Coach PK & the Texas D—#1 Defense in the Nation

[HornHuskerDad]

The D kept us on top in an anemic game by our O.

Nailed it, Chop. The defense gets a solid "A." The offense gets a "C." The Horns have a defense that's capable of winning a natty. The offense is slightly above middle-of-the-pack. Ole Miss shredded the Hogs defense; the Horns squeaked out a W. The Hogs defense is certainly not world-class; yesterday they were inspired and physical, and the Texas offense didn't match their intensity and physicality. IMO the Horns can get by Kentucky with superior talent, but aggy is a different matter. Hope Sark and the staff are working on the offensive issues.

 

[ViperHorn]

Nailed it, Chop. The defense gets a solid "A." The offense gets a "C." The Horns have a defense that's capable of winning a natty. The offense is slightly above middle-of-the-pack. Ole Miss shredded the Hogs defense; the Horns squeaked out a W. The Hogs defense is certainly not world-class; yesterday they were inspired and physical, and the Texas offense didn't match their intensity and physicality. IMO the Horns can get by Kentucky with superior talent, but aggy is a different matter. Hope Sark and the staff are working on the offensive issues.

Yes, but that was the Pig Peoples game of the year. Look for the same in collie station when playing for the top seed in the $EC CCG.

 

[Chop]

Yes, but that was the Pig Peoples game of the year. Look for the same in collie station when playing for the top seed in the $EC CCG.

Naaaaaaah...

The ags have probably forgotten all about us...

 

[TEXAS1983]

Yes, but that was the Pig Peoples game of the year. Look for the same in collie station when playing for the top seed in the $EC CCG.

No, its going to be way worse: a nut clutching, whooping, late hitting, eye gouging holy war from the ags.

I hope Sark knows to cater the team's food from Austin.

 

[caryhorn]

Criticizing the defense for these drive lengths preposterous

Give credit to the Georgia defense who played lights out creating turnovers which gave them short fields over and over

 

[X Misn Tx]

Maintaining our position at or near the top for best defense in the country.

#1 Total Defense

#4 Scoring Defense

If I was a high school player in Texas, and had a shot of being on a dominant, winning defense on my way to the NFL, I'd be chatting it up with Coach PK any chance I could get.

 

[Chop]

Maintaining our position at or near the top for best defense in the country.

#1 Total Defense

#4 Scoring Defense

If I was a high school player in Texas, and had a shot of being on a dominant, winning defense on my way to the NFL, I'd be chatting it up with Coach PK any chance I could get.

#1 Total Defense in the Nation. That's right.

We're teaching the SEC how to play defense. That's probably why they were so desperate to bring us into the conference. They wanted somebody in the league, at least one team, that could play some defense and be an example for the others.

 

[Chop]

Look who got nominated for the Nation's top Assistant Coach:

Pete Kwiatkowski - The Broyles Award

broylesaward.com

 

[Chop]

 

[Horns11]

While we're giving up 1.8 fewer yards per game than tOSU, they've allowed 2 fewer total TDs than we have. DOOOOOOOMED

 

[Gylcomer]

Yes, but that was the Pig Peoples game of the year. Look for the same in collie station when playing for the top seed in the $EC CCG.

Won’t this be their biggest game of all time? If it is then it follows that it could be their greatest loss of all time.

 

[ViperHorn]

Won’t this be their biggest game of all time?

If Tucker had missed that field goal, that would have been their biggest game of all time. Instead, it was their greatest nightmare of all time.

If they should win, the question will be who would be the second team in the CCG? It's probably Georgia or Alabama. Either would win going away so the question then becomes would a 3-loss aggy make the CFP? I don't think so, as do every sheep in Brazos and Washington counties.

 

[Horns11]

I'm still of the opinion that a 3-loss SEC team misses out. I know a lot of radio/tv pundits disagree, but I just don't see a reasonable justification for having a 3-loss team be placed ahead of a slew of 1-loss teams because they're "just better."

