I get it @Wulaw Horn we’ve all seen Arch play better. But That 3rd-down crosser to Wingo had me thinking, “Okay, something’s not clicking,” because a decent D-II QB hits that 10 out of 10 times. None of it made sense because we’ve seen him make those plays before. And the strangest part? Last year Arch would’ve taken off running. Today he just ate sacks. He looked like he was processing slow, reacting slow, and his throws were late, like he didn’t trust what he saw. Honestly, feel like he played tight and not like hisself. Remind me of games where Mack Brown made Vince Young a passer an I think Sark is trying to do that with Arch instead of just letting him play.
And yes Ohio States defense is legit but we beat them 7/10 times imo.
Now here’s my real concern: Sark. His play-calling is starting to feel like the ceiling on this team. When he’s “on,” you get those flashes of brilliance. But when he’s not? He’s barely above average, and his goal-line calls are flat-out bad.
Wingo breaks a screen for eight yards we never see it again. We’re gashing Ohio State on the ground, then hit the goal line and… run a tush push. Meanwhile, Wisner is averaging 5 yards a pop, Baxter 4+ a pop, but instead we go with that? Sark is his own worst enemy. I’ve seen him take what defenses give him against Bama and Michigan, but today he looked scared, timid, and late to adjust. Like… Sark, what are we doing? When he’s off, it’s deer-in-headlights stuff. And unlike Arch, Sark has a history of this. He’s good, but maybe not quite as elite as we’ve built him up to be.
Last thing, the corner opposite Manny Muhammad. Between Gilbeaux and Black, that’s the softest spot on the defense. Somebody has to step up, because right now that’s the weak link every opponent is going to pick on.