Liveblogging Texas versus Nebraska
by HenryJames on Oct 27, 2007 2:29 PM CDT
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PrintMack Brown going for his 100th win at Texas. That's 1 conference championship for every 100 victories. Or 1 conference championship equals 100 wins in dog years.
Still showing the end of Colorado at Tech. Tech trying to prevent their 2nd straight loss. Colorado trying to prevent their 3rd straight.
Bill Callahan is not to be outdone. He's trying to prevent his 4th straight loss.
ABC decides to watch the final 2 minutes instead of switching to Texas.
Cosby returns the opening kickoff and fumbles to himself.
DJ announcing the starting lineup. Ron Franklin was expecting Terrance Nunn.
Nebraska corner read the blitz route. Incomplete.
Nebraska safety read the blitz route. Short gain.
That's one run attempt against Nebraska's worst run defense in history.
Bobino whiffs in the backfield. Nine yard run.
Marlon Lucky is a good cutback runner.
Another first down run. Nebraska is playing without two starting offensive linemen.
Nice play by Orakpo.
We're running out of the I with Lokey. We had to feel out Nebraska. Didn't know coming in whether they could stop the run or not.
Nebraska is on all of our blitz routes.
Nebraska attempting their first pass. Gets 6 when they needed 15.
ABC considers switching back to Tech-Colorado.
The 'Oh Face' guy from Office Space is doing commercials for Allstate.
Jordan Shipley morphed into Quan Cosby on that play. Et tu, Ron Franklin?
Davis says 'fuck it.' Spreads them out to stop them from blitzing. And then runs the option with McCoy who gets hit hard.
Nebraska says 'fuck it' and blitzes anyway. They'll rightfully concede 4 yards per catch.
Backup linebackers are in. Two runs gets Nebraska 5 yards. The one has nothing to do with the other.
Great play by Roy Miller. I guess he'll be our fullback next year.
Another 2 runs gets 3 yards.
Good call by Nebraska on 4th and 1.
And the quarter mercifully comes to an end.
Michael Jenkins pushed off on that play. I thought so at the time, and I still think so.
Georgia leading Florida 14-7 in the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. And the only time jorts are considered cocktail attire.
Field goal makes it 3-3.
It's cool playing down to the level of your opponent. At home. When they've been destroyed 3 games in a row. And their staff is going to be fired at the end of the year.
Nebraska calls time out because they only have 10 men on the field. The 11th was helping Kevin Cosgrove pack up his stuff.
Rollout pass on 3rd and 2.
Nice punt. If Nebraska drives 93 yards, we should fire our entire athletic department.
Shitty camera work by ABC. How many times are they going to be late showing the play?
Nebraska runs out of time outs with 11 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Nice job, Mackovic Brown.
Against a Nebraska team ranked #26352 against the run, we've thrown it 11 times and run it 9.
We should switch game plans with Nebraska.
Great play by Ishie O&%$%^$.
We blitz and Nebraska picks up the first down on a screen. Trade game plans.
Nebraska has controlled the time of possession.
I'd like to watch Callahan and Brown play a chess match.
Personal foul on Hills erases an 8 yard run. Bad call.
Sack of McCoy on 2nd and 18. Nebraska face mask penalty saves us.
Ron Franklin calls a reception by Cosby an interception.
We are unwatchable on offense.
Nebraska runs a zone blitz and drops a sure int.
McCoy is a scrambler, not a runner.
A monkey playing Tecmo Bowl could design a better offense.
Nice camera shot of a half asleep Texas crowd.
At some point maybe we should think about making Nebraska pay for blitzing every play. Wait. rpongett has video evidence that Nebraska only blitzed 72.237% of the time. We're doing what we should be doing.
We need to take Vince out and put in Chance Mock. Only way to slow down this Washington State blitz.
And we naturally miss the field goal.
Okam reads the screen.
Orakpo and Lokey team up for a loss.
It's hard playing linebacker being our defensive line.
