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When will Texas finally find a good QB? You can damn near throw a rock and hit a good one on any given Friday night in this state.
 
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Carr Bombed said:
When will Texas finally find a good QB? You can damn near throw a rock and hit a good one on any given Friday night in this state.
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Dude, I wonder that every season. How can Texas (arguably the most recognized university in the state, located in one of the coolest cities in the state, not recruit a top QB in it's own backyard every year. It's mind boggling.

The only reason I can think of is no one wants to play in the crappy Big 12. I can see Texas kids preferring A&M just because they get to play against other SEC schools. Other Texas kids I can see just wanting to play out of state just to get away from home and experience life outside of their home state.
 
Texas is ranked #23 in the country.
Surely they'll beat unranked Maryland.

Only down 31-29, plenty of 4th quarter left. I expect Texas to dominate when they return from a rain delay. Hook 'em, Horns!

I finally found the game on FS1. I'll watch Texas win.
 
Bulls on Parade said:
Texas is ranked #23 in the country.
Surely they'll beat unranked Maryland.

Only down 31-29, plenty of 4th quarter left. I expect Texas to dominate when they return from a rain delay. Hook 'em, Horns!

I finally found the game on FS1. I'll watch Texas win.
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Did they really deserve a preseason ranking though? They get a preseason ranking, strictly because they are Texas.
 
Carr Bombed said:
Did they really deserve a preseason ranking though? They get a preseason ranking, strictly because they are Texas.
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I'd rather have seen the Houston Cougars with a #23 ranking instead of Texas. But we start off in the low 50's or high 40's as usual.

We need to schedule a game against Texas one day.
It could have been a great Week 1 game played at NRG.
 
During the rain delay in the Texas vs. Maryland game. FS1 just had a 2018 MLB Playoff promo showing that the playoffs start in one month.

They showed J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox taking up most of the screen. Next to Aaron Judge who was also well displayed and looking large. And they had a tiny picture of George Springer buried beneath Martinez and Judge, as if he were in an episode of "Honey, I shrunk the kids!"

We're the defending World Series champs! I know we've had our share of struggles this year but we deserve some RESPECT! Even when I watch the football game. FS1 finds a way to annoy me with their biased baseball coverage.

I hope the Astros repeat as 2018 World Series Champions!!!
And then FS1 and all the other biased bums can SUCK IT!!! LOL
 
This is just a messed up game all the way around now with this weather delay. A long weather delay in football is not even comparable to a weather delay in baseball. Whoever grabs momentum first is going to win this damn thing. It's so hard to gear down physically and mentally and then try to ramp it all back up full bore in one damn quarter. Sucks.
 
Texas' playcalling is atrocious..they don't even adjust for the field conditions. Line up and pound the damn rock! Your little cute ***** plays hasn't worked once yet!
 
Maryland O kinda did what it did last year and it still worked. Three straight turnovers to end the game. Stats pretty even other than 3-0 turnover margin. Just one game but expectations just got smashed

Looking forward to that game in college station next week.
 
Going to be another bad/boring season for the Horns. Living here in Florida, guess I’ll be following the Gators again this year. At least they’re in a interesting conference.
 
Is Tom Herman going to make it through this season as the head coach of Texas? At what point does he start to feel the heat? Or does he have job security the first couple of years?

I'm just not impressed with what he's done so far in Austin. He had much better success here in H-Town. I guess the grass isn't always greener on the other side, but the money sure is.

Tom Herman is getting paid too much money for "average results."
 
Bulls on Parade said:
Is Tom Herman going to make it through this season as the head coach of Texas? At what point does he start to feel the heat? Or does he have job security the first couple of years?

I'm just not impressed with what he's done so far in Austin. He had much better success here in H-Town. I guess the grass isn't always greener on the other side, but the money sure is.

Tom Herman is getting paid too much money for "average results."
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Oh yeah, listened to Austin radio after the loss. Lack of patience is real with UT. He was the golden child.

Who'd have thought Maryland would sweep UT lol.

Throw in the distraction with Myer and OSU
 
ATXtexanfan said:
Oh yeah, listened to Austin radio after the loss. Lack of patience is real with UT. He was the golden child.

Who'd have thought Maryland would sweep UT lol.

