Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[Sirhornsalot]

5 hours ago, Eastexhorn said:

When he does that at Texas I will agree. Last time I looked scoreing for the  Bull Dogs does not help Horns at all.

What do you think Texas is? The Bermuda Triangle of college football?

The refusal to acknowledge previous successes in order to be able to say it hasn't been done at Texas really only makes you think there's something very wrong with Texas.

Personally, it makes no difference to me what will turn your head. Thats kind of a personal thing anyway.

Next time, you should qualify your statement by asterisk or whatever, saying your statement only applies to players who played at Texas the previous year. The significance of the statement changes when you're ignoring incoming talent.

[Sirhornsalot]

I think this season, a Big 12 title is expected. Anything less than that is below grade. We have the most talented roster in the conference with tons of experience too.

I don't know or care about CFP or bowls. I just want to win the conference and let the rest play out.

 

[Eastexhorn]

10 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

I think this season, a Big 12 title is expected. Anything less than that is below grade. We have the most talented roster in the conference with tons of experience too.

I don't know or care about CFP or bowls. I just want to win the conference and let the rest play out.

 

Ditto!

[Austin Horn]

21 hours ago, TFloss32 said:

Can he catch balls? 

[Eastexhorn]

10 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

What do you think Texas is? The Bermuda Triangle of college football?

The refusal to acknowledge previous successes in order to be able to say it hasn't been done at Texas really only makes you think there's something very wrong with Texas.

Personally, it makes no difference to me what will turn your head. Thats kind of a personal thing anyway.

Next time, you should qualify your statement by asterisk or whatever, saying your statement only applies to players who played at Texas the previous year. The significance of the statement changes when you're ignoring incoming talent.

First I think Texas is proud football school that for the last 20 or so years has been trying to get back to where they once was. Not to much luck.

To me there is a big difference in potential and prefofmance. All or most all the Alabama fejects Sark brought in had potential. Preformance not so much.

 Neyor was going to be with Worthy unstopable. So for not so good.Mitchell might catch 70 orso passes for 1500 yds.( hope he does).

As for as incoming talent Horns have had talent come in for years, not much done with it. This is the yeat, we are back 

If ifs and buts were facts Horns would won several championships in last few years.

On the head turning I will think about. Have a good day and a better tommorow!

 

[dssl]

39 minutes ago, Eastexhorn said:

First I think Texas is proud football school that for the last 20 or so years has been trying to get back to where they once was. Not to much luck.

To me there is a big difference in potential and prefofmance. All or most all the Alabama fejects Sark brought in had potential. Preformance not so much.

 Neyor was going to be with Worthy unstopable. So for not so good.Mitchell might catch 70 orso passes for 1500 yds.( hope he does).

As for as incoming talent Horns have had talent come in for years, not much done with it. This is the yeat, we are back 

If ifs and buts were facts Horns would won several championships in last few years.

On the head turning I will think about. Have a good day and a better tommorow!

 

It's true that we have had more then our fair share of apparent tsllent wasted over rescent years so your skepticism is natural. 

I think the biggest problems on offense going back to the last years of Mack Brown has been lackluster offensive lines. That problem appears to have been addressed with the current staff. This team seems to have all of the tallent needed to win it all. If the staff is as good as advertised at developing players and game planning then we are looking at a nice run going forward. On the other hand we suck until we don't. 

[tejasrulz]

17 hours ago, Eastexhorn said:

When he does that at Texas I will agree. Last time I looked scoreing for the  Bull Dogs does not help Horns at all.

I believe what @Sirhornsalotis trying to state is that he's already shown what he can do in big games (i.e. the biggest) so if he's done it before, more than likely he can do it again.

[TFloss32]

[Sirhornsalot]

5 hours ago, Eastexhorn said:

First I think Texas is proud football school that for the last 20 or so years has been trying to get back to where they once was. Not to much luck.

To me there is a big difference in potential and prefofmance. All or most all the Alabama fejects Sark brought in had potential. Preformance not so much.

 Neyor was going to be with Worthy unstopable. So for not so good.Mitchell might catch 70 orso passes for 1500 yds.( hope he does).

As for as incoming talent Horns have had talent come in for years, not much done with it. This is the yeat, we are back 

If ifs and buts were facts Horns would won several championships in last few years.

On the head turning I will think about. Have a good day and a better tommorow!

 

The talent has not come in like it has under Sark since DKR. I think that's the head-scratching that you're causing with your "please me or be done with you" approach. Even in the short time he's been here, we've seen big time development under Sark. Players improve here now.

You're free to think what you like, but it seems foolish not to see the differences, if we truly did pay attention to teams of the past. I did. And I see a much different football program now.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Game time for the Alabama game has been set for 6 p.m. Thats better than the 11 am start we did in Austin.

 

[Eastexhorn]

1 hour ago, Sirhornsalot said:

The talent has not come in like it has under Sark since DKR. I think that's the head-scratching that you're causing with your "please me or be done with you" approach. Even in the short time he's been here, we've seen big time development under Sark. Players improve here now.

You're free to think what you like, but it seems foolish not to see the differences, if we truly did pay attention to teams of the past. I did. And I see a much different football program now.

 

Belive Brown had acouple of years that talent was equal to now's

Do not know how my headscratching got in the postings.Or the please me now etc.

My parents taught me to think for myself. And you are right There is a difference in program in a lot of ways except in the winning.

[Sirhornsalot]

1 hour ago, Eastexhorn said:

Belive Brown had acouple of years that talent was equal to now's

Do not know how my headscratching got in the postings.Or the please me now etc.

