Boring CFB Saturday Open Thread of Mundanity
by BrickHorn on Oct 22, 2011 12:18 PM CDT
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PrintWhile the Longhorns enjoy their second bye week of the season, the rest of college football finds itself embroiled in a series of boring, one-sided dull-fests. But that won't stop you, faithful denizen of Barking Carnival, from forming strong opinions on the mundane slate of games streaming forth from your television and succumbing to the overwhelming impulse to share said opinions here, in the Boring CFB Saturday Open Thread of Mundanity.
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Two thoughts to kick this motherfucker off:
1. We’d better beat Kansas.
2. Kansas State is probably going to skull rape the Horns. Again.
by BrickHorn on Oct 22, 2011 12:20 PM CDT reply actions
Early upset watch:
Purdue 21
Ilinois 0
Ole Miss 17
Arky 7
The Cuse rolled Holgo last night.
by Vasherized on Oct 22, 2011 12:51 PM CDT reply actions
Clemson game has been pretty fun to watch. osu mizzou seems to be gettin decent.
by mattdubya on Oct 22, 2011 12:52 PM CDT reply actions
I told you last week, Houston Nutt is always a danger to make his saving throw.
by Vulcan on Oct 22, 2011 12:52 PM CDT reply actions
Texas UTSA Baseball is on the Longhorn Network!
by Pistol on Oct 22, 2011 12:56 PM CDT reply actions
For a “boring” day there’s some good games.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 1:01 PM CDT reply actions
Did anyone else catch that shot of the Purdue cheerleaders? Sweet fancy Moses. Even the pretty one was fugly. And the fugly one went at least two-and-a-half bills.
by BrickHorn on Oct 22, 2011 1:05 PM CDT reply actions
I’m not bored at all. Love switching around the country taking them all in. Rarely get to do this cause we’re normally chasing the Horns around wherever.
by beowulf on Oct 22, 2011 1:07 PM CDT reply actions
Poke State is about to be in some trouble.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 1:11 PM CDT reply actions
Texas’ front seven best get their run fit confusion verrrrrrry squared away before KSU comes calling.
by nobis60 on Oct 22, 2011 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
Where the hell is Gundy’s visor? I realize that Pinkel puts the “prick” in Golf Prick, and is tough to beat on that score, but I’m really disappointed that Gundy didn’t come to play.
by Longhorn in Canada on Oct 22, 2011 2:21 PM CDT reply actions
Mack needs to designate one coach on his staff to do nothing, but recruit the kids Clemson is recruiting at defensive end and wide receiver.
Goodness gracious they have some freaking athletes at those positions and in some cases you can’t tell the difference between the two.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 2:24 PM CDT reply actions
Dude, Purdue is an ENGINEERING school in INDIANA. What do you expect.
by Dave on Oct 22, 2011 2:26 PM CDT reply actions
Damn, I didn’t realize Clemson’s top three receivers today were two true freshmen and a sophomore.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 2:33 PM CDT reply actions
James Franklin has a wee little arm and I bet he tosses at least 3 picks against us. The Horns should win that game.
Kansas State did not do anything today that looked special. Kansas is just that awful.
by Newy25 on Oct 22, 2011 2:40 PM CDT reply actions
I’m guessing KSU goes 1-3 in next 4 weeks.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 2:43 PM CDT reply actions
The three games after the KU game to me will decide how the Horns’ season ends up. Each of the schools looks weak on defense, but that is facing offenses that either have some balance to them or are really proficient on one side of the ball.
After watching KSU and MU today it could be a very interesting stretch of games.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 2:48 PM CDT reply actions
The three games after the KU game to me will decide how the Horns’ season ends up.
Ya think? After 10 out of 12 games, you’ll know more about the season? Man, you need to move to Vegas…
by Fong the Merciless on Oct 22, 2011 3:00 PM CDT reply actions
A 250-lb Purdue cheerleader? Female, right? Sounds like trolling bars in West Lafayette is paying off for the spirit program.
by goodonyaa on Oct 22, 2011 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
Will someone please throw the towel in on Colorado already. The line should be around 70pts.
by Pistol on Oct 22, 2011 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
Fong,
If that is the best answer you got fuck off.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 3:14 PM CDT reply actions
Children, play nice!
Big ups to A&M for having a punt returner with a Demolition Man hairdo.
by nobis60 on Oct 22, 2011 3:18 PM CDT reply actions
Aggies aren’t only beatable they’re average. At best.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
Will someone please throw the towel in on Colorado already. The line should be around 70pts.
