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https://www.adjustedstats.com/cfb-teams/?team=Texas&season=2022

Advanced stats love Texas. We might be top 4 in SP+ later today. Genuinely the one thing we are weak at so far is coaching situational awareness. 

List of teams in the top 10 in adjusted yards per play on both offense and defense: Alabama and Texas (both also top 5 in both) 

But we were good (not this good) in these early last season. Long way to go. 

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https://www.adjustedstats.com/cfb-teams/?team=Texas&season=2022

Advanced stats love Texas. We might be top 4 in SP+ later today. Genuinely the one thing we are weak at so far is coaching situational awareness. 

List of teams in the top 10 in adjusted yards per play on both offense and defense: Alabama and Texas (both also top 5 in both) 

But we were good (not this good) in these early last season. Long way to go. 

ESPN FPI also moving Texas up to 4 this week. Enormous gap between Texas and the top 3, but still. Agree that the biggest issues at this juncture are wearing headsets; kind of weird to say as the football world fawns over Sark's offensive display against OU. But you nailed it with regard t situational awareness. That's what cost them the Tech game, more than anything else.

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As one Inside Texas community member wrote in a thread yesterday, Texas has the same 4-2 record coming out of the OU game it did a year ago.

The record may say they’re the same, but these two teams are quite different.

Texas hasn’t been blown out this year, like what happened in Arkansas in ‘22.

Yes, Texas Tech produced a comeback loss, but even that was not as demoralizing as what happened in the Cotton Bowl last year. Against Tech, Texas didn’t implode. They just lost.

So instead, I feel this year - as we look toward the second half of the season - is filled with the idea that Texas is on the precipice of being a very good football team, not only on offense but on defense as well.

Let’s talk about that defense.

Take away Texas Tech’s inordinate success and reliance on fourth downs, and the Horns’ defense has kept every other opponent to 20 points or less in its six games. By this time last year, Texas had already allowed four of their six opponents to score more than 20.

And it didn’t get any better for the defense the rest of the year. The Horns only held one other team below 20, and that was the season’s final game a 22-17 win over Kansas State. In all, nine of 12 opponents scored more than 20 points against Texas in ‘21. The Horns have already improved on that total mark and we’re just six games into the season.

As for offense, we’ve really seen much of the same. The Horns are scoring points in bunches, and they are proving more consistent. The second half of games no longer feel like an offensive dead zone.

Mix that all together and this 4-2 record feels very different than a year ago.

Texas may still drop a few games this season. But nothing I’ve seen tells me we’re in for the collapse we all witnessed a year ago.

The team has even more firepower on offense and the defense is playing together. That’s the difference a year makes.

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Texas Named Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week - Big 12 Conference (big12sports.com)

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The Texas Longhorns overwhelmed rival Oklahoma by a historic margin Saturday, rolling to their largest win in the Red River Showdown's 118-year history with a 49-0 win at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The Longhorns’ first shutout against the Sooners since 1965 that also handed Oklahoma its first shutout since 1998 earned Texas (4-2) the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week honor for games of the weekend of Oct. 8, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America. It was the third straight honor for a Big 12 team following K-State and TCU the past two weeks.

The Longhorns had 585 total yards – 296 of it on the ground – while their defense held the Sooners to just 195 toal yards with two fourth-down stops, the first early in the game that set the tone in front of the sellout crowd of 92,100. The shutout was Texas’ first against Oklahoma since a 19-0 win in 1965 and snapped a four-year losing streak in the series.

This is the fourth time for Texas to earn this honor from the FWAA and its first since 2018. It also earned the weekly award in 2015 and 2013 – all four awards have come after defeating Oklahoma. All Division I FBS and FCS schools are eligible to be selected.

Oklahoma simply could not stop Texas’ offense. Quinn Ewers was 21-of-31 for 289 yards and a career-best four touchdown passes in his return from injury. Bijan Robinson rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Texas converted 10 of 15 third-down plays.

“Going down our senior year with that hat to Austin means a lot more to us,” senior linebacker DeMarvion Overshown said. “Now when people ask us about our senior year, what happened in the OU game, we can tell ‘em. I’ll say with a smile on my face: ‘Go ahead and sit down.’”

It was a statement game for the Texas defense as well, preserving the shutout by holding Oklahoma to two first downs and 24 total yards in the second half. Offensively, the Longhorns had six plays of over 20 yards, extending their streak of gaining at least four plays of 20 yards or more in all six games this season. Texas’ 28 first-half points marked the third time this season it has scored at least 28 points in a half, and the Longhorns have scored at least 34 points in five of six games this season.

Texas hosts Iowa State at 11 a.m. CT Saturday on ABC.

 

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As one Inside Texas community member wrote in a thread yesterday, Texas has the same 4-2 record coming out of the OU game it did a year ago.

The record may say they’re the same, but these two teams are quite different.

Texas hasn’t been blown out this year, like what happened in Arkansas in ‘22.

