Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend: Full steam ahead towards 2022
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Ketch, I don't agree with you that this season was unavoidable. IMO, the only difference Sark coaching this season and Herman is that under Herman we would have lost to TCU as well. Looking back, you could see the a little bit of the forecast for this season when we played Arkansas and somewhat against TCU. And there's not a coach in the country that could have salvaged this season. We're that bad. The next 2-3 years we'll know for sure if TS can get this turned around so any speculation from anyone is a waste of time but we'll know for sure by then.
I could be wrong but I think Sark gets three years at a minimum if he can continue to recruit well - like it or not we are in a total rebuild.
It would be great to have five of these guys back, just not Foster.
And one of them is a punter (glad we have Dicker though) but the roster is just bad.
Avoiding collapse would have required several strokes of good fortune. But Fortuna disrespects the team because the team lacks the resolve to stand up to her.
No matter how hopeful it looked in early October for those who were eager to hope, the manifest reality that has unfolded since then aligns with what we saw at Arkansas, and with what the departure of Sam and Ossai might have suggested.
It's true that the disaster wasn't unavoidable in the strict sense, but it was always well within the realm of possibility for this group of players.
If you took the time to carefully watch BJ Foster’s 2021 tape, you’d 100% agree with Sark’s certain decision to NOT invite BJ back in 2022.
I can’t recall a Longhorn defender ever being so tough, physical and good as a freshman, then so timid and dreadful as a junior and senior. Ever since BJ knocked down his shoulder with a devastating (but poor form hit with his head down) tackle as a sophomore, he hasn’t really hit the ballcarrier.
His pass coverage is poor as well. Foster spent most of the 2021 season guarding air in Kwiatkowski’s brain-dead ultra deep Cover 2.
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I mean, at this point the answer at QB for next year, which is make or break, isn’t on the roster. Can’t see Casey going through another QB comp with Sark and Card isn’t going to be the answer next year even if he stays and makes progress. So, it’s not Wright and certainly won’t be Malik. So, that’s the key to the whole damn thing. Who is it? If it’s any of the above it’s certainly failure and will be Sarks last season.
Come on
No Meet the Parents?
Only kidding
how would you grade the players they brought in from the portal last season?
my fear with them needing so many transfers is the fact that to me they failed in their selections last year.
I’m not sure any of the transfers made any kind of an impact other than Dunn. Maybe the kid from Notre Dame but honestly no real impact
No Meet the Parents?
Only kidding
how would you grade the players they brought in from the portal last season?
my fear with them needing so many transfers is the fact that to me they failed in their selections last year.
I’m not sure any of the transfers made any kind of an impact other than Dunn. Maybe the kid from Notre Dame but honestly no real impact
I think it's a mistake to give up on his skill set. You may be right--he may not be the answer ever, let alone next season. But we need to let Card develop. He has some skills that are worth investing in.
If PK isn’t gone (or a Co-dc brought in) Sark is gone next year. The end.
Agreed. But, I’m assuming Sark needs next season badly, with the pending move to the SEC and the utter collapse of this year. Card isn’t a guy that will lead them to 9 wins next year with the cast of players we should anticipate. I don’t see Sark pulling in a Beard type of portal haul, which is kind of what he needs.
See, I think that's the wrong way to play it.
We're going to be terrible next year, regardless. As bad as we are this year, we are going to be that bad next year barring something really unforeseen or unexpected. Nine wins is a pipe dream. Six wins should be counted a great success.
But with the SEC move coming, I can’t see the powers having patience and Sark hasn’t given them reason to believe he’s capable of something great as a HC, ever. Next season he needs a huge year. I think the thinking will be “just because you moved the bar down really low, doesn’t mean we start the bar there moving forward.” I think they need the genius they think they hired to start showing some bite before we get embarrassed in the SEC. Year One will matter.
But attrition, and the flu! We might have people with sniffles during practice near year!
The bar is on the ground and CDC is digging a hole to get it lower, or to bury himself and the program in. Either way
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I think "the powers" are out of aces, on a train bound for nowhere. They have no cards left to play.
We need a card on the river, the pot odds are not good, and the best percentage play is to fold and live to see another hand. It makes zero sense to jam 'all in' here.
The fact that we are "going to the SEC" next year happens to be a bit of unfortunate timing. It doesn't change the basic strategy of the situation.
Ketch, if PK is retained, do you think Sark will make any changes with his non-Coordinator assistants on the offensive or defensive side of the ball? S&C?
That’s good enough for me to watch- I’ve seen most DeNiro movies but not that one, something I’ll correct as soon as I can watch Netflix tonight
I am all about culture, and being consistent with coaches and not firing HC’s every 3-4 years is the most important building block. Yes Herman had major issues which have been revealed this year but in retrospect you are right we would at least have qualified for a bowl game Had he been retained another year. I think Coach Sark has all the qualities to guide us to a Championship team. He is honest, forthright and his demeanor seems genuine. Having said all that, he needs to replace his defensive staff. What we watch happen before our eyes in the end of most games was absolutely pure incompetence in my opinion. It’s like having a military Regiment and the back side defenders keeps making the same losing actions which are affecting the whole unit. If PK had tried to turn things around with a 4 man front and single high safety shell, then I would pull of this attack on him. HE DID NOTHING SAME PILE OF SHIT EVERY WEEK! Where were all the multiple front and disguised blitz packages? I am sorry but I can’t accept our defensive players are that bad. Ash at least could stop teams and he coached a respectable defense. You may have been joking on the B/S section, but I would hire Patterson in a heartbeat. Let’s not go through the same thing 2 years in a row, this really aged me!
Again, that may be the reasonable line of thinking, but there will be appearances that matter, even for the moment. The idea of a “new shiny thing” coach going into the SEC with all that blind hope matters in a situation like that compared to the “hey let’s hope everyone sees our unproven long term logical vision.” Perception is reality in many cases. Having something to sell moving in will matter.
@Ketchum, you’ve been clear that the current narrative in the program is to blame the players. Isn‘t that about the only way to hold on to recruiting momentum? I mean, if they say the coaches and the program sucks, then what high level recruit wants to be part of that? All to say, that’s really their only choice of a narrative.
