Tuesday Thoughts

by Beergut on Feb 2, 2010 6:32 PM CST Comment 11 comments

I had jury duty yesterday and was chosen, so now I'm sitting on a criminal jury. The whole experience would be vastly improved if they didn't take a recess every hour, and if we could get cell reception inside the court building. I'm sure blogging during a trial is grounds for a mistrial anyway.
While I am thrilled with the hire of Terrell Williams as our new defensive line coach, I fear his pedigree indicates that he'll soon be a defensive coordinator at a college program or hired in the NFL within a few years. His work in the NFL indicates he is highly thought of professionally; hopefully, he can get our defensive line performing at a higher level soon.
I had the opportunity to watch some extensive film of Matt and Luke Joeckel, the brother recruits from Arlington High School, this weekend. Arlington runs a fairly simply BOB blocking scheme, so Luke will have some adjusting to do when he arrives in college. Since he has enrolled early and will go through spring practice, he'll have some extra time to work on technique. Arlington's offense was a concept-based scheme which fused some ideas of the run-n-shoot passing game with the zone-based running game of today for an effective spread attack. This passing offense should make it easier for Matt to learn A&M's spread passing game. Matt already has experience reading defense, although it gets more complicated at the college level. Arlington teaches their QBs to read playside to backside instead of deep to middle to short (think horizontally scanning the field versus seeing who is open vertically first), so that will also be a slight adjustment for Matt.I expect Matt to redshirt because fo the depth we have at QB, and wouldn't be surprised to see Luke redshirt, too.

Tomorrow night's basketball game against Missouri will be featured on ESPNU. After our blowout win over Mizzou to end last season, I'm sure the Tigers will be ready for us.
Tomorrow is National Signing Day, which means we should see lots of national coverage of where lots of 17-18 year olds will choose to go to college. Too bad they don't check back in two years, and see how many of them are still at those schools.

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umm, there actually are a few “where are they now” write ups…

Rivals.com Five-Star Tracker Class of 2006

Rivals.com Five-Star Tracker Class of 2007

Rivals.com Five-Star Tracker Class of 2008

Rivals.com Five-Star Tracker Class of 2009

by Displaced Longhorn on Feb 2, 2010 7:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

actually

I was talking about everyone, not just the 5-star prospects.

What about the supposed 3-star guys who became studs? What about the 4-stars who transfered?

I Am The 12th Man.com

by Beergut on Feb 3, 2010 2:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Definitely expected more out of Marc Tyler. Hopefully he will get healthy and get it together. Safe to say that Tray Allen has been a bust? Sergio Kindle’s career numbers look like what I would have expected him to put up in a single season at LB.

by miketag on Feb 2, 2010 9:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

tray allen can still do some good things, he hasn’t lived up to 5* potential, but he’s been a solid backup.

148 tackles and 16 sacks is what you expect from a LB in a year? man you aggies sure have some lofty expectations over there.

“but von miller has 110 tackles and 22 sacks in only 3 years!”

good for him, he’s a hell of a player and will do well at the next level.

by Displaced Longhorn on Feb 3, 2010 8:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Kindle could be that kind of dominating player. Putting up a couple of years like Katzenmoyer did at Ohio State is what I expected.

by miketag on Feb 3, 2010 7:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

When the number one OL recruit in the country fails to become a starter, he is a bust.

by miketag on Feb 4, 2010 2:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Allen is a backup guard

he was the #1 OT recruit in the nation

when you can’t even make backup tackle, you’re a bust

Frankly, I think it is more of a problem of poor evaluation than anything else. I never thought he had the feet of a tackle.

I Am The 12th Man.com

by Beergut on Feb 4, 2010 4:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah you go do a write up on 10,000 kids and where they are today… i’ll see you in Christmas.. of 2013. what a ridiculous request.

by Displaced Longhorn on Feb 3, 2010 8:36 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Breaks

The reason courts take so many breaks is not for anyone’s benefit except the Court reporter. It’s taxing to transcribe every word spoken, so they give her breaks every 60-90 minutes. Just so you know, it’s not the lawyers, Judge or anyone just being lazy.

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by FuturePants on Feb 3, 2010 9:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs