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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #518 on: August 25, 2023, 10:51:19 AM »
A dominant OL makes all the coaches look like geniuses.
made Tom Osborne and a boat load of average and crappy QBs look genius
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #520 on: August 28, 2023, 02:36:42 PM »
Steve Sarkisian on B12 Commissioner Brett Yormark's comments where he's openly cheering for Tech to beat Texas: "I got a letter from the commissioner about sportsmanship the day before that speech. So I'm trying to figure out what are we promoting to our student-athletes and then to go say those types of things.

I'm guessing he's not going to have his Thanksgiving dinner with us the night before the game."

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #521 on: August 28, 2023, 03:34:00 PM »
Its amazing how fast some folks play the race card
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #522 on: August 28, 2023, 03:50:07 PM »
Its amazing how fast some folks play the race card
I'm not sure what this is referring to?

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #524 on: August 28, 2023, 04:24:34 PM »
anyway no big deal some folks just look for things to be offended at
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #525 on: August 28, 2023, 04:34:11 PM »
Oh, hadn't seen any of that.  Much ado about nothing.

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #526 on: August 28, 2023, 05:08:36 PM »
Oh, hadn't seen any of that.  Much ado about nothing.
thats also the way I see it
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #527 on: August 31, 2023, 10:45:39 AM »
Mrs. DeTiger asked me the other day how Texas was supposed to look.  Instead of saying "Woman, I don't even know how my team is supposed to look, what makes you think I have any idea about the Longhorns?" I said, "Yes, of course I have a good idea, but let me check to be sure."  

Help me look like a genius.  

How are the Horns supposed to look this year?

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #528 on: August 31, 2023, 11:03:06 AM »
Mrs. DeTiger asked me the other day how Texas was supposed to look.  Instead of saying "Woman, I don't even know how my team is supposed to look, what makes you think I have any idea about the Longhorns?" I said, "Yes, of course I have a good idea, but let me check to be sure." 

Help me look like a genius. 

How are the Horns supposed to look this year?
seasoned offensive front line returning qb looked good in the spring game

good receivers and running backs

Texas should average over 30 pts per game and win at least 10 games

The big question is our defense

just have to wait and see
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #529 on: August 31, 2023, 11:06:46 AM »
Hey MDT!  

Just my personal opinion, I think the Horns will look improved over last year.  Something like a 9-3 regular season and hopefully no blowout losses.  The oline SHOULD be a team strength for the first time since about 2006.  Dline lacks any standout as a rusher, which has also been true of Texas since the mid 2000s, and it usually translates into opposing QBs being able to stand around and just pick us apart.

Offensive skill positions are all good, Defensive secondary should be a strength.  Hopefully QB will be a strength, it was pretty... uneven... last year, but we had a lot of injury problems and Ewers was effectively a true freshman who hadn't played a game in 2 years.  

So 9-3 with a loss in Tuscaloosa, a couple of losses in B12 play.  That MIGHT be good enough to make the B12 CCG, or it might not. 

That's just my opinion though.

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #530 on: August 31, 2023, 11:22:30 AM »
That's a pretty good summation.

To wit:
Sark spent more time refining Quinn's mechanics. He battled in preseason last year with Card, which kind of wasted reps. This year, he supposedly was focused on being QB1 and acting like it.
The OL had a better than expected season last year considering all the true freshmen. That line returns largely intact with another year. plus seasoned backups.
The WR group is healthy. Neyor and transfer AD Mitchell are ready to pair with Worthy to run by defenses. JWhitt and Sanders return as known quantities.
The RB room is the best in the nation. If the OL is doing its thing, though, they should be running to daylight.

The defense has a lot of "should be better" units. It's less of a sure thing than the offense. However:
T'Vondre Sweatt and Alfred Collins are playing inside as "contract years". Over their Texas careers, they've shown dominant abilities, but not consistency. Both players have one more season to be "the man".
After that, it gets hand waving. The differences between the LB and DB corps and jobs are subtle. Breaking down their roles is a book in itself. New names to know: Anthony Hill - true frosh LB/Edge. Highly coveted, high skill, high motor. Obviously new.
Jalen Catalon - Transfer from Arky at Safety/DB. Suffered from shoulder injuries over career, but allegedly good to go. One of the hardest hitting Safeties in college football when he's on the field. Texas solidified pass coverage toward the end of last season. Trajectory is up, but let's see it.

I still need to see a pass rusher. A player who can get to the QB reliably will make every layer of the defense better. There's a couple of candidates, but this is not something I can confidently predict.

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #531 on: August 31, 2023, 11:55:03 AM »
I'll tell her "It's complicated."

 

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