For me it was the tackling especially in the second half. After about 7 years of being out of position, failure to wrap up, I saw the Texas Longhorns play defense the way the Texas Longhorns are supposed to play defense.
Before we finally scored we were behind 20/0. They had almost 300 yards of offense. We only had a few first downs. I admit I was starting to think is it going to be another 63/14? On their first possession of the second half they moved the ball downfield but we held them to a field goal. But our defense was starting to raise their game. Although we gave up the winning td I came away thinking we are building a real Texas Longhorns defense. It's been a long time coming.
The punting i can see why Michael Dickson was a third team AA last year. Now that i think about it both punters played great. It wouldn't surprise me if both Dickson and Siebert were first and second team AA at the punter position Dickson being first team of course. With the exception of field goal kicking we are solid at special teams. Blocking fgs, running back punts, and field position we are solid everywhere else.
Sam Ehlinger was a real man out there today. Besides throwing the ball for 278 yards he was our leading rusher. He carried the ball 22 times four over 110 yards. OK was geared to stop Warren, Porter, and Carter, so Sam took matters into his own hands. And no fumbles, no interceptions. So far as a true freshman he's lost two very close games to a couple of teams that are legitimate playoff contenders. And we have a game coming up against another playoff contender this Saturday, OSU and another in three weeks, TCU.
And as far as negatives go the biggest question is the ol and the running game. Needless to say the two go hand in hand. We have a good ol but most of them are hurt and some of them are out for the season. To the best of my memory the only ones that have started every game are Shackelford and Vahe. Correct me if I'm wrong. I don't know how to spell his name but isn't number 68 a true freshman? They started out good but wore out in the end when all the penalties started. We need for this bunch to jell and like pronto. OSU and TCU are coming up soon. I believe in Tom Herman
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Before we finally scored we were behind 20/0. They had almost 300 yards of offense. We only had a few first downs. I admit I was starting to think is it going to be another 63/14? On their first possession of the second half they moved the ball downfield but we held them to a field goal. But our defense was starting to raise their game. Although we gave up the winning td I came away thinking we are building a real Texas Longhorns defense. It's been a long time coming.
The punting i can see why Michael Dickson was a third team AA last year. Now that i think about it both punters played great. It wouldn't surprise me if both Dickson and Siebert were first and second team AA at the punter position Dickson being first team of course. With the exception of field goal kicking we are solid at special teams. Blocking fgs, running back punts, and field position we are solid everywhere else.
Sam Ehlinger was a real man out there today. Besides throwing the ball for 278 yards he was our leading rusher. He carried the ball 22 times four over 110 yards. OK was geared to stop Warren, Porter, and Carter, so Sam took matters into his own hands. And no fumbles, no interceptions. So far as a true freshman he's lost two very close games to a couple of teams that are legitimate playoff contenders. And we have a game coming up against another playoff contender this Saturday, OSU and another in three weeks, TCU.
And as far as negatives go the biggest question is the ol and the running game. Needless to say the two go hand in hand. We have a good ol but most of them are hurt and some of them are out for the season. To the best of my memory the only ones that have started every game are Shackelford and Vahe. Correct me if I'm wrong. I don't know how to spell his name but isn't number 68 a true freshman? They started out good but wore out in the end when all the penalties started. We need for this bunch to jell and like pronto. OSU and TCU are coming up soon. I believe in Tom Herman
My .02 worth
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