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  1. 1 minute ago, Drew said:

    Okay so the run game and pass game will kill the defense. Not even the QB the WR threw to that wide open WR.

    Awesome.

    Can’t wait for everyone to say the offense isn’t doing enough. Again.

    Well we can at least agree we can’t have many possessions on offense like the first one. We got to maximize every possession and that’s on Dak and the offense. 

  2. Dak needs to be in play action. This dropping back to pass on long and 3rd is bullshit. I want to see how they use Baker. The last two weeks they have played to his strengths which is play action out of the pocket shit. 25 throws. 

  3. 12 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

    Is Baker going to look like an all pro today? 

    It depends on if he has more TDs than Progressive commercials or more commercials than INTs. 
    I think they figured out he’s most effective throwing the ball 25 times or less. And relying on their running game (which is stellar—two number 1 RBs). So if he doesn’t play hero ball or has to throw more than 25-30 times max he should look good? Our defense isn’t great. 

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  4. 11 minutes ago, SnowAggy said:

    We love Matt, and will keep him for as long as we can.  

    And he does get it...but by "it" I mean coaching at ISU.  

    UT and ISU couldn't be more different with regard to football.  We have no expectations, your AD budget dwarfs ours, your state is the center of the high school football universe, your BMDs make ours look like the small time tight ass farmers they are.

    Matt has nothing to do with UT except for making ISU into an opponent that's not a laughable waste of time.  Surely Longhorns fans can see the value of ISU being good. 

    All the criticism of Campbell and ISU in here are 100% valid but so is the OPs point.

    I  root for ISU. Always have. Tech also bc many family members and friends went there. Except when they play us. There is a lot of value in having a good ISU. I saw some flashes last night of what’s possible but I know y’all don’t dare to dream beyond next week. It would be cool though if y’all became a force in the conference. Jmo. There have been plenty of coordinators with talent and skill that have gone through Iowa State. I know it’s a challenge but I do think Campbell is a great hire for Iowa State. It’s hard to judge the last two three years because Purdy has been in and out of the lineup. 
    Who will be the next QB? 

  5. I like Matt Campbell a lot!
     

    I think he is exactly the right coach for Iowa State.

    Iowa State’s AD said “Hey we have money but we want someone who wants to coach here. They have to want to be here.”

    I think Matt does. He is a good coach. It takes time to really build a team. He cares about being there. Purdy has been in and out with mono and injuries so the last two-three years are hard to judge as a whole. I am happy for Iowa State. I hope he stays and develops that program better than Gundy has OSU. Jmo. 
     

    Campbell gets it. I hope they appreciate him. And he stays. 

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  6. 21 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

    The amount of players who come to Texas and do not get better at playing football is staggering.

    Especially, when you consider how highly ranked our drafts have been the last decade plus. It’s like Herman pulls in a great draft and pats himself on the back and expects to out talent the other team with his Mensa folder and our three and four stars. The reason I liked Fleck is because he develops the shit out of his two and three stars. And those highly developed two and three stars are worth a lot more than a four or five star we don’t develop. It’s the reason I am high on Luke Fickell. Dude is developing players and has proven the HC position is not too big for him. I’m not saying hire him. I’m saying have a real coaching search and interview him. 
    there is a big difference between a project coach and real up and comer. There is a difference between a proven winner and a proven bullshitter. We will continue to miss out on the right coaches because we don’t open up the hood and look inside. We just see the car and buy it. We don’t drive the car. We panicked because we thought we would lose Herman to LSU (some serious work on his agents part) and we bought that car. Like we are some desperate program that’s about to lose it all. That was very telling how the Herman hire went down. We didn’t say “Hold up. We are still one of the top programs in the country. We won a MNC in the last decade and went to a second one. We aren’t going to be quick about this coaching search. We are going to be deliberate and we are going to do it right.” But no, we got outfoxed. And panicked.

    our player development is the key to success and it’s beyond embarrassing to see it live on the field Saturdays.

    every loss to an unranked opponent on this board we hear about “how did those two and three stars beat us?” Because in most, not all cases, they are being developed. 
     

