Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (On Herman, Beck, Milroe and more...)

[tex-n-chgo]

Nothing for World According to Garp?

Big miss IMO— gotta be on that list!

 

[lightthetower0510]

Beck’s OB status has come a long way, no Offensive Head Coach replacement talk in forever . . .

Which begs the question... can Herman be greater than Meyer?

Meyer had Beck and couldn’t produce magic with him. Herman has had Beck, and while the offense hasn’t been sterling, this year might be an improvement on the 24th best last year.

IOW - Tom is getting much more out of Beck than Urban ever did.

 

[Dignan02]

Can’t believe you omitted Iron Eagle. SMDH

 

[jnitetrain]

Patch Adams (which is terrible) makes the list but The Fisher King doesn’t?

 

[MB-HORNS]

Texas has three Big 12 titles in 22 years.

This makes me puke

 

[trophies2]

@Ketchum

You put Patch Adams on that list?

Did you forget about Awakenings? Excellent film and highly underrated.

Patch Adams is prepackaged nonsense.

 

[Other Barry]

I agree Fisher King and Garp should be in the list. RW was quite good in both of those.

 

[trophies2]

This makes me puke

Yep. They were so close to a possible dynasty under Brown.

Lost the 1999 Big 12 championship game to Nebraska

Lost the 2001 Big 12 championship game to Colorado

Only loss in 2004 to OU prevented them from playing in the Big 12 championship game.

Lost 2 in a row to Kansas State and Aggy to blow a chance to go to the Big 12 championship in 2006.

Got screwed out of the 2008 Big 12 championship game in 2008.

4-5 games turn out differently along with one Colt McCoy injury in the National Championship game against Alabama and Mack might’ve been neck and neck with Royal for best coach in Texas football history.

 

[Sumo Horn]

Good Morning Vietnam is absolutely RW's best work - to tackle that level of drama and humor sets him on a different level than just about everyone who came before him. Garp is great - definitely check it out! I also have a soft spot for One Hour Photo.

 

[TexSoul]

(Buy) If you're asking the question, you already know the answer and just don't want to own it just yet. You won't be alone. That might very well be the best tailgate scene in the history of Texas football.

Pure greatness

 

[Let em Hang]

(Sell) In all seriousness, the Top Four aviation movies of all-time has to include Top Gun, The Battle for Britain, Hell's Angels and The Aviator.

I would agree on all except The Battle for Britain. Only due to me not having seen it. I e always been a huge fan of The Aviator. I thinks it’s highly underrated.

 

[rustynote]

“Awakenings” was also a good RW film and when you mention aviation movies, “Airplane” is the first to pop into my mind!

 

[oktexan]

Gotta go with 1966's Blue Max (George Peppard) for Aviation movies.

 

[liturgical orange]

^THIS!!!

Most Texas fans with a little thick skin could give rats ass about the horns down. Just be better at officiating our damn games Big 12!

This! Could care less about it. Just silly. A great part of the game. Another case of Political Correctness run amu.ck

 

[dwinky]

Milroe really seems like a great kid and a leader, thoughtful and very well spoken. Great addition!

 

[RLong68]

Whether any of that is fair or not to Herman or Ehlinger really doesn't matter because we don't live in a world where fair or not matters.

Fortunately neither Herman nor Ehlinger appear remotely wired to GAF about whether the expectations are fair. Their goal is the Big 12 title this season.

 

[RLong68]

It looks like if all things are equal, Herman would prefer the Barrett/Ward option than the Allen option.

Yep. I figured Stone would be his/Beck's pick but it seems clear Milroe is their guy. Fine by me. The last guy they "projected" is steaming towards top 50/6.0 status for 2020.

 

[Ketchum]

Patch Adams (which is terrible) makes the list but The Fisher King doesn’t?

Hush your damn mouth!

 

[Ketchum]

@Ketchum

You put Patch Adams on that list?

Did you forget about Awakenings? Excellent film and highly underrated.

Patch Adams is prepackaged nonsense.

I will not stand for this slander!

 

[RLong68]

No. 7 - What do we make of Jordan Spieth after the final major of 2019?

It feels like a case of good news and bad news when I take a gander at the year that Spieth has put together at the age of 25.

On one hand, he hasn't really looked anything like the guy that took over golf in 2015 and for a moment was the world's best player.

On the other hand, he finished 3rd at the PGA and was solid in picking up 20th- and 21st-place at The Masters and The British Open, respectively.

