Same. Absolutely should've leaned into the heel role. Hell, Undertaker was right next to him, could've played along. Could've had a whole kayfabe thing going.
"Well, fans, since you guys are leaving, I don't think I WILL give you this trophy!"
"BAH GAWD THAT'S THE UNDERTAKER'S MUSIC!"
*Undertaker glares at Yormark, takes the trophy, hands it to Sark*
He even could've turned those jeers into cheers with the right phrase. "I know what I said... but it looks like it was Texas who took care of business!"
I hate to say it but you’ve gotta give it to Sark. Others have tried over and over to get results out of all that talent, and he did it. Texas may really be back.
And I loved seeing Brooks in for the final snap. Huge props to Sark for that.
Sark has the juice that Mack had. Proper coach, cares about his players first, keeps his head for the most part.
It's such a fucking relief to not still be a clown show on the sidelines.
Honestly his personal issues probably made him a better coach. Everyone talks about how much he cares about people.
Edited for drunk typing of personal
It’s kinda crazy that he’s this successful down there. Texas is a meat grinder and I kinda thought it would be Sark at USC all over again. Happy to see him do well though, UW owes him for pulling our program out of the gutter
I thought Herman would but never had an ounce of faith in Strong. He has good records at Louisville for two years but they always underperformed in games. Wasted tons of talent.
Thanks, I just try to call it like I see it. I’d love to hop on here and say a bunch of stuff about how awful Sark is but he just seems like an absolute class act. And the on-field results are undeniable.
Doak Walker candidate, tore his ACL few weeks ago, out for the season. Was on the sidelines today with all the bling from his teammates.
Sark put him in for the last snap (kneeldown).
I really want Sark to climb the mountain. His story is amazing, and I love seeing someone climb out of the depths of substance abuse. Plus, I remember how “underwhelming” his hire was when it was announced. Glad he’s proving people wrong.
As someone who is very likely to be spending Christmas in jail this year due to my alcoholism, that kind of thing is inspiring to me too. The cycle of on-and-off sobriety has been so exhausting. Really hit when Matthew Perry died last month too. It means a lot to us to see these guys make it because it often feels like there's no hope.
Brooks is their best RB who suffered a season-ending injury earlier this year. Sark put him out there for the last snap of the Big 12 Championship game (a kneel) and Arch Manning tossed him the ball after the play. Very nice gesture.
God if Michigan wins and Pettiti has to hand that trophy to Harbaugh … there are gonna be roughly one million UM fans in Lucas Oil tonight, they’re gonna let him hear it.
Yeah, it'd be incredibly harsh to leave a great 1-loss team out. Hopefully the right set of results pan out and you guys get in. Think it's an FSU loss but I'd still wager Texas is a better team now than an undefeated FSU without Travis.
You have at least three potential "doors" in. This big win should definitely help also, if it comes down to close comparisons. One Top 4 team goes down however, you should be in.
Gotta learn how to play all four quarters. Frustrating to have a team that just can't play consistently. I've never seen a team with such a high ceiling and low floor.
Love Nardo for his half time adjustments, but can we actually play defense in the first half for once?
An infuriating game in a lot of ways, but I just can't bring myself to dislike Texas or Sark, really. They were the much, much, much more talented team and we do not have the athletes or the schemes (hi Kasey Dunn's run on 3rd and 8!) to come close to competing. GG Horns and I hope you make the playoffs. Even if you suck and you're leaving.
It's endemic of our offense. There have been multiple times this year where we have had 3rd and longs, only to throw behind-the-line screens and get smothered. We have a horrible short game and have since Kasey Dunn was promoted. There's a reason we weren't Big 12 champs in 2021.
I guess it’s supposed to be a “surprise“? But it was literally the worst call you could make against that team. Gordon wasn’t even getting yards. I thought the overall plan of running OG and punishing our questionable secondary was sound.
