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Hey goldbug, I merged the last one in with the big thread because the news has already been posted in that one and the posts are almost certainly going to be redundant.
I could see why Sooner fans view Ash as an average to below average QB based on his game against OU, which was terrible b/c it came against an average OU team. OU was an ass hair away from 5 losses last year, but was lucky to have a good enough offense with an experienced 4 year starter at QB to bail them out from losing to WVU, Okie jr, and Baylor. Their luck ran out against Aggy, as Aggy brutally raped and exposed just how bad the Sooners really were last year. So yes, if I was a Sooner fan, I would regard David Ash as a subpar QB based on that one game against a barely average Sooner team last year.
TE98, I try to be fair about the Horns but let me repeat something I've said before. I have Texas ranked #5 and poised to win the Big XII conference championship. However, that is predicated on David Ash playing a hell of a lot better this year.....and I think he will. Last season was not stellar by any stretch of the imagination. He stunk up the game against OU and Texas damn near lost to KANSAS until Ash was pulled and Case McCoy produced a last-second touchdown to save that game. KANSAS. Ash went down with cracked ribs against Iowa State, and he needed to be pulled again in a Thanksgiving night home loss to TCU. The Horns played a super game against Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl and since McCoy was suspended for that game Ash went all the way. The biggest problem with Ash last year was he couldn't shake off bad plays; he would get rattled and fall apart. I do think he'll be better this year but if he reverts to form then the Horns will be stuck back in the uncomfortable position of another quarterback derby and a so-so season. A better than decent Ash + some improved line play and a strong defense should be enough to win the conference title in 2013. Don't kid yourself; an improved David Ash is a huge part of Texas either being pretty good or extremely good this year and ending up in the Top 5.
You know what is really sad? I actually thought Ash was one of the better players in the last RRS. One of the few that seemed to actually care about the game. That is more of an indictment of other players than it is a compliment to Ash.
-Bingo! I was watching the game and looking around the stadium at the fans and it was spooky seeing the attitude of not only the fans but also the players. The Texas squad just looked flat. I've seen the Horns come out of that tunnel ready to take on a Panzer division, a team of Spetsnaz or the hounds of hell; they didn't care who it was just as long as they got to HIT someone. UT was arm tackling in last year's game and I swear I saw plays where players ten yards from the ball just flat stopped moving. They watched the end of the play with their hands on their hips while Mack was over on the sideline losing his shit trying to get them motivated. But trust me; this year they will come out on fire. Hide and watch. A hell of a game is coming this fall.