Texas has come within one score of beating 3 Top-10 teams. Based on previous seasons with these same horses (sans D'onta), the difference must be coaching.
So if coaching was good enough to get Texas within one score, why couldn't it finish the job?
Horses. The same ones that would have lost by 50 in previous seasons. And they even had a RB.
I give you facts. Nothing but facts. Starts and yardage.
You retort with conjecture about how the same players would've lost by 50 if not for the coaching.
Facts really aren't your strong suit. Are they? If they were, you would know that prior to Tom Herman's arrival Texas was actually 2-1 in its last three meetings with Top Ten teams - beating #10 Notre Dame, #8 Baylor and losing to #10 West Virginia by 4.
And the last time Texas lost by 50, your boy Mack Brown was the coach.
But you know what? I'm not here to knock Mack Brown or Tom Herman. And I'm not here to praise Charlie Strong.
Mack Brown was a great coach in many respects. Charlie Strong screwed the pooch in a lot of ways. Tom Herman is doing a lot of things right and I really hope he succeeds.
So instead of grinding your ax against Charlie Strong and halfassedly talking crap to create an unnecessarily broad and over-reaching discussion, why don't we just stick to the issue at hand and that is the fact that Tim Beck, under Tom Herman's authority, is underusing the talent at his disposal.
Jerrod Heard once set a school record for total offense in a single game with 527 yards against Cal. Think about the full impact of that for a minute. More than Vince Young ever gained. More than Colt McCoy ever gained.
Do you think we could see him in the wildcat from time to time?
We have six receivers (SIX) who had receptions of more than 40 yards last year.
Do you think we can throw down field from time to time?
Chis Warren averaged 6.3 ypc coming into this season. If you go back and look at his best games, he started slow. He's 250 pounds. He should be wearing out opposing defenses on nearly every down in the fourth quarter and even the late third quarter.
Can we please give him the ball?
You look at the offensive line. Yes, there have been injuries. Yes, there is inexperience. But there are bodies available.
Aren't coaches supposed to coach? Can they not cobble together five bodies and teach them to do one or two things right?
The offense is abysmal and there is no excuse. There's enough talent to score more than 10 points per game.