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Spring 2023 Thread

Imo the big question is qb and receivers.

Now that Brennan Marion has moved along I'm thinking about something.

The quarterbacks, the receivers, and the coaches have got to get on the same page.

Not just Ewers, but Murphy, Manning, Wright, hell even Joe Tatum need to get in lockstep with the coaches.

Speaking of coaches maybe there was something going on behind closed doors with Brennan Marion and the rest of the offense.

You know we don't really know what's going on behind closed doors.

But something is wrong. Some people blame Ewers, or Sarkisian, or the receivers. A lot of it is inexperience.

I mean Marion left us for UNLV?

This will be Sarkisian's 3rd receiver coach.

We've got to get this one right.

My .02 worth
 
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Marion left to be an OC. Can’t blame him for that. That wasn’t going to happen at Texas.
 
The question of Ewers maturity needs to canned until the summer. I think our first and second year players improved as the season went on.

I'm going to wait and see. I hope this isn't me wanting to believe it.
 
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I'm not sure I question his maturity, I question the motivation of a 19 year old living in Austin who makes over a million bucks. He's already made it in his mind and there are a bunch of distractions and people pulling him different ways.
 
DHHorn said:
I'm not sure I question his maturity, I question the motivation of a 19 year old living in Austin who makes over a million bucks. He's already made it in his mind and there are a bunch of distractions and people pulling him different ways.
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His replacement is now on campus. The clock is ticking for our mullet. Time to put up or transfer. Manning is all business.
 
2300 Nueces said:
His replacement is now on campus. The clock is ticking for our mullet. Time to put up or transfer. Manning is all business.
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Manning needs time to learn and mature himself. If Manning is starting this year then we are in trouble, he's never played against anything resembling a college level defense.
 
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DHHorn said:
Manning needs time to learn and mature himself. If Manning is starting this year then we are in trouble, he's never played against anything resembling a college level defense.
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At least Ewers knows that he has no margin for error. This year will make or potentially force him to transfer next year. Spicoli's NFL payday is in doubt... at least the number #1 pick variety.
 
2300 Nueces said:
At least Ewers knows that he has no margin for error. This year will make or potentially force him to transfer next year. Spicoli's NFL payday is in doubt... at least the number #1 pick variety.
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Merry Go Round. At some point we need an upperclassman QB, might have to deal with growing pains for a year but you can't keep starting over every year. I think Manning will be great too but we shouldn't rush him into playing.
 
DHHorn said:
Merry Go Round. At some point we need an upperclassman QB, might have to deal with growing pains for a year but you can't keep starting over every year. I think Manning will be great too but we shouldn't rush him into playing.
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Oh, I agree. Some of these guys are like Worthy, though. You get a couple of them together and the results aren't what they expect and they transfer. I fully expect Ewers parents to be planning for him to go pro after this year and the same with Worthy.
 
DHHorn said:
I'm not sure I question his maturity, I question the motivation of a 19 year old living in Austin who makes over a million bucks. He's already made it in his mind and there are a bunch of distractions and people pulling him different ways.
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That just sounds like wreckless speculation to assume he doesn't have any motivation. Kids have been getting paid under the table for as long as collegiate sports have been around. This isn't something new besides the fact it's legal now.
 
Hoookem722 said:
That just sounds like wreckless speculation to assume he doesn't have any motivation. Kids have been getting paid under the table for as long as collegiate sports have been around. This isn't something new besides the fact it's legal now.
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Of course it's speculation, that's what we do here. The moose out front should have told you.
 
Metcalf #2 said:
I love how everybody acts like Murphy doesn’t exist.
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Most of the fan base was calling for Murphy later in the season when Quinn was struggling. He'll the number 2 next year and be 1 injury away from the seeing the field. I think it'll be good for the QB room to have a little competition this spring between Quinn, Malik, and Arch.
 
Hoookem722 said:
He’s an upgrade over Anthony Cook.
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IF and that is a major IF, we can keep him on the field.

And he's now missed most of 2 seasons due to 2 different shoulder injuries on the same shoulder.

Glad we got him, will keep my fingers crossed but this is a major concern.

Glad the Raptor (Derek Williams) is inbound.
 
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echeese said:
IF and that is a major IF, we can keep him on the field.

And he's now missed most of 2 seasons due to 2 different shoulder injuries on the same shoulder.

Glad we got him, will keep my fingers crossed but this is a major concern.

Glad the Raptor (Derek Williams) is inbound.
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It will be a good bridge player for Derek Williams. He's good enough that it's worth taking the risk. I think Williams is good enough to play early but it will be nice to have an experienced guy back there so we can bring Williams along slowly.
 
Drtxhorn said:
I’m sure he’s talented but nobody has seen him play against college level competition. How do we know he’s going to be successful? The coaches evaluate him every day and probably have a much better idea of his development than we do.
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The coaches said he works hard in practice but he's not physically healthy enough to play.

And working hard in practice means a lot to this coaching staff.
 
this team thats being put together..man. Ive been on the patient side with Sark, Ewers too. Trust the process...if we dont win the big 12 next year and either MAKE or ALMOST make the playoffs it will be a bust and sark will have lost my trust. No reason we cant win the big12 next year.
 
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Ewers probably wants 4 or 5 plays back from this game...other than that, if he plays this way every game next year we will win the big 12
 
Very curious on what the schedule is going to look like, and how badly they are going to hose Horns and blowu.
 
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