Practice Report From The Asset--Show Me Style

Sweet nectar compared to what has been going on this week. Thanks! I hope Harsin still goes heavy on the run game, but if Ash can play lights out throwing the ball the skies the limit.

D. White. It is time.

Thanks. Always interesting to read these.
 
The need for Ash and the passing game to step up is something I wrote about in my preview and I’m glad to hear there’s actual concrete evidence for that belief. And a plan.

Any comment on UT and UCLA playing in 2014 at Cowboy’s stadium? They were scheduled to play Army on the same date.

Typo got me, I meant Arkansas. A.r.k.y got changed to Army…

After several reports from the Asset predicting that true freshman Sedrick Flowers would see the field alongside classmate Cochran, Flowers seems to have disappeared. I know he has been dinged in several ways (concussion, ankle, shoulder). Did the coaches decide to go with Snow (who seems to be playing much better than earlier in the year) or are they letting Flowers heal up?

Thanks, as always, for these reports.

Thanks for this.

I’m glad to see they are preparing in case the defense can stop the power inside running game and the outside speed rushing.

I just hope they only use it if or when they have to, i.e. if the running attack is actually being stopped (thinking of the end of OSU). A continual pounding will pay dividends late in the game and I don’t think our defense will collapse after a few mediocre drives early.

We need the passing game to step forward this week in anticipation of next week, where we will really need it. KSU is going to go toe to toe with us in the run game, and we are going to need to convert some 3rd and 8’s to win that game.

I hope they choose to err on the side of caution with Jaxon. No need to suffer a long term knee injury in the kid’s freshman year.

I am excited to hopefully see White’s breakout game, and maybe I am being optimistic, but I have a feeling that the defense is getting closer to being the lockdown group that I thought they would be.

Great report.

Great stuff!

hopeful -
 
David Snow playing like our best OL over the last four weeks is probably the reason.

Always look forward to reading these. Longhorn football is my only real vice anymore and I like to exploit it as much as possible.

Read somewhere that Flowers’ rash of injuries has kept him out of a lot of practice time and the coaches feel like he has been unable to catch up to the learning curve.

White showed when asked last week, I think he has merritted some playing time. Sitting Shipley for this one is not a bad move. This team gains more from the emergence of Darius White than playing a Jaxon Shipley @80% IMO. This is perhaps the most critical stretch of the season, the team would be well served by having a healthier Shippley for the last 3-4 games.

Jesus, thanks once again for the updates.

I would agree with Big Ern that we don’t rush Jaxon back too early. Having suffered a similar knee injury, extra time is a good thing. I’m confident in our newfound rushing attack and quick reads by Ash to be enough to get by Mizzou.

Thanks again for the insiders email, I especially enjoy the info on REDACTED

When a player transfers like Gilbert or Shead, do they drop out of class immediately and start at the new school when the new semester begins or do they finish the semester out at UT? Sorry for a thread interlude.

These are the most anticipated reports on the interwebs.

Let’s roll.

Darius White. Man oh man, if that dude is turning the corner mentally, like he turned those two DBs last week, we will all rejoice. His newfound comfort and success would be the cherry on top of what has become a very satisfying transition period.

O Line reaffirming their mean streak? Check. Power run game with multiple backs? Check. Defensive line responding to the challenge? Check.

Is it too much to ask for 10-15 completions by Ash, and maybe one or two DBs to hold on to the ball? That would put me over the top.

Texas A&M; Fighting Aggies 52
K-State Fighting Snyder’s 17

Whoop Whoop!

FIRST!!!!

I had the privileged to see Bo Davis speak at a high school coaches clinic not too long ago here in Austin. Based off his demeanor and style during his speech, it cracks me up to hear how aggressive he’s been with our players, only because it makes so much sense; the guy a beast. He and Manny Diaz were speaking at the same time and by the end of it, coach Davis drew the larger crowd.

Can’t wait to see if Darius White steps up on Saturday, that would be so huge.

(on a side note, walked by Garret on campus the other day on the way to class, it was like seeing a ghost. just felt weird, hope the best for him at SMU.)

Heh.

Get the passing game ready – but run it ’till they stop it.

Then run it sum mo!

Thanks for the report, Jesus. Between these reports and Scip’s previews, the wait between games is much easier to bear. Encouraging news about Ash. I’m getting really excited about him. He just seems like he has the fire in him to be a never back down type of competitor. The rate at which he is progressing is impressive and bodes well for the future. It baffles me that so many have written him off as a guy who will never be more than a McElroy style game manager.

