June 16Jun 16 16 hours ago, Hermanator said: It's definitely an unnecessary risk, and all the goobers here wanting tough early season OOC games will be the first to whine and want to fire the coach when they miss the playoffs. Sark is building deep teams, but this is still more games to win a title than before. The team was beaten down last season after the OSU game, and that was with a relatively easy SEC schedule. That extra OOC game against a top opponent when you already play in the toughest conference will just wear them down even more than necessary heading down the stretch of conference and into the playoffs. I'd rather play OSU in the playoffs (minus the choking goober QB) than in game 1 or 2 of the season. It's just good strategy.
June 16Jun 16 Popular Post 2 hours ago, texifornia said: Nah. Transfer Matthew Caldwell seems to have been brought in from Troy so Trey Owens won't have to be the backup. 2 hours ago, Red Five said: Yeah. I thought at first he was brought in for the Charles Wright, prep for coaching role. Nope. Sark even said something about bringing him in, in case something happens to Arch in Columbus. Think Lacey will pass Owens at some point in the near future anyway. They don't want the first live fire for a young back-up to be taken in a hostile environment against a highly talented team. The Troy guy was a free take who does not threaten the room. Owens is getting paid to be a quality back-up who could take over due to long term injury. Troy guy isn't giving Texas that kind of answer.
June 16Jun 16 They don't want the first live fire for a young back-up to be taken in a hostile environment against a highly talented team. The Troy guy was a free take who does not threaten the room. Owens is getting paid to be a quality back-up who could take over due to long term injury. Troy guy isn't giving Texas that kind of answer.Interesting. So, helmet comes off or bell rung = Troy guy time. A game or longer = Owens? Is that the general idea?
June 16Jun 16 If you think an early season loss to someone like Ohio State will keep Texas out of the 16 team playoff, then you also think Texas is going to lose a couple more games throughout the season. A one-loss Texas that won the SEC and dropped an early season behemoth game doesn't have to worry about being on the wrong side of the bubble. Conversely, a Texas team with three losses wasn't going to win a title anyway. Scheduling big time marquee games only helps our brand, exposure, and recruiting even if we don't win them all. As you said, the system has changed, and a 16 team playoff changes the calculus of scheduling. Your concerns are more appropriate for the former 4 team system.If Texas would have lost to that shitty Michigan team, there’s a better argument for keeping them out this past season. Swap that win for one of the GA games.
June 16Jun 16 20 minutes ago, Red Five said: Interesting. So, helmet comes off or bell rung = Troy guy time. A game or longer = Owens? Is that the general idea? They don't want to Garrett Gilbert any of our talented depth in the QB room.
June 16Jun 16 29 minutes ago, Red Five said: Interesting. So, helmet comes off or bell rung = Troy guy time. A game or longer = Owens? Is that the general idea? That's what some folks think. I hope we don't get to find out.
June 16Jun 16 It seems kind of strange that they would trust Owens with multiple games or the season, but not a few snaps in Columbus. Yeah, hope it doesn’t matter.
June 16Jun 16 Author 3 hours ago, Red Five said: We used to have offseason talk about, you know, the team. That was cool. I’ll start: Who’s gonna be the backup QB? Same guy in August as in January or no? No spring football has turned this board into a kick in the nuts
June 16Jun 16 3 minutes ago, Vertigo said: No spring football has turned this board into a kick in the nuts Combined with the information clampdown, what did you expect?
June 16Jun 16 35 minutes ago, Red Five said: It seems kind of strange that they would trust Owens with multiple games or the season, but not a few snaps in Columbus. Yeah, hope it doesn’t matter. No one wants to torch a young QB's confidence for the season in a quarter or two by letting an amped up Buckeye defense go headhunting and ballhawking while his arm is cold, is what I'm assuming he means. Edited June 16Jun 16 by texifornia
June 16Jun 16 I found this ESPN article linked on the Sooner 247 board. The mod over there posted it to talk about the Superman play, which I'll never be over, but Vince.Young.Scores. is #3. I think it should be #1, but I can defend Kick Six and Statue of Liberty as #1 and #2 as well. Anyway, didn't see the article posted anywhere and thought the readers of this thread would find it fun. Not really worthy of its own thread, I don't think. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45450737/college-football-top-25-plays-2000
June 16Jun 16 12 minutes ago, Vertigo said: No spring football has turned this board into a kick in the nuts Fall camps will be here soon enough. I really do think with the increased usage of the transfer portal and the level of work they do with the incoming players over the summer you really don't get a truly clear picture until you are a couple weeks out from the season. Granted, there are a ton of magazines, websites, people on social media churning out content about their projections for the season based upon their own "unique analysis or algorithm" will scratch the itch for some, but even the most insider reports on how those freshmen receivers are looking in 7 on 7 and work outs really won't mean much until they put on pads and start show they can handle the physicality of the db's, read coverages, etc...
