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=09It's do-or-die for Longhorns=20
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=09Oct. 12, 2000=20
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=09[IMAGE]Chip Brown, who covers Texas football for The Dallas Morning News=
,=20
answers your questions about rebounding from the Oklahoma loss, Major=20
Applewhite as the sole starter, promotions for Roy Williams and B.J. Johnso=
n=20
and more. Inside Texas Football appears each Thursday.=20
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=09E-mail questions to Chip: chipbrown@dallasnews.com=20
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=09Listen to Chip Brown talk about the Longhorns on
=09DallasNews.com's Colleges site=20
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=09Chip Shot=20
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=09This week, Texas faces the man whom UT officials considered a finalist f=
or=20
the Longhorns' coaching job awarded to Mack Brown. The Longhorns travel to=
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Boulder, Colo., and meet Gary Barnett's Buffaloes.=20
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=09No team has ever beaten Texas seven straight times. But that's exactly w=
hat=20
the Buffaloes will be trying to do this week. Colorado has won six straight=
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against UT dating to 1989. Texas last beat Colorado in the 1975 Bluebonnet=
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Bowl, and hasn't won in Boulder since 1941.=20
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=09Two of the last three UT-CU games have been decided on the final drives.=
The=20
Buffs won on a final-play field goal in Austin in 1994, and the Longhorns'=
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Hail Mary pass fell incomplete in a 28-24 loss in Boulder in 1996.=20
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=09Here are some comments from Barnett in his weekly news conference:=20
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=09On the play of his team in its first victory of the season over Texas A&=
M:=20
"The play of our offensive line was the most dominant we've had. I felt lik=
e=20
the line and all the kids really cut it loose for the first time this seaso=
n.=20
We were a much more focused team."=20
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=09On Texas: "Texas is the most talented team we'll face this year, maybe i=
n a=20
couple years. They are loaded with talent on both sides of the ball, and th=
ey=20
have depth. You've got to think after their loss (to Oklahoma), they will=
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come in here really inspired. It should be a good matchup. The obvious=20
challenge for us is to hold up defensively against their passing game."=20
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=09On Mack Brown: "What I've been most impressed with Mack is his ability t=
o get=20
players. He's forced the hand of a lot of players and gotten commitments=20
early. They have been able to hand-pick the players they want out of Texas.=
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When you can get Roy Williams, B.J. Johnson and Sloan Thomas in the same=20
class, something is going on. Something good. We recruited all of those=20
players. The hype around Simms had something to do with it, too. Receivers=
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want to play with a good quarterback."=20
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=09Longhorn Q & A=20
=09Q:What's the deal with the QB rotation this week? And were there any oth=
er=20
promotions to the starting lineup?=20
=09?? Marge Ringer=20
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=09BROWN: Major Applewhite was named the starter for the Colorado game on=
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Tuesday by coach Mack Brown. Brown said Chris Simms would only be used on a=
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"need-to-win" basis, meaning that for the first time this season, there is =
no=20
plan to play both QBs this week. The coaches are hoping that by turning the=
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offense over to Applewhite exclusively, there will be a spark. UT offensive=
=20
coordinator Greg Davis said, however, that Texas could go back to the QB=20
rotation after this week. The coaches will wait and see. As far as other=20
promotions, B.J. Johnson will start at flanker ahead of Brandon Healy and R=
oy=20
Williams will start at split end ahead of Montrell Flowers. The coaches mad=
e=20
these promotions, in part, to help encourage Williams and Johnson to take=
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more of a vocal leadership role. And coaches said freshman tight end Brock=
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Edwards might see more playing time, and running back Kenny Hayter will see=
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more carries than the two he had against OU last week.=20
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=09Kenny Hayter=20