I’d like to see Shipley sit until at least the Aggy game, if not to the bowl game. Don’t mess around with the boy’s million dollar wheels.

The Redacted portion covered in the S.E.‘s is pretty exciting. Can’t wait to them run these plays.

In the three games where Ash has thrown over 15 pass attempts he’s thrown 5 Interceptions.

I think we’re okay with him throwing15-18 times. But I’d be concerned if we’re throwing it much more than that unless the Missouri secondary is just flat out awful.

Good coaches know when to go to the whip and when to let up on the reins. Bo will be a home run in recruiting, but I think he doesn’t get enough credit for the job he does as a position coach.

When I asked a friend of mine who coaches in college about Davis coming to Texas he said his first thought was,

“F***, f***, f***, f ****, f***, and f*** me sideways.”

TDL,

Employees at the Daily Planet never saw Clark Kent and Superman in the same place at the same time. No one at BC and ’Cosm has seen you and Mona together.

Just sayin’.

I know this was one of the huge complaints about Greg Davis, but I wouldn’t mind a few bubble screens, sideways passes, whatever you want to call them, early to get Ash/Davis/White some confidence and rythm.

Horncasting….

Hush your mouth… we do no speak that name here or the heresy he preached…

Nothing wrong with those plays if you’ve set them up properly with the run game and actually require your WR’s to block somebody. Doing it for just for confidence and rythms’ sake isn’t neccessarily good—-see TX OU last year; first two plays from scrimmage.

Realistically speaking, will Mason Walters be able to handle Sheldon Richardson, or will it require help from the Center?

If help is required, will this drastically affect our blocking schemes from the past 2-3 weeks?

What sort of plays can we run [successfully] to disrupt Richardon? Sweeps, WR sweeps, counters?

Thank you in advance if you can answer, and thank you for the update.

Yeah, I saw Bo Davis walking his little girl through the grocery store one day, holding her hand, and it cracks me up to think that’s the same guy who intimidates a group of 300 lb defensive tackles on a daily basis.

Bubble screens and middle/tunnel screens are devestatingly effective when run properly and used correctly. Davis couldn’t manage to do those things. Harsin definitely can.

Nice report, Asset & Jesus.

Aggie Rick -> Texas A&M; Fighting Aggies 52

Hey Aggie Rick, I caught your act in the debate last night. Now I see why you haven’t been posting more lately, too busy boning up on facts for the debates, right?

Too bad about your gaffe regarding the three two departments you are going to eliminate once you become president. While much of the nation was laughing at you we here in Texas understand you were just having an Aggie moment.

Just think, when you guys leave the conference the average IQ level will rise in both Big 12 and SEC … scary.

Gumbyhorn,

One of the beauties of football is you spend 6 days creating, implementing, and perfecting a strategy for your opponent and some times you have to throw it all out.

Only way to find out is play the game, but the one thing Texas does have going for it this year unlike in others past is a staff that has shown it actually watches to see what is taking place on the field, processes that information, and can actually recalibrate without waiting until half time.

OMG — passing game, REDACTED and Aggie Rick all in one place! What more could anyone ask in a thread?

jerryw:

an Aggie Rick vs Aggie Jack battle? I think so

“The wide receiver screen package should be big this week”

We don’t take too kindly to that around these parts. Listen and you’ll hear the fans groan as they instinctively did when Greg Davis called WR screens on every other play.

davey, i used to do design work, and the handsomest stuff i ever did never saw light of day. something would always change near me and force my stuff to change in some way that it never did come out as well.

you learn to walk away from that and not bat an eye. it’s just the price of playing the game.

Realistically speaking, will Mason Walters be able to handle Sheldon Richardson

Snort.

great report. many thanks.

getting darius white comfortable and proactive is maybe the best news we could get right now. either that or some remarkable development from david ash. either would be hugely helpful. both would be woodies all around.

i’ve felt throughout that darius might be the key that unlocks this offense. it seems to be growing leapsish and boundsish anyway, but an electric darius white to augment the guys we already have producing on the field would take this outfit to a different level. my impression is he has that potential.

an even more engaged marquis goodwin will be great to see, too, and starting to get malcolm and jaxon back in the traces.

add a connected and fully charged darius white and push the button for the fireworks to commence.

@So Random
I see Gilbert walking around campus all the time (arm in sling). He’s finishing out the semester.

So where’s Mona?

