Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Channeling my inner Matthew... )

[El Che Guevara]

No one cares about soccer. Save yourself some time and cut that out of future articles.

Actually, if you know soccer then Ketch's posts on the topic are quite entertaining

Liverpool battling ManU for the title

 

[Big Ed Bookman]

Have to say Ketch this was a very well written piece I am impressed.

It was your best ever Ketch.

Thanks for the history lesson on past Longhorn QB controversies.

 

[Big Ed Bookman]

b. "Swoopesy daisy" was kind of a-holeish, though.

Hugely a-holeish.

 

[seanie punkin]

No one literally ever remarks about any other sport I have an opinion on. It's weird.

Without getting involved in the soccer debate, this is probably the most blatant misuse of the word literally I have ever seen. In this thread alone, there are literally tens of remarks about your opinions on american football.

 

[Jack87]

the spring game is almost worthless in terms of importance. You know that, right? It literally has no impact on what is happening right now.

Yea, that makes sense. Everyone, yes you too said the difference was obvious. It was the closest we have had to a real game setting, so yes I can see that was worthless in terms of importance. A lot of things make sense now. Especially the closed practices and the source.

 

[McGarnagle]

That isn't a breakdown with a lot of context of what happened.

Gilbert is announced the starter against Rice and plays well.
Gilbert plays terribly against BYU and gets pulled.
McCoy/Ash take over for UCLA.
After UCLA, Gilbert announces he is having surgery and is done for the year.
Gilbert visits SMU at the beginning of October.
Gilbert announces he will transfer to SMU at the beginning of November.

So, he basically lost his job and almost immediately started looking for a new university. He made no attempt to win his job back.

 

[JinSOTEX]

Splitting 50/50 is rarely done if you have a starter. When you are going even splits, it is because you don't have one yet. Backups tend to get their reps with the twos.

The sudden notion around here of the mods obsessing on the reps is strange to say the least. Texas has a QB competition. The notion swoopes wouldn't get any first team reps the first week or two of camp if he wasn't going to start is the dumbest thing I've seen on here in awhile. Both qbs are learning a new offense and competing for the job. There is no hard rule a starter has to named with weeks left in camp and game prep hasn't even started yet. Now they are spinning swoopes doesn't need as much practice. I get they are doubling down on anwars report but come on.

The reps arent Even per most places.

 

[McGarnagle]

No, he was a graduate transfer, not a quitter. Get your hateful facts straight. He also helped the school's football stats by earning a degree ( and in only 3 years).

Now, the Cherry kid last year was a quitter. He quit after the 2nd practice and before the fall semester had even begun.

I'm not being any more hateful to Gilbert than you are to Cherry. As soon as he lost the job to McCoy/Ash he shut down his season and had surgery. Then he decided to visit another school mid-season and announce his transfer mid-season. I think we would have a lot of problems if every time someone lost a starting job they decided to shut down their season and start looking at new schools.

 

[Sark Astic]

It's Hopkins and you try to get Gronk/JC/Allen Robinson on the way back. Enough said.

you're setting him up for failure...enough said.

 

[Sark Astic]

Keep writing about it if it provides some value to this board. I personally don't care. I'm only one opinion though. Otherwise, good work.

I second it...I never read about soccer...ever. But that's just our opinions.

 

[benflr]

The feeling is that Swoopes doesn't need the same amount of reps as Buechele. Right or wrong, that is the feeling.

That is your's and Anwar's feeling. Whether it's the coaching staff's feeling is something else.

 

[NativeTex]

Is Charlie Strong really Charlie Brown?

No, the rest of us are. Asked annually to believe in a QB that has not produced in games.

 

[benflr]

You keep saying this like Swoopes doesn't stink up the joint in game situations.

Don't need reps? I know you keep saying it, but it's dumb as shit. He needs all the reps he can get because he's a terrible QB.

This continued narrative by the mods is the most perplexing. If they want to double down cause they like their source fine. But using asinine arguments to do it is irritating.

 

[benflr]

If you can't understand that he doesn't need as many reps as Buechele, there's no reason in me even trying to discuss it with you.

If you don't get it I am wondering what gMes you wTched last year. They sure were not Texas games.

 

[benflr]

Name a team with a sure starter at quarterback that is splitting first team reps, even at an 80-20 rate.

That is our point. We don't have a sure fire starter yet. Despite what you guys keep trying to shove down our throats.

 

[TurfHorn]

I hate this, but I think Strong is here until his contract is up. W/L record doesn't make a damn to this current leadership hierarchy.

Strong is just going to be happy as hell watching is 5 mil worth of checks coming in.

This is just silly. I don't know of any coach in any sport that enjoys losing just to cash their checks.

