this was all on the OL not picking up the blitz and McCoy not taking care of the ball.

we all knew we couldn't survive injuries among the OL and we've had injuries all year.

Charles was never given a chance, but ran the ball well at times.

most of this is on Larry MacDuff - what a fucking pathetic showing by the special teams.

fucking pathetic, what a fucking pathetic job.

why was gerland benched after shanking a punt in the rain?  

I cannot remember any big plays that it gave up and it did perfectly against trick plays.  The only possible complaints I could see is not getting to the QB that much and letting a guy named Jordy catch double digit passes.

I don't know what happened, but Colt just doesn't have it this year.  I've always been really annoyed with fans criticizing him just because he isn't Vince Young,  but he was terrible today.  I'm ready to stick Chiles in there and play like West Virginia.

Obviously the special teams was just hillaiously pathetic.  I think the tackling was terrible on both special teams and defense.  I wouldn't blame the coaches on defense considering the players were usually in position, they just couldn't tackle.

However the tackling drills we are running must be pretty terrible.  Hopefully we can get Greg Robinson back. :/

that kid just didn't show up.

he had two long receptions that he allowed to be punched out of his hands.

... can not -- CAN NOT -- be to get out of the way of Vince Young. While we're all in agreement that the decision to let Vince be Vince propelled Texas into a national championship, it's insane to think that decision is the best move Greg Davis has ever made at Texas. Unfortunately the coaching staff needs to make the same decision and get out of the way of the young guys.

There is no doubt in my mind that the underclassmen need to come in and play. Kyle Hix, Tray Allen, Michael Huey, Curtis Brown, Chykie Brown, Aundre McGaskey, Jared Norton. Especially the offensive linemen.

Lamaar Houston and Eddie Jones were forced to play because there was simply nobody else at defensive end. Houston is probably the defensive MVP of the team. He's been a beast and Jones has played pretty damn well. Is it unreasonable to think the other guys can't play at the same level?

Sure, they'll make mistakes. Texas might even lose some because of those mistakes. I'd rather those guys get some experience this season, right now, because what I saw on the field today doesn't make me think there will be any sacrifices as far as wins/losses. Lose because of youth or you lose because of subpar play. Take your pick.

KSU was a lot faster than we are...

we looked peg-legged and club-footed against KSU today.

Is a mediocre coach. He should give his $100,000 bonus to the Wounded Warrier project--they need it and deserve it.

1. The O-line was absolutely horrid tonight.  The D-line didn't look much better.

2. I don't see how you can feel any relief about our play or the upcoming OU game.  We're still very much in a position to win the Big XII South (relief in itself) which makes next week's game all that much more important.  So what's going to happen?  At this point, I can't say I trust Mack to make the necessary changes.  He'll talk about the tweaks and changes they need to work on over the course of the week, but when the Horns take the field next Saturday, I can't help but think we'll see the exact same things we've been seeing all year.  Only after we have absolutely nothing else to lose will we see any kind of modifications.

All that being said, here's hoping we go into Dallas and just whoop the shit out of OU.  Hook'em.

That pretty much sums up UT football over the past four years.  VY is either there to propel us to tough, high-stakes victories or we lose.  

We refuse to play our best players b/c of some sort of senior loyalty.  Muck and Norton are great players.  Best to keep them on the bench!  Terrible use (non-use) of Chiles and the running game as a whole.  We have no semblance of a calculated gameplan or identity.  We miss tackles; we drop passes; we let one guy kill us all day long; we telegraph plays.  Our special teams were special today in all the wrong ways.  

Next week we lose the Big 12 South and start playing for pride and hopefully the Alamo Bowl.  Next year???  Um, no.

This is not a good team primarily b/c it is poorly coached (I actually hope this is true b/c that can be fixed).  Being pissed and in reactionary mode and living in the land of fairy tales, I say dump GD and bring in Applewhite as the OC next year.  Get Robinson back from Syracuse and back into the DC seat.  Whatever "exotic" blitzing Akina and McDuff dreamed up - SUCKS!

Whatever, I'm going to go puke now.  This is what it must feel like to be an A&M fan.

The offense was absolutely putrid.  Poor scheme, poor execution, terrible decision making, horrible offensive line play.

But say what you will about the defense, they actually played pretty well.  There were some instances of sloppy tackling, I'll agree.  However, aside from the opening drive for K-State, they held them in check.

The other offensive touchdown came after a touchdown where K-State started on the Texas 30.  Less than 300 yards, no big plays, and only 20 points given up.  The other field goals came after excellent field position, too.

With our offense, that should definitely be enough.

Unfortunately it was the punt return and the kickoff return.

Did this game remind anyone of the 1999 game?  How many INTs did Major have in that one? 5, 6?  The Daily Texan headline was "Apple Turnover."  K State had some nifty punt returns in that game too.

My words for this game are...

poor
lackluster
predictable
outcoached

I am also a little confused about Mac saying in a post-game interview that we went out in the 3rd quarter and took control of the game.  Your offense doesn't take control of a game by having the quarterback scramble around because of broken plays, no matter how many yards you gain.  You control the game by executing your plays with toughness and efficiency and we did not do that in the 3rd quarter.  We were outcoached and outplayed, its that simple.

Yes, the stink was putrid on Saturday and it starts from the top - Brown. The team played their hearts out on the field, but they were in the wrong positions with the wrong plays - offense and defense. A double whammy!!!

The two worst offensive and defensive coaches in the country worked their wonders throughout the game. Davis's folly offensive scheme throwing every down against an effective blitz is one for the books. The genius Akina with his blitz happy and soft coverage scheme leaving the guys totally out of position and ineffective - a 20 yeard gap in the defense. You can't tackle properly when you are not in the right position.

I am still waiting to hear the two geniuses step up and accept total responsibilty for their own ineptitude, but you know as well as I do that it will not happen. Add the usual coach speak dribbe from Brown and you have Texas football summed up in a nutshell. THE PLAYERES DESERVE BETTER. BRING IN A REAL OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND SEND THAT IDIOT MAC DUFF AND HIS GREAT SPECIAL TEAM KNOWLDEGE TO THE GARBAGE DUMP!!!!

I can't believe you did not include the greatest meltdown, special teams.  I know it has been popular to blame Greg Davis when things have gone bad the last couple of years, but he does not coach special teams and he did not throw 4 interceptions.  And yes, I hate as much as anyone his love for the screen pass and its various permutations.  I would love to see the stats of average gain (or loss) for that type of play during the past 2 or 3 years for UT. Is that data available anywhere?  I would guess it's less than 2 yards.  That being said, Mac Brown recruited these players, selected the coaches, and can over-rule anything he disagrees with.  Thus the buck stops at his desk.  Furthermore, DKR said it best, "Only angry people win football games."  VY could get the team fired up, but how many games since he left, have the Horns shown any passion?  Yesterday should have been a revenge game for the Horns.  Too often they allow the oter team to seize the momentum and then have to come back in the second half.  I shudder to think about next week.  Both OU and UT lost yesterday.  Which team do you think will come out breathing fire next Saturday?

TxStampede, great post. I really couldn't state it better myself and I think you've really hit the nail on the head.

Ok the coaches lost this game; plan and simple. Like everyone is saying the plays are to predictable. I don't see this season going very well at all.