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[surf]

let's get away from the fucking orgy you chodes are having and discuss some fucking football. i'm getting a sense that sherm is gonna get things going in the right direction for A&M. something about his practice reports gives me encouraging feelings that A&M is going to show marked improvement this year. they might not pull off any huge upsets but i get the feeling they will be in every game and win the ones they are supposed to without the major struggles they went through under fran. fran gave good reports but i always thought he was full of shit and saying what he did to make everyone happy. sherm comes off to me as telling it like it really is. i still think we'll find out what he's made of in the tech game though. te record might not show it but i think the Ag's product on the field is going to have everyone happy that pulls for the maroon & white

[Pink Care Bear]

i still think we'll find out what he's made of in the tech game though.

God, that's embarrassing in so many ways.

[surf]

it may be but if he gets blown out and shows he has no clue how to handle the spread, you'll know whether or not he's gonna make it at A&M. it would show to me that he'd be another fran. if he plays close or wins, it will show me that he's going to get things done. he might not take A&M to national prominence but i think he'll get things rolling in the right direction. i didn't get that gut feeling with fran. everything seemed smoke and mirrors from day one to me. same thing with his bama squads - something just wasn't quite right but i couldn't put my finger on it

[surf]

btw. tech is gonna make a lot of noise nationally this year so i wouldn't be too embarrased

[Pink Care Bear]

btw. tech is gonna make a lot of noise nationally this year so i wouldn't be too embarrased

If you mean they'll be a little better than usual, that could be true. However, I don't agree in the sense that I don't see them in the Big 12 Title Game or anything like that. I really don't understand the fascination with a team that was LUCKY to go .500 in conference last year.

[surf]

that 'gimmick offense' returns just about everyone and they are going to be much improved on D. OU lost a lot of key personnel, texas did the same and the jury's still out on A&M. tech is preseason top 15 and is a serious contender for the south this year. whether or not they do it is another story. they handled OU pretty easy last year. bradford may have went out early but if tech sucked so bad, why couldn't OU do shit with them afterward until the very end? if tech sucked, OU would have still rolled them. you're looking at shit with blinders on. tech is loaded this year and should have their best season ever in big 12 play

[Pink Care Bear]

I don't have blinders on at all; I'm well aware of what everyone's bringing to the table. You need to remember that for all the question marks that OU and Texas have, they replace those with really talented players. I don't think Tech wins in Norman, I think they probably beat Texas in Lubbock. I have no idea what happens in College Station. I think they get Kansas on the schedue too which might be tough.

Edited by Pink Care Bear, 07 April 2008 - 08:13 AM.

[Doc]

Tech's D dominated the first string offense in the scrimmage saturday. the D-line, which has been the talk of the Spring, had several sacks and kept Graham off balance all day.

take from that what you will, but i dont believe this is a reflection on the Offense at all. we ALL know how good they are.

If Tech stays healthy, they'll be pretty stout this year.

Oh and Baron Batch will be the starter at tailback. one of the college caoches that came to watch him play saturday said he reminded him of Marion Barber, said he runs like he's pissed off at the world. if he's half as productive as Henderson was, we'll be alright.

[surf]

i don't think kansas is going to be as good as they were last year. they also benefited from an easy schedule last year. this year i see losses to tech, texas, OU and mizzou with a possible loss to colorado

[Doc]

I like when Lea says that Tech was LUCKY to go .500 in conference when they lost 2 games that they should've easily won (OSU and Colorado at home). If Tech would've gone through conference and only beat the teams they were supposed to and folded to the "good" teams, then i would be less optimistic. but If they handle their business like they're supposed to they win 11 games.

I just really hope this Tech team isnt like all the others.

So have any of you faggots been out to watch Spring practices in Collieville or talked to anyone who has? I keep hearing good things about this Bradley Stephens cat. Is he Goodson's backup? and is Jerrod Johnson gonna get the nod this Fall? I'm terrified of that dude.

[surf]

based off what sherm has said, you'd think goodson might be stephen's back up. he has nothing but high praise for bradley

[BohunkAg]

i don't think kansas is going to be as good as they were last year. they also benefited from an easy schedule last year. this year i see losses to tech, texas, OU and mizzou with a possible loss to colorado

Kansas was a fluke this year. Missouri wasn't, and they'll still be salty, but Kansas is going to be good for AT LEAST 3-4 losses this year.

[houstontexan]

i hate to break it to everyone, but barring some fucking miracle, we're not going to be a solid team. we lost damn near everyone on both sides of the line.

with the big XII absolutely sucking last year, any fucking decent coach would have at least competed for the south with our personnel. fucking fran. guy sucks.

i'm impressed with last year's class, but this next one isn't looking so hot from what we have and the prospects defecting recently.

we'll see. i'm still in shock that fucking byrne tossed out $1.7/year guaranteed for 7 fucking years. almost as stupid as giving MT $1.2/year for 7 guaranteed off a .500 season.

