Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (I attempt to explain what happened...)
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I think his situation has been talked about a lot and I know that we spoke at length about it in podcasts and or Orangebloods radio, but a couple of weeks ago when I wrote a lede about my serious questions about the offensive line, I said a source said the following:
"Gary Johnson is making progress. If he can keep improving at the rate that he has from the first week to this week, he's going to be a factor early in the season. As of today, though, he's not quite ready for a full workload."
The same source said this: ""Are there reasons to be concerned about the offense? Yes, there are reasons to be concerned about the offense. We have the definition of a work in progress on that side of the ball."
I just don't think they believe in Buechele. In fact, I feel strongly about that.
I have to try and remain positive about Herman and this team, because if I don't then I will start to believe Texas will Never be any good again- and I just don't believe that's true.
Hook 'Em!
Hook 'Em!
But why did you hold back on the specific information about taking on blocks, getting off blocks, and making critical errors vs. the run game?
Clearly you had that info.
But the same source said this: "I think we all need to see Buechele against another defense before we'll know what to expect from him. He won't see many Saturdays when he faces more than what he sees every day from our own defense.”
The general idea was that his struggles were a result of an outstanding defense. And if Gary Johnson "wasn't quite ready for a full workload" on an outstanding defense, then surely that meant that he was at least good for 10 to 12 plays a game. It leaves the impression that maybe he didn't fully get the whole defensive package yet, or something to that effect. It does not leave the reader with the idea that the player is deficient in the fundamentals of linebacker play.
Indeed, only a few days ago, Gary Johnson was tabbed by an OB writer as the team's "4th linebacker". It was reported that we would see him a lot. The general impression was that whenever a starter at any LB position had an injury, Gary Johnson would be the first guy up.
That's what OB has reported.
Propaganda.
I'm not disagreeing. But they put that whole game on his shoulders by abandoning the run and having him sling it, what, 50-60 times? And it seemed like half of those were to Garrett Gray. If they can't find a way to win without a transcendent QB then they just won't win this year. Throwing a true freshman in there and leaning on him as heavily as they seem to want to lean on a QB would show me that the finger is far from the pulse on this one.
What I'm trying to say is if they really don't believe in Shane then why are they asking him to do so much? And if they need to put games almost entirely on a QBs shoulders to get a W then we are in deep chit.
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In order to believe the team was going to go 9-3 or better, there needed to be enough pieces fitting together to justify that opinion. Throughout the last two weeks of camp, I've tried to be very slick in reporting that the offense had a very poor camp by dropping little snippets without giving the appearance that I was pissing on everyone's good-feel excitement.
Instead of trying to be slick, I needed to be screaming from the mountaintops, "This offense has looked like a hot mess!" I should have been more direct, but perhaps I let the potential push-back that I knew would come from reporting the struggles of the offense/quarterback (because it was significant throughout the off-season) impact the way I tried to be unassuming when dropping some of these hints (see my column from two weeks ago). I don't know what the exact answer is, but in retrospect I should have taken the heat at the expense of loud and clear disclosure.
I don't know how you simultaneously saw enough pieces fitting together to justify your 9-3 prediction and knew about offensive struggles that needed to be screamed from the mountaintops. My prediction wasn't based on more than blind faith in Tom Herman, and it looks likely to be wrong. You seem to be trying to have it both ways.
@Ketchum
Cut the crap. This was a shit show of epic magnitude. Tell your reporters to ask the hard questions and fkn hold him accountable for this shit. Designed plays to Gray in the red zone when you have a 6'6 athletic freak/specimen is dumb and arrogant as shit. Did you see how pissed/butt hurt TH was when 1 reporter had the balls to question play calling?
Cut the crap. This was a shit show of epic magnitude. Tell your reporters to ask the hard questions and fkn hold him accountable for this shit. Designed plays to Gray in the red zone when you have a 6'6 athletic freak/specimen is dumb and arrogant as shit. Did you see how pissed/butt hurt TH was when 1 reporter had the balls to question play calling?
Honest question: How much of that awful offensive gameplay was Beck and how much was Herman?
How much of Ohio State's shutout vs Clemson was Tim Beck?
Hey Ketch, you didn't mention at any point that Beck was featuring throwing to Gray and running Shane so much.
How much of Ohio State's shutout vs Clemson was Tim Beck?
Hey Ketch, you didn't mention at any point that Beck was featuring throwing to Gray and running Shane so much.
Not everyone writes as if he is being studied by a future Philosophy 101 student. I halfway admire the megalomaniacal streak, but it can be a real beating.
Look man, you're the only dude on this site that apparently didn't know what was going down with Gary Johnson. No one else in this thread has had that issue.
You asked for me to show you were it was reported and I did.
You've got an ax to grind and you've grinded it.You don't get to yell propaganda when the article I listed is the exact opposite of that.
I'd suggest you lave the thread at this point. You've said your piece.
Not really a good answer. I have done nothing but show you respect in this thread, while trying to keep it light-hearted.
I hope that is in reference to @Ketchum, otherwise you and I have very different understandings of message boards.
Is that a suggestion, or a command?
I don't want to get banned.
(If you give me a command, I will obey it.)
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It's simple, for the love of God, learn how to defend 3rd and long!!!! That will cover the rest of the shit show!
I effing cringe in that situation!
I effing cringe in that situation!
This is going to come off as me being an ass and I am not trying to be but Ketch post more on soccer threads than he does football and has for a while. I am sure he is as burned out on UT football as I am so not pointing fingers. I just don't think the same desire to thoroughly cover UT is there that it once was.
I'm not sure it matters. I've said you've made the points you want to make, you've been rude in doing so and now I am asking you to exit the thread.
That's just insane. I am pretty much on the board 14 hours a day and I am involved in convos all over the place daily.
I've been doing 10 hours of UT football radio a week, a podcast, Facebook lives and columns... all on Texas football, all the time.
Man, the shit I catch these days...
