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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Arkansas

Saturday, September 27, 2008 - Texas 52, Arkansas 10 
 
Our football team is getting better by leaps and bounds, and the first play from scrimmage yesterday exemplified one major reason why.  On that play, Arkansas attempted a little reverse, and Brian Orakpo, rather than following the initial fake and running himself out of the play as defensive […]

Defenders lose weight

I’ve been reading the practice reports, and I’ve picked up on a possible trend. Our defenders are losing weight. Ben Alexander has lost 20 pounds, Henry Melton has lost 15 and Jared Norton has lost 10.
What’s the reason? Tape worm? Gypsy curse?

Svelte
No. In order to defend the spread, above all you have to be […]

Michigan’s S&C coach gets it

If you watched last season’s Fiesta Bowl, you noticed how much quicker the defensive linemen for West Virginia looked compared to Oklahoma’s offensive line. Was it attributable to recruiting? Certainly that’s a part of the equation. You can’t sign a ChrisApplewhite and expect him to play corner. Coaching? Of course. Putting a player in the […]

Tech’s Reed Benches 625 lbs

37-year old Rylan Reed, the starting left tackle for Texas Tech, broke his own bench press record by throwing up 625 lbs.  This isn’t really newsworthy, but I was curious just to see what that much weight looked like on the bar.
Texas Tech Lineman Rylan Reed Bench Presses 625

  • Groundhog Day: What about the abuse he took on their next possession during the TD run? And pe...
  • Black Scholes: I found it hard to fault Gideon for not catching the INT against Tech. There we...
  • Groundhog Day: CJD, Are you as concerned about our D next year as I am? You don't easily re...
  • CrazyJoeDavola: My biggest gripe with Colt had nothing to do with his throws, but rather his poc...
  • RolloTamasi: I don't know about giving up but we didn't pick up the blitz consistently well f...
  • Buzzard Lips: Rollo... I just don't understand our running game. We can blame it on execution...
  • Buzzard Lips: It's not in ESPN's interest to have a strong Big 12... and it lessens their inve...
  • RolloTamasi: I'm assuming Tanner doesn't start next year. Surely two of our young talents on ...
  • Buzzard Lips: What is ireonic is that they lost on a blitz play with no over the top help. ...
  • gringo salado: From the stands I thought they blitzed quite a bit....

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