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Did we get any left tackles in that recruiting class?
Posted by Nickel Rover on February 5th, 2010 under Football
Recruiting:
Well, as HenryJames has already pointed out here Nolan Brewster, Emmanuel Acho and Mason Walters are out for spring practice and there are some interesting details in the comments section including some info from someone who claims connections to Walter’s hometown and a depressing diagnoses by Dr. Scipio of “Walton Foot” which you may know as the disease that brought down one of the most talented basketball players in the history of the NBA. Exciting prognosis.
Speaking of Scipio, he finally returned from his trip “scouting middle school quarterbacks for Coach Brown” to provide a late, yet somehow fresh take on the 2010 class. One of the better trends I’m excited about for these last 2 classes is the presence of guys that look mentally ready to go to war for a national championship. Mike Davis, Garret Gilbert, anyone coached by Will Muschamp, they seem to have the Bill Russel sickness for winning. I remember seeing Gilbert crying with frustration after the intercepted shovel pass and early struggles and thinking, “oh no, we’ve crowned some kansas city faggot as our next star quarterback.” Then he came out in the 2nd half and well, I feel confident with him.
We’re conditioned to see tears as weakness, but I actually am beginning to suspect that the athletes that cry are the ones you have to watch for, the guys that just cannot stand failure. Except those swishes from Kansas City.
Anyways, to me the biggest news is Mason Walters going down. If I were in charge I would have had him bathing in Left tackle coaching as much as is legally permitted by the NCAA until next season starts. Now? I’m sure Hix will get a look and probably Garret Porter and Luke Poehlmann, maybe others if it looks desperate. Sometimes I tell myself Poehlman can’t be too bad if he was the back-up for the National Championship game and by sometimes I mean as an immediate defensive response as soon as I heard Walters was down for the spring.
Losing Brewster is rough as well. Since Texas has lost the best route recognizing rover they’ve had since I’ve been watching I wonder if Muschamp is planning a return to a 2 deep base coverage. If so my concern is with Gideon who seems to have one strength and that’s as a deep free safety. He’s great patrolling the deep grounds (save for maybe lacking phenomenal range) as a solo deep supporter but as a downhill guy making plays on the ball and in the running game, well just ask Trent Richardson for his scouting report. Ben Wells could be good in that capacity if he’s finally learned the system yet. Brewster and Scott was really the 2 deep shell I was hoping for but it’s not unlikely that Gideon will lock down that spot again this spring and push CTJ one step closer.
Basketball:
There has been plenty of good reading material on this very site that you probably already read but I’ll link it anyway. Trips Right previewed the game here, as I understand it we have a chance if we can just stop Najera…
Scipio Tex, in between excited note-taking sessions on Pflugerville middle school tackle prospects (nice base), developed a plan he succinctly presents for Texas’ rotation issue he describes as being like something called a 7-11 that seems to maximize the team’s talent and offer convenience items at all hours for high prices. That’s why we call him Tex.
Now, in another issue of agonizing recalls with Nickel Rover, I call you back to the Kelvin Sampson era before TJ Ford when Texas lost to OU approximately 70 times in a row for one stretch with one particularly bad beat down in Austin where their guards swarmed Texas with ball pressure that seemed to eliminate their ability to do anything resembling the operation of an offense. Anyone remember? Do you recall Ebie Ere? Or Hollis Price who was gushed about by the announcers for his character and then handled himself like a thug on the court? Man I hated those teams, just thought I would try and help inspire the necessary bile before the 3:00 tip-off (on ESPN).
If beating OU has lost it’s interest you check out some of the match-ups that interest Trips.
Superbowl:
Focus on the family purchased an additional Tebow ad spot before the game and adjusted the original which apparently has some “humor” injected into it. I’m not sure how they’ll manage that exactly, unsuccessfully is my guess. I’ll be watching to see if Tebow’s magical powers will end the abortion debate in this country once and for all. If he can do this, the possibilities are endless. We should send him back in time to negotiate with Hitler, or send him into the future to negotiate with Roland Emmerich and prevent Independence Day II.
