2026 or Bust: Texas Has 8 Weeks to Save Its Title Window

[Hookem72]

2 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Which of these would’ve been better behind our line? What do we give up to get them? 

All of them 

[SchoolColors]

3 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Which of these would’ve been better behind our line? What do we give up to get them? 

I believe any of those 5 would have performed better behind this OL that what we currently have.

[Alex Butler]

Just now, SchoolColors said:

I believe any of those 5 would have performed better behind this OL that what we currently have.

Maybe, maybe not. 

[SchoolColors]

3 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Maybe, maybe not. 

Rush TDs By RBs this season

Lacy 19
Hardy 15
Haynes 10
Donaldson 10
Parker 6
Texas Football 5, 1 of those is already in the transfer portal

 

[AusMOJO]

1 RB

2-3 IOL

1 DT/NT

1 Edge or LB

1 CB

1-2 S

1 K

1 P

Edited 3 hours ago by AusMOJO

[Alex Butler]

17 minutes ago, SchoolColors said:

Rush TDs By RBs this season

Lacy 19
Hardy 15
Haynes 10
Donaldson 10
Parker 6
Texas Football 5, 1 of those is already in the transfer portal

 

Ok, we’re not comparing apples to apples. Different teams, different lines, different skill players, different QB, different opponents, different scheme, and different play callers. Not to mention ton which of these guys would’ve really been interested in coming into a RB room already crowded with a team leader, program guy, 1000 yard back, and. 5 star coming back strong (we were told) from an injury. Not to mention the requirements of backs in this offense also knowing they weren’t ever going to be the guy. That title always will be Arch’s. Let’s deal in what we have not what might could have happened if. My guess is those guys would’ve played poorly too then y’all would be complaining how much we spent on a back we didn’t need and can’t use and we should’ve spent it on a receiver or defensive tackle. 

[SchoolColors]

1 minute ago, Alex Butler said:

Ok, we’re not comparing apples to apples. Different teams, different lines, different skill players, different QB, different opponents, different scheme, and different play callers. Not to mention ton which of these guys would’ve really been interested in coming into a RB room already crowded with a team leader, program guy, 1000 yard back, and. 5 star coming back strong (we were told) from an injury. Not to mention the requirements of backs in this offense also knowing they weren’t ever going to be the guy. That title always will be Arch’s. Let’s deal in what we have not what might could have happened if. My guess is those guys would’ve played poorly too then y’all would be complaining how much we spent on a back we didn’t need and can’t use and we should’ve spent it on a receiver or defensive tackle. 

Better backs would net better results, period. By your theory Bijan would be terrible behind this line. 

[Roy Hinojosa]

The whole running back situation has been one big cluster F. It was mismanaged so terribly, that listing all the issues makes my head spin. It just needs to get fixed in the off-season, and in a hurry. 

 

 

[drag worm]

51 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Ok, we’re not comparing apples to apples. Different teams, different lines, different skill players, different QB, different opponents, different scheme, and different play callers. Not to mention ton which of these guys would’ve really been interested in coming into a RB room already crowded with a team leader, program guy, 1000 yard back, and. 5 star coming back strong (we were told) from an injury. Not to mention the requirements of backs in this offense also knowing they weren’t ever going to be the guy. That title always will be Arch’s. Let’s deal in what we have not what might could have happened if. My guess is those guys would’ve played poorly too then y’all would be complaining how much we spent on a back we didn’t need and can’t use and we should’ve spent it on a receiver or defensive tackle. 

1,000 yards in 16 games is not the same as 1,000 yard rushers in the 11 game schedules of old. More importantly look at the rushing yards against Ohio State, ASU and Georgia x2 in 2024 and remind me why we decided that staying put with the same RB room and a worse / less experienced OL was going to work? 

Edited 2 hours ago by drag worm

[Alex Butler]

1 hour ago, SchoolColors said:

Better backs would net better results, period. By your theory Bijan would be terrible behind this line. 

None of these dudes are Bijan let’s be clear. I didn’t say anything about being terrible. All I’m arguing is that the production noted isn’t comparable. I don’t think Bijan would be as productive as he could be with this offensive line versus what we’ve had in the past. We had worse offensive lines with him but also played in a weaker big 12. I’m not sure Ricky Williams or Bijan could do much behind this line compared to one that has more cohesion and talent. 

[Alex Butler]

1 hour ago, drag worm said:

1,000 yards in 16 games is not the same as 1,000 yard rushers in the 11 game schedules of old. More importantly look at the rushing yards against Ohio State, ASU and Georgia x2 in 2024 and remind me why we decided that staying put with the same RB room and a worse / less experienced OL was going to work? 

Simple, why spend the money when the return is going to be so minimal versus your current position group. Especially considering what they felt was more important. We’ll never know, but I’m not confident much of any back would’ve fared well this year. You add in injuries to both and the quick trigger to bail on the running game and you’ve got a big spend for little to no gain. I didn’t hear a ton about the RB room preseason other than we have the only returning thousand yard back and CJ Baxter is coming back healthy along with Clark and Gibson. From my recollection there was optimism about them especially after the OSU game this year. But you tell me what resources you’d choose to reallocate to have one of these guys? 

[drag worm]

29 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Simple, why spend the money when the return is going to be so minimal versus your current position group. Especially considering what they felt was more important. We’ll never know, but I’m not confident much of any back would’ve fared well this year. You add in injuries to both and the quick trigger to bail on the running game and you’ve got a big spend for little to no gain. I didn’t hear a ton about the RB room preseason other than we have the only returning thousand yard back and CJ Baxter is coming back healthy along with Clark and Gibson. From my recollection there was optimism about them especially after the OSU game this year. But you tell me what resources you’d choose to reallocate to have one of these guys? 

I think you’ll see a much more aggressive strategy of mitigating dead money on the roster this offseason. There were many calling for an overhaul of the RB room last year and some (myself included) questioning the plan on the OL coming out of spring. The resources to allocate are not always found in more donations but a recalibrating of the money you already have invested in the roster.