Our fans

[TexShoe]

I thought our fans were spectacular Saturday night.  4Q was a more electric than 1990 UH.  Yep, I said it.  Two comments/questions for the board:

1. We booed the team on a couple occasions in 3Q.  In today's college football, how do we feel about that?  Have we softened our position that "these are kids"?  Or did the amount of money they're rightfully being paid change your attitude on that?  

2. A couple people texted me about Texas fans rushing the field.  I was in section 1, and I saw no such thing.  Did anyone else see this?  

[HornPharmD12]

Some students near where the band sits jumped the rails to try to rush the field and immediately got cut off by cops / security 

[Horns_90]

3 minutes ago, TexShoe said:

In today's college football, how do we feel about that? 

From Section 15 it felt like it was responding to sideways football.

[TexShoe]

1 minute ago, Horns_90 said:

From Section 15 it felt like it was responding to sideways football.

I'd like to think it was directed at Sark for his play calling, but it all lands the same.

[Bootleghorn]

I heard boos from OSU fans in the 2nd half.  I also saw a few kids rush the field from the SEZ.

[bevocbs]

1. I was down on the rail on the East side and I did not see anyone rushing the field. I think most of the people on the field were from the south endzone club who have direct access to the field. I am not sure if they are truly allowed to go out past the end zone after the game, but it was not a "rush the field".

2. UT fans were definitely booing, and maybe it was "directed" at Sark, but I guarantee that is not how it was taken. The players will think it is directed at them (and they did hear it).

3. I always have and always will thinking booing your own team is stupid. Whether that is college or professional sports. I understand the frustration and the temptation to boo, but it says more about the maturity of us fans than it does anything else. It is not like the players or coaches are not trying to do their best and booing is going to somehow remind them to play or coach harder. They are trying way harder than we are as fans. They are just humans and sometimes fail.

4. Save the booing for the refs. They may also be trying their best, but booing may actually subconsciously lead them to benefitting your team on the next close call.

[hookem1014]

1 hour ago, TexShoe said:

I thought our fans were spectacular Saturday night.  4Q was a more electric than 1990 UH.  Yep, I said it.  Two comments/questions for the board:

1. We booed the team on a couple occasions in 3Q.  In today's college football, how do we feel about that?  Have we softened our position that "these are kids"?  Or did the amount of money they're rightfully being paid change your attitude on that?  

2. A couple people texted me about Texas fans rushing the field.  I was in section 1, and I saw no such thing.  Did anyone else see this?  

Regarding the booing, a lot of us (myself included) were very vocal about how displeased we were with the showing up until the 4th quarter. We are all human and spending $500+ at minimum to see a team that looked unfocused and unprepared must have been frustrating.

[MBHORNSFAN]

It was an awesome night. ALL the fans were loud.... 

[tenneseehorn08]

I wouldn't do it and don't think it is a good idea, but I think it was easy to see people were booing flat passes/bubble screens that mostly weren't working. 

That's about Sark's play calls. 

I think Sark knows the standard is the standard, he mentioned he heard it, and he was a man about it. I imagine he can coach the guys through it, too. 

Edited 1 hour ago by tenneseehorn08

[charlie990]

Booing your own team is the ultimate trash fan activity. I was around for that Kansas loss, this ain't that bad lol.

However, if I saw another backwards pass for a 5 yard loss. A boo might have come out.

Edited 1 hour ago by charlie990

[Roy Hinojosa]

1 hour ago, HornPharmD12 said:

Some students near where the band sits jumped the rails to try to rush the field and immediately got cut off by cops / security 

We don't rush the field for anyone, I hope those kids understand moving forward.

[El Pancho]

I was jacked the fans didn’t leave! I remember games in years past where this happened and needed to have it happen. 

[TexShoe]

16 minutes ago, tenneseehorn08 said:

I wouldn't do it and don't think it is a good idea, but I think it was easy to see people were booing flat passes/bubble screens that mostly weren't working. 

That's about Sark's play calls. 

I think Sark knows the standard is the standard, he mentioned he heard it, and he was a man about it. I imagine he can coach the guys through it, too. 

I'm not smart enough to know if those plays were to set up future plays, i.e. train the defenders' eyes for certain behavior to set the trap.  We won, so I digress.  

[TexShoe]

17 minutes ago, charlie990 said:

Booing your own team is the ultimate trash fan activity. I was around for that Kansas loss, this ain't that bad lol.

However, if I saw another backwards pass for a 5 yard loss. A boo might have come out.

Not arguing with you, but do you feel that way about the Cowboys or Texans?

[Bobby Burton]

6 minutes ago, TexShoe said:

I'm not smart enough to know if those plays were to set up future plays, i.e. train the defenders' eyes for certain behavior to set the trap.  We won, so I digress.  

The final pass to Mosley was definitely set up by the bubble screens earlier.

[hookem1014]

5 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

The final pass to Mosley was definitely set up by the bubble screens earlier.

Very reminiscent of Deandre Moore’s TD in the SECCG

[DiggsTX]

I’m in the “you should never boo your own team” camp and especially not the players themselves. Thought it was exceedingly dumb and entitled on Saturday.

[charlie990]

22 minutes ago, TexShoe said:

Not arguing with you, but do you feel that way about the Cowboys or Texans?

I couldn't care less about the NFL

Edited 45 minutes ago by charlie990

[Hookem72]

14 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

The final pass to Mosley was definitely set up by the bubble screens earlier.

If you watch the play it is a thing of beauty. Mosely fakes like he is going to block for the screen then releases.  

[hookemrj13]

I stand on the side that the field SHOULD have been rushed. It was against #1 and with the frustration that the fan base felt that game, the 21point come back, and the games against OSU and UG in the past...it would have been fitting and fun to see!

Spare me the "We're Texas we dont rush for anyone." BS

[tenneseehorn08]

14 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

The final pass to Mosley was definitely set up by the bubble screens earlier.

100%. I'm not saying the fans were right or that Sark should listen to them. OP mentioned the players might be too fragile to handle the boos. And although I was rolling my eyes at with my brother and think it is dumb to boo your own team in general, I am just saying Sark won't let it get to them and will make sure the players know it's because the fans have high expectations/they need to play better. 

Most fans stayed and cheered their heads off (still don't have my voice); the boos won't get them down.

[bevocbs]

I understand the frustration with the sideways passes (and I might have yelled my share of curses at the sky), but two points. First, some were called to set up future plays (see posts above about the Mosley play). And second, not all of those were necessarily called. Several times Arch checked down to the running back/TE out in the flat. And my recollection from being at the game is that the play where the booing was the loudest was an Arch check down and not a designed pass to the flats. That is partly why I think, regardless of fans intent, players are likely to interpret the boos as directed at them.

[SueVide]

2 hours ago, Horns_90 said:

From Section 15 it felt like it was responding to sideways football.

Same section, same observation. 

[TexShoe]

36 minutes ago, hookemrj13 said:

I stand on the side that the field SHOULD have been rushed. It was against #1 and with the frustration that the fan base felt that game, the 21point come back, and the games against OSU and UG in the past...it would have been fitting and fun to see!

Spare me the "We're Texas we dont rush for anyone." BS

I will not spare you the "We're Texas" BS.  It's the essence of who we are, and what makes us different than 90% of the two bit schools.  When Michigan rushed the field against directional Michigan, they thoroughly embarrassed themselves.  In fact, rushing the field at DKR should carry a lifetime ban from ever attention a game again.