Everything posted by MarkInAustin
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Texas vs A&M womens volleyball
Good to know, this was my first watch this season.
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Texas vs A&M womens volleyball
Makes one realize what a great blocker ONeal was.
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Texas 2024 Redshirt Tracker
Trey will be the #2 next season. When QE is out he is the #2 NOW. So my bet is that if QE comes back for OU and for the remainder of the season we will only see Trey twice more. But if QE misses more than two more games the RS will probably be lost. I am still looking for Cole Lourd to throw a TD to Thatcher Milton, of course.
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Down a Rabbit Hole | Distance Does Matter for Arch
I really favor this take. Like early VY, Arch's personal inclination for a second read seems to be to run, and I suspect that was verboten for him against ULM and will be against Miss St. He can read progressions it seems to me, so I hope Sark hammers on how good the receivers are after the catch and has him looking short first. When he can content himself to take the easy pickings he will have matured to a new level. The bomb can be held in reserve and can still be useful if used sparingly. Throwing one now and then [but NOT into double coverage] loosens up the defense and makes Helm or a RB underneath a YAC menace. Manning is enough of a student of the game that he may be able to quickly correct the "greedy" tendency to look long, first. That would be my hope. As for his passing, not his decision making, his timing with Blue needs a lot of work that I think may never appear Quinn-like this season. Quinn definitely has more arrows in his quiver because he is comfortable throwing to his RBs and TEs. End result? Let Quinn have two more weeks before OU, and look for Arch to take advantage of short throws to WRs, allowing them to move after the catch, against MSU. If he does more - finds his RBs and TEs - that'll be pure gravy.
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Texas vs ULM Game Thread
For the first time I notice a specific drop off - when both Gbenda and Hill are out. They are better at run containment than their subs, although Lefau and Mo are pretty good. Or so I think.
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Woman’s sports needs attention too
While I agree in general - we have had some good member coverage of VB and hoops, and some Gerry coverage of hoops. Those are the two female sports that most engage me. In fact, televised VB is to me third only to men's hoops and FB, as I would choose to watch it over every other sport - and I played and love baseball. I concede that baseball and softball are both ill served by television compared with goal-to-goal sports. VB is absolutely a stunning TV sport and more easily completely followed than even goal-to-goal sports. The TV advantage of VB coupled with the incredible play of Texas [and other top teams] has me watching replays on YouTube because I miss the scheduling since the demise of LHN. I would appreciate OTF publishing TV scheduling of VB and women's hoops in a continuing sidebar, perhaps in a collation of all televised UT sports. I know, I can find this for myself at https://texaslonghorns.com. But we are discussing OTF here, and looking for ways to encourage OTF to broaden its coverage of women's sports. The best OTF could do would be to have a stringer or employee[s] write daily briefings. The subscription base may or may not justify that yet, but it is worth asking.
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UT Admissions
The greatest exception is for performance based admission. Think fine and performing arts. They require portfolios and/or auditions. And... think athletics.
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SEC Points Per Drive Chart (Week 3)
Venables remains a fine DC as a HC so I would not assume as Bobby did this morning that Tennessee will beat them by 40 points. But 28 seems realistic from what I have seen.
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Note to the board
Sorta...further north on Guadalupe there is
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UTSA HC Jeff Traylor on Texas: “We’ve never played anything like this…”
Too soon...tied at the half.
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UTSA HC Jeff Traylor on Texas: “We’ve never played anything like this…”
Now 21-7! Bobcats made this one look easy. So are they going to be the G5 team in the playoff?
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UTSA HC Jeff Traylor on Texas: “We’ve never played anything like this…”
FWIW, San Marcos Normal just went up 14-7 on Arizona State. They looked good doing it, with quick passes to the outside and quick runs up the gut.
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Buy or Sell | SEC Teams Through 2 Weeks
JQJ gives Arky a power running threat. He is the real deal. Oklahoma must try something else at QB. Is there a dual threat who can escape the rush on their roster? Hawkins? Or dare I mention, Casey? OU has a lot of talent on the roster. But the O-Line plus Arnold is a fatal combo, now. Until the O-Line is healthy or improved the QB must be an escape artist who can scamper when flushed. Solve this before the Shootout and that game will be tougher than mere rivalry can make it.
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Snap Counts | Texas vs. Michigan 2024
He played very well, I thought. Gerry mentioned in one of the videos today that he bracketed their TE in coverage and that led to Mukuba's pass breakup on their TE when Moore forced the TE to reroute.
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
His last catch was perhaps the best display of glue hands yet
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
Wingo!
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
Explain the reestablish rule for me as if I were ignorant. [I am ignorant].
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
The run defense has been most solid when 15 and VB have been in together. Or so I think.
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
I don't think Blue was at full speed on his last carry.
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
Arch in the fourth quarter? I kid.
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
After the motion penalty it was absolutely the right thing to do, or so I think.
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
Scary
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
Conner is a good PULLING guard.
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
JG TD
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It’s Gameday!: Texas at Michigan Game Thread
TRE