Winter Workouts 2017

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  1. Godz40acres

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    Herman's Offense Needs "The Guy" At WR

    Amidst Texas’ receivers in 2016, [many] got some targets and produced in Sterlin Gilbert’s Veer and Shoot offense. If there’s a criticism to be made of Gilbert’s efforts it’s that Texas didn’t necessarily feature [any] WR in a prominent role within the offense, but then who would Texas have even featured?

    Veteran Armanti Foreman? Reliable possession receiver Jake Oliver? Speedy freshman phenom Devin Duvernay? Converted star athlete Jerrod Heard? Freakishly large Collin Johnson? Or someone else?

    It’s understandable that they didn’t zero in on a particular target.

    The advantage that Tom Herman and his staff will have over Gilbert next season, besides having more staff dedicated to maximizing the offensive personnel and older offensive personnel to maximize, is that he doesn’t run quite as narrow a system as the Veer and Shoot. The foundational creed of the Herman smashmouth spread is to hammer the ball downhill with inside zone and power and then use shotgun spread formations to punish the defensive responses.

    After that, there’s a great deal of freedom within the system to use whatever concepts or plays will make the most of the players on the roster. It can become an offense of “best practices” in a hurry with a diverse enough cast of characters. That’s good news for Texas’ WR corps, which includes some skill sets worth featuring with designed play calls.

    There are three main boxes that a spread offense like Herman’s needs to be able to check off in order to ensure that they have answers for a given defensive strategy. The first and most important is being able to run the ball downhill on the base inside zone/power run schemes. We don’t really know yet who will carry the load there for Texas but it seems a reasonable bet that Chris Warren, Kirk Johnson, Kyle Porter, Toneil Carter, and Sam Ehlinger will get their shots.

    The next box to check is being able to punish opponents on the perimeter with speed in space, “flex RBs” so to speak that receive the ball in simple fashion (a quick toss usually) and then do their work with the ball in their hands. Texas has a ton of players that can help punish teams by yielding space on the perimeter with every WR, Kirk Johnson, and even Shane Buechele (on option keepers) likely to factor in here.

    Finally, you need to be able to respond when defenses match up across the board with the WRs, drop an extra man in the box, and dare you to beat man-to-man coverage... Texas has a variety of players that could be really good in this role....
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  2. Godz40acres

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    Could Johnson Be "The Guy?"

    When defenses [challenge you to beat them through the air], you need a true WR, a guy who’s skill set is about presenting an open target down the field for the QB to find in the passing game, not an athlete who’s lethal in space on the perimeter but lacks skill and expertise in attacking coverage.

    Collin Johnson is probably the most promising and the most likely to be the difference maker when Texas faces the teams on the schedule that will make them beat coverage to win.

    He probably runs something in the vicinity of a 4.6 but the crucial point is his quickness over short distances while standing at 6’6” and around 215 pounds.

    Cornerbacks don’t come big enough to handle a guy with that kind of size and length, particularly if he has any amount of suddenness or good footwork over short distances to allow him the small margin of separation he needs to present a massive target to a QB.

    When you’re this big and have a catch radius like Johnson’s, all you really need is to create enough separation to give your QB a target and then your size and length is going to do a lot of the heavy lifting for everyone. Johnson gets it and his feet are quick and skilled.

    Last year Johnson finished fifth on the team in receptions (but only six catches behind no. 1, Army Foreman), sixth in yards (only 105 yards behind no. 1 Foreman), and in a six-way tie for first place in TD receptions with three. He only had 6.4 yards per target, for reasons that will become clear in a moment, but down the stretch he became a favorite option on third down.

    A very high percentage of Johnson’s catches [were] quick hitches, comebacks, outs, hitch-ins, or slants run on off coverage on the outside. The upside on throws like that depends on timing/accuracy of the throw, the short-area suddenness of the receiver, and the speed and leverage of the defense.

    Perhaps the more exciting ability that Johnson brings to the table is his ability to stretch the field and guarantee some space to work in underneath... His footwork and the spacing makes it easy for him to get separation and then he’s a big, easy target to hit that can go up and get the ball in the air.

