Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend: Better buy this kid's stock while there's still some left!

[Ketchum]

Do we land one of Rogers, Marsh, or Moore? Also do you think Texas will land a top 10 DT in the country this year?

It will never stop making me laugh that you reply to questions that have nothing to do with your questions.

You can just ask the questions in the thread. I promise I'll answer. ;')

Yes, I think Texas will land at least one of those three.

Not sure on the DT front. Very possibly.

 

[Ketchum]

That video reeks of skank energy.

You hush your whore mouth!

 

[Ketchum]

Tulo. If coach is what you are asking.

That's a big step up.

 

[Ketchum]

I pushed back on your comment that Texas should have done more last year because they had a couple of very fast receivers.

That's ok, I push back on your notion that they were just a couple of very fast receivers.

 

[Ketchum]

The NFL thinks that Odunze is better than our guys. He will be drafted well ahead of both Mitchell and Worthy. .

That really has nothing to do with the comment I made.

 

[Ketchum]

Now I'm dishonest. Good grief.

No, you're just making intellectually dishonest remarks.

Or is suggesting that I have an agenda against a player I ranked as a 5-star in high school not qualify?

 

[Ketchum]

- crazy how much speed we had at wr last year.

- looking fwd to seeing johntay ball out

- love steely dan…hey nineteen is my favorite. glad i got to see them in 2016 before walter becker passed away.

- i know some of you get into the oscars, but i just can’t care any less about a subject matter than that. to each his own.

It's a more dynamic set of receivers than any team in burnt orange has ever had at one time.

 

[Ketchum]

I love movies, but Oscars and all celebrity award ceremonies are cringe.

Is it the celeb part that bothers you or the awards?

The notion that movies shouldn't have awards because the people in them are famous is quite a take.

 

[Ketchum]

Better QB THAT day!

Most certainly on THAT day.

 

[Ketchum]

Bayern getting Tucheled.

Is it really Tuechel's fault?

 

[Ketchum]

Me too. However I can understand why the more conventional folk would opt out of that one.

Oh, yeah, no doubt about that. My unconventional-ness made it a movie I'll watch again soon.

Man, Emma really went for it.

 

[Ketchum]

I would take Mitchell before Worthy. Better hands and route running as well as 50/50 balls. He is built for the NFL.

BTW, saw Dune on a very big screen out here in CA. 450 person theater with special sound. 10/10 and I don’t even care about the story. The music, sound, effects were better than any movie I have seen. Timothy C and Zendaya were solid in their roles.

Hear IMAX to watch Dune is amazing.

I need to get into an IMAX for it, no doubt.

 

[Ketchum]

Dune II is MAGNIFICENT. Will rewatch it many times, it is GREAT

I hesitate to say best I've seen but top 5 easily. Easily.

Wow, you're setting the bar very high.

 

[Ketchum]

Kane has to be saying to himself…”wtf!” Leaves the Spurs for what should have been guaranteed hardware…what a miss

He goes all the way to Germany for some hardware and might come away with none in year one. What a twist.

 

[Ketchum]

In the two games that Texas lost last year, there was zero doubt that the opposing QB was the best player on the field. I can't think of any games, except maybe Oklahoma State, where that can be said of Quinn. To take the next step, Quinn needs to have more games where he's the undisputed best player on the field.

I totally agree.

 

[Ketchum]

X vs Bullet Bob. Who's faster ?

Over 40 yards, I'm going to say X.

 

[Ketchum]

I feel like I'm being tricked with Oppenheimer. Good movie no doubt, but IMO needed maybe 30 minutes cut and by far the weakest Nolan outside DKR. That said, it was technically beautiful and Murphy and Blunt were great, the writing was clunky and RDJ was (don't hate me) over used and only did a standard job. Damon was meh as usual, and the Albert Einstein stuffy was rightfully memed because it was a bit cringy.

I totally disagree. It's a masterpiece. I saw it three times in the theater.

 

[Ketchum]

Congrats on your greatest top 10 list of your career.