Nebraska now actually has a chance to score. Thankfully they've pissed away their timeouts.
Simple sweep right picks up 40. They don't even need timeouts.
Wide open touchdown. We are a joke.
Playing to run out the clock before punting, Nebraska goes 80 yards and scores.
"We told you Nebraska was a good team," Texas coach Mack Brown said in his post game press conference.
Now we fucking run a draw.
And we find Finley with 7 seconds left in the half.
Nebraska sacks McCoy to end the half.
ABC is showing the 'highlights' from the first half. There were 3 of them. Nebraska is winning the explosive highlight plays 2-1.
Starting linebackers are in. You have to dance with the one who mouthed off to three guys and got your ass kicked at the dance.
Keller is 13-17.
Nebraska is 5-10 on 3rd downs. Make that 6-11.
When do Bluebonnet Bowl tickets go on sale?
We respond with 4 runs from the I and two passes out of the offset I. Punt.
And ABC misses yet another play.
Announcers talking about how Texas hasn't made any adjustments and don't use any shifts or motion to confuse the Nebraska defense. Duh.
3rd and 1. Call a pass!
Is Roger Clemens at every game? Stop interviewing him.
Why did Charles go east and west on that run?! Oh yeah, there were 3 defenders in his face when he got the ball.
Field goal is good.
It's about time for Nebraska to run back a kickoff.
USC just lost to Oregon 24-17.
Sergio Kindle makes the tackle on 3rd and 1 to prevent the first.
Our biggest gain of the game on a broken play.
Nebraska is run blitzing the fuck out of our delay.
Field goal makes it 17-9. When was the last time we failed to score a touchdown at home?
Roy Miller is out of the game with an ankle injury. Do we have any fullbacks we can put at DT?
Nebraska runs it on 3rd and 7 and converts. You can guess our personnel.
Nice play by Bobino. 3rd and 9.
God damn Jeep and Andy Kim.
McCoy is hurt. Now we'll see if we can run the ball with Chiles for 1 play.
25 yard run for Charles. And Chiles comes out.
Same play. McCoy runs for another 25.
Another 25 yard run by Charles for the touchdown.
Only took Davis 3 quarters to figure out what everyone else in college football knew coming in.
Finley gets held on the 2 point try but no flag.
8 yard run by Lucky. Guess who our linebackers are.
Callahan glances up from the New York Times crossword puzzle long enough to see Keller get called for grounding. 'Five letter word for terminated employment.'
If we put Chiles in, they wouldn't be able to stop us.
And we fucking call a pass. A fucking pass that gets intercepted.
Nebraska tries the sweep again for 3 yards. Guess who are linebackers are.
Charles is gone. 86 yards.
There is no reason for us to call another pass in this game.
Sergio Kindle kills the return man.
Kindle with yet another tackle.
Kindle hits Keller as he throws it. It falls incomplete. Why the fuck doesn't he start?
Okam strips Keller and picks it up. He doesn't get too far.
3rd and 13. Ok, one pass.
The play we haven't seen since TCU. Finley gets the first.
Charles ends it.
I think he has over 200 yards in the second half, almost all of it in the 3rd quarter.
Callahan wears ladies' glasses.
Charles went 9-190 in the 4th quarter with 3 tds. Unbelievable. Afterwards Mack will credit Greg Davis.
Nebraska goes for it on 4th and 10 and converts. Mack applauds. Does he still listen to 50 Cent?
Callahan is looking at his hotel bill. Doesn't remember taking a Tab from the mini bar.
Easy fade route to Purify makes it 28-23.
They get the 2 point conversion. Onside kick coming.
Brandon Foster recovers it.
We could have named the score. Instead we'll win by 3 at home.
Damn that Charles and his east west running style!
He went over 1,000 with that run and will finish with 290 on the day.
Newton had the apple fall on his head. Greg Davis had McCoy come out for a play.
Cleve has his hand on Mack's shoulder while calling him 'Boss.'