That’s Oregon’s backup QB and RB raping CU to the tune of 13 YPP and 29 1st quarter points.
by bigdukesix on Oct 22, 2011 3:25 PM CDT reply actions
Why again was it a coup for the PAC to land a shitty program like CU?
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
Chip Kelly may be a questionable recruiter, but he’s on a whole different plane of existence as an offensive coach than anyone else in the game. I wouldn’t be opposed to offering him 5mm bones or clams or whatever a year to be the next Texas head coach. He wouldn’t need to associate with street agents to recruit to Texas, and the caliber of athletes he could get for his defense would be a pretty big improvement over what he can get at Oregon.
by bigdukesix on Oct 22, 2011 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
Is it even possible to give up 300 yards of offense in less than 20 minutes of play if you are trying to stop the offense?
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
Fuck Chip Kelly. Weren’t we saying the same thing about Gus Malzahn last year. Now it’s Chad Morris.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 3:46 PM CDT reply actions
Jesus Christ Colorado is bad. And they have a senior QB and RB with tons of experience.
by Newy25 on Oct 22, 2011 3:47 PM CDT reply actions
The public address announcer’s leading a first down cheer is the hallmark of a dog ass program.
by Dave on Oct 22, 2011 4:07 PM CDT reply actions
“Why again was it a coup for the PAC to land a shitty program like CU?”
Medical marijuana cultivation research. That and the surfer/snowboarder exchange program.
by AZHorn on Oct 22, 2011 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
You guys might want to lay off the Aggies too. You’re going to look really silly when they are world beaters in the SEC next year.
by AZHorn on Oct 22, 2011 4:23 PM CDT reply actions
Conference Realignment: CU and Utah are a collective 0-8 in Pac 12 conference play. NU can compete with Minnesota and a broken Ohio State in their new conference home, but not Wisconsin. Wonder what awaits Missouri and A&M after standardardly mediocre 2011 seasons in the Big 12.
by All The Pretty Longhorns on Oct 22, 2011 4:33 PM CDT reply actions
I wish Texas looked half as nasty as LSU does right now. Bunch of grown ass men playing mean, it’s fun to watch.
by AZHorn on Oct 22, 2011 4:58 PM CDT reply actions
Texas, without playing, could/should find itself back in the top 25 after this weekend.
by OldTimeHorn on Oct 22, 2011 5:12 PM CDT reply actions
The game versus Alabama hopefully lives up to the potential.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
11/5 changed everything.>/i>
What year?
by Fong the Merciless on Oct 22, 2011 5:51 PM CDT reply actions
LSU is just plain scary, y’all.
We will beat KU, Tech, Mizzou and Baylor.
I don’t think Mack could beat a Snyder coached team if ole Bill was propped up in his casket on the sideline like Morgan Freeman outside the saloon in The Undefeated. It vexes me.
by Jake Lonergan on Oct 22, 2011 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
Pretty simple. Snyder has had better teams in most of those games. He choked against Ron Prince.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 6:14 PM CDT reply actions
Jake – there is plenty of evidence to support your opinion. That evidence is Ron Prince. Just the remaining impact from Snyder in previous years was enough, apparently.
by Longhorn in Canada on Oct 22, 2011 6:15 PM CDT reply actions
I really hope Bama/LSU isn’t at the same time as TX/Tech.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 6:16 PM CDT reply actions
That’s what TIVO is for.
And don’t watch the scoreboard for other games.
by beowulf on Oct 22, 2011 6:54 PM CDT reply actions
I realize that the Washington defense may not be that great, but I really love this Stanford offense. It isn’t all Luck, either. A lot of the time they line up with no wide receivers on the field and simply pound the ball play after play, with the defense lining up 11 in the box. I am really glad the OU/Tech game got delayed so we can watch this here in Austin.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 8:28 PM CDT reply actions
Bigduke,
The guy is dirty. He cheats in recruiting and his star RB punches women. The guy is a piece of human shit.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 8:41 PM CDT reply actions
One minute into the 1st quarter and Tech has accomplished more on offense vs. OU than Texas did the whole game. Awesome.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 8:50 PM CDT reply actions
Alabama and LSU just don’t look physically like other schools on defense.
Stanford and Wisconsin look similar on offense with the great offensive lines and the power running games, but those defenses (especially the front sevens) look unlike anyone else I have seen this year.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
Watching the guys that we deemed NOT TEXAS GOOD kick ass makes for a fun drinking game.
by nordberg on Oct 22, 2011 9:21 PM CDT reply actions
nordberg, I would love to hear a few examples of who you have in mind. Landry Jones?
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
Michael Brockers of LSU, but who needs a 6’6" 300 lb. defensive tackle who can run?
