2023 Spring Practice to Fall Camp Thread - Just hook it to my veins!

[Bevo 13,593]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

I'd be willing to bet most of what I own that if Ewers goes down at some point, Manning will be coming in. With Murphy's injuries and retooling his throwing motion, they're basically on even ground. And it won't be getting any closer. 

Whatever the case, it is still better than hoping to see if Casey Thompson improves.

[Armybrat 40,866]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

You do realize we are a bunch of drunks?

Not me, I just am in the early stages of dementia.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,119]

9 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Not me, I just am in the early stages of dementia.

You’re lucky, I feel I’m there at 45.

[Pato del Muerto 52,557]

15 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Not me, I just am in the early stages of dementia.

How would you know if you were a drunk then?

[Zeus 6,116]

25 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Not me, I just am in the early stages of dementia.

They say the second thing to go is memory, can't remember what the first is 

[Rimbo 26,038]

10 hours ago, gmr548 said:

49.99% of this board voted for 9-12 wins lol

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/26374-how-many-wins-will-texas-have-this-season/page/4/#comment-4961918

DID you know that's the same percentage of people who have below the median IQ?

[Leanderman 2,276]

"You do realize we are a bunch of drunks?"

I only drink two times a year. When it is my birthday, and when it is not.

[lilMAC25 3,804]

On 3/23/2023 at 3:46 PM, closetojumping said:

 

Texas is going to field the best team it's had since 2008 in the upcoming season. They will be relevant in the playoff discussion, beat Bama in Tuscaloosa, and win the conference. Take off your protective, wet blanketed armor of maudlin self-loathing, get your shit together, and gear the fuck up, pussies.

[Nope 3,121]

Would be cool to see a full season of Sark’s offense led by a QB with his throwing hand intact

[Slacks 6,839]

17 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

It's amazing for sure what D1 SC can do. A guy I played in HS graduated at 6'3" and 230lbs and looked like he was carved out of granite. He got a full scholarship to UH. He came back home for a summer visit after his freshman year at 6'3" and 265lbs and still looked like he was carved out of granite. I've still never seen such a huge change in a player. He went on to play for a couple years in Washington.

35 pound of muscle in a year? That's 3 pounds of muscle per month.

[lilMAC25 3,804]

On 3/24/2023 at 1:54 PM, BurntOrange&White said:

WHY ISN'T 2023 TEXAS BETTER THAN 2005 TEXAS? FUCKING SARK!

Let’s get to 2012 win levels first and then we can all make fun of the people (including me) who said Sark can’t win.

[Nope 3,121]

Just now, Slacks said:

35 pound of muscle in a year? That's 3 pounds of muscle per month.

Vitamins

[Royale with cheese 1,467]

10 hours ago, Zeus said:

They say the second thing to go is memory, can't remember what the first is 

Well, it's not all bad. At least you meet new people every day, there's no such thing as a rerun, and you can hide your own Easter Eggs. 

[SHOOTER12 8,819]

17 minutes ago, Slacks said:

35 pound of muscle in a year? That's 3 pounds of muscle per month.

It was freaking ridiculous.  When I first saw him I didn't even recognize him and we were neighbors who knew each other our entire lives.

Edit: 2 things, 1st of all he was a genetic freak even as an elementary student. He was ripped even back then. Second, being the mid to late 70s I'm sure there were some "strength" methods being used wholesale that aren't today.

Edited March 26, 2023 by SHOOTER12

[Armybrat 40,866]

21 minutes ago, Royale with cheese said:

Well, it's not all bad. At least you meet new people every day, there's no such thing as a rerun, and you can hide your own Easter Eggs. 

And I get to sleep with a different woman every night.

[Red Five 40,880]

More practice notes from IT.

As you can imagine there were a lot of high school coaches in attendance for Saturday’s practice. It’s always good to have a fresh set of eyes out there, but we went back to one of our mainstay sources for these notes. 

First impressions from the practice: It was an exciting day but it started a little slow with some wide receiver drops during the 1 on 1 period. Energy picked up, and so did the focus and it turned into a spirited affair especially with three live periods to tackle to the ground. That’s about 36 minutes of running clock for the team to get work in. The set up was 1s vs 1s, 2s vs 2s, and 3s vs 3s, but at some points the rotation was all over the place and you might see a starting cornerback or defensive tackle with the 3s. 

