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utee94

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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #700 on: October 02, 2023, 08:12:45 AM »
I'm definitely blessed. 
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #701 on: October 02, 2023, 10:53:54 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on October 01, 2023, 10:04:38 AM
Nice to see the Horns handle business.  This team might be pretty good.

T-Bob Hebert (no one knows his real name, but I decided a long time ago that the "T" must stand for Teen-Wolf, former LSU center and son of NFL QB Bobby Hebert) does several podcasts in addition to his show on BR's local ESPN radio.  On the Snaps podcast he does with former UGA qb Aaron Murray he has listed Texas as his number 1 team for a few weeks now.  He loves both lines and the offense's ability to move the ball effectively in different ways, such that whatever a defense commits to taking away, they're fine and will hurt you another way.  

Completely apart from the Horns.....  He's quite a personality and I tuned into a post-game podcast he does with another LSU media personality where he's usually drunk, and I thought he captured the mood pretty well when he just yelled (slurred) "FUUUUuu******k!" over and over, while the other guy tried to give a recap and commentary.  

This season I will attempt to live vicariously through my wife and her Horns of Considerable Length (that's the best thing I've read in a while), and I volunteered her all TV rights when our teams play at the same time for the rest of the season.  
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #702 on: October 03, 2023, 08:42:43 AM »
Good morning Mr Sarkisian

your mission this week will be to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners in the RRS this Saturday in the Cotton Bowl

As usual should you fail The University will disavowal all knowledge of you or your asst coaches


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQsx4Fr8wqU
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #703 on: October 03, 2023, 11:37:36 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on October 01, 2023, 10:04:38 AM
Nice to see the Horns handle business.

Kansas not fielding QB Jalon Daniels doesn’t take much away from the Longhorns win, IMO. Even throughout a close first half, at no point did it appear the Jayhawks had any amount of control against Texas.

Texas played pretty loose and relaxed, like confident winners, letting their opponent land a few punches before overwhelming Kansas in the second half. A vocal Texas home crowd sounded great.

If you’re Texas there’s positive takeaways that go beyond just this game:

-Texas defense held Kansas to 0-8 on 3rd down.

-Not since Colt McCoy has a Longhorns QB played with such effortless command of the offense (and that includes Sam Ehlinger who I thought well of). Quinn Ewers is playing like the total package without yet appearing to hit his ceiling.

-RBs Brooks and Baxter together rolled up nearly 300 yds on the ground. The Longhorns offense posted over 600 yds of total offense. Replacing Robinson's production hasn't been a problem.

-As a big doubter of Sarkisian going back to his days coaching Washington, he’s overcoming his earlier limitations. (Pros: Recruiting, Scheming the Offense, Hiring quality assistants; Cons: In-game adjustments/coaching, Player development.) Sark’s good traits are firing on all cylinder while his known negatives are improved from Subpar to Effective. The Texas roster is more developed than his Husky teams and the Longhorns staff bettered both Alabama and Kansas when it came to Halftime adjustments and In-game Coaching.

Can’t wait for Saturday’s Red River Shootout.


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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #704 on: October 03, 2023, 11:57:43 AM »
Nice summary, @CatsbyAZ , appreciate the view from an outsider who's not so prone to drink the burnt orange koolaid.

Overall I'll say that this team has something that most of the recent Texas teams haven't-- a sense of determination and perseverance.  Last year's team showed flashes of this, they just couldn't make it stick in the 4th quarter of too many games.  This year's team could be accused of starting slow, but after almost half a season it appears to be more of an intentional strategy.  They're grinding in the first half to wear out the other team and break them, and then unloading in the second half.  For the most part, it's been working.

This weekend's OU game should be a lot of fun to watch (from an outsider's perspective anyway.  Personally, I'll be a complete wreck! :) ).  I won't say OU will be our biggest test of the season so far because I still think Alabama's pretty good, but it's a rivalry game and those always mean a lot more to the players, so emotions will be sky high.