 

[Ketchum]

Great song about a drug bust at Bard College in New York. The first (and only) time I heard this song and the band live was opening for Elton John at the Cotton Bowl in ‘73 during the Yellow Brick Road tour. Yeah, that officially makes me and “old,” but . . . unforgettable.

Tell me more!!!

 

[styrbjorn]

* It's hard not to wonder if Quinn Ewers did enough at quarterback last season when you consider that he was playing with the two fastest and arguably athletic wide receivers in school history.

Ewers remained plagued by patches (especially early in games) where he just didn't seem dialed in. Hopefully he takes that step this season and comes out guns blazing every possession. He definitely had as stacked a crew of skill players (and arguably as good an OL) as any QB in the country.

The good news is that the quality of the players around him should still be top notch next year. Just waiting for him to find his ceiling, because I don't believe he's touched it yet.

 

[Perdy]

That really has nothing to do with the comment I made.

You didn't ask this question earlier?

"Were they the best receivers or did they just have the better quarterback?"

Hence my response that the NFL seems to think that Odunze is a better receiver.

 

[fouled_anchor]

Is it the celeb part that bothers you or the awards?

The notion that movies shouldn't have awards because the people in them are famous is quite a take.

Celebs believing people watching care to hear about their thoughts on anything other than their work foremost.

 

[RLong68]

As much as I've loved Cook's talent since he was a young player at DeSoto, I never really thought of him as a replica of Worthy,

Why not? Similar frame. Great speed. Cook was even higher rated. I sorta figured they were very similar

 

[Russhorn]

Oh, yeah, no doubt about that. My unconventional-ness made it a movie I'll watch again soon.

Man, Emma really went for it.

She has no fear and is a true powerhouse

 

[RLong68]

Although he ultimately was overshadowed by Worthy's feet spontaneously exploding into fire late Saturday afternoon, Adonai Mitchell also put together one of the great Combine performances in Texas history as well.

Honestly, I think Mitchell’s effort was more productive relative to draft status. Everyone knew Worthy was fast so while astounding was his 40, it didn’t really answer whatever “concerns” teams may still have. But Mitchell’s 4.35 answered whatever speed concerns which was his only unchecked box

 

[Perdy]

No, you're just making intellectually dishonest remarks.

Or is suggesting that I have an agenda against a player I ranked as a 5-star in high school not qualify?

i do think that it's strange that you are dogging Quinn right now. Agenda? I don't know, but I'm not the only one who thinks that you've are weirdly negative about him.

 

[RLong68]

* Christian Jones pulling off a 5.05 in the 40 at 6-5, 1/4 and 305 pounds? With an 73.62 wingspan and 10.62-inch hands? Well done, big fella! He made some money this weekend. The end of the third round is not off the table.

Thanks for the info. He kinda got lost in the hoopla of AD and Worthy. Although his wingspan was EIGHTY-THREE plus. I figured what you wrote was an error because 73+ wingspan woukd he no bueno for a 6’5” OT prospect

 

[fouled_anchor]

That's a big step up.

I know. The coaching part would be elite IMO. He’ll, I don’t know if Tulo would even want to do it.
I just know that Pierce is not elite, and that is the type of coach which should be leading the most successful program in history.

 

[RCPERK2]

Enjoyed the read. Still hard to get past the PTSD of the prior two coaches and where the team went. In the ways that matter, Texas seems to be on the brink of being back for a sustained run.

Enjoyed the Steely Dan list, I would have to put Dirty Work into top ten due to variation of the sound in that song but no qualms with your list.

 

[RLong68]

* It's been 18 seasons since Texas baseball last won a national championship. Entering this season, only six of the last 18 seasons have ended with Texas in Omaha. I know it's too early to panic, but nothing about the 2024 team has me overly optimistic that this team will register as a special outfit. If your expectations of the program are to be elite, it just feels like the Longhorns aren't that. Yet, if your expectations are to be one of the nation's borderline elite once every couple of years, things are pretty good. Is it fair to even expect the former over the latter at this point? How many years have to pass before we just admit that Augie and Gus aren't walking through that door?

Not counting Covid season, this is quietly Pierce’s 7th season at Texas. Interesting what direction this program takes this year