Any Room for Optimism?

[TheFlagship 432]

Ok I’m a dumbfuck and refuse to believe we’re that bad. But:

-Defense was solid outside the gimmick plays. Admittedly there were a lot of gimmick plays. And too many penalties.

-Anderson was great at LT

-Our receivers were mostly fine. Need to get CJ9 the ball more 

-Tre Watson was a spark. His fumble was extremely questionable

-We didn’t see Gary J and Wheeler play together.

-When Sam pulled the ball on the zone read, he ran it well.

-Mostly tackled well outside of a few plays

Anything else?

[satyanash 14481]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

This site hasn’t crashed yet

[hookem48 4687]

2 minutes ago, TheFlagship said:

Ok I’m a dumbfuck and refuse to believe we’re that bad. But:

-Defense was solid outside the gimmick plays. Admittedly there were a lot of gimmick plays. And too many penalties.

-Anderson was great at LT

-Our receivers were mostly fine. Need to get CJ9 the ball more 

-Tre Watson was a spark. His fumble was extremely questionable

-We didn’t see Gary J and Wheeler play together.

-When Sam pulled the ball on the zone read, he ran it well.

-Mostly tackled well outside of a few plays

Anything else?

oline pass blocked well but balanced it out by run blocking like pussies

Edited September 2, 2018 by hookem48

[Red Five 40852]

"CJ9" needs to learn how to fucking block. 

[Gucci_Suit 2644]

Fuck off

[NowThis 931]

Tulsa is struggling with Central Arkansas

[SubliminalHorn 6786]

Was the defense all that great? It was 3rd down after 3rd down given up either by then blowing assignments or penalties. 

[6th Street 6391]

Nobody died

[RabidM 2666]

Pass pro was much better than last year... still can't run block for shit.  

The coaches have all week to scheme around the drop 8 with 1 spy on Ehlinger defense... right?

Edited September 2, 2018 by RabidM

[TwiceHorn 31446]

I'm sure we will play better games, maybe even some flat good ones that defy the odds against better and better-coached teams.

 

However, by being an arrogant dumbass two years running in the season opener, Tommy Boy has shown that he has as much work to do as any player or unit.  And so I wouldn't expect a massive improvement from 7-6.

[Tx_2_Sc85 332]

Today is not the day op. 

[Assman 1830]

I didn't blow hundreds of dollars to watch the abortion in person.

[TexArcher 37772]

Only about 7 teams left on our schedule are significantly better than Maryland.  So I'm optimistic that we can win 4 to 6 games this season.  And that's not bad for a baseball school.

[hookem48 4687]

2 minutes ago, Red Five said:

"CJ9" needs to learn how to fucking block. 

he's only slightly physical when there's a jump ball

[XOVERX 5]

It's hard to be optimistic when we're 0-1 and that loss came to Maryland.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13580]

We didn't kick off both halves. 

[Valmy77 13226]

We showed flashes of decency. 

But some good things may come this season. I predicted a one game improvement over last season and that might still happen. But very little of anything positive can be taken away from this debacle. 3 turnovers late in the game tells em we are still going to blow close games consistently. That is what needed to change this season. It still might but there is no optimism that it will that can be taken away from this game.

Edited September 2, 2018 by Valmy77

[El Squared 1802]

Oline is better than last 2 years.

qB play is worse.

not using RBs more is baffling and on the HC/OC.

Somnolence of the D in first half is pathetic.

so yeah, snafu.

[El Squared 1802]

3 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Only about 7 teams left on our schedule are significantly better than Maryland.  So I'm optimistic that we can win 4 to 6 games this season.  And that's not bad for a baseball school.

You mean swimming school...

[taybo20 2825]

There are an i numerals amount of things that can be improved upon...so I guess they can only get better?

i hope so, because playing like they did today just won’t get it done

[Chopper 17230]

One fewer game on the coaches' contracts. We don't know if Cam Rising has star potential. Our AD seems to know what he's doing....

 

[ApocalypseTexas 297]

Really?  

The defense was only decent when Maryland got conservative.

 The receivers lol I am not putting it on them but they were not running free.  

Tre Watson yeah ok if our coaches had any clue how to use him.

Anderson I have no clue but hell it was Maryland 

Sam it don’t really matter how well he runs the zone read or whatever when he keeps missing passes and throwing interceptions.

i saw nothing positive in this game.

I am pissed that the coaches sunshine pump us full of great expectations with their over 100 years of coaching experience and then trott out a fucked up simple simon offense. 

Herman better grow some fucking balls and man the fuck up or he will end up in a corner sucking his thumb and crying.

Call it like it is if it’s shit call it shit.

if it’s good then call it good. 

Rant over 

 

 

 

[PhillyD 1257]

FedEx took credit cards so I didn't burn my cash on alcohol.