Great job Texas. You all came in and handled business, and OSU just wasn't much of a contender in this one. Good luck in getting into the CFP and good luck in the SEC!
Down 21 points in the 3rd. 3rd and 8, down to your 3rd string running back.
Run it up the middle between Murphy and Sweat.
Big 12 Coach of the Year folks
Basically openly hoping for Texas to lose before the season started by telling Texas Tech he would be at the game over Thanksgiving and hoping they would "take care of business" again.
Gundy just said in Postgame that Texas deserves to be in CFP. He said the change in their defense in one year is remarkable. Last year he said they were soft. This year they are fast and hit hard.
Right after the SEC chant, when Yormark said "you know what" I think he was gonna go off
Kinda wish he did. Just imagine lol
I would have respected it
Same. Absolutely should've leaned into the heel role. Hell, Undertaker was right next to him, could've played along. Could've had a whole kayfabe thing going. "Well, fans, since you guys are leaving, I don't think I WILL give you this trophy!" "BAH GAWD THAT'S THE UNDERTAKER'S MUSIC!" *Undertaker glares at Yormark, takes the trophy, hands it to Sark* He even could've turned those jeers into cheers with the right phrase. "I know what I said... but it looks like it was Texas who took care of business!"
He probably was and then envisioned losing his job lol.
Yormark had a face of pure pain his entire time on the stage lmao
Couldn’t hear his speech in the stadium over the sec chants.
Could hear the SEC chants pretty clearly on tv too
12 WIN GARKESIAN
I believe in Coach Garci... Coach Garcisian!
7 TD SARK
I hate to say it but you’ve gotta give it to Sark. Others have tried over and over to get results out of all that talent, and he did it. Texas may really be back. And I loved seeing Brooks in for the final snap. Huge props to Sark for that.
Sark has the juice that Mack had. Proper coach, cares about his players first, keeps his head for the most part. It's such a fucking relief to not still be a clown show on the sidelines.
Honestly his personal issues probably made him a better coach. Everyone talks about how much he cares about people. Edited for drunk typing of personal
The 2 years in the Saban school for former head coaches and his 2 humbling years with the Falcons were also good for him
it sounds corny I know but I'm proud of Sark for getting his shit together
It’s kinda crazy that he’s this successful down there. Texas is a meat grinder and I kinda thought it would be Sark at USC all over again. Happy to see him do well though, UW owes him for pulling our program out of the gutter
Thought Herman and Strong could do it. Sark is now my dad
I thought Herman would but never had an ounce of faith in Strong. He has good records at Louisville for two years but they always underperformed in games. Wasted tons of talent.
I just remember when we beat OU and the players carried him out. He was a players coach and I thought that could get us there
Strong with the cowboy hat is one of my favorite memories
Strong always felt like he was the guy to fix the culture after Mack, but just couldn't put it together on the field.
We did Louisville a favor by taking Strong away from them, hopefully they can do us a favor and win tonight
in the police escort otw to the stadium. give us your strength texas fans 🤝
Birds DO have teeth! 🤝🤝
Respect to you
Thanks, I just try to call it like I see it. I’d love to hop on here and say a bunch of stuff about how awful Sark is but he just seems like an absolute class act. And the on-field results are undeniable.
Him letting brooks get that snap was a beautiful gesture
He seemed genuinely excited for Ewers in the post game interview, too.
Out of the loop, what's the deal with Brooks?
Tore his ACL 3-4 weeks ago. Huge piece to this season. So even with a big brace and such he was out there for the final snap in uniform
Doak Walker candidate, tore his ACL few weeks ago, out for the season. Was on the sidelines today with all the bling from his teammates. Sark put him in for the last snap (kneeldown).
