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View from the Cheap Seats-West Virginia
SQUANDERED
One word to sum up a game, SQUANDERED. You simply do not give up a 5-1 turnover margin and expect to win. TEXAS would give up 24 points off turnovers. This marks the 3rd game of the year the Horns lost a game it should have won. .and in the process made another QB no one has heard of look great. Sadly the lack of execution on both sides of the ball cost the Horns what might have been their best road performance in the CFS era . .an era which maybe on life support. While I think CFS gets 2016 even if we lose out, it will be an uphill struggle from here.
This would also mark a chance for TEXAS to face adversity yet come back and win a game on the road. These are the types of wins teams can build off of. . . wins that instill the confidence we had in the good years under Mack. Call it what you wish, point the finger of blame wherever you like. . . at the end of the day. .this TEXAS team simply does not know how to win a football game or to come from behind. The Cheap Seats were big supporters of the Charlie Strong hire. . . .we still want CFS to have at least 2016. Having said that, Charlie needs to coach these guys up. Hate to say it but this is the type of game Mack Brown coached teams won. The man had one of the best 4th quarter come from behind records in CFB. Well coached teams simply do not make so many execution mistakes. We get an interception early (our only take away of the day). . . Doyle snaps the ball before anyone is ready .. now we go from a makable 3rd and 4 to 4th and 8 and punting. Bobbled hand off between Heard and Foreman. . WVU TD . . .Kris Boyd carrying a KO return like a loaf of bread gives up a short field WVU TD. . . .Tyronne Swoopes was leading an impressive drive only to drop the ball in easy field goal range . . .holding penalty takes a TD off the board . . .have to settle for a FG. Opportunities squandered. . .the game was there for the taking . .not unlike Okie Lite or even Cal.
And the Cheap Seats realize that many want to blame Mack for not leaving enough . ..while a valid gripe. . . vs OSU, Cal, ISU and WVU. . . TEXAS had more than enough talent to win the game. they were simply outcoached and out played. .well except OSU where we were flat out ROBBED. We were the better football team today . ..but only on paper . .. turnovers are the great equalizer.
The Cheap Seats also liked the passing attack design vs WVU . ..now we wonder where it has been but most of the play design was very good. Easy throws for Heard for the most part. One INT was a 4th down play and the ball was simply underthrown so no real harm, in fact pinned them at their 3 but it could have been 6 out in front of the WR. Liked the seam routes to the TE . .still not sure why we only ran 1 play action waggle. Other INT was a tougher in between throw that the LB dropped nicely into coverage . . .not what we need to be asking Heard to do but part of that I blame on Heard not being named the starter in Spring Drills. And most of the running game plan was solid. . . why Gray got 14 carries is beyond me. . .our future next year at RB is STRONG (pardon the pun) with Foreman, Warren and Kirk Johnson. Both Foreman and Warren showed they can break tackles. I'm sorry J Gray. .I know you have given your all to TEXAS but you are taking carries from guys who can do more.
While the turnovers (5-1) is the key stat of the day. . .the tale of the tape shows that TEXAS was 9-18 on 3rd down vs an excellent 3rd down D. . . outgained WVU by 60 yards . .would say we outplayed them too .. . if not for squandering the game with turnovers and execution errors. In an 18 point margin of victory, WVU would score 24 points off turnovers . .. SQUANDERED.
Perhaps it is old expectations . . . while the D played OK and certainly did not lose the game, they did nothing to win it either. Outside of a very nice and at a critical time with the game still within reach 3 and out from the TEXAS 3 . . .our D failed to bow up on the other 3 WVU turnovers and gave up 17 points . .. I don't blame them for the fumble return for 6. They would also give up 5 yards per play rushing to WVU and a 165 yard day to Wendall Smallwood. We still miss or fail to make too many tackles. No better example than Jason Hall trying to body slam the WVU QB only to have him keep his balance and run for another 4 yards. . . make the flacking tackle stop trying to get on ESPN. Still, this loss is on the O and on poor execution.
So what does this loss mean?
Charlie Strong is now 10-13 at TEXAS. He could finish 13-13 but more likely today we see 11-12. We do see an improved team in 2016. Heard is better simply from more experience and practice. The OL should be better with another year to work together. Perkins hopefully moves inside to replace Flowers full time and Nickelson takes the RT spot We seem to have found a real TE in Calib Bluitt. There is talent at WR. On the other side of the ball, no losses in the back 7 that are a concern though losing Tank along the DL is going to hurt. . . and we hope that Ridgeway does not jump to the show. Jenkins will certainly be missed but love the LB talent. Oh yeah, schedule isn't as brutal as 2015 either. The way we've been playing, wouldn't mind a dose of Baylor/Aggy/SEC scheduling.. . .
It hurts as now TEXAS needs to win the next 2 to go bowling. And Baylor's offense runs the ball better than most realize. So odds of going bowling are pretty slim which will cost CFS 15 valuable practice sessions, time Heard should have had last spring. . . yes, that is hindsight though the Cheap Seats said back then Heard needed to be the man.
Why are we talking about 2016? Because this season is on life support, 3 blown opportunities and crapping the bed in Ames means the odds on TEXAS going bowling in 2015 are slim and none. . .and Slim was last seen more worried about stealing Mike Leo and Jeff's scotch than winning out. We likely have blown a chance to end the season on an up note. . we have squandered the good will of whipping Stoops and the dirt burglers and we'll likely miss out on MUCH needed practice time. This team is NOT in a good place today.
Will post the Cheap Seats playoff teams (if we had a vote) and BigXII rankings tomorrow. . .
