2024 Fall Camp Thread - Bubble Wrap ALL THE RB

[Fud 9522]

6 hours ago, FreeHorn said:

My DLine guy on the team likes the new DTs. Thinks there are going to help. A lot. Swears the DLine will be better this year as a whole this year. I want to believe him but sometimes players have blind spots. He also thinks Broughton is breaking out this year. 
 

The most interesting thing he has said is it’s some players that really want to start Barron and Williams at safety. That’s where my transfer questions start. Says those two with JG at nickel would be the best lineup but doesn’t think the coaches will do it. 

Thanks for the info

I'll post again that people shouldn't fret over the starters in the secondary since the 2nd string plays almost as much as the first, unless the defensive philosophy has changed with Nansen coming in 

[Red Five 40455]

7 hours ago, FreeHorn said:

The most interesting thing he has said is it’s some players that really want to start Barron and Williams at safety.

Has Barron been getting reps at safety? 

[Machinator 32097]

Nobody seems to be concerned about it but Justin Wells did note that Wisner did have to go to the hospital for "precautionary dehydration issues".

[closetojumping 62010]

1 hour ago, DanTheHorn said:

50+ years well many of olds ain't going to find out and rules and technology probably won't even allow it by then so no it will not live up to your criteria.

This isn’t English. 

[HenryJames 65566]

Is he a bad guy?

[Zeus 5891]

9 hours ago, Beer Drinker said:

Been wondering why Mukuba hasn’t had any run with 1st team.

Yeah Taaffe is a gamer and has done great things for Texas but he looked like ass in the spring game..

[HenryJames 65566]

He's not a spring gamer.

[DanTheHorn 4873]

18 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

This isn’t English. 

Edited August 9 by DanTheHorn

[texifornia 56031]

23 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Nobody seems to be concerned about it but Justin Wells did note that Wisner did have to go to the hospital for "precautionary dehydration issues".

With Baxter out, the staff is about to have the trainers forcefeeding that kid Gatorade

[Red Five 40455]

A couple of names Burton mentioned this morning as possibilities to cross-train at RB: TyAnthony Smith and Derion Gullette.

Gullette is about 6'3" 240 so that might be fun to watch.

[Machinator 32097]

Would rather Smith get as many reps as possible getting up to speed playing the LB position

[Fud 9522]

Niblett is small for a RB, but he's probably the most skilled of the bunch 

[Burt Macklin 18966]

45 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Nobody seems to be concerned about it but Justin Wells did note that Wisner did have to go to the hospital for "precautionary dehydration issues".

Starting to wonder if that baseball catcher is our version of Littlefinger. He joined the team two weeks ago and has already moved up two spots on the depth chart. 

[LTtxfan 48727]

17 minutes ago, Fud said:

Niblett is small for a RB, but he's probably the most skilled of the bunch 

Yeah, that's a name that keeps coming up

[BurntOrange&White 38890]

[Machinator 32097]

[Hookem2147 20847]

[LTtxfan 48727]

3 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Blake Gideon is such a fucking dumbass.

 

[Dennis Taylor 18611]

25 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

[immamac 41750]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

A couple of names Burton mentioned this morning as possibilities to cross-train at RB: TyAnthony Smith and Derion Gullette.

Gullette is about 6'3" 240 so that might be fun to watch.

this is horseshit, I love Bobby but they are way out in Mongolia speculating.

[Red Five 40455]

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

this is horseshit, I love Bobby but they are way out in Mongolia speculating.

You are that certain that neither of those dudes will even cross train at RB in the next few weeks? Did you just get off the phone with them or something?

[DixonHur 10862]

1 hour ago, texifornia said:

With Baxter out, the staff is about to have the trainers forcefeeding that kid Gatorade

I know it's a trivial matter, but I always feel like Gatorade needs an asterisk by its name. 

Sure, it was created on the UF campus, but Robert Cade is a Longhorn.

[Machinator 32097]

IT team notes

Spoiler

Anyway, I caught up with a couple sources after Thursday's practice and they were as high on the future of the Texas Longhorns as they were on the present.

"The young kids are really good at football. Texas will be amazing the next three years," said one of the sources.

Before we get to that, let's discuss what one said about Quinn Ewers.

