Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (30 things rolling around in my head about Texas...)
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Jamison would probably be better served sliding back over to D and handling the nickel spot.
I think it's clear the staff wanted to make damn sure Okafor didn't blow through his 4 games in case of an injury situation. Rodriguez fairly steady play lessened any near for Kerstetter, and I think Imade simply needed more seasoning particularly since he spent last season on the DL. Like you, I'm a little unsure although I do have pretty solid hopes for Okafor.
Let's not overthink this. Herman needs to take the lead on Evans. His QB for the '20 class is locked up. HC should take lead role on any MUST have recruit particularly if there is any sort of question on the position coach being able to close the deal.
Probably won't take long next season to where your feeling is "why didn't we play Brewer more in '19?" Not sure the TE was a "strength" this season. More like a neutral. Sure, he did a decent job of catch balls thrown his way, but there were still rather easy drops and some poor penalties. While I think his blocking is solid, it's a bit overrated if you go back and watch the film. The position upgrades rather easily next season.
The 2-0 start is nice. Sure, a rather appreciable part of the reason is the injury situation at both KSU and WVU. But at the end of the day, this team needs to AT LEAST finish .500 in conference play to have a hope to make the tournament, and 2-0 is a very nice start. That being said, this team is likely to battle consistency issues all season.
Huff is too high at #3. I don't think he was better Johnson, Westbrook and Jammer. Also, not sure Babers should be on the list but not Quandre Diggs. IMO, Diggs gets dinged because he played mostly on crap teams. Hard to argue against ET other than the fact he only saw the field 2 seasons compared to 4 for Gray and the rest of the list.
To this day Westbrook against aggy in '95 is the singular greatest performance from a TX DB I've ever seen.
I hope you're right concerning Okafor but I can't see him at tackle. Why not Kerstetter at tackle and Okafor at guard?
The 4 OL
Ojomo, Coburn and Carson from the DL. Obviously Williams is gone
Woodard
Epps
Vaughns
Adeoye
If you don't see a true frosh's name then they played more than 4 games.
I don't think Kerstetter is that good at tackle. He lost his job halfway through Maryland. Not saying Okafor is Justin Blalock, but my guess is Hand likes him better there than Kerstetter.
Let's just say I don't disagree with you in terms of thinking VY will remain the GOAT at TX. But let's just also say that if Ehlinger wins a national title, then rest assured an appreciable amount of people will put him ahead of VY for a few reasons none of which will be football related.
D'Eriq King's main drawback is that he's only 5-8 or so. Aside from that, he's an excellent passing quarterback - very accurate with a strong arm, and he throws a nice deep ball.
If Roschon Johnson turns out to be a similar passer to D'Eriq King, Texas will have a hell of a quarterback - one who fits the profile for Herman's system nicely. I've only seen the film that's out there, but right now I'm not sure he looks to be as good a passer as King. Of course, King has had a few years of college coaching.
I remember hating this play by Michael Huff at the time (go to around 1:35:55)...to be clear, I'm not a proponent of stepping on opposing players...little did I know, I guess we were pretty much watching the rebirth of DBU. That didn't just mean ball-hawking talent, speed, coverage and hitting, it was nastiness. Some people don't like what happened at the end of the Sugar Bowl but I'll take some nasty and don't mind a PF every now and then to set the tone.
drunk randoke
“Let us have peace.” General Grant
what are you saying here?
and it's hard for me to ever see someone unseat VY due to the drama of the USC game and the long drought it ended.
Ketch, a 4 point win in overtime is impossible, based on the overtime format.[/QUOTE]
a. not impossible, just unlikely.
b. did you think you'd be the first to point that out?
a. Clayborn is the only player that you listed that was an AA.
So was Babers.
b. No, the school wasn't known as DBU in the 70s. That moniker didn't even exist in the 70s for anyone.
