2023 Fall Camp Thread of Dominance

[Laga4 1270]

No mention of Ewers ,  I’ll  take that as good. 

[South Austin 53220]

1 minute ago, Laga4 said:

No mention of Ewers ,  I’ll  take that as good. 

Unless he’s dead and they’re keeping it under wraps.

[Daichee Bell 3091]

15 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Unless he’s dead and they’re keeping it under wraps.

 

 

Edited August 3, 2023 by Daichee Bell

[ousux 5637]

Unless he’s dead and they’re keeping it under wraps.

I think at this point in my life..

A single wind sprint in 105f would finish me. Of course I'm not a 19 yo star QB who drives an Aston Martin.

[TrashMaster G 18079]

11 hours ago, stork642 said:

I know who’s fake steering wheel is made of ham. 

*whose

[BornOrange 1441]

17 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

*whose

Who's on first.

[Rimbo 27003]

7 minutes ago, BornOrange said:

Who's on first.

What?

[BornOrange 1441]

1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

What?

Second base!

[Rimbo 27003]

2 minutes ago, BornOrange said:

Second base!

Who's on second base?

[futureman 22692]

2 hours ago, Rimbo said:

Who's on second base?

julio franco

[TheBryMan81 2633]

On 8/2/2023 at 3:06 AM, Vertigo said:

Anwar and OB are the guys that they give the fake steering wheel to on car trips to make them feel included.

 

[Bevo 13870]

8 hours ago, Rimbo said:

Who's on second base?

I got there but was slapped. Doesn't matter, still got to touch.

[Duane Moore 5749]

The post-practice livestreams from IT yesterday were like the Meat Market Review. Everyone looks bigger, stronger, faster. The S&C program has really remade these guys’ bodies. Kool-Aid continues to flow. 

[closetojumping 65391]

33 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

The post-practice livestreams from IT yesterday were like the Meat Market Review. Everyone looks bigger, stronger, faster. The S&C program has really remade these guys’ bodies. Kool-Aid continues to flow. 

I will say, more than I can remember since ever, guys I trust who now their shit normally are raving about the physical makeovers on the team. I mean, not Tvondre Sweat or anything, but the rest of them. 

[Boss Hogg 808]

11 hours ago, Daichee Bell said:

 

 

He doesn’t like you.  
 

I don’t like you either!

[ClubWhatever 12289]

They buy-in is off the charts. 

[BurntOrange&White 41846]

What’s surprising through off season and fall camp so far is we haven't had the story of a player not doing something right and another player getting into a physical altercation with them. 

Edited August 3, 2023 by BurntOrange&White

[Hornbeliever 738]

5 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

They buy-in is off the charts. 

their pee must not have the slightest hue of yellow.

[Rimbo 27003]

26 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I will say, more than I can remember since ever, guys I trust who now their shit normally are raving about the physical makeovers on the team. I mean, not Tvondre Sweat or anything, but the rest of them. 

Great! If we suck, at least the team can get roles on "Baywatch."

[Mother mopar 3383]

What’s surprising threw off season and fall camp so far is we haven't had the story of a player not doing something right and another player getting into a physical altercation with them. 

I see threw your spelling and understand

[Auto Driller 2566]

33 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I will say, more than I can remember since ever, guys I trust who now their shit normally are raving about the physical makeovers on the team. I mean, not Tvondre Sweat or anything, but the rest of them. 

Any ping pong table sightings?

[KeysPhoneWallet 807]

So taking it as a given that our RBs this year will have drop off, even if the scheme generates similar production, and that the focus will shift towards the passing game by running more 11 personnel instead of 12, which would make sense given how much better our 3rd wr is vs our 2nd TE, then it seems the success of the upcoming amazing season really depends on Ewers executing. All the parts of the car are there, what’s left is whether he can drive it.

Also, I don’t think it gets enough credit, but I think having a steady staff and not over reacting by firing PK or other assistants is really paying off. When the coaching is consistent it creates the ability to really get deeper in what you are doing. I’m hoping that l really pays off in our money downs this year.

[TexEx15 17937]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

I will say, more than I can remember since ever, guys I trust who now their shit normally are raving about the physical makeovers on the team. I mean, not Tvondre Sweat or anything, but the rest of them. 

Damn what did Tvondre do to you! Seriously though this is good to hear.

[HuntinHorn 1005]

So taking it as a given that our RBs this year will have drop off, even if the scheme generates similar production, and that the focus will shift towards the passing game by running more 11 personnel instead of 12, which would make sense given how much better our 3rd wr is vs our 2nd TE, then it seems the success of the upcoming amazing season really depends on Ewers executing. All the parts of the car are there, what’s left is whether he can drive it.

Also, I don’t think it gets enough credit, but I think having a steady staff and not over reacting by firing PK or other assistants is really paying off. When the coaching is consistent it creates the ability to really get deeper in what you are doing. I’m hoping that l really pays off in our money downs this year.

Ewers executing and Worthy adjusting and catching everything thrown his direction …

[Ghost of Shag 2730]

Death, taxes, preseason strength and conditioning kool-aid.

