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T-ShirtHorn
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Well that sucks
my guess is that he is homesick for Phoenix, seems to have never fully embraced his Austin experience...just a guess
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WR room is thining out. Wrong ones leaving
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Jake Smith is probably a delightful young adult. He probably has excellent grades. I've never heard anything but glowing things about him, as a person.
That said, I think his ceiling had been reached and for some reason, he was declining in performance. Frankly, I did not expect him to win a starting job this season.
I view this as a loss in that UT just lost a great young student athlete. I also view it as some additional room for someone who is more talented to come aboard.
I wish him the best and hope he gets things back to where they were.
That said, I think his ceiling had been reached and for some reason, he was declining in performance. Frankly, I did not expect him to win a starting job this season.
I view this as a loss in that UT just lost a great young student athlete. I also view it as some additional room for someone who is more talented to come aboard.
I wish him the best and hope he gets things back to where they were.
Maybe so, but I thought Sark would find innovative ways to use him more in his offense. And Whittington seems to be injury prone. I hate to see Jake go, if he does. Smith did play hurt last year, too.
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Some of the young WRS will have to step up. With a new offence all shouldbe close to equal in making the starting three.
About 13 bodies leftin WR room.
About 13 bodies leftin WR room.
Jake Smith is a playmaker, he needs to catch the ball in space, or in stride and let him use his legs...unfortunately that was not Sam's strong suit, all JS seemed to get were curl routs, and routs where his back was to the DB, he wasn't built to take those kinds of hits...the kid was a former Gatorade POTY, we( coaching staff) squandered his talents at UT...not the first Gatorade POY we have chased away, anyone remember Jeff Brantley...
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Former Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger working out with Patrick Mahomes
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/look-former-texas-quarterback-sam-221152111.html
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/look-former-texas-quarterback-sam-221152111.html
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I think Jake played in 9 games in two years, I'm not sure. He's had two injuries (hammy, foot) before Sark came along . . . then missed all of spring training with an injured foot. So he was behind and certainly pretty injury prone himself.
You're right, but I keep hoping...
Seabiscuit lost his first 17 races before the right trainer turned him into a champion racehorse.
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A different QB might have made a big difference with Smith. Texas has misused a lot of players over last30 or 20 years.
Hopefly that has changed
Hopefly that has changed
I haven't done or seen the math myself but it seems that someone has unofficially kept tally of the scoring based on championship results and its a done deal with only baseball left to be sorted out and Texas already guaranteed a top 8 finish.
BTW, it's impressive for anyone to out do Stanford in this ranking. They count your points in up to 19 NCAA sports. Stanford competes in 30 some odd sports so they have 30 opportunities to put up 19 good results. Texas on the other hand competes in I believe only 18 sports so they basically need good results in all 18 to beat out Stanford. Texas' only poor showings this year were Soccer who didn't rank at all and then basketball which finished tied for 33rd after their first round NCAA exit.
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I agree it will be very impressive to beat Stanford for the cup however as I said, I don't want to hear Josey Wales dead, I want to see Josey Wales dead.
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