Yes, Texas Tech produced a comeback loss, but even that was not as demoralizing as what happened in the Cotton Bowl last year. Against Tech, Texas didn’t implode. They just lost.

So instead, I feel this year - as we look toward the second half of the season - is filled with the idea that Texas is on the precipice of being a very good football team, not only on offense but on defense as well.

Let’s talk about that defense.

Take away Texas Tech’s inordinate success and reliance on fourth downs, and the Horns’ defense has kept every other opponent to 20 points or less in its six games. By this time last year, Texas had already allowed four of their six opponents to score more than 20.

And it didn’t get any better for the defense the rest of the year. The Horns only held one other team below 20, and that was the season’s final game a 22-17 win over Kansas State. In all, nine of 12 opponents scored more than 20 points against Texas in ‘21. The Horns have already improved on that total mark and we’re just six games into the season.

As for offense, we’ve really seen much of the same. The Horns are scoring points in bunches, and they are proving more consistent. The second half of games no longer feel like an offensive dead zone.

Mix that all together and this 4-2 record feels very different than a year ago.

Texas may still drop a few games this season. But nothing I’ve seen tells me we’re in for the collapse we all witnessed a year ago.

The team has even more firepower on offense and the defense is playing together. That’s the difference a year makes.

Not to mention a QB looking like he is slinging a nerf ball at intramurals.


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Rojo has his COVID year, if he wants it (unlikely).

So, assuming Rojo leaves this year ... with a good combine he is what ... a 6th round pick?  Maybe 5th?

But, if he comes back, Texas will have a one of the top QBs in the nation, an offensive line with another year of strength and conditioning under its belt, a wide receiver group second to none and Rojo would be undoubtedly, the lead RB at the start of the year.

With a great year, does Rojo elevate himself to possibly a third round pick?  Maybe 2nd?

So, 5th round picks average about $680K their first year.  6th round picks average about $650K.

The 1st pick in the 2nd round will get about $8.68 million, the last pick in the 2nd about $5.24 million.

The 1st pick in the 3rd round will get about $5 million.  The last pick in the 3rd round will get about $4.4 million.

So, if Rojo returns, with some NIL revenue, an insurance contract to protest against injury, and if he busts his ass ... financially, it may be in his interest to return.

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So, assuming Rojo leaves this year ... with a good combine he is what ... a 6th round pick?  Maybe 5th?

But, if he comes back, Texas will have a one of the top QBs in the nation, an offensive line with another year of strength and conditioning under its belt, a wide receiver group second to none and Rojo would be undoubtedly, the lead RB at the start of the year.

With a great year, does Rojo elevate himself to possibly a third round pick?  Maybe 2nd?

So, 5th round picks average about $680K their first year.  6th round picks average about $650K.

The 1st pick in the 2nd round will get about $8.68 million, the last pick in the 2nd about $5.24 million.

The 1st pick in the 3rd round will get about $5 million.  The last pick in the 3rd round will get about $4.4 million.

So, if Rojo returns, with some NIL revenue, an insurance contract to protest against injury, and if he busts his ass ... financially, it may be in his interest to return.

That’s not really how it works, he has plenty of tape for NFL teams. At this point, how high he goes after this season depends more on his workout numbers than what he would do in his 5th year of college as the lead back.  

If anything, teams would probably prefer him enter the league without the extra wear and tear on his body. 

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So, assuming Rojo leaves this year ... with a good combine he is what ... a 6th round pick?  Maybe 5th?

But, if he comes back, Texas will have a one of the top QBs in the nation, an offensive line with another year of strength and conditioning under its belt, a wide receiver group second to none and Rojo would be undoubtedly, the lead RB at the start of the year.

With a great year, does Rojo elevate himself to possibly a third round pick?  Maybe 2nd?

So, 5th round picks average about $680K their first year.  6th round picks average about $650K.

The 1st pick in the 2nd round will get about $8.68 million, the last pick in the 2nd about $5.24 million.

The 1st pick in the 3rd round will get about $5 million.  The last pick in the 3rd round will get about $4.4 million.

So, if Rojo returns, with some NIL revenue, an insurance contract to protest against injury, and if he busts his ass ... financially, it may be in his interest to return.

Rojo to me is a Chris obobnaya clone. Where did the former  Strake Jesuit rb go in the draft?

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RoJo is a known commodity to scouts at this point. A year as lead back would only marginally improve his draft stock. Dameon Pierce on the Texans is a good comp for him. Tough runner who never had the opportunity to be featured back in college. He’ll be a mid-round pick and thrive given the right opportunity.

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1 hour ago, Lidig8r said:

So, assuming Rojo leaves this year ... with a good combine he is what ... a 6th round pick?  Maybe 5th?

But, if he comes back, Texas will have a one of the top QBs in the nation, an offensive line with another year of strength and conditioning under its belt, a wide receiver group second to none and Rojo would be undoubtedly, the lead RB at the start of the year.

With a great year, does Rojo elevate himself to possibly a third round pick?  Maybe 2nd?

