Who impressed you the most tonight?

[BigHorn'13 3357]

58 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Brennan Eagles

SWAT, holla!

And Chris Brown. They represented the hood with pride tonight

[closetojumping 62263]

7 hours ago, cmontexas said:

Chris Brown is what we hoped PJ Locke would be

This is where my head is without thinking too much about it. 

[idigTexas 2266]

8 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Oh she got a game ball alright.

I think you mean game balls.

[Atticus 3924]

Did Byron Vaughns play at all?

[Newy25 7638]

Ossai, Chris Brown, Ingram, Duvernay obviously stood out. 

The offensive line looked fantastic. Braun was straight murdering the guy he was lined up against. Sam had basically no pressure the entire game. 

[ClubWhatever 12087]

19 minutes ago, Atticus said:

Did Byron Vaughns play at all?

He did not.  They showed him on the sidelines and I was surprised how lanky he looks.  He doesn’t seem to have filled out much.  

[westexhorn 2008]

Chris Brown and that dawg mentality, Ossai

[USMCHorn 1369]

Chris Brown plays a lot like Quandre and I love it.

[ChickenSandwich 9803]

Mack Brown’s dance moves 

[Sgt Hulk 13648]

Kobe. Boyce.  He’s impressive in that it looked like he had no idea what he was doing. I think it was him when his receiver caught the ball and turned up field and he did the incomplete arm motion jog.   Just super Impressed that he tricked the coaches I to thinking he’s a starter 

[Bullneck 19027]

The whole team effort was incredible last night.  Looking at it the opposite way, there didn't appear to be any holes in our game last night (first game tackling will have to improve, but it will).

[lulz 21]

2 minutes ago, Bullneck said:

The whole team effort was incredible last night.  Looking at it the opposite way, there didn't appear to be any holes in our game last night (first game tackling will have to improve, but it will).

CB opposite Jalen Green is a giant hole.

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1580]

Going to throw a Jalen Green shoutout.  His coverage was very good and he did a great job of turning back to find the ball on deep coverage.  He’s going to be a good one.

[UTEX90 586]

32 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

Ossai, Chris Brown, Ingram, Duvernay obviously stood out. 

The offensive line looked fantastic. Braun was straight murdering the guy he was lined up against. Sam had basically no pressure the entire game. 

This.  I was also impressed with Sam not attempting to get himself killed.  He played smart.  I expect he may take some more risks next week if necessary but we need him healthy.

 

[Texasborn91 903]

2 minutes ago, Bullneck said:

The whole team effort was incredible last night.  Looking at it the opposite way, there didn't appear to be any holes in our game last night (first game tackling will have to improve, but it will).

Rewatching it last night Dele did not have a good game. I’ll have to see how Mitchell did when he was in. 

[SydneyCarton 47934]

Ossai and Chris Brown I thought were real difference makers. Brown is flat out exciting at this point.  

[Soliver465 398]

Chris Brown and then Bimage.

[Sock Monkey 720]

Sweat is massive and strong looking. I can't wait to see how he develops. 

I'm also really impressed with how, after only one week of practice, Johnson looked better at running back than Kyle Porter ever did. 

 

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13010]

35 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

However, in a not surprising call that fucking catch by Johnson has to be mentioned

https://mobile.twitter.com/LonghornNetwork/status/1167974441478950912/photo/1

Edited September 1, 2019 by Casual Encounter
Still don’t know how to embed Twitter

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13010]

[kevwun 15675]

I don't know if I've ever seen a catch like CJ's.  Normally guys have to drag a foot to do that.  He just planted and took a giant step out of bounds at the exact right moment.

[Burt Macklin 19000]

13 minutes ago, Texasborn91 said:

Rewatching it last night Dele did not have a good game. I’ll have to see how Mitchell did when he was in. 

Yeah. On that third down run where we ended up recovering the fumble, Dele had a clean look  at the RB and completely failed to wrap up. A guy with his limited mobility can not be missing tackles like that.

