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Texas Football Mid-Camp Report: DB
This group gets its own post because discussing them will tie together everything we’re trying to do on defense. Expect complexity in 2010. Defensive Proust and Joyce with a dash of Faulkner. Subtext, stream of consciousness, and like, imagery and shit. Imagery such as Landry Jones being...
Texas Defense: Impact Freshmen in 2010
Now for the defense. Along with special teams, our best hope for a good year. Remember, this encompasses both true and redshirt freshmen. Defense Most Likely Positions For Impact: 1. DT 2. LB 3. DB Most Important Impact Players: 1. Calvin Howell 2. Ashton Dorsey 3. Taylor Bible 4. Jordan...
Thoughts on the Texas Longhorn Defense vs. Texas Tech
I rewatched the tape today so I now have a better idea of the defense's performance last night. It looks like Muschamp's gameplan was to mostly rush four and keep everything in front of the defensive backs while mixing man and zone coverages. Overall the defense played well. They forced five...
It has begun.
At 6:30 this morning Texas had their first practice of the 2009 season. And the Statesman has some picks. Colt McCoy has hit puberty and looks jacked. If he has to take a pounding in order to generate our running game, it looks like he's prepared to do so. Mack Brown looks pissed in every photo....
Don't Mean to Toot My Own Horn Here
But, I would like to hear some of the folks thoughts on this subject right here. I'm pretty sure Texas played a lot of cover 2 deep zone under Akina. I was thinking Robinson would have his guys man up and devour our WRs at the line. Of course, he had some unbelievable talent to work with in...
My Thoughts on Bill Little's Travelin' Meat Circus
With Tech not on the tube, I had the opportunity to DVR the Texas game and do a little scouting of the enemy. I didn’t really focus too much on schemes and playcalling, but merely wanted to see the talent the 2008 Longhorns were rolling out. I only picked up at the start of the 2nd quarter and...
Why I'm An Optimist
Up until the latter half of 2004, I was a pessimist. Our teams never showed direction, our players never developed, and any team with good coaching seems to negate our talent advantages with ease. It peaked with the Washington St. Holiday Bowl, a game that should've ended Greg Davis' career. It...
Quotes of the day
"I'm not saying it didn't. You did." - Duane Akina when asked why his defense didn't work out last year. When asked if he was happy with his defense, he replied "Yeah, I was."
Defensive Coordinator Changes
We'll find out after the Holiday Bowl whether or not Mack Brown makes any changes on the defensive staff. Other teams don't have the luxury of waiting that long and so there has been some changes in the past couple of days. Defensive Coordinator Ron English and every other Michigan assistant was...
Duane Akina & The DBs
The conventional wisdom on Duane Akina is that he is a damn fine defensive backs coach who has proven to be a horrid defensive coordinator. I don't think the latter is debatable for most sentient beings. The former may be more debatable than most would think at first blush. I'd contend that a...
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