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9 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Football staffs are limited to one head coach and 10 assistants who can work with players in hands-on roles. Isn’t Patterson an analyst and not one of our 10 assistant coaches? 

Patterson was literally at the open practice standing over by the safeties watching them go through drills. Players have mentioned he has given them some good tips and tricks on various things. He is involved. Just because he isn't wearing a headset on gameday doesn't mean he just sits around all week in a film room thinking "man, if only I had some input here".

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1 hour ago, Longhornlove said:

Just rewatched offensive plays from OSU game. Heard/read where Bijan stated that they knew when we were running the ball. Best I can tell, our tackles are giving it away especially CJ, he was much more upright on passing plays even in early downs.

It's also been shown in film that Bijan's position relative to the QB is noticeably different on rushing vs. passing plays.

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6 hours ago, markstanco said:


He needs to squash the radio critics on the wind at osu. I’ve heard 3 different shows on sxm saying it may have bothered him, along with true roadie.

Looks like 60ish degrees game time with 17 mph winds out of the SW.

I’ve chosen to believe the smashed finger had more of an impact than him and Sark lead on. I’ll be at the game, glad it’s looking to stay dry all day.

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15 hours ago, Longhornlove said:

Just rewatched offensive plays from OSU game. Heard/read where Bijan stated that they knew when we were running the ball. Best I can tell, our tackles are giving it away especially CJ, he was much more upright on passing plays even in early downs.

 

14 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

It's also been shown in film that Bijan's position relative to the QB is noticeably different on rushing vs. passing plays.

Link(s), if any? I don't doubt it but want to hear more. 

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2 hours ago, victory88 said:

K-state has played a lot of 1 possession games.  They are beatable.  Hell we are favored.  If this team isn’t ready after watching them butt rape osu then these guys need to find another place to play.  

KSU has been similar to us in that they look really good at times and just ok at others.  But they have played really well overall the last 2 games and very well might have won @TCU if they aren't playing their 3rd string QB in the 3rd quarter.  Howard only had 2 drives after they took a 28-10 lead (1 of which resulted in a missed FG).  After he got hurt they gained a total of 43 yards with 2 picks in their last 4 possessions of the game.   

I've pretty much agreed with the Vegas line all year (and I still think we were 10 points better than that injured OSU team) but I'm just not seeing how we're favored on the road particularly with the injuries in our secondary.  This just feels like a game we have to win the TO battle to win.   I need to find some time next couple of days to read up on KSU and the matchups a bit more to see what I'm missing.

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9 minutes ago, Skipper said:

but I'm just not seeing how we're favored on the road particularly with the injuries in our secondary.  This just feels like a game we have to win the TO battle to win.   I need to find some time next couple of days to read up on KSU and the matchups a bit more to see what I'm missing.

Yeah, probably need turnovers plus play a lot more disciplined football.  Ewers needs to lead this Texas team to the victory -- need him to play like he did vs Bama.  

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11 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Yeah, probably need turnovers plus play a lot more disciplined football.  Ewers needs to lead this Texas team to the victory -- need him to play like he did vs Bama.  

if the defense is disciplined, they can hold this offense below 20 pts. This is a run heavy offense. The passing game is not scary. You just can not break coverages and gap assignments. This is one of the better match-ups for this defense in the Big 12. This is not a great match-up for the offense. The defense can not have a repeat performance of the last game. They defended over 50 plays in the first half last week. They come out like they did last week and this will be a beating. 

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1 hour ago, Codaxx said:

if the defense is disciplined, they can hold this offense below 20 pts. This is a run heavy offense. The passing game is not scary. 

I mean we made ISU's passing game look scary at times and now we're really banged up.  Cook has been our most consistent player and he's almost definitely out.  I'm certainly not expecting our secondary to shut them down.

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3 minutes ago, Skipper said:

I mean we made ISU's passing game look scary at times and now we're really banged up.  Cook has been our most consistent player and he's almost definitely out.  I'm certainly not expecting our secondary to shut them down.

Why I said if they play disciplined. They play like shit and Texas loses. 

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5 minutes ago, Skipper said:

I mean we made ISU's passing game look scary at times and now we're really banged up.  Cook has been our most consistent player and he's almost definitely out.  I'm certainly not expecting our secondary to shut them down.

Watts on a gimpy hamstring if he even plays.  Although Watts is at practice, there are doubts he can play this Saturday...

That'll be $9.95  😋

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21 hours ago, Longhornlove said:

Just rewatched offensive plays from OSU game. Heard/read where Bijan stated that they knew when we were running the ball. Best I can tell, our tackles are giving it away especially CJ, he was much more upright on passing plays even in early downs.

