Clemson game and preview

Hookem G said:
I hope this isn't a bad omen, but some of you may recall that in Ewers final high school season Southlake Carroll played Austin Westlake in the State Championship. Ewers was being touted as the top QB prospect in the country and I was very interested to see how good he really was. As it turned out, it wasn't Ewers who impressed me, it was Cade Klubnik from Westlake. Klubnik led Westlake in their win over Southlake Carroll and he was clearly the better QB (a dual threat) in that game.

Now the two get to face each other again and Ewers still looks pretty much the same. He can't run, often throws off his back foot and seems more comfortable throwing three quarters. Klubnik, on the other hand, will be a definite run threat as Clemson's offensive line has been hit hard with injuries forcing him to scramble. Let's hope our defense can contain him.

Absent an injury its pretty clear that Sark is not going to change QB's this year and some may argue that it could cost us a national championship. Maybe our horrific red zone offense will come to life throughout our playoff run and we can bring home a championship.

Whatever ends up happening its been a very good season and the future looks excellent the Orange and White.
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I remember being impressed by Klubnik while watching that High School game. However, when Ewers is “on” he is Brilliant. Dance with who brung ya as Royal would say.
 
Texas might as well not show up to play this game after reading all of this.
I have nothing else to say other than Clemson best bring it or it’s gonna be a BIG Scoreboard win for Texas.
 
I didn't think the Sons of Clem were the least bit impressive last night, other than their kicker. That said, if our OL forgets to show up again, it could be a long afternoon.

I don't think Klubnik has seen DBs like we have.
 
SabreHorn said:
I didn't think the Sons of Clem were the least bit impressive last night, other than their kicker. That said, if our OL forgets to show up again, it could be a long afternoon.

I don't think Klubnik has seen DBs like we have.
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He played and practiced at WHS with Taaffe.
 
txhorn_et said:
Texas might as well not show up to play this game after reading all of this.
I have nothing else to say other than Clemson best bring it or it’s gonna be a BIG Scoreboard win for Texas.
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My impression is that Texas is better than Clemson. A football team is much, much more than a quarterback. I've seen plenty of average to not good teams with a very good quarterback or running back. Clemson's schedule has been really easy. They played one very good team (Georgia) and one pretty good team (South Carolina). Can you imagine the consternation among Texas fans if Texas had barely managed to avoid overtime with SMU? Sark would be roasted alive.
 
Of course we're better than them. But they have certain strengths and matchups -- esp. Parker vs. our RT--that they can exploit and make it a game.

Ewers needs to be on. If he is (and if our OL blocking is at least approaching average), Ewers and our All-World WRs can really exploit their suspect Secondary.

This looks a bit similar to our matchup with a&m on paper.

Not a cakewalk, but if we take care of business, we should get the 'W'.
 
Chop said:
Of course we're better than them. But they have certain strengths and matchups -- esp. Parker vs. our RT--that they can exploit and make it a game.

Ewers needs to be on. If he is (and if our OL blocking is at least approaching average), Ewers and our All-World WRs can really exploit their suspect Secondary.

This looks a bit similar to our matchup with a&m on paper.

Not a cakewalk, but if we take care of business, we should get the 'W'.
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Ewers can't have a bad game. I'm no coach but I think the keys are Texas hurting Clemson with a running game - NOT a quarterback scrambling game - a running game and the Texas defense pounding Klubnik.
 
Get your money in early...somehow Texas is -10 with over/under set at 52.

I'm seriously looking at $1K taking the points. I just don't know if I can get to the Louisiana border tomorrow...
 
Chop said:
Of course we're better than them. But they have certain strengths and matchups -- esp. Parker vs. our RT--that they can exploit and make it a game.

Ewers needs to be on. If he is (and if our OL blocking is at least approaching average), Ewers and our All-World WRs can really exploit their suspect Secondary.

This looks a bit similar to our matchup with a&m on paper.

Not a cakewalk, but if we take care of business, we should get the 'W'.
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We’re way past due for a cakewalk. I’m afraid it’s going to be a roller coaster of emotions as most of our games have been this season.
Can’t sleep on Clemson.
 
Chop said:
Re: the ACC Championship Game:

"The Tigers won the game up front in the trenches, dominating the line of scrimmage and keeping pressure on Jennings throughout the game. Rarely was there a pass play when the SMU quarterback wasn’t scrambling out of the pocket and trying to avoid being sacked."
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Foreshadowing....
 
Saint Jimmy said:
Yep. Clemson is WAY too strong for this weak Texas team. I mean, gosh, they only gave up 30 something to mighty SMU.
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Uhh, I didn't say SC aggie would win or give up 30 + points to us. Horns have struggled on O LOS at times this season.

The primary POINT of the post was pressure. The OL is marginal handling it.