Edited August 3, 2023 by Ghost of Shag

[BurntOrange&White 41846]

1 minute ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Death, taxes, preseason strength and conditioning kool-aid.

But this time it's not just kool-aid.....we've recruited guys that have different bodies out of high school and from the portal than we have recruited under previous staffs. So once they get the college S&C they're going to look a lot different than teams from 2-3 years ago regardless.

[texifornia 59012]

Dude is an absolute unit

 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18962]

45 minutes ago, KeysPhoneWallet said:

So taking it as a given that our RBs this year will have drop off, even if the scheme generates similar production, and that the focus will shift towards the passing game by running more 11 personnel instead of 12, which would make sense given how much better our 3rd wr is vs our 2nd TE, then it seems the success of the upcoming amazing season really depends on Ewers executing. All the parts of the car are there, what’s left is whether he can drive it.

Also, I don’t think it gets enough credit, but I think having a steady staff and not over reacting by firing PK or other assistants is really paying off. When the coaching is consistent it creates the ability to really get deeper in what you are doing. I’m hoping that l really pays off in our money downs this year.

Agree with all this. We should be able to win this conference with good QB play and a competent defense.

Beyond that, I'd really like to see us getting back to out athlete-ing our opponents and taking advantage of the depth this team supposedly has. There were a lot of games in the Mack Brown era where Texas would separate from the competition with big special teams plays or turnovers that were the direct result of just being bigger and faster than our opponents. All of those things make the game easier for everybody. We need to get back to that.

[gmr548 16694]

But this time it's not just kool-aid.....

Ironically this is also always on the kool aid menu.

[Red Five 41716]

That was some STRONG kool-aid from Bobby and Gerry. God damn. 

 

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13430]

On 8/2/2023 at 10:50 AM, closetojumping said:

Nahlin should not have said anything, but he needs everyone to know that he “knows” things. What a fucking imbecile. 

Is it ok to point out irony in here?

[Sgt Hulk 14426]

Are the guys bought in?   That’s what I need to know 

[Fud 9724]

1 hour ago, KeysPhoneWallet said:

So taking it as a given that our RBs this year will have drop off, even if the scheme generates similar production, and that the focus will shift towards the passing game by running more 11 personnel instead of 12, which would make sense given how much better our 3rd wr is vs our 2nd TE, then it seems the success of the upcoming amazing season really depends on Ewers executing. All the parts of the car are there, what’s left is whether he can drive it.

Also, I don’t think it gets enough credit, but I think having a steady staff and not over reacting by firing PK or other assistants is really paying off. When the coaching is consistent it creates the ability to really get deeper in what you are doing. I’m hoping that l really pays off in our money downs this year.

Ewers' performance in the bowl game was promising in regard. He regularly hit chain moving timing passes that he struggled with or passed up earlier in the season. He did miss a couple of deep balls, but he also had two dropped by Worth and another broken up by a ref not calling a defensive hold 

[BurntOrange&White 41846]

4 minutes ago, Fud said:

Ewers' performance in the bowl game was promising in regard. He regularly hit chain moving timing passes that he struggled with or passed up earlier in the season. He did miss a couple of deep balls, but he also had two dropped by Worth and another broken up by a ref not calling a defensive hold 

IMO the passing game should open up the run game quite a bit more this year. Teams aren't going to stack the box like they seemed to do last year when we essentially only had Worthy as a deep threat.

[Hookem2147 22024]

15 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Only 1 dropped ball all day.....kind of reverse of what we've heard previously.

Amazing what happens when Cade Brewer, Jared Wiley, Marcus Washington, Josh Moore, Kai Money and Kelvontay Dixon aren't catching passes with the first or second team.

[BurntOrange&White 41846]

7 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Amazing what happens when Cade Brewer, Jared Wiley, Marcus Washington, Josh Moore, Kai Money and Kelvontay Dixon aren't catching passes with the first or second team.

I was going to go with the it's because of Chris Jackson route, haha.

[Fud 9724]

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

IMO the passing game should open up the run game quite a bit more this year. Teams aren't going to stack the box like they seemed to do last year when we essentially only had Worthy as a deep threat.

I'm assuming teams are going to sit in two or three deep safety shells and dare us to march down the field through execution, while counting on a negative play derailing the drive, usually via attacking our interior OL through simulated pressures/games (our interior is the weak link). I think Texas has several great reliable chain movers (Sanders, Whittington, Mitchell) if Ewers can find them accurately who can eventually force defenses to change their strategy

[TotallyLegit 3100]

2 minutes ago, Fud said:

I'm assuming teams are going to sit in two or three deep safety shells and dare us to march down the field through execution, while counting on a negative play derailing the drive, usually via attacking our interior OL through simulated pressures/games (our interior is the weak link). I think Texas has several great reliable chain movers (Sanders, Whittington, Mitchell) if Ewers can find them accurately who can eventually force defenses to change their strategy

That was basically Oklahoma's strategy last year. How did that work out for them?

