Todd McShay on the sideline!
He's gonna get an up-close look the 2017 and 2018 prospects at Texas and Baylor ...
TV: ABC
Steve Levy (PXP)
Brian Griese (Color)
Todd McShay (sideline)
Radio: 104.9 The Horn (Austin)
Craig Way, Roger Wallace, Quan Cosby
Sirius 136, XM 199, online 953
VEGAS (is interesting this week)
OPEN: Texas +3
LINE: Texas + 3.5
O/U: 74
Sharp Money: The public has been hammering Baylor at at basically at 3:1 ratio of Texas betters per the Spread, but the line has only moved in favor of the public by a half point. To me, this line seemed screwy to begin with, like maybe the sharps knew something the rest of us didn't. The fact that it has held up even with volume coming on the other side makes you think that more big volume from single betters is on the Texas side.
Texas Football Breaks out the Stats on D'Onta Foreman
(Foreman stats via Texas SID)
Foreman Making A Name For Himself
• Junior running back D'Onta Foreman is quickly becoming known as one of the best running backs in the country.
• So far this season, Foreman has rushed the ball 141 times for 855 yards and eight touchdowns.
• He ranks third in the country averaging 142.5 rushing yards per game.
• He averages 37 yards per game more than the next closest player in the Big 12 Conference.
• Foreman also ranks 11th nationally in total rushing yards, despite missing a game earlier in the year.
• Against K-State, Foreman rushed for 124 yards, despite being up against a Wildcat defense that entered the game ranked fourth nationally in rushing defense (90.3 ypg)
• Entering Saturday's game against Baylor, Foreman ranks 24th all-time with 1,609 career rushing yards.
The 100-Yard Man
• Foreman has rushed for 100 yards or more in eight straight games, including all six this season. He has 10 100-yard games in his career, all coming in the last 12 games in which he has played..
• His active streak of eight straight games with 100 yards-or-more leads the FBS and is second in school history behind Earl Campbell's 11 in 1977.
• His six 100-yard games this season and 10 career 100-yard games are tied for 10th-most in program history.
FBS Longest Active 100-Yard Streaks
PLAYER Games
D'Onta Foreman, Texas 8
Leonard Fournette, LSU 7
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State 6
I'Tavius Mathers, Middle Tennessee 5
Most 100-yard Rushing Games 2016
PLAYER Games
D'Onta Foreman, Texas 6
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State 6
Five Tied 5
Foreman Chasing 1,000
• A native of Texas City, Texas, D'Onta Foreman is looking to become the first Longhorn since 2007 to record a 1,000-yard rushing season. He enters Saturday's game with 855 rushing yards this season on 141 carries.
• There have been 22 players in school history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau, but nobody since Jamaal Charles did so in 2007.
• Just four Longhorns (a combined eight times) have accomplished a 1,000-yard rushing season since 2000.
Recent 1,000 yard rushers at Texas
1,000 Yard Seasons (22 Total)
2007 Jamaal Charles (on 258 attempts) 1,619
2005 Vince Young (on 155 attempts) 1,050
2004 Cedric Benson (on 326 attempts) 1,834
2004 Vince Young (on 167 attempts) 1,079
2003 Cedric Benson (on 258 attempts) 1,360
2002 Cedric Benson (on 305 attempts) 1,293
2001 Cedric Benson (on 223 attempts) 1,053
2000 Hodges Mitchell (on 224 attempts) 1,118
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2016 D'Onta Foreman (on 141 attempts) 855
Foreman Chasing Earl Campbell
• D'Onta Foreman has rushed for 100 yards-or-more in eight consecutive games. That streak is second in school history behind only Earl Campbell's 11 straight 100-yard performances in 1977.
• During his eight-game streak, Foreman has rushed for 1,159 yards on 171 attempts. He has scored 11 touchdowns and averaged 6.78 yards per carry.
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Other notes ...
