Texas travels to UALR

[longhorn47]

Amazing to go 0 for 3rd quarter and win by 10. McCarty is amazing and Boyette brought us back early 4th quarter.

 

[Slgore76]

This was a collectively piss poor effort from top to bottom. Texas had the size and talent advantage and played down to a lesser caliber team. I'm glad they won but this will not cut it in conference or the tournament.

 

[Moooooo]

All that stuff doesn't matter, the game was scheduled and they knew that if they didn't play well it was a possibility that they could lose. There should be no excuses for this poor performance.

It matters to me, which is why I posted it. Nothing to gain from that game, and a lot to lose. Would rather have played SMU in Dallas for recruiting and alumni purposes.

 

[rattfatt]

It matters to me, which is why I posted it. Nothing to gain from that game, and a lot to lose. Would rather have played SMU in Dallas for recruiting and alumni purposes.

You want to talk about all that other stuff. Little Rock's is a solid team, but if you're an elite program you should beat them handedly by 15 or 20 points. It doesn't matter when or why they were scheduled an elite team takes care of business.

 

[TagHorns]

I can not believe Aston did not start Brooke McCarty!! She is the Leader, the Heart and soul of this team. The way she goes so goes the team. Higgs does not deserve the start over Brook. Higgs never passes over even when her teammates are open. I am really frustrated with Aston's decision!

Perhaps Aston was going off how Brooke's practice went. Sometimes the girls have bad practices. Also she didn't look like I know how she can play the past couple of games. No one played well until the last quarter in this game. It's good for the girls to see that Aston can change things up and maybe light a fire into their butts sometimes. None of them need to get comfortable as to their spot in the lineup. Higgs is a good player and has a lot to learn, but when you're going to try different lineups, this is the time to do it before Big 12 play starts.

 

[TagHorns]

Wow, what a game. I listened, but didn't get to see it. Zone defense was the obvious game changer. I'm glad Karen has gotten wise to using the zone. IMO, it is so underused. We need Atkins and Sanders back asap. Empress' offensive contribution is unpredictable, and LaShann, for all her obvious gifts, does not have any shooting consistency yet. Brooke had an amazing fourth quarter. What a great player.

Totally agree on needing Atkins and Sanders back! Seems the girls are smoother with Sanders in and Ariel with her aggression. LaShann will definitely get there. Unfortunately, right now you don't know what LaShann you're going to get. Our freshman are some of the strongest freshman class we've ever signed. Can't wait to see them grasp the ropes and mesh a little better. This team definitely needs to play 4 GOOD quarters!!!!! One is just not good enough. We haven't played the scrappiest teams in our schedule yet. Ugh!

 

[TagHorns]

Does it matter that Brooke didn't start, she was out there when she needed to be. Also, Brooke didn't play well against Miss st and they still won, so what's your point. The bottom line is that Coach Aston needs to start holding players accountable for their bad decision making and also run a better offense.

Couldn't agree with this more!

 

[jusme828]

I am tired of all the negative posts about this team. This team FOUND a way to WIN, after 3 quarters of awful play. That is what great teams do. Find A Way, and remember that YOU ARE TEXAS!!!!!!!

 

[Rexy]

I am tired of all the negative posts about this team. This team FOUND a way to WIN, after 3 quarters of awful play. That is what great teams do. Find A Way, and remember that YOU ARE TEXAS!!!!!!!

I'm tired of the negativity too. Let's be glad we won. Everyone is right, we won't win against better teams if we play the way we played today, but every game is different, every team is different, every matchup is different. I wish we could just let them play the games, support them, and see what happens.

 

[rattfatt]

I'm tired of the negativity too. Let's be glad we won. Everyone is right, we won't win against better teams if we play the way we played today, but every game is different, every team is different, every matchup is different. I wish we could just let them play the games, support them, and see what happens.

You can continue to post whatever you want. Even when a team who is suppose to be a top 10 team turns the ball over 18 times and fails to score an entire 10 minute quarter against a mid major program. And I'll continue to critique them when those things happen, but also give them all of the credit when they play well and if or when Coach Aston runs a competent offense.

 

[utfannforlife]

Glad for the win.

But, no reason for this game to have ever been scheduled. I stated the same thing when the schedule was announced a few months ago. Even though we've had some down seasons, we are Texas. We have no business travelling to play a game against UALR in Little Rock. We have no players from there, and it's not one of our main recruiting bases (like Houston and Dallas).

Coach A is from Arkansas. She said there was a recruit she was after a couple of seasons ago (who ended up signing with UofArkansas) that she told they would play a game or two in her home state if she signed with Texas. We had already played in that arena last season against A&M; so, just no reason for this game to be played anywhere but at home.

And, it was sandwiched between Miss. State and Stanford, and when finals are approaching. Team should not be travelling right now if it can be avoided.

Couldn't disagree with that more. I want us to schedule as many games as possible against competitive teams on the road. UALR is a regular NCAA team and they will likely be one this year as well.

As far as nothing to gain? What about the experience they get of from playing a well coached quality opponent on the road? I would prefer them get used to it now, to prepare them for Waco and Stillwater and Ames.

