2019 Texas Longhorns fall practice thread

[Pig Bellmont 8742]

2 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Official word from UT:

That sucks

[thepop 4409]

Bubble wrap Keaontay and JWhitt

[Auto Driller 2506]

How the hell do we end up with only 1-2 healthy RB every single year.

[LTtxfan 49378]

4 minutes ago, Auto Driller said:

How the hell do we end up with only 1-2 healthy RB every single year.

 

Limited depth and bad luck??

[Magus Ossis 2873]

A good RB breaks would-be tacklers’ ankles. Ours are so great they can break their own.

[MoJames 8256]

2 minutes ago, Magus Ossis said:

A good RB breaks would-be tacklers’ ankles. Ours are so great they can break their own.

Good news for orthos everywhere.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Vertigo 20337]

14 minutes ago, Auto Driller said:

How the hell do we end up with only 1-2 healthy RB every single year.

Well lets see.. 

Carter and Porter transferred

Kirk Johnson is made of glass

Trey Watson graduated

Derrian Brown had a freak tragedy happen that almost killed him

 

With JWhit moving to RB, we would have had 2 incoming freshmen RB's plus Jake Smith as a gadget back had it not been for Brown's condition.

We are expected to sign two more incoming RBs this year, and maybe just maybe might get Derrian Brown back at some point. Next year we should be in a much better situation. 

[Nivek 16994]

 

Oh shit, Ernie Hudson is a fan?

[satyanash 14642]

4 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Drayton's now reduced to sunshine pumping walk-ons... when this problem was largely of his own doing.

Edited August 23, 2019 by satyanash

[Vertigo 20337]

4 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Drayton's now reduced to sunshine pumping walk-ons... when this problem was of his own doing.

[Burt Macklin 19053]

8 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

 

Limited depth and bad luck??

With Young having a high ankle sprain, we’re already down to only Ingram and Whittington as true RBs for most of the year. Drayton’s done well (at his position only) in the 2020 cycle, but man he’s really fucked up every other year and has left us in a terrible spot for this season.

2017: Took Toneil Carter over Eno Benjamin, who ran for over 1,600 yards last year.

2018: Only took one non-grad transfer RB when our RB depth chart was 2 JAGs, a RB made of glass, and Carter was already showing signs of fumble and work ethic issues (Kyle Porter, Kirk Johnson, Daniel Young, Carter and Tristian Houston).

2019: Drayton fucked up by going all in on Cain/Sanders and missing both. Thankfully, Washington recruited Derrian Brown (bad injury luck) and Whittington ended up being a switch candidate. 

I mean that’s just utter fucking incompetence from a roster management standpoint.  Not getting a JUCO any of the last two years or going after a GT this year, Drayton personally whiffing in 2019 when we desperately needed numbers at the position. There’s no excuse to not have a stable of quality backs at Texas after three years to recruit for the position.

[texifornia 57182]

2 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

I did not expect the British curling team to look like that, gotta be honest.

[texifornia 57182]

8 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Well lets see.. 

Carter and Porter transferred

Kirk Johnson is made of glass

Trey Watson graduated

Derrian Brown had a freak tragedy happen that almost killed him

 

With JWhit moving to RB, we would have had 2 incoming freshmen RB's plus Jake Smith as a gadget back had it not been for Brown's condition.

We are expected to sign two more incoming RBs this year, and maybe just maybe might get Derrian Brown back at some point. Next year we should be in a much better situation. 

How could you forget Tristian Houston, the pride of Southwest Oklahoma State???

[Burt Macklin 19053]

7 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Well lets see.. 

Carter and Porter transferred

Kirk Johnson is made of glass

Trey Watson graduated

Derrian Brown had a freak tragedy happen that almost killed him

 

With JWhit moving to RB, we would have had 2 incoming freshmen RB's plus Jake Smith as a gadget back had it not been for Brown's condition.

We are expected to sign two more incoming RBs this year, and maybe just maybe might get Derrian Brown back at some point. Next year we should be in a much better situation. 