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=09Q:I'm having trouble understanding why the Longhorns will not put in a b=
igger=20
running back during first and second down to increase their chances at a=20
third-and-short situation. I believe Hodges Mitchell is more of a third-dow=
n=20
back who is better suited for throwing to out of the backfield than he is a=
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guy who can pound the ball straight ahead and pick up four to six yards on=
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first and second down. Watching the game last week and previous games as=20
well, I've noticed too many times that Texas has put itself in third and=20
long situations due to not
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=09picking up anything on the first two downs. Kenny Hayter, in my opinion,=
is a=20
more physical back who doesn't go down as easy. They should put him in ther=
e=20
on first and second down to pick up some positive yardage, and bring in=20
Hodges to run draw plays and block on third down since he has good hands an=
d=20
is a reliable blocker. =20
=09?? Eric Barker, Plano, Texas=20
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=09BROWN: Texas got behind so early against Oklahoma that the running game=
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became a moot point. Mack Brown said he should have run the ball more in th=
e=20
second half to grind out the clock and keep the score closer. But he said h=
e=20
was foolish enough to think his team could come back, so UT tried to throw=
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and score quickly. Hayter took most of the first-team snaps in practice thi=
s=20
week, so look for him to get more of a chance against Colorado.=20
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=09Q:What recruits were on the sideline for the OU game? =20
=09?? Lance Kyles=20
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=09BROWN: None. Texas was the visiting team. Only the home team is allowed =
to=20
bring recruits to UT-OU game. So UT will be allowed to bring recruits to ne=
xt=20
year's OU game.=20
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=09Q:Why did Kenny Hayter get only two carries? Why didn't our defense get=
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pressure on Josh Heupel? Why do we run so many 5-yard patterns on offense?=
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Give us the answers, Chip. What are the coaches' comments on these topics?=
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=09?? Cody Anderson, Houston=20
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=09BROWN: I think I've pretty much answered the Hayter question. The runnin=
g=20
game became somewhat irrelevant in the OU game pretty quickly because UT wa=
s=20
forced to pass to try to get back in it. But Hodges Mitchell did get a lot =
of=20
time, mostly because he ran for 204 yards in last year's OU game and becaus=
e=20
he is the bigger receiving threat. Look for Hayter to get more carries this=
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week. It's hard to believe that Shaun Rogers makes that big of a difference=
,=20
but Casey Hampton said UT would have gotten more pressure on Heupel if Roge=
rs=20
was in there. Rogers is expected to play this week. The 5-yard patterns,=20
according to offensive coordinator Greg Davis, are the routes that the=20
defense is giving Texas. The coaches want the receivers to become more like=
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running backs after the catch and use their speed and moves to break for bi=
g=20
yards.=20
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=09Q:I began following Longhorn football when I arrived at UT in 1995, and=
no=20
one was more shocked than me when the alumni and DeLoss Dodds turned on Jo=
hn=20
Mackovic so viciously after the loss to UCLA in 1997. Not only was I appall=
ed=20
at the time, but I was even more horrified to learn that this was par for=
=20
the course for UT football coaches. Mack Brown seems to have been truly=20
embraced by the community over the last two years, but I'm worried we are=
=20
about to see a repeat of history. What do you think?=20
=09?? Lisa Davis, Austin=20
=09
=09BROWN: I was surprised at the venom being spit this week in and around=
=20
Austin. People were talking about hiring John Mackovic as offensive=20
coordinator or bringing in Spike Dykes to talk to UT about how to respond=
=20
after being blown out. All of this is crazy. Now, I will grant you that thi=
s=20
game with Colorado is do-or-die as far as the Big 12 title. If UT loses it,=
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the Horns will pretty much need the rest of the Big 12 South to fall apart =
in=20
order to get into the league title game. But if UT wins, the Horns are real=
ly=20
in the driver's seat for the Big 12 South title. I say that because the=20
chances of OU winning two of three against No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Kansas Sta=
te=20
and at Texas A=02?are slim. The chances are good the Sooners will emerge wi=
th at=20
least two losses in those games. Texas can get right back in the race with =
a=20
