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BurntEyes

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  1. This fucking place man, someone always gotta one up you. 😉
  2. This is Surly Cannon and should be archived for the bylaws and historical accuracy. Pretty much perfect. There is a 100% chance the majority of Surly will be pissed about what happens this Saturday regardless of actual outcome of the game.
  3. No, apparently now we're using the behavior of a young QB who is pressured nearly down behind an offense without ANY consistent running attack in long developing pass plays as the standard for pocket awareness. If every time I spoke to a woman I got punched in the nose I'd probably become an incel. Hasn't happened... yet.
  4. Why you fucking hating on nutria pelts and corndogs?? Why do you hate Murica? You some kinda got dayum commie?
  5. I fully understand that CDC doesn't ultimately make the call for the powers that be on football HCs. That complex hierarchy of decision making is the very reason I'm reluctant to see Sark fired. LSU's issue, while of a different causation in some ways illumate the fucked up aspects of deciding on a head coach and Texas is not immune. CDC is, however, the point man on communication to Sark to voice the displeasure and demands of those in the complex Texas system. Hence, I was using CDC as a representation of all those aspects, which I thought I had pointed out in prior posts on this thread in directly. Clearly, I didn't and so, now I am. Firing anyone is a much more expensive and painful process than getting them to correct the errors they are making in their job. The problems with Sark are concentrated primarily around the offensive aspects and his yes men in that group don't help. CDC is very smart and so are the powers behind him, as such they know the issues too. Forcing the best OC upon him is the easiest potential fix. Finding a new HC much more difficult. Something has to be done or it will end up with a Florida/LSU/PSU sort of situation at some point in the future which is far more problematic that forcing Sark to take his lumps now. For Sark, getting fired isn't gonna be great for his future job opportunities. Though it is football coaching which is its own weird protective racket. Jerry would probably embrace him with open arms as a new puppet to sell more tickets and swag.
  6. Yeah, if I could reliably run an antenna I would have already gone that direction. Pro tip, living at the bottom of a deep hollar in remote Tennessee is bad for free TV viewing.
  7. I don't disagree at all that CDC has done a great job. I also know that Texas cares about football more than anything else. CDC does too. Something has to be done, CDC knows it.
  8. The biggest money maker of all is what's at stake with Sark. You dont think YTTV and Disney weren't making money? But here we fucking are.. Texas' cash cow is football. When a companies biggest revenue producer is at stake all eyes turn to the CEO. That is CDC. It's not what we are currently making or have made. It's what we stand to lose. This is business, very, very big business.
  9. Well, its that or good bye and good luck. Those SHOULD be Sark's choices.
  10. When Day hired Chip Kelly in 2024. This is about money. Follow the money. Women's sports arent a factor, at all.
  11. Yeah, I don't disagree with your take. My hope is that heavy handed pressure from CDC, who's own job could be in jeapordy if we continue on our current path, gets Sark over what is clearly a control issue. That's the hitch, ego and control. Being forced to accept a new OC, not of solely his own choosing and not another yes man is, imo, the best hope. I say that only because I dont have confidence the wheels that turn Texas will go get Dan Lanning or Cignetti. I'm very afraid we'll end up with another up and coming project of some sort.
  12. Not really, but the possible alternatives given our illustrious historical processes and choices give me heavy pause. Rock and a hard place, I'm sadly getting used to it.
  13. This is the very reason why, despite my issues with Sark, I hope CDC forces him to hire the best OC out there and give that person complete control of the offense. I've little faith in our goofy selection process for HCs we'll end up with an option better than Sark. Strong Mensa out front should've told ya. Looks like a fantastic HC/OC combo right there my man!
  14. That's awesome! That sideline reporter never expected that in depth, well informed opinion. Thanks for posting it! The Pirate will never die!!
  15. You're not wrong.
  16. See my post below. I'd enjoy Ed O dragging his hot women to UCLA. While I'm pipe dreaming maybe Mack can head back to UNC. Yeah, I know he's not welcome there, stop spoiling my pipe dreams.
  17. Hmm.. upon further review.. Jimbo to LSU, Elko to PSU, and Ed O to UCLA would create so many waves of fan frustration and culture clash I could feed off the tears instead of my own. Yeah... that's a very delicious dream. Can you imagine Ed O at UCLA?
  18. Oh.. you missed my sarcasm tags good sir. If Caldwell is successful because Sark altered offense scheme to be the OU/Second half MSU, it won't be because he did so. It will obviously be because Caldwell is the best QB since Colt maybe better. Just below VY. For the record, I hope Caldwell is successful because it means Texas will win. I can deal with the stupidity that's certain to follow.