Kattie bar the door cause
we are Texas.
And we plan on running thru that door you have a bar in, and we’ll hit it again, need be wearing a s*#! Eatin grin.
No need to bar the door again cause we’ll be coming hard,
As the competition will be praying loud “oh please save us Lord!”
Buff said, time to tee it up and HIT somebody.

I hope Harsin schemes some ofof Malcolm’s runs OUTSIDE the tackles ah-la Tech game. He ran for a ton of yards in high school doing that.
Flat out punished corners, linebacker’s &the; DB’s.
Plus I think the O-line has come a LONG way last couple games.
Be nice to see how mighty Joe B running compares to Mob’s with the new found confidence and execution of the O-line.
Good stuff Jesus….
Keep it coming.
Texas 45
Missouri 14

Abe Lemons, have we ever seen her around here before
last night?

“The good news is that Ash had a really good session especially with pre-snap reads yesterday”

Huge. Getting the horns into the right play is one of the most important things Ash can do for the horns.

“The Asset tells us the coaches have put in a couple of passing game wrinkles to help Ash and to counter some of the things Mizzou is going to do to slow down Texas’ newfound power rushing attack. Yes, that includes…one new player in the passing game”

“The coaches are preparing Miles Onyegbule and Darius White for increased snaps this week to help Mike Davis and Marquis Goodwin just in case however. The wide receiver screen package should be big this week and the good news here is that White and Miles are big, physical wide receivers who are going to put pressure on Mizzou’s nickel personnel trying to make tackles outside.”

My guess is that Foz is the addition to the passing game and that Onyegbule and Darius are going to be blocking for Foz on those WR screens. Expect the WR screens to be much more effective when the target WR is an explosive runner like Foz and the blocking WR is a big, strong dude like Onyegbule or Darius. Nothing like specialization to improve efficiency. Once the safeties start biting early to try to stop the WR screen, expect to see the fake of the WR screen and Darius going deep. Nothing helps a young QB like a short, quick, easy pass to an explosive WR who gets lots of yac. Really complicates life for the opposing front 7.

Let Ship heal up unless his injury is just painful but not structural. Ship and White have a lot to offer when attacking a zone D (as does Foz).

“Ship and White have a lot to offer when attacking a zone D (as does Foz).”

meant to say

Ship and Davis have a lot to offer when attacking a zone D (as does Foz).

It will be great if Ash takes the next step. Lord I hope he’s ready to throw it more.

Kafka, regarding Ship, I agree. Let’s get him healed up for thanksgiving.

TDL,

What would be funny is if you got mixed up and typed your Mona dialogue under your TDL screen name and typed your TDL dialogue under your Mona name.

TDL,

I think Ash throws short a lot, like in the KU game. He did very well.

I’m not Mona, and I’m not Aggie Rick. But, yah, she’s an alter ego of someone, I’m betting.

I think Ash can handle the short passes, it would be nice if he can stretch it vertically too, hitting his forget this time. I’m pretty positive on the game, I think the good guys win this one.

Forget = target. Autocorrect is not my friend sometimes.

mona is an old james taylor song. an excerpt:

Oh mona mona
You can close your eyes
I’ve got a twelve gauge surprise
Waiting for you.

TDL, she appears to have been a flirtateous one-night stand.

I don’t think the wide receiver screen will be a staple play in this game. Nope, the Asset is throwing a curve ball for Missouri’s sake. The center of the field will be open all day due to this report .Texas will be going over the top with at least 4 of 13 total passes, It would have been 20, but Ash pulls it down and runs 7 times.. Texas will run for 300+ and Ash will run for 100 in this game. In the 4th quarter, Case comes in and is 1 for 1 hitting a guy named Luke on a post route for a TD.

 Forced out of the run game Missouri throws 3 picks, could have been 5, and is limited to 17 points. A Missouri cheerleader named Mona throws her wedding ring in the stands and is seen begging Case to take her to Texas

my claim is that Mona is some 64 year old man’s alter ego… I here scary voices saying “It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.”

55f100tx said:
“I don’t think the wide receiver screen will be a staple play in this game.”

The Asset is telling the truth, running inside is going to be significantly tougher this week than the last two weeks and Harsin will adjust by running outside more and throwing quick short more (especially to Brown, Bergeron, and Foz). Texas will probably pass short on 1st down more. Foz will be the target of some of those WR screens. Ash throws more like 20 times, including a handful of deep play action passes. Harsin is going to make those big Mizzou OLBs cover from sideline to sideline and force them to deal with the Texas inside running game, outside running game, and short passing attack. The goal is still to force Mizzou to bring up a safety to help the LBs and open up the deep pass into single coverage.