He stated they worked a lot of two-minute, end-of-half scenarios and mentioned Ewers' poise and experience rather than ability. Confidence within the program surrounds Ewers' mental readiness and command of the offense as much as his talent. Arch Manning got a nod here as well when he said "Quinn and Arch are both ready for the season right now." This is not pie in the sky if you recall our reporting of Ewers the past two offseasons. It's indisputable that Ewers is improved over last year.

Another takeaway from a source is the starting D-tackles of Alfred Collins and Vernon Broughton have been playing really well. I've had a few people ask so I checked, and yes, VB is playing the run better than ever. He'll never be Byron Murphy but he's piling people up at the point of attack in ways he hasn't before. A different source mentioned Edge play so in tandem we're hearing good things about the defensive line as a whole. The beauty of it, we know the 1st and 2nd team O-lines are good so zero-sum is not going to be the culprit if the reporting doesn't align with what we see on Saturdays.

One thing I mentioned as a concern recently was depth at linebacker but I heard, unsolicited, "depth at linebacker is looking good." Behind Anthony Hill and David Gbenda Texas has Morice Blackwell, Liona Lefau, Ty'Anthony Smith, and Derion Gullette. We expect to see all of them this year. Smith has a 'different' buzz around him, one that foreshadows a great career.

Back to those young players... the staff has LOVED the last two classes. Keep in mind, 14 were early enrollees in 2023 and 18 enrolled early in the last cycle. So, there's plenty of familiarity. The only concern with these last two classes is complacency or reading their own headlines but that's not likely to happen with the way culture is humming and given the young leadership potential we've heard about.

Finally, the loss of CJ Baxter was a buzzkill throughout the program. CJ is a popular young man in the locker room. But, there is a ton of confidence in the two freshmen running backs.

 

[Machinator 32097]

 

[BornAndRaised 12201]

I cant imagine theyd throw derrion there, but niblett would a great tool in the backfield. Also I dont really think Smith getting snaps at RB would be grear for his development.

[Machinator 32097]

Media availability from yesterday

https://watch.longhornnetwork.com/video/674845

[gmr548 16316]

12 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

Gen Z Blake Gideon

lol god damn it I'm never not going refer to Taaffe as this now

2 hours ago, Red Five said:

A couple of names Burton mentioned this morning as possibilities to cross-train at RB: TyAnthony Smith and Derion Gullette.

Gullette is about 6'3" 240 so that might be fun to watch.

Jaray Bledsoe played tailback in HS. If we're going to go all Ian Boyd let's at least have fun with it.

[conVINCEd 21468]

I’m not suggesting we make him a feature back, but Bolden can pitch in 3-4 carries if we’re trying to keep Blue on a pitch count.

[LTtxfan 48727]

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[Josef Pwag 1656]

5 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

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[Aldo Raine 122]

Bru McCoy is back?!

[cafe society 2831]

I can hardly believe it's really necessary to move guys out of position to RB, but as long as we're hypothesizing, Jelani McDonald was very good with the ball in his hands in high school.

[Fondren & Main 6598]

2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

[TejasPedro 1848]

It’s nice to see Colt and Ship’s son is all growed up. Glad to see something came out of them being  “roommates” all those years 

[closetojumping 62010]

I don't think they're moving anyone to TB. That considered, there isn't currently a shortage of backs. There might be, arguably, with other injuries, a need for someone to get involved with short yardage situations. How do midgets like Bolden or Niblett help there? Niblett solves nothing at TB. Good lord. 

[Reese Bennett 3599]

4 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I don't think they're moving anyone to TB. That considered, there isn't currently a shortage of backs. There might be, arguably, with other injuries, a need for someone to get involved with short yardage situations. How do midgets like Bolden or Niblett help there? Niblett solves nothing at TB. Good lord. 

Hello Neto!

[TexasGolf 4831]

4 hours ago, Machinator said:

Nobody seems to be concerned about it but Justin Wells did note that Wisner did have to go to the hospital for "precautionary dehydration issues".

 

[TheBryMan81 2470]

27 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I don't think they're moving anyone to TB. That considered, there isn't currently a shortage of backs. There might be, arguably, with other injuries, a need for someone to get involved with short yardage situations. How do midgets like Bolden or Niblett help there? Niblett solves nothing at TB. Good lord. 

