Posts posted by BurntOrange&White
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8 minutes ago, immamac said:
That's not what it's for, but we also don't give. A shit if the checks come to us vs them just writing them and doing their own shit. As long as it starts happening.
Gotcha. Just think it would be smart of the school as a way to indirectly help you guys out in getting those checks to start happening. Always good to faces to faces and some handshakes.
1 minute ago, thunderlounge said:Over/under on how many things @derpyhorndog had/will have to google?
@derpyhorndog find out what they mean when they say Alabama Hot Pocket.
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There are multiple reliable reports of Junior Angilau repping at center with the first team unit. The same as he did last year and this spring.
Before we all pull out the Jump To Conclusions Mat, let's caveat that info with the fact that if you want a starting guard to act as the #2 center - particularly from a line call coordination standpoint - that player needs to rep the position consistently with the starters and not just the 2nd team OL. Junior knows his job at guard (he has 34 career starts there) so he's not going to forget his assignments on a counter play vs. an odd front. The 1st team OL needs to hear Angilau make the line calls and the coaches need reassurance he can do it while also making a clean snap.
So it's perfectly reasonable that this is much ado about nothing. Depth stuff.
But if it's much ado about something - specifically, Flood's quest for best starting 5 OL - there are a few interesting things to consider:
First, it might tell you something about how the coaches regard DJ Campbell and Cole Hutson at guard. The deepest position on the Longhorn roster. When I watched Cole Hutson in the spring game, he didn't play well for a freshman. He played pretty well overall. We also know Hayden Conner can play here at a high level if the tackles step up.
Second, Angilau's strength as a run blocker and pass protector is taking on size and power. Despite his height, Junior typically gets good pad level, he has a solid natural base and he uses his hands well on the interior to big brother interior DL. His best games as a Longhorn have come against big mauling DL. See the Utah Alamo bowl game against several future NFL interior DL.
Third, Jake Majors has good footwork and he's heady, but isn't as strong at the point of attack against monsters. Though he is capable at cutting them off and posting them on outside zone and I generally like how he leaks to the second level off of double teams. I love outside zone as the core of a college running game, but maybe Sark and Flood don't. His perceived lack of physicality (it's actually sometimes his lack of height and wingspan) is currently being overdone by people who don't watch entire games but rely on one bad clip or two of poor pass protection or run blocking, but fan board gonna board. It is an area of improvement for him nonetheless. One would like to see the weight room used to progress him. Inside pressure or a consistently collapsing pocket can't really be schemed around.
Here's the kicker though: Junior Angilau, for all of his strengths, has not exactly bled awareness and quick-mindedness against interior line stunts and movement as a guard in his time at Texas. It's not slow feet. It's a failure to see what's happening. I can point to several examples. Any of you want to watch some 2019/2020 OU tape? No? Me neither. Does that scream natural center? Maybe not.
Unless...
Kyle Flood wants to play a massive and physical interior OL across G-C-G where the interior OL largely keeps tight splits and simple assignments (stay rooted and don't give up push), uses tight ends (12), extra running backs (21) and quick RPOs and play action shots to ease outside pressure and tells the interior core of the pocket that giving up penetration or push is a mortal sin. If we believe that Texas is going to stretch defenses out by personnel at WR and RB and Sark's schemerations, then running inside zone behind interior maulers could be football with the EZ button. Football coaches can attest that if their nose tackle can be blocked one-on-one by the center in the interior running game with an honest box, things typically aren't going to go real well for the 'ol run D over four quarters.
This Angilau news needs to be kept in context and there are trade-offs involved with him at center or guard. No free rides in nature or on the football field. -
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@closetojumping will you or any of the HWH/CFC people be at that scrimmage to push NIL efforts and show them how it was used to get the young guys you’re advocating for?
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4 minutes ago, mdmost said:
Okay. The Big 10 is going to turn down USC playing Notre Dame, a game their TV partners will get every year if NBC keeps Notre Dame home games?
