Huh?
tOSU #5
MSU #7
Mich #8
Iowa #18
Looks pretty good to me.
Better than BigXII, ACC and Pac.
Sark--- dead man walking
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Huh?
tOSU #5
MSU #7
Mich #8
Iowa #18
Looks pretty good to me.
Better than BigXII, ACC and Pac.
This is interesting. Kirk Herbstreit reveals the conversation he had with Sark before he took the job. Although Herbie is not my favorite TV analyst, what he reveals here is intriguing. Much of what is reported is consistent with what we've been discussing on this board. I like that Sark appears to say that he has the commitment and support from the University to fix the myriad of deep-rooted underlying problems. He's basically foreshadowing that this rebuild won't be pretty and it won't be quick.
I would like to see Sark do a Junction Boys in the summer. That's what the program needs. A break you down and weed you out camp, give guys the option to leave anytime, and see who’s still standing and wants to be here. But no way in hell the NCAA would allow it.
It won't be. The players and fans are entitled brats. It's going to be a long grind for football. They need to stick with this staff through the re build.This is interesting. Kirk Herbstreit reveals the conversation he had with Sark before he took the job. Although Herbie is not my favorite TV analyst, what he reveals here is intriguing. Much of what is reported is consistent with what we've been discussing on this board. I like that Sark appears to say that he has the commitment and support from the University to fix the myriad of deep-rooted underlying problems. He's basically foreshadowing that this rebuild won't be pretty and it won't be quick.
I hate to admit it but Herbstreit has been right on the money the last few years. For example a couple of weeks ago Herbstreit questioned whether OK deserved to ranked 8 in the in playoff rankings. He said he was not impressed. When I read that I thought well h*** maybe Baylor has a chance. And he was right.This is interesting. Kirk Herbstreit reveals the conversation he had with Sark before he took the job. Although Herbie is not my favorite TV analyst, what he reveals here is intriguing. Much of what is reported is consistent with what we've been discussing on this board. I like that Sark appears to say that he has the commitment and support from the University to fix the myriad of deep-rooted underlying problems. He's basically foreshadowing that this rebuild won't be pretty and it won't be quick.
One last thing look at our commit list a lot of them are from out of state.
Right in some cases you can adapt to a players skills, but you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken shit. Kyle Flood can’t make all American offensive lineman out of guys who have been in the program for 4 years and haven’t shown even the slightest flash of being competent
The really good to great coaches mold their scheme to fit their personnel. I don't feel like PK has done a good job of this year. I just see a lot of small details that are compounding into major issues with the defense. But what the hell do I know, i'm just a normal idiot working an everyday 9-5.
They are teaching a scheme. They will bring in the talent to fit that scheme. Right now its about finding out what they have and what they need. This was a throw away year.
I understand all of that, but as a coach when you see something is not working you make adjustments. I just don't see that they have made any adjustments at all. PK's scheme doesn't fit the personnel he has at all. And they haven't done a very good job of finding out what they have because they have been letting the older guys play. I said 2-3 weeks ago it was time to throw some of these younger guys in and start evaluating them. You can't tell me there isn't someone on the roster that isn't better than Brockermeyer or Schooler. I just have a hard time believing that.
I don't think we have much that is better at those positions. But also, you must set your younger guys in good position so as to not make them cave. I know we disagree, but I feel the staff is making a point while finding out what they have they can develop and what is hopeless. I think they see very few "can develops" and a lot of "please transfer" guys.................
Kyle Flood also sucks as a coach now. You're telling me there isn't anyone on the roster better than Jones? Majors? Karic? Imade? Kerstetter? Etc.?
PKs scheme is pretty basic. You know why? Because we don't have linebackers. As much as you want to believe we have this diamond in the rough just hanging out in the sheds, we don't. WE DON'T HAVE ANY LINEBACKERS.
It also doesn't help that Josh Thompson and D'Shawn Jamison just aren't performing. They just aren't. They aren't grading high and are under performing. It is easy to blame a scheme, or a coach but how many times have they been in a position to make a tackle or make a play and haven't?
I guess coach forgot to push the Triangle button....
This defense returned 7 starters from last seasons unit. I thought they got better as the season progressed as well. I just don't see a reason for there to be as much drop off as there has been this year. We are giving up over 200 YPG on the ground this year where as last season it was around 135 YPG.
Offensive line is a different story.
I know we don't have any LB's, i'm well aware of that. But last year we didn't have any LBs either and this defense was nowhere near as bad as it this year. I'm not blaming it all on scheme but I refuse to put all the blame on the players. I think it's about 80% the players and the other 20% coaching.
They returned 7 starters from a defense that was around 60th in the country in total defense last year. It just doesn't make sense for this big of a drop off.
Overshown was here last season and this defense was not this bad. It's a lot more than just the LB play................ That's just a fact.
