Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[oldhorn2]

I’m sorry. My high school team ran the wishbone. We were pretty good back in the day. I think it was a great offense. But you can’t even try to compare a wishbone QB to a modern day QB. I played in it. We had an offense with like 12 plays. Street had 112 completions in 229 attempts over 22 games. He was a great leader and a great football player… a legend but the 4th best QB at Texas. Colt is third but not to Street. I don’t know if VY is even number 1. We had Bobby Layne. Stats were better than Street and Layne played in the era when you could mug the receivers. He was great in college and is in the College Footy and NFL Hall of Fame.

not so fast my friend....I find it ironic that VY who is thought of as a complete QB made his defining play on a scramble....and Street who piloted a running offense made his defining play with one of the most perfectly thrown passes ( all under pressure and with the title on the line) to a double guarded Peschel.... a dime drop.

The fact is that both QB's did everything possible to bring glory to UT and a Title to Austin. None could have done what they did any better, or for that matter, as well. Then you have Colt who did exactly the same and if not for a bad luck injury would have done the same as the other two. Bobby Lane excelled at every level. How are you or anyone else every going to decide the best of that bunch.? Let's just be happy that we had the privilege to enjoy them on the 40....

 

[HornSports Staff]

From yesterday's player availability:

 

[Sirhornsalot]

R B losses will cost us a few games. Crap

Only if we lose Blue, IMO. I think Blue can carry an increased load. And I think Wisner is highly underrated. Kid has developed since he came to UT. Gibson, IMO, has some Bijan in him. So my heart isn't going to break if he has to play.

We're good as long as we don't lose more.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

From CJ Vogel today:

"I am told that Texas has been very happy with the work of Jerrick Gibson at running back. Very happy."

 

[Sirhornsalot]

And another nugget:

"I’m told that the 3rd string O does something nearly every day that turns the heads of the coaches."

 

[Chapalahorn]

I’m definitely buying and it’s just what we need to happen!

 

[Rotty22]

Juan Davis is the only one of the three non-RB players to be slated for RB duty to have volunteered himself to coaches to play RB. So consider the other two to be emergency only players. Gullette will work full time at LB.

I have mixed thoughts on Davis. Good kid. Wants to help his team. Love that. But he's 6'4. Makes him an easy target and easy to hit up high unless he figures out how to stay low.

Ant Hill played RB his senior yr. But I doubt he volunteers for that move. But wouldn't it be interesting. Rushing for over 1000, 10+ sacks, 5+ INTs, 20+ TFL. He'd be a shoein for the Heisman.

 

[Dillohorn1]

Only if we lose Blue, IMO. I think Blue can carry an increased load. And I think Wisner is highly underrated. Kid has developed since he came to UT. Gibson, IMO, has some Bijan in him. So my heart isn't going to break if he has to play.

We're good as long as we don't lose more.

I hope so.

 

[Baron]

 

[Baron]

 

[Baron]

We don't have a high school thread so I'll put this here. Per On3 five of the top ten football schools in the U.S. are in Texas.

 

[Rotty22]

My Bears!! Let's go!!

 

[BWilk55]

Only if we lose Blue, IMO. I think Blue can carry an increased load. And I think Wisner is highly underrated. Kid has developed since he came to UT. Gibson, IMO, has some Bijan in him. So my heart isn't going to break if he has to play.

We're good as long as we don't lose more.

Agreed, we are good enough at the position but super thin. Missing out on a power back right now, but sounds like Gibson is stepping up and can definitely fill that role.

 

[UTfish]

R B losses will cost us a few games. Crap

Honestly not that worried about it now. We still have a lot of talent in the rb room. We've had a worse rb situation before and ended up smelling like a rose with Roschon Johnson.

 

[texbound]

Only if we lose Blue, IMO. I think Blue can carry an increased load. And I think Wisner is highly underrated. Kid has developed since he came to UT. Gibson, IMO, has some Bijan in him. So my heart isn't going to break if he has to play.

We're good as long as we don't lose more.

I'm kind of pulling for Colin Page to get some action. Like Taafe, he was pretty freaking good in HS and chose Texas because he wanted to be there more than anything. He really didn't start getting noticed by colleges until midway through his SR. season and those were mostly smaller schools. But check out his production at the 5A level his SR season:

Rushing: 1,702 yards on 200 carries (8.5 ypc) and 22 TDs

Receiving: 47 catches for 920 yards (19.6 ypc) and 6 TDs

Come on Page, now is your time to shine. The stage has been set and this is your chance.

 

[Baron]

I'm kind of pulling for Colin Page to get some action. Like Taafe, he was pretty freaking good in HS and chose Texas because he wanted to be there more than anything. He really didn't start getting noticed by colleges until midway through his SR. season and those were mostly smaller schools. But check out his production at the 5A level his SR season:

Rushing: 1,702 yards on 200 carries (8.5 ypc) and 22 TDs

Receiving: 47 catches for 920 yards (19.6 ypc) and 6 TDs

Come on Page, now is your time to shine. The stage has been set and this is your chance.

1000%

 

[Baron]

LMAO

 

[Billybass]

Ant Hill played RB his senior yr. But I doubt he volunteers for that move. But wouldn't it be interesting. Rushing for over 1000, 10+ sacks, 5+ INTs, 20+ TFL. He'd be a shoein for the Heisman.

Ant Hill was only a fullback type in goal line situations his senior year. And he was hurt a lot at the end of the year.
Once he went down they were not the same team. Got bounced pretty quick in playoffs.
I wondered if that RB workload increased his odds for injury.

 

[Billybass]

We are dangerously thin at RB. If anything happens to Blue, we are in real trouble.

 

[Baron]