Longhorn Football Practice Report #2: Full Pads

i was really stoked to see bevo out there last night.

Bevo has put on about 120 since last year. Mostly good weight. Would like to see him work on his agility.
 
Also, I’d like a little more aggression, maybe a goring.

Did we use an H-back in motion in the 11 on 11’s? Thanks-

I am little concerned about the prospect of going big nickel with Vaccaro, Gideon and Scott. That’s not a lot of coverage ability, though I’m glad you are saying Vaccaro is showing some ability there. Oh well, I’m sure WM will figure it out.

Patrick Nkwopara is showing a lot of tenacity in continuing to come to practice despite the constant threat of being carried off by winged creatures.

Randy –
 
We did. Expect to see a lot of twins with the TE and H-Back stacked opposite.
 
anonymous -
 
I absolutely agree with you.
 
But don’t define coverage conventionally. We’re going to be doing some crazy stuff out there. Two LB blitzers overloaded on one side with a corner coming while the LBs and DE drop into zone.
 
Man-zone combos. Etc.
 
It’s Year 3 and this defense is about to get introduced to complexity.

Then drinks, Trudys, and succulent BBQ out of a trailer the next day.

So, you make it by Franklin BBQ?

Wood was just plain confused by all the looks Muschamp threw at him. You would be too.

Of course I would be. Then again I was confused by all the looks Vasherized threw at me at the last BC Board Meeting.

kev -
 
He killed a dive bombing dragonfly with a Cool Zone fan propeller blade in the warm ups. So it’s not like just any winged creature can take him down.

srr50-
 
Franklin BBQ is the truth. Sold out of food by 12:30. Gave the guy a good tip on a SF sushi place and he snuck me out some extra brisket and sausage for the road. That place is everything that is right about Austin, TX.

Did Matthews really play? Are you sure? I didn’t see him at all and I was searching.

Ashcraft is Duke Robinson.

I think you short changed Greg D. You credited him for the reverses and the draw. You neglected to mention that we ran a real screen pass! I am not talking about the Brett Robin shuttle pass that we always throw on 3rd and 15 or more late in the first half (which, incidentally, cost us 7 points in the national championship game). No, I mean a real screen.

I’d give the O scheme a C+.

Blake B -
 
I saw #89 there. Can’t recall him specifically in the game. I blame alcohol.
 
HJ -
 
Good comp. For both good and bad.
 
Crash -
 
I’m a hard grader. You wouldn’t have liked having me as a TA.
 
Good call on the screen. I neglected to mention it.

Funny – conflicting report on Trey Hopkins

http://www.burntorangenation.com/2010/8/13/1621556/texas-open-practice-offensive

FYI, Reggie Wilson is Liberian. Moved to Ivory Coast, but he is Liberian.

WeAreVince -
 
If someone is faulting a 18 year old LT in his first day in pads for not being able to handle our 1st team DEs in an empty set, I’m not sure where to begin the conversation.
 
Trey Hopkins is going to be very good.

brooklyn decker = buttaface

“Inside zone, outside zone, and a little inside counter. . . Add in the diversity of the draw game”

We better have a lot of plays this year because the D ain’t going to be on the field very long. When I think about that and I think about Jackson Jeffcoat, Reggie Wilson, Jordan Hicks, Tevin Jackson, etc I get a little melancholy. When the D excels they go sit down. Converse for O. Watching the D is like the first time I saw Braveheart. Sometimes watching the O is like nordberg fucking a meat football.

So what exactly is DJ Monroe’s role in the offense? RB? WR? Or is he strictly special teams? I ask because he’s on of my favorites…

Max -
 
DJ works with the WRs and RBs, but he’s mostly a special teams guy. We’ll have some special plays for him, but that’s it.
 
He still has his speed, that’s for sure.

http://gallery.me.com/willgphoto#102156
 
Hat tip to Will Gallagher. Some fantastic photos in here.

Give Scipio a few days of Tex Mex, BBQ, and west campus poontang and he brings his A game.

Nice recap.

Thanks for the recap Scip.

I did not appreciate your gastronomic commentaries though. It just makes me miss Central Texas even more. Just thinking of my Austin lifestyle of yesteryear makes my allergies flare up. It’s been way too long since my last visit.

“Holy $%@. Real offense!” NICE I cackled

“We’re going to see some great raw QBing, but we’ll also see some tough turnovers. "

Sounds like the second half of the Title game then? 2 TD’s and 3 costly turnovers. Debating if I can live with that against the two teams close to ’Bama talent level on our schedule.

For what it’s worth, Nordberg is more of a doorknob man.

How do I send one of yall a pic? I don’t know how to post it. I was right behind Boom’s Ball Hawk vest.

Thank you thank you thank you.

Since I have zero faith in GD, any positive analysis that give me hope…gives me hope.

Lowery, that’s what we thought before we saw this -

http://fantake.com/forums/topic.php?id=1332#post-7003

Stick it on photobucket and tell us how you tagged it.