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 9:28 PM CDT reply actions
I’m still drunk from Tannehill, Swope, Gray, and Micheal.
by nordberg on Oct 22, 2011 9:28 PM CDT reply actions
Depending upon if you believe echeese or not Andrew Luck.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 9:29 PM CDT reply actions
Did Texas pass on Brockers? I don’t follow recruiting very much.
As for your list of Aggies, nordberg, did they kick ass against ISU? I missed the game but the score does not look particularly impressive. I agree we could use any and all of those guys right now.
I have heard in regards to Andrew Luck that Texas never considered him because we had the top recruit in the country (Gilbert) and also that he was a lock to Stanford anyway. Is that inaccurate?
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 9:36 PM CDT reply actions
Brockers and Luck were both at a time where Texas wasn’t offering a kid out of Houston unless he was a lock.
I realize there are many on this board who keep saying Texas will have no problems with teams like Tech, Mizzou, and Baylor, but why do I think KU is a given and everything else is in play the rest of the season?
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
This is not a dominant OU team. Maybe they just care a lot more about beating Texas than anybody else, or maybe Texas just had a really bad day. But their defense is not stopping Tech from moving the ball, and their offense looks pretty beatable too.
And yet, I still find myself expecting them to pull away and win by 30+.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
Davey, as for the posters here and their predictions for Texas’ future games this year, I have noticed some people predicting likely wins against those teams, but I would not say that is the consensus. I think most posters here feel that Texas is potentially a favorite in some of those games, but not a big favorite. I don’t remember Huck’s stats, but I think the highest probability he was predicting for a Texas victory in any particular game was around 60% (not including the KU game).
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 9:45 PM CDT reply actions
We did not have a >90% chance at signing Luck so we didn’t try. Plus we knew we had a sure thing (in terms of signability) in Gilbert the next year. I didn’t disagree with the decision at the time so I guess I can’t really bitch about it now.
by nordberg on Oct 22, 2011 9:46 PM CDT reply actions
Eric Ward, Tech wide receiver, just made the same damn block that Marquise got flagged for a few weeks ago, and no call. Are any of you not rooting for Tech to beat OU?
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 9:51 PM CDT reply actions
I have kind of lost track but I am pretty sure that Tech has scored more touchdowns in the last hour than the Texas Rangers pitchers have recorded outs.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 9:55 PM CDT reply actions
Brockers was LSU all the way. No one else had a shot.
Who knew OU couldn’t defend WR slip screens?
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 9:56 PM CDT reply actions
I won’t completely disagree on Brockers, but I will say that the Horns efforts in Houston would have had to improve significantly just to be piss poor at that time.
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 9:58 PM CDT reply actions
I wonder if we even thought about swope while recruiting tucker. Ags have done well at westlake for some reason.
by Savage Henry on Oct 22, 2011 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
Why is Tech/OU only in 2nd Qtr? Weather? (just got home from a party)
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
Adam James caught that ball without sunglasses.
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 10:12 PM CDT reply actions
Wisconsin ties the game at 31 with 1:26 left in the game. For those of you watching the Rangers or OU get their ass kicked, you may want to switch to ESPN.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
Why is it when tech is running hurry up the refs are making them wait for the sooners to make subs. That’s bullshit
by Horns05 on Oct 22, 2011 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
BTW, Art, your intuition was correct. Tech/OU did not kick off until around 8:45 pm due to a storm.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
OU/Tech had a weather delay. Lightning, hail, pestilence..
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
Horns05,
I’ve been saying that for years. Big12 refs put in the ball in play for the sooners very quickly… not the same for other teams even when they run up tempo. It’s uncanny. It’s as obvious as the lack of offensive holding calls in the conf a few years ago.
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 10:20 PM CDT reply actions
“We did not have a >90% chance at signing Luck so we didn’t try. Plus we knew we had a sure thing (in terms of signability) in Gilbert the next year. I didn’t disagree with the decision at the time so I guess I can’t really bitch about it now.”
Even Gatorade is wondering about that decision.
by kemit on Oct 22, 2011 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
Michigan State clock operator waited 5 secs before starting the clock and then let the clock run a few secs extra to cover his tracks.
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 10:26 PM CDT reply actions
Holy Shit! I think that ball crossed the line to win the game on the hail mary for MSU
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:28 PM CDT reply actions
How big a lump in the throat do those officials in East Lansing have now?
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 10:28 PM CDT reply actions
Fuckin big 12 refs. Let’s hope Tech doesn’t shit the bed in the second half!
by Horns05 on Oct 22, 2011 10:28 PM CDT reply actions
And the call is made in replay to win the game. Words fail.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:29 PM CDT reply actions
And BTW, I agree with Art about the clock operator. I think MSU runs out of time on the previous play if the clock is started with the snap.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Nicol is a former OU QB, I think. The TD call looked right, although funny to see the ref haul ass off the field.