All of these things were foreseeable, except Brown, and Drayton was gifted Whittington, who even the staff considered a WR until late in the 2019 cycle. Imagine if Whittington didn’t have the frame/ability to switch to RB. Drayton has completely fucked up.

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3868]

3 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

With Young having a high ankle sprain, we’re already down to only Ingram and Whittington as true RBs for most of the year. Drayton’s done well (at his position only) in the 2020 cycle, but man he’s really fucked up every other year and has left us in a terrible spot for this season.

2017: Took Toneil Carter over Eno Benjamin, who ran for over 1,600 yards last year.

2018: Only took one non-grad transfer RB when our RB depth chart was 2 JAGs, a RB made of glass, and Carter was already showing signs of fumble and work ethic issues (Kyle Porter, Kirk Johnson, Daniel Young, Carter and Tristian Houston).

2019: Drayton fucked up by going all in on Cain/Sanders and missing both. Thankfully, Washington recruited Derrian Brown (bad injury luck) and Whittington ended up being a switch candidate. 

I mean that’s just utter fucking incompetence from a roster management standpoint.  Not getting a JUCO any of the last two years or going after a GT this year, Drayton personally whiffing in 2019 when we desperately needed numbers at the position. There’s no excuse to not have a stable of quality backs at Texas after three years to recruit for the position.

Carter fell into his lap when UGA was out of room.

[Machinator 32099]

Just now, ShaggyBevo RIP said:

Carter fell into his lap when UGA was out of room.

The point was that he chose the wrong RB.

[taybo20 2878]

Might need to put black shirts on the RBs too

[Ricky Butler 2733]

Running back won't derail our season. It's 2019.

[Machinator 32099]

Well, if we have to run Sam 5-7 times more per game, thus increasing his risk for injury...

[Newy25 7703]

33 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Considering Smith and Johnson have not even taken one snap in practice he is more likely to get carries than either of those two. 

[South Austin 52636]

Show me a loss win!

[MoJames 8256]

I'm ready to start the beginning of the new Longhorn Legend Jarrett Smith.

[HtownHorn 14793]

23 minutes ago, Machinator said:

The point was that he chose the wrong RB.

Lulz. Transition classes suck. What if Strong had chosen to take Eno in the spring, what if Strong had chosen to take Anderson over Porter.

I think everyone was very happy when Texas landed Carter. Little did we know he was lazy.

Should have taken another GT, but no one could predict the bad luck Texas has had at RB this offseason.

[GreenspointTexas 9689]

Fuckin Toniel Carter... amirite?

[Burt Macklin 19053]

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Lulz. Transition classes suck. What if Strong had chosen to take Eno in the spring, what if Strong had chosen to take Anderson over Porter.

I think everyone was very happy when Texas landed Carter. Little did we know he was lazy.

Should have taken another GT, but no one could predict the bad luck Texas has had at RB this offseason.

Absolutely moronic post from Htownhorn, as usual. Drayton’s had three recruiting classes to figure this out. It’s no longer Strong’s fault no matter how much he screwed up. 

Carter has character red flags in HS. There was nothing unforeseeable about how his career turned out.

There’s been one unforeseen loss (Brown) and one unforeseen addition to the position (Whittington). Expecting anything of Johnson would have been foolish and one of the other 3 scholarship RBs getting hurt in fall camp is completely foreseeable.

[victory88 5672]

And this is why some of us criticized the staff for throwing their few serviceable RBs to take hits during physical scrimmages.  Fucking morons.  Knowing Whittington has a groin injury and Keontay has an injury, maybe let the walk-ons take all the reps since we are down to our fucking 3rd string back.  Instead, he’s hurt now with an injury that takes a lot of time to heal...

We better pray Whit and Ingram stay healthy.  Those two guys have both previously sustained lingering injuries.  Increasing Sam’s carries is not the damn solution.  For a staff that seems to make the right decisions most of the time, they’ve really fucked up the roster management when it comes to RBs.  Thank goodness Whittington is an athletic freak that picked up the position easily.  Imagine if he couldn’t transition from WR.

