Texas O-line talk

[cochamps 1879]

29 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I get it, obviously, but an OL shakeup after game one against Rice.... yikes. 

Sounds like it's more injury related.  Performance is more equally crummy. jmo.

[Codaxx 5793]

24 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

just watch the guards on the 3rd play, then throw up and try to watch anymore

If you watch some of the pass plays the issue is pretty obvious. So many times you will see an interior OL get perpendicular to the LOS in pass pro, while looking for work. It’s really bad. They pass a guy off, but turn with him. Easiest example to find is the Banks “sack”. I think Banks is turning him loose to Conner, but he is facing the other sideline with his back to Banks, so he can’t see him 

[LTtxfan 49304]

58 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I haven’t, but pretty good chance it is about Neto

Might be that DJ can't go on Saturday since he was in a boot...

[Ravishing Rick 1130]

12 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Scipio Tex

Offensive Line

As an aside, Rice’s #55 De’Braylon Carroll is a 5-11, 285 pound baller and they had a few guys up front who were relatively capable and played hard.

Hey Rice fan here (and UT fan, too).  Yes, De'Braylon Carroll is a very good player.  He's a redshirt junior and his senior year of high school he was the district defensive MVP - playing for Duncanville.  State title runner up to North Shore that year.  Probably of little solace to the fanbase, but thought I'd echo Scipio's comment.

[Codaxx 5793]

11 hours ago, Codaxx said:

If you watch some of the pass plays the issue is pretty obvious. So many times you will see an interior OL get perpendicular to the LOS in pass pro, while looking for work. It’s really bad. They pass a guy off, but turn with him. Easiest example to find is the Banks “sack”. I think Banks is turning him loose to Conner, but he is facing the other sideline with his back to Banks, so he can’t see him 

Here is an example. Connor is not engaged with a pass rusher and completely ignoring anything to his left (or in this case behind him). Texas gives up the sack to a 3 man rush vs Rice. 

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

2 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Here is an example. Connor is not engaged with a pass rusher and completely ignoring anything to his left (or in this case behind him). Texas gives up the sack to a 3 man rush vs Rice. 

Gotta stay square and keep your head on a swivel.

[Hard Times 302]

Sark said in his presser the OL issues were due to communication and can be fixed. OK. The conclusion is pretty obvious. If you don't fix it then you suck as a coach and need to have your ass fired.

[LTtxfan 49304]

 

[Rickylovesweed 14512]

There were definitely communication breakdowns but I think what Sark said in the press conference was also true. Just too much hesitancy and overthinking things. Find a body and hit them. 

[JFKFC 4890]

On 9/5/2023 at 9:21 AM, Hard Times said:

the OL issues were due to communication

Our offensive line has been the Tower of Babel for 13 years. 

[LTtxfan 49304]

 

[Coach pop a bitch 5484]

Great teams assert their dominance to finish and pull away in games.

 

 

[Macanudo 12997]

I was not impressed by how the Oline played against Rice but they cleaned a lot of that up and did a great job today.

Sweet!

[Ghost of Shag 2614]

Flood earned his money this week.

No fucking sacks. I’m stunned.

[Coach pop a bitch 5484]

The fact that they didn't allow a sack only had 1 hold and didn't have a false start speaks wonders. Great game 

[Hookem2147 21344]

It was a good gameplan. We didn’t ask the OL to hold up between the tackles often. They cleaned up the pass pro issues. All you could ask for and they helped ice the game on that final drive.

[HtownHorn 14747]

1 hour ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

Great teams assert their dominance to finish and pull away in games.

 

 

Campbell was so pumped that he knocked the shit out of Mitchell.

[HtownHorn 14747]

33 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Flood earned his money this week.

No fucking sacks. I’m stunned.

This is why Flood is easily a Top 5 OL coach in the country. He took the game film from Rice and had these guys communicating perfectly throughout the game.

Did Dallas Turner make a play all night?

[BrickHorn 18249]

And Conner had the smartest play of the game, squeezing his hand to draw Bama offside late. Absolutely a genius play.

[futureman 22498]

7 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

squeezing his hand to draw Bama offside late

what did he do?

 

[Don Hornleone 530]

Both Huston and Campbell played well IMO. Let the debate rage on I guess.

[BrickHorn 18249]

4 minutes ago, futureman said:

what did he do?

 

On the 3rd or 4th down play late in the game on which we drew Bama offside, Conner started his set with his right hand sitting on his knee, open. But before the snap, he snapped his hand shut before and drew the DL across from him offside. 