- Keep an eye on the offensive line, as our own Jason Suchomel reported, Texas could be moving Jake McMillon to LG and sending Patrick Vahe to the bench. It makes more sense to me to leave McMillon in at center.
- This isn't the only personnel move to note. We'll all be anxious to see which linebackers and DBs roll out with the first group versus Baylor.
- John Burt only played four snaps versus Kansas State, can he work his way back into some sort of meaningful rotation this season? An uptick in snaps would be nice versus Baylor.
- Speaking of WRs, who's going to cover Baylor WR KD Cannon? If it's John Bonney, Texas is in big, big trouble.
- Could Malik Jefferson start the game on the bench? Even if he doesn't, Texas fans are sure to see at least some sort of new rotation involving higher percentage reps for Tim Cole, Edwin Freeman and Jeffrey McCulloch.
New reports coming out from the Wall Street Journal are detailing the nasty behind-the-scenes of the Baylor Regents' penultimate meeting with Art Briles, second only to eventual contract-settlement talks post-canning.
And I'll say the Briles truthers are posers as "Baptists" much more than the Texas A&M corps of cadets is posers as military. And at least the Aggies and the corps don't do any harm; they provide ammo for jokers and jeers but they don't represent evil. The Briles truthers, however, are empty souls attached to deceitful exoskeletons. Crackly shells of people.
"I delegated down, I know I shouldn't have." - a reportedly tearful Art Briles to the Baylor Regents in May per the WSJ; presumably upon explaining how a reported 17 sexual assaults among a reported 19 of his players at Baylor got slipped under the rug. It was a "tearful" Art Briles reportedly answering questions to stone-faced board of regents about a reported four gang rapes and more.
And we begin to realize he probably wasn't/isn't sorry for the victims. He was/is sorry that what happened happened because it wrecked his career. More importantly, we begin to realize that delegation "down" likely means to people within his own coaching staff. A coaching staff that remains on payroll at Baylor, implementing and utilizing Briles' signature offense.
That's real life.
THIS IS GAME DAY.
He's gonna get an up-close look the 2017 and 2018 prospects at Texas and Baylor ...
TV: ABC
Steve Levy (PXP)
Brian Griese (Color)
Todd McShay (sideline)
Radio: 104.9 The Horn (Austin)
Craig Way, Roger Wallace, Quan Cosby
Sirius 136, XM 199, online 953
VEGAS (is interesting this week)
OPEN: Texas +3
LINE: Texas + 3.5
O/U: 74
Sharp Money: The public has been hammering Baylor at at basically at 3:1 ratio of Texas betters per the Spread, but the line has only moved in favor of the public by a half point. To me, this line seemed screwy to begin with, like maybe the sharps knew something the rest of us didn't. The fact that it has held up even with volume coming on the other side makes you think that more big volume from single betters is on the Texas side.
Texas Football Breaks out the Stats on D'Onta Foreman
(Foreman stats via Texas SID)
Foreman Making A Name For Himself
• Junior running back D'Onta Foreman is quickly becoming known as one of the best running backs in the country.
• So far this season, Foreman has rushed the ball 141 times for 855 yards and eight touchdowns.
• He ranks third in the country averaging 142.5 rushing yards per game.
• He averages 37 yards per game more than the next closest player in the Big 12 Conference.
• Foreman also ranks 11th nationally in total rushing yards, despite missing a game earlier in the year.
• Against K-State, Foreman rushed for 124 yards, despite being up against a Wildcat defense that entered the game ranked fourth nationally in rushing defense (90.3 ypg)
• Entering Saturday's game against Baylor, Foreman ranks 24th all-time with 1,609 career rushing yards.
The 100-Yard Man
• Foreman has rushed for 100 yards or more in eight straight games, including all six this season. He has 10 100-yard games in his career, all coming in the last 12 games in which he has played..
• His active streak of eight straight games with 100 yards-or-more leads the FBS and is second in school history behind Earl Campbell's 11 in 1977.
