Inspired73

I love numbers, but this year's group is so heckle/jeckle. It would probably be interesting to add in a "by-quarter" layer. This year's group tends to start off a bit timid gaining confidence as the contest evolves. I bet the differences between Q1 and Q4 are staggering.

I am not sure whether we are weighing in on coaches (esp. Traylor) or the AlamoDome. I will speak to each. I gave up my DKR seats after 4X years because of Austin traffic before and after games. I replaced my football fix with UTSA. It is 15 minutes from my house to my seat in the AD. Yes, the PA announcer and the noise volumes are horrific. I never leave a game without a headache. As for Traylor, he is an exceptional coach. Whether he can be an exceptional "ring master' at a major university is unknown.

I am picking on you, but most of the folks on this thread just do not understand how the coaching gig works. First, you are an assistant. Then, you are a coordinator. Then, you go to a smaller (ie less well known) school. Then, after you make your mark at these levels, you go for the annuity. If i was Collin, I would take OSU in a heartbeat. But I think they will look for HC experience....... Major would be a good choice there. he is toiling in a cesspool now.

I get the dark humor, but in Woodward's defense, the contract he gave out was the standard head coach deal. In truth everyone in Cajun country, from Monroe to Morgan City was giddy. The real issue here is reality. In this year's hiring rampage of 10 or so "big time coaches", only 1 will be brilliant..........the others will be fiscally irresponsible.

Yes this is super sad. The guys discussed this at length this morning. Frankly, there just are not any really large exclusive viewing areas for these schools. I not sure that the states of Kansas, Colorado or Utah have that many TV's. The MetroPlex is still big for Tech, but UT and Oklahoma generally prevail. In Houston, its Texas, LSU, and TA/M. All I really say for sure, is that Cody is thinking with his heart and not his head.

Far be it from me to extrapolate Dan Neil's thoughts, but I think he is saying we aren't very quick off the ball. And, I agree. We just don't get off the ball quick enough. But I stick with my basic hypothesis, "paralysis by analysis". Once we trust our assignments, the quickness and power will come. Quick big is better that quick small. We do execute in small batches, but then regress. My suggestion for all the offense is just shut your brain down and go play...... easier said than done.

I haven't been a Giants fan since the Willies' left. But I think major league managers are too timid when it comes to addressing how players play the game. MLB players today simply do not execute the fundamentals at a high level. I wonder is a college guy, adding fundamentals to the daily routine, would improve the quality of play. I actually stopped watching the Astros because they were so fundamentally unsound.

There was a fun discussion on MLB yesterday about this possibility. Turns out that Alex Avila played at Tenn......not this coach...... The issue, of course, is will MLB players listen to a college guy. There have been college guys that make the move. I tend to think that at the professional level, the boss makes suggestions....not demands. We will see. Then Again: Will Devers listen to anyone? we all no the answer......

First, I am not picking on you personally. This ultra-orange family feels your frustration. Nor, am I giving the coaches a free ride. Our problem is not play selection. NONE of them work......that's the issue. It seems that everyone thinks it is play selection or effort. It is not. It is play execution. The basis of our problem is "paralysis through analysis". Our linemen are thinking after the snap. They should be doing the thinking before the snap. By the time they figure it out, the play is blown up. Then panic sets in! Receivers curl into the linebacker instead of away. Receivers cut their routes quicker trying to "help" the QB. Of course, that help ends up leaving the ball behind the receiver not instead of ahead. Backs have given up on "picking holes". They just run straight and hope for something. If I have one issue with the coaches, the issue is that they have yet to have the linemen "just hit the closest guy". If no one is there, go find someone to hit. Offensive linemen are not Mensa. They are gorillas. Treat them as such. Of note, the one positive big play for the night occurred (in 4th qtr) when Weisner stepped up and blocked the doggin middle linebacker. .......... the only time any back blocked any inside threat all night. Thank the Lord for small favors. One last thought: 1 ugly win = ? pretty losses

Well, it is pretty darn difficult to call the "right" plays when you can't block or do not know who to block. At times, I am not in love with his play calling. In Sarks defense, he never knows which offensive skill is going to show up. Our basic issues are twofold. First, we simply cannot block any kind of line stunt! This makes us slow and indecisive off the ball. And ultimately inept. Second, our passing game needs a couple of re-sets. I would be willing to bet the rent that our receivers do not run their routes in games with same speed and precision that they do in practice. Basic football rule of thumb: When virtually every pass is behind the receiver, it is almost always the receiver's fault. We had this same issue during Quinn's first year. It got fixed. AND, "zip it in there" doesn't mean throwing a 98 mph fastball on a 10 yard route.

Maybe he was chosen because he was the last QB available. Maybe J A was all they could get. Auburn isn't exactly QBU.

Gipson, I get it. Although I don't think it is a good choice. But, Will! This one baffles me. He isn't an NFL kicker. He could get some NIL here. But, for his personal long-term, as a UT graduate and a football letterman, he would have a lot of open doors.

Perhaps my writing wasn't as clear as I would have liked. My comments were directly related to technique and assignment sharpness. None of which has anything to do with passion or toughness. In my opinion both our offensive and defensive are not using good technique. They know how to play, put are thinking too much. which slows down reaction time. As for the right guard, he doesn't come off of the line at the correct pad level or quickly enough. The defensive guy is delivering the first blow....ie poor technique. The twist (line stunt) or the loop from the d-tackle is handled via commuication....another poor technique. Neither of which has anything to with passion. Finally, your attempt to impugn my integrity is misplaced and unappreciated. Coming from a family with 3 generations of high school and college football coaches, I do know a few things. Tell Eva hello

As difficult as this is to say, "I agree with Hashtag". Our inability to control the lines of scrimmage go directly to practice. The Varsity scrimmages the JV not for the Varsity's benefit, but rather for the JV guys to see what it takes. The fact that we could not control the line of scrimmage against 3 very poor teams should have turned the light on.

CJ, I gotta say that I like your writing style. It is fun and I always read. However (you knew it was coming), I do not agree that our issue is desire or even toughness. Florida kicked us in the groin more than once. Yet, we righted the ship as the game progressed. I, for one, thought we were going to win. In my humble opinion, our main issue is execution. More specifically, the offense line is terrible (or is it as bad as it seems?) The o-line can make your backs and wide receivers look like All-Americans when they block (and block the correct guy). What we are seeing is the non-blocking approach. In my day, we called these lineman "lookout linemen". As in "look out Arch, I missed him again", or "look out Tre, I don't block twists." Offense is about rhythm. It's pretty hard to have rhythm when your right guard [and most senior player] can't block a defensive tackle [normally the defense's best lineman], can't pickup a twist or slant, can't get the correct protection call to his very young right tackle, etc.. A trend is developing. Our issue is a personnel issue. We need our senior right guard to fire off the ball and kick some ass.......every frickin play. He needs to set the tone. He needs to establish the standard. This big panzie needs to open up a can of Whup A** and set the standard.