When Strong took over, some thought the team was soft. Mack Brown was a great recruiter and it's hard for me to believe that their wasn't talent on campus when Strong arrived. Players left - where they really bad guys? The main problem for Texas is that they have not had a good QB since Colt McCoy (six years ago). They passed on RG III and Johnny Manziel. Regardless, Strong has been there long enough that this is his team w/o blame on what Brown left him. Texas doesn't have many commits for 2017. It appears they are going for broke to have an opportunity at uncommitted highly rated guys. We will see.
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strange^ when Texas was recruiting vs ND a few sessions back the situation that Strong was in was described on this forum as a 'dumpster-fire'.
Let's hear from the UT fan and his comments about the team issues when Strong took over.
As I recall he generally agreed with my assessment that it took Strong well into his 2nd year and recruiting session before he started getting things pointed in the direction he wanted.
Perhaps you missed that exchange a few weeks back.
Let's hear from the UT fan and his comments about the team issues when Strong took over.
As I recall he generally agreed with my assessment that it took Strong well into his 2nd year and recruiting session before he started getting things pointed in the direction he wanted.
Perhaps you missed that exchange a few weeks back.
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UT's head coach is starting his 3rd season; which due to necessary cleaning house is really his 2nd season.
UT's head coach has had to rebuild the personel on both the team and staff essentially from square 1.
UT will be starting a true Fr. QB who will be behind an untested and inexperienced OL.
UT will have a young talented but somewhat inexperienced defense.
There appears to be no single area of advantage to UT aside from home field.
A Texas upset of ND would be a devastating shocker to start ND's season. This makes the opener a huge game!
Amazing that a Notre Dame fans gets this while most of our fans do not.
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As of today I'm reading on my favorite pay site, the largest in the Rivals network (hint, hint), that all are likely to play. Shakelford will be worked back in this week, while the other two should be good to go when practice starts tomorrow. Shakelford's replacement has, by some accounts, outplayed him.
Thank you, I'll definitely be back win or lose.
Strong has not released a depth chart yet. But off the top of my head this is what it should be:
LT Conner Williams (so)/ Jean Delance (fr)
LG Patrick Vahe (so) / Patrick Hudson (fr)
C Zach Shackelford (fr) / Jake McMillion (jr) (maybe switch this because Shakelford has been banged up)
RG Kent Perkins (sr) / Brandon Hodges (rs so)
RT Tristan Nickelson (jr) / Denzel Okafor (fr)
As you can see, tons of youth and very few with the benefit of a redshirt. Your OL depth chart is littered with experience and redshirts. It's where we want to be in a couple mopre years. I hope they give Strong the time to keep building.
There are very few seniors and juniors left on the team, so the housecleaning was an immense job. This will be a team dominated by sophomores and freshmen. 2017 is the year.
What a surprise! You could knock me over with a feather![smile]