When asked for any players who stood out, the first player mentioned was Savion Red. He impressed with his ability to get yards after contact. We know he plays angry and has a great build for YAC but it’s good to hear he’s already doing it after the recent transition from receiver. It appears he’s a natural for the position but the source also mentioned, “The room is evenly deep, it’s hard to tell who will get the most carries, plus (Jonathon) Brooks and (Keilan) Robinson are still out.” He continued, “Jaydon Blue is running hard and is obviously fast. (Cedric) Baxter is just plain good.”

That wasn’t to say Red was the best player on the field. That was the left tackle. “Kelvin Banks was dominating. Dominating.” 

On the defensive side of the ball, T’Vondre Sweat, David Gbenda, and Gavin Holmes were mentioned. I assume Jaylan Ford was left out in the same way Banks initially was, but Sweat had the interception on the screen we previously reported, Gbenda is “locked in and understands the position better than ever,” and “Gavin Holmes had a great day against Xavier Worthy.” Worthy did catch a long one but I don’t believe that was against Holmes. If Holmes can cover Worthy he can cover anyone. We’re starting to hear more and more about the Wake Forest transfer. Not surprising but good nonetheless.

A consistent theme has been the first team offensive tackles are better than the Texas Edges and the first team defensive tackles are ahead of the interior offensive line. Part of that is because Alfred Collins is playing at his most consistently good level since he arrived at Texas. We’ll see if that remains constant throughout the spring and August camp, but it is his contract year. Texas has a strong four-man rotation in the interior but Bo Davis is working to develop the younger guys so they can be as deep as six like last year.

Asked about starter Quinn Ewers, “Solid day. Much more confident than the quarterback we saw at times last year.”

Arch Manning was also mentioned. He threw a slot fade touchdown during red zone drills. Just laid it in there. 

The younger players are doing well, but in keeping with the staff being impressed with their overall work ethic and buy-in, there is more offense and defense already installed than normal for this time of year and they’re still processing all that info. That said, most of them are well ahead of the freshmen curve. Anthony Hill had a strong practice relative to where he is in his development. 

Of the second-year guys, we heard a fair amount about Ethan Burke. This is in keeping with A) his strong winter conditioning, and B) they need to force feed him reps because he’s the best Buck pass rusher they have.

Overall it was a good day and it’s fair to say the program is right on schedule through 6 practices, maybe even ahead.

[speed817 19,415]

5 minutes ago, Red Five said:

More practice notes from IT.

As you can imagine there were a lot of high school coaches in attendance for Saturday’s practice. It’s always good to have a fresh set of eyes out there, but we went back to one of our mainstay sources for these notes. 

First impressions from the practice: It was an exciting day but it started a little slow with some wide receiver drops during the 1 on 1 period. Energy picked up, and so did the focus and it turned into a spirited affair especially with three live periods to tackle to the ground. That’s about 36 minutes of running clock for the team to get work in. The set up was 1s vs 1s, 2s vs 2s, and 3s vs 3s, but at some points the rotation was all over the place and you might see a starting cornerback or defensive tackle with the 3s. 

When asked for any players who stood out, the first player mentioned was Savion Red. He impressed with his ability to get yards after contact. We know he plays angry and has a great build for YAC but it’s good to hear he’s already doing it after the recent transition from receiver. It appears he’s a natural for the position but the source also mentioned, “The room is evenly deep, it’s hard to tell who will get the most carries, plus (Jonathon) Brooks and (Keilan) Robinson are still out.” He continued, “Jaydon Blue is running hard and is obviously fast. (Cedric) Baxter is just plain good.”

That wasn’t to say Red was the best player on the field. That was the left tackle. “Kelvin Banks was dominating. Dominating.” 

On the defensive side of the ball, T’Vondre Sweat, David Gbenda, and Gavin Holmes were mentioned. I assume Jaylan Ford was left out in the same way Banks initially was, but Sweat had the interception on the screen we previously reported, Gbenda is “locked in and understands the position better than ever,” and “Gavin Holmes had a great day against Xavier Worthy.” Worthy did catch a long one but I don’t believe that was against Holmes. If Holmes can cover Worthy he can cover anyone. We’re starting to hear more and more about the Wake Forest transfer. Not surprising but good nonetheless.

A consistent theme has been the first team offensive tackles are better than the Texas Edges and the first team defensive tackles are ahead of the interior offensive line. Part of that is because Alfred Collins is playing at his most consistently good level since he arrived at Texas. We’ll see if that remains constant throughout the spring and August camp, but it is his contract year. Texas has a strong four-man rotation in the interior but Bo Davis is working to develop the younger guys so they can be as deep as six like last year.

