Keep in mind we played Georgia to OT and they absolutely had help from the refs. Give ASU some credit here too, because their coaches had three weeks to prepare and scouted us to perfection. Likewise, it wasn't just Skattebo that made life difficult. Leavitt is one hell of a QB that people understimated. Indeed, I see most here on this board still talking about Skattebo and few mentioning Leavitt's contribution to that game. They don't make it happen without him. It takes a tremendous amount of defensive energy to stay on top of a QB as slippery and twitchy as he is. He is more evasive than Milroe. So, said another way, ASU was no joke. Also, multiple no-calls allowed them to make their comeback and yet still Texas managed to grit it out and win the game. Our guys never gave up like they would have in the past.
Sark and Flood need to fix the OL blocking though. Georgia and ASU cracked our code and they need to fix that problem. Other thought is, we have tended to play to the level of our competition. If that still holds, our play will elevate with the perceived threat faced. Our D is going to be a step above what OSU has faced. Our offense just has to produce and to do that, Quinn must be protected. I just hope the ACC crew is better than Big12, Big10 and SEC refs have proven to be this season. If they call it even, we should be good.