2023 Fall Camp Thread of Dominance

[Sawbonz 27547]

I hope we are working on a package to end turner’s game/season 

[Tex Long 4385]

2 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Yes, people get hurt every year on every team. It is true. Foobawl.

Ain't no "l" in foobaw.

[Valmy77 13226]

On 8/3/2023 at 8:02 PM, Sawbonz said:

God. Dammit. 

Those percentages are meaningless BS. They are drawn from nothing and mean nothing.

Don't listen to these fall camp hot takes. Wait until we see the team play, then we can start having hope or not.

[Tex Long 4385]

3 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

I hope we are working on a package to end turner’s game/season 

Signing on to that hope.

[Tex Long 4385]

11 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

I was stunned watching the A&M-Alabama game last year, primarily by how bad Milroe was. 

Likewise. Enjoyed pointing that out to a local aggy who was crowing about almost beating Bama. About as bad as I've seen Bama look in quite a while.

[Red Five 40852]

3 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Likewise. Enjoyed pointing that out to a local aggy who was crowing about almost beating Bama. About as bad as I've seen Bama look in quite a while.

Would have been nice to get that version. With a healthy QB of our own. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22213]

Mitchell news stinks, but I'll wait and see what Burton says.

[BurntOrange&White 39931]

3 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Mitchell news stinks, but I'll wait and see what Burton says.

As of this morning on their Live, they haven't heard anything yet.

[BurntOrange&White 39931]

Jhadae Barron was a full go Tuesday and his lingering knee issue is not structural....more like a bruise

[Red Five 40852]

33 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Jhadae Barron was a full go Tuesday and his lingering knee issue is not structural....more like a bruise

It's going to be fun watching our secondary with him and Catalon doing Barron and Catalon things. 

[Fug 540]

1 hour ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Mitchell news stinks, but I'll wait and see what Burton says.

Had to go back and see which Mitchell…

[Codaxx 5731]

18 minutes ago, Fug said:

Had to go back and see which Mitchell…

I did the exact same thing

This is nice throw into a tight window

Edited August 10, 2023 by Codaxx

[Getafix 28600]

 

🙂

 

 

 

[Elmer_Fudd 22213]

[thunderlounge 7816]

3 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

Those percentages are meaningless BS. They are drawn from nothing and mean nothing.

Don't listen to these fall camp hot takes. Wait until we see the team play, then we can start having hope or not.

You, sir, need to get your ass to the punch bowl. Pronto.

 

[gmr548 16576]

 

 

 
 

But I was told we were fucked for 2024?

[TreatyOak 16313]

5 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Makes sense that 2019 would have more optimism coming off a Sugar Bowl win vs Georgia and playing for a Big 12 title. 

[Reese Bennett 3610]

38 minutes ago, Getafix said:

 

🙂

 

 

 

[JesusSweatDuck 17781]

16 hours ago, Slacks said:

What do all of those championships have in common? 

 

 

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Based on that list, unless Jesus is calling plays, you need an NFL Rookie of the year level QB and a Defensive HC.

 

You don't want me calling plays.

[Slacks 6819]

2 hours ago, Codaxx said:

I did the exact same thing

This is nice throw into a tight window

That's a throw late across the middle that gets the WR destroyed assuming it makes it through the body of the DL and OL that would normally be battling for that space. 

While I can appreciate the placement in the situation, that is not a throw I want the young gunslinger getting into his mind. 

In other words... F the preseason. 

14 minutes ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

You don't want me calling plays.

If we don't have a high level QB, you might as well. 

[Fud 9552]

3 minutes ago, Slacks said:

That's a throw late across the middle that gets the WR destroyed assuming it makes it through the body of the DL and OL that would normally be battling for that space. 

Why wouldn't it make it "through the body of the DL and OL" considering it was released from a three quarters arm slot?

How do you know it was late? It looks like a timing route hitting the WR in stride. Was the WR late too? 

