Sark - the honeymoon is officially over

I don't see NU digging out of their ditch any time soon. It's not 1980 anymore. Maybe a year here or there where they overachieve but as a dominant powerhouse? Those days are over
 
GV Longhorn said:
I’ve never been so angry about a game in all of my years of being a fan! I know that the players want to win worse than the fans, blah blah….

A huge halftime lead literally pissed away!

A few (obvious) observations:
- Physically not ready.

- O-line play is abysmal. Casey had very little time to throw, and even so had nearly 400 yards and 5 TDs. When the skill players are on the ground after a play and the lineman are standing up with their hands on their hips- that needs to be called out. The center cannot flinch so many times. Guys are confused on who they are supposed to cover. If the line can’t learn and jell, then get some players who want it and can get the job done!

- D does not apply pressure. Why play soft on a third and long that ends up being a TD? While OU brought down some “50-50 plays” the D consistently gave up too many big plays against a freshmen QB who didn’t even play his last year of high school due to COVID! Missed tackles and very few blitzes.

- Special teams. A tale of two cities. Blocked kick good. Bringing the ball out of the end zone three times, not so much…
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Point # 1 was worded perfectly GV. O line guys standing around after the running back and or quarterback have been deposited into the turf. I SIMPLY CANNOT IMAGINE MYSELF HEARING "T E X A S F I G H T" and whiffing and loafing on blocks??!! I have seen these guys throw themselves OVER the PILE, adding additional weight on top of said QB or RB PUNISHING OUR OWN PLAYER EVEN FURTHER IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOK LIKE THEY WERE DOING THEIR JOB!!?? WHAT HELL IS THAT??
IT IS THE MAJOR PART OF THE DAMNING SAGA OF OUR ROTTON PLAY THE LAST 10 YEARS.
 
Just finished watching the Flagship podcast interview with Michael Griffin. I implore all those who haven't to do so. I agree with everything he said 100%.
 
Duck Dodgers said:
But could be worse. Is there a more disappointing football program in America than Nebraska?

3-5 overall, with two of those wins coming against hired chumps. 1-4 in conference and in last place. About to fire their hero player now coach, for whom this job has been a nightmare, and in a conference that doesn't care the least about them.

They don't even have a real rival - I mean who do they try to fire up for, and root against these days? Minnesota?
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Hey except for this year, they have pretty much been Northwestern's ***** since joing the league (with two of the Husker wins being hail mary wins in Lincoln). Let that sink in.

I find particular comfort in that knowing that for two generations Devaney and Osborne won with their "partial qualifies", while half of the seniors on the Northwestern roster has already earned their degree from a school that is a non-Ivy Ivy.

Go Purple. Go White.

:nw:
 
Really wish we still had Epps, Green, and Alford. Mitchell maybe. He'd have to play better than he is now. Jackson just depends on how he develops.
 
moondog_LFZ said:
We've lost a few thru the portal.
How Texas football transfers are performing with their new programs
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I didn’t realize that there were so many. The player I thought would be really good was Epps, but he never seemed to turn the corner in Austin.

Ingram is a better player at USC than he was at Texas from what I have seen, but he would still be behind BR & RJ, and maybe even KR.

Can’t comment about Rising. I just don’t know enough about him as compared to Thompson or Card.
 
dukesteer said:
I didn’t realize that there were so many. The player I thought would be really good was Epps, but he never seemed to turn the corner in Austin.

Ingram is a better player at USC than he was at Texas from what I have seen, but he would still be behind BR & RJ, and maybe even KR.

Can’t comment about Rising. I just don’t know enough about him as compared to Thompson or Card.
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Bimmage seems to be doing well.
 
Ingram is a better player at USC than he was at Texas from what I have seen, but he would still be behind BR & RJ, and maybe even KR.
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He probably wouldn't even be playing seeing as how Roschon is getting less than 6 touches a game.
 
Statalyzer said:
He probably wouldn't even be playing seeing as how Roschon is getting less than 6 touches a game.
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The absence of Roschon is mind-boggling given that the use of him a handful of times gave the Horns the same sort of two-headed monster Dallas has going with Elliott and Pollard.
 
Make no mistake about it. We have had some talented, high upside guys come in here and leave over the last handful of years. We will never know what they would have/could have been had our program been more stable.
We have also lost many highly rated recruits who wanted to come here but couldnt overcome the dysfunction and make the leap.
I would take that group over the former, by the way....if we could have chosen.

I would really love to see a detailed analysis of portal effects and which schools have suffered the most...would be hard to measure but I'd love to see it.
 
Sangre Naranjada said:
Knee-jerk reactions of "it's gotta' be the coach" are present within most every fanbase. I think we may have one of the quickest triggers out there though, probably because half our fans think they know more about football than that moron on the sidelines the AD hired last year, and the other half are just so frustrated because we have been on such a long streak of mediocrity that they lash out at the easiest targets too.
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This is correct. And it’s so ridiculous, even Aggy can see it.
 
Every time I see this thread title I just cringe...and a little voice inside says this is a much bigger problem than who our coach is.
Nearly everyone involved in the program from the top down are aware that this is how a large portion of their "supporters" think.
A true supporter is not someone whose attitude is "These people just exist to give me pleasure, entertainment, and make me happy...They are there for me."
No, on the contrary, if anything, the opposite is true. We are here for them...or should be.
 
dukesteer said:
I didn’t realize that there were so many. The player I thought would be really good was Epps, but he never seemed to turn the corner in Austin.

Ingram is a better player at USC than he was at Texas from what I have seen, but he would still be behind BR & RJ, and maybe even KR.

Can’t comment about Rising. I just don’t know enough about him as compared to Thompson or Card.
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Rising is who i thought could have been a star here. Sam was just the guy for us at the time tho

Try to picture Rising here w/ our O Line right now. Not a fit. Better than Card all around, but it wouldn't matter. Casey is the better fit here for sure
 
As long as there are OL issues the "need" is for another Vince, Colt, or Sam. QBs who put the team on their back and push through the issues. Casey has not reached that point yet, but he will be "the" QB going into next season with Card portling out.
 
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