June 16Jun 16 Popular Post 2 minutes ago, texifornia said: No one wants to torch a young QB's confidence in a quarter or two by letting an amped up Buckeye defense go headhunting and ballhawking while his arm is cold, is what I'm assuming he means. When I was a sophomore in HS, we hadn't won a varsity football game in 2 years. We lost our first game on a FG. Second game, away against an inner city HISD school that had many hostile fans in the stands, and many hostile players on the field, our QB had his knee bent in backwards on a hit in the 1st Q. As he screamed on the field in agony, our HC huddled the offensive skill guys up and started trying to talk up our soon to be welcomed to the game JR QB. He'd never played a down of varsity football and he was visibly shaking and looked terrified. The HC said, literally, "fuck it" and put in the starting SR SS at QB because he'd played there the prior year in some spurts late in blowouts. We won and then the JR QB got all week to prepare for Pearland. We won that one as well and he had a fine year. Didn't throw enough to me, IMO, but we damned near went to the playoffs and I enjoyed it. The HC was a former UT player and an old man by that time. He'd seen some shit. He was thinking on the fly. I think Sarkisian is just trying to see around corners. Shit happens.
June 16Jun 16 57 minutes ago, Red Five said: It seems kind of strange that they would trust Owens with multiple games or the season, but not a few snaps in Columbus. Yeah, hope it doesn’t matter. Things will be going 1000mph for any QB who is brought in under the circumstances it would require for a backup qb to play in Columbus. Might has well have that be someone with college experience if it comes to that. After that game though, there should be plenty of opportunities for Owens to get reps and build confidence in the remainder of the non-conference slate.
June 16Jun 16 1 hour ago, Red Five said: It seems kind of strange that they would trust Owens with multiple games or the season, but not a few snaps in Columbus. Yeah, hope it doesn’t matter. If Owens has to play then the season is pretty much lost anyways unless he's some kinda wunderkind.
June 16Jun 16 3 minutes ago, Michael Knight said: If Owens has to play then the season is pretty much lost anyways unless he's some kinda wunderkind. He's a sophomore backup, you can still have a fun season with him. Just not as fun.
June 16Jun 16 I'm still po'ed a bit over our coaches coming out of halftime of the CCG and being surprised by UGa having a basically untested backup QB run the ball down our throats while our D apparently kept playing the same plan, i.e. "no wories, QB can't run". I couldn't believe no one noticed Beck getting his arm wrecked at the end of the first half, and maybe worse, how long it took to react to Stockton's running. Having Caldwell available if Arch goes down... not all warm and fuzzy, but better than a sharp stick eye poke. Absent information from spring, it almost seems like Trey might not've showed up like we would need. It's a tough act to follow - we seemed happier campers to have Arch behind Ewers than we are with Trey behind Arch. I hate the offseason. Hook'em
June 16Jun 16 1 hour ago, Michael Knight said: If Owens has to play then the season is pretty much lost anyways unless he's some kinda wunderkind. I think you mean Wonder Kid.
June 16Jun 16 Just now, Tex Long said: I'm still po'ed a bit over our coaches coming out of halftime of the CCG and being surprised by UGa having a basically untested backup QB run the ball down our throats while our D apparently kept playing the same plan, i.e. "no wories, QB can't run". I couldn't believe no one noticed Beck getting his arm wrecked at the end of the first half, and maybe worse, how long it took to react to Stockton's running. Having Caldwell available if Arch goes down... not all warm and fuzzy, but better than a sharp stick eye poke. Absent information from spring, it almost seems like Trey might not've showed up like we would need. It's a tough act to follow - we seemed happier campers to have Arch behind Ewers than we are with Trey behind Arch. I hate the offseason. Hook'em The offseason must be miserable if you keep obsessing over losses from last year, which you seem to be doing. Maybe stop that. My approach: Damn, we're coming off two great seasons and have tons of reasons to look forward to the new one upcoming. Can't wait! But, you do you my man.