 

[pacman 7374]

1 hour ago, Burt Macklin said:

With Young having a high ankle sprain, we’re already down to only Ingram and Whittington as true RBs for most of the year. Drayton’s done well (at his position only) in the 2020 cycle, but man he’s really fucked up every other year and has left us in a terrible spot for this season.

2017: Took Toneil Carter over Eno Benjamin, who ran for over 1,600 yards last year.

2018: Only took one non-grad transfer RB when our RB depth chart was 2 JAGs, a RB made of glass, and Carter was already showing signs of fumble and work ethic issues (Kyle Porter, Kirk Johnson, Daniel Young, Carter and Tristian Houston).

2019: Drayton fucked up by going all in on Cain/Sanders and missing both. Thankfully, Washington recruited Derrian Brown (bad injury luck) and Whittington ended up being a switch candidate. 

I mean that’s just utter fucking incompetence from a roster management standpoint.  Not getting a JUCO any of the last two years or going after a GT this year, Drayton personally whiffing in 2019 when we desperately needed numbers at the position. There’s no excuse to not have a stable of quality backs at Texas after three years to recruit for the position.

Drayton joined the Texas staff in the same month Carter enrolled in Texas, and Benjamin enrolled in ASU.

Drayton didn't "choose" anything in 2017.

Edited August 23, 2019 by pacman

[Machinator 32099]

1 minute ago, pacman said:

Drayton joined the staff in the same month Carter enrolled in Texas. Drayton didn't "choose" anything in 2017.

Good point, that was a Tom Herman fuck-up.

[texifornia 57182]

16 minutes ago, victory88 said:

And this is why some of us criticized the staff for throwing their few serviceable RBs to take hits during physical scrimmages.  Fucking morons.  Knowing Whittington has a groin injury and Keontay has an injury, maybe let the walk-ons take all the reps since we are down to our fucking 3rd string back.  Instead, he’s hurt now with an injury that takes a lot of time to heal...

We better pray Whit and Ingram stay healthy.  Those two guys have both previously sustained lingering injuries.  Increasing Sam’s carries is not the damn solution.  For a staff that seems to make the right decisions most of the time, they’ve really fucked up the roster management when it comes to RBs.  Thank goodness Whittington is an athletic freak that picked up the position easily.  Imagine if he couldn’t transition from WR.

They have to practice playing football to be good at playing football. Shit happens.

[South Austin 52636]

1 minute ago, texifornia said:

They have to practice playing football to be good at playing football.

Allen Iverson holding on Line 1 for you.

[sith_horn 2407]

45 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Lulz. Transition classes suck. What if Strong had chosen to take Eno in the spring, what if Strong had chosen to take Anderson over Porter.

I think everyone was very happy when Texas landed Carter. Little did we know he was lazy.

Should have taken another GT, but no one could predict the bad luck Texas has had at RB this offseason.

Toneil Carter’s speed an ideal compliment for Chris Warren’s power running

Spoiler

If what the Footwork King sees in Carter after three year’s of training him is accurate, the early enrollee may ultimately prove to be the best of the bunch.

“The University of Texas is getting one of the hardest working running backs that that school has ever seen,” Whitfield said. “He doesn’t get tired; he’s all about that work. They’re about to get a kid who wants to be great, wants to help Texas get to the national championship and a Big 12 Championship. You’ve got a kid who wants to be productive; every single time he gets the ball he wants to score. He’s a leader; he wants to be great.”

 

[Sejjr 3246]

27 minutes ago, victory88 said:

And this is why some of us criticized the staff for throwing their few serviceable RBs to take hits during physical scrimmages.  Fucking morons.  Knowing Whittington has a groin injury and Keontay has an injury, maybe let the walk-ons take all the reps since we are down to our fucking 3rd string back.  Instead, he’s hurt now with an injury that takes a lot of time to heal...

