"Actually, Fool,"
CLK borrowed a shirt from Orgeron
Hopefully these dudes stay healthy
Go get your paper DWill
[h2]Spring Football Nuggets from the Texas Coordinators [/h2]
by GhostofBigRoy on Mar 23, 2010 7:00 AM CDT in Football11 comments
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Will Muschamp will count on Kheeston Randall and Sam Acho to anchor theTexas defensive line this season. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Springpractice may mostly be closed off to the public and a sign thatfootball season is still off over the horizon, but the pressconferences by the coaching staff contain more useful information thanthe weekly press conferences during the season when the great majorityof what is worth talking about and evaluating happens on the field onSaturday.
Greg Davis and Will Muschamp both spoke with the media on Monday and had some revealing things to say about the current state of the team.
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- Michael Huey has moved from the right side to the left side to pair with Kyle Hix, who is currently playing left tackle.
- Greg Smith is cross-training at H-back and Barrett Matthews isworking at tight end to increase flexibility and prepare for anyinjuries that may occur.
- In 11 personnel, it looks like James Kirkendoll is the startingflanker, Malcolm Williams the split end, and John Chiles inside at slotreceiver, a change from last season when he mostly worked at flanker.
- Davis says that the two running backs who have separated themselvesare Tre' Newton and Fozzy Whittaker because they give the offense themost flexibility -- Davis says both can pick up the blitz (probablymore questionable for Whittaker than Newton) and can also split out aswide receivers. Considering his penchant for wanting to bounceeverything outside and a desire at times to avoid hits, it's remarkablethat Whittaker has separated from most of the other running backs andit probably speaks to a greater desire to work between the tackles inwhat has become a downhill running scheme for the Longhorns.
- Playing running backs with the ability to pick up the blitz andsplit out wide is important for the Longhorns as they seek to be trulymultiple offensively -- able to switch between using an H-back orfullback and then still be able to spread the field by flexing out therunning back or H-back/fullback without changing personnel.
- There is no separation currently between Connor Wood and SherrodHarris. Davis mentioned Case McCoy in that mix as well, but it wasclear from watching the open practices that the youngest McCoy simplydoesn't have the arm strength and ability to throw the footballdownfield or any type of out pattern to the sidelines at depth. Thelack of separation probably says more about Harris than it does aboutWood being exceptionally mature for a kid who should still in highschool, although Wood does spin the football nicely and has a quickrelease, something that hasn't always been the case with him.
- David says that Garrett Gilbert is still working on his "synergy"with the wide receivers, but apparently the criteria is theMcCoy/Shipley mindmeld, so the standard is high at Texas.
- The offensive line is adopting a much more nasty attitude as theycontinue to work almost exclusively downhill -- music to these ears.
- Coach Boom mentioned Kenny Vaccaro, Tevin Mims, and Alex Okafor as players who have not played a lot yet in their careers but have stood out during spring practice so far.
- The defense, particularly the defensive line, is working oncross-training at the moment, with Tevin Mims, Tyrell Higgins, KheestonRandall, and Sam Acho all mentioned as guys along the line who areworking at different positions. Acho is currently the starting threetech next to Randall as a zero/one tech, partly to challenge to youngerplayers like Calvin Howell and Derek Johnson to step up theirrespective games, but also because Muschamp flat-out wants to put thebest players on the field with an emphasis on speed and is willing tosacrifice some size to do so. Mims is likely working at defensive endin both the 4-3 and 3-4 alignments and probably at three tech as well,while Higgins works as a three tech and defensive end in the 3-4.Randall is seeing time as a three tech and nose tackle.
- The depth chart looks pretty shaky at linebacker without EmmanuelAcho and Jared Norton, but Muschamp says that he is confident about thedepth at the position even without Jordan Hicks,Tevin Jackson, and Aaron Benson on campus yet, but is surely factoringthe younger Acho and Norton into his current confidence level. Boommentioned Tariq Allen and Patrick Nwkopara as two players who need toelevate their games this spring.
Originally Posted by Fear The Ibis
Bama got facilities a player payroll like they're the Patriots
[h3]TCU Football To Begin Spring Practice[/h3]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BwMQiTTD5...Ba4/sPtupX8fITg/s1600-h/TCU+MWC+Champions.jpg
The TCU football team, with 16 of 22 starters returning from last season's 12-1 squad, returns to the field Tuesday at 4 p.m. for the start of spring practice.
Per NCAA rules, the Horned Frogs will have 15 practices. The Spring Game is April 10. TCU will have three practices after the Spring Game as spring drills will conclude April 15.
The Horned Frogs welcome back 14 All-Mountain West Conference selections from last season, including three All-Americans in quarterback Andy Dalton, return specialist Jeremy Kerley and center Jake Kirkpatrick.
Nine starters return from a 2009 offensive unit that ranked fifth in the country in scoring (38.3 points per game) and rushing (239.5 yards per game) while placing seventh in total offense (456.7 yards per game). The Horned Frogs set single-season school records for points scored (49, first downs (311) and total offense (5,937 yards).
