Connect with your Facebook Account

• Contact

Football Articles

15

The Texas Longhorns: Running Game Home Edition

Posted by HenryJames on November 9th, 2009 under Football

Thanks to the Texas coaches, we can now calculate out how well (or not well) our running game does each week. And it doesn’t take even take a degree from McNeese St or a decoder ring.

Photobucket”
“We’re leading the nation in scoring? Son of a bitch!”

It’s a three step process.

1. List our called running plays.
2. Divide the number of runs we gained four yards, got a first down or a touchdown by the number of total called runs.
3. Have Huckleberry check your math.

So here’s our called run plays:

1
3
3
0
20 td
1
8
13 td
-2
8
4 first down
5
-2
0
2
5
6

Eight ‘good’ plays divided by seventeen called plays…carry the one…that’s 47%. Our goal is 60% so we didn’t reach our goal. My dvr failed to record the game so I’m going off memory. That’s why we have Huckleberry.

I’ve thought about adding an additional step where I try to figure out why our running game isn’t effective even by our coaches’ standards. But…

Photobucket
“You’ll shoot your eye out.”“You’re not a coach.”

Article Tags:

, , , , , , , ,

More from this Barker


Share This

  • StumbleUpon

15 Responses

  1. nordberg said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 7:57 am

    You did that by memory, Rain Man? I’m impressed.

  2. Not adding anything to the discussion, really said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 7:57 am

    Ralphie really took it to Scot Farkus on the initial TD, but I don’t know if you should consider a run a success by design when it relies on an unblocked DL to miss a tackle.

  3. nordberg said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 7:58 am

    Oh, and I’m kind of curious to see what the run game looks like next year, with the same RB’s, and minus a mobile QB.

  4. uthookem said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Yeah, but we have the #1 scoring offense, we’ve won 9 games forever, we’ve won 10 games in the last forever minus one years, did you see Colt to Shipley – good god if they give us that why would you want to run, we’re holding back for the National Title game, Malcolm Williams gets tired and can only go every other series, flea-flickers are AWESOME, if we only played Whaley we’d be running over folks…again, fuck me.

  5. BrickHorn said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 8:19 am

    I’m convinced that Mack has hired Huckleberry to comb through the statistics late into the night, searching frantically for any coherent subset that will make Greg Davis appear not to be a drooling buffoon. This latest metric just reeks of desperation. And Coach Davis’s failure to satisfy even the ridiculously low bar Mack has set for his best friend is mind-boggling. It feels like watching the class idiot fail an acronym spelling test.

    But, never fear. Next week, there will be a new measure of success by which we are suggested to judge our offensive coordinator. I’ll save Mack and his Huckleberrian stat monkey some time, and suggest the following:

    1. Percentage of carries beyond the line of scrimmage. Goal: 55%+.

    2. Yards after initial contact with the ball. Goal: 2.5 yards.

    3. Replacement value over horizontal pass. Goal: 0.5 yards.

    4. Own fumbles successfully recovered. Goal: 40%+.

    5. “Complacent Runs,” defined as any run that leads to unjustifiable self-satisfaction on the part of Greg Davis or Mack Brown. Goal: 60%+.

    I suggest that Mack start with #5. The Horns have been killing in that category for the past 10 years.

  6. BEHorn said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 8:24 am

    I wonder how our rushing stats would change if we counted every pass less than, say, 2 yards forward of the LOS as a rush. Or, for that matter, every pass that’s “forward” but still not ahead of the LOS. Because, let’s face it, THAT is how we really run the football.

  7. Al Davis said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 8:30 am

    Just win baby.

  8. HAL 2000 said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Greg Davis. Running the foosball.
    Does not compute.

  9. Mercurial Kick Csonka said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 10:43 am

    UT ground game motto: Two yards and a cloud of rubber field turf pellets.

  10. Levander Williams said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 11:02 am

    Remember those days long ago when we all got a little excited about seeing a blocking sled on the practice field.

    Yeah. Good times.

