Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (I'm baaaaaaaack)
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Two thoughts...Originally posted by Grommie:
Damn Ketch, not sure the original post merited that reply. Rough evening with the kiddoes last night.
a. I forgot the
b. I don't know about the not deserving part. It was a pretty condescending set of remarks that positioned me in a way that I was in no way trying to position myself in.
c. I was someone irked that the comments came from someone that has been on the site for all of 90 posts. I'll take a lot of shit, but you have to be 12 months in to throw it at me that harshly.
a, aaahhhhh
b. I don't disagree. There's a feeling that his skill set hasn't been properly utilized, but it might be that he's too good in the weight room and has lost that explosiveness that made him so sexy as a prospect in HS.
c. Is DJ ready for a 12-15 touches per week? I dunno.
The early schedule is b-r-u-t-a-l
I picked a random pre-season Top 25 from the web and we're talking about the No.3, No.9 and No.12 teams in the country in the first six weeks. That doesn't include the Crawl game against a team that beat Texas by three touchdowns last year.
La Liga is the Spanish league. You have Real Madrid who has more money to spend than all of the NFL put together(exageration) and then Barcelona which almost does. Looking at their rosters through the years is pretty much a who's who of the great soccer players.
Most EPL fans will state that it's a two team league, and Spanish fans will put up some silly numbers to dispute that. If you were to pick one of those two teams to follow you can watch all of their games live(or pretty much all of them). Following the other teams is a bit more dicey. The main publications that report them are in Spanish(duh), but there is a lot of English content as well, though not near as plentiful as the English teams.
FYI - it's PROBABLE that he is moving at this point. Liverpool released their third jersey today and he was in none of the promotional pictures. As the returning MVP of the league that's pretty telling. Obligatory shot of the new jersey(which I like).
It sheds a harsh spotlight on the whole just wait til Strong has some success recruiting angle. How much success can you have at 3-3? I'm guessing an offensive juggernaut hasn't developed nor has a top level D to bring sexy back by that record. It's can't be 3-3.
I wonder if some of the readers are totally disregarding the North Texas game as some sort of scrimmage or "breather"? I'm sure most of us remember just a few years ago when Appalachian State beat Michigan. If NT pulled-off an upset of UT, it could devastate the program for years. DON'T OVERLOOK NORTH TEXAS!
Solid take. People thinking Gray will be close to 100% after an Achilles injury are taking crazy pills.
Re: J Gray, I think he will be a very good college all-purpose back. If M Brown can stay healthy, he is probably the better every down back (with Joe B as back up) . I hope that would allow the staff can focus on getting J Gray more open field touches. That said, I don't think J Gray has the speed to be a real difference maker. Maybe he's gotten faster as a result of his intensive rehab work, but it usually doesn't work that way. Either way, he is one of my favorite players. He was a CS type of guy before CS got here. Huge heart, great teammate.
It has been a weak year for music compared to 2013. This time last year you had Yeezus, Trouble Will Find Me, MVOC, AM, Acid Rap, etc... a lot of solid albums. Outside of St. Vincent it's been a pretty crappy year.
This post was edited on 7/7 2:08 PM by cashthompson
This post was edited on 7/7 2:08 PM by cashthompson
Ketch, looks to me that, with the exception of Kent Perkins, we have a fairly average offensive line at best.. Question. Do you believe Wickline has the chops to make them above average come Aug 30, or is it going to be an erratic work in progress through the season?
Here is the UT fanbase on that infamous night of September 7, 2013. 550. Five. Hundred. And fifty. Rushing yards.Originally posted by Ketchum:
In case anyone has forgotten or simply blocked it out of their memories (and rightfully so), when these two teams met in 2013, one of the most embarrassing scenes in the Mack Brown era (not including any number of pistol-whippings provided by Bob Stoops over the years) took place. After Mack challenged the Texas fan-base to get on the bandwagon or else risk getting left behind, Taysom Hill and Co. unceremoniously sent the Texas coach towards retirement with a beat-down that was so savage in nature that Brown was forced to fire Manny Diaz two weeks into the season.
Five-hundred-fifty rushing yards. Forty points. Countless missed tackles and assignment.
A team that ended up losing five games, including three by double digits, didn't so much as dominate the Longhorns as much as it obliterated them. The scene reminded me of the original Predator movie when Carl Weathers' character Dillon was full of so much confidence right up until he had his arm shot off and was impaled by a seven-foot alien.
I think if he can be an effective third down back out of the backfield, that's a win. Expecting him to a difference maker post injury, when he really hasn't shown that pre-injury is asking a lot.
Our tackling was so bad they could have shown us some mercy by putting the ball in the air a few times.
