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You guys should go watch some Trey Moore UTSA tape if you’re concerned about him as an off the ball linebacker. He basically played outside linebacker there and looked comfortable in space. Texas doesn’t really ask their LBs to carry guys across the field in coverage anyways, it’s more of a match style coverage. Nansen had produced many ILBs who record high sack numbers. 

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1 hour ago, 6th Street said:

PR safe only please. You know every punt block attempt will just result in roughing the punter 

Just don't do it if there is less than 5 to go.  Roughing is pretty rare.  They call running into a lot.

Posted
1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

Texas was one of them. They thought they’d landed him and he was the WR “no one is talking about” that I was saying could be coming into the program. He’s a stud. 

Damn, 18.2 career return average on punts without housing one.  That has to be some sort of record for a guy who has returned punts for two years.  Would have been an outstanding pickup.

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14 hours ago, tokamak said:

Every $9.95er update since like April has been essentially “every single player on the team looks like an All-American”. Yet I don’t remember a single blurb about Baker. Now we’ve got chatter that a true freshman could win that job. They’re clearly not satisfied with the guy. 

  I have a similar suspicion with kicking. We brought in Shipley hoping he'd resurrect our kicking game, but so far all we've heard is that he's in a "battle" with our fucking kickoff specialist Will Stone for the job.

I suspect FG kicking will be substandard and unreliable again this season.

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3 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:
14 hours ago, closetojumping said:

The holder gets a bad snap and the ball bounces up to the kicker. The GBall defenders are coming at him in full force.  He panics and starts running in the opposite direction. At around the 50, he just throws the ball behind his back, while running full speed towards the GBall end zone, at the GBall defenders. One of them picks it and houses it. Funniest shit on a football field I’d scene since earlier in the same game when Casey Hampton threw our center at our QB for a strip sack and fumble TD return. 

We're getting to the point where you're going to have to stop criticizing my spelling and posting behavior. You have a head injury this week or something? 

 

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

Now we have a brand new corner, and no one is replacing Barron, at least not next year, and certainly not at the beginning of the year. That motherfucker blew up blocks in the screen game to make TFL and locked down his guy, pretty much all the time. CB is a concern, and the secondary in general as Barron allowed are safeties to do a lot more shit. 

... 😄

Kidding aside, Barron is the kind of player that makes a bad coach look good. He's the total package -- athletic, smart and driven. He spent a lot of time watching film to refine his technique and play recognition. We can only hope the example he set was infectious.

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20 minutes ago, satyanash said:

  I have a similar suspicion with kicking. We brought in Shipley hoping he'd resurrect our kicking game, but so far all we've heard is that he's in a "battle" with our fucking kickoff specialist Will Stone for the job.

I suspect FG kicking will be substandard and unreliable again this season.

Didn't he arrive in the Summer? How can there be an ongoing "battle" when you typed this before his first practice is over?

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Posted
16 minutes ago, Foosters said:

Didn't he arrive in the Summer? How can there be an ongoing "battle" when you typed this before his first practice is over?

I think it was one of Burton's bullet points on a previous page.

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43 minutes ago, satyanash said:

  I have a similar suspicion with kicking. We brought in Shipley hoping he'd resurrect our kicking game, but so far all we've heard is that he's in a "battle" with our fucking kickoff specialist Will Stone for the job.

I suspect FG kicking will be substandard and unreliable again this season.

His old coach, Gj Kinne, said we would be “more than just fine” with Shipley kicking. Don’t know how I just realized there’s another Shipley on the team. Was his dad roommates……Sorry sorry ptsd 

Posted
3 hours ago, Fud said:

As a traditional nickel corner he probably isn't, but there are "big nickel" coverages where the nickel is more protected and can be more aggressive in the run and on the short and intermediate 

But I suspect this is probably getting him ready for more situational roles 

I thought that was more Brewster 

Nope. Akina was the guy behind the "here's how to blow up the 'shield' in front of the punter" stuff that was so much fun to watch that year.

Posted
3 hours ago, SimkinsMan said:

My heart is not ready for more roughing the punter penalties.

 

3 hours ago, kevwun said:

Yeah, I don't think it's worth the risk.  The refs have itchy trigger fingers when it comes to any contact with the punter.  Going for the block 10 times feels like it results in 3-4 drive extending penalties while getting 1 block if you're lucky. 

 

2 hours ago, Hard Times said:

My thoughts too. Just ask Phillip Geiger. If you're down a TD with 59 seconds left and have to have it, go for it. But it's dumb penalties and mistakes that kept the Vandy and ASU games closer than they shoulda been.

