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Bud Adams would like to wish you a happy 19th of Movember. I hope everyone is rocking their Mo’s out by now. I know that there were 3 this weekend. Mine looks like Adam Morrison had blonde hair and became an IT guy.
This week Bud Adams will not need hand gestures to say fuck you, since he has already done that to Houston in multiple other ways, like stealing an NFL team from the city. Hopefully the Texans can return the favor by crushing Bud Adams while he fellates Vince Young, therefore removing both people from all the Titans-Texans conversations.
The one person that I hope is safe from this mess…Jeff Fisher. Only because his mustache is a thing of beauty. It’s what all of us at FaF wish our mustaches could be.
Houston Rockets - Beat the Lakers a couple of days ago, that’s always a good thing. They play the Phoenix Suns for the title of “Surprisingly good team early in the season.” If you them to be tied with Atlanta for best record in the league at this point you are a liar. Also, the Chron mailed in an article about David Andersen. I think they just have a template article that says [insert player] is playing well on defense and is scrappy, that they just insert a new Rockets player into each week.
Houston Texans – Receive a little more depth at TE to replace the injured pro-bowler Daniels. James Casey has returned to practice after having his knee scoped a few weeks ago. They play the Titans Chris Johnson this week on Monday night. Fuck you Texans. You better decide to cover him when he lines up at receiver this week, because I am playing against him in my fantasy league. If he scores 35 points again this week I am going to rape all of your girlfriends*
Houston Cougars – Hope to begin another mediocre effort at a sport by beginning their basketball season tonight. My prediction for the season is that Tom Penders “retires” before he is fired (forced to retire is a push), I’m gonna miss the merm when it’s gone.
Rice Owls - I feel like this screen-cap says it all.
* and by rape your girlfriends, I mean bitch and moan on my sports blog no one reads.
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Ridiculous rumor of the day: Bob Stoops to Notre Dame, Kevin Sumlin to OU.
Lame.
Stoops would have to be a fool to leave OU. I also think it would be a reach for a team with the prestige of OU to hire a head coach with only 2 years experience. I honestly don’t think Sumlin is going anywhere…He seems smart and fairly content. Holgerson might jump at a head coaching gig though. I really wish Skladany would.
1. Unsubstantiated rumor started by radio clowns. Team X who has unrealistic expectations is having a crappy season, how about if they hire the coach from team Y. Then in the .000001% chance it happens, they fellate themselves about how smart they think they are. Gay
Notre Dame can suck Sean Pendergast’s cock, there is a reason Urban Meyer chose Florida over them.
I say “ridiculous rumor started by Chad because he’s bored”. Chad probably emailed the radio guys from an email address that sounded quasi-legitimate, like “cworthenheimer@ncaa.edu”. Chad’s fake last name is Worthenheimer.
This is a perfect example of Hobsnobbery, with a dash of muthafucka on the side!
I hate chisme…bring truth please.
I can HAZ unsubstantiated rumorz?
Nah…I saw an article on ESPN.com about Stoops saying it was ridiculous. He’s “still proud to be a [sooner],” you know.
That screenshot says Big Load headed Rice’s way. Hilarious!
It is hard to tell who is really responsible for success on a coaching staff until the coaches are split up…Charlie Weiss leaving the Patriots as a hero and turning into a goat at Notre Dame makes me think of this. Since I sometimes ponder what would happen if we did lose Sumlin…here is what I really wonder…
I really want to know who is the brains…Sumlin or Holgerson? Sumlin gets all the credit…and I have to admit he is a cool guy and I can see why recruits would want to play for him…BUT is he the one responsible for the great recruits, the discipline, team chemistry, awesome focus, and winning attitude? Or is Holgerson? Holgerson recruits for the offense as well…is it him just being a genious offensive mind that is responsible for the great output of the team? Is Holgerson actually the one who is disciplined? Since the offense is really the unit that is on point? If Sumlin is really a great coach, how can he let us have the #1 Offense in the country and the last place defense? Does Sumlin struggle to recruit talent on defense, or is Holgerson the one making good recruiting decisions on the O? Sumlin is the one in position to receive praise and the fault, but if Holgerson was head coach would he let the defense fall to #116? I wonder? There are a ton of examples, but look at Tulsa since Malzahn left. Todd Graham has fallen apart.