win Saturday. If the Longhorns do win and UT looks good with Major Applewhi=
te=20
at QB, then everyone will say "I told you so, Mack" regarding the QB rotati=
on=20
having slowed down UT's offense all season. But the critical fans will also=
=20
embrace Mack and move on. If Texas loses, I think people will be upset, but=
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they will also need to get behind Mack Brown and start building support for=
=20
the rest of this season and next season. Mack Brown isn't going anywhere.=
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He'll be around Texas for a good while.=20
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=09[IMAGE]
=09Casey Hampton=20
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=09Q:I know I have no right to criticize coaching because I don't have any =
idea =20
what I would do in their situation. Having said that, I now must say that =
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after a while, one begins to wonder about the coaching. You've said numero=
us=20
times that the coaches shouldn't be blamed for the Longhorns' inconsistenc=
y,=20
and most of the time I agree with you. However, this pattern UT seems to=
=20
follow amazes me. Every few games, everything just blows up and we are=20
embarrassed. How can a team with such obviously great talent manage to scr=
ew=20
up horribly in random=20
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=09games? My only thought is that it has to be the coaching. It's not like=
the=20
players aren't good enough. Kenny Hayter proves in the OSU game to be the=
=20
solution to the running game's problem. Why replace him the next weekend i=
n=20
a much bigger game with the truly hard-working, but honestly inefficient=
=20
Hodges Mitchell? Why run the ball over and over when it obviously doesn't=
=20
work? Or it could work, if the right players were in... These things baffl=
e=20
me. Do you think the coaching is one of the problems? What can be done to=
=20
fix the inconsistencies that are actually becoming consistent and developi=
ng=20
a pattern of embarrassing losses? Last year there was N.C. State, and then=
=20
the last three awful games. This year, it's mediocre Stanford, and the go=
od=20
but not THAT good OU. Will it ever stop? Thanks, I enjoy your newsletter.=
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=09?? David Rowe, Austin=20
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=09BROWN: I think the OU game was, to some degree, an aberration. Oklahoma =
got=20
it going and kept punching Texas in the face, and UT never got a punch in t=
o=20
slow the Sooners down. Josh Heupel looked like Joe Montana, and the avalanc=
he=20
was on. The biggest problem for Texas right now is no leadership on offense=
.=20
Giving the offensive reins to Major Applewhite this week is a great move, I=
=20
believe. It could give the Longhorns confidence, if it's not too late and t=
he=20
offensive psyche hasn't been beaten down too much. The offensive line has n=
o=20
vocal, emotional leaders. Antwan Kirk-Hughes is developing into that guy. B=
ut=20
none of the other guys are fiery, vocal guys. And Applewhite has been an=20
ineffective leader to this point because he has been so worried about wheth=
er=20
he is going to play well enough to stay in a game with this QB rotation.=20
Coaches can only do so much when it comes to leadership on the field. You=
=20
can't make a guy do more pushups and make him into a leader. That stuff is=
=20
inherent in players. Either you have it or you don't. On defense, Casey=20
Hampton and Shaun Rogers are the heart and soul. On special teams Beau Trah=
an=20
needs to take command. On offense, it's clearly Applewhite who will have to=
=20
step up. Maybe the end of the QB rotation will help him do that.=20
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=09Q:Is it obvious to just fans or everyone that the Texas coaches fail to =
have=20
the team prepared each week and fail to provide the opponent with a new =20
wrinkle or two each week? The opposing team always seems to know what is=20
coming while Texas is always caught by surprise early on. On offense, the=
=20
play-calling is extremely predictable and increasingly uncreative. On=20
defense, the opponents used what worked in previous weeks against Texas and=
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the defense never seems to have made an adjustment. The defense uses the sa=
me=20
blitzes without mixing things up enough. Both coach Reese and coach Davis=
=20
seem extremely stubborn and refuse to try something new for fear of a mista=
ke=20
or setback. Well, we have suffered both, so why not give the players some=
=20
excitement and give the opposing team some uncomfortable feeling while on t=
he=20
sideline after seeing something totally new? It seemed to work against OSU=
=20
with a little different blocking scheme. Good job but do it every week,=20
especially against the tougher opponents. Do you see these problems and=20
tendencies also?=20
=09?? Todd Purl=20
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=09BROWN: In talking to Greg Davis on Tuesday, he said he is re-evaluating =
his=20
play calling and has questioned himself about the creativity of it. Texas h=
