Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Imagine how great the world would be if you loved swimming)

[Anwar Richardson]

- You are correct. The injuries are starting to build up with Warren. Three RBs in that room are battling injuries. Depth is suddenly a concern.

- Harris wanted playing time. Doesn't appear Herman was willing to guarantee him that. It will be interesting to see if he takes the same approach with other grad transfers.

- If I'm Tony Romo, I'm not walking away from $15 million. My best friend (Jerry Jones) better cut me because I'm not leaving money on the table.

 

[Ketchum]

And the top 2 for '18 are DBs. Not sure your point. I think it's pretty freakin' clear that if you take a broader look at both classes you will see that there is virtually little difference.

'18 has top 2 prospects. '14 had 2 in top 5
'18 has 4 in top 10. '14 had 5 in top 10.
'18 has 9 in top 30 (counting Joshua Moore). '14 had 10 in top 30 and one of them was Edwin Freeman.
'18 has 12 in top 50. '14 had 13.

That's fine if you take Cook over Brown. By all accounts, as rising seniors, Cook is the far better pure football player.

a. I don't have the top two in the state as defensive backs.
b. 5 in 14 in the top 10 is more than 4 in the top 10.

The point is that we've seen great defensive back classes very recently.

 

[Dank Bank]

Christian Pulisic isn’t just the future of US Soccer, he’s the present as well. It’s pretty crazy to see the U.S. team with one of the world’s best young players pulling the strings in central midfield. Barring injuries, he’s the face of the squad for at least the next four world cups.

+ infinity

With any luck this little bullet point could become the most significant tidbit in that entire WR.

 

[Truluck]

The Bluenotes!

 

[Ketchum]

So I named two guys who are regarded as top tier QBs who started as true freshmen, and you provide no factual response other than "no"? So name me the UT QBs who started as true freshmen, and rank them. Name those from the rest of college FB for the last 5 or 10 years. My bet is that more than half the guys who began the season as the starter didn't make it through the season as the starter because of weak performance, or got hurt and missed multiple games.

Texas not having a history of having really good true freshmen quarterbacks does not make his season great. Patrick Vahe being a freshman All-American doesn't mean he was a great player or even close coming into last season. It doesn't even mean that he was that good as a freshman.

The bar isn't good freshmen quarterbacks... the bar is good quarterbacks period.

Look, every UT fan wants Sam E and every other player on the team to be successful. They all wont be, of course, but we all should hope they are. That means there should be a battle taking place at every position on the field, every single year. That's the very nature of sports at every level.

ok.

That said, Sam E is going to have to be ridiculously good to beat out Shane.

ridiculously good, huh?

There is no comparison. In the position where experience matters most, and the most important position on the field, no coach worth having takes that risk unless the new guy is head and shoulders above the old guy in practice. After all, this is practice. Signed, Allen Iverson.

Shane Buechele isn't an old guy. He's a young guy last year that redshirted and probably should still be developing without the pressure to definitely start.

Signed,
Common sense.

 

[meroney04]

shuddup,.

 

[trophies2]

Was pretty good.

I thought it was great. Gorgeous cinematography and a really interesting film.

 

[rich0471]

It's Swoopes. And it's not even close.

 

[Ketchum]

It's Swoopes. And it's not even close.

 

[Tx Tailgator]

Too harsh on Aston IMO.

 

[LonghornBuc]

It's been interesting to see how much your opinion of Buechelle's season has changed. This is what you wrote about it 10 games in:


"Amazingly lost in the midst of a roller coaster of a 5-5 season, Buechele has arguably produced the single-best freshman quarterback campaign in the history of the Longhorn program. It’s either him or Colt McCoy in 2006. Personally, I’d give the nod to McCoy, but this is exclusive territory we’re talking about.

While he currently ranks 36th in the nation in passing efficiency with a 144.6 rating through 10 games, that number doesn’t tell the full story of Buechele's season. In the last 10 seasons (2007-2016), only two quarterbacks in a Texas uniform has produced a better quarterback rating than Buechele’s this season … the 2008 version of McCoy and the 2012 version of David Ash.

Yes, that includes both the 2009 version of McCoy and the 2010 version of Garrett Gilbert.

It’s part of the reason this season doesn’t make any damn sense. If I had told you before the season that Buechele would post better passer numbers than McCoy did in his senior season, every single one of you would have assumed that this team would be playing for reasonably big things in the final two weeks of the season.

Godsends are supposed to take you to the promised land, not the Texas Bowl, which begs a simple question.

Where would this team be without him? What if he had 10 fewer efficiency points and ranked 59th in the nation? Where would it be? Given the alternatives, it’s not crazy to think that Notre Dame, Baylor and Texas Tech all flip the other direction.

Would this be a 2-8 or 3-7 team without him?

