Inside the Numbers: Texas Versus Kansas State
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Nov 7, 2010 12:10 PM CST
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Print- 2003 -- The last time the Longhorns beat Kansas State in football, having now lost the last three games. Mack Brown is now 2-5 against the Wildcats.
- 3 -- Weeks in a row Texas has gained more total yards than their opponent, but still lost the game. Texas gained 412 yards and gave up 270 to Kansas State. The discrepancy in total defense and scoring defense continues.
- 53 -- Seconds it took Kansas State to score a touchdown, following a 62-yard return on the opening kickoff. At that point, the game was effectively over.
- 5 -- Turnovers by the Longhorns, five interceptions thrown by Garrett Gilbert, tying a school record.
- 3 -- Consecutive interceptions thrown by Gilbert, the first coming with the Longhorns deep in Wildcat territory trying to put points on the board before the half. Gilbert then threw interceptions on his first two passes of the second half.
- 9 -- Total passing yards by Kansas State. Gilbert's 272 represented 30 times the yardage the Wildcats gained through the air. The Wildcats set a school record for fewest pass attempts in a game with four and tied a school record for fewest completions with two.
- 38 -- Minutes expired in the game when Collin Klein completed his first pass.
- 31-0 -- Kansas State lead when Klein completed that four-yard pass to Daniel Thomas.
- 14 -- Meaningless points scored by Texas in the fourth quarter with the outcome long since decided. In other words, all of them.
- 96 -- Rushing yards for Garrett Gilbert, a career high once again.
- 11 -- Receptions for Mike Davis, setting a freshman single-game record. Davis needs three more catches on the season to set the Texas freshman record.
- 14 -- Interceptions on the season for Gilbert. He has thrown only seven touchdown passes for a 1:2 touchdown to interception ratio.
- 88 -- Percentage of Kansas State offense generated by Klein and Thomas, who accounted for all but 31 yards for the Wildcats.
- 5.9 -- Yards per carry for Thomas, who picked up 106 yards on 18 carries, despite the Texas defense knowing that Kansas State was going to run the ball virtually every play.
- 5.1 -- Yards per carry for Klein, who picked up 127 yards on 25 carries, despite the Texas defense knowing that Kansas State was going to run the ball virtually every play.
- 95 -- Career rushing yards for Klein entering the game.
- 2 -- Penalties on Kansas State, a well-coached, disciplined football team that came into the game committing only 5.3 penalties per game, good for 18th in the country.
- 120 -- Kansas State's ranking nationally against the run, last in the country.
- 22 -- Minutes into the game that Texas abandoned the run against the worst run defense in the country, down 17-0.
- 22 -- Consecutive pass plays called by Greg Davis after a 22-yard run by Garrett Gilbert to start a drive midway through the second quarter.
- 3.7 -- Yards per carry for the Longhorn running backs before going to the pass almost exclusively, picking up 37 yards on 10 carries. Of that yardage, 25 came on two runs from Fozzy Whittaker on a drive that stalled when James Kirkendoll committed a 15-yard pass interference penalty when he thought a called pass play was a running play. At least he was trying to block someone.
- 2 -- Number of times Texas failed to convert 3rd and 2 before abandoning the run. Both plays netted only one yard on runs by Tre' Newton and Cody Johnson.
- 50% -- Percentage of the 'Horns' four penalties that extended drives -- one a personal foul on Jordan Hicks after an incomplete pass on third down and a roughing the kicker penalty on Marquise Goodwin that gave Kansas State an extra possession.
- The average starting field position for Kansas State was their own 45.
- Three of the five touchdowns for Kansas State came on two plays or less.
- 0 -- Touches for DJ Monroe.
- 2 -- Wins needed to become bowl eligible.
- 0 -- Percent chance of beating Oklahoma State or Texas A&M playing like the Longhorns did in Manhattan.
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Six out of six.
The Longhorns are now in last place in the Big 12 South and under .500 for the first time under Mack Brown. h/t Doc Sat
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Nov 7, 2010 12:22 PM CST reply actions
The same thing happened internally to the team in 97… Coaches openly fighting. No accountabilty. The players quit…
The only difference is that we lost a majority of those games on the road!
by longhorn35 on Nov 7, 2010 12:28 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Greggy, oh Greggy, why do you hate us so...
Some drink to remember, some drink to forget. I drink ‘cause I can’t take any more of this shit.
2006
The last time Texas was the underdog at home (Ohio State 2006).
Methinks Weeden, Gundy and Co. will be favored coming into Austin this weekend. F
"Stats are for losers, I like winning games."
How many times
has UT not scored a first half TD this year?
Tech and Nebraska
We scored 2 TD’s in first half against tech and 1 TD in first hlf against Nebraska
by jtdiddy on Nov 7, 2010 3:29 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The sad part was that we rolled out a barely-functional under center running attack to win against Wyoming and Rice
Then abandoned it when it struggled and replaced it with the complete train-wreck of an offense that we have now.
I’m now pining for the under-center attack, and wish we had stuck with it.
Nothing will work right now.
We just have to hope that some of the younger players will have enough pride to move beyond this season next year and that coaching changes will be made to assist them.
"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons
by Paleface Horn on Nov 7, 2010 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
Does anyone have any idea
how bad this week’s OSU game is going to be? I’m seriously envisioning a score from the oklahoma game in 2000 or 2003, or worse. Is there any reason OSU should not beat us 70-0 at home?
