Spring Football starts today

[closetojumping 62,765]

6 minutes ago, Goodman said:

Glad he enrolled early, diagnosed and now treated by the best. 

I hope the rumor that they're hearing is correct ...

[LTtxfan 49,318]

9 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I hope the rumor that they're hearing is correct ...

Yeah, scary already having a neck/disk injury this early in DGF's career.... especially at a position that is so physical and requires more tackles and collisions than that of a DB.

[PatSolitanojr 518]

1 hour ago, Burntcowboy said:

 

I’m so happy this guy is our coach. This was actually enjoyable to watch. 

[Red Five 40,877]

I hope the rumor that they're hearing is correct ...

Yeah. This isn’t bad news people (if correct).

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

28 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I hope the rumor that they're hearing is correct ...

Man, cross yourself or something if you're gonna do that shit. You gotta fend off the evil eye, not call it down.

[EZ$ 2,105]

57 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Epps is at 6'6" 242...

How's his run blocking?

Yeah, maybe we should try him out at TE!

[South Austin 52,523]

7 minutes ago, EZ$ said:

Yeah, maybe we should try him out at TE!

Why? So he can disappear from the face of the earth?

[Burt Macklin 19,038]

3 hours ago, Katfid54 said:

This is really stupid and ignores the numerous reports that Texas is working on installing more two back packages.  You don't need 12 personnel to grind out the clock.  21 personnel (with one of the two RBs being Danny Young) serve that role just fine, when you use Young as a lead blocker and Sam as a constraint in the option game.

Wait just a second here, muchacho. Do you mean to tell me Ian Boyd is missing the forest for the trees because he’s too obsessively focused on scheme? 

Well, I am just shocked. Shocked I tell you!

[Hank_Hill 18,893]

36 minutes ago, EZ$ said:

Yeah, maybe we should try him out at TE!

I vote 18 wheeler package personally. 

[texifornia 57,033]

I'd have thought since he's been here a year he wouldn't still have a red stripe? Huh.

Edited April 3, 2019 by texifornia

[texifornia 57,033]

Walk-on getting love as well

 

[EZ$ 2,105]

6 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Walk-on getting love as well

 

If we are going to have walk-ons step up, might as well be at LB. 

[ztejas 43,524]

41 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

I vote 18 wheeler package personally. 

As a run-blocker?

[TommyGufano 6,021]

53 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Walk-on getting love as well

 

Biochemistry major. He's pre-med: we should all def listen to him

[BigHorn'13 3,384]

6 hours ago, Burntcowboy said:

 

Anyone catch who the aggy reporter was?

[Hank_Hill 18,893]

3 hours ago, ztejas said:

As a run-blocker?

Uh, no, as a Swoopes 

[Bodacious Bevo 3,587]

Dunlap says that Coburn took all the first team DT reps during the open portion today. 

Personally, Coburn winning the job would make me feel better about our front 7. I'm not buying the Malcolm Roach and Jeffrey McCulloch hype, so Coburn winning the job (which implies he beat out the solid Wilbon) means there's a chance to have another breakout guy in the front 7 along with Ossai.

[futureman 22,510]

1 minute ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Dunlap says that Coburn took all the first team DT reps during the open portion today. 

Personally, Coburn winning the job would make me feel better about our front 7. I'm not buying the Malcolm Roach and Jeffrey McCulloch hype, so Coburn winning the job (which implies he beat out the solid Wilbon) means there's a chance to have another breakout guy in the front 7 along with Ossai.

if coburn isn’t on dialysis he will be starting.

[Machinator 32,099]

4 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Dunlap says that Coburn took all the first team DT reps during the open portion today. 

Personally, Coburn winning the job would make me feel better about our front 7. I'm not buying the Malcolm Roach and Jeffrey McCulloch hype, so Coburn winning the job (which implies he beat out the solid Wilbon) means there's a chance to have another breakout guy in the front 7 along with Ossai.

Roach is a damn good football player and he's going to be great.

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

13 minutes ago, futureman said:

if coburn isn’t on dialysis he will be starting.

Fuck that. I want to see him starting even if he has to roll the machine out there with him.

[texifornia 57,033]

14 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Roach is a damn good football player and he's going to be great.

My breakout candidate of the year (I know, really going out on a limb there)

[Sock Drawer 214]

3 hours ago, TommyGufano said:

Biochemistry major. He's pre-med: we should all def listen to him

I thought it was pre-law.

[TommyGufano 6,021]

2 minutes ago, Sock Drawer said:

I thought it was pre-law.

🤷‍♂️ i'm neither pre-law nor pre-med, so don't take my word on anything 

[Bodacious Bevo 3,587]

44 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Roach is a damn good football player and he's going to be great.

What did Roach do last year to show he's a damn good player? 

Also, maybe I'm misremembering this, but wasn't the narrative last year that Roach wasn't effective playing as a down lineman his sophomore year but that he'd be better moving back to LB? It wasn't his fault he was terrible at Mac/Rover to start the year but now it seems the opposite narrative is taking hold.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think he'll be bad, but I don't see him as our third straight DLOY.

