Texas Longhorns: Evaluation
February 23, 2018
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Be sure to follow Will Baizer (@WillBaizer) and Super K (@SuperK_TFB) on Twitter as they will be covering the Houston Opening Regional this weekend, which hosts some of the top prospects in the state...
November 16, 2017
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How do you feel about this Texas team heading into the West Virginia match-up? It�s another week and another Air Raid offense, cue the DJ Khaled GIF, another one! This game always excites me, becaus...
November 14, 2017
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The following are notes taken from my Kansas � Texas review. Though Texas didn�t have a whole lot of trouble, they managed to underwhelm fans with their performance on both sides of the ball. It...
November 12, 2017
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I don�t even know what to say. Kansas is a bad team and Texas managed to make them look, as Herman would put it, serviceable. What most thought would be this team�s second blowout win became a too...
November 10, 2017
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This game means more than you�d think because of last season�s demeaning loss. Yes, you�ve all had to live it down for a year, the �Texas lost to Kansas� jokes. Surely, there�s no way Texa...
November 8, 2017
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The Texas offense, if you just received an ill feeling in the pit of your stomach, it�s understandable. This offense has fallen further than Watson�s 2014 offense. Of course, I�m referring to it...
November 2, 2017
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Hello, y�all, it�s Texas-TCU game week! If you�re scared, that�s okay. Mack was all the time, after all. You remember what happened last time Texas traveled to �The Carter�, right? Yeah, m...
October 19, 2017
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The man, the myth, the mullet, Mike Gundy is coming to DKR! Whether Mike wears a shirt or not, I don�t know. That may be a game time decision. Keep that in mind before you decide to take a date to t...
October 17, 2017
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The Texas offense has been fun to see evolve. The staff�s been making every attempt to patch-up a hemorrhaging depth chart, mainly on offensive line. This started in the pre-season, losing Elijah Ro...
October 15, 2017
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Image via Associated Press Another entertaining game between Texas and Oklahoma took place yesterday, and the Longhorns came out on the losing end of it for the second year in a row. #12 Oklahoma got...
October 12, 2017
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Here we are again, the Red River SHOOTouT! Forgive my political incorrectness, I�m not sorry. I hope your hate week�s been great thus far. We�re here to talk about that team from north of the Re...
October 8, 2017
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Image via Getty Images (Tim Warner) What can I say, Texas likes to keep everyone on their toes. In their second double OT game of the season they beat Kansas State and improve to 3-2 on the season. T...
October 5, 2017
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Another year, another Bill Snyder-coached team is on the schedule and thank God, Texas gets them at home this season. That may make the difference in this game. Yes, playing Kansas State at home may ...
October 4, 2017
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I wanted to revisit the �Focal Points� post. After the USC game, I made the case for creating focal points, 3 players the offense could focus on for better results. Those players were Collin Johns...
September 29, 2017
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Image via TheGazette.com Texas opens Big 12 play with a 1-0 record after beating Iowa State 17-7 in Aimes last night. There were some really good things, and some really bad things I saw during this ...
September 21, 2017
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It�s safe to say the Texas offense met its match Saturday, the USC defense. For starters, the Texas offense wasn�t expected to light up the Coliseum, but you did expect more than one touchdown fro...
September 19, 2017
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It Starts in the Trenches While there were some impressive performances by secondary members like Holton Hill and Deshon Elliott, the reason Texas� defense dominated the USC offense was due to the f...
September 17, 2017
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Image via AP Press (Mark Terrill) 1. What a game. What an absolutely amazing game. Nobody � including myself � gave Texas a punchers chance in a hostile environment of the Coliseum. It was the cla...
September 14, 2017
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This is the one you�ve all been waiting for! Unfortunately, for Texas fans, there is very little confidence travelling with Texas to beautiful and congested Southern California. So, what can we expe...
September 12, 2017
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��Rondale Moore:�Texas� slot WR need in the 2018 class is filled by Trinity (KY) WR Rondale Moore. He�s only 5�8 175 pounds, but he�s also one of the most electrifying players in the natio...