Throw in the distraction with Myer and OSU
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That whole strip club story was a blown up load of crap.

It happened years ago and last I checked grown ass adult men are allowed to go to a strip club. The media tried to drag Herman's name into that story when he was already out of town before the events started popping off. It was nothing, but click bait.
 
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Is Tom Herman going to make it through this season as the head coach of Texas? At what point does he start to feel the heat? Or does he have job security the first couple of years?

I'm just not impressed with what he's done so far in Austin. He had much better success here in H-Town. I guess the grass isn't always greener on the other side, but the money sure is.

Tom Herman is getting paid too much money for "average results."
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Tom Herman is not on the hot seat.. Not even warm yet. He has one season and one game under his belt. He'll get his chance to bring up his own recruiting classes before that seat heats up. Charlie Strong left the cupboard extremely bare and even he got 3 years..and that's someone who was never liked by the boosters from the get go. Tom Herman will be given plenty of rope to hang by if it comes to that.

BTW, the grass is not greener where he was..not by a long shot. I'm also a UofH fan and will always support the hometown teams, but I'm also not naive enough to believe that job is anything more than it actually is, it's a stepping stone school and nothing more. Anytime a coach like Sumlin or Herman have the success they did there they will always leave and it'll be that way until UofH becomes a power 5 program, which is something I've been rooting for..for a long long time..

There is absolutely no reason why they can't be a Texas Tech or a Baylor type of program and compete on the big stage a power 5 conference gives them. However the other big schools in those conferences won't allow that to happen, because Houston is one of the biggest pools of football talent in the entire country and the big schools don't want a power 5 program sitting right in the backyard of all of those players screwing up their recruiting/talent streams.

If Major Applewhite has the same kind of success guess what, he's leaving too. These coaches want to coach for national titles and there's a slim (barely above zero chance) of that ever happening at a non power 5 program and even if Herman gets fired from Texas he can always walk into another "UofH job" the very next day..but chances are he'll end up in another power 5 conference the same way Sumlin did. So until UofH can actually join one of these conferences..the grass is still greener where Herman is at.
 
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I agree, CB. The sad thing is that Tom Herman had a $5 million dollar bonus in his U of H contract that would have triggered had the Houston Cougars been invited to join the Big 12 Conference back in October of 2016. But since that didn't happen he left. Herman would have made more money coaching Houston in the Big 12 compared to what Texas paid him. At least in the short term anyways.

I'm still pissed at the Big 12 for not inviting us to the Big 12. I forgot the exact date they made that decision. I think it was October 17, 2016. All I know is I was furious and outraged.
 
I agree they do suck! what I saw vs Maryland was a damn shame...Had no heart coming out everything on offense immediately sputtered a
defense that couldn't cover or tackle, only to be slammed worse by the ejection for targeting and Davis going out with an injury. I'm sorry
Pee Wee Herman is not the coach for this team and Orlando sucks as a play caller

the A.D. needs to find someone more suitable to this program that can go out and get the top recruits before the others have the chance
to at least interview top recruits
 
TexasCowboy said:
I agree they do suck! what I saw vs Maryland was a damn shame...Had no heart coming out everything on offense immediately sputtered a
defense that couldn't cover or tackle, only to be slammed worse by the ejection for targeting and Davis going out with an injury. I'm sorry
Pee Wee Herman is not the coach for this team and Orlando sucks as a play caller

the A.D. needs to find someone more suitable to this program that can go out and get the top recruits before the others have the chance
to at least interview top recruits
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Regardless of playcalling or anything else, nothing is going to change until they get a QB. They haven't had one worth a **** going on a decade now. You can't compete in the offense oriented Big 12 without one. Hell today you can't compete in division I football period without one.

It boggles my mind how a school like Texas given all of their resources and the talent in this state, doesn't have a blue chip signal caller playing every year, while also having a highly touted recruit waiting in the wings to replace him.

UofH has even knocked UTs dick in the dirt when it comes to QB talent over the last decade and they were viewed not good enough to join the conference..and that's not even mentioning the other schools like T.T. and Baylor in conference. All of those school's have worked circles around the supposed state gem university in the QB department. This is and has been Texas' biggest problem.

