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Tre Newton to start against A&M

Posted by Vasherized on November 23rd, 2009 under Football

Mack just finished his press conference. In week 11 of the Texas RB carousel, the lucky pony also happens to be our best RB. They got this one right. It doesn’t mean you won’t see Cody Johnson get every carry inside the five yard line and on 3rd and short but Newton is the guy you want between the 20’s.

In our system you need a back that gets upfield quickly and can make guys miss at the second level. Check out the balance Newton showed on the 19 yd TD in the fourth quarter against Kansas to finish the run.

The one knock on Newton has been ball protection and you know the coaches will be drilling that into his head all week. Weird shit can happen at Kyle Field and stupid turnovers are really the only thing that can derail our express trip to Pasadena via Dallas.

If we take care of the football, execute at least the bare minimum on offense, and sustain the same level of play from our top-ranked defense; we are playing for all the marbles Jan 7th. Hopefully Muschamp has a stern talk with Giles regarding our kick return coverage and that issue resolves itself quickly.

In the meantime, please engage in thoughtful debate with the Aggies on why the 10 yr anniversary of the bonfire collapse and Colt McCoy’s injury history give them the upper leg on Thursday.

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  1. BrickHorn said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 am

    If we take care of the football, execute at least the bare minimum on offense…

    Greg Davis continues to redefine the bare minimum on offense.

  2. raoulduke said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:38 am

    Weird shit can happen at Kyle Field…

    Truer words.

  3. nordberg said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 am

    This is the first game this year that I’m not looking forward to watching. 1) I hate those fucking people down there. They hurt my eyes. And 2) I feel like this is going to be an ugly, semi-close game, comparable to the 40-29 game in 05. Give me Texas 31-20.

  4. uthookem said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am

    Awww fuck it. I said we’d win by 40 last year, and we did. This year, we win by 30.

  5. Vasherized said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am

    Brick,

    Adjust the expectations accordingly and this is a pretty fun team to watch. Although I do love it when we defer the kickoff.

  6. Woody Bombay said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Don’t eat the pizza, Colt! Do not eat the pizza!

  7. HenryJames said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Brown said in today’s presser that they haven’t had their pregame meal in BCS since that incident.

  8. nordberg said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    Don’t they stay in Brenham now too?

  9. kevwun said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    I thought the team drove in from Austin on the day of the game?

  10. tim said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    I have no idea what they do but for a 7pm game I see no reason why they would stay in college station overnight. It’s a 2 hour drive from Bellmont by charter bus. Have a great Thanksgiving dinner at the Alumni Center and then get on the bus.

  11. Bob in Houston said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    I thought they stayed in Conroe at least once.

  12. bateshorn said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    It’s a night game, I can’t fathom why they wouldn’t drive after a morning walk through, noonish team t-giving meal, etc.

  13. ransomstoddard said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    And the laughter continues in Lincoln, Gainesville and Tuscaloosa…

  14. texastough said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    my mind is too numbed at this point to comment on the revolving rb door, except to say that I love the message it sends to the players when the start simply goes to the player with the best stats from the week before, regardless of who had the tough first half carries and otherwise did everything right

  15. nordberg said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Yeah I don’t think they’re laughing at us in Lincoln.

  16. Vasherized said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    They’re spending the night before in Nuevo Laredo to prepare for the gameday atmosphere at Kyle Field.

  17. Donny Boudreaux said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    They were in Conroe for at least 5 years… not sure if they still go there.

    Here’s an article on what happened 10 years ago.

    Brown registers Ramada complaint

  18. parlin said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    “And the laughter continues in Lincoln”

    Indeed the only things they’re laughing at in Lincoln are the Huskers’ red-zone stats.

    Bo would trade you his brother Carl for Cody Johnson, straight up, and throw in a snow-blower.

  19. Bartoncreek said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    They are wishing they had a QB in Tuscaloosa and wishing they had an OL and WRs in Gainesville. If we didn’t have problems with our running game/OL, there wouldn’t be any reason to even play the title game. We all have a major flaws in our games this year. This isn’t 2005 so it’s o.k. As long as we keep the gameplan we had against KU, throwing deep early and using play action, we will win it all.

    The revolving door is silly, but Newton is our best all around back. I’m more concerned with who we play at WR anyway. We are going to win or lose based solely on our passing game. The running game is irrelevant whether we like it or not.

  20. Mysterious Package said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Did their mascot switch to a donkey?

  21. Ag_in_TX said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    Wasn’t there a guy on TexAgs.com that went by the handle “Ramada Inn Manager”?

  22. Confused and dazed said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    Tre fits our system better than any back on campus. He is everything Chris O was as a senior with more speed and quicker feet, save for the pass protection. He has been pretty good in that area, too but Chris was outstanding his senior year.

    Now if they can just play Malcolm and keep Chiles off the field, we will be fine.

    Texas, 34-10.

  23. Doperbo said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    As quickly as Mack picked up local traditions and alumni support I think it still took him a few seasons to understand the true nature of aTm, maybe even longer for OU. Hopefully Will gets it from the jump.

    I still laugh about the Hullabaloo Dinesh Dinesh song someone made up right after that game though.

  24. EyesOfTX said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    The main thing Tre’ does that Cody doesn’t is cut the ball quickly back against the grain on both the stretch and zone/read plays. He has learned not to follow the “blocking”, because there is no running room where the “blocking” is – the only room in this system is where the play is NOT designed to go.

    So he’ll be the starter until he has a bad half of football, and then somebody else will take over. See the “Cody Johnson is Doomed” post for why that is.

    Hook ‘em!!!

  25. java said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    Texas BB 7:45 tomorrow night on ESPNU, eastern time. ( I think thats right.) Great BB game.

    Good for Tre. Hard to believe he was concussed all that time…

  26. nordberg said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Texas BB 9:00 tonight on ESPN2, central time.

  27. Blake Borron said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 10:02 am

    I can haz some Fozzy plz?

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