Liveblogging Texas versus Nebraska
Mack Brown going for his 100th win at Texas. That’s 1 conference championship for every 100 victories. Or 1 conference championship equals 100 wins in dog years.
Still showing the end of Colorado at Tech. Tech trying to prevent their 2nd straight loss. Colorado trying to prevent their 3rd straight.
Bill Callahan is not to be outdone. He’s trying to prevent his 4th straight loss.
ABC decides to watch the final 2 minutes instead of switching to Texas.
Cosby returns the opening kickoff and fumbles to himself.
DJ announcing the starting lineup. Ron Franklin was expecting Terrance Nunn.
Nebraska corner read the blitz route. Incomplete.
Nebraska safety read the blitz route. Short gain.
That’s one run attempt against Nebraska’s worst run defense in history.
Bobino whiffs in the backfield. Nine yard run.
Marlon Lucky is a good cutback runner.
Another first down run. Nebraska is playing without two starting offensive linemen.
Nice play by Orakpo.
We’re running out of the I with Lokey. We had to feel out Nebraska. Didn’t know coming in whether they could stop the run or not.
Nebraska is on all of our blitz routes.
Nebraska attempting their first pass. Gets 6 when they needed 15.
ABC considers switching back to Tech-Colorado.
The ‘Oh Face’ guy from Office Space is doing commercials for Allstate.
Jordan Shipley morphed into Quan Cosby on that play. Et tu, Ron Franklin?
Davis says ‘fuck it.’ Spreads them out to stop them from blitzing. And then runs the option with McCoy who gets hit hard.
Nebraska says ‘fuck it’ and blitzes anyway. They’ll rightfully concede 4 yards per catch.
Backup linebackers are in. Two runs gets Nebraska 5 yards. The one has nothing to do with the other.
Great play by Roy Miller. I guess he’ll be our fullback next year.
Another 2 runs gets 3 yards.
Good call by Nebraska on 4th and 1.
And the quarter mercifully comes to an end.
Michael Jenkins pushed off on that play. I thought so at the time, and I still think so.
Georgia leading Florida 14-7 in the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. And the only time jorts are considered cocktail attire.
Field goal makes it 3-3.
It’s cool playing down to the level of your opponent. At home. When they’ve been destroyed 3 games in a row. And their staff is going to be fired at the end of the year.
Nebraska calls time out because they only have 10 men on the field. The 11th was helping Kevin Cosgrove pack up his stuff.
Rollout pass on 3rd and 2.
Nice punt. If Nebraska drives 93 yards, we should fire our entire athletic department.
Shitty camera work by ABC. How many times are they going to be late showing the play?
Nebraska runs out of time outs with 11 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Nice job, Mackovic Brown.
Against a Nebraska team ranked #26352 against the run, we’ve thrown it 11 times and run it 9.
We should switch game plans with Nebraska.
Great play by Ishie O&%$%^$.
We blitz and Nebraska picks up the first down on a screen. Trade game plans.
Nebraska has controlled the time of possession.
I’d like to watch Callahan and Brown play a chess match.
Personal foul on Hills erases an 8 yard run. Bad call.
Sack of McCoy on 2nd and 18. Nebraska face mask penalty saves us.
Ron Franklin calls a reception by Cosby an interception.
We are unwatchable on offense.
Nebraska runs a zone blitz and drops a sure int.
McCoy is a scrambler, not a runner.
A monkey playing Tecmo Bowl could design a better offense.
Nice camera shot of a half asleep Texas crowd.
At some point maybe we should think about making Nebraska pay for blitzing every play. Wait. rpongett has video evidence that Nebraska only blitzed 72.237% of the time. We’re doing what we should be doing.
We need to take Vince out and put in Chance Mock. Only way to slow down this Washington State blitz.
And we naturally miss the field goal.
Okam reads the screen.
Orakpo and Lokey team up for a loss.
It’s hard playing linebacker being our defensive line.
Nebraska now actually has a chance to score. Thankfully they’ve pissed away their timeouts.
