2021 Texas spring football thread

[Hank Scorpio 17729]

4 hours ago, Machinator said:

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— Cade Brewer is moving better from what I’ve heard after dropping a bit of weight. He and Jared Wiley will be used most often from what it sounds like while Malcolm Epps could be played more inside the red zone. 

 

 

I swear to fucking God I will kill someone if Sark puts Epps in a goal line package. 

[Vito Andolini 9127]

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I was told that guys are hanging around the facility more and playing at ease because of that energy. “I’ve never seen this many people on the team actually smile and have fun whileplaying football.”

I saw this same quote in 2016, with one slight change. Spoilering due to triggeration. 

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I was told that guys are hanging around the facility more and playing FUCKING PING PONG because of that energy. “I’ve never seen this many people on the team actually smile and have fun whileplaying FUCKING PING PONG.”

 

Edited April 19, 2021 by Vito Andolini
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[TommyGufano 6021]

3 hours ago, Bobby_Batronic said:

My kingdom for our practice unit to actually be worn for a game.

 

Our look against Baylor this year more or less fit the bill, no?

[NoName 16369]

On 4/16/2021 at 9:37 PM, UDontKnow said:

Lots of candidates to choose from: Al'vonte Woodard, Dajon Harrison, Montrell Estelle, and even Joshua Moore (if he lets off the field issues continue to plague him). 

one of these is not like the other

• Woodard career: 7 catches, 62 yards, 0 TD
• Harrison career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Estelle career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Josh Moore career: 37 catches, 525 yards, 10 TD

Did Moore have any off field issues in the last 12 months that I am forgetting?

[Ravishing Rick 1134]

3 minutes ago, NoName said:

one of these is not like the other

• Woodard career: 7 catches, 62 yards, 0 TD
• Harrison career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Estelle career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Josh Moore career: 37 catches, 525 yards, 10 TD

Did Moore have any off field issues in the last 12 months that I am forgetting?

It’s been suggested on social media that some apartment walls ran into his fist.  Not clear on who started the fight. 

[texifornia 57075]

21 minutes ago, NoName said:

one of these is not like the other

• Woodard career: 7 catches, 62 yards, 0 TD
• Harrison career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Estelle career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Josh Moore career: 37 catches, 525 yards, 10 TD

Did Moore have any off field issues in the last 12 months that I am forgetting?

He busted up his girlfriend's apartment then missed like a week of practice with an "illness"

[texifornia 57075]

7 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Ah shit, if COVID-Newy thinks we are in the clear, I’m sure everything will be A-OK. This is just like last April. Things turned out great!

Oh good. Bringing CR to the sports boards. People love it when that happens.

[NoName 16369]

39 minutes ago, Ravishing Rick said:

It’s been suggested on social media that some apartment walls ran into his fist.  Not clear on who started the fight. 

 

22 minutes ago, texifornia said:

He busted up his girlfriend's apartment then missed like a week of practice with an "illness"

missed this - thanks

[markstanco 12586]

In fairness, when fights occur off campus and TVs get stolen, historically a lot of games get won.

[BurntOrange&White 39962]

Just now, markstanco said:

In fairness, when fights occur off campus and TVs get stolen, historically a lot of games get won.

[stork642 4498]

8 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Ah shit, if COVID-Newy thinks we are in the clear, I’m sure everything will be A-OK. This is just like last April. Things turned out great!

You should go hide in your hole and we’ll let you know when it’s safe to come out.  

[bluto 4942]

Reckon it’s time to sit bijan down til game 1 opening series

[Fud 9552]

So OBs still hasn't put out a sourced practice report?

[Royale with cheese 1467]

9 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Ah shit, if COVID-Newy thinks we are in the clear, I’m sure everything will be A-OK. This is just like last April. Things turned out great!

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[jdhorn92 1554]

54 minutes ago, markstanco said:

In fairness, when fights occur off campus and TVs get stolen, historically a lot of games get won.

don't forget random single vehicle accidents in west campus...that triggers some epic wins too.

[LTtxfan 49331]

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[BurntOrange&White 39962]

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[Burt Macklin 19038]

14 hours ago, Machinator said:

— If you’re looking for young guys who can make an impact, look no further than Terrence Cooks. The 2021 signee is seeing some time with the ones and is taking advantage of a lack of true linebacker depth. Cooks was singled out by one source I spoke with as a player who has silently gone to work since arriving on campus. Luke Brockermeyer and David Gbenda were the starters at linebacker, but Cooks got some run after Brockermeyer was banged up a bit.

