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Snap Judgments - Embarrassed

  • Kp2 said...

    Anybody have Deloss Dodds phone number, I would like to give him a call

    Try giving Bill Powers a ring. Deloss is part of the problem.

    sportsfanatic

  • Case McCoy came in with little time left in game and took the team down field for two touchdowns and no interceptions. I still think he plays better under pressure. He may not have as strong arm but most times he gets the ball to his man. We lost coverage because Oklahoma was so far ahead just before Case went in so I switch to internet audio to hear finish of the game in Mississippi. I will never believe per-season hype again. Texas definitely not back.

    tyalsu58

  • Have no idea where we go from here but a loss next week should be the final nail in Mack's coffin. He's done a lot of great things for this program and awoken the sleeping giant but he's clearly not the guy to truly keep Texas at the elite level we should be at.

    With the resources, tradition, recruiting base, etc that we have we should be a juggernaut like Saban has created at Bama. No excuses.

    LegendaryHorn

  • victory10 said...

    We are officially Florida State under Bobby Bowden.

    That's giving us way too much credit. I don't recall Bowden's teams getting demoralized on a regular basis by their rivals.

    seabass1

  • bobtm72 said...

    Dont understand how you can build a power (SEC Style) football team when you dont allow full-contact practices. Muschamp at Florida has institued full contact in practice because he wants practices to be harder than games. Dont think Muschamp had the opportunity to do that at Texas. Being a physical team is a mentality you have to cultivate. You cant go light in pratice then tell the guys to become physical on gameday.

    Might be a good first step to solving the tackling problem by our defense as well.

    One of the best posts yet. Reading from insiders the SEC coaches on our staff want this but Mack doesn't.

    Hookem89

  • LonghornSD said...

    Bobby - what do you realistically see happening after this disaster? I know everyone is calling for heads, but I don't see any changes being made until after the season. Can't believe we got this far in the hole. Reminds me of Lloyd Carr's last season pukeface

    Let me be clear. I'm not calling for Mack Brown or anyone, including Manny Diaz, to be fired.

    I think zero should be done until after the season when you can evaluate the performances in total.

    What I think they need to do is I think Mack Brown and his staff need to get back into the office and go to work on how to stop the opponents from running up and down the field on them.

    Then they need to decide in games where the chances of the Longhorn offense being able to run downhill on a team is limited, they need to come up with a different game plan.

    Then they need to re-look at their QB recruiting this year. But that's a different story that is setting Texas up for failure even further into the future.

    This post was edited by BobbyBurton on 10/13/2012 at 3:30 PM

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  • I don't usually post and was unable to watch the game, my hope was to enjoy it now on replay....wont' happen. Bobby's title said it all and I've seen this happen before with Mackovich and now with Brown. There is no reason for this to be happening, Mack must go, I respect him as a man and for all the good he has done, but if he stays, all the good will be destroyed and we will only fall further behind in the rebuilding process.

    Jerry ●

  • Powers, Dodds, and Brown have been good for The University but their prime time is over, give a new generation a chance

    Paleohorn


  • Hard to do Bobby if Mack has already lost his players....he likely lost them with his halftime speech..

    Mack will be gone at the end of this season, one way or the other..

    The important questions are, 1) Who would be the best replacement for the Texas program, 2) Could we get that guy?

    TexasFight

  • BobbyBurton said...

    Mack's the head guy. The buck stops with him.

    He can't pass the buck on program-defining decisions.

    - Ultimately, he's the one who didn't recruit Robert Griffin, not Larry MacDuff.

    - He's the one who didn't recruit Andrew Luck, not Greg Davis.

    - He's the one who dropped a successful offensive style in favor of one with less margin for error in an offensive league.

    - He's the one who allowed Mac McWhorter and Bobby Kennedy to recruit players who were incapable of being quality football players.

    I have been perhaps the biggest advocate for Mack Brown during his tenure in Austin. But this game was ridiculous from start to finish. There's no other way to put it.

    If he doesn't see it that way and own up to it completely, then I disagree with him.

    I like Mack Brown. I don't like how he coached or prepared his team on Saturday.

    Four blowouts to OU.

    I can't give you enough credit for speaking your mind.
    Really one of the first times I have seen a person covering the team lay it all out there.

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  • WildBill71 said...

    There is no possible way Bobby or any of the guys that work for Hookem will post that Mack Brown doesn't need to be the guy next year, but read his post and count how many times he placed the blame on Mack.

    Saying it without actually SAYING it...

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  • LegendaryHorn said...

    Have no idea where we go from here but a loss next week should be the final nail in Mack's coffin. He's done a lot of great things for this program and awoken the sleeping giant but he's clearly not the guy to truly keep Texas at the elite level we should be at.

    With the resources, tradition, recruiting base, etc that we have we should be a juggernaut like Saban has created at Bama. No excuses.

    Losing three in a row to Baylor would be disgraceful to some.

    Would be unsurprising if it occurred.

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    UTK66 ●

  • cdrhorn said...

    And handing the ball of to Bergeron 5 yards deep in the endzone is just about the dumbest play all of the game. It also summarizes our problems on O.

    I disagree...IF the line was getting ANY push...that would have been a good off-tackle run

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  • BobbyBurton said...

