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Playoffs???? (in our best Jim Mora)
Cheaps Seats going to open with the positives because we think our fans could use some positivity to offset the negativity created by this game. #1 positive? For all the consternation, bitching, grousing and belly aching, guess what? TEXAS still controls her own destiny on the path to winning the BigXII. It's true, TEXAS began the day with a game to give. They then wasted their mulligan on the 2nd worst team left on the schedule. Second biggest positive, let's talk about Sam Ellinger's outstanding 2nd half, kid did everything he could to put TEXAS in a position to win. It was a great performance and showed that TEXAS can in fact score when they need to in the 4th. Frankly if his WRs could catch a pass (we counted 4 drops in the 1st half), Sam would have had a great game not just a great 2nd half. Kid did everything asked of him. 2 TDs passing and the TD to Ingram a thing of beauty and 2 TDs rushing.
Well that sucked
Positives didn't take long, Cheap Seats was worried about TEXAS eating the cheese coming off a bye week. While many of our fans wanted to debate our "paths to the playoffs", the team seemed to lose focus as it devoured the cheese. One talking head said this TEXAS team hasn't learned how to win, many scoffed but he seems to be right. The Cheap Seats concerns were validated. Playoffs???? In our best Jim Mora. . Playoffs????
Against a middle of the road Oklahoma State team, TEXAS did everything they could to help make the Cowboys look like world beaters. OSU opened the game with drives ending in:
TD,TD, FG, FGA TD punt TD.
That is how you beat a ranked team at your house on Homecoming. Twice on 4th down, OSU would complete long passes for touchdowns. Now to match Coach Todd's crews problems, the TEXAS O would go
TD Punt Punt Punt (with the longest drive being 5 plays) TD Punt
to head to half time down by 17, 31-17.
Now CTH faces another test. He has a team whose confidence has to be shattered, they face 3 better teams in a row, fortunately 2 of them at home. And they still have a shot at winning the conference. Yes as hard as it is to believe, we still control our destiny. And so does WVU which will come to Austin this week off their throttling of Baylor. No rest for the wicked, a trip to Lubbock follows WVU then a return to Austin to face an ISU team that is absolutely surging. So make no mistake, WVU will show up ready to play and their QB/WR combo is better than the OSU combo that ate Coach Orlando's D up like a fat kid in a candy store. So here is the next coaching test for CTH, can he keep one loss from becoming 2? Can he and Coach Todd figure out how to stop a WVU's talented WR/QB combo? Good news here, Will Grier nowhere near the runner of Cornelius or Murray. TEXAS' overly aggressive D has shown a real vulnerability to a true dual threat QB.
We would be remiss if we did not point out this was a complete breakdown loss. In the 2nd half, the offense would come alive and tease the TEXAS fans by twice coming within 3 points of OSU. And the D would step it up in the 2nd half, holding OSU to just 7 points, this effort helped by Mike Gundy slowing down the game, going away from what built the lead and scoring the 1 TD he needed to keep to keep the game just out of reach for the visiting Longhorns. Special teams would play their part as well. To start the 2nd half, Jamison takes the ball from his own end zone and would return it to the 13 and starting TEXAS in a hole at a point where every 1st down was coming at a premium. Later we see Brandon Jones run back from the 10 to field a punt, giving TEXAS the ball at their own 2 yard line. TEXAS would not enjoy a short field all day with their best starting field positions their own 41 and 31. Nor would TEXAS enjoy a turnover on the day. So offensive failures, defensive failures, special teams failures, questionable coaching calls and players failing to execute. Not the recipe for a win on the road.
Key plays that cost TEXAS the game:
Twice on 4th down, TEXAS DBs would give up long TD passes (16 + 34 yards) to OSU in the 1st half.
One of those drives kept alive by a fake punt by OSU which drew Graham offsides. But inexplicably, the refs call TEXAS for encroachment?????? OSU would score a TD on the drive.
Brandon Jones tracks down a punt he should have let go over his head to give TEXAS their 2 yard line to start the drive.
