Bye Week

[Big Z]

Ugh I don't like it 

[MCMLXXX]

Good week to make the defensive adjustments that are needed.  In addition, the ACU game will be a good game to make real time tweaks for the remainder of the season. Couldn't have come at a better time.

[southsideguy]

I predict we win the bye week 44-40.

[Wag Tag]

With the extra time and based on the opponent, I hope Rudder will play some linebacker!

[golfingomez]

With our win last week, we avoided a winless season, have we ever had one? I checked sports reference, which confirms this, but it only goes back to 1953

Just with a little research, Texas A&M, SMU, TCU, and Baylor look like our Texas brethren that have suffered this distinction.

 

[Matt from A700]

23 minutes ago, southsideguy said:

I predict we win the bye week 44-40.

If we use a four-man front, I am 69% confident we will hold the bye to under 35.

[greenminer]

43 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

With the extra time and based on the opponent, I hope Rudder will play some linebacker!

Plot twist: he'll start at QB?

[TripleGrad]

44 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

With our win last week, we avoided a winless season, have we ever had one? I checked sports reference, which confirms this, but it only goes back to 1953

Just with a little research, Texas A&M, SMU, TCU, and Baylor look like our Texas brethren that have suffered this distinction.

 

 

0-1 in 1913 against TCU, but after that we've never had a winless season.

[tmjerm]

56 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

With our win last week, we avoided a winless season, have we ever had one? I checked sports reference, which confirms this, but it only goes back to 1953

Just with a little research, Texas A&M, SMU, TCU, and Baylor look like our Texas brethren that have suffered this distinction.

 

Houston went winless in 2001

[MGNation92]

Mentioned on the post game show with JD - This also gives Rodgers two weeks to get all, if not most of the reps with the ones.

As good as we looked offensively at times, we could be even better with some consistency.

[Cerebus]

4 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

Mentioned on the post game show with JD - This also gives Rodgers two weeks to get all, if not most of the reps with the ones.

As good as we looked offensively at times, we could be even better with some consistency.

This is the most important week of the season for these coaches.   Between the bye and then a game where we should be able to out athlete/depth an FCS program, its the perfect time to get the offense really clicking, and find SOMETHING that works on the defense. 

Especially the defensive side, find something that works NOW.   This offense is good enough to win games with a below average defense, they just can't be bad, much less terrible. 

[Old Denton]

We would have gone winless in 2015 if the Flightless Birds hadn't been on the schedule.

#lockedthegate

[untjim1995]

1 minute ago, Old Denton said:

We would have gone winless in 2015 if the Flightless Birds hadn't been on the schedule.

#lockedthegate

Just because they were down to their 6th string QB (true story, not exaggerated) and we were at home, that late 4th quarter TD saved us the indignation of probably the worst season of all time. Remember, it included the Portland State debacle that season.

[Matt from A700]

2 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

Just because they were down to their 6th string QB (true story, not exaggerated) and we were at home, that late 4th quarter TD saved us the indignation of probably the worst season of all time. Remember, it included the Portland State debacle that season.

And only five home games. And two bodybag games at Iowa and Tennessee.

[untjim1995]

Just now, Matt from A700 said:

And only five home games. And two bodybag games at Iowa and Tennessee.

That RV really knew how to schedule OOC games, didn't he?

[UNTcrazy727]

I’m hoping we use the next two weeks to install more looks from the 4-2-5. I’m guessing all we had last week was a base look with not a lot of stunts/blitzes/coverages. Might explain why we abandoned it in the 2nd half? 

Edited September 18 by UNTcrazy727

[Green Crazy]

4 hours ago, MCMLXXX said:

Good week to make the defensive adjustments that are needed.  In addition, the ACU game will be a good game to make real time tweaks for the remainder of the season. Couldn't have come at a better time.

I would have rather had it after the ACU game so we had two weeks to prep for Navy's triple option. 

[Cougar King]

On 9/18/2023 at 12:36 PM, tmjerm said:

Houston went winless in 2001

0-11 courtesy of now UTEP head coach Dana Dimel

Edited September 20 by Cougar King

[meaniegreenie]

On 9/18/2023 at 1:55 PM, UNTcrazy727 said:

I’m hoping we use the next two weeks to install more looks from the 4-2-5. I’m guessing all we had last week was a base look with not a lot of stunts/blitzes/coverages. Might explain why we abandoned it in the 2nd half? 

I'm hoping they spend time gathering up EVERY COPY of the 3man defense playbook and bundle them up to be put on the bon fire.

[UNTLifer]

3 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

0-11 courtesy of now UTEP head coach Dana Dimel

Just think, you are now coached by a Jimmy Buffett wannabe.

[3_n_out]

imagine if they utilized these next two weeks to further work on the 3-3-5 defense. this would totally show me the stubbornness of our DC. i don't mind running the 3-3-5, but also work in the 4-man front.

[NT80]

3 hours ago, Cougar King said:

0-11 courtesy of now UTEP head coach Dana Dimel

Upon re-consideration, the Big?12 wants your invite back!

[Cougar King]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

Upon re-consideration, the Big?12 wants your invite back!

 

No refunds. We're P4 now.

[GMG_Dallas]

57 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

 

No refunds. We're P4 now.

According to SMU fans on Twitter, there's only a P3 now and you're not a part of it.

[tmjerm]

5 hours ago, Cougar King said:

0-11 courtesy of now UTEP head coach Dana Dimel

Yes indeed.  It was a frustrating time growing up a Coog.  I was in HS.  We were season ticket holders then.  My dad was on those mid 70s teams.  I loved plenty of those players 2001.  Joffrey Reynolds, Orlando Iglesias, Brandon Middleton, Key Bell, Stanford Route, Rex Hadnot.  I’m sure I’m forgetting some that I loved to watch.  Plenty of electric receivers, just a lazy offensive scheme with slow quarterbacks and bad discipline. Beating Louisville to end the next season was almost as satisfying as seeing Dimel go.  Now it’s probably time to see another Dana go, as much as I hate that it hasn’t worked out.