[Blotto 23498]

1 hour ago, gmr548 said:

But I was told we were fucked for 2024?

goddamnit, I just sold my season tickets. 

[Tylerocks 2553]

2 hours ago, Slacks said:

That's a throw late across the middle that gets the WR destroyed assuming it makes it through the body of the DL and OL that would normally be battling for that space. 

While I can appreciate the placement in the situation, that is not a throw I want the young gunslinger getting into his mind. 

In other words... F the preseason. 

If we don't have a high level QB, you might as well. 

 

Just curious what you think the "situation" was and how you deduced that the throw was late....you know...based on the :02 gif.

[troph 24783]

3 minutes ago, Tylerocks said:

 

Just curious what you think the "situation" was and how you deduced that the throw was late....you know...based on the :02 gif.

You must be new here. All the experts up in this joint.

[Vertigo 20276]

5 hours ago, Codaxx said:

I did the exact same thing

This is nice throw into a tight window

Manny Muhammed looks like he is about to get dunked on at the end. 

[Vertigo 20276]

2 hours ago, Slacks said:

That's a throw late across the middle that gets the WR destroyed assuming it makes it through the body of the DL and OL that would normally be battling for that space. 

While I can appreciate the placement in the situation, that is not a throw I want the young gunslinger getting into his mind. 

In other words... F the preseason. 

If we don't have a high level QB, you might as well. 

That is a little bit of camera trickery, that is a throw out to the left flat on a slant. 

[Tex Long 4385]

3 hours ago, Slacks said:

In other words... F the preseason. 

 

This should be the motto around here, until Sep 2 at least.

[TreatyOak 16313]

4 hours ago, Slacks said:

That's a throw late across the middle that gets the WR destroyed assuming it makes it through the body of the DL and OL that would normally be battling for that space. 

While I can appreciate the placement in the situation, that is not a throw I want the young gunslinger getting into his mind.  

[LTtxfan 49170]

Nice to see this !!!

 

[Bevo 13576]

16 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Nice to see this !!!

 

If only he had eligibility

[BurntOrange&White 39931]

This is the most comfortable I've seen Ewers look in an interview...

 

 

[Davis Lane 5581]

15 hours ago, TreatyOak said:

[Hookem2147 21209]

IT team notes

Spoiler

Thursday Defensive Notes

There was another team portion on Thursday with the focus being the run game and play-action passing. In previous practices the defense had a little trouble with the run game but they tightened up on Thursday and things were pretty even overall with a slight edge towards defense.

I hesitate to type this but Alfred Collins was the first name mentioned. As a source said, “he’s had good camps before, but he’s getting drafted at this rate, and not late in the draft.” Consume that responsibly.

Collins’ fellow defensive tackle, Byron Murphy, was the second player named.

Ethan Burke continues to look solid at Buck Edge. Sources indicate he’ll be the starter though that may not be official yet. Behind him, at least based on the most recent practice, is fellow Westlake alum Colton Vasek. Vasek was included in the recent ‘must-get’ post and he’s certainly looking the part. The sentiment is Vasek has an NFL future. Buck is going to be young this year, but it won’t lack for baseline talent, length, and motor.

Another note on Burke, his ability to drop into coverage has given the quarterbacks some trouble. He’s forced a number of check downs. 

At Jack you’ll find Barryn Sorrell followed by Justice Finkley. Kristopher Ross is figuring into Jack and Buck. 

It came to light through a Jaylan Ford availability that freshman linebacker Liona Lefau had an interception in practice. That stemmed from a heady, athletic coverage drop where Lefau got the depth the coaches were seeking. 

Terrance Brooks still looks like the starter at field corner. He’s athletic, strong in man coverage, and confident. He’ll stick his nose in there and mix it up, too. Malik Muhammad might actually be the third corner. We know portal transfer Gavin Holmes is a quality starter so what does all this tell you?

I don’t recall if it was publicly or privately but someone asked about Jerrin Thompson. Between he and Jalen Catalon, Texas might have two boundary safeties, though each are capable of playing field. Thompson’s doing his thing and looking good.

