I know Auburn has some sweet Boom tshirts, minus the fact that they are from Auburn. This needs to happen quick, this would definitely be an early morning t-gate shirt!
I love the emphasis on pass rush from the front four and tackling in space. I am really really hoping that this is the most productive pass-rushing team we've had since the Hampton/Rogers DL - frankly if it isn't I'll be a little disappointed.
I'd be surprised if this t-shirt is ever sold through a UT-affiliated store. Mainly that has to do with the fact that the next word after "BOOM" was an expletive that Muschamp himself regrets (at least publicly). Mack Brown & Co seem to steer away from non-family-oriented things like that.
For the record, I think it would be a great shirt.
Of course he is going to say he regrets using the f word. Haven't seen too many coaches stand up and say that were proud to drop the f bomb on national TV and would do it again.
If Kindle and Orakpo can stay healththy (a big if), UT might be as good as anyone in the country WRT pass rushing DEs (against the spread, Kindle will be playing DE rather than LB in pass rushing situations). There should also be plenty of speed at DT since some DEs have been spun down to DT.
The horns ability to tackle will be a huge indicator of Muschamp's effectiveness. I think Muschamp will be successful in this area, too.
I think we will be able to generate pressure with our stunts and our front four, but I am eager to see how our young DBs react to tackle in space. If DLs and LBs can afford to miss a tackle but if the DBs miss its six and personally we did not tackle well last year.
If these youngsters can wrap up it will be a very good year defensively.
The goober shirt! I would be embarrassed of fans wearing shirts that say ************ or a version of it. Just like when I see one that says **** the Huskers and so on. There is fun and then there is showing class v. *** in public. Everybody may not have little kids but enough do to the point I would not do it.
I used to wear my "F The Haters" shirt to games until a kid started reading my shirt aloud in the concession line. The dad gave me a look like he would rather be anywhere but there at that moment. I forget what the dad did to deflect the kids attention but I still felt sort of slimy for it.
Hopefully we won't see too many of these but we have some scuzzy fans like anybody else does. It's sort of like when students forget they are not around other students and yell, "Make 'em eat ****" around little kids and blame being drunk as the reason why.
Muschamp's defense against Leach's offense will be awesome to watch. IMHO, our defense will dismantle TT's offense with pure, physical domination. I can't wait for this season to start.
Even if I were not a Hog fan, and the "Boom ************" were not used against Arkansas, I'm a little embarrassed for anyone that does not find it to be a horribly cliche', cheeseball thing to say, or at least to repeat it.
"Boom" sounds like something Mario Lopez would shout during a very, very bad episode of Saved by the Bell.
Honestly, it's about as corny as it comes. Only a middle aged white male would say it and only cheesedick middle aged white males would repeat it as if it is "cool", "neato", or "hip".
"Boom"? Honestly? Repeating it as if it is the best thing since sliced bread shows that you are either completely out of touch with slang or you are the biggest dork this side of Dungeons and Dragons.
Also like the front four rush defense improving. My defensive concerns are 1) secondary getting burned; 2) pass rush keeping pressure on QB; and 3) LBs defending the short passes over the middle.
If the front four can get any kind of pressure the short game is where the ball will be dumped off most of the time. The LBs are going to need to hold their own in the middle.