It’s easy to forget that McCoy had only one season in his final three years at Texas that was as successful statistically as his first, but unless Buechele’s playing over his head and above his natural mean, it’s not unreasonable to say that we’re watching his floor as a player right now during his freshman season.

All of this is to say that the Longhorns might have 99 problems, but the quarterback position ain’t one."

Buechelle's Season Better than McCoy's?


Now granted, that was before the KU loss, which was by far his worst game. As I said, it's just been interesting to watch your opinion change so drastically.

Nice find. And Colt was a redshirt freshmen, unlike Shane.

 

[Ketchum]

Too harsh on Aston IMO.

Which part.

 

[Ketchum]

Nice find. And Colt was a redshirt freshmen, unlike Shane.

Did Shane post ratings of under 136.0 in seven of his last 10 games (70-percent)?

Yes or no,

How many teams with a 6-6 or better record did he throw for 136.0+ against?

I'll hang up and listen.

 

[ball911]

Aston has nothing to worry about.

Only a sick AF Texas Fan would be saying otherwise.

 

[Ketchum]

Only a sick AF Texas Fan would be saying otherwise.

The point I think some are taking exception to is that in her sixth year, which is next season, I think the expectations for any coach at Texas for that long is that they have whichever program they lead at a nationally elite level. Texas is close, but not there yet.

 

[ball911]

- You are correct. The injuries are starting to build up with Warren. Three RBs in that room are battling injuries. Depth is suddenly a concern.

- Harris wanted playing time. Doesn't appear Herman was willing to guarantee him that. It will be interesting to see if he takes the same approach with other grad transfers.

- If I'm Tony Romo, I'm not walking away from $15 million. My best friend (Jerry Jones) better cut me because I'm not leaving money on the table.

Man, RBs can go down so fast. I'm not sure you can ever feel safe with your RBs when rosters are capped at 85.

 

[ball911]

The point I think some are taking exception to is that in her sixth year, which is next season, I think the expectations for any coach at Texas for that long is that they have whichever program they lead at a nationally elite level. Texas is close, but not there yet.

Texas Fan doesn't appreciate how long it can take to get to "nationally elite" once a program slides into mediocrity. First you have to win, then you can recruit stars, then you can win bigly. That takes a long time in most cases.

 

[EdSimmonsPants]

They were an Elite 8 team a year ago. They did take a step back.

I'm not suggesting anyone's seat is hot.

I listened to you talk about this on your show today and you said it a little bit different, I think. I wasn't really disagreeing yesterday, but I totally agree with what you said on your show about the Lady Horns and Coach Aston. Thx!

 

[LonghornBuc]

Did Shane post ratings of under 136.0 in seven of his last 10 games (70-percent)?

Yes or no,

How many teams with a 6-6 or better record did he throw for 136.0+ against?

I'll hang up and listen.

You have parsed all of my posts in this thread to find the most negative things you can about Shane. I find that unfair.

You ignored my point about comparing him to other true freshmen QBs, and now you want me to do research in response to your post. No thanks.

I don't care if you want to make a QB controversy, or if you just like shaking the leaves about QBs. I don't see an insidious conspiracy here, though I do think Herman uses the press some and you and Anwar are among those that have bit. But all that's pretty meaningless stuff to me.

My point was simple, you have a guy who had a good (parse that word to, like you did with "exceptional") year at UT as a true freshman. That means you have an experienced QB with three full years to play, which is what he is going to do. Shane is going to get bigger and more mature physically, along with having the experience that helps him mentally. We heard countless stories about him being a leader, competitor, mature beyond his years from his dads MLB days, gym rat, etc etc, A guy that never gets in trouble. Yet somehow we are suppose to believe that Sam E is going to take his job away because he is an "alpha"??? Sorry, that is a story that lacks all common sense. Sam may have a great future, I hope so. But he is far from a 5 star QB, his skill set seems very complete, (when he actually plays, which has been a major issue) but far from elite, NFL type tools. Again, nothing in this picture makes any sense, other than Herman wanting to light a fire under Shane as the QB/leader of this team.

 

[TexasSailor76]

I thought it was great. Gorgeous cinematography and a really interesting film.

I enjoyed it, not a film critic or anything. Great story, acting, was really well done. Def a 2 thumbs up!!

 

[Ketchum]

I enjoyed it, not a film critic or anything. Great story, acting, was really well done. Def a 2 thumbs up!!

Kinda slow.

 

[Ketchum]

Texas Fan doesn't appreciate how long it can take to get to "nationally elite" once a program slides into mediocrity. First you have to win, then you can recruit stars, then you can win bigly. That takes a long time in most cases.

I think six years is more than enough time at a school like Texas, though. No?

 

[Ketchum]

You have parsed all of my posts in this thread to find the most negative things you can about Shane. I find that unfair.

