11.26.18 Coach Herman press conference (noon)

[Brock Sampson 289]

56 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Did that sound scary in your head?

Just making the point that I'm not sure it was the best decision for Herman to go on about how much pain Sam is playing through with his shoulder.  As another poster said, they don't have to tackle him, they just have to smash into his shoulder to get him on the sidelines.  

Edited November 26, 2018 by Brock Sampson

[Dark Horse 2263]

Just making the point that I'm not sure it was the best decision for Herman to go on about how much pain Sam is playing through with his shoulder.  As another poster said, they don't have to tackle him, they just have to smash into his shoulder to get him on the sidelines.  

I’m sure they’re aware he’s nursing a shoulder injury.

[dcar00 14030]

27 minutes ago, GoldAppleCorps said:

Herman wasn't talking with Beaty, at least substantially, about OU's scheme or how to beat OU. Herman was primarily interested in finding out, when Beaty was scouting Texas in preparation for the game, did he find any "tells" or tip offs that helped his defense anticipate a Texas offense play - or vice versa.

Things like how an OL sets his feet, whether a RB is aligned (!) with a foot  back or flat, etc, can tip a defense as to what play is calling. If an OC is doing his job right, he has several plays that look like the same pre-snap alignment. For a given down and distance, the OC should be able to run several variations from the same set. An even bigger bonus is if the passing trees (how the receivers start out after the snap) share the same "stem". By running several similar plays earlier in the game, the object is to have the defensive back thinking "Hah! I got this!", try to jump the route, then run by him for an easy TD.

Because of this, defenders look to get an edge by noticing small things like foot sets (does the tackle have his back foot dropped deeper in pass protection?) and other alignments. Herman has people that can tell him everything that OU has put on tape. Only an opposing coach could tell him about his tendencies or predictability because, if he knew, he wouldn't do it.

just a nit but our own guys do self scout for tendencies but always good to have an opposing coach take a look as he had his guys looking also.

this is why the explosion in "analysts".  

and yeah he is going to ask beaty what he saw with OU but he won't say that publicly. 

There is an unwritten rule that coaches won't talk to each other during the season.   say for example, team A and B are playing and team C needs A to beat B to make the championship game.  coach C calls A or A calls C.  If A is out of contention, should they talk?  coaches are pretty protective and would be very unlikely to talk with other coaches that they will continue to play anyway so it pretty much self-policed.  you could give up information about things you look for in a defense or offense that would help that coach next season.

This situation is different.  there is no next Big 12 season for Beaty. Beaty probably won't divulge anything he doesn't want to anyway.

[NoRagrets 1125]

46 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

just a nit but our own guys do self scout for tendencies but always good to have an opposing coach take a look as he had his guys looking also.

this is why the explosion in "analysts".  

and yeah he is going to ask beaty what he saw with OU but he won't say that publicly. 

There is an unwritten rule that coaches won't talk to each other during the season.   say for example, team A and B are playing and team C needs A to beat B to make the championship game.  coach C calls A or A calls C.  If A is out of contention, should they talk?  coaches are pretty protective and would be very unlikely to talk with other coaches that they will continue to play anyway so it pretty much self-policed.  you could give up information about things you look for in a defense or offense that would help that coach next season.

This situation is different.  there is no next Big 12 season for Beaty. Beaty probably won't divulge anything he doesn't want to anyway.

I’m guessing this is a job interview for quality control.

[Sejjr 3246]

2 hours ago, Machinator said:

He said that onside recoveries are not reviewable.

Tom should teach all players to drop to one knee and use their magic possession fingers to touch the ball on all onsides kicks. 

[Bill Lumbergh 7168]

2 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Did that sound scary in your head?

Or like something they wouldn't be doing anyway? It's not news he got hurt.  You bet they're going after it every chance they get. 

[DeweyCox 366]

Anyone else hear some dude whispering thru the whole friggin thing? Asking for my selves...

[Alien Octopus 499]

10 hours ago, bigup2dahorns said:

* Link not yet up on Texas Football website but assume we have a press conference today for game week *

Preview?

Ou sucks

PICS:

Texas defeats Kansas 24-17 and moves to 9-3 overall . . . Next up:

Which one is the dude?

[DeweyCox 366]

5 minutes ago, Alien Octopus said:

Which one is the dude?

The one with the pecker, I believe.