Baylor@UT

[Bullaholic]

21-14 Bears--end of 1. Horns driving. Can you say no defenses boys and girls? I see another 50-50 OT game like TCU-TT coming.

[Saggy Aggie]

I'm not sure how you field a defense this terrible when you consistently have a top 5 recruiting class in the country?

[Bullaholic]

This is the most out-of-sync UT defense I have ever watched.

[FB-fanatic]

Defensee optional!

[Bullaholic]

3 Rushing TD's by frosh RB Bergeron. Might make things interesting in Longhorn land for Johnathan Gray.

[Tejastrue]

I can't remember when I've seen a more porous defense from the Longhorns in 2012. It's embarrassing!

[Scoop27]

Might take Longhorns 60 points to win this game-No defense for either team

[Yoe_09]

I'm not sure how you field a defense this terrible when you consistently have a top 5 recruiting class in the country?

I am thinking the same thing while watching this game.

[Tejastrue]

I'm not sure how you field a defense this terrible when you consistently have a top 5 recruiting class in the country?

When will Diaz finally be held accountable?

[83Indian]

This is just bad football. Neither of these teams are any good.

[defense51]

Arena football...

[Scoop27]

Horns hold on barely-Bears just ran out of time at the end

[ogg]

When will Diaz finally be held accountable?

When he finally get his butt fired. Should've been fired last Monday.

[Txbroadcaster]

3 Rushing TD's by frosh RB Bergeron. Might make things interesting in Longhorn land for Johnathan Gray.

He is a soph

[bigwood33]

I'm not sure how you field a defense this terrible when you consistently have a top 5 recruiting class in the country?
Because it appears that the Longhorns rely on recruiting services to tell them who they should take and forget to actually watch game film. They pass the "eye test" but forget to pay attention to if the kids they recruit are solid football players. They have fallen into the habit of recruiting athletes and it would certainly appear that many of these kids either have very low football IQ's or just don't like the physical part of the game or both. The Mike Singletary's, Zach Thomas's and Dat Nguyen's of the world would not be able to get a sniff from the Longhorns, if they were still kids, because none of them are over 6' tall but the Longhorns certainly have a stable full of 6'2" to 6'4" linebackers who couldn't carry the jocks of those "lesser athletes".

[Spanish Camp]

The entire Big 12 is a joke. (With the exception of K-State).

Everybody in the conference is Baylor.

[raider red 2000]

The entire Big 12 is a joke. (With the exception of K-State).

Everybody in the conference is Baylor.
Not really Baylor is at the bottom of the standings.

[Emerson1]

Because it appears that the Longhorns rely on recruiting services to tell them who they should take and forget to actually watch game film. They pass the "eye test" but forget to pay attention to if the kids they recruit are solid football players. They have fallen into the habit of recruiting athletes and it would certainly appear that many of these kids either have very low football IQ's or just don't like the physical part of the game or both. The Mike Singletary's, Zach Thomas's and Dat Nguyen's of the world would not be able to get a sniff from the Longhorns, if they were still kids, because none of them are over 6' tall but the Longhorns certainly have a stable full of 6'2" to 6'4" linebackers who couldn't carry the jocks of those "lesser athletes".

Well two of the linebackers Texas got in their 2012 class had offers from Alabama, so maybe they'll do something ;)

[Txbroadcaster]

the Longhorns certainly have a stable full of 6'2" to 6'4" linebackers who couldn't carry the jocks of those "lesser athletes".

Or maybe because Texas LB with Hicks is out is basically 3, 3A and below guys all soph more or younger and are learning on the fly....talent is there but the instincts are still in the the growth process.

[gatordaze]

Or maybe because Texas LB with Hicks is out is basically 3, 3A and below guys all soph more or younger and are learning on the fly....talent is there but the instincts are still in the the growth process.

THIS! UT LB's are struggling due to the speed of the game and youth. Freshman and Sophomores should not sniff the field as they cannot have enough reps to eliminate hesitation. UT is paying the price now but they will be fine. Keep bitchin, but Mack and Manny are not going anywhere until Mack says so.

As for recruiting, these guys have offers from just about everyone, so if UT is misjudging their talent then everyone else is missing something as well.

[Spanish Camp]

I take back what I said about K-State. They haven't played anyone who is measurably good. So I say they are going to finish with the rest of the conference.

[bigwood33]

We shall see, won't we. I was using the linebackers as an example but the same thing can be said about the DB's. While watching K-State dismantle WV last night, I used my keen skills of observation to deduce that they managed to cover the WV receivers MUCH better than the more highly recruited DB's in Austin...they also tackled them when a catch was made. Interesting, isn't it, that K-State is choked full of 3 star, 2 star, and one star kids and they have a dynamic defense. The Texas defense is loaded with 5 star recruits who as yet, haven't proven they can play.

[hsbtex]

we shall see, won't we. I was using the linebackers as an example but the same thing can be said about the db's. While watching k-state dismantle wv last night, i used my keen skills of observation to deduce that they managed to cover the wv receivers much better than the more highly recruited db's in austin...they also tackled them when a catch was made. Interesting, isn't it, that k-state is choked full of 3 star, 2 star, and one star kids and they have a dynamic defense. The texas defense is loaded with 5 star recruits who as yet, haven't proven they can play.

this!!!!!

[Rabid Cougar]

We shall see, won't we. I was using the linebackers as an example but the same thing can be said about the DB's. While watching K-State dismantle WV last night, I used my keen skills of observation to deduce that they managed to cover the WV receivers MUCH better than the more highly recruited DB's in Austin...they also tackled them when a catch was made. Interesting, isn't it, that K-State is choked full of 3 star, 2 star, and one star kids and they have a dynamic defense. The Texas defense is loaded with 5 star recruits who as yet, haven't proven they can play.

This +1

[Old Tiger]

3 Rushing TD's by frosh RB Bergeron. Might make things interesting in Longhorn land for Johnathan Gray.

Bergeron is what he is a good bulldozer against bad defenses but when they face good defenses he's pretty useless. A situational back at best.

[Old Tiger]

When will Diaz finally be held accountable?

After this season when he is fired or forced to resign.