Asked about starter Quinn Ewers, “Solid day. Much more confident than the quarterback we saw at times last year.”

Arch Manning was also mentioned. He threw a slot fade touchdown during red zone drills. Just laid it in there. 

The younger players are doing well, but in keeping with the staff being impressed with their overall work ethic and buy-in, there is more offense and defense already installed than normal for this time of year and they’re still processing all that info. That said, most of them are well ahead of the freshmen curve. Anthony Hill had a strong practice relative to where he is in his development. 

Of the second-year guys, we heard a fair amount about Ethan Burke. This is in keeping with A) his strong winter conditioning, and B) they need to force feed him reps because he’s the best Buck pass rusher they have.

Overall it was a good day and it’s fair to say the program is right on schedule through 6 practices, maybe even ahead.

[Had Enough 2,084]

35 pound of muscle in a year? That's 3 pounds of muscle per month.

Are you trying to impress with your math skills or something else?

[Had Enough 2,084]

Hope Gbenda has a solid season. Only part of that is to give the family here a middle finger that had written him off. But also for sticking with the program and staying after it.

[Viper 12,111]

8 minutes ago, Had Enough said:

Hope Gbenda has a solid season. Only part of that is to give the family here a middle finger that had written him off. But also for sticking with the program and staying after it.

[ClubWhatever 12,154]

46 minutes ago, Red Five said:

A consistent theme has been the first team offensive tackles are better than the Texas Edges

1.  Duh

2.  This is our concern, writer-dude

[HenryJames 66,151]

Our first team tackles will be better than our opponents’ edges too.

[Had Enough 2,084]

Our first team tackles will be better than our opponents’ edges too.

But will our opponents interior defenders be better than interior Oline?

[Pato del Muerto 52,557]

So IT knows where the team should be after 6 practices, and has enough 1st hand watching and 2nd hand talks to know where the team is in relation to that?

[Red Five 40,880]

I'm not going to worry too much about EdgE when all we lost was Ovie. I'm pretty the other 20 EDgeS on the roster can make up that loss.

[TexasTroll 454]

2 hours ago, Royale with cheese said:

Well, it's not all bad. At least you meet new people every day, there's no such thing as a rerun, and you can hide your own Easter Eggs. 

 

2 hours ago, Armybrat said:

And I get to sleep with a different woman every night.

That’s a lotta Easter egg hiding……

[Tex Long 4,423]

4 hours ago, Armybrat said:

And I get to sleep with a different woman every night.

Yes.

But realize that the term "sleep with a different woman every night" actually means you're asleep - as in unconscious. NTTAWWT.

[Armybrat 40,866]

2 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Yes.

But realize that the term "sleep with a different woman every night" actually means you're asleep - as in unconscious. NTTAWWT.

Well….yeah. 😄

[BurntOrange&White 39,956]

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So IT knows where the team should be after 6 practices, and has enough 1st hand watching and 2nd hand talks to know where the team is in relation to that?

If you look at the first 6 practices of spring the past two springs I bet it looks a whole hell of a lot different than it does this year. I read that as the team not having to do all the basic shit they had to do in prior years and looks on schedule for a team trying to take the next step in growth. 

[Josef Pwag 1,741]

18 hours ago, Red Five said:

I'm pretty the other 20 EDgeS on the roster can make up that loss

It kind of sounds like they all suck. I don't know. I haven't seen a single snap of spring ball. I'm getting 4th hand accounts from 9.95ers, most of whom I wouldn't trust to wash my car. The bottom line is everyone should be fired. 

 

[hook me 2,103]

On 3/25/2023 at 12:14 PM, gmr548 said:

49.99% of this board voted for 9-12 wins lol

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/26374-how-many-wins-will-texas-have-this-season/page/4/#comment-4961918

I wonder if we had known that our starting QB would miss 3-3/4 games & our backup would be immediately hobbled for those same games if more people may have guessed less wins. maybe, maybe not.

[Red Five 40,880]

[crash_davis 23,114]

Just now, hook me said:

I wonder if we had known that our starting QB would miss 3-3/4 games & our backup would be immediately hobbled for those same games if more people may have guessed less wins. maybe, maybe not.

[Slacks 6,839]

Fucking off-season grammar lessons.

[closetojumping 62,783]

13 minutes ago, hook me said:

I wonder if we had known that our starting QB would miss 3-3/4 games & our backup would be immediately hobbled for those same games if more people may have guessed less wins. maybe, maybe not.

