September 7, 20214 yr 31 minutes ago, Starfleet Command said: https://cfbnumbers.substack.com/p/college-football-analytics-week-1-7b2 Funny that UL had a higher success rate but the difference in EPA/pass between the teams explains why UL had no shot in this one. That rush/EPA for us is god awful, especially against a team that was weak in Run D. We are really going to have to improve there. I’m guessing a lot of the low EPA was due to all the holding penalties. Those are driver killers and hurt EPA a lot. We were fortunate to overcome a lot of them. 8 minutes ago, Vertigo said: I knew the line had a tough day but those are bad. Karic needs a shot at that LT spot. Surprised Kerstetter graded that low. Yeah, Karic has actually shown to be good in games. We need to have a short leash with Jones if he keeps playing this way. Okafor was a strong run blocker but terrible pass blocker as a true freshman. 6 years later, he’s the exact same. I guess that’s what happens when your primary coaches are Warehime and Herb Hand.
September 7, 20214 yr Funny that UL had a higher success rate but the difference in EPA/pass between the teams explains why UL had no shot in this one. Much of that success was in the fourth quarter against the bench.
September 7, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said: Much of that success was in the fourt quarter against the bench. O Well then the bench needs to pick up their play.
September 7, 20214 yr 38 minutes ago, Starfleet Command said: https://cfbnumbers.substack.com/p/college-football-analytics-week-1-7b2 Funny that UL had a higher success rate but the difference in EPA/pass between the teams explains why UL had no shot in this one. I'm trying to remember, but did Levi Lewis even attempt a pass that traveled more than more than 12-15 yards in the air. It was dink and dunk all game.
September 7, 20214 yr 27 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said: That rush/EPA for us is god awful, especially against a team that was weak in Run D. We are really going to have to improve there. I’m guessing a lot of the low EPA was due to all the holding penalties. Those are driver killers and hurt EPA a lot. We were fortunate to overcome a lot of them. Yeah, Karic has actually shown to be good in games. We need to have a short leash with Jones if he keeps playing this way. Okafor was a strong run blocker but terrible pass blocker as a true freshman. 6 years later, he’s the exact same. I guess that’s what happens when your primary coaches are Warehime and Herb Hand. I'd like to propose some shuffling backwards drills with arms out.
September 7, 20214 yr 22 hours ago, Tex-19 said: Crossposting from recruiting thread - From IT. Still seems pretty odd that he wouldn't play at either DT or Jack, but whatever.. DL Alfred Collins: There’s been some curiosity over why the talented sophomore hardly played even as the coaches went deep into the depth chart. All we can gather is it was ‘coaches decision’ and Collins isn’t in the dog house. We aren’t hearing of any acrimony between the two parties and we expect him to play much more on Saturday. It’s very likely he was told by the coaches he should have played more and they’ll rework their rotations going forward. The situation isn’t entirely surprising given recent information. Even when he moved to Jack, we heard Jett Bush was still ahead of him and we even had Bush ahead of him on the depth chart. That isn’t to say it isn’t overall surprising the most genuinely talented defensive lineman on the roster isn’t playing more regardless of the position. It’ll work out. Nothing to worry about at this time. Alfred isn’t an emotional, knee-jerk sort of young man. I don't know what the deal is with Collins but I hope he plays more this season. His lack of playing time was the biggest head scratcher for me, assuming there isn't something going on with him that hasn't been released. Jett was having a tough time holding the edge and was being handled fairly easily by whomever was blocking him.
September 7, 20214 yr 54 minutes ago, Tex-19 said: Fwiw, Howe on 247 posted the game 1 PFF ratings for our OL. I haven't gone back to watch again but a little surprising imo Christian Jones — 33.6 Denzel Okafor — 70.4 Jake Majors — 61.5 Junior Angilau — 64.5 Derek Kerstetter — 52.9 Dark mode Christian Jones — 33.6 Denzel Okafor — 70.4 Jake Majors — 61.5 Junior Angilau — 64.5 Derek Kerstetter — 52.9
September 7, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, TrashMaster G said: Why would someone spend time making up that shit? Exactly! Every human should instead be spending every waking moment much more productively, like posting 6,800 messages on a message board that has little to no impact on the betterment of society.
September 7, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Dbeasy said: Exactly! Every human should instead be spending every waking moment much more productively, like posting 6,800 messages on a message board that has little to no impact on the betterment of society. I love false equivalencies!