[LTtxfan 49,318]

12 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

What did Roach do last year to show he's a damn good player? 

Also, maybe I'm misremembering this, but wasn't the narrative last year that Roach wasn't effective playing as a down lineman his sophomore year but that he'd be better moving back to LB? It wasn't his fault he was terrible at Mac/Rover to start the year but now it seems the opposite narrative is taking hold.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think he'll be bad, but I don't see him as our third straight DLOY.

They tried Roach at LB for a short while in 2019, bad mistake by coaches.  Moved him back to DL and started playing better..... then Roach broke his foot so missed several games last year.  When he returned and was fully healthy, it made a huge difference for the defense..... 

(Roach played a few games not at 100% when he returned from injury..... still better than others available on depth chart.)

Edited April 4, 2019 by LTtxfan

[Sejjr 3,246]

Roach is going to be a fucking badass this year. Book it.

[Bodacious Bevo 3,587]

 

[Ok. Caol Hook Em! 56]

3 hours ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Dunlap says that Coburn took all the first team DT reps during the open portion today. 

Personally, Coburn winning the job would make me feel better about our front 7. I'm not buying the Malcolm Roach and Jeffrey McCulloch hype, so Coburn winning the job (which implies he beat out the solid Wilbon) means there's a chance to have another breakout guy in the front 7 along with Ossai.

How about you start with telling us why the Roach hype isn’t real? Who do you see beating out Roach to start? 

[gmr548 16,590]

3 hours ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Dunlap says that Coburn took all the first team DT reps during the open portion today. 

Personally, Coburn winning the job would make me feel better about our front 7. I'm not buying the Malcolm Roach and Jeffrey McCulloch hype, so Coburn winning the job (which implies he beat out the solid Wilbon) means there's a chance to have another breakout guy in the front 7 along with Ossai.

Wilbon is a Chris Nelson type nose - solid, can hold up at the point of attack and anchor the line, but isn't going to dart into the backfield and make a bunch of explosive plays. Coburn is has the size and strength to fill that roll, but with the potential to be closer to Poona or MB2 in terms of disruptive ability. He is really quick for a guy his size. If he is healthy it wouldn't surprise me at all if he takes the starting spot eventually , though I expect to see a rotation at NT regardless. If the coaches like what they see in Roach and Graham, and feel Wilbon and Coburn are close, I could see them keeping Coburn on the second team - not only do they tend to trust experience, they may also want to have a guy on that second DL who has impact ability.

Of course, as long as Coburn as healthy and the kidney stuff is really behind him then I think that is ultimately a win.

I'm also with you on McCulloch. He is a smart guy and a good athlete but he seems to not have a true position in this scheme. Hope I'm wrong there. Take that Roach bit to the unpopular opinions thread.

[futureman 22,510]

9 minutes ago, Ok. Caol Hook Em! said:

How about you start with telling us why the Roach hype isn’t real? Who do you see beating out Roach to start? 

andrew fitzgerald. 

[gmr548 16,590]

Also, I know stats are just surface level, especially for a DL, but they back up the anecdotal observation that Roach is a better, more impactful player as a DE. He put up better numbers after the injury, which was off the bench and against better competition.

Pre-Injury at starting LB:

Maryland: 2 tackles

Tulsa: 6 tackles (Tulsa though)

USC: 0 tackles (injury)

Post-Injury coming off the bench at DE:

WVU: 2 tackles, 1 TFL

Tech: No stats

ISU: 1 tackle, 1 QB hurry

KU: 4 tackles, 1 PBU

OU B12 Championship: 5 tackles

UGA Sugar Bowl: 4 tackles

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

20 minutes ago, futureman said:

andrew fitzgerald. 

Yeah, right, like he'd ever beat out Cummins.

[Bodacious Bevo 3,587]

21 minutes ago, Ok. Caol Hook Em! said:

How about you start with telling us why the Roach hype isn’t real? Who do you see beating out Roach to start? 

I don't see anybody beating him out to start. I think he'll start and be a solid player. But he's getting a lot of hype right now and people seem to be counting on him to make a big jump. I'm just saying I'm skeptical that he'll be anything more than solid. 

I know he was out of position and injured, but he wasn't very productive last season as a disruptor/pass rusher. After our pass rush was bad to start the season, that was supposed to be something he could provide after moving back to DE/returning from injury. But he only put up 1.5 TFLs all season. For reference, Charles put up 7 TFL/4 sacks and Poona had 5.5 TFLs in their junior seasons. Roach also won't benefit from Charles pulling blocks next year (although Ossai might if he comes on).

I just think he'll need to make a major leap in order to live up to the expectations of being the next Charles or one of the best players on the defense next year.

10 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

Also, I know stats are just surface level, especially for a DL, but they back up the anecdotal observation that Roach is a better, more impactful player as a DE. He put up better numbers after the injury, which was off the bench and against better competition.