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might as well get that first fumble out of the way
The ‘Real McCoy’. Terrible movie.
by MrWyatt on Oct 27, 2007 2:46 PM CDT reply actions
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say we don’t cover the spread.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 2:51 PM CDT reply actions
I am starting to hate Mack. For a former sunshine pumper, that is hard to say. If we get run out of the building with these LBs, he needs to get some heat from the Austin press.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 2:53 PM CDT reply actions
I’ve lost a lot of respect for Mack the past 2 seasons. From playing the wrong linebackers, to absolutely no improvement through the season from the o-line either year, to worst of all running Colt out there hurt, not once but twice. I know he’s done a great job getting Texas back on top, but the fact is that given the resources I’m sure there are 50 other guys who could do just as well.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 2:55 PM CDT reply actions
Surprise, suprise, McGee is good since he hits holes.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 2:58 PM CDT reply actions
Can’t wait to hear from Mack after the game….“this is one of the better Nebraska squads we’ve seen..”
by MrWyatt on Oct 27, 2007 3:03 PM CDT reply actions
Mack fucking sucks at getting us ready to play. How long before we actually realize there’s a football game going?
3rd quarter? 4th?
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 3:05 PM CDT reply actions
Maybe I’m old fashioned, but if I recall correctly screen passes have a way of slowing an all-out blitz?
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 3:15 PM CDT reply actions
Wasn’t Oklahoma State already up on them by like 28 by this point up in Norman?
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 3:16 PM CDT reply actions
Our guys are really up for this one, aren’t they?
by MrWyatt on Oct 27, 2007 3:23 PM CDT reply actions
God we miss Limas Sweed. This offense is so broken.
by PB at BON on Oct 27, 2007 3:34 PM CDT reply actions
Worst overall collection of coaching, officiating camera-work and announcing in college football history.
by JamesJoyce on Oct 27, 2007 3:57 PM CDT reply actions
Holy Christ. Our offense is a train wreck wrapped in a riddle, and getting smoked by the crack baby that is the Nebraska defense.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 3:57 PM CDT reply actions
Where the fuck is Chiles? Why not pretend that he’s gonna run and actually let him throw a pass?
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 3:58 PM CDT reply actions
Let’s just get it into field goal range and let Rob Bironas kick a field goal. Greg Davis is finally starting to learn from Norm Chow.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 3:59 PM CDT reply actions
Our offense is atrocious. How about we throw something across the middle? These lobs to well covered short receivers running fly routes down the sideline don’t work.
This is 2003 all over again, and we don’t have a Vince waiting in the wings this time. Mack needs to put some more fitty on his ipod or something.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 3:59 PM CDT reply actions
I would rather watch an abortion than another year of a Greg Davis/Mack Brown offense.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 4:01 PM CDT reply actions
Interesting stat. Nebraska has thrown to 6 receivers, Texas 3.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 4:03 PM CDT reply actions
I think even a Right-to-Lifer would agree that our offense should be aborted.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 4:05 PM CDT reply actions
I think Mack walks into the homes of recruits and tells them that they will have a strategic disadvantage every time they step on the field.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
Our entire coaching staff should commit sepuku at halftime.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
And the amazing Duane Akina defense blows it on 3rd and long. Shocking.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 4:07 PM CDT reply actions
Any chance that we might put a little pressure on the QB?
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
Killibrew tried to get out of position on that last run. He just hid at the line of scrimmage.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
I really hope the fans boo when the teams leaves the field for halftime. This effort is embarrassing.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 4:11 PM CDT reply actions
Fuck it, I’m going to go ahead and say it.
Mack needs to fucking go.