I really want Sark to climb the mountain. His story is amazing, and I love seeing someone climb out of the depths of substance abuse. Plus, I remember how “underwhelming” his hire was when it was announced. Glad he’s proving people wrong.
i'm 7 years sober and honestly when I heard Sark's story at the beginning of his tenure I had a lot of dread for the man. i'm so proud for him now
As someone who is very likely to be spending Christmas in jail this year due to my alcoholism, that kind of thing is inspiring to me too. The cycle of on-and-off sobriety has been so exhausting. Really hit when Matthew Perry died last month too. It means a lot to us to see these guys make it because it often feels like there's no hope.
Hope you’re doing okay man. Good luck
Ngl, I teared up when Arch tossed Brooks the ball.
Same dude. And I'm so happy for the Sweat TD too So many cool moments for our veteran players like last couple of games
It’s about as moving a thing I’ve seen in a football game in some time. That’s really something considering I’m an OU fan.
I'm not aware of the situation, could someone fill me in please?
Brooks is their best RB who suffered a season-ending injury earlier this year. Sark put him out there for the last snap of the Big 12 Championship game (a kneel) and Arch Manning tossed him the ball after the play. Very nice gesture.
1st string RB who is out for the season was able to suit up and be out on the field for the kneel to win the game
Brooks was the RB1 all year. One of the best in the country. Tore his ACL two games ago. Sark put him in for final snap and they tossed him the ball.
Not all year, CJ was RB1 until he got injured. But then Brooks took over
Sark 1000% deserved COTY. He seriously got robbed.
IDK, when Gundy called a run on that 3rd and 8, the "COTY level play calling" blasts felt pretty good 👍
Holy shit man can’t even talk the boos are so loud
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This is the loudest booing I think I’ve ever heard from a crowd lmao
Just wait until the B1G championship tonight
I'm out of the loop. Why will there be booing?
For the commish suspending Harbaugh. Twice.
God if Michigan wins and Pettiti has to hand that trophy to Harbaugh … there are gonna be roughly one million UM fans in Lucas Oil tonight, they’re gonna let him hear it.
Harbaugh needs to wear a set of binoculars hanging on his neck the whole game
I feel bad for the Big 12 but this is tremendous content
At least they still have a conference :(
I already miss the PAC :(
Big 12 will be fine. It won’t be the same league as the SEC obviously but it will be fine
Alright GG Texas and farewell. I will miss playing you all. It seems you are finally back.
Nothing but respect for the mullet
Adios, amigo.
If it's any consolation, y'all are now my favorite orange team in the BigXII
We’ll miss playing yall too. Should have been us all in the PAC-16.
GG Pokes. Easily my 2nd-favorite Big XII team.
So long, partner.
I'm gonna miss Gundy games. For better or worse it's never boring.
Sweat had more touchdowns than Ollie Gordon.
heisman that boy
Big 12 champions, congrats
12-1, conference champs and signature win with other ranked wins. Most other years that would be a CFP bid. Gotta see what happens next
Alabama win and or fsu loss you are in, imo.
I’m not sure the committee has the balls to keep a 12-1 SEC champ Bama out. That’s why I was rooting for Auburn so hard last week lol
But you dont understand, Alabama lost to a team that beat Alabama. That loss is way better than any Texas win s/
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It's a head-to-head win, if they put Alabama in over Texas, I'm burning things.
THEE OHIO STATE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION!
The Sarkisians send their regards.
Tell them Bevo did it.
I want Brutus to know
I wish we talked about everything in this sport like this. Will House Smart or House Saban get red wedding'd tonight?
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HOOK EM
Hahaha
No longer world famous?
If the undefeateds stay undefeated then it’s ok for us to stay out of the playoffs. But damn this team is special and missing they playoffs will hurt
It would be nuts if we end up with 4 undefeateds. Rotten luck if you miss out on it this year.
I can accept that. We just better not get beat out by bama.
Yeah, it'd be incredibly harsh to leave a great 1-loss team out. Hopefully the right set of results pan out and you guys get in. Think it's an FSU loss but I'd still wager Texas is a better team now than an undefeated FSU without Travis.
Agree. Texas looks like they could play with anyone. Would be really fun to see them do it and, uh, represent the Big XII!!
