9.13.21 Coach Sark press conference 11am

[nunna yo bizness 1687]

30 minutes ago, Stunns38 said:

I would bang the ginger.

This is the correct answer.

[Wishbone 4739]

35 minutes ago, Stunns38 said:

At least he was frank about Card having bad pocket presence.

Good, bad or otherwise, you still need a pocket.

[Jive Turkey 12568]

28 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Is Greek life a big thing at Rice?

not a thing at all.  no Greek system there.  they all live in "residential colleges," like Harry Potter.  so the house you live in is like your fraternity/sorority.  as i'm told by all my Rice people.

https://admission.blogs.rice.edu/2016/10/16/rice-university-the-hogwarts-of-the-south/

[elguapo 4583]

4 minutes ago, Wishbone said:

Good, bad or otherwise, you still need a pocket.

There were at least a few times where Card put himself under pressure against a 3 man front with his lack of pocket presence by just drifting into one of the DLs area.

[nunna yo bizness 1687]

2 minutes ago, Wishbone said:

Good, bad or otherwise, you still need a pocket.

OL was not good, but some of what they are being blamed for was due to Card's poor pocket presence.  On one sack in particular Card bailed on a decent pocket and ran right into the arms of one of the three pass rushers who was otherwise engaged by an online man.  There were other instances where Card created some of the pressure himself.  Run blocking was putrid though.

[Longhornlove 4779]

The only time he had a pocket is when they dropped 8 and rushed 3. Tough to find an open receiver like that. You need a running game to stop that. That didn't exist.

 

[Da Fino 2740]

1 hour ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

3.9, 4.0, 3.8, 3.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7, 3.9

Rice uses the binary system. 0,0,0,1,1,0,1,0

[Longhornlove 4779]

I didn't see near enough motion on offense to determine what defense they were in. Rarely saw any audibles which there should be quite a few. Saw Arkansas do it with success.

[Surly Bevo 24696]

2 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

The only time he had a pocket is when they dropped 8 and rushed 3. Tough to find an open receiver like that. You need a running game to stop that. That didn't exist.

 

Or a screen pass to Bijan where you just let the off play side lineman come on through.  Though the idea of these linemen making competent downfield blocks isn't one I am high on.  

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

1 hour ago, SomeoneYouKnow said:

That's Hunter Woodhall. He's missing both his legs. 

He might outta change his first name to Gatherer

[ultimaton 2966]

1 hour ago, SomeoneYouKnow said:

That's Hunter Woodhall. He's missing both his legs. 

They’re always in the last place you look

[Guest Lobo]

Texas Tech game will be an 11:00a kickoff on ABC.  Long-term forecast has high of 90 that day, so should make for a rather pleasant tailgate and first half anyway.  Second half will be ruined by high sun heat and our offensive line.  

[dcar00 14035]

44 minutes ago, elguapo said:

and this is why he had to start Casey.  His OL is a shitshow and the guys behind them are worse.  This should have been known before Louisiana.  Casey had actual game tape lighting someone up, he already knows he's the better athlete and has a at least a decent arm.  He fucked up but at least he is admitting it and not doubling down. 

if we win the next 3 and play OU tough we can move on.   He's gonna have to change his game plan some though.  reality strikes hard.

[dec3169 501]

3 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

The only time he had a pocket is when they dropped 8 and rushed 3. Tough to find an open receiver like that. You need a running game to stop that. That didn't exist.

 

I might have to bite the bullet and rewatch, but it seemed to me that Card counted to like 5 Mississippi before either getting sacked or throwing the ball.  Could've been longer.  That made me think he is in over his head and couldn't make a decision.  I think he is accurate enough on the short throws (yards off on the long ones though) so even if he would do the 5 yard passes he would've been ok.  Caveat - what is so hard about 3rd downs and throwing *past* the sticks or at least within a yard or 2?  Granted I know there were things not seen on TV - like if anyone got open - but it still seemed like bad decisions.  Also - what happened to using Bijan as a receiver?  That seemed to work well on game 1.

[Hank Kingsley 20708]

Casey played well in the bowl game last year, and I understand giving him the start this week. But Arky was in prevent D and I put zero stock in his performance in the 4th quarter. Card was definitely overwhelmed, but I put a lot of that on the coaching staff. 

I'm good with Thompson winning the job on the field. If he gets our offense rolling, fuck yeah. But if he struggles, Card deserves an opportunity to win the job back. I'd love to figure this shit out before the TCU game. 