We better pray Whit and Ingram stay healthy.  Those two guys have both previously sustained lingering injuries.  Increasing Sam’s carries is not the damn solution.  For a staff that seems to make the right decisions most of the time, they’ve really fucked up the roster management when it comes to RBs.  Thank goodness Whittington is an athletic freak that picked up the position easily.  Imagine if he couldn’t transition from WR.

 

Repeating this nonsense again doesn’t make it sound any better. 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Y’all are acting like a bunch of butch ass pussies.

[UDontKnow 10451]

3 hours ago, pacman said:

you tecmo bowl playing son-of-a-bitch...only way you know about Sikahema

@South Austin is actually an old which is why he knows about Vai Sikahema and didn't know about Nipsey Hussle.

Edited August 23, 2019 by UDontKnow

[UDontKnow 10451]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

 

Bubble wrap Ingram until LSU and let Jarrett Smith take a huge number of reps with Whittington against the Ragin' Bradshaws.

[South Austin 52636]

6 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

@South Austin is actually an old which is why he knows about Vai Sikahema and didn't know about Nipsey Hussle.

 

And since when is 44 an old?

Edited August 23, 2019 by South Austin

[victory88 5672]

15 minutes ago, texifornia said:

They have to practice playing football to be good at playing football. Shit happens.

Sure... put the walk-ons in there all day and let them take a beating.  With that line of thinking, why don't we go ahead and let Sam take off his green jersey and let him take hits too since you know... we have to practice taking hits to be good.  No one is arguing to stop practicing hard.  But given the lack of depth and the current injury situation, it would be wise for the staff to maybe be cautious with the remaining healthy backs considering LSU's defense is going to be the toughest defense we will have faced the last 3 years.  Let the defense go hard at the walk ons.

[South Austin 52636]

7 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Y’all are acting like a bunch of butch ass pussies.

It's no act.

[Katfid54 8635]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

44

[BERT 4393]

11 minutes ago, victory88 said:

Sure... put the walk-ons in there all day and let them take a beating.  With that line of thinking, why don't we go ahead and let Sam take off his green jersey and let him take hits too since you know... we have to practice taking hits to be good.  No one is arguing to stop practicing hard.  But given the lack of depth and the current injury situation, it would be wise for the staff to maybe be cautious with the remaining healthy backs considering LSU's defense is going to be the toughest defense we will have faced the last 3 years.  Let the defense go hard at the walk ons.

...........shut up.

[Lerka Lerka 1094]

15+ carries for Keaontay, 8-12 for Whittington, 6+ for Sam, mix in a few bubble screens, dump offs in the flats, a jet sweep or two with Duverney / Burt.  Injuries happen. We'll adapt. It's like some you aren't happy unless you're complaining and hand-wringing.  Thems is the breaks in football. Deal with it. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22330]

Limit the backs against La Tech, all hands on deck vs LSU, rest whoever needs it gainst Rice, do whatever to win the conference opener against OK State, then get to the BYE to rest up more and move forward.

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3868]

49 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Y’all are acting like a bunch of butch ass pussies.

4 scholarships RBs and 2 are out and the other 2 are dinged up. Of course surly is melting down.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[MoJames 8256]

3 minutes ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said:

4 scholarships RBs and 2 are out and the other 2 are dinged up. Of course surly is melting down.

[LTtxfan 49378]

26 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Limit the backs against La Tech, all hands on deck vs LSU, rest whoever needs it gainst Rice, do whatever to win the conference opener against OK State, then get to the BYE to rest up more and move forward.

 

Lots of HORNS backups need reps vs La Tech. 

Get Up Big Early vs those LT Bulldawgs...

Edited August 23, 2019 by LTtxfan

[slim9797 49]

4 scholarships RBs and 2 are out and the other 2 are dinged up. Of course surly is melting down.

5 scholarship backs. Mason Ramirez is on full ride


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[Machinator 32099]

3 minutes ago, slim9797 said:

5 scholarship backs. Mason Ramirez is on full ride


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Mason Ramirez is on scholarship, but he is not the caliber of player we give scholarships to out of high school. Don't be obtuse.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Goddamnit you wimps, y’all are upsetting SkyNet.