Anticipating Spring Football

rick mueller said:
I still like the old days when QB's had numbers that were double digit and less than 20.
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16 is the number Payton wore at Tennessee. It’s also the number that Arch wore in HS. Then again, Archie wore 8 in NO, a jersey number that has functionally been retired there.
 
Horns11 said:
but I don't think anyone confused our D for one of the best in college football, except for maybe the Alabama game, or TCU until late in the 3rd quarter.
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While I agree, we shouldn’t forget that no one would have shed a tear had PK been jettisoned after Year 1. After Year 2 it has been a different conversation. If we see continued progression this year (which I expect), the D could be something special.
 
dukesteer said:
While I agree, we shouldn’t forget that no one would have shed a tear had PK been jettisoned after Year 1. After Year 2 it has been a different conversation. If we see continued progression this year (which I expect), the D could be something special.
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special? hmmm I would settle for solid and sometimes salty. Our offense can take care of the rest. 10-2 at the least.
 
nashhorn said:
What the heck is going on in Austin the weekend of the spring game? Hotel rates are exorbitant.
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I think that's just Austin. Doesn't really matter what weekend it is any longer.

The Motorcycle GP race is at Circuit of the Americas and the Capitol 10K is that weekend.
 
Thanks Horns11, but while rates are in general higher this year they still do dramatic increases for big weekends, etc. must be the circuit. Rates go insane when the Formula One is in town. An airport hotel that is normally under $200 is going for over $700, per night! Means we do a day turnaround this year.
 
nashhorn said:
Thanks Horns11, but while rates are in general higher this year they still do dramatic increases for big weekends, etc. must be the circuit. Rates go insane when the Formula One is in town. An airport hotel that is normally under $200 is going for over $700, per night! Means we do a day turnaround this year.
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you can always camp out in a Walmart parking lot!
 
rick mueller said:
I still like the old days when QB's had numbers that were double digit and less than 20.
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Speaking of Jersey numbers, I sincerely hope someone on the staff reminds the current players who the former and great players were that wore that number.
Street’s 16, Danny Lester’s 23, Fred Steinmark’s 28, Ricky Churchman’s 8 McMichael’s 99 etc., just for starters
That would be great for a player to know and carry that legacy.
 
Earl 20 (retired?)
Ricky 34 (retired?)
Nobis 60
Layne 22
Gilbert/ Charles 25
Worster 30
Sizemore 76
Appleton 70 (plus others)
Jerry Gray 2


Off the top off my head....
 
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bishophorn said:
Speaking of Jersey numbers, I sincerely hope someone on the staff reminds the current players who the former and great players were that wore that number.
Street’s 16, Danny Lester’s 23, Fred Steinmark’s 28, Ricky Churchman’s 8 McMichael’s 99 etc., just for starters
That would be great for a player to know and carry that legacy.
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It's actually been done on kind of a micro-level. The lockers have those LED screens on them with the player's name and number. The "screensaver" for each has highlights and stuff that scroll through action shots of them. One of the slides is former Longhorns who had that number. It's not much, but it's something.
 
Horns11 said:
It's actually been done on kind of a micro-level. The lockers have those LED screens on them with the player's name and number. The "screensaver" for each has highlights and stuff that scroll through action shots of them. One of the slides is former Longhorns who had that number. It's not much, but it's something.
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Thanks for that 11.In my cob web memory, was thinking I had heard something was done with all the players that had worn that number.
Really cool to know that is carried on.
 
moondog_LFZ said:
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Highlights:
  • Which position group is working best? Too early to tell, but OL and DL "feel good" as strengths.
  • Jaydon Blue: physical and mental maturity - compared his situation to Sanders in that everyone was wondering where he was but then Sanders turned it on for year 2. Never not had a 1000-yard rusher.
  • J. Bledsoe: one of the most gifted athletes, expects him to develop
  • AD Mitchell and J. Cook: good competition, getting Neyor back eventually, passing game needs to improve. Worthy showed Cook a blocking assignment and it fired everyone up.
  • Choice is a great coach.
  • M. Murphy: had a setback with the injury recovery but he does everything right otherwise. Need QB competition to make it worthwhile.
  • Do things right during Spring Break. Make good choices.
  • NFL Combine: does it show that Texas is trending in the right direction? Hope so. Sent 5 guys, should be sending 10. Interviews matter. Bijan set a great example.
  • Portal vs. HS Recruiting: build from freshmen class, positional needs (gaps) are the main thing Sark considers with portal. Elite HS players are more sustainable. We have staffers who monitor portal.
  • Edge position: high expectations for a bunch of guys. Don't want to pigeon hole anyone into it because so many guys to move around.
  • B. Murphy: disruptive, strong, powerful. Sweat and Murphy take the bull by the horns.
 
Horns11 said:
It's actually been done on kind of a micro-level. The lockers have those LED screens on them with the player's name and number. The "screensaver" for each has highlights and stuff that scroll through action shots of them. One of the slides is former Longhorns who had that number. It's not much, but it's something.
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So the scrap wood 2x4 chicken wire lockers from way back when wouldn’t fly today?
Those were reserved for the Varsity. That was an upgrade from the hooks and nails on the wall for sub-varsity teams.
 
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