Simple sweep right picks up 40. They don’t even need timeouts.
Wide open touchdown. We are a joke.
Playing to run out the clock before punting, Nebraska goes 80 yards and scores.
“We told you Nebraska was a good team,” Texas coach Mack Brown said in his post game press conference.
Now we fucking run a draw.
And we find Finley with 7 seconds left in the half.
Nebraska sacks McCoy to end the half.
ABC is showing the ‘highlights’ from the first half. There were 3 of them. Nebraska is winning the explosive highlight plays 2-1.
Starting linebackers are in. You have to dance with the one who mouthed off to three guys and got your ass kicked at the dance.
Keller is 13-17.
Nebraska is 5-10 on 3rd downs. Make that 6-11.
When do Bluebonnet Bowl tickets go on sale?
We respond with 4 runs from the I and two passes out of the offset I. Punt.
And ABC misses yet another play.
Announcers talking about how Texas hasn’t made any adjustments and don’t use any shifts or motion to confuse the Nebraska defense. Duh.
3rd and 1. Call a pass!
Is Roger Clemens at every game? Stop interviewing him.
Why did Charles go east and west on that run?! Oh yeah, there were 3 defenders in his face when he got the ball.
Field goal is good.
It’s about time for Nebraska to run back a kickoff.
USC just lost to Oregon 24-17.
Sergio Kindle makes the tackle on 3rd and 1 to prevent the first.
Our biggest gain of the game on a broken play.
Nebraska is run blitzing the fuck out of our delay.
Field goal makes it 17-9. When was the last time we failed to score a touchdown at home?
Roy Miller is out of the game with an ankle injury. Do we have any fullbacks we can put at DT?
Nebraska runs it on 3rd and 7 and converts. You can guess our personnel.
Nice play by Bobino. 3rd and 9.
God damn Jeep and Andy Kim.
McCoy is hurt. Now we’ll see if we can run the ball with Chiles for 1 play.
25 yard run for Charles. And Chiles comes out.
Same play. McCoy runs for another 25.
Another 25 yard run by Charles for the touchdown.
Only took Davis 3 quarters to figure out what everyone else in college football knew coming in.
Finley gets held on the 2 point try but no flag.
8 yard run by Lucky. Guess who our linebackers are.
Callahan glances up from the New York Times crossword puzzle long enough to see Keller get called for grounding. ‘Five letter word for terminated employment.’
If we put Chiles in, they wouldn’t be able to stop us.
And we fucking call a pass. A fucking pass that gets intercepted.
Nebraska tries the sweep again for 3 yards. Guess who are linebackers are.
Charles is gone. 86 yards.
There is no reason for us to call another pass in this game.
Sergio Kindle kills the return man.
Kindle with yet another tackle.
Kindle hits Keller as he throws it. It falls incomplete. Why the fuck doesn’t he start?
Okam strips Keller and picks it up. He doesn’t get too far.
3rd and 13. Ok, one pass.
The play we haven’t seen since TCU. Finley gets the first.
Charles ends it.
I think he has over 200 yards in the second half, almost all of it in the 3rd quarter.
Callahan wears ladies’ glasses.
Charles went 9-190 in the 4th quarter with 3 tds. Unbelievable. Afterwards Mack will credit Greg Davis.
Nebraska goes for it on 4th and 10 and converts. Mack applauds. Does he still listen to 50 Cent?
Callahan is looking at his hotel bill. Doesn’t remember taking a Tab from the mini bar.
Easy fade route to Purify makes it 28-23.
They get the 2 point conversion. Onside kick coming.
Brandon Foster recovers it.
We could have named the score. Instead we’ll win by 3 at home.
Damn that Charles and his east west running style!
He went over 1,000 with that run and will finish with 290 on the day.
Newton had the apple fall on his head. Greg Davis had McCoy come out for a play.
Cleve has his hand on Mack’s shoulder while calling him ‘Boss.’
October 27, 2007 at 11:39 am
hater.
