Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (The spotlight is on... everyone)

[Tovar77]

Tequila Sunrise makes my top 10. Especially Hell Freezes Over version.

 

[Buda Horn]

(Buy) Give me Kelvin Banks, DJ Campbell and Burke for freshman honors.

Ewers is classified as a freshman. Is there another freshman QB out there who is more likely than him to end up as a Freshman all American?

 

[SR60]

Saturday can’t get here soon enough!

amen, brother.

 

[sodiumacetate]

I watch those vids and don’t see Roy at all. I see more Jaylen Waddle. That’s not a knock on Hudson. The best WR film I’ve ever seen is Waddle. I just see different players.

Ok. That play over the middle where he changes direction after the catch and comes out of the cut actually moving faster, at that size, reminded me of Roy vs LSU.

 

[lhbenlee]

... Charles Barkley, on Kevin Durant, via Arizona Sports 98.7 FM:

"He gets mad when we say it, he piggybacked on the Warriors to win his first two championships, but if you go back and look at his career, as the best player and being a leader that all goes with that, he's been an abject failure. I mean, every time he's been like the guy who has to be the leader and the best player he has not had success."

I'm a pretty huge Barkley fan as a lifelong Sixers fan, but there's literally not one thing in Barkley's career that surpasses Durant's accomplishments. It should be said that the Sixers went 35-47 in his last season in Philly before he barged his way out of Philly, while never getting beyond the Eastern Conference semis in his final seven seasons as "the best player." His Sixers missed the playoffs twice in that time.

You’re not wrong about Barkley but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong about Durant.

 

[sodiumacetate]

Freshman of the year: OL Kelvin Banks (Texas)

I think it ends up being Jordan Hudson.

Give me Kelvin Banks, DJ Campbell and Burke for freshman honors.

When do you think Campbell takes the job away from Hutson?

 

[HookemChargers]

This staff failed last season.

It MUST be a lot better.

Does a 8 win season land new coaches on this staff? Anything new on recruiting? I see OU landed a few good players this week.

 

[ThrowittoRoy]

We're done with the NIL stuff for a while. It was a financial disaster.

Bummer. I enjoyed watching them.

 

[Ketchum]

Was just thinking today that we’re screwed if Sorrell gets injured. Thanks got pretty bad when Jacoby Jones went down last year, and he was just average.

This is still not a program with the depth needed to survive a few injuries in key spots.

 

[Ketchum]

@Ketchum

what do you expect from Jaydon Blue? Will he take carries from Keilan and Brooks?

I think he plays and takes carries from both.

 

[Ketchum]

Sure we don’t KNOW. Let me ask this way…Is there any position group that you would trade this year’s team for last year’s team? For me, kicker/punter is the only one.

Most of the positions groups are filled with the same players. No one of significance was lost. Few of significance were truly added outside of the OL.

 

[Ketchum]

WT* ?

* you left out Tequila Sunrise.

Love the song, just don't think of it as a top 10 song. Top 15? Probably.

 

[Ketchum]

Excellent read as always Ser Geoff of House Ketchum.

 

[HookemChargers]

I think you have better WR TE, OL, QB, and LB play.

 

[Ketchum]

Thanks for mentioning Last Resort. It never got as much credit as I thought it deserved.

Another great song.

 

[Ketchum]

If all your B/S are correct, we have the wrong coach. I hope you are wrong @Ketchum .

me too

 

[Ketchum]

I watch those vids and don’t see Roy at all. I see more Jaylen Waddle. That’s not a knock on Hudson. The best WR film I’ve ever seen is Waddle. I just see different players.

Defintely more Waddle than Roy IMO.

 

[HookemChargers]

me too

I think we just have the wrong DC. I wish he would have made a move this off season. We are landing talent all over except for DE/LB.

 

[Flash1978]

Micah Hudson is a lot shorter than Roy.

 

[Ketchum]

Is there confusion over him being a great basketball player? I never said he wasn’t. These things aren’t mutually exclusive.

You can't be one of the greatest players in the history of the highest competition in your sport and not be an alpha.

His numbers are significantly better than Larry Bird's and no one would suggest Bird wasn't an alpha.

 

[Ketchum]

I think the "player led" thing is going to need to prove itself early in the year... because I think we will see inconsistent play and a ton of adversity.

This team is capable of improving a whole lot between now and the end of October... we just need leaders to emerge and keep the team focused on improving.

agreed

 

[Ketchum]

You should have said "Top 10"... and listed 20.

Nah... you'd probably still piss someone off.

That's funny.

 

[Ketchum]

Tequila Sunrise makes my top 10. Especially Hell Freezes Over version.

"For the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation."

 

[Ketchum]

Ewers is classified as a freshman. Is there another freshman QB out there who is more likely than him to end up as a Freshman all American?

Good call.

 

[Ketchum]

You’re not wrong about Barkley but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong about Durant.

That's bullshit. He's never been an abject failure in his entire career.

 

[Ketchum]

I think it ends up being Jordan Hudson.


When do you think Campbell takes the job away from Hutson?

a. That may very well be correct. Hell, it's most likely to be Quinn.

b. They may both be starting by OU.

 

[Ketchum]

Does a 8 win season land new coaches on this staff? Anything new on recruiting? I see OU landed a few good players this week.

a. 8 wins is par on a tough grade scale
b. not really
c. Yes, yes, they did.

 

[Ketchum]

Bummer. I enjoyed watching them.

I wish more had.

 

[Ketchum]

I think you have better WR TE, OL, QB, and LB play.

maybe

 

[Ketchum]

Micah Hudson is a lot shorter than Roy.

correct