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  1. I remember when he converted the 4th and 16 against Kansas (how we got to that point is irrelevant to my purposes here). As he started to run, I was yelling, "Idiot! It's 4th down! Just throw it somewhere!". As he glided out of bounds, I just knew we'd lost the game, because he'd only run 8 of the 16 needed. It took me several seconds to realize that yes, he had indeed covered all 16 yards, plus a few more, with those long casual strides. No matter how fast the defender was, Vince was just a step faster. He'd just roll out of arm (or any other type) tackles. Just about every defensive player in the Big 12 "almost" tackled Vince Young that season.
  2. Daryl "Razor" Reaugh. The Dallas Stars all-time color commentator is my favorite. You'll need a thesaurus to listen. He enjoys employing difficult words, but knows how to turn a phrase.
  3. I tried to mention Phil Pozderac, but after three straight holding penalties and a false start, I had to drop him. My mother was one of Gary Hogeboom's biggest supporters - mostly because of his Scandinavian roots.
  4. I can tell you that the "American Cornhole League" isn't what I thought it would be.
  5. If there's a game on ESPN, then I'll watch it. If I want to experience the uninformed ravings of a group of blithering idiots, I'll read them here. When I'm folding laundry and want to have the TV on, there's an OTA network called "BUZZER" that shows really old game show (like from the 70's) reruns. It's strangely transfixing, but not so much as to be distracting when I'm matching socks.
  6. The offense has to get its guys on the field first. The defense then sends out the players that they think can best deal with that offensive grouping. What you have to avoid is a player that only does one thing. When that player or group comes on the field, you can't be telling the defensive coaches, "We're going to run THIS play.". Just like playing poker, the defense is reading everything they can. Is the tackle's foot behind him too far? Is he tipping off a pass? Is the H-back so eager to block that he's rocked forward? In addition to ensuring solid fundamentals like hand (!) placement, maintaining power through the ground by ALWAYS having your feet set as your base, and working as a unit to account for and pass off defenders as necessary, Hand is working to ensure power tosses look exactly like the deep strikes before the snap. Of course, an OL coach likes nothing more than extending a hand engraved invitation to the opposing DC saying, "Dear Esteemed Colleague: We're running power over your left side. You are cordially invited to try and stop it!", and then just bashing the ball home!
  7. Are those his total stats at Texas, or just from Q4 Nebraska 2007?
  8. https://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/c_limit,w_680/fl_lossy,pg_1,q_auto/zslgmp0efoljtjodsdq2.jpg
  9. It was cooler looking than all the ones he usually sees at the football bloggers meetups.
  10. I think if you're on an opening day roster for 5 seasons in the NFL, you earn your pension. Not sure if practice rosters are included on that plan. The point is, it's been a great way for him to earn coin. He's forever the best player in the AAF, and he'll be able to recognize his grandkids in 30 years.
  11. That's what I get for posting after huffing paint*. At least I landed on the right sport. Coulda been Emeka Okafor. *This in no way means I'm huffing less paint. Just pointing out that it's a likely contributing factor in my ongoing disagreement with reality.
  12. This is the time of year to experiment with OL combinations. They're not at all the sum of their parts. Five skilled individuals can look like cat puke if they don't complement each other or freelance. Conversely, five adequate players can become all-world when they act as one unit, picking up DL shifts and stunts while still sensing where their teammates are. I get the sense Alex Okafor is in a "figure it out or forget it" period. He's had all the coaching and development he can stand. Now, he's either going to jell with his unit, or find himself as an emergency backup.
  13. If you can't block it, you can't run it. Let's get an OL rotation where any one of 7 guys can enter the game without Surly cursing before we start tallying up points. A couple of TEs surviving into the season wouldn't suck either. This will be the first season (I hope) where the development of the OL can be more than a "hey, it could happen!" hope.
  14. I've seen suggestions for letting women's (wymynz?, wimminists?) fire the cannon. I'm pretty sure their expectation is different than mine in a few critical ways, but I'm going to cling to my mental picture for a little while here.