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Hide the couches in East Lansing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Davey O'Brien on Oct 22, 2011 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
I think the replay officials wanted to get home alive. Burning tires, killer dogs roaming the streets and shit
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
Tech has some men on the field, Oklahoma isnt used to that. dropped balls = fear of hits.
by 55f100tx on Oct 22, 2011 10:36 PM CDT reply actions
Every few years I have to point out to those dumb kids (everywhere) that once the ball is tipped, look for the nearest receiver and tackle him.
by Dave on Oct 22, 2011 10:38 PM CDT reply actions
Best part of that play was the ball ricochetting off the MSU receiver before it was caught. Wisky never even touched the ball.
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 10:44 PM CDT reply actions
Tech is tearing this OU defense apart all over the field.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:46 PM CDT reply actions
Holy shit. Someone please tell me what Tech (the team that was losing to SWT) is doing to beat OU…in Norman
by ut-06 on Oct 22, 2011 10:47 PM CDT reply actions
Wisconsin had 1st and goal from the 2 yard line with 1:30 to go. You’ll never see it, but they needed to run clock.
by nordberg on Oct 22, 2011 10:47 PM CDT reply actions
OU looks just about ready to quit. I have seen them give up the last 2 or 3 times they played in Lubbock, but I can’t remember if I have ever seen it in Norman.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:48 PM CDT reply actions
Gabe Lynn, oof. Didn’t even turn around. Tech getting the ball out early. OU having to play soft rather than turn blitzers loose.
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
nordberg, on the subject of Wiscy clock managment, what do you think of their calling TO on defense after they sacked Cousins to bring up 2nd and about 20 deep in MSU territory with 40 seconds left on the clock?
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 10:50 PM CDT reply actions
nordberg,
Good point. Knowing how to work the clock is something most college coaches and QB’s aren’t skilled at.
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 10:51 PM CDT reply actions
First question for the Wiskey coach post game addressed the TO and I thought he answered it well. Said they had some time and thought they could get a punt return or block. Not a huge issue IMO with the TO call.
OU game isn’t over folks. Tech can’t run clock to save their lives.
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 10:56 PM CDT reply actions
A shame that Tech didn’t use 1 of those 3 downs to throw a fade to whoever Lynn had.
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Landry has never been any good at throwing on the run, has he?
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 11:08 PM CDT reply actions
I sure hope OU keeps shooting themselves in the foot
by El Barco on Oct 22, 2011 11:08 PM CDT reply actions
Amazing how bad landry becomes if you can get some pressure on him.
by ut-06 on Oct 22, 2011 11:09 PM CDT reply actions
I gonna feel bad for Tech when they let this game get away from them.
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 11:14 PM CDT reply actions
I think I’ll go to bed now, Tech has thrown in the towel
by El Barco on Oct 22, 2011 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
Like the call from Tubberville. #2 for OU made a nice play.
by Art Vandelay on Oct 22, 2011 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
Tubs should be pissed he didn’t even get a measurement.
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 11:26 PM CDT reply actions
Anybody feel like Tech is gonna hold on here? What odds would you give?
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 11:27 PM CDT reply actions
Art, I kinda agree with you. I think I would need about 14 points to put money on Tech right here.
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 11:34 PM CDT reply actions
Has Adam James put on 30 lbs. or is he just wearing a lot more pads?
by DeepEddy on Oct 22, 2011 11:39 PM CDT reply actions
Tech needs Landry to have a Neil O’donnell moment.
by ultralight on Oct 22, 2011 11:46 PM CDT reply actions
I like the Tech rushers making Jones look like 2001 Donovan McNabb.
by nobis60 on Oct 22, 2011 11:47 PM CDT reply actions
Huh, I was counting on Tech for a win in two weeks. This could be troublesome…
by Canuck Horn on Oct 22, 2011 11:55 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, Tech is looking like they may be a lot more troublesome than I thought. But I’d trade an additional loss to keep OU out of the MNC game in a heartbeat.
by nobis60 on Oct 22, 2011 11:59 PM CDT reply actions
Now that Tech is up 17 with 7 and 1/2 minutes to play, what odds would you give? Before you answer, let me remind you that Tony Romo does NOT play for Tech…
by DeepEddy on Oct 23, 2011 12:01 AM CDT reply actions
And as I say that, Tech gives up a TD when the DB was in position to get a pick
by ut-06 on Oct 23, 2011 12:03 AM CDT reply actions
That was funny. Landry scramble for 1st down on 4th and 3. Then #34 misjudges ball and drops head as OU scores.
