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Ingram looked like a young Jamal Charles so when he didn’t get another carry it hit home with me and made sense. I actually expected it. When Maryland ran their entire offense through a true freshman I was actually saying out loud “Matt Canada should be our OC”. 

Im tired of digging for positives in games we have lost to teams Texas should beat by 3 td’s to open the season. So fucking tired. 

I hope CDC has balls and pulls the plug on Mensa and goes and hires a great coach. One that Texas pulls away from another school and doesn’t get from some shit fbs school.

We went 0-6 against BYU, Cal, and Maryland as our OOC opponents from 2013-2018. 

CDC knows Patterson's cell phone number

Edited by alphahorn

The biggest positive is no one who matters will excuse 6-6 and say he needs time. If it’s money that stops a firing, so be it, but unlike Strong’s tenure, there’s not a real need to hold off judgment til a third year. 

Just now, Assman said:

We went 0-6 against BYU, Cal, and Maryland as our OOC opponents from 2013-2018. 

we were TExas

1 minute ago, alphahorn said:

CDC knows Patterson's cell phone number

True, but I highly doubt Patterson is coming.

Just now, GhostofDanJones said:

True, but I highly doubt Patterson is coming.

true, i doubt we'd ask, but if we did....he'd cum  come

Well when Gus Malzahn loses 2-3 games this year and they run him out of Auburn...

This is what I wrote earlier for therapeutic purposes.  I'm not sure how many of these things can (or will) be corrected.  Note:  I've never played organized football so if I'm completely off on any of these, it won't hurt my feelings to be corrected.

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  1. Running the ball up the middle for the first 6 drives didn’t work.  So, Herman (or someone) decides to go up-tempo and we look like a halfway decent offense for two drives.  THEN, TH (or someone) abandons the idea going into the 2nd half.

  2. Speaking of the 2nd half… Did anyone take note of the opening kickoff?  It’s somewhat shanked and pretty obviously going out of bounds but our back decides to make a diving catch pinning us inside the 20.

  3. Gary Johnson, hands to the face, pass interference, 3rd and 19.  Is it me or does it seem as if our team has 10 stupid-fucking-game-changing-penalties-that-give-the-other-team-first-downs-and-momentum to every 1 that occurs the other way?

  4. Ingram comes in and looks (as one Surly member said) like Jamaal Charles and then hits the bench for the rest of the game.

  5. Porter.  Jesus. I’ve read that he was in because he’s a better blocker; however, he was swinging out wide on every possession at the end of the game.  I don’t recall if he was chipping and then hitting the flat but, either way, is that really the best we can do? I thought we got Tre from Cali for this exact reason.

  6. Spreading the ball around.  Is there some sort of quota our offense has where everyone that plays receiver and running back has to touch the ball a certain number of times?  I don’t understand why we can’t settle for a couple of RB’s and 3-4 receivers. Baylor, OU, Okie St., WVU, etc… always seem to have that one guy that gets 20 touches and torches teams.  I still have nightmares about that midget guy from OU that had like 6,000 yards against in one of the RRR games.

  7. If you’re going to play Ehlinger, play to his strengths.  It was obvious after the first couple of series that Ehlinger was not going to run on the zone read plays.  Even if he’s not that effective running, it, at least, gives the D something to worry about.

  8. We have TE’s right?  I thought Beck was supposed to be the big offensive difference this year.  If we’re not going to be able to run any semblance of a power running game, we may as well replace the TE with an extra receiver.

  9. The 2-point conversion.  This really bothered me. Not that we went for it.  As the game played out, we were prob going to have to go for 2 at some point anyway.  What is driving me crazy is throwing the ball out of the back of the end zone. WTF? Didn’t Ehlinger throw a 4th down pass away in a game last year?   Seems as if that happened. Maybe I’m wrong. There’s no reason to throw a 2 pointer out of the back of the end zone. That play sucked ass in the first place.  He rolled to the short side with something like 20 players also rolling to the short side of the end zone.