October 27, 2007 at 11:46 am
might as well get that first fumble out of the way
The ‘Real McCoy’. Terrible movie.
October 27, 2007 at 11:49 am
Greg loves to pass.
October 27, 2007 at 11:50 am
1 play, 1 missed tackle for Bobino.
October 27, 2007 at 11:51 am
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say we don’t cover the spread.
October 27, 2007 at 11:53 am
I am starting to hate Mack. For a former sunshine pumper, that is hard to say. If we get run out of the building with these LBs, he needs to get some heat from the Austin press.
October 27, 2007 at 11:55 am
I’ve lost a lot of respect for Mack the past 2 seasons. From playing the wrong linebackers, to absolutely no improvement through the season from the o-line either year, to worst of all running Colt out there hurt, not once but twice. I know he’s done a great job getting Texas back on top, but the fact is that given the resources I’m sure there are 50 other guys who could do just as well.
October 27, 2007 at 11:58 am
Surprise, suprise, McGee is good since he hits holes.
October 27, 2007 at 12:00 pm
We are really awful.
October 27, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Can’t wait to hear from Mack after the game….”this is one of the better Nebraska squads we’ve seen..”
October 27, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Bobino again whiffs
October 27, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Mack fucking sucks at getting us ready to play. How long before we actually realize there’s a football game going?
3rd quarter? 4th?
October 27, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Orakpo nails receiver AND Derry on tackle.
October 27, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Looks like we’re going to no huddle
October 27, 2007 at 12:11 pm
I thought Shipley was white
October 27, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Is it illegal to run an RB screen at DKR?
October 27, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Maybe I’m old fashioned, but if I recall correctly screen passes have a way of slowing an all-out blitz?
October 27, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Wasn’t Oklahoma State already up on them by like 28 by this point up in Norman?
October 27, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Our guys are really up for this one, aren’t they?
October 27, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Man I wish I could Turk 182 that godzillatron.
October 27, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Wow. We are sucking wind.
October 27, 2007 at 12:34 pm
God we miss Limas Sweed. This offense is so broken.
October 27, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Where’s Pittman? Why haven’t we thrown to him?
October 27, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Have we even touched the NB QB?
October 27, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Even the Refs are phoning this one in.
October 27, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Which team is imploding again?
October 27, 2007 at 12:53 pm
And which game is Ron Franklin watching?
October 27, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Worst overall collection of coaching, officiating camera-work and announcing in college football history.
October 27, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Holy Christ. Our offense is a train wreck wrapped in a riddle, and getting smoked by the crack baby that is the Nebraska defense.
October 27, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Where the fuck is Chiles? Why not pretend that he’s gonna run and actually let him throw a pass?
October 27, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Let’s just get it into field goal range and let Rob Bironas kick a field goal. Greg Davis is finally starting to learn from Norm Chow.
October 27, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Our offense is atrocious. How about we throw something across the middle? These lobs to well covered short receivers running fly routes down the sideline don’t work.
This is 2003 all over again, and we don’t have a Vince waiting in the wings this time. Mack needs to put some more fitty on his ipod or something.
October 27, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Also, where the fuck is Jermichael Finley?
October 27, 2007 at 1:01 pm
I would rather watch an abortion than another year of a Greg Davis/Mack Brown offense.
October 27, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Thank God for our explosives.
October 27, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Interesting stat. Nebraska has thrown to 6 receivers, Texas 3.
October 27, 2007 at 1:05 pm
I think even a Right-to-Lifer would agree that our offense should be aborted.
October 27, 2007 at 1:06 pm
I think Mack walks into the homes of recruits and tells them that they will have a strategic disadvantage every time they step on the field.
October 27, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Our entire coaching staff should commit sepuku at halftime.
October 27, 2007 at 1:07 pm
And the amazing Duane Akina defense blows it on 3rd and long. Shocking.
October 27, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Any chance that we might put a little pressure on the QB?