SQUANDERED
One word to sum up a game, SQUANDERED. You simply do not give up a 5-1 turnover margin and expect to win. TEXAS would give up 24 points off turnovers. This marks the 3rd game of the year the Horns lost a game it should have won. .and in the process made another QB no one has heard of look great. Sadly the lack of execution on both sides of the ball cost the Horns what might have been their best road performance in the CFS era . .an era which maybe on life support. While I think CFS gets 2016 even if we lose out, it will be an uphill struggle from here.
This would also mark a chance for TEXAS to face adversity yet come back and win a game on the road. These are the types of wins teams can build off of. . . wins that instill the confidence we had in the good years under Mack. Call it what you wish, point the finger of blame wherever you like. . . at the end of the day. .this TEXAS team simply does not know how to win a football game or to come from behind. The Cheap Seats were big supporters of the Charlie Strong hire. . . .we still want CFS to have at least 2016. Having said that, Charlie needs to coach these guys up. Hate to say it but this is the type of game Mack Brown coached teams won. The man had one of the best 4th quarter come from behind records in CFB. Well coached teams simply do not make so many execution mistakes. We get an interception early (our only take away of the day). . . Doyle snaps the ball before anyone is ready .. now we go from a makable 3rd and 4 to 4th and 8 and punting. Bobbled hand off between Heard and Foreman. . WVU TD . . .Kris Boyd carrying a KO return like a loaf of bread gives up a short field WVU TD. . . .Tyronne Swoopes was leading an impressive drive only to drop the ball in easy field goal range . . .holding penalty takes a TD off the board . . .have to settle for a FG. Opportunities squandered. . .the game was there for the taking . .not unlike Okie Lite or even Cal.
And the Cheap Seats realize that many want to blame Mack for not leaving enough . ..while a valid gripe. . . vs OSU, Cal, ISU and WVU. . . TEXAS had more than enough talent to win the game. they were simply outcoached and out played. .well except OSU where we were flat out ROBBED. We were the better football team today . ..but only on paper . .. turnovers are the great equalizer.
The Cheap Seats also liked the passing attack design vs WVU . ..now we wonder where it has been but most of the play design was very good. Easy throws for Heard for the most part. One INT was a 4th down play and the ball was simply underthrown so no real harm, in fact pinned them at their 3 but it could have been 6 out in front of the WR. Liked the seam routes to the TE . .still not sure why we only ran 1 play action waggle. Other INT was a tougher in between throw that the LB dropped nicely into coverage . . .not what we need to be asking Heard to do but part of that I blame on Heard not being named the starter in Spring Drills. And most of the running game plan was solid. . . why Gray got 14 carries is beyond me. . .our future next year at RB is STRONG (pardon the pun) with Foreman, Warren and Kirk Johnson. Both Foreman and Warren showed they can break tackles. I'm sorry J Gray. .I know you have given your all to TEXAS but you are taking carries from guys who can do more.
While the turnovers (5-1) is the key stat of the day. . .the tale of the tape shows that TEXAS was 9-18 on 3rd down vs an excellent 3rd down D. . . outgained WVU by 60 yards . .would say we outplayed them too .. . if not for squandering the game with turnovers and execution errors. In an 18 point margin of victory, WVU would score 24 points off turnovers . .. SQUANDERED.
Perhaps it is old expectations . . . while the D played OK and certainly did not lose the game, they did nothing to win it either. Outside of a very nice and at a critical time with the game still within reach 3 and out from the TEXAS 3 . . .our D failed to bow up on the other 3 WVU turnovers and gave up 17 points . .. I don't blame them for the fumble return for 6. They would also give up 5 yards per play rushing to WVU and a 165 yard day to Wendall Smallwood. We still miss or fail to make too many tackles. No better example than Jason Hall trying to body slam the WVU QB only to have him keep his balance and run for another 4 yards. . . make the flacking tackle stop trying to get on ESPN. Still, this loss is on the O and on poor execution.
So what does this loss mean?
Charlie Strong is now 10-13 at TEXAS. He could finish 13-13 but more likely today we see 11-12. We do see an improved team in 2016. Heard is better simply from more experience and practice. The OL should be better with another year to work together. Perkins hopefully moves inside to replace Flowers full time and Nickelson takes the RT spot We seem to have found a real TE in Calib Bluitt. There is talent at WR. On the other side of the ball, no losses in the back 7 that are a concern though losing Tank along the DL is going to hurt. . . and we hope that Ridgeway does not jump to the show. Jenkins will certainly be missed but love the LB talent. Oh yeah, schedule isn't as brutal as 2015 either. The way we've been playing, wouldn't mind a dose of Baylor/Aggy/SEC scheduling.. . .
It hurts as now TEXAS needs to win the next 2 to go bowling. And Baylor's offense runs the ball better than most realize. So odds of going bowling are pretty slim which will cost CFS 15 valuable practice sessions, time Heard should have had last spring. . . yes, that is hindsight though the Cheap Seats said back then Heard needed to be the man.
Why are we talking about 2016? Because this season is on life support, 3 blown opportunities and crapping the bed in Ames means the odds on TEXAS going bowling in 2015 are slim and none. . .and Slim was last seen more worried about stealing Mike Leo and Jeff's scotch than winning out. We likely have blown a chance to end the season on an up note. . we have squandered the good will of whipping Stoops and the dirt burglers and we'll likely miss out on MUCH needed practice time. This team is NOT in a good place today.
Will post the Cheap Seats playoff teams (if we had a vote) and BigXII rankings tomorrow. . .
