Upon further review....

[Godz40Acrez]

After Sunday's game, I said:

Not having re-watched the game, Connor Williams won't just be All-Big 12 this year if he keeps it up.

Now, having re-watched the game while particularly focusing on Williams, I'm afraid we'll be losing him to the NFL after this season.

Yes, he's a soph and is, therefore, ineligible for the draft. However, at the end of the season all 14 schools we beat will ban together and force the NFL to make an exception.

Williams:

• had 3 pancakes – one with whipped cream;
• only once did his man get a small piece of a tackle;
• never did his man get close enough to Shane to even tell you what the color of his skin was. Sometimes it was like he was going against a Pop Warner kid and didn't want to hurt him. (No offense to Pop Warner kids.)

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Shane Buechele was truly incredible. A true freshman in a season opener against a quality opponent with a sell-out crowd and 40 buhzillion people watching worldwide....

The re-watch showed two sideline leadership moments I hadn't noticed:

1. After Kyle Porter's frosh-fart 15 yard penalty, Boo waited until Porter had "heard" from the coaches then walked over and briefly said something to him, patted his shoulder, said something else and patted his head.
2. With the game on the line in the 2nd OT, Swoopes kills 3 Irishmen on his way to a 1st down. An official timeout is called for the coroners to respond, so the team comes to the sideline. Boo walks out and up to each lineman individually and says, "Be tough! Be physical!" (At least that's what my limited lip-reading skills think he said.)

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I agree with Todd Blackledge – no more bringing Buechele in on 3rd and long when the 18 Wheeler breaks down. Also, only use that package when inside the red zone – say 15 yards or less – or for short-yardage first downs.

 

[westx]

After Sunday's game, I said:

Now, having re-watched the game while particularly focusing on Williams, I'm afraid we'll be losing him to the NFL after this season.

Yes, he's a soph and is, therefore, ineligible for the draft. However, at the end of the season all 14 schools we beat will ban together and force the NFL to make an exception.

Williams:

• had 3 pancakes – one with whipped cream;
• only once did his man get a small piece of a tackle;
• never did his man get close enough to Shane to even tell you what the color of his skin was. Sometimes it was like he was going against a Pop Warner kid and didn't want to hurt him. (No offense to Pop Warner kids.)

-------

Shane Buechele was truly incredible. A true freshman in a season opener against a quality opponent with a sell-out crowd and 40 buhzillion people watching worldwide....

The re-watch showed two sideline leadership moments I hadn't noticed:

1. After Kyle Porter's frosh-fart 15 yard penalty, Boo waited until Porter had "heard" from the coaches then walked over and briefly said something to him, patted his shoulder, said something else and patted his head.
2. With the game on the line in the 2nd OT, Swoopes kills 3 Irishmen on his way to a 1st down. An official timeout is called for the coroners to respond, so the team comes to the sideline. Boo walks out and up to each lineman individually and says, "Be tough! Be physical!" (At least that's what my limited lip-reading skills think he said.)

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I agree with Todd Blackledge – no more bringing Buechele in on 3rd and long when the 18 Wheeler breaks down. Also, only use that package when inside the red zone – say 15 yards or less – or for short-yardage first downs.

Isn't Connor a sophmore?

 

[cwillfromdatx]

Isn't Connor a sophmore?

Lol yes. He's making a joke. Still has another year at the University

 

[westx]

Lol yes. He's making a joke. Still has another year at the University

Face palm. I missed that second paragraph. I guess speed reading isn't my thing.

 

[oldhorn2]

.....but....but...you have to be wrong...He was only a 3 star that Charlie had to take because no one else would sign.....

 

[TexExSpur]

We like projects, another one to brag about is: http://www.texassports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6564&path=football

Composite 3 star from what, 2A Victory Christian.

 

[Belldozer1]

.....but....but...you have to be wrong...He was only a 3 star that Charlie had to take because no one else would sign.....

Very good point Oldhorn so that brings up a question I and others had, do you think that Charlie was just trying to get more of his own players in instead of developing some of the OL left over from Mack?

 

[TexExSpur]

Very good point Oldhorn so that brings up a question I and others had, do you think that Charlie was just trying to get more of his own players in instead of developing some of the OL left over from Mack?

No, If they didn't buy in, they got shown out. If they had enough talent to push, they got a chance to play.

 

[oldhorn2]

Dozer...we have gone over this and over this...The problem with the Mack leftover guys was there was exactly two players left from Macks O linemen....Perkins and Espinosa. Espinosa went out in his first game so that left Perkins....Perk is great but Charlie had no choice but to find and develop his own.

the other guys from Mack are either out of football or are doing very little somewhere else.....mostly small schools...and still doing little.

 

[Belldozer1]

After Sunday's game, I said:

Now, having re-watched the game while particularly focusing on Williams, I'm afraid we'll be losing him to the NFL after this season.

Yes, he's a soph and is, therefore, ineligible for the draft. However, at the end of the season all 14 schools we beat will ban together and force the NFL to make an exception.

Williams:

• had 3 pancakes – one with whipped cream;
• only once did his man get a small piece of a tackle;
• never did his man get close enough to Shane to even tell you what the color of his skin was. Sometimes it was like he was going against a Pop Warner kid and didn't want to hurt him. (No offense to Pop Warner kids.)

-------

Shane Buechele was truly incredible. A true freshman in a season opener against a quality opponent with a sell-out crowd and 40 buhzillion people watching worldwide....

The re-watch showed two sideline leadership moments I hadn't noticed:

1. After Kyle Porter's frosh-fart 15 yard penalty, Boo waited until Porter had "heard" from the coaches then walked over and briefly said something to him, patted his shoulder, said something else and patted his head.
2. With the game on the line in the 2nd OT, Swoopes kills 3 Irishmen on his way to a 1st down. An official timeout is called for the coroners to respond, so the team comes to the sideline. Boo walks out and up to each lineman individually and says, "Be tough! Be physical!" (At least that's what my limited lip-reading skills think he said.)

-------

I agree with Todd Blackledge – no more bringing Buechele in on 3rd and long when the 18 Wheeler breaks down. Also, only use that package when inside the red zone – say 15 yards or less – or for short-yardage first downs.

I agree about using the 18 wheeler for short yardage package but keep in mind they are showing different looks for opponents down the road to see. Probably wanting to keep defenses honest by having Swoopes pass some too.

 

[Belldozer1]

No, If they didn't buy in, they got shown out. If they had enough talent to push, they got a chance to play.

I think this is a good point too. It's no so much that there wasn't talent to develop, it was more of an issue of them and Strong not on the same page and players left or got kicked off.