• His six 100-yard games this season and 10 career 100-yard games are tied for 10th-most in program history.
FBS Longest Active 100-Yard Streaks
PLAYER Games
D'Onta Foreman, Texas 8
Leonard Fournette, LSU 7
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State 6
I'Tavius Mathers, Middle Tennessee 5
Most 100-yard Rushing Games 2016
PLAYER Games
D'Onta Foreman, Texas 6
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State 6
Five Tied 5
Foreman Chasing 1,000
• A native of Texas City, Texas, D'Onta Foreman is looking to become the first Longhorn since 2007 to record a 1,000-yard rushing season. He enters Saturday's game with 855 rushing yards this season on 141 carries.
• There have been 22 players in school history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau, but nobody since Jamaal Charles did so in 2007.
• Just four Longhorns (a combined eight times) have accomplished a 1,000-yard rushing season since 2000.
Recent 1,000 yard rushers at Texas
1,000 Yard Seasons (22 Total)
2007 Jamaal Charles (on 258 attempts) 1,619
2005 Vince Young (on 155 attempts) 1,050
2004 Cedric Benson (on 326 attempts) 1,834
2004 Vince Young (on 167 attempts) 1,079
2003 Cedric Benson (on 258 attempts) 1,360
2002 Cedric Benson (on 305 attempts) 1,293
2001 Cedric Benson (on 223 attempts) 1,053
2000 Hodges Mitchell (on 224 attempts) 1,118
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2016 D'Onta Foreman (on 141 attempts) 855
Foreman Chasing Earl Campbell
• D'Onta Foreman has rushed for 100 yards-or-more in eight consecutive games. That streak is second in school history behind only Earl Campbell's 11 straight 100-yard performances in 1977.
• During his eight-game streak, Foreman has rushed for 1,159 yards on 171 attempts. He has scored 11 touchdowns and averaged 6.78 yards per carry.
. . .
Other notes ...
- Keep an eye on the offensive line, as our own Jason Suchomel reported, Texas could be moving Jake McMillon to LG and sending Patrick Vahe to the bench. It makes more sense to me to leave McMillon in at center.
- This isn't the only personnel move to note. We'll all be anxious to see which linebackers and DBs roll out with the first group versus Baylor.
- John Burt only played four snaps versus Kansas State, can he work his way back into some sort of meaningful rotation this season? An uptick in snaps would be nice versus Baylor.
- Speaking of WRs, who's going to cover Baylor WR KD Cannon? If it's John Bonney, Texas is in big, big trouble.
- Could Malik Jefferson start the game on the bench? Even if he doesn't, Texas fans are sure to see at least some sort of new rotation involving higher percentage reps for Tim Cole, Edwin Freeman and Jeffrey McCulloch.
New reports coming out from the Wall Street Journal are detailing the nasty behind-the-scenes of the Baylor Regents' penultimate meeting with Art Briles, second only to eventual contract-settlement talks post-canning.
And I'll say the Briles truthers are posers as "Baptists" much more than the Texas A&M corps of cadets is posers as military. And at least the Aggies and the corps don't do any harm; they provide ammo for jokers and jeers but they don't represent evil. The Briles truthers, however, are empty souls attached to deceitful exoskeletons. Crackly shells of people.
"I delegated down, I know I shouldn't have." - a reportedly tearful Art Briles to the Baylor Regents in May per the WSJ; presumably upon explaining how a reported 17 sexual assaults among a reported 19 of his players at Baylor got slipped under the rug. It was a "tearful" Art Briles reportedly answering questions to stone-faced board of regents about a reported four gang rapes and more.
And we begin to realize he probably wasn't/isn't sorry for the victims. He was/is sorry that what happened happened because it wrecked his career. More importantly, we begin to realize that delegation "down" likely means to people within his own coaching staff. A coaching staff that remains on payroll at Baylor, implementing and utilizing Briles' signature offense.
That's real life.
THIS IS GAME DAY.