June 16Jun 16 9 hours ago, Darth Tron said: If you think an early season loss to someone like Ohio State will keep Texas out of the 16 team playoff, then you also think Texas is going to lose a couple more games throughout the season. A one-loss Texas that won the SEC and dropped an early season behemoth game doesn't have to worry about being on the wrong side of the bubble. Conversely, a Texas team with three losses wasn't going to win a title anyway. Scheduling big time marquee games only helps our brand, exposure, and recruiting even if we don't win them all. As you said, the system has changed, and a 16 team playoff changes the calculus of scheduling. Your concerns are more appropriate for the former 4 team system. Who are your big time marquee teams? There are two parts to this scheduling equation. There’s a good chance you see some programs willing to risk a loss and some that are not. For many of those teams, they may be better off playing a mid tier SEC team as their win probability goes up. I’m not sure other SEC teams are willing to schedule 50/50 games. Outside of the Ohio States, Bamas, Georgias, Oregons, and Texas, the more realistic goal for most teams is make the playoffs and build from there. And that early season loss accompanied by a championship game loss may leave little wiggle room for all those teams. I don’t think OSU will be afraid to schedule. I don’t think Texas will be afraid. UGa and Bama are SEC so that doesn’t matter. Who else will be willing? A 3 loss team is certainly a possibility to win it. A game 1 loss and a championship game loss only leaves 1 more out of 10. If you consider that a virtual impossibility, why are we expanding? I would mark my calendar today to watch us play at Oregon. Also, don’t care if we get left out with 3 losses. Don’t take my speculation here as me advocating for weaker scheduling. I’m not.
June 16Jun 16 3 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said: The offseason must be miserable if you keep obsessing over losses from last year, which you seem to be doing. Maybe stop that. My approach: Damn, we're coming off two great seasons and have tons of reasons to look forward to the new one upcoming. Can't wait! But, you do you my man. Thank you for your concern about my welfare. Your concern is misplaced - I am not obsessed with losses, nor with wins for that matter. I would have thought that "a bit po'ed" would be inferred as considerably less tham "obsessed" It is gruntling to hear of your approach; however, you seem to be in a limbo of impatience. Yes, you can wait, and since there seems to be no realistic alternative (surely comatose is more likely but less appealing than time travel), I would counsel you to relax and... wait. Or not - but you do you. Hook'em
June 17Jun 17 28 minutes ago, Had Enough said: Who are your big time marquee teams? There are two parts to this scheduling equation. There’s a good chance you see some programs willing to risk a loss and some that are not. For many of those teams, they may be better off playing a mid tier SEC team as their win probability goes up. I’m not sure other SEC teams are willing to schedule 50/50 games. Outside of the Ohio States, Bamas, Georgias, Oregons, and Texas, the more realistic goal for most teams is make the playoffs and build from there. And that early season loss accompanied by a championship game loss may leave little wiggle room for all those teams. I don’t think OSU will be afraid to schedule. I don’t think Texas will be afraid. UGa and Bama are SEC so that doesn’t matter. Who else will be willing? A 3 loss team is certainly a possibility to win it. A game 1 loss and a championship game loss only leaves 1 more out of 10. If you consider that a virtual impossibility, why are we expanding? I would mark my calendar today to watch us play at Oregon. Also, don’t care if we get left out with 3 losses. Don’t take my speculation here as me advocating for weaker scheduling. I’m not. “1 more out of 10” should be “1 more out of 11”. I think “big time marquee teams” gets a little conflated in these discussions for most people. If Texas is scheduling better half P4 teams or Notre Dame, that’s cool with me and I’d bet many others. I could get my head around Purdue or Arizona or Wake Forest, but I’d prefer Michigan State, Kansas State, NC State and higher in those conferences.
June 17Jun 17 8 minutes ago, closetojumping said: “1 more out of 10” should be “1 more out of 11”. I think “big time marquee teams” gets a little conflated in these discussions for most people. If Texas is scheduling better half P4 teams or Notre Dame, that’s cool with me and I’d bet many others. I could get my head around Purdue or Arizona or Wake Forest, but I’d prefer Michigan State, Kansas State, NC State and higher in those conferences. Well damn your math is correct. Maybe I was just rounding for ease. All those schools you mentioned would be good on the schedule with a mix of variation, newness and historical opponents. Not exactly sure my reasoning but I’d like a Northwestern. Maybe paired with historical mid-tier P4.
June 17Jun 17 2 hours ago, texifornia said: He's a sophomore backup, you can still have a fun season with him. Just not as fun. Redshirt freshman
June 17Jun 17 4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Wisconsin would be a cool home/home Wisconsin and Washington are the two I'd drop everything to go to the games and third isn't close. Colorado maybe, since I wasn't really around for when they were a conference game.
June 17Jun 17 54 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said: God I miss the season and a quarter that show was good.
June 17Jun 17 18 minutes ago, texifornia said: Wisconsin and Washington are the two I'd drop everything to go to the games and third isn't close. Colorado maybe, since I wasn't really around for when they were a conference game. Those would be great series based on the trips, stadium locales, and general atmosphere (Wisconsin with a better atmosphere, though). I know I won't get many backers here, but I'd love to terrorize Nebraska in Lincoln again. That was always fun.