[Vertigo 20492]

2 minutes ago, Fud said:

I'm assuming teams are going to sit in two or three deep safety shells and dare us to march down the field through execution, while counting on a negative play derailing the drive, usually via attacking our interior OL through simulated pressures/games (our interior is the weak link). I think Texas has several great reliable chain movers (Sanders, Whittington, Mitchell) if Ewers can find them accurately who can eventually force defenses to change their strategy

My hope is that Sark took whatever Georgia did against the flyover in the championship game and implements the shit out of it this year. They went through it like wet paper, and it wasn't just because they ran it down their throats. They were bombs away all night. 

[Fud 9724]

3 minutes ago, TotallyLegit said:

That was basically Oklahoma's strategy last year. How did that work out for them?

It's what much of the Big XII does. It's also what much of the NFL does (two deep safety shells, not so much three safety). 

[Fud 9724]

4 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

My hope is that Sark took whatever Georgia did against the flyover in the championship game and implements the shit out of it this year. They went through it like wet paper, and it wasn't just because they ran it down their throats. They were bombs away all night. 

I think TCU's defense was just physically overmatched, and Georgia executed (no pun intended) 

It helps when you have Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington 

[Vertigo 20492]

1 minute ago, Fud said:

I think TCU's defense was just physically overmatched, and Georgia executed (no pun intended) 

It helps when you have Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington 

They were, but schematically TCU was running around completely lost. 

[Fud 9724]

2 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

They were, but schematically TCU was running around completely lost. 

Sure, but that's because the entire defense was in conflict due to Georgia's running/short game (which was also schematically out-flanking TCU), which they weren't going to be able to hold up to. Our interior OL and 2nd TE aren't quite there yet

[Davis Lane 6005]

16 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

If examined the team and the reports. I’ve done a statistical analysis 

 

present to me visually a situation in which a victory doesn’t occur 

[Burt Macklin 19230]

26 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

My hope is that Sark took whatever Georgia did against the flyover in the championship game and implements the shit out of it this year. They went through it like wet paper, and it wasn't just because they ran it down their throats. They were bombs away all night. 

 

17 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

They were, but schematically TCU was running around completely lost. 

Sark’s had years to figure out that defense and he still can’t, so I wouldn’t expect the title game to change anything. It’s not like last year was the first time he realized his offense struggled against it. 

[Red Five 41716]

49 minutes ago, Fud said:

Ewers' performance in the bowl game was promising in regard. He regularly hit chain moving timing passes that he struggled with or passed up earlier in the season. He did miss a couple of deep balls, but he also had two dropped by Worth and another broken up by a ref not calling a defensive hold 

Had Worthy caught the balls he dropped, Ewers would have thrown for about 450 yards with 3 TDs and 0 INTs. 

[Codaxx 6244]

16 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

 

Sark’s had years to figure out that defense and he still can’t, so I wouldn’t expect the title game to change anything. It’s not like last year was the first time he realized his offense struggled against it. 

I think Sark hit 2 out of 3 vs this defense.  Sark made some nice adjustments vs ISU and KSU (unbalanced line opened up the running game). TCU game was just a mess. Ewers was terrible. Worthy and Sanders arguably played their worst games. OL was dominated. That said I dont think Sark had a great game plan. Not to bring up old wounds, but Texas probably should have relied a little more on the Greg Davis game plan. Screen game hurt TCU (JWHitt in particular). The WRs got owned by the CBs in that game. (Mitchell won a one on one for a TD). Georgia found room between the LBs and Safeties. TCU made some coverage busts vs Georgia, but I dont think attacking their 2 NFL CBs was the right move for Texas. Sanders vs the LBs probably should have been a bigger emphasis, though he did have several drops. 

Edited August 3, 2023 by Codaxx

[Reynolds Woodcock 5090]

13 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

 

Sark’s had years to figure out how to win 10 games that defense and he still can’t, so I wouldn’t expect the title game to change anything. It’s not like last year was the first time he realized his offense struggled against it. 

Sadly FIFY.

But I'm sure this is the year it all changes!

[Biff Tannen 46161]

3 hours ago, HuntinHorn said:

Ewers executing and Worthy adjusting and catching everything thrown his direction …

Or spreading the ball around to people not named Worthy...

[gmr548 16694]

That was basically Oklahoma's strategy last year. How did that work out for them?

Not completely terribly to start the game. Texas didn’t really get rolling until the second quarter.

Their defense was bound to break given what they were working with on offense. And of course their defensive personnel weren’t any good. I will always remember that day but it’s a mistake to read anything more into it than it was - a beat down of a brutally overmatched opponent.

Teams with actual offenses and defensive talent have employed that strategy against Sark’s Texas teams and had success. It’s probably how would attack Texas as a DC this year. The stud RB’s are gone and the OL was not a particularly good run blocking unit. For all the pass catching talent on the roster Ewers hasn’t shown consistency. Play the run with 5-6 in the box, keep the passing game in front of you and make Texas do something it hasn’t been able to do with Sark - execute consistently. Bijan and RoJo aren’t walking through that door to hero ball it.

Of course if Ewers takes that step or the OL becomes a true force then that becomes problematic for defenses. You start running out of options at that point.