Supposedly the DeAndre McNeal look at WR was all Strong. Charlie wants to see for himself how McNeal can do there. The story is that the move (or look) had nothing to do with the performances of the other TEs or all the WR-drops in practice we've all been reading about. Whether he sticks or moves back to be determined.
8/11 Practice Report
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Gray back in full pads Weds
Warren got work at 2nd team RB with Foreman held out
Kirk Johnson was back, but wearing a heavy wrap on a shoulder.
Caleb Bluiett did line up at TE
1st team TE snaps going to De La Torre, 2nd team to Beck
McNeal lined up 2nd team WR
Warren got work at 2nd team RB with Foreman held out
Kirk Johnson was back, but wearing a heavy wrap on a shoulder.
Caleb Bluiett did line up at TE
1st team TE snaps going to De La Torre, 2nd team to Beck
McNeal lined up 2nd team WR
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Ed Freeman, Kirk Johnson and Jacorey Warrick back at practice. Bryce Cottrell also back but with a knee brace.
D'Onta Foreman was held out all week with "minor injury."
Breckyn Hager out with a "minor knee injury."
DeShon Elliott still out with a bad toe.
Alex Norman also in The Pit.
D'Onta Foreman was held out all week with "minor injury."
Breckyn Hager out with a "minor knee injury."
DeShon Elliott still out with a bad toe.
Alex Norman also in The Pit.
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Hot Air: Ex-Longhorns coach Mack Brown's ESPN role expands: 'Not being the boss is different'
Set to begin his second season in the television game Mack Brown already appears to be in the fast lane.
This year, he’ll add booth analyzing Friday night college football around the country for ESPN to studio analyzing Saturday afternoons in Bristol for ABC.
At 64, maybe he’s secretly auditioning to play an avuncular role in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Sequel.
Opening week appears a slam-dunk for Brown, whom you may remember as the coach at the University of Texas where he was afforded the luxury of private jet and charter travel.
After working Baylor at SMU this Friday, he’ll be on a commercial jet headed out of Dallas-Fort Worth at 6:30 a.m. for a 3½-hour flight to Hartford, Conn. Then comes a 40-minute drive to ESPN headquarters, a quick shower, a trip to wardrobe, makeup and voila, Brown will be making studio magic with John Saunders and Mark May by early afternoon.
It may get a little more complicated the next week when Brown is down to work Utah State-Utah, catch a midnight redeye from Salt Lake City to Hartford and hopefully be at ESPN by 1 p.m.
“I hope,†Brown said via telephone the other day with the optimism of a man accustomed to private travel, “the planes are on time.â€
Things get a little more complicated when ESPN adds 11 a.m. kickoffs to its Saturday schedule of games on ABC. Take the Texas-Oklahoma game on Oct. 10, which is likely to fill the time slot. Brown and his play-by-play partner, Dave Flemming, are down to work the North Carolina State-Virginia Tech game the night before. Maybe Brown can make it from Blacksburg to Hartford in plenty of time for the Texas-OU studio duty. Maybe ESPN will change its mind and allow Brown a Friday night off.
When the schedule hits full stride, ABC will offer games at 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Brown along with studio mates John Saunders and Mark May will be on call all day for halftime and post-game duty. ESPN is willing for Brown to miss some early games, but not Texas-OU.
Danny Kanell did similar Friday night/Saturday duty last season, Some weeks he skipped game duty. Others he was late to the studio.
Brown didn’t have to embrace his new schedule. But when ESPN offered, he didn’t hesitate.
“I can tell you that Mack is not concerned,†said Bill Graff, who oversees production for ESPN’s college studios. “He’s excited.â€
Graff mentored Brown through what the ex-coach refers to as his “rookie season.â€
They watched plenty of tape together every week to review Brown’s performance. Graff graded. Brown learned.
“By the third or fourth week we were fine tuning,†Graff said. “Mack got it.â€
By season’s end, Graff suggested Brown try working a game. Brown was in the booth for University of Louisiana-Nevada Reno in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 20.
Brown’s work off-Broadway earned him a shot at higher profile games on Friday nights.
Brown said he has enjoyed the transition from the sideline in Austin to broadcasting.
“I spent 42 years in coaching, 30 as a head coach, and I still get to talk to coaches, watch video, prep for games,†Brown said.
But he misses the control he had. As coach, he dictated schedules, and had the luxury of others making his hotel reservations as well as travel plans. Then there was matter of police escorts to get him to games on time.
“Not being the boss is different,†Brown said. “Now someone tells me what to do and when to do it.â€
Perhaps hardest of all was condensing his thoughts into 12 to 15-second sound bytes that television demands, he said.
“Instead of talking about two or three things I saw, I had to learn to talk about one thing,†Brown said. “All I’m trying to do in the studio and at games is to put some sense into football.â€
Mack on:
A return to coaching: “I don't have an agent for football. I do have an agent for the TV gig. I'm not talking to people about getting back in. I haven't considered any jobs, I haven't talked to any headhunters. But I've always said that if someone calls me with a job that I like and I think my personality would fit and I could help them win – because they're not going to call you unless they're struggling, and it was in a part of the country that Sally and I wanted to live in, then I would consider it.â€
The outlook for Texas this season: “I think Texas has a chance to be good. But obviously there needs to be consistent quarterback play. And Tyrone (Swoopes), from everything I hear – I have not seen them practice – is improving and doing better. And Jerrod Heard won two state championships. So they've got everything else in place. It's a lot easier (to coach) your second year than it is the first year because the players get to know you. They get to know your philosophy. And I've talked to Charlie (Strong) quite often, and he seems excited about this team. I'm excited about watching them play.â€
College players charged with felonies: “They should be suspended. They should stay in school, they should still have support, but they should not play in any event, public event, for their university. Then if they are guilty, I think they should be kicked out of school, and I don't think that they should be able to transfer readily to other schools.â€
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Set to begin his second season in the television game Mack Brown already appears to be in the fast lane.