I’d definitely rather have Overshown on the field instead of Dele.

[Machinator 32098]

1 minute ago, RelaxedLonghorn said:

 

It looked to me like the players who score touchdowns are required to go find the oline to celebrate with. I like it.

 

Yeah, Tom has mentioned that before. "Go hug a big guy."

[Neonmoon 38127]

Jalen Green, Chris Brown, Eagles

Jake Smith looks legit too. 

[Burt Macklin 19000]

7 minutes ago, Casual Encounter said:

 

 

[South Austin 52170]

14 minutes ago, Sock Monkey said:

I'm also really impressed with how, after only one week of practice, Johnson looked better at running back than Kyle Porter ever did. 

I would look better at running back than Kyle Porter ever did.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Seems like Sam didn’t try and force many balls in to terribly tight windows. When he did, on one that I recall, it resulted in a TD to Collin. Duvernay is a baller and is the offensive MVP (OLine is better than last year too).

Chris Brown is a fucking dog. Wish Caden would have had the second half off. He tackled very well along with Brandon Jones. Biggest concern is depth at RB and corner opposite jalen green.

[6th Street 6358]

Eagles is athletic, knows how to get open, and fights for the ball. Will be a solid red zone target. 

[Nueces River Rat 5531]

1). The  O-line.    Much better in the pass protection packages, save a few times.   Will get better as the season progresses.  

2) Eagles-   We got three  solid bad assess who can catch the ball.  Just where we left off last year. 

3) Ingram-  His success will inch up in part thanks to the improvement with the O-line

4) D-line.     I like the attitude...   Needs to catch on with the secondary.  

[kevwun 15675]

The only time they got any pressure on Sam was when they went blitz crazy at the end of the 2nd half.  I think the last time our qb had that much time in the pocket was 2006.

[HornsOverIthaca 2333]

I was thinking the same thing.  The O-Line is such a good sign.  I was worried Calvin Anderson's departure was going to hurt.

[HOOK'EMHOOAH 1606]

1. Ossai had a hell of a game.

2. The OLine. They made other guys move to where they didn't want to go.

3. Play calling was solid.

4. Playing backups to finish the game.

[hookem48 4637]

9 hours ago, TexArcher said:

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.

 

When Ingram stops making something easy into something harder he's going to be really good.

[ztejas 43287]

Braun stepping in and playing great from the first snap was a very welcome addition. It's a shame we were having to protect using our backfield too much because with this line it seems like we should be able to rush for 200 at will. 

Ingram looks like a fucking beast. Sam will be a Heisman contender all season (whether you care about the award or not). His understanding of what we need and when seems to have improved leaps and bounds from last season already. 

Gold sticker goes to RoJo though. He might have a future at RB on this team. 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

We have elite talent sprinkled all over the field. This team looks different than any teams we’ve had since the Vince years. The difference between consistent top 3 recruiting classes and #10-12 ranked classes is very noticeable.

[Tex Long 4356]

Internet went out before the KO after our second TD, didn't come back until after the game... had to follow with scoreboard app. But, from the Q1 that I did get to see, the offense was damn good, and DevDuv was outstanding. Sam was Sam - Heisman watch is accurate. OL is legit, finally. WR room is fucking stacked, no doubt about it. The Defense is a work in progress, and unless we were holding back, LSU is going to be a problem, and our O is going to have to win that game for us. Fortunately, it looks like it can. 

Since I saw only Q1 and the first two minutes of Q2, I can't say much more, except that seeing a box score where we lost the fourth quarter again gives a less-than warm and fuzzy feeling. The fact that we were up 38-0 before that happened counters that nicely, and it is gruntling to see that we did manage to get our backup QB in the game.

Next week is pudding-proving time. Looking forward to seeing it.

[Machinator 32098]

3 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Since I saw only Q1 and the first two minutes of Q2, I can't say much more, except that seeing a box score where we lost the fourth quarter again gives a less-than warm and fuzzy feeling. The fact that we were up 38-0 before that happened counters that nicely, and it is gruntling to see that we did manage to get our backup QB in the game.

