Comments on: Mad Dog Says: Bigger is Better http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: bighornfan32 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9622 bighornfan32 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:38:06 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9622 I agree that Maddog is mostly useless but some of those numbers arent a bad thing. I agree that Maddog is mostly useless but some of those numbers arent a bad thing.

]]> By: T-Man http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9612 T-Man Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:20:52 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9612 Our players never put on good weight. All you need to figure this out is a set of eyeballs and a standard cable package. Watch any set of games on the weekend and you will see defensive ends and linebackers who have muscles on top of muscles. We have 5th year seniors who are slower than when they got to campus and do not even look like football players. Those 5 great O-linemen that we signed last year were looking like tubs of goo on the sideline by the end of the year. We are also horrible at teaching lifting technique. We took a step in the right direction by getting Chuck Faucette back on the staff, but it's not enough. No program has the number of shoulder injuries that we do. It is a direct result of malpractice in the weight room. That's just half of the bad joke. MadDog is in charge of keeping the players in line. They are supposed to be able to look to him as an example of how to do things. How can a kid respect a guy who is telling him to have self control, when he can't even push himself away from the dinner table? Where was Maddog when half our defense was getting thrown in jail? Our players never put on good weight. All you need to figure this out is a set of eyeballs and a standard cable package. Watch any set of games on the weekend and you will see defensive ends and linebackers who have muscles on top of muscles. We have 5th year seniors who are slower than when they got to campus and do not even look like football players. Those 5 great O-linemen that we signed last year were looking like tubs of goo on the sideline by the end of the year.

We are also horrible at teaching lifting technique. We took a step in the right direction by getting Chuck Faucette back on the staff, but it’s not enough. No program has the number of shoulder injuries that we do. It is a direct result of malpractice in the weight room.

That’s just half of the bad joke.

MadDog is in charge of keeping the players in line. They are supposed to be able to look to him as an example of how to do things. How can a kid respect a guy who is telling him to have self control, when he can’t even push himself away from the dinner table? Where was Maddog when half our defense was getting thrown in jail?

]]> By: Chooky http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9608 Chooky Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:02:35 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9608 Other than Sizzlechest, do any former Longhorns in the NFL use Madden as a trainer? Do any other trainers recommend bacon for wristbands? I think you guys are being too harsh on Manatee Dog. I like my db's to be sleek like bull walruses and my de's to explode like bologna in a microwave. Other than Sizzlechest, do any former Longhorns in the NFL use Madden as a trainer?

Do any other trainers recommend bacon for wristbands?

I think you guys are being too harsh on Manatee Dog.

I like my db’s to be sleek like bull walruses and my de’s to explode like bologna in a microwave.

]]> By: Scipio Tex http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9598 Scipio Tex Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:58:32 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9598 bighorn32: I agree. There are number of these guys that needed to gain weight and that's part and parcel of playing D-I football. No one is debating that. Josh Marshall needs to weigh 240. My issue is with the complete lack of planning and oversight with respect to each individual. It's as if Brian Orakpo is on the same fitness regimen as Chris Hall. It shouldn't be so. Our basketball program has a very distinct vision for every single one of our players and very specific means to achieving that end tailored to each in precise, excruciating detail. Our football program has nothing like that. Look at these guys currently in the program: Quan Cosby - he's not explosive over 200 pounds and it is written all over his play. He's visibly chunky. At 190, he's a different guy. Brian Orakpo - Even before the injuries he had a slower first step, less motor, and looked nothing like the 250 pound Orakpo. Eddie Jones - see Orakpo. He's a greyhound at 245-250. He's on his way to 265+ without intervention. Just like... Lamarr Houston - he carries weight really well, but I wonder if he's the best DE he can be at 275 and growing. We're not facing the Power I this year, folks. Cody Johnson - 255? We play in a spread offense conference, in case our staff hasn't noticed. Perhaps we should recruit and develop talent with that in mind. Perhaps we should start engineering a team with an end in mind based on the environment we operate in and not allow a clinically obese, hands-off ne'er do well throw our kids into an amazing facility and an all-you-can-eat dining room and hope for the best. That's when he's not shaking down former Longhorns who want to work out here in preparation for the combine or in between NFL seasons. bighorn32:

I agree. There are number of these guys that needed to gain weight and that’s part and parcel of playing D-I football. No one is debating that. Josh Marshall needs to weigh 240.

