I don't know. Let's see if they'll line up with the bleacher creatures before the next game and settle it on the field.fairly certain he is faster than lt RIGHT NOW. now back in the day for lt is a different matter
Pretty good so far. We’ll see..For those that got to watch LT live and in person, how does Evan’s talent level compare to his?
They said he earned a 3.75 but was upset it wasn’t a 4.0I thought I saw he is a good student too. Can anyone confirm they saw the same.
LT was part of an option offense and was definitely more of a power back that had a next gear that allowed him to turn what looked to be a short gain into long touchdowns
Zach Evans is more shifty and cuts a lot better, is better in space, is not as much of a power back. LT ran up the middle a lot, I still remember his long TD run to start the game against Arkansas State in 2000 where he took a simple run straight up the gut against a stacked box for a 65 yard TD or so. I don't think Zach Evans will see as many stacked boxes as LT saw.
LT was more "Give him the ball, run right at defenders, make them stop it or wear them down"
Zach Evans is more "Get him the ball and make people miss"
What made LT fun is the fact that each time he got the ball you knew he could take it to the house, I feel the same way about Zach Evans.
Agree with everything. This can be our best offense since 2015 by a long shot. And if Max hits any deep balls at all then it could be a comparable unit to those 14 and 15 teams. It'll look a little different with more emphasis on the running game but it has the potential to be that effective.rewatched the game last night after i was woken up by the wind last night from the storm.
zach had more than one other run where he was a step away from setting sail on a much longer run and he looks just so dangerous in the open field.
the frogs don't have to run him 20+ times, but need to get him that many touches be it runs or catches. he had one catch to the left sideline and max didn't see him early in the game on third down when he slipped out of the back field and was wide open in the middle of the field
he and quentin have this duality about them when they are running in the open field. both seem to catch defenders off guard with their quickness and how smooth they accelerate. on the long td run for zach and the catch and run for the td for quentin they just blew past defenders.
conversely, their agility and quickness might be more comparable to smaller players but they run much more physical and they aren't going down with normal arm tackles.
will also say after watching the game that the frogs' offense left a number of yards and points on the field with missed opportunities and if they sharpen up their execution and build on what they do well this can be a very good offense
My most charished memory of LT was against Hawaii at AGCS. This is how I recall the play.
3rd and 8 on the TCU 16 yard line.
TCU gives the ball to LT just off tackle and the Hawaiian defense collapses on him.
My Ole MiSs buddy turns to me and says, "why would you do that?"
About that time LT breaks out of the Scrum and goes the distance to the north end zone.
Still the most impressive run I've ever seen at TCU.
Remember, LT was behind Basil Mitchell for the 1998 season. Basil was an incredible talent in his own right.
LT only had 1999 and 2000 as the starter. Led the NCAA in rushing both years.
Agree with everything. This can be our best offense since 2015 by a long shot. And if Max hits any deep balls at all then it could be a comparable unit to those 14 and 15 teams. It'll look a little different with more emphasis on the running game but it has the potential to be that effective.
Agree with everything. However we are so lucky to also have Miller, so when Evens needs a break or misses a game or 2, the offense is still just as dangerous in the running game, as we know he could take it to the house on any play too.Agree with everything. This can be our best offense since 2015 by a long shot. And if Max hits any deep balls at all then it could be a comparable unit to those 14 and 15 teams. It'll look a little different with more emphasis on the running game but it has the potential to be that effective.
I would definitely run with Odds in that case.Agree with everything. However we are so lucky to also have Miller, so when Evens needs a break or misses a game or 2, the offense is still just as dangerous in the running game, as we know he could take it to the house on any play too.
Yeah a clear takeaway from the game is that TCU left 14-21 points on the field (and gave away 7) while I couldn’t really spot any huge misses that Cal had. They weren’t perfect but they didn’t miss any wide open deep passes or really make any mistakes.
Game was about as close as it could have been
someone pointed out that Cal made 5 touchdowns, and if they had just kicked the extra point after each one they would have scored 35, one more than we did. Is that correct? If so, looks like a mistake to me.
And we missed a field goal, and went for two and didn’t make it also.And deciding to forego the field goal on the opening drive to go for it on 4th and come away with nothing, whoops.
On the other hand, having Cal act on even one or two of those "shouda, wouda, coulda" scenarios would have changed the rest of the game, to where you wouldn't have TCU being on their four or five yard line and throwing a "pick six" for example!And deciding to forego the field goal on the opening drive to go for it on 4th and come away with nothing, whoops.
TCU also scored 5 TD's but missed on a 2PATsomeone pointed out that Cal made 5 touchdowns, and if they had just kicked the extra point after each one they would have scored 35, one more than we did. Is that correct? If so, looks like a mistake to me.