Bijan lines up in pistol - run

Bijan lines up in shotgun - pass

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19 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

It's also been shown in film that Bijan's position relative to the QB is noticeably different on rushing vs. passing plays.

Why not just tell the opposing team the fucking play.  It as mazes me that with a staff the size of Texas we don’t have someone self scouting and catching that shit.  What a huge advantage for the other team’s defense.  

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On 11/2/2022 at 3:48 PM, Droopy said:

I maintain that it is this coaching staff that needs to learn how to win and not necessarily the players. New players, same results. I watch the first half of games completely calm and relaxed, but those second halves start up and my ass puckers more than my dog's when the doorbell rings. We need to get over that hump and start closing. Coffee is for closers. 🤘

  Upperclassmen are perennial losers. When the game gets tight you need some older dogs to draw the line in the sand. All the older guys are scared shitless which in turn affects the younger guys. Rinse and repeat. The younger guys need to shove the older dudes out of the way and say no more. It's shit to do with coaching. We make the fatal mistakes at the end of games no matter the call on defense or offense. Ewers appears to be a gamer. As the OSU game wound down he actually started playing better. Guys around him folded. Balls dropped. Balls through hands and picked. We left so many points out there when there were guys open who just couldn't make a play. 

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2022 Texas vs. Kansas State Football Preview

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The 6-2 Wildcats are euphoric coming off of a 48-0 obliteration of Oklahoma State in Manhattan behind the passing of backup QB Will Howard and a terrific defensive performance. The Cats know that a win will allow them to control their destiny in seeking a conference title berth. Texas will see a motivated road atmosphere.

Offense

The Cats have a fundamental choice to make in how they’ll attack the Texas defense and it has everything to do with their starting QB. Will Howard replaced an injured Adrian Martinez against TCU and has played lights out in the passing game, throwing for more touchdowns in two games (6) than Martinez had in six (4). Howard has seen plenty of action in his career and his current passing efficiency doesn’t fit his history — in 14 prior appearances he had more interceptions than touchdowns, completed less than 55% of his attempts and averaged a pedestrian 6.7 yards per attempt. But he has been awesome throwing the ball around this year. Will he regress to his mean? Maybe. But my eye says he’s making throws he’s never made before and it seems something has clicked for him mechanically. The 6-5, 235 Howard is also a very capable runner, though they backed off his load with Martinez out. Must watch in short yardage and goal line.

Adrian Martinez has been a pedestrian passer this year but his 565 yards rushing, a 6.1 per carry average and 9 rushing touchdowns are testament to the danger he poses as a runner. He doesn’t turn it over, but K State has largely been a dink and dunk passing game with him at the helm.

The starter will tell us how Collin Klein’s offense want to attack the Longhorns. Will they play both? Famous last words of a fool, but Texas would probably rather see Martinez if they’re willing to game plan his weaknesses.

RB

Deuce Vaughn doesn’t need much hype from me. He’s the quickest back in the league and highly durable despite his 5-5, 170 pound frame. He’s not a tackle breaker, but he’s so quick and surprisingly tough that he can run effectively between the tackles. He’s averaging 112.8 yards per game rushing at just under 6 yards a carry on the season. Historically he has been phenomenal as a receiver out of the backfield, but he has seen much less success this season as a pass catcher.

WR

In my preseason preview, I mentioned that the Kansas State wide receivers are better than people think but they can’t showcase their talents in the Cat offense. Will Howard at the helm showed what they’re capable of when the Cats toss the ball around. Malik Knowles is their leading receiver and best chain mover, Philip Brooks is their speedy, undersized slot and Kade Warner is their obligatory coach on the field. When TE Ben Sinnott is in the game plan, he can hurt defenses. When he’s not, which is most of the time, he blocks and helps out their deficient pass protection. This is not a sophisticated passing offense. They run basic passing plays exploiting defenses mesmerized by running threats. Defenses that are paying attention catch up to them over the course of the game.

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A typical Wildcat overachieving unit with particularly good interior run blocking. Tackles Leveston and Duffie struggle to pass protect on predictable passing downs and the Wildcats struggle on 3rd and long overall, but Texas won’t do much about that unless they shake up their schematic and personnel approach. Guard Cooper Beebe is the headliner.

Strategy: Tulane and Iowa State each provided terrific game plans to stop the Adrian Martinez led Cat offense. Both squads skinned the Cats in a different way, each holding their offense to 10 points while strangling them on 3rd downs. The Cyclones gave up some deep looks in order to take Deuce Vaughn completely out the game (10 carries, 23 yards) and forced Adrian Martinez to singlehandedly carry the offense. Tulane played the run honestly with pretty good success, but absolutely throttled the K-State passing game to less than 5 yards per attempt and crushed them on third downs (2/15) with extra men in coverage and a solid three and four man rush. Bottom line: get Kansas State in 3rd down and take advantage of their limited offense. Texas has struggled to win on 3rd down or make opponent’s left handed in critical moments, but here’s hoping. Will Howard adds a different dimension obviously, but the Cat offense doesn’t have a ton of diversity when the chains are long. Texas playing a third interior DL on the edge or playing some three man front to throttle the run game and bring different pass rushing looks screams out as an obvious adjustment for this opponent. For Texas, assignment soundness on the 2nd and 3rd levels will be more important than individual talent.

