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View from the Cheap Seats-Baylor
All right with the world
For one amazing, cool sun drenched Texas fall morning which gave way to afternoon, all was right with the world. Baylor has once again returned to mean and face it, they suck. TEXAS dominated play on both sides of the ball and left Waco with a blow out win, ho-hum, isn't that the way the world is supposed to turn? Oh, well except for the last 8 years where Baylor has actually been a decent football team, regularly making appearances in the Top 15, even once finishing in the Top 5. Over the same period, TEXAS has only finished ranked once. Baylor even won a Heisman, all was out of whack in college football and for one afternoon, sanity reigned and all was right with the world.
Doubling down on a great day for College Football was an early celebration of the 242nd Birthday of our beloved Marine Corps and we were at the Omni Hotel at the Star. It's pretty cool to be able to watch games on a 50 foot (if not bigger) screen off the reception area. Awesome location with some great friends. My role was narrator and have to confess, part way through the explanation of the single table by itself, the face of my friend in the sig pic kept appearing at the table, smacking on Doritos (his favorite) and doing his best to choke me up. Absent companions.
Happy Early Birthday @HALOMAN @WapitiHorn @Texas X @USMC Groper@usmc88 @USMCAIRWINGER @usmchat @USMCVET and many others left off.
With the win, TEXAS put itself in great shape to go bowling. 4-4 with 4 games to go and one is Kansas. Yes, they beat us last year but they are battling Baylor for the cellar of the conference. Which means TEXAS only needs one win vs TCU/WVU or Texas Tech, all teams that now have clear holes. But then, so does TEXAS. Bowling means extra practice, something this team needs. It also means we might have a couple more OLs back from injury.
One observation which seemed odd at the 3/4 of the game mark. Cheap Seats was already thinking "next year". Conner Williams is projected to be gone but what of Malik? What of DeSean? Would he bolt with a 2nd round grade? What does our OL look like next year with many backups getting extensive experience? Can someone step up to fill Poona Ford under discussed but very important role?
Stop me if you have heard this before but once again the defense won the day. D played with their hair on fire and set the tone one Baylor's 1st pass, again, stop me if you have heard this before but DeSean Elliott took an INT to the house (more on him later), Malik Jefferson and Bricklyn Hager played like men with their hair on fire and Holton Hill is positioning himself as one of (if not the) top Cornerbacks in the conference. And while Baylor is a REALLY BAD football team, make no mistake, they still have a good offense.
In fact the only quibble the Cheap Seats has with the D' was that we did not substitute more heavily in the 4th quarter. Would hate losing someone in a blow out game. Speaking of which, hope Charles Omenihu is ok, he was in a great deal of pain in the 4th and heard no further reports. Keep in mind the Cheap Seats avoid all reports, post game shows etc before going to press to avoid being influenced by others opinions. Good bad or indifferent, our thoughts are our own.
Defensive player of the game? Should do a poll, one can make the case for Malik, Holton Hill and Bricklyn.
All American
We have had one player who has played all year at an All American level, our Aussie transplant Michael Dickson. Currently ranked #3 in the nation in average punting, his biggest strength (besides flipping field position) is pinning opponents deep inside their 20. Kid has been a huge weapon for the team.
Offense
The Cheap Seats has been heard. Tim Beck ran a diverse offense, potentially the best scheme of the year, utilizing the short passing game to supplement our ineffective run game. We actually saw extensive playing time for Toneil Carter who showed well along with Daniel Young. Both flashed speed and the ability to break tackles. Of course excitement should be tempered considering Baylor is the WORST rushing D in the nation.
Still, would not be surprised if Carter isn't our go to back for the balance of the year. He was elusive, broke tackles, showed good vision and has good speed in the open field. In the course of recruiting, things often work out for reasons beyond a team's control. Carter is one of those cases. He basically fell in Coach Herman's lap when Georgia landed a windfall of RBs. Personally don't care how he got here, just glad he's here and FINALLY getting used.
