Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (UT kicked A&M's ass this weekend)
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I don't even know what he was grumpy about in the first section.
Good stuff @Ketchum. You know you are old when Leinart has a son playing QB at Mater Dei HS. Wow.
You don't beat a&m in recruiting until you do, just because you have a blowout weekend and they didn't doesn't matter until they sign.
a&m will back up the $$ truck and sign a lot of guys,hopefully that won't happen.
Until Texas starts putting it on the field and win, it's just the same old BS.
a&m will back up the $$ truck and sign a lot of guys,hopefully that won't happen.
Until Texas starts putting it on the field and win, it's just the same old BS.
Losing a top tier running back for Texas hasn't always been a detriment to the team the following season. The last two seasons following a running back from Texas taken in the top 3 rounds, where a coaching change didn't follow the season and the QB was returning, 2005 Season after Benson drafted and 2008 after Jamaal was drafted. We did pretty good those years.
Odd statement considering what happened in the 23 class.
D'onta Foreman ran for over 2,000 yards and won the Doak Walker in 2016 ... and Texas went 3-6 in the Big 12. Having a one dimensional run based offense, no matter how dominant it is, isn't necessarily the key to resounding football success. Especially when you don't have an elite defense to pair with it.
Don't forget Ricky's junior season in 1997 when he led the NCAA in scoring and rushing during a 4-7 season.
Regarding Sark not using the portal as much as you think he should (I tend to agree)- is there a possible "we must keep the Texas HS football coaches happy" angle to it? In the past, I've read that during the Mack Brown years, Texas avoided recruiting out-of-state too much because of possible backlash from high school FB coaches...
As a guy who loves stats, this is just crazy to comprehend
Ketch,
I really enjoyed the read. One of your bests.
What’s your take on Zini U attending the aggy Jr Day instead of Texas?
Why no mention Corian Gipson or Justin Williams in your list of significant attendees?
I really enjoyed the read. One of your bests.
What’s your take on Zini U attending the aggy Jr Day instead of Texas?
Why no mention Corian Gipson or Justin Williams in your list of significant attendees?
a. He's always been a guy that has said he's going to look around and isn't a look to follow his brother.
b. Both were mentioned in section 3.
The difference between Conner and Hutson wasn't enough to change UT's record or trajectory in the season IMO.
Clearly Kyle Flood agrees with me because he did not want Junior back.
And you have highlighted my #1 concern about Sark.
He's a one trick pony. If he has outrageous talent, he can win. Duh, who can't?
But he came to TEXAS with a Heisman quality All American running back and instead of building the offense around him, he stuck with his pass happy, bombs away approach.
Not to mention, even with the lead in games, he abandoned the running game when what we needed was 1st downs and running out the clock.
He is a very rigid dude, I like him, I want him to succeed and he's a hell of a recruiter. I wonder if he is a good (not even going to say great as he's not close) HC.
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Bar is set, CCG or bust for 2023. He's out of excuses.
Although he doesn't have a background in recruiting, he is supposed to have a great personality that is expected to translate in recruiting. If nothing else, Sarkisian can just send him home to his old high school - Santa Ana (Ca.) Mater Dei.
Mater Dei is loaded in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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Is the Mater Dei connection with Jackson just a nice coincidence, or do you think this actually played a role in Sarkisian being attracted to him as a candidate?
Mater Dei is loaded in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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Is the Mater Dei connection with Jackson just a nice coincidence, or do you think this actually played a role in Sarkisian being attracted to him as a candidate?
