Three years since the 2024 CFP run and I still cannot believe how soft the game has gotten. I watch these spring practice clips and see our offensive line going through drills in shorts and helmets and I think about the 2009 squad that punched people in the mouth for four quarters. Coach Patterson would have run these kids until they puked if they showed up to camp without full pads. Now we have a fall camp starting with a Monday night game against North Carolina and I guarantee you half the roster has never played a down in triple-digit Texas heat. The portal killed the grind. Kids show up for a semester, collect their NIL check, and buonce when the hitting gets too hard. I want to see who is willing to put their face in the fan on that first third-and-short. That is how you build a football team, not with highlight reels and bag men.