Texas-Rice Open Game Thread
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 12:03 AM CDT
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Announcement:
We will have a quick halftime podcast to wrap up the first 30 of action and set the table for the second half slaughter. It could prove to be the worst effort at live internet radio in the history of mankind and you should probably tune in on that basis.
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By the way, Eddie Jones is one hooping mother.
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Love the Eddie Jones thing. The defense drinks the offense’s milkshake.
by Drew Dunlevie on Sep 4, 2010 12:12 AM CDT reply actions
i long for the days when our basketball team shoots freethrows as well as our football team does.
by Colby Black on Sep 4, 2010 12:17 AM CDT reply actions
This could be epic. I’m thinking we cover by 2 scores. Look forward to reading the thread when I get back from Houston.
by cazadores on Sep 4, 2010 12:20 AM CDT reply actions
You guys are fucking freaking me out with these real names. Get back in the matrix.
Leaving for Houston in about seven hours. I guess I should go to bed.
by nordberg on Sep 4, 2010 12:22 AM CDT reply actions
So what’s the call-in number so Trips Right and I can call in from the stadium and taunt you?
by Huckleberry on Sep 4, 2010 12:26 AM CDT reply actions
Yeah Jones looks like a solid post guy, but can Chiles play the point?
F*** it, it’s football season.
by futurecloser34 on Sep 4, 2010 12:33 AM CDT reply actions
Kyle Hix doing the Mikan drill makes my eyes bleed.
Also, get those cats out to Clark’s double rims and see how well they shoot.
by Kevin Berger on Sep 4, 2010 1:08 AM CDT reply actions
That looked less like George Mikan and more like Gheorghe Mureşan.
by Colby Black on Sep 4, 2010 1:30 AM CDT reply actions
Woke up this morning and blared the fight song in accordance with my game day ritual. Neglected to wake up my 6 month old puppy first, whom upon the blares from the brass, jumped up and ran full speed attempting to jump through the glass portion of the back door. I pray this is just because I startled her and this is her first football season, and not that she is a rice fan
by JSB on Sep 4, 2010 5:25 AM CDT reply actions
I just woke up too. Are we up by a touchdown or two yet?
I’m going to go get a beer and find out. Goddamn I love football season.
by Cult McCoy on Sep 4, 2010 6:15 AM CDT reply actions
I can’t wait to see the emperor’s new running game.
by J.R.69 on Sep 4, 2010 6:26 AM CDT reply actions
my 6 month old puppy first, whom upon the blares from the brass, jumped up and ran full speed attempting to jump through the glass portion of the back door. I pray this is just because I startled her and this is her first football season, and not that she is a rice fan
Rest easy: a Rice dog would never have reached full speed before missing the back door entirely.
Then it would have spent the rest of the morning telling itself that it’s all right to have failed, because its pedigree is better than yours.
Then it would have logged on to its alumni wiki and looked up “Best Practices for Running to the Back Door.”
by parlin on Sep 4, 2010 6:34 AM CDT reply actions
Eddie Jones has nice form and wow, John Chiles really does look lean and ripped (no homo).
by t1climb1 on Sep 4, 2010 7:31 AM CDT reply actions
Will there be a way I can listen to the podcast later? I will be busy running around telling everyone in my neighborhood that we freaking rock at halftime, and probably then puking up all the joy I’ve been drinking onto their porch.
Don’t judge. It’s a ritual.
by uttuck on Sep 4, 2010 7:33 AM CDT reply actions
Who didn’t expect Applewhite to use the backboard?
Also, did anyone else expect Akina to fire a laser off of a DBs head just to prove to him to CATCH WITH HIS HANDS! DAMMIT!?
Oh yeah, I’ll be in the stadium too and am highly disappointed that I’ll miss the second, daily BC podcast.
I will be taking my 5 month old to his first game, I hope he doesn’t piss all over his Longhorn outfit during a changing session – if so, he may just have to suck it up!
I’ll be taking my camera to the game (new hobby, fancy DSLR) and will try and point you to a few pictures later, just so you all will know how awesome my goal line seats are/were (God I hope I don’t fuck up my grammar with Dave out there).
by uthookem on Sep 4, 2010 9:33 AM CDT reply actions
I benched LaDarius Green in favor of Barrett Matthews today at TE in FF. That is betting with emotion for sure…
But I expect the Texas Defense to Mudhole Rice and give me 25 points.
by Newy25 on Sep 4, 2010 10:00 AM CDT reply actions
Corso has improved but I think it’s obvious he’ll never come all the way back from that stroke. Fowler and Herbstreit do an admirable job of carrying him but I have to wonder how long ESPN lets this go on.
by Minnesotahorn on Sep 4, 2010 11:01 AM CDT reply actions
Whoa, Cody Johnson’s father worked with the FBI to bring down corruption in Waller County:
http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/metropolitan/7186332.html
by Wake Up Little Susie on Sep 4, 2010 11:09 AM CDT reply actions
amazing new channel: ESPN Goal Line. it’s basically the NFL red zone for college. channel 477 on TWC in NYC. you might need to be a subscriber to the digital sports tier ($4.95/mo).
you’re welcome.
by Christian Wofford on Sep 4, 2010 11:10 AM CDT reply actions
christian. you don’t know me, but i love you.
by Colby Black on Sep 4, 2010 11:17 AM CDT reply actions
samford is the stanford of alabama. true or false?
by Colby Black on Sep 4, 2010 11:19 AM CDT reply actions
@colby: looks like we know some of the same people on FB.
florida not looking good at all.
by Christian Wofford on Sep 4, 2010 11:25 AM CDT reply actions
“You guys are fucking freaking me out with these real names.”
