By the Numbers: A deeper look at the troubling trends with Texas special teams

[PaytonOTF]

Hey everyone, Payton here. I’m one of the new interns at OTF. Gavin’s post on the missed field goals got me curious whether the kicking game was the whole issue or just the most memorable part of the last couple of years, so I pulled every special teams play from 2022 through the Oklahoma game. The graphic covers the seven plays that either swung a loss or made a game way closer than it should have been, how the return game has trended on both sides, and the penalty numbers. Which one of these plays or issues bugs you the most?

[Hank South]

Good stuff Payton! 

[Horn89]

The UGA (SEC title) and Arizona st ones were so easy to predict.

UGA was had just lost their all world punter in game to injury. 
 

Arizona st. was just desperate after falling behind. They needed a spark.

[DanielOnorato]

Alarming trends in the special teams department. Hopefully Texas can figure it out and play disciplined winning football in all 3 phases.

Good stuff, Payton and glad to have you here on the team!

[Texas fan in Georgia]

These interns are on banks ass like bounty hunters. I love it.

[Jordan Scruggs]

The games vs. Georgia def bug me the most. Especially the one in Athens. The personnel decisions were ridiculous for who was on the front line of the kick return unit that night. 

Great stuff here Payton!

[Tuco Ramirez]

Great work! It’s disturbing that Sark can’t see this. 

[TexasEx]

5 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Great work! It’s disturbing that Sark can’t see this. 

I'm sure he's aware. What he says about it publicly versus behind the scenes, one would hope, is quite different. 

[thatdude2]

Definitely fake punt against Georgia. 

[KumarOTF]

Concerning trend...and gotta wonder how much of that #21 ranking last season was carried by Niblett's heroics

Edited 1 hour ago by KumarOTF

[Tex555]

Payton

Insightful info.  For the sake of showing the other side of a perspective, could you show the number of positive plays for us and the resulting impact (example - Nibblet’s punt return TDs last year).  I don’t like what is happening with ST, but you got to show the whole picture 

[RattlerHorn]

Good info, Payton.