There’s an interesting piece about Peyton Manning over at slate that describes him almost like a mix between the rainman and the coworker who tells you that the company isn’t paying you to check your fantasy team. What I like about Peyton is his ability to determine what is necessary to win. For instance, in the Bears Superbowl the Colts figured out that the way to beat a Cover-2 team is to run draws that get their linebackers moving backwards before having to reverse momentum and come back to make the tackle. I think Greg Davis missed that game…anyways, Manning insisted to the coordinator that they needed to run the ball in that game and it secured the victory while denying him the glory. That’s when I knew I had to stop hating him and labeling him a choke artist at every available opportunity, very difficult for a Tom Brady Patriots fan…
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Nate Heupel commented on the blog post Because We’re Dedicated To Doing Stupid Things – Tiny Gallon Reportedly Took Payout 4 hours, 28 minutes ago
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You know who’s bitter and angry as fuck? This guy —> ME.
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Newy25 said:
February 6th, 2010 at 3:31 am
We didn’t lose Walters and Brewster. Missing a couple of weeks of practice being out for the season with a a torn ACL.
Let’s not go straight to the Summer’s Eve Va Jay Jay cleaning just yet.
Newy25 said:
February 6th, 2010 at 3:32 am
Apparently BC did not like the use of the “” in a post.
Anyway – missing spring practice does not equal losing a player for next fall.
Stumper said:
February 6th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Yes but it equals the guy misses the summer workouts shows up at fall camp back at square one.
Trips Right said:
February 6th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Hollis Price was the original baby faced assassin.
magnusbleuveigner said:
February 6th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Only if he’s older than B.J. Armstrong.
joe said:
February 6th, 2010 at 9:07 am
were screwed this year unless mack brings in new o-line coach. walter better be healthy and more under center with tight end on left side to help take off pressure from garrett
Nickel Rover said:
February 6th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Newy, Mack Brown said in the last press conference that players will get their chance to land a starting job in the spring and if they don’t it’s available in the fall. These injuries increase the likelihood of Gideon starting and someone taking Walters’ spot. Even if LT is still open in the fall he’ll have missed some valuable time, this kid was playing Center in high school and guard last season at Texas, he could have used the time.
Joe: Being under center will not take pressure off Gilbert and leaving a tight end in to help chip a DE removes a receiving weapon. I know the 5-wide offense frustrates people but it’s been a valuable tool for Texas and it’s really hard to matchup against if you get enough quality receivers, unless you can’t stop a 3-4 man rush.
The Clapper said:
February 6th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Walters loss is huge. He waited a long time ot have surgery hoping his fooo would heal. The poor recruiting and player development at OL will be our ongoing soft spot.
The Clapper said:
February 6th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Walters loss is huge. He waited a long time to have surgery hoping his foot would heal. The poor recruiting and player development at OL will be our ongoing soft spot. Really wish we had taken for than 2 OL in the last class.
nordberg said:
February 6th, 2010 at 10:44 am
I liked fooo better, but whatever.
magnusbleuveigner said:
February 6th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Now you can enjoy “wish we had taken for than 2 OL in the last class.”
It was a lateral move, imo.
Just effin with you Clap.
Nickel Rover said:
February 6th, 2010 at 10:55 am
The clapper, Mack Brown just said the exact same thing about wishing they had taken another OL.
We have taken countless good tackles but attrition and poor turnout hasn’t yielded much there yet. Ja’Marcus Webb left (academic casualty I think?), Aundre McGaskey (don’t remember why he left) and Trey Allen who just doesn’t seem to have been tackle material but could be a star this year at guard.
They took 3 guys last class so we’ll see how Porter, Kelly, and Waters turn out. I think Porter has some potential, he moves well laterally, has long arms and good weight.
NY Horn said:
February 6th, 2010 at 11:27 am
I don’t understand the waiting for the foot to heal excuse. It was known he was lost for the past season pretty early. Does his type of injury often heal on its own? It seems kind of needless and silly for him to be in this position. Our play at LT could be decent or horrific based on what happens over this spring and summer.