    A truly reliable “we need a first down and they’re playing man coverage” WR needs to be able to threaten to take the top off the defense or else he’s not going to find much room underneath to work in. Collin Johnson’s ability to break off routes could translate to a wide variety of routes on the tree that could make him a nightmare to account for, particularly on run downs when teams don’t want to yield numbers in the box.

    The Herman passing game is one that also includes a lot of adjustable routes on the perimeter for the WR and the nature of all run-centric offenses is such that any WR that can run a variety of routes is going to find favorable opportunities to do so.

    When a blitz comes,...if you’ve got underclassmen QBs and a 6-foot-6 WR that can be trusted the much simpler and more common response is to throw the hot adjustment to that guy and hope for the best. If you can force a defense to have to double a guy on a blitz then you’re pretty far ahead of the curve.

    Texas was terrible against the blitz last year, partly because of a lack of development in the passing game and partly because the right side of the OL was a sieve. Increased chemistry between Shane Buechele and Johnson, and comfort with the hot routes and adjustments in this particular passing system could be a big part of the solution.

    The high point for Johnson as a Longhorn is probably going to come in 2018 when the QBs are more experienced in this new offense and he’s had a year as a starter to learn the college game and what it’s like to be a focal point for a defense.
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  3. Godz40acres

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    Offseason Injuries: TE Andrew Beck has a broken foot while P Michael Dickson is nursing a bad hammy. Both are probably consigned to Area 51. Attempts by their parents to contact them have proved futile as the S&C staff as denied any knowledge of their whereabouts.
     
  4. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

    I love what Collin Johnson brings to the game. He could be great.
     
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  5. Godz40acres

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    Agreed. You look at his HS Hudl, then compare it with those catches against TT, and it's just more of the same greatness. I hope we can get his big bro back and healthy for a whole season.
     
  6. Godz40acres

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    Boo's Legs


    During a recent meeting with the local media, [OC Tim] Beck indicated Shane Buechele won’t have any problem running the show. Even though the rising sophomore only rushed for 161 net yards in 2016 (1.7 yards per carry), Beck doesn’t foresee that being a problem since the offense will play to Buechele’s strengths.

    “We’re going to do what our guy can do, and what he’s really good at, and build from there,” Beck said.

    What Buechele can do is throw the football, something he did more prolifically than any other freshman quarterback in the history of the program. Buechele’s 2,958 yards set a Texas record for passing yardage by a freshman, he joined Colt McCoy as the only freshmen to throw for at least 20 touchdown passes (21) and he set single-game school records for completions (31) and pass attempts (49) by a freshman against West Virginia.

    With that said, Beck’s only requirement for his quarterbacks is that they have to be athletic and possess the ability to extend plays.

    Buechele showed as a true freshman that he can buy time in the pocket and is willing to deliver a ball under duress if it means giving his receiver an extra second or two to get some separation. While he got happy feet at times, which is typical of young quarterbacks, Beck’s desire to rely on a passing game where the ball is out quickly and into the hands of playmakers on the perimeter makes it seem like his preferences could pair well with Buechele’s quick draw.

    Buechele will have to use his legs for the offense to function. However, Beck sounded confident that the staff won’t ask the quarterback to carry a heavy load on the ground if it means improperly maximizing their skill set.

    “He’s gonna have to be able to give us some tough yards in some tough situations, so, that part is true,” Beck said. “Other than that, how much and when, that all depends on who that guy is.”
    [More @ 247]
     
  7. Godz40acres

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    Top 20 Beg12 Redshirt Freshmen Watch List

    Chase Allen, TE, Iowa State
    Ross Blacklock/Brandon Bowen/Isaiah Chambers, DL, TCU
    De’Quan Bowman, WR, Texas Tech
    Chris Daniels/Andrew Fitzgerald, DL, Texas
    The Longhorns could have the Big 12’s best defensive front next fall, and this unit is only getting deeper with the addition of Daniels and Fitzgerald. Both players ranked as four-star prospects and are ready to push for time after a redshirt year in 2016.​
    Zach Farrar, WR, Oklahoma
    Brendan Ferns, LB, West Virginia
    Sean Foster, OL, Iowa State
    Patrick Hudson/J.P. Urquidez, OL, Texas
    The trio of Connor Williams, Patrick Vahe and Zach Shackelford provides a strong foundation for new coach Tom Herman to build around in the trenches this spring. And Herman should have no trouble finding options to fill out the other spots or building competition with Hudson and Urquidez coming off redshirt years. Hudson...ranked as the No. 50 prospect in the 247Sports Composite. Urquidez ranked as the No. 245 prospect and could push for snaps at right tackle this spring.​
    Bronson Massie, DL, Kansas State
    Breontae Matthews, OL, Kansas State
    Houston Miller, DL, Texas Tech
    Ian Peterson, CB, Kansas
    Steven Smothers, WR, West Virginia
    Tyriek Starks, QB, Kansas
    Raleigh Texada, CB, Baylor
    Rodarius Williams, CB, Oklahoma State
    [More @ AthlonSports]
     