The Franklin trailer bbq owner gave extra brisket a tip on hot SF sushi spots?

I know where the Olsen twins are hanging this weekend. Maybe I can get some extra ribs.

From Mack’s Friday Presser…. VERY INTERESTING…

“Emphasis continues to be on the running game, the backs and the offensive line. The offensive line and the running game are at a tremendous disadvantage during practice. You can’t cut the defensive lineman in practice. We don’t want to hurt our own guys, so in many cases, they can’t even cut off, they have to just stick their head in front of a guy. A lot of times you’ll see penetration in a scrimmage like last night or a ‘thud’ practice and he would have been cut, he wouldn’t even be in the backfield, so it’s hard for those offensive linemen and then you have to cut enough dummies. When you get in the game, that’s the first time they’ve really had live work where they can turn it loose and do that, so they’re at a tremendous disadvantage, but we’ve got to continue to work on depth there too because we lose three or four of these guys for next year and losing Tray Allen for the moment has forced us into looking at a lot of other young guys. The two freshmen are playing right in the middle of the mix, Dom[inic] Espinosa and Trey Hopkins are doing really well and we’re proud of both of them and they’ll have a chance to play this year.”

So does THAT explain why all our defenders are looking all-world or why our Oline looks so inept?? Methinks it AT LEAST explains some of it.

from… http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081310aac.html

interesting, although the linemen haven’t thrown cut blocks well the last few years. Normally a good zone-running team relies heavily on the cut block.

Scipio, I’m now convinced that you literally shit gold. Great as usual, but you already knew that.

Football aside, what do you think will win this year: Fifa or Pro Evo?

Nickle-

You have to go back to Kasey Studdard to remember a good cut-blocker on our team

There is no place like Austin, and though I just left today, this piece made me homesick!

Hook ’em!

I like Vaccaro’s intensity, but am worried he may get a few too many personal fouls.

Great news about Cody being in great shape. Ogbonnaya commented (back in the day) about how smart Cody is.

One great thing about Cody is that he can really punish a nickel or dime much more than Fozzy or Tres can. If you can force DBs to attempt to tackle Cody, there is a great chance that Cody can run over the DB or even hurt the DB. An advantage of playing Matthews or Whaley at flex TE (or Malcolm as the lone WR on the play side) is that they can block the OLB, forcing a safety or even a CB to make the tackle. You don’t have to block a hole or outrun the extra speedy defenders, just generate a mismatch that Cody can exploit.

Another great thing about Cody is that he can pass block an LB and even slow down a DE (Cody may be 10 or 20 pounds lighter than the DE but his lower center low center of gravity partially compensates). These aren’t things that Tres or Fozzy can do. This is a huge consideration because if Gilbert gets hurt, the horns are in trouble.

For Tres and Fozzy, running against a nickel or dime is more problematic because, typically, they don’t have the power to run over the extra speedy defenders but have to outrun or dodge them.

Not for nothing but seriously, how awesome would it be if Bevo gored an aggy cheerleader guy and his white ice cream suit was drenched in blood. Now lets assume two other things, one – he doesn’t die, two he provokes bevo beyond any possible doubt so Bevo doesn’t get in trouble.

Like the Aggy sneaks up and cattle prods him while he’s chilling on the ground chewing his cud and he humps up, whips around and inserts his right horn in the aggie’s spleen.

Seriously, if a week alter the Aggy is out of the hospital it would be the coolest sports thing ever.

You mean something like this?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1280469/Spanish-bullfighter-gored-Matador-Julio-Aparicio-narrowly-escapes-death.html

The photo gallery Scipio linked above it great. The picture of Gilbert towering over Applewhite is hilarious.

Cu. Brown did not practice, but was out there in full pads. Anyone have a report on this? Did not seem serious but he was rubbing his left hammy a lot.

Please advise if you have any info.

Reggie Wilson is the truth! I believe he will be the top defensive player in this Freshman class.

Mike Davis will render Kirkendoll invisible, and that is a good thing, IMO.

This team belongs to Gilbert. He has a presence about him and will throw deep a lot, which is good. The speed on both sides of the ball is superior to anything I have seen in many years as a Texas fan.

sated, Scip, so thank you

I’m pleased that you seem pleased with some of our offensive schemes in the run game and the potential there for establishing a situation that DCs will have to take into account. But my biggest concern with GD is his situational personnel subbing that always screams at the oppositon what play is coming, and his seemingly haphazard play calling that fails to set up plays one or two calls down the line.

If the O scores 20 points every game we should play for the NC again this year. Thank you, God, for Coach Muschamp. Mack Brown has become the face for college football these days, but Will Muschamp is the face for Texas in BCS NCG’s.

“Cu. Brown did not practice, but was out there in full pads. Anyone have a report on this? Did not seem serious but he was rubbing his left hammy a lot.”

