Tough game, mates. Had a couple quick thoughts I thought I'd share.
1. Our D is vastly improved. We miss Whitson off the edge, though. Not entirely sold on Hutzler, but he's definitely not the incompetent buffoon we thought he was last year.
2. Shapen is a Big 12 QB. Good, not good enough for this level.
3. Not having Brennen Thompson last week in the second half is probably why we lost. He's special.
4. We didn't invest enough in the OL. Our starters plus Jimmy Lewis are fine, but we have no depth. We desperately need to get one of Reese or Steen back to have a chance to go bowling.
5. Why the hell was Fluff, or anyone important on offense for that matter, in the game down 22? Thankfully we have Booth, but him getting tripped by the turf monster was a huge moment in the game.
6. On offense, let's get back to RTDF. Unless we get Reese or Steen back, Shapen has zero time to throw. Luke Doesn't Work couldn't block me in pass pro. Awful. But these big guys can run block pretty good, so let them do what they're good at doing.
It's frustrating. We're basically 2 OL injuries away from being really good. Forget the final score last night, it wasn't reflective of the game. D just completely ran out of gas and TAMU ran it up late. If we get just one OL back, we have a really good chance at winning the next 3.
1. Our D is vastly improved. We miss Whitson off the edge, though. Not entirely sold on Hutzler, but he's definitely not the incompetent buffoon we thought he was last year.
2. Shapen is a Big 12 QB. Good, not good enough for this level.
3. Not having Brennen Thompson last week in the second half is probably why we lost. He's special.
4. We didn't invest enough in the OL. Our starters plus Jimmy Lewis are fine, but we have no depth. We desperately need to get one of Reese or Steen back to have a chance to go bowling.
5. Why the hell was Fluff, or anyone important on offense for that matter, in the game down 22? Thankfully we have Booth, but him getting tripped by the turf monster was a huge moment in the game.
6. On offense, let's get back to RTDF. Unless we get Reese or Steen back, Shapen has zero time to throw. Luke Doesn't Work couldn't block me in pass pro. Awful. But these big guys can run block pretty good, so let them do what they're good at doing.
It's frustrating. We're basically 2 OL injuries away from being really good. Forget the final score last night, it wasn't reflective of the game. D just completely ran out of gas and TAMU ran it up late. If we get just one OL back, we have a really good chance at winning the next 3.