  8. ProdigalHorn

    ProdigalHorn 10,000+ Posts

    I guess I'm shell-shocked. I read those comments and all i see is "could have the best" and "ready to push for time" and "should have no trouble finding options..." It's the same old stuff - those guys were great recruits, so they're obiously going to step in and be great at Texas.

    I hope he's right, but it's the old lazy analysis that says "Texas should have a great defensive line next year - they're all coming back." Except they were pretty mediocre last year, and the best we can say for the newcomers is that two or three of them were able to come in for short spells without anyone noticing a big drop-off.

    Don't get me wrong, I think there are some great pieces there to work with, and I do think there's a chance for big steps up. It's just that I feel like I read this stuff every spring...
     
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  9. Godz40acres

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    Guess Who's CI's Top Returning OL-Man

    Every potent offense needs the support of quality blockers. Here are the 10 best returning offensive linemen entering the 2017 season.

    10. Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
    9. Dalton Risner, Kansas State
    8. Jonah Williams, Alabama
    7. Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
    6. Braden Smith, Auburn
    5. Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
    4. Billy Price, Ohio State
    3. Cody O’Connell, Washington State
    2. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma

    [Drum roll...]

    1. Connor Williams, Texas
    Williams is unassuming away from the field, but dominating on it. Just two years removed from Coppell (Tex.) High School, he’s already blocking at an All-American caliber. The 6-foot-6, 288-pounder is still filling out his frame, yet he’s a road-grader in the ground game and a key reason D’Onta Foreman went for more than 2,000 yards last fall. Plus, Williams has the foot speed and agility to seal the edge from left tackle and continue punishing defenders at the second level.​
    [More @ CampusInsiders]

    VIDEO here.
     
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  10. Godz40acres

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    Boo's Boo-Boo

    A couple of reports say that Boo sprained his throwing hand thumb sometime in the second half of last season, which could be why he threw fewer deep balls and his overall production suffered.

    Supposedly, he's been fine throughout Winter Workouts and no surgery has been necessary. However....

    This has been an issue for him since high school and, if it flairs up again during the spring, he'll have to have surgery. If that happens, they say he'll still be ready to go for Fall Camp.
     
  11. Godz40acres

    Godz40acres Happy Feller

    After talking to [several coaches], here are some notables heading into the beginning of spring football on March 7:

    Junior Breckyn Hager, who finished second on the team in tackles and led the team in TFLs (13.5) and sacks (6) in 2016, will definitely get a look at MLB as well as OLB.

    [Todd] Orlando, the LB coach, wants a physical, contact-craving middle linebacker who can "bark" calls with confidence over the noise of 100,000 fans.

    "There are two or three guys we want to take a look at middle linebacker," Orlando said, declining to name names. But when I asked specifically about Hager, Orlando said Hager was one of them.

    It sounds like LB Jeffrey McCulloch will be another one who gets a look at MLB, because Orlando said McCulloch "will cross-train at inside and outside linebacker."

    It sounds like Orlando definitely sees junior Malik Jefferson as an outside linebacker - most likely the weak side linebacker, where Jefferson's versatile talents are probably best put to use.

    "The Will linebacker has to be dynamic - rush the passer, drop into coverage and play in space - sideline to sideline," Orlando said.

    On incoming JUCO transfer LB Gary Johnson, Orlando said he thinks Johnson has the versatility to play inside or outside. "He can blitz," Orlando said. "He's got some wiggle. He runs well. We need to put some weight on him."

    Orlando said Johnson is probably 215 and needs to be at least 225.