No kidding. I feel like the only guy still wearing a mask at the orgy.
by Minnesotahorn on Sep 4, 2010 11:35 AM CDT reply actions
Some dude named Paki O’Meara just scored a touchdown for Iowa. An Irishman from Islamabad?
by bigdukesix on Sep 4, 2010 11:39 AM CDT reply actions
bigdukesix -
You should read the Iowa blog Black Heart Gold Pants. Then you would have known about the Paki Bomb.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 11:42 AM CDT reply actions
Good find on the ESPN goalline, c wofford. I’m a NFL Red Zone addict and this is a nice tool when there isn’t one particular game I want to tune in to.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 11:46 AM CDT reply actions
I prefer ignorance. That way nothing gets in the way of my whimsical idea of an Irish-Pakistani somehow ending up playing football in the Big 10. I’m writing a John Irving-esque novel about his adventures.
by bigdukesix on Sep 4, 2010 11:50 AM CDT reply actions
FSU-OU next week is intriguing to me. I don’t see any way OU loses that game at home, but FSU can score on anyone and they’ve got plenty of affoletes on defense.
by bigdukesix on Sep 4, 2010 1:07 PM CDT reply actions
Why has the Lord forsaken Florida? Oh that’s right, his son graduated and Urban Meyer’s a miserable prick.
by Jigglebilly on Sep 4, 2010 1:29 PM CDT reply actions
Whew, odds of UGA firing Richt just went down. The gutless pussies of Florida look awful at home against a 1-win team. Even ESPN may be forced to admit they’re overrated.
by Boom stays on Sep 4, 2010 1:40 PM CDT reply actions
Miami appears to be employing the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique today.
by TXStampede on Sep 4, 2010 1:51 PM CDT reply actions
I wonder if this is Florida’s Arkansas State game. Sure you can pass it off as shaking off the rust, but it is an ominous sign that Bull Reese’s defense strangled the Florida offense for three quarters.
by Puedlfor on Sep 4, 2010 2:05 PM CDT reply actions
Matt Leinart cut by the Cardinals.
//// Whatever, I’m still the better quarterback ////
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:27 PM CDT reply actions
I believe the crowd advantage slightly favors Texas.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:31 PM CDT reply actions
For those who didn’t see it, Garrett Gilbert’s interview with Erin Andrews on GameDay: http://espn.go.com/blog/dallascolleges/post/_/id/4669723/garrett-gilbert-takes-his-turn-at-texas
by Paddington Ambush on Sep 4, 2010 2:32 PM CDT reply actions
Y’all are over to your game now, but, as usual, a highly entertaining Mizzou/Ill game 20-13 in Q4
by NorthDallasSooner on Sep 4, 2010 2:33 PM CDT reply actions
By the way, UCLA-Kansas St on ESPN Gameplan and/or ABC. Tune in during commercial breaks if you want to do a little scouting for two opponents.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:35 PM CDT reply actions
Ready to GO! Let’s get 2010 off to a new start!
Hook ’em, HORNS!!!
by Streets of Laredo on Sep 4, 2010 2:35 PM CDT reply actions
scip==If your DVR can’t record two games at once you’re not serious about CFB
by NorthDallasSooner on Sep 4, 2010 2:36 PM CDT reply actions
Garrett Gilbert looks like he’s in the throes of pure joy.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:36 PM CDT reply actions
NDS –
But of course. But I like to watch live too.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:36 PM CDT reply actions
I’m shocked it’s McHargue and not the Bama or Miami transfers.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:37 PM CDT reply actions
I love it when Rice methodically drives down the field on you.
by Cricketslayer on Sep 4, 2010 2:43 PM CDT reply actions
Kheeston Randall is down. You have to be kidding.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:44 PM CDT reply actions
everytime chykie brown fucks up, i die inside.
years have already been taken off of my life. and counting.
and kheeston being down is very hurtful
by PVogel on Sep 4, 2010 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
any time the defense wants to do anything is fine with me
by hornseverywhere on Sep 4, 2010 2:47 PM CDT reply actions
I’m ready for someone to take out Chykie with a deer rifle.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 2:47 PM CDT reply actions
I think Will just wanted to get early reps in red zone D…..yeah, that’s it.
by Big Horn on Sep 4, 2010 2:50 PM CDT reply actions
I daresay Randall has fully recovered.
Thank God.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 2:51 PM CDT reply actions
I think you see AJ White as the third corner soon. Jesus Christ.
by Newy25 on Sep 4, 2010 2:51 PM CDT reply actions
The sleeper has awoken.
I love McHargue. Very similar to Chase Clement. Rice should be commended for a good opening series.
This isn’t uncharacteristic for us – we typically start slow on D.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:52 PM CDT reply actions
hope that rice education helps mcguffie
cuz that was some super stupid shit on that screen
by PVogel on Sep 4, 2010 2:53 PM CDT reply actions
Newy 25 -
Or Byndom. Every single one of Chykie’s errors was mental.
I’d prefer we go Big Nickel with Vaccaro.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 2:54 PM CDT reply actions
McGuffie can be a great deal stupider than that.
Wait until he tries to leap over a crouching Vaccaro… who stands up and slams his helmet into the McCrotchy.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 2:55 PM CDT reply actions
“Our boys don’t like tackling him.” — Mack, about Cody
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 2:59 PM CDT reply actions
I’m more excited about our first three or four running plays in this game than I have been about our running game in the last three or four years.
by Cricketslayer on Sep 4, 2010 3:00 PM CDT reply actions
Bad pad levels there. Hix can’t get submarined like that.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:02 PM CDT reply actions
That 4th & 1 play reminded me of Henry Melton vs. A&M in 2006. Why run laterally?
by Kilgore Trout on Sep 4, 2010 3:03 PM CDT reply actions
Jared Norton fucked that up. You need to look for the seal inside, not put an extra body on a guy that’s already blocked.
That was an easy TD if Jared does his job.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:04 PM CDT reply actions
Great drop by Keenan. They weren’t expecting a LB to get that deep that quickly.
Big time. NFL.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:05 PM CDT reply actions
Replay looked like me might have bobbled that pick. Good thing they didn’t review it.
by EggNog on Sep 4, 2010 3:05 PM CDT reply actions
Horrendous play design on that reverse. Zero understanding of timing.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:06 PM CDT reply actions
Shut out in the first quarter by Rice. Can someone please put Greg Davis out of my misery, already?
by BrickHorn on Sep 4, 2010 3:08 PM CDT reply actions
It’s time to take the training wheels off of Gilbert.
We establish the run, then come back with a stupid reverse, run a screen that hasn’t been set up in the passing game yet because Gilbert hasn’t thrown downfield, and then throw a 2 yard route to Greg Smith on 3rd and 17.
Vintage.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:08 PM CDT reply actions
I can’t blame GD for this. I’m seeing execution issues from guys who know better.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 3:09 PM CDT reply actions
So the new offense is running scatback plays with the fattest, slowest rb on the roster? Interesting.
by ransomstoddard on Sep 4, 2010 3:09 PM CDT reply actions
So we’re going to keep throwing for 2 yards when we need 17. My head’s going to explode by the Tech game.
by Paddington Ambush on Sep 4, 2010 3:10 PM CDT reply actions
L’am – it is the coach’s job to prevent poor execution.
by BrickHorn on Sep 4, 2010 3:11 PM CDT reply actions
Let’s wear these guys down and start rolling ’em over!
by Streets of Laredo on Sep 4, 2010 3:11 PM CDT reply actions
Well done. For once we’ve got a guy who can kick it into the end zone… or the seats behind the end zone, maybe…
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 3:12 PM CDT reply actions
The more things change, the more they stay the same
- Snake Plissken
by NY Horn on Sep 4, 2010 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
This just in: K. State’s playing an actual D1 team OOC. Someone’s going to be fired over this.
by Starving out the Schools for the Blind on Sep 4, 2010 3:14 PM CDT reply actions
This is playstation playcalling now. How do you let someone run the same play twice in a row?
by EggNog on Sep 4, 2010 3:15 PM CDT reply actions
I think the second play was on Earnest. Looks like Dravanti was supposed to slant inside and Earnest had the outside—he just bit and followed the RB.
by chitwood on Sep 4, 2010 3:16 PM CDT reply actions
The bad news is we’re having trouble stopping Rice. Our vaunted defense is loaded with upperclassmen who cannot quite keep track of which side of the field the ball is on.
The good news is Texas participates in other sports. (I believe our swim team is noted.)
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 3:19 PM CDT reply actions
The Horns aint looking so sharp. Overrated like Floriduh so far.
by Boone Pickens State on Sep 4, 2010 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
Ha! The 2003 fake reverse to Tony Jeffery goes for eight!
by Colby on Sep 4, 2010 3:26 PM CDT reply actions
Thank you, Tre`, for the Horns first TD of the year! Hopefully the first of many, many more!