Ossai was an edge guy. He's playing where Oghoufo and Thornton play. Juwan Mitchell wasn't that good either.
I'm well aware of what the jack position is. Those guys rush the passer 85-90% of the time though. Very similar to what Ossai did last season. PK runs a little different scheme then Ash did so hard to compare the 2 positions.
Has PK not molded his scheme or are the player just not exacuting? The defense has played well at points this season, so I would think it’s more of an exaction issue
I think it's more so the players than anything. I just don't see how they had so much of a drop off from last season when they returned 7 starters. Honestly I think after the OU loss they just checked out mentally.
I think that’s some of it. You have a lot of SR’s and super SR’s on the team and I think after the OU loss they were out, but the reason they lost the OU game is because they played the 2nd half life they had won it already so only themselves to blame. I think Sark is going to remake the roster this off-season and I think when he does the tide will turn for him. He has an eye for talent. The 2021 class already looks impressive with worthy and Brooks. Gives me hope for recruiting in the future
4 of the top 5 tacklers gone. The other is Overshown, who people complained about last year as much as this year.
Adimora under performing
J Thompson under performing
Jamison under performing
75% of last years sacks are gone
3 of the top 4 tackles for loss guys are gone
Step in Schooler, Bush, Brock and Oghoufo. I mean, damn. Oghoufo is by far the best of those 4, but he ain't no Ossai.
Maybe PK is stubborn and won't play better players because they aren't bought in. Or, more likely, there isn't a better option at some positions.
J
Does this mean that Texas coaches need a handicap of 5* players to be able to beat KU's 2*/3* players?
I am a coach and I am certainly receptive to assessing the areas that perhaps do not compare favorably to a few of the elite programs in the Nation. That being said I am absolutely tired of hearing that this team does not have the talent to have won virtually every game it has played this season.
Lincoln Riley with this team is far North of 4-5 and that this team is 4-5 is absolutely one of the worst coaching jobs I have ever seen. Not only are they 4-5 but they get worse every week and to lose to Kansas as 31 point favorites is perhaps the most pathetihic performance I have ever seen by any Texas team and I have been watching Texas play for 50 years.
Even more disturbing to me is that in numerous subtle ways Sark really hasn't owned it in any meaningful way. and continually in polite and understated ways contiues to place blame on the team. The buck does not stop with Sark and it should. Its his team and its his hires and they, particularly on defense have done an absolutely horrific job..
A lot of DC's could do a hell of lot better than we have seen with the talent that Texas has. Someone watching the game sent his buddy the following text "Holy hell ya'll don't do anything (remotely) well, that's coaching." The team is not physically or mentally tough and there is no excuse for what we are seeing with the players that Texas has. No matter what anyone says Texas could be 8-1/ 7-2 with it's current roster and that's on Sark..
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I get it that a lot of production from last years defense is gone but I just can't wrap my head around the drop off from last season. I'm not attributing the whole collapse to PK by any means. I just look around the conference and see defenses made up of equal or lesser talent playing quality defense. I honestly think after the OU game half the team checked out mentally and that has been the biggest reason for the drop off.
After going back and watching the KU game the one thing I noticed is whenever PK brought pressure we seemed to have some success. I'm no defensive guru by any means but if i'm playing a guy who is in his first career collegiate start i'm bringing pressure all game long and trying to get him rattled.
I get it man...and I'm sure PK has a helpless feeling and it is probably causing some cloudiness in what to do. It happens, even to the best. In a unit of 11, if you have just 1 sub par player/performer you will not have a very good defense. We have 4 sub par players and/or under performers.
As far as bringing pressure every time, nobody does this at any level. Well I take it back, Manny Diaz used to do this.
I don't completely disagree with your 80/20 fault number. Coaches get paid to figure it out. They haven't. At the same time, we don't have enough D1 personnel.
I don't think that is what I was saying. I was responding to the notion that this defense returned a lot. We didn't. And 2/3 best defensive players aren't making tackles/plays when in position to do so.
If you give an employee a hammer and nail and ask him to hammer said nail into a board and they swing in miss everytime, is it your fault?
No I just fire him and find a guy who can lol. In all honesty though you look around the Big 12 and the defensive rankings. You can't tell me that aside from OU or maybe Oklahoma State that our talent level isn't at least equal to the other teams ahead of us.
It should definitely be ranked ahead of Kansas, Tech and probably KState.
But again...those schools probably don't have kids wishing they weren't here and/or having to play multiple converted players out of position.
But yes, from a talent standpoint, this D should not be below 6/7 at the very least in defensive numbers
Talent with no fire will be beat by less talent with fire all day long......
Our boys don't have the fight. A dog with no fight is worthless in a fight............
Our boys don't have the fight. A dog with no fight is worthless in a fight............
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