Aggies fans are going through weltschmerz now with Sherman because he is "not winning enough big games" or "blowing games with playcalling." Especially with 2 of those losses already in the Dallas/FW area and you won't get that many fans to travel to the game. The issue with the Aggies is that their offense relies too heavily that ridiculous "tempo" thing by running hurry up and waiting for a play call from the sideline. The Aggie coaches end up babying the quarterback with that, and they are not effectively taught or expected to audible out of plays and take advantage of good matchups/blitzes etc. I rarely see the best teams run this style of hurry up with the exception of OU & Oregon, and even they repeatedly lose against national caliber defenses like LSU/Florida/USC. On top of that, is that the playcalling is simplistic in the fact that you know what they are running based on the formation the line up in. I mean I rarely see the Aggies use play-action. How can that not be staple with those RB's. That simply does not work against a good team for 4 quarters, especially when you do not take enough big play chances or interesting wrinkles like pro-style/wildcat with both Michel & Gray or something. The defense is bad for the biggest reason being that they do not make enough big plays. You cannot be a good defense if you cannot create turnovers. I know the young QB just played Bama's defense, but it is as if none of the secondary and LB's have ball skills or ever look to strip the ball. Especially when you almost NEVER play press coverage (Seriously, last time I saw this more than 3-4 times when in the Aaron Glenn days), you have to be able to create TO's against good teams. Plus the "pressure" the Aggies have had the past few weeks has been very misleading. It fully due to blitzing every play not because the front 7 has playmakers who can simply get to the QB and quickly when not blitzing. Being required to use blitzing to create pressure always bites you, either with OSU just running quick throws/screens all 2nd half or Arky being able to pick it up just enough. Someone needs to step up, or teams will continually be able to adjust. It could be to lack of talent, which then just makes you ask why have you not been able to get or coach up top level DL/LB talent on this team? Then on top of that. Those defensive coaches for the 2nd straight game are not getting plays to field quick enough and substituting way too late. That is 2 games in a row. Plus, you know going into the season that you play at least 7 teams (SMU, OSU, Arky, Tech, Missou, Baylor, and OU) that play at least some sort of hurry up offense. Seriously, how do you as a coaching staff not prepare yourself and then get your defense full of RETURNING starters up to code with conditioning and the ability to call and execute plays against that system? Then on top of it is Sherman's continued mentality of coaching scared and "playing not to lose". You cannot play Tressel ball unless your defense is lights out. When your biggest asset is an explosive offense and good running game, you have use it to stop the bleeding and not punt twice on 4th down essentially in Hogs territory. Sherman just does not have the swagger and belief that you often see with the best college coaches (Tressel and Brown being the notable exceptions). That attitude transfers to the players. I mean just look at the offense in the 4th quarter, especially the last drive and you could see in their look, heads down & hands on their sides, that just do not believe they can win no matter what. That is the swagger that winning programs have to have especially before they prove themselves. Man, so many resources, all wasted in so many sports. It's like being the college version of Cleveland sports.
^^ I'm pretty sure the Aggies showed up in force, game was sold out forever, and secondhand market tickets were mighty expensive.
Actually second hand tix for the Arky game was dirt cheap ... The games at Kyle are high I know alot of Ags wont go near that stadium again. They want $125 for crappy seats, there is no parking (especially with the Ranger game), and it takes forever to go in and out of the stadium. My guess is this returns to a home and home within the next year or two
this is painful to be a Texans/Aggie football fan.... I am sick of horrible secondaries.... the Saints, Ok State, and now Arkansas make it look too easy to score on my teams
horrible defense tale of two halves "_____ only got __ second half carries?!" is it the O or D's fault? Yup, I feel like I'm watching the 2010 Texans all over again. Our kids gotta keep battlefightin' and hopefully pull through. They're good kids, I have no doubt about that.
I thought the stadium looked a little less than full.... That's pathetic. Since does aggy not show up like that?
They need to quit trying to gouge on the prices for that game .. The newness of the stadium has worn off and it is pretty much an awful experience going to Jerry World especially when the Rangers have a game too. I know a lot of folks that prefer to drive all the way to CS for a game than go back to Jerry World in their home city I think just about everyone involved wants to move this to a home and home
A&M still ranked..I think TTU can upset this weekend if they get their **** together..Their defense has been horrible so far
I've always wondered about the dynamics of recruiting. On one hand, some recruits might say "this team sucks, I'm outta here." On the other, A&M could argue "we're so close - you're one of the missing pieces!" and make people feel important.
Pretty interesting article on Johnathan Gray's (5 Star - UT Committ) recruitment, shows the different angles coaches use... http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/01/3195442/how-the-longhorns-hooked-johnathan.html
I don't think it is going to have a huge negative effect as long as they go out and win the games they should the rest of the way (asking a lot right now if we can't defend the middle of the field). A bigger problem is that we really missed out on the huge positive effect of the OSU game. We had every top recruit (including the #1 BBall player in the country) at that game. Definitely a missed opportunity especially when you choke like we did and the recruits really get to see the "dark" side of emotions that comes along with a game like that.
Nobody is a better recruiter than Mack Brown. Texas also has the advantage of being the best school in Texas, in the best city in Texas, with the most football tradition in Texas, and has the most money and visibility in the country. There are more Texas players in the NFL by a long shot. The kids that go somewhere else are kids that Texas doesn't want or has grown up hating Texas because of school allegiances.
1. Mack Brown does get good recruits. But, almost any coach will find it easy to recruit players to go to UT I would think. Texas has always had good players. 2. Best school in Texas? It is a fine school, but it may not be the best fit for everyone. "Best school" means different things to different people. 3. Most money? If you are talking about endowment money, then there are many schools that have more money per student than UT. 4. Texas does have more players in the NFL than any other school, but not by a long shot. According to an article that is about six months old, Texas had 41 players followed closely by LSU and Miami with 40 each and USC and Ohio State with 39 each.
I think he was referring to the Texas schools with legit football programs that can contend. If you are talking about a football recruit then you aren't exactly competing with Rice.
Yes, I was talking about Texas recruiting which is pretty much all Texas does except for the occasional 5 star recruit.