Hook ’em, baby!!!!!!
by Streets of Laredo on Sep 4, 2010 3:29 PM CDT reply actions
Redemption Song, D. Let’s get it right this time.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
Created by Randall with penetration. Acho gets the credit and the clean up.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:32 PM CDT reply actions
Nice pickup by Acho, attack by Vaccaro. This is what I was expecting from minute one.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 3:32 PM CDT reply actions
Vaccaro would kill someone if he could. I love it.
by Cricketslayer on Sep 4, 2010 3:33 PM CDT reply actions
form tackle by Kenny.
Muschamp going with Big Nickel. Chykie benched.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:33 PM CDT reply actions
BOOM MOTHERFUCKER
Acho creates, Robinson Johnny-on-the-spot.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:33 PM CDT reply actions
Thank you, Keenan Robinson!!!! One pick, one fumble recovery, one TD!!!
That’s your defensive MVP for the game, folks!
by Streets of Laredo on Sep 4, 2010 3:34 PM CDT reply actions
Okay, yes, deer rifle vs. Chykie Brown was too strong.
But really. Come on, now.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 3:38 PM CDT reply actions
pellet rifle is acceptable.
oh, well. time for the O to score. Training wheels are off Gilbert now
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:40 PM CDT reply actions
That’s fine. Let the offense get more reps.
If he drops that pick-six against Nebraska or OU, though, I will plotz.
by Woody Bombay on Sep 4, 2010 3:40 PM CDT reply actions
Apparently, Gilbert just decided to change out his deer rifle for a pellet gun, too. What the hell was that throw?
by HelmetBoy on Sep 4, 2010 3:42 PM CDT reply actions
Not much smash mouth to the run game, GD is putting alot more finesse in there than needed.
by EggNog on Sep 4, 2010 3:42 PM CDT reply actions
Gilbert is sharp fellas. That’s a completion on that out against any team in America. Very difficult throw he made look easy.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:42 PM CDT reply actions
Nice throw, Gilbert. Would like to see some passes in the 10 – 15 yard region OVER THE FUCKING MIDDLE for once.
by Colby on Sep 4, 2010 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
Great catch by John Chiles!!! Welcome to 2010, Mr. Chiles!!!!
by Streets of Laredo on Sep 4, 2010 3:44 PM CDT reply actions
Did Marcell Dareus ram his helmet into Gilbert’s throwing arm when I wasn’t looking?
Not sure what’s happening with that abortive underthrow he’s slinging half the time. It has twice the spiral and half the zip I’d expect.
Then he tosses something Favrey like that. Shit. I don’t know what to say.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 3:44 PM CDT reply actions
What do you know? He can throw it long!
And I always liked Chiles. Is that allowed here?
by Paddington Ambush on Sep 4, 2010 3:45 PM CDT reply actions
Alright – gotta get ready for the 1/2 time podcast.
Tune in link above.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 3:45 PM CDT reply actions
Tre looks much better than Cody at this point. Much quicker hitting the holes.
by Cricketslayer on Sep 4, 2010 3:46 PM CDT reply actions
Thank you, Mr. Newton!!! Nice 2-TD day for you! Horns up, 24 – 3!
by Streets of Laredo on Sep 4, 2010 3:47 PM CDT reply actions
I’m sure I’ll get castigated for his past stupiditiy, but I like this Cunningham dude running color
by A-Tex Devil on Sep 4, 2010 3:47 PM CDT reply actions
Feeling pretty good about keeping Malcolm Brown’s commitment right now. This is the most production I’ve seen out of a pro-style running game since 2001. Rice or not.
by HelmetBoy on Sep 4, 2010 3:49 PM CDT reply actions
Is it a horsecollar if you grab the jersey, not the inside of shoulder pads? I thought he had a fistful of jersey. hmmm
by A-Tex Devil on Sep 4, 2010 3:50 PM CDT reply actions
A-Tex Devil said:
September 4th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I’m sure I’ll get castigated for his past stupiditiy, but I like this Cunningham dude running color
-————-
Anything’s better than Dave Lapham:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYIrsCADoM8&feature=related
Love the Midwestern accent. Love the FaceRape.
by Colby on Sep 4, 2010 3:51 PM CDT reply actions
Chykie had a shitty half, and that call giving Rice the TD was atrocious.
by bigdukesix on Sep 4, 2010 3:58 PM CDT reply actions
That was Keenan Robinson back there on that pass-tip. Dude’s got wheels.
by HelmetBoy on Sep 4, 2010 4:00 PM CDT reply actions
Not sure I have ever seen a prettier deep ball at Texas than Gilbert’s.
