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We’re pretty much hitting on all cylinders defensively. The one negative is that it’s not ideal to have to hit the portal for DT depth. But in today’s environment it is easier to fill that depth via the portal. I have not observed it directly but most information points to the fact that our guys are being pushed towards their maximum potential. Wins, accolades, presumably money, exposure/NFL opportunities are at an all time here. All those things make it an easy sell for those willing to work and compete.
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For 2014 we had a solid core of upperclass defensive players but depth was pretty sparse. That repeated in 2017 to an extent. Gone in 2018 were Poona Ford, DeShon Elliott, Malik Jefferson, Hilton Hill. The 2012 defense had a pretty significant contribution from guys that were factors in 2014. The depth probably had too much reliance on underclass guys then progression until their final years. Then the core guys left, and you start over. Specific to Diaz and Orlando, they aren’t great coaches that can sustain but are capable of bigger years when it hits right.
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That was a great pass. It should be fun to watch. I do wonder about Sark a bit. For me, it felt as though Ewers was less caution to the wind last year. Did we harp on the right read/right throw and consequently took fewer risks? Or was that just Ewers? That’s probably a reasonable approach given our stout defense except that our red zone offense was lacking. As others have mentioned, a few more higher risk throws may result in some picks, but there’s upside there too. Certainly the increase in mobility will matter too.
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Just for a little speculation, I’d throw that this was a circled game on the schedule given Lebby’s coaching background. In the small sample, you saw several different looks on defense in addition to the offensive gameplan. It’d be interesting to hear some insight on MSUs typical defense. The opponent doesn’t matter when play 1 has the ball caught on a well timed comeback 22 yards downfield. The crosser off the slide up the pocket was one you don’t see often. No flinch on the big TD to Moore. The awareness on the sideline dump to Gibson was great. That TD to the deep left corner is a discussion point. There was a similar play versus Georgia. The critics didn’t like throwing into double coverage. You can have the similar discussion here on the throw to #81. But none were close to being picks. The Georgia play was a big one if the ball is target. There’s an argument to be made that Arch knew exactly the risks for the decisions he made on those plays as opposed to his inexperience leading to a poor decision.
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I’m not sure that data is available, but I do not have it either way. Pff shows 3 batted balls versus OSU then 1 each against multiple teams including both Georgia games. I am not sure how they logged the Kentucky pick/fumble 6, but KY game reflected 1 batted ball. The Vandy one I’m guessing was deemed too deep in the backfield so it wasn’t logged. The A&M one. That was ugly. So there were some big ones. You might even say memorable.
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I want to dedicate this post to @Thatguy. In sheer number of balls batted at or near the LOS, PFF has Ewers tied with Shadeur Sanders and others at 8. That’s tied for 27th with 15 guys. Quick calculation shows that on a per pass basis Ewers is at 41st and Shedeur 42nd of those 42. I’d wager neither would be in the top 50 on a per pass basis. Dart, Gabriel, McCord all had more passes batted, all at a higher clip. Given our higher propensity for screens and the short game, It is below 2%. Drew Allan and Michael Hawkins had 0, if that moves the needed on wanting them. C Weigman and Alan Bowman are quite good too. There are somewhere in the vicinity of 25 guys that cut Ewers batted balls in half.
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I don’t think Flores was a late window guy. Rerick flipped from A&M to Texas, which makes his portal entry a bit surprising. But the unknown variables may be deciding factor. Volantis was the unique one that was more last minute. There are 11 pitchers signed/committed for next years team. 7 position players but that includes Jonah and 2 likely high draftees.
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Roster limits or not this is the likely outcome for a number of programs. It’s probably more NIL/portal than roster limits. It’s the Saban methodology. Sign and churn the roster with churn being even easier due to the portal. The Texas 2026 commit list shows 21 players. I can’t imagine there’s close to 21 of those guys on the roster come spring 27. There’s 17 for 2025. Yes, I’d expect the freshman numbers to dwindle at some point.
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Let’s not play both sides of the fence here. You want to implicate all of them rather just the 4. Who are the players you know? Yes, you’ve said that multiple times about Schloss. Most fans that care about that sort of thing are likely well informed and know that going back to TCU Schloss has found and/or developed talent. You could argue that once he got established at TCU there’s been better talent at TCU than Texas. If you were to use MLB as the measuring stick. If I’m interpreting 64 analytics properly, Tennessee has had 19 guys enter the portal. And I see a recent article from the Knoxville News that kicks it up to 22. LSU and UGa last year were at 14 and 15, respectively. These are amongst the best rosters in the country. I’d presume they are at or near the top of the NIL food chain. All these guys are not leaving due to the lack of natural ability. They also aren’t all leaving because they’re supremely talented. Teams are churning 25 to 33% of their roster. I’d wager even the best have similar guys to those you reference.
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Need to highlight it with excessive eye black.
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Speaking of QBs, what happened to @WinningIsHard?
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For many Heisman level QBs it’s about their surroundings more so than them. Numbers and team wins. Throw in the name Manning and a few splash highlights, and you have an immediate contender. Nevermind that Arch has an additional 8 months of practice reps, film study and maturity over last season. He’s a 3rd guy who should be hitting his prime college QB self. I’ll maintain my stance on Ewers over Manning. Sark thought he could win with both. So he stuck with the experienced guy. I believe even after the season Sark stated Ewers can “make all the throws” so there’s the theoretical prototype QB that he likes. Sark wouldn’t sacrifice the shot at the title just because. He liked Quinn, thought he could win and went with the incumbent.
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Probably true but Witt, Harrison and Mercer’s rehab were a little long. And Witt and Mercers were two years of no production.
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I’m well aware, but presumably balls that we can’t get to become hits, which may then become earned runs, right?
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I am bit curious about injuries. A Longhorn baseball savant sent me a podcast with Schloss. He mentioned Mercer hitting 97. That’s two years running he seemed slated for a big role but pitched very little. Then Spencer. Last year was worse. Curious if we have a higher, more longed injury rate than others.
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