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  1. Watched a bit of Bama/MTSU.

    Both OL's are a work in progress.  

    Neither QB has established a consistent high level of play.

    Both defenses look pretty stout.

    I think we have better overall skill talent but Milroe is a wild card.  On the first series, there was a bad snap but he picked it up and housed it thirty yards for a TD. He is a talented, powerful runner with a cannon arm but prone to mistakes.

    Sets up as a low scoring defensive affair.  Whoever makes the most of their limited opportunities probably wins.

    Take the under.

    Oh and if we let Milroe extend drives by running on 4th like Tech did last year then that will be very bad.

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  2. I like Sark's staff better than Herman's.

    I like his OL/DL philosophy and recruiting better than Herman's.

    I like his player development way better than Herman's (Ojomo, Coburn, Overshown, Christian Jones, and more)

    I like his QB room better than Herman's.

    I like what he did as OC at Bama.

    So why is the win/loss record nothing special so far and why has the offense had mediocre 2nd halves?

     

    My guess is that he is having trouble being BOTH a Head Coach and an OC at the same time. That is why our opening scripts look great and then we trail off some later in the game.  It feels like a bandwidth issue for Sark.  

    This could continue to be a problem or it could get fixed by:

    • Sark learning to manage it better with 2 years of experience.
    • Sark hires an OC and focuses on being a head coach.

    Both of those solutions seem plausible and do not require another program reboot.

    I'd rather have to go find a capable OC than find a replacement head coach and do a full program reboot.

    So basically, to me, this is the year we find out if Sark can do both or we need to get an OC to run the offense and free Sark up to just be a Head Coach.

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  3. Most CFB coaching hires fail.  Almost all are bets with big unknowns on how they play out.

    Sark is no exception.

    • I like the plan to play big boy football a lot.
    • I like the game week preparation a lot.
    • I like the way a fair amount of players seem to have been developed.
    • I like coaches getting hired away for better jobs a lot.
    • I expect next year's OL to maybe be our best since 05-06.

    And yet I can see issues with in game management.  Maybe he is having issues balancing calling plays and being head coach.

    So some good and some worries too.

    We should know a lot more in about 24 months.

    It's a good thing Longhorn fans are known for their patience.

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  4. I get that there is a lot of heartburn over some questionable gameday play calling and this staff.

    A fair amount of that is deserved.

    I also think this staff is doing a very good job of maximizing what UT brings (NIL and everything else) to the table off the field and they deserve credit for that when things go as well as this class did.

    I have concerns that being both a play caller and head coach might not be the 100% right way to go with Sark.  Especially, if they get rid of the coaching staff limits which makes the benefit less.  It seemed like we got squeezed on coaching bandwidth a few times this year late in games.

    I also have very few concerns with the broader program.  Those parts of the program seem to be in good hands with this staff.  I loved seeing the player development this year as that has been one of our biggest nightmares. 

    Eventually, it has to translate to consistent winning and conference championships so we will see down the road how it goes.

     

     

     

  5. 5 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

    You think Manning is here for the NIL? It doesn’t take three years of recruiting to sell NIL does it?

    I asked you how you’d weight NIL vs. on-field development. Can this staff shit the bed and leave a stocked NIL cupboard for the next guys? 

    The D development counts for something, doesn’t it? How would you apportion it?

    I don't think Tom Herman and Co. get to sniff Manning or the Hawaii kids no matter how good our NIL game becomes.

    NIL is important.  Staffs also have to develop and use relationships (Choice in the Southeast, PK and Choate on the West Coast) and show on the field development and growth.

    The staff did enough of that IMO to be a large part of the reason for this class's outcome.

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  6. Hard to think we out-NIL'd Georgia and Bama for Manning.

    Hard to think we out-NIL-'d Miami and Florida for Baxter.

    And thinking PK and Choate's west coast roots went a long way with Hawaii kids.

    But if I'm wrong, I'll be happy to learn about it.

     

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  7. 1 minute ago, idigTexas said:

    I share your optimism, but prepare yourself for posts that will rightfully highlight the role that NIL is playing in recruiting success.  Comparing Sark's classes with those of previous coaches isn't a completely fair comparison, even if you assume that simply being Texas has always had inherent advantages.   

    Hey fair enough.  