  11. Sailor Ripley said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 11:39 am

    texas longhorns blocking sled

  12. Sugarpants said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    we’re down to #3 in scoring

  13. Capt. Obvious said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    I’ll take a crack at this one, and save Huckleberry the trouble:

    C.J runs for 4.4 / carry and takes the two TD’s in the first half for himself. Not on 1 yard power plays, but on 15-20 yard power plays.

    This is against a top 10 rush defense:
    http://www.cfbstats.com/2009/leader/national/team/defense/split01/category01/sort01.html

    We then went and set the single game passing record for the regular season. Sure, we all hate GD, but it wasn’t his worst day. Hell, the offense even scored all the points for once!

  14. ballrific said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    I just can’t imagine Coach Boom keeps his mouth shut when he’s around that fat fuck. I’m sure the defensive meeting are separate but you’d think he’d slide in a “Greg, can you help me out a little? You call the worst fucking games sometimes and my D has to save your ass”

  15. NateHeupel said:

    November 9th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    @ballrific: On the contrary, I think Boom is much more subtle here at Mack’s request. He’s probably put a Deathwatch clock on his wall to remind him that there is hope. 680 days, 13 hours, 17 minutes, and 41 seconds until Greg Davis’ career dies.

Leave a Reply

Follow Us

Related Articles

Hot Forum Topics

Activity

  • jc25 commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   2 minutes ago

    3 for X early. Bad news if he’s hot. Good news if he goes into Jordan Hamilton mode and still cold.

  • Trips Right commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   3 minutes ago

    Huge early foul on Aldrich. Rick cites that he subbed Gary because Mason was being sagged off of. No shit rick.

  • jc25 commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   3 minutes ago

    GJ just drew a foul on 360. That probably happened a minute ago in real time.

  • Trips Right commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   6 minutes ago

    I’m convinced that ESPN does this shit on purpose to drive hits to ESPN360.com

  • Rob commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   7 minutes ago

    I do mean 5:45 Central Time, by the way.

  • Rob commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   8 minutes ago

    Again, why don’t Big East games start at 6:45? It took three minutes to play 11 seconds (as I type, another foul is called).

  • jc25 commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   9 minutes ago

    Kevin Jones almost airmailed a FT but Ebanks got the putback. Down 7 with 43 secs left. WVU has one more timeout. ESPN360 still in standby.

  • Magnus Bleuveigner commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   12 minutes ago

    Loved watching Nate Rob play although I kind of like UW. They have another scoring midget in Isaiah Thomas. Not the Florida Atlantic coach.

    Big East ball was fun to watch in the Ray Allen/Iverson days.

  • jc25 commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   14 minutes ago

    Naturally as I submit that, WVU gets an And 1 on a 3. Down 5 with 2 to play. ESPN360 is a likely possibility.

  • Magnus Bleuveigner commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   14 minutes ago

    Since tip isn’t quite ready. I’m going to live blog the JBPH. I’ve never seen this show but I understand the premise is each show represents one hour of the day. Seems like it would be a real boring 8 week stretch when he’s getting some shut eye. What would constitute a good episode during

  • jc25 commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   15 minutes ago

    Good win for Nova if they can hold on. I don’t know what it is, but I can’t stand Big East basketball, even if they have 4 teams in the top 10. Give me Duke-Carolina, give me white guys from Indiana and Iowa, give me little guys like mini’s like Nate Robinson. Somehow Bob Huggins

  • Blues commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   16 minutes ago

    If we play like we have been, The Jack Bauer Power Hour is going to look pretty good.

  • Magnus Bleuveigner commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   20 minutes ago

    Alright fellas, I’m now sequestering myself in the man-cave with the naked wife and gin. I’m actually hoping these chops are pretty thin so he can just slide them under the door when they’re ready.

  • jc25 commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   24 minutes ago

    Magnus, a true UT grad would make like a banana and split for the closest sports bar. Jack Bauer’s a cool guy, but unless Elisha Cuthbert is going to walk around nakeder than the day she was born, there ain’t no reason to pick a jumped the shark tv show over your jumped the

  • uthookem commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   26 minutes ago

    Wow…Magnus, that must be some pretty good gin. Are you eating the chops off of his naked wife?

