Spring Practice

Starts today. Didn't even realize it did until yesterday.

8 guys will not participate -

Junior defensive back Micah Abernathy

Redshirt junior defensive back Rashaan Gaulden

Sophomore wide receiver Brandon Johnson

Redshirt senior offensive lineman Brett Kendrick

Junior defensive lineman Kyle Phillips

Redshirt senior wide receiver Josh Smith

Junior defensive lineman Shy Tuttle

Redshirt senior defensive lineman Kendal Vickers

And now, discuss.

 

I'm already tired of hearing Butch talk about team 120

 

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I will be interested to see Taylor at DE. The guy was athletic enough to play WR in high school. I think he can be another good pass rusher.

Finding another linebacker to go beside Kirkland Jr should be easy, Daniel Bituli and Berry should be 1A and 1B, but we'll hear about Sapp, Jumper, Blakely and Bates a lot.

Moving Richmond to RT and letting Trey Smith go at LT from day one should be another easy decision, especially since Hall will be limited.

Letting Calloway on the field at WR is another easy decision that will be made into an ordeal.

Butch has a lot of talent, but it's a pain in the ass watching him bumble through getting the best 11 out there.

 

my favorite quote from yesterday was when he said you have to mold your O/D to what you have.

 

Evidently he said something to the effect of "it all starts with the weight room." This after essentially not having a strength coach for a year.

 

His idea of molding his offense around Justin Worley was to run the zone read without the read part. That was a stroke of genius.

 

He never said he was any good at it, he just said you have to do it.

 

Immediately thought the same, and about anytime we had any call which dropped Barnett into pass coverage.

 

Got to be thinking one step ahead. They EXPECT Barnett coming hard off the end. Got to offset that and drop him back.

 

I really can't take another year of this guy's excuses.

 

Tell me about it. About the only thing im tuning in for this year are the games. No pre season talk, no shows, nothing. I will watch the games because I'm a fan, but not paying any more attention than that until he gone.

 

Can't expect him to win with that many guys out for Spring practice.

 

Except for that time he ran step for step with that Mizzou receiver, that was bad ass

 

Same

 

What's the QB situation look like going into this? I assume G is the odds on favorite to win it.

 

Who knows, this guy kept Dobbs on the bench 1.5 years while trying to run a spread option.

 

Didn't he do that of his own volition - because it was going to be Jumper's man to shadow?

Dead serious, not just taking a shot at Jumper, but I seem to recall at least one play where he pulled up at the line and just assigned himself, but I'm not sure if that was Mizzou. And I think it was thrown to his guy and he defended it pretty well for an incomplete.

 

He ran step for step with the receiver and the ball hit him in the back. It was a linebacker, but I'm not sure which one. There was confusion and the slot guy was uncovered, Barnett just pointed at the line of scrimmage then stood up and started running

 

It was TAMU, not Mizzou