Cooks was ridiculously underrated last year.  He's got everything you'd want in a LB. He's going to be a stud.

14 hours ago, Machinator said:

— The buzz around Kitan Crawford continues to be strong. The athleticism and skill is there, but he’s still developing when it comes to learning the coverages and playing in the proper technique. That said, he’s really pushing the guys ahead of him.

Crawford has all the NFL traits.  Glad to hear the light seems to be coming on for him.

13 hours ago, CashMcCoy said:

Bijan with a stiff-arm to the ground and a filthy move at one point. Pumped for the spring game.

At :36, it looks like Dorbah beat Hookfin around the edge for a sack.   It was a little bit hard to tell, but from piecing together different clips, our second team OL looks to be Garth-Tyler Johnson-Ghirmai-Conner-Hookfin.  Glad to see Johnson is running second team. I hope he stays engaged because he could very likely be a starter at Guard for us next year.

[UDontKnow 10447]

3 hours ago, NoName said:

one of these is not like the other

• Woodard career: 7 catches, 62 yards, 0 TD
• Harrison career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Estelle career: 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 TD
• Josh Moore career: 37 catches, 525 yards, 10 TD

Did Moore have any off field issues in the last 12 months that I am forgetting?

You missed his gf? ex-gf? BAE? not sure what she is...going to Twitter accusing him of getting her evicted from her apartment after he damaged it. She posted screenshots of text message conversations between herself and Moore's mother. This happened within the last six weeks.

[NoName 16369]

23 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

You missed his gf? ex-gf? BAE? not sure what she is...going to Twitter accusing him of getting her evicted from her apartment after he damaged it. She posted screenshots of text message conversations between herself and Moore's mother. This happened within the last six weeks.

yes i did. my fault there, thanks.

[Machinator 32099]

IT team notes

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TEAM

Regardless of who the quarterback is, his favorite target has consistently been Jordan Whittington. Whittington is proving deft at finding soft spots in zone and is tough after the catch. He’s not breaking off many big gains but he is moving the sticks.

At the position, it’s the same story throughout spring, they need some receivers to get healthy or step up. Keep in mind, when it’s 1s versus 2s, the second-string corners are more than just adequate starters so the 1s aren’t catching a break at receiver.

The tight ends haven’t been targeted much in the passing game of late but they’ve been somewhat effective as blockers.

There is growing optimism the offensive line will be good this season and recently Kyle Flood said, “we are going to get better, and we are going to get better in a hurry.” The O-line has a tough task going against this defensive line, especially with the edge players being experienced seniors who are rapidly developing. The D-line is a good measuring stick for the offensive line. They’re still giving up too much edge pressure, but they are able to move the ball on the ground which is first and foremost this season. IT has focused a lot of time on what is happening at tackle, but a quiet storyline has been quality guard play with Junior Angilau and Denzel Okafor.

Two defensive players continue to improve rapidly and are proving to be ready to play at a high level — linebacker David Gbenda and cornerback Kitan Crawford. Gbenda is the only linebacker on the roster who can just as easily play either inside linebacker position. Crawford is ready to start, he just has experienced and talented starters ahead of them. These players have overlapping qualities in that they’re very coachable.

Anthony Cook is playing very well at nickel and it still doesn’t seem like a real battle with Chris Adimora.

Brenden Schooler is going to play a lot this season if he keeps up his current level of play. Jerrin Thompson is playing well but Schooler seems to be making a little more noise, plus he’s often going against the 1s while playing with the 2s.

The secondary is deep.

The team will have a Tuesday and Thursday practice, followed by a Friday walk-through, and finally, the spring game on Saturday.

PK AND FLOOD CLINICS

As we’ve been sharing, the new staff has been making inroads with the state’s high school coaches via video conference clinics. This past week, the two coordinators, Pete Kwiatkowski and Kyle Flood, shared their knowledge.

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Kwiatkowski was the best DL guy I've listened to in a clinic setting. He brought a lot of detail and expertise but has a plan to keep things relatively simple for his position group, which is the outside linebackers/ends.

The defense seems to rely a lot on the level of play he gets from that position group but he showed a lot of drills and spring cut-ups of their two-deep getting better. His ideal recruits are athletes above all else; he gave 6-3+ and 220+ as his ideal measurements. Kwiatkowski said he wants athleticism and pass-rush from those guys plus physical and mental toughness. He’ll mold the run-stopping techniques.

A lot of their run techniques were a little unique just because they box everything in with their ends. At times he'd show cut-ups of his ends two-gapping on the edge by either shoving a man inside or playing through multiple gaps on their way to the ball. It all made sense and was consistent but it's a different approach than you normally see in a 4-down defense. He was teaching them how to read and react on their way into the backfield every snap and giving them a few tools for how to react and win against different scenarios.