    Orlando wants to have his three best LBs on the field the most and not rotate as much to build familiarity and cohesion.

    "Apparently, there has been a lot of guys in waves at the linebacker position," Orlando said. "We'll try to shave that down and get the best three guys out there together."

    Sophomore Malcolm Roach, who played primarily at OLB last season, could be seeing a lot more time at defensive end in both the three-man and four-man fronts, because he's nearly 270 pounds.

    At defensive tackle, Orlando said he thinks there will be a rotation of "five or six" players.

    Nose tackle will be competitive. Orlando said he expects to have two nose tackles who can hold the point of attack. Obviously, undersized NT senior Poona Ford has the most experience and finished fourth on the team in tackles last season.

    "Poona has played," Orlando said. "But we've got some other, bigger bodies we want to take a look at."

    I keep hearing DT Marcel Southall's name as one to watch. While junior Chris Nelson has the most experience at the 3-technique DT, there will be fierce competition at that spot.

    I've heard there are high hopes for Jordan Elliott, as a 3-technique DT or even DE in a three-man front whose explosiveness has drawn at least one comparison to Houston's Ed Oliver. Look for D'Andre Christmas to push for time at the 3-technique DT and/or DE in a three-man line as well.

    When safeties coach Craig Naivar was asked about leaders at his position, the first name out of his mouth was P.J. Locke III, then DeShon Elliott, then Jason Hall and Brandon Jones.

    CB John Bonney has gotten praise for his work in winter conditioning and it sounds like CBs Holton Hill and Davante Davis are buying in.

    "We'll determine X, Y and Z player should be on the field 65 percent of the time - let's say," Orlando said. "And then which guys should be on the field 35 percent of the time or less - depending on what each player can do to help us. We've got a lot of guys who've worked hard and looked great in shorts," Orlando said. "But when I ask a guy to run into another player as hard as he can, that's the final piece to the buy-in for me."

    Orlando on Tom Herman having players divided up into two groups each morning with a point system that determines which group won that morning's workout – with the winners getting a loaded breakfast buffet inside while the losers go outside and eat watery eggs, burnt biscuits and drink from a hose....

    "When you win, there should be a reward for winning and a consequence for losing," Orlando said. "Every play, you either won your assignment or lost. So how do you win? It's the training and commitment to winning at every turn. It's the purpose with which you do every single thing that's asked of you. That's how you win on each play. We want our guys to be constantly reminded that the fun is in winning and that it sucks to lose."
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  12. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Jefferson excels at two of the three. Someone is going to have to spend a lot of time and then some teaching him when and how to cover. Of all of the players recruited by Strong, Jefferson is the only one who should feel cheated. He was put in a position and told to "play and cover". The play was ok, but the cover was non-existent.
     
  13. Godz40acres

    Godz40acres Happy Feller

    Yeah, I'm confident this new staff will get him back to AA status fairly soon.
     
  14. Godz40acres

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  15. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    We all hope that this is the case.
     
  16. Joe Fan

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  17. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    aggy is flipping out about Herman bringing in the Belichick
    Some of them have proposed they counter with Kubiak, which has caused derision in the ranks (lol)


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  18. ProdigalHorn

    ProdigalHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Because UT athletics routinely double-checks A&M's schedule to make sure there are no potential conflicts...
     
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  21. Godz40acres

    Godz40acres Happy Feller

    Bill Belichick as the speaker at Texas’ high school coaches’ clinic did three big things for Tom Herman and the Longhorns:
    1. Most high school coaches who were thinking of going to watch one of his former players in the spring games at Texas A&M, OU or TCU that weekend, now is almost certainly making plans to be in Austin.
    2. Restored the luster to a coaching clinic that had fallen off the priority list for a bunch of high school coaches the past few years.
    3. Keeps the buzz around the Texas program going - not only to the high school coaches who feel Herman is showing his commitment to them with such a get, but also to recruits who think it’s [awesome] Herman has the stick to bring in the five-time Super Bowl champion head coach fresh off of his fifth ring in the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.
    If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Tom Herman it’s that he knows how to create messaging and branding that connects with his core audience – 17-year-old recruits.

