Texas-Vanderbilt Game Thread

[nashhorn]

Good report Boss.

 

[rick mueller]

I like it. But I also appreciate different opinions and perspectives from my own. It helps me think better. Some people don't value that and call people with an opinion different than their own a certain name.

I agree that our b*tching gets a little over zealous at times, but why have a board like this if we aren't allowed to vent a little and play Monday morning quarterback? I joke frequently about the wealth of information that our coaching staff could tap into here if they would just drop in once in a while!
At the end of the day, we all bleed Burnt Orange and wish nothing but great things for our 'horns.

 

[Unques prist]

I look at this way, this Texas team is a really good football team with an abundance of talent, resources and coaches. Therefore, when they execute poorly throughout the game, its exceptionally frustrating. The D is playing lights out and I give them a ton of credit. Ewers looks tentative and indecisive which is hurting the offensive and making the play calling predictable ala Greg Davis' nonsense. The O-line missed several blocks in the interior during the game which should not be happening this late in the year. Also, mental errors like running out the opening kickoff and getting a holding call, so you start from the 7 yrd line instead of the 25. Finally, Sark's game management at the end of the 1st half was something from a 7th grade PE teacher. So yeah, I am disappointed in not putting away an scrappy, but inferior opponent. This team is full of talented young men who want to win and execute to the best of their ability, so the coaches have to ensure it get done, since they are the professionals and grown men.

 

[Walking Boss]

I didn't have a problem with the time management at the end of the first half. The punting was the problem there as we had a 23 yard punt giving them the ball around the 35 or so instead of a half decent punt pinning them around the 15-20.

Sark did not have good time management on Texas last scoring drive. He called a pass on second down which stopped the clock before the 2-minute warning. If he calls a run on second down, you have the clock stopping at 2:00 and another run after that and Vandy has to burn a timeout before kicking the fg. Instead, Vandy got the clock stopped by the 2-minute warning before Texas kicked the fg.

 

[caryhorn]

But, how many of those were meaningful downfield passes. Swing passes at the line of scrimmage and hoping to break loose with YAC is GDGD-esque.

Heck yes they were meaningful. They lead to21 first half points.

I was not impressed with our defense. Vandy had one elite player on their team: Pavnia, their qb. Yet h e wasn’t spied on until he scored on their first drive. He was finally pressured in the second half but still not contained.

Then the huge boneheaded penalty that negated a pick six that would have iced the game.
And then the idiot defense at the goal line that allowed a pass to get through the zone for the score.
Man up there and blitz the hell out of their QB and they don’t score. They had no elite receivers. None.
We have some pretty solid defensive backs now. Let them do their job.

 

[mchammer]

Some people just want to enjoy a victory over our hated rival Vanderbilt, who for decades have trounced and besmirched the flagship football program of the great state of Texas. Suck it, COMMODORE!

 

[Chop]

Some people just want to enjoy a victory over our hated rival Vanderbilt, who for decades have trounced and besmirched the flagship football program of the great state of Texas. Suck it, COMMODORE!

Yep. They are one of the only teams out there that holds a series record on us. Vanderbilt, ND and maybe Suwannee or someone...?

 

[mchammer]

Yep. They are one of the only teams out there that holds a series record on us. Vanderbilt, ND and maybe Suwannee or someone...?

It takes time to turn around a ship. Not going to do a 180 in one game. Even the Commodores know that!