Big props to Shane Buechelle. Kid is a competitor, came out on a bad ankle and still ran the ball, including a 28 yard TD scamper right up the middle. More importantly, he used his superior accuracy to throw for 256 yards on 27 for 34 passing and a 74.3 QBR. Seems QBR is a better measure of QB success and that is the 2nd best mark recorded by a TEXAS QB this year, glass half full. Glass half empty shows the best QBRs set against the 2 worst teams on the schedule.
Shane also the easy choice for Offensive player of the game
QB Controversy? Don't think so but hope CTH does not go brain dead stupid like the Baylor coach and flip QBs each series. Continuing on the theme of "next year", we have to have a more accurate passer along with an improved offensive line to have success in 2018. CTH with a huge call this week. TCU on the road and they are now playing for their lives as all BigXII teams have a conference loss.
Shane would spread teh ball among 10 different pass catchers, with Cheap Seats pre-season break out player Lil Jordan Humphrey logging 5 grabs for 55 yards and a TD, oh and another great hurdle but this time he didn't fumble.
We also saw slant and drag routes, which were odd as one Mod swore Shane didn't like those routes. Weird cuz he sure throws them well. In another oddity, Reggie Mapps continues to return punts but is in the WR dog house for some reason. Considering he has been TEXAS best WR this year and most effective with the ball in his hands, we hope CTH is more worried about winning than practice vs TCU. We just don't get benching superior playmakers to play back ups trying to prove some point. And was Jerrod Heard full time back up QB? If so, why didn't he play the whole 4th quarter. Great chance to get him some meaningful reps.
In summation, defense continues to show it's the pride of the BigXII and one of the best in the nation. They need to keep it up, we have the #7 #17 and #22 scoring offenses still on the schedule. No rest for the weary/wicked. Offense sputtered and struggled at times, took too long to get going but in the end put up a nice day vs a tomato can. Cannot do that vs TCU or WVU on the road and hope to win. We continue to handicap ourselves by playing backups at WR.
Individual player honors
Another mid game thought, we have 3 players legitimately competing for post season honors. DeSean Elliott is an easy Thorpe finalist, DBU is BACK BABY. Michael Dickson for the Ray Guy Award and Malik Jefferson for multiple Defensive player of the year and Top LB of the Year awards (Butkus, Nagurski and/or Lombardi).
Ranking the BigXII
#1 Iowa State. They have wins over OU and TCU (#2 and #3), where else should they be ranked? Bowl eligible, how good a bowl bid do they get?
#2 OU Continuing to play great offense, still with a shot at the playoffs, need to win out to play for the conference and hope.
#3 TCU Frankly thought about dropping them further, they did NOT look good vs ISU, well they are going bowling, still with a shot at the conference, can't imagine they are still in the playoff hunt
#4 OSU Mullet still the best interview in CFB.. . .yeah Mike, drinking heavily leads to wins, shot at the conference title and a Sugar Bowl bid
#5 TEXAS in a coulda/shoulda/woulda season, we coulda/shoulda/woulda been ranked higher. Need two more wins to go bowling, thinking Texas Bowl. TCU/Kansas/WVU/TT on deck.
#6 WVU need a win to go bowling but a tough road, ISU, KSU, TEXAS, OU
#7 KSU Need 2 wins to go bowling and they have a tough slate, ISU, wVU Okie Lite and TT
#8 TT Needs 2 wins to go bowling, KSU Baylor TCU TEXAS.
#9 Kansas battle for the cellar this week
#10 Baylor F Baylor
CFB Playoffs (if we had a vote today)
#1 Bama Resume not great but they are destroying people
#2 Georgia My question, if Georgia upsets Bama, do both get in?
#3 tOSU win out and they should be in
#4 Notre Dame looked great since 1 point Dawgs loss
Just a bit outside
Clemson, big game with NCSt then a title match vs Miami?
