I Keep Hearing That We Have the Worst O-Line in College History

Injuries to the OL certainly hurt us, but we both began and ended the season with home losses to inferior competition - meaning our two worst losses of the year both came with Connor Williams healthy.

 

Tom doesn't like to divulge top secret information to the media, but I would love to hear their explanation of how they changed passing game strategies with all of the offense of line injuries. What did they change? What routes did they change? How did they train their quarterbacks to have different reads with our offense of lineman situation?

 

Ghosts of OLs past I

 

Ghosts of OLs past II

Anyone want to guess the name of Auburn starting Right Tackle as the CFP Playoffs begin?

 

Guess he wanted to play for a winner. Yeah, I said it.

 

Been my concern for the past 4 years, well more than that. Recruits and all the transfers, who could see what's going on better than a fan from the outside. This correction in direction we seek is going to take some super extraordinary leadership.

 

I feel like the 2018 class could be an indicator for things to come. If we're able to sign and keep eligible and present in Austin, they could be the basis for year-in-and-year-out winning attitude and effort. I believe in Herman's leadership and thought the team fought valiantly thru losses to USC, OU, and Ok State. Topsy turvy season but I'm kind of leaning forward to whatever bowl game Texas gets. Want to see what they can do, especially without the "old guard" that is moving on to bigger and better things....

 

Right there with you on hoping for that 'if' you describe.

 

it's my opinion that it's the 2019 class that re-establishes us. in 2018, we are killing the skill positions. In 2019, there's top quality beef. We'll need both to "re-establish" ourselves.

 

It seems we are finally landing some draft worthy OL talent again

 

If he's better than Justin Blalock, I'll eat my hat.

 

Blalock was a 5-star OG in high school and that's how the services rated him coming out. He did switch to RT for us

https://247sports.com/Season/2002-F...kings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool&Position=OG

 

He was in my class at Plano East, and he definitely played Tackle in HS. They must have just projected him as a guard since he was 6'4?

 

This is from Justin's own website. Forced to choose, I am going to have to side with him on this one --

"Justin is a graduate of Plano East Senior High School (PESH) where he started at left guard for three years. In May 2008, he was inducted into PESH’s Hall of Honor for his accomplishments on and off the field. In May 2013, Justin was inducted into the citywide Plano Independent School District’s Hall of Honor...."​

https://justinblalock.com/about-justin/

".... Blalock was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Plano East Senior High School in the Dallas suburb of Plano. He was three-year starter at offensive guard, but also saw playing time at defensive tackle. As a sophomore in 1999, Blalock was named second-team all-district after recording 151 pancake blocks, as he helped lead Plano East to an 11-3 record and the Texas 5A Division II state quarterfinals that season....."​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Blalock

" ... A three-year starter at left guard for East, Blalock was a top-rated offensive lineman that signed with the University of Texas. By the time he graduated from UT, he had won a national championship and been nominated for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy, awards given to the top lineman in the country. While at UT, he also made the Athletic Director’s Academic Dean’s List twice...."​

http://starlocalmedia.com/planocour...cle_a1e9d0b4-21f9-11e6-85dd-a397e8747d11.html

The recruiting services also listed him as an OG
https://247sports.com/Player/Justin-Blalock-26759/high-school-43564

 

Well slap me and call me Shirley.
I guess I'm out of my mind. I was sure he played tackle in hs, I was at every junior and senior game. Guess I'm an idiot.

 

Here someone asks him what his fav block of all time was
(Should FF to the 28 second mark)

 

He's a great guy, I was on he line with him before I stopped playing fb and in the band with him as well.