    Texas may become a NIL Deathstar at some point but I don't think it's the deciding factor yet.

    This class had star power and balance.

    The national cherry picking (Manning, Baxter, Lefau, Akana) had a lot more to do with this staff (PK, Choate, Milwee, Choice) than NIL in my opinion.

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  8. On 12/21/2022 at 12:46 AM, HateYouAndMyself said:

    Honestly surprised to see Gilbert make that jump now rather than waiting another month. Unless something has changed since late October the NCAA is still planning to vote in January to increase or outright remove the assistant coach cap. Last I checked it was expected to pass. Once that happens you can get all kinds of creative finding titles and roles for these guys like Gilbert who are critical to the program but road blocked by the traditional coaching tree structure and staff. 

    I'll avoid going entirely down the rabbit hole but the potential ramifications of that rule change are extremely fascinating. Certainly presents opportunities to flex things around and create new roles underneath current coordinators and positional coaches. 

    I think this rule change is a pretty big deal and obviously favors a place like Texas.  I think it will be really interesting to see who gets added to the staff and what their responsibilities are going to be.

  9. 2 minutes ago, immamac said:

    It's almost like there is not a coach who can both do play calling and manage extremely big time games against good teams. 

    There has never been a coach that I'm aware of who did both and won a NC 

    Plenty have won multiple conference championships doing that.

    We have 2 conference championships in the last 25 years.

    If we hit that ceiling, things will have become quite a bit better.

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  10. 3 minutes ago, jw4381 said:

    Meh.

    I'd rather our best player not disappear in our biggest games due to not being used as he should.

    I'm looking for never having a 3 and out. It shouldn't happen with our players. I would have also liked to have Card get some chances when our starter is shitting the bed.

    And a better record than 8-4.

    But maybe that's just me. And I know for a fact that y'all shouldn't listen to me. Ever.

    I'm looking for our draft day to look like our recruiting rankings.

    This year should be our best in a decade.

    If we start consistently pipelining guys to the league then I think the wins are going to come.

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  11. Seeing Christian Jones and Keondre Coburn become very good players and contributors after years of disappointment and stagnation, makes me okay with being patient.  

    Aren't you pretty surprised by the year those two had?  I am.  Edit:  Both these guys made 2nd team PFF All Big12.  Who saw that coming? 

    We have gone a decade with wasting talent and it has been our core problem, not game day playcalling.

    Could the gameday playcalling be better? Yes for sure.  Is it what has kept Texas in mediocrity for a decade?  No.

    He can always hire an OC to improve the playcalling.  Getting culture and development right is not near as easy to fix with a quick hire.

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  12. I would also give credit to Sark for quite a bit of unexpected defensive improvement, quality OL play with 2 true freshman starting, and clear signs of player development. 

    These are some of the right things to be doing and they seem to have been done.  And how long have we waited for a coach that could do those things?

    Biggest disappointment to me, was our passing game.

    Which Sark addressed in his press conference as one of his main priorities.

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  13. 1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

    I don’t think there’s ever really been a question that he seems to smart and thoughtful and says the right things. 
    His issue entirely has been his game day coaching. It’s great that he has recognized those problems that were obvious and I hope he fixes them.

    He says the right things, now he needs to do the right things.

    Just pointing out that we have had multiple coaches that had a hard time even saying the right things.  Mack was very thin skinned and Herman just had the script he cribbed from Urban.

    Agree, that now doing the right things is pretty important.

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  14. 10 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

    I like it a lot other than perhaps the lack of enthusiasm for a QB who will make a defense play 11 on 11. It’s a lot harder to have an off day when your OL is beating people’s asses. 

    Yeah, somebody like Bryce Young.  Pass first guy for sure but can get you yards when the defense gives them.

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  15. I like Sark's vision for our program quite a bit.

    Physical team.  Running the ball well and stopping the run.  Play action passes off the successful running game.

    I like what he calls our "brand" of football.

    It seems like it all starts with a dominant offensive line.

    This is a lot like Georgia is built but maybe with a higher end passing game.

    It's a good strategy and a good goal for a place like Texas.

    I think Ohio State shows some of the weaknesses with being too pass happy.

    I just need to see better execution.

    Does anybody really dislike Sark's goal or vision of how the team should be constructed?

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