October 27, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Killibrew tried to get out of position on that last run. He just hid at the line of scrimmage.
October 27, 2007 at 1:11 pm
I really hope the fans boo when the teams leaves the field for halftime. This effort is embarrassing.
October 27, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Fuck it, I’m going to go ahead and say it.
Mack needs to fucking go.
Down 10-3 at halftime, at home, to a Nebraska team that has quit on it’s coach, which has lost it’s last 3 games by a combined 4564579 points, it’s fucking ridiculous. I’d rather see another 60 point loss to OU.
October 27, 2007 at 1:11 pm
When I say effort, I mean mostly the coaching.
October 27, 2007 at 1:14 pm
I’m looking forward to the Mack Brown halftime interview. “We’re just one play away from being ahead of a very good Nebraska team. We knew they’d come down here with their best.”
October 27, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Please, please interview Mack at the half. I know Callahan would be equally funny, but I need to hear what we are doing wrong and will not be corrected at halftime.
October 27, 2007 at 1:14 pm
The effort is pretty shitty too. It’s been shitty all year minus the Oklahoma and Iowa State games.
Of course that lies at the coaches feet too.
October 27, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Do long throws out of bounds count as explosives?
October 27, 2007 at 1:21 pm
does anyone else get that eerie feeling that the crowd is thinking “WFT?” when we are on offense? it’s really quiet when we have the ball. they only cheer when a play breaks down and someone (usually quan) has to pull one out.
disgusting.
October 27, 2007 at 1:29 pm
the clipboard defense era has begun
October 27, 2007 at 1:32 pm
so charles is averaging 6 ypc. mcgee is averaging 7. nebraska has the worst rush defense ever.
maybe we should run the ball instead of throwing 5 yard outs and fly patterns to slow receivers every play? just maybe?
October 27, 2007 at 1:32 pm
The best thing about today is realizing that a terrible Aggy team is going to skullfuck us at Kyle to end the season. Way to keep the momentum going, Mack.
October 27, 2007 at 1:35 pm
win or lose, at least mack is going to chide us for being bad fans with unrealistic expectations. so we’ve got that going for us, which is nice.
October 27, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I’m not enjoying this game.
October 27, 2007 at 1:41 pm
My dog has explosive diarrhea. I am counting it as a moral victory.
October 27, 2007 at 1:43 pm
I hate the inevitability of mediocrity.
October 27, 2007 at 1:43 pm
does diarrhea count as an explosive play?
October 27, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Maybe this is Mack’s way of telling Givens that we don’t have any scholarships.
October 27, 2007 at 1:47 pm
This is fucking silly. Are we going to get blown out twice in a row at home?
October 27, 2007 at 1:47 pm
TurdofDoom
October 27, 2007 at 1:37 pm
“I’m not enjoying this game.”
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I’m debating whether to indulge in some schadenfreude for this clusterfuck, or just go for a 10-mile run.
Either way, I’m likely to puke my guts out.
October 27, 2007 at 1:54 pm
ONLY 3 friggin points against THAT nebraska defense?
W
O
W
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October 27, 2007 at 1:54 pm
i like how our drives are either all runs or all passes. maybe we will learn to mix them up by 2012
October 27, 2007 at 1:58 pm
We have yet to touch the Nebraska QB.
October 27, 2007 at 2:00 pm
halftime adjustment-more fun, ice cream sundaes, extra claps.
October 27, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Ron Franklin and the other guy are ridiculing the UT offense for not making any adjustments.
October 27, 2007 at 2:05 pm
They won’t stop blitzing yet no one can get open. I don’t understand. We make it look like they have 13 men on defense.
October 27, 2007 at 2:08 pm
You need to stop listening to Ron and Ed on TV. Craig is making us look a lot better on the radio broadcast. I’m not sure we’re not winning.
October 27, 2007 at 2:14 pm
remember the old joke punchline about the dog in the bar? Went ape everytime we got a FG. What happens when we make a touchdown? Punchline: I don’t know; we’ve never made one.