 

[Durantula23]

@Ketchum why do you keep saying that "everyone can agree that if the coaches know they are going to start SB then he should get every snap in practice"?

I disagree. If I was installing a new offense I would give both my QB's reps. Especially when I knew both would play at some point. And ESPECIALLY when one of them was a smaller young freshman who may get dinged up throughout the year and I may be forced to play his backup exclusively.

It would be different if swoopes had been in this offense for 4 years. But he's been in this offense the exact same amount of time as SB.

I'm not saying the coaches have made up their minds. But acting like there's no reason other than what you and Anwar have reported is simply not the case. Unless of course you're trying to stir the pot and create more subs and clicks. In that case, bravo

 

[UTwiz]

This is just silly. I don't know of any coach in any sport that enjoys losing just to cash their checks.

You also don't know of any coach that has tried to begin three straight seasons with Swoopes as the starting QB. Typically, coaches don't need to touch the hot stove three times before learning their hand is going to burn.

 

[tooshybrotha]

My pick at # 5 is probably Cam Newton

 

[golfpr3145]

Good read Ketch. Thanks for the reminder about the QBs.

 

[Dreshorn]

Sooo big vagina is bad, accessory to murder is good.... Gotcha.

 

[ball911]

@Ketchum The factor missing from your QB decision tree, which I agree with, is the OC's role in this. I can only assume that if he had strong feelings, SG would be jumping up and down arguing for his guy. From the outside, I don't get the sense that SG sees an obvious choice. He seems content to get both guys ready, sort of sensing that he is going to need both...while maybe hoping one of them takes over in the meantime. I know folks here like to threaten CS's job security if he does X, but SG has a lot riding on the development of a QB.

 

[TopSirloin]

The sudden notion around here of the mods obsessing on the reps is strange to say the least. Texas has a QB competition. The notion swoopes wouldn't get any first team reps the first week or two of camp if he wasn't going to start is the dumbest thing I've seen on here in awhile. Both qbs are learning a new offense and competing for the job. There is no hard rule a starter has to named with weeks left in camp and game prep hasn't even started yet. Now they are spinning swoopes doesn't need as much practice. I get they are doubling down on anwars report but come on.

The reps arent Even per most places.

Can you link these reports or summarize? I'm on 247 and haven't seen anyone getting more reps. The Braniacs post was based on sustaining drives, not reps. Reps are not related to live scrimmage work based on sustaining drives.

 

[Sentient]

Is Anwar Richards the same person as Anwar Richardson?

 

[walkon_1987]

Maybe CS would rather have both semi-prepared than put all of his chips in on a freshman.

or all his chips in on a Senior

 

[walkon_1987]

GG does have a Super Bowl ring these days.

 

[Derell08]

Lord help swoopes if our first series is a three and out and not more than two first downs

Hopefully Warren or foreman have 80 yard TD

 

[LARKIN1]

GG does have a Super Bowl ring these days.

Yeah, riding the pine without playing any meaningful time. But OK.

 

[TurfHorn]

You also don't know of any coach that has tried to begin three straight seasons with Swoopes as the starting QB. Typically, coaches don't need to touch the hot stove three times before learning their hand is going to burn.

Irrelevant to the point being made.

 

[Diesel Burnes]

Name a team with a sure starter at quarterback that is splitting first team reps, even at an 80-20 rate.

I can't bc I don't know
We don't have that
But I'd have no issue if privately the coaches had decided but are choosing to split in order to have 2 guys "ready"....based on several points you brought up (SB is frosh, huge first game, likelihood of both seeing the field anyway, etc)...think it's less of a deal than being made out to be

 

[LARKIN1]

Soccer sucks. I always skip that crap.

Agree, almost as boring as golf.

 

[seanie punkin]

Jesus. Three threads now, that I've seen, with OB staff trumpeting this flawed logic. If this was an intro philosophy course, your logic would be torn to shreds.

 

[liturgical orange]

Feels like Danny White daze...

 

[jhablinski]

agree to disagree, strongly.

It seems to be the biggest sticking point between you and most on the board.

You believe because he is a senior he needs less reps. I tend to agree with the premise but it's hard for me when we have seen Swoopes. He is antsy in the pocket, has accuracy issues, and holds the ball too long.

The only way to help cure some of those is reps and confidence. If he is indeed way out in front as Anwar suggested and you support then naming him the starter and giving him a more uneven split of first team reps seems appropriate.

 

[cordpetee]

X factor is does Bell have suspension reduced and is he healthy...you win the titles at the end of the year
Otherwise it's Hopkins or Julio and I think Julio gets more stats

MANU!!!!!

Never seen that 3rd verse before with Purple Rain

I just can not believe in a team this young to win 8+

Both Qb's struggle all year in my opinion but SB will learn more from having Malik pick him off in practice over and over and will kill it by the end of the year