They had some edge blitzes they were working on where the ends would choose their path based on how the tackle dropped, either chasing him down the line or if he set to them making sure to cross their face so he would stay locked on them and not pick up the blitzer. A lot of the techniques would allow them to play like 3-4 outside linebackers but often perform the tasks of 4-3 defensive ends. For instance, against the zone-read he teaches them to always play the quarterback and keep the ball boxed in, even if the coverage gives them help outside. But some of their run defense techniques have them two-gapping on the edge.

His guys were doing a lot of damage in the spring cut-ups, both against the run game and against the pass. He had an example where Jacoby Jones beat Andrej Karic on the edge but attacked the wrong shoulder and allowed Hudson Card the space to dodge him and make a play.

Flood was terrific and detailed as well. He was praising the state of Texas for its offensive linemen and talked about some of the Texans he was coaching at Alabama when they won the national championship.

He talked a bit about recruiting and what he looks for from his guys. Flood wants length but he uses arm measurements and not wingspan, "the defender is in front of you not to the side." He also noted one of their best lineman doesn't have good length (probably Karic). He wants 33-inch arms for tackles and 32 inches for guards and centers.

Flood also categorized players as fitting into one of a few types: guys who can only play tackle who have length and athleticism but lack power to move inside; guys who can play tackle or guard; guys who have the power to play inside at guard but not the length to play outside; guys who have the power to play guard and the quickness and flexibility to play center; and then guys who have the flexibility to play center but not enough power or length to play guard or tackle. You need a mixture of all of them, can't get too many who fit into one category or you'll get into trouble.

Flood's drill work was also extensive and showed improvement from Texas' different players over the course of spring. He mentioned an approach to blocking linebackers coming off a combo block he got from Dante Scarnecchia of the Patriots and showed Denzel Okafor executing a perfect rep in a drill designed to teach it. Christian Jones came up an awful lot, often for minor technical issues that Flood would later show as being either corrected or getting better. From the clips, I see why they like Jones; moves well, can bend, and is massive.

They're teaching these kids a ton, "the option is the only thing we don't do." Flood said they emphasize "this is the same as" a lot when teaching different schemes and situations so there's overlap and the players are able to absorb and master more information.

Flood seemed to genuinely feel they have a lot of promising athletes on the offensive line, they just need to whip some of their techniques into shape. It seems like they'll rely on the run game to help set up the offense and to help them out in pass protection.

 

[SA-KC_Horn 1295]

17 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Because we won’t be playing Colorado every fucking game? Jesus Christ, our best returning lineman was last seen screaming in pain after his leg was snapped in half. Denzel Okafor, god bless him, has never been even average in 6 years. Christian Jones could barely block air last year. 
 

Tons of Trust the Marine in this thread.

6th Street sock confirmed. 

[FreeHorn 1307]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

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Anthony Cook is playing very well at nickel and it still doesn’t seem like a real battle with Chris Adimora.

 

I’m so confused. Earlier reports have stated that it’s basically Adimora’s spot to lose and this new reports makes it seem as if it’s Cook’s job and it’s not even close. 
 

Also is Dunn not an option at Nickle? Surprised he would transfer to Texas and not play. 

[GreenspointTexas 9664]

Yall read wayyyyy too much into practice “notes”

[ShowMeALoss 143]

"There is growing optimism the offensive line will be good this season and recently Kyle Flood said, “we are going to get better, and we are going to get better in a hurry.” 

So, our OL is good again? 

[Fud 9552]

2 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

I’m so confused. Earlier reports have stated that it’s basically Adimora’s spot to lose and this new reports makes it seem as if it’s Cook’s job and it’s not even close. 
 

Also is Dunn not an option at Nickle? Surprised he would transfer to Texas and not play. 

I read it the other way; that Cook has been playing really well, but Adimora is so good that he's not really closing the distance 

They appear content to let Jamison, Thompson, Dunn, and even Crawford battle it out for the two outside corner spots, and let Adimora and Cook have NB

[UncleSonny 6573]

1 minute ago, FreeHorn said:

I’m so confused. Earlier reports have stated that it’s basically Adimora’s spot to lose and this new reports makes it seem as if it’s Cook’s job and it’s not even close. 
 

Also is Dunn not an option at Nickle? Surprised he would transfer to Texas and not play. 

I read that like even though Cook has been playing well Adimora has a strangle hold on the job.

