Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[Eastexhorn]

I can't tell if you realize they were joking?

Did not see a smilly face might have missed it. Thanks.

 

[Eastexhorn]

Got my issue of DCTF this evening. They pick Texas to go 8-4. Also Baylor to win conference? They have a hot 100 for recruits this year.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Got my issue of DCTF this evening. They pick Texas to go 8-4. Also Baylor to win conference? They have a hot 100 for recruits this year.

Yeah and they have Texas at 4th in the conference.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Hearing both Angilau and Neyor have torn ACLs.

 

[Austin Horn]

Pain 

 

[TFloss32]

Brutal news on Angilau and Neyor, especially with everyone getting to this point in the offseason without anything serious.

 

[TFloss32]

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[Eastexhorn]

Yeah and they have Texas at 4th in the conference.

Not much love for Longhorn players either. On the two all Texas university teams, 3 players on offnse ( one out for year Jr.) and one on defense teams,

Good news is they rate the Texas commitments pretty high. Several made the three super teams.

 

[Eastexhorn]

Anyone know if Inside Texas has thier own list top hundred or so. Ordo they depend on On3 for this.

DCTF farms out thier list of top players. Use to do thier own. 

 

[texbound]

Hearing both Angilau and Neyor have torn ACLs.

While i wouldnt call it a silver lining, the young OL players are gonna have to pick up the slack.  Gonna suck early on, but they will get a lot of experience for next year.  

 

[BWilk55]

Hall better get his shit together then and Omiere and Whittington need to stay healthy and upright.  Hearing good things about Red and Thompson though.  Grabbing Milton is turning out to be genius.

Worthy, Whittington and Hall/Omiere to start

Bench: Hall/Omiere, Milton, Thompson, Red and Cain

Still a really good WR corps.

Maybe the Horns get lucky with 2 breakout Fr in back to back years (Worthy last year and Thompson this year).

Same goes for the RB room with Bijan, Keilan, Brooks and Blue from a RB talent POV.  What the Horns lose in not having Rojo is his leadership and drive on the field.

Imo, Angilau is the biggest potential loss. He may not be the best OL in pure talent but he was/is the best OL in talent + experience and is a veteran presence on the OL.  Hopefully his isn't quite so bad.

WR - lots of options, especially if some shine like you said. That said, there is no one who can replace what Neyor could do out there. Lowers the ceiling of the offense a bit but still plenty for Sark to play with.

RB - plenty of good depth, would be nice to have Rojo out there for Bama, if we have a shot we need intangible players like him. 

OL - We maybe have 8 decent to good options, Angilua being one of them. Being down to 7 makes things tight but doable with good health going forward.

 

[texbound]

WR - lots of options, especially if some shine like you said. That said, there is no one who can replace what Neyor could do out there. Lowers the ceiling of the offense a bit but still plenty for Sark to play with.

RB - plenty of good depth, would be nice to have Rojo out there for Bama, if we have a shot we need intangible players like him. 

OL - We maybe have 8 decent to good options, Angilua being one of them. Being down to 7 makes things tight but doable with good health going forward.

Spot on.

I kind of look at Neyor as being an unknown in my eyes.  I can't really miss what I've technically never really observed.  Hard for me to say how much of a loss it really is.  Not knocking Neyor at all, the potential is definitely a loss.  I think Sark can adjust and maybe use Billingsley and Sanders more together.  Lots of options to mask the loss.

On the OL, I guess i always figured the starting 5 would be (L to R): Karic, Angilau, Majors, Conner, Jones.

Primary backups: Banks, Campbell, Garth Hutson, Williams and Parr.

Question is, does Banks or Campbell start.  I picture Banks as a OT and DJ as an OG, but I think both are agile, strong and physically able to play both spots.  I dont really know what Flood does so I'll just shut up and let him do his job.

 

[Johnny Depp]

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/season-predictions/texas/

Texas is back! We’ve heard that mantra repeated on a somewhat annual basis over the last decade, but the Longhorns have only won 10 games in a season once since 2009. This program has not been the same since Mack Brown was chased out of town in 2013 as both Charlie Strong and Tom Herman have struggled to turn things around.

Steve Sarkisian was supposed to be the latest program changer, but the Longhorns went 5-7 in his first season and failed to make a bowl game after losing at home to lowly Kansas. Texas is still happy with Sark as he has signed promising recruiting classes and brought in stars like Quinn Ewers, yet another underwhelming season will ratchet up his hot seat with the program set to jump to the SEC in a few years......

(skip to the end)

This offense will likely be one of the top 20 units in the country, but the defense is a huge concern. We will see both sides of the ball tested early when Texas welcomes Alabama to Austin on September 10, and that game could set the tone for the season. The Crimson Tide have a way of exposing your biggest weaknesses for your future opponents to use as a blueprint, so the Under is the play.

Best Bet: Under 8.5 Wins (-110)

 

[Sirhornsalot]

"The Crimson Tide have a way of exposing your biggest weaknesses for your future opponents to use as a blueprint."

This is what I fear.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Spot on.

I kind of look at Neyor as being an unknown in my eyes.  I can't really miss what I've technically never really observed.  Hard for me to say how much of a loss it really is.  Not knocking Neyor at all, the potential is definitely a loss.  I think Sark can adjust and maybe use Billingsley and Sanders more together.  Lots of options to mask the loss.

On the OL, I guess i always figured the starting 5 would be (L to R): Karic, Angilau, Majors, Conner, Jones.

Primary backups: Banks, Campbell, Garth Hutson, Williams and Parr.

Question is, does Banks or Campbell start.  I picture Banks as a OT and DJ as an OG, but I think both are agile, strong and physically able to play both spots.  I dont really know what Flood does so I'll just shut up and let him do his job.

Angilau has been working at Center while Cole Hutson had apparently won the RG spot as he was the one taking 1st team reps at that spot. Angilau has been rotating with Majors at Center. Chances are Angilau isn't even starting, though he would provide valuable depth.

I kinda expect Devon Campbell to be pushed into action at guard some. I've heard he looks like he's been here a couple years and is playing well.

 

[TexCoyote]

I saw where Derek Kerstetter was released by the Bills. 

 

[Eastexhorn]

Angilau is out so we will never knowhow it would played out. To me he was just an experment at center. Flood seems to want to play 5 best regardless of natural position.

Iwish coached would go bact to having at least rwo deep or three deepat each position. And sub. whole units during the game.

 

[UTfish]

On a positive note, at least these injuries happened early enough to give the coaches time to implement changes in position planning before the season opener.

 

[TFloss32]

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[Austin Horn]

6 minutes ago, TFloss32 said:

Awesome