by ultralight on Oct 23, 2011 12:04 AM CDT reply actions
How conservative do you go with the play calling if you are Tubs?
by DeepEddy on Oct 23, 2011 12:05 AM CDT reply actions
Not at all. Keep doing what you’ve been doing. Draw. Screen. Deep ball. Chicks love the deep ball.
by ut-06 on Oct 23, 2011 12:06 AM CDT reply actions
Followed by the chump scared possession and a chump punt. What’s up 34.
by nobis60 on Oct 23, 2011 12:11 AM CDT reply actions
Doink. If Stoops trusted him, he’d have kicked on the earlier 4th down.
by ultralight on Oct 23, 2011 12:17 AM CDT reply actions
I called it when OU had 2nd down @ tech15 with over 3 minutes left
by jet on Oct 23, 2011 12:18 AM CDT reply actions
hitting upright should be worth at least 5 points, but you have to call it.
by Fong the Merciless on Oct 23, 2011 12:19 AM CDT reply actions
It could get interesting for OU since they play K-State @ State next Saturday
by jet on Oct 23, 2011 12:23 AM CDT reply actions
Well, looks like Landry will be coming back next year…
by UT07 on Oct 23, 2011 12:23 AM CDT reply actions
Damn… tech just can’t get the clock to run fast enough.
by jet on Oct 23, 2011 12:24 AM CDT reply actions
Wow, what a monumentally stupid penalty by Broyles
by DeepEddy on Oct 23, 2011 12:25 AM CDT reply actions
There are a lot of empty seats in Norman. That’s pretty weak, I don’t think this game has ever been far enough out of reach to warrant walking out of the stadium.
by DeepEddy on Oct 23, 2011 12:26 AM CDT reply actions
OK, Tech fields the on-side kick. Now you can go home Sooners.
by DeepEddy on Oct 23, 2011 12:27 AM CDT reply actions
Made for an interesting finish….
Hook’Em
see you guys at the Tech tailgate on Waller creek
by jet on Oct 23, 2011 12:27 AM CDT reply actions
That place is empty. Quiet most of the night too.
by ultralight on Oct 23, 2011 12:28 AM CDT reply actions
OU started to believe their clippings after the UT win. Saw it @ KU and tonight.
Drops and more drops. OU fans are on Landry, but this game was lost in the 1st half.
Gabe Lynn cost OU the 10 2nd half pts. Sam Proctor’s career is resurrected.
by quigley on Oct 23, 2011 12:37 AM CDT reply actions
Missed the boring by a long shot, The great Bob Stoops loved by the young trollers goes down, cant beat a 28 point dog at home.
by 55f100tx on Oct 23, 2011 12:42 AM CDT reply actions
Okay then. I’m now predicting we beat Aggy instead of Tech. So there!
by Jake Lonergan on Oct 23, 2011 12:52 AM CDT reply actions
Once you go all out to stop the pass, you might as well pull the “coach on the field” safety (every college team seems to have at least one) and replace him with a CB who can fly.
Tech can score a lot of points and played good D in the first half against OU. The Texas vs Tech game now looks a lot tougher than it looked before this weekend. At least KU is still playing terrible D.
by Kafka on Oct 23, 2011 1:00 AM CDT reply actions
Hey Brickhorn, please make a prediction that the Texans will get destroyed tomorrow, and that my med school interview will blow chunks.
I need your luck brah.
by cardinaltex on Oct 23, 2011 1:02 AM CDT reply actions
Wisconsin lost on a real long Hail Mary as the clock ran out. On the field the refs ruled that it was not a TD but the call was reversed in review. The only reason that MSU had enough time to score was because the UW coach was calling timeouts on D. Huge, huge loss for UW because they had a good chance to go undefeated and maybe slide into a MNC game.
by Kafka on Oct 23, 2011 1:05 AM CDT reply actions
Anybody that thought Tech was a for sure win for the Horns has not been paying attention.