September 7, 20214 yr FCB said on the flagship podcast that they intend to use Alfred Collins in a sub package on passing downs where they go with 3 down linemen, but that they stayed in a 4 man front for most of the game because ULL is so run-oriented. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me that he can’t be splitting time with Jacoby Jones, but that’s what FCB was supposedly told. No hint of any friction or drama with the staff.
September 7, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, texifornia said: Trying to downplay Bijan’s receiving stats by saying he padded the stats thanks to blown coverages is such a ridiculous justification for their assertion that both aggy runningbacks had a better game than Bijan. Very on-brand for aggy logic though.
September 7, 20214 yr 18 hours ago, Enchubben said: Maybe we can push their shit in during a bowl game as a little preview of what it will be like when we’re in the same conference again. A bowl matchup isn't gonna happen this year, since there's no way aggy will make the CFP with 3-4 losses.
September 7, 20214 yr 30 minutes ago, sunset87 said: I don't know what the deal is with Collins but I hope he plays more this season. His lack of playing time was the biggest head scratcher for me, assuming there isn't something going on with him that hasn't been released. Jett was having a tough time holding the edge and was being handled fairly easily by whomever was blocking him. It was very weird. As someone pointed out from the locker room fight song video after the game, he was singing/celebrating as enthusiastically as anyone so he doesn't seem too unhappy with whatever is going on. Who knows. Broughton got a lot of playing time too. I guess Collins is at Jack now but I would think he would still get time at DT too
September 7, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, Duane Moore said: FCB said on the flagship podcast that they intend to use Alfred Collins in a sub package on passing downs where they go with 3 down linemen, but that they stayed in a 4 man front for most of the game because ULL is so run-oriented. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me that he can’t be splitting time with Jacoby Jones, but that’s what FCB was supposedly told. No hint of any friction or drama with the staff. Probably not the best use of his skills. There's more going on that just that.
September 7, 20214 yr 21 minutes ago, GTX Horn said: Trying to downplay Bijan’s receiving stats by saying he padded the stats thanks to blown coverages is such a ridiculous justification for their assertion that both aggy runningbacks had a better game than Bijan. Very on-brand for aggy logic though. Lol at aggy. The slant he caught proves what a stud he is.
September 7, 20214 yr Popular Post 23 minutes ago, GTX Horn said: Trying to downplay Bijan’s receiving stats by saying he padded the stats thanks to blown coverages is such a ridiculous justification for their assertion that both aggy runningbacks had a better game than Bijan. Very on-brand for aggy logic though. I’m going to enjoy this new era of Longhorn football where all of our players are overrated because our coach is a wizard who is able to draw up plays where no defender is within 20 yards of them when they catch the ball. Gonna be a fun ride.
September 7, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said: Lol at aggy. The slant he caught proves what a stud he is. Or maybe it’s all the BOMC.
September 7, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Tex-19 said: Fwiw, Howe on 247 posted the game 1 PFF ratings for our OL. I haven't gone back to watch again but a little surprising imo Christian Jones — 33.6 Denzel Okafor — 70.4 Jake Majors — 61.5 Junior Angilau — 64.5 Derek Kerstetter — 52.9 go watch again... no surprises. #70 was bad.
September 7, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said: Okafor was moving people in the running game. It was his pass protection that is a liability, which has been the case since he stepped on campus. I am a little surprised at Jones' grade. He didn't look that bad in real time. Yes he did. If I'm the OL Corch, there is a very open competition at LT this week. Against a good defense, he could have gotten us killed.
September 7, 20214 yr 17 hours ago, Wally Pryor said: I'm re-watching highlights and still cannot believe we had the correct school colors on our jerseys and, more importantly, our helmets. No candy ass sparkling, glittery, off- color shit that some idiots thought was okay. Just simple burnt orange, in other words the way it's supposed to be and the best helmet in the sport. It feels weird taking such satisfaction in that, but I'm right there with you. Sark's tie during the walk in showed his commitment to that distinctive Texas Longhorn color.
September 7, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Snacks said: Yes he did. If I'm the OL Corch, there is a very open competition at LT this week. Against a good defense, he could have gotten us killed. There needs to be massive improvement on the left side of the line before the OU game, or Card will be under constant pressure.
September 7, 20214 yr Bijan is a monster. but this cut by our other Robinson was NASTY! Edited September 7, 20214 yr by kingkoopa6
September 7, 20214 yr We haz RBs. It's funny that A&M wanted to point to two of their backs to compare to Bijan. Roschon and K. Robinson would be playing just about anywhere. I wouldn't trade RBs. Imagine what our stable would have done against dog-ass Kent State.