June 17Jun 17 24 minutes ago, texifornia said: Wisconsin and Washington are the two I'd drop everything to go to the games and third isn't close. Colorado maybe, since I wasn't really around for when they were a conference game. I'd love to experience jump around in person
June 17Jun 17 I've been to quiet a few Wisconsin games and most of the B1G. Had a close friend who ran a tailgate there until he moved out of Chicago. Of the B1G games I've been to, its definitely the best tailgate scene and general fun time. Despite being a t-shirt Michigan fan, Id probably put Sparty as the second best tailgate scene. Amusingly, I attended games at both stadiums with fellow Surly posters, which could have greatly altered my experience in the positive.
June 17Jun 17 2 hours ago, TrashMaster G said: The offseason must be miserable if you keep obsessing over losses from last year, which you seem to be doing. Maybe stop that. My approach: Damn, we're coming off two great seasons and have tons of reasons to look forward to the new one upcoming. Can't wait! But, you do you my man. Well, in the past we've come off of a couple of great seasons but I knew the roster was a bit fucked and so I wrung my hands quite a bit. Our talent acquisition has matched - maybe even exceeded a bit - our results on the field. I feel like we have the potential to be entering another golden age in football. This has been the funnest off season since the late 2000s. It's so great to be legitimately relevant in college football. It's crazy to me how often that has not been the case in my lifetime. I do not take it for granted.
June 17Jun 17 1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said: Wisconsin would be a cool home/home lots and lots of beer
June 17Jun 17 The real reason Caldwell is here is is because secretly. Owens is better than arch. If arch gets dinged or we go up big. Owens comes in and shows out we have a qb controversy again and sark don’t want it. bring on Caldwell a jag and we good
June 17Jun 17 14 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said: The real reason Caldwell is here is is because secretly. Owens is better than arch. If arch gets dinged or we go up big. Owens comes in and shows out we have a qb controversy again and sark don’t want it. bring on Caldwell a jag and we good Quite the random placement of periods. Or non-placement.
June 17Jun 17 21 minutes ago, SL Xpress said: Well, in the past we've come off of a couple of great seasons but I knew the roster was a bit fucked and so I wrung my hands quite a bit. Our talent acquisition has matched - maybe even exceeded a bit - our results on the field. I feel like we have the potential to be entering another golden age in football. This has been the funnest off season since the late 2000s. It's so great to be legitimately relevant in college football. It's crazy to me how often that has not been the case in my lifetime. I do not take it for granted. Fucking THIS!
June 17Jun 17 53 minutes ago, Had Enough said: Sounds like some of you need to pull some strings and get us Wisconsin. Who says its not already in the works my man?
June 17Jun 17 4 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said: Quite the random placement of periods. Or non-placement. What. Do you mean? Why people all worried about grammar and punctuation its not that big of a deal.
June 17Jun 17 1 minute ago, BurntEyes said: Who says its not already in the works my man? I’ll be ready.
June 17Jun 17 3 hours ago, texifornia said: Wisconsin and Washington are the two I'd drop everything to go to the games and third isn't close. Colorado maybe, since I wasn't really around for when they were a conference game. That's the exact two I was thinking of as well. I would also travel to a game with Minnesota but I understand that matchup wouldn't be quite as "marquee" Edit: can't believe I forgot Oregon. That's another one I'd travel for Edited June 17Jun 17 by campcrunk
June 17Jun 17 5 hours ago, campcrunk said: Edit: can't believe I forgot Oregon. That's another one I'd travel for My daughter is a rising sophomore at Oregon. I’d never been to Eugene until last summer. It’s a fantastic college town. I need to get there for a game. Also, my daughter is an intern at UO’s athletic department, and she’s going to be working all the home football games this season. She also worked the Eugene super regionals for baseball and softball last month and said those were pretty cool.
June 17Jun 17 53 minutes ago, Grippe said: vs Notre Dame in a season opener hosted in Dublin (to escape the late summer heat). Dublin airport is a hidden gem, the USPC there is second to none.
June 17Jun 17 7 hours ago, campcrunk said: That's the exact two I was thinking of as well. I would also travel to a game with Minnesota but I understand that matchup wouldn't be quite as "marquee" Edit: can't believe I forgot Oregon. That's another one I'd travel for I actually liked Corvallis more than Eugene when my brother was looking at Pac schools, but for a football trip UO would definitely be a bigger deal. It's just not as cool as the lakefront stadium in Seattle.
June 17Jun 17 10 hours ago, Had Enough said: Sounds like some of you need to pull some strings and get us Wisconsin. Summers are great in Wisconsin. Last year, it was Wednesday.
June 17Jun 17 9 hours ago, TrashMaster G said: Quite the random placement of periods. Or non-placement. You have to feed it to The Surls in small bites.
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