 

[CooterBrown 17913]

Card looks like a lost middle schooler out there. He needs some sports psychology sessions and a solid andro regiment to gain 20 pounds before he sniffs the field again. 

[n64ra 1078]

1 hour ago, Izhmash said:

It's rare that a picture of cheerleaders makes my dick go limp.... but damned if you didn't find the picture that did it.

It went limp because you just found eight ladies who would fire your sexual harassment ass, oh and be in a position to make that call at their very first job.

[JesusSweatDuck 17780]

40 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

She is ridiculously hot

[Hank Kingsley 20708]

3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

and this is why he had to start Casey.  His OL is a shitshow and the guys behind them are worse.  This should have been known before Louisiana.  Casey had actual game tape lighting someone up, he already knows he's the better athlete and has a at least a decent arm.  He fucked up but at least he is admitting it and not doubling down. 

We'll see. Sark is a QB coach and his instinct after all those practices was to start Card. If that's all thrown away because of one game, we are in way bigger trouble than we thought.

[crash_davis 23084]

7 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Casey played well in the bowl game last year, and I understand giving him the start this week. But Arky was in prevent D and I put zero stock in his performance in the 4th quarter. Card was definitely overwhelmed, but I put a lot of that on the coaching staff. 

I'm good with Thompson winning the job on the field. If he gets our offense rolling, fuck yeah. But if he struggles, Card deserves an opportunity to win the job back. I'd love to figure this shit out before the TCU game. 

 

won't matter who the QB is unless the Oline gets their shit together. i have faith in flood. it's not like he forgot how to coach. sometimes, it's on the players. flood inherited these fucksticks.

we just need to start straight up paying bags and bags of money to 4&5 star Oline recruits. it's no coincidence that the last time we were good was when we had a great oline. it starts and ends with the 5 motherfuckers up front.

Edited September 13, 2021 by crash_davis

[dcar00 14035]

11 minutes ago, nunna yo bizness said:

OL was not good, but some of what they are being blamed for was due to Card's poor pocket presence.  On one sack in particular Card bailed on a decent pocket and ran right into the arms of one of the three pass rushers who was otherwise engaged by an online man.  There were other instances where Card created some of the pressure himself.  Run blocking was putrid though.

this. I'm sure Sark saw on tape that Card made it worse at times and his decision making on when to run was poor.  some of that is on Sark because he preaches not running.

Card wasn't the reason we lost but he didn't help matters at all and that's what we need the QB to do right now.

[TexasBeta 1261]

2 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

He should probably flip over the podium at some point. 

Sorry .. just saw this and thought of this .. 

 

 

Edited September 13, 2021 by TexasBeta

[Mikey4 2476]

2 hours ago, Droopy said:

QB1 is probably 3rd in the pecking order of issues on Offense. I’d go with Card but Casey deserves 2 full quarters and I’d give him quarters 2 and 4. 

The QB decision maybe issue #3 in terms of importance, but it is #1 on the list of immediately fixable things that could have the greatest impact on our program.

The oline is the biggest problem, but we won't solve that problem any time soon. In the meantime, we need to adjust what we can to neutralize problems with the oline. 

Casey does a couple of things well in this regard. First, from everything we've seen, he's faster at finding an open receiver, and when he sees the separation, he pulls the trigger quick. Second, if nothing is open, he's decisive about getting north/south for whatever yards he can. Those QB traits are critical if the line is weak.

We had a bad oline when Colt was playing, but he was so fast getting rid of the ball and so good on his feet that the line problems did not cost us games. Casey is a very different player from Colt, but I see how he could cover up oline problems similar to how Colt did. 

Also, as we saw Saturday, we have a good defense at first but one that wears out if our offense cannot sustain drives. If Casey can sustain drives, he'll help us not only on offense but also on defense (by giving them a rest). So this could be a significant improvement. Definitely worth trying.

[ousux 5587]

It's rare that a picture of cheerleaders makes my dick go limp.... but damned if you didn't find the picture that did it.

Rice has talent..

Academic talent.

[cmontexas 3253]

If hit every one of those cheerleaders. If you only fuck 10s you're doing it wrong

[boilerhorn 1335]

1 minute ago, Hank Kingsley said:

We'll see. Sark is a QB coach and his instinct after all those practices was to start Card. If that's all thrown away because of one game, we are in way bigger trouble than we thought.

Maybe. 

First, QBs are considerably more protected in practices and scrimmages than any other position.  Not only do they have the red jersey, no one wants to be the guy who knocks QB1 out for the season.  Card may have relied on that and "balled out" against the D.