 

2 hours ago, 6th Street said:

PR safe only please. You know every punt block attempt will just result in roughing the punter 

 

Y'all are a bunch of wussies. You forget how much fun it was averaging a punt block per game.

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Posted (edited)

It was and maybe Akina can help get the punt coverage team back to that level.  Currently, it's not worth it and I also don't think they threw anywhere near as many flags back then.  If you don't block the ball and breath on the punter while running by it gets a 5 yard flag now.

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1 hour ago, satyanash said:

  I have a similar suspicion with kicking. We brought in Shipley hoping he'd resurrect our kicking game, but so far all we've heard is that he's in a "battle" with our fucking kickoff specialist Will Stone for the job.

I suspect FG kicking will be substandard and unreliable again this season.

Fuck me for responding to who I am responding to, but y'all should know that "in a battle with..." is routinely used as:

  1. a way to appeal to current roster members by not simply handing a job to a transfer, even if the entire intent is to have the transfer start. Similar language was just used with Endries about not yet running with the ones even though he's going to be the starting TE. It's oftentimes just a smoke show not to piss off the roster or breed entitlement and/or generate a lack of effort for the new guy.
  2. a public form of motivation for guys to step up (whether it be the incumbent starter, young, or new player)

We see this shit every year.

11 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

It’s probably (hopefully) a competition in the same way that the starting TE spot is a “competition”.

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1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

And here I thought you knew the rules of football. 

And I thought you knew Silas "Crank" Bolden. 

1 hour ago, satyanash said:

  I have a similar suspicion with kicking. We brought in Shipley hoping he'd resurrect our kicking game, but so far all we've heard is that he's in a "battle" with our fucking kickoff specialist Will Stone for the job.

I suspect FG kicking will be substandard and unreliable again this season.

Shocked face. 

59 minutes ago, Foosters said:

Didn't he arrive in the Summer? How can there be an ongoing "battle" when you typed this before his first practice is over?

Forget it, Jake, it's Satyanash.

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Posted
1 hour ago, satyanash said:

  I have a similar suspicion with kicking. We brought in Shipley hoping he'd resurrect our kicking game, but so far all we've heard is that he's in a "battle" with our fucking kickoff specialist Will Stone for the job.

I suspect FG kicking will be substandard and unreliable again this season.

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Posted
4 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

Yes he was.  We also put our best athletes on the punt block team.  I remember Roy Williams getting a couple.

I don't mind going for blocks if it is more than 5 yards to go.  I don't like extending drives with running into the punter.  Especially against douchey times like OU who always seem to have a punter who flops.

punt blocking is a unique skill like saving penalties in soccer

the technique to avoid kicker simulation (flops) is totally different for outside speed rushers v. inside leapers

i would hope we have a dedicated assistant coaching specialist on this

Posted

ctj's bobby from this morning - dark mode

Spoiler

 Just in case you missed it, there were two major notes that emerged from yesterday:

- Michael Taaffe has spent some of summer working at nickel. If Taaffe somehow wins that job, it would allow Texas to have starting experience at every single secondary position, albeit a couple in new spots.

Manny Muhammad and Jaylan Guilbeau at corner. Derrick Williams and Jelani McDonald at safety. Taaffe at nickel.

We spent a lot of off-season wondering what Texas might do in the secondary, how all the pieces might fit to maximum effect.

Well, this is one permutation that, if it works, would be huge for “experience” in the secondary.

Granted, I think it’s a tall order for Taaffe. Asking him to match with players who are oftentimes the quickest on the other team’s roster may be too much.

But Texas is ready to give him a shot.

- LaAllen Clark, the Texas edge coach, revealed yesterday that Arkansas transfer Brad Spence had moved full time to edge.

Spence was in a crowded linebacker group that included returning starters Liona Lefau and Anthony Hills, as well as Trey Moore and Ty’Anthony Smith.

The move gives Spence a direct path to the field, either as a rotational player behind Colin Simmons and/or as a pash rush specialist. It also creates depth at edge, where both Zina Umeozulu and Colton Vasek and freshmen Lance Jackson and Justus Terry are backups.

We’ve been told all spring and summer that Texas wanted to make sure they found a way to get Spence on the field more. This appears to be their solution.

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Some other takeaways from yesterday:

- Texas has a very strong staff overall. From the quiet confidence of Pete Kwiatkowski and his plain-spoken explanation of how Steve Sarkisian has managed to keep all of his coordinators in place since his arrival to the straight-forward discussions of position coaches Chris Jackson and Kenny Baker, it’s clear to me that Sark has amassed a collection of good, clear communicators with clear and straight-forward expectations.

