Washington State? However, that part of the country is beautiful, so they have that going.
Fresno State is an apt comparison. Shitty school, shitty town, BFE California.
"We just need to execute."
"Executing is hard."
As for my prediction for this Saturday evening around 7pm, "We didn't execute. Winning on the road in the SEC is hard."
And it’ll likely happen again (albeit, to a lesser extent). Kirby schemes against Sark well, and I have no doubt he’ll do so again. Sark runs what he runs and it’s why top defensive-minded coaches have done well against him at Texas.
Bobby:
Injury news incoming.
More later.
Per CJ Vogel (Tuesday 5:15 PM)
Hearing Georgia is the targeted return date for Taaffe from his thumb surgery.
That would mean he would be sidelined for Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, then have the bye week to get back to speed for UGA in Athens on November 15.
Bobby:
Injury news incoming.
More later.
Per CJ Vogel (Tuesday 5:15 PM)
Hearing Georgia is the targeted return date for Taaffe from his thumb surgery.
That would mean he would be sidelined for Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, then have the bye week to get back to speed for UGA in Athens on November 15.
I'm no where near as confident as you regarding Vanderbilt. It's probably more likely Texas goes 1-4 over the remainder of the regular season than it is 3-2.
Without hesitation, I'd take 8-4. A 3-2 finish over our next five would be downright great when I think about this as an expected value calculation. There's a material chance 1-4 or 2-3 occurs. 5-0 isn't happening, 4-1 is highly unlikely, and 3-2 seems no more likely than 2-3. 3-2 is the best outcome of the likely outcomes.
I agree. MSU has scored 34, 24, 63, 38, 34, 9 (road loss to A&M), and 21 in their seven games thus far. Texas' offense is going to need to show up. Otherwise, we will absolutely lose this game.
Where Texas and Mississippi State rank in the SEC:
Scoring defense:
2 Texas - 11.3
11 Miss State - 20.3
Scoring offense:
9 Miss State 31.9
11 Texas 26.7
Total defense:
3 Texas 279.1 yards per game
12 Miss State 351.3
Total offense:
9 Miss State 405.1
11 Texas 368.1
Rushing defense:
2 Texas 83.3
14 Miss State 164.0
Rushing offense:
8 Miss State 177.9
11 Texas 149.4
Pass defense:
5 Miss State
9 Texas
Passing offense:
12 Miss State
13 Texas
Sacks against:
8 Texas - 13
14 Miss State - 14
Sacks by:
3 Texas - 21
13 Miss State - 10
Most penalized:
12. Texas
16. Miss State
Penalties for:
5 Miss State
16 Texas
Monday: Bobby
A preview:
"What needs to be done?
Some possible answers include a change at quarterback and/or a change of the play caller.
Most likely, neither of those are going to happen."
Currently 3-11-1 (1-7), 15th (3 points) of 16 in the SEC. They'll finish 5-11-1 (3-7) at best. While improbable, they'd have to win the final two matches to gain the final seed in the SEC tournament (since A&M sits at 7 points and beat us). I guess it could happen, as Ole Miss is even worse than us in conference right now, and OU is in 11th.
However, I believe CDC already knows whether he's going to fire Kelly, or not. I doubt making the conference tourney and losing in the first or second round really makes a material difference here.
Let's reiterate to everyone what you do in this type of situation:
Hopefully, Brooks' situations made way for similar expectation setting and education among Texas athletes. Brooks still would have gotten arrested without talking given what the police report showed, but it would have looked way better for plenty of people/orgs involved.
From Bobby's write up this AM:
One recruiting note:
Linebacker Braylon Hodge from Cherry Creek HS in Colorado (same HS as Gunnar Helm) officially decommitted from Michigan State last week.
He then took an official visit to Oregon this past weekend.
He is slated to also see Michigan and Texas. The Texas visit is currently set for Nov. 22 for the Arkansas game.
While it would be natural to expect Hodge to make a decision after he takes all of his visits, he actually has already seen Texas once this semester.
So don’t be surprised if he makes a decision in the next couple of weeks.
Cherry Creek won the 5A state title last year and they’re undefeated again this season. Hodge has 90 tackles on the season and recorded a career-high 21 tackles in a single game against Pine Creek.
https://247sports.com/player/braylon-hodge-46156503/