On that drive, a 19 yard competition snuffed out by a holding call on Vahe keeps TEXAS in a hole. And in perhaps a makeup call from the blown 1st half call, review showed it was Anderson who held in the end zone, so it should have been a safety.
Opening kickoff, Jamison decides to "make a play" from the end zone on the KO return and gets out to the 13 instead of taking a knee and having the ball at the 25.
Late in the game, TEXAS pulls within 3. With 3 timeouts in his pocket, CTH elects to go onside kick, which only works 20% of the time, instead of kicking deep and trusting a D that was playing better. Now key to this regardless of onsides or kicking away, you have to stop OSU. But the loss of field position made no sense. Sorry, wrong call.
Not one play but why the coaches panicked and went away from game plan was odd. 42 passes to 30 rushes when KI has the ability to break long runs, just odd. Especially in the 1st half.
In perfect position, Kris Boyd mis-times his jump and instead of a potential INT/pass break up, Tylan Wallace records one of his 4 TDs and part of his personal best 222 yards receiving.
Numerous dropped passes, penalties at the worst times of times
Key Stats:
1 of 5 TEXAS' 1st half 3rd down conversion %. Need to keep drives alive
0 number of turnovers. a positive for the O a negative for the D
11-86 Penalties on TEXAS. Most of them dumb
21 TEXAS' average starting field position
Where do we go from here?
Ugly game, outside of Sam, too few positives to discuss so let's bury that crap and look forward. TEXAS still controls its destiny but now with zero margin of error. WVU on deck. Bad news, this is the best or 2nd best QB/WR duo we'll face this year. Good news in Austin. CTH has a major coaching challenge in not letting one loss turn into two. Never been a better time to focus on 1-0. Game plan to beat WVU is to run the ball, pressure Grier and create turnovers.
Cheap Seats biggest question this morning, can the staff find a D.
RANKING THE BIGXII
#1 TEXAS. Homer call? Maybe but TEXAS still leads the conference though faces a brutal 3 game stretch. Can TEXAS handle the pressure? We're about to see CTH tested.
#2 Land Thieves destroyed KSU, biggest game left is season ending tilt with WVU. Last BigXII team with playoff hopes.
#3 WVU, put on a show vs Baylor. They control their destiny to the CCG.
#4 ISU Matt Campbell has ISU playing well behind their freshman QB. Needs 2 wins to go bowling but schedule is favorable. Big statement game in Austin for both teams
#5 Texas Tech Faces Oklahoma and TEXAS in back to back weeks. Who knew TT would play good defense? They need 1 win to be bowl eligible but finish with Baylor and KSU so they should be going bowling.
#6 Okie State. Had a great game plan for TEXAS and did just enough in the 2nd half to protect a 17 point half time lead. Needs 1 game to go bowling but the path isn't easy till they finish with falling off the map TCU. Curious to see how OSU plays down the stretch with WVU, Bedlam and Baylor on the schedule
#7 Baylor Need to win 2 of the next 4 to go bowling following their azz whopping at the hands of WVU. Since OSU and TCU 2 of those teams and both very beatable, cheap seats thinks they might nab a bowl spot.
#8 KSU Another team needing 3 wins and with OU/TCU/KU/TT & ISU on deck, can they find win #3? Another not sure we're taking that bet
#9 Kansas. Been some time since they have been out of the cellar.
#10 TCU. When you lose to Kansas, last place in the conference is your claim. Team in absolute free fall.
PLAYOFF HUNT
7 of the teams ranked in the Top 20 fell. Wild weekend in college football. If the Cheap Seats had a vote today:
#1 Bama Coming off a bye but clearly the best team in CFB
#2 Clemson Destroyed FSU
#3 ND Does not appear to be an upset in their path
#4 winner of tOSU/Michigan game.
#5 1 loss BigXII winner? But noticed something. Never realized on the padding around the goalpost (I assume both ends) is a big paper clip. . . .but above it is an upside down Longhorn logo. Some teams hate TEXAS more than they love themselves. We thought aggies were weird.
#6 LSU Here is the nightmare scenario. LSU upsets Bama and wins the SEC. How in the wide wide world of sports is a 1 loss Bama left out?