  10. Whose dumbass idea was it to move Roach to the middle?  He’s entirely ineffective there. Put him back on the edge.

  11. Why is it that, when I watch just about any other team, their receivers seem to catch balls in space?  When we actually complete a pass, it’s always some falling down, hands in the face, double-covered, catch with someone on their hip(s).  I’m going off a memory hazed by many beers, but I don’t recall any of our receivers catching the ball and not being immediately met by a tackle or pressure.

  12. On a related note, does Ehlinger know that he can throw in the middle of the field?  So many passes are to the sideline allowing it to be an extra defender.

  13. The “fumble”.  IMO, if the refs on the field called a fumble, I’d have no problem with it being reviewed as a fumble.  However, I don’t see how that could have been overturned via overwhelming evidence. And how the hell was that not a horse collar on the last B Jones return?  

 

I'd say the majority of those are simple fixes.  I'm more concerned about the apparent lack of team speed, Herman's ego, and the losing mentality of the team.

1 hour ago, Assman said:

I didn't blow hundreds of dollars to watch the abortion in person.

No offense, but fuck you.

 

We didn't waste a single timeout. And we only got 10 penalties vs 11 last year, clear improvement there!

54 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

extra points looked good, when we kicked them

Tommy Mensa is not good at math.

15 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Ingram looked like a young Jamal Charles so when he didn’t get another carry it hit home with me and made sense. I actually expected it. When Maryland ran their entire offense through a true freshman I was actually saying out loud “Matt Canada should be our OC”. 

Im tired of digging for positives in games we have lost to teams Texas should beat by 3 td’s to open the season. So fucking tired. 

I hope CDC has balls and pulls the plug on Mensa and goes and hires a great coach. One that Texas pulls away from another school and doesn’t get from some shit fbs school.

I'd like to see them play at least a full season, but I think Mario Cristobal at Oregon is going to be a damn good head coach.

10 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

This is what I wrote earlier for therapeutic purposes.  I'm not sure how many of these things can (or will) be corrected.  Note:  I've never played organized football so if I'm completely off on any of these, it won't hurt my feelings to be corrected.

 

we are a dumb team and have been since Charlie.  Hiring Herman didn't change that unfortunately.  still dumb.

15 minutes ago, Assman said:

We went 0-6 against BYU, Cal, and Maryland as our OOC opponents from 2013-2018. 

dont forget Ole Miss, UCLA, USC and I guess ND.... where we do those 4 , we went a combined 1-10 against P5  OOC over those 5 years

Some of the freshmen definitely flashed, we have a LT that can actually block, but in the end, we are stuck with another mediocre team that lies on a coaching staff that underperforms based on the talent available. No wonder Wilson wants to go to OSU. 

Self awareness is a good thing. For several years, we just needed better players, or more experience, or better conditioning, or more alignment, or more time in the scheme. There was something to hope for. If we just had ______ we'd start winning. It's hard to make that case now. We just aren''t good. 

Agree roach looks out of position. He’s a stud, but needs to play with a hand in the dirt. Another perplexing quote from TH “we have a 282 lb middle linebacker”. Great job coach

18 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

we are a dumb team and have been since Charlie.  Hiring Herman didn't change that unfortunately.  still dumb.

I was at the game, and I don't see how anyone could miss it. Maryland was flying off the line on offense and played solid position defense way better than we do. Their key players were always in the right position for receptions and running through holes. It was amazing to see the difference. And that was their junior varsity coach out coaching us.

They'renot faster than us but they're quicker.  Those timing plays, sure one of them bit Maryland in the ass with the safety, but most of the time they put Texas three steps behind them until they started getting tired from the heat. Then they picked right up after the delay.

Maryland is a far, far better Coach team with football knowledge and basic understanding than Texas. We look dumb, slow, and stupid, some great individual play notwithstanding. Brandon Jones...

Edited by phdhorn

2 minutes ago, VandyHorn said:

We don't open next season against Maryland.

2019 opener is home vs. La Tech. Then UT gets LSU at home the next week. 

2020 opener is home vs. Charlie Strong 

slightly ironic Charlie could send Tom packing.

