*****GAME THREAD: Texas Tech Red Raiders @ Texas Longhorns*****

[Drb522]

I think we're having an interesting discussion here. So what do you think are the realistic "development" expectations for any particular recruiting class?

Just because you didn’t recruit them doesn’t mean you can’t make them better players and use them to their strengths.  That’s what I’m saying.  Some of the upper class men are no better than when Herman took over.  
 

expectations?  Fundamentals, not lost on the field, understand the schemes, not getting physically whipped up front as a team. There are also the physical developments, but I think Texas is physically developing their bodies for playing football.

For a particular recruiting class?  It could be many things.  I mentioned alabama the other day.  You see them lose their starting linebacker and a 2nd or 3rd year guy steps in and they don’t miss a beat.  They have 10-12 drafted each year, and they have a redshirt soph start and is all American.  They develop their players to where they’re prepared to play the moment their turn rises.  Texas loses a starter or two and our defense falls apart.  I understand our scheme isn’t very good, but the backups never seem ready to play.  I hope a new DC can fix this on that side of the ball. I’m not even going to start on the offense

 

[java]

I think if Royal had played a schedule with this many games and so few on the roster, when the injury bug hit, the team would have suffered. 

Blame it on the NCAA. They want the D1 money, but they don’t want to up the scholarship limit. They need to. 

As far as the injury vs development. Herman has developed players. If you can’t see it, you don’t want to. 

This argument is counterproductive. Giving space to bash Herman when Meyer developed the talking point. Really?  Meyer?  I don’t even listen to that bitter faker. He has an agenda to hurt Tom’s reputation, and I, for one, just laugh every time he tries to ‘very professionally’ discredit him. 

Hook ‘em!