Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (3 things Shane can do to be like Colt)
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FYI - I think it's highly doubtful Texas would ever play any football games at UConn's stadium in Hartford. I would almost guarantee Texas would demand those games be played at Metlife Stadium for them to agree to Uconn (or at least every other trip). And the vast majority of UConn's alumni are in NYC and Greenwich/Stamford/Norwalk...it's about a 30 minute train ride from NYC and 1-1.5 hour train ride from any of the Westchester / CT towns directly to Metlife. So I'd bet most of their alumni would prefer that to the drive to (and hotel / dining options) East Hartford.
Having Ricky and Major and a decent offensive line sure helps a coach look like a winner. Strong had absolutely nothing in these areas.
I was sizing up Colt and Shane by the photograph. First I compared ear level since Colt has a hat. Shane appears 2 inches shorter. Then I compared eye level. Shane is now just a half inch short. I will never compare ear level with Colt again! Seriously, Shane will need to be special to handle the pressure of true frosh starter, at QB. I think it is way too much to trot him in against ND for the first snap. If he goes 4-13 for 22 yards and 2 pics, he will have a failure alert asterisk on the boards! Colt was special as a RS Frosh. Huge difference. Shane should be getting fitted for prom. I say he plays, but doesn't start. The biggest key will be subbing in the right QB for each situation. The committee has more to offer this year. Shane very likely will get starts as the season progresses. Not Notre Dame on Sunday national TV. If I'm wrong, and he leads the offense up and down the field from the first snap, he should be considered a rare, rare find. Easy on the expectations.
As for Heard. I still sense he is in some secret doghouse, and then injured, more than he suddenly can't play QB. He's hurt for Spring and rumors have him switching positions. He's healthy, and suddenly he has value. Mentioned almost as to not have Heard lose focus. I just get a vibe he is serving out some penance for losing focus in some way. I have watched too many games from last season replayed on LHN to say he is unusable at QB.
McNeil is getting a bit of a stigma over the last year. Seems the reports are unchanging. Everybody gets a pass for the new offensive system, but still the same reports on one player.
UCONN?!?! Yeesh!! If NYC wasan attraction to join, I would look at schools closer to NYC. Which would be stupid as shyte criteria, unless in the death throws. From a business perspective, and one targeting a successful future, I would also dump anything with 'State' or 'Central' in the name. Houston would further entrench the B12 in a top 5 market. Often the improvement in a large market is better than picking up two midlevel (at best) TV markets. Would the jump in the Dallas market and SMU be more than a midlevel? Possibly. Advertisers pay big money to sell beer, pickup trucks and boner pills. What market is freakin' Lamar, Colorado?
That said, why the rush? One minute I hear a willingness to expand. Then, there is a rush to quickly choose from the less desirables. Hold on there, Dirty Harry. I'll submit within a season or two a few major teams of interest will become disenchanted with their conference. Better than anything currently considered. The cute girls won't dance with you if you are constantly seen on the floor with the wallflowers. Wow, I sure learned that one the hard way!
Hookem
As for Heard. I still sense he is in some secret doghouse, and then injured, more than he suddenly can't play QB. He's hurt for Spring and rumors have him switching positions. He's healthy, and suddenly he has value. Mentioned almost as to not have Heard lose focus. I just get a vibe he is serving out some penance for losing focus in some way. I have watched too many games from last season replayed on LHN to say he is unusable at QB.
McNeil is getting a bit of a stigma over the last year. Seems the reports are unchanging. Everybody gets a pass for the new offensive system, but still the same reports on one player.
UCONN?!?! Yeesh!! If NYC wasan attraction to join, I would look at schools closer to NYC. Which would be stupid as shyte criteria, unless in the death throws. From a business perspective, and one targeting a successful future, I would also dump anything with 'State' or 'Central' in the name. Houston would further entrench the B12 in a top 5 market. Often the improvement in a large market is better than picking up two midlevel (at best) TV markets. Would the jump in the Dallas market and SMU be more than a midlevel? Possibly. Advertisers pay big money to sell beer, pickup trucks and boner pills. What market is freakin' Lamar, Colorado?
That said, why the rush? One minute I hear a willingness to expand. Then, there is a rush to quickly choose from the less desirables. Hold on there, Dirty Harry. I'll submit within a season or two a few major teams of interest will become disenchanted with their conference. Better than anything currently considered. The cute girls won't dance with you if you are constantly seen on the floor with the wallflowers. Wow, I sure learned that one the hard way!
Hookem
I really feel like Mcneal just needs a full game to get in a groove. Hoping Utep will be the game for him to get into a good rhythm and show he belongs. I haven't written him off just yet especially from reports and not actual game action (excluding the 2 quarters of a spring game). Really like to hear that Collin has progressed even further. The "Heard package" sounds very interesting and glad to hear they are trying to work him into getting the ball into his hands. Further more the fact that they are talking about Heard and Swoopes "Package's" tells me Shane is the starter
I think Mack was a great coach second only to DKR and Charlie's sure had more than his share of stinkers in the first two seasons, but comparing Mack's best run with Charlie's first two is hardly a fair comparison.
A closer comparison would be Mack's first two seasons here, handicapping because he also had one of the all-time UT greats at QB and a Heisman Trophy winner at RB, compared to Charlie having at QB and RB . . . well . . .
Thanks! Seemed like an important point to make.Good job on that Lurking 6 year drought for a first post!!
To be fair to Mack UCLA was in the first half of his first year
Now I can agree with you on OU especially 2012.. that was just nauseating
Agree with this. I know, I know, here we go again on the comparisons, but the four last Mack years had a downward trajectory - I think most would agree with; and you'd also be right in that Mack only had 2-3 stinkers per year in 3 of those 4 (using that subjective definition). But Mack's last year had 5 stinkers. The talent level or lack thereof was awful - and then losing Ash, was just so hard to overcome.
Charlie has to raise the bar - it appears that he is on his way - here's hoping we get there sooner rather than later.
Must be nice to simply disregard 4 whole seasons in order to bolster an argument. I mean, I guess I coukd argue that Charlie's first 2 years don't count because he inherited a program put together by a HC who didn't bother to work the preceeding 4 years.
how in the world could you possibly make that statement at this point?
I'm not sure how one can't reasonably argue that as true frosh Buechele is the better of the 2. Shane played against vastly superior comp coming in. I also believe he's physically better at the same stage. I also saw a guy in the spring game make throws with velocity that Colt certainly didn't have at the same. And while one play the "film room rat" card for Colt against a lot of guys, it's pretty much a given that it doesn't work against Buechele. Then there is Buechele's upbringing by a longtime professional athlete. Honestly, as true frosh it's not real cLose. And I think while Buechele might not have the raw numbers his first season as Colt, I think heis going to really shine particularly when factor in the somewhat weaker supporting cast. I'm on the Buechele train. I suggest you not get left at the station.
Anyone else notice the text get smaller? Page 1-3 was fine, but starting on page 4 it seems the font dropped 2 or 4 sizes.
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Ive been a die hard fan since before the ice bowl with Green Bay (got my ass whooped by my dad for throwing a fit after Starr scored). So the Jerry tenure , since adding TO have been, have been gut wrenching. I simply can't watch them.
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