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Park Gothic

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  1. Like seeing Baxter is “probable” rather questionable, which is what I was expecting.
  2. My point is less that Flood should keep his job and more that we should move that tangent to the Coaching Staff thread or the Texas O Line thread.
  3. No, just as his OC, DC, and various position coaches.
  4. Yeah, only shitty coaches hire retreads. That like stupid asshole Nick Saban.
  5. Are we at the point where we are wishcasting for a new OL coach? Because I have some thoughts and none of them are reasonable or well informed. This seems like the thread for that kind of speculation.
  6. Small silver lining, but at least the offense isn't turning the ball over a ton. Like, having a bunch of short offensive series sucks because it gasses the defense, but we at least did not give UK prime field position. A fumble or interception could have been the difference in this game.
  7. Not to poke the bear, but I think this is the angriest I've ever seen you.
  8. Before his stint at Florida, I had always considered Napier to be a very good QB coach. Now I don't know what to think.
  9. I think Wingo is an excellent athlete and a so-so receiver, based largely on the fact that he cannot catch a ball that isn't thrown right in his hands. That being said - yes, it is unreasonable to expect him to try to catch this ball. He would have to anticipate that it would be in the dirt and start his dive the moment it left Manning's hands. Oddly enough, DeAndre Moore did just that later in the game. The throw from Manning was low, but Moore anticipated that and was already on his way down for the catch when the ball was in the air. But that is an elite level of situational awareness (which apparently did not carry over to the run out of bounds late in the 4th) that I don't think you can reasonably expect from any receiver.
  10. If we're 9-3 that means we only lost one of our remaining five games. Assuming that loss is to UGA, we'd have wins over a top-15 OU, a top-10 Vandy, and a top-10 A&M. Our losses would be to OSU, UGA, and a head scratcher against Florida. If we kept it close in the loss to UGA, you would 100% see a push to put Texas in the CFP. That being said, I still think we get left out at 9-3. Don't want to get left out? Don't lose to Florida.
  11. Man, do you just wake up and try to think of the dumbest shit to type on this board?
  12. But it's a vicious cycle. He can't hit the easy throws because he's getting pummeled, and he is going to keep getting pummeled because he can't hit the easy throws. The other posters in this thread are saying we need to start the game with a plan that protects Arch and schemes around the OL's deficiencies. That let's Arch get into a rhythm and helps him make the layups. Starting the game with a plan that relies on long developing pass plays will be a recipe for disaster because it puts us in that vicious cycle. We scored more points and gained more yards on OU than anyone else this season. OU's opponents (outside of Texas) are averaging 7.2 points per game. We scored 23. OU's defense gives up an average of 198 yards per game against teams not named Texas. We had 302 yards of offense. And if you say OU has not faced a lot of quality opponents, well you're not wrong. But my point isn't that our offense is amazing. It's that the OU defense is legitimately good and we played well against them. It was a good performance against a good defense, and probably the best offensive performance we've seen all season. That's why people think it was a good game for the offense.
  13. I wonder if Sark has started to look at this season like Ewers' 2022 season for Arch. I remember Sark's playcalling against TCU and OSU almost felt punitive, like he was going to force Ewers to throw the deep ball until it finally clicked. The beatings will continue until morale improves sort of thing. We've been saying "Sark calls plays for the team he wants, not the team he has" for a long time, but I don't think he does that because he's ignorant. By the halfway point in the season, he knows what he has. I think it's because he believes we need to play those games his way so the team can learn how to be the team he wants, even if it means we lose. Which, as a fan, I hate. I think that's a dumb plan, especially in sport where next year and even next week is promised to no one. We need to play to win the games, don't worry about your 3 year plan or whatever. But maybe that's just me coping. I don't know. I just cannot make sense of his playcalling in a game like Kentucky. And before one of the confederacy of dunces claims its because Sark is a pussy or a moron - no, he's neither of those things. But like any coach, I think he has an ego and I think he believes that his way is the right way, and if we lose doing things his way, then it's on the players.
  14. Don't be a fucking idiot. Disregard anything that BO&W posts that isn't cut-and-paste from a 9.95 article.
  15. Agreed, but I also think Arch's failure to be consistent in the quick game is a product of the bad OL and playcalling. Dude is getting rocked on every other play. You can't get into a rhythm when you're expecting to take a hit. So even on plays where the protection is sound, he's still in panic mode because of all the shots he's taken. The OU game plan in the second half needs to be the whole offense. Keep it fast. Let the pocket roll. Let Arch use his legs to buy time.
  16. Is Brooks actually better than Connor Stroh at this point? At least Stroh was borderline acceptable in pass pro. I also am struggling to believe that Neto isn't better than what we've seen from either Brooks or Stroh. I don't give a fuck if Neto murdered an ate a baby in the locker room. Whatever has him in the dog house, it can't be bad enough to keep him on the sideline. He can't be this bad.
  17. I'll say it again and again. Arch is a problem, but the playcalling and OL are much bigger problems. A great QB would see this play was not going to work and tried something else. There's a lot of blockers standing around, maybe he can pick up 3 yards with his legs. But he's not a great QB and either way he's been coached to throw the ball instead of run. Arch is not who we thought he was, but Sark refuses to acknowledge or accept this and move on. Sark certainly can't see how badly the OL is fucked. This is a total team failure on the offense's side of the ball. Because the offense runs through Arch it's natural to point fingers at him, but I just don't know what he's supposed to do at this point. He's getting zero help.
  18. When I saw that play I knew we were getting Coach Stephen. Horrendous playcalling all night. Thank you. Co-signed. Taaffe is 22, a meathead, and has been a leader on every team hes been on since Pop Warner. “Be positive” has been ingrained in his mentality forever and it’s not a surprise that he views negative reactions to a win as bizarre. Losing and failing to meet expectations always causes issues. But we are terrible about blowing that shit out of proportion. You can who on this board never played sports at a high level. Arch looks depressed because he’s exhausted and beat to fuck. Can you imagine having to haul your ass in front of the media after getting your head kicked in for four quarters? Dude just wants an ibuprofen and to crawl into bed.
  19. The defense and PK are the whole team right now. And people are gonna tag on Arch - who did not have a good game - but the OL and playcalling were fucking atrocious. Just an absolute disaster from Flood and Sark. Not sure what Manning’s can do with that.
  20. I tried not to be too credulous about our insiders, but sheer volume of sunshine being pumped got to me. Never again.
  21. Dude got here in February. He did not recruit any of these RB and has barely had time to develop them. Chill out. Kentucky lacks talent, but they are big and experienced in the trenches. They also have some big, downhill RBs. They're like a G5 all-star team. I appreciate you posting these notes / updates, but I no longer think IT has any idea what's happening inside the program. The contrast between what was said during the offseason and what we've seen on the field is damning. OTF has taken a serious credibility hit with me as well. I know that the 9.95 credo is "tell the fans what they want to hear" but I am still pissed at how many platitudes we were fed without any hint of criticism or concern.
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