Finally, it's Sydir Mitchell's time to shine!

[msucolt45 3978]

I “heard” they might move Juan to more like a H-Back position, just to get him on the field. Run, catch, block, and receive. Kind of like the 49’ers Swiss Army knife.

Hook’em!!!

[Fud 9522]

Niblett makes sense if there’s an injury cluster at the position and you need bodies because it’s week 10 and you’re down several running backs. He got plenty of carries in high school so he’d at the very least be comfortable taking handoffs, and he’s dangerous with the ball in his hands. He also probably doesn’t hurt the two-deep like moving someone else would 

If you just need short yardage because Blue goes down, then sure there are better candidates

[Codaxx 5458]

6 minutes ago, Fud said:

Niblett makes sense if there’s an injury cluster at the position and you need bodies because it’s week 10 and you’re down several running backs. He got plenty of carries in high school so he’d at the very least be comfortable taking handoffs, and he’s dangerous with the ball in his hands. He also probably doesn’t hurt the two-deep like moving someone else would 

If you just need short yardage because Blue goes down, then sure there are better candidates

He makes sense if you are taking bodies for the sake of taking bodies. He doesnt make sense based on the need in the room. Texas has 2 Rbs that are very comfortable in space (Wisner/Blue). There are questions about their ability to run inside and block. Maybe more importantly their ability to stay healthy, if continually tasked with those responsibilities. If they are going to bring someone into the room, you would expect a more physical/bigger athlete. Sark will run a lot of screens and some jet motion as the extension of the run game with the WRs, so I am not sure he needs to move a fast and small WR over.  Lets see how Clark and Gibson do over the next week or so. 

[Fud 9522]

13 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

He makes sense if you are taking bodies for the sake of taking bodies

Which was my point 

The room is fine as it stands. If more injuries occur, Niblett makes sense 

[Biff Tannen 45225]

3 hours ago, Machinator said:

Finally, the loss of CJ Baxter was a buzzkill throughout the program. CJ is a popular young man in the locker room. But, there is a ton of confidence in the two freshmen running backs.

I don't like that people are apparently glossing over Blue.  Why would they not even mention him?  He should be starting.  Is it just assumed?

[gmr548 16316]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

I don't think they're moving anyone to TB. That considered, there isn't currently a shortage of backs. There might be, arguably, with other injuries, a need for someone to get involved with short yardage situations. How do midgets like Bolden or Niblett help there? Niblett solves nothing at TB. Good lord. 

This is the moment Max Merril has been waiting for.

[squeegeedegg 715]

8 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I don't like that people are apparently glossing over Blue.  Why would they not even mention him?  He should be starting.  Is it just assumed?

No one needs to mention Blue... that's not the point of that statement.  If there was little confidence in the two freshman backs being ready to get carries in a game, like at all, then losing CJ is a big big concern.  They're saying the RB room is still solid despite losing Baxter.  

[msucolt45 3978]

The staff/team has tons of confidence in Blue. The real question is, after Wisner, are the true Freshmen really ready? They will get plenty of touches vs CSU, but the implementation of Juan, as a H-Back, might surprise most people.

Hook’em!!!

[BornAndRaised 12201]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

I don't think they're moving anyone to TB. That considered, there isn't currently a shortage of backs. There might be, arguably, with other injuries, a need for someone to get involved with short yardage situations. How do midgets like Bolden or Niblett help there? Niblett solves nothing at TB. Good lord. 

Strickly short yardage i wonder if malik agbo gets involved. Hasnt his name come up several times during camp?

[closetojumping 62010]

6 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

Strickly short yardage i wonder if malik agbo gets involved. Hasnt his name come up several times during camp?

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!

[Longhornlove 4735]

 

 

10 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

Strickly short yardage i wonder if malik agbo gets involved. Hasnt his name come up several times during camp?

[Tylerocks 2537]

6 hours ago, Red Five said:

A couple of names Burton mentioned this morning as possibilities to cross-train at RB: TyAnthony Smith and Derion Gullette.

Gullette is about 6'3" 240 so that might be fun to watch.

I could've sworn I watched Burton himself, just yesterday, relay that Sark said they were not currently planning on moving anyone to RB.

Whatever gets clicks/views I guess.