[Post Oak 20253]

Look at DJ here.  Blocking two.  He didn't come to Tuscaloosa to fuck around. What a bounce back.

 

[gmr548 16584]

No sacks allowed tonight. Running game wasn't particularly strong but there weren't a ton of negative plays either, and of course icing the game with a 7 minute drive is a statement. Will have to rewatch at some point to get a better sense for individual performances but the OL was a plus unit today.

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

1 minute ago, gmr548 said:

No sacks allowed tonight. Running game wasn't particularly strong but there weren't a ton of negative plays either, and of course icing the game with a 7 minute drive is a statement. Will have to rewatch at some point to get a better sense for individual performances but the OL was a plus unit today.

Run game was strong when it needed to be, the 4th quarter.

[Rickylovesweed 14512]

5 hours ago, Post Oak said:

Look at DJ here.  Blocking two.  He didn't come to Tuscaloosa to fuck around. What a bounce back.

 

This is what Sark talked about last week. They were too hesitant against Rice. Find a body (or in this case 2 bodies) and hit the fuck out of them. 

[Rickylovesweed 14512]

5 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Run game was strong when it needed to be, the 4th quarter.

It was stronger with Brooks in the game. Baxter is going to be good but Brooks looked ready for the physicality of this game. 

Baxter was stopped for a loss on 5/11 carries and Brooks 0/14. Brooks put his shoulder down knowing this was going to be big boy football between the tackles. 

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13119]

9 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Campbell was so pumped that he knocked the shit out of Mitchell.

He was just giving him a lesson in blocking.

[KeysPhoneWallet 807]

Oline was the biggest improvement of the night. Hats off to those guys. They stoned bama.

[KeysPhoneWallet 807]

And Conner had the smartest play of the game, squeezing his hand to draw Bama offside late. Absolutely a genius play.

Quinn clapped too and all night they used that as their snap signal

[BrickHorn 18249]

3 minutes ago, KeysPhoneWallet said:

Quinn clapped too and all night they used that as their snap signal

Yeah I’m pretty sure it was a drawn-up play. Sark reacted like he was thinking “it worked!” So great.

[KeysPhoneWallet 807]

Yeah I’m pretty sure it was a drawn-up play. Sark reacted like he was thinking “it worked!” So great.

Chefs kiss for sark

[Tex Long 4408]

Crow-eater here. The OL turned in a sack-free, almost pressure-free performance. Bama DL is one of the  best there is, and we won't see their like again this season - until we get to the playoffs...

[dcar00 14306]

OL was good.  fought Bama DL to a stalemate and gave Quinn some good pockets, which he finally stepped into.  well done Flood and crew.

[Red Five 40875]

It looked to me like Hutson played the vast majority of the second half at RG. Campbell was in at the end though, I think. I was very drunk. 

[Coach pop a bitch 5484]

 

[Atticus 3978]

That's right on the edge of ineligible downfield, Big 12 refs would have reviewed it from every angle and rounded up to fuck us over.

Edited September 10, 2023 by Atticus

[Slacks 6823]

Pay Flood, too. 

[Goodman 3273]

27 minutes ago, Red Five said:

It looked to me like Hutson played the vast majority of the second half at RG. Campbell was in at the end though, I think. I was very drunk. 

Campbell was in on that JBrooks TD in the 4th. Hutson was in for the last 7min drive.

[Coach pop a bitch 5484]

 

[HtownHorn 14747]

1 minute ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

 

He would have whiffed on that last week. What a great job of passing off DL slanting to pick up the twist.

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

He would have whiffed on that last week. What a great job of passing off DL slanting to pick up the twist.

I think he's a few more games away from putting it all together.

[CleverNickname 1321]

NIL OL and DL boosters, take a bow 

[HtownHorn 14747]

26 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I think he's a few more games away from putting it all together.

I also don't mind him splitting reps with Hutson. That kid can play too and you are going to need 7 or 8 OL for the season.

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

I also don't mind him splitting reps with Hutson. That kid can play too and you are going to need 7 or 8 OL for the season.

Once Campbell is a little more comfortable I'd like to see a Banks - Hutson - Majors - Campbell - Jones lineup.

[Rickylovesweed 14512]

 

[Coach pop a bitch 5484]

1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

 

Knock his ass down.  In the words of the greatest basketball coach of all time " I want some nasty"

[Coach pop a bitch 5484]

 

[crash_davis 23114]

Damn we got some nasty mofos on this line. Gone are the days of choir boys and dudes in wheel chairs?

[Vertigo 20290]

I didn't see Neto much in this game, did he play at all?