I think 8 regular season wins is the minimum number here. The seat will get pretty warm is that expectation is not met.
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (Time for the UT staff to do its thing...)
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You keep saying the running game didn't get it done, which is accurate I guess, but isn't it because they weren't given the chance to get it done? I mean almost 5 yards a carry in the fourth against Baylor seems good enough to me if they are getting more carries. I understand the point you're making, but the bigger problem is the offence maybe one or two times didn't get a first down then the defense gave up the lead and then we went to passing the ball almost every play.
Totally agree. They need to get it done this year. I am assuming Flood is one saying he can make it work with what he has and what is coming in August. He cannot be wrong 2 years in a row.
I hate the thought that there was some kind of implied promise not to chase top OL in the portal to our incoming Freshmen OL recruits. That feels like perpetuation of the entitlement culture that we're trying to stamp out.
I wonder if Saban consults with any of his incoming Freshmen on who he should and should not pursue in the portal?
Maybe the Brockermeyers should have their feelings hurt that Nick is chasing the Vandy Xfer OL guy and enter the portal themselves and come back to Texas?
I wonder if Saban consults with any of his incoming Freshmen on who he should and should not pursue in the portal?
Maybe the Brockermeyers should have their feelings hurt that Nick is chasing the Vandy Xfer OL guy and enter the portal themselves and come back to Texas?
Put it on the rainy day list. Ed Helms was great, but so war Reilly. And I'm with you, his portrayal of Buss is freaking awesome!
I thank you for your volunteering that info regarding the Vandy OT. It makes the point very clear that they want to build, rightly or wrongly, the OL, especially, from HS recruits.
The big debate over our running game stats aside, the reality is that the offense had numerous opportunities to help a struggling gassed defense out late in games and mostly failed to lend a hand at those critical moments.
The D is getting gashed late and the O goes on the field and throws up a quick 3 and out for -2 yards while running about 90 seconds off the clock. Then we net 30 - 35 yards on a punt and throw the D right back out on the field with the ball near midfield after they've barely had a chance to take a breadth.
Coaches talk about playing "complementary football" and last year was the antithesis of this strategy ... thus the 5 - 7 record.
The D is getting gashed late and the O goes on the field and throws up a quick 3 and out for -2 yards while running about 90 seconds off the clock. Then we net 30 - 35 yards on a punt and throw the D right back out on the field with the ball near midfield after they've barely had a chance to take a breadth.
Coaches talk about playing "complementary football" and last year was the antithesis of this strategy ... thus the 5 - 7 record.
Look at last year's schedule! We had probably more talent than everyone except OK. Definitely more talent than West Virginia and a Kansas team that won only one other football game all season against... the South Dakota Coyotes.
I hate to say it but Texas has been doing less with more talent since 2009 than anyone.
I'm optimistic that this staff will do better in a couple of years (although that optimism is probably unearned as of yet), but as a firm believer in "You're only as good as your O-Line and D-Line" I have to think we're a couple of years away regardless of how many high 4 and 5 star QB's and RB's we have.
Running game, passing game... they all HINGE on the O-Line. We had a poor O-Line last year and I'm a little concerned (mostly because of the youth) that we're at least one more year away from that changing.
I think the running game was definitely solid, it just wasn't elite. we're debating really fine margins here.
I just think they didn't believe they had the leverage to openly take players that could block immediate playing time available. That was the big sale's pitch.
Yeah, it's one thing to be able to not be in the final 5s for a kid like Tyler Steen, but it's another to just ignore every player like him that has become available.
Baylor doesn't win the Big 12 last year without their incoming OL transfers.
I know you're setting the table to discuss the mileage we should expect to get in 2022 from our high priced coaching staff, but I can't help but push. How can we expect an 8-4 overall record, 6-3 in conference and 3rd place in conference, without
expecting a 3rd team all conference left tackle and 3rd team all conference QB? Not potentially but expectedly.
It’s just really odd that I haven’t accidentally stumbled across anything containing real meat on a kid in what feels like a couple years of him being the top player in the nation with tons of buzz. There’s lots of stuff out there about him, but it never contains anything other than gossip column type stuff with an assumption that he’s just obviously the consensus best player in the nation. Like everyone just goes along with it and there’s not any real break downs or comps or evidence against peers or top players. It’s weird for a player in that spot.
Last week got away from me because of personal reasons. I'll get it done, damnit.
I’m talking strictly on “missed opportunity“ purely on the impact the players have during their career. I didn’t weigh the legacy aspect but see how that might make it sting more.
One could make a decent argument that Boogie Nights took his career to the next level. FWIW, and I forgot about this off the radar movie, but he's also good in The Good Girl opposite Jennifer Aniston.
I 100% agree that OL improvement, both run and pass blocking, is probably the determining factor in this year's team success. And finding a pass rush on D.
But my inner math nerd can't help but nitpick. If you take away the best 2 rushing games of just about any team in the country I'm guessing the remaining numbers look very average. Of course I don't have any numbers to support that.
No, not with truly elite ground games. That's the point.
It falls off a cliff to some degree if a team with a strong pulse shows up.
Last time was in 2013 with Case McCoy (and I thought Applewhite calling good games for the most part to play away from his weaknesses) and Malcolm Brown at RB.
How can Talladega Nights be underrated if it is the finest movie of ANY genre ever filmed?