I don’t expect much from him this year, beyond maybe special teams, but Jelani McDonald is a pup that’s biting in practice. He’s very active despite still being confused at times. He plays at 100 MPH and the coaches love him.

Thursday Offensive Notes

While the defense might have gotten the better of the offense in team, the offense did make its share of plays in 7 on 7.

As I’m writing this I’m realizing I failed to ask enough offensive-minded questions. I did ask about the interior O-line, however. Cole Hutson and DJ Campbell are still splitting reps. One player will go with the ones in one drill and then switch for the next drill.

Jake Majors is going to be the center this year. There are guys working behind him but that seems more to solidify No. 2. Hayden Conner, Hutson, and Connor Robertson are repping behind Majors.

Jonathon Brooks is still the safe bet to start at running back and log the most carries, at least early in the season. CJ Baxter is coming along but still getting comfortable. I’d expect to see him a lot against Rice. Same with Jaydon Blue who is looking good. Interestingly some think Tre Wisner could lend a hand on special teams this year. As we’ve noted, he’s picked things up quickly but now we’re hearing he’s a high effort player that translates well to the third-phase. 

 

[CashMcCoy 3199]

Doomed. Sick play by Catalon though.

[futureman 22453]

collins for gaskamp

[Tex Long 4385]

11 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

IT team notes

  Reveal hidden contents

Thursday Defensive Notes

There was another team portion on Thursday with the focus being the run game and play-action passing. In previous practices the defense had a little trouble with the run game but they tightened up on Thursday and things were pretty even overall with a slight edge towards defense.

I hesitate to type this but Alfred Collins was the first name mentioned. As a source said, “he’s had good camps before, but he’s getting drafted at this rate, and not late in the draft.” Consume that responsibly.

Collins’ fellow defensive tackle, Byron Murphy, was the second player named.

Ethan Burke continues to look solid at Buck Edge. Sources indicate he’ll be the starter though that may not be official yet. Behind him, at least based on the most recent practice, is fellow Westlake alum Colton Vasek. Vasek was included in the recent ‘must-get’ post and he’s certainly looking the part. The sentiment is Vasek has an NFL future. Buck is going to be young this year, but it won’t lack for baseline talent, length, and motor.

Another note on Burke, his ability to drop into coverage has given the quarterbacks some trouble. He’s forced a number of check downs. 

At Jack you’ll find Barryn Sorrell followed by Justice Finkley. Kristopher Ross is figuring into Jack and Buck. 

It came to light through a Jaylan Ford availability that freshman linebacker Liona Lefau had an interception in practice. That stemmed from a heady, athletic coverage drop where Lefau got the depth the coaches were seeking. 

Terrance Brooks still looks like the starter at field corner. He’s athletic, strong in man coverage, and confident. He’ll stick his nose in there and mix it up, too. Malik Muhammad might actually be the third corner. We know portal transfer Gavin Holmes is a quality starter so what does all this tell you?

I don’t recall if it was publicly or privately but someone asked about Jerrin Thompson. Between he and Jalen Catalon, Texas might have two boundary safeties, though each are capable of playing field. Thompson’s doing his thing and looking good.

I don’t expect much from him this year, beyond maybe special teams, but Jelani McDonald is a pup that’s biting in practice. He’s very active despite still being confused at times. He plays at 100 MPH and the coaches love him.

Thursday Offensive Notes

While the defense might have gotten the better of the offense in team, the offense did make its share of plays in 7 on 7.

As I’m writing this I’m realizing I failed to ask enough offensive-minded questions. I did ask about the interior O-line, however. Cole Hutson and DJ Campbell are still splitting reps. One player will go with the ones in one drill and then switch for the next drill.

Jake Majors is going to be the center this year. There are guys working behind him but that seems more to solidify No. 2. Hayden Conner, Hutson, and Connor Robertson are repping behind Majors.

