So let's talk about the Baylor game

[GoldAppleCorps 618]

Let's not start putting in the 2nd teamers yet. This isn't the 2005 Bears, and we're not 2005 Texas.

Baylor's poor rushing defense gets its numbers because of single points of failure. Meaning, on a given play, the DL will slant and one guy doesn't get the message. There's a big backside hole (insert your mom joke here), and the RB goes for whatever's left of the field. It isn't like they just get drove play after play. Ditto pass defense. Four guys play man, one plays zone, and the X receiver is running all by himself.

I'm not concerned about the Texas offense against Baylor's defense. I'm confident that, even if Baylor tightens up their mental game, Texas still has the athletes to score.

Baylor does have horses on offense. They have to score on the big play because they lack the strength to power rush inside the 20. However, they execute that impossible to defend back shoulder fade that, when run perfectly, can't be stopped once the ball is in the air.

The Texas defense has so many movable pieces that they create confusion interchanging with each other. If each man does his job, it should mentally overwhelm Baylor's OL, leading to QB pressure and, with enough frustration, easy turnovers.

Texas should be rightly considered the overwhelming favorite, but we're still going to have to execute. Baylor would really like to leave Austin laughing about Texas being back.

[Otter 51]

Baylor sucks. Beat them, no excuses, and then hit the bars and smash their girlfriends.

[texasstrong12 4668]

Here's why we should have success in the run game

 

[El Diablo 4232]

Baylor will also play 2 QB's. McClendon has the stronger arm and Brewer is the more mobile runner. Potential there to cause some confusion but McClendon is prone to holding the ball too long and Brewer will stare down his receiver. I expect to see 2-3 INT's thrown between these two guys.

[texifornia 56871]

No letdown

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

6 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

Baylor will also play 2 QB's. McClendon has the stronger arm and Brewer is the more mobile runner. Potential there to cause some confusion but McClendon is prone to holding the ball too long and Brewer will stare down his receiver. I expect to see 2-3 INT's thrown between these two guys.

Didn’t they have Hurd at qb a few times last week too?

[texasstrong12 4668]

17 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

Baylor will also play 2 QB's. McClendon has the stronger arm and Brewer is the more mobile runner. Potential there to cause some confusion but McClendon is prone to holding the ball too long and Brewer will stare down his receiver. I expect to see 2-3 INT's thrown between these two guys.

Last weekend was the first time Baylor stuck with 1 QB this season (Brewer). 

I think McClendon playing will be dependent on how much pressure we get with Baylor's terrible OL. Baylor might be forced to play the more mobile QB. 

Edited October 10, 2018 by texasstrong12

[GoldAppleCorps 618]

7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Didn’t they have Hurd at qb a few times last week too?

Hurd will play Wildcat or RB sometimes. He's their "power runner" when they need one. No mistake, he's a big strong guy. If he and Charlie Brewer are run threats at the same time, the defense has to rally to whomever has the ball quickly. Fortunately, it's not too hard to figure out. Just clinical gap assignment, as Baylor just doesn't possess enough heavy bodies for an effective lead blocker.

[texasstrong12 4668]

 

[El Diablo 4232]

4 minutes ago, GoldAppleCorps said:

Hurd will play Wildcat or RB sometimes. He's their "power runner" when they need one. No mistake, he's a big strong guy. If he and Charlie Brewer are run threats at the same time, the defense has to rally to whomever has the ball quickly. Fortunately, it's not too hard to figure out. Just clinical gap assignment, as Baylor just doesn't possess enough heavy bodies for an effective lead blocker.

Hurd was close to becoming Tennessee's all time leading rusher, iirc. The story as I understand it is he wanted to keep playing football but his body, allegedly his shoulders in particular, couldn't take the pounding so he switched to WR. He's not particularly fast, runs kinda upright, but can be fairly shifty.

[Katfid54 8620]

1 hour ago, GoldAppleCorps said:

Baylor's poor rushing defense gets its numbers because of single points of failure

You're overestimating the general physical competency of their linebackers by about 14,000%.

[sushihorn 3233]

Our OL effectively combo blocked TCU and USC to get to the second level.  Unless their performance drops off dramatically they should be able to do at least as well against Baylor's front.

[tonedeaf 56]

I am truly hoping that all this talk of baylor skill players stops the farther we get from the briles era.  Their rightful/normal place is in the cellar.  59-10 should be the score we should expect to beat these cocksuckers by.  They are a stain on the conference and need to be kicked out.  I hate those hypocritical dickheads. 

Sorry for the rant......carry on.  

