2022 Fall Camp: Drippin'

[David Dennison 18,694]

29 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Gary Patterson will take over in 2024

It will be very, very, very bad if we need a new head coach in 2024.

[closetohumping 17,409]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

It will be very, very, very bad if we need a new head coach in 2024.

Not sure I can handle another coaching search so soon 

[Had Enough 2,057]

What about all the 8th graders either hitting 200 or getting close to it?
 

Who gives a damn about the 15 year olds. They’re maxed out already.

[conVINCEd 21,468]

1 minute ago, Had Enough said:

Who gives a damn about the 15 year olds. They’re maxed out already.

Seems relevant to Ojomo.

[Humble Beast 258]

1 hour ago, Chuckie Finster said:

That’ll work
 

 

 

[NevaLost 284]

1 hour ago, OB3 said:

Don’t know how much ahead Hutson is in front of Campbell, or if they’ve thought about moving Jones to guard. But I thought Williams at tackle looked better than Campbell at guard

It's really surprising to me that Hutson is ahead of Campbell. I liked Hutson's tape in HS, but thought Campbell was the superior athlete, by a decent margin. Wonder if being there for spring ball is that impactful?  

Edited August 17, 2022 by NevaLost

[bluto 4,895]

So if I can get bama by 16 I maybe should consider it? (That’s the line currently fyi)

[Hookem2147 20,935]

1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said:

Someone said they counted it up and both QB’s threw 3 INT’s a piece. Not sure if that was just 11 on 11 or overall.

FCB said he counted 2 INT’s for Card (one of which was a pick 6) and 3 INT’s for Ewers.

[MidTexHorn 822]

Here’s my take after sitting through the entire practice:

1) Card and Ewers basically even aside from that brutal Pick 6 by Card. Advantage Ewers by default. Expect him to be named starter no later than next Monday. 
2) Brennen Thompson and Savion Red had some moments. I’m thinking Thompson plays early. Dude is skinny as fuck, smaller than Worthy, but if you don’t get a body on him he’s gone. 
3) Didn’t watch O line play in detail, but freshmen seemed to hold their own. Fully expecting 2-3 to be starting very early. 
4) Thought DBs were solid. 
5) Kickers don’t have big legs. Their FG attempts didn’t look terrible in the air (no ugly shanks) but results weren’t good. 
6) Impressed with the pace of the practice. They kept them moving. 
7) Drops from WRs were contagious. Hopefully just a one practice thing. 
😎 Bijan is a bad man and on a different level from the rest of the team. 

Overall impression - We are who we thought we were. A mediocre team with some good young talent that’s gonna need another year or two to develop. Offense is just too inexperienced to be counting on it to put up 45 on a regular basis and I’ll believe it when I see it against a real offense from our D. I see the O having some big games but also a few stinkers. 7-5 or 8-4 seems realistic. Anything better is a pipe dream and will involve some significant in-season improvement. Oh, and Bama gonna absolutely rape us. 

[PanchoChancho 19]

It’s gonna be funny when the defense is solid after so many of y’all talked shit about kwiatkowski after one season

[MirrOlure 14,648]

Up until today, most of the 9.95ers have said Hudson has a slight edge. 

Up until today every single 9.95er is a fucking Hu Flung Du moron.

[Longhornlove 4,779]

2 minutes ago, MidTexHorn said:

Here’s my take after sitting through the entire practice:

1) Card and Ewers basically even aside from that brutal Pick 6 by Card. Advantage Ewers by default. Expect him to be named starter no later than next Monday. 
2) Brennen Thompson and Savion Red had some moments. I’m thinking Thompson plays early. Dude is skinny as fuck, smaller than Worthy, but if you don’t get a body on him he’s gone. 
3) Didn’t watch O line play in detail, but freshmen seemed to hold their own. Fully expecting 2-3 to be starting very early. 
4) Thought DBs were solid. 
5) Kickers don’t have big legs. Their FG attempts didn’t look terrible in the air (no ugly shanks) but results weren’t good. 
6) Impressed with the pace of the practice. They kept them moving. 
7) Drops from WRs were contagious. Hopefully just a one practice thing. 
😎 Bijan is a bad man and on a different level from the rest of the team. 