Jonathon Brooks is still the safe bet to start at running back and log the most carries, at least early in the season. CJ Baxter is coming along but still getting comfortable. I’d expect to see him a lot against Rice. Same with Jaydon Blue who is looking good. Interestingly some think Tre Wisner could lend a hand on special teams this year. As we’ve noted, he’s picked things up quickly but now we’re hearing he’s a high effort player that translates well to the third-phase. 

 

I was hoping Red would show up and show out, but all I've seen is that he was in a dog house. He seemed last season like he might be one of those angry people who win games.

[Texasborn91 935]

1 minute ago, Tex Long said:

I was hoping Red would show up and show out, but all I've seen is that he was in a dog house. He seemed last season like he might be one of those angry people who win games.

I think it was mentioned he missed some workouts and every other running back in the room made the most of their summer. That room is too close to be giving anyone an advantage if you really want PT. 

[Tex Long 4385]

1 minute ago, Texasborn91 said:

I think it was mentioned he missed some workouts and every other running back in the room made the most of their summer. That room is too close to be giving anyone an advantage if you really want PT. 

Aha. I hadn't seen that. Apparently suffering from rectal-cranial inversion. Hope for removal in near future.

[Bevo 13576]

Is this still accurate? Worthy, Mitchell and Neyor on the field together would create some tough matchups.

WR-X	1	Worthy, Xavier JR	2	Cook II, Johntay FR
WR-Z	5	Mitchell, Adonai JR/TR	8	Cain, Casey RS SO	9	Neyor, Isaiah RS SR/TR
WR-H	13	Whittington, Jordan RS SR	11	Moore Jr., DeAndre FR	18	Niblett, Ryan FR

[Nope 3114]

Neyor is absolutely not going to be being Cain in the depth chart

[Tex Long 4385]

One of the aspects of Bama under  OC Sark was that there were multiple receivers wide open on so many plays. It seems reasonable to think we may see that this season. With decent protection from the OL and accurate throws from QB we should have an offense that scores more than last season. Rush 3 and drop 8, and we'll run all over you; stack the box to  stop the runs, and we'll have at least two receivers free. It could happen.

[Daichee Bell 2925]

23 minutes ago, Nope said:

Neyor is absolutely not going to be being Cain in the depth chart

For whatever it is that you said.

[texifornia 56917]

47 minutes ago, Nope said:

Neyor is absolutely not going to be being Cain in the depth chart

They might ease him in after his injury, but by the end of the season he should definitely be ahead.

[LTtxfan 49170]

50 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

One of the aspects of Bama under  OC Sark was that there were multiple receivers wide open on so many plays. It seems reasonable to think we may see that this season. With decent protection from the OL and accurate throws from QB we should have an offense that scores more than last season. Rush 3 and drop 8, and we'll run all over you; stack the box to  stop the runs, and we'll have at least two receivers free. It could happen.

No excuses... 2023 Texas offense must be higher scoring than last year.  🤘

[gmr548 16576]

Rush 3 and drop 8, and we'll run all over you;

I imagine this, or something in the same vein, will be the approach deployed against Texas early in the year. Everyone knows they can pass block and have a stacked group of pass catchers. Don’t play into their strengths, play a lot of dime dropping 7-8, and make them consistently execute down the field.

They’ve struggled with the “run all over you” answer to that despite having two freak, NFL RBs. Bijan and RoJo aren’t walking through that door so the OL is going to have to improve big time in the ground game to make that happen. There are reasons for optimism - another year of physical maturity across the board, inserting Campbell and removing the weakest link in Hutson - but the baseline they’re starting from with regard to run blocking is actually pretty low and it’s not at all a given they’ll be able to do that consistently.

[BurntOrange&White 39931]

3 hours ago, Tex Long said:

I was hoping Red would show up and show out, but all I've seen is that he was in a dog house. He seemed last season like he might be one of those angry people who win games.

Sounds like he missed some workouts and etc over the summer.