[texifornia 56871]

1 minute ago, tonedeaf said:

I am truly hoping that all this talk of baylor skill players stops the farther we get from the briles era.  Their rightful/normal place is in the cellar.  59-10 should be the score we should expect to beat these cocksuckers by.  They are a stain on the conference and need to be kicked out.  I hate those hypocritical dickheads. 

Sorry for the rant......carry on.  

There's so many fast, well-trained skill position players in Texas they're going ro get decent ones almost by default unfortunately. 

[Katfid54 8620]

Just now, texifornia said:

There's so many fast, well-trained skill position players in Texas they're going ro get decent ones almost by default unfortunately. 

And as you and I both know, unusual size/speed combos appears to be the sole thing Baylor is focused on recruiting right now. 

The one bright side is that Herman is not asleep at the wheel on evaluations like Mack was, so it will be tough for Baylor and TCU to continue to stockpile top tier Texas talent while UT latches onto the first set of four stars identified by Geoff fucking Ketchum.

[Machinator 32099]

1 hour ago, El Diablo said:

Baylor will also play 2 QB's

Doomed.

9 minutes ago, tonedeaf said:

I am truly hoping that all this talk of baylor skill players stops the farther we get from the briles era.  Their rightful/normal place is in the cellar.  59-10 should be the score we should expect to beat these cocksuckers by.  They are a stain on the conference and need to be kicked out.  I hate those hypocritical dickheads. 

Sorry for the rant......carry on.  

Definitely don't look at Baylors recent recruiting classes, then.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[MrPhlegm 3413]

This is jist fully unhinged. Are you a spambot?

 

Fuck off Grant, you tool of Satan.

[Horny Bull 2759]

3 hours ago, texasstrong12 said:

Nah. We struggled with Maryland and Tulsa. Let's blow out these type teams first before we reach the point of sitting out our best RB. 

 

This

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Definitely do not want a slow start here. We need to jump on Baylor early and finish them

Would love to not defer if we won the coin toss. Especially at home. Score on the first drive and keep scoring. They get the ball and Texas breaks their souls on that first drive of the second half. With a 3 and out. Fin.

[El Hornarino 374]

26 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Would love to not defer if we won the coin toss. Especially at home. Score on the first drive and keep scoring. They get the ball and Texas breaks their souls on that first drive of the second half. With a 3 and out. Fin.

As long as they don't choose "kick."

[Longboard Horn 40297]

Definitely a trap game. We need to play no holds barred like we did against the gooners in the 3rd quarter and not let up. None us this "playing conservative" bullshit in the 4th.

[SDG 3319]

Media availability for oc dc

 

[Huckleberry 32850]

3 hours ago, Katfid54 said:

You're overestimating the general physical competency of their linebackers by about 14,000%.

What if he considers the linebacking corps a single point of failure?

[Assman 1830]

All I want is a defensive 3-and-out to start the game.  I'm too lazy to look it up, but it seems like our opponents (sans Tulsa/KSU) have easily scored on their first drives and we're always having to play catch up.

[Enchubben 5510]

On 10/9/2018 at 9:26 AM, Xcalibur said:

 Our next stop will be Stillwater and, if we win there, Game Day WILL come to Austin as we host undefeated WVU in the most significant game of our season up to that point.

Not so fast. Alabama/LSU that weekend. Too much SEC to pass up.

[ztejas 43415]

If my hypothetical son told me he wanted to go to Baylor I'd take out a gun and ask him if it's worth his dad's life.

[texifornia 56871]

32 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

Definitely a trap game. We need to play no holds barred like we did against the gooners in the 3rd quarter and not let up. None us this "playing conservative" bullshit in the 4th.

Lets just stop getting holding penalties in clutch situations and go from there.

[Cairn Horn88 8260]

Cannot overlook this team.  We have to take care of business.  Hope Herman has their attention.  

[Born Burnt 6177]

Fuck those Baptist.

[Skipper 6130]

This game makes me nervous considering (i) Herman's shit performance at UH and Texas as a double digit favorite (almost as absurdly unimpressive as his performance as an underdog is absurdly impressive) and (ii) the fact we're coming off a huge emotional win.  X and O's aside that combo scares me.  If we're really turning the corner as a program we need to come out and win comfortably but I think more likely than not we're in a 4th quarter game.

[TexasMan 10891]

OT: since Texas playing thanksgiving seems to not be going anywhere, what do y’all think of the prospect of playing Baylor on that weekend every year? Not because they are our rivals, but because it seems like both fan bases and teams just hate each other so much. I’d vote yes, especially if the alternative meant not playing Kansas in Lawrence.