Pretty sure Dunn is best as an outside guy, I think if he came in and was clearly one of our top two CBs the idea was we could move Jamison to nickel but that doesn't seem to be happening. If he's our 3rd CB he'll get plenty of playing time.

[Burt Macklin 19038]

4 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

I’m so confused. Earlier reports have stated that it’s basically Adimora’s spot to lose and this new reports makes it seem as if it’s Cook’s job and it’s not even close. 
 

Also is Dunn not an option at Nickle? Surprised he would transfer to Texas and not play. 

They were saying even though Cook's playing well, he's not close to unseating Adimora. 

[westexhorn 2020]

6 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

I’m so confused. Earlier reports have stated that it’s basically Adimora’s spot to lose and this new reports makes it seem as if it’s Cook’s job and it’s not even close. 
 

Also is Dunn not an option at Nickle? Surprised he would transfer to Texas and not play. 

Cook good, Adimora gooder

[FreeHorn 1307]

21 minutes ago, Fud said:

I read it the other way; that Cook has been playing really well, but Adimora is so good that he's not really closing the distance 

They appear content to let Jamison, Thompson, Dunn, and even Crawford battle it out for the two outside corner spots, and let Adimora and Cook have NB

Makes sense. 

[Wishbone 4776]

20 minutes ago, Fud said:

I read it the other way; that Cook has been playing really well, but Adimora is so good that he's not really closing the distance 

They appear content to let Jamison, Thompson, Dunn, and even Crawford battle it out for the two outside corner spots, and let Adimora and Cook have NB

 

20 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

I read that like even though Cook has been playing well Adimora has a strangle hold on the job.

Pretty sure Dunn is best as an outside guy, I think if he came in and was clearly one of our top two CBs the idea was we could move Jamison to nickel but that doesn't seem to be happening. If he's our 3rd CB he'll get plenty of playing time.

 

19 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

They were saying even though Cook's playing well, he's not close to unseating Adimora. 

 

17 minutes ago, westexhorn said:

Cook good, Adimora gooder

These are all correct.

[UncleSonny 6573]

3 minutes ago, ShowMeALoss said:

"There is growing optimism the offensive line will be good this season and recently Kyle Flood said, “we are going to get better, and we are going to get better in a hurry.” 

So, our OL is good again? 

Despite the handwringing about it over the weekend there are reasons to be optimistic about the OL. Or at least not hide under the covers about it. This staff has been aggressive chasing transfers for spots it has identified as weak points (edge rusher, ILB, WR) and has so far been content to stand pat on OL. So Flood and Sark at least seem to think there is enough talent there for now.

Good coaching and scheme can make more difference at that group than almost any other and we probably have the 2nd most talent there in the conference even if it doesn't feel like it. A truly dominant offensive line may still be a few years away but average to above average is pretty attainable this season. 

[texifornia 57075]

2 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

Despite the handwringing about it over the weekend there are reasons to be optimistic about the OL. Or at least not hide under the covers about it. This staff has been aggressive chasing transfers for spots it has identified as weak points (edge rusher, ILB, WR) and has so far been content to stand pat on OL. So Flood and Sark at least seem to think there is enough talent there for now.

Good coaching and scheme can make more difference at that group than almost any other and we probably have the 2nd most talent there in the conference even if it doesn't feel like it. A truly dominant offensive line may still be a few years away but average to above average is pretty attainable this season. 

That's a good point. They went for three EDGE guys instead of replacing even one of them with an OL.

[Irieguy 1059]

7 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

Despite the handwringing about it over the weekend there are reasons to be optimistic about the OL. Or at least not hide under the covers about it. This staff has been aggressive chasing transfers for spots it has identified as weak points (edge rusher, ILB, WR) and has so far been content to stand pat on OL. So Flood and Sark at least seem to think there is enough talent there for now.

Good coaching and scheme can make more difference at that group than almost any other and we probably have the 2nd most talent there in the conference even if it doesn't feel like it. A truly dominant offensive line may still be a few years away but average to above average is pretty attainable this season. 

I like this logic and chose to accept it. If we get a transfer at a position, we can get excited because we stole them from other schools. And if we don’t get a transfer at a position, it means we get excited because we are set at the position. Great success!

[Newy25 7703]

15 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Ah shit, if COVID-Newy thinks we are in the clear, I’m sure everything will be A-OK. This is just like last April. Things turned out great!

That’s interesting that you brought that Covid thread up. If you go back through the predictions I was right far more than I was wrong. That’s a terrible example to point to discredit my opinions. I took the contrarian view that we would have a season and a vaccine sooner rather than later while the majority of people took the opposite view. Your inner Michael Scott is on full display, sir. 