I found a place that sold some alcohol during the rain delay.  

Other than that, I don't know what the positives were.  That was really, really bad.

[longhorndude 146]

Nobody died

This is the right answer.

[Brisketexan 105093]

No.

We suck.

Next question? Maybe you want to ask something tougher, like “are boobs awesome?” or “is barbecue delicious?”

[TexasMan 10891]

12 minutes ago, TheFlagship said:

Ok I’m a dumbfuck and refuse to believe we’re that bad. But:

-Defense was solid outside the gimmick plays. Admittedly there were a lot of gimmick plays. And too many penalties.

-Anderson was great at LT

-Our receivers were mostly fine. Need to get CJ9 the ball more 

-Tre Watson was a spark. His fumble was extremely questionable

-We didn’t see Gary J and Wheeler play together.

-When Sam pulled the ball on the zone read, he ran it well.

-Mostly tackled well outside of a few plays

Anything else?

[NowThis 931]

11 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Nobody died

ahem 

[Beau Vine 54210]

1-0 in pregame coinflips this season.

Could be big later on in the season.

[NowThis 931]

Kyle Porter continues to improve. 

[Sgt Hulk 13714]

I was able to walk under my own power after drinking 10 bloody Mary’s in the first half 

[nineliveslost 2753]

talk about searching for a pony in a room full of horseshit 

 

What the fuck 

[Horn Dog 9817]

Yes there is room for optimism!  Did you see how happy that Maryland team was at the end of the game?  We bring so much happiness to other teams and their fans.  We are literally the Santa Claus of college football.

[SA-KC_Horn 1295]

Idgaf....but Brandon Jones balled out today.

[Zavala 1384]

BEAT USC AND BLOWU

[Get ln My Van 927]

Aggy is going to get mudholed by Clemson

[Wally Pryor 5261]

Optimism?    

Polonsky appears to be on the way out.   Not sure if Herman will beat her to the punch.

[TommyGufano 6021]

25 minutes ago, TheFlagship said:

Ok I’m a dumbfuck and refuse to believe we’re that bad. But:

-Defense was solid outside the gimmick plays. Admittedly there were a lot of gimmick plays. And too many penalties.

-Anderson was great at LT

-Our receivers were mostly fine. Need to get CJ9 the ball more 

-Tre Watson was a spark. His fumble was extremely questionable

-We didn’t see Gary J and Wheeler play together.

-When Sam pulled the ball on the zone read, he ran it well.

-Mostly tackled well outside of a few plays

Anything else?

[bigup2dahorns 3343]

I am one of the most optimistic people on this message board and my response to today: we are out of excuses.

Maaaaaa! The meatloaf!!! Fuck!

[hookem48 4687]

extra points looked good, when we kicked them

Edited September 2, 2018 by hookem48

[Ghost of LL 15531]

I didn't blow hundreds of dollars to watch the abortion in person.

You know—that’s the real upside for me. I just don’t really care anymore. We lost. Don’t care. I went about my day.

It’s for the best.


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[Bullneck 19074]

19 minutes ago, PhillyD said:

FedEx took credit cards so I didn't burn my cash on alcohol.

I found a place that sold some alcohol during the rain delay.  

Other than that, I don't know what the positives were.  That was really, really bad.

It looked bad on TV.  Was it as bad in person?  I thought they were going to blow us out of the stadium mid-second quarter.  Holding them to an FG at 17-7 seemed like a victory.  Then they went up 24-7 and it looked over.  

Then suddenly we looked good until halftime.  What happened?  Was it all the uptempo?

[Bullneck 19074]

I gave some modest consideration to driving down from NJ.  Glad I didn't.  The rain delay must have been a nightmare.

[taybo20 2825]

2 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

You know—that’s the real upside for me. I just don’t really care anymore. We lost. Don’t care. I went about my day.

It’s for the best.


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The team the last decade has really beaten my passion down too. And yet I’m still gonna show up to the home opener next week. 

[MotownHorn 1761]

No.

[Welshy 907]

8 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

You know—that’s the real upside for me. I just don’t really care anymore. We lost. Don’t care. I went about my day.

It’s for the best.


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This. It was a disappointing season. Glad it's over.

[suddenly shaggy 929]

37 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Nobody died

 

29 minutes ago, longhorndude said:

 

This is the right answer.

 

 

If we're talking random people, yes. If I get to pick specific ones, set me up in the War Room, because I've got a few names. 

 

[Fred Willard 115]

Kevinto Ingram looked pretty good. Until he got shelved. I’ll probably read tomorrow that he tore all of his ligaments ending in cl.

i didn’t kick a puppy 

 

[SunUvAbitchMarcos 129]

Nobody died

That’s a net loss

[WBT 20561]

We kept it closer than last year