Playoffs???? (in our best Jim Mora)
Cheaps Seats going to open with the positives because we think our fans could use some positivity to offset the negativity created by this game. #1 positive? For all the consternation, bitching, grousing and belly aching, guess what? TEXAS still controls her own destiny on the path to winning the BigXII. It's true, TEXAS began the day with a game to give. They then wasted their mulligan on the 2nd worst team left on the schedule. Second biggest positive, let's talk about Sam Ellinger's outstanding 2nd half, kid did everything he could to put TEXAS in a position to win. It was a great performance and showed that TEXAS can in fact score when they need to in the 4th. Frankly if his WRs could catch a pass (we counted 4 drops in the 1st half), Sam would have had a great game not just a great 2nd half. Kid did everything asked of him. 2 TDs passing and the TD to Ingram a thing of beauty and 2 TDs rushing.
Well that sucked
Positives didn't take long, Cheap Seats was worried about TEXAS eating the cheese coming off a bye week. While many of our fans wanted to debate our "paths to the playoffs", the team seemed to lose focus as it devoured the cheese. One talking head said this TEXAS team hasn't learned how to win, many scoffed but he seems to be right. The Cheap Seats concerns were validated. Playoffs???? In our best Jim Mora. . Playoffs????
Against a middle of the road Oklahoma State team, TEXAS did everything they could to help make the Cowboys look like world beaters. OSU opened the game with drives ending in:
TD,TD, FG, FGA TD punt TD.
That is how you beat a ranked team at your house on Homecoming. Twice on 4th down, OSU would complete long passes for touchdowns. Now to match Coach Todd's crews problems, the TEXAS O would go
TD Punt Punt Punt (with the longest drive being 5 plays) TD Punt
to head to half time down by 17, 31-17.
Now CTH faces another test. He has a team whose confidence has to be shattered, they face 3 better teams in a row, fortunately 2 of them at home. And they still have a shot at winning the conference. Yes as hard as it is to believe, we still control our destiny. And so does WVU which will come to Austin this week off their throttling of Baylor. No rest for the wicked, a trip to Lubbock follows WVU then a return to Austin to face an ISU team that is absolutely surging. So make no mistake, WVU will show up ready to play and their QB/WR combo is better than the OSU combo that ate Coach Orlando's D up like a fat kid in a candy store. So here is the next coaching test for CTH, can he keep one loss from becoming 2? Can he and Coach Todd figure out how to stop a WVU's talented WR/QB combo? Good news here, Will Grier nowhere near the runner of Cornelius or Murray. TEXAS' overly aggressive D has shown a real vulnerability to a true dual threat QB.
We would be remiss if we did not point out this was a complete breakdown loss. In the 2nd half, the offense would come alive and tease the TEXAS fans by twice coming within 3 points of OSU. And the D would step it up in the 2nd half, holding OSU to just 7 points, this effort helped by Mike Gundy slowing down the game, going away from what built the lead and scoring the 1 TD he needed to keep to keep the game just out of reach for the visiting Longhorns. Special teams would play their part as well. To start the 2nd half, Jamison takes the ball from his own end zone and would return it to the 13 and starting TEXAS in a hole at a point where every 1st down was coming at a premium. Later we see Brandon Jones run back from the 10 to field a punt, giving TEXAS the ball at their own 2 yard line. TEXAS would not enjoy a short field all day with their best starting field positions their own 41 and 31. Nor would TEXAS enjoy a turnover on the day. So offensive failures, defensive failures, special teams failures, questionable coaching calls and players failing to execute. Not the recipe for a win on the road.
Key plays that cost TEXAS the game:
Twice on 4th down, TEXAS DBs would give up long TD passes (16 + 34 yards) to OSU in the 1st half.
One of those drives kept alive by a fake punt by OSU which drew Graham offsides. But inexplicably, the refs call TEXAS for encroachment?????? OSU would score a TD on the drive.
Brandon Jones tracks down a punt he should have let go over his head to give TEXAS their 2 yard line to start the drive.