Really unclear what his problem is at 5-15 yards, though. Seems to lack the Stabler/McCoy gene for it, which is a shame ‘cause I’d like to see what Chiles can do running some of Shipley’s old routes on third and long.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 4:01 PM CDT reply actions
does you plus media have a chat feature? i wonder if we can make something like that happen, or sync with the website
by The Stos on Sep 4, 2010 4:04 PM CDT reply actions
bigduke is spot on
i second that notion. whatever thats worth. (i think maybe a peso or 2)
by PVogel on Sep 4, 2010 4:04 PM CDT reply actions
So that’s the offense, huh? That took 8 months to devise…really?
by ransomstoddard on Sep 4, 2010 4:10 PM CDT reply actions
I’m opening my next beer with a pellet rifle
by Jigglebilly on Sep 4, 2010 4:13 PM CDT reply actions
its opening weekend of dove season in the central zone, open it up with a shotgun
by The Stos on Sep 4, 2010 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
It doesn’t mean anything, but isn’t it funny how Gilbert can’t throw spirals?
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
Arrgg…. F@/*^+ing ipad needs flash. Can’t listen to the podcast. I guess i just have to imagine all the snark and handwringing
by Bob on Sep 4, 2010 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
no handwringing, minimal snark. we’re pretty calm.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:22 PM CDT reply actions
Garrett’s not checking down. Had his eyes on Williams the whole play.
by Colby on Sep 4, 2010 4:25 PM CDT reply actions
I’m glad someone is. My one year old daughter is looking at me like a crazy muttering person. She may not be ready for OU. Then again I may not be either.
by Bob on Sep 4, 2010 4:27 PM CDT reply actions
I’m surprised. That’s usually a snap to the upback for the easy conversion.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:33 PM CDT reply actions
Great, great playcalling. Run right, run right. Wait for it…run left.
by Colby on Sep 4, 2010 4:34 PM CDT reply actions
Walters is a beast, but he doesn’t get much help. Snow looks pretty good too. Otherwise…..same old o-line.
by Bartoncreek on Sep 4, 2010 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
Is there some reason this server is showing Pacific time?
by Tex Long on Sep 4, 2010 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
What’s the over/under on how long we stick with this two yards and a cloud of dust offense? I’m calling halftime of the Tech game.
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 4:36 PM CDT reply actions
Mr. Color Commentator, do not equate Aaron Williams and Chykie F’ing Brown. Brown had the ball FedExed into his hands and an open field to the end zone once he signed for it.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 4:37 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, thank you, Mr. Jeffcoat, and welcome to Texas.
(Regards to your old man, No. 77)
by Streets of Laredo on Sep 4, 2010 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
This is the signature drive, folks…… (knocking on wood, etc.)
by A-Tex Devil on Sep 4, 2010 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
Been saying for some time that this is Malcolm’s year to shine. Seems more reliable on the field than in practice.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
I’d forgotten what multiple deep passes in one game looked like.
by Bob on Sep 4, 2010 4:43 PM CDT reply actions
Brick -
We’re a SEC team. Accept it. The sooner you do, the more you’ll enjoy the season.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:44 PM CDT reply actions
Jones gets held and still makes the sack. How do you not throw the flag there?
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 4:45 PM CDT reply actions
You don’t want to get behind on this defense in down and distance.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:45 PM CDT reply actions
HOW MANY JET SKIES CAN YOU SKI BEHIND MR GEKKO?
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:46 PM CDT reply actions
Our new rushing attack equals 98 yards on the ground against rice by the end of the 3rd quarter.
by Toadvine on Sep 4, 2010 4:47 PM CDT reply actions
After checking the replay, that was definitely a fumble.
by Diego on Sep 4, 2010 4:47 PM CDT reply actions
From what I’ve seen — though I am hopeful for improvement — we are only an SEC wannabe team.
by Louis L'am Jones on Sep 4, 2010 4:48 PM CDT reply actions
Don’t give me that fatalist crap, Scip. We can and should do better than this.
by BrickHorn on Sep 4, 2010 4:48 PM CDT reply actions
We look completely different when we use even a little misdirection. Hint, hint.
by Toadvine on Sep 4, 2010 4:50 PM CDT reply actions
We’re a Jim Tressel team from 2007. Hopefully GG is better than Todd Boeckman. We look pretty blah—crowd seems bored to shit (a familiar sensation to any Buckeye fan).
by spit and tears on Sep 4, 2010 4:51 PM CDT reply actions
I love that Tre has totally flown the ball over the ref’s head on all 3 TDs.
by A-Tex Devil on Sep 4, 2010 4:56 PM CDT reply actions
A lot of good signs in this game so far. We’ll certainly open it up when we need to, but signs of coherence from the run game bode well. Gilbert is going to wreck shop with the play pass this year.
by nobis60 on Sep 4, 2010 4:56 PM CDT reply actions
I like the Rice S&C approach. Functional strength.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:58 PM CDT reply actions
who is that horse that is punching the punching bag?
by JSB on Sep 4, 2010 4:58 PM CDT reply actions
Scary how hard for us to get in the endzone against mediocre competition.
by Topo Gigio on Sep 4, 2010 4:58 PM CDT reply actions
nobis60 -
Nicely stated.
We’re basically working on stuff. If there isn’t a freak TD, we’re cruising 31-3.