All of that said, I’m a major CKS fan…those are just some thoughts bouncing around in my head.
Sometimes people are better served at being a coordinator (example Art Briles) because they lack the management skills to make sure all the little things in all areas of the game get taken care of.
Sumlin is responsible for the entire team, and holding coaches accountable for the jobs they do. Therefore, Holgerson may have a lot of freedom with the offense which is great, except when he makes bullshit decisions like trying become a power running team (watch our successful running plays not in the redzone, they are misdirection plays) inside the 10 yardline (Tulsa) or just calling a crap game (UCF, which I fault him and Sumlin for Cleveland’s fumble, since he could hardly run on that ankle all game and fumbled the ball when he was twisted around on it AFTER being put back in the game. We have 18 receivers on on roster, put someone who isnt hurt, who can run in there.)
The defensive issues are due to youth on the D-line. Watch the film. These guys don’t have all the techniques down nor the strength (yet) to shed blockers because they are all true freshman and sophs. This is why we cannot stop the run, and also why we struggle to get to the passer. No secondary or linebackers can be great if the QB has all day to throw the ball. The longer you leave them in coverage, someone will break open. Check out our stat rankings in sacks and TFLs
Also this lack of experience on the D-Line causes us to call alot of base defenses and Skladany plays zone on almost every play. McGraw had 2 sacks when we blitzed him, but if we have to send extra players to create pressure, eventually that leaves even bigger holes in our zone D behind it.
Not to mention we don’t have 1 safety on our team due to a combination of disciplinary issues and injuries. Our D has also taken a dive with some other key injuries like Nicholson et al.
You have to remember that Briles only cared about offense, and made sure all the most talented athletes on the team played on the offensive side of the ball. This puts us in the situation we are in now in year 2 of Sumlin, where his recruits are young, and getting lots of playing time, but that is bad when you want to be a big physical imposing Defense. In year 3 of Sumlin he will have his 1st recruiting class reaching their Jr. year (even though that was a patchwork job in 2 months I digress). Good teams usually are predominantly Jr’s and Sr’s, so next year’s team should reflect Sumlin’s vision much more.
Sumlin is having an impact on every aspect of this team except the D. I can’t imagine that the reason is he is a bad D coach, and his position hires were bad. We went from being bottom in the league in penalties and yardage to top (meaning least). We also field special teams units who can block well enough for someone to run back a KO or a punt, as well as we have 10 blocked kicks. None of this happened under Briles. However, just because of the improvements in ALL other areas of our team Sumlin is getting a pass from me this year only on defense. Next year, it better be on like Donkey Kong with all the players we have coming back bigger, stronger, faster, and smarter than this year.
Agreed. I personally believe this is evidenced by our discipline and special teams play.
But if we had to lose one (Sumlin or Holgerson), you would chose to lose Holgerson then? Because when I think of it like that…I’m not so sure. I think if Sumlin left and Holgerson got promoted to HC then Holgerson could keep the offense where it is now, and ignore defense completely and it couldn’t get any worse (see Briles defenses…statistically better than Sumlin’s). Special Teams play is attributed to Levine…so let’s say hypothetically Holgerson convinces Levine to stay. Then the team basically stays the same I think…at least statistically. Maybe less disciplined…I don’t know. But if Holgerson goes…is Sumlin able to keep the Offense at the level it is at now? And will Sumlin actually be able to get the defense to improve? The defense the last 2 years has been worse than before he got here. Again…I understand the issues with the defense, and I want Sumlin and Holgerson both here…just tossing the thoughts around.
But this is the chicken or the egg argument. Sumlin chose all of these people to work for him, so who is to say that he doesn’t hire someone else equally capable to replace Holgorsen? This would be similar to all the coaches who have coached at UT, OU, USC, the NE Patriots, etc. If you are good at evaluating talent you will not only recruit well, but you will make good hires because it’s one in the same.
