Agreed. Good point. I used to be on the field for every HS Playoff game at the old Texas Stadium. Great games.
Worthy, See my Post above ... mostly size and strength problem. Bijan - I Like Bijan, but...many times when he runs up to the line he stops and tries to juke his way out of a situation and usually ends up with no yardage (like the whole TCU game it seemed). He is great when he hits the line at full speed running at/through someone which is when he is most able to break a tackle. Which he used to do quite often. Can't break a tackle standing still.
Or Southlake. I can’t say with certainty that SL ‘recruits’, but I personally know of players that went to SL as SOPH to finish their careers at SL. Daniels the Mizzou QB, left my high school to play at SL and a kid my son played with transferred from Hurst Bell to SL.
As long as there has been a benefit to a team from signing a stud athlete, like from a little town that plays six man, to your team, there has been cheating. I even remember mysterious efforts to bring in a stud tennis player (back in the 70's when people cared about tennis) to my high school. Mom got a job at the school district. Kid went to state. The good old days never were.
I hope the Worthy rumors are not true. It seems simply illogical and nonsensical to me. The guy’s catching about one touchdown a game (on average) & he has made a name for himself on the national landscape, here at Texas. Finally, he probably has only one year left. What sense would it make to go to a different program when he is already the feature receiver here in a pass happy offense? If someone is whispering “ the grass is greener” in his ear, he needs earplugs. But if it’s about money, I don’t know what to say, except that I am nauseated. I believe that both Worthy & Bijan are elite players. But I also believe that each is a work in process. Worthy seems to lose sight of passes, has too many drops, has a ball securing issue and he needs to improve his percentage on 50-50 balls. Bijan is such a special individual that it pains me to make any observations. But I do think he over uses the jump cut, and that he seems to be missing more holes this year than last. Perhaps a vision thing.
I didn’t intend to speak absolutely. The San Antonio Randolph Air Force team was allegedly bringing in talent via military transfer.
On a positive note....I think Worthy is a very big asset getting open quick on 0-15 yard routes. A couple really nice routes and snags in the endzone the weeks leading up to tcu. Id like to see them get more creative with some routes for him within about 0-20 yards. And I know he is an outside receiver, but Im thinking now as an aside.....we still never use slants....never. Jwhitt and Sanders should be able to body out a db and go inside. And thank you Sark for the TE seams..one of my favorites offensive plays and Sanders is a great weapon there. Ewers just missed him on a big one last week.
And yet Sark couldnt exploit it. Virtually no RPOs or play action pass...and very little of those nice misdirection semi bootlegs Sark throws in once in a while. No lineman flowing right or play action right but throwback or screen left. Use a two back set and give play action look right but throw back or pitch to other back left or slip tight end behind left...reverse.. nothing...nada. just single back sets with little to no motion and run right into 9 guys flowing up the gut or out right over and over. Sark must have missed that class on using the defense's agression against them. Tcu guys: Hey coach Dykes, whats the plan this week on d? Dykes: take away their bread and butter at all costs Tcu guys: But coach, what if they see what we're doing and do something different? Dykes: They wont
And too many little leagues are now ruined by seriously deranged parents. I guess about all we’re left with is backyard football games. Despite it all, I enjoy football for what it is. Maybe purity was always just an illusion. To quote the singing of Gary Lee Weinrib* on this—you “shatter the illusion of integrity.” *and credit his late great drummer for the lyric
I was the commissioner in a pee wee league and some dbag coach bought a kid a bike to get him to return for the next season. It wasn’t illegal because we didn’t think anyone would pull crap like that for 11 year old boys.
Astounding that Sark doesn’t understand this, but he does not. It’s a massive blind spot. I wonder if he has ever heard this old adage: “Take what the defense gives you.” Apparently not.
The QB has to read the coverage to take advantage of these routes. Ewers has been zeroing in on the 40 yard pass and overlooking wide open receivers. When he did throw to Sanders on a crossing route he threw it at his shoes. Ewers has to understand that when there's a blitzer that's where the open receiver should be. Not the double covered Worthy 40 yards downfield.
Is that how he ended up with 1,178 yds averaging 5.7 ypc and 12 TD's in 9 games? What makes Bijan special is yards after contact. I'll try to find the stat but I heard something like 60%+ of his yards gained are after contact. That juke move I part of that.
I can'r blame him, they offered him 7 figures last year and this year is another train wreck. Meanwhile first year and 2nd year coaches are all competing for a playoff berth. And Texas is nowhere in the neighborhood nor will they be anytime in the near future.
Back to the OP, Worthy played hard today. I still say it is mainly the players at fault for the losses and playing out of sorts.
Please update this following the KU game. I cannot disagree more with your opinion. The TCU plan was to stack 8 men to stop #5. I saw some plays that had two OL blocking 3 defenders. Hence the pause.
I think Bijan is one of the best backs I have EVER seen. His ability to cut and change direction is second to none. His combination of speed, power, balance, and cutting ability separates him from everyone else. He is also a class act person. No showboating, great sportsman, shows respect to everyone, and represents the university well. Certainly an idol and great leader. If anyone deserves a large nil package it’s him. Hopefully enough to keep him around another year. I have great respect for him and the other Robinson as well. We are lucky to have them both.