We all know they're "just better," but ignoring all standings and W's/L's flies in the face of a fair seeding for the playoff.

 

[Gylcomer]

Isn’t there a high probability that if we win vs Kentucky but lose the following week then we are out of the playoffs?

There is and always will be a negative Longhorn and State of Texas bias.

 

[Horns11]

Isn’t there a high probability that if we win vs Kentucky but lose the following week then we are out of the playoffs?

There is and always will be a negative Longhorn and State of Texas bias.

Yes, but there's still an outside chance we'd get the #2 seed for the CCG if that happens.

Updated from last week:

Passing yards per game allowed - #1 - still #1 by a long shot
Team pass efficiency D - #1 - fell to #2 behind Notre Dame
Total D - #2 - up to #1! Barely ahead of tOSU
Fewest 1st downs allowed - #3 - up to #2 ahead of Army
Scoring D - #4 - still #4 between Notre Dame and Ole Miss
Interceptions - #6 - fell to #7... guess a bunch of teams had more picks last week
Forced turnovers - #7 - up to #6 but still 3 behind JMU and Notre Dame
3rd down conversion D - #13 - still #13 after the Pigs converted 40%
Red zone D scoring percentage - #16 - fell to #18
Rushing yards per game allowed - #28 - up to #24
TFL - #31 - up to #24... hard charging last week led to a big improvement
Sacks - #41 - up to #26! Six sacks will do that for you.
Defensive TDs scored - #41 (just 1) - still tied with a bunch of teams at 1 total TD, down to #45
4th down conversion D - #45 - up to #39

 

[Chop]

Yes, but there's still an outside chance we'd get the #2 seed for the CCG if that happens.

Updated from last week:

Passing yards per game allowed - #1 - still #1 by a long shot
Team pass efficiency D - #1 - fell to #2 behind Notre Dame
Total D - #2 - up to #1! Barely ahead of tOSU
Fewest 1st downs allowed - #3 - up to #2 ahead of Army
Scoring D - #4 - still #4 between Notre Dame and Ole Miss
Interceptions - #6 - fell to #7... guess a bunch of teams had more picks last week
Forced turnovers - #7 - up to #6 but still 3 behind JMU and Notre Dame
3rd down conversion D - #13 - still #13 after the Pigs converted 40%
Red zone D scoring percentage - #16 - fell to #18
Rushing yards per game allowed - #28 - up to #24
TFL - #31 - up to #24... hard charging last week led to a big improvement
Sacks - #41 - up to #26! Six sacks will do that for you.
Defensive TDs scored - #41 (just 1) - still tied with a bunch of teams at 1 total TD, down to #45
4th down conversion D - #45 - up to #39

Look at that!!!

Now, Coach PK's only detractors are drooling imbeciles on the short bus.

 

[SabreHorn]

Look at that!!!

Now, Coach PK's only detractors are drooling imbeciles on the short bus.

Thank you; I never knew how to spell what I is.

 

[X Misn Tx]

232 total yards - averaging 249 for the year as the #1, just got better.
21 rushing yards

7 points given up - averaging 11.9 as the #4 scoring defense, just got better.

 

[Chop]

The D only gave up 7 pts vs. Kentucky.

The O gave up the other 7 pts in a freakish pick-6 fumble play.

Coach PK and the #1 Longhorn Defense just keep on rolling.

 

[Chop]

Sydir Mitchell stuffed up the middle and got a tackle for no gain yesterday. He's bigger than his listed 350 lbs.

 

[mchammer]

Sydir Mitchell stuffed up the middle and got a tackle for no gain yesterday. He's bigger than his listed 350 lbs.

Yep I saw that.

 

[longhornlegend]

The D only gave up 7 pts vs. Kentucky.

The O gave up the other 7 pts in a freakish pick-6 fumble play.

Coach PK and the #1 Longhorn Defense just keep on rolling.

The D has been the backbone this year. Hats off to that group as they have been dominant in almost every game. Providing we take care of business next week in the land of animal husbandry, its another shot at Georgia.