Defense

They check many of the schematic boxes that give Texas and Sark trouble, but they’re also vulnerable to several things that Texas does well, namely multidimensional offense.

DL

Felix Anudike Uzomah has developed into the most dangerous edge in the Big 12. He has 7.5 sacks on the season and a ton of pressures. Very quick and he has gotten much stronger. Kelvin Banks will have a lively matchup. Eli Huggins has been around forever at nose tackle and he’s solid. The other edge is Brendan Mott and he does a good job exploiting the attention FAU receives on the other side. Depth is OK, but there’s a drop off when the front gets winded and teams can run right at them.

LB

Khalid Duke is effectively a hybrid rush end and he’s probably their 2nd best pass rusher. Good size and speed combo. Daniel Green should be available and he’s a plus athlete at middle linebacker. They used to blitz him quite a bit but he’s playing more conventional linebacker and is adept in coverage (2 interceptions on the season). 215 pound linebacker Austin Moore has been a very pleasant surprise for them. He’s a terrific coverage linebacker and he leads them in tackles. Great Big 12 spread busting asset.

DB

They’re strong outside with big Julius Brents (6’4″ 205) and Ekow Boye-Doe (6-0, 170). Doe is their speed guy, Brents is their mauler. The Wildcats play more man coverage than I’ve seen them play in some time and the two corners and pass rush are the reason.

The safeties are three guys who were transfers from Prairie View, North Dakota State and a JUCO, respectively. Leave it to KSU to mine a gravel pit and find precious metals, but they are the weakness of the defense. They compensate by deploying them with some knowledge of their own self-scout, relying on clogging the middle of the field, giving a lot of help with the coverage linebackers, while putting their corners on islands. They rotate in a number of guys at safety, trusting that fresh legs and straightforward assignments can compensate for moderate ability.

Strategy: Kansas State is holding opponents to around 17 points per game and analytics love them because they can rush the passer, force negative plays and are good at turning people over. FEI has them as the 7th best defense in the country. Multifaceted offenses that can pierce the pass rush and corners can give them big problems, particularly when they have to play the running game honestly. Both TCU and OU rushed for over 200 yards against them with Eric Gray averaging over 7 yards per carry. Kendre Miller dropped 153 yards and two scores and TCU bullied them at times up front. They will also surrender big plays in the passing game if you can block ’em up and exploit their weaker links.

If you can’t attack their weaknesses, KSU doesn’t just “limit” opposing offenses. They slaughter them. But an offense that can pull the trigger on their weak spots will drop 30+ on them.

Special Teams

The Cats have an inaccurate place kicker and likely won’t attempt long field goals. Warning: both Phillip Brooks and Malik Knowles are outstanding kick returners.

Final

What-might-have-been road losses are becoming an unfortunate expectation in the Sarkisian era. Here’s an opportunity to break the cycle.

 

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I guess I'll post this here. This is an actual tweet that Anwar made today:

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[Anwar Richardson] Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said the night game will against their road schedule is this weekend when asked if he's altered anything

I can't link to it because he deleted it but someone on reddit posted it. 

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How dumb is this guy? Like... actually? Not in a "wow that guy is such a moron" way but in a "how does he actually function as an adult human being" way. Is his IQ 95? 90? This is hilariously bad even by his standards. 

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What in the fuck was he even trying to say here? If someone can decipher what the tweet was supposed to say please enlighten us. 

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11 hours ago, BigHorn'13 said:

 

Link(s), if any? I don't doubt it but want to hear more. 

 

6 hours ago, Zeus said:

Bijan lines up in pistol - run

Bijan lines up in shotgun - pass

 

6 hours ago, stork642 said:

Why not just tell the opposing team the fucking play.  It as mazes me that with a staff the size of Texas we don’t have someone self scouting and catching that shit.  What a huge advantage for the other team’s defense.  

I don't remember where I saw it. I think it was potentially a video with Joel Klatt, but it also could have been Josh Pate with 247.

Like Zeus said, it was the difference in pistol and shotgun, and then whether Bijan was parallel to the QB or offset. However, every example was consistent.

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10 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

 

 

I don't remember where I saw it. I think it was potentially a video with Joel Klatt, but it also could have been Josh Pate with 247.

