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Gods be praised! Thank goodness. They should consider redshirting Dom if the new line up works outs. Yes I'm serious.
Should be the best O-line in years
Gods be praised! Thank goodness. They should consider redshirting Dom if the new line up works outs. Yes I'm serious.
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From shaggy:
A Couple of Cigarillos From El Cohiba
Caught up with my guy this morning and he had a couple of interesting
things to say about our program and our that of our crazy cousins on the
Brazos.
First, there is indeed a plan in place to retain Manny Diaz as long as it
takes to win a championship. "It won't be a Head-Coach-In-Waiting deal
like they had with Muschamp," says the Cigar, "but make no mistake, the
big boosters have taken notice of what Diaz brings to the table in terms
of intelligence and polish. They'll pay him a King's Ransom to stay in
Austin."
So what did Diaz do in 2011 to make folks take notice?
"The guy has a lot of Mack in him in terms of being diplomatic, but he's
also got some fire which is intriguing. Plus, it's obvious to everyone
who's paying attention to job offers rolling in for Diaz that he's the
real deal."
I'll have some anecdotes later on to add context to what the Cigar is
talking about, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless.
The Cigar also says there is trouble brewing in Aggie Land over the
scheduling fiasco that has forced TAMU to schedule two FCS opponents
which may cost them any real shot at a bowl, and more importantly for a
financially strapped TAMU, the bowl money. (Remember you can only count 1
win vs. FCS opponent for bowl eligibility.)
The Big Cigar says, "Bill Byrne was the smartest guy in the room."
JS: Wait...What?!
"Yes, he told his BOR and President Loftin that Texas would never play
the Aggies again if they made the move to the SEC."
JS: And you said the same thing last summer.
"I did, but Loftin and their BOR didn't believe it when it came out of
Byrne's mouth. They thought Texas was bluffing and they didn't heed
Byrne's warning. Financially and politically, the Aggies are facing
serious isolation and the funniest part is that the once considered to be
lame duck, Bill Byrne, is able to play the I-told-you-so card. Now, I'm
hearing there's a huge schism in their Board of Regents and Loftin is
seen as vulnerable. If they have a disastrous season in 2012, heads are
going to roll."
Interesting stuff.
Stay tuned...
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Practice Report #6 From The Asset
The Asset gives you the skinny on a practice that saw some thump tempo
along with live tackling to satisfy the pigskin purist and assistant
coaches alike. Overall, it sounds like the secondary and the running
backs obliged us some football and carried the day. Enjoy...
Quarterback: Ash/Case/ Connor
The Asset wasn't with the QB's today but still got us the goods from
another source. "I heard Ash had a solid practice in drill work before
the scrimmage." said The Asset. "In the scrimmage he threw a pick but it
was more of a great play by our guy than a bad read. Coach Harsin wasn't
too pleased with Case with an ill advised throw that was picked. Connor
seems to still be learning."
Running Backs: Bergeron and Brown again
The Asset tells us that both ran with some power and the linebackers will
attest to that. Malcolm Brown straight trucked Tevin Jackson for a TD on
one off-tackle play while Joe Bergeron came out of a pile Emmit Smith
style and broke some arm tackles before bouncing it outside for the TD.
Both RB's did a good job staying on their feet and making plays after
contact according to our source especially in live tempo.
Wide Receiver: Davis, Shipley, and Hales
The Asset says Mike Davis regressed a little after a stellar weekend. He
had an easy catch but dropped it for what would have been a nice gain.
Davis somewhat redeemed himself with two or three fantastic grabs in
traffic later in the practice according to The Asset. "He's a different
player when it comes to making plays on 50/50 balls but he'll remember
that easy drop."
Jaxon ran some good routes and had a productive day catching the ball.
Shipley is still a big liability as a blocker so the coaches are going to
need to tinker with their WR screen game. The Asset says the coaches
lament that John Harris is gone because by far he's the best blocker on
the outside.
The Asset says that Desean Hales is still catching everything thrown his
way. Today he caught everything in sight and seems to be turning into one
of David Ash's favorite targets. Is he this year's Nate Jones?
Miles Onyegbule had another easy drop which may be something that is
starting to get into his head because he catches the tough ones. In fact,
Miles had another nice Michael Irvin move pushing off in traffic beating
great coverage by Carrington Byndom.
Tight Ends: Grant, Terrell, McFarland (no order really)
All three caught the ball really well today, but got their asses chewed
for their blocking in the run game.
The play of the day goes to MJ McFarland who made an off balance catch in
the air with hands all around him. He had to readjust mid-air to make the
grab and The Asset tells us he reminded him of a young Jermichael Finley
on the play. There was no way he should have caught the ball except for
the fact he went into full on basketball mode and grabbed the football
like it was a rebound.
DJ Grant has been a machine catching the ball and today was no different.
No drops.
Darius Terrell did well as flex tight end catching the ball, but he also
had the best day blocking in the run game, which isn't saying much.
Offensive Line- Same five with Flowers getting 1st Team snaps
This group had decent day because they opened some holes. Sure some plays
got stoned which will happen when facing this front seven but for the
most part the Texas Oline acquitted itself quite nicely.
Also, unlike the last two practices, no defensive player really had a
kill shot in the backfield and that goes for QB's or RB's. If there was a
play in the backfield it came at the hands of blitzing linebacker who
tripped up a back with an arm-tackle. Pass protection was solid.
The Asset tells us the man of the unit today may have been Sedrick
Flowers who stoned every player they stuck in front of him. Flowers
routinely stood up Chris Whaley and Tank Jackson in pass-pro, and got a
push on these two in the running game.
Defensive tackle: Same rotation
Kind of a ho-hum day for this group as the interior line for Texas got
the better of the defensive tackles. Moore simply collapses the pocket
when he's not gassed and Desmond Jackson got a little shaken up but he's
alright. Moore had a great day when he wasn't tired, while Ashton,
Jackson, and Whaley were quiet at the hands of stout interior Oline.
Defensive End Okafor, Wilson, Reed
This group had a lot of PBU's especially Cedric Reed who got good
penetration all day against the second team OT. Okafor had some success
against Josh Cochran but Cochran won a battle or two in pass-pro The
Asset tells us. Okafor may be the most valuable player on the defense in
that he's playing a thin position and he continues to help educate a thin
position on the other side of the ball The Asset says.
Linebackers: Jackson, Edmond, Hicks
The linebackers weren't quite as physical today. Tevin got his bell rung
when he was popped by Malcolm Brown in live action. Steve Edmond
continues to get downhill in a hurry and bring the wood according to The
Asset, but the big man had trouble with the RBs on routes out of the
backfield today. As for Hicks, The Asset tells us he did well in coverage
underneath and probably had the best day out of this unit.
Defensive Backs: Vacarro, Thompson, Turner, Diggs, Byndom
The Asset says the DB's must have gotten tired of the little short routes
because they were all over them today.
Josh Turner had a great day today hauling in 3 picks. Turner was all over
the short routes and looked like a budding superstar according to our
guy. Turner picked off David Ash on a decent ball where he just timed it
perfectly and broke on it to beat the WR. Turner rounded out the day
getting two picks on McCoy on two quick passes. The Asset says Turner
simply wasn't fazed by the short route today.
Duke Thomas also played the short route well today picking off Connor on
a quick slant.
Theme warning here, but Diggs had a pick today off of Case as well. He
was all over Shipley and closed on the ball before Shipley could make a
play.
Carrington Byndom didn't get tested other than the fantastic catch by
Onyegbule, but for the most part he was on the wide outs like white on
rice.
Vaccaro did well on the TEs today according to our source. "He was just
real physical in coverage and made life difficult."
Overall, the secondary showed just how many hosses Coach Akina has at his
disposal. "It was simply phenomenal how many athletes we have in the
secondary. Our guys were running routes for the receivers today and they
simply out-athleted our wideouts at times."
At this rate, The Asset says both Josh Turner and Duke Thomas will
probably be backing up at corner if they keep it up.
The defense got it's revenge today, that's for sure. Stay tuned for more
practice reports closed or open.
One final note, Darius James was in attendance today but he was riding a
cart due to his injured foot. Is Mack Brown always recruiting or what?
ATH Laquvionte Gonzalez has committed to Texas A&M.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...onzalez-110024
Just a rumor at this point but UT may have reached out to OLB Michael Hutchings of De La Salle in Concord, CA. He's basically a five-star as things stand right now.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...LaoR3czCVIPZB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58Oy8x_tVU
Cool story of a very attractive woman / LSU soccer player attempting to be a walk-on for the football team.
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...sp?CID=1340346
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JIMh9AET8
He's already redshirted
Former UT basketball player, Varez Ward, who transferred to Auburn a while back could be in some big trouble. Glad this didn't happen on UT's watch:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...ez_ward_030812
R.I.P., Leslie.
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...l_ablog_austin
I thought it was a medical issue that caused Dom to redshirt as a freshman. I could be wrong. Regardless, the young man has a long way to go in the weight room. Anybody that thinks Darius James is a guard hasn't been paying attention.
I just told one of my friends who went to UT when I did that Leslie died, and he said "who?".
How in the world somebody could live in Austin that long (he lived in Austin at least 6 years) and not have crossed paths or heard of Leslie is beyond me. I must have seen that crazy bas in his thong and heels 20+ times during that span. And you can't erase that image from your head if you tried.
RIP.
You might be right. Either way, this change is great news. Seeing Dom get dominated in the Holiday Bowl gave me Suh flashbacks.
robert nkemdiche @electus_1
Top schools, bama Lsu ole miss uga Clemson Texas Florida Oregon as of now , no order follow me fans .
hookem 247 has learned that Dallas Kimball four-star defensive tackle Justin Manning is planning on being at the Texas spring game April 1.
Malcom Brown pt II???
Iowa St./Texas tourney game starts in 30 min.
#13 Durham Smythe has committed to Texas!!!
I still do not see any confirmation from 247 or orangebloods though. Story was broken by Hornsnation but I do not see it on their website. I see people talking about it on every major forum though.
William Wilkerson @ESPNwilkerson @EricNahlin Still trying to confirm with player himself, but am absolutely confident it's a done deal.
BREAKING: #Texas just landed its 13th commitment. MORE ON #HornsNation: insider.espn.go.com/insider/texas/…
Hookem 247 claiming its a done deal. Big pick up!
Huge get. Quietly the most important position in the 2013 class.
Do you think we will go after another Instate TE or go OOS?
We are done at tight end I'm sure
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