Anybody that thinks K state is a loss isnt paying attention. They are lucky, so far.
by 55f100tx on Oct 23, 2011 1:07 AM CDT reply actions
Kafta, do you think Texas may slide in M. Thompson in the the Tech game in place of the defensive Qb Gideon?
by 55f100tx on Oct 23, 2011 1:13 AM CDT reply actions
That would be awesome to get more speed at safety. When you play these awesome passing teams you need safeties that can cover and recover. What I see in college football is that OCs all over the country pick on the “coach on the field” safety (who normally is white and not an awesome pass coverage guy). My guess is that Texas plays all nickel and dime vs Tech. It seems like it ought to be easier to play zone when in a dime since the zones are relatively small. Gideon might be better in zone than man (I don’t know).
by Kafka on Oct 23, 2011 1:25 AM CDT reply actions
Outside of Kansas I don’t see how anyone can view any remaining teams on our schedule as a likely win. Our offense has scored 10 points against OU (7 of those in garbage time) and 17 against OSU. We just saw Tech sodomize OU for 41 points, all offensive. Even the KU offense scored more against OU than we did. We’ve also scored the least points (offensive and total) against OSU in their conference games. If our defense had shown the ability to shut down Big12 caliber teams I’d feel better about our chances without much offense, but they haven’t.
by Nunna Yo Bizness on Oct 23, 2011 1:26 AM CDT reply actions
After last week’s game, UT ranked 28 on the Sagarin predictor poll and KSU ranked 29. Let’s see how much the young Texas team improves before they play KSU.
by Kafka on Oct 23, 2011 1:29 AM CDT reply actions
I love the speed too, i still remember the NC game when Bush tried his pitch, he had 3 Horns closing in,all were faster than Bush, We have gone from Huff to Gideon,, Nothing against him, he just isnt Huff fast, I doubt Thompson is ether, but he is faster than most.
by 55f100tx on Oct 23, 2011 1:38 AM CDT reply actions
Snyder likes to run the ball, Diaz like to kill the run, i think Texas wins this one.
by 55f100tx on Oct 23, 2011 1:40 AM CDT reply actions
I love seeing OU lose, but I don’t think we’ll see it again this season. It took an awful offensive performance with at least 7 or 8 dropped passes and they still scored 38 and nearly won. I don’t see another repeat of that kind of off day again, except maybe against LSU or Bama if they were to somehow play them.
I think KSU will come to earth with a thud next week against OU. Having been brought back to reality OU will be more focused again and take out their frustation on KSU. In fact it could get pretty ugly for A&M and Baylor too. Stoops has a real penchant for running scores up in general, but even more so after a loss.
by Nunna Yo Bizness on Oct 23, 2011 2:25 AM CDT reply actions
You think Tuberville got any extra pleasure out of beating Stoops given that Auburn got left out of the 2004 season national championship in favor of OU. Especially since OU got blown out by USC and didn’t look worthy of being there. This time he may have knocked OU out of a shot at the championship.
by Nunna Yo Bizness on Oct 23, 2011 2:29 AM CDT reply actions
There is no joy in Mudville tonight. Plenty of joy in my house, but none whatsoever in Mudville.
by revhorn on Oct 23, 2011 4:21 AM CDT reply actions
I hope OU loses another one…otherwise they will slither their way back in and then shit the bed again.
by uthookem on Oct 23, 2011 5:21 AM CDT reply actions
I hate all the UT fans that love Stoops. His teams peak every year about the time they play us
I am not a gambler so I don’t follow the odds but wasn’t Tech something like a 30 point dog?
If I was a no teeth having, trailer living, country music listening, wife beating, tobacco chewing, cheap beer drinking, coon dog owning Okie that would piss the hell out of me.
Wonder who is going to play the LSU/Bama winner for the title? Wisconsin lost, too.
I hope it’s not Stanford.
by todaystomsawyer on Oct 23, 2011 6:13 AM CDT reply actions
I think that knocks the gooners out. Whoever loses Bama/LSU would have a better case.
by Savage Henry on Oct 23, 2011 7:39 AM CDT reply actions
The OU loss also hurts Okie State if they win out.
LSU
Bama
Boise
Okie St
Stanford
Clemson
Adios Wiscy and OU. What a finish in east Lansing.
by Vasherized on Oct 23, 2011 7:59 AM CDT reply actions
Looks like Boomer Sooner nation will be going through the Kleenex and Funyuns tonight.
by goodonyaa on Oct 23, 2011 8:23 AM CDT reply actions
Tech’s upset of OU underlines one of the themes of the 2011 college football season. Ironic that a conference thought to be on life support is possibly the strongest in the country at the half-way point. OSU and OU are still the clear front-runners. But, besides Kansas there isn’t an easy out in the Big 12. K-St., Tech, aggy, Missouri and Baylor are all capable of beating anyone else on any given Saturday.