 

Herman pulled many of the starters after the 3rd quarter. The 4th quarter should have been advantage Texas but for a shitty roughing the passer call.

[Texasrocks 2125]

This was a perfect first game. It was a blowout with plenty of mistakes that the coaches can harp on.

It's also nice to not have to rationalize areas of poor performance. For like 10 years, the OL would struggle against a less-than-stellar d-line and then we'd hear about how well coached the other unit was or how they were really better than you'd expect for Rice, or Wyoming, or whoever. Our d-line would get gashed and we'd hear that these were just minor run-fit issues or that the no-name running back was sneaky good. There was none of that this game. Folks can rightfully point out that LA Tech is a decent team with some legitimately good players who didn't really do much against us.

[EastTexan 662]

9 hours ago, futureman said:

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

 Yes. A play was stuffed in the middle. Had to run it back to see what happened. All I saw was a big 93 taking on what looked like three ol and making the play. Had to look up the number. Mr Sweat is a man.

[Hook'Em0608 96]

 

Edited September 1, 2019 by Hook'Em0608
I'm dumb

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13010]

4 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

When Ingram stops making something easy into something harder he's going to be really good.

Roschon seemed much quicker to make a decision on which hole to hit and immediately accelerated through it. Ingram seems a little slow at times to see what has opened up as opposed to what he was expecting. But, I’ve actually noticed this about all our backs over the past few years and it makes me think it’s coaching. Maybe Roschon hasn’t been influenced by it yet? There’s a fine line between patience and the necessity to blast the open hole while it’s available (insert mom joke here).

[thepop 4409]

Our QB seems pretty good.

[Brothahorn 10085]

R Johnson looked like he could be a pretty good running back, if given time.

[Machinator 32098]

3 minutes ago, Hook'Em0608 said:

https://twitter.com/PFF_Cam/status/1168173113953128449

 

[MirrOlure 14643]

Bob Cole, who had already well established himself as the shittiest stadium announcer of all time, actually took his shittiness to a whole new level. I was impreggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrssed.

[Macanudo 12936]

7 minutes ago, Texasrocks said:

This was a perfect first game. It was a blowout with plenty of mistakes that the coaches can harp on.

It's also nice to not have to rationalize areas of poor performance. For like 10 years, the OL would struggle against a less-than-stellar d-line and then we'd hear about how well coached the other unit was or how they were really better than you'd expect for Rice, or Wyoming, or whoever. Our d-line would get gashed and we'd hear that these were just minor run-fit issues or that the no-name running back was sneaky good. There was none of that this game. Folks can rightfully point out that LA Tech is a decent team with some legitimately good players who didn't really do much against us.

That was kind of how I felt.   We looked good in a lot of areas but not bad in any.   My biggest concern is mainly depth.   Especially at RB.   Duh, right?

[hookem48 4637]

5 minutes ago, Casual Encounter said:

Roschon seemed much quicker to make a decision on which hole to hit and immediately accelerated through it. Ingram seems a little slow at times to see what has opened up as opposed to what he was expecting. But, I’ve actually noticed this about all our backs over the past few years and it makes me think it’s coaching. Maybe Roschon hasn’t been influenced by it yet? There’s a fine line between patience and the necessity to blast the open hole while it’s available (insert mom joke here).

It's not coaching, Herman's been talking about Ingram's lack of patience since he got here and talked about it again in last night's presser, there's no doubt they're working on it.

[Chooky 13303]

Shout out to Cosmi.

Chris Brown

Johnson

Ingram

Ossai

That juco linebacker for La Tech

Eagles

 

[Tylerocks 2551]

I called Ossai as my “breakout” player in a previous thread.

He was all over the field last night.

Impressed with Ingram and Roschon at RB

All the WR’s looked good.

Also impressed with Sam’s play.

[gaspar 102]

Sam starting to bring back the VY “we got this” feeling to games. O-line looked solid, but real test is next week.