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I have zero concerns going forward [OP is a Fucking Liar]
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
I'm sympathetic to your point of view. There were issues with Mack Brown that were much more cultural. There was a lack of player development in some ways that was endemic to the program. There was a core laziness when it came to certain approaches internally. The strength and conditioning was a cancer, not a strength. I watch what we do as a program now, and it feels elite. The staff leaves no stone unturned when it comes to recruiting. We're constantly developing underrated players into stars. We're constantly seeing elite players get better year after year. There were times when I didn't feel like that was happening under Mack Brown as consistently as I felt it should. His blow outs to OU and the close losses in 2001 and 2004 felt like systemic issues more than once offs. Basically he parlayed his closing ability with any player he set his sights on, along with elite defensive coaches, and some otherworldly college quarterbacks, into 11 years of tremendous program success from 1998 to 2009. And then it fell apart. What I will say is that my perspective over my lifetime of following sports closely is how easily the moniker of "can't win the big game" is applied too early in a career. Sometimes it's simply a matter of getting enough opportunities and then you break over the hump. In college football Tom Osborne had it in spades. Bobby Bowden. Heck, Ryan Day just overcame it, and that's after losing to Michigan four years in a row, including last year at home when he had the decisively better team. I don't see Sarkisian as a mini James Franklin. At least not yet. It's the first game of the season. Obviously Sarkisian didn't have Texas as prepared for this game as Ryan Day did his team, but Sarkisian took his team on the road, whereas Day got to play his first game at home. I'll also say Ohio State has plenty of things to work on, too. I understand the frustrations with creativity. The red zone ineptitude keeps cropping up every year. There's one common denominator, and it's Sarkisian. What was that pass to Livingstone out to the edge of the end zone on 4th down? I hated the QB sneak play on 4th down prior to that. The toss sweep from last year. We could all go on and on. But even with all that this team, IMO, outplayed Ohio State in nearly every phase of the game other than quarterback. That still is on Sarkisian, so I'm not trying to make excuses for him. But I do want to give him credit for building a staff and a culture that performed as well as it did, even if it fell short. The nice thing is this wasn't an elimination game. Even prior to the game I felt the most important part of the season is actually coming up, and that's whether we won or loss. Both teams need to show improvement from here to win a national championship. Ohio State has a couple of cupcakes before they head to Seattle to take on Washington. We have 3 easy foes plus a bye week before playing Florida in Gainesville. My hope is that we see a lot of improvement in the team in that time. That will be a much better barometer for me in terms of what we have than this game was. Not to dismiss it, but to try to keep it in a realistic perspective.- 677 replies
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I have zero concerns going forward [OP is a Fucking Liar]
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
This is my take completely. I hate to put it all at his feet. I wouldn't if I was his father, coach, or friend. But as a fan he was the difference in the game. Switch quarterback performances, Texas wins. Sayin even looked worse than he actually was because his WRs and tight end let him down in ways the Texas corps didn't for Manning. Bring back Ewers for another year, Texas wins that game. Since I've seen Manning play better in ways that translates, I assume the moment was too big for him at this stage of his career. He needs more reps. VY wasn't VY at the beginning. Colt McCoy wasn't Colt McCoy in the beginning. Hopefully Manning can show more of what he can do this year, but it was an inauspicious debut as QB1, and that's all there is to it.- 677 replies
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Texas Football 2025 - Careening Towards the Abyss
SL Xpress replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
If the quarterback is throwing it over the receivers' head or skipping the ball to them, how is that on them? This is a better wide receiver room than either 2005 or 2009. It's not as good as the last two years, at least not right now. We'll have to see how it looks at the end of the year. But at the end of the day the wide receivers are very dependent on the quarterback getting them the ball. Arch Manning was awful for most of the game, aside from the TD drive and then the one pass to Endries on the sideline in the drive that we turned it over on downs to end the game. The game was simply too big for him at this stage of his career. My hope as a fan is that with more reps he improves. I watched the fan base clamor for Vince Young to be moved to wide receiver after his redshirt freshman year, and he looked not great until after the Missouri game in his redshirt sophomore season, then he became the Vince Young we all love to remember. I kept thinking Colt McCoy needed to be recruited over during his first two years. Too many interceptions and way too many should have been interceptions on top of that. Then he was a magician his last two years, making up for what was a so so WR room in terms of elite NFL talent and a gawdawful OL both years. Maybe this is the Arch Manning we get the rest of his career, but I sincerely doubt it. But that performance was awful. It seems like a horrible thing to say, but I truly believe he cost us that game. That's all there is to it. I wouldn't say that to him as his father, or his friend, or his coach, but I sure as heck feel that way as a fan. -
Texas Football 2025 - Careening Towards the Abyss
SL Xpress replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Every position group on the Texas team outplayed their opposition, other than one. Tate had the one amazing grab/breakup/grab for a touchdown going against Guilbeau. Outside of that the OSU receivers spent their offseason watching tape of Georgia last year thinking, "we need to play more like these guys!" Including all world Jeremiah Smith. On the final drive where Texas turned the ball over on downs Wingo is wide open on a crossing pattern that easily gets the first down and more, and Manning throws behind him which makes it practically impossible to catch, and even if he did, breaks his stride enough he wouldn't have been able to move the chains. And that's just one play. The wide receivers are going to end up looking a lot more all world against the rest of the competition leading up to Georgia, but it's primarily going to be because Arch Manning doesn't look like complete ass all game long. You're looking for receipts, but you should really keep looking. To paraphrase Obi Won Kenobi, this is not the performance you're looking for. -
These last two drives have been promising. Just something to show what he can do. Of course my emotional health is getting wrecked in real time, but let's see how this goes.