Down 10-3 at halftime, at home, to a Nebraska team that has quit on it’s coach, which has lost it’s last 3 games by a combined 4564579 points, it’s fucking ridiculous. I’d rather see another 60 point loss to OU.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 4:11 PM CDT reply actions
I’m looking forward to the Mack Brown halftime interview. “We’re just one play away from being ahead of a very good Nebraska team. We knew they’d come down here with their best.”
by PB at BON on Oct 27, 2007 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
Please, please interview Mack at the half. I know Callahan would be equally funny, but I need to hear what we are doing wrong and will not be corrected at halftime.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
The effort is pretty shitty too. It’s been shitty all year minus the Oklahoma and Iowa State games.
Of course that lies at the coaches feet too.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
Do long throws out of bounds count as explosives?
by Buster on Oct 27, 2007 4:15 PM CDT reply actions
does anyone else get that eerie feeling that the crowd is thinking “WFT?” when we are on offense? it’s really quiet when we have the ball. they only cheer when a play breaks down and someone (usually quan) has to pull one out.
disgusting.
by nickadeemus2002 on Oct 27, 2007 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
so charles is averaging 6 ypc. mcgee is averaging 7. nebraska has the worst rush defense ever.
maybe we should run the ball instead of throwing 5 yard outs and fly patterns to slow receivers every play? just maybe?
by longhornmatt on Oct 27, 2007 4:32 PM CDT reply actions
The best thing about today is realizing that a terrible Aggy team is going to skullfuck us at Kyle to end the season. Way to keep the momentum going, Mack.
by BrickHorn on Oct 27, 2007 4:32 PM CDT reply actions
win or lose, at least mack is going to chide us for being bad fans with unrealistic expectations. so we’ve got that going for us, which is nice.
by longhornmatt on Oct 27, 2007 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
My dog has explosive diarrhea. I am counting it as a moral victory.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
Maybe this is Mack’s way of telling Givens that we don’t have any scholarships.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 4:44 PM CDT reply actions
This is fucking silly. Are we going to get blown out twice in a row at home?
by TurdofDoom on Oct 27, 2007 4:47 PM CDT reply actions
TurdofDoom
October 27, 2007 at 1:37 pm
“I’m not enjoying this game.”
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I’m debating whether to indulge in some schadenfreude for this clusterfuck, or just go for a 10-mile run.
Either way, I’m likely to puke my guts out.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 4:47 PM CDT reply actions
ONLY 3 friggin points against THAT nebraska defense?
W
O
W
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by nickadeemus2002 on Oct 27, 2007 4:54 PM CDT reply actions
i like how our drives are either all runs or all passes. maybe we will learn to mix them up by 2012
by longhornmatt on Oct 27, 2007 4:54 PM CDT reply actions
halftime adjustment-more fun, ice cream sundaes, extra claps.
by The Clapper on Oct 27, 2007 5:00 PM CDT reply actions
Ron Franklin and the other guy are ridiculing the UT offense for not making any adjustments.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 5:01 PM CDT reply actions
They won’t stop blitzing yet no one can get open. I don’t understand. We make it look like they have 13 men on defense.
by Crown & Coke on Oct 27, 2007 5:05 PM CDT reply actions
You need to stop listening to Ron and Ed on TV. Craig is making us look a lot better on the radio broadcast. I’m not sure we’re not winning.
by Buster on Oct 27, 2007 5:08 PM CDT reply actions
remember the old joke punchline about the dog in the bar? Went ape everytime we got a FG. What happens when we make a touchdown? Punchline: I don’t know; we’ve never made one.
Other punchline: I’m beginning to long for the Fred Aker’s days.
by old ut fan on Oct 27, 2007 5:14 PM CDT reply actions
“They’ve got 2 sets of linebackers. There’s the veterans, then there’s the young guys with the talent and the speed.”