Other punchline: I’m beginning to long for the Fred Aker’s days.
October 27, 2007 at 2:15 pm
“They’ve got 2 sets of linebackers. There’s the veterans, then there’s the young guys with the talent and the speed.”
October 27, 2007 at 2:15 pm
hey, at least the nebraska fans were smart enough to walk out at halftime when they saw crap on the field. why do we subject ourselves to this greg davis-induced torture?
October 27, 2007 at 2:16 pm
another broken play is one of our best plays.
October 27, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Boo birds finally come out.
October 27, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i guess the crowd loves halloween?
October 27, 2007 at 2:18 pm
While Davis has been awful this game, it all falls at Mack’s feet. This team has been shitty since Vince left. There’s no effort, no improvement as the year has gone on, we’re inept on both sides of the ball, and ever single fucking offensive play breaks down. This is an absolute embarrassment.
October 27, 2007 at 2:19 pm
WE’RE TEXAS!
not the titans.
stop kicking field goals and punch the ball in!
October 27, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Starting linebackers are back in.
October 27, 2007 at 2:23 pm
“the cornhuskers give up 5.1 yards per rushing attempt and a staggering 227.4 rushing yards per game, a number that ranks 115th nationally. At the rate teams are gobbling up yards against the huskers–they’re giving up 6.6 yards per play over the last three games–it would make any smart offensive coordinator take the shoot out of a run and shoot offense.”
Cedric Golden. AAS Sports Section. 10/23/07.
I read that old paper while dropping a growler at halftime. I guess Cedric never got that memo about Greg Davis being “special”.
October 27, 2007 at 2:26 pm
If our starting LBs are in, I predict a lot of running by Nebraska.
October 27, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Wildcat, I hear Coach Fran is going to be available. . . or we can pull Akers, McWilliams, or Mackovic out of retirement.
October 27, 2007 at 2:28 pm
I’ll ask again, have we even TOUCHED the Nebraska QB yet?
October 27, 2007 at 2:29 pm
It is now a Magical Triangle?
October 27, 2007 at 2:31 pm
I always thought vagina was the Magical Triangle.
October 27, 2007 at 2:31 pm
The unstoppable Cornhusker O has been halted briefly. Hopefully, the immovable object that is the husker D will yield one time for us. Doubtful. If only there was a weakness.
October 27, 2007 at 2:31 pm
“were”
October 27, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Anyone know why Charles inexplicably slowed down there and ran into a defender?
October 27, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Welcome back Jamaal. I’ve missed you.
October 27, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Greg Davis will gladly sacrifice Colt’s life to stick to the game plan.
October 27, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Colt is a warrior.
October 27, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Why did we abandon the pass, it was working so well?
October 27, 2007 at 2:35 pm
I don’t believe it, the offensive line made a hole!
October 27, 2007 at 2:36 pm
That’s fucking pass interference.
October 27, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Big XII officials more crappy than our offense.
Missed the holding, missed the block to the back.
October 27, 2007 at 2:40 pm
At some point you (the coach) need to yell the refs.
As I type this, Orakpo steps up and yells at the refs.
October 27, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Do you think the refs saw THAT one?
October 27, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Our offensive line is a fucking joke. Let’s put that all freshman line out there, they can’t be any worse than this.
October 27, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Norton just blew past 3 blockers.
October 27, 2007 at 2:48 pm
So who has to file for disability first, Stephen McGee or Colt?
October 27, 2007 at 2:51 pm
I would punch that guy in the face while drinking Dr Pepper if I ever saw him in person.
October 27, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Middle screen or 3 yard out?
October 27, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Imagine if we did this all day like the rest of NE opponents?
October 27, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Talent overcomes coaching yet again on the 40 acres. Our lasting imprint on college football.
October 27, 2007 at 2:56 pm
We shouldn’t have to sacrifice 10 years off of Colt’s life to move the fucking ball. I really love the guy, but if we have to have the QB run to move the ball, put in Chiles.
