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Ewers was good up until the scoring zone and then he was bad. It kind of negates the good parts. In OT, Moore was open in the endzone but the pass was very very bad. That lost us the game.

I'm not disagreeing but the pattern was there with Thompson too. I know, I know. He is worse. But I think there is something either with play calling or preparation. I don't know the cause but the pattern is obvious.

Yeah. That's what I said.

With Sarkisian as head coach there has been a big problem for 4 years. The team plays well in the first half, dog crap in the 3rd quarter, and even in the 4th. That means Texas has to get out to a big lead and then hope the other team doesn't have enough juice to come back. It is a well established pattern at this point. He has to self scout and break up whatever is going on, because it is keeping us from winning championships If he can't figure it out Texas will be looking for their next coach in 3-4 years.

The big question is what is going on with the offense. It goes hard for a half and slams into a wall for some reason.

The TEXAS D is however championship level by a large margin.

There is something wrong with Sark. A&M gave up 40+ the last two games to teams with less talent and experience. I remember Sark's first year, he did this to get the long losing streak. He has to evolve as a HC to go for the jugular every game if he is going to win championships. This isn't going to do it.

Ewers can only play well for a half. Then he goes into shutdown mode. Not sure why. It has kept several games close this year.

Texas starts every game at 3/4 speed. It worked against bad teams. But not now. Then #3 gives up contain on a QB scramble. It's pathetic.

I useed to look forward to this, but this season it has been a big disappointment. Looks like they have come to an agreement with Inside Texas and other paid sites to avoid them.

Once again the critique on PK is damning. He didn't put any extra scheme into a playoff game. Didn't tighten up their base. And didn't set the D up for fanatical effort. Wth is he still on the staff?

Yormark is going to miss Texas next year and every year after that.

Best game that PK's defense has played in 3 years. They didn't miss anything strategically and didn't let up for the whole game.

Wow. Team psychology is bad and players not being held accountable. I've seen this movie before.

Sark likes to run out the last 30:00 of the clock.

Sark maybe has perfected the skill of having the team play like utter dogshit for a half and still win. Never seen anything like it.

Kick a FG to go up 30-27 with time on the clock. We have seen this game before.

Texas hasn't been able to defend the pass very well all year. KSU finally figured it out.

Kwiatkowski has to go or he has to be allowed to hire his own assistants. Too many breakdowns in the secondary every game.

From Round Rock TEXAS FIGHT!!!

Good point.

These comments are very important to understand the nature of Sark's teams at Texas. Every year there is some portion of the game where there is literally no performance. In year 1 it was the 4th Q. In years 2 and 3, there have been slow but positive starts, a terrible 3rd Q, then strong ending. That pattern doesn't always play out but the middle game lethargy is consistent. The second quote is probably part of why Sark has such consistent lulls during the game. The defense does the same thing. It's the same with the roster. Game performance is determined by a carefully controlled group of starters. Once anyone goes down it throws off the balance and chaos ensues. That is true for every team but I have seen multiple times where opponents lose a player and the backup comes in and plays well. Not as well as the starter of course but there is a level of execution that I don't see with Texas. I am critical of Sark because these have been obvious observations from a nobody like me watching tv since his first year. I thought the defense had turned a corner but that seems not to be the case. I am hoping they prove me wrong against BYU and on through the season.

That isn't my point. The point is that those who make money writing about Texas football need to be more honest or more circumspect about their analysis. There really isn't much they have right about this team. It probably doesn't change what happens in Belmont but the way over hype is dishonest and sets up fans for more disappointment than is necessary. Then a banality like "tackling and not blowing coverages sets a baseline" for defense. That is true in Junior High and across all eras of football. But Texas has to have Ryan Watts on the field to get that level of performance. Every team in America has to deal with playing backups. Texas has more talent to pull from if the coaches are doing their jobs, there doesn't have to be such a huge drop off in play.

I don't think anyone is saying Texas CAN'T win out and win the Big 12 this year. The issue is looking for reasons why that WILL happen. The Alabama game is a clue that this team has the potential. It seems like a long time ago though. After the sluggish games against Wyoming and Kansas, then the loss to OU. Houston was an opportunity to show they figured some things out and were ready to make a push for the Big 12 championship. Well... they won so the opportunity is still there mathematically. But it should be clear the leading indicators aren't looking so great. If nothing else the team has become snake bit with injuries.

I continue to notice the difference between what the 995ers say preseason and against Rice vs what they say once Texas is in the meat of the season. I have no doubt BYU will look great next Saturday. All the while Texas fans make excuses for why things are better despite what their lying eyes are saying.