Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (3 things Shane can do to be like Colt)
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I wasn't including the OU losses. They have their own chapters.
141 miles ain't that far away. I know people that make that commute quite a bit.
I agree. It's proximity to multiple positive road trips sweeteners is part of its lure.
Is there more context to this question? I think we have a great shot at Little and Browning with the type of season that makes it appear that Strong's job is no longer in trouble because it's obvious the next season will have a really good team.
My knee-jerk reaction for Shane's numbers this season were on par with yours until I started looking at the rushing and passing numbers for Gilbert's Offenses, Stidham (Freshman @ Baylor) and also Baker Mayfileld's states for his freshman year at Texas Tech.
I will say that injury is a concern, but that's a trump card argument when discussing sports statistics. I will also note, that my stats projection includes a bowl game (13th).
Because we were only expected to get about 10 wins per year, according to Mack's math. Yea, I drank a lot of that koolaid too.
Only since '92? Imagine my pain, have been a fan all my life, which goes back a lot farther. But, I feel ya
Strong enters the season on a major jot seat if this team doesn't win eight or nine games.
High level source is still very skeptical.
I'd say yes at this point, but I have doubts.
I agree. Basically what I'm getting at is if Strong has a good enough season to where it's obvious he'll be here for a few more seasons I think we land Little and Browning. If he has a poor season and gets fired then I think we get Herman and who knows how recruiting goes? If there's a middle area to where Strong stays for another year but is essentially a dead man walking without a great season, then he better be able to recruit his ass off.
However the point of my original post was I think Little and Browning have a lower threshold of Strong wins than some other potential recruits like, say, Wilson. It's difficult to quantify though due to context.
bad choice of words perhaps - I don't want another school that plays by a different set of rules, that is all.
cool college town smack dab in the middle of some of the most amazing scenery this country has to offer. Rocky Mountain National Park is their neighbor.
That is an excellent point, and one that is easy to overlook. May lightening strike twice, ten years later.
And while I am underwhelmed by the expansion candidates as a whole, of the pool we have to choose from, I think UConn and UCF are no brainers.
4 Longhorn practice nuggets and 4 nuggets on soccer. Let's try to up that 1:1 ratio next week to something like 10:1, and that's coming from a soccer fan.
You can say Shane has plenty of talent to work with, but you also can't name me a single player on the 2016 starting offense that would start for the 2006 team. That team began the season ranked #2 in the country for a reason, just like this one begins the season unranked.
The other thing working big-time against Shane to recreate what Colt did in 2006 is the lack of a redshirt season. He did enroll early, but he is still a full year younger and a full semester behind Colt in development ahead of his first start. Don't think I need to remind anyone of the track record of UT quarterbacks who redshirted compared to those who didn't.
The other thing working big-time against Shane to recreate what Colt did in 2006 is the lack of a redshirt season. He did enroll early, but he is still a full year younger and a full semester behind Colt in development ahead of his first start. Don't think I need to remind anyone of the track record of UT quarterbacks who redshirted compared to those who didn't.
Good stuff.
- If Buecehele is just good, Texas can win at least seven games. He will need a defense that doesn't force him to play from behind.
- Cincy does seem like a lock. Not looking forward to that November road trip.
- Can't understand why Brian Jean-Mary isn't being considered by more schools to become their next DC.
- When you remember that many rape victims never speak out, the situation at Baylor was/is probably 10 times worse than we can imagine.
- Hopkins should have been all in. Can't go on strike for a day. Either all chips in or don't play.
- If Buecehele is just good, Texas can win at least seven games. He will need a defense that doesn't force him to play from behind.
- Cincy does seem like a lock. Not looking forward to that November road trip.
- Can't understand why Brian Jean-Mary isn't being considered by more schools to become their next DC.
- When you remember that many rape victims never speak out, the situation at Baylor was/is probably 10 times worse than we can imagine.
- Hopkins should have been all in. Can't go on strike for a day. Either all chips in or don't play.
This is how I look at it when comparing the stinkers of Mack Brown to Charlie Strong. I'd define stinkers as games where you either lose by 18+ points or your offense fails to score 10 or more points in a game. Here's how they compare:
During Mack's meaningful tenure at UT from 1998-2009 (before he quit on the job and things got off the rails), in 12 seasons and 155 total games played, Mack lost 7 games by 18+ points and had 7 games where his teams failed to score 10 points.
In 2 seasons and 25 total games played, Strong has lost 9 games by 18+ points, and had 7 games where his teams failed to score 10 points.
Mack averaged one stinker every 17.2 games. Charlie has averaged one stinker every 2.8 games. In fact, Strong could go the next 10 seasons without a single stinker game and he would STILL have more than Mack had in his first 12 seasons.
Boston is on my to do list for a trip. Would not suck.
That is a really good article. I can see the media partners being okay with UConn and one of the Florida schools. They at least have upsides.
regarding BJM, our defense was awful last year. I think a little more success is needed
Just checked and that 66-3 was the year before Mack got here. My bad.
I'll leave the OU comment in though
Day's eagle (two iron shots and one putt on a par 5) on 18 to put a little heat on Walker was great stuff.
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How the hell do you people consider yourselves Texas fans and not know how to spell MacK Brown?
The plus side of that for Shane is not only that he's an early enrollee, but he's in a system that probably runs 70% more total reps in practice than the Longhorns were running under Davis in '05/'06 - just a massively different approach to practice pace. Buechele was splitting snaps no worse than 50/50 through much of the Spring while Colt was getting scraps during his redshirt season. By the time Buechele takes the field against ND, I'll wager that he'll have thrown as many or more practice balls than Colt had when he took the field against tOSU. How much that will matter under live fire remains to be seen, but it's probably accurate to think of him as something between a redshirt freshman and a garden-variety thrown-into-the-fire true frosh.
Now, the surrounding talent disparity is...substantially larger.
