Texas Beats Demons...and Cal 21-10

He had a Sportscenter highlight with the hurdle-sack, but the rest of his night was up and down … so, I had mixed emotions. We need Machete back.

Harsin just got some serious boss points with that call. I was wondering when he was going to start pulling them out. That was the same play, I think, that we used late in the BYU game, as well.

My son was watching with me in the first quarter and said, “I thought we fired Greg Davis,” and I laughed (even though I was pissed at the time).

that the MVP of our bowl game win was arguably the worst position on the team. Great momentum going into spring.

Regardless, so proud of Ash’s progress. He hit some nice passes, stretched the field, and also showed good instincts knowing when to run and when to throw it away. He’s not Colt yet, but last night was huge show of maturity. I think Robinson sid it all on the LHN postgame…the team spent two weeks working on themselves, not doing to typical routine of planning for the opponent schemtically, which only happened when they got to San Diego. I think that showed on both sides of the ball, and it’s what championahip teams do….play your game and don’t worry about anyone else or let them dictate.

Once our backfield is healthy next season and the OL gets an offsean to get stronger and smarter we’re going to be sick. Congrats to the whole team!

Offense was pretty watered-down. You can’t do much as an OC with a frosh QB.

Machete getting some air

Just about every starter had a “wow” play, and then there just kept being waves and waves of backups coming in and getting the job done as well. Hicks had his best game of the year and we got a glimpse of the athleticism we’ve been hearing about from Cobbs (even if he missed the sack/safety). Wilson recovered a fumble, D. Jackson had a sack.

And Ash is our only hope of allowing Brewer to redshirt.

but has struggled against mobile QB’s. While Ash didn’t get a ton of yards running, he did have a few nice gains that got us to 2nd and 3rd and short (also picking up a 1st down that got negated by penalty), and I thought his running also helped slow down Cal’s pash rush a little and helped our RB’s later in the game.

He was worked over by the Cal nose tackle. Good grief. Those slow-mo replays were brutal to watch.

Hit him square in the hands. Granted he was fully extended, and they would have classified as amazing catches if he came down with them, he still could have/should have made the catch both times. Top flight receivers like Blackmon would have come down with the ball. Heck, even Little Ship might have come down with at least one of them if not both.

…for the next three years.

as a backup QB. If he leaves we are in QB depth trouble again.

He was all over the field.

I remember that play where he came up the field and had to immediately reverse field to catch Maynard who had escaped the pocket. He cut like a running back and caught a very mobile QB. Legit.

Just want to specifically add Kheeston Randall (not included in group in original post), who has been our rock on the middle for the better part of 4 seasons.

Coming to this offense. He will be catching 80-100 balls at Arky or OU. It looks as if we are pot committed to run – and although Ash is only frosh – does not mean he will eventually be a good QB.

But those weren’t good throws. People like to dump on Davis (not saying you in particular) when he could have at least 10 touchdowns this year. That’s just the amount of times I remember him wide open down the field and the ball didn’t get to him.

Agree that most positions benefit from it, but RB is the position where it seems the least necessary.

In fact I can’t think of a RB in the Mack Brown era that redshirted and then turned out to be above average. I’m not sure I can think of one nationally in the last 10 years either.

The flipside of the redshirt argument is that it is really wasted if the player leaves early. We don’t want a repeat of what happened with Earl Thomas and J. Finley….redshirt and then leave after 3 years.

that Gray redshirts next year.