I keep coming back to thinking the offense takes steps forward, while the defense takes steps backwards and we only win 9 games.
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (UT kicked A&M's ass this weekend)
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I'm not disagreeing at all. I'm just think the experience of the two upper class men will be underestimated. I'm really excited about the young guys and pieces coming in. But there's no subs for experience. If Baxter and 24 can carry the load, then by all means Texas definitely has the most capable offense. QE getting better is a must or we will struggle, because if does and we start a Freshman, it's going to be learn on the fly again. Jmho....
“Joe Burrow might be the best player in football today”
I kinda felt like that after the LSU / Texas game here in Austin. My gawd, that damn 3rd and 17 play!! And, to think UT played Joe closer than any team LSU played the rest of the year. That was one of the biggest college games on TV that year.
I kinda felt like that after the LSU / Texas game here in Austin. My gawd, that damn 3rd and 17 play!! And, to think UT played Joe closer than any team LSU played the rest of the year. That was one of the biggest college games on TV that year.
I was a Cowboys fan at the age of 3.
My first NBA memory is watching the finals with my Philadelphia family in 1983.
My first MLB game in person was at Veterans Stadium on 8/1/83.
There ya go.
This is when Sark should’ve adjusted his offense to feature his two star backs. We just didn’t have the personnel to run the offense he wanted to.
I thought I read that Elijah Rushing didn't actually show up in College Station, and just stayed home instead.
You are correct. I just looked it up and it turns out that he didn't make it. I thought I read he had. My bad. I'll correct.
tOSU has had lots of success, but passing on Burrow for Haskins and subsequently a young Fields has to sting. OB would still be referencing that weekly if that happened to us.
The offense was ranked 35th overall in yards per game, so it was not totally unsuccessful. Having a starting QB who hadn't attempted a pass since his junior year in high school ultimately was a bit more of a problem than many of us wanted to believe it would be. Sure there are a few unicorns that can overcome that type of disadvantage (especially in the dual threat realm), but more often than not, having an inexperienced QB will be very detrimental to your offense, especially if the receiving talent is so-so.
How about if you have the best running back in the game, bar none? Go look at his touches for the games we lost. Unlike a WR, you can just turn and hand it to a RB.
It’s crazy that of all people, he caught Tom Herman’s eye first…
What did Bama have and still has? That's right literal 5 star players across the board and 10 to 12 drafted on the first day every year ( also see Georgia ) The better players that you have the more open your play book can be
Same could have been said for Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys in the 90s, but nobody doubted JJ’s offense.
So if that’s your bar and what it takes to make things work, you’re rarely gong to be successful. There’s a reason there is a short roll call of teams in your paragraph.
We need 10 to 12 drafted on day one to best 13-12 after 25 games? Everyone wants to focus on what we need to be those two. Crawl before you walk. Win football games. Do it with what you have. Then, as you win, attract upgrades.
That's not really a fair point.
Texas didn't need a day one player last year at the Z. It just needed to have something better than sub-replacement level.
