We are the Joneses - The Official Texas Longhorns Athletics Thread

[rantanamo]

Just ready for football. At least we got Swak Prescott in the meantime

 

[...o3]

 

[El Bombi]

Damn, I thought Texas would be ranked in the top 25.

 

[dtownreppin214]

I bet Swoopes can't catch, lol. Real talk, he's got the physical tools for the next level. He needs coaching consistency and patience. He seems like a bright dude, just not built for what is going on in college with the spread stuff. Doesn't mean he couldn't make a decent career as a travelling 3rd stringer or practice team QB. I would keep trying if I were him.

Heard is a GREAT athlete. Not just good. 6'3" 200. Might run a 4.3-4.4 type 40 at the combine. Great leaper. If he switches now, with what he has shown in camp, he has first round potential. He's already shown elite ability in the open field if there is space. I know a lot of us were rooting for him at QB, but if this move works out, it is a steal for UT and may make him millions. Very curious to see his ball skills. So far there have been 3 clips of him. 1 where he sky'd over a DB to haul in a pass. One where he takes a short pass to the flats and leaves a DB flat footed to the end zone after a great move and from the scrimmage yesterday where he catches a long TD from Buchele. Seriously, if he can get down the nuances, that dude is a serious weapon.

I don't think Heard ever had the work ethic to be a D1 QB.

Swoopes was totally screwed by not getting a RS. He was supposed to sit on the bench of 2 years minimum. Also the coaching changes have eff'd with his progress. I still believe in his tools now that he has Gilbert's tutelage, it's up to him to step out of his shell tho.

 

[dtownreppin214]

Damn, I thought Texas would be ranked in the top 25.

Why? We shouldn't be until we show that we can have competent consistent QB play.

 

[...o3]

this isn't chokelahoma, they aren't going to get the benefit of the doubt every year. they lost more games than they won and didn't make a bowl game, hell they don't even have a starting QB named. they're gonna have to earn a top 25 spot.

 

[rantanamo]

Too young for the top 25. Anxious to see which half of mediocre this is. 6-7 wins or 8-10 wins.

 

[satam55]

I don't understand how Heard is moved to WR and yet Swoopes is still a QB. If we were making these kind of moves, I would have expected Swoopes to be a TE

Heard moving to WR is a fukkING no-brainer. Heard struggled so much as a passer last season, I don't see why Merrick & Locksley can't be at least as good or better than Heard is. Y'all need get over what Heard did in High School & stop expecting him to be the savior QB for UT.

 

[satam55]

At this point I'm actually more concerned about the defense than the offense. ND's oline averages about 6'5 310 lbs. We have a bunch of smaller 6'0 guys like Poona, Nelson, Boyette that I'm worried about getting swallowed up by their oline. If they control the LOS, their QBs are going to have a field day.

On the other hand, regardless who starts at QB, how the hell are they going to stop Warren/Foreman in a fast-paced offense on a potentially hot Texas evening? I can say us getting 5-7 yds a clip on these dudes and wearing them down.

Nah, QB is still what worries me the most. I wish UT would've more aggressively went after the Texas Tech grad transfer QB who went to Cal instead of having to depend on a True Frosh QB.

 

[...o3]

:doofy::doofy::doofy:...just got back from the gym and espn crowned buechele the starter over struggles.

i get online and texas' fan forums are ready to fire chuck if he runs struggles out there on the first drive. am i in the twilight zone?

 

[Piff Perkins]

Too young for the top 25. Anxious to see which half of mediocre this is. 6-7 wins or 8-10 wins.

Strong gonna be fired if it's 6-7 wins?

 

[satam55]

:doofy::doofy::doofy:...just got back from the gym and espn crowned buechele the starter over struggles.

i get online and texas' fan forums are ready to fire chuck if he runs struggles out there on the first drive. am i in the twilight zone?

They been doing this all week. I'm rooting for Swoopes, but if Buechele has been the best QB in fall camp, go with him.




EDIT:
Bobby Burton is really showing what kind of Fuccboy he is. Dude is saying that if Swoopes ends up winning the QB1 Job, than that means Coach Strong overruled Gilbert on the QB decision. That shyt is flaming fans on the UT forums on some Anti-Coach Strong rhetoric.

 

[...o3]

struggles is putting up a fight tho................i just wish it carries over to game time. homie's reliability is like an american made car.

 

[lightskin jermaine]

i hope the rumors aren't true of swoopes starting. i don't mind him getting put in for the 18 wheeler package but i DO NOT want him attempting any passes or gilbert having to dumb down the offense for him. we have too many playmakers this year to go vanilla on offense again.

 

[satam55]

i hope the rumors aren't true of swoopes starting. i don't mind him getting put in for the 18 wheeler package but i DO NOT want him attempting any passes or gilbert having to dumb down the offense for him. we have too many playmakers this year to go vanilla on offense again.

Why would Gilbert need to dumb-down the offense for Swoopes?