Ehlinger is NOT a good QB.. he holds on to the ball way too long, isn't accurate at all, his release takes too long, and he's a HORRIBLE decision maker. He's a physical runner, but that's the only positive thing he has going for him.
 
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Regardless of playcalling or anything else, nothing is going to change until they get a QB. They haven't had one worth a **** going on a decade now. You can't compete in the offense oriented Big 12 without one. Hell today you can't compete in division I football period without one.

It boggles my mind how a school like Texas given all of their resources and the talent in this state, doesn't have a blue chip signal caller playing every year, while also having a highly touted recruit waiting in the wings to replace him.

UofH has even knocked UTs dick in the dirt when it comes to QB talent over the last decade and they were viewed not good enough to join the conference..and that's not even mentioning the other schools like T.T. and Baylor in conference. All of those school's have worked circles around the supposed state gem university in the QB department. This is and has been Texas' biggest problem.

Ehlinger is NOT a good QB.. he holds on to the ball way too long, isn't accurate at all, his release takes too long, and he's a HORRIBLE decision maker. He's a physical runner, but that's the only positive thing he has going for him.
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Im done with that kid. Totally believe the running ability is why he got the start. Doesn't matter when he turns the ball over on a possible game winning drive. I think he had that happen three times last year and he opens the season with another one
 
ATXtexanfan said:
Im done with that kid. Totally believe the running ability is why he got the start. Doesn't matter when he turns the ball over on a possible game winning drive. I think he had that happen three times last year and he opens the season with another one
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He'll, he turned it over TWICE on would be game winning drives in the season opener.
 
The problem at Texas has more to do with offensive coaching than it does with QB talent. That's not to say that Texas has had phenomenal talent at the position, but they've had some capable players.

The offense has lacked an identity and philosophy ever since Greg Davis left. What Davis lacked as a play caller he made up for as a developer of talent.

Texas is bringing talented kids in, and then they are never improving once they get on campus. And it certainly doesn't help that the school has had six Offensive Coordinators in the last eight seasons. There is no consistency.

The current staff has shown an abysmal ability to self-scout. They have no idea what their strengths and weaknesses are. And they have no philosophy or plan on offense because who they want to be doesn't match who they are. Herman wants this team to be a Power Spread but they lack speed at the skill positions and blocking ability across the board. The WR blocking is even worse than the OL. So it's very confusing that they are always wanting to attack the edges with slow players running behind guys who can't block.

It usually takes about three or four drives every single game until they realize it's not working. And then they're lost and all they can do is spread it out and ask the QB to play hero ball. That's why I have a hard time blaming Ehlinger. Yes, his accuracy is a problem and he's had numerous game-clinching turnovers, but this team can't even get first downs without him on the field. He literally carries the offense the whole game in spite of the coaches and then becomes the bad guy when they lose. The truth is, they get blown out in this game if he's not the QB.
 
bah007 said:
The problem at Texas has more to do with offensive coaching than it does with QB talent. That's not to say that Texas has had phenomenal talent at the position, but they've had some capable players.

The offense has lacked an identity and philosophy ever since Greg Davis left. What Davis lacked as a play caller he made up for as a developer of talent.

Texas is bringing talented kids in, and then they are never improving once they get on campus. And it certainly doesn't help that the school has had six Offensive Coordinators in the last eight seasons. There is no consistency.

The current staff has shown an abysmal ability to self-scout. They have no idea what their strengths and weaknesses are. And they have no philosophy or plan on offense because who they want to be doesn't match who they are. Herman wants this team to be a Power Spread but they lack speed at the skill positions and blocking ability across the board. The WR blocking is even worse than the OL. So it's very confusing that they are always wanting to attack the edges with slow players running behind guys who can't block.

It usually takes about three or four drives every single game until they realize it's not working. And then they're lost and all they can do is spread it out and ask the QB to play hero ball. That's why I have a hard time blaming Ehlinger. Yes, his accuracy is a problem and he's had numerous game-clinching turnovers, but this team can't even get first downs without him on the field. He literally carries the offense the whole game in spite of the coaches and then becomes the bad guy when they lose. The truth is, they get blown out in this game if he's not the QB.
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Coaching is an issue, the OL still sucks, How long to it take to build a competent OL? 9 yrs and counting. I liked what I saw from the freshman RB.