It's an interesting place we as fans find ourselves in as we try to process what our expectations of Spieth should be moving forward, considering he's no longer ranked as a top-10 player in the world. Or top 20. Or top 30. Or top 40 ... ok, ok, ok ... he's officially No. 38 as of Sunday. He's not even ranked among the top 10 American players as things currently stand, which is pretty heavy territory when you consider that 10 of the top 14 players in the world rankings are American.

So, what do we make of it all?

From my perspective, we probably need to stop thinking of him as an all-time great, but the four top-10 finishes in majors that he's racked up over the course of the last four "disappointing" seasons suggests he’s still quite capable of winning a few more majors over the course of the next 15 years.

We all probably just need to chill out with the expectations that every single year is defined by majors alone. If he wins two more in the next 15 years, he'll have the same number as Phil Mickelson, which would represent a hell of a career.

Now if he can just get back ahead of a 49-year of Mickelson, who ranks ahead of him in the current world rankings, even if he's giving up 25 years in the process.

OB has generally had a very difficult time in honestly talking about Spieth. Clearly because many are to emotionally invested in where he went to school. In short, whenever Spieth wins (yes, I realize that's been a long time) he's going to "dominate the tour." And when he finishes back in the pack it's "his caddy and coach suck and needed to be fired if he ever wants to win again."

The biggest problem with Spieth this season has been Sundays. Not a single Sunday round under 71.

 

[RLong68]

9. The Best of Times

One of my personal favorite sports comedies. I've probably watched this movie 200 times over the years and I still laugh at all the same parts (see the clip vs. Dr. Death).

I would have it higher but kudos to you for listing this overlooked gem in your top 10.

 

[Ketchum]

I would have it higher but kudos to you for listing this overlooked gem in your top 10.

@RLong68 Someone has to fight the good fight!

 

[sodiumacetate]

I think Kyle Allen is a really poor comp for Stone. Manziel without the off field drama is more apt.

 

[Ketchum]

I think Kyle Allen is a really poor comp for Stone. Manziel without the off field drama is more apt.

Manziel?

I don't see that at all. I don't look at the kid and think his athleticism is such that he could be recruited as an NCAA athlete.

 

[RLong68]

@RLong68 Someone has to fight the good fight!

It's really funny as sh*t.

 

[sodiumacetate]

Manziel?

I don't see that at all. I don't look at the kid and think his athleticism is such that he could be recruited as an NCAA athlete.

I don't understand how you don't see elite athleticism. He is an elite passer in the pocket, but even moreso when on the move. He extends plays like Manziel and they are both ~4.7 guys. Kyle Allen was stiff and more like Garrett Gilbert or Trevor Lawrence as far as athleticism.

 

[GGFisher]

Spieth has showed more creative genius than anyone since Seve. Unfortunately, he now has more fundamental flaws than Seve ever had. If he can figure out how to hit it straighter and eliminate most of the bonehead tactical blunders, he could get right back to the top and win more majors. He is really fun to watch, but not when he's playing from the sticks all the time. I really hope he can reduce those key flaws. The game is more fun when Jordan is making great recoveries and incredible putts.

Spieth’s decline started when he decided to try and gain more distance off the tee. If he will be willing to go back to driving it 285 instead of trying to hit it 305 I think his championship form will return.

 

[johnnystranger]

Good column.
But,......The Birdcage at 10 is just a travesty. This is a top 5 movie,...….and it's not even close.

 

[Ketchum]

I don't understand how you don't see elite athleticism. He is an elite passer in the pocket, but even moreso when on the move. He extends plays like Manziel and they are both ~4.7 guys. Kyle Allen was stiff and more like Garrett Gilbert or Trevor Lawrence as far as athleticism.

His name was only brought up in relation to the players that Herman has coached.

Calling him Manzei, which he is not, would be like me calling Milroe Vince Young.

 

[HkmTxsLnghrns]

Confession... I've never seen it.

Gross omission to your movie watching experience.

 

[Ketchum]

Gross omission to your movie watching experience.

 

[Ketchum]

The spin moves he used to get open on the final play is literally one for the ages.

There's about 100 things in that final scene that need discussing, including the fact that Reno's chinstrap isn't strapped.

 

[sodiumacetate]

Calling him Manzei, which he is not, would be like me calling Milroe Vince Young.

Not at all. Stone is a transcendent player in the same way that Adrian Peterson was. There is a reason the Texas coaching staff broke their own rules and offered him as a high school freshman.

 

[Ketchum]

Not at all. Stone is a transcendent player in the same way that Adrian Peterson was.

 

[davisgb1]

The Aviator sucked.