Soft effort by Gideon on that tackle.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 4:59 PM CDT reply actions
Gideon can sure slow people down trying to tackle them.
by MerHorn on Sep 4, 2010 4:59 PM CDT reply actions
I’m pretty excited hoping that Ron Franklin goes Hoggy Rowe on Joanie Cunningham.
by I need a Martini on Sep 4, 2010 4:59 PM CDT reply actions
let me be more precise in my prevous statement hard for us inside the 5. i’m thinking about 1st atr goaline stand and this last TD – got in but some of the plays looks like we’re struggling to move the Rice line.
by Topo Gigio on Sep 4, 2010 5:02 PM CDT reply actions
Very soft tackling by our secondary. Pathetic by Curtis three plays in a row. He and Gideon are pillow fighting out there right now.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 5:06 PM CDT reply actions
With Curtis and Chykie on the field, our ends damn well better hold contain or it’s a first down waiting to happen.
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 5:06 PM CDT reply actions
Wrap up, boys. That’s Traviquis (guessing here) Smith, not Emmitt Smith
by nobis60 on Sep 4, 2010 5:07 PM CDT reply actions
Eddie is playing great today. That’s how you shut that option down.
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 5:09 PM CDT reply actions
Kenny Vaccarro is my favorite player. I just don’t want to play pickup b-ball with him.
by Bartoncreek on Sep 4, 2010 5:09 PM CDT reply actions
64 must not have liked Vaccarro’s little something extra on the QB
by ultralight on Sep 4, 2010 5:10 PM CDT reply actions
And now Vacarro whiffs. Can anyone in the secondary make a tackle?
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 5:10 PM CDT reply actions
RichRod coaching like his job is on the line. Cuz it is.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 5:13 PM CDT reply actions
Malcolm Williams looks like he’s catching a flopping fish.
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 5:14 PM CDT reply actions
Love seeing Williams and Gilbert connect like this.
4-77 now for Malcolm
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 5:14 PM CDT reply actions
I’d like to see Malcolm get a TD, he’s earned it. Also, haven’t gone to a TE yet, Maybe saving that.
by ultralight on Sep 4, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
Nice, Fozzy.
Tre and Cody do the dirty work, Fozzy gets the tired D
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
Might as well let Fozzy play in a game where breaking it outside like that will actually work.
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
Mal wrapping all four limbs around the ball on every catch, but beats all hell out of the alternative.
by nobis60 on Sep 4, 2010 5:16 PM CDT reply actions
Gilbert with a horrid throw. There’s a lot to look forward to with him, even if it’s not all there yet.
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 5:17 PM CDT reply actions
Nice to see Tucker doing pretty well. Hope he can continue our run of essentially nails kickers.
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 5:18 PM CDT reply actions
Missed the back shoulder throw, but looks like it is part of the Gilbert plan. Will be a tough thing to defend as the timing improves.
by ultralight on Sep 4, 2010 5:18 PM CDT reply actions
I’d be willing to bet that Kirkendoll was at least half to blame for that one.
by nobis60 on Sep 4, 2010 5:20 PM CDT reply actions
Vacarro has been properly channeled. Enough with the Dancing Centaurs, he’s now killing opponents.
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 5:23 PM CDT reply actions
How many plays has Eddie Jones not been held today? Are we playing Tech?
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 5:23 PM CDT reply actions
I would enjoy seeing Gilbert go over the top to Malcolm Williams on first down in this next series. They seem to be connecting (on a spiritual level, of course).
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 5:24 PM CDT reply actions
And it must be noted, the girl in the Heinken commercial is fairly smokin’.
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 5:25 PM CDT reply actions
Vacarro is Italian for car bomb. Or maybe it’s Irish.
by nobis60 on Sep 4, 2010 5:26 PM CDT reply actions
Vaccaro has no fear or regard for his health
by Bartoncreek on Sep 4, 2010 5:27 PM CDT reply actions
Is it wrong for me to feel a welling of emotion upon seeing a McCoy at QB?
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
love seein jeffcoat.
i wanna see wood.
*connor wood
by PVogel on Sep 4, 2010 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
I have the man crush on Reggie Wilson. That’s just a violent player right there.
by CS on Sep 4, 2010 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
Reggie Wilson looks great out there. Excited for the rest of his career.
by alphahydro on Sep 4, 2010 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
Wilson is really physical.
Three tackles in one series.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
Sorry to see that unnecessary thuggish bullshit from our guys. We aren’t SEC trash.
by Inexcusable on Sep 4, 2010 5:34 PM CDT reply actions
Go put a dress on. That was a clean hard, tackle you giant pussy.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 5:35 PM CDT reply actions
Ugly effort, but there were some good things out there.
Take the win and get ready for Wyoming.
by Scipio Tex on Sep 4, 2010 5:38 PM CDT reply actions
Bullshit. Multiple guys had him stopped, driven back several seconds, and there was no reason to piledrive him. Thuggish chickenshit was what that was, and incredibly stupid.