Edited August 11, 2023 by BurntOrange&White

[Tex Long 4385]

1 hour ago, LTtxfan said:

No excuses... 2023 Texas offense must be higher scoring than last year.  🤘

It only takes one additoinal score, for the most part, to overcome those one-score losses. I think we lost games by 1, 3, 7, 7, and 7. 

We need to start working on those 2-point conversions.

 

 

[BurntOrange&White 39931]

4 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

IT team notes

  Hide contents

Thursday Defensive Notes

There was another team portion on Thursday with the focus being the run game and play-action passing. In previous practices the defense had a little trouble with the run game but they tightened up on Thursday and things were pretty even overall with a slight edge towards defense.

I hesitate to type this but Alfred Collins was the first name mentioned. As a source said, “he’s had good camps before, but he’s getting drafted at this rate, and not late in the draft.” Consume that responsibly.

Collins’ fellow defensive tackle, Byron Murphy, was the second player named.

Ethan Burke continues to look solid at Buck Edge. Sources indicate he’ll be the starter though that may not be official yet. Behind him, at least based on the most recent practice, is fellow Westlake alum Colton Vasek. Vasek was included in the recent ‘must-get’ post and he’s certainly looking the part. The sentiment is Vasek has an NFL future. Buck is going to be young this year, but it won’t lack for baseline talent, length, and motor.

Another note on Burke, his ability to drop into coverage has given the quarterbacks some trouble. He’s forced a number of check downs. 

At Jack you’ll find Barryn Sorrell followed by Justice Finkley. Kristopher Ross is figuring into Jack and Buck. 

It came to light through a Jaylan Ford availability that freshman linebacker Liona Lefau had an interception in practice. That stemmed from a heady, athletic coverage drop where Lefau got the depth the coaches were seeking. 

Terrance Brooks still looks like the starter at field corner. He’s athletic, strong in man coverage, and confident. He’ll stick his nose in there and mix it up, too. Malik Muhammad might actually be the third corner. We know portal transfer Gavin Holmes is a quality starter so what does all this tell you?

I don’t recall if it was publicly or privately but someone asked about Jerrin Thompson. Between he and Jalen Catalon, Texas might have two boundary safeties, though each are capable of playing field. Thompson’s doing his thing and looking good.

I don’t expect much from him this year, beyond maybe special teams, but Jelani McDonald is a pup that’s biting in practice. He’s very active despite still being confused at times. He plays at 100 MPH and the coaches love him.

Thursday Offensive Notes

While the defense might have gotten the better of the offense in team, the offense did make its share of plays in 7 on 7.

As I’m writing this I’m realizing I failed to ask enough offensive-minded questions. I did ask about the interior O-line, however. Cole Hutson and DJ Campbell are still splitting reps. One player will go with the ones in one drill and then switch for the next drill.

Jake Majors is going to be the center this year. There are guys working behind him but that seems more to solidify No. 2. Hayden Conner, Hutson, and Connor Robertson are repping behind Majors.

Jonathon Brooks is still the safe bet to start at running back and log the most carries, at least early in the season. CJ Baxter is coming along but still getting comfortable. I’d expect to see him a lot against Rice. Same with Jaydon Blue who is looking good. Interestingly some think Tre Wisner could lend a hand on special teams this year. As we’ve noted, he’s picked things up quickly but now we’re hearing he’s a high effort player that translates well to the third-phase. 

 

I don't see anyway Lefau isn't the main backup to Ford....IT always mentions Jett Bush for that role. I also don't see anyway that Ant Hill isn't the starter opposite of Ford.

 

I think a combination of Thompson/Catalon would be best for the team.

[Hookem2147 21209]

2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I also don't see anyway that Ant Hill isn't the starter opposite of Ford.

It's pretty easy to see considering Gbenda is getting pretty much all the reps with the ones.

Maybe as the season goes on Hill overtakes him, but I think they want him in a pretty defined role this year coming off the edge and will slowly introduce more traditional LB things to him over time.

[Red Five 40852]

Guess there's no open practice this year, huh.