Comments on: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Texas 35, UCF 3

By: Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:58:36 +0000

p said: “Colt McCoy is Chad Pennington 2.”

He might be Chad Pennington, but he’s thrice more athletic, and he’s Pennington pre-18 shoulder operations.

By: Capt. Obvious

Capt. Obvious — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:10:34 +0000

“If we get to the Promised Land and Tucker-Fucker has a five yard punt I’ll probably punch myself squarely in the balls…”

I lol’d

By: Art Vandelay

Art Vandelay — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:19 +0000

“It was the season’s first Quadfecta, as Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas A&M and Oklahoma all lost on the same day.”

Followed by a Sunday where the Giants, Redskins, and Eagles all lose???

Great weekend…. Great Great Weekend.

By: Ray Guy

Ray Guy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:27:26 +0000

“Did anyone notice the high, deep kicks their punter made that kept us from beating them about 52-3? Are those legal? I thought punts weren’t allowed to be more than eight feet off the ground and aimed at the nearest sideline marker. What’s up with that?”

I don’t get it either, especially considering we have a conventional punter with a huge leg, great hang-time, and a stable of thoroughbreds covering punts. You’d think that that combo, over the course of a season, would cause a few turnovers resulting in short fields.
If we get to the Promised Land and Tucker-Fucker has a five yard punt I’ll probably punch myself squarely in the balls…

By: Confused and Dazed

Confused and Dazed — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:43:24 +0000

Great write up, as always. Glad to see you giving props to Cobb. This kid is a terrific blocker in addition to being a special teams demon. I’m glad he’s a Jr., but I would not be at all surprised to see him playing in the NFL in two years as a fullback ala Ahmad Hall. I believe we could build a really good I formation game around him and CJ, or Fozzy for that matter, but I know we won’t.

Did anyone notice the high, deep kicks their punter made that kept us from beating them about 52-3? Are those legal? I thought punts weren’t allowed to be more than eight feet off the ground and aimed at the nearest sideline marker. What’s up with that?

By: p

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:58:52 +0000

BeHorn-

What you are seeing is Colt’s arm strength. We throw the intermediate to deep throws so infrequently, that most people forget he doesn’t have the strongest arm in the world.

There is a reason we run the routes we do.

Colt McCoy is Chad Pennington 2.

By: BEHorn

BEHorn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:35:29 +0000

Nimrodxi –

”

Maybe bad: I’m admittedly nit-picking, but I wonder what explains Colt’s fairly consistent late/short throws yesterday? Missed 2 or even 3 TDs because of this.

Or is this just a case where the rest of his game was so good that his miscues stand out?

(I’m thinking of the PBU to Malcolm, the underthrown interception to Kirkendoll, and there was a late throw to Shipley as well that gained great yardage but may have gone the distance if thrown sooner.)”

Each of those passes was more behind the receiver than anything else. And my opinion, the answer is simple: When you don’t do something very often, you’re apt to be not very good at it.

By: BEHorn

BEHorn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:29:02 +0000

“But then, Sherman’s March arrived in Boulder intending to burn the place down and left with its horses having been shot and its women raped by a horrible Colorado team.”

Actually, Chalky & Co shot the women and raped the horses … but the overall effect was the same.

By: j.r.69

j.r.69 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:24:08 +0000

Given GD’s intransigence in creating a respectable running game, what I can’t understand is why MB doesn’t overrule him and force the issue. This has gone on for years, and makes no sense at all.

By: Not adding anything to the discussion, really

Not adding anything to the discussion, really — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:54:23 +0000

Quietly…methodically…Kheeston has put himself in very good position to take a crack at Killebrew’s UT season record for personal fouls. I think that’s at least 4 so far this year. I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but that kind of charge out of the gates puts the career record in jeopardy.