It will be very interesting to see how Texas fits in to that group as the season plays out. Our young team could not have a better gauntlet to run to reinforce the lesson that every game is a fight. Brick by brick, indeed.
by hopefulhorn on Oct 23, 2011 9:30 AM CDT reply actions
Dedi, how does Tech lose 2 games at home that were winnable, and then win a game on the road where no visiting team has won since 2005? This is what I love about college football. Maybe Mike Stoops on the sidelines was a jinx?
by KilgoreTrout on Oct 23, 2011 11:37 AM CDT reply actions
“55f100tx said: October 22nd, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Jake, i think we can beat both of them"
In that case, I take it back.
by Jake Lonergan on Oct 23, 2011 11:58 AM CDT reply actions
Vee-Ash,
You left the Fightin’ Sniders out of that list - intentional?
What I love about DeadFisher (and even the KT’s & Nates of the world) is that most FANs on here (no matter what team - Texas, Tech, A&M, OU) are realistic and sports-savvy -- not like the average Tech buffoon on other boards who puff their chest and claim Tubby is going to lead them to a BCS bowl this year :-)
by GoHornsGo on Oct 23, 2011 12:09 PM CDT reply actions
GoHornsGo, what I don’t understand (on this thread anyway) is how posters can see Tech beat OU, who severely beat Texas and conclude that they think Texas will beat Tech. Now the game is a home game for you and Tech has their deficiencies, but you gotta think that one is a tossup. A&M played poorly on the road yesterday and won ugly. If we play that way on the rest of our schedule (except Kansas) we’ll get beat. I think OU overlooked Tech to some extent and it came back to bite them. Every team gets up to play Texas so you’re going to get everyone’s best shot. My personal take is that Tech vs. Texas will come down to turnovers and the team strengths offset (Tech Good O, so so D (Texas Good D, so so O). OSU hasn’t had their WTF game yet this year, so who knows when/if that’s going to happen. Interesting final half of the season. Stay tuned.
by Kilgore Trout on Oct 23, 2011 12:44 PM CDT reply actions
KT,
I don’t place much stock in the transitive property in College football. Using the same 3 teams as an example (OU, Tech, UT) look no further than 2008.
I’m not one claiming that we should easily beat Tech or anyone remaining on our schedule except Kansas. I honestly think we could win out or go 1-5, it’s really that much of a toss-up for me.
by t1climb1 on Oct 23, 2011 12:54 PM CDT reply actions
I think we match up pretty well with Tech.
Not so much with K-State or atm.
by nordberg on Oct 23, 2011 1:13 PM CDT reply actions
t1, I agree. Last year OSU beat A&M, A&M beat OU and OU beat OSU. I agree that the Tech vs. Texas matchup is the best of the 3 Nordberg mentioned. It’s about the time in a season when you think you have the teams figured out that the interesting shit starts to happen.
by Kilgore Trout on Oct 23, 2011 1:26 PM CDT reply actions
You can learn a lot from Tech’s victory over OU. Tech has a good QB and Tech was able to score a bunch of points vs a D that throttled UT. The Tech offense is much better than the Texas offense. Nobody here is claiming that the Texas defense is as good as the OU defense. Tech will probably score a lot of points vs Texas. Texas will need to score a lot of points vs Tech to win. Unless the Texas offense improves a lot before the Tech game, it is doubtful that it will win a shootout vs Tech. It is hard for an offense to score a bunch of points when the starting QB is a raw true frosh QB. Even a mediocre defense with a smart DC can pick on that young QB.
The bright side is that there are quite a few obvious changes that Harsin could make to the Texas offensive scheme to make it easier on the Texas QB and OL. Whether that happens before the Tech game remains to be seen.
by Kafka on Oct 23, 2011 1:43 PM CDT reply actions
“I hate all the UT fans that love Stoops. His teams peak every year about the time they play us”
And yet OU usually still controls its own destiny for many games after beating us. Even now OU still controls its own destiny and has an outside chance to play for all the marbles. Stoops gives the OU fans hope deep into most seasons. Our hope usually makes it to the OU game where it is replaced by hope for the 10-win season — oh goodie.
by Zzzizzzy on Oct 23, 2011 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
I hate all the UT fans that love Stoops. His teams peak every year about the time they play us
“If we’re considering the 90th percentile the “elite” mark (that basically represents the nation’s Top 12 or so), then OU has produced an elite product in 10 of the last 11 years. No other program can say that — not Florida, not Alabama, not Texas, not USC, not LSU, etc."
http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2011/8/26/2385296/the-big-12s-power-trends#storyjump
Yeah, I’d take that.
by bigdukesix on Oct 23, 2011 2:07 PM CDT reply actions
question regarding ou’s brandon williams.
the participation report shows that he didn’t enter the game. given the illness that befell their walk-on rb, any clue why williams didn’t see the field? sooner fans last night seemed to expect him to play in the second half, so if there is an injury or something, it isn’t generally known.
by yeh on Oct 23, 2011 2:29 PM CDT reply actions
Nunna Yo Bizness said:
October 22nd, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Outside of Kansas I don’t see how anyone can view any remaining teams on our schedule as a likely win. Our offense has scored 10 points against OU (7 of those in garbage time) and 17 against OSU. We just saw Tech sodomize OU for 41 points, all offensive. Even the KU offense scored more against OU than we did. We’ve also scored the least points (offensive and total) against OSU in their conference games. If our defense had shown the ability to shut down Big12 caliber teams I’d feel better about our chances without much offense, but they haven’t.