as=20
done well in the shotgun, four-wide, one-minute offense. But Davis said jus=
t=20
using that set goes against their philosophy of trying to be balanced 50-50=
=20
with the run and the pass. At some point, and maybe this week, if that line=
=20
can't open any holes for the backs, it will be time to give up hopes of bei=
ng=20
balanced and throw the ball out of four wides and use the pass to set up th=
e=20
run. We'll see if things improve this week. There is no question that the=
=20
coaches are rethinking EVERYTHING right now. Davis also said he has gotten=
=20
after the offense for all the penalties that have been killing early drives=
.=20
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=09Q:I am a Longhorn fan who tries to be realistic. Win alot, lose some -- =
be=20
realistic. One thing that is very disturbing to me now, above winning and=
=20
losing, is the following: After the last four big games, some Longhorn has=
=20
said "the other team just wanted it more" After Oklahoma, it was Hodges=20
Mitchell who said it. I remember reading the same comments after Arkansas a=
nd=20
Nebraska. Why do you think our players are not as hungry as our opponents? =
Or=20
is it the players will not give it up for Mack Brown as the Sooners might =
=20
for Bob Stoops, the Hogs do for their coach, etc. =20
=09?? Mike Engelman=20
=09
=09BROWN: This is an interesting question and one that I think is very tell=
ing.=20
When Texas was the underdog or was still surging from the depths of 4-7 und=
er=20
the new attitude brought in by Mack Brown, the Longhorns got up for teams=
=20
like Nebraska (1998 and 1999) and Texas A=02?(1998) and won. But now that T=
exas=20
is the favorite in every game, the Longhorns are struggling. Even though=20
Brown built North Carolina into a national power by the end of his tenure=
=20
there, the Tar Heels were never expected to win a national title. But with=
=20
everything Brown has done to stir up interest and belief in Texas (recruiti=
ng=20
star players, beating Nebraska twice, re-establishing tradition), he will b=
e=20
expected to contend for a national title here in the very near future. So h=
e=20
has to find ways to get his team on edge for games such as OU, even when th=
e=20
Sooners have every reason to beat the Longhorns. The past five losses have=
=20
all come against teams who appeared to have more reasons to beat UT than UT=
=20
had to beat them - Texas A=02?(revenge and the bonfire tragedy), Nebraska (=
had=20
been beaten by UT three straight times), Arkansas (finally back in the Cott=
on=20
Bowl, looking to beat its old rival), Stanford (coming off 69-17 loss to UT=
=20
in 1999) and Oklahoma (loser of three straight to UT). If Texas has any hop=
e=20
of fending off teams looking to make a name for themselves with a win over=
=20
Texas, Brown will have to find ways to equalize the incentive factor and ma=
ke=20
his team more hungry. Again, some of that will have to come from leadership=
=20
among players. Some of it will be Mack Brown reinventing himself or=20
constantly arousing the senses of his players in different ways.=20
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=09[IMAGE]
=09Greg Davis=20
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=09Q:It was quite obvious from watching the game Saturday that we were=20
thoroughly outplayed in all phases of the game. Even more disappointing is=
=20
the fact that we were thoroughly outcoached, too. I am convinced that are=
=20
offensive schemes will continue to be inconsistent, at best, against the=20
better defenses in the country. To support my argument, I reviewed the last=
=20
seven games (including this one) we have played against "good" defenses=20
(K-State, Nebraska twice, A&M, Arkansas, OSU, OU). The results are terrible=
.=20
We have averaged 216 passing yards per game (would rank
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=09 54th in the country in 2000) and 52 rushing yards per game (112th in th=
e=20
country in 2000). Our total offense of 268 yards per game would rank 99th i=
n=20
the country in 2000. Although this review could be construed as overly=20
conservative, it still makes my point that our offense is well below averag=
e=20
when facing better defenses. I feel like Greg Davis is getting too much=20
credit for our offensive output against bad defenses, resulting in a failur=
e=20
to see the inherent weaknesses in our scheme. I would like your comments on=
=20
this prevailing problem and I would also like to know where Kenny Hayter wa=
s=20
on Saturday! Thanks,=20
=09?? Lane=20
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=09BROWN: I tend to think that Davis does need to mix things up a little bi=
t=20
more. Perhaps by having one QB running the offense, things will settle down=
,=20
and some more offensive flow will result. I think the answers may begin=20
there. Perhaps if Applewhite can get things moving without fear of being=20
yanked, the confidence will spread everywhere, including the booth where=20
plays are being called. Without question, when a team is struggling, the=20
tendency is to simplify. Well, UT can't afford to simplify its offense=20
anymore.=20