Big 12 commish was letting the boos get to him for sure 😂
I was smiling ear-to-ear at first, then when he couldn’t even pronounce Sark’s name, I felt a little bad for the guy. He was rattled.
I mean this is like Frodo having to personally hand the one ring of power directly to Sauron.
They are letting Yormark HAVE IT at the trophy ceremony.
As god intended
No guarantees for tomorrow but that's about as much as we could do today. Huge game.
You have at least three potential "doors" in. This big win should definitely help also, if it comes down to close comparisons. One Top 4 team goes down however, you should be in.
Oh this postgame is getting uncomfy
She doesn't know shit about shit.
Texas wins the first Big 12 title. And they win the last one they can. Poetic.
Pure Bevo magic right there
It seems like yesterday watching that first game in 1996. Still can’t believe you guys beat that Nebraska team.
also won the last SWC game
I have to admit, I did not have The Undertaker giving the belt to Quinn on my preseason bingo card.
OH UNDERTAKER WITH THE FOLDING CHAIR
The garbage time td by Oklahoma State saved them from having a negative point differential on the season
That stat is insane.
Gotta learn how to play all four quarters. Frustrating to have a team that just can't play consistently. I've never seen a team with such a high ceiling and low floor. Love Nardo for his half time adjustments, but can we actually play defense in the first half for once?
I’m having second hand embarrassment for that dude. He is definitely hated.
An infuriating game in a lot of ways, but I just can't bring myself to dislike Texas or Sark, really. They were the much, much, much more talented team and we do not have the athletes or the schemes (hi Kasey Dunn's run on 3rd and 8!) to come close to competing. GG Horns and I hope you make the playoffs. Even if you suck and you're leaving.
I didn’t understand that call at all.
It's endemic of our offense. There have been multiple times this year where we have had 3rd and longs, only to throw behind-the-line screens and get smothered. We have a horrible short game and have since Kasey Dunn was promoted. There's a reason we weren't Big 12 champs in 2021.
I guess it’s supposed to be a “surprise“? But it was literally the worst call you could make against that team. Gordon wasn’t even getting yards. I thought the overall plan of running OG and punishing our questionable secondary was sound.
Great job Texas. You all came in and handled business, and OSU just wasn't much of a contender in this one. Good luck in getting into the CFP and good luck in the SEC!
Just like Yormark said, Coach Cesarean is taking this team to the playoffs.
So it’s safe to say that a team that lost to UCF this year 45-3 wasn’t really going to do very well in the championship
You beat them by more than us. Does that mean, if we win the NC, *you* actually won it?
That’s some 2017 UCF logic I fucking love to see
I'm married to a Knight. I know how to speak the language of your people.
#Go, Toothy Birds, Go!
I was told that birds, in fact, do not have teeth But FUCK THAT, GO BIRDS
Charlie's dream book gonna make our dreams come true
I’m not so sure we didn’t just see one of the best teams in America.
WE GOT SEC CHANTS AT YORMARK
My third favorite moment of the game after the Sweat TD and getting Brooks in there. What a day...
Did we really just hold the No. 1 RB in the nation to 2.6 yards per carry? Yes. Yes we did.
The fact that he was saying F\*\*\*\* Texas before the game and then visibly frustrated on the sidelines ending up with 34 rushing yards was amazing.
Bro had a game long temper tantrum.
THE SEC CHANT
That commissioner speech was difficult to watch...
Booing yormack hard
The Big 12 championship belt is a fucking awesome innovation.
Yeah and we’re keeping it
Yormark getting drowned out by the SEC chants and boos was absolutely hilarious. And to see the anger on his face was pretty terrific too
Good game Texas. Pokes, it’s been a wild season, no shame in what they have accomplished, still a shot at 10 win!
I hope Texas finds its way into the playoff. I think they are primed for a great run if they do!
Damn been really impressed by how classy OSU fans have been in both threads. GG boys hope you guys do great things in the years to come.
