Texas Football 2021 In-Season Thread: Can we get a redo?

[Deej 76,772]

I haven't been this sober after a Texas game in years.

[Nicole44 22,059]

What yall do to other thread? I was looking at the talk smack dictionary and I feel pretty decent about shit talking now. Work in progress though. 

[Zeus 6,022]

11 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Books made an absolute killing on our game. Summer opening line was 16 in most places. Bet down to 9 over the last few months by all the knuckleheads who bought into the hype on that overrated Louisiana squad. Lots of whom apparently post here. 

My whooping hunnit bucks on Texas at -8.5 got me a cool 87 buckaroos. Really took it to em lol

[Soliver465 404]

2 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

What yall do to other thread? I was looking at the talk smack dictionary and I feel pretty decent about shit talking now. Work in progress though. 

Go to TxAgs

[Hagbard Celine 10,859]

2 minutes ago, Deej said:

I haven't been this sober after a Texas game in years.

this

i haven't had a drink today and i'm thinking about not drinking at all tonight

[po elvis 2,070]

Just a great coached game. I knew when he ran on third and nine at around the ULL 40 and then went for it on  fourth down he actually has an understanding of situational play calling on certain downs at certain spots of the field.

[Nicole44 22,059]

Just now, Soliver465 said:

Go to TxAgs

I want to wait. Wait until the right moment. Because...there will be one. Soon. 

[TexasGolf 4,902]

[Wishbone 4,760]

5 minutes ago, Deej said:

I haven't been this sober after a Texas game in years.

I know right? Feels both weird and satisfying at the same time. It would be nice to add years to my life for a change.

[Nicole44 22,059]

Sure is nice to watch the LHN post-game show for a change. 

[TexasGolf 4,902]

7 minutes ago, Deej said:

I haven't been this sober after a Texas game in years.

Tom is that you ?

[Deej 76,772]

Doc: "Your liver numbers look much better. What's the difference?"

Me: "Sark"

[Wishbone 4,760]

Just now, TexasGolf said:

Tom is that you ?

I wouldn’t think so.

[Deej 76,772]

1 minute ago, TexasGolf said:

Tom is that you ?

I said after, not during. 

[Vertigo 20,285]

Stop locking threads @immamac! I keep hopping around trying to find out where the action is. 
 

i am a burnt ends member, I will not be treated like this!

[Nicole44 22,059]

Bijan Robinson 176 Yards from scrimmage most in Texas opener since 2009

[Pig Bellmont 8,717]

From the 2nd Q on that was an enjoyable game 

[Deej 76,772]

Just now, Nicole44 said:

Bijan Robinson 176 Yards from scrimmage most in Texas opener since 2009

12 years sounds about right.

[TexArcher 37,774]

Start the Sark statue.

[pops 6,984]

9 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

this

i haven't had a drink today and i'm thinking about not drinking at all tonight

Quitter

[GTX Horn 1,708]

I’ve got a really good feeling about this team. We should be able to handle Arky and there’s a good chance we can be 5-0 going into Dallas in October. Or maybe I’m just drunk on Kool-Aid

[Vertigo 20,285]

It is a good thing he is made of rubber between his scorpion last year and his flapjack this year. I would have broken in half on either of those.

[Vertigo 20,285]

Just now, GTX Horn said:

I’ve got a really good feeling about this team. We should be able to handle Arky and there’s a good chance we can be 5-0 going into Dallas in October. Or maybe I’m just drunk on Kool-Aid

That was trashcan punch, but fuck it, Im in.

[Nicole44 22,059]

I really like Sark's demeanor in the after game presser. 

[Deej 76,772]

No more of that "Winning is hard" bullshit. Winning isn't hard. The work you put in to be a winner is hard. 

[Zeus 6,022]

3 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Stop locking threads @immamac! I keep hopping around trying to find out where the action is. 
 

i am a burnt ends member, I will not be treated like this!

Heh

[futureman 22,457]

20 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

You know what else? I don't dread next week.

Arkansas in Fayetteville will be a buzzsaw. 

[Zeus 6,022]

5 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Start the Sark statue.

A little mini pee wee Herman one behind the Bijan and Card ones?

[cactusflinthead 27,598]

1 minute ago, futureman said:

Arkansas in Fayetteville will be a buzzsaw. 

I don't believe you. We are invincible.

[Elmer_Fudd 22,216]

Outside of the last TD by ULL, seem liked we tackled really well for the most part.

[futureman 22,457]

13 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

I don't believe you. We are invincible.

 

[Bushwood 16]

When saw Sark on the sidelines, it looked like he was thinking / assessing the field and the next play, especially with his clipboard.

I really appreciated that. Unlike Charlie looking like a deer in the highlights or Tom looking like scare as shit.

[Big Woodrows 4,200]

14 minutes ago, Bushwood said:

When saw Sark on the sidelines, it looked like he was thinking / assessing the field and the next play, especially with his clipboard.

I really appreciated that. Unlike Charlie looking like a deer in the highlights or Tom looking like scare as shit.

obligatory (i'm sorry)

[Eggo 3,977]

1 hour ago, Vertigo said:

It is a good thing he is made of rubber between his scorpion last year and his flapjack this year. I would have broken in half on either of those.

Yeah, well, unlike Bijan, I assume you aren't one of the best athletes in the world

[USNALonghorn 5,078]

Under Charlie, we get blown out in this game.

Under Tom, we lose by a score.

Such a breath of fresh air.