  • Magnus Bleuveigner commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   27 minutes ago

    Please don’t incite me.

    Forgot this fool has a man-cave. I’ll be watching. Feel free to type your thoughts in the most non-descriptive manner.

  • Texastough commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   30 minutes ago

    Magnus, I didn’t pick you for one to let yourself be limpwristbitchslapped like that.

  • Magnus Bleuveigner commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   32 minutes ago

    Power Hour. The Jack Bauer Power Hour. Now he’s happy. Fucking sit-coms.

  • Magnus Bleuveigner commented on the blog post Kansas Open Thread   33 minutes ago

    Ha ha. That’s the best “if we can stop….” yet. Well played.

    I need y’all to paint the picture for me tonight. I’m at my friends house and this fag is watching The Jack Bauer Hour at 8. I can’t complain too much as I’m drinking his gin and about to eat chops but you’d expect

  • The General wrote a new blog post: Kansas Open Thread   41 minutes ago

    If we can stop Luke Axtell, we might have a chance.

    By the way, Gary Johnson to get the start over Justin Mason per Craig Way on the pregame.

  • Burnt Orange Wookiee commented on the blog post Game Day: Spurs vs. Lakers Open Thread   1 hour, 38 minutes ago

    I have no predictions. This team has too much potential to win, yet not shown enough for me to believe that this will definitely be a victory too. That said, Tim Duncan will stomp a mud hole in Pau Gasol’s ass. Or DJ Mbenga’s…

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • Mookie commented on the blog post Texas Baseball: Team of the Decade   1 hour, 49 minutes ago

    Kyle Lusson has never demonstrated the slightest ability to contribute offensively. If everyone else is knocking the cover off the ball and he’s saving a run a game with his glove, then I can see playing him. Otherwise…

    Here’s to baseball talk on BC! Don’t make me go back to Hornfans.

  • Vasherized commented on the blog post A Golden Age for Americans in the EPL   1 hour, 56 minutes ago

    Yeah that was a layup. At least you finished it …

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • RRR commented on the blog post Looking at Texas   2 hours, 24 minutes ago

    Great stuff, hiphop. Should be fun tonight.

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Big Monday | Bird’s Eye View Edition   2 hours, 35 minutes ago

    Our network partners Oread Boom Kings cover the Jayhawks with great passion, wit and insight. They have a great write up that is a book end to the one I put up earlier here.

    Be sure to check them out here / @OreadBoomKings.

    Well, tonight’s the night we’ve all been waiting for.

    The epic tilt

  • J Rog wrote a new blog post: Game Day: Spurs vs. Lakers Open Thread   2 hours, 51 minutes ago

    GREAT ODIN’S RAVEN.  The Spurs may not need to stop Kobe tonight, because he may not play, nursing an ankle injury.  No Bynum and possibly no Kobe?  Merry Christmas Coach Pop.

    If Kobe does end up playing, against the Spurs, he’s generally not THE deciding factor.  The Spurs will let him have his 30 points, its

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • Vasherized commented on the blog post Duke Basketball: The Devil You Know?   2 hours, 52 minutes ago

    Ah, the Barnes Mindfuck. It’s all-encompassing!

  • Nate Heupel wrote a new blog post: Oklahoma State: Another Financial Boone-Doggle   2 hours, 59 minutes ago

    When you skip steps on the way up/ It has a way of catching up

    -The Donnas, “Fall Behind Me”

    For those of you who don’t keep up with our unintentionally hilarious friends in Stillwater, they have gotten themselves into yet another financial pickle.

    First, it was the brilliance of T Boone Pickens’ hedge fund management.  While the

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post The Byrne Ultimatum   3 hours, 10 minutes ago

    You had me at the Bad Street USA reference.

  • Kevin Berger commented on the blog post Duke Basketball: The Devil You Know?   3 hours, 14 minutes ago

    Coach K had the benefit of playing for Bob Knight who is every bit the disciplinarian Coach Barnes is, so he’s been on the other side of the table as a player and knows when to use the carrot and when to use the stick. It’s one of Coack K’s true advantages over most