The group also represents an eclectic mix of ages and backgrounds.

Bottom line, I think this coaching staff rivals any a Texas coach has ever assembled. I know those are large words for some of you who have followed Texas football through the years, but I firmly believe it.

- As Jeff Howe noted in a separate article, Jeff Banks discussed that Texas would likely be a more aggressive punt block unit in 2025.

I have to wonder exactly why.

Is it the lack of an elite punt returner? Or is it a lack of elite outside blockers/gunners to keep the punt returner clean?

At any rate, the idea as a whole is something to register prior to the season.

- Kyle Flood stated clearly that the right tackle job is up for grabs. As expected, Brandon Baker and Andre Cojoe are the two who will battle it out. Let’s see how that plays out and whether or not freshman Nick Brooks gets a shot there, too.

Flood also singled out another freshman, Jackson Christian. IMO it’s an early sign that we could see Christian and Nate Kibble being long term (in a year or two) solutions for Texas somewhere along the offensive front.

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Practice is here.

Can’t wait!

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Posted

jeff banks title:

assistant head coach, tight ends coach, and special teams coordinator

does he have cheat codes for punt blockers to avoid flop flags that he's been holding on to for 4 years?

sark brought him from bama in 21

this is his 5th season

the asu 'collision' was ......  not well corched

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2 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

jeff banks title:

assistant head coach, tight ends coach, and special teams coordinator

does he have cheat codes for punt blockers to avoid flop flags that he's been holding on to for 4 years?

sark brought him from bama in 21

this is his 5th season

the asu 'collision' was ......  not well corched

For fuck's sake, did you take multi-quote/schizophrenic posting lessons from Spider2yBanana? Jesus Christ. 

We're all thrilled with your ability to answer your own question with google and be sure to chronicle your entire stream of thought on surly, I'm sure everyone was waiting with baited breath. 

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2 hours ago, Park Gothic said:

I generally agree with you but will miss Bolden's haywire dangerman antics on PR. I'm loving the idea of him being a halfmad adrenaline junky who refuses to fair catch because it's for pussies and he needs another fuckin hit goddamnit! 

Even if the coaches don't like it and part of me wishes he would take it just a little easier, I have to tip my hat to anyone who lives life at full tilt. 

Z91wshOLQ8wGQ.webp

 

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13 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Excited to see if this is the year the light finally comes on for Naashon Hughes and Kirk Johnson. The 10-time defending fall camp MVPs.

Hadnot it been for Colt McCoy, Chiles should starts.

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2 hours ago, satyanash said:

  I have a similar suspicion with kicking. We brought in Shipley hoping he'd resurrect our kicking game, but so far all we've heard is that he's in a "battle" with our fucking kickoff specialist Will Stone for the job.

I suspect FG kicking will be substandard and unreliable again this season.

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On 7/29/2025 at 8:14 AM, Scholz said:

We need some more nastiness on the interior like we had with Studdard/Sendlein.  Those guys would tell the D what the goal line play was and score anyway.

 

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Legacies who were raised right.

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On 7/29/2025 at 11:58 AM, Bevo said:

What’s funny is that I thought Shaw would be the bell cow of our DT transfers.

I was hoping for this as well based on his five-star/top 10 prospect pedigree and his very obvious overall talent level. I figured that those things combined with Baker's development skills would create a monster DT - but the more I think about it, the more it seems like it's probably not going to happen. It sounds like his injury was even worse than originally thought and he had a more bad weight to lose than expected. Unfortunately, I think that, despite the apparent rise in play quality during his last little bit at UNC, he still has a long, long way to go.

I really hope that I wind up being wrong about this but it seems like a long shot. However, if Maraad Watson and Brevard wind up being as good as advertised (and Kanu the boatload of absurdly talented freshmen develop well), I don't think it will matter much. Fingers crossed for Shaw, though. Him having some kind of Broughton-like awakening would be a game changer

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22 hours ago, MirrOlure said:

We can get better in the redzone, and better at 45-55 yard kicks, since they are two different things.

This is true, but Kicking has been an issue for a singular year (1st year it has been sub 80% under Sark/Banks). The 45-55 discussion is just a distraction. Having a kicker that is reliable outside of 45 yards in college is a luxury. Texas has been lucky in that regard. 

Redzone scoring percentage: 

2021: 4th (Sark's first year)

2022: 19th

2023: 80th

2024: 101st

not a great trend

TD% in redzone

2021: 4th

2022: 65th

2023: 120th

2024: 54th

not quite the same linear trend, but ugly none the less. 