October 27, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Callafran’s about to get conservative and keep it close.
October 27, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Our cheerleaders are absolute knockouts this year, by the way.
October 27, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Put some fucking pressure on the QB!
October 27, 2007 at 2:58 pm
If Akina blows it for us I’m going to bust a fucking nut.
October 27, 2007 at 2:58 pm
I propose we cover swift even if he is white.
October 27, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Wait. Is that bad or good?
October 27, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Naw, we didn’t need to cover Jordy, why would we cover Swift?
October 27, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Whoever’s keeping track of the Mack Claps, he just clapped for that Nebraska receiver.
October 27, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Kindle blitzes and hit’s Keller as he gets rid of it. He’ll surely be benched for that sort of competence.
October 27, 2007 at 3:01 pm
No pressure all day on their QB, now two plays in a row we finally get it. Bout fucking time.
October 27, 2007 at 3:02 pm
I am looking forward to see how Potter develops since we don’t play them in the next 2 years.
October 27, 2007 at 3:02 pm
“Texas is going to try and shrink this game…” the ABC announcer just said. Was that code for Greg Davis’s nuts rolling up into the chest?
October 27, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Brown/Davis go into hyper, hyper-conservative mode.
October 27, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Who among us doesn’t think “Scat back” when you think of Colt?
This has to be on Saturday Night Live or something. I must be having a nightmare. This can’t be a real actual coaching effort.
October 27, 2007 at 3:05 pm
My wife made a brilliant observation during the half. She said our coaching staff is like our 5-year-old son (and every other 5 year old). They have trouble with transitions, aka making adjustments.
If you have young kids, you know exactly what I mean.
October 27, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Why doesn’t Mack just kick the freakin extra point unless it’s at the end of the game?
October 27, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Imagine if we did this all day like the rest of NE opponents
October 27, 2007 at 3:10 pm
I’d be excited about our rushing success here if it weren’t for the fact that it’s fucking Nebraska and it took us 3 and a half quarters to get around to it.
October 27, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Man, Callafran might get fired for this.
October 27, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Anyone notice who our LBs are in this drive?
Why, mother fucking, why?
October 27, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Mangino just ate Reveille on the Deuce.
October 27, 2007 at 3:17 pm
It’s not terribly unbelievable HJ. Davis was getting blown out of the stadium due to a blitzing gameplan and never once thinks to punish it with the zone read. He’s forced by injury to run it one time and due to it gaining 25 yards it dawns on Greg that this might work. It proceeds to gain about 200 yards in about ten minutes.
Jesus.
October 27, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Does Akina know that white guys are legal receivers?
October 27, 2007 at 3:21 pm
I am going to beat a dead horse, but does Killibrew realize there is a game going on or he is the UT equivalent to the 5 year old soccer player who sits down on the grass and picks daisies.
October 27, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Surprise surprise, the stretch play from the I doesn’t work.
October 27, 2007 at 3:23 pm
If Nebraska thinks it can’t get any worse, Osborne is about to fire Schnellenberger at the end of the season and hire John Blake.
October 27, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Cleve Bryant with the friendly massage.
October 27, 2007 at 3:45 pm
thank you jesus, it’s over.
for now.
October 27, 2007 at 4:59 pm
just more confirmation of the brilliance of GD, LMAO
In reply to:
The Longhorns spent three quarters trying to pass against one of the worst rush defenses in the country and Nebraska (4-5, 1-4) led 17-9 to start the fourth behind two touchdown passes from Sam Keller to Nate Swift.
In reply to:
Texas went to its running game almost by chance and a hard hit on quarterback Colt McCoy
In reply to:
Texas understandably has gotten away from using that offense with McCoy who’s not the same running threat Young was. Texas seemed to have paid little attention to how teams have been battering the Nebraska defense on the ground this season. The Longhorns had more pass attempts (18) than rushes (17) in the first half and managed only one field goal.
