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Speaking as a mere spectator who doesn't film reporters in the bathroom, the short-medium passing game can set a foundation for the offense in modest doses but can't be all that Texas relies on. The offense will have to find something else that works to keep the Vandy LBs and safeties honest. Caldwell can write his name into Texas history if he can lead this offense to victory. Maybe he can use his legs a few times to sustain enough drives to rest the defense and put enough on the board to stress the Vandy. I'm a dumbass and, therefore, an optimist before every season and game. So, my untechnical optimism tells me the defense will put a fence around Pavia and get some hits in early, the defense will bend and not break, and big, stupid hope incoming... Moseley and Caldwell will have a rapport from the start, and Baxter will be productive enough to keep Wisner fresh. Niblett will do something spectacular for a fourth game in a row.
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Pos rep for the critique. I agree, Sark seems to impose a strict throttle on the freshmen offensive positions. There are plenty of 2nd and 3rd year players habitually falling for the banana in the tailpipe, so why not develop an on-ramp for some of these true freshmen? The T-Birds (Townsend and Terry) ought to be taken for a test drive. What's under the hood? Is Ffrench a Bugatti or a Citroen? McCutcheon could be clutch, but we need to see more.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
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Advising PK on how to get the most out of Colin Simmons by shifting him wide as a Jumbo Corner. -
Baxter looked big, strong and fast against Alabama in 2023. Or maybe my memory has failed me. I think he got dinged up late first half or early second half.
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Urban heat effect would be a good topic to study if he decides to go for his fourth masters degree.
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As detailed on this or some other thread this week, Texas struck out on DL/DE in 2022 and 2023. The running defense is not the same as the last two years. I think seeing Baugh wiggle through to open field over and over was tougher to watch than the big pass completions. He only averaged 4 yd/carry but it seemed like he converted a lot of first downs and otherwise helped keep Florida on schedule throughout the game. Baugh had 107 against Texas. Miami and LSU each held him to under 50.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
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Tbf, those are actual sandbags on his feet. Stroh is too large and heavy for regular shoes, so the student trainers have to fashion shoes out of sandbags, the only material large and stable enough to provide support. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
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and how many teaspoons of Texas soil did Cooper feed infant Arch on the day he was born? -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
Ben Ficus replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
In the Bobby and Gerry post-practice show, Bobby talked about Josiah Sharma more than any other player. They probably could have talked for 30 minutes on the DL alone. Bobby's comp for Sharma was Shaun Rodgers and T'Vondre Sweat, except Sharma is more developed than Sweat and has longer arms (and Gerry mentioned his ankles). -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
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One part orange slices (peels zested) Two parts Sally's cookies (crumbled) Some years he would toss in a dash of Ramonce's backpack clippings, but that fell out of favor after Pino missed a short FG attempt in the national championship game. -
Those poor QBs. Every other play goes snap - block - then zzzzip as he slips through the line past the nearest blocker at full speed toward the ball carrier like SURPRISE MUTHAFUCKA!
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Hell yes! Hook 'em! Note to self, it's good for the Longhorns when an elite high school LB moves from out of state to live and train in Austin with DJ and Anthony Hill.
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