Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (An open letter to Sark)
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Odom is a really good defensive coach.
yet, he got skull-****ed by Sark in 2020.
You aren't the only one that needs to see Texas crush them. Leave no doubt this weekend, Sark.
I was playing a Merle mix on Spotify in my truck just yesterday. Very difficult for me to rank his songs. I will tell you that I spent many evenings in Austin at the Silver Dollar dancing to "Silver Wings."
same. tuesday was free admission with student ID and $1.50 pitchers of budwieser. bad hangovers followed
Damn right! I am sure, as with many of our favorite spots, the SD gone with the wind, but oh the memories.
I agree with your analysis, but want to expand upon it.
Not only can we beat or lose to every team in the top 10 depending on which UT team shows up, but also, we could lose to many teams ranked 11-40 if the team that allowed Wyoming to be tied with us in the 4th quarter shows up.
Yes, it will be an interesting season, but I'd trade some of the interesting for a lil kick-ass boredom.
Burnet Rd i believe. might have burned down after i left school
just a few thoughts
Not shocked the team was flat after the past 7-8 days. This team has no previous experience on how to deal with top 5 level success hopefully it was a learning teaching moment.
The play calling was a mess, no way to candy coat it. One of the things with Sark it seems is if its a game like Bama you will get all of the wrinkles, motions and gadgets but if its not a "big" game you will get the 7th grade b-team play sheet.
Ketch has pointed out Texas has had a steady and healthy number of kids leave the program every off season. I think with the way Texas is starting to stack up some talent this might be the off season we start to see some solid (not super high level) players recognize they are being recruited over and look for opportunities for themselves. Texas has very few of those "why was he offered " kids anymore and they will want to find a way on the field somewhere.
This might just be me and something I'm nit picking....I fell like I see Jake Majors standing around at the end of a play looking over a pile doing nothing than any player I can ever remember.
the WR rotation drives me nuts. (probably just something I'm not understanding )But I see the DE/DL rotation and were are bringing in bodies right and left but at the wr position were asking Worthey, Mitchell and Whittington to run 60-70 full-blown snaps.
I'm excited to see the Southwest conference scum start to fall off the schedule some of this shit has been latched on bringing nothing to the table for going on 40 yrs. Baylor will get their last big crowd payday off Texas.
Not shocked the team was flat after the past 7-8 days. This team has no previous experience on how to deal with top 5 level success hopefully it was a learning teaching moment.
The play calling was a mess, no way to candy coat it. One of the things with Sark it seems is if its a game like Bama you will get all of the wrinkles, motions and gadgets but if its not a "big" game you will get the 7th grade b-team play sheet.
Ketch has pointed out Texas has had a steady and healthy number of kids leave the program every off season. I think with the way Texas is starting to stack up some talent this might be the off season we start to see some solid (not super high level) players recognize they are being recruited over and look for opportunities for themselves. Texas has very few of those "why was he offered " kids anymore and they will want to find a way on the field somewhere.
This might just be me and something I'm nit picking....I fell like I see Jake Majors standing around at the end of a play looking over a pile doing nothing than any player I can ever remember.
the WR rotation drives me nuts. (probably just something I'm not understanding )But I see the DE/DL rotation and were are bringing in bodies right and left but at the wr position were asking Worthey, Mitchell and Whittington to run 60-70 full-blown snaps.
I'm excited to see the Southwest conference scum start to fall off the schedule some of this shit has been latched on bringing nothing to the table for going on 40 yrs. Baylor will get their last big crowd payday off Texas.
Not Dark Sark, but hopefully it's because if we see Murphy it means we're blowing our opponent out. With that caveat, I'd love to see Murphy every game from here out!
I kind of thought Sark should have been running it more. Brooks was doing well. So that's the opposite of your take. In my mind, Sark was forcing pass because well.....that's what he likes to do.
I was at the game and have never seen a more frustrating passing attack than what was there. I don't disagree with your point, but I want to add this thought.
EVERYTHING was a quick hitter to the sideline. WR screen, bubbles, etc. When they went downfield it was sideline to like Gunnar Helm, which was so weird. Not a single deep shot.
I'm not sure if a Texas wide receiver really ever even ran a route that took him 15+ yards down field over the middle. I'm sure I'm being facetious but you get the point.
At one point in the 3rd quarter I just threw my hands in the air and yelled "What are we even doing?". I honestly have no clue what was going on, it looked like junior high offense to me. Incredibly weird.
By running the ball? Yes, Sark couldn’t throw it worth a damn that game
Bama Vs Arkansas 6.9 yd per attempt
Texas Vs Wyoming 6.2 yd per attempt
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Your reflections on the game plan was spot on. Honest, straightforward. My question is this..,do you believe his staff will do the same. To be great he has to listen. Will they be an honest soundboard or yes guys?
I love that we are winning, but for some reason I still have serious doubts that Sark can lead us to double digit wins. He showed a lot of weakness with his play calling against Wyoming. Just because they showed some alignments he wasn’t expecting he backed off the gas instead of forcing them to play our game he weakened and played into their plans. Scary
I kept thinking I was watching Greg Davis football with those sideline passes.
No doubt. The problem is I don’t think Texas has quite achieved the type of cumulative talent on their roster to where they are so overwhelmingly better, especially at the QB position, that bad coaching stops mattering. If you look at the 2020 Arkansas game, the passing game played well below their season average, but Sark countered that by running the ball A LOT. Yet, this past Saturday it took him until the 4th quarter to start really exploiting the run game. In future games against the 3-3-5 he needs to do this sooner and not force the passing game if it isn’t there. Michael Griffin and Brian Robison echoed this at halftime.
Sark would have looked a lot better if his quarterback had been accurate and his receivers had caught balls they got their hands on.
And the offensive line hadn't had 3 false starts.
And the offensive line hadn't had 3 false starts.
Bijan had 172 yards in his second game. The NFL teams that didn't trade up to get him (Bills, etc.) because "you don't draft an RB that high" simply didn't understand what they could have been getting. Imagine how much better the Bills or the Eagles would be with him as a weapon. With Bijan, the Eagles may well be a favorite to reach the Super Bowl. With Bijan, the Bills would not have lost last week.
I didn't think the team was flat. I just thought it executed poorly.
The defense certainly wasn't flat IMO.
If Sark and the Horns learned anything from this game it needs to be this--Its not going to be enough to win this year,you can not afford for games to even be close,not with the Big 12 refs,the Big 12 is going to do everything it can to see anyone but Texas or OU go out as Champions.
The only way UT is going to win is if they dominate every game,if its close you are going to lose by bad calls, this is obvious to anyone paying attention. You are going to get really bad calls and you have to respond and score again to the point it makes them look stupid. They dont seem to mind looking stupid some,but even they wont risk their jobs if you keep throwing it back in their face enough. But if its a close game and they can affect the outcome,they will,guarnteed.--utx
The only way UT is going to win is if they dominate every game,if its close you are going to lose by bad calls, this is obvious to anyone paying attention. You are going to get really bad calls and you have to respond and score again to the point it makes them look stupid. They dont seem to mind looking stupid some,but even they wont risk their jobs if you keep throwing it back in their face enough. But if its a close game and they can affect the outcome,they will,guarnteed.--utx