Pre-Injury at starting LB:

Maryland: 2 tackles

Tulsa: 6 tackles (Tulsa though)

USC: 0 tackles (injury)

Post-Injury coming off the bench at DE:

WVU: 2 tackles, 1 TFL

Tech: No stats

ISU: 1 tackle, 1 QB hurry

KU: 4 tackles, 1 PBU

OU B12 Championship: 5 tackles

UGA Sugar Bowl: 4 tackles

I definitely don't hold it against Malcolm for his play in the first couple games. I have no idea why the coaches thought he could play Mike/Rover. It was obvious after one series that he was going to be really bad there. I think that's what feeds some of my hesitancy about McCulloch, since he's also a B-Backer being moved to Rover. I liked a lot of what I saw from him last year but it feels like there are some similarities. Maybe slimming down will help him transition better.

[Goodman 3,273]

4 hours ago, BigHorn'13 said:

Anyone catch who the aggy reporter was?

Wondering the same but it was probably someone like Finger.

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[texifornia 57,033]

 

[Fud 9,552]

15 hours ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

 

I know he was out of position and injured, but he wasn't very productive last season as a disruptor/pass rusher. After our pass rush was bad to start the season, that was supposed to be something he could provide after moving back to DE/returning from injury

He got turf toe at the beginning of the season

[futureman 22,510]

1 minute ago, Fud said:

He got turf toe at the beginning of the season

the guy is playing division 1 college football and he complains about his hurt toe.  millenials are so soft. 

[victory88 5,669]

31 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

Credit to Yancy and the work Epps has put in.  Epps was a twig when he came to Texas.  He looks bigger than Collin.  Imagine next year with 6’7 Epps at X, 6’3 Eagles at Z, and 6’3 Bru at H.  We’re going to continue the tradition of punking ou DBs.

[texifornia 57,033]

 

[Sleepygrad 1,029]

1 hour ago, texifornia said:

 

"So I grabbed her titties just like this, right..."

[texifornia 57,033]

 

[Dbeasy 15,075]

Where They Rank At Their Position - Best to Worst by Side of the Ball

 

DEFENSE

Sterns - S

Ossai - LB

Foster - DB

Graham - DE

Roach - DE

Jones - S

Cook - DB

Coburn - NT

Green - DB

McCullough - LB

Adeoye - LB

 

OFFENSE

Johnson - WR

Ingram - RB

Ehlinger - QB

McCoy - WR

Cosmi - T

Shackelford - C

Duvernay - WR

Braun - G

Kerstetter- T

Okafor - G

Brewer - TE

 

The defense is solid thru the 10th slot.

 

The offense isn’t as strong after the 5th slot and gets shakier after the 9th.

 

Overall, pretty pretty good. And depth at most positions, with some that will challenge for starting spots including J Moore, Whittingham, Overshown, Jamison, Imade, and C Johnson.

 

[victory88 5,669]

22 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

J Whit looks fucking quick at the end of that video.  I listened to Herman’s press conference where he said Whittington’s change of direction ability is elite.  You can see how quickly he cuts on that run.  If we’re not running screen plays for him in open space, then Herman needs to fire himself.... jk.... but seriously 

[EZ$ 2,105]

1 minute ago, victory88 said:

If we’re not running screen plays for him in open space, then Herman needs to fire himself.... jk.... but seriously 

Those are usually reserved for our TEs. 

[victory88 5,669]

17 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Where They Rank At Their Position - Best to Worst by Side of the Ball

 

DEFENSE

Sterns - S

Ossai - LB

Foster - DB

Graham - DE

Roach - DE

Jones - S

Cook - DB

Coburn - NT

Green - DB

McCullough - LB

Adeoye - LB

 

OFFENSE

Johnson - WR

Ingram - RB

Ehlinger - QB

McCoy - WR

Cosmi - T

Shackelford - C

Duvernay - WR

Braun - G

Kerstetter- T

Okafor - G

Brewer - TE

 

The defense is solid thru the 10th slot.

 

The offense isn’t as strong after the 5th slot and gets shakier after the 9th.

 

Overall, pretty pretty good. And depth at most positions, with some that will challenge for starting spots including J Moore, Whittingham, Overshown, Jamison, Imade, and C Johnson.

 

I would put Jones, Roach, and Ossai above Sterns right now.  Caden is a badass but he played poorly in a few games taking some bad angles after ou.  On offense you have to put Sam at 1.  He goes down and I doubt you will see the same production with Thompson under center.  I’d put Sam and CJ at 1,2 and then Parker Braun and Cosmi.  Braun is a 1st team all ACC guard that has very good tape against some first round DL.  He was also all conference the year before.  Not sure I’d put him that low.  I don’t think any of our OL have achieved 1st team anything in the big 12. Just my opinion but it’s fun to debate.

[texifornia 57,033]

 

[Machinator 32,099]

5 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

Deleted. I'm guessing it's this.

 

[texifornia 57,033]

4 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Deleted. I'm guessing it's this.

 

Nope, this:

 

[Nope 3,121]

2 hours ago, victory88 said:

Credit to Yancy and the work Epps has put in.  Epps was a twig when he came to Texas.  He looks bigger than Collin.  Imagine next year with 6’7 Epps at X, 6’3 Eagles at Z, and 6’3 Bru at H.  We’re going to continue the tradition of punking ou DBs.

Agreed. Had to do a triple take because I couldn’t believe that was Epps.