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I wish someone would address the elephant in the locker room and admit that Baxter is the third best running back on the team

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9 minutes ago, MrBig said:

The day Jimbo got fired was the day we found out Brooks tore his ACL. I can’t imagine what Rueben Owens is thinking right now being at aggy instead of here.

He’s looked worse than Baxter so far.  Significantly.  

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

I’m a big fan of the way he runs. 

So it's Kielan for sure.

 

No but seriously we're almost Alabama level in terms of talent now. Holy shit. We don't rebuild, we reload.

5 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

So it's Kielan for sure.

 

No but seriously we're almost Alabama level in terms of talent now. Holy shit. We don't rebuild, we reload.

I’m cautiously optimistic but I’m still taking a wait and see this weekend before I agree there’s a negligible drop off at the position. 

13 hours ago, Had Enough said:


This is an interesting concept.

If you look at the totality of his plays you see it...

When he doesn't have to think much and gets downhill he has crazy burst and the long K-State run shows his top end speed in the open, no one closed on him. 

 

You see his burst on the Houston run with elite cutting ability. You saw it vs Rice on the run he got hurt on. The best form of his burst I've actually seen was on a catch he had vs Kansas(I believe that was the opponent). It doesn't look like much but that acceleration after he breaks the tackle is damn good

 

 

Once he gets better vision of the hole and hits them with the acceleration and size he has he's doing to be damn good....and that will come IMO.

I just haven't seen the tight space quickness from Baxter that Brooks has been so good at this season, and what made Bijan so great. Blue also seems a lot better at it than Baxter. That skill just seems so critical in a Zone Read running type of offense. Like the poster above said, Baxter just might be the 3rd best back RIGHT NOW. His future will depend on if he can learn to be more like Brooks and Bijan.

6 minutes ago, Hard Times said:

I just haven't seen the tight space quickness from Baxter that Brooks has been so good at this season, and what made Bijan so great. Blue also seems a lot better at it than Baxter. That skill just seems so critical in a Zone Read running type of offense. Like the poster above said, Baxter just might be the 3rd best back RIGHT NOW. His future will depend on if he can learn to be more like Brooks and Bijan.

So the key to success is trying to be more like players with a different skillset than you? 

What I don't get is that when Baxter was recruited, I was sold on the idea that he was in the realm of a Cedric Benson.  I love those kinds of backs.  He is yet to show me he is anything like that.  He's not as big, not as bruising.  I don't know how to really use him, but I don't think it's the way that we have been using him so far.

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Once he gets better vision of the hole and hits them with the acceleration and size he has he's doing to be damn good....and that will come IMO.

Problem is, we need it now. He certainly isn't as good as I expected him to be. He is a physical specimen though.

55 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

What I don't get is that when Baxter was recruited, I was sold on the idea that he was in the realm of a Cedric Benson.  I love those kinds of backs.  He is yet to show me he is anything like that.  He's not as big, not as bruising.  I don't know how to really use him, but I don't think it's the way that we have been using him so far.

I dont think he has been healthy all year. He pops off a nice run and you say "there it is!!!". Then immediately limps off the field. 

19 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I dont think he has been healthy all year. He pops off a nice run and you say "there it is!!!". Then immediately limps off the field. 

A lot of Brooks flashing last year was in garbage time too. Baxter's been in there scrapping early all year. He may never be the best in college football but he's going to be good. 

For RBs we're the most spoiled fan base (for good reason) in college football right now.

1 minute ago, mwaadeeb said:

A lot of Brooks flashing last year was in garbage time too. Baxter's been in there scrapping early all year. He may never be the best in college football but he's going to be good. 

For RBs we're the most spoiled fan base (for good reason) in college football right now.

He is also a very good blocker. Probably the best in the RB room. That is pretty important given that Ewers is banged up and Texas is a passing team (pass to run), Keilan being healthy I would not be surprised to see it be mostly Baxter and Keilan. 

I don't understand the under usage of Keilan Robinson.  Whenever he is on the field he breaks out big chunks of yard.  Looks to have decent hands out of the backfield too. 

4 minutes ago, FartingMonk said:

I don't understand the under usage of Keilan Robinson.  Whenever he is on the field he breaks out big chunks of yard.  Looks to have decent hands out of the backfield too. 

He's been better this year but must have straight up fallen down about five times last year.

Blue is going to show out Saturday night.  He's got an incredible opportunity to take the RB position by storm this closing stretch.  He reminds me of Selvin Young; runs low to the ground, absorbs contact well, bounces it when needed, great instincts.  CANNOT WAIT  to see this young bull run hard and for Tashard Choice to be rewarded for keeping his head in the game during this long season

1 hour ago, FartingMonk said:

I don't understand the under usage of Keilan Robinson.  Whenever he is on the field he breaks out big chunks of yard.  Looks to have decent hands out of the backfield too. 

Yeah, I'm surprised we don't find more ways to get him on the field and use that speed. 

Baxter kicked ass last night against a really good defense.  Very glad to be wrong and eat a big old shitburger.