Replace it with USC/Michigan whomever.
just repeating what he said. That’s assuming Notre dame gets 70-80 million. I estimated that on high end.
if their deal is less than that it would essentially force their hand.
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1 minute ago, mdmost said:Right. Indiana and Purdue are being paid to be a punching bag for Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Wisconsin. And they'll gladly take it. They may jump up ever so often and bite a big name but the money isn't going to lead to them challenging the top schools for supremacy. Meanwhile, Notre Dame can sit over there and create their own schedules each year, pick and choose the ACC teams they want to host, and keep their yearly rivalry games that still have meaning to them.
Until the BIG says their biggest game of the season won’t be possible due to USC scheduling. It’s something that was mentioned a while back by one of the reporters who covers realignment stuff. Big uses that game as leverage.
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1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:
That extra $20M is not going to elevate Indiana and Purdue past Notre Dame and they know it. It won't elevate anyone in the Big 10 past them other than schools that are already on their level.
That’s the point. They’d be a tier behind the elites still.
and idk a business person in the world that would turn down an extra 20-30 million more per year.
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10 minutes ago, mdmost said:
Don't hold your breath on Notre Dame jumping to the Big 10.
Their AD and President are so fucking out of the loop with modern terms.....
When BIG and SEC are making 100 million plus each team and they're stuck at 70-80 range then they'll change.
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6 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:
We face, what, maybe 2 or 3 teams a year with nose tackles who could give Majors fits? Is the small upgrade for those 2 or 3 games worth the trade off you make for the other 9 and experience Majors brings in making the calls, etc?
Yes because those teams are generally the best teams on our schedule.
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4 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:I think the real takeaway is that it looks like Hutson is forcing the staff to find a way to get him on the field. He looked really damn impressive in the spring game for a guy who just enrolled a few months prior, and he might have been the best performer of the entire thing.
Angilau has had a lot of mental blunders at Guard, and I can think of some notable ones last year, so I’m a little skeptical he’d be a great option to step in at Center, but it could also be possible for Hutson to step in at Guard and Conner kick out to RT as a way to get Hutson on the field, especially if Christian Jones hasn’t made big strides in his technique since last year.
Watching his film and how he plays the game was impressive to me. Dude has a mean streak and if he's as smart and etc as he seems he could be a good candidate for that center position. He should shave his head and grow a beard. At minimum continue to grow the mullet and get a handlebar mustache
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Offensive Line Notes
By: Justin and Eric
Over the next week, and with the benefit of a scrimmage on Saturday, the team depth chart should begin to take shape. At this point, players are still rotating fast and furious, and in some cases, still being moved around. One of those examples is center.
In the Q&A on Monday I opined I didn’t think there was a real competition at center. I’m still not 100% sure there is, but Tuesday‘s full pad practice has me re-thinking my previous statement. Both Junior Angilau and Cole Hutson repped there, and Angilau got the first snaps. With Angilau at center, the true freshman Hutson was first-team guard.
So it went Andrej Karic-Hayden Conner-Junior Angilau-Cole Hutson-ChristianJones.
We know the staff selects for size up front and Angilau is bigger than Majors. Angilau would likely hold up better against the large nose tackles Majors struggled with at times, but that doesn’t necessarily make him better overall. The scrimmage should be instructive.
But another thing Angilau at center would do is make it easier for the staff to play the younger guys. The interior is more of a strength than the tackles, but it’s still going to be tough to keep Hutson and Devon Campbell off the field.
It is possible Hutson ends up playing center this year. Going back to the spring we’ve known he’s going to play this season, we‘re just not sure what his position will be. His potential to play center was a theme throughout his recruitment.