This year, he’ll add booth analyzing Friday night college football around the country for ESPN to studio analyzing Saturday afternoons in Bristol for ABC.
At 64, maybe he’s secretly auditioning to play an avuncular role in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Sequel.
Opening week appears a slam-dunk for Brown, whom you may remember as the coach at the University of Texas where he was afforded the luxury of private jet and charter travel.
After working Baylor at SMU this Friday, he’ll be on a commercial jet headed out of Dallas-Fort Worth at 6:30 a.m. for a 3½-hour flight to Hartford, Conn. Then comes a 40-minute drive to ESPN headquarters, a quick shower, a trip to wardrobe, makeup and voila, Brown will be making studio magic with John Saunders and Mark May by early afternoon.
It may get a little more complicated the next week when Brown is down to work Utah State-Utah, catch a midnight redeye from Salt Lake City to Hartford and hopefully be at ESPN by 1 p.m.
“I hope,†Brown said via telephone the other day with the optimism of a man accustomed to private travel, “the planes are on time.â€
Things get a little more complicated when ESPN adds 11 a.m. kickoffs to its Saturday schedule of games on ABC. Take the Texas-Oklahoma game on Oct. 10, which is likely to fill the time slot. Brown and his play-by-play partner, Dave Flemming, are down to work the North Carolina State-Virginia Tech game the night before. Maybe Brown can make it from Blacksburg to Hartford in plenty of time for the Texas-OU studio duty. Maybe ESPN will change its mind and allow Brown a Friday night off.
When the schedule hits full stride, ABC will offer games at 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Brown along with studio mates John Saunders and Mark May will be on call all day for halftime and post-game duty. ESPN is willing for Brown to miss some early games, but not Texas-OU.
Danny Kanell did similar Friday night/Saturday duty last season, Some weeks he skipped game duty. Others he was late to the studio.
Brown didn’t have to embrace his new schedule. But when ESPN offered, he didn’t hesitate.
“I can tell you that Mack is not concerned,†said Bill Graff, who oversees production for ESPN’s college studios. “He’s excited.â€
Graff mentored Brown through what the ex-coach refers to as his “rookie season.â€
They watched plenty of tape together every week to review Brown’s performance. Graff graded. Brown learned.
“By the third or fourth week we were fine tuning,†Graff said. “Mack got it.â€
By season’s end, Graff suggested Brown try working a game. Brown was in the booth for University of Louisiana-Nevada Reno in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 20.
Brown’s work off-Broadway earned him a shot at higher profile games on Friday nights.
Brown said he has enjoyed the transition from the sideline in Austin to broadcasting.
“I spent 42 years in coaching, 30 as a head coach, and I still get to talk to coaches, watch video, prep for games,†Brown said.
But he misses the control he had. As coach, he dictated schedules, and had the luxury of others making his hotel reservations as well as travel plans. Then there was matter of police escorts to get him to games on time.
“Not being the boss is different,†Brown said. “Now someone tells me what to do and when to do it.â€
Perhaps hardest of all was condensing his thoughts into 12 to 15-second sound bytes that television demands, he said.
“Instead of talking about two or three things I saw, I had to learn to talk about one thing,†Brown said. “All I’m trying to do in the studio and at games is to put some sense into football.â€
Mack on:
A return to coaching: “I don't have an agent for football. I do have an agent for the TV gig. I'm not talking to people about getting back in. I haven't considered any jobs, I haven't talked to any headhunters. But I've always said that if someone calls me with a job that I like and I think my personality would fit and I could help them win – because they're not going to call you unless they're struggling, and it was in a part of the country that Sally and I wanted to live in, then I would consider it.â€
The outlook for Texas this season: “I think Texas has a chance to be good. But obviously there needs to be consistent quarterback play. And Tyrone (Swoopes), from everything I hear – I have not seen them practice – is improving and doing better. And Jerrod Heard won two state championships. So they've got everything else in place. It's a lot easier (to coach) your second year than it is the first year because the players get to know you. They get to know your philosophy. And I've talked to Charlie (Strong) quite often, and he seems excited about this team. I'm excited about watching them play.â€
College players charged with felonies: “They should be suspended. They should stay in school, they should still have support, but they should not play in any event, public event, for their university. Then if they are guilty, I think they should be kicked out of school, and I don't think that they should be able to transfer readily to other schools.â€
http://www.dallasnew...s-different.ece
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Good thing this wasn't a Cincinnati player. The money would come out of his stipend to fix the hole.
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Didn't he already have the ankle repaired surgically? I'm assuming the bone did not heal correctly, or they are removing the hardware which at times can limit mobility and/or cause pain.
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I love me some Santos, but he should probably just move on. I can't see him starting next year or even making the 2-deep.
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Godz40Acres _ I think you are correct my friend. The competition at his position is increasing exponentially
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Even if he doesn't break the two deep at MLB......he'd be one heck of a headhunter on special teams!
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