    At Houston, it was his savvy #HTOWNTAKEOVER patterned after the Miami Hurricanes of the early 1980s (winning big with local kids) … and now it’s #REVOLUTION18 at Texas and all the images we’ve seen already from new graphics designer Matt Lange, who came to UT from Alabama.

    [New UT Director of Student Services Brett] Wohlers’ presentation to recruits during Junior Day was so polished and featured so many visual references to successful, prominent UT alums in various business fields that recruits walked out all but feeling like they’d have a job waiting for them through those connections if football didn’t work out.

    And why wouldn’t the head of the UT football program reference that UT alum and billionaire Robert Rowling owns Gold’s Gym and Omni Hotels? Or that Jeffery Hildebrand, founder and CEO of Houston-based Hilcorp Energy Co., gave each of his employees – all 1,400 – a $100,000 bonus for making their five-year goal in 2015? Or that UT alum Bill Duval presides over Lincoln Properties, one of the largest real estate companies in the world?

    That’s just smart. Attention to detail.

    “Tom Herman’s OCD nature about everything he has ideas about is just what Texas needed,” said one, long-time employee connected to the UT athletic department. “His staff’s approach to social media, to all the messaging, to redoing the locker room and weight room. He’s already said he has big ideas about enhancing the game-day atmosphere.

    “And he’s not really taking no for an answer. He knows he’s never going to have more leverage than he has right now, and if things aren’t moving fast enough to get things done, he keeps going up the food chain until he knows it’s going to get done.”

    One area that frustrated former football coach Charlie Strong was having to get approval from women’s athletic director Chris Plonsky, who also oversees athletic licensing and marketing, before sending out imaging to recruits.

    During the Rio Olympics last summer, Strong wanted to send out some imaging that featured Kevin Durant prominently among several Longhorns’ who were having success at the Olympics. Plonsky indicated to Strong that a female Longhorn Olympian should be displayed as prominently as Durant before the imaging went out, sources said. Unable to agree on how the imaging should be presented, Strong became exasperated and gave up, I’m told.

    After Texas’ win over previously unbeaten and then-No. 8 Baylor last season, Strong wanted to send out some imaging to recruits the next day talking about the Longhorns’ win over a Top 10 team.

    But when someone from the football office contacted Plonsky’s marketing staff to create the imaging, football was told no one was working in that area on Sunday but would be able to help on Monday. Sensing the momentum for such imaging would be lost by Monday, nothing was ever sent out, sources said.

    Herman, I’m told, blew up that protocol and the athletic department has now empowered his director of operations, Fernando Lovo, to get done whatever imaging needs to get done, so that it’s delivered exactly as the football staff wants and is delivered on the football staff’s schedule.

    “In the past, the process was so cumbersome and inconsistent, all the energy and creativity of coming up with branding and messaging that connected with recruits - the lifeblood of any program - would get trampled,” said one source close to the situation.

    “Tom Herman has basically come in and shaken everyone into consciousness about how quickly things need to change and move - especially in terms of messaging and branding for recruits - or Texas will continue to fall further and further behind.”

    I’m told the virtual reality video of what UT’s new locker room will look like – shown to recruits during Junior Day – was all done in-house by football.

    Gauging by recruits’ reactions, the video made them feel as if they had already been inside the new locker room – which won’t be finished until this summer.
    [Per another poster]
     
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  22. Godz40acres

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  23. X Misn Tx

    X Misn Tx 2,500+ Posts

    Bring the juice! :yippee:
     
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  24. Godz40acres

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    ACCOUNTABILITY

    "There are Five C's of Accountability - character, competent, consistent, committed, cohesive." - Tom Herman

    Call it an obligation. Call it subjection. Call it a core value. Call it something. But under Texas coach Tom Herman and his staff, call it reality.

    One of the staples of Herman's first offseason at Texas is servitude for not just one's self, but the man beside you. Taking care of yourself and your teammate. Being accountable.

    That mindset is being driven into the chest of each player in the Texas Football program since early December.

    There have already been a few instances where not being accountable or looking after the man to your left and right has cost them.

    A few weeks ago one of the offensive players became dehydrated after an early morning workout. The player was quickly treated with fluids but his group paid the price. They were sent back out to the field for "accountability reps." It's hard enough pushing through these early morning grind sessions. But Herman wants the kids to look after each other as much as themselves. So when a player in your group gets hurt or sick, pay attention. If you don't, you pay for it until you learn how to pay attention.