Whisky, unbeaten
UDub
OU Bedlam looms large
All right with the world
For one amazing, cool sun drenched Texas fall morning which gave way to afternoon, all was right with the world. Baylor has once again returned to mean and face it, they suck. TEXAS dominated play on both sides of the ball and left Waco with a blow out win, ho-hum, isn't that the way the world is supposed to turn? Oh, well except for the last 8 years where Baylor has actually been a decent football team, regularly making appearances in the Top 15, even once finishing in the Top 5. Over the same period, TEXAS has only finished ranked once. Baylor even won a Heisman, all was out of whack in college football and for one afternoon, sanity reigned and all was right with the world.
Doubling down on a great day for College Football was an early celebration of the 242nd Birthday of our beloved Marine Corps and we were at the Omni Hotel at the Star. It's pretty cool to be able to watch games on a 50 foot (if not bigger) screen off the reception area. Awesome location with some great friends. My role was narrator and have to confess, part way through the explanation of the single table by itself, the face of my friend in the sig pic kept appearing at the table, smacking on Doritos (his favorite) and doing his best to choke me up. Absent companions.
Happy Early Birthday @HALOMAN @WapitiHorn @Texas X @USMC Groper@usmc88 @USMCAIRWINGER @usmchat @USMCVET and many others left off.
With the win, TEXAS put itself in great shape to go bowling. 4-4 with 4 games to go and one is Kansas. Yes, they beat us last year but they are battling Baylor for the cellar of the conference. Which means TEXAS only needs one win vs TCU/WVU or Texas Tech, all teams that now have clear holes. But then, so does TEXAS. Bowling means extra practice, something this team needs. It also means we might have a couple more OLs back from injury.
One observation which seemed odd at the 3/4 of the game mark. Cheap Seats was already thinking "next year". Conner Williams is projected to be gone but what of Malik? What of DeSean? Would he bolt with a 2nd round grade? What does our OL look like next year with many backups getting extensive experience? Can someone step up to fill Poona Ford under discussed but very important role?
Stop me if you have heard this before but once again the defense won the day. D played with their hair on fire and set the tone one Baylor's 1st pass, again, stop me if you have heard this before but DeSean Elliott took an INT to the house (more on him later), Malik Jefferson and Bricklyn Hager played like men with their hair on fire and Holton Hill is positioning himself as one of (if not the) top Cornerbacks in the conference. And while Baylor is a REALLY BAD football team, make no mistake, they still have a good offense.
In fact the only quibble the Cheap Seats has with the D' was that we did not substitute more heavily in the 4th quarter. Would hate losing someone in a blow out game. Speaking of which, hope Charles Omenihu is ok, he was in a great deal of pain in the 4th and heard no further reports. Keep in mind the Cheap Seats avoid all reports, post game shows etc before going to press to avoid being influenced by others opinions. Good bad or indifferent, our thoughts are our own.
Defensive player of the game? Should do a poll, one can make the case for Malik, Holton Hill and Bricklyn.
All American
We have had one player who has played all year at an All American level, our Aussie transplant Michael Dickson. Currently ranked #3 in the nation in average punting, his biggest strength (besides flipping field position) is pinning opponents deep inside their 20. Kid has been a huge weapon for the team.
Offense
The Cheap Seats has been heard. Tim Beck ran a diverse offense, potentially the best scheme of the year, utilizing the short passing game to supplement our ineffective run game. We actually saw extensive playing time for Toneil Carter who showed well along with Daniel Young. Both flashed speed and the ability to break tackles. Of course excitement should be tempered considering Baylor is the WORST rushing D in the nation.
Still, would not be surprised if Carter isn't our go to back for the balance of the year. He was elusive, broke tackles, showed good vision and has good speed in the open field. In the course of recruiting, things often work out for reasons beyond a team's control. Carter is one of those cases. He basically fell in Coach Herman's lap when Georgia landed a windfall of RBs. Personally don't care how he got here, just glad he's here and FINALLY getting used.
