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Whoa… I felt emotions during that game I hadn’t felt in a while about UT football, but unfortunately, I also felt emotions I’ve been feeling way too often about UT Football.
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Whoa… I felt emotions during that game I hadn’t felt in a while about UT football, but unfortunately, I also felt emotions I’ve been feeling way too often about UT Football.
Feelings I haven’t felt in a while:
- Damn, we’re good! (When the D was flying like bats out of hell in quarters 2-4 and minus the last play of the half)
- We got this.
- I’m proud of our guys - well fought.
Feelings I’ve been feeling way too often recently:
- What the hell is he doing? (RHM)
- Why is he still out there? (About RHM the second time)
- Why are/aren’t we running that play?
- F.
The last two of each category I felt simultaneously at the end of the game. I would say it’s a step in the right direction - while we had many ‘F.’ moments under strong, I can’t say it was accompanied by a feeling of ‘I’m proud of our guys - well fought’.
I won’t focus much on the "F" feeling while recapping this game, but I will start with the negative and end with the positve. Before negatives/positives, I’ll provide my brief thoughts on the QB.
I feel like I’ve heard mainly two camps: He’s awesome, he’s our savior, etc.; He sucks, bring back Buechele. I’ll be boring and pick neither.
- I love that SE improved as the game went on and how he performed late in the game minus the fumble
- He’s tough and has a ton of guts. Love that about him, no question.
- He almost seems more accurate on broken plays then some timing plays. Would like to see some improvement in accuracy when he has time in the pocket.
- He looks slower than I thought he’d be. He can’t get outside on most plays, and while he’s pretty elusive in the pocket, I don’t think he’ll break many long runs against any decent defenses.
Had a conversation with a fellow horn fan. He likened him to Tebow. I see some of the parallels, but I gave him this analogy back:
NFL Ryan Fitzpatrick on one hand <————> College Tim Tebow on the other hand
Fitzy has enjoyed some success in the NFL, and his wrs/teammates loved him when he was with the Jets, but he turns it over a lot, and is best served as a solid backup
Tebow won 2 nattys while enjoying being the leader of a great team. I’m not sure SE is as fast (not that Tebow was that fast), and he’s definitely not as big. SE already has a better motion, and is likely more accurate (I hope).
Regardless of where he ends up falling on that spectrum, I’m just glad we have 2 capable QBs on our squad even if neither are perfect fits for this offense nor likely to ever be Heisman contenders. At least we’re not looking at an Ash/Swoopes scenario.
Poor decision, but worse throw. Has to go to the outside with that coverage.
Next play. Poorly thrown when the wr has the db beat. These 2 plays just ended a decent drive.
Better throw by SE, just throw it up to this guy!
Again, he made most the plays at the end of the game that he needed to, but if you re-watch the last few drives (even the almost game-winning drive) he missed several open wrs. Give him credit for throws he did play, and the elusiveness he showed, but it will be interesting to see how accurate it he can be throughout an entire game moving forward.
The negative:
Run game was non-existent against a team that was getting ran all over going into our game:
Western Michigan = 260+ yds and 5.5 yds/carry
Stanford = 170+ yds and 6.5 yds/carry
Cal (week 4) = 110+ yds and 3.3 yds/carry
Tex = 68 yds and 1.9 yds/carry ... Oof
Western Michigan = 260+ yds and 5.5 yds/carry
Stanford = 170+ yds and 6.5 yds/carry
Cal (week 4) = 110+ yds and 3.3 yds/carry
Tex = 68 yds and 1.9 yds/carry ... Oof
- Yes, injuries have something to do with it
- But mostly, I think our scheme and RBs are not that great. Remember, most of these offensive lineman are the same from last year (until Williams got hurt)
I really want to see us stick to the run more against Iowa St. and do more north/south running plays. I would really like to see the freshman get a little more PT too.
Beyond Beck’s playcylling, not loving his scheme or personnel sets
- Tired of seeing Warren split out
- If you’re going to play Heard, which I’m not entirely against (yet), you’ve got to throw a pass, even a very low risk/low reward one, just to keep the D honest
- If you don’t have a quality TE, adjust your offense. Don’t force it
In game changes
- Reggie Hemphill-Mapps should NOT have been back to receive anymore punts after taking the first one on the goal line, because of exactly what happened on the second one when he got tackled on the 2 yd line
- End of half play. Great play by them, but still, that flat out, cannot happen
- Learn to snap the ball! No excuses. It wasn't either of those players first games, and they've both been in shotgun offenses since early high school days
Get a new Texas Longhorns Nike Dri-Fit hat for the season.
(Shameless, I know)
The Positive:
OUR D! I don't think much needs to be said, so just enjoy the GIFs below.
Great stop on 3rd down (Locke, Wheeler, and Malik)
(Shameless, I know)The Positive:
OUR D! I don't think much needs to be said, so just enjoy the GIFs below.
Great stop on 3rd down (Locke, Wheeler, and Malik)
Crucial 4th down stop (Roach and the squad)
Incredible play attacking the screen (Locke)
Great blitz design and execution (Wheeler and Roach)
Getting off the block on 2nd and short (Poona Ford)
Next play - 3rd and short. Ford forces him to outside, and Omenihu makes the play on the edge.
Hill reminds me of the DBU days on this play
Omenihu, what a great pass rush with 4.
This is how you play cover 3 as a corner. Very well done by Boyd.
Then, great pass rush by Shark and Wheeler. This was crucial at the time to knock them out of field goal range.
