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Not counting kneeldowns, after the first quarter our drives were
12 plays, 75 yards
14 plays, 75 yards
13 plays, 65 yards
4 plays, 7 yards
7 plays, 42 yards

That is 4 out of 5 drives executed very well against a very good Oklahoma defense. 50 plays for 264 yards at 5.3 yards per play doesn't jump off a stat sheet but against that defense it was pretty damn good, especially compared to how the offense had been performing.

Don’t have the play-by-play on those drives but don’t recall there being the drive killing penalties on the first TD that have plagued them so often
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Here's your play-by-play. 

Eight drivable possessions (two more were end of half, end of game), we scored four times - three FG and a TD for a total of 16 points.

For reference, had we done that against tOSU, we'da won. There's a reason for the Take the Points motto. 

Gruntled to see Sark appears to have gotten the message.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay/_/gameId/401752736

 

 

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20 hours ago, Horns RD Standard said:

Sark’s gonna have to slowly build to a downfield passing attack. But with this kind of defense you just play “move the chains” ball until that part clicks, go with a lot more of the quick game - Screens/slants/shallow crosses

It’s what made the gameplan last week so fucking stupid. 

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Watching the replays a couple times now. I really like what I saw from Zina and Spence. 
 

Not sure what Trey Moore’s role on this team is. Zina and Spence are suddenly better off the edge and Ty’Anthony is better at LB. It sucks for the kid, but it happens all the time on elite teams.

Brooks settled down, and is a hell of a lot better than Stroh. I’m pretty sure I didn’t see his fat pale ass out. Good. 
 

Gotta get Baxter back. We don’t have shit at RB behind Tre. 
 

No drops or big penalties at WR. Honestly , I’ll take it right now. I think we fucked up not taking Branch from USC. He’s a complete WR this season, and he can house short passes. That is a skill set not currently on the roster 

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Three big things from Saturday

1. Simmons playing more like he did last year was very good to see. Had me worried about a sophomore slump but that game should set him up for the next few. 
2. Spence was supposed to get more playing time early In the year then it didn’t happen. Get him on the field. 
3. it’s nice to not have a heart attack EVERY special teams play. Field goals are so much better and getting the return was awesome. 

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Bobby Burton 

Posted 32 minutes ago

Six games in, we have now reached the midway point in the season.

And some Texas players who have not seen much action (playing in four games or less) are making and/or contemplating decisions about redshirting and then possibly transferring.

Yesterday, we heard of one such player who is opting to take the redshirt with the intent of entering the portal in December. He will not play the rest of the season.

While we are not going to name the player until he or the team announces it, I can say the player is not a front-line player and really does not have a clear path to the field or to be a large contributor long-term at Texas.

Bottom line: these things are unfortunate, but they are bound to happen. Attrition is a natural part of college football.

**

Yes, the OL played much better. Yes, Tre Wisner was a shot in the arm to the run game. Yes, Arch Manning was efficient and smart.

But the unsung group on Saturday were the receivers for Texas, both the wide outs and the tight ends.

In talking with Coach Bob Shipley and Coach Bryan Erwin yesterday for Lunch With the Coach, they both preached about the receivers working harder to give Arch opportunities if and when the pocket broke down.

I remember two scrambles for Arch against OU very clearly. In both instances, he escaped the pocket and came near the line of scrimmage to his left.

And in both instances, the receivers —Ryan Wingo and DeAndre Moore — found holes in the coverage for Arch.

Those plays look easy, but they’re not. Not only was it a cross body throw for Arch, but it takes recognition from the wide receiver. Then they have to find a soft spot for their QBs.

Both times, the Sooners had three guys in coverage around Moore and Wingo, yet they found a way.

Coach Erwin also applauded the tight ends, saying the variety of looks that two tight end sets can give to an offense makes Texas tough to defend. As Jordan Washington, Spencer Shannon, Nick Townsend and Emaree Winston become more and more integrated and useful, the offense will only get better.

Don’t forget about this receiver group. They are improving game by game, too.
 




 

 

Roster guys, who we thinking? It’s someone who obviously hasn’t redshirted already. 

Posted (edited)

Fire up the participation chart. 
 

JJR and Derek Williams (med year possibility) come to mind. 

Not many candidates with that description so it shouldn’t be hard to figure out unless they’ve already redshirted and Bobby misspoke.

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1 minute ago, Atticus said:

Fire up the participation chart. 
 

JJR and Derek Williams (med year possibility) come to mind. 

Not many candidates with that description so it shouldn’t be hard to figure out unless they’ve already redshirted and Bobby misspoke.

Gibson came to mind for me 

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6 minutes ago, Atticus said:

Fire up the participation chart. 
 

