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3 hours ago, SL Xpress said:

So we'd clamber out of the car halfway through the ride, and spend the next little bit jumping out from behind corners to scare the ever living shit out of people who were on the ride. 

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(actual photo from the Alpine Sleigh Ride; unsure if that's SL Xpress in the incredible Yeti costume)

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2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

I just find their ratings to be askew with CBs more than anyone. I’ll have watch guys, see them get picked on, and then they’ve got a higher grade than the CB on the opposite side of the field who the opposing team was avoiding like the plague. If memory serves, the returning starting CB for Ohio State had a higher grade last year than his drafted counterpart and the dude returning was holding/PI machine who was almost always in danger of getting burnt. 

Davison Igbinosun. Was exactly the same at Ole Miss. Was a penalty machine who was constantly picked on and somehow that got him a transfer to tOSU and a title ring.

Dude must be doing something right, but it's hard to see what it is.

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Posted
20 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Davison Igbinosun. Was exactly the same at Ole Miss. Was a penalty machine who was constantly picked on and somehow that got him a transfer to tOSU and a title ring.

Dude must be doing something right, but it's hard to see what it is.

Laremy Tunsil. Great pass pro grades by PFF. Leads the league in penalties. 

Posted
1 hour ago, CastHorn said:

Hard to tell. I think I see a 6 in there.

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Speaking on Stroh, based off the pic it looks like playing left guard, gonna assume it’s a hand off. He either stepped with the wrong foot or had zero chance from the start. Because if the DT is in a 3 Tech at worst he could’ve washed him down the line. But if he’s playing right guard and that’s a 1 tech or nose shade. Stroh might be fucking lost 

Posted
5 hours ago, SL Xpress said:

It was a huge waste of Earl Campbell's talent. Instead of lining him up 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage with a lead blocker allowing him to get a full head of steam, he was lined up a yard or two behind the quarterback and sent into the interior of the line. 

It was a huge waste of talent. Earl "ran like a deer" when he got to Texas, but they bulked him up to play FB in the Wishbone.  He was still quick, but not as fast.

Sometimes, Earl got to the line so fast, he took a hard turn parallel to the LOS, because there wasn't a crease in front of him. Two big reasons he never should have been a FB.

If I remember correctly, Earl sometimes ran as a wishbone halfback when Roosevelt Leaks was in the game.

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Posted
2 hours ago, CastHorn said:

There’s a new Anthony Hill Mic’d up clip on Instagram. Two take aways. Hill blasted Wisner in pass protection, but Wisner stayed in front of him somehow. That was cool. Stroh had a terrible rep at Guard on a goaline situation, someone just tossed his ass. 

I liked Hill shit talking Wisner some "Don't hold me!". 

Posted
4 hours ago, Sell Mortimer Sell said:

Sorry to divert from the Disney talk but this triggered me. I remember going to see UT play UH in the Astrodome in 1983. UT won 9-3 and I was never so pissed after a win in my life. Mossey Cade intercepted a pass and returned it to the UH 1 yard line, you guessed it, FG. Walking out of the stadium I remember seeing UT's total yards for the game was 90 something. It was embarrassing. 

After the 1984-1989 stretch I decided I'd never again be mad after a win.

I was at that game, too. My Dad and I weren't very happy about that game, neither, but we'd both come to expect shitty experiences when playing Cougar High.

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2 minutes ago, BachelorTrek said:

I was at that game, too. My Dad and I weren't very happy about that game, neither, but we'd both come to expect shitty experiences when playing Cougar High.

The witches in MacBeth couldn't have laid out foreshadowing future ruin any better than you and your Dad. 

Posted
47 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:

Speaking on Stroh, based off the pic it looks like playing left guard, gonna assume it’s a hand off. He either stepped with the wrong foot or had zero chance from the start. Because if the DT is in a 3 Tech at worst he could’ve washed him down the line. But if he’s playing right guard and that’s a 1 tech or nose shade. Stroh might be fucking lost 

Yes, he’s playing LG.  Yes, it’s a handoff with Gibson going off Strohs right hip.  It is not a wide angle shot so you can’t see much.  The DT didn’t make the play on the RB and not sure he even negatively impacted him.  My initial thought is that the block was effective even if ugly with the DT trying to cut backside rather than fight thru.  But too many unknowns based on the limited view.

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43 minutes ago, Had Enough said:

Yes, he’s playing LG.  Yes, it’s a handoff with Gibson going off Strohs right hip.  It is not a wide angle shot so you can’t see much.  The DT didn’t make the play on the RB and not sure he even negatively impacted him.  My initial thought is that the block was effective even if ugly with the DT trying to cut backside rather than fight thru.  But too many unknowns based on the limited view.

If the DT was a 2 tech then I guess that’s the best case scenario when getting beat. But then I have concerns about the DT trying to shoot the B gap when head up with the Guard lol if it’s a zone concept though and that’s a 3 tech Strohs job is to block out. He failed, his head and body are going the complete opposite direction of where it should be going. That’s why I thought it was a misstep. May not matter here but if he sees meaningful time. It’s something to keep an eye on. 
 

No hostility here btw I was just a former O-Linemen and I picked what I saw in the close up lol wide view would certainly help matters but oh well 

Posted
4 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:

If the DT was a 2 tech then I guess that’s the best case scenario when getting beat. But then I have concerns about the DT trying to shoot the B gap when head up with the Guard lol if it’s a zone concept though and that’s a 3 tech Strohs job is to block out. He failed, his head and body are going the complete opposite direction of where it should be going. That’s why I thought it was a misstep. May not matter here but if he sees meaningful time. It’s something to keep an eye on. 
 