On that drive, a 19 yard competition snuffed out by a holding call on Vahe keeps TEXAS in a hole. And in perhaps a makeup call from the blown 1st half call, review showed it was Anderson who held in the end zone, so it should have been a safety.
Opening kickoff, Jamison decides to "make a play" from the end zone on the KO return and gets out to the 13 instead of taking a knee and having the ball at the 25.
Late in the game, TEXAS pulls within 3. With 3 timeouts in his pocket, CTH elects to go onside kick, which only works 20% of the time, instead of kicking deep and trusting a D that was playing better. Now key to this regardless of onsides or kicking away, you have to stop OSU. But the loss of field position made no sense. Sorry, wrong call.
Not one play but why the coaches panicked and went away from game plan was odd. 42 passes to 30 rushes when KI has the ability to break long runs, just odd. Especially in the 1st half.
In perfect position, Kris Boyd mis-times his jump and instead of a potential INT/pass break up, Tylan Wallace records one of his 4 TDs and part of his personal best 222 yards receiving.
Numerous dropped passes, penalties at the worst times of times
Key Stats:
1 of 5 TEXAS' 1st half 3rd down conversion %. Need to keep drives alive
0 number of turnovers. a positive for the O a negative for the D
11-86 Penalties on TEXAS. Most of them dumb
21 TEXAS' average starting field position
Where do we go from here?
Ugly game, outside of Sam, too few positives to discuss so let's bury that crap and look forward. TEXAS still controls its destiny but now with zero margin of error. WVU on deck. Bad news, this is the best or 2nd best QB/WR duo we'll face this year. Good news in Austin. CTH has a major coaching challenge in not letting one loss turn into two. Never been a better time to focus on 1-0. Game plan to beat WVU is to run the ball, pressure Grier and create turnovers.
Cheap Seats biggest question this morning, can the staff find a D.
RANKING THE BIGXII
#1 TEXAS. Homer call? Maybe but TEXAS still leads the conference though faces a brutal 3 game stretch. Can TEXAS handle the pressure? We're about to see CTH tested.
#2 Land Thieves destroyed KSU, biggest game left is season ending tilt with WVU. Last BigXII team with playoff hopes.
#3 WVU, put on a show vs Baylor. They control their destiny to the CCG.
#4 ISU Matt Campbell has ISU playing well behind their freshman QB. Needs 2 wins to go bowling but schedule is favorable. Big statement game in Austin for both teams
#5 Texas Tech Faces Oklahoma and TEXAS in back to back weeks. Who knew TT would play good defense? They need 1 win to be bowl eligible but finish with Baylor and KSU so they should be going bowling.
#6 Okie State. Had a great game plan for TEXAS and did just enough in the 2nd half to protect a 17 point half time lead. Needs 1 game to go bowling but the path isn't easy till they finish with falling off the map TCU. Curious to see how OSU plays down the stretch with WVU, Bedlam and Baylor on the schedule
#7 Baylor Need to win 2 of the next 4 to go bowling following their azz whopping at the hands of WVU. Since OSU and TCU 2 of those teams and both very beatable, cheap seats thinks they might nab a bowl spot.
#8 KSU Another team needing 3 wins and with OU/TCU/KU/TT & ISU on deck, can they find win #3? Another not sure we're taking that bet
#9 Kansas. Been some time since they have been out of the cellar.
#10 TCU. When you lose to Kansas, last place in the conference is your claim. Team in absolute free fall.
PLAYOFF HUNT
7 of the teams ranked in the Top 20 fell. Wild weekend in college football. If the Cheap Seats had a vote today:
#1 Bama Coming off a bye but clearly the best team in CFB
#2 Clemson Destroyed FSU
#3 ND Does not appear to be an upset in their path
#4 winner of tOSU/Michigan game.
#5 1 loss BigXII winner? But noticed something. Never realized on the padding around the goalpost (I assume both ends) is a big paper clip. . . .but above it is an upside down Longhorn logo. Some teams hate TEXAS more than they love themselves. We thought aggies were weird.
#6 LSU Here is the nightmare scenario. LSU upsets Bama and wins the SEC. How in the wide wide world of sports is a 1 loss Bama left out?