JJR and Derek Williams (med year possibility) come to mind. 

Not many candidates with that description so it shouldn’t be hard to figure out unless they’ve already redshirted and Bobby misspoke.

Derek Williams has played in every game so he can't redshirt. And he very much has line of sight to expanded playing time when Taffe and potentially McDonald are gone next year, and he (hopefully) has a healthy offseason.

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Atticus said:

Fire up the participation chart. 
 

JJR and Derek Williams (med year possibility) come to mind. 

Not many candidates with that description so it shouldn’t be hard to figure out unless they’ve already redshirted and Bobby misspoke.

Mack is the first that comes to mind. 

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Cui gives a shit? It's got a fucking bow on it. 

Burton already said the guy was irrelevant. The portal and top 5 recruiting will do that to plenty of guys in ways the past did not. Thank goodness. Most of the guys y'all listed could all leave and the impact to the program would likely be positive. 

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7 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Cui gives a shit? It's got a fucking bow on it. 

Burton already said the guy was irrelevant. The portal and top 5 recruiting will do that to plenty of guys in ways the past did not. Thank goodness. Most of the guys y'all listed could all leave and the impact to the program would likely be positive. 

Did Sydney steal your phone again?

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1 minute ago, Gordon Shumway said:

Did Sydney steal your phone again?

To be sure, ask him if his Face ID is now inexplicably a spread butthole. Have him test it. It's the only way to be sure. 

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Proceeding With Cautious Optimism (Tuesday AM): OTF

Spoiler

Proceeding With Cautious Optimism (Tuesday AM)

By CJ Vogel

Approaching the Offensive Line Over the Next Few Weeks 

Texas ran the football 36 times for roughly 4-yards per clip against Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon. In total, 136 yards were racked up in the win over what is still the nation's No. 10 ranked rushing defense.

It was a sight for sore eyes, especially after the circus show that traveled to The Swamp where only 15 rushing yards were accumulated by running backs.

I think what we saw in Dallas was a step in the right direction. Texas saw a pulse from the running game, and based off of what we have seen from the running game against top-end opponents over the last two years, that is basically all you can ask for.

"I thought the offensive line did a really good job," Steve Sarkisian said during his Monday press conference. "That's a tough front, OU's got a really good front. They've got some very talented players. They've got a really good scheme. We knew they were going to cause us issues, we just tried to minimize the negative plays which is an area we know they've thrived."

However, there remains a long road. 

The five big fellas up front had their moments, but remain far from an overall strength of the Texas offense. While the current five-man unit has only played six quarters together, I want to urge caution with the upcoming slate of games. 

Texas will play Kentucky, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. Three games on paper where the Longhorns should leave with a victory. But given how important a run game is on the road, anything can happen in the SEC.

***

Against Oklahoma, 13 rush attempts for the Texas offense went for 5 yards or more. Two went for 10-yards or more, with one coming from Arch Manning and of course, the lengthy 37-yard run from Wisner that was a season long from a Texas running back.

Despite these steps forward, the Texas run game still saw eight rush attempts go for negative yards and 51.4% of rush attempts went for 3 yards or less. 

Texas rush attempts by yards gained vs. Oklahoma:

37

29 Manning

9

9

8

7

7

7 Niblett

6 Manning

5 Manning

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

1

1

-1

-1

-2

-3 Gibson

-4

-4

-5

-5

***

In the pass protection game, the big stat coming out of the week was Texas only allowed one sack to a very talented Oklahoma pass rush. Again, sounds great. 

Yet, Oklahoma was able to accumulate 25 pressures on Arch Manning. That is down 10 total pressures from the trip to Gainesville, but remains a level of pressure that is borderline unsustainable for the Texas quarterback to find functionality on a given snap.

Fortunately, I do believe the worst play of the Texas offensive line is in its past. But how quickly am I to believe they will ascend to their maximum potential? I can't say for certain. 

Nick Brooks at left guard has shown some nasty. Sarkisian even mentioned he sees some similarity to DJ Campbell from when he was first added to the starting lineup.

"I think he provides kind of what DJ (Campbell) provided a couple of years ago for us. There's some energy, there's some attitude."

Though, like Campbell, opposing defensive coordinators are drawing up blitzes to target the freshman guard. Brooks allowed six pressures, a sack and was called for two penalties on Saturday. Yet, still, the promise of what he could turn into was very clear.

***

There is a lofty comparison I want to make here, and it probably is not fair to make given the conference the Longhorns currently reside in. But Texas had three cupcakes to get right after Ohio State – they did not take advantage of that three-game span.