Edited April 19, 2021 by Newy25

[texifornia 57075]

3 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

That’s interesting that you brought that Covid thread up. If you go back through the predictions I was right far more than I was wrong. That’s a terrible example to point to to discredit my opinions. I took the contrarian view that we would have a season and a vaccine sooner rather than later while the majority of people took the opposite view. Your inner Michael Scott is on full display, sir. 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

Seem like the best place for some tuff COVID ‘I told you so’ talk is on the spring football thread. 
whos with me!

 

[BurntOrange&White 39962]

2 minutes ago, Doc Reeves said:

Seem like the best place for some tuff COVID ‘I told you so’ talk is on the spring football thread. 
whos with me!

 

Yeah okay anti-vaxxer

[Reynolds Woodcock 4799]

20 minutes ago, texifornia said:

God damnit. The two fucking shot of Jamison after two gin and tonics and three negronis was clearly a mistake last night and I apologize for mentioning a "political" topic. Taking my deserved negs and not engaging with Newy.  

Let's get back to my bed wetting about the offensive line. Can't wait to see Kyle Flood teach Angilau how to pass protect!

 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

7 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Yeah okay anti-vaxxer

Wait, huh?

[Askew 362]

 

1 hour ago, UncleSonny said:

Despite the handwringing about it over the weekend there are reasons to be optimistic about the OL. Or at least not hide under the covers about it. This staff has been aggressive chasing transfers for spots it has identified as weak points (edge rusher, ILB, WR) and has so far been content to stand pat on OL. So Flood and Sark at least seem to think there is enough talent there for now.

Good coaching and scheme can make more difference at that group than almost any other and we probably have the 2nd most talent there in the conference even if it doesn't feel like it. A truly dominant offensive line may still be a few years away but average to above average is pretty attainable this season. 

Looking more and more like we are going to start 4 of the 5 staters from last year. Kerstetter, Angilau, Okafor, Jones. Which means that coaching and scheme was the problem last year. 

If the OL can learn to pick up stunts at merely an average level, the unit as a whole will be exponentially better. 

Last year, I picture the OL asking Hand, "coach, how do we handle a stunt?" And Hand probably hearing: "coach, how do we handle a steak?" and then excitedly going into grilling methods and his possible invention of the 'Grill Hands' for the right grip (tm). I'm sure Hand was extra hungry during OU week, during which our OL play reached crisis levels. 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[BurntOrange&White 39962]

“Coach Sark tells us that D line and the wide receivers are two position groups that have really stood out to him so far this spring”

 

so do the 995ers not know shit about wide receiver? Imagine that 

[Huckleberry 33071]

26 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Look off in the second clip completely lulled Cook to sleep. 

QB good, DB bad. The zero sum joy of practice clips. 

[Burt Macklin 19038]

45 minutes ago, Askew said:

 

Looking more and more like we are going to start 4 of the 5 staters from last year. Kerstetter, Angilau, Okafor, Jones. Which means that coaching and scheme was the problem last year. 

If the OL can learn to pick up stunts at merely an average level, the unit as a whole will be exponentially better. 

Last year, I picture the OL asking Hand, "coach, how do we handle a stunt?" And Hand probably hearing: "coach, how do we handle a steak?" and then excitedly going into grilling methods and his possible invention of the 'Grill Hands' for the right grip (tm). I'm sure Hand was extra hungry during OU week, during which our OL play reached crisis levels. 

It's not quite as simple as returning starters. Kerstetter was god awful at Center from Day 1.  He didn't even know how to block inside zone, our primary run play, against UTEP.  It was clear Hand did a terrible job of coaching him for the position switch.  Our OL took a massive jump last year when Kerstetter was moved to RT and Majors came in at Center, because he could actually block inside and outside zone.   I'm also curious to see what happens at the OT spots when Kerstetter gets back.  He's one of the guys Flood talked about as "guys who can only play tackle who have length and athleticism but lack power to move inside."  

 

38 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Good to see Liebrock and Juan Davis getting the ball. 

[USNALonghorn 5078]

Anyone using the word “dire” to describe the offensive line clearly doesn’t remember the 2014 season.

[Nope 3121]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

 

Is that Anthony Cook who didn’t even realize the ball was thrown?

[Fud 9552]

39 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Look off in the second clip completely lulled Cook to sleep. 

QB good, DB bad. The zero sum joy of practice clips. 

I think that's Darion Dunn

 

18 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Good to see Liebrock and Juan Davis getting the ball. 

I think that's Travis West; Liebrock should be out for awhile longer