I guess that’s my point. I don’t know that there is an OC that is equal to Holgerson right now. Rivals.com has him as the #1 OC in the country. I have to agree. I believe he is a phenomenal offensive mind. The success of the offense COULD be directly attributed to him. Sumlin as a head coach is coming up short on the other side of the ball. I’m not so sure his evaluation of the coaches or the talent on that side of the ball are good. I know we have a slew of issues on D…young players, injuries, etc. that keeps us from getting a clear idea of how good the talent or the coaching is…only time will tell. As you say…some people are better coordinators than head coaches. So far this team has gotten better on offense, worse on defense, somewhat better (field goal issues, and punter was Briles guy) on special teams, and more disciplined (again, mostly on offense…defense still runs out of gaps and misses assignment constantly). I guess I’m just saying that I am a big Holgerson fan, and Sumlin still has some things to prove. He may be a great head coach. He definitely picked the right OC and recruited some offensive studs. I’m just not so sure he gives enough credence to defense, and I don’t think this team enjoys the same success with a different OC. Just my opinion to this point.
Also…
UT, OU, USC, the NE Patriots
All of those teams play tremendous defense.
No one told me it was LongAss Post day…I would have brought a lunch…
Chad your arguments are terrible.
First, like I said Briles only recruited for offense. The only Sumlin players with significant playing time on offense are our tackles, Beall and Sims (because Ganaway defected and Kohn is hurt), and Cleveland. Everyone else including Carrier and Edwards (because they each redshirted a year under Briles) are Briles recruits. We were a top 10 offense under Briles. Holgorsen had plenty to work with when he got here (unlike Skladany). It’s not like he came in with the players Rice has currently. Not to mention the fact that Sumlin found Holgosen who had been the OC at Tech for years, but no one would hire him because everyone knows that’s Leach’s offense and Leach calls the plays and makes all the decisions. 3 years ago did you know the name Dana Holgorsen? So finally a publication recognized Holgorsen’s talent, 3 years after Sumlin did when he was sniffing Leach’s jock. Hooray for you for pointing that out.
As for the defense…. 2 OF OUR 3 BEST LINEBACKERS ARE FORMER WALKONS. 5 out of 8 D-lineman that play are true freshman. Compare that to the offensive talent. Briles left this team with SHIT on defense. So is the fact that with 1.5 recruiting classes Sumlin’s inability to field a defense is more because his predecessor refused to. Not to mention our defense has gotten worse due to injury. This is not the same D that played OSU. Sumlin has more of his recruits playing on the defensive side of the ball, and it takes more time to develop a D-lineman than any other position on the field. It takes time to build a defense, and it takes older players who are smarter. Offense is a lot easier to play based on talent alone.
All those teams I mentioned had to build a defense at some point. I doubt all those coaches walked in and had great defenses at the beginning of their tenure. My point is that we have to see how Sumlin develops the talent he has.
Sumlin took less money than UH offered him so that he could afford to hand pick the people he wanted under him. I highly doubt letting Sumlin go and letting Holgorsen continue with his offense as HC while letting everything else go to shit, would make this team better in the long run.
Actually we tried that strategy before. Jenkins had the #1 offense under Pardee at UH. Why don’t you compare the records of Jenkins and Pardee as head coaches at UH? How did that work out for us?
your argument is terrible because it assumes sumlin will accomplish things he hasnt yet proven he can. holgerson has complete control over the only consistent part of this team. and jenkins didnt work out long term, but the scenario has been successful many other places. sumlin was an oc too remember. i could find a hundred more examples of oc’s taking over and having success. only time will tell if sumlin can actually build a defense.
My argument assumes nothing. go back and read it. It says Sumlin inherited a good offense and a bad defense. Holgorsen took what was great and made it excellent. Skladany took what was crap and has yet to prove it is any better or worse. No assumption. The only thing I pointed out was that a non-play calling OC was hired as head coach because he played LB in college and was a special teams coach before moving to offense. Holgorsen was straight offense, and never worked on any other part of the game. Holgorsen has that mad man personality like Jenkins. He doesn’t hold anything back and both him and Sumlin say that Sumlin reels him in from time to time. Thats not what you want in an HC.