  15. Ordinarily, I don't care for these type of measurables. We all know LJH's worth isn't in his straight line speed. He's a ball player that goes up and grabs contested balls like a power forward. Usually, I'd tell scouts to go look at the tape, since football isn't played in shorts. However, LJH really only had the benefit of 1.5 seasons to build that tape. The Texas offense simply did not have enough clout to use his gifts properly before then. That's just not enough of a record for a team to simply trust him
  16. It seems our offense is developing akin to our defense. A whole lot of 'tweener players that don't have a true position. WR's that can easily line up as RB, TE's that can flex to WR to back to RB. A DC tries to match his defensive package to the the offensive players (a reason why the offense has to commit inside the numbers), but with so many flex players, Texas could run different attacks from the same player grouping.
  17. Depends on if you wanna sign up for the P-Poppin' portion or not. Gotta say, I sighed a bit to see 'cris called "Old School". That's probably right, but whither UTFO or Whodini?
  18. C'mon! He's the guy from the front end loader commercial! What better way to get football players excited?
  19. Somewhere, a Tech punt gunner just broke into a cold sweat.
  20. Tough news. I really believed this kid had all the skills to be a legend. However, I'm certain that collapsing on the field while Jordan McNair's obituary was still current clarifies priorities. A Longhorn Life and a long one, to you Big Pat!
  21. That was my takeaway from this article. The CEO of 247 doesn't know the difference between 'insure' and 'ensure'?
  22. Jalen Hurts has good enough skills to get by. If I'm OU (much like I am at Texas), I'm wondering what my 4 new starters on my OL are going to look like. Anyone remember what an offense featuring a powerfully strong running QB, a fantastic RB, and a "not quite on the same page most of the time" OL looked like?
  23. With an OC being the "eye in the sky" and rapid communications to the sidelines, the static defense is an automatic liability. If you line up and stop moving, the opposing offense knows exactly what you're about to do. Modern offenses have pieces on the field at all times to attack your weakness. The only way to give yourself a chance is to be shifting up until the snap - thus forcing the offense to play together in "real time" - diagnosing the defense and their individual responsibilities while the play is running. The Texas defense needs a fireplug in the middle to cause a roadblock (thank you, Poona Ford). Running up the A gap is the easiest play in football, and must be stopped with pure mass. After that, Todd Orlando just asks, "What kind of athlete are you?". Take the 10 best ones and start sorting them out. You may line up as a DE, but your actual responsibility may be to rapidly drop to cover a hook. The putative ILB might be an outside pass rusher - to be replaced by a deep safety now covering the inside gap. This is why Tom Herman wants a dominant TE. That's not really a non sequiter. Tight Ends get to cheat the rules. If every OL could block or catch a pass, football would be an insanely different game. As it stands, the TE alone is allowed to block (thus wanting a DE to match him) or run a passing route (usually needing a fleeter LB or stealing a S for coverage). In the cat and mouse game going on, the TE can scramble up everyone's coverages by doing both on the same play. Even catching a 10 yard pass puts him in the world of DBs - usually too small to effectively tackle him. Finding a true multi-skilled TE is rare. However, his presence demands a defense's focus.
  24. Having him sign financial aid papers and likely enroll in classes today was a big first step. Today is the 4th day of the spring semester and the official "add/drop" end. After today, you'd need special dispensation from the registrar to enroll in a class. If you're not enrolled as a student, you're not on the team. If he signed an aid package, my guess is he's got his class schedule. He would then be an official student for the spring semester. After this, it gets murky, and anyone who tells you they're "certain" about what's going to happen is only following their heart. USC released him from his LOI, but this literally makes zero difference. LOI's are only interesting until classes start and you're enrolled. Classes started at USC, and he was enrolled in them. He can likely un-enroll from USC without academic penalty, but (to quote U.E. McGill) the NCAA is a little more hard nosed than that. Essentially, the NCAA considers him to be a student at USC for the spring semester the same as if he transferred in May. He will need a waiver to gain immediate eligibility, and there really aren't any comparable incidents to compare. Officially, you need to claim some sort of compelling circumstance for a waiver. Justin Fields transferred to tOSU, and is claiming that a racial incident on a baseball field caused him undue hardship at UGA. The general consensus is that this stands a good chance of satisfying the NCAA, and earning a waiver. If that's the threshold (and I'm not belittling the severity of racial abuse at all), then it seems that some unrelated incident (I wouldn't use the "my coach left" argument - it happens all the time) might be proffered to prevent 1 week from costing him an entire season. I'm gruntled that the NCAA is well known for its rapid, fair, consistent, and common sense responses - and not being the least bit capricious and arbitrary.
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