TCU returns 69.7 percent of its rushing yards from a year ago as well as 86.6 percent of its receptions.
TCU has posted the nation's top-ranked defense each of the last two seasons and four times since 2000. Since the NCAA began tracking statistics in 1937, TCU is tied with Alabama and Auburn for the most No. 1 rankings in total defense at four. All four of the Horned Frogs top marks (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009) are under Gary Patterson.
Last year's No. 1 ranking came despite losing seven starters to graduation, including three to the NFL, off the nation's top unit in 2008. The Horned Frogs have seven defensive starters returning this season.
TCU closed last year sixth in the Associated Press and USA Today polls for its third top-10 ranking in the last five seasons.
TCU out of conference schedule. Dont have to travel further than Dallas for the preseason.
2010 TCU Football Non-Conference Schedule
Sept. 4 - vs. Oregon State (Cowboys Stadium), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Sept. 11 - vs. Tennessee Tech, TBA (TBA)
Sept. 18 - vs. Baylor, TBA (TBA)
Sept. 24 - at SMU, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Im excited for this season. Bought season tickets last week plus a couple for the Oregon State game. Cant wait.
Not necessarily. Big OOC games = more exposure. Better for recruiting, better for the school, and it brings in more revenue. Every school isn't going to be in competition for a NC every year and teams need to get away from the UF mentality. It's bad for CFB.
1st, my comments were directed at "I am toddzo" and I assumed he was a Florida State fan from his avatar. I wasnt talking to you, but since you addressed me, let me make myself more clear.
Second, I wasn't talking about last season. This is is a thread about spring football, and the upcoming season.
Since we are listing our teams future schedules....
What are you so upset about?
Second, I wasn't talking about last season. This is is a thread about spring football, and the upcoming season.
Next,as I continue my breakdown of my comments that you misunderstood..."Iam toddzo" brought up TCU's conference schedule, which then I repliedthat in fact FSU's conference schedule isnt stacked. If you payedattention, Florida, OU, and BYU aren't in Florida States conference.Thus leaving them a couple hard conference opponents, and a couple hardout of conference opponents.
If you want to sit here and saythat Wake Forrest, Virginia, NC State, etc...are high caliber teamsthen go right ahead, but you arent going to convince me of it.Yes, OU,Florida, and BYU are very good OOC teams to have on your schedule, butI had turned my attention to their conference games like I mentionedabove.
Yes, he brought up your conference schedule AND your out of conference schedule, did he not? So why should I only focus on in conference opponents? I don't need to argue that they are high caliber teams, because they aren't. Yet by and large, people believe (whether true or not) the bottom feeders of the conference are better than the bottom feeders of the MWC. Therefore some people argue that the top teams in the conference should have tougher OOC schedules. Do I agree? Meh, if you woulda asked me 2 years ago, I would. But now, not really. I know which teams are in the conference and which ones are not.
Since we are listing our teams future schedules....
TCU has games against OU, LSU, Arkansas, Virgina, Baylor, and Texas Tech on their schedules through 2016
Be interested to see what TTU looks like under Tubby (if he is even still there when y'all play). What is the year breakdown on all those game?
What are you so upset about?
I can assure you man, I'm not mad about anything. Me calling your team the 'nut @%@' Horned Frogs doesn't mean I'm mad. At any point throughout the year I will call team XYZ the nut @%@ XYZ'ers. The could've just beat FSU by 40 or lost to FSU by 40, won't matter. That's just how I talk. *shrugs* If I would've said something along the lines of 'those @+++#!%+%*$$# *$@%+% @%@ +@##% %+!$% @%@ swallowing Horned Frogs' then you would have a point.
**EDIT** Let me quote this post, so nobody will go off on a rant and take my comments out of context.
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Kyle Parker (Clemson QB) Is currently batting .414, 9 hr and 21 RBI so far this season. Safe to say, he's not going to be lining up under center next year?
Yes, he brought up your conference schedule AND your out of conference schedule, did he not? So why should I only focus on in conference opponents? I don't need to argue that they are high caliber teams, because they aren't. Yet by and large, people believe (whether true or not) the bottom feeders of the conference are better than the bottom feeders of the MWC. Therefore some people argue that the top teams in the conference should have tougher OOC schedules. Do I agree? Meh, if you woulda asked me 2 years ago, I would. But now, not really. I know which teams are in the conference and which ones are not.
I can assure you man, I'm not mad about anything. Me calling your team the 'nut @%@' Horned Frogs doesn't mean I'm mad. At any point throughout the year I will call team XYZ the nut @%@ XYZ'ers. The could've just beat FSU by 40 or lost to FSU by 40, won't matter. That's just how I talk. *shrugs* If I would've said something along the lines of 'those @+++#!%+%*$$# *$@%+% @%@ +@##% %+!$% @%@ swallowing Horned Frogs' then you would have a point.
