Morning Coffee Wants An ACL Fest Review
by Peter Bean on Sep 17, 2007 6:05 AM CDT
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The Statesman's Alan Trubow asks if Charles' two fumbles could cost him his starting job. That's just silly, but he's right to point out what a big problem it was on Saturday. Equally important was the general ineptitude of the offense in the red zone once again. The coaches and players are still saying all the right things, but whatever high marks they receive for public relations, they continue to struggle in the area that matters - getting the football in the end zone.
Though Limas Sweed, Jermichael Finley, and Ryan Palmer each left Saturday's game with injuries, all are expected to be healthy by next Saturday.
Texas continues to hold the #6 ranking in the Coaches Poll, as several have pointed out. To be perfectly honest, I don't care much about the rankings. At least not yet.
For one thing, the rankings only really matter if you're vying for a spot in the BCS. At this point, we've got more fundamental concerns than where people are ranking us. It's something to keep an eye on, but nothing to get worked up over just yet.
Mack Brown's Monday press conference will be broadcast live at MB-TF, for those who may be interested. It's bound to be one of the more tense 3-0 press conferences you'll ever see. I'm as happy as the next guy that we've yet to lose, but there are lots of questions surrounding how good this team can be when it gets to some more vicious opponents.
Briefly: LD's College Game Day Recap is up... SMQ has his weekend review up... The Stos is our new leader ESPN Pick 'Em league after I gaffed on several big games... Selvin Young had a beautiful 40 yard run for the Broncos yesterday...
Report cards for Saturday's game probably won't be finished until this evening; might be some light posting in the interim. For those in Austin, did you go to ACL Fest this year? How was it?
--PB--
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Injuries
What about Charlie Tanner? I'm much more worried about him given our lack of depth on the OL.
by patienthornsfan on Sep 17, 2007 6:37 AM CDT reply actions
Agree about the press conference
I just hope he doesn't revert back to blaming the fan expectations or play the victim card again.
We've seen a trend with the LBs in three games now. The younger guys like Muck and Norton come in later in the game, after the starters have been sucking and suddenly the defense elevates their play. LBs start making tackles and stops.
He's gonna have to address this sooner or later, but it seems obvious that Bobino, Kill and Derry cannot remain the starters for the duration. If I was a reporter I would press Mack on this issue and point out the obvious difference in talent and performance.
hungover
good festival. ghostland observatory are pretty fun. dylan was way crowded and sadly he sounded terrible. queens of the stone age and stephen marley were my favorites.
beer no longer comes in cans so you can't stockpile. essentially, they said here's a plastic cup go spill it on your neighbor or at least on the ground - fuckers.
Mack Don't Know
"The biggest thing is, we just didn't execute down there. We've got to do a better job down there, both in the run game and in the pass game," offensive coordinator Greg Davis said. "At halftime we had 250 yards, but we hadn't gotten the production out of that. We talked to our team about it. We talked to our team about using some passing plays for runs, but we had to do a better job in the red zone."
So what's the problem?
"I really don't know," coach Mack Brown said.
Charles fumbled. Chris Ogbonnaya, who carried the ball seven times for 25 yards, never found the end zone, and Vondrell McGee only got one opportunity.
Is there a Texas back who can gain the tough yards?
"I don't know," Brown said.
Anyone else troubled by the fact that our Head Coach doesn't know what's wrong with this team three games into the season?
by patienthornsfan on Sep 17, 2007 9:16 AM CDT reply actions
ACL
I only went on Saturday. My favorite part was when I was strategically located between 2 stages, so I watched Arctic Monkeys, then just turned around to watch Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, then turned back around to watch Arcade Fire.
Arcade Fire was really excellent. I also really enjoyed Andrew Bird. It was fun watching him sing, whistle, play the violin, and play a zylophone, all almost at the same time.
acl
I wasn't at ACL, but Wilco was incredible Friday night in Dallas, so I can only assume that they were just as good yesterday in Austin.
rankings
we shouldnt be sniffing the top 10 right now. All of the problems we have on offense and defense are not problems top 5 teams have.
Rankings dont mean crap right now, except to a fanbase who thinks we're the #6 team and should be playing as such.
by the other Andrew on Sep 17, 2007 9:45 AM CDT reply actions
Morning Scone
Can anyone tell me a game they're really excited about watching this weekend? Usually, there's at least one game of national interest that you can point to.
I think ABC was counting on Michigan/PSU being a big match-up, but it's certainly lost its luster.
I'll be interested to see where GameDay visits...this will probably be one of those weeks where they go to a Service Academy or an Ivy League School or just stay in Bristol.
Besides heading in for the Texas/Rice game, I guess I'll tune in to see how Tech does with OSU. Other than that, not real excited.
The Miami/A&M game looks to be the most anticipated game on the schedule and it's on Thursday night...go figure.
OU plays Tulsa on Friday night on the Duece but I don't think I need another reminder of how well they're playing right now.
