9.9.19 Coach Herman press conference Noon

[Tex Long 4446]

2 minutes ago, Snacks said:

while I almost agree...

 

You have to feel confident your OL (C/G) can push their DL (NG/DT)... it's probably better to give Sam the option to find a spot that looks like we're winning (or tying) and let him operate.

 

It usually works. this time it didn't.

 

You're not wrong... but if the team almost never operates from under center, that's more uncertainty, etc.

 

situational texas football says qb power right there...

 

Oh, I dunno. Situational football says misdirect and throw to a wide-open RB on the backside, who won't drop the fucking ball. And if he does drop the ball, won't hang his fucking head the rest of the game. Whatta the coaches say? "Don't let one mistake beat you twice..." Sumpin' like that.

[DixonHur 11376]

7 minutes ago, Snacks said:

while I almost agree...

 

You have to feel confident your OL (C/G) can push their DL (NG/DT)... it's probably better to give Sam the option to find a spot that looks like we're winning (or tying) and let him operate.

 

It usually works. this time it didn't.

 

You're not wrong... but if the team almost never operates from under center, that's more uncertainty, etc.

 

situational texas football says qb power right there...

 

Perhaps, but under center, the QB can find the soft spot and tilt the blocking that direction. 

The biggest risk is the C-QB exchange, but even with a fumble recovery by LSU, you're likely looking at them having ball at the 1 instead of the 3.

Edited September 9, 2019 by DixonHur

[Dbeasy 15093]

Herman’s comment about PTSD has tempered my PTSD.

[Girdwood 118]

Going to be a lot of tough questions for Herman on Orlando's D if OSU torches us like LSU did and ends up being the difference in the game again.

Need to get that shit fixed- we aren't Tech or OU. I get that we are young on that side of the ball, but Orlando needs to fit his scheme to the players we have. They were out of position all night long and Burrow made us pay.

[DixonHur 11376]

New studies show that psychedelic drugs may help with PTSD...I'm thinking it's worth a shot.

[Dahobbs 17686]

53 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

The dude squats 550...you don't think leg drive is a strength?  Especially when you consider we'd have a couple of backs pushing him from behind.  

If we don't think we can run a QB sneak from the 1/2 yard line on 3rd down, then we need some new coaches. 

I'm not saying he can't do it, I'm saying regardless of his squats, his football running ability is based more on vision than most people seem to acknowledge. He finds creases and angles and runs past arm tackles when he has some speed. Straight pushing the pile from a stand still isn't his best attribute running. Since we don't play or practice under center, you risk a bad exchange, completely telegraph the play, and don't put your QB in the best position to leverage his best strengths as a runner. In a different system it is perfectly reasonable call, but I don't think it is the best call for our team. 

[Eggo 3995]

55 minutes ago, Snacks said:

while I almost agree...

 

You have to feel confident your OL (C/G) can push their DL (NG/DT)... it's probably better to give Sam the option to find a spot that looks like we're winning (or tying) and let him operate.

 

It usually works. this time it didn't.

 

You're not wrong... but if the team almost never operates from under center, that's more uncertainty, etc.

 

situational texas football says qb power right there...

 

This would be a good place to start...

 

[dcar00 14372]

4 hours ago, mdmost said:

You look at Rice over there and it's just all about the tradition of that dude who got his head blown off in Dallas asking why does Rice play Texas?

too soon

[Zavala 1384]

Fuck Kirk Bowels

Fuck Chip Brown

HOOK EM!

[Longhorn Fever 267]

2 hours ago, Voluminous Banality said:

Herman has been going furiously at that Dasani.

Subliminal message to the LSU D?

[Native Horn 3516]

1 hour ago, DixonHur said:

Patriots do it with a 40 year old...I think Sam would survive.

Yeah, but he’s a MAN!

[deter 314]

1 hour ago, jdhorn92 said:

We need to find a big ol' DL we can feed the ball to there.

Bimage played the wildcat in hs and he ain't playing dl much anyway.

 

 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[USNALonghorn 5078]

2 hours ago, UTEX_ME said:

sucks Ingram is a head case

The dude's a fucking true Sophomore. He'll be fine.

[Burt Macklin 19053]

2 hours ago, bigup2dahorns said:

BJ Foster out a few weeks with significant hamstring injury

Fuuuuuuck.

1 hour ago, Snacks said:

while I almost agree...

 

You have to feel confident your OL (C/G) can push their DL (NG/DT)... it's probably better to give Sam the option to find a spot that looks like we're winning (or tying) and let him operate.

 

It usually works. this time it didn't.

 

You're not wrong... but if the team almost never operates from under center, that's more uncertainty, etc.

 

situational texas football says qb power right there...

 

Shack’s not a very powerful blocker. If Sam lines up under center, LSU will expect sneak and probably blow Shack up. 

[thepop 4409]

21 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Wouldn’t we wear orange?

[Boogaloo 268]

21 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Is the A/C thing true?

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2652]

Just now, Boogaloo said:

Is the A/C thing true?

I feel as through if it was we would have heard something about it by now. 

