Jump to content

Hamttx

Full Members
  • Posts

    863
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Hamttx

  1. They wilted after the failed 4th and 1 in the second quarter. Look, a big win was needed, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. But that is a bad, bad SC team. Their young QB showed promise, and given time he will get even better. But he had little help from neither the running game nor his coaching staff. The Texas defensive game plan was pretty simple. Give up the 5 and 6 yard plays to shut down any big play on the perimeter. The place the biggest plays happen in the college game. It was sitting there most of the night. The only thing required was some patience by the SC defensive staff. So either the SC brain trust have falling totally in love with the young kids arm strength, and believed it was only a matter of time before he hit a big one. Or they failed to recognize that the center of the field would be productive. I’m going with some of the former, and a shit load of the latter. You can bet your ass TCU (and all of the big 12 teams for that matter) won’t ignore the center of the field for very long. Should Texas deploy a similar defense. Though I seriously doubt they will.
  2. Perhaps, but they are a Big10 team. And that alone qualifies as a big win for a school looking for any win.
  3. Both my boys played at SEC schools. This was tongue in cheek I hope?
  4. Gundy is one of those coaches that never seems to get his due. Maybe because he is not the self promoter that most of the egocentric D1 coaches are. He has quietly developed his teams on a very consistent basis year after year. Not to mention he always finds “his” quarterback. All that being said, I’m sure there are times when he thinks back to that night in Ames. It was a perfect storm for the upset. With the tragedy less then 48 hours old, night game, etc. I believe most feel that had they won that night. Gundy could very well have won it all that year.
  5. I was pleasantly surprised that it has already been replayed multiple times down here in Georgia on ESPNUHD (whatever the hell that is). The only negative? Is their disclaimer that “due to time constraints we move ahead in the action”. But all the important plays are there, and all in all I have enjoyed rewatching it in HD.
  6. TCU should have beaten Bucknutz. They made mistakes they normally don’t make, and had more then their share of questionable calls go against them. They played really tight, and I’m going to attribute that to all the national attention and bright lights that were focused on them. As a team it surprised them and they simply choked. Dont expect that when they show up at Texas. They have history with us, and will not get caught twice with the deer in the headlights look. Texas wins this game and all of us are really going to struggle to try to understand what the fuck really happened against Maryland.
  7. Honestly, when was the last time Ark-Kansas was actually relevant? First team I can think of was Holtz’s 77 team that used Roland Sales to run ou into the ground of the Orange Bowl.....their only loss that year..you guessed it Texas. Arkansas is a second their team, and has always been one. They have been in the SEC since, what 92? And have yet to win the conference. In fairness on occasion some talent came out of the Ft Smith area, and a few other places here and there. But mostly the cream of the crop would cut and run to get the fuck out of that shit hole.
  8. Actually after rewatching the game my biggest fear going forward is on the defensive side of the ball. Why SC didn’t go after that huge soft spot in the center of our zone was incredibly stupid. This has been an open area in all three games. Maryland took advantage of it, as did Tulsa. It is almost like SC didn’t watch film? I can’t help but think Orlando’s strategy is feeling that the opposing team doesn’t have the patience to simply take the 5 or 6 yards we are willing to give and move the chains?
  9. Look at ol Kirk with the roid neck...
  10. SC is actually a pretty decent team. They have some stand out players, a few that will play on Sunday. But, Helton is not a good football coach. He made some really bad calls that made me shake my head. One of the more egregious was going for the touchdown on 4th and goal in the 2nd quarter. Had he simply kicked the field goal he would have answered the Texas score in less then two minutes later. That was a crucial error, and would have been huge for them going forward had they simply kicked the field goal. At that point a 4 point lead, along with a good drive for his young QB to hang his hat on that would have paid dividends later in the quarter. And more importantly would not have allowed Texas to double down on the huge emotional edge of stopping your team at the goal line right after scoring their own TD. At that point if the game it wasn’t necessary to sell out. Basic football with a fucking freshman QB on the road tells you to take the points, settle your team down and shift momentum. SC doesn’t have a strong enough team that can afford to waste a scoring opportunity. As they were neither the more talented or physical team on the field. As not only did they fail to score, they gave Texas a huge shot of momentum. Helton showed his impatience on that play call. And that he is coaching scared. As far as I’m concerned Texas won the game at that exact moment.
  11. He is going to be getting far more attention from opposing teams during pregame preparation going forward.
  12. Helton lost his team with this loss. When they lost the lead you could see it on their sideline. His days are numbered. Which why this win was so important. I was worried that could happen to us. It showed some grit getting off the canvas and hammering out a convincing win.
  13. Is there a rule our defense can’t use its hands to tackle? What’s with the shoulder pad punch...basic tackling guys.
  14. I always liked those covers. Friend and I drove up from North Carolina three times just to watch Knights undefeated Indiana season. They were the shit in the mid 70’s.
  15. Hamttx

    ISU vs. OU

    So much for all of the internet experts who claimed Murray didn’t have an arm. Hell, he throws harder then Mayfield, and it’s probably a wash on who is more accurate.
  16. Hamttx

    ISU vs. OU

    Yeah, because they are coached poorly. Did you see just the procedural penalties they took against VT? That wasn’t Bud Fosters greatest defense effort that shut them down. It was FSU playing defense against themselves. FSU should be able to score a single touchdown against any fucking team. To only walk out of that game with 3 points tells you a lot.
  17. Hamttx

    ISU vs. OU

    Yep. If ou ever finds a decent defensive coordinator they are going to be something else.
  18. Hamttx

    ISU vs. OU

    Why did they hire that dumb ass, incompetent Taggert? Recruiting? Fuck, what good is landing them if you can’t coach em for shit?
  19. Hamttx

    ISU vs. OU

    Im really surprised that was not called. He wasn’t running, feet still in the pocket inside the tackle box. I have seen a lot less called so far this year.
  20. Yeah, but we do.
  21. Yep. I only see the gold Datejusts on the wrists of olds. Always fluted bezel with jubilee bracelet. You must not golf? Lots of young money went gold Rolex, not because they didn’t have the cash for a true high end watch. But because had they dropped $150,000+ for a true signature piece that they saw at the Geneva show, their friends most likely wouldn’t have a fucking clue what it is. And would, out of naivety, think it to be a knock off. Where is the fun in that? Like em or hate em, everyone knows Rolex’ place in the watch world.
  22. Hell, I think TCU has a very good chance. As long as they don’t turn the ball over, or commit drive killing penalties. Or give up cheap scores. I would even go so far as to say there is probably far more anxiety in the OSU locker room, then in TCU’s. The pressure is completely on OSU. it would be mega awesome if it turns out to be a close game and Urb gets caught interacting with the team in some way.
  23. I guess I have just gotten old. Watching them play ball at a higher level then us doesn’t make me hate them as much as it bothers me that they shouldn’t have our number. There is a reason we have that “We’re Texas” thing. I also can’t help but wonder if having CDC here could have an impact on the game in some intangible way?
  24. Hamttx

    ISU vs. OU

    I’m going to guess Iowa State has ou’s attention this time around. So I believe ou wins, but with Anderson out it will be really close. And I say that for the simple fact that in the college game. Quick mobile QB’s that have decent arms, decent receivers, and even a slight threat at RB are hard to beat. Regardless of the name on their helmets.
  25. Show em the end result and they will regret laughing. I’m of the opinion that the extra effort of the bow tie’s was well worth it, and it compliments the piece exceptionally well.
×
×
  • Create New...