Overall impression - We are who we thought we were. A mediocre team with some good young talent that’s gonna need another year or two to develop. Offense is just too inexperienced to be counting on it to put up 45 on a regular basis and I’ll believe it when I see it against a real offense from our D. I see the O having some big games but also a few stinkers. 7-5 or 8-4 seems realistic. Anything better is a pipe dream and will involve some significant in-season improvement. Oh, and Bama gonna absolutely rape us. 

Bama will stack the box to contain Bijan. Will need to go over the top to even make it competitive. Card has never been able to do that. Ewers is the starter, I don't see any other alternative.

[Hookem2147 20,935]

 

[ztejas 43,291]

2 minutes ago, PanchoChancho said:

It’s gonna be funny when the defense is solid after so many of y’all talked shit about kwiatkowski after one season.

Nice post. Definitely worth creating an account over. 

[Longhornlove 4,779]

3 minutes ago, PanchoChancho said:

It’s gonna be funny when the defense is solid after so many of y’all talked shit about kwiatkowski after one season

Your first post is to blast 80% of the people on this site.....nice.

[Red Five 40,696]

I was there tonight. A couple of Ewers’ INTs were from batted balls. If I knew nothing about either of them before watching I’d go with Ewers. Knowing things about them I would definitely go with Ewers.

The defense looks faster and more aggressive. We’re going to force a lot of turnovers.

Stone is going to win the kicking job.

We’re going to need a reinstated Hall or healthy Omeire in a big way.

Agree with Hamilton that Williams will win the RT job. LT is no longer a competition IMO. Banks is probably the best OL on the team right now.

Savion Red is a dude. Great last take in the class.

[Longhornlove 4,779]

3 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

 

Is it me or does Card throw a duck compared to Ewers. Dude can spin it.

[TornACL 7,688]

6 minutes ago, PanchoChancho said:

It’s gonna be funny when the defense is solid after so many of y’all talked shit about kwiatkowski after one season

Welcome to Surly, Pete.

[Hookem2147 20,935]

Hitting on dudes like Red and Burke at the bottom of the class last cycle is going to go a long way in helping turn over the roster in a healthy way.

[cmontexas 3,255]

19 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

It will be very, very, very bad if we need a new head coach in 2024.

18 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Not sure I can handle another coaching search so soon 

Mack Brown is gonna come riding back into Austin with a wave of NIL promises and booster support. Im sure he will be very gracious and nobody will have any hard feelings.

[Cairn Horn88 8,206]

We really need to play ULM....see some new faces.

[CptnJiggleBits 915]

31 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Here’s the deal.  When I was in 8th grade I was already maxing out at 135.  Yes with 45s on each side.  Anyways there was this 7th grade Samoan bastard that was maxing out at 125.  I knew he would be stronger than me by the time he was in 8th grade and hell maybe even in three months.  
 

but at that moment he wasn’t.  Right now, Card is me and Quinn is the 7th grade Samoan bastard.  His time will come.  But vs ULM, it’s cth and Card time.  Watch and learn kid. 

 

 

 

[Vertigo 20,273]

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Damn so Thompson couldn’t catch Cards passes but caught ewers because he throws a more catchable ball? /s

If Card is overshooting Thompson, then he must be throwing it 15 yards off target.

[Hornius Emeritus 12,428]

11 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

Your first post is to blast 80% of the people on this site.....nice.

To be fair to him, that same 80% were singing hosannas of praise a year earlier, when Kwiatkowski was hired.



 

[horn4life 3,758]

There is only one certainty!  Whoever is named the starting QB, will clearly not be as good as the backup!

[Zeus 5,952]

49 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Here’s the deal.  When I was in 8th grade I was already maxing out at 135.  Yes with 45s on each side.  Anyways there was this 7th grade Samoan bastard that was maxing out at 125.  I knew he would be stronger than me by the time he was in 8th grade and hell maybe even in three months.  
 

but at that moment he wasn’t.  Right now, Card is me and Quinn is the 7th grade Samoan bastard.  His time will come.  But vs ULM, it’s cth and Card time.  Watch and learn kid. 