 

[brnkj]

Couldn't disagree with that more. I want us to schedule as many games as possible against competitive teams on the road. UALR is a regular NCAA team and they will likely be one this year as well.

As far as nothing to gain? What about the experience they get of from playing a well coached quality opponent on the road? I would prefer them get used to it now, to prepare them for Waco and Stillwater and Ames.

I prefer a more competitive schedule as well. One reason I don't make more non-conference games is that, aside from Tennessee and Stanford (and now Mississippi St.) the games are not very competitive. One of my main knocks against Baylor is that outside the Griner/Sims era (both before and after) their schedules have mostly been filled with very weak opponents... definitely not what you'd expect from a perennial Top 5 ranked team. I hope that when we get to the next level, our schedule will be beefed up even more.

 

[utfannforlife]

I prefer a more competitive schedule as well. One reason I don't make more non-conference games is that, aside from Tennessee and Stanford (and now Mississippi St.) the games are not very competitive. One of my main knocks against Baylor is that outside the Griner/Sims era (both before and after) their schedules have mostly been filled with very weak opponents... definitely not what you'd expect from a perennial Top 5 ranked team. I hope that when we get to the next level, our schedule will be beefed up even more.

And their performance against elite teams has shown it. If you play weak opponents in easy environments, then you only learn how to beat weak opponents in weak environments.

I would much rather only play 2 or 3 cupcakes a year and stack the rest. Because a small loss against a top tier team on the road actually helps you more than a cupcake win. See Ohio State and how they were in the top 10 with 3 losses. I assure you that their seeding will reflect their willingness to go out and play top opponents night in and night out.

Also I would like to see us go back to scheduling the perennial top 5's. I loved when we scheduled Duke and Uconn some years back. That is why I was pleased to see us schedule SC in the coming years, and I would like to add Uconn and ND to the list as well. You never know where you are until you play the people at the top.

 

[rattfatt]

And their performance against elite teams has shown it. If you play weak opponents in easy environments, then you only learn how to beat weak opponents in weak environments.

I would much rather only play 2 or 3 cupcakes a year and stack the rest. Because a small loss against a top tier team on the road actually helps you more than a cupcake win. See Ohio State and how they were in the top 10 with 3 losses. I assure you that their seeding will reflect their willingness to go out and play top opponents night in and night out.

Also I would like to see us go back to scheduling the perennial top 5's. I loved when we scheduled Duke and Uconn some years back. That is why I was pleased to see us schedule SC in the coming years, and I would like to add Uconn and ND to the list as well. You never know where you are until you play the people at the top.

They're going to play Uconn next year.

 

[brnkj]

And their performance against elite teams has shown it. If you play weak opponents in easy environments, then you only learn how to beat weak opponents in weak environments.

I would much rather only play 2 or 3 cupcakes a year and stack the rest. Because a small loss against a top tier team on the road actually helps you more than a cupcake win. See Ohio State and how they were in the top 10 with 3 losses. I assure you that their seeding will reflect their willingness to go out and play top opponents night in and night out.

Also I would like to see us go back to scheduling the perennial top 5's. I loved when we scheduled Duke and Uconn some years back. That is why I was pleased to see us schedule SC in the coming years, and I would like to add Uconn and ND to the list as well. You never know where you are until you play the people at the top.

My sentiments exactly on all points mentioned. I definitely think Aston has us going to in the direction of tougher scheduling in years to come. If I'm a top recruit, I don't want to go to a university that stacks it's schedule with automatic wins (like BU). I mean, if you're program is all that... what the hell are you running from? IJS...

Apparently for BU it's all about running up scores, allowing starters to pad stats (and get in record books with BU by their names) and playing whomever necessary to assure them of as many 30-win seasons as possible.

 

[BevoBeef]

hell of an echo there. radio broadcast is a couple of minutes ahead of the video feed.

The same symtom was there on the IMG internet audio broadcast of the Baylor football game Saturday. There was a long delay to a second lagging audio echo. This is more than a coincidence. There is something wrong with the new radio station equipment or procedures. My guess is that there is a video feed noise into the radio broadcast after the video signal bounces off the satellite.

 

[Moooooo]

I can't remember a single true out of state road game in the past that was comparable to playing at UALR. That's my point that many have missed. It's as if we are having trouble scheduling opponents from the power conferences; we can't seem to ever play B1G or ACC teams (not counting holiday tourneys).

Oh, well. It's done. Perhaps we'll get a return trip from them some day.

 

[utfannforlife]

I can't remember a single true out of state road game in the past that was comparable to playing at UALR. That's my point that many have missed. It's as if we are having trouble scheduling opponents from the power conferences; we can't seem to ever play B1G or ACC teams (not counting holiday tourneys).

Oh, well. It's done. Perhaps we'll get a return trip from them some day.

Thats where we have to realize that scheduling is a two way street. Not sure everyone wants to welcome us onto their court with a promise of a return game. I know for a fact that top 10 programs dodge us regularly.

 

[hoopsalot]

I think this was our return trip. ULAR played in Austin in 2013.

 

[BBV_Horn]

This game was a hot mess... Hope Texas wakes up and smells the coffee by Sunday...or Stanford will drum us OUT of the Drum!!
But..as JusMe said, we found a way to win...the glass is half-full!