With only 2 slots in the BCS title game, Texas gains the most if Rice wins the rest of their games, wins CUSA, and gets a ranking. Otherwise this game gains them nothing since it wasn’t a huge OU style blowout. Injuring one of their starters late in the 4th when the game is basically over doesn’t help that.
Note how Mack is already talking up Rice in the interview, he gets it.
by Inexcusable on Sep 4, 2010 5:41 PM CDT reply actions
“With only 2 slots in the BCS title game, Texas gains the most if Rice wins the rest of their games, wins CUSA, and gets a ranking”
Did you even watch the game? I am rooting for Cotton Bowl at this point. We have 3 losses minimum headed our way.
by Newy25 on Sep 4, 2010 5:43 PM CDT reply actions
Eh, I’ve been predicting for months it would be 2 or 3 losses. That said, UT looked fine for a first game. I expect this will be a weak year for undefeateds, so anything is possible.
by Inexcusable on Sep 4, 2010 5:46 PM CDT reply actions
Newy – a tad early for that. Could we drop a couple? Sure. But you exclude the possibility of “improvement”, where I do not.
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 5:47 PM CDT reply actions
Don’t worry about our prospects too much based on this game. We chose to slow play this and did some good things in the areas we need to work on. Muschamp will chew ass to fix our lack-ass run D in the second half, and we got raped in every possible fashion on stupid bounces and referree fuckups. We do need to get Chykie some pussy so he can stop thinking about it.
by nobis60 on Sep 4, 2010 5:52 PM CDT reply actions
No passing to the TE. Is this a bad sign or were we just not showing much in that area?
by cody on Sep 4, 2010 5:53 PM CDT reply actions
I do not exclude the possibility of improvement. Everyone on our schedule also has the opportunity for improvement too. Every year during Mack’s time at Texas major flaws that show early in the season always cost us when it matters against real competition.
Had this been UCLA or someone with a pulse this Texas team is 0-1.
by Newy25 on Sep 4, 2010 5:56 PM CDT reply actions
Why is K. State taking a knee against UCLA with 25 seconds left?
by P. Carroll on Sep 4, 2010 5:58 PM CDT reply actions
UCLA is not materially better than Rice. We won’t see a team with a pulse for a little while yet.
by BEHorn on Sep 4, 2010 6:00 PM CDT reply actions
that was the most boring game I’ve watched in a long time.. I found myself watching Michigan vs Uconn… and boy oh boy its fun to watch when rich rod has a pat white like qb… they looked very good…
If its 4th and goal and we are on the 2 with a 250 lb running back.. why do we sweep to the outside? … nothing like watching back up QB do nothing but hand the ball off… did they not learn anything from not letting Garrett get meaningful snaps last year>??
by Travis on Sep 4, 2010 6:00 PM CDT reply actions
Rice went 2-10 last year and plays in Conference USA. They are the worst team on our schedule.
UCLA went 7-6 and plays in the Pac 10.
Watch the spin that tries to equate Rice to some real football team to explain our struggles.
by Newy25 on Sep 4, 2010 6:02 PM CDT reply actions
Come on over if you like…
http://boomerandsooner.fantake.com/2010/09/04/live-post-utah-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3338
by NorthDallasSooner on Sep 4, 2010 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
I could live with Cotton if it got us a shot at Florida. Best. Cotton. Ever.
Before today, I felt we’d lose 2 regular season games, and I pretty much feel the same way after.
Our offense is just gonna be hard to watch this year.
by Homesick Alien on Sep 4, 2010 6:38 PM CDT reply actions
I like my prediction of 3 losses alot. The offense is absolutely horrible.
by ransomstoddard on Sep 4, 2010 6:45 PM CDT reply actions
I love getting back from the game and seeing all you whiners. I know men are babies, but some of you take the cake.
Scip has said for a while now that we’re going to sacrifice points to get guys experience. The offense will get there. Give the new QB some time to gel with his receivers in games.
I don’t know if I can handle a bunch of crying men all season. I have enough stress to deal with.
by Sasha is a Longhorn Dog on Sep 4, 2010 7:16 PM CDT reply actions
I expected some tears, but besides Scipio, this seems ridiculous. It wasn’t the prettiest win, but at no point after the 1st quarter did Rice have a chance to win. Florida won by about the same score, but that was in doubt until the very end.
We showed that we are determined to run the ball from the ace set. We were stubborn with it, and showed the most success with that formation in YEARS. The line got a chance to block straight ahead and actually did a fair job.
This was the first game of a completely new style, and it was a C+ with absolutely zero attempt to open anything up. I guess I am the only one who actually felt satisfied, but I do live in SEC country. Take away a fluke TD to end the half, and a bonehead play by Williams on the punt and we cruise to a Muschamp / Alabammer style 31-3 win.
by jinx on Sep 4, 2010 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
Yup – I book this as a 28-point win while forcing the run. We didn’t look as sharp as I’d expected after some of the paens sent up during practice reports, but saw nothing today that made me worried that this team can’t achieve the potential that I expected from them (which is a one-loss season with a BCS bowl, with the potential for a MNC berth since the two toughest teams on our schedule have high-functioning retards at QB).
by nobis60 on Sep 4, 2010 7:50 PM CDT reply actions
Perhaps some of you should go visit the Florida boards — the Gators had 26 yards total offense after 3 quarters against Miami of Ohio.