I would complain too
but then I remember what it was like rewatching my Rose Bowl video 20 times in the month of July.
Tulsa and OU could be interesting. Tulas is actually very good and usually plays OU like blood rivals.
Agreed
Any college football will always be better than no college football at all...more than complaining about the lack of a marquee match-up, I guess I was just shocked.
It's hard to empathize with teams complaining about a lack of exposure when viewing audiences will be begging for a game of real consequence.
Then again, perhaps we'll be treated to some upsets as many of the ranked teams who are playing so-called patsies could get caught looking ahead.
OSU/Tech is only interesting to me because it's the first Big XII conference game and both teams are in the South Division.
Yeah, try being Jewish
At least they have Yom Kippur. The fiancé is Jewish. Hell, I may break the fast with them as opposed to watching a game with virtually no bearing as far as trying to improve or barometer for improvement.
Bust out the shofar, baby. Shabbat Shalom, everyone.
by DKRismycopilot on Sep 17, 2007 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
It's tough
I'm gonna have to miss the first half of the Rice game because of it. It seems like the offense should finally get going (although we should take it with a grain of salt. It is rice, after all) and I won't be there to see it.
Oh well, at least Texas isn't playing anyone important. I'd hate even more to have to miss the Braska or Tech game.
OSU-Tech?
Really?
Are you tuning in to see how many TD's Graham Harrell will throw against that woeful D?
Or just to see if you can catch a glimpse of T. Boone blowing his stack and signing the "you're fired" letter he's sending to Gundy after the Cowboys get pasted by 40 points?
And to think I had such high hopes for the Cowboys this season.
by patienthornsfan on Sep 17, 2007 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
ACL Top 3
- Arcade Fire
- Ghostland
- Cold War Kids
All three shows were incredible. All three shows were unique.
by roywilliamsisgod on Sep 17, 2007 10:42 AM CDT reply actions
ACL Review
Amos Lee was absolutely amazing. Best show hands down. Ditto to the comments about Arcade Fire, and Wilco was amazing as usual. The only downside was the fact that after explaining to my friend that I was DVR-ing the Texas game and couldn't wait to go home and watch it, some bitch in front of me turns around and says "oh, UT won 35-32." Not only was I depressed upon hearing about what was obviously a dismal performance, it totally ruined my game-watching experience.
by The Masked Wino on Sep 17, 2007 11:19 AM CDT reply actions
ACL
Ghostland Observatory was a riot. Dude rockin' the glittering cape with the 8-inch collar was priceless. Had never heard of them before, but they might have been the best of the weekend.
Bob Dylan sounded like Tom Waits after a three day bender, wherein he smoked four cartons of Camel wides.
Andrew Bird was impressive. He is to whistling what John Popper is to playing the harmonica, and he can play a pretty mean violin as well.
My Morning Jacket rocked. Wish I didn't have to choose between them and Wilco.
Arcade Fire was amazing. Wish I'd seen the whole set, but wanted to catch some of Muse as well, who also was mightily impressive.
Will never go to this show again without sneaking in booze. Staying drunk on $4 beers for 8-10 hours a day usually costs a small fortune, but with a liter water bottle filled with rum and snuck in by my buddy's pregnant wife or in double-wrapped plastic baggies stuffed in my folding chair, it's much easier on the wallet.
Another year, another awesome festival.
Hide the liquor!
I met a guy who claimed he buried his booze a week beforehand and then reclaimed/excavated it once back inside for ACL.
I totally missed Ghostland but I saw Arcade Fire and they were pretty damn good.
by MBAHick on Sep 17, 2007 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
good to know
that Arcade Fire translates well to festivals. I wouldn't have expected that. their shows are generally just so fundamentally based on intimacy and swings of emotion and tension that i imagined would dissipate in an open-air festival.
if you have only seen them at ACL, go see them at a smaller venue. just an unbelievable experience.
Jamaal....
"No. Everybody fumbles," Charles said. "Chris (Ogbonnaya) could have fumbled. I can't lose my starting job because I fumble."
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Really....??
Just try and feed that line of crap to Parcells or Bill Belichick. Fumble twice in the 4th Quarter, in meaningful minutes nursing a slim lead, and watch how quick they'll put you on the pine or the waiver wire.
Can Jamaal..
I have not gotten to see the game
so my judgment is a bit skewed.
On one hand you could say that fumbles happen, and that he has not fumbled all year so he was bound to sometime by percentages.
On the other, the players are human and if he has in his head some doubt or if he is trying to do too much in critical situations and takes too much risk, then something has to be done.
From a coaching standpoint it would be hard to pull the guy you are trying to get to be a leader at the end of a close game. If Mack does not trust him, will his teammates lose the trust as well?
it wasn't sop much THAT he fumbled
he's right that everyone (except Mike Hart) fumbles. it was WHEN he fumbled. he fumbled inside the 5 yard line and then again when Texas was trying to run out the clock. he's got to realize that those fumbles are different than other fumbles.
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