Do I remember correctly that Westbrook ran back two, 2-pt conversions in one game? I thought that guy's NFL upside was stellar and some BS foot injury killed his career.
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Tom Herman made my ears perk on Saturday...)
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3rd or 4th? It's a subjective view I admit
The two at the top, Thomas and Huff are ironclad in my view.
I knew I was forgetting somebody. Definitely, he's worthy of that group. All time interceptions leader.
You know how when you read the Kool-Aid directions and it says 1 packet, 1 cup of sugar and a half a gallon of water? When Herman answered that Bohls question, he basically re-wrote the recipe to 3 packets, 4 cups of sugar and a 2 liter bottle of Mt Dew.
We are super thin at OL, QB, DL, RB. I know our WR's are crazy talented, but without an O-Line or QB does that even matter? If Ford or Roach gets hurt, how effective is our plethora of LB talent?
I just think we need to pump the brakes on the expectation train, but then again, that's tough to do when Herman is telling Bohls we have Championship caliber at 19 out of 22 starting positions.
We are super thin at OL, QB, DL, RB. I know our WR's are crazy talented, but without an O-Line or QB does that even matter? If Ford or Roach gets hurt, how effective is our plethora of LB talent?
I just think we need to pump the brakes on the expectation train, but then again, that's tough to do when Herman is telling Bohls we have Championship caliber at 19 out of 22 starting positions.
What about Duke Carlisle? Sure, as far as I am aware, he played the position only for one play, but it was quite a play.
get the difference kind of. OU placed 5 first teamers on offense and 2 on defense last year, not mention other 2 on the second team offense and two on D. If 11 starters on the 1st or 2nd team All-Big 12 is the standard for winning the conference, I'd love to know who Herman thinks they are.
@Ketchum I usually don't watch the NBA at all during the regular season, and since every other team makes the playoffs, I don't pay much attention until the 2nd round.
But thumbing through the channels yesterday I had the realization that Texas is very well represented in the NBA playoffs this year.
Off the top of my head, we have 5 players in starting roles on NBA playoff teams: PJ Tucker, Myles Turner, Kevin Durant, Lamarcus Aldridge, Avery Bradley.
My 2 questions are:
But thumbing through the channels yesterday I had the realization that Texas is very well represented in the NBA playoffs this year.
Off the top of my head, we have 5 players in starting roles on NBA playoff teams: PJ Tucker, Myles Turner, Kevin Durant, Lamarcus Aldridge, Avery Bradley.
My 2 questions are:
- How many college programs do you think can boast more than that right now?
- How could Rick Barnes not get passed the second round with these guys?
but, that wasn't the discussion. It was a youngins conversation.
1. no more than 3 or 4
2. He did pre-2010. He had a great six-year run. Then the wall arrived.
I am in full and violent agreement that we need to pump the brakes on the expectation train, but, really, .. without a QB? As long as Shane stays healthy, we will do fine in that department. And, really, we are probably in the best shape in the last four years with the OL (ok, ok, maybe that isn't saying much). I'm much more worried about RB and defense in general. The last two years our defense was atrocious and the primary reason for the losing record. I really worry that we think our self lathering of "talent" assessment may be way overstated on D. Sorry, but the "tremendous D performance" in the spring game was probably just due to our lack of depth on offensive talent. (And, unfortunately, the offensive progress seen on Saturday may very well be because of our lack of depth on defensive talent as well).
I will wait until after the USC game before I believe that the recovery from our three year cesspool will be immediate.
Totally disagree with being home with family. I could grieve in my own way, but would feel my sister, wife, child, whoever would want me to not let down my Team. Time for family after making them proud scoring 33 points in memory of sis.
e. It's mostly a falsehood that work makes a grieving person feel better or sheltered. It's just a front that we use. Thomas needed to be told to stay home and be with his family. How many points he scored has nothing to do with whether he should have been on a basketball court less than 24 hours after a life-changing incident. JMO.
e. It's mostly a falsehood that work makes a grieving person feel better or sheltered. It's just a front that we use. Thomas needed to be told to stay home and be with his family. How many points he scored has nothing to do with whether he should have been on a basketball court less than 24 hours after a life-changing incident. JMO.
I find this notion that a dead family member would want to do anything possible not to miss a GAME to be complete sports fantasy media/fan-rubbish.
Apply that line of thinking to the real world.
"Gee, I know Bob needed to be with his mother after losing his sister yesterday, but what a memo he just wrote. Not going home to be with the family so that he could finish that memo, yeah, that's what she would have wanted.
Outside of when he was clearly struggling with his injury, Shane has looked the part in every rep (including game and practice) of an excellent starting QB. What he did last year with shit coaching and a broken rib as a true freshman was absolutely impressive. I don't understand why he gets discounted on here in favor of Sam. Shane looks completely poised, always throws an accurate ball, and is way more mobile than anyone on here gives him credit for. Put me in the camp that Shane will be an All American before he leaves the 40.
Without a QB was in reference to how thin we are at QB. ie, if Shane gets hurt, we're back to true frosh QB play. Same with O-Line. I get it that it isn't a weakness for our team, but can you imagine if Williams or Vahe go down? We are 1 injury away from that being a pretty suspect line.
Our talent level really is improving but we're still a long way from the 2 deep at every position, next-man-up like we were in the heyday of Mack or present day Bama.
