On the bright side

[HornsUp4Life]

I'm a believer! Besides, Osborne would have his boys 'roided up in hurry to be ready

LMBO

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

(BTW, Bret Auburn is ICE. I am so impressed.)

I am already believing he is an upgrade from Dicker, as long as we leave Dicker's punting abilities out of the conversation.

 

[X Misn Tx]

in constant sorrow all through my days!

 

[NRHorn]

This!

Is Texas any better than in 2021?

 

[Run Pincher]

This!

Is Texas any better than in 2021?

So it's about injuries? So how can tech win with the 2nd string QB and their best LB in the stands with a broken leg? I would bet they have other injuries too.

 

[Horn2RunAgain]

Holy cow- I didn't realize Trejo was a Texas Wesleyan transfer so I looked him up and he graduated from my high school- Castleberry! Definitely, the first Castleberry Lion to play for UT and probably the first to play for a major D1 program since Mike Richardson in the 60's who was a RB for SMU and then the Oilers. Thanks for mentioning that NRHorn!

Did not know Mike Livingston played @ castleberry. Cool

 

[duff_man]

I agree with all the sunshine being pumped here.
It is, however, very irksome that we lost another game in which we had a comfortable lead. Sarks percentage for losing games that way has to be the worst in the country by far. If you are up by 2 TDs in the 3rd you should win >95% of the time.

I'm really hoping we can lay the hammer on OU this year. So far 16 games into the Sark regime, he still doesn't have a marquee win.

 

[BevoJoe]

Mike Richardson in the 60's who was a RB for SMU

Man, I haven't heard that name in years.

 

[BevoJoe]

Nice post; I agree with most of your points, but some will never acknowledge just how deep we had sunk and how serious the cancers were.

Agree . . . the program has sunk pretty low over the past 13 seasons. After the loss to Bama in the NCG, Mack posted a 5-7 record in the 2010 season and the best he produced was a 9-4 season in 2012 before retiring, but causing a **** storm regarding his payout due to our interest in Saban which resulted in Strong being HC who produced 3 straight losing seasons followed by Herman's four years with (including bowl games) one - 10 win season, one - 8 win and two 7 win seasons.

We have produced only one 10 win season since Mac had a team play for the NC . . . not good, to say the least.

Can Sark turn this thing around? Maybe . . . the O looks somewhat better, and the D needs more work but has "potential" - (and we all know what that means). "His Recruits" are all pretty much frosh, with the exception of a few transfers. So, another couple of years should give us a good idea of his teams' capabilities. Still, 7 or 8 win seasons and crapping the bed against teams like Tech, Kansas, and so on, won't cut it. We'll see what he can produce once all the guys he inherited have moved on.

 

[dukesteer]

This!

Is Texas any better than in 2021?

Good article and I like Ian Boyd, but I think that he is being unjustifiably optimistic.

“They’re 2-2 rather than 3-1 or 4-0 due to bad luck and injuries more than any other factor.”

Until they can do it in the field, I must remain in the “show me” mode. I’ve heard it too many times.

 

[nashhorn]

Yeah I don’t credit or blame the Tech loss on ‘bad luck’.

 

[caryhorn]

Holy cow- I didn't realize Trejo was a Texas Wesleyan transfer so I looked him up and he graduated from my high school- Castleberry! Definitely, the first Castleberry Lion to play for UT and probably the first to play for a major D1 program since Mike Richardson in the 60's who was a RB for SMU and then the Oilers. Thanks for mentioning that NRHorn!

I haven’t heard Castleberry HS mentioned on HF or Mike Richardson until the above. I played against Mike in both football and baseball. Mike was a year older and 20 lb’s heavier. I was an outside linebacker. Mike was a tough runner. I had to “tackle” him repeatedly in his senior (my junior) season game. This consisted of me blasting him as hard as I could which resulted in me holding on for dear life while sliding down his leg as he pulled me down the field until a few of my teammates arrived to help me get the sombitch down.
In baseball he was their short stop. In our game against Castleberry that same year I tried to steal 2nd. He took the throw at the bag before I even started my slide. I was out by a mile. As a parting gift Mike stepped on both my legs (yes he had steel cleats on) but luckily no blood was drawn.
He was a tough competitor and I felt nothing but respect for him. Saw him play his last HS game (play offs) at Amon Carter stadium against a tough west Texas bunch. Don’t remember the school. Mike made his yards in that game too.