Due to health reasons" ya know??