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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
Didn't Sark try some NFL-style "OTA" approach to the spring this year with less contact because of how many games we'd played? I get the need for rest but maybe that backfired. Especially for newer starters like the OL.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
Side note - does LaAllen Clark suck? Our pass rushers that were so damn good last year have done jackshit this year.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
OL was worse by far. That was an all-time bad performance. Arch was playing Frogger back there DL, and defense in general, was shocking to me though. 4 ypc actually isn't that terrible in college but it isn't great. Tackling at LB/DB was also poor which led to a lot of extra yards. The lack of pass rush or run game penetration is worrisome. All year we just haven't been seeing the negative plays we've had the last couple years. Lagway was playing on a gimpy foot and we never made him move off his spot. Any pressure at all and he probably folds. I don't understand where Simmons, Moore, Burke, Hill, etc have gone in the pass rush compared to last year.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
Banks can stay for TEs but we need a new special teams coordinator. We're fine in kick/punt coverage and even returns but the amount of "turnovers" given away by our special teams every year is way more than we're getting. Flood probably needs to go. The OTs have been fine although Banks was already good as a true freshman. The iOL has been a consistent issue and it's a major reason for the red zone woes. Yesterday was the worst yet. Not that OC/QB were the biggest problem yesterday, but I still think a dedicated OC/QB coach is in order too.
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Stop Being Poor
OT yes but I don't think it'd be that hard to get an average LG or C out of the portal if we tried. And average would be a huge upgrade at those two positions
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
That's kinda my point though. Most billionaires have better things to do with their money so one outlier can totally tilt the playing field. It's enough money that the decently wealthy can't bankroll it themselves but small enough money that a single billionaire easily can if they want to. There isn't much rhyme or reason to figuring out who that one outlier will be or at which school. I mean who would've guessed Larry Ellison would be bankrolling Michigan because his wife went there? A whole roster's NIL is peanuts to him.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
The crazy thing about college sports is that you could say this about pretty much any P4 school in the country. Look at Stanford - wealthiest alumni in P4 but they don't give a shit. Then look at Tech - one weirdo billionaire decides this is his life mission and now they're a major player. I'm willing to bet lots of other "poor" schools have individual alums who could instantly vault them to the top of NIL without breaking a sweat if they wanted. CFB payrolls are peanuts in the grand scheme of the business world and people make insane money in a lot of random industries that don't require a Harvard education. Ex: Kentucky has a 9-billionaire from the founding family of Public Storage. It certainly helps your odds to be someone like Texas with lots of potential big donors, but the "it only takes one" thing is true a lot of places.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
What were Hutson's grades at Guard the last two years? Seems like he was at least OK at guard but bad at C. Maybe they should move him to OG and try someone else at C (yes I realize others have suggested this). Although worth noting - Robertson's grades came against SHSU so probably need to deduct like 10 points for comparison with others
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
It seems like Flood has developed OTs well but iOL poorly his whole time here. Banks and Cam Williams both surpassed their recruiting rankings. Goosby seems on track to do the same. Baker TBD but should end up at least solid with more experience. Meanwhile at iOL, Campbell and Neto have underperformed and no one has really overperformed expectations (Maybe Jake Majors?). Not gonna spend the time researching but I wonder how his track record pre-Texas lines up in terms of OT vs iOL success.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2027: I remember watching his dad play
Yeah read this and then tell us who is going to stop him. Who is Cody Campbell, billionaire Texas Tech booster in commercials? Interesting side note, Tech recently published their plans to become an AAU university. Campbell is the Chairman of the TTU Board of Regents. Notably - the Big 10 only accepts AAU universities. My suspicion is that Campbell's end game is to get Tech into the Big 10 or SEC and get the NCAA swapped out for more of an NFL-style governance/media setup.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
I don't think Simmons is a Vandy alum but both guys grew up in Nashville and Lea played for Vandy. So yeah, agree with your overall point. Also, if I'm an AD, I'd want to see Lea do it without Pavia before I'd offer him.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
Solid list. Cignetti and Fran Brown will get a lot of calls. Elko might too but he'll get a Jimbo-ish contract to stay. Fisch is in a good spot so I don't see him leaving.
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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?
Brian Kelly has a near-Jimbo level buyout, like $50mm, so I don't think that happens. Michigan, USC, TCU are probably safe too. Solid chance Aranda is out at Baylor. He was on the bubble last year so another bad year probably gets him canned. Auburn is an interesting one. I thought Freeze would do well there but hasn't happened. Stanford currently has an "interim" head coach Frank Reich so I assume they look for a permanent one. He isn't exactly crushing it anyway. On the other side - Fran Brown is going to be a popular name. He claimed he was at Syracuse for life when hired but we'll see... Lastly - can Sark hire Pittman as an analyst to help with the OL? Please?
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2027: I remember watching his dad play
Right but isn't there supposed to be a clearinghouse now that decides whether NIL deals are legit? Clearly Campbell, who is extremely tight with the current administration, isn't worried about it at all.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
It's a huge difference maker. Look at the best QBs in CFB the last few years - Ward, Daniels, Nix, Penix, Dart, now guys like Pavia, Beck, even Castellanos and Mendoza. The common theme is they all had multiple years of starting experience before they became studs. Experience matters a lot at QB.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2027: I remember watching his dad play
So I guess it's safe to say Mr Save College Sports isn't too concerned about following the current rules? Sounds like they're blowing the revenue share pool our of the water
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
What does Brad Spence need to do to get more PT? Yeah mostly against scrubs but he's looked like the best pass rusher so far this year
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
Makes sense to get Littleton some CB reps against SHSU but not sure about moving him there full-time during the season. Sorta depends on how they feel about Mack at nickel. You don't want to end up with two problem positions if Littleton struggles on the outside. Hopefully Kade, Kobe and Roberson can get more reps this week. Ideally one of them steps up and Littleton keeps doing what he's been doing (which will get harder in SEC play).
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Arch Manning: Scores every way possible
I heard a rumor that fans were heckling Heid leaving the game. I assume it was drunk college kids but if it's anyone on here - be better. Or go fuck yourself. Or both.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
Has anyone ever said what's wrong with Wisner? Would be nice to get him 5-10 carries to shake off the rust this week
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
Barry Lunney from Illinois seems like another interesting OC name. Spent 2 years at UTSA before that
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2026 QB Dia Bell
Luckily he's a QB, not a RB, and he'll have 2+ years to heal/strengthen before he takes any hits. Wouldn't expect it to be a problem long-term.
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Texas O-line talk
What's weird is that the OL looked oddly good vs OSU and then dogshit against the two cupcakes. Both run and pass. The James Simon stats are insane - I don't remember the exact numbers but of his 72 yards, like 95% came after contact. Just zero run blocking.