You ignored my point about comparing him to other true freshmen QBs, and now you want me to do research in response to your post. No thanks.

I don't care if you want to make a QB controversy, or if you just like shaking the leaves about QBs. I don't see an insidious conspiracy here, though I do think Herman uses the press some and you and Anwar are among those that have bit. But all that's pretty meaningless stuff to me.

My point was simple, you have a guy who had a good (parse that word to, like you did with "exceptional") year at UT as a true freshman. That means you have an experienced QB with three full years to play, which is what he is going to do. Shane is going to get bigger and more mature physically, along with having the experience that helps him mentally. We heard countless stories about him being a leader, competitor, mature beyond his years from his dads MLB days, gym rat, etc etc, A guy that never gets in trouble. Yet somehow we are suppose to believe that Sam E is going to take his job away because he is an "alpha"??? Sorry, that is a story that lacks all common sense. Sam may have a great future, I hope so. But he is far from a 5 star QB, his skill set seems very complete, (when he actually plays, which has been a major issue) but far from elite, NFL type tools. Again, nothing in this picture makes any sense, other than Herman wanting to light a fire under Shane as the QB/leader of this team.

a. what you think is most negative is literally the existence we live in. That's reality. I find it interesting that you constantly seem to try to run away from it.

b. I have no interest in a QB controversy. That doesn't mean that there isn't a battle taking place.

c.. It's easier to believe we're being used than it is for you to believe reality it seems.

d. You overrate Buechele by leaps and bounds at this point. He's a young guy that should probably not have seen the light of day on the field last year. He wasn't ready last year and I don't know that he's truly ready now.

I feel that way about both quarterbacks.

It's the reason I push back at the hyperbole you use in this discussion.

p.s. - You never answered my questions. For a guy accusing someone of parsing comments, maybe you look in the mirror during this conversation.

 

[trophies2]

Kinda slow.

That's what was great about it imo. I appreciated that it wasn't all guns and shootings all the time. It's a character study of both Jesse James - at the latter stage of his life - and Robert Ford, who grew up idolizing the man he'd eventually kill and what the fallout of that action was. Great performances by Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck.

 

[drunk randoke]

a. what you think is most negative is literally the existence we live in. That's reality. I find it interesting that you constantly seem to try to run away from it.

b. I have no interest in a QB controversy. That doesn't mean that there isn't a battle taking place.

c.. It's easier to believe we're being used than it is for you to believe reality it seems.

d. You overrate Buechele by leaps and bounds at this point. He's a young guy that should probably not have seen the light of day on the field last year. He wasn't ready last year and I don't know that he's truly ready now.

I feel that way about both quarterbacks.

It's the reason I push back at the hyperbole you use in this discussion.

p.s. - You never answered my questions. For a guy accusing someone of parsing comments, maybe you look in the mirror during this conversation.

We love and I mean love QB controversy.

 

[PalsDad]

SHE gets 10+? Did I miss something?

She Hooks Em has been graced with the stainless steel linked bracelets. There's an underground movement to help post her bail in exchange for pictures of her feet being abused behind bars.

 

[ball911]

I think six years is more than enough time at a school like Texas, though. No?

Texas written on a jersey does not make it magical. Could it be done quicker? Its certainly possible that one of a handful of people could get it done quicker. But can you get Gino to leave UConn to come to Texas, probably not...assuming you want to stay within market salary constraints.

 

[Ketchum]

That's what was great about it imo. I appreciated that it wasn't all guns and shootings all the time. It's a character study of both Jesse James - at the latter stage of his life - and Robert Ford, who grew up idolizing the man he'd eventually kill and what the fallout of that action was. Great performances by Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck.

Again, solid movie. Maybe I need to give it another look.

 

[Ketchum]

We love and I mean love QB controversy.

It creates zero benefits to the site, though, contrary to popular opinion.

I'd rather see a bad ass quarterback than two average ones battle it out like we have the last seven seasons.

 

[Ketchum]

Texas written on a jersey does not make it magical. Could it be done quicker? Its certainly possible that one of a handful of people could get it done quicker. But can you get Gino to leave UConn to come to Texas, probably not...assuming you want to stay within market salary constraints.

You guys have become quite the standard droppers in the last seven years.

 

[drunk randoke]

It creates zero benefits to the site, though, contrary to popular opinion.

I'd rather see a bad ass quarterback than two average ones battle it out like we have the last seven seasons.

I wasn't talking about you

 

[El Mahico]

texas was also runner-up for 10 years during that span

 

[danhorn]

Where's Anwar?

 

[Ketchum]

I wasn't talking about you

Well, you guys are maniacs.

 

[drunk randoke]

Well, you guys are maniacs.

Me personally? I applaud the competition.