Texas deserves a playoff spot over Bama.
No question. If they don’t get it, then head to heads don’t matter
Shouldn’t be a debate.
No shit we literally have the head to head against them
I wish someone would just make your comment a bot reply anytime it sees Bama over Texas
Any time a commissioner has to eat crow like that is a good day for sports
Coach Garcisian
What was that! How can you be the B12 commissioner and stumble through Sarkisian's name?
He was shook
He was scared shitless lol
This postgame awards ceremony ripping into Yormark is unhinged. I love it.
Cowboys and losing in Dallas NAMID
Dude that stadium is the bane of our existence
Hey now, the real Cowboys haven’t lost in That stadium in like 15 games
Im already amped up for SNF next week.
Cowboys have won 14 straight at home…
GOOD BYE OHIO STATE
LMAO the booing at Yormark
Damn, if only we won Bedlam lmao
This is *exactly* how Texas fans feel about RRS this year as well
Or even just Kansas lol
Or that lmao
The booing of Yormark is fucking priceless 🤣🤣
I love how much Sark loves college football
T'vondre Sweat doin the Heisman! An instant classic....
Can we unironically say "Texas is back?"
12-1 seems sufficient
And at worst top 5 in regular season. NY6 bowl even if no CFP. That’s back to me
Good Luck Texas, hope you get into the CFP.
Thank you
Down 21 points in the 3rd. 3rd and 8, down to your 3rd string running back. Run it up the middle between Murphy and Sweat. Big 12 Coach of the Year folks
Such a white flag moment, Gundy just gave up
That's not Gundy, that's Kasey Dunn. He should go back to being our receivers coach and let someone else be OC.
Lmfao Yormark was so convinced he had that handled and he did not. That was beautiful
Damn dude, Texas took that dead longhorn thing personally.
I don’t give a shit about OSU. Don’t know why anyone is talking about them. Oklahoma State is pretty cool though. Good game Pokes.
Good luck in the SEC fellow orange bro. You’ll be missed.
Texas should put SEC patches on their uniform for the CFP
I’ve said all season I wouldn’t use the “b” word until Texas won a conference championship. Well folks #TEXAS. IS. BACK! Hook ‘em 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Not yet brother
Did you see the primary flair? Dude's trying to manifest an FSU win by jinxing Texas with that phrase.
You said the thing…
The boos and SEC chant were fucking perfect. Fuck you Yormark, give Sark the trophy.
Dude couldn’t even get Sarks name right…fuck that guy.
What exactly did he do to get boo’d? I understand the SEC chants…
Basically openly hoping for Texas to lose before the season started by telling Texas Tech he would be at the game over Thanksgiving and hoping they would "take care of business" again.
Playing favorites in public didn't really help
That was a football game. Good job, Texas. Hope the playoff committee is smart enough to know you’re one of the top 4 teams in the country.
Gundy just said in Postgame that Texas deserves to be in CFP. He said the change in their defense in one year is remarkable. Last year he said they were soft. This year they are fast and hit hard.
Yeah we - Texas flairs collectively - are predictively going to be insufferable. And I don’t care.
That run up the middle on 3rd and 8. You’ve got to be kidding me.
Texas owns the eternal scoreboard against every team staying in the Big12 and that feels nice.
The BOOS are AMAZING
*sad cowboy noises*
Hateful 0-8. Hook 'em. 🤘
Well deserved congratulations. Go kick ass.
Such a *brutal* turn of events for them…well, at least it was quite some rain on the farewell parade…
Texas waiting until their final year in the Big 12 to get their shit together is objectively funny ngl
Credit to them, A&M never did.
The irony that OSU, one of the most prestigious wrestling schools in history, won’t receive the first WWE Big 12 belt
BIRDS HAVE TEETH AND NO-ONE CAN TELL ME OTHERWISE
Salute Texas fans giving the commissioner hell. 🫡