Big props to Shane Buechelle. Kid is a competitor, came out on a bad ankle and still ran the ball, including a 28 yard TD scamper right up the middle. More importantly, he used his superior accuracy to throw for 256 yards on 27 for 34 passing and a 74.3 QBR. Seems QBR is a better measure of QB success and that is the 2nd best mark recorded by a TEXAS QB this year, glass half full. Glass half empty shows the best QBRs set against the 2 worst teams on the schedule.
Shane also the easy choice for Offensive player of the game
QB Controversy? Don't think so but hope CTH does not go brain dead stupid like the Baylor coach and flip QBs each series. Continuing on the theme of "next year", we have to have a more accurate passer along with an improved offensive line to have success in 2018. CTH with a huge call this week. TCU on the road and they are now playing for their lives as all BigXII teams have a conference loss.
Shane would spread teh ball among 10 different pass catchers, with Cheap Seats pre-season break out player Lil Jordan Humphrey logging 5 grabs for 55 yards and a TD, oh and another great hurdle but this time he didn't fumble.
We also saw slant and drag routes, which were odd as one Mod swore Shane didn't like those routes. Weird cuz he sure throws them well. In another oddity, Reggie Mapps continues to return punts but is in the WR dog house for some reason. Considering he has been TEXAS best WR this year and most effective with the ball in his hands, we hope CTH is more worried about winning than practice vs TCU. We just don't get benching superior playmakers to play back ups trying to prove some point. And was Jerrod Heard full time back up QB? If so, why didn't he play the whole 4th quarter. Great chance to get him some meaningful reps.
In summation, defense continues to show it's the pride of the BigXII and one of the best in the nation. They need to keep it up, we have the #7 #17 and #22 scoring offenses still on the schedule. No rest for the weary/wicked. Offense sputtered and struggled at times, took too long to get going but in the end put up a nice day vs a tomato can. Cannot do that vs TCU or WVU on the road and hope to win. We continue to handicap ourselves by playing backups at WR.
Individual player honors
Another mid game thought, we have 3 players legitimately competing for post season honors. DeSean Elliott is an easy Thorpe finalist, DBU is BACK BABY. Michael Dickson for the Ray Guy Award and Malik Jefferson for multiple Defensive player of the year and Top LB of the Year awards (Butkus, Nagurski and/or Lombardi).
Ranking the BigXII
#1 Iowa State. They have wins over OU and TCU (#2 and #3), where else should they be ranked? Bowl eligible, how good a bowl bid do they get?
#2 OU Continuing to play great offense, still with a shot at the playoffs, need to win out to play for the conference and hope.
#3 TCU Frankly thought about dropping them further, they did NOT look good vs ISU, well they are going bowling, still with a shot at the conference, can't imagine they are still in the playoff hunt
#4 OSU Mullet still the best interview in CFB.. . .yeah Mike, drinking heavily leads to wins, shot at the conference title and a Sugar Bowl bid
#5 TEXAS in a coulda/shoulda/woulda season, we coulda/shoulda/woulda been ranked higher. Need two more wins to go bowling, thinking Texas Bowl. TCU/Kansas/WVU/TT on deck.
#6 WVU need a win to go bowling but a tough road, ISU, KSU, TEXAS, OU
#7 KSU Need 2 wins to go bowling and they have a tough slate, ISU, wVU Okie Lite and TT
#8 TT Needs 2 wins to go bowling, KSU Baylor TCU TEXAS.
#9 Kansas battle for the cellar this week
#10 Baylor F Baylor
CFB Playoffs (if we had a vote today)
#1 Bama Resume not great but they are destroying people
#2 Georgia My question, if Georgia upsets Bama, do both get in?
#3 tOSU win out and they should be in
#4 Notre Dame looked great since 1 point Dawgs loss
Just a bit outside
Clemson, big game with NCSt then a title match vs Miami?
Whisky, unbeaten
UDub
OU Bedlam looms large