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
hey, at least the nebraska fans were smart enough to walk out at halftime when they saw crap on the field. why do we subject ourselves to this greg davis-induced torture?
by nickadeemus2002 on Oct 27, 2007 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
another broken play is one of our best plays.
by nickadeemus2002 on Oct 27, 2007 5:16 PM CDT reply actions
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i guess the crowd loves halloween?
by nickadeemus2002 on Oct 27, 2007 5:17 PM CDT reply actions
While Davis has been awful this game, it all falls at Mack’s feet. This team has been shitty since Vince left. There’s no effort, no improvement as the year has gone on, we’re inept on both sides of the ball, and ever single fucking offensive play breaks down. This is an absolute embarrassment.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:18 PM CDT reply actions
WE’RE TEXAS!
not the titans.
stop kicking field goals and punch the ball in!
by nickadeemus2002 on Oct 27, 2007 5:19 PM CDT reply actions
“the cornhuskers give up 5.1 yards per rushing attempt and a staggering 227.4 rushing yards per game, a number that ranks 115th nationally. At the rate teams are gobbling up yards against the huskers—they’re giving up 6.6 yards per play over the last three games—it would make any smart offensive coordinator take the shoot out of a run and shoot offense.”
Cedric Golden. AAS Sports Section. 10/23/07.
I read that old paper while dropping a growler at halftime. I guess Cedric never got that memo about Greg Davis being “special”.
by nickadeemus2002 on Oct 27, 2007 5:23 PM CDT reply actions
If our starting LBs are in, I predict a lot of running by Nebraska.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 5:26 PM CDT reply actions
Wildcat, I hear Coach Fran is going to be available. . . or we can pull Akers, McWilliams, or Mackovic out of retirement.
by Pebbles on Oct 27, 2007 5:26 PM CDT reply actions
I’ll ask again, have we even TOUCHED the Nebraska QB yet?
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
I always thought vagina was the Magical Triangle.
by SizzleChest on Oct 27, 2007 5:31 PM CDT reply actions
The unstoppable Cornhusker O has been halted briefly. Hopefully, the immovable object that is the husker D will yield one time for us. Doubtful. If only there was a weakness.
by Lowery on Oct 27, 2007 5:31 PM CDT reply actions
Anyone know why Charles inexplicably slowed down there and ran into a defender?
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
Greg Davis will gladly sacrifice Colt’s life to stick to the game plan.
by Minnesotahorn on Oct 27, 2007 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
Why did we abandon the pass, it was working so well?
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 5:35 PM CDT reply actions
I don’t believe it, the offensive line made a hole!
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:35 PM CDT reply actions
Big XII officials more crappy than our offense.
Missed the holding, missed the block to the back.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 5:38 PM CDT reply actions
At some point you (the coach) need to yell the refs.
As I type this, Orakpo steps up and yells at the refs.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 5:40 PM CDT reply actions
Our offensive line is a fucking joke. Let’s put that all freshman line out there, they can’t be any worse than this.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:46 PM CDT reply actions
So who has to file for disability first, Stephen McGee or Colt?
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:48 PM CDT reply actions
I would punch that guy in the face while drinking Dr Pepper if I ever saw him in person.
by Lowery on Oct 27, 2007 5:51 PM CDT reply actions
Imagine if we did this all day like the rest of NE opponents?
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 5:54 PM CDT reply actions
Talent overcomes coaching yet again on the 40 acres. Our lasting imprint on college football.
by Lowery on Oct 27, 2007 5:55 PM CDT reply actions
We shouldn’t have to sacrifice 10 years off of Colt’s life to move the fucking ball. I really love the guy, but if we have to have the QB run to move the ball, put in Chiles.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:56 PM CDT reply actions
Callafran’s about to get conservative and keep it close.
by pong on Oct 27, 2007 5:57 PM CDT reply actions
Our cheerleaders are absolute knockouts this year, by the way.
by Lowery on Oct 27, 2007 5:57 PM CDT reply actions
If Akina blows it for us I’m going to bust a fucking nut.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:58 PM CDT reply actions
Naw, we didn’t need to cover Jordy, why would we cover Swift?
