Who impressed you the most tonight?

[TexArcher 37543]

I'll go with Ingram: 11 carries for 78 yards and a score, plus 3 catches for 43 yards.  And he had to make something out of nothing on several of those runs.

 

[millhouse 2587]

Ossai

[Valmy77 13125]

Eagles

[BurntOrangeCrush 1004]

Jalen Green

[JonBinge 3]

I’ll second Ingram. Cat went hard.

[Snotrocket 108]

Ossai.  He's a difference maker.

 

[Valmy77 13125]

I guess I sort of expected Ingram to do what he did, with Humphrey gone he is our best offensive weapon...that doesn't play QB anyway.

[pacman 7331]

6 minutes ago, BurntOrangeCrush said:

Jalen Green

Without the benefit of a closer look on video, this is my initial vote. Hard to pay attention to everything at the game.

 

Kick coverage was awesome too. Owens literally made LaTech quit trying to return the ball.

Edited September 1, 2019 by pacman

[USNALonghorn 5024]

Ingram/Duvernay

[futureman 22420]

sweat was pretty impressive, playing well in the trenches as a true freshman in week 1. 

[RabidM 2664]

Jalen Green for me.  Looks like a legit shut down corner in time. He's damn good right now. He's got a great frame and athleticism.  

I will say Eagles looks athletic as fuck.  His testing numbers really translated to the field tonight.  (I thought he looked a little stiff last year.)  Physically, he reminds me of Dez Bryant. 

Edited September 1, 2019 by RabidM

[Snotrocket 108]

 Bevo.  He hates bulldogs.

 

[Radical Larry 28529]

South Austin’s mom

[Lhorn 4886]

So many impressive performances from young guys: Eagles, Ingram, Green, etc.  Some flashes from Smith.  Sweat looks good.

I gotta go with Ossai.  Dude is gonna be a problem for offenses.

[texifornia 56565]

Hardy's a real early round WR. I want to say Cosmi but man Green did his job.

[Voluminous Banality 1032]

There are some players who, from the first time they step on the field as true freshmen, already stand out, guys like Shaun Rogers, Derrick Johnson, Cedric Benson, Vince Young, and Caden Sterns. I'm not sure Sweat flashed to that level, but he sure looked like he belonged. From his first play, you're already turning your head saying, "Who's that?"

It was also interesting to see Jake Smith targeted 8 times. Some of those throws were a bit off and the routes he was asked to run didn't always play to his strengths, but the number of looks he got tells you Sam already has a lot of confidence in him.

[millhouse 2587]

Jake needs to switch his number to 8

[CastHorn 798]

Coburn. It’s cool seeing a 340lb guy chasing dudes down outside the hashes. 

[cmontexas 3255]

Chris Brown is what we hoped PJ Locke would be

[Machinator 32098]

Tyler Owens is going to be a problem for offenses and return specialists.

[Rimbo 25801]

the OL

[EuroHorn 3204]

Defense needs more intensity and less missed tackles if they’re going to hang with LSU 

[Sejjr 3246]

This is clearly the best O line Texas has fielded in years. 

[Lhorn 4886]

10 minutes ago, cmontexas said:

Chris Brown is what we hoped PJ Locke would be

I'm growing into a real Chris Brown fan.  Guy is a really good player.  Even last year, when he came, there was almost no drop off.  

[futureman 22420]

Just now, Lhorn said:

Even last year, when he came, there was almost no drop off.  

hmmm

[Machinator 32098]

9 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

Defense needs more intensity and less missed tackles if they’re going to hang with LSU 

Fewer

[Voluminous Banality 1032]

9 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

Defense needs more intensity and less missed tackles if they’re going to hang with LSU 

[texifornia 56565]

6 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

I'm growing into a real Chris Brown fan.  Guy is a really good player.  Even last year, when he came, there was almost no drop off.  

I both agree, and noticed that when Sterns was in the game he made absurdly athletic, hard hitting plays.

Our safety lineup is just NSFW.

[BigBenBamboozle 1951]

Ossai. A handful of collapsed pockets even when he didn’t make the play. Guy’s a monster like Kindle and Orakpo. 

[futureman 22420]

7 minutes ago, BigBenBamboozle said:

Guy’s a monster like Kindle and Orakpo. 

maybe someday.

[DeweyCox 366]

I was really impressed with the “team” mentality, more so than any individual performance. One of several examples is Eagles looking like a complete stud, yet instead of showboating he runs to celebrate the guys who allowed those plays to develop. 

[BigBenBamboozle 1951]

1 minute ago, futureman said:

maybe someday.

Username doesn’t check out. 

[UcancallmeSurly 451]

52 minutes ago, millhouse said:

Jake needs to switch his number to 8

Shipley2.0...  8 X 2= 16

[Mason Ramsey 3372]

Gotta go with the pom squad. Fantastic week 1 performance.

[Reese Bennett 3605]

On that kickoff, I thought 44 was a big ass linebacker I had forgotten about. Nope. That’s Owens, a DB. Damn.

[randygilman 643]

Maybe a handful of designed Sam runs meant the OL had to really do their job on all fronts. Seemed like they did tonight, my drunk ass doesn’t remember any holding calls. 

[zork 629]

Overshown with the delayed blitz looking sack and uber athletic diving interception really stood out in the second half.  Yuge upside still available for that diaper dandy.

[NowThis 931]

Sam's passing.

[Sleepygrad 1029]

Roschon Johnson had a good night

[Texasborn91 903]

Jalen Green is the only answer. 

[Mez2 4022]

Brennan Eagles

SWAT, holla!

[Mo Horn 8808]

The O Line. Sam had great protection and a clean pocket all night. Haven't seen that in a while. 

[phdhorn 6224]

Iggles.  We might have a certified badass-in-real-life at receiver, instead of a guy who looks good in 1 game and then disappears (not entirely their fault of course).

[Longhorn 145]

Duvernay.  So solid.

[phdhorn 6224]

Yeah, Duve would be my #2 last night.  Guy is a gamer.

[RollLeft 5040]

Your mom.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13010]

8 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Yeah, Duve would be my #2 last night.  Guy is a gamer.

If only he had good hands, then he’d be #1.

[phdhorn 6224]

2 minutes ago, RollLeft said:

Your mom.

screen name checks out

[Bojack 2073]

Aside from all those mentioned, I was impressed with Roschon Johnson and his "just happy to be here, hope I can help the ballclub" attitude.  He looked like a guy that could play running back if needed.

[South Austin 52169]

7 hours ago, Radical Larry said:

South Austin’s mom

Oh she got a game ball alright.