September 7, 20214 yr Okafor was moving people in the running game. It was his pass protection that is a liability, which has been the case since he stepped on campus. I am a little surprised at Jones' grade. He didn't look that bad in real time.Okafor is the only one consistently moving people in the run game and no one’s pass protection was particularly good. One eyed man in the land of the blind and all that.
September 7, 20214 yr 23 hours ago, SquishMitten said: What’s goin on here? You hunting somebody else’s property? Or did the dog just cross over while you were getting settled in? X-fence probably. 4 hours ago, TreatyOak said: Why did Sir Edmund Hillary climb the Matterhorn? Why did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor? Very deep east tx lineage.
September 7, 20214 yr 17 hours ago, TenCarryTom said: PFF still can’t get a picture of Bijan. This number 5 has a sugar bowl patch which Bijan never played in. He’s so elusive you can’t even catch him on film.
September 7, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said: Dark mode Christian Jones — 33.6 Denzel Okafor — 70.4 Jake Majors — 61.5 Junior Angilau — 64.5 Derek Kerstetter — 52.9 You're doing the Lord's work. Keep it up.
September 7, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said: Texas at #15 in today's AP poll. Nice. With a win this weekend we should move up two spots over the loser of Iowa-ISU, and likely Oregon after they take the L to Ohio State.
September 7, 20214 yr On 9/6/2021 at 3:18 AM, DeadArmadillo said: 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 No love for Selena Gomez?
September 7, 20214 yr Depth Chart and/or Scholarship players that were NOT listed in the Participation Chart for the Louisiana game https://texassports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/louisiana/boxscore/14136 Did anyone see any of the below play against Louisiana? OFFENSE that did not play RB 24 Jonathon Brooks 32 Daniel Young TE 18 Jared Wiley - injured? 85 Gunnar Helm 89 Brayden Liebrock - injured WR 9 Al'Vonte Woodard 13 Jaden Alexis 15 Marcus Washington 16 Kelvontay Dixon 21 Troy Omeire - injured 30 Dajon Harrison 39 Montrell Estell 83 Kai Money 88 Casey Cain OL 67 Tope Imade 69 Andrej Karic 71 Logan Parr 72 Tyler Johnson 73 Isaiah Hookfin 74 Rafiti Ghirmai 76 Hayden Conner 77 Jaylen Garth 79 Max Merril DEFENSE that did not play DB 1 Chris Adimora 19 Ishmael Ibraheem 24 Marques Caldwell 27 JD Coffey III 31 Jamier Johnson 44 Tyler Owens DL 45 Vernon Broughton 90 Byron Murphy II 91 Sawyer Goram-Welch 92 Myron Warren 95 Alfred Collins EDGE 6 Ben Davis 32 Prince Dorbah 42 D.J. Harris Jr. 50 Jordon Thomas 55 David Abiara 88 Barryn Sorrell LB 13 Marcus Tillman, Jr. 29 Jaden Hullaby 35 Terrence Cooks II 37 Morice Blackwell Jr. 40 Ayodele Adeoye KICKING that did not play 8 Ryan Bujcevski - injured 49 Isaac Pearson 45 Bert Auburn 43 Zach Edwards
September 7, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Speedway said: Depth Chart and/or Scholarship players that were NOT listed in the Participation Chart for the Louisiana game https://texassports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/louisiana/boxscore/14136 Did anyone see any of the below play against Louisiana? OFFENSE that did not play RB 24 Jonathon Brooks 32 Daniel Young TE 18 Jared Wiley - injured? 85 Gunnar Helm 89 Brayden Liebrock - injured WR 9 Al'Vonte Woodard 13 Jaden Alexis 15 Marcus Washington 16 Kelvontay Dixon 21 Troy Omeire - injured 30 Dajon Harrison 39 Montrell Estell 83 Kai Money 88 Casey Cain OL 67 Tope Imade 69 Andrej Karic 71 Logan Parr 72 Tyler Johnson 73 Isaiah Hookfin 74 Rafiti Ghirmai 76 Hayden Conner 77 Jaylen Garth 79 Max Merril DEFENSE that did not play DB 1 Chris Adimora 19 Ishmael Ibraheem 24 Marques Caldwell 27 JD Coffey III 31 Jamier Johnson 44 Tyler Owens DL 45 Vernon Broughton 90 Byron Murphy II 91 Sawyer Goram-Welch 92 Myron Warren 95 Alfred Collins EDGE 6 Ben Davis 32 Prince Dorbah 42 D.J. Harris Jr. 50 Jordon Thomas 55 David Abiara 88 Barryn Sorrell LB 13 Marcus Tillman, Jr. 29 Jaden Hullaby 35 Terrence Cooks II 37 Morice Blackwell Jr. 40 Ayodele Adeoye KICKING that did not play 8 Ryan Bujcevski - injured 49 Isaac Pearson 45 Bert Auburn 43 Zach Edwards That list is way off. Dixon, Washington, Helm, Davis, Connor, Wiley, Woodard, Collins, Murphy, Warren, Goram-Welch, Adimora and Broughton all definitely played. A few others may have as well.