[dag]

i hate to break it to everyone, but barring some fucking miracle, we're not going to be a solid team. we lost damn near everyone on both sides of the line.

with the big XII absolutely sucking last year, any fucking decent coach would have at least competed for the south with our personnel. fucking fran. guy sucks.

i'm impressed with last year's class, but this next one isn't looking so hot from what we have and the prospects defecting recently.

we'll see. i'm still in shock that fucking byrne tossed out $1.7/year guaranteed for 7 fucking years. almost as stupid as giving MT $1.2/year for 7 guaranteed off a .500 season.

we do lose a lot of people on the line, but sherman being an offensive line genius doesn't worry me that much on that side of the ball. he can do a lot with a little.

[houstontexan]

i think we have 6 combined starts b/w our line next year. if we were sneaking in one or two, i'd agree...when you lose as much talent and experience as we had last year, its going to hurt.

there's going to be a huge learning curve. combine it with the fact we have jack shit at TE after losing thomas and MB, its going to hurt.

i'm hoping sherm can get it done, but i wouldn't blame him if he couldn't. that's a pretty big fucking hurdle to lose your whole o line and 2 of your best D linemen.

hopefully johnson gets the nod under center.

[BohunkAg]

The line situation is the biggest problem this year. In Fran's five seasons, I still maintain his biggest problem was the inability to develop pass rushing defensive linemen. I don't think he or his DCs ever got the concept of needing to rush the passer. I also think the biggest disappointment was the spotty play last year of what should've been the most kick ass O-Line in the Big XII. Not the players' fault though. When your playbook is one page, it's pretty easy for the defenses to key on certain things and make your O-Line look worse than they are.

The one thing I think about Sherman (and hope) is that being a professional coach, maybe he can better game plan to play on his strengths and, more importantly, disguise his shortcomings. That last thing is something Fran was NEVER able to do.

Edited by BohunkAg, 07 April 2008 - 11:27 AM.

[houstontexan]

When your playbook is one page, it's pretty easy for the defenses to key on certain things and make your O-Line look worse than they are.

a friend of mine that played on the line would talk about players literally saying to them that they knew would do anything but sit in the pocket. the biggest worry with his passing game was the WR screen.

we had the TEs to create some serious fucking matchup problems last year. fran has mindfucked mcgee so hard that i'm not sure he'll ever be able to get into his head that picks are part of the game and going to happen. worst offense i've ever seen in my life.

[houstontexan]

not to really go off, but fran's handling of these guys' careers borders on fucking criminal.

[sammy]

The A&M/Tech games @ Kyle in recent memory have all been close games, i dont see this year being any different.

Our lines, like HT said, the both of them, are going to look alot different than last year. Were going to basically have a brand new OL. Im not holding out a bunch of hope for them to be any more than servicable this year.

The QB spot will be solid, and im hoping to see JJ get a fair share of minutes under center this year.

The RB spot will be better. This and next year, as far as talent and depth of talent at RB go, this will be the best RB corps seen in a long time in College Station. We are absolutely loaded at RB. Goodson, Lane, Stephens, and Gray. Sick.

The WR's are going to be weaker than last year, but we do have Shankle and Morrow. Both of those guys are capable playmakers.

TE is going to be much weaker than last year, even though Fran decided against TE's being a strength of the team last year.

Well be OK @ LB.

Well be OK @ CB/S.

The real question marks are OL/DL.

Edited by SCAT BACK, 07 April 2008 - 09:24 PM.

[BQ_90]

based off what sherm has said, you'd think goodson might be stephen's back up. he has nothing but high praise for bradley

Well I think mostly because they've kept Mike outta practices and Stephen is getting reps with the 1st team.

I went to practice last Thursday. I'm fucking chugging the kool-aid. I saw more seam routes run in practice (with actual catches) than I've seen in the past 5 years. WTF knew you where allowed to hit a Aggie WR on the fly.

Edited by BQ_90, 07 April 2008 - 09:41 PM.

[HeyMoe]

I'm not trying to be negative here, but we have......


*New head coach

*Two new coordinators

*Mostly new assistant staff

*New offense , one that takes time to implement and recruit personnel for (see Callahan at Nebraska)

*Questionable talent at receiver

*New defense with little talent to run it (a rumored reason Herring bailed to the Cowboys)

*The usual lack of speed and quickness on defense, a killer problem in a pass-happy conference like the Big 12.

*A green offensive line who's lone returning starter will now be playing for the Mean Machine.




I'm figuring 7-5, maybe even 6-6.

Our best hope is that Sherman can find ways to get our running backs (the strength of the team) involved in the passing game and that Johnson plays well enough to win the job from McGee (I love McGee but it makes no sense to spend a year teaching the West Coast Offense to a senior qb and then have to do it all over again with Johnson or whoever the next year). If it's a rebuilding year, then let's rebuild.

Edited by HeyMoe, 07 April 2008 - 09:44 PM.