The Blocking Sled said:
February 6th, 2010 at 11:47 am
I hope our LT situation turns out to be much ado about nothing, kind of like last summer when we were pissing ourselves over the DT situation. But I’m pretty nervous and we don’t have a Coach Boom on that side of the ball to make “chicken salad”..
whoopspat said:
February 6th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Watts, Webb, and McGaskey were academic I believe. Webb has kept his reputation as a sloth and McGaskey just signed with NMSU from Blinn. Watts played OT at UH this past year.
Saltshaker said:
February 6th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
I want an O-Line coach that has to high level hydroponic chronic to keep his rage down. I also want a coach that pulls players face masks and asks them why they hate their quarterback so much as his face develops perma-rosacea if they false start.
Most of all I just want a guy that has no problem calling a dough filled lack luster senior a disgusting fat body and silently encourage the rest of the team to beat them with soap dropped into socks while they sleep.
I want an O-Line with real call signs for names (like Cooler, Jacker, and Slab) and not the first name consonant, last name first syllable hybrids borrowed from their much cooler and deserving counterparts.
These guys need to get personal fouls AFTER the play instead of false starts because they don’t have their head in the game after starting for three years.
Can we get an O-line coach that preaches the sins of keeping jelly donuts in their unlocked foot lockers instead of making sure they belly up to the pasta bar before prayer meetings?
Beating back fire breathing ghetto juggernaut defensive tackles that have strength and speed with an unhealthy lust to devour our backfield requires little finesse and a lot more attitude and discipline. It also requires less time filming “kickin it with the horns” and more hard hard time on the bench press and squat rack.
With a little more weight room discipline, they won’t have to chop block and spend half their adult life on their gut watching the play develop as the ref hits them with the little yellow thingy.
It’s not hard to be an offensive coach, but motivation is one critical element that cannot be sacrificed over mental techniques and tendencies. An O-Line coach must make the mundane task of pass blocking fun, and the way he does that is by not allowing any mental breakdowns. He quells physical breakdowns with conditioning so that intense pride develops and is rewarded.*
*See 2005 offensive line.
If they are not an absolute blocking wall of protection, he needs to identify what their major malfunction is, and make sure that they will be in for a world of sh*t for any of their transgressions.
An offensive lineman must strive to be perfect, and it is the coach that instills that expectation.
This is our weakest link on what would otherwise be the biggest world beating group that has ever assembled calling themselves…… Longhorns.
February 6th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
“I remember seeing Gilbert crying with frustration after the intercepted shovel pass and early struggles and thinking, “oh no, we’ve crowned some kansas city faggot as our next star quarterback.” Then he came out in the 2nd half and well, I feel confident with him.
We’re conditioned to see tears as weakness, but I actually am beginning to suspect that the athletes that cry are the ones you have to watch for, the guys that just cannot stand failure. Except those swishes from Kansas City.”
Faggot? Swishes? I mean, really? 1984 called and wants their homophobic asshole back.
1984 Grad said:
February 6th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Well way to fuckin’ go Nick. It’s just like when I was in the military and the Tailhook shit went down. Now everyone at BC is going to have to go through sensitivity training again…
1984 Grad said:
February 6th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Mr. Shaker,
Have you ever made a person choke himself? Did it hurt when Private Pyle shot you?
magnusbleuveigner said:
February 6th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
For some reason the term “homophobic asshole” is funny to me. Really funny. Can you imagine being a REAL asshole and hating gay people, but the guy that sits on you all day loves it in the backside?
PC don’t fly at BC Chris. Were you sticking up for the Mormons last week? Or were you chuckling away?
Nickel Rover said:
February 6th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
McCollum: Actually the Kansas city line is a movie reference and swish seemed like a funny counterpart, neither are terms I actually use on people in a serious manner.
The persistent reference to an irrelevant american city might have tipped you off if you had been able to read through the tears from your vaginal cramps.