The WR situation I cant understand, when you have two 6'4/6'6 guys that weigh more than 225 lbs they should be better than avg blockers. Something else I dont understand Humphrey/Johnson/Heard are their best WR's IMHO and should be playing 90% of the snaps. This could also be affecting the blocking issues.

Did you get the feeling that I had yesterday with 5 mins left in the game that Ehlinger was going to find a way to lose that game? Dude is so unclutch and has well documented accuracy problems. Yesterday let me know how far away the Horns are from the Alabama/Clemson's of the world. For the 1st time I'm beginning to question if Herman is the guy to take the Horns program where it should be.

Thing is with Fisher in College Station the Horns could become 2nd fiddle to A&M soon if changes aren't made quickly and Idont see Herman as a guy who adapts well to change on the fly.

Think about this, Maryland owns Texas in football. That's the current state of the UT program. # Sad
 
Hookem Horns said:
Dude, I wonder that every season. How can Texas (arguably the most recognized university in the state, located in one of the coolest cities in the state, not recruit a top QB in it's own backyard every year. It's mind boggling.

The only reason I can think of is no one wants to play in the crappy Big 12. I can see Texas kids preferring A&M just because they get to play against other SEC schools. Other Texas kids I can see just wanting to play out of state just to get away from home and experience life outside of their home state.
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Missouri native and Mizzou fan who enjoyed being able to watch the Tigers play in the Big 12 but piggy Texas screwed up the conference and now Missouri is in a real football conference.
Right on OP, Texas does def suck.
 
IDEXAN said:
Missouri native and Mizzou fan who enjoyed being able to watch the Tigers play in the Big 12 but piggy Texas screwed up the conference and now Missouri is in a real football conference.
Right on OP, Texas does def suck.
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True, I’ve never been a fan of the Big XII. I wish they would just dissolve it and Texas would join the SEC or reform the old SWC. As for the Tigers I still have a hard time thinking of Mizzou as an SEC school. They seem out of place there.
 
steelbtexan said:
Coaching is an issue, the OL still sucks, How long to it take to build a competent OL? 9 yrs and counting. I liked what I saw from the freshman RB.

The WR situation I cant understand, when you have two 6'4/6'6 guys that weigh more than 225 lbs they should be better than avg blockers. Something else I dont understand Humphrey/Johnson/Heard are their best WR's IMHO and should be playing 90% of the snaps. This could also be affecting the blocking issues.

Did you get the feeling that I had yesterday with 5 mins left in the game that Ehlinger was going to find a way to lose that game? Dude is so unclutch and has well documented accuracy problems. Yesterday let me know how far away the Horns are from the Alabama/Clemson's of the world. For the 1st time I'm beginning to question if Herman is the guy to take the Horns program where it should be.

Thing is with Fisher in College Station the Horns could become 2nd fiddle to A&M soon if changes aren't made quickly and Idont see Herman as a guy who adapts well to change on the fly.

Think about this, Maryland owns Texas in football. That's the current state of the UT program. # Sad
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To be honest, I wouldn't recruit OL from the state of Texas, no matter what caliber of athlete they are. The level of instruction OL in this state are receiving in high school is pitiful. The spread offense has killed Texas HS football. 9th graders in Louisiana are more advanced than kids graduating in Texas.

Like I said, I have a hard time blaming Ehlinger. He is totally dependent on Humphrey. He has no other weapons at this point and the offensive system doesn't scheme guys open. I do like Ingram and I think the Cal transfer is a good find. As crazy as this sounds, I actually have confidence in Ehlinger. I think he'll eventually grow out of this phase once guys around him start making some plays and he doesn't feel like he has to do everything. And I don't think Texas has any other choice than to ride him anyway. He's by far the best option they have at this point.
 
bah007 said:
To be honest, I wouldn't recruit OL from the state of Texas, no matter what caliber of athlete they are. The level of instruction OL in this state are receiving in high school is pitiful. The spread offense has killed Texas HS football. 9th graders in Louisiana are more advanced than kids graduating in Texas.