[Boogaloo 268]

1 minute ago, thepop said:

Wouldn’t we wear orange?

They should be in Orange, doesn't LSU wear white at home... 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

1 hour ago, Snacks said:

it's probably better to give Sam the option to find a spot

This is what it boils down to. This staff, like a lot of staffs out there, feels like the highest probability play in those situations is to let Sam choose an opening to attack rather than trying to squeeze into a pre-set target or guessing where to sneak in. It's impossible to say either approach is absolutely better but I agree that I feel more comfortable watching the sneak from under center because it feels more automatic-- that is my perception, not necessarily the reality. 

Allowing players to push from behind adds to that sense of it being automatic.

To another poster's excellent point above, the RPO that never opened up a throw was the real killer in that series. It wasn't a bad call conceptually but when the throw never opened up, it ended up being a wasted down. Credit to LSU on that. Their defense was streaky around the goalline (stuffed a few, but blew the Ingram drop) but they smothered that play.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

2 minutes ago, Boogaloo said:

They should be in Orange, doesn't LSU wear white at home... 

For SEC opponents and the season opener. I think they wear purple against non-conference, non-season-opener opponents. Like us!

[thepop 4409]

2 minutes ago, SwanderedTalent said:

For SEC opponents and the season opener. I think they wear purple against non-conference, non-season-opener opponents. Like us!

Stormtroopers means we win. So I’m cool with it

[BurntOrangeCrush 1025]

25 minutes ago, Xian said:

I feel as through if it was we would have heard something about it by now. 

There is a high probability that Orgeron couldn't figure out how to turn the A/C on. You know, lots of buttons on that thermostat

Edited September 9, 2019 by BurntOrangeCrush

[Boogaloo 268]

Supposedly LSU brought there own Swamp Coolers and were in full control of their own temperature in the visiting locker room

[Funk Doctor Spock 12512]

We lost, and it sucks, but it's time to go win the conference and go from there. Our playoff hopes aren't over with. LSU was a good team, and Sam carved up their DB's. Hopefully Orlando and Herman try Jamison/Cook against Rice and our young D grows up. 

 

If this were a Charlie Strong team, I would already be in the fetal position hoping next year doesn't get worse. I love that the entire culture has changed in 3 seasons. 

[SA-KC_Horn 1295]

Which is better no a/c or a pink locker room?

[TexArcher 38070]

58 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

And by "blowers," he means meth whores.  If you gotta be hot, might as well be getting a gummer, too.

[hornhorn 100]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

 

Yikes! So all those weren't menstrual cramps?

[EuroHorn 3268]

Georgia lost to LSU last year in the middle of the season and still were in the hunt at the end.  Just win and good things will happen. 

[hpslugga 4062]

54 minutes ago, Boogaloo said:

They should be in Orange, doesn't LSU wear white at home... 

LSU's actually probably going to be in purple. Their tradition, as of late, has been to wear the purple in home, non-con games that are not the home opener. They host UTSA the week before the Texas game, so this particular tradition dictates Texas in the storm trooper whites. They of course could always change that, but that's what you should expect until told otherwise.

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

2 hours ago, DixonHur said:

New studies show that psychedelic drugs may help with PTSD...I'm thinking it's worth a shot.

Let's all go to the amazon and try ayhuasca as soon as the embers cool.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21922]

I bet they wear white next year just because they know our fans love the stormtrooper uniforms on the road.

[Huckleberry 33100]

5 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I bet they wear white next year just because they know our fans love the stormtrooper uniforms on the road.

It's essentially our choice.

[BigSwingingD 719]

1 hour ago, Spider2YBanana said:

We lost, and it sucks, but it's time to go win the conference and go from there. Our playoff hopes aren't over with. LSU was a good team, and Sam carved up their DB's. Hopefully Orlando and Herman try Jamison/Cook against Rice and our young D grows up. 

 

If this were a Charlie Strong team, I would already be in the fetal position hoping next year doesn't get worse. I love that the entire culture has changed in 3 seasons. 

This.

Thought about this as well.  Can you imagine the beatdown we would have received on Strongs watch? (Not to rag on him in an unrelated thread).

Back to Herman, we are talking about correcting 4 or 5 things. Not 45. This program is run professionally...top to bottom.  Not even close to perfect, but getting better and better. Now, I am in no way saying we jerk our coach off like agricultural and maintenance.  He has flaws. 

There are no moral victories. You win or lose. But absolutely getting your ass handed too you is a different feeling. 

We are close.

Hook'em 

Edited September 9, 2019 by BigSwingingD

[Zavala 1384]

3 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

Full retard. 

1. No bitchassedness here, we won't cramp every first down

2. We ain't wearing stormtrooper whites

3. We will be prepared with our own equipment anyway

[Not a cat 5705]

4 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

It's essentially our choice.

If LSU truly cares about wearing white in our game I'm guessing it was addressed in writing in the home and home contract the 2 schools signed.  

[Best served cold 150]

Man Herman really does have horrible body language during his interviews. Just always seems ready to bolt from the podium.