    Have a real coaching search. Look at everyone. The BMDs know about as much about what it takes to win as Jerry Jones has shown the last 25 years.

    we can always get a top ten draft. But the coach is the key and we have failed twice in a row. It sucks. 

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  7. "How do you evaluate the roster of a college program, especially a blue-blood program like Texas? It's called the NFL Draft," said Meyer, the former Ohio State head coach (2012-18), whom Herman worked for as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2012-14). "When you see this graphic here, it just takes your breath away that first-round picks — they have top-10 recruiting classes every year. However, it doesn't show up in the NFL Draft.

    "So this is the what. You look at a school like Alabama, Ohio State — top-10 classes, but they have 32 first-round draft picks and Ohio State, 18, respectively. Now, Texas with three. So that's the what.  

    "Let's talk about the why. Here is the why. There's two reasons — No. 1, evaluation. You have to really, thoroughly go back and say, 'Are we evaluating the right way in our program?' But here's where I want to spend a second talking about, development. Once they get on your campus, you have to develop them. And when I say development, it's weight room, it's training room, it's nutritionists — it might even be a sports psychologist — and then, of course, it's going to be the assistant coaches.

    "So the what is yeah, they haven't had many players drafted. That's fine. The average viewer can say, 'OK, that's the what.' But let's dig deep, lift up the hood and say why — it's evaluation process and it's development of the player. If the NFL Draft doesn't start showing more Texas Longhorn players every spring, it's going to be the same old story."

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/Article/Texas-Longhorns-football-recruiting-evaluation-development-Tom-Herman-coach-Urban-Meyer-take-152341357/Amp/

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    so I have been saying this for years. The NFL draft matters. Whether you like the NFL or not. The draft is the barometer for how we have been developing players. The graph Meyer was referring to showed Texas (over the last 15 years had only ONE draft class not ranked in the top ten. That was a slacking year for Mack and the class was in the top 20. Only one class outside the top ten.) OU isn’t even close. Not even some classes ranked in the top twenty. Over the past two decades. 

    And like it or not, players aren’t coming solely to UT just for the honor of it and ambiance of Austin. Most of those guys would like a crack at the NFL. It’s not possible for most and we know that. But the draft matters. Look at OU (has not had a draft class in the top ten in the last decade), Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, etc...they consistently churn out and develop their talent. And it shows in their wins and the draft. 

    sure it’s true some of the programs get more 5 stars than Texas but honestly why do y’all think that is? We haven’t had poor drafting. It’s poor development of players and it matters. It makes a difference. 

    you don’t have to like Meyer. You just have to know that he, Dabo, Saban etc understand that the draft is important. It is. Whether people want it to be or not. If we want to succeed as a program we have to understand it is. Jmo. This isn’t the old days of no NFL. A bunch of guys just thrilled to be on the field. 

  8. 1 minute ago, Hozz said:

    First time OU has lost twice in a row since 99.  Lol how nice for them.  More proof Tom isn't the guy.  Without looking it up I'd bet he's lost twice in a row his first 3 years here and its probably only a matter of time to make that 4 for 4.

    Losing to Maryland twice and then seeing my neighbor who went to school there with a T-shirt on that said “Beat Texas. Piece of crab cake!” Yeah that sucks but UConn Tom is known for losing shit like this. 

  9. 1 minute ago, taybo20 said:

    Does Herman have that?

    I don’t know? That’s sad m. It’s my school and I don’t even know. If Iowa State can fix their special teams (the main reason they lost to the undefeated Cajuns) they have a shot at the conference. No shit.

  10. Just now, taybo20 said:

    2-0 in conference tho

    Campbell has now 7 wins against a ranked opponent. Not shabby considering what he is trying to build. 

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