I am fully in Scipios corner after this one. If we look like this next week on offense, that is another matter.
by Steve Ross on Sep 4, 2010 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
Well, I watched the game in person and wasn’t horribly surprised by the result. One of Rice’s TDs was a complete fluke and the other one was a combination of two bad decisions (why is you best cover CB returning a punt in the 4th quarter of a blow-out? And what was he thinking?).
That being said, two things trouble me: Cody averaged 3.9 ypc and Tre averaged 3.2 ypc. against Rice.
I’m all for running it more. But we really didn’t run it effectively today. We need to figure out how to run from a two-back set. This Ace set has never worked for us and it still didn’t today. Why we insist on using it I’ll never understand. We didn’t get much push from the offensive line and the second level of the defense was usually at the line of scrimmage to meet our backs. That’s why a lot of teams use a fullback.
I’ll otherwise reserve judgment on the new offense. Malc looked reallly sharp. Gilbert gets a B+. I wish we’d gotten the ball to Mike Davis. Kirkendoll has not improved at all. Chiles made on very nice catch.
As for defense, generally it was OK. Gideon was late on help and tackled poorly — not surprising. Chykie is still a headcase and a liability. Our young DEs lookled great. Robinson is a man among boys.
by Toadvine on Sep 4, 2010 8:19 PM CDT reply actions
Agreed nobis. I think the hard thing for some to swallow is the change in identity. It is easy for me, because this is the offense I would have always liked to see (or some version of it).
My brother-in-law thought I was crazy when I told him during last years Wyoming game that I would gladly trade Bama’s offense for ours. Keep forgetting to check back with him on that one.
by jinx on Sep 4, 2010 8:19 PM CDT reply actions
Toadvine-
I am no football expert by any means, but I think we stay with the ace set because it puts more skill on the field. YPC could have been much higher if we would have looked to pass the ball.
I’m no GD apologist by a long stretch. No gray hairs yet, but I will attribute some of the first to him. That said, I was pleased that he gave the OL no quarter and forced them to open holes against 8 and 9 man fronts. Had he given up and gone to shotgun to score a ton of points I would have been pissed. He stayed under center, and will have good game film to see where mistakes were made and where we can get better.
Of course it would be great to have a 5* RB to make this thing work, but we will have to wait until next year for that. Was I the only one who noticed that GG stood in a space with no Rice player near him for 15 yds after most play action passes.
Sure this was Rice, but I was still pleased with the gameplan even if the results could have been better.
by jinx on Sep 4, 2010 8:27 PM CDT reply actions
jinx,
I like the idea of running the ball more. But there was a “charge of the light brigade” element to continuously running the same play from the same set with the same result into that 8-man front. I just don’t think that works without extra blocking help at the POINT of attack. That’s different from extra blockers down the line. That block on the second line of defense is what pushes first contact back two yards, gives your back a chance to run over a safety instead of a backer, and generally lets you gain more yards.
by Toadvine on Sep 4, 2010 8:36 PM CDT reply actions
Very vanilla O, Mack wants to keep as much as possible under wraps until Tech game.
The more you hit in practice, the faster the progress but it also makes serious injuries more likely. My impression is that Mack dials back the practice violence a bit to avoid injuries and that this contributes to lack luster early season games.
Malcolm and Goodwin looked great. Chiles looked good on his one catch.
It was tough for Texas to adjust to the altitude when we played in Wyoming and it will be tough for Wyoming to adjust to the heat of Texas.
by Kafka on Sep 5, 2010 7:42 AM CDT reply actions
Would someone please explain this to me? Our offense was inside our own 20 in the North endzone, and they ran play action to our back and rolled out right. Zero (and I mean zero) effect on the Rice defense. I was in that endzone and had the perfect angle. Not a single Rice player went with the back. It was as if it didn’t happen at all. Had Gilbert actually handed it to the back he could have run forever. But, nothing.
My first thought was the play action was not that poorly executed, so what could it be? Did we tip that it was pass?
by il_cativo on Sep 5, 2010 8:56 AM CDT reply actions
To me, Johnson seemed to run out of gas after about his 6th carry, Newton his 9th or 10th. Up till that point, both were more effective than the numbers indicate. Fozzy looked good all around, but on a tired defense.
Johnson clearly needs more time on the treadmill. I cringe to think about what this kid could do at a lean 225-230. Not sure who thought it would be a good idea to give him the ball 4 times in a row on the goal line when his conditioning to this point clearly indicates that he would be huffing and puffing after 2.
by The Republic on Sep 5, 2010 11:08 AM CDT reply actions
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