My issue is with the complete lack of planning and oversight with respect to each individual. It’s as if Brian Orakpo is on the same fitness regimen as Chris Hall. It shouldn’t be so. Our basketball program has a very distinct vision for every single one of our players and very specific means to achieving that end tailored to each in precise, excruciating detail. Our football program has nothing like that.

Look at these guys currently in the program:

Quan Cosby - he’s not explosive over 200 pounds and it is written all over his play. He’s visibly chunky. At 190, he’s a different guy.

Brian Orakpo - Even before the injuries he had a slower first step, less motor, and looked nothing like the 250 pound Orakpo.

Eddie Jones - see Orakpo. He’s a greyhound at 245-250. He’s on his way to 265+ without intervention. Just like…

Lamarr Houston - he carries weight really well, but I wonder if he’s the best DE he can be at 275 and growing. We’re not facing the Power I this year, folks.

Cody Johnson - 255?

We play in a spread offense conference, in case our staff hasn’t noticed. Perhaps we should recruit and develop talent with that in mind.

Perhaps we should start engineering a team with an end in mind based on the environment we operate in and not allow a clinically obese, hands-off ne’er do well throw our kids into an amazing facility and an all-you-can-eat dining room and hope for the best. That’s when he’s not shaking down former Longhorns who want to work out here in preparation for the combine or in between NFL seasons.

]]> By: Earl T http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9593 Earl T Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:47:05 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9593 The REAL question is: Who's Mad Dog's tailor these days? Dude can make the Dog look Mangino-like! The REAL question is: Who’s Mad Dog’s tailor these days?

Dude can make the Dog look Mangino-like!

]]> By: echeese http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9590 echeese Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:59:43 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9590 Mack knows best Mack knows best

]]> By: bighornfan32 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9589 bighornfan32 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:47:46 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9589 Josh Marshall is a tight end now, so he needed to gain weight. Tyrell Higgins was a 255 pound DT, so he needed to gain weight. Greg Smith was a 248 pound OL so he needed to gain weight. Both Ahmard Howard and Ian Harris were undersized so they needed to gain weight. Sam Acho needed to gain weight. The list goes on. What is wrong with this? Josh Marshall is a tight end now, so he needed to gain weight. Tyrell Higgins was a 255 pound DT, so he needed to gain weight. Greg Smith was a 248 pound OL so he needed to gain weight. Both Ahmard Howard and Ian Harris were undersized so they needed to gain weight. Sam Acho needed to gain weight. The list goes on. What is wrong with this?

]]> By: Nordberg http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9573 Nordberg Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:57:47 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9573 The puff piece on Mad Dog from the AAS a few years ago was one of the must unintentionally funny things I've ever read. It was about how he was laying on his couch watching Oprah, and she had some nutritionist on talking about the importance of eating right. A light bulb went on in Mad Dog's head, and he decided to start monitoring what our players ate. I read it, and read it again, just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. The puff piece on Mad Dog from the AAS a few years ago was one of the must unintentionally funny things I’ve ever read. It was about how he was laying on his couch watching Oprah, and she had some nutritionist on talking about the importance of eating right. A light bulb went on in Mad Dog’s head, and he decided to start monitoring what our players ate.

I read it, and read it again, just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things.

]]> By: Sailor Ripley http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9572 Sailor Ripley Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:56:01 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9572 It's good to see Ryan Bailey bulking up. It’s good to see Ryan Bailey bulking up.

]]> By: RansomStoddard http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9569 RansomStoddard Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:32:19 +0000 http://www.barkingcarnival.com/callkevin/mad-dog-says-bigger-is-better#comment-9569 You can look at MadDog and see his philosophy about eating. Why he is still employed is another Mack Brown mystery. You can look at MadDog and see his philosophy about eating. Why he is still employed is another Mack Brown mystery.

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