Quick Thoughts and Takeaways: Texas blows 21 point lead in loss to Oklahoma

[Eastexhorn]

Should have blitzed Cook or Overshown. Pains me to see other teams DB hit aball carrer wrap up and hold on till help arrives.

 

[Soldierhorn]

Great view of the play. If Foster had hit him wouldnot have wraped up and QB would went on aways.

Should have blitzed Cook or Overshown. Pains me to see other teams DB hit aball carrer wrap up and hold on till help arrives.

I remember Manny Diaz's alligator roll tackling technique, which was both interesting and irritating at the same time. But, somewhere between then and now (most likely from 2017 onward with Orlando &/or Naivar) someone has been teaching, pushing, advocating or ignoring terrible technique.  This lowering the helmet and diving at the runner more often than not just throws a shoulder at air.  40-50 yrs ago, we would have been benched doing that more than once or twice. Back then, then only time we lowered our helmet was right before contact IF and only if you could put your helmet on the ball trying to cause a fumble while wrapping up around the waist.  Sterns was throwing his shoulder last year as well and Foster injured his shoulder doing it (and still does it). 

Hopefully this crap gets fixed with the new regime.  

PS. tackling a good RB that leans forward and leads with his helmet and shoulder pads is different.  you have to get lower than he is to get at his waist/legs and hopefully put your helmet on the ball at the same time.... but that's not what we are talking about with DBs.  A good, strong RB can push off an undersized DB that leaves his his feet to throw a shoulder. 

 

[Eastexhorn]

Seems like I remember Sark saying tacklers forgot to roll after wraplng up. 

Do not remember what interview.But thought of alligatorroll when I heard him say it.

 

[Soldierhorn]

And, as if it was planned, there is an article and thread on the USC board about this exact thing... 

DC Todd Orlando, safeties coach Craig Naivar on USC's tackling issues

https://247sports.com/college/usc/Article/USC-Trojans-football-DC-Todd-Orlando-safeties-coach-Craig-Naivar-on-USCs-tackling-issues--173085187/

A couple of quick comments from the thread:

"No one feels safe with our Safeties on the field right now."

"The fact that we are now reduced to remedial high school training because we can't even do the basics is pathetic."

"What happened to that cornball "vow to fix this" BULL**** that Orlando and crew spewed a few weeks ago?"

 

[Soldierhorn]

moderately funny. acting as if he is the DC for 0U and then the DC for Texas...