  19. Sigh.. please help the regarded. I'll look it up but are you telling me the YTTV which I pay for exclusively for College Football.... doesn't have college football?!? Can someone tell this idoit where I can find the Longhorn game Saturday?
  20. I would love Ed O to roll up with a couple of 20 something smoke shows. Mumble something about the governor, and committee. Then say something about not letting the talent or his entertainment run the show. He won't, but a man can dream.
  21. Mike was, imo, maybe the most honest person in college football. Certainly, in the last 20+ years. He was funny, honest, a good coach and not a cheater. He was great for college football and I miss him too.
  22. I said it in the Caldwell thread and I'll say it again here. Head injuries are extremely serious and should be treated as such. I'm not in the Caldwell should replace Arch camp at all, but I do think Caldwell should start this game purely for the future mental health of 21 year old. All that said, I think your assessment is accurate. Why reveal the starter until absolutely required. Leave as much doubt as possible.. I just hope given we are likely starting Caldwell, Sark goes with the conservative game plan our OL can actually execute. Or course, if he does, I anticipate Caldwell does well, and we will beat Vandy by 2 or more TDs. The fact that we altered the offense will, clearly, help folks understand that the QB hasn't been the issue this year. They will finally understand where the real issue lies. Because Surly posters are extremely reasonable.
  23. Well, that's typically true but requires that all the base level functionality has to be operating well for the first step, blocking being the most fundamental. Good offensive coaches adjust the strategy according to the talent and ability they have available. Have a mobile QB who's good at improvisation outside a standard pocket, move the pocket more and get the QB into space. Have deficiencies at OL, run a simpler blocking scheme and look for quick throws that allow the QB to get rid of the ball faster. Have a world class RB, run the ball a lot using different plays to utilize him as best you can. I note all these as there are specific examples I can think of for each that various HCs and OCs are using even this year. Beyond that, if a DC schemes up a game plan that slows the one being used, altering the game plan to use the gaps/hole left by the DCs game plan is standard for great OCs. Take what the D gives you is a well known, over used term for a reason. Its accurate. Problem for us is the Texas offense has had running issues for 2 years now, but it's gotten markedly worse this year. That's due to both not having a premier RB (no hate on Wisner as he is a very good college RB) and an OL that had difficulties with the more complex blocking scheme Sark deploys. The biggest issue is Sark's consistent reliance on similar game plans, and an unwillingness to move away from them. He's predictable and many here often call series of plays he runs. Series of plays often. If we can do it, I assure you a college DC can too. Add on top of that refusing to simplify the blocking scheme and align to a plan which better fits the skill positions and OL is just not something Sark likes to do until absolutely forces. See MSU and OU game for examples.
  24. Well, QB development ultimately should culminate in being drafted by the NFL. If a college coach is running an offense that is not allowing his QB to flourish because it's not to his strengths or confidences (yet) and worse decreases his draft status I would say it is poor development. Either that coach needs to develop the player to be capable of running the offense he calls or align his offense to the capability of that QB. How is forcing a player to run a system he's not confident nor is the talent capable of not a QB development issues? Similarly, that he is NOT capable of running the offense the coach is calling is a clear indicator that the coach didn't properly develop that player for that offense. I don't see how you keep missing this point. I'll add that if the player isnt capable of running the offense being calling and there isn't anyone who is capable on the team... isn't that also a player evaluation AND development issue?
  25. Well, what we do know, based on data is that we had 2 QBs in a row who were 5* recruits and had been productive earlier in their careers than later in their careers. We also know one of the 2 was at another school prior to coming to Sark. Now, if you don't want to blame Sark for this decrease in production and accuracy fine. What nobody can deny is that both performed better when the standard script Sark prefers (complex blocking, 5 step drops, long WR routes) is dropped for a simpler one (moving the QB, shorter WR routes, quicker crossing patterns, less complex blocking and designed QB runs). There are multiple examples for both QBs that when allowed to play to their strengths rather than forcing them into Sark's preferred offense both QBs showed demonstrable and statistical improvement in their play. I'm not sure how you logic around consistently refusing to script a game plan that aligns to the strengths of your players isn't the fault of the person calling the plays. Further, because of the continued issues, opposing defensive coordinators know exactly what sort of defensive scheme to run to be slow or absolutely stop the Texas offense all together. Florida and Kentucky are clear examples. So not only is the QB forced to play an offensive game plan that doesn't align well to their strengths and comforts, they face defensive plans that know exactly how to disrupt that based on the Texas QB, OL and RB skill sets. Not sure how you logic around not blaming that on the HC and head play caller.
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