Guess you didnt follow SMU much this season. They are pretty good. I saw most of the game VS Clemson. SMU QB constantly under pressure and had to scramble to make plays. Ewers is not a scrambling QB. That is your foreshadowing.

Maybe OL will get it done?
 
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Saint Jimmy said:
Yep. Clemson is WAY too strong for this weak Texas team. I mean, gosh, they only gave up 30 something to mighty SMU.
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SMU is able to be competitive now that they can legally buy players...mid-majors have shown time and again that they can be competitive, see App State over Michigan and Boise State over the land thieves in a bowl game. Or even NIU over Notre Dame this year...

Of course, then App State went and added cupcakes like aggy to pad their stats...
 
mb227 said:
SMU is able to be competitive now that they can legally buy players...mid-majors have shown time and again that they can be competitive, see App State over Michigan and Boise State over the land thieves in a bowl game. Or even NIU over Notre Dame this year...

Of course, then App State went and added cupcakes like aggy to pad their stats...
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Maybe so but SMU would barely be middle of the pack in the sec or big 10.
 
WorsterMan said:
Uhh, I didn't say SC aggie would win or give up 30 + points to us. Horns have struggled on O LOS at times this season.

The primary POINT of the post was pressure. The OL is marginal handling it.

Guess you didnt follow SMU much this season. They are pretty good. I saw most of the game VS Clemson. SMU QB constantly had to scramble to make plays. Ewers is not a scrambling QB. That is your foreshadowing.

Maybe OL will get it done?
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I KNOW all of this but your post appeared to be ridiculously pessimistic to me. I guess I watch too many videos by youtube "coaches" and read too many surlybevo comments written by pompous morons. I did follow SMU and I am still unimpressed. Texas would beat them by 3 or 4 touchdowns.... or should, anyway. They look about like Arkansas.... maybe aggy but I think aggy is better.

Get a grip.
 
mb227 said:
SMU is able to be competitive now that they can legally buy players...mid-majors have shown time and again that they can be competitive, see App State over Michigan and Boise State over the land thieves in a bowl game. Or even NIU over Notre Dame this year...

Of course, then App State went and added cupcakes like aggy to pad their stats...
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I have seriously disliked SMU since the 1980s when I would see the "Mercedes and Mustangs. No place but SMU" bumper stickers. Blech.
 
The Clemson team coming to Austin in a couple of more weeks won’t be the same group we’ve seen all year. We all know they’ll play the best game they’ve shown in years. That’s just how it goes.
The Horns will need a complete game to come out on top. I’m ready for Texas to play 4 explosive quarters in all aspects of the game.
Horns Up!!
 
Saint Jimmy said:
I have seriously disliked SMU since the 1980s when I would see the "Mercedes and Mustangs. No place but SMU" bumper stickers. Blech.
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St Jimmy joins yesterday and it didn’t take long to reveal his sore spot: SMU. Funny how that goes.

Anyway I am with St Jimmy on this one. Texas played the no. 2 team in the nation on Saturday (Georgia) and had multiple chances to win that game. Hopefully Banks is back against Clemson. We got glass half empty and half full folks on this board. Texas should win by double digits.
 
Saint Jimmy said:
I have seriously disliked SMU since the 1980s when I would see the "Mercedes and Mustangs. No place but SMU" bumper stickers. Blech.
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They really didn’t have any Mercedes because those kids thought they were clunky old people cars. They did have 38 Nissan Z cars from Warren Bankston
 
mchammer said:
St Jimmy joins yesterday and it didn’t take long to reveal his sore spot: SMU. Funny how that goes.

Anyway I am with St Jimmy on this one. Texas played the no. 2 team in the nation on Saturday (Georgia) and had multiple chances to win that game. Hopefully Banks is back against Clemson. We got glass half empty and half full folks on this board. Texas should win by double digits.
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Thank you. I have a couple of other sore spots, too. LOL. One frustrating thing about this team is that they seem to have an inability to put away teams they are clearly better than. They "play with their food" too much. I think one major reasons for that is lack of a solid, consistent running game. A mobile quarterback with Ewers' accuracy would be great but those don't grow on trees. Manning may be one but it's really tough to throw him out there against good competition in a playoff game.
 
SabreHorn said:
They really didn’t have any Mercedes because those kids thought they were clunky old people cars. They did have 38 Nissan Z cars from Warren Bankston
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I don't know about that. I moved to Dallas in 1982 and I saw quite a few of them..... the arrogance was palpable.
 
Texex81 said:
I remember being impressed by Klubnik while watching that High School game. However, when Ewers is “on” he is Brilliant. Dance with who brung ya as Royal would say.
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I hope the "brilliant" Ewers at 75% mobility (per Sark) shows up at least once in a game that counts.
 
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