From: marc@yogi.austin.ibm.com (Marc J. Stephenson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: INFO ON TEXAS PRACTICES
Date: 26 Aug 92 14:11:59 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: IBM, Austin

In article <1992Aug26.033658.28879@chpc.utexas.edu> boisseau@chpc.utexas.edu (John R. Boisseau (Jay)) writes:
>In article <1992Aug25.204837.12064@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> crobbins@lonestar.utsa.edu (Chris S. Robbins) writes:
>>    I'm wondering if anyone has any information on how the practices are going
>>at UT?  Specifically, who has the inside track on the QB job, and how our WR's
>>are adapting to the new 'AIR BEVO' offense?
>
>[ Jay gives team status which I pretty much agree with altogether ]
>
>I'm most worried about the def. line. With three of last year's starters
>from the best front four in the country now playing pro ball, only
>Bo Robinson returns. The other guys saw limited playing time. Norman
>Watkins, a converted LB slated for DE this year, just sprained his
>knee, and wil probably miss _at least_ the first game. We are very thin
>on the def. line, and any more injuries would be an invitation to
>run the ball down our throats.
>

I, too, am very much concerned about the defensive line, especially with
Watkins injured.  A lot of the success last year on defense stemmed from
the pressure produced by the line.  If Dronett hadn't slipped a little, it
would have been an awesome line.  I don't have much regard for Bo Robinson -
I expect that any success that he had last year was due to preoccupation with
Jeter, Patton, and Dronett.  Were you aware that all four of the 2nd teamers
(as of the time of the printing of the media guide) on the line are redshirt
freshman?  Yikes!  I don't even think that injuries are required to call the
line "thin."

What alarmed me out of last Saturday's(?) scrimmage was that the offensive 
numbers were very, very good.  Rushers all gained on the order of 5 yards
a pop (except for Rodrick Walker, 4 carries for 9 yards), and quarterbacks
also did very well.  If our defense can't handle OUR offense, uh oh.  Then
again, maybe we've just got a great offense this year.  Probably not, but
maybe?  Oh, well.

Those wide receivers are getting great reviews.  I don't expect that either
Mike Adams or Lovell Pinckney will redshirt.

>>                   GO STANFORD!!!  BEAT THE HELL OUTTA a&m!!!
>
>I disagree, as do most of my friends. We _want_ A&M to win this. It would
>be very bad for the SWC for it's top-ranked (and defending champion)
>team to be beaten by the Pac 10's 3rd- or 4th-ranked (preseason--I'm
>not sure about their position, to be honest, but I think it is generally
>3 or 4) team. I'll be rooting for A&M all the way, as well as Texas Tech
>over OU (it could happen) and TCU over Miami (I'm not religious, but I
>may have to pray before this one).

I also disagree.  It's in the best interest of the conference to pick up
some big out-of-conference wins.  On the other hand, if TCU loses by 50,
it's probably not going to hurt the conference much.
-- 
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