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 5:59 PM CDT reply actions
Whoever’s keeping track of the Mack Claps, he just clapped for that Nebraska receiver.
by pong on Oct 27, 2007 5:59 PM CDT reply actions
Kindle blitzes and hit’s Keller as he gets rid of it. He’ll surely be benched for that sort of competence.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 6:00 PM CDT reply actions
No pressure all day on their QB, now two plays in a row we finally get it. Bout fucking time.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 6:01 PM CDT reply actions
I am looking forward to see how Potter develops since we don’t play them in the next 2 years.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 6:02 PM CDT reply actions
“Texas is going to try and shrink this game…” the ABC announcer just said. Was that code for Greg Davis’s nuts rolling up into the chest?
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 6:02 PM CDT reply actions
Brown/Davis go into hyper, hyper-conservative mode.
by The Clapper on Oct 27, 2007 6:03 PM CDT reply actions
Who among us doesn’t think “Scat back” when you think of Colt?
This has to be on Saturday Night Live or something. I must be having a nightmare. This can’t be a real actual coaching effort.
by Lowery on Oct 27, 2007 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
My wife made a brilliant observation during the half. She said our coaching staff is like our 5-year-old son (and every other 5 year old). They have trouble with transitions, aka making adjustments.
If you have young kids, you know exactly what I mean.
by Texoz on Oct 27, 2007 6:05 PM CDT reply actions
Why doesn’t Mack just kick the freakin extra point unless it’s at the end of the game?
by The Clapper on Oct 27, 2007 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
Imagine if we did this all day like the rest of NE opponents
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 6:10 PM CDT reply actions
I’d be excited about our rushing success here if it weren’t for the fact that it’s fucking Nebraska and it took us 3 and a half quarters to get around to it.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 6:10 PM CDT reply actions
Anyone notice who our LBs are in this drive?
Why, mother fucking, why?
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 6:12 PM CDT reply actions
It’s not terribly unbelievable HJ. Davis was getting blown out of the stadium due to a blitzing gameplan and never once thinks to punish it with the zone read. He’s forced by injury to run it one time and due to it gaining 25 yards it dawns on Greg that this might work. It proceeds to gain about 200 yards in about ten minutes.
Jesus.
by Minnesotahorn on Oct 27, 2007 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
Does Akina know that white guys are legal receivers?
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions
I am going to beat a dead horse, but does Killibrew realize there is a game going on or he is the UT equivalent to the 5 year old soccer player who sits down on the grass and picks daisies.
by kchorn04 on Oct 27, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions
Surprise surprise, the stretch play from the I doesn’t work.
by wildcat09 on Oct 27, 2007 6:23 PM CDT reply actions
If Nebraska thinks it can’t get any worse, Osborne is about to fire Schnellenberger at the end of the season and hire John Blake.
by pong on Oct 27, 2007 6:23 PM CDT reply actions
just more confirmation of the brilliance of GD, LMAO
In reply to:
The Longhorns spent three quarters trying to pass against one of the worst rush defenses in the country and Nebraska (4-5, 1-4) led 17-9 to start the fourth behind two touchdown passes from Sam Keller to Nate Swift.
In reply to:
Texas went to its running game almost by chance and a hard hit on quarterback Colt McCoy
In reply to:
Texas understandably has gotten away from using that offense with McCoy who’s not the same running threat Young was. Texas seemed to have paid little attention to how teams have been battering the Nebraska defense on the ground this season. The Longhorns had more pass attempts (18) than rushes (17) in the first half and managed only one field goal.
In reply to:
His one play, a zone-read handoff to Charles, produced 24 yards and suddenly Texas had figured out how to beat a Cornhuskers’ team that had been steamrolled on the ground in recent weeks.
its truly laughable that arm chair OC’s around the country know what to do but our OC just can’t get it until the 4th quarter. try to run against great run defenses and throw against horrible run defenses…
by mileslong on Oct 27, 2007 7:59 PM CDT reply actions
When reading through this post there is a lot of garden variety hating in it. Don’t mistake venom for wit, HJ.