Like Zeus said, it was the difference in pistol and shotgun, and then whether Bijan was parallel to the QB or offset. However, every example was consistent.

I thought it was mentioned in the Bama game by the announcer. He said Bijan has a tell. He lines up inside the  tackle on runs and directly behind him when he is going out. I havent noticed it since then. 

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I guess I'll post this here. This is an actual tweet that Anwar made today:
[Anwar Richardson] Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said the night game will against their road schedule is this weekend when asked if he's altered anything
I can't link to it because he deleted it but someone on reddit posted it. 
First:
How dumb is this guy? Like... actually? Not in a "wow that guy is such a moron" way but in a "how does he actually function as an adult human being" way. Is his IQ 95? 90? This is hilariously bad even by his standards. 
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What in the fuck was he even trying to say here? If someone can decipher what the tweet was supposed to say please enlighten us. 

Pretty sure what he’s trying to say is that Sark implied the game being at night will alter their typical road game routine/schedule.
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12 hours ago, ztejas said:

I guess I'll post this here. This is an actual tweet that Anwar made today:

I can't link to it because he deleted it but someone on reddit posted it. 

First:

How dumb is this guy? Like... actually? Not in a "wow that guy is such a moron" way but in a "how does he actually function as an adult human being" way. Is his IQ 95? 90? This is hilariously bad even by his standards. 

Second:

What in the fuck was he even trying to say here? If someone can decipher what the tweet was supposed to say please enlighten us. 

 

9 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

I can't link to it because he deleted it but someone on reddit posted it. 
First:
How dumb is this guy? Like... actually? Not in a "wow that guy is such a moron" way but in a "how does he actually function as an adult human being" way. Is his IQ 95? 90? This is hilariously bad even by his standards. 
Second:
What in the fuck was he even trying to say here? If someone can decipher what the tweet was supposed to say please enlighten us. 

Pretty sure what he’s trying to say is that Sark implied the game being at night will alter their typical road game routine/schedule.

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12 hours ago, ztejas said:

I guess I'll post this here. This is an actual tweet that Anwar made today:

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[Anwar Richardson] Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said the night game will against their road schedule is this weekend when asked if he's altered anything

I can't link to it because he deleted it but someone on reddit posted it. 

First:

How dumb is this guy? Like... actually? Not in a "wow that guy is such a moron" way but in a "how does he actually function as an adult human being" way. Is his IQ 95? 90? This is hilariously bad even by his standards. 

Second:

What in the fuck was he even trying to say here? If someone can decipher what the tweet was supposed to say please enlighten us. 

Well, of course, their requests for subsidies was not Paraguayan in and of it is as it were the United States government would never have if the president, our president, had not and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that clear?

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Few team notes from IT

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Steve Sarkisian mentioned the quality week of practice ahead of the Saturday night tilt in Manhattan, Kansas. Who knows how or if that will translate to the field, but they have ways to measure player output during the week and the team had its highest effort level of the season.

Sources attribute that to players coming back fresh from the bye week, but it’s also a function of continued player buy-in and belief in what they’re doing.

Quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to bounce back from his rough outing in Stillwater. He put together a solid, accurate week of practice. Ewers has the sort of mindset that allows for him to put the Oklahoma State game behind him and to focus on what’s ahead. 

Ewers put in extra video time with the offensive line in recent weeks. On the practice field, the staff has been trying to get more receivers looks for the No. 3 spot. We could see Agiye Hall, Tarique Milton, or even Brenen Thompson out there. Thompson probably received his most reps ever with the ones this week.

There’s some confidence Texas will be able to move the ball on the ground. That’s good, because our sources know Texas needs to be able to run the ball with conviction this week. “It can’t be another game where Ewers throws it over 40 times,” one source mentioned.

Another source said, “They have to finish games. The offense will score points but they have to stay committed to the run in the second half.” 

We queried sources on what Sark is doing to ensure Texas plays well in the second half. Sark’s style is a common one — he doesn’t want to draw direct attention to it and put bad thoughts in their head, he wants them to stay focused on executing their job and put their trust in the coaches. That was a great reminder of being told of the time Tom Herman went into halftime against K-State and told the team, “Don’t let up like against Tulsa!” Texas was up 19-0 at the half and won 19-14. 

Assuming the offense can do its job, the defense will have to hold up its end of the bargain. In talking to sources, the assumption is Adrian Martinez will start, though of course they prepared for Will Howard too. The quarterbacks have distinct strengths and weaknesses so the defense will need to be ready for anything. 

We’ll see Ryan Watts on defense but we may also see the younger cornerbacks quite a bit. IT is unsure of Anthony Cook’s status, but we hear he is traveling and dressing out.

 

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