I can't wait.  For me, this week of the season is always like the last few days before Christmas.  I doubt I'll get much work done.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #705 on: October 03, 2023, 12:50:29 PM »
Seems wrong
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #706 on: October 03, 2023, 01:22:22 PM »
I haven't watched OU any yet, so I can't comment on any particular matchups I'm looking for, or advantages/disadvantages.  I have watched a ton of Texas football over the last 20 years, both in person and on the telly, and this is the first team I've seen since pre-2010 that makes me think they could win it all.  Not saying they will, just that so far they've looked like that caliber of team. 

There has been the occasional season during that time that they got hype and Texas was "back" and all that, but it always felt to me like there were signs of deficiencies even before some L's piled up.  I have not sensed that yet this year....in fact, I've liked them more each time I watch them.  I don't know where they rank in roster talent compared with some others, but when the lines play as good as UT's has played, those become very hard hard teams to beat. 

This becomes another excellent gauge.  OU on paper looks capable of giving Texas a fight and landing some blows and forcing them to grit it out...something not even Alabama was able to do.  NC-caliber teams find ways come out on top of close games, so I'll be looking for that this weekend. 

Or maybe one of them will blow the other one off the field and I'll go pull weeds in my flower bed.  Who knows.  As a neutral observer, I hope for a thrilling game that tops the ND/OSU game a couple weeks ago.  As the husband of a Longhorn, I hope for something like last year, because the missus gets adorably anxious, cranky, and kinda yelly during close or bad games and I always get in trouble for giggling at her.  
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #707 on: October 03, 2023, 01:34:20 PM »
Yeah as a neutral observer, close games that go all the way to the last second are exciting.

As a Longhorn fan, last year's game is EXACTLY what I want and need. :)
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #708 on: October 03, 2023, 04:28:23 PM »
KU's backup QB isn't exactly an inexperienced hack. He's played plenty of meaningful football. Really, he was enough of a curveball from what Texas prepared for that it took a series or two to get the defense adjusted. He had some bad luck with receivers dropping passes, but the ultimate good luck when his fumble bounced perfectly into a trailing RB's arms.

The ball is still pointy, bounces funny, and is handled by 18-22 year old males. Nothing is ever certain. However, the lines are professional level, and just when you think you've exhausted the starters, the backups come in an are just as skilled. Teams that come in and give it all they have hang with Texas for a quarter or so. When the adrenaline wears off, reality comes calling quickly.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #709 on: October 03, 2023, 05:13:29 PM »
Quote from: Mr Tulip on October 03, 2023, 04:28:23 PM
KU's backup QB isn't exactly an inexperienced hack. He's played plenty of meaningful football. Really, he was enough of a curveball from what Texas prepared for that it took a series or two to get the defense adjusted. He had some bad luck with receivers dropping passes, but the ultimate good luck when his fumble bounced perfectly into a trailing RB's arms.

The ball is still pointy, bounces funny, and is handled by 18-22 year old males. Nothing is ever certain. However, the lines are professional level, and just when you think you've exhausted the starters, the backups come in an are just as skilled. Teams that come in and give it all they have hang with Texas for a quarter or so. When the adrenaline wears off, reality comes calling quickly.

Not only that, but KU starting QB Daniels was the same guy that started and played the entire game against Texas last year, when the Jayhawks were at home rather than in Austin.

The result of that game?  55-14 Texas. 

And for Texas neither last year's offense nor defense were as good as this year's team, so I don't think anyone should assume Kansas would have performed significantly better with Daniels calling the signals.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #710 on: October 04, 2023, 01:23:06 AM »
A little info on where UT gets its BEVOs



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY-rXPg-zp0&t=23s
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #711 on: October 04, 2023, 10:17:44 AM »
From the cow store, duh. 

Betty was kinda cute back in her cheerleading days.
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #712 on: October 04, 2023, 10:21:52 AM »
I saw Bevo get salty one time, swinging his head something close to violently, from side to side.....might've impaled a handler or two if they hadn't been alert and agile.  I think it was at the post-05 NC celebration at DKR, iirc.  We joked that he was just feeling his oats in response to the NC and/or the game highlight video playing on the new jumbo-tron.  
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Re: Longhorn Football
« Reply #713 on: October 04, 2023, 12:32:24 PM »
He was probably getting worked up over this intro video we used to play from about '96 to 2010 or so.  It has some really... special... graphics.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWIZR865p7w
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