So, 5th round picks average about $680K their first year.  6th round picks average about $650K.

The 1st pick in the 2nd round will get about $8.68 million, the last pick in the 2nd about $5.24 million.

The 1st pick in the 3rd round will get about $5 million.  The last pick in the 3rd round will get about $4.4 million.

So, if Rojo returns, with some NIL revenue, an insurance contract to protest against injury, and if he busts his ass ... financially, it may be in his interest to return.

At RB, an additional year of age probably makes anything he could do to improve his stock a wash, at best. He plays plenty. He's put everything he can do on tape. 

And also, you're talking RB rookie contracts. What you are looking for as a RB is to get to that second contract (much more lucrative) as fast as possible, so you're that much more likely to play it out.

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RoJo is in a good spot re: NFL...  he's fast enough and tough enough... he blocks, catches, runs...   hasn't been injured... is a team guy... was a QB... 

4th or 5th round...  being who he is now as an NFL player gets him to a 2nd contract soon and he does well.

 

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One of the biggest differences between a great season and a good season is luck. And we haven't had much of it so far this year. We have recovered zero fumbles through half the season (on offense or defense), our opponents have yet to miss a field goal. Our opponents are just not fucking up when they play us. Every game we have to grind.

Even in the OU game we had to drive the length of the field for every score, nothing was easy. OU didn't shank any punts or have a bad turnover deep in their end, nothing. They couldn't play offense or defense worth a shit but they were fundamentally sound while doing it.

I guess the lone exception is our opponents have been slightly more penalized than us, though not by much.

You have to figure eventually that will turn around, right? Eventually things will start bouncing our way a bit more. Hopefully OSU will screw up a few times on the 22nd.

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One of the biggest differences between a great season and a good season is luck. And we haven't had much of it so far this year. We have recovered zero fumbles through half the season (on offense or defense), our opponents have yet to miss a field goal. Our opponents are just not fucking up when they play us. Every game we have to grind.
Even in the OU game we had to drive the length of the field for every score, nothing was easy. OU didn't shank any punts or have a bad turnover deep in their end, nothing. They couldn't play offense or defense worth a shit but they were fundamentally sound while doing it.
I guess the lone exception is our opponents have been slightly more penalized than us, though not by much.
You have to figure eventually that will turn around, right? Eventually things will start bouncing our way a bit more. Hopefully OSU will screw up a few times on the 22nd.

I agree that OU is sound in the fundamentals of shittiness. Dare I say they have the nuances down pretty well too. Complete shitty package.
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So what are folks opinions now on the development of players in the 2nd year of our new strength and conditioning program??

In the past, folks have criticized the interior OL, and some of the DL (Broughton & Collins)  for not being strong enough at the point of attack.  What about our backup LBs -- really not seeing much from this group either ??

Still need to see stronger, and better interior OL/DL development in our younger guys.  Sweat, Coburn and Ojomo are all likely to be gone after this season.

 

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Keilan is the only one that has a chance to return, and I think that’s is pretty doubtful. Seems like his plan has always been 2 years in Austin. 

He should come back, can make himself a lot of money next year

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On 10/10/2022 at 12:03 PM, kingkoopa6 said:

JB looked fuckin smooth... and FAST... 

Yeah no doubt...I know its not a fair comparison, but i see some Jamal Charles in his style.  JC was another level of back, an all-timer, but there are some similarities like the 'forward lean' in his running.  JC had tremendous hips and a  wiggle to augment his power for a speed guy.

  Some forget his tackle on the OSU LB after Vince's int in the shoe.  Also, is reception and the tackle he broke in that game  showed his strength. IIRC he was only a FR that year.

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He should come back, can make himself a lot of money next year

I dont think coming back will help him.  He is 5'9" 185 lbs, but fast as hell. He is never going to a 1st round pick. Putting out film showing he can catch the ball was big for him this year. His draft stock is going to be based on the shorts and t-shirt Olympics. Only way he could really improve his draft stock is to move full time to WR and ball out next year. I dont think that is going to be in the cards. 

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It's dawning on me that we are about to have our best NFL Draft Day in a long time.

Pretty sure:  Bijan, Coburn, Sweatt, Overshown, Whittington

Probably:  Jamison, RoJo

Maybe:  Cook

 

It has been one of the biggest indictments of the Texas program  and I think it is about to take a big turn for the better.

 

 

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It's dawning on me that we are about to have our best NFL Draft Day in a long time.

Pretty sure:  Bijan, Coburn, Sweatt, Overshown, Whittington

Probably:  Jamison, RoJo

Maybe:  Cook

 

It has been one of the biggest indictments of the Texas program  and I think it is about to take a big turn for the better.

 

 

Ojomo and Jones will get late round or UDFA looks too. Keilan seems set on the NFL and Billingsley is a big ?

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Ojomo and Jones will get late round or UDFA looks too. Keilan seems set on the NFL and Billingsley is a big ?

Putting a lot of guys into the league, especially that show recent development, should unlock recruiting to another level.

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