My point was that if you have a strictly offensive personality like Holgorsen or Briles, you shoot yourself in the foot an lose game you should win. Like both Oregon games and both Miami games where we out gained our opponents but special teams and turnovers killed us. Undoubtably you remember the punt Miami blocked at Relient.
Point is part of the reason Briles left was because Maggard kept shoving defense and special teams coaches down his thoat, and Briles wouldn’t have it. You can’t make a coach do something he doesn’t want to. Why wouldn’t Sumlin poach much of the staff he hand picked here to go with him somewhere bigger where there is more money (like Larry Jackson who got him this job who coached at OU and aTm with him, and Levine who has NFL experience at his position). This leaves Holgorsen to pick his guys, and from what I know of him, he only cares about yards and points. He has been under Leach for his entire career until now, and people say he is like Leach but not as book smart (aka no law degree like Leach). Leach has done well at Tech, but is always on the verge of losing his team because he is so out there.
Watch the next game when Holgorsen gets so pissed Sumlin has to keep him away from the players and go into the huddle himself. That’s your choice? Someone who gets so crazy players stop responding? Jason Phillips is about 2 years from being a OC, and maybe the best recruiter we have besides Sumlin himself. We’re better off with Sumlin/Phillips than Holgorsen/Phillips. Even if Phillips isnt ready, there are plenty of people running up tempo HUNH spread offenses the way Sumlin wants to. We aren’t the only team with an HUNH version of the spread
Both Holgorsen and Sumlin were non-play-calling OC’s at big XII schools. Trust me, there are reasons why one got to be promoted to an HC while the other just got more responsibilities at the same position he held. There are just some people meant to peak as a coordinator. Holgorsen is one, just like Charlie Weiss, Mike Stoops, Norv Turner, Briles will be in there once he fails at Baylor.
Just so you know…I agree that Sumlin has the better make up for a Head Coach, and I believe he has an incredibly bright future. But that’s just me “believing” in him…not basing it on anything of real substance. In playing devil’s advocate I have to say that to this point he has done little more than take Briles’ recruits, and the Texas Tech offensive coordinator and pair them together. Can you name any other major improvement Sumlin has made? Penalties I will give you (despite 8 against UCF), but even turnovers have plagued the team in the last 3 weeks. Special Teams is improved aside from the kicking. Larry Jackson was already here. Sumlin probably takes him with him, but Sumlin didn’t bring him here. He hired Skladany…No it’s not Skladany’s fault that he has nothing to work with, but Skladany’s resume doesn’t exactly sparkle…tell me what Skladany’s credentials are. He coached from 96-06 at Iowa State where they had losing records 7 out 10 seasons. 2 seasons they had 2 wins or less. He coached at UCF in ’07. That defense gave up 52 to East Carolina and 64 to South Florida. The UH defense had better linemen in ’08 and had players left over from Briles. And still they gave up 56 points twice. We only gave up 50 points once in the ’06 and ’07 seasons (with the same players and Briles completely neglecting defense) and it was in “THE” Tulsa game. When or where was Skladany ever any good? And why is this considered a good hire? I could have told you that bringing in Tech’s OC and a special teams coordinator would have made this team better. These are Sumlin’s big moves so far. I like the guy, I do. I just want him to prove that he cares about defense more than Holgerson or Briles…because so far HE HAS NOT.
Chad got me to thinking, if Holgerson is the #1 rated OC, which is obviously b/c of the play calling, yds amassed, etc., then why does everyone discount Case’s stats and abilities? They always bring up, ‘He is a system guy’; which may be true but that ‘system’ is kicking ass and taking names. If Holgerson is maybe next in line for a HC position, then why do people discount Case’s stats and not the guy calling the plays?
You can like one and simply discount the other? They are both parts of the SAME system!
Word.
All college QBs are system QBs, like it or not. That’s why recruiting happens.
Unless someone wants to chime in and enlighten us as to why Tim Tebow isn’t the QB for Urban Meyer’s system…
I can see it now: “Oh no, tha’t's the SEC. Tebow can’t be a system QB!”
I was in a time warp and missed this ever happening, but now I can haz crack!
Exactly. Tebow is garbage this year. Florida’s defense is what is keeping them undefeated this year.