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Brandon Baker taking over for Cam Williams in more ways than one.
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Okay okay okay. More of this. I don't care about the result. I just want to see Arch not look like complete poo.
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I would agree with a lot of that. Right now I'm in the moment, and the moment is telling me this is the apocalypse unfolding. But the truth is what I've seen beats pretty much everyone on the schedule other than Georgia. But Arch Manning has to improve. The moment was definitely too big for him. Maybe that's normal given the circumstances, but it was still disappointing to see. I'll say this. I watched Colt McCoy his first two years as a starter and thought, "Well, he'll get recruited over." He threw a bunch of interceptions, and more than that, he seemed to throw so many passes that should have been interceptions that weren't. Then in 2008 and 2009 I thought, "well, that opinion didn't age well. This dude is a magician." There are 3 games before we head to Gainesville. Manning simply has to get better. This is not a starting level division I performance.
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That is brutal.
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"It's not over yet," says Gus. Narrator: It's over.
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That's the way it looks to me. They did just overcome the illegal formation penalty.
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So I feel like Fox just trolled Bjork a little bit. This offseason he changed the third quarter/4th quarter song from Hang on Sloopy. OSU fans were pissed. Going into commercials at the end of the 3rd quarter Fox just played the song.
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Why will it be unbearable? He's looked like ass. If he didn't have all this hype he'd still be hearing it this week. I know he can throw better than he has today, but to be perfectly honest the moment has been too big for him so far.
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He could be fielding it on the second bounce like Silas Bolden did.
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Is it?
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2025 game Week 1, #1 Texas @ #3 Ohio State - What the Fuck is a Buckeye?
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
Why? 1984 to 1986 was the beginning of the end. Very akin to 2010 to 2013. I don't want to appear ungrateful, but it is what it is. 1984 to 1997 and 2010 to 2022 were our dark periods. Those were the coaches during those periods. Akers earned his right to be on that list. -
SEC 2025: Never invite a vampire into your home
SL Xpress replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Football
We're Genghis Khan. To the rest of the SEC: "If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you." -
2025 game Week 1, #1 Texas @ #3 Ohio State - What the Fuck is a Buckeye?
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
The Longhorn Weekly coaches show that Craig Way hosts with Steve Sarkisian had Jamaal Charles and Duane Akina as guests, and the two of them told some fun stories about the 2005 game. It's worth a listen, IMO. And I don't usually say that about the coaches shows. They talked about Charles' catches and runs, including the 8 yarder on 3rd down and 6 to convert a first on the winning drive. They also focused on his tackle of AJ Hawk on the interception VY threw. He missed the tackle the first time, popped up, hurdled over two defenders (Craig Way interjected to say that Charles had the best time in the hurdles his senior year in high school) and then decleated Hawk at the 18 yard line to save the touchdown. Sarkisian used the conversation in part to talk about the fact Charles had 16 snaps in that game as a true freshman, but Charles made those snaps extremely impactful. Akina talked about how Charles was the best safety he never got to coach. After Charles made the tackle Akina said over comms he needed him in the DB room. He didn't realize Mack Brown was on the head set at that moment but Brown immediately responded, "Not a chance."- 1498 replies
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2025 game Week 1, #1 Texas @ #3 Ohio State - What the Fuck is a Buckeye?
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
Warned? I'm excited! Arkansas fans are too downtrodden to be truly insufferable. They're just filled with hate. And Aggies...well, I don't have to tell anyone on this board about Aggies. They're short bus special. -
2025 game Week 1, #1 Texas @ #3 Ohio State - What the Fuck is a Buckeye?
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
...Fred Akers, David McWilliams, John Mackovic. There's definitely a list. -
This may have been posted somewhere, but Alabama's starting defensive tackle Tim Keenan is out for a few weeks with a high ankle sprain. He underwent a tightrope procedure to help. "Redshirt freshman Jeremiah Beaman and true freshman London Simmons are next in line to step in for Keenan." This is in addition to starting RB Miller being out with a collarbone injury, and starting tackle Roberts out with a concussion. The key is whether they're ready to go for Georgia on September 27. Especially Keenan.
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2025 game Week 1, #1 Texas @ #3 Ohio State - What the Fuck is a Buckeye?
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
It's really strange for me because coming into the SEC I thought Georgia may be the only sane, rational and educated fanbase. It's almost embarrassing how wrong I was, but moreso for UGA people. Rural Georgia is a special place. Having one of those troglodytes bark at you is something special. It's like they caught rabies. I would say Alabama is the most sane, rational, educated fan base in general. They're having a moment after the retirement of Saban and of course they're going to be full of themselves in different ways, but I do believe they're more rational about their team than Georgia fans are. And there's no inferiority complex whatsoever, while everyone in the SEC other than Bama has some of that going on, whether they admit it or not. Ohio State fans are just plain delusional. I honestly believe that comes from never having any real downturns. When your delusions are validated every year, not only is it difficult to recognize them as such...but are they even delusions any more? Anyway, we're well on our way to being most hated in this conference with a bullet. Just need to win at a high rate for a couple of years and it will be complete. We're practically there as it is. -
2025 game Week 1, #1 Texas @ #3 Ohio State - What the Fuck is a Buckeye?
SL Xpress replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
He points at his dick when he says soul. -
There are a lot of hot women in the Phoenix area, no question, and especially on that campus. Of course, there are just a ton of students. Allegedly more than 80,000 on campus, with another 60k+ online.
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Texas Football 2025 - Careening Towards the Abyss
SL Xpress replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I don't know anything, but my gut tells me Steve Sarkisian the former college baseball player is going to be patient with whatever decision Jonah Williams wants to make, regardless of how we feel about it.
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