In 2011, UT's OL couldn't run block to save its life under Harry Hiestand. But UT's talent at OL did just fine at run blocking in 2012 under Sam Pittman. It begs the question, what happened with Hiestand at UT? Did he forget how to coach OL? The answer is no, because he's now prepping Notre Dame's OL for the MNC game. So what was the issue with UT's OL in 2011?
Probably something to what Pirate said, though I have no idea. I will point out that our OL was still relatively inexperienced last year, although most of them had a year under their belts and almost a full season's worth of starts. But I also think Chaney and Dooley overstressed the pass last year in spring and preseason practice, trying to take advantage of our strengths, and that bit them when the passing offense was riddled with injuries. Those are just my thoughts, TIFIW.