Mack Brown's "State of the Union" Press Conference Open Thread
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 7, 2010 2:56 PM CDT
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Print[Update]: Below are some highlights from the press conference.
- DJ Grant and Blaine Irby are the only players not cleared to practice right now, but Grant should be cleared some time before the first game. Tray Allen and Jared Norton will both be limited as fall practice starts.
- Connor Wood and Case McCoy are even entering fall practice in the battle for the second-string quarterback job. The coaches have not considered moving John Chiles to quarterback.
- Brown feels that the only preparation for losing the starting quarterback is to run the football better.
- The secondary should be as good as it has ever been at Texas and Brown expects some players to step up and fill the production provided by Earl Thomas last season.
- Wants to see separation among the running backs -- right now Tre' Newton and Fozzy Whittaker lead the group.
- Need to find a role for Demarco Cobbs and even mentioned him as a possibility at H-back, along with Cody Johnson and Chris Whaley.
- Brown says that both James Kirkendoll and John Chiles reportedly stepped up during the summer. Marquise Goodwin and Malcolm Williams are the other two receivers in the top four.
- Tyrell Higgins is now up to more than 280 pounds. Brown is ready to get a look at the frsehman defensive tackles because he doesn't want to play Sam Acho inside on running downs against teams that can run the ball. Seemed less worried about Acho being able to hold his own than having him wear down throughout the season.
- Gushed about wanting to see the freshman -- seems extremely excited about this class.
-- GoBR --
At 3:30 CT, Mack Brown will officially open up the start of fall practice with his first press conference (not including Big 12 Media Days) since the end of spring practice. Watch it live at TexasSports.tv.
Consider this your open thread.
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Thanks, GoBR
Had no idea he’d do one today . . . was expecting a news conference Monday morning.
We're moving out of the desert, folks.
It’s been a long offseason.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 7, 2010 3:24 PM CDT reply actions
I sure like the new TexasSports.TV portal.
Leaps and leaps better.
"Oklahoma doesn't have an inferiority complex, they are just plain inferior...and the sooner everyone accepts this as fact we can just move on." -DKR
Following along here
Let me know when Mack guarantees 14 wins…
by SelimSivad on Aug 7, 2010 3:40 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Yes! Gimme.
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
I think he is improving
Not sure if he is 100% though. I don’t think he is.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 7, 2010 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Guesses on Chris Whaley's body fat %?
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 7, 2010 3:54 PM CDT reply actions
Only players with physical issues that Mack has mentioned
are Irby, Norton, Tray Allen . . . latter two limited at this point, Irby much improved but not cleared to practice.
Ouch
Who else thinks Mack just took an indirect shot at Derek Johnson about kids getting homesick?
Eh
Maybe. I don’t think that is really Mack’s style though.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 7, 2010 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Not at all. He was referring to moving a young player,
one who has limited experience at two-a-days and the level of competition, to the first team — then having the player get beat down, hit the wall physically and emotionally, and getting demoted, and feeling down about himself and thinking about home.
And, agreed: Mack doesn’t take shots at kids. Only case I can remember where he did is his occasional mentions of the 2007 team not “stepping up.” Seems like Mack believed that team failed to reach its potential, and maybe some of the supposed leaders failed in their responsibility.
Ripped into Perrilloux - he was right though
Note to Bill Byrne "Because you aren´t Texas and you´ll never be Texas"
*************some do a review please?*****************
I ended up catching it late, like 30 min in, so missed most of it. Can someone please summarize the main things he said?
by vanterminatorhorn on Aug 7, 2010 4:31 PM CDT reply actions
You can also check my twitter feed
@GhosofBigRoy
Hit most of the highlights from that above, though.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 7, 2010 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks man, i really appreciate it
too bad about waley. i was really hoping he could break through the crowd and could be ‘the’ running back
by vanterminatorhorn on Aug 7, 2010 4:43 PM CDT reply actions
I don't know
Getting tackled in the open field with a full head of steam by someone who gives up 50 pounds to you is not exactly a great resume.
how many of those hits do you think White takes before he’s limping/his game is affected? it ain’t many. bruising running backs pound the defense into submission. they don’t necessarily need to break every tackle.
by Displaced Longhorn on Aug 7, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
The coaches have not considered moving John Chiles to receiver.
lol, you mean QB?
by Displaced Longhorn on Aug 7, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
Non-scholarship Jr. DT
2 star recruit from San Antonio that was part of the 2007 class. He left after one year to head back to San Antonio for “personal reasons”. I’m not sure the full story ever came out, but he was back on the team 1 year later, minus his scholarship.
Keep Your Eye on Bible
Mad Dog is the key guy this summer – if he gets Bible down to his explosive self – I have a feeling he can be a force immediately.
Note to Bill Byrne "Because you aren´t Texas and you´ll never be Texas"
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