Second, our DL ain't that great, so he probably saw little pressure.

Sarkisian likely learned more about Card and Thompson in the previous 12 days than he learned in the previous 8 months.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10145]

 

[dcar00 14035]

2 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

We'll see. Sark is a QB coach and his instinct after all those practices was to start Card. If that's all thrown away because of one game, we are in way bigger trouble than we thought.

well yeah we are because his OL is a shitshow.  Casey gives us an added dimension that could help.  We don't know how close the competition was and its all subjective anyway.  they need a runner and a leader.  My guess is the team felt Card being overwhelmed in the moment.   The guy isn't a lost cause or done by any stretch.  he wasn't ready yet which Sark didn't really know until he saw it happen real time.

[Tailgate 3018]

Im a glass is half full guy. I think everyone learns from this game, none more so than Sark.

I am confident he got his first real sense of the weight of Longhorn nation and does not want that monster on his shoulders.

He is doing the right thing by starting Casey and I belive when he watches him in a real game...Card may be QB2 for the rest of the year.

[Horn Dogg 3808]

40 minutes ago, MotownHorn said:

I'd do 5 out of 8

Which, let's be real, I'd probably do all 8 if presented with the opportunity

At the same time?

[ousux 5587]

Tech game is 11am on ABC. 

As it should be for a slap fight

[Hank Kingsley 20708]

Just now, boilerhorn said:

Sarkisian likely learned more about Card and Thompson in the previous 12 days than he learned in the previous 8 months.

Sark trotted out Card to start the second half. He wanted him to win the job. 

I think going with Casey this week vs. Rice is a bit reactionary, but I guess that's what happens when you get curb stomped on national TV and piss off the entire fanbase. 

 

[mdmost 42865]

Just now, Hank Kingsley said:

Sark trotted out Card to start the second half. He wanted him to win the job. 

I think going with Casey this week vs. Rice is a bit reactionary, but I guess that's what happens when you get curb stomped on national TV and piss off the entire fanbase. 

 

Disagree on it being reactionary. I think it makes a lot of sense given we're still in the preseason schedule and not yet to conference games. You've seen what Card can do under pressure and it's not great. You haven't seen what Casey can do given the start. Yes, Rice is not a great opponent but it's an easy opponent to see if Casey can master. If he can't, you go back to Card and let him play against Tech. We have 2 games to figure out the QB situation because TCU is going to be a battle. So get Casey out there, see what he can do. If he's good, roll him out against Tech and repeat the evaluation. 

[Sgt Hulk 13648]

1 hour ago, Rimbo said:

Pi, mu, yen, ess-tsett, omega, infinity, root, sigma?!?!

Are these the next variants?

[ChickenNuggets 1611]

Will watch after work. Did he acknowledge the importance of rivalry games? Feel like he and the team got caught flatfooted by how 'up' Arkansas was.

[Izhmash 558]

2 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Are these the next variants?

Yeah, Tech STD variants

[FunkSoulBrother 923]

6 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Sark trotted out Card to start the second half. He wanted him to win the job. 

I think going with Casey this week vs. Rice is a bit reactionary, but I guess that's what happens when you get curb stomped on national TV and piss off the entire fanbase. 

 

It’s why I wish Sark had put in Casey a lot sooner to get an idea of what Casey does when the game was still competitive.

[dcar00 14035]

2 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Sark trotted out Card to start the second half. He wanted him to win the job. 

I think going with Casey this week vs. Rice is a bit reactionary, but I guess that's what happens when you get curb stomped on national TV and piss off the entire fanbase. 

 

Casey should get Rice to get his feet wet with the new offense in a mainly full game.  you aren't going to learn anything new from Card starting against Rice.  

the calculus by Sark is likely "what is our best option to get wins against TCU and Tech with this shitty OL?"  Not necessarily "who is the best QB in my offense?"

I feel somewhat good that Sark is thinking about wins and not "being right" at this point.

[Hank Kingsley 20708]

Just now, mdmost said:

Disagree on it being reactionary. I think it makes a lot of sense given we're still in the preseason schedule and not yet to conference games. You've seen what Card can do under pressure and it's not great. You haven't seen what Casey can do given the start. Yes, Rice is not a great opponent but it's an easy opponent to see if Casey can master. If he can't, you go back to Card and let him play against Tech. We have 2 games to figure out the QB situation because TCU is going to be a battle. So get Casey out there, see what he can do. If he's good, roll him out against Tech and repeat the evaluation. 

