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Check-in Day Remarks from Mack

Posted by BRAGGonUT on August 4th, 2008 under Football

Everybody reported as expected. If you are wondering, WR Antoine Hicks showed up at TCU as was reported earlier this summer.

Link to full press conference transcript

Most interesting comments:

1. We’d like to take the red-shirt mentality out of it 100 percent.

I like the fact we are fully embracing this change. I can remember when everyone shirted and Mack reminded us that freshman throw up in the tunnel in Dallas.

2. The guys will wake up at 4:30 in the morning. They’ll be on the field starting practice at 6 a.m. They’ll be out there about an hour and 15 minutes.

That sounds like fun. At least it will be only 85 degrees at that hour.

3. Antwan Cobb will be the only player that’s limited.

Everybody’s healthy — nice. Jordan Shipley, feel free to stay that way.

4. We are committed to trying to get Colt (McCoy) and John Chiles on the field at the same time some, so we will start working immediately. I do want to say without question that John is still the second-team quarterback and will not move from quarterback. Colt will be the starter today, just because of the past, and John will be working with the first team some in packages, like he did a little bit last year, but at the same time, John will not move away from the quarterback position.

That means stop asking questions about it.

5. We’d like to see if it [the Colt and Chiles together package] works first. We didn’t do it in the spring. We’re really developing that package as we speak and we’re going to start working on that immediately to see where it goes, simply because John and Colt are two of our best players.

Why are we still crafting a package that we are committed to? It seems like any random week since January could have been used to draw it up.

6. Regarding the new 40-second rule, We’ve been told that if you also huddle up and take your time, you’re probably going to lose numbers of plays during the game. We have to look very closely at, can we expand our package with no huddle, and run the entire offense with no huddle, and get more plays and still be able to do the things we want to do offensively?

Here’s to us running no huddle as often as possible.

7. I’m glad that only flagrant facemasks are called, so I think that’s a good rule.

Interesting as I wondered if they were going to call the cheap ones and just mark them as 15-yarders. That reminds me, congrats to Robert Killebrew on graduating.

8. Our defensive staff is talking about playing a lot of nickel, so that adds a fifth guy.

Muschamp will not line up Reed Boyd 16 inches from the ball to “blitz” while Wes Welker hangs 14 catches on us.

9. On the impact Ken Rucker’s new position had this summer: I give a lot to the kids, because they took it on themselves and they were embarrassed. That’s not us. They wanted to do better, and they policed each other to a degree. But I do think the message of Ken, of establishing a position from DeLoss (Dodds) and Bill Powers and our office. Ken checking rooms every night, texting them, calling them, him being the extended father in the dorm and across the team, and Nancy, his wife, is a nurse on campus and she’s over there all the time. They’re eating lunch with them. I do think that position had a really huge impact.

Whatever it was, I appreciate not reading the police blotter every day.

10. Greg Davis is going to be full speed. He overcame his appendicitis.

Proof positive that you can in fact remove useless appendages and not miss a beat.

More thoughts from PB here: BON

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  1. Scipio Tex said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 9:19 am

    10. Greg Davis is going to be full speed. He overcame his appendicitis.

    Proof positive that you can in fact remove useless appendages and not miss a beat.

    Awesomeness.

  2. DBH said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 9:58 am

    Thank gawd Davis is going to be full speed. I’d hate to see him when he’s not at his best.

    I only counted six “really, really” descriptions in that entire transcript.

  3. Robert Killebrew said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 10:20 am

    Ya’ll be sure and watch me on my new Food Network show, “Cooking After the Timer Goes Off, with Robert Killebrew.”

  4. Mysterious Package said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Its too bad it has taken us over a year to put this “package together” Percey Harvin and Florida did it in one month. But then again where’s the urgency when you get a pay raise every year for 10 wins.

  5. Fuggah said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    You can draw shit up all you want but until you see it live on the field you don’t know if it works.

  6. RansomStoddard said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    I watched the conf live and came away shaking my head at the multiple “we are thinking about possibly trying to ask Greg Davis to consider the chance of getting a few plays drafted that might result in Chiles being on the field with McCoy” comments.

  7. Bartoncreek said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    Davis has been wondering silently for a year now why people wanted to put Chiles at QB and McCoy at RB/WR. Someone just got around to explaining to him that when they asked about getting Chiles and McCoy on the field together, it meant McCoy at QB and Chiles at RB/WR.

    “Oh, that’s not a bad idea! I’ll work on it. Give me 6 months and I’ll try to steal some things from some other coaches.”

  8. DBH said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    “Oh, that’s not a bad idea! I’ll work on it. Give me 6 months and I’ll try to steal some things from some other coaches.”

    Whatzis? Colt said GD was really good at special packages! This despite the fact that we’re still trying to find our identity in November. What really pisses me off is that the numbnuts who call themselves journalists at these circle jerks never call them on this bullshit.

  9. Facebook User said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    Had Solzhenitsyn not just passed away, he would have asked the hard questions.

  10. srr50 said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    “Antwan Cobb will be the only player that’s limited.”

    And I’m still pissed that he was left in the game at Iowa State to run out the clock with a bunch of leftovers.

  11. Antwan Cobb said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    For the record, I’ve always been limited. This is not a new development.

  12. Black Scholes said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    I’m beginning to turn the corner on teh Chiles ’situation’. Not only do I rightfully question that Mack and GD have any real idea how to use McCoy and Chiles together, I’m beginning to wonder who the hell is calling the shots here period. Did Chiles really do enough to significantly distance himself from Harris to be anointed the clear #2? Some secondhand reports say otherwise. It truly is beginning to sound like they are catering to Chiles’ wants. What gives? Perhaps the staff is stalling for time why they pray for guidance from above (or an internet link to some Florida game films) and in the interim they don’t want an unhappy Chiles to make waves? If there is any truth to the kid’s summer practice habits I’m not so certain where his teammates would come down on this issue.

  13. DBH said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    If there is one area where Mack and Greg truly stand out, it’s the mismanagement of our QB personnel, especially as it relates to the team concept. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.

  14. DBH said:

    August 4th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.”

    And the irony of that statement is that we’re all nuts for worrying about this shit because it isn’t going to change as long as these clowns are in charge.

  15. South '06 said:

    August 5th, 2008 at 6:57 am

    “We are committed to trying to get Colt (McCoy) and John Chiles on the field at the same time some…”

    McCoy at pulling guard. Nobody will see it coming.

  16. TWIYTC said:

    August 5th, 2008 at 7:29 am

    It pleases me to no end to have received the first letter home informing me the August-term of ‘Camp Happy Hook’em’ has commenced, that all the campers made it safely to Austin and were greated lovingly by the smiling faces and loving arms of Strawboss, Mack Brown, Wagonmaster, Greg Davis, and Camp Cook, Jeff “All-You-Can-Eat” Madden. I know it must be hard for these young boys to leave their families, but their families, as well as the rest of us should rest well at night knowing the boys are being well cared for by their loving and patient camp counselors.

  17. DBH said:

    August 5th, 2008 at 9:31 am

    Nice to see you, TW. Take a look around. I’ll bet you’ll enjoy ScipioTex’s latest offering about media day at Baylor. It sorta put me in mind of some of your yarns.

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