September 11, 2017
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Image via Longhorn Network It was a much nicer weekend for Texas fans as the Longhorns beat San Jose State 56-0. I wasn�t able to watch the game until Sunday evening. The bottom line was this, Texas...
September 9, 2017
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Texas took it to a team they should. After a shaky start, the Longhorns dominated for 55 minutes. Despite a few gaffs here and there, Texas showed competency in most phases of the game. Offense showe...
September 5, 2017
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You read the Quick Recap, Andrew�s Week One Thoughts, and JY�s Trench Warfare. Texas fans are not over the embarrassing season and home-opening loss, let�s rehash more, shall we? I try not to ov...
September 3, 2017
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Image via USA Today Texas opened their 2017 season and the Tom Herman era yesterday. They took on Maryland and the Terps pulled off the 51-41 upset to shock a lot of people. I started doing this type...
August 31, 2017
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It�s finally here, the 2017 Tom Herman Texas Football season! The Longhorns will host a snappy Maryland Terrapins team looking to get an early BIG road win. While, the Terrapins aren�t favored nor...
August 29, 2017
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What a season! It finishes just in time for your favorite part of the year, college football season. Thanks, HBO! What did you think? You have to begin during the tense meeting in King�s Landing, so...
August 21, 2017
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What�d you think of that!? This post will be all over the place because I can�t contain my thoughts. Let�s start with perhaps the most important development of the episode. The Night King, after...
August 7, 2017
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Image via Scout.com Defensive tackle is one of the top needs for Texas in 2018 after missing out on 5-star DT Marvin Wilson in 2017 and losing Jordan Elliott and Marcel Southall to transfer this offs...
August 2, 2017
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��Dominick Wood-Anderson | The Recruitment:�Yesterday was another good day for Texas on the recruiting trail as Arizona Western JUCO TE Dominick Wood-Anderson committed to Texas over Alabama and L...
July 25, 2017
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Image via SETX.com Texas landed their 2019 QB commitment in Roschon Johnson. I asked our contributor Seth McKenzie to help make an evaluation post on Johnson since he played QB in college, so here we...
May 19, 2017
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Image via 247Sports Every year there is a position in the state of Texas that produces the most talent. In 2014 it was the DB�s, in 2015 it was the trio of elite RB�s, in 2016 it was the trio of s...
May 17, 2017
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It�s a quiet time of year in regards to team notes, as most of the players are at home until June 1st when the summer offseason program begins. It will also be around that time when the incoming fre...
May 5, 2017
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Welcome to the Texas TFB Town Hall. This is a time where all your questions can be answered! I�ll be around from now until about 8 and at that time I will lock the comments. I�m doing this so anyo...
April 24, 2017
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Image via 247Sports.com ��Cameron Rising:�The biggest news of the weekend came when Newbury Park (CA) QB Cameron Rising flipped from Oklahoma to Texas. Rising had a huge sophomore season, totaling...
April 15, 2017
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It�s always a guessing game when it comes to the Spring game. And it�s tough to judge too much as the game was played the #1 offense vs the #2 defense and the #2 offense vs the #1 defense. Chris N...
April 7, 2017
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Announcement Coming As first reported by Greg Powers of Scout.com, 2018 QB, Casey Thompson (Moore, OK) tells us that he will announce his final decision next Thursday. As you�ll recall, Thompson mad...
April 5, 2017
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As we�ve previously mentioned, we have been speaking to various sources trying to determine which direction Texas wants to go with their quarterback recruitment. Normally the answer would seem obvio...
March 6, 2017
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Image via 247Sports QUARTERBACK:�Now this is an interesting spot, as there isn�t an elite QB in the state of Texas and the one guy who could be considered in the elite range is coming off a torn AC...
February 21, 2017
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I took the liberty to post some thoughts and notes about Tom Herman�s Nike 2016 Coach of The Year Clinics talk. Below are my takeaways from that talk and from what I�ve seen of Herman�s recent o...
February 13, 2017
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It�s time to discuss Longhorns fans� favorite position, backup quarterback. This is presumptuous of course, because it assumes freshman quarterback, Sam Ehlinger will earn the backup quarterback p...
February 2, 2017
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For those wondering, spring practice is tentatively set to begin on March 6th. � Team Note | The Gold Group: A couple weeks ago I mentioned that players would be evaluated during the winter workouts...