Did Casey deserve the start this week because of a decent trash time performance? He faced a completely different Arky defense in the 4th quarter.

Did Card deserve to lose the job because of a 3 quarter disaster where the entire team came out flat? 

The expectation this week is that the offensive performance improves greatly with a weaker opponent. So whoever starts this game is in great position to start the following week. 

IMO both QBs should get a lot of playing time in the 1st half vs. Rice. I hate rotating quarterbacks but this is one game where it makes sense. 

 

 

[DFW Horn 6118]

1 hour ago, Stunns38 said:

I would bang the ginger.

Me, too, especially if the carpet matches the drapes.

[DanTheHorn 4901]

1 hour ago, Dr. Beeper said:

He’s probably right in terms of getting them to some level of level of adequacy. You don’t see the play we saw Saturday night without unit-wide mental errors. It is possible the line greatly improves from here on out and still is a mediocre, game-to-game bunch. In fact I kinda of expect that. 

After all these years of seeing the same thing from all these OL players. (JR, SR, Best OL Player - Soph, JR, SR).

Edited September 13, 2021 by DanTheHorn

[Rimbo 25784]

35 minutes ago, elguapo said:

There were at least a few times where Card put himself under pressure against a 3 man front with his lack of pocket presence by just drifting into one of the DLs area.

I saw that happen at least once, where I saw Hudson step up into a pocket where he should've stayed back, and he walked right beside his OL to where the DL could just step to the side of the OL to get the sack. The OL has issues, but Hudson made it worse for them.

What I saw also was that Casey played fast, but Hudson played slow. Hudson hasn't caught up to the speed of the game yet. 

So two things Hudson needs to work on.

Also, don't compare Hudson to Simms. Simms' issue was an inability to read the coverages, especially LBs dropping into coverage (2001 Big XII CG). But he was fast and had fine pocket presence.

[mdmost 42865]

1 minute ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Did Casey deserve the start this week because of a decent trash time performance? He faced a completely different Arky defense in the 4th quarter.

Did Card deserve to lose the job because of a 3 quarter disaster where the entire team came out flat? 

The expectation this week is that the offensive performance improves greatly with a weaker opponent. So whoever starts this game is in great position to start the following week. 

IMO both QBs should get a lot of playing time in the 1st half vs. Rice. I hate rotating quarterbacks but this is one game where it makes sense. 

 

 

Yes. Doesn't matter to me what he was facing. The offense was better when he came in. The knock on Casey is not doing it in practice. Card can be a practice machine but he was missing open WRs during the game. The OL is going to be bad for a while. So see what the more mobile QB can do with them.

Yes. He was overwhelmed. He can earn the job back. Rattler was benched last year and it benefitted him. 

Correct.

No. Rotations suck

[DFW Horn 6118]

Definitely 3 "nos" in the blue shirts, but otherwise a good variety of nerdy dance girls.

[ztejas 43266]

33 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Texas Tech game will be an 11:00a kickoff on ABC.  Long-term forecast has high of 90 that day, so should make for a rather pleasant tailgate and first half anyway.  Second half will be ruined by high sun heat and our offensive line.  

Good. 11 am in Austin is not a recipe for Tech success. 

[ztejas 43266]

2 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

Definitely 3 "nos" in the blue shirts, but otherwise a good variety of nerdy dance girls.

"You be the dungeon, I'll be the dragon, babe"

[Guest Lobo]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Good. 11 am in Austin is not a recipe for Tech success. 

I dunno man, the tortillas are coming off the griddle fresh at that hour.  

[Longhornlove 4779]

1 minute ago, Lobo said:

I dunno man, the tortillas are coming off the griddle fresh at that hour.  

I love tortillas for breakfast. Or Brunch, lunch or any other time.

[Guest Lobo]

1 minute ago, Longhornlove said:

I love tortillas for breakfast. Or Brunch, lunch or any other time.

Me, too.  But there's something about that smell (particularly flour) a little while after waking up.  First thing's first, either the fresh air outside and/or coffee smell. But then cooking tortillas right after that.  And then shortly after that, if it's gameday, the smell of a bloody mary with just the right spice level.  

Just got a text from my little cousin (no pics) at Tech.  With this kickoff time, she's asking where her and her sorority friends can drink at 9am before the game.  I don't want to send them to some rapey frat tailgate.  Where do you send a dozen 20 year old Tech girls notorious for making bad decisions?  

[ClubWhatever 12087]

Granted my shit my be all borked but of the cheer squad in OP, far left is the only one I would want to smash, and that I’d do with extreme prejudice.