+1
Another 5-7 season looks like a definite possibility.
by Joetx on Oct 23, 2011 3:19 PM CDT reply actions
todaystomsawyer said:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:13 am
I hate all the UT fans that love Stoops. His teams peak every year about the time they play us
I don’t “love” Stoops. I find the guy to be a Grade A asshole.
But I’m not so blinded by my hatred of OU that I can’t give the guy credit. Mack’s record compared to Stoops looks like shit, in terms of conference titles & head-to-head match ups. Mack has given us the 2 WORST losses in the series, and a 3rd that’s up there as well. Furthermore, Mack had a year’s head start AND walked into a much better situation than Stoops did. Finally, UT has a helluva lot more in terms of resources than OU.
by Joetx on Oct 23, 2011 3:27 PM CDT reply actions
Kilgore, we avoided the critical mistakes we have been making and the defense is getting better. However, I think more of this had to do with the fact we were the first real passing team OU has faced this season and Doege was the first legit QB. I’ll be curious if they look so bullet proof the rest of the season now that the Landry Jones blueprint has been published on defense. He’s a highly skilled passer capable of executing junior high level reads. If you take his first option away, he chunks the ball away. If you make him move his feet, he will throw you something up. We dropped 2 or 3 picks. Should be interesting to see if they bounce back or the wheels start coming off. They can’t run the ball well enough to win this year.
by dedfischer on Oct 23, 2011 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
dedfischer – Not taking anything away from what Tech did, but OU receivers had 7 or 8 flat out drops. Some of that was because Landry was dancing around and not setting himself, but the passes were still very catchable. Tech did get some pressure on Landry, but it didn’t look near as much as Landry seemed to think it was. In general, I don’t expect his receivers to have another day like that again outside of playing LSU or Bama and the pressure they can create.
Having lost now I think OU will be pissed and feeling like they have nothing to lose from here on out. As bad as OUs offense looked for a good part of the game they still put up 38. I just don’t think they’ll play that bad again on offense, and nobody else on their schedule can outscore them without those offensive struggles.
by Nunna Yo Bizness on Oct 23, 2011 5:57 PM CDT reply actions
Dedfisher – Just to be clear though Tech played a hell of a game. The offense seemed unstoppable and the defensive backs with their coverage of OU recievers were particularly impressive. I think they did what no one else will do this year, and given what Texas did against OU we certainly have no room to minimize the accomplishment. In fact, the game made clear to me that all the people who have been looking at Tech as a probable win may need to recalibrate those expectations.
by Nunna Yo Bizness on Oct 23, 2011 6:02 PM CDT reply actions
When Colt was a redshirt freshman, the horn O scheme was optimized for Colt. He was not asked to make throws he could not make and he almost always ran out of the shotgun. He had a real good OL, good receivers, and better than good TBs.
Ash is a true frosh and has to line up under center most of the time (except on obvious passing downs). The horns O scheme is optimized for the running game (which is doing well). The horns OL is better at run blocking than pass blocking. The horns runners are good. Maybe the horns O scheme should be adjusted somewhat to help out Ash. Ash would probably benefit from running out of the shotgun most of the time, throwing short, easy throws more and intermediate throws less. The footwork would be much easier for Ash, he could throw much quicker, and he would see the field much better. It would also help Ash to throw more on first down.
Would putting Ash mostly in the shotgun (except on obvious running downs) be a serious blow to the horns running attack?
by Kafka on Oct 23, 2011 7:12 PM CDT reply actions
I haven’t read the comments, yet. I can’t wait to see how the apologists are spinning Tech’s win on OU’s home field. I especially want to know why our 4 and 5 star recruits and inexperienced quarterbacks played so much worse than Tech’s 2 and 3 star recruits and inexperienced quarterback. Oh, and how their crappy coach managed to have them ready to survive the surge when our Mr. Football did not.
by Blueshorn on Oct 24, 2011 10:37 AM CDT reply actions
THE TRANSITIVE GODS ARE SPEAKING LOUDLY! MACK 5 MILLION BLARGY BLARGH
by Arriviste on Oct 24, 2011 11:07 AM CDT reply actions
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