[C-Man 27,222]

I'm down in Panama on a fishing trip. Tried to follow the game on The Score and ESPN.com. Sounds like a hell of a start to the Sark Era. How gruntled should I be? Very?

[Shaddie 1,651]

Who cares. You’re fishing in Panama. All else is fluff. 
Hope you enjoy some fresh tuna this afternoon. 

[Shaddie 1,651]

Team looked pretty well coached. ST had a punt for TD called back by penalty. (it was good call). Oline needs to get better in a hurry. LB is still a weakness. Card seemed to make good decisions except 2 times taking sack instead of throwing it out of bounds. Had a very tuff throw for a td between 2 defenders. That throw makes me a little bullish on the future. 

[Shaddie 1,651]

Oh that Bijan guy, he might be ok. 

[SEC 1,174]

I fucking hated Tom Herman since the moment we got him. I hated him at UH and how he kissed his players and openly bragged about being in the insecure-people's scam that is mensa.

Tom Herman's first game at Texas came the day we started cleaning up my parent's place after Hurricane Harvey. The day before, the army corps of engineers had brough pumps to my parent's place and drained it, so that saturday was the very first day we could work at tearing it all down to the skeleton and throwing everything away. I had been up since sunrise working without electricity with my dad and brother all morning long when I snuck away to my place around noon to watch the game. I was already in a miserable mood and just wanted to watch Texas win to make me feel better. That game was our first upset to a not-good Maryland team.

Even when we had 10 wins under Herman, I still didn't like the guy. He seemed like a tiny dicked asshole even when he was winning. When they fired him, I figured Sam Ehlinger was gone too but I didn't care and just wanted to move on.

I had no prevailing opinions on Sark either way, but I knew he couldn't have been as bad as Tom Herman. Texas under Tom Herman, even if we turned the corner, would have taken on his jerkass mannerisms. Sark seems more into the job. I was really impressed by how well coached and ready to play the team looked today. This was every way a completely different beginning, feels like an entirely different team.

When I was at Texas in the mid 2000's, this was about the result I'd expect when I'd see teams ranked in the 20's on the schedule. They were probably going to be won by Texas by a lot. Hasn't been like that in over a decade.

[THUJONE 4,550]

We have a coach who isn't an overt fucker, who understands things like context in terms of play calling, and playing the best players. Listening to him answer questions is a goddamned breath of fresh air. I can't remember another time in the last 15 years that I watched our first game and marveled at how prepared we were. 

[Bevo&Pevo 5,131]

I was pleased with the win.  My blood pressure didn't spike once from asinine play calling.  Well, it might have bumped a bit for the OL holding calls, but that will be addressed.

[Thatguy 8,698]

34 minutes ago, THUJONE said:

We have a coach who isn't an overt fucker, who understands things like context in terms of play calling, and playing the best players. Listening to him answer questions is a goddamned breath of fresh air. I can't remember another time in the last 15 years that I watched our first game and marveled at how prepared we were. 

  The last time I felt like that was when Muschamp was calling plays. Teams would come back and try to run the same looks only to have Will's group eat them alive. His group dictated the playcalling on the other side, and baited you into running what they wanted you to so they could take advantage. I know it was only one game, but that's what I saw out there. I saw a coaching staff that baited their opponent into running looks only to shift into something to take advantage of it. We were not particularly great at anything, but we were prepared and showed competence across the board. Here is to hoping that's what this will be on a weekly basis. You can win a lot of games just by not beating yourself with stupidity. 

[LTtxfan 49,185]

1 hour ago, Shaddie said:

Team looked pretty well coached. ST had a punt for TD called back by penalty. (it was good call). Oline needs to get better in a hurry. LB is still a weakness. Card seemed to make good decisions except 2 times taking sack instead of throwing it out of bounds. Had a very tuff throw for a td between 2 defenders. That throw makes me a little bullish on the future. 

In addition to the OL struggling to protect our QB, at times the TEXAS pass rush did not get much pressure on UL.   

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by LTtxfan
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[Tex Long 4,394]

It appears that there may be wide-spread gruntlification around these parts. 

I approve, so far.

 

 

 

 

 

Although, it would be nice iif the OL would quit shooting itself in the foot.

Edited September 5, 2021 by Tex Long

[BurntOrange&White 39,931]

23 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

In addition to the OL struggling to protect our QB, at times the TEXAS pass rush did not get much pressure on UL.   

 

@SL Xpress said it best if you find his post about it, we generated 4-6 sacks 

[BigHorn'13 3,363]

A lot has been said about Sark's play calling but I want to give a shout out to PK for his.  That shit looked confusing on TV so I could only imagine what UL's OL was thinking each time someone different came screaming.

Oh yeah, apparently it's possible to hold a team (even a ranked opponent, for that matter) to less than 3 TDs. Who woulda thunk it?

Hope is a dangerous drug and Sark and PK got me relapsed on believing in Texas Football again.

[LTtxfan 49,185]

 

[Coach pop a bitch 5,459]

17 hours ago, po elvis said:

Just a great coached game. I knew when he ran on third and nine at around the ULL 40 and then went for it on  fourth down he actually has an understanding of situational play calling on certain downs at certain spots of the field.

 

[jw4381 3,072]

On the subject of adjustments, they were successful with a little flare out to their right side line for a couple of series and after a few of those the defense adjusted by putting either a linebacker or safety out that direction and stopped that silliness. That was a nice thing to see.