[BurntOrangeSatire, LLC 157]

7 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

OT: since Texas playing thanksgiving seems to not be going anywhere, what do y’all think of the prospect of playing Baylor on that weekend every year? Not because they are our rivals, but because it seems like both fan bases and teams just hate each other so much. I’d vote yes, especially if the alternative meant not playing Kansas in Lawrence.

I'd rather not orchestrate a fabricated rivalry with a football program that used gang rape as a selling tool to lure players and is a textbook example of selling your soul to win football games. 

[Lou Loomis 746]

12 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

OT: since Texas playing thanksgiving seems to not be going anywhere, what do y’all think of the prospect of playing Baylor on that weekend every year? Not because they are our rivals, but because it seems like both fan bases and teams just hate each other so much. I’d vote yes, especially if the alternative meant not playing Kansas in Lawrence.

[gmr548 16576]

OT: since Texas playing thanksgiving seems to not be going anywhere, what do y’all think of the prospect of playing Baylor on that weekend every year? Not because they are our rivals, but because it seems like both fan bases and teams just hate each other so much. I’d vote yes, especially if the alternative meant not playing Kansas in Lawrence.

I have no desire to play aggy. I'd much rather play aggy.

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[Tex Pete 20339]

3 hours ago, TexasMan said:

OT: since Texas playing thanksgiving seems to not be going anywhere, what do y’all think of the prospect of playing Baylor on that weekend every year? Not because they are our rivals, but because it seems like both fan bases and teams just hate each other so much. I’d vote yes, especially if the alternative meant not playing Kansas in Lawrence.

Or how about we just play a regular schedule like everyone else. Outside of OU, it doesn’t make a shit. I’m glad to not play on thanksgiving day at all. I’d be fine not playing on that weekend, too. It’s a hassle. 

[LTtxfan 49148]

4 hours ago, TexasMan said:

OT: since Texas playing thanksgiving seems to not be going anywhere, what do y’all think of the prospect of playing Baylor on that weekend every year? Not because they are our rivals, but because it seems like both fan bases and teams just hate each other so much. I’d vote yes, especially if the alternative meant not playing Kansas in Lawrence.

[South Austin 52459]

5 hours ago, gmr548 said:

I have no desire to play aggy. I'd much rather play aggy.

Okay then.

[ousux 5597]

I can't decide if the bye helps or hurts. 
Do we carry intensity one more week, or take off mentally/physically a week early?  That will be the key either way, I think. 

I know teams are always grateful for the extra week to relax and heal up, but I've always seen it as a good thing if the team needs to regroup after a rough stretch, or momentum killer if they start the bye after a good run of games..

[ousux 5597]

And as you and I both know, unusual size/speed combos appears to be the sole thing Baylor is focused on recruiting right now. 
The one bright side is that Herman is not asleep at the wheel on evaluations like Mack was, so it will be tough for Baylor and TCU to continue to stockpile top tier Texas talent while UT latches onto the first set of four stars identified by Geoff fucking Ketchum.

So you're saying fat Ketch is responsible for nearly a decade of wandering the wilderness?

I can dig it.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

OT: since Texas playing thanksgiving seems to not be going anywhere, what do y’all think of the prospect of playing Baylor on that weekend every year? Not because they are our rivals, but because it seems like both fan bases and teams just hate each other so much. I’d vote yes, especially if the alternative meant not playing Kansas in Lawrence.

No. No, man. Shit, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.


I’d rather just kick Baylor out of the Big XII. If that was announced on thanksgiving I would be good with that.

[Laga4 1270]

7 hours ago, gmr548 said:

I have no desire to play aggy. I'd much rather play aggy.

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Fuck aggy.

[texifornia 56871]

TV and stuff

 

[TexasGolf 4896]

Predicting Sterns has a monster game 

[hornian 5210]

10 minutes ago, TexasGolf said:

Predicting Sterns has a monster game 

I’m expecting our secondary to feast. They are going to have to try to hit big plays, and that when Orlando’s disguised coverages pay dividends. 

[TreatyOak 16311]

[Leanderman 2275]

Just kick the snot out of them is all I am asking. Is that too hard?

[South Austin 52459]

Rain chances up to 80% for Saturday, which could mess with the passing game.  I guess that works in Texas's favor.

[Xcalibur 546]

11 hours ago, Enchubben said:

Not so fast. Alabama/LSU that weekend. Too much SEC to pass up.

You might think so, but LSU already has a loss and will likely pick up 1-2 more losses before then. Further, Bama’s games this year are just not exciting, as they have all been over by halftime.  I don’t expect that trend to change.  I would take Bama -9.5 against any team in the country right now, no other team is even close to their level.

No, if WVU is undefeated and Texas wins its next two, I don’t see how Game Day passes up a trip to Austin— a place where they have not been in a long, long time.