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Posts posted by DanTheHorn
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On 1/1/2020 at 8:25 AM, BornOrange1955 said:
I'm not reading every post here, but the crux of everyone's opinions seems to be that Orlando was a moron. I'm not defending him, but we lost 9 starters off last year's team and then suffered injury after injury during the season. I'm gonna cut him some slack.
As for the game last night vs Utah, yes our D looked great. But Utah's offense was pitiful, unimaginative and probably their C game. One dropped pass in the flat, if caught, was probably a TD which might have changed the entire complexion of the game. Who knows? Their 4th and inches call to begin the third quarter was totally moronic. Their QB was very average. I don't see him starting for many teams in the Big XII. My real point is this was one game--we looked great in the second half against KSU too, and last year we stifled Georgia. IMO, the thinking here that we would have been a Top 5 or 10 team if Orlando wasn't the DC is misguided.
I would not cut Orlando slack. In his pressers he was repeatedly asked if he was going to make major changes since the defense had been bad since last year. His standard answer was "No time to panic, we have to keep teaching these players our scheme and get them to execute better". Basically I am going to throw the players under the bus since there is nothing wrong with what I am doing. When you lose players you make changes to put what you have in better position. One should not staunchly stick to what has not worked since 2018. I responded because I thought you did not deserve the negs for cutting Orlando slack. I think I will go back and neg you now that I thought more about it.
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39 minutes ago, RollLeft said:
This is more like the lists Jerry hands out during his GM meetings. Instead of 35 years make it 25 years when he introduces the list. I doubt his kisses asses respond the way these guys did to the list. Instead, they praise Jerry for being an in tune smart owner.
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23 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said:
From 247 - https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Arizona-ten-assistants-to-watch-141014268/#141014268_5
According to this article - Partridge has also coached Special Teams (successfully)
PITTSBURGH DEFENSIVE LINE COACH CHARLIE PARTRIDGE
(Photo: 247Sports)
Partridge has the assistant head coach title at Pittsburgh and has stability there, but coaching connections mean quite a bit and it would make sense for Arizona to at least give it a try.
Partridge returned to Pittsburgh after serving the prior three seasons (2014-16) as head coach at Florida Atlantic University. Inheriting a program in need of a complete rebuild, on and off the field, he responded to the challenge by signing three of the finest recruiting classes in FAU history. His 2015 class was hailed as the best in Conference USA.
He spent the 2013 season at Arkansas, where he served as assistant head coach and oversaw the defensive line. Under his watch, defensive ends Trey Flowers and Chris Smith were All-SEC performers. Partridge also contributed to the Razorbacks’ special teams that featured All-SEC kicker Zach Hocker and punter Sam Irwin-Hill, who ranked 15th nationally with a 44.3-yard average.
Partridge was instrumental in one of the best five-year runs in Wisconsin history from 2008-12. Initially serving as defensive line and specialist coach, he was elevated to associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator for his final two seasons. The Badgers won three consecutive Big Ten titles from 2010-12, earning Rose Bowl berths each season. The 2010-11 squads each won 11 games and ranked in the nation’s Top 10 at season’s end.
Partridge oversaw a physical, game-changing defensive front at Wisconsin. His most accomplished pupil was defensive end J.J. Watt, who was a 2010 All-American and winner of the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the national defensive player of the year. A first-round draft pick of the Houston Texans in 2011, Watt is now one of the NFL’s elite defensive players.
During Partridge’s initial Pitt tenure with Rhoads as his defensive coordinator, he worked with the defensive line for four seasons and the linebackers in his final campaign. He also served as the Panthers’ special teams coordinator in 2006-07.
In 2007, Pitt ranked fifth in the nation in total defense, yielding just 297.7 yards per game. Under the guidance of Partridge and Rhoads in 2007, first-year starting middle linebacker Scott McKillop led the nation in tackles (12.6 per game), earning All-America status and unanimous first-team All-Big East honors. Another Partridge protégé, defensive end Joe Clermond, led the Big East in tackles for loss (16.5) in 2006.
Pitt’s special teams were highly productive under Partridge’s guidance. In 2006, the Panthers led the Big East in net punting (37.5 avg.) and kickoff returns (24.1 avg.). During the 2007 campaign, Pitt topped the conference in field goal percentage (81.8%, 18-22) and PAT kicking (100%, 28-28), while ranking second in kickoff returns (22.9 avg.)
Prior to Pitt, Partridge served four seasons (1998-2001) at Iowa State in administrative and coaching roles, as he was with Rhoads on staff for a few years. Partridge was a defensive graduate assistant in 1998-99, working with the outside linebackers. Following the 1999 season he earned a full-time appointment as the program’s director of football operations.
Man, I can't wait for January 2nd and the off-season thread getting started. Yurcich is the first coordinator hire I have really liked since Harsin. First post on that off season thread should be a prediction all the kool-aid we will be hearing and drinking from the 9.95 folks. Hell it already started today on Midday from Trey and BK hour 3. Stashing this image on this thread just in case Partridge is hired.