4 minutes ago, VandyHorn said:

We don't open next season against Maryland.

Does it even matter? We haven't beaten a P5 OOC team with a winning record since 2012. 

2 minutes ago, GabrielsHorn said:

Does it even matter? We haven't beaten a P5 OOC team with a winning record since 2012. 

Missouri?

I was talking more about our OOC schedule, but fair point. Still, the games against UCLA, Cal (x2) and UMD (x2) have been utterly embarassing, and the team doesn't learn from it. 

1 hour ago, PhillyD said:

FedEx took credit cards so I didn't burn my cash on alcohol.

I found a place that sold some alcohol during the rain delay.  

Other than that, I don't know what the positives were.  That was really, really bad.

Hero, took a bullet for the team to be there.  You should have a badge.  I was there when Herman Choked Again.

HCA and it ain’t going to get better.  I have not seen an as unprepared team since we play Hawaii after Metcalf was suspended.

Nope, this team and coach are losers.  No help to be had except for how long the pain lasts.  I hope it is quick.

Nope, this team and coach are losers.  No help to be had except for how long the pain lasts.  I hope it is quick.
I heard that losing doesn't make you a loser.
1 hour ago, Horn Dog said:

Yes there is room for optimism!  Did you see how happy that Maryland team was at the end of the game?  We bring so much happiness to other teams and their fans.  We are literally the Santa Claus of college football.

It’s like we hate to win....

2 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:
5 minutes ago, MOODY said:
Nope, this team and coach are losers.  No help to be had except for how long the pain lasts.  I hope it is quick.

I heard that losing doesn't make you a loser.

Where did you hear that from?  I just created an account here because I am pissed as a m'fer at the lack of preparations by this team, once again.

I just don't give a shit anymore and I am too old to start caring for this pampered, smug team. 

 

Oline is better than last 2 years.
qB play is worse.
not using RBs more is baffling and on the HC/OC.
Somnolence of the D in first half is pathetic.
so yeah, snafu.
Yes
Not really, Sam just isn't going to pick anyone apart from the pocket.
Yes
Not sure what you're trying to say here, but D flat out sucked most of the first half. Same shit as last year.

I have optimism like the OP. That was a weird game, but it’s understandabke while people are freaking out. I saw a lot of talent - more than any team since ‘09. 

We were listless, inexplicably, and the coaching was deplorable across the board. Beck will place Herman on the hotseat because he’s so stubborn. I’m not sure Beck makes it out of September. 

I disagree we need to force it to CJ more. Dude is rarely open and plays with little fire. We need to run it more with Sam and Ingram. Porter should literally never see the field. And we should be forcing it to LJH. 

Oh also, Abilene Christian is putting up yards and points on Baylor, so maybe we can do that as well.

2 hours ago, Tx_2_Sc85 said:

Today is not the day op. 

It's better than your shittastic thread you made suggesting that texas hire the cock goblin.

I was at today’s game. 

They won the pregame “fight “ x so maybe we can win more pregames. We clearly aren’t going to beat more than 6 teams during game time. 

USC tickets will be available again? 

Defense and Special Teams let us down in scoring, although D did improve considerably over last year - 17 points. Just one TD by either of them would have been enough for a win. And we cut the margin of victory in half - that's nearly fifty percent. All things considered, there's a lot of good things we can build on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was expecting MensaTom to utter those words.

 

Positives? I enjoyed my sons baseball practice without wondering if I was missing a Texas win. The rest of the fall will be easy too. Fuck this shitshow, I’ll travel and enjoy my kids. Texas football can eat a dick.

1 hour ago, alphahorn said:

true, i doubt we'd ask, but if we did....he'd cum  come

You don’t know Patterson. He would assuredly not come. 

oline pass blocked well but balanced it out by run blocking like pussies
They blocked well because it was maryland.

Nobody’s ever been more optimistic than I have over the years. But that shitshow today was a kick in the nuts.

I’m out until we win 6 games in a row or fire T. H. Whichever happens first.

The rest of our schedule won't be firing on all cylinders like Maryland is right now

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