Looking at the schedule today, I think again the Longhorns are entering a three game span in which they can solely focus on perfecting the issues that plagued the Longhorns over the first six games of the season.

Texas has more talent than Kentucky, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. Winning should be possible even with an imperfect offensive line. Again, it's probably inconsiderate to do so, but this upcoming three game span is a do-over for Sarkisian and Flood to get right on the offensive line with Georgia, Arkansas and Texas A&M set to round out the season following the bye.

This time, there is absolutely zero margin for error.

 

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31 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Proceeding With Cautious Optimism (Tuesday AM): OTF

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Proceeding With Cautious Optimism (Tuesday AM)

By CJ Vogel

Approaching the Offensive Line Over the Next Few Weeks 

Texas ran the football 36 times for roughly 4-yards per clip against Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon. In total, 136 yards were racked up in the win over what is still the nation's No. 10 ranked rushing defense.

It was a sight for sore eyes, especially after the circus show that traveled to The Swamp where only 15 rushing yards were accumulated by running backs.

I think what we saw in Dallas was a step in the right direction. Texas saw a pulse from the running game, and based off of what we have seen from the running game against top-end opponents over the last two years, that is basically all you can ask for.

"I thought the offensive line did a really good job," Steve Sarkisian said during his Monday press conference. "That's a tough front, OU's got a really good front. They've got some very talented players. They've got a really good scheme. We knew they were going to cause us issues, we just tried to minimize the negative plays which is an area we know they've thrived."

However, there remains a long road. 

The five big fellas up front had their moments, but remain far from an overall strength of the Texas offense. While the current five-man unit has only played six quarters together, I want to urge caution with the upcoming slate of games. 

Texas will play Kentucky, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. Three games on paper where the Longhorns should leave with a victory. But given how important a run game is on the road, anything can happen in the SEC.

***

Against Oklahoma, 13 rush attempts for the Texas offense went for 5 yards or more. Two went for 10-yards or more, with one coming from Arch Manning and of course, the lengthy 37-yard run from Wisner that was a season long from a Texas running back.

Despite these steps forward, the Texas run game still saw eight rush attempts go for negative yards and 51.4% of rush attempts went for 3 yards or less. 

Texas rush attempts by yards gained vs. Oklahoma:

37

29 Manning

9

9

8

7

7

7 Niblett

6 Manning

5 Manning

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

1

1

-1

-1

-2

-3 Gibson

-4

-4

-5

-5

***

In the pass protection game, the big stat coming out of the week was Texas only allowed one sack to a very talented Oklahoma pass rush. Again, sounds great. 

Yet, Oklahoma was able to accumulate 25 pressures on Arch Manning. That is down 10 total pressures from the trip to Gainesville, but remains a level of pressure that is borderline unsustainable for the Texas quarterback to find functionality on a given snap.

Fortunately, I do believe the worst play of the Texas offensive line is in its past. But how quickly am I to believe they will ascend to their maximum potential? I can't say for certain. 

Nick Brooks at left guard has shown some nasty. Sarkisian even mentioned he sees some similarity to DJ Campbell from when he was first added to the starting lineup.

"I think he provides kind of what DJ (Campbell) provided a couple of years ago for us. There's some energy, there's some attitude."

Though, like Campbell, opposing defensive coordinators are drawing up blitzes to target the freshman guard. Brooks allowed six pressures, a sack and was called for two penalties on Saturday. Yet, still, the promise of what he could turn into was very clear.

***

There is a lofty comparison I want to make here, and it probably is not fair to make given the conference the Longhorns currently reside in. But Texas had three cupcakes to get right after Ohio State – they did not take advantage of that three-game span.

Looking at the schedule today, I think again the Longhorns are entering a three game span in which they can solely focus on perfecting the issues that plagued the Longhorns over the first six games of the season.

Texas has more talent than Kentucky, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. Winning should be possible even with an imperfect offensive line. Again, it's probably inconsiderate to do so, but this upcoming three game span is a do-over for Sarkisian and Flood to get right on the offensive line with Georgia, Arkansas and Texas A&M set to round out the season following the bye.

This time, there is absolutely zero margin for error.

 

 

"Yet, Oklahoma was able to accumulate 25 pressures on Arch Manning. That is down 10 total pressures from the trip to Gainesville, but remains a level of pressure that is borderline unsustainable for the Texas quarterback to find functionality on a given snap."

That is classic lipstick on a pig, since Texas had at least 12 more drop backs vs Florida. OU is a better pass rushing group, if you are looking for a positive.  MSU and Kentucky are 14th and 15th in sacks in the SEC, so there is some time to improve until Texas sees a team that can bring pressure. Vandy 4th, I did not expect that. 

 

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