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=09Q:Why did the coaching staff remove, or go away from, the quick-strike, =
no-=20
huddle offense that was used in the first game? The team seemed to come =20
alive when they began using that offense, along with the appearance of Majo=
r =20
Applewhite. I believe if this offense would have been used against Stanford=
, =20
the team would have been unbeaten going into OU. The quick-strike offense =
=20
did not make another appearance until a dire situation in the OU game. Then=
=20
when the Horns used it, they moved the ball down the field and scored. Why=
=20
not use this more and keep the defense guessing? Unlike most coaches, I=20
believe with this style of offense, the pass will set up the run, and we a=
ll=20
would love to see a consistent running game.=20
=09?? Brian Gannon=20
=09
=09BROWN: I will quote Greg Davis when I asked him the same question: "The=
=20
one-minute offense creates a tempo. It forces the game to go up-tempo becau=
se=20
it's a situation where everything is done at the line. The argument against=
=20
using it as a standard offense is that it goes against our overall philosop=
hy=20
of being balanced, 50-50, with the run and the pass."=20
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=09Q:The OU game was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish with no=
=20
redeeming features whatsoever which sets the program back at least a year,=
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if not more. So tell us something good, Chip ... PLEASE! =20
=09?? Rowell Rogers, Denton=20
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=09BROWN: Again, if Texas wins this week, the Longhorns are back in the dri=
ver's=20
seat for the Big 12 South, in my opinion. I would be surprised if Texas=20
doesn't bounce back with its best effort of the season. If there is a clear=
=20
hangover, and Texas loses, it will be time to take the bad with the good. F=
or=20
every 1998 storybook season, there is a season where everything doesn't fal=
l=20
into place as expected. But let's see what happens this week. The effects o=
f=20
the OU game won't set the program back a year unless the Longhorns let it. =
If=20
UT bounces back this week and wins, the Longhorns have a pretty good schedu=
le=20
to get to the A=02?game with only one league loss. Let's see what happens.=
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=09Q:You stated that every QB would benefit from a redshirt year unless the=
y=20
were Michael Vick. Michael Vick redshirted at Virginia Tech and benefited=
=20
greatly from it. It was even his idea. They made a pretty big deal about it=
=20
last year.=20
=09?? Brad Livingston=20
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=09BROWN: I stand corrected. But even in my error, I proved my point. I sai=
d all=20
freshmen benefit from a redshirt year, and Chris Simms probably would have,=
=20
too. I should have stated that Vick is the perfect example. Thank you for=
=20
setting the record straight.=20
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=09Q:It seems as though Major Applewhite has a better connection with the=
=20
receivers than Chris Simms does. Do you think this is legit or is it merely=
=20
coincidence since Simms has been starting and the receivers are cold, but=
=20
Applewhite comes into the heat of the game when everyone has started to run=
=20
on all cylinders? Also, why is the coaching staff giving Simms every chance=
=20
to win the starting position when it is obvious to fans, coaches, and=20
opponents that Applewhite is the leader and the one to watch out for? Surel=
y=20
if Simms lives up to his pedigree as everyone hopes, he wouldn't have his=
=20
feelings hurt if he lost the starting job to someone superior to him.=20
=09?? Brandon May=20
=09
=09BROWN: Simms said this week that if the coaches went solely with Applewh=
ite,=20
he could live with it as long as it was best for the team. He said he has=
=20
been pressing and that interceptions have become a regular negative in his=
=20
play. He said the grade he would give himself this season would be terrible=
.=20
But he says, in his heart, he believes he will show everyone the promise th=
at=20
has been expected of him since leaving high school as the nation's top QB=
=20
prospect.=20
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=09Q:What role is Courtnee Garcia playing this year on the football team? I=
s=20
Miguel McKay on the football team?=20
=09?? Poorun Patel, Lufkin=20
=09
=09BROWN: Courtnee Garcia fell way behind after pulling a hamstring in the=
=20
pre-season. He hasn't been able to capture sizable playing time as yet. And=
=20
he lost his punt return duties to Hodges Mitchell and has even fallen behin=
d=20
Nathan Vasher as a backup in that role. So Garcia needs to try to convince=
=20
the coaches in practice that he deserves some playing time and then make th=
e=20
most of it. Otherwise, there may not be enough snaps at split end (Garcia's=
=20
position) behind Roy Williams and Montrell Flowers. Miguel McKay is on the=
=20
team and got playing time at defensive tackle against OU. =20
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=09Q:Since all of the big programs are operating under the same recruiting=