Blue also made some nice plays.  Really like him catching balls out of the backfield.  At a minimum, he is a stud third down back.  I am much less concerned about next two games and loss of Brooks with what we saw last night.

2 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

Blue also made some nice plays.  Really like him catching balls out of the backfield.  At a minimum, he is a stud third down back.  I am much less concerned about next two games and loss of Brooks with what we saw last night.

I think Blue could be that Keilan role for us moving forward.....except Blue has more ability as a RB than Keilan.

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Nice power run by Blue on 4th and 1yd.  Big statement from coaches to give him that opportunity to ice the game.  Really like that Blue hit the LOS hard to get that crucial short yardage 1st down !!!   🤘

 

Huge run by CB4 on 1st and 15

 

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So hope is not lost for me to see the “Matrix package” before the year is over…

Red and Blue in the backfield at the same time

Baxter, Blue, Brooks next season is going to be unfair.  Hell Baxter and Brooks may be the best RB duo in the country next year.  Sark always gets production from RBs.

14 hours ago, victory88 said:

Baxter, Blue, Brooks next season is going to be unfair.  Hell Baxter and Brooks may be the best RB duo in the country next year.  Sark always gets production from RBs.

Brooks is going pro

1 hour ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

Brooks is going pro

He won’t be healthy for Pro Day. No way he comes out. His draft stock was sky rocketing. Now he has to prove himself again unfortunately. I loved that snap where Blue puts a hit on a DE & then slips out into the flat for a small dump pass gain. 

On 11/17/2023 at 2:53 PM, jdhorn92 said:

Blue is going to show out Saturday night.  He's got an incredible opportunity to take the RB position by storm this closing stretch

Preach!

So every back on the roster is quicker/faster (better fit for this offense?) than Baxter. 

2 hours ago, bluto said:

So every back on the roster is quicker/faster (better fit for this offense?) than Baxter. 

Could probably the say the same thing about Brooks. Brooks is a great back but he's also a very patient runner. Blue and Wisner look like they have a different gear than both Baxter/Brooks. 

I think we might have over thought this a bit offensively this year with inside zone so much. We got some dudes on the perimeter that should probably be getting more touches.  

I hope all these touches convince Blue to stick around now. 

Blue, Baxter, potentially Brooks (later in the season), Wisner, and Gibson will give us a ton of talent next if we can keep all those guys. I was thinking we needed to potentially add a transfer but now keeping Blue looks like the much better gameplan than going after a transfer. Blue > any transfer. 

6 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I hope all these touches convince Blue to stick around now. 

Blue, Baxter, potentially Brooks (later in the season), Wisner, and Gibson will give us a ton of talent next if we can keep all those guys. I was thinking we needed to potentially add a transfer but now keeping Blue looks like the much better gameplan than going after a transfer. Blue > any transfer. 

Is brooks coming back? 

3 minutes ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

Is brooks coming back? 

That's the rumor after the injury. I don't think there's been anything confirmed yet though. 

I thought Red ran hard and Wisner looked good too. It’s a shame we can utilize them all. Wisner has earned it with his special teams play all season.

11 hours ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

Blue has played well when given opportunities. Glad to see him show off his talent on primetime.

 

Can’t wait to see how fast he got on this run. 

The way Wisner moves at RB and the way he tackles on special teams has me thinking he's playing the wrong position. He was really good at Waco Connally as a DB before he transferred to Desoto. 

Dude would be a really good nickel. 

9 hours ago, bluto said:

So every back on the roster is quicker/faster (better fit for this offense?) than Baxter. 

This is just wrong. If speed was the prerequisite for being an offensive fit, we would have watched KRob as the starter the last 2 years 

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11 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

This is just wrong. If speed was the prerequisite for being an offensive fit, we would have watched KRob as the starter the last 2 years 

I don't know about "fit" but I do think Sark was probably a little too attached to inside zone this year. 

Baxter is the type of back who’s great a wearing out defenses, in the beginning of the game, so the smaller guys can get in later and eat yards against the slower defense.

2 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I don't know about "fit" but I do think Sark was probably a little too attached to inside zone this year. 

JBrooks lets you get away with that.

3 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

JBrooks lets you get away with that.

Definitely but we probably should have been giving Blue a few touches a game on the perimeter. He looks like a big play waiting to happen every other touch. 

I think Sark had lost faith in Blue after the Wyoming fumble and all the offseason bullshit. 

Just now, Rickylovesweed said:

Definitely but we probably should have been giving Blue a few touches a game on the perimeter. He looks like a big play waiting to happen every other touch. 

I think Sark had lost faith in Blue after the Wyoming fumble and all the offseason bullshit. 

Yeah, plus no one expected the JB24 injury.

 

i like the inside/outside game he’s calling now. Baxter ran with authority last night and Blue just needs a crease.

11 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I don't know about "fit" but I do think Sark was probably a little too attached to inside zone this year. 

Inside zone is a staple of his offense. I don’t think that is going to change. 

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3 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Inside zone is a staple of his offense. I don’t think that is going to change 

Probably not but that doesn't deny getting playmakers the ball out in space. 

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