    It's just one of the things Herman and his staff thrive on, selflessness. Doing your job doesn't just entail taking care of you. It entails watching the guy next to you. Making sure he doesn't cut corners. Making sure he's at the facility on time. Make sure he's getting enough fluids. And make sure he's ok.

    You may have noticed in the last few weeks coaches posting the "7-second Chug Challenge" on social media. That's why. It's so guys can understand the importance of hydration before, during, and especially after workouts. Just be sure and watch your teammates. If one guy doesn't get enough water, that's on the rest of your position group. And you will pay for it.

    In another issue recently, a player started falling behind during drills and wasn't pulling his weight. He'd screw up a drill not once, or twice, but three times this particular morning. Then this player decided to arrive late to an academic advisor meeting, and even worse, fell asleep in the meeting.

    Instead of Herman and the coaches getting involved, the players took responsibility. They let this particular player know early next morning in the locker room that it would not be tolerated. It got real heated, real fast, we were told. To the point an assistant and equipment manager had to intervene. No doubt Herman cracked a smile over the self-policing.

    Accountability isn't just a word to Herman, it's a lifestyle. The players are learning this more and more each day.

    BUY-IN AND WORKOUTS

    It would be inaccurate to say every member of the team has bought in, that's simply a numbers game (the August scholarship number might be in the low 80's, rather than 85), but for the most part they have. This is palpable even on social media. One Saturday you see Malik Jefferson doing a plyometric hill workout, the next weekend he's accompanied by numerous teammates. These guys are working hard within the program, and outside of it.

    Extra work is a good sign because they're already working hard for Yancy McKnight. One particular circuit is called Tour of Duty, a bi-weekly workout specializing in agility drills. It's 15 three-minute rounds finished in an hour -- the same amount of time as an old school boxing match. Of course it's all centered around competition because everything is centered around competition in this environment.

    RANDOM NOTES

    Renovations: The price tag will be $11 million total with the locker room, weight room, and training room taking up much of the budget. Technology will be a big expenditure, especially in each locker, as well as graphics. The bulk of the work will be done between the end of finals and when players return, so mid-May to the beginning of June. There will be 24 hour crews to accomplish this. This will catch Texas up with other schools to a large degree, but expect a full remodel in a few years. Texas is back in the arms race and Herman has some grand ideas for a full reboot. That'll happen if he wins.

    I have a buddy who spent some quality, relaxed time with the Nick Saban. Knowing my buddy is a Texas guy, the coach had some interesting things to say, but not on the topic you might think.
    • Saban and Herman have been in touch regarding USC. Saban had all the film Alabama used to prepare for USC last year sent over to Austin. He also offered some personal thoughts on USC, namely he questioned their physicality.
    • Saban raved about Herman as a coach. Not long after helping Ohio State put 42 on Alabama in the National Championship Game, Herman took his new University of Houston staff to Tuscaloosa. There, Saban asked him to get up in front of everyone and tell them what he saw, and explain how Ohio State was able to exploit Alabama's weaknesses. Recounting this prompted Saban to state, "Texas has its first X's and O's coach in 20 years."
    • From the Texas side, I've heard Herman is very confident he'll have Texas ready to out-physical USC. That should come as no surprise given how his previous team showed up for big games, but a lot of work remains between now and early September. I'll be interested to see if he feels the same after Spring.
    [Per another poster]
     
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  25. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

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  26. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts

    I cannot express how pissed off I am to hear that worthless hag Chris Plonsky was ever once consulted about the football program, let alone being put in position to approve of any decisions made therein.
     
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  27. WorsterMan

    WorsterMan SEC here we come!!


    Freakin' aggys always think whatever it is we do is about THEM!

    Herman checked ahead and said let's have Belicheck speak to the team when aggy has their spring game :rolleyes1:
     
  28. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  29. NRHorn

    NRHorn 2,500+ Posts

    Okay- I am starting to understand the emphasis on graphics. Outstanding

    This is something that Norman, Colley-ville, or the horny toads couldn't put out
     
  30. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    This one is is my personal fav so far
    click once to enlarge
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