In reply to:
His one play, a zone-read handoff to Charles, produced 24 yards and suddenly Texas had figured out how to beat a Cornhuskers’ team that had been steamrolled on the ground in recent weeks.
its truly laughable that arm chair OC’s around the country know what to do but our OC just can’t get it until the 4th quarter. try to run against great run defenses and throw against horrible run defenses…
October 27, 2007 at 5:00 pm
that was from yahoo sports…
October 28, 2007 at 6:32 am
When reading through this post there is a lot of garden variety hating in it. Don’t mistake venom for wit, HJ.
October 28, 2007 at 6:55 am
As a Husker fan, I find it incomprehensible that Texas didn’t win by 21+ and didn’t rush for 400+ yds. Just be thankful that Li’l Gnomie was more incompetent than Mack the Hack in the 4th quarter. As an aside, has there ever been that much total coaching ineptitude gathered for one game in the history of college football? All we were missing from a perfect storm of coaching catatonia was Charlie Weis ….
October 28, 2007 at 6:59 am
GD from everything that I have heard is a wonderful man, an excellent QB coach and of course Mack’s best friend. That said, I just finished re-watching the game on ESPN Classic and I find it amazing that not only do the some 10 million or so Longhorn fans see the problems with our play calling (I know, most of us posters have not coached a winning Super Bowl team so our observations and opinions are not valid), but all the TV announcers and experts comment on it.
I appreciat all that Mack has done, but sometimes I just wonder what might have been had Mack cared more about The University of Texas than he cares about keeping his friends in jobs.
October 28, 2007 at 8:58 am
“I find it amazing that not only do the some 10 million or so Longhorn fans see the problems with our play calling … but all the TV announcers and experts comment on it.”
I was just shaking my head every time the ABC broadcast team made an obvious observation about our befuddling coaching decisions. If uninformed talking heads can watch just ONE Texas game all year and figure out every single boneheaded move by our staff, then why can’t our goddammed payed professional coaches figure it out?
The fact that GD went into a game against the #115 run defense in the country and decided that hurling the ball all over the field was the best strategy to win and ONLY turned to the running game in the 4th quarter after his brilliant strategy had accounted for a mere 6 points - and even then only by complete accident - is simply mind-boggling. How fucking stupid is Greg Davis? What kind of moron proclaims brashly that he follows a “take what the defense gives you” philosophy, only to decide - after a week of thorough preparation and study - that what one of the worst run defenses in the country gives you is the pass? God dammit, that MFer is a drooling imbecile.
October 28, 2007 at 9:39 am
It didn’t take long for Davis to take credit for everything. Forget that he didn’t actually implement the play until Colt got hurt and Charles got the long run with Chiles in the game:
“I had talked to Colt earlier in the week about being able to use (the zone read) more, and we used it several times,” offensive coordinator Greg Davis said. “Colt had an explosive run on it, and Jamaal had several explosive runs on it.”
October 28, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Why is it that every time I hear Mack or GD mentions explosive plays, I feel the need to go blow one out in the toilet?
October 29, 2007 at 6:57 am
Well said BrickHorn. GD is a fucking IDIOT!
I know Colt may not be 100%. I realize JC (despite this last performance) has lost some of his zip/fire. I am aware that we lost some studs on the offensive line.
But, we should be able to coach/play our way around these ‘deficiencies’ until they are developed/corrected. Running the same, boring, easily defended and PREDICTABLE plays is not the answer.
October 29, 2007 at 7:03 am
During the Mack era, as everyone knows, we win through recruiting.
Just accept this fact and you will be less irritated by this season, where Texas has less of a talent advantage than usual.
October 29, 2007 at 7:45 am
Every time I hear Mack or GD mention explosive plays, I feel like punching myself in the face. They wouldn’t know explosive if they were on the road to Karbala driving a Hummer with Jews for Jesus painted on it.
October 29, 2007 at 7:54 am
Mack Tripper with one of the funnier posts i’ve ever read
October 30, 2007 at 4:24 am
Okay, Jesus H Christ made me laugh from his name and Tripper from his post - both gems!