Longhorns problem isnt YOUTH ladies and gentlemen !! Not hardly !! Tcu plays an entire 11 man defense with all kiddies who were all playing 2A and 3A High School football this time last year. 8 of the Tcu starters yesterday were 3rd string true freshman coming out of Tcu Fall Football Camp just a few short months ago, but due to massive numbers of injuries on defense, they were thrown into starting positions. 2 of the starters yesterday were walk-ons and non-scholarship players. One 168 pound walk-on safety (who was a starter in the UT game but had quit the team because he was 4th string) quit the team and was asked to come back after one week due to injuries.
The Tcu defense is the youngest bunch of High Schoolers and scrubs Tcu has ever had and the worst talent level ever on defense since Patterson has been there as Head Coach. And yet they held a UT offense to just 7 points in a 50-7 rout. And the 7 points that UT scored (with just 5 minutes left in the game) came against the current 3rd string defense who were in the game in garbage time to relieve the starters. The defense in the game when Texas scored their TD were all 4th and 5th stringers coming out of Tcu Fall Football Camp a few months ago.
Seriously, folks, there is something horribly wrong with UT football. I think it is the fact that CS cant coach at this level. The UT special teams prove it. They are a complete and utter joke and clearly the UT Coaching Staff has ignored that very important facet of the game. Foolish and incompetent are the words I would use to describe the UT Coaching Staff.
Take a good look at what incredibly inferior talentTcu used to beat (horsewhip) far superior UT talent, with.
TCU FOOTBALL STARTERS LOST SO FAR THIS SEASON
DEFENSE
1) DE Taua (1st string All Conf senior coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
2) DE McFarland (All Conf senior and Big 12 sack leader and alternating starter coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON - WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
(3rd string true freshman who played 1A football this time last yr is now the starter)
4) LB Freeze (1st string coming out of Fall Camp) - QUIT TEAM AND OUT FOR SEASON
5) LB Douglas (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON - WIOLL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
(4rd string true freshman safety who played 2A football this time last yr is now the starter, and he is a converted safety who has never played LB before - his 2nd string backup is now a 190 lb walkon who runs a 4.9 forty and played rugby in High School)
6) S Iloka (1st string senior coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON AND WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
7) S Orr (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
(168 lb 4th string walk-on soph who didnt play HS football is now the starting free safety)
8) DT Pierson (1st string senior All Conf DT coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
9) DT Lathan (2nd string senior Hon Mention Preseason All Conf DT coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED
(248 pound 3rd string DT is now the starter)
10) CB Texada (1st string All Conf CB coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON
11) CB Mosely (highly touted 2nd string soph CB coming out of Fall Camp) INJURED AND OUT 3 GAMES
(starter is alternating between 2 true freshman who never played college football before and a JC transfer - all of whom were 3rd or 4th string coming out of Tcu Fall Football Camp this yr)
12) LB Summers (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - BENCHED AFTER SMU GAME
13) LB Whitmill (3rd string coming out of Fall Camp) - MOVED TO FULLBACK DUE TO INJURY AT FB
(starter is now a 188 lb true freshman who is playing LB at a shocking low weight and is the lightest LB in the entire Big 12. He was 4th string coming out of Fall Camp. His 2nd string backup was 6th string true freshman walk on coming out of Fall Camp)
14) CB Orr (1st string coming out of Fall Camp - moved to Safety in emergency move) - INJURED
15) CB OMeally (2nd string coming out of Fall camp) - INJURED AND OUT 3 GAMES
(starter is now a true freshman who had offers only from PRARIE VIEW and TCU and was 4th string out of Fall Camp, and was converted to CB from WR and has never played CB before)
OFFENSE
1) WR Gray (Preseason All Conf senior Slot receiver who was ranked the 10th fastest player in all of college football by ESPN) - OUT FOR SEASON AND WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
2) WR Porter (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
(replacement is 156 lb true freshman)
3) WR Slanina (1st string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON - WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT YR
4) WR Pettis-Wilson (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - OUT DISCPLINARY REASONS FOR 4 GAMES
(starter is true freshman who had no other offers except Tcu and Sul Ross State)
5) WR Listenbee (1st string out of Fall Camp and senior All Conf WR who is currently the #1 fastest player in all of college football (by ESPN) and is the current 100 meter NCAA track champion) - OUT FOR 5 GAMES
6) WR McBride (2nd string WR out of Fall Camp) - OUT FOR SEASON
(starter is true freshman who was 4th string in Fall Camp and played QB in High School)
The Tcu defense is the youngest bunch of High Schoolers and scrubs Tcu has ever had and the worst talent level ever on defense since Patterson has been there as Head Coach. And yet they held a UT offense to just 7 points in a 50-7 rout. And the 7 points that UT scored (with just 5 minutes left in the game) came against the current 3rd string defense who were in the game in garbage time to relieve the starters. The defense in the game when Texas scored their TD were all 4th and 5th stringers coming out of Tcu Fall Football Camp a few months ago.