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6 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

This is true, but Kicking has been an issue for a singular year (1st year it has been sub 80% under Sark/Banks). The 45-55 discussion is just a distraction. Having a kicker that is reliable outside of 45 yards in college is a luxury. Texas has been lucky in that regard. 

Redzone scoring percentage: 

2021: 4th (Sark's first year)

2022: 19th

2023: 80th

2024: 101st

not a great trend

TD% in redzone

2021: 4th

2022: 65th

2023: 120th

2024: 54th

not quite the same linear trend, but ugly none the less. 

I’ve officially talked myself into Jerrick Gibson becoming RB1 (1b with Wisner?) this year, so I hope he can make up for some of the difference we’re seeing post-Bijan

Posted
3 hours ago, CastHorn said:

You guys should go watch some Trey Moore UTSA tape if you’re concerned about him as an off the ball linebacker. He basically played outside linebacker there and looked comfortable in space. Texas doesn’t really ask their LBs to carry guys across the field in coverage anyways, it’s more of a match style coverage. Nansen had produced many ILBs who record high sack numbers. 

Or just watch his videos from last year when he dropped and played in space. He was rarely out of position. 

Posted

Let's hope Texas football is fueled for the 2025-2026 season with motivation for the University of Texas Ultimate Frisbee team's 2025 D1 Playoff loss to hated Oregon State. With the game tied at 14-14, Oregon State took advantage of an untimely Texas turnover to pull out the win. Here is the emotionally crushing final three minutes, including the 'Horn's Down' sign from the Beavers following the loss. 

 

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16 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

This is true, but Kicking has been an issue for a singular year (1st year it has been sub 80% under Sark/Banks). The 45-55 discussion is just a distraction. Having a kicker that is reliable outside of 45 yards in college is a luxury. Texas has been lucky in that regard. 

Redzone scoring percentage: 

2021: 4th (Sark's first year)

2022: 19th

2023: 80th

2024: 101st

not a great trend

TD% in redzone

2021: 4th

2022: 65th

2023: 120th

2024: 54th

not quite the same linear trend, but ugly none the less. 

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34 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

This is true, but Kicking has been an issue for a singular year (1st year it has been sub 80% under Sark/Banks). The 45-55 discussion is just a distraction. Having a kicker that is reliable outside of 45 yards in college is a luxury. Texas has been lucky in that regard. 

Redzone scoring percentage: 

2021: 4th (Sark's first year)

2022: 19th

2023: 80th

2024: 101st

not a great trend

TD% in redzone

2021: 4th

2022: 65th

2023: 120th

2024: 54th

not quite the same linear trend, but ugly none the less. 

All this comment says to me is that "red zone scoring percentage" expressed as a ranking is not a useful metric for evaluating an offense. 

Would you rather have Texas' offense from 2021 / 2022, or Texas' offense from 2023 / 2024? I know which one I prefer. 

If the data tells you something useful then it's great. If it tells you something you know to be bullshit, then it's just more noise. 

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10 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

All this comment says to me is that "red zone scoring percentage" expressed as a ranking is not a useful metric for evaluating an offense. 

Would you rather have Texas' offense from 2021 / 2022, or Texas' offense from 2023 / 2024? I know which one I prefer. 

If the data tells you something useful then it's great. If it tells you something you know to be bullshit, then it's just more noise. 

This is just comparison in one facet, not overall. It it tells you Texas is struggling in the redzone. I assumed most would look at the numbers and just say they confirm what their eyes have told them, but it is the internet, so someone needs to argue.  Unfortunately, BCF Toys is down, so this is the best I could of stats. 

Posted

 

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

For fuck's sake, did you take multi-quote/schizophrenic posting lessons from Spider2yBanana? Jesus Christ. 

We're all thrilled with your ability to answer your own question with google and be sure to chronicle your entire stream of thought on surly, I'm sure everyone was waiting with baited breath. 

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36 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

All this comment says to me is that "red zone scoring percentage" expressed as a ranking is not a useful metric for evaluating an offense. 

Would you rather have Texas' offense from 2021 / 2022, or Texas' offense from 2023 / 2024? I know which one I prefer. 

If the data tells you something useful then it's great. If it tells you something you know to be bullshit, then it's just more noise. 

Yep. In and of itself, red zone scoring percentage seems like a good indicator of offensive success. However, what’s the sample size? Whats the team’s explosive play TD percentage? Shit, was even was their overall record?

Appears to be highly spurious data, to me. Something, something… shark attacks and ice cream cones, my man. 

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