by honkskillet on Oct 28, 2007 9:32 AM CDT reply actions
As a Husker fan, I find it incomprehensible that Texas didn’t win by 21+ and didn’t rush for 400+ yds. Just be thankful that Li’l Gnomie was more incompetent than Mack the Hack in the 4th quarter. As an aside, has there ever been that much total coaching ineptitude gathered for one game in the history of college football? All we were missing from a perfect storm of coaching catatonia was Charlie Weis ….
by Grange95 on Oct 28, 2007 9:55 AM CDT reply actions
GD from everything that I have heard is a wonderful man, an excellent QB coach and of course Mack’s best friend. That said, I just finished re-watching the game on ESPN Classic and I find it amazing that not only do the some 10 million or so Longhorn fans see the problems with our play calling (I know, most of us posters have not coached a winning Super Bowl team so our observations and opinions are not valid), but all the TV announcers and experts comment on it.
I appreciat all that Mack has done, but sometimes I just wonder what might have been had Mack cared more about The University of Texas than he cares about keeping his friends in jobs.
by BiggUggly on Oct 28, 2007 9:59 AM CDT reply actions
“I find it amazing that not only do the some 10 million or so Longhorn fans see the problems with our play calling … but all the TV announcers and experts comment on it.”
I was just shaking my head every time the ABC broadcast team made an obvious observation about our befuddling coaching decisions. If uninformed talking heads can watch just ONE Texas game all year and figure out every single boneheaded move by our staff, then why can’t our goddammed payed professional coaches figure it out?
The fact that GD went into a game against the #115 run defense in the country and decided that hurling the ball all over the field was the best strategy to win and ONLY turned to the running game in the 4th quarter after his brilliant strategy had accounted for a mere 6 points – and even then only by complete accident – is simply mind-boggling. How fucking stupid is Greg Davis? What kind of moron proclaims brashly that he follows a “take what the defense gives you” philosophy, only to decide – after a week of thorough preparation and study – that what one of the worst run defenses in the country gives you is the pass? God dammit, that MFer is a drooling imbecile.
by BrickHorn on Oct 28, 2007 11:58 AM CDT reply actions
It didn’t take long for Davis to take credit for everything. Forget that he didn’t actually implement the play until Colt got hurt and Charles got the long run with Chiles in the game:
“I had talked to Colt earlier in the week about being able to use (the zone read) more, and we used it several times,” offensive coordinator Greg Davis said. “Colt had an explosive run on it, and Jamaal had several explosive runs on it.”
by kchorn04 on Oct 28, 2007 12:39 PM CDT reply actions
Why is it that every time I hear Mack or GD mentions explosive plays, I feel the need to go blow one out in the toilet?
by Macanudo on Oct 28, 2007 5:56 PM CDT reply actions
Well said BrickHorn. GD is a fucking IDIOT!
I know Colt may not be 100%. I realize JC (despite this last performance) has lost some of his zip/fire. I am aware that we lost some studs on the offensive line.
But, we should be able to coach/play our way around these ‘deficiencies’ until they are developed/corrected. Running the same, boring, easily defended and PREDICTABLE plays is not the answer.
by Squirrel on Oct 29, 2007 9:57 AM CDT reply actions
During the Mack era, as everyone knows, we win through recruiting.
Just accept this fact and you will be less irritated by this season, where Texas has less of a talent advantage than usual.
by Jesus H. Christ on Oct 29, 2007 10:03 AM CDT reply actions
Every time I hear Mack or GD mention explosive plays, I feel like punching myself in the face. They wouldn’t know explosive if they were on the road to Karbala driving a Hummer with Jews for Jesus painted on it.
by Mack Tripper on Oct 29, 2007 10:45 AM CDT reply actions
Mack Tripper with one of the funnier posts i’ve ever read
by Uncle Rico on Oct 29, 2007 10:54 AM CDT reply actions
Okay, Jesus H Christ made me laugh from his name and Tripper from his post – both gems!
by Squirrel on Oct 30, 2007 7:24 AM CDT reply actions
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