They will freaking roll all over us.
It will be just like the previous Okie State games under Mack, but without the big comeback
"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons
by Paleface Horn on Nov 7, 2010 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
Has anyone else noticed Gilbert squinting a lot?
a couple of buddies and I have noticed that he is doing this more each game…..this guy needs to get his eyes checked?
or mabye we’re just grasping at straws.
A lot of people have been seeing what you're seeing.
Too bad GG can’t see it.
"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons
by Paleface Horn on Nov 7, 2010 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe a positive
Against Okie St., a team that constantly finds ways to lose to us, we will surely be underdogs and will be give no shot to win. I’m thinking (just like with Nebraska) we just might win.
by aaronlybrand on Nov 7, 2010 3:23 PM CST via mobile reply actions
no way.
"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons
by Paleface Horn on Nov 7, 2010 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
Does it look like our O coaching staff is deliberately taking a dive when it comes to running
the football?
I mean seriously, am I the only one who thinks our O coaches’ performance this year planning and calling the running game resembles a petulant child being told to eat his vegetables?
I’m not into head shrinking but it sure looks to me as if Mack told his O coaches to run the football and they’re doing everything they can to make sure we do so as poorly as possible. Either that or none of the Texas coaches was ever serious about running the ball this season and it’s becoming apparent they never meant all those things they told us this past Spring and Summer about using an H back.
I mean we send in Fozzy and he looks good running the ball two or three plays in a row. Do we start to mix things up at that point? Do we substitute fresh legs and continue running the ball at the worst run defense in the conference? No! Instead, we keep feeding Fozzy the ball on consecutive plays until he’s tired and can’t gain much. Then we bench Fozzy and all but abandon the run the rest of the game.
It looks like the only time an opposing defense has to worry about us running the ball is when we have a back in the backfield beside GG. We run whoever is lined up next to GG play after play after play until he’s tired, then we abandon the run for a quarter or two. It’s happened too many times this season to be a coincidence.
Are the O coaches revolting against Mack’s directive that we run the ball? Or is this just more phony baloney from Mack. I truly wonder if Mack ever really wanted to run the ball this season or if his pre-season comments about doing so were more of the same old stuff we’ve often heard from him and GD – just another attempt to pacify the masses while Mack and GD have their QB fill the air with passes.
Mack preaches accountability and tells us he’s unhappy with the “entitled” attitude of his players. Yet, despite throwing three consecutive interceptions (and five total in less than three quarters), GG stayed in the game the whole way. Talk about “entitled”!
I hate to quote Bob Davie, who helped destroy Notre Dame’s program, but, at some point, don’t you have to take the kid out for a series or two and tell him “You’re still our QB but you need to take a deep breath, step back, and get re-focused on what we’re trying to do”? Of course, that assumes we actually know what it is we’re trying to do and we’ve communicated that to GG.
Am I the only one who’s getting tired of listening to Mack say the poor performances of this year’s squad is the responsibilotyu of the coaches when we know he’s never going to dump GD?
Case McCoy no longer has a redshirt, correct?
Mack preaches accountability and tells us he’s unhappy with the "entitled" attitude of his players. Yet, despite throwing three consecutive interceptions (and five total in less than three quarters), GG stayed in the game the whole way. Talk about "entitled"!
I was thinking you stick with Gilbert because you don’t want to burn the redshirt on a true freshman just for one play, but McCoy has played some this year, if only brielfy, right? In that case, there is no excuse for not sitting Gilbert for one series, even if only to let him catch his breath and even if it means running three consecutive times and punting the ball away.
They used to pull Simms early on every time he threw an interception, and never let him get right back out there and make up for it, an issue that led to him being completely incapable of dealing with adversity. Maybe they’ve decided they’ll take the complete opposite tactic with Gilbert?
Does anyone know what Hicks did to get that PF?
I replayed it many times but couldn’t see him commit any penalty. Guess it was off-screen, but the announcers never said anything to help and it was never replayed by ESPN.
He knocked down the receiver that was crossing over the middle.
You should be able to see it on the replay. The receiver was running a crossing route right at Hicks and Hicks turned around and knocked him to the ground. I don’t think you can flatten the receiver when he is running a route. I bet Hicks thought the receiver was going to block him since he ran the route right at him.
another number
18 – number of interceptions Colt McCoy had his second year as the starting QB at texas
Gilbert is 4 away from that number
just food for thought
Zero
The number of season tickets I’ll be renewing next year.
If the world was a school, we'd be homecoming king...
by adt2 on Nov 8, 2010 8:32 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Zero
The number of passing yards KSU, a ‘spread’ team, had well into the third or fourth quarter. Snyder was brilliant. He knew Muschamp was expecting the spread for which he had designed our defense. So he comes out and runs up our weak middle and lets us self-destruct offensively. Unusual game plan but good for 39-14.
"You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish" -- Darrell Royal
by SpiritOfTheFedora on Nov 8, 2010 10:10 AM CST reply actions
It worked for UCLA, too.
Snyder developed a game plan to beat UT. Do our coaches develop game plans based on the opposing team’s weakness?
"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons
by Paleface Horn on Nov 8, 2010 1:46 PM CST up reply actions
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