@gmr548 was being ridiculous with his argument. He p-hacked to get a percentage in there that could paint this board in the way that worked for his argument. In reality, 33% of the board guessed 9-4, which the team got really close to achieving via all the different ways everyone has already hashed out, in that one more game could have been won. People predicting 10+ wins comprised a whopping 14% of the votes, with 10 wins representing north of 12% of the overall total. There weren't a whole bunch of mouthbreathing clowns wildly predicting a title run.

In fact, those predicting 9 wins got closer to the mark than numerous resident experts, like gmr548, who wrote this at the time:

"Oh, I’m with you on the 7 wins thing. I don’t see a way this team wins more than 8. 6 is way more likely than 9 to me." --  6 is way more likely than 9. "lol"

I say all of that as someone who predicted 7 wins in that thread and said it would be disappointing if it came to fruition. Obviously Texas exceeded that, and, while I won't argue that it was disappointing, I will argue that it was frustrating, for all of the reasons everyone has espoused here and elsewhere for the last 3+ months. And I'm still fine thinking that the 2023 team should win the conference and be in the playoff conversation, if not one of the top 4 in it.

[Red Five 40,880]

Just now, Slacks said:

Fucking off-season grammar lessons.

I'm still mad from yesterday. I hit that ctrl+v with a great deal of aggression, let me tell you.

[closetohumping 17,456]

IT 3/27----edit, no need to read, Redfive got it covered.

Spoiler

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by closetohumping
Double post

[futureman 22,520]

29 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

IT 3/27

  Reveal hidden contents

 

old news.  do you even read the thread?

[Bigbend1812 12,927]

12 minutes ago, futureman said:

old news.  do you even read the thread?

[Park Gothic 5,051]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

 

1 hour ago, crash_davis said:

[BurntOrange&White 39,956]

Are you going to get that unisex team beach towel?

[Royale with cheese 1,467]

1 hour ago, Park Gothic said:

Reminds me of the grocery store clairvoyant who would meet customers as they entered the store and tell them on which aisle the item they had come for was located. The shopping public loved it and it became a big attraction. A woman came in  to whom the clairvoyant said, "You'll find the flour and baking powder on Aisle 2." "That's just what I wanted," the woman said. Then, a guy came in and the clairvoyant said, "The shaving cream and razors are on Aisle 6." "That's amazing," the guy said. Next, a woman came hurrying in. The clairvoyant said, "You'll find the toilet paper on Aisle 10, ma'am." But in response the woman said, "I'm looking for tampons."

The clairvoyant said, "Damn . . .   

 

[Herpa Derpa 6,127]

3 hours ago, Slacks said:

Fucking off-season grammar lessons.

I could be doing with less grammar lessons.

[closetohumping 17,456]

This probably deserves a negging, but here is OBs report:

 

Spoiler

 

Tidbits: Brooks not a lock to be RB1. Arch will be QB2. Ewers not fat.  OL will be competitive but the kids are struggling.

[BurntOrange&White 39,956]

Just now, closetohumping said:

This probably deserves a negging, but here is OBs report:

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Tidbits: Brooks not a lock to be RB1. Arch will be QB2. Ewers not fat.  OL will be competitive but the kids are struggling.

calm down mailbox357

[SimkinsMan 4,416]

I love -- love -- that Ketch goes to a frozen pizza analogy to explain the offensive line's readiness.

Yeah jabba, we know it's feeding time just as soon as you push 'publish.'

[Magus Ossis 2,830]

8 minutes ago, SimkinsMan said:

I love -- love -- that Ketch goes to a frozen pizza analogy to explain the offensive line's readiness.

Yeah jabba, we know it's feeding time just as soon as you push 'publish.'

You guys should put that report down and read something with more relevant information. Like a random teen fashion magazine from last year or a bunch of sheets of used toilet paper.

[closetojumping 62,783]

7 minutes ago, Magus Ossis said:

You guys should put that report down and read something with more relevant information. Like a random teen fashion magazine from last year or a bunch of sheets of used toilet paper.

I can honestly say that I do not remember the last time I read an actual report from Orangebloods. I'm willing to say it's been well over a decade unless I'm just completely forgetting something.

[Huckleberry 33,064]

4 hours ago, closetojumping said:

There weren't a whole bunch of mouthbreathing clowns wildly predicting a title run.

Sir, I will have you know that I breathe through my nose as I predict an undefeated record every single season. 

[Nuge 1,981]

Mudhole. Every game.