September 7, 20214 yr Hookem2147, Yes, that is what I thought, Texas Sports home page has not got a correct list.
September 7, 20214 yr On 9/5/2021 at 10:45 AM, South Austin said: I DVR’d the game and need to watch it tonight, because Card didn’t seem as good from the stands as his stat line showed. A few overthrows and he looked like he had happy feet in the pocket. But no turnovers, and overall he had a solid game for his first start as a redshirt freshman, and I don’t think he gave the coaches a reason to re-evaluate the starting QB. And I’m out of playing shape after missing the 2020 season. I drank more beer yesterday than I have in a long time and am feeling pretty shitty this morning. It's Tuesday and I still feel like hell.
September 7, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Red Five said: That reads more like a random list of our players. It is a list of scholarship and/or Depth Chart players from Texas Sports home page that were NOT listed in the Participation section for the Louisiana game. Edited September 7, 20214 yr by Speedway
September 7, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, Speedway said: It is a list of scholarship and/or Depth Chart players from Texas Sports home page that were NOT listed in the Participation section for the Louisiana game. Yes and it's very very wrong. So wrong that it reads like a random list of some of our players.
September 7, 20214 yr We might as well get more athletic and try to pass protect better and run outside zone if we aren’t going to overpower people. How Flood responds to what he sees on film from last week is a huge first test for this staff in my eyes. There are so many things here that were clearly obvious to all of us and must have been to him as well. He also has to know that this isn't the best dline we'll be play by a wide margin, so those issues will become complete blockers to operating the offense in some games.Sark trusts Flood and I think Sark is the best tactical offensive coach we've had since I've been a fan, so I'm inclined to trust him as well. However seeing guys like wickline come to Texas and fail to produce anything like what they've produced elsewhere has just beaten the hope out of me. I need to see our oline coach improve the product on the field either through personnel or development (or preferably both) before I can believe it.I really hope Flood can work some magic, because with competent line play our offense has the potential to be pretty exciting. Without it, we'll just be too handicapped in what we can reasonably execute to really know how good we could have been.
September 7, 20214 yr Here we are on a Tuesday after the season opener and we are talking about match ups, line play, technique, nuance, improvement areas, upside, details, and momentum. Feels pretty damn good because we could be talking about really stupid penalties, a loss that could have been a win, dumb coaching, lack of adjustments, injuries, bare cupboards, unpreparedness, turtles, and next year.
September 7, 20214 yr I can see the argument, but he’s going to be a worse liability in pass protection than the others (except Jones if we leave him at LT) once we play a defense that attacks more with their front and/or has better talent. Even a single slide step to cover someone trying to shoot the gap on either shoulder often proves too much. Lateral movement is a huge issue for Okafor and Jones. I suspect our best line against a good defense is something like this: LT - Karic LG - pick one of Johnson, Conner, Hookfin or maybe Jones if he switched inside. I know that’s wishy washy, so if forced to choose I’d go with Johnson since he at least didn’t look like a stiff when he played at the end of last season. C - Majors RG - Angilau RT - Kerstetter We might as well get more athletic and try to pass protect better and run outside zone if we aren’t going to overpower people. I’m not necessarily disagreeing, just noting why he graded the highest.Rewatching now and the OL is just not very good. Their play improved over the course of the game due to the injury on ULL’s front and the visiting sideline still being in the sun during the second half. This will cost Texas a few games this year.
September 7, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Bill Lumbergh said: How Flood responds to what he sees on film from last week is a huge first test for this staff in my eyes. There are so many things here that were clearly obvious to all of us and must have been to him as well. He also has to know that this isn't the best dline we'll be play by a wide margin, so those issues will become complete blockers to operating the offense in some games. Sark trusts Flood and I think Sark is the best tactical offensive coach we've had since I've been a fan, so I'm inclined to trust him as well. However seeing guys like wickline come to Texas and fail to produce anything like what they've produced elsewhere has just beaten the hope out of me. I need to see our oline coach improve the product on the field either through personnel or development (or preferably both) before I can believe it. I really hope Flood can work some magic, because with competent line play our offense has the potential to be pretty exciting. Without it, we'll just be too handicapped in what we can reasonably execute to really know how good we could have been. Very much agree. Recognizing that Flood has forgotten more about the offensive line than I will ever know, I do have some battered-horn syndrome induced concern that he is trying to fit giant, cube shaped pegs into round holes to fit his preferred scheme and player type. Maybe he believes with enough true game reps Christian Jones will develop into an above-average left tackle, but that isn't the case at this moment.
