Stop panicking. This is not last year.

[TexShoe]

On 8/23/2026 at 7:41 AM, LonghornFan4Ever said:

One national championship in the last 56 years.  I have to see it to believe it.  I understand your perspective, but I’ve been burned too many times…

It's not just this.  Last offseason, we read the same glowing reports.  When Connor Stroh emerged as leading candidate to start at LG, I don't remember reading a single reporting pointing to this as a potential problem.  I just don't understand how anyone can watch him practice and feel like he would be a capable pass pro option.  That's just one example, and it's not just Stroh, but the entire OL unit.  When I read nothing but positivity, both on offense and defense, where no one struggles or even inconsistent, I tend to wonder how valid it is.  That's just not possible at any level of competition.  Also, mere mention of areas to work on doesn't mean you're shxtting on the team or giving up on the season, it's just that, things to work on.  As diehards, I would think we'd be open to knowing things like that.  

[Here for the Wins]

2 hours ago, TexShoe said:

It's not just this.  Last offseason, we read the same glowing reports.  When Connor Stroh emerged as leading candidate to start at LG, I don't remember reading a single reporting pointing to this as a potential problem.  I just don't understand how anyone can watch him practice and feel like he would be a capable pass pro option.  That's just one example, and it's not just Stroh, but the entire OL unit.  When I read nothing but positivity, both on offense and defense, where no one struggles or even inconsistent, I tend to wonder how valid it is.  That's just not possible at any level of competition.  Also, mere mention of areas to work on doesn't mean you're shxtting on the team or giving up on the season, it's just that, things to work on.  As diehards, I would think we'd be open to knowing things like that.  

I don’t remember much from last fall’s discussion.  Lots of variables but Stroh had the fewest pressures allowed of the front 5 versus Ohio State - Baker 5 plus 2 penalties.  Goosby, Campbell, Hutson with 2 each.  Throw in a penalty, a huge one at that for Campbell.  Stroh 1.

In that game, the big errors came from places other than LG.  

Here is what I don’t know and either people with the power can’t or won’t ask.  What happened to Neto?  Why Brooks?  These guys movements are tracked.  We don’t know those outcomes but presumably any outliers in a negative sense would likely exclude some guys.  Brooks was the outlier.  There’s data to show that.  Evaluation shows that.  That’s the move that should be questioned first and foremost.  That’s the name that should be discussed first.  If it’s not, then someone is missing the boat.

Personally at this time last year, I felt very good about Campbell, Hutson, and Goosby.  Then I was reasonably confident in Baker.  LG I thought would be fine.  In part because the other 4 parts would be average to maybe well above average.  Start with the top guys then work your way down.

And quit giving Sark a play calling pass.  In the first 5 games, he had two dramatic outliers.  A third was out of his norm.  So with a new QB, a new OLine, banged up RBs and WRs, and some new blood as pass catchers, he did them no favors getting up to speed and building confidence.