    Let me be clear. I'm not calling for Mack Brown or anyone, including Manny Diaz, to be fired.

    I think zero should be done until after the season when you can evaluate the performances in total.

    What I think they need to do is I think Mack Brown and his staff need to get back into the office and go to work on how to stop the opponents from running up and down the field on them.

    Then they need to decide in games where the chances of the Longhorn offense being able to run downhill on a team is limited, they need to come up with a different game plan.

    Then they need to re-look at their QB recruiting this year. But that's a different story that is setting Texas up for failure even further into the future.

    Hard to argue any of this.
    Been around/following this program 51 years now and I truly believe this is Mack Brown's last season.

    This post was edited by Bevo11 on 10/13/2012 at 3:38 PM

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  • Paleohorn said...

    Powers, Dodds, and Brown have been good for The University but their prime time is over, give a new generation a chance

    While we are all huge fans of the athletics department, let's not forget Powers has a much bigger job, and he's doing it very well despite the best efforts of the governor to try to reinvent The University as a 4 year super Austin Community College.

    bierce ●

  • tyalsu58 said...

    Case McCoy came in with little time left in game and took the team down field for two touchdowns and no interceptions. I still think he plays better under pressure.

    How much pressure is there when you come into a game already down by 48 points?

    texaztom

  • Watching Jace Amaro run down the field. You can add that one to the list of players Texas should have recruited.

    Wouldn't have the same TE problems they have now of tipping the play call with personnel groupings.

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  • Unfortunately Diaz needs to go because of his performance as a coordinator and position coach. He just isn't putting his players in a position to succeed. Blame youth and experience all you want but oc have game planned to exploit your scheme and know the big play is there 50% of the time.

    GAHorn912 ●

  • BobbyBurton said...

    Mack's the head guy. The buck stops with him.

    He can't pass the buck on program-defining decisions.

    - Ultimately, he's the one who didn't recruit Robert Griffin, not Larry MacDuff.

    - He's the one who didn't recruit Andrew Luck, not Greg Davis.

    - He's the one who dropped a successful offensive style in favor of one with less margin for error in an offensive league.

    - He's the one who allowed Mac McWhorter and Bobby Kennedy to recruit players who were incapable of being quality football players.

    I have been perhaps the biggest advocate for Mack Brown during his tenure in Austin. But this game was ridiculous from start to finish. There's no other way to put it.

    If he doesn't see it that way and own up to it completely, then I disagree with him.

    I like Mack Brown. I don't like how he coached or prepared his team on Saturday.

    Four blowouts to OU.

    Good points but would add that Mack's career is defined in many ways by blowout's in rivalry games...........He was the same at UNC vs FSU. Mack Brown is the only Texas coach since 1957 to have a losing record vs OU. That includes David McWilliams as HC

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    austinr ●

  • BobbyBurton said...

    Mack's the head guy. The buck stops with him.

    He can't pass the buck on program-defining decisions.

    - Ultimately, he's the one who didn't recruit Robert Griffin, not Larry MacDuff.

    - He's the one who didn't recruit Andrew Luck, not Greg Davis.

    - He's the one who dropped a successful offensive style in favor of one with less margin for error in an offensive league.

    - He's the one who allowed Mac McWhorter and Bobby Kennedy to recruit players who were incapable of being quality football players.

    I have been perhaps the biggest advocate for Mack Brown during his tenure in Austin. But this game was ridiculous from start to finish. There's no other way to put it.

    If he doesn't see it that way and own up to it completely, then I disagree with him.

    I like Mack Brown. I don't like how he coached or prepared his team on Saturday.

    Four blowouts to OU.

    I think you laid it out perfectly! All three phases of football were inept and lacking today and I've been a MB guy until today. Last year I gave the nod to OU because of experience and talent over Texas. But this is clearly an average OU football team, and we stunk! All the issues we've seen this year come back to coaching. Mack Brown is the head coach and he is ultimately responsible for the entire football team, especially all 3 phases. A total embarrassment and putrid football!! I've played the game and really analyze it and we are not well coached on fundamentals. Tackling is still a very big issue, and OU is much more sound than we are in being fundamental. We were exposed today, and this is not good from a big picture perspective for our university. But Mack, Manny and Harsin were not prepared and our players were not in this game, which falls on coaching.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by UTKris on 10/13/2012 at 3:49 PM

    UTKris

  • texaztom said...

    How much pressure is there when you come into a game already down by 48 points?

    Case McCoy being the "answer" for the team is hilarious.

    He doesn't play defense last I checked (except on the referee).

    For the record, Tommy Tuberville held OU to 34 points on offense last week and is currently holding West Virginia to 7 with 9 minutes to go in the first half.

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  • BobbyBurton said...

    For the record, Tommy Tuberville held OU to 34 points on offense last week and is currently holding West Virginia to 7 with 9 minutes to go in the first half.

    Think he allows full contact practices?

    bierce ●

  • BobbyBurton said...

    Watching Jace Amaro run down the field. You can add that one to the list of players Texas should have recruited.

    Wouldn't have the same TE problems they have now of tipping the play call with personnel groupings.

    Greg Daniels couldn't block a leggo today...He stunk the joint up big time!

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