2023 Recruiting - Football

bishophorn said:
And boy do we need him. The WR room is dangerously low on enough numbers to provide a two deep. We learned a horrible lesson last year when JW went down against the gooners. WR depth is critical especially with 2 talented WR’s still rehabbing.
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We had 2,600 yards passing last year. Bama had 4,800 and in 2020 they had 4,600. LSU in 2019 5,900.
It’s tough to divide up 2,600 yards to multiple players but 5,000 to 6,000 yards would give everyone not named Addison a career year.
If we are going to be an elite program it requires a roster where Coaches must find enough touches to keep stars happy. That’s much easier than scheming our one good receiver open or creating opportunities for one dynamic RB.
Addison on the team would make Worthy our second best receiver. That’s scary
 
bishophorn said:
And boy do we need him. The WR room is dangerously low on enough numbers to provide a two deep. We learned a horrible lesson last year when JW went down against the gooners. WR depth is critical especially with 2 talented WR’s still rehabbing.
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That may be true, but we need another Tommy Nobis or Derrick Johnson at LB a whole lot worse.
 
Run Pincher said:
That may be true, but we need another Tommy Nobis or Derrick Johnson at LB a whole lot worse.
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I graduated with DJ, so yeah that would be nice.
Outside of 0, the other current lb’s really need to show some serious improvement above the level of play seen last year. You know it is dismal when you have walkons starting at LB.
 
Bishop,

I cannot disagree with your post, but must add the LBs we've had were forced to play behind inferior DLs. Some of our best LBs played behind some pretty damn good DL.

Leon Fuller was the best DC ever, and his defense was DTs disrupt, DEs contain, LBs and FS go to the ball. Almost always his MLB was the leading tackler and the SS was second. With inferior DL, that won't work.

Also in 1986, we went to Lubbock with one LB and one walkon LB. All the rest were injured. We lost on a missed FG. That team also started a walkon at DE.

Herman left lots of gaps to be filled, and unfortunately they can't be filled in one class, but hopefully the portal will help some.
 
IT reporting that DE Colton Vasek of Austin Westlake will be on campus for the big official visit weekend.

Good to see confirmation that the staff is still after him.

 
SabreHorn said:
Bishop,

I cannot disagree with your post, but must add the LBs we've had were forced to play behind inferior DLs. Some of our best LBs played behind some pretty damn good DL.

Leon Fuller was the best DC ever, and his defense was DTs disrupt, DEs contain, LBs and FS go to the ball. Almost always his MLB was the leading tackler and the SS was second. With inferior DL, that won't work.

Also in 1986, we went to Lubbock with one LB and one walkon LB. All the rest were injured. We lost on a missed FG. That team also started a walkon at DE.

Herman left lots of gaps to be filled, and unfortunately they can't be filled in one class, but hopefully the portal will help some.
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Leon Fuller was the best DC I could remember going back to Darrell’s era. Freddy definitely had the better defenses following DKR.
I had hope for McWilliam’s defenses but most of the time they were not very good.
Bill Bradley was probably the last really good defensive mind we had to my memory. We have been snake bit it seems in trying build great defenses since the 70’s.
I have some renewed optimism this season with Patterson’s leadership.
 
SabreHorn said:
Bishop,

I cannot disagree with your post, but must add the LBs we've had were forced to play behind inferior DLs. Some of our best LBs played behind some pretty damn good DL.

Leon Fuller was the best DC ever, and his defense was DTs disrupt, DEs contain, LBs and FS go to the ball. Almost always his MLB was the leading tackler and the SS was second. With inferior DL, that won't work.

Also in 1986, we went to Lubbock with one LB and one walkon LB. All the rest were injured. We lost on a missed FG. That team also started a walkon at DE.

Herman left lots of gaps to be filled, and unfortunately they can't be filled in one class, but hopefully the portal will help some.
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Sabre,
I agree completely. In the previous years we have had less than stellar linebacker play and also defensive backfield players getting hurt. Both of those groups had to face more than they should have due to the line not doing their job.
 
CreakyHorn said:
Sabre,
I agree completely. In the previous years we have had less than stellar linebacker play and also defensive backfield players getting hurt. Both of those groups had to face more than they should have due to the line not doing their job.
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And maybe I am old fashioned on the defensive front alignment, but to me , a four man front was always more successful against the run and better pass rushing aspects. The quality of the linemen always made a difference. What I wouldn’t give to have another pair like Bam bam and Acker free lancing in the offensive backfield. Leadership is a key also. And those guys had it.
 
bishophorn said:
And maybe I am old fashioned on the defensive front alignment, but to me , a four man front was always more successful against the run and better pass rushing aspects. The quality of the linemen always made a difference. What I wouldn’t give to have another pair like Bam bam and Acker free lancing in the offensive backfield. Leadership is a key also. And those guys had it.
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Hell, just go back to Rod Wright, or Hampton and Rogers. You don't have to relive the DKR days to prove your case.
 
Sangre Naranjada said:
Hell, just go back to Rod Wright, or Hampton and Rogers. You don't have to relive the DKR days to prove your case.
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Well of course Sangre!
I am not reliving the past but Steve and Bill were the first dominant DT’s I saw in person as a 6 year old.
Sims, Hackemack, Steelhammer, the list is endless of great ones. We just need to get the new versions of greatness at all positions.
I am more hopeful for this season since 2009, and that is saying something.
 
bishophorn said:
Well of course Sangre!
I am not reliving the past but Steve and Bill were the first dominant DT’s I saw in person as a 6 year old.
Sims, Hackemack, Steelhammer, the list is endless of great ones. We just need to get the new versions of greatness at all positions.
I am more hopeful for this season since 2009, and that is saying something.
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I hear what you're saying. It was the '69 and '70 teams that made me want to come to UT, and I didn't graduate HS until 1981. Those heroes of our youth just don't fade from memory, do they?
 
bishophorn said:
And maybe I am old fashioned on the defensive front alignment, but to me , a four man front was always more successful against the run and better pass rushing aspects. The quality of the linemen always made a difference. What I wouldn’t give to have another pair like Bam bam and Acker free lancing in the offensive backfield. Leadership is a key also. And those guys had it.
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Both out of Freer along with Bill’s brother, and Steve’s teammate, Jim Acker. Not bad for a small South Texas town.
 
Almost the same track for me. I fell in love with the Horns as soon as I could hear them on the radio as a little squat.
Went back to UT after my first wife died of cancer at a very young age in 2008. Finished my UT degree late in life after I could afford to do it and proud I finished it. My late wife was a faithful Longhorn also, so it was really meaningful to me to finish it.
 
SabreHorn said:
Bishop,

I cannot disagree with your post, but must add the LBs we've had were forced to play behind inferior DLs. Some of our best LBs played behind some pretty damn good DL.

Leon Fuller was the best DC ever, and his defense was DTs disrupt, DEs contain, LBs and FS go to the ball. Almost always his MLB was the leading tackler and the SS was second. With inferior DL, that won't work.

Also in 1986, we went to Lubbock with one LB and one walkon LB. All the rest were injured. We lost on a missed FG. That team also started a walkon at DE.

Herman left lots of gaps to be filled, and unfortunately they can't be filled in one class, but hopefully the portal will help some.
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Hopefully, the addition of Gary Patterson will also help. He has made a living upgrading 2 & 3 star players into badazzez.
 
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