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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The way defenses are played now is a lot different than back then. They’re designed to prevent that where as if Emmitt broke through the front 7 there wasn’t much behind. 

Emmitt was elite at sliding in the hole while still moving forward. He never really had to change direction in that running scheme. Outside zone requires you to start sideways, and then stick your foot in the ground and head downhill. Lots more time for defenses to flow to you with extra defenders. 

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Getting Coleman would be amazing and some Midwest school linemen. Would love to poach a Wisconsin lineman, always seem to maul. I don’t see XF being a great safety so let’s go get one. I’m confused how he was a 5 star but he’s not playing like it. Unless Jonah is going to be a monster 

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5 hours ago, Boko Bevo said:

This.  Baker is looking better, and will end up being a good one.  Beyond that, for OP to pretty much dismiss Nick Brooks' future because he struggled in the SEC as a true freshman is laughable.   

No one is dismissing Brooks' future. He has been objectively as bad as any Texas OL player has looked in a decade in his limited time, mostly out of position, which doesn't mean he won't turn into an absolute stud but does mean counting on him for next year would just be silly. I didn't say we need to process out these guys and start over at RT but adding in an experienced starter to at least compete makes sense unless you really enjoy losing to shit teams. Baker has shown improvement but he still isn't good in both phases and is likely to go back to looking like he is playing on rollerskates when we face Georgia and Texas A&M.

It would be lovely if he could show that it hasn't just been a drop in competition level but I'm skeptical. Raising the floor of that tackle group with a more proven player who can come in and compete is an obvious move, as of now, if you don't want to see another season torpedoed by a singular position group. Hopefully Baker continues to look better and we won't have to. I've only ever heard great things about the kid personally so him thriving at Texas would be great. No one is rooting against that. Continuing to just hope that the kids recruited and developed by Flood will turn into productive above average starters though is an exercise in both futility and pure stupidity given the track record of the last five years. 

 

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26 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Getting Coleman would be amazing and some Midwest school linemen. Would love to poach a Wisconsin lineman, always seem to maul. I don’t see XF being a great safety so let’s go get one. I’m confused how he was a 5 star but he’s not playing like it. Unless Jonah is going to be a monster 

Cedric Griffin and Earl Thomas both looked lost early in their careers.  Made huge jumps a season later.  Hell, Taaffe looked like trash when he got his first chance.

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57 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Would love to poach a Wisconsin lineman, always seem to maul.

That's right. Everyone knows the first place you should look for transfer OL is one of the worst offenses in all of CFB.  

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24 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

That's right. Everyone knows the first place you should look for transfer OL is one of the worst offenses in all of CFB.  

I was about to say, nothing about the current Wisco offense suggests "imposing their will" or "establishing the run"

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8 hours ago, Vertigo said:

You haven't been paying attention, but Baker is turning into a very good tackle. He has grown a ton over the last month. I think that Daniel Cruz is going to factor into the interior next season in some capacity, but I would love to see us take a couple of guards in the portal. 

It was crazy to rate Texas #1 to start the season with so many new faces on the OL. I'm glad to hear they're improving which is what one would expect over the course of the season. Next year always seemed to be the year they expected us to have this year. If Arch stays the course, we'll be tough as shit by the Aggie game. 

It's nice to feel like we can beat Georgia. A week ago, I felt very differently.

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1 hour ago, HateYouAndMyself said:

Continuing to just hope that the kids recruited and developed by Flood will turn into productive above average starters though is an exercise in both futility and pure stupidity given the track record of the last five years. 

 

I'm not picking nits, but there are five linemen (counting Majors) currently on rosters from the last two draft classes.  All developed by Flood.  It's an entirely new unit this year - most folks expected struggles, or should have.  A plug and play guy from the portal would be fantastic, and I'd imagine the staff is angling for one.  That said, I think the gnashing of teeth may be a bit overblown.  OL more than any other group is improved appreciably by continuity and the guys knowing each other.  They'll be better next year. 

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14 minutes ago, Boko Bevo said:

I'm not picking nits, but there are five linemen (counting Majors) currently on rosters from the last two draft classes.  All developed by Flood.  It's an entirely new unit this year - most folks expected struggles, or should have.  A plug and play guy from the portal would be fantastic, and I'd imagine the staff is angling for one.  That said, I think the gnashing of teeth may be a bit overblown.  OL more than any other group is improved appreciably by continuity and the guys knowing each other.  They'll be better next year. 

I don't entirely disagree with this but I would point out two things.

There is an ocean of difference between reasonable expected regression after losing four starters vs what we have had. We have been the worst OL in the conference and arguably one of the worst in the entirety of the power conferences. There is no context in which that is even remotely acceptable for a program like Texas. That isn't arrogance or delusion. Just the simple reality given our resources. Also you mention the importance of continuity with the OL and you are absolutely right.. but we are losing Hutson and Campbell. No matter how things shake out in the portal we are going to have two new tackle-guard tandems and highly likely a different starting center as well (whether that comes from the portal or Cruz being ready). If continuity was a core cause of the problems this year then it will be so again in 2026. 

 

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2 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

That's right. Everyone knows the first place you should look for transfer OL is one of the worst offenses in all of CFB.  

You’re thinking about this all wrong. We just need to get Helo to identify the worst offensive line in America and recruit three of those guys. Boom - cheap All Americans.

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15 minutes ago, IDIOTsavant said:

You’re thinking about this all wrong. We just need to get Helo to identify the worst offensive line in America and recruit three of those guys. Boom - cheap All Americans.

"Coach Sarkisian, we have an idea. Now, you're going to think this sounds insane, but you're just gonna have to trust us...."

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