January 19, 2017
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Soon, I will begin breaking down the Tom Herman Texas offense. Before I do that, I�d like to take you on a trip down memory lane, the �16 season, and some Shane Buechele lowlights. This is not int...
January 18, 2017
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In light of the commitment from Max Cummins last night, I wanted to address something that has been on my mind since Tom Herman and his staff first began recruiting for Texas. This staff�s ability t...
November 22, 2016
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Above image courtesy of SB Nation I want to take a different tack today, mainly, I want to survey the wreckage and offer a less outrageous perspective with regard to the loss at Lawrence, Kansas. Fir...
November 18, 2016
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– Tom Herman and Texas: We’ve had a number of folks ask us about a report from Rivals (Orangebloods) regarding a possible “red flag” as it relates to Herman and how this may b...
November 15, 2016
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Above image courtesy of Fox Sports What a game! I must admit, I enjoyed it, despite Texas losing. I was on the fence regarding whether I felt Texas could pull off the win. When the team went down 17 ...
November 10, 2016
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Above Image courtesy of coachinghotseat.com One of my favorite coaches brings his team to Austin this Saturday, none other than Red Bull swilling, Dana Holgorson. I don’t know how he did it, bu...
November 8, 2016
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Above image courtesy of https://m.reddit.com/r/cfbball/comments/3nrblv/new_texas_tech_ball_concept_i_present_to_you_the/?compact=false There were tortillas, touchdowns, and takedowns. Texas managed t...
November 6, 2016
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Image via the American Statesman It was a wild one in Lubbock yesterday. Tortillas were flying, the plays that seem unthinkable were happening, but Texas came out with a W. They won it 45-37 and the ...
November 3, 2016
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Above image courtesy of https://m.reddit.com/r/cfbball/comments/3nrblv/new_texas_tech_ball_concept_i_present_to_you_the/?compact=false Playing Texas Tech at Lubbock tends to induce some dreadful...
November 1, 2016
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Above image courtesy of thecoli.com What a game!!! Texas came away with the biggest upset of the season, to date. It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win is a win. Besides, it’s not a beauty...
October 27, 2016
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Above image courtesy of thecoli.com For Texas, this Saturday will be like looking into a mirror of sorts. Whether that mirror is a fun-house mirror is up for debate. Nevertheless, college football fa...
October 24, 2016
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I’ll start by saying I haven’t finished watching the game in it’s entirety. In fact, I’m on my way back home from vacation right now as I type this. K and Gabriel are wor...
October 21, 2016
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Photo above courtesy of Getty Images First off, I’m going to leave this here. Home-Field Advantage. #KStateFB pic.twitter.com/mAeBhnJLLK — K-State Football (@KStateFB) October 21, 2016 Ou...
October 12, 2016
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Above image via Jay Janner / American-Statesman Let’s dive right in, shall we? OU wasn’t messing around on Saturday, kudos to them, I wouldn’t have either. They placed an extra...
October 6, 2016
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There is a dark cloud hanging over Austin, TX. The post-Notre Dame win honeymoon quickly came to an end after two seemingly abysmal road losses. Though, neither approached the kind of beat-down suffe...
September 29, 2016
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Above photograph courtesy of The Oklahoman I’m not going to go into details about last year’s Oklahoma State game, like the ghost fumble recovery, defensive holding, Coach Strong penalty,...
September 26, 2016
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Image courtesy of Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP I addressed some of the sordid issues on defense that came out of the Notre Dame and Cal games. Now, I turn my attention to my favor...
September 21, 2016
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Image courtesy of niagararegionmoneycoaches.com Against ‘like’ opponents (Notre Dame & Cal) this season, the Texas defense yielded totals of 100 points (85 regulation), 951 yards, 634...
September 7, 2016
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Above image courtesy of feelgrafix.com Texas is now ranked in the top-20 in all major college football polls, yikes! The entire country (Texas) is still reeling from the YUGE upset on Sunday. I was l...
August 30, 2016
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Above image courtesy of Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports DBU is on the rise! Heading into the 2016 season, you’ll notice a big difference between last year’s starting defensive backs and ...