No

[LTtxfan 49,018]

1 minute ago, Red Five said:

I was there tonight. A couple of Ewers’ INTs were from batted balls. If I knew nothing about either of them before watching I’d go with Ewers. Knowing things about them I would definitely go with Ewers.

The defense looks faster and more aggressive. We’re going to force a lot of turnovers.

Stone is going to win the kicking job.

We’re going to need a reinstated Hall or healthy Omeire in a big way.

Agree with Hamilton that Williams will win the RT job. LT is no longer a competition IMO. Banks is probably the best OL on the team right now.

Savion Red is a dude. Great last take in the class.

Also attended...

• Neither Card nor Ewers had a good day.  Ewers body language sucked at times
• Banks will start, and Cam needs reps so he can start by Tech game
• Savion Red can shine if he learns how to read defenses and get open
• Juan Davis has great hands, needs to improve route running
• Blue has tight space quickness and burst
• Xavier and Whittington look good
• Bijan amazing... please stay healthy 🙏
• Need more production from TE's
• Watts is physical, but may struggle against really quick WRs
• Jamison is much more aggressive
• Not enough info to comment on DL
• Coverages at LB & Safety are improving
• FG kicking was not good
• Milton was WR3 with starters 
• Saw several single safety sets, and LB blitzes
• Thompson had 1 good catch, but was sloppy several times and he is not physically ready to return kicks (had a drop on a kick return)

[Vertigo 20,273]

1 hour ago, BornAndRaised said:

Good notes on Burke. I know there was some high floor low ceiling talks over on the recruiting board, Glad to see that high floor will be put to use. Also good to hear about Williams at RT. Seems like Banks won LT already.

I was pretty high on Burke, I believe I said he could legitimately be our best player on defense in 3 years. You can't teach his size/speed/athleticism combo, he just looked like a link of sausage coming out of high school. He needs 2-3 years of S&C and the kid could be a monster.

[TommyGufano 6,021]

Was that Casey Cain in a green jersey?

[Zeus 5,952]

21 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

Is it me or does Card throw a duck compared to Ewers. Dude can spin it.

Looked like he's trying to take some of it off the ball on the mid throws too. Effortless.

Need to be sure he keeps putting in all that extra work and pray he's got the balls to stand in there and throw dimes when the box is loaded and the PA is called on first down. 

What the fuck do you do with these guys? Jet sweeps? Pull guards and trap? Cut block and dink and dunk? 

I hope Sark has a lot up his sleeve.

[Had Enough 2,057]

How much 11v11 was there?

[LTtxfan 49,018]

Just now, Had Enough said:

How much 11v11 was there?

Maybe 15 or 20 minutes...

 

2 minutes ago, TommyGufano said:

Was that Casey Cain in a green jersey?

Was wondering same thing. 

Losing Neyor in this offense is such a kick in the nuts --  FUCK

[Red Five 40,696]

I was pretty high on Burke, I believe I said he could legitimately be our best player on defense in 3 years. You can't teach his size/speed/athleticism combo, he just looked like a link of sausage coming out of high school. He needs 2-3 years of S&C and the kid could be a monster.

I meant to add that Burke looks like a guy who will be playing a lot, soon. Finkley too but that’s obvious.

Maalik Murphy is almost comically huge.

I left angry at Tom Herman.

[Bobby_Batronic 1,994]

50 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

Is it me or does Card throw a duck compared to Ewers. Dude can spin it.

I don’t know, but that PA boot pass was absolutely effortless for all involved.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,010]

26 minutes ago, Zeus said:

What the fuck do you do with these guys?

Shit yourself and hope they don’t want to touch you. /Card, probably 

[LTtxfan 49,018]

Forgot to say that Cam seems to like playing till "the echo of the whistle" -- I like how physical he is. 

He did get beat by a couple outside speed rushes, but when Cam gets his paws on a guy it's pretty much over...

Also:  Savion Red is a passionate player and seems to be a high energy guy.  During practice he dropped a pass, was visably disappointed and immediately started doing push-ups.  This dude is a football player...