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1 hour ago, Hairy Biped said:
It would be foolish for Texas to change their defense at this point. Maybe simplify the scheme and mix in more 4 man fronts like they did against Tech, but a wholesale change would probably be disastrous. If anything, they need to spend time focusing on fundamentals. You know, tackling, gap responsibility, pursuit angles, shit like that. That alone would go a long way towards making the defense better.
You mean we should continue to blitz from 15 yards out, have our best pass rusher cover their best receiver and bring the house on 3rd and 17? I think all the things I mentioned need to go away and that will take some significant changes. This coordinator has to figure out how to get pressure on the QB without selling us out on the back-end.
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21 hours ago, HtownHorn said:
What is the connection of Yurcich and Carrier? It seems weird that one of the coaches Yurcich would bring with him is someone that appears he has never worked with before.
Maybe they think he is a great candidate. That would be a nice change.
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23 hours ago, Rimbo said:
Jesus Christ on a popsicle stick, Dan. I even added a winky-smiley face, because I was pretty certain that if I didn't, people would think I was serious. And yet here you are, demonstrating that -- yet again -- there are no limits to human obliviousness.
Yea someone already said I messed up.
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Yurcich's numbers at both tOSU schools say that he should be a home run hire. Did Yurcich have position coaches dictated to him at his last two stops? If so, this would be his first set of hires. Hope he does not make the Tom and Charlie mistake or maybe Tom is very involved with every hire that is made by Yurcich, we shall see.
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1 hour ago, Rimbo said:
Comfort hires, both of them. 😉
Please can you quote someone that has seriously said that Yurcich is a comfort hire. Don't piggyback Ash onto Yurcich. Ash was a comfort hire.
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1 hour ago, tantric superman said:
We're gonna be the new B(ubble) S(creen) U!
Here is our version:
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3 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:
If TQ is upset about not being handed a starting job, then he should transfer. Regardless of whether he’s at DE or DT, he’s a fucking JAG who’s been gifted playing time he doesn’t deserve for two years now. Ojomo should’ve been starting over him this entire season.
So much gold in this post. Right off the bat, he acts like coaches can’t and don’t get out of multi-year contracts all the fucking time.
The most gold in that post is that they are not saying "Great he is gone now we can go get something better".
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Herman is going to let Ash run the defense the way he sees fit and if some players transfer, so be it. This is absolutely the right call as meritocracy needs to be restored. If a talented player transfers you can assume he didn't want to compete.
This is not true. If everyone of your teammates is telling you that you are better than the guy that is playing and you know the coaches are not giving you a fair shot then that has nothing to do with not wanting to compete.
QuoteWe've heard some players aren't exactly thrilled with the Chris Ash hire. After doing some research on the players' level of interaction with Ash, we don't feel that apprehension is merited. Ash finally met with the players over the weekend and we heard that introduction was pretty well received.
This means nothing because all new relationships have a honeymoon period. Mid season next year is when we will know if it is working.
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27 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:
If the Yurcich story is ALL bullshit then why hasn't he come out and said "I am not leaving OSU and love it here and plan to be here for a long time". It's kinda easy to set the record straight.
Because that is like confirming he is gone. Only time we know they are not coming is when they say they are not interested in Texas job. Once you state you are not interested in Texas by name you are done as a candidate.
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17 hours ago, Harvdog said:
This guy sounds deplorable. 🙄
I never heard of a rebellion at OkSt because the coach was an asshole. He’s had some lower rated recruits and turned them into stars. His job is to put up the same type of stats that Ok St put up. If he does that and Ash does his job, these are going to be the start of some great times again.
I see what you are doing.
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32 minutes ago, Nivek said:
I would hate to have Mack Brown success at Texas. I much prefer struggling for bowl eligibility to success. It is much more exciting to play second tier opponents than to actually beat them with regularity.
I am glad Mack 2010's is gone. It took us 3 coaches and 21 years before we got Mack after Royal which resulted in a decent 12 year and 1 MNC run. Sorry guys we may just be 6 years into those 21 years. I hope this time around it does not take so long.
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5 minutes ago, Dutch said:
The casual interest I give the NFL these days (not that they care) is mainly a function of keeping track of my fantasy teams, and I'll usually tune in to playoff games if we're home and I have nothing else to do that afternoon. I might have missed the rituals that were my childhood Sundays, but college football has filled that void and then some.
My brother still wants to watch a Cowboy game uninterrupted. He refuses to watch with me at Thanksgiving since I may at times have a player on the opposing team. I will root for the Cowboys to win but not at the expense of my FFL player. Drives him nuts because he is still a die hard fan, I lost that after JJ hired Barry. Thank god for the nice run our Longhorn's had in the 2000's.