Like I said, I have a hard time blaming Ehlinger. He is totally dependent on Humphrey. He has no other weapons at this point and the offensive system doesn't scheme guys open. I do like Ingram and I think the Cal transfer is a good find. As crazy as this sounds, I actually have confidence in Ehlinger. I think he'll eventually grow out of this phase once guys around him start making some plays and he doesn't feel like he has to do everything. And I don't think Texas has any other choice than to ride him anyway. He's by far the best option they have at this point.
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thx, the ol thing is good to know, i remember a time when the state of texas was known for developing ol. Jerry Sizemore

You dont think Johnson is a playmaker? They miss Hemphill-Mapps that much. To think they have two 225 lb WR'S that cant block tells me the need a new WR coach.

My brother watched the spring game and told me there's a frosh QB that can really spin it. Of course the question is can he fit Herman's offense and if he cant why did they recruit him. I disagree with you on Ehlinger, his accuracy issues will remain with him as long as he plays QB. They gotta find a QB.
 
steelbtexan said:
thx, the ol thing is good to know, i remember a time when the state of texas was known for developing ol. Jerry Sizemore

You dont think Johnson is a playmaker? They miss Hemphill-Mapps that much. To think they have two 225 lb WR'S that cant block tells me the need a new WR coach.

My brother watched the spring game and told me there's a frosh QB that can really spin it. Of course the question is can he fit Herman's offense and if he cant why did they recruit him. I disagree with you on Ehlinger, his accuracy issues will remain with him as long as he plays QB. They gotta find a QB.
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Johnson is one of the softest players I've ever seen. His physical ability is off the charts but his level of toughness and effort is pitiful. Huge disappointment. He gets pushed around and abused by 175 lb corners.

I've heard good things about Rising also but it's hard to tell without seeing him play.

On QB, Tebow had worse accuracy issues than Ehlinger. A system was built around his strengths and he's one of the best college QBs of this generation.

The problem is less Ehlinger and more the staff not creating an offense that fits his strengths and minimizes his weaknesses.

I'm all for an upgrade at the position but I think that's at least a year away. We have what we have at this point.
 
Hookem Horns said:
True, I’ve never been a fan of the Big XII. I wish they would just dissolve it and Texas would join the SEC or reform the old SWC. As for the Tigers I still have a hard time thinking of Mizzou as an SEC school. They seem out of place there.
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It makes more sense, sounds right if Mizzou had gone into the Big 10 instead which almost happened and reportedly was their first preference because the Big 10 is
clearly a midwest conference and Missouri certainly is a midwestern state.
 
Texas still sucks

Barely hanging on to beat Tulsa. Freakin Tulsa

LOL

Meanwhile Jimbo shows what a difference a good coaching makes.
 
Ehlinger flat out sucks ass!

Pull this guy already, he has to be the dumbest damn QB in college football right now.

I'm done with this clown.
 
JB said:
Ok, don't know what that has to do with my post...
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Well if have watched UT football past two years you would see a qb that nuts up when game on the line. Dude is like 0-5 on possible game winning drives WITH turnovers. He sucks.

This game is trash. USC is overrated with a 12 yr old a qb.

Throw in that Texas gets TCU next right. They leading Ohio state right now.

USC is just a good matchup for Texas. Local radio was saying all week USC is a perfect matchup for Texas.

TCU a bad matchup for Texas.

Looks like OSU is getting after TCU now
 
ATXtexanfan said:
Well if have watched UT football past two years you would see a qb that nuts up when game on the line. Dude is like 0-5 on possible game winning drives WITH turnovers. He sucks.

This game is trash. USC is overrated with a 12 yr old a qb.

Throw in that Texas gets TCU next right. They leading Ohio state right now.


TCU a bad matchup for Texas.

Looks like OSU is getting after TCU now
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None of this has anything to do with my post. I wasn't arguing his overall perspective... just this particular game
 
JB said:
None of this has anything to do with my post. I wasn't arguing his overall perspective... just this particular game
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Ok, I see his side and yours. I'm on his side lol. Texas should be blowing this team out. USC is trash. Only thing they had last year was a pro qb. Texas should have beat them last year.

Meanwhile Maryland owns Texas past 2 yrs. Maryland.....averaged like 43 pts vs Texas past 2 years lol

Without a pro qb
 
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