Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Notre Dame game is everything)
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I've been saying all year that I believe seven gets him another season.
Did you read my column last week?
The win over La-Lafayette set the stage?
Or the game against Ohio State in week TWO set the stage?
As I stated previously in this thread, none of the losses I think Texas takes this season were predicated on the kicking game issues, which means that none of those games have changed into wins.
a. I've been saying I think he makes it for months now. That's what I'm saying.
b. adequate might have to do.
I'm not sure what's hard to explain about this...
Nobody cares about that Baylor win for the most part. I think everyone knows they played a Baylor team playing with both hands behind its back.
Definite * with that one.
He's never been a standout in his career. I suppose its possible he becomes that kind of player, but we've seen no evidence of it.
That's just bad analysis. You never know when kicking game issues will rear it's ugly head, so you have to spread the probability across the season.
are you suggesting that this team has consistently played well on the road under Strong?
Cause last year it lost by 35, 43, 24 and 18 before stealing a win in Waco.
No, I'd say your remark was the bad analysis.
I have Texas currently losing to Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, One of Baylor/Tech and then TCU.
An upgrade in kicker just doesn't change that thought process.
Both hands with at least one put there by Texas knocking their starting QB out of the game. They then turned around and beat a decent UNC team with the same gameplan in the bowl game. I think that's an underrated win....and it damn sure seemed to help fuel that recruiting finish. I think we see a much different NSD if they lose....and I bet changes the outcome of those four transfers as well.
And just a gut with Boyette...I watched him often and he flashed at times down the stretch. Hoping that experience and another offseason can make for at least him being a productive starter.
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You'd be wrong, but I think we are just looking at it differently. I thought of it as predicting as an aggregate total, like how Vegas comes up with their over/under, but it seems you're doing it by a game by game predictive basis then adding that total up, which is generally a bit less accurate, but I see what you mean now.
Overall a good read, the title is flawed. . .we can lose ND and have a great season. Now is this the biggest opening day. . .no question. . .but those are 2 different things.
Mack had his style and if he didn't do well early, it was a problem.
CFS has his style. . . he's proven he likes to close late. . . .don't expect either to copy the other, be who you are.
As for the bolded line. .. . given how well Mack did compared to the services ranking, you are kinda taking a shot at yourself but let's not act like CFS hasn't landed some guys that have been at the very top of the board (like Mack did) for a long time.
CFS has recruited a few guys that look destined for the bust pile too. . . . so does every coach, it's a numbers game.
I can do a LONG list of guys that you and the services ranked 2/3 stars who drew NFL pay checks. . . . . .
Mack had his style and if he didn't do well early, it was a problem.
CFS has his style. . . he's proven he likes to close late. . . .don't expect either to copy the other, be who you are.
As for the bolded line. .. . given how well Mack did compared to the services ranking, you are kinda taking a shot at yourself but let's not act like CFS hasn't landed some guys that have been at the very top of the board (like Mack did) for a long time.
CFS has recruited a few guys that look destined for the bust pile too. . . . so does every coach, it's a numbers game.
I can do a LONG list of guys that you and the services ranked 2/3 stars who drew NFL pay checks. . . . . .
Right? By that logic every game played during the 2005 season was the most important 2nd game, 3rd game, and so on.
"That’s not a hyperbole..."
It is a fact but what was said later falls on the side of hyperbole.
"Just like Charlie Strong, former Texas head coach David McWilliams entered the season with his job hanging in the balance after posting a 16-18 record in his first three seasons as coach and the result of that season-opener against Paterno and Co. would either serve as a springboard or a hangman’s noose."
As you pointed out, David won the game and it "spring boarded" into a pile of nothing. Works both ways too.
We lose to the Domers and win every other game (or 8 more or 9 more or 10 more) then it is just one game. If there is a loss here it does not mean the season is going to have some avalanche in losses.
If there is a season with too many losses it is because the coaching staff did not do their job for an entire season.
It is a fact but what was said later falls on the side of hyperbole.
"Just like Charlie Strong, former Texas head coach David McWilliams entered the season with his job hanging in the balance after posting a 16-18 record in his first three seasons as coach and the result of that season-opener against Paterno and Co. would either serve as a springboard or a hangman’s noose."
As you pointed out, David won the game and it "spring boarded" into a pile of nothing. Works both ways too.
We lose to the Domers and win every other game (or 8 more or 9 more or 10 more) then it is just one game. If there is a loss here it does not mean the season is going to have some avalanche in losses.
If there is a season with too many losses it is because the coaching staff did not do their job for an entire season.
How on earth did you come to that conclusion?
They played just fine on the road in 2014, a true statement. They didn't play well on the road last season, also a true statement. Trying to assess what changed from year 1 to year 2, and how does it, or does it, carry over to year 3, is a much more nuanced conversation, than making some blanket statement that's only half true.
I'll give you WR as well. QB, no way. At least not the first game and more than likely not this year. OL... We may have some better players but we probably have bigger holes as well.