August 29, 2016
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Above image courtesy of expressnews.com Say it with me, IT’S GAME WEEK!!! Since time is running short before the season opener and I have yet to discuss Notre Dame, I’ll compress the defe...
August 26, 2016
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Above image courtesy of 247sports.com Perhaps the most exciting group with the potential for the most upside is the wide receivers group. For good measure, I’ll also include the tight ends in t...
August 25, 2016
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Above image courtesy of Brendan Maloney – USA Today Sports Perhaps the most exciting position group on campus this year is the running back group. As mentioned in the offensive line post, the T...
August 23, 2016
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Image courtesy of the Longhorn Network The 2016 season is coming fast! We’ll soon be able to say goodbye to an off-season that at least featured plenty of distractions. With just two weeks to g...
July 14, 2016
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A lot can happen in a short period of time in college football. With the recent addition of Devin Duvernay, the Texas offense just got A LOT faster. Just this year, Devin turned in a 100-meter sprint...
July 1, 2016
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Longhorns fans are worried about the defensive line and for good reason. The staff will be faced with readying freshmen to contribute early and often. The two positions the Texas defense needs the mo...
June 26, 2016
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Imaage of Donovan Duvernay via Sportsday.dallasnew.com Texas has added yet another former Baylor signee in DB Donovan Duvernay. This was the least surprising one of them all as Donovan’s twin b...
June 25, 2016
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At 6’5″, approximately 300 fairly lean pounds, new Texas offensive lineman signee, JP Urquidez is set to join the program during the second summer session. JP is a tall, very large, and a...
June 22, 2016
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As all of you know by now, Texas received a HUGE commitment today from none other than Devin Duvernay. Devin is an exceptional talent and possesses raw and unadulterated SPEED. You want to blow the t...
April 21, 2016
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– Thoughts on Xavier Newman: Texas landed DeSoto (TX) OL Xavier Newman last night and I caught up with our own JY, a former college OL to see what he thinks about Newman’s game....
March 3, 2016
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Image via FoxSports.com Yesterday we discussed Sr QB Tyrone Swoopes with regard to the strengths and weaknesses of his game, as they relate to the qualities new Texas OC Sterlin Gilbert will be looki...
February 23, 2016
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The Texas offensive line (OL) roster is finally in a good place. Given the players currently on campus and in the 2016 recruiting pipeline, Texas will once again have quality and depth on this unit. ...
January 25, 2016
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Image via Scout.com Gabriel’s Horn (Hat tip to Ray Pinson for the title) is a forum for free thought and speculation regarding anything Texas Football. I hope to provide food for thought, keepi...
January 13, 2016
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Thanks to Charlie Strong’s 2015 recruiting class, Texas does not have a depth problem at linebacker. The current projected starters for 2016 are Malik Jefferson at ‘Mike’ (middle li...
January 7, 2016
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Texas currently has a depth issue on the defensive line, but it’s not all bad, unless the staff fails to recruit a few difference-makers that can push the starters in 2016. Part of the beauty o...
December 21, 2015
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Image via SB Nation YouTube Channel The hiring of Sterlin Gilbert wipes the slate clean for the Texas quarterback roster. By spring, that roster will include Jerrod Heard (RS-Fr), Tyrone Swoopes (Jr)...
December 15, 2015
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As soon as the Gilbert and Mattox deal was sealed, I began considering how the philosophy of the program may transform. Of course, I’m assuming that the changes to come will be similar to the p...
December 12, 2015
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The topsy-turvy hire of Sterlin Gilbert is over. Longhorns fans may now begin to focus more on what exactly Sterlin brings to the table as a coordinator. Sterlin represents a branch from the ever-gro...
December 10, 2015
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Image of Sterlin Gilbert via TulsaHurricane.com Sterlin Gilbert may or may not be the next Texas OC. Nevertheless, I wanted to share my thoughts about what he may bring to the position at Texas. Firs...
September 17, 2015
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Image via 247sports.com Heard and the Horns will face the Cal Bears this weekend. Under coach Sonny Dykes the Bears usually have a good offense and the Horns will need to put up their fair share of p...