According to Mack Brown’s presser transcript on MBTF, Curtis Brown, Barrett Matthews and Marquise Goodwin were all limited because of "slight pulls." Nothing more specific than that, but it didn’t sound as if any of the three were much to worry about.

Side note: Chris Whaley was limited by sore knees. Don’t know how serious that one is, but it sure sounds more disconcerting than a slight muscle pull.

God damn Scipio. I’m now praying we can keep Nkwopara in the program at least another couple of seasons.

Jean Stapleton, Carroll OConnor and Rob Reiner in your next piece nets you one of Booms ball hawk shirts.

“But my biggest concern with GD is his situational personnel subbing that always screams at the oppositon what play is coming, and his seemingly haphazard play calling that fails to set up plays one or two calls down the line.”

Nailed it. Or his situational play calling. I bet if we ran the numbers we call a run play 98% of the time when its 2nd and 2 or less. We probably pass the ball 98% of the time when its 2nd and 8 or more. Predictable much??

Not for nothing but seriously, how awesome would it be if Bevo gored an aggy cheerleader guy and his white ice cream suit was drenched in blood.

Better yet, How about Bevo just mounts the guy and humps him into submission for a crowd of 100,000 to see. Afterward, the stadium falls dead silent, the only audible sound is the faint whimper of the Aggy milkmaid as he lies curled in the fetal position.

I’m likely getting obsessive, but were they any Whale sitings? Have not heard any comment from any report, but did catch a photo on a sideline and he looked huge, maybe too much so. Who were the H backs?

Thanks for the great report.

Nice read – thanks.

Random question: Is the big guy in the picture from Rocky the same guy that plays the good guy turned bad guy turned good guy in The Expendables? Or am I way off base?

And fabulous read. I cannot wait for football season. I’m about to bounce off the walls. Thankfully NFL preseason is keeping me somewhat satisfied… for now.

Great stuff, scip. People were literally turning around in the nose bleeds last night while I was laughing out loud at the Nats game.

You guys need to get over Chris Whaley. Move on, it’s not going to happen.

sasha

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000185/

Doph Lundgren is his name and yes he was in the expendables. He was also in Red Scorpion.

“But my biggest concern with GD is his situational personnel subbing that always screams at the oppositon what play is coming”

Second team wideouts run on the field = 95% chance of run. Drives me nuts.

Sasha:

Thanks for making me feel old.

That still is from Rocky IV, released in 1985 — after I had graduated from the fine law school you are attending. Of course you don’t remember who Dolph Lundgren is — you must have seen Red Scorpion on Turner Classic Movies

For the record, most of the guys found Brigitte Nielsen more memorable.

Agree with the pre=season bouncing — bring on the games!

Hmmm. I don’t think I go to the law school you think I go to. I’m not at Texas, unfortunately. I’m where I need to be, though. About to start my second year, and way too much going on. AND I have to deal with football distracting me. I have such a hard life. ;-)

Sasha:

You are right. I made an Austin-centric assumption. Silly, given my own bifurcated BC handle and extra-Texas-torial location.

Anyway, thanks for hanging with the old codgers. I always appreciate your enthusiastic views.

I understand the pressure of the profession, but remember you’ll rarely regret not having read another case, but not watching a game — that sticks with you .

Sasha:

Still kicking myself for allowing long-forgotten first year associate duties in Houston firm to keep me from joining wiser fellow alums riding to the 1983 OU game in a rental car sporting the eye-catching phrase, “Marcus Dupree squats to pee!” in shoe polish on both sides. Now those would have been memories!

http://www.stcl.edu/, imo.

Nope. Not STCL. Good school, but I did not even apply there. Like I said, I am where I need to be for family (grandparents), spiritual, and personal reasons. Still kinda wish I had gone to Florida, though. It isn’t Texas football, but still would have been fun. But I didn’t want to get stuck working in Florida when I graduated.

Nepal?

MBV: Perhaps “spiritual” refers to tequila and the like, in which case http://www.stmarytx.edu/law/ might fit the bill.

SLD: Good move. I often tell folks considering law school to “go where they want to work;” and, as you’ve noted, “fun” and “law school” don’t really fit into the same calculation.

I am still at a Tier 1 school. For now. It needs to get its act together to stay that way and move up. :-) I debate about coming out and saying it, but who cares:. I’m at UH Law. It was between UH, Tulane, and Florida. Seeing as I already had a great support network in place through my family and friends from church, and UH is a great price, it just made the most sense. Plus, it is the closest to UT football.

I’ll be aiding UH Law stay tier 1 when I attend the Dean Nimmer DC event in September (I respect UH Law grads so much I married one!) and I’m sure some opportunity to donate to the cause will arise. Thanks for taking so well all the good natured ribbing (tame by BC standards). By the way, both participants in the 1983 OU trip referenced in my prior post are partners in Houston firms so let me know if you need “dirt” to aid in the interview process. One BC member helps another!

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