Discounting the uncertainty at center (Majors, Angilau, Hutson, and Logan Parr have all worked there), the second-team at times has been all freshman:
Kelvin Banks-Cole Hutson-center-Devon Campbell-Cam Williams
We saw a lot of rotation on the lines last season even before injuries. This year we’ll probably see more offensive linemen play real snaps than we’ve seen in some time. Part of that will be out of necessity, part of that will be to launch the talented freshmen into the fire to see what comes out. -
2 minutes ago, immamac said:
The 9.95ers are all over the fucking place this season. This means their bullshit is turned up to 11. This team is a complete mess with all the new players and apparently our coaches didn't learn shit from last year on how to evaluate talent outside of a game setting.
QB competition is a mistake and needs to end ASAP.
First scrimmage is supposed to be Saturday, I'm with CTJ in that we likely have a starter named next week after this scrimmage.
Agree......I think Sark/staff has put a crimp down because information seems very very different this year....especially after the FCB debacle. -
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Bobby,
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In recruiting, here’s some food for thought.
As most of you know, Cedric Baxter, a running back from Orlando’s Edgewater High, is announcing his decision this evening at 6pm CT.
Ranked the nation’s No. 1 RB by On3, Baxter is down to Texas, Miami, Texas A&M and Florida.
It’s hard not to get excited because it appears Texas holds the lead for his signature.
So consider what that would mean if Baxter chooses the Horns.
When is the last time Texas signed the nation’s No. 1 ranked QB and No. 1 RB in the same class?
The answer is never.
I don’t think people appreciate quite yet how amazing it is that the Horns might ink both Arch Manning and Cedric Baxter coming off of a 5-7 season. And I also don’t think people appreciate just how strong of a recruiter Steve Sarkisian is yet either.
While Texas RB coach Tashard Choice is clearly the lead recruiter for Baxter, Sark has really set up Texas well this off-season despite a poor season a year ago.
It’ll really be interesting to see what Sark might be able to do if the Horns start winning.
But I’m not sure they would ever match a combo of No. 1s at QB and RB in the same class again.
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And another thing:
If Baxter picks Texas, that’s going to be another shockwave in national recruiting circles.
Do not be surprised if other players start wanting to visit Texas, not unlike what happened when Arch committed as well.
We’ve said it time and again, great players often want to play with other great players.
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Gerry’s in Orlando today for Baxter’s practice and subsequent announcement. We’ll have lots of coverage here for you today.
Also, Justin just got back last night from seeing Longview receiver Jalen Hale out in Longview. Hale moved his decision date up to Sept. 21 in order to announce at his high school. -
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Bobby:
QuoteCouple of team notes from yesterday:
1. True freshman OL Cole Hutson ran some with the 1s yesterday. And that was without fellow guard Junior Angilau displacing Jake Majors at center.
In other words, Hutson is clearly pushing for first team reps at guard, regardless of whether it’s Junior Angilau or Majors at center.
As we’ve reported previously, Hutson’s football IQ and tenacity are both seen as plus traits.
2. Jordan Whittington specifically identified Savion Red as a player of note in yesterday’s media availability. Red continues to work out of the slot and continues to work at punt returner.
I am told his work at punt returner - he is appearing both sure-handed and decisive - could get him on the field as soon or sooner than any other true freshman.
Obviously, D’Shawn Jamison and Xavier Worthy will also return punts at times. But what the media saw early in camp from Red appears to be continuing into the second week of practice.I like the idea of Majors getting oust at center and Angilau stepping in. Majors is not good vs larger interior linemen.
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59 minutes ago, Steelers Roll Left said:
It felt to me like Geoff Swaim barely caught anything at Texas so I was surprised to see him stick in the NFL for awhile. And sticking with the TE position, Jermichael Finley was decent at Texas, but ended up being one of the best at his position his short time in the NFL
When Swaim was targeted I remember him catching just about everything. He’s a great consistent blocker. League longevity for that is a shoe in




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Yeah, there are definitely freshmen better than Jones and Karic right now.
Majors I'm rather meh on but understand the mental side of that position.