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7 minutes ago, Txslnghrns said:
Jerry didnt force Jimmy out because he wanted to force Jimmy out. It was because Jimmy hated Switzer. And for jerry to force Jimmy out, the one thing he had to do was tell Jimmy he was gonna hire Switzer. If he didnt, he couldnt hire Switzer, plain and simple.Where did this appear? What I know from being in DFW at the time is that Jerry walked up to Jimmy and his staff after the Super Bowl win and they all giggled as he approached. Jerry was offended and said any of 500 coaches could win a championship. He felt he was not getting enough credit and fired Jimmy. So he took over and the Cowboys suck ever since that day as soon as Jimmy's players were gone. Barry was an FU to Texas fans since Jerry is Arkie and all. That is when I stopped loving the Boyz the way I love my Horns. It will take someone new before the Cowboys are ever restored or maybe it is to late and they are now the Lions.
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3 hours ago, Stunns38 said:
That was the night of my first anniversary. I was too pissed off to sex the wife. Viagra wouldn’t have worked for me either. That game was a top 3 disappointment. 1. Tech 2008 2. 2001 Big 12 CCG Colorado 3. Bama 09
I need to have a drink now that you mentioned those three games. I was at the stadium for 2001 and bama.
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1 hour ago, Harrison Stafford said:
Am not getting any younger and would like a
few morenational championshipsin my lifetime.Now this has been corrected so that an aggy can say it. It is nice that in these bad times we can say the phrase as it was originally written and lean on aggy to feel better.
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3 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:
Urban Meyer has gone undefeated twice in his entire 17 years as a HC, and only once at a P5 school. The one year he did it at a P5 school was in 2012 with Tom Herman as his OC.
So it definitely makes a ton of sense to say that even Urban Meyer couldn't get Herman to avoid a WTF loss and not the other way around.
Damn I am going to catch hell for that screw up. On the bright side you are telling me there is hope!
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12 hours ago, Ricky Butler said:
Didn’t they love Herman’s offense?
Even Urban Meyer was insufficient kryptonite for Herman's once a year WTF loss. In 2014, they lost against 7-6 Virginia Tech at home because they only scored 21 points which was the lowest number of points scored in a game all year. It is in Herman's MO to think hey this is in the bag and prepare poorly and it has not gone away. I predict it will never go away with Frat Boy Tom.
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On 12/17/2019 at 6:28 PM, UTEX90 said:
I can't, for the life of me, figure out if I want to go to this game. The pros and cons list is complicated and lengthy.
In SA and have nothing to do then go, a single ticket should cost $10.00. Otherwise it is an easy skip.
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2 hours ago, Hiphopopotamos said:
I agree - Major brings nothing new to this team or offense. I'd take everyone but Courtney Messingham ahead of him.
That said - Major is enough of a dick that I think he could/would stand up to Tom when he's being a fucking idiot.
Major is not a popular choice and I believe there has to be better. Yet, lets not massacre Applewhite because Tom wants him. All that shows us is that Tom is inadequate. Major did a great job holding together some semblance of a class for Charlie after Mack told all the recruits to go elsewhere. He did OK when he called the plays the one year he was here on his own. Also, if Charlie was smart and had kept Major around he would have gotten a good recruiter that could introduce him on how to play nice with Texas High School coaches. In addition, Charlie I think would have gotten a competent offense to go along with that first year defense. I know some of us thought that getting rid of Major in favor of Watson was the first nail in the coffin even before Charlie's rein started here at Texas. I think Major is going to work out somewhere, I just hope it is not here at this time. Maybe in the future.
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38 minutes ago, ShowMeALoss said:
Some people expected Texas to compete for an NC or play in the playoffs this year. I call that "bullshit" and "not acceptable."
Do you call losing TCU and barely beating Kansas the proper expectation. Some people here try to swing the pendulum all the way to an NC and playoffs when the bitching here is about utter incompetence. That way they can say we are complaining over unrealistic expectations.
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7 minutes ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:
We know one name now, so let's say there are still 4ish spots.
CB - The name we know is the Georgia kid, Isaiah Dunson. Anything else would be unknown as Jahdae Barron signed with Baylor, somewhat unexpectedly yesterday
DT - Collins/Princely - Of note here: IT is speculating that moving to a 4 down line helps recruiting, but they'll probably recruit mostly big frame ends that will grow into tackles unless they find a guy like Coburn
RB - Bradford is the name we know, and idk that this is actually a need depending on what they do with RoJo and Whittington
WR - Dixon and Savion Williams
So now we wait for more names. I don't know any other names floating around other than wishcasted board names.
Looks like the big get on that list is Alfred Collins.
Fuck you Todd Orlando
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Posted · Edited by DanTheHorn
This is all people need to know about Orlando "teaching" and it was available before we hired the guy. I wanted Aranda but some folks here could not see past the OU win in which OU shot itself in the foot. You know who you are you assholes with all the negging you did of folks that criticized the hiring of Orlando.
Teaching guys by talking only and not showing. Also, lots of hitting in practice putting wear and tear on guys instead of teaching guys by showing them how to close on a runner to tackle the person. Same thing takes place in a longer video from UH. I don't think things changed here.
Here is Aranda (0.44):