My parents taught me to think for myself. And you are right There is a difference in program in a lot of ways except in the winning.

The headscratching comes into play because you seem to think people become crippled and stupid once they enter Austin, Texas city limits. Discounting a player who proved himself at Georgia is idiotic, at best. And he did it on a far bigger stage and for a better team, against better competition.

As for the winning, we improved last year. The talent has improved. Experience was gained. The trajectory is up. You ignore that then want me to explain what's wrong with your position. lol

It really doesn't matter what you've seen before. That was then. This is now.

 

[Eastexhorn]

51 minutes ago, Sirhornsalot said:

The headscratching comes into play because you seem to think people become crippled and stupid once they enter Austin, Texas city limits. Discounting a player who proved himself at Georgia is idiotic, at best. And he did it on a far bigger stage and for a better team, against better competition.

As for the winning, we improved last year. The talent has improved. Experience was gained. The trajectory is up. You ignore that then want me to explain what's wrong with your position. lol

It really doesn't matter what you've seen before. That was then. This is now.

 

On the cripples a lot have it happen not only at Austin but else where.Only Watts among the transfers hasreally been a big help.

I need no explanation of my position. And I don't care a tinkers damm on what players do atGeorgia. It what they do at Texas that mattersAnd We improved from last year. That did not take too much. Hod didwe do compared to the terrible coach (glad he isgone) to 3-4 years back. I would say we have regressed.

HopeHorns win all games this season, but excuse me if I have to see it happen first.

[TexCoyote]

 

[Baron]

10 hours ago, Austin Horn said:

Can he catch balls? 

Sarcasm?

X-man

Most receptions single game

2nd & 14th

Most receiving yards career

13th

Receiving TD's season

T2nd & 8th

Most receptions season

13th & 14th

Most receiving TD's career

3rd

[Baron]

28 minutes ago, TexCoyote said:

 

I assume the guys ahead of Banks are upperclassmen.

[Austin Horn]

20 minutes ago, Baron said:

Sarcasm?

X-man

Most receptions single game

2nd & 14th

Most receiving yards career

13th

Receiving TD's season

T2nd & 8th

Most receptions season

13th & 14th

Most receiving TD's career

3rd

Those things are good but let’s not ignore he dropped a lot of passes last year. Sure Ewers has thrown bad passes but he had his fair share of drops. 

[Sirhornsalot]

2 hours ago, Eastexhorn said:

On the cripples a lot have it happen not only at Austin but else where.Only Watts among the transfers hasreally been a big help.

I need no explanation of my position. And I don't care a tinkers damm on what players do atGeorgia. It what they do at Texas that mattersAnd We improved from last year. That did not take too much. Hod didwe do compared to the terrible coach (glad he isgone) to 3-4 years back. I would say we have regressed.

HopeHorns win all games this season, but excuse me if I have to see it happen first.

At least we know how you think. lol

You have my blessing to wait 7-8 months before you're able to form an opinion on this team. But I don't think you'll wait 7-8 months to have an opinion. It sounds good today though. lol

[Baron]

44 minutes ago, Austin Horn said:

Those things are good but let’s not ignore he dropped a lot of passes last year. Sure Ewers has thrown bad passes but he had his fair share of drops. 

Did you miss the part where he had a broken hand? That could explain why he quit on certain passes. I'm not absolving him of his transgressions last year, but you can't deny his place in the UT hierarchy.

[Sunkist]

11 hours ago, dssl said:

It's true that we have had more then our fair share of apparent tsllent wasted over rescent years so your skepticism is natural. 

I think the biggest problems on offense going back to the last years of Mack Brown has been lackluster offensive lines. That problem appears to have been addressed with the current staff. This team seems to have all of the tallent needed to win it all. If the staff is as good as advertised at developing players and game planning then we are looking at a nice run going forward. On the other hand we suck until we don't. 

We’ve had a fair amount of disappointments on defense too.  We’ve always recruited well on defense since Mack left generally. Many of our 5-stars did not live up to the billing.    Not blaming them as I think are strength and development and coaching along with coaching and scheme changes.

 

we haven’t had 5 star talent at the Oline in a very long time, 5 star talent at QB in a long time, or a big time TE.   We had those things in the 2000s.   We’ve been okay/good at RB and WR but generally only had one good player at each of those positions and then there was a big drop off.  Any injury would destroy us.  Sark has made the offense much deeper now and this is why I think we are turning the corner. 

[Eastexhorn]

Thanks for your blessing. You have mine for a great Thanksgiving dinner.

[Austin Horn]

28 minutes ago, Baron said:

Did you miss the part where he had a broken hand? That could explain why he quit on certain passes. I'm not absolving him of his transgressions last year, but you can't deny his place in the UT hierarchy.

I understand that but still no excuses on him. He dropped passes that hit his hands. He still needs to prove it more before he’s considered a first rounder. 

[Baron]

10 minutes ago, Austin Horn said:

I understand that but still no excuses on him. He dropped passes that hit his hands. He still needs to prove it more before he’s considered a first rounder. 

I played TE for three years. I can't imagine trying to catch a ball with my hands at velocity with a broken hand.

[Eastexhorn]

14 minutes ago, Austin Horn said:

I understand that but still no excuses on him. He dropped passes that hit his hands. He still needs to prove it more before he’s considered a first rounder. 

Just a observation if his broke hand was interfering with catching the ball, then some one else should have been playing.

[TFloss32]