What we can't do is wait until we're behind a TD or two before pulling Ewers for Arch. A freshman going into the Texas-OU game and having to "get us back in the game" is a recipe for forcing throws, turnovers, etc. They'll blitz his ass off if they have a lead.
Yeah. You know what I mean. Alabama is on the decline and Texas is on the upswing with Ewers, then Manning. We should go after that kid hard. Him, Wingo, and whoever else we have coming would be unreal.
The uniforms UCLA wore against LSU are probably the best I've ever seen. The white on white (vs. the normal gold pants) had that UCLA blue and the gold helmets popping. LSU looks good in the purple; just never wear them since they're one of the few teams that wear white at home and on the road.
Hot Take:
Sit Ewers and play Manning.
We need Ewers at 100% or close against OU and UGA. You don't risk that playing him against MSU, even if he thinks he's ready to go.
You play for OU and UGA (not "looking ahead" in the sense we usually use that phrase; just good strategy with an injury).
Ole Miss deservedly gets all the attention for talent, but Miss. St. gets it done too. Buddy of mine married a 6-foot blonde smokeshow from State and all her friends from there were fine as hell too. It was quite shocking actually.
It would have been "in stride", but about 5 yards offline. Ewers' deep ball tails off a LOT - I'm guessing because of the insane spin rate - and he hasn't figured out where to start it.
The obvious is obvious, but the big takeaway from Manning's performance is in the details. Details that have nothing to do with whether or not he was playing against UTSA or BAMA/UGA.
The quick release on the Golden slant was unreal. You see it again when it really mattered - on the long TD to Wingo. Watch that play again. Without that insanely quick release, Manning never gets that throw away or it's a floating duck that gets picked off. He was hit by the D-line and barely got it off as it was.
Those little details are what makes him good and will make him great. Add in reading coverage/defenses and making good decision...from great to elite.