September 8, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, Speedway said: Depth Chart and/or Scholarship players that were NOT listed in the Participation Chart for the Louisiana game https://texassports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/louisiana/boxscore/14136 Did anyone see any of the below play against Louisiana? OFFENSE that did not play RB 24 Jonathon Brooks 32 Daniel Young TE 18 Jared Wiley - injured? 85 Gunnar Helm 89 Brayden Liebrock - injured WR 9 Al'Vonte Woodard 13 Jaden Alexis 15 Marcus Washington 16 Kelvontay Dixon 21 Troy Omeire - injured 30 Dajon Harrison 39 Montrell Estell 83 Kai Money 88 Casey Cain OL 67 Tope Imade 69 Andrej Karic 71 Logan Parr 72 Tyler Johnson 73 Isaiah Hookfin 74 Rafiti Ghirmai 76 Hayden Conner 77 Jaylen Garth 79 Max Merril DEFENSE that did not play DB 1 Chris Adimora 19 Ishmael Ibraheem 24 Marques Caldwell 27 JD Coffey III 31 Jamier Johnson 44 Tyler Owens DL 45 Vernon Broughton 90 Byron Murphy II 91 Sawyer Goram-Welch 92 Myron Warren 95 Alfred Collins EDGE 6 Ben Davis 32 Prince Dorbah 42 D.J. Harris Jr. 50 Jordon Thomas 55 David Abiara 88 Barryn Sorrell LB 13 Marcus Tillman, Jr. 29 Jaden Hullaby 35 Terrence Cooks II 37 Morice Blackwell Jr. 40 Ayodele Adeoye KICKING that did not play 8 Ryan Bujcevski - injured 49 Isaac Pearson 45 Bert Auburn 43 Zach Edwards 5 hours ago, Hookem2147 said: That list is way off. Dixon, Washington, Helm, Davis, Connor, Wiley, Woodard, Collins, Murphy, Warren, Goram-Welch, Adimora and Broughton all definitely played. A few others may have as well. UT’s “participation chart” lists all players who did not record a stat, so it’s not a participation chart at all and it’s completely useless.
September 8, 20214 yr I can see the argument, but he’s going to be a worse liability in pass protection than the others (except Jones if we leave him at LT) once we play a defense that attacks more with their front and/or has better talent. Even a single slide step to cover someone trying to shoot the gap on either shoulder often proves too much. Lateral movement is a huge issue for Okafor and Jones. I suspect our best line against a good defense is something like this: LT - Karic LG - pick one of Johnson, Conner, Hookfin or maybe Jones if he switched inside. I know that’s wishy washy, so if forced to choose I’d go with Johnson since he at least didn’t look like a stiff when he played at the end of last season. C - Majors RG - Angilau RT - Kerstetter We might as well get more athletic and try to pass protect better and run outside zone if we aren’t going to overpower people. I know next to nothing about oline play except when I see them get beat or pancake some fools. I have noticed Okafor and Jones get beat badly over the past few seasons. I dont see Okafor getting much better and thought he should have at least been on the right side between 2 consistent players. Okafor/Jones flat footed on the left side seems unsound.In the Big12, we got some light fronts and more than a few teams that stunt and send 210 lbers to pass rush. You can’t have them running free at your QB. I’m guessing Sark and Flood will mitigate by formation and making ends hesitate. But your guys have to at least slow them down.
September 8, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Jiggy-Z said: Here we are on a Tuesday after the season opener and we are talking about match ups, line play, technique, nuance, improvement areas, upside, details, and momentum. Feels pretty damn good because we could be talking about really stupid penalties, a loss that could have been a win, dumb coaching, lack of adjustments, injuries, bare cupboards, unpreparedness, turtles, and next year. are we not entertained? both lines did not look *great* on saturday, but the offensive efficiency and the skill position excellence makes me think that maybe just maybe we were actually matched up against extremely good lines on the other side. we'll find out on saturday...... right now i'm leaning towards "yes the lines need work.... but the reason they didn't shine was not entirely their talent or coaching, it might have actually had something to do with the opposition."
September 8, 20214 yr OP you are an idiot impugning your opposition is always a stupid strategy so kindly go fuck yourself.
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