[Surly Official] Texas @ TCU Game Thread - 11am on ABC

[JesusSweatDuck 17780]

4 minutes ago, LarryMoeSurly said:

Says 34 for 207 by end of the game. 
 

edit: Even more. @Eggo got it. 

Ah, was just checking on ESPN. Guess they were behind

[Longboard Horn 40069]

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Riley is gonna do way better at isolating our deficiencies on D.   given the TO's this should have been a 20 to 25 point blowout cruise win.  

I'm still in show me mode with Sark. we took a step back on O today with Casey, WR and OL.  

If you're saying OU might kick our ass, you might be right. Sark has to get his shit together. Way too much reliance on one player. Way too little  deception. Way to little outside attack. not nearly enough play action. I'd like to think Sark is saving that for OUsucks.

[Mez2 4020]

We would've got rolled in years past during a game like this. 

[Longboard Horn 40069]

 

[Tex-19 2869]

Sloppy game in a lot of different areas but good to see the team grind out a road win in that scenario. We all know know they can play a lot better, especially in the passing game and penalties. Certainly gonna have to fix those things to beat OU

[C-Man 26992]

9 minutes ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

32 car for 193 and 2 TDs. 22 yds receiving

Nope. 35-216 rushing (2 TDs) and 2-22 receiving