=20
restraints, I don't think its unreasonable to expect more out of the recrui=
ts=20
that Texas has. UT has had as good of a haul of recruits over the last 3-4=
=20
years as any program in the country. Using the logic that has been offered =
up=20
by some UT followers, we should be patient and wait until next year or the=
=20
next. At that point, we will be waiting for the inexperienced defensive=20
tackles to mature ... or some other aspect of the team. I don't know where=
=20
the actual difference between the dominant programs and UT is, but I would=
=20
guess that it has something to do with getting "senior" performance from=20
underclassmen. Whether that is a product of the recruiting or motivation, I=
=20
don't know. What do you think?=20
=09?? Kevin P. McCarthy=20
=09
=09BROWN: I think it's fair to expect a lot from this team next year with t=
he=20
schedule UT has. And once Texas shows that it can crack the top 10 without=
=20
losing before the end of October, and if Mack Brown can keep getting star=
=20
high school recruits, the Longhorns will be expected to be in the top 10 fr=
om=20
then on. So starting next year, I think it's fair to put Texas in the top 1=
0=20
and expect them to stay there all season. The UT Towers freshmen receiving=
=20
corps will have a year of experience. Leonard Davis will be gone from the=
=20
O-line, but Robbie Doane should be a suitable replacement, and UT will have=
=20
all its running backs back except for Hodges Mitchell. The defense will los=
e=20
two first-round NFL draft picks (Casey Hampton and Shaun Rogers), but Marcu=
s=20
Tubbs and Stevie Lee should be suitable replacements. The senior leadership=
=20
in other areas will have to make up for the loss of this year's key seniors=
.=20
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=09Q:The addition of Roy Williams has helped Major Applewhite open up the=
=20
offense because he is a big-play receiver. As a supporter of the Garland=20
Owls, I got to witness B.J. Johnson in a big-game situation in last year's=
=20
semi-final game. He was an awesome player last year until that semi-final=
=20
game. Will he be as big of a threat as Roy Williams? =20
=09?? Tyrance "Duke" Barnett, Garland, Texas=20
=09
=09BROWN: I think both of these guys will be outstanding. And more importan=
tly,=20
their leadership will be needed on this offense beginning Saturday. As Mack=
=20
Brown says, freshmen are only freshmen until mid-season. Then they have to =
be=20
and play like upperclassmen. But Williams and Johnson will both be=20
outstanding, in my opinion.=20
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=09Q:Mack Brown should be HEAVILY criticized for his poor handling of the Q=
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situation. Major Applewhite has never done anything but show he is one of t=
he=20
most confident, proven leaders from the QB position in the nation. In my=20
opinion, not even his injury or the fact that Chris Simms got a lot of reps=
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in the spring warranted even a thought of him having to share time. You can=
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say what you want, and Brown would obviously talk around this, but we would=
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not have lost the Stanford game if Applewhite had started and played the=20
entire game. Both QBs, and the offense as a whole, have not played up to th=
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level they're capable of playing because of the inconsistency at QB. A QB=
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controversy creates doubt and a lack of confidence for everyone involved. T=
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coaches, media and fans have fallen in love with an unproven commodity, all=
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the while shucking aside an individual who did everything possible to prove=
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he should be the starter. Mack Brown's job is to be above that, and it's ti=
me=20
for him to take the heat. The media and fans are touching on this, but I=20
think it's time to tell it like it is with his illogical, failed and unfair=
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experiment.=20
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=09BROWN: Amen, Jason. You have spoken, and the rotation has come to an end=
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least for this week.=20
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=09Q:Is there a start time for the Missouri game on Oct. 21?=20
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=09BROWN: Not yet. ABC has opted to use its 6-day window to determine which=
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games it will televise that weekend. Right now, it's possible that the game=
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could be at 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m. or 1 p.m. It definitely will not be at 11 a.m=
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Stay tuned.=20
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