No hostility here btw I was just a former O-Linemen and I picked what I saw in the close up lol wide view would certainly help matters but oh well 

No hostility here either.  Just talking football.  I was too talented to ever play Oline.  Just joking - sorta.  But I do appreciate you guys.  I don’t know the footwork aspect of the line so any aspect of that is appreciated.

And I looked at it again and can’t determine jack.  Robertson is blocking right although not really engaged.  No one blocks Hill.  It looks as though the DT is inside Stroh but can’t exactly tell which way he wants to take him because Gibsons desired path isn’t totally clear.

You can only see 3-4 guys in the clip at a time.  Caldwell, Robertson, Stroh and Gibson then Brevard and Hill so it looks like they’re going against the 1/1b defense.  Probably crappy O across the board.

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Posted
9 minutes ago, Had Enough said:

I was too talented to ever play Oline.

"To be a lineman, you have to be big and dumb. To be a running back, you just have to be dumb."

-DKR (paraphrasing Knute Rockne?)

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Posted
29 minutes ago, campcrunk said:

"To be a lineman, you have to be big and dumb. To be a running back, you just have to be dumb."

-DKR (paraphrasing Knute Rockne?)

Not to disparage DKR, and these scores are old (1984), but NFL Wonderlic scores by position are allegedly:

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Posted
19 hours ago, Js1 said:

It is officially 'bash Texas' season

(In regards to the "Texas is the new Alabama" article that was hilariously stupid) 

https://www.on3.com/college/texas-longhorns/news/colin-cowherd-questions-texas-ability-to-physically-dominate-in-2025-nobodys-afraid-of-the-prom-king/

Colin Cowherd questions Texas' ability to physically dominate in 2025: 'Nobody's afraid of the prom king'

“FCC”

Posted
13 hours ago, Eggo said:

Yeah unfortunately the last time I called an LSU QB a "poor man's Sam Ehlinger" in the preseason he went on to have one of the most flawless seasons of any college QB ever. 

The most unbelievable part of Daniel’s’ 2023 season is that he was (mostly) uninjured while running amok. Cheap shot from fuckhead Dallas Turner aside. 

13 hours ago, Fud said:

Laremy Tunsil. Great pass pro grades by PFF. Leads the league in penalties. 

The Iggy hype the OSU boards are fomenting reminds me of the CB at Bama who was picked on constantly and then taken in the first round of the 2024 draft. Did that guy have a good rookie year? I remember debating him in that year’s draft thread. 

12 hours ago, Happy Gilmore said:

Speaking on Stroh, based off the pic it looks like playing left guard, gonna assume it’s a hand off. He either stepped with the wrong foot or had zero chance from the start. Because if the DT is in a 3 Tech at worst he could’ve washed him down the line. But if he’s playing right guard and that’s a 1 tech or nose shade. Stroh might be fucking lost 

That image you guys have been quoting is hilarious. That looks like a 350 lb man getting easily ragdolled. 

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I hope Washington displaces Shannon. We pay in 12 personnel so much.  Juan Davis was sub replacement level at receiving and blocking last year.  It hurt our offense.  I fear more of the same with Shannon if he is TE 2.

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Posted
9 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

I hope Washington displaces Shannon. We pay in 12 personnel so much.  Juan Davis was sub replacement level at receiving and blocking last year.  It hurt our offense.  I fear more of the same with Shannon if he is TE 2.

Washington passing Shannon has seemed preordained to me. Were it not for Washington missing the spring, I doubt it would have to be a thing. That said, I don’t think they’re bullshitting us about Shannon being a good blocker. If they play him in situations, they’re doing it because they want to, versus having to do so. 

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Posted
1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

Washington passing Shannon has seemed preordained to me. Were it not for Washington missing the spring, I doubt it would have to be a thing. That said, I don’t think they’re bullshitting us about Shannon being a good blocker. If they play him in situations, they’re doing it because they want to, versus having to do so. 

That's good to note.  Because Davis was an awful blocker.

Posted
42 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

The Iggy hype the OSU boards are fomenting reminds me of the CB at Bama who was picked on constantly and then taken in the first round of the 2024 draft. Did that guy have a good rookie year? I remember debating him in that year’s draft thread. 

Looks like he started all year for one of the best teams in the league, really struggled in the first half of the year, but improved in the second half 

Posted
1 hour ago, Frank Drebin said:

I hope Washington displaces Shannon. We pay in 12 personnel so much.  Juan Davis was sub replacement level at receiving and blocking last year.  It hurt our offense.  I fear more of the same with Shannon if he is TE 2.

I would love Washington to supplant him, but it been a long time since Texas had a solid blocker at TE. It has been an issue in blocking for most of Sark's tenure. More focused with finding a capable blocker at TE to match with Endries. Not too worried about pass catching. 

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Much rather have a highly capable blocker at TE to balance Endries with. Shannon can catch too, he just isn’t as athletic as Washington 

No clue how good of a blocker Washington is. 

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Posted
9 minutes ago, Atticus said:

Much rather have a highly capable blocker at TE to balance Endries with. Shannon can catch too, he just isn’t as athletic as Washington 

No clue how good of a blocker Washington is. 

Do you know Shannon can catch from his extended gametime and targets over his Texas career?

Posted
12 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Do you know Shannon can catch from his extended gametime and targets over his Texas career?

There were 9.95 reports of him having decent hands, or being more than a blocker, which gets you a ham sandwich.

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