 

[lazygringo 369]

If PK/Patterson have our DBs just playing above-and-beyond such that they're terrorizing the quarterbacks, I could see how it could make it look like the QBs are playing worse than they really are.

If there's any time of year for mistakes, it's now when we can teach/correct them. As long as Milwee/Sark keep teaching and the QBs stay dedicated to learning and aren't making the same mistakes over and over again then we're probably in OK shape there. Not great but okay. Maybe a David Ash level of play. Hopefully improving as the season goes on. And Bijan/the defense/Worthy&Whittington could relieve some of the pressure on the QBs.

Keep scores low, score 4-5 times a game. That's a pretty good recipe.

[Hank_Hill 18,534]

We’d kill for David Ash level of play

[RabidM 2,664]

It's not too late. There are likely some full qualifier place kickers in the JUCO ranks. There are probably several good walk ons at 4 year schools behind an entrenched starter who aren't on scholarship.  You can add a PK and plug him in right away.  The coaches need to be looking hard.  This is an area you can fix before the season starts. 

[Laga4 1,270]

Anything going on with the TE's?

[Getafix 28,417]

4 hours ago, Vertigo said:

he just looked like a link of sausage coming out of high school.

 

 

[Getafix 28,417]

4 hours ago, Zeus said:

 

What the fuck do you do with these guys?

Just before kickoff, to the Bama guys:

“Oh, hey, just thought we’d let you know all of our guys have that new thing that’s going around.  

No, not COVID … Monkeypox! That’s right! Monkeypox!

Are you ready for some football??”

 

[TheMailBox357 213]

2 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

We’d kill for David Ash level of play

Well, yeah. Upperclassman David Ash was a good QB when healthy. The problem was he mostly always injured his last couple seasons.

[HenryJames 65,915]

This thread is like if the Cloak Room raped the recruiting board and the resulting baby was raised by @satyanash.

[Hermanator 6,972]

Definitely a conundrum for Sark that he was hoping to avoid. 

Neither of the QBs looks ready for this level of football. I feel even more strongly now that Ewers screwed up royally by not playing his senior year of HS. He stunted his development and now looks far behind where other top guys like Young at Bama and Caleb Williams looked at 19 yrs old. The conundrum lies in Ewers is still probably a little ahead of Card at the moment but it's a very real possibility starting him too soon ruins his confidence on the big stage and does to him what Arkansas did to Card last season. 

I hope the defense is really very much improved because they're going to have to carry the team if they're going to get off to a good record in the first half of the season. 

[Hermanator 6,972]

Either that or have the line be so much improved that they can run the shit out of the ball and control games on tve ground only asking the QB to throw off playaction and approx 20 times a game. 

[JFKFC 4,878]

16 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

I hope the defense is really very much improved because they're going to have to carry the team

 

13 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

Either that or have the line be so much improved that they can run the shit out of the ball and control games

 

[ClubWhatever 12,087]

32 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

This thread is like if the Cloak Room raped the recruiting board and the resulting baby was raised by @satyanash.

Until the season starts.  Then it will look like an echeese post compared to the game threads. 

[bluto 4,895]

29 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

Either that or have the line be so much improved that they can run the shit out of the ball and control games on tve ground only asking the QB to throw off playaction and approx 20 times a game. 

With freshmen OL and Herman scraps

[Nicole44 22,028]

Yikes is all I have to say. It looks like our ceiling is possibly a 6-6 season and bowl game. It’s a shame too because as mentioned there is talent (lots of youth) all over the field. 
I have been encouraged by what I’ve been reading about the defense. 
 

Start Ewers because we haven’t seen his ceiling and Card, frankly should be further along. Having said that, I’m pretty fucking disappointed with all I’ve read about Ewers. As I said in an earlier post, I feel we have every right to expect him to play better than this. I feel like I opened up a box of shit on Christmas morning. Cool he throws a pretty long ball which we sorely need. He also has shit intermediate throws very likely to get picked off that resemble a frisbee. His body language sucks. I mentioned it and others have as well…maybe the QB position should finish senior year of high school. I’m already ready for Arch Madness. We should have a more well oiled team by then (or the hot seat will be an inferno for Sark.)