“Texas will run for 300+ and Ash will run for 100 in this game. In the 4th quarter, Case comes in and is 1 for 1 hitting a guy named Luke on a post route for a TD.”

This might be a bit over ambitious. Ash’s running will be significant (but < 100 yards) and Texas will run for over 250 yards. Don't think Luke is running any post patterns but he may post up to free up a WR using Luke as an enormous screen.

"Forced out of the run game Missouri throws 3 picks"

Mizzou throws a pick or two but less than 3. Mizzou will keep running with moderate success at least until the 4th quarter.

It is going to be a close game.

Mona is a sock puppet and TDL is the puppeteer.

We may indeed run for 300, but it will be pouring-on late after some dink/dunk then deep passing to open it up. This truly is a big tough front 7. They played OU extremely tough early as OU tried an early power game to loosen-up their pass routes.

I think a win is a good bet; however, injuries worry me against this unit.

ZZZ- OU does’t have a very good run blocking O-line. I’d like to think that ours is much better in regards to what all we do. Not to mention, having Bergeron and Brown back there certainly help.

McCoy-They do have a passing game that has to be respected though. So they will stack the line against us. Hopefully Ash can take advantage but we cannot expect too much from a guy we all hope ends up a good caretaker. I think he can do it.

Watched this week’s Game Plan on the free LHN stream and Mack took great care to laugh effusively when the suggestion of Fozzy throwing a pass came up. Sure sounded like misdirection to me.

Ship and Flowers are both confirmed scratches for the Mizzou game, according to ESPN.

A fundamental question is whether Mizzou has to put 8 in the box to stop the Texas inside running game. If so, Mizzou is definitely vulnerable to the big play (Mizzou’s fastest safety is out with injury). Ash is going to hit probably half of his deep passes into single coverage and Texas can probably still run outside well and quick short pass well even with 8 in the box.

I think maybe Mizzou starts out trying to stop the Texas inside running game with only 7 in the box. If that doesn’t work, Mizzou alternates between 7 and 8 at the last second of each play in an attempt to confuse Ash. Any safety trying to tackle either Brown or Bergeron has his work cut out for him.

Before the game is over, Texas will run efficiently inside on the Mizzou front 7. Great idea to wear down the Mizzou front at the start of the game by using the short quick passing game and the jet sweeps enough so that Mizzou cannot focus exclusively on Texas inside power running.

I’d much rather Foz catch a pass than throw a pass. He does not throw well but he catches well, runs patterns well, and runs great after he catches the ball.

I’d like to see the Faux Foz. I don’t know what it is but I like the sound of it.

Kafta seriously , disregarding the fun i was having earlier. I agree with most of what your saying. What i disagree with is, This is going to be a close game. I dont think it will be, I think Texas eats them up. Texas by 20.

55-

Whether it is close or not depends on if Ash can convert on 3rd downs and if he can avoid the turnovers. If we convert those passes that we need, then we will wear them down and should win by your 20 but if we do not the time of possession will not be as great and it will be tight. If we turn the ball over, we could lose.

This could be the week that Ash proves he can play. I think he is going to do that and it will mark his 1st of many good performances against competition.

2cents, I agree. i think this is Ash coming out party.

I think Ash will have a nice game, that he hits something like 12 of 16 for 125 yards in the short quick pass game and something like 3 of 6 deep into single coverage for maybe 75 yards, totaling around 200 yards passing with no picks. Add another 50 yards on the ground.

Kafta, now your drinking the coolaid, i would take that every week from Ash.

I was a bit shocked at how well Ash executed the short passing game vs KU. He has nice timing and touch on the short passes and doesn’t throw them so hard that they are hard to catch. Those short passes are easy money for Ash and the OL, the targets are doing the work after the catch.

If Harsin varies his calls roughly evenly in the first half between inside running, outside running, and short quick passing, Texas should be able to hang onto the ball and get the Mizzou DL somewhat tired, making the Texas inside power running game very effective in the second half.

The one thing I worry about is Diaz blitzing too much. That is the root cause of big runs. When the opponent has a TB with after jets, the best approach is to corral him with multiple players. I don’t see much benefit to blitzing LBs when the opponent does not have a very good passing attack. Since Mizzou mostly runs, it would be better to keep the LBs free and clear to pursue and tackle.

I guess you should redact any future predictions on who is ready to play. The flight of the Killer Bs is just as painful as the disappearance of Ash as a passer. Woe is me. I was so hoping we could beat aggy this year.