Seriously, folks, there is something horribly wrong with UT football. I think it is the fact that CS cant coach at this level. The UT special teams prove it. They are a complete and utter joke and clearly the UT Coaching Staff has ignored that very important facet of the game. Foolish and incompetent are the words I would use to describe the UT Coaching Staff.
Take a good look at what incredibly inferior talentTcu used to beat (horsewhip) far superior UT talent, with.
TCU FOOTBALL STARTERS LOST SO FAR THIS SEASON
DEFENSE
1) DE Taua (1st string All Conf senior coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
2) DE McFarland (All Conf senior and Big 12 sack leader and alternating starter coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON - WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
(3rd string true freshman who played 1A football this time last yr is now the starter)
4) LB Freeze (1st string coming out of Fall Camp) - QUIT TEAM AND OUT FOR SEASON
5) LB Douglas (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON - WIOLL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
(4rd string true freshman safety who played 2A football this time last yr is now the starter, and he is a converted safety who has never played LB before - his 2nd string backup is now a 190 lb walkon who runs a 4.9 forty and played rugby in High School)
6) S Iloka (1st string senior coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON AND WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
7) S Orr (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
(168 lb 4th string walk-on soph who didnt play HS football is now the starting free safety)
8) DT Pierson (1st string senior All Conf DT coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
9) DT Lathan (2nd string senior Hon Mention Preseason All Conf DT coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED
(248 pound 3rd string DT is now the starter)
10) CB Texada (1st string All Conf CB coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON
11) CB Mosely (highly touted 2nd string soph CB coming out of Fall Camp) INJURED AND OUT 3 GAMES
(starter is alternating between 2 true freshman who never played college football before and a JC transfer - all of whom were 3rd or 4th string coming out of Tcu Fall Football Camp this yr)
12) LB Summers (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - BENCHED AFTER SMU GAME
13) LB Whitmill (3rd string coming out of Fall Camp) - MOVED TO FULLBACK DUE TO INJURY AT FB
(starter is now a 188 lb true freshman who is playing LB at a shocking low weight and is the lightest LB in the entire Big 12. He was 4th string coming out of Fall Camp. His 2nd string backup was 6th string true freshman walk on coming out of Fall Camp)
14) CB Orr (1st string coming out of Fall Camp - moved to Safety in emergency move) - INJURED
15) CB OMeally (2nd string coming out of Fall camp) - INJURED AND OUT 3 GAMES
(starter is now a true freshman who had offers only from PRARIE VIEW and TCU and was 4th string out of Fall Camp, and was converted to CB from WR and has never played CB before)
OFFENSE
1) WR Gray (Preseason All Conf senior Slot receiver who was ranked the 10th fastest player in all of college football by ESPN) - OUT FOR SEASON AND WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT SEASON
2) WR Porter (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT 4 GAMES
(replacement is 156 lb true freshman)
3) WR Slanina (1st string coming out of Fall Camp) - INJURED AND OUT FOR SEASON - WILL REDSHIRT AND RETURN NEXT YR
4) WR Pettis-Wilson (2nd string coming out of Fall Camp) - OUT DISCPLINARY REASONS FOR 4 GAMES
(starter is true freshman who had no other offers except Tcu and Sul Ross State)
5) WR Listenbee (1st string out of Fall Camp and senior All Conf WR who is currently the #1 fastest player in all of college football (by ESPN) and is the current 100 meter NCAA track champion) - OUT FOR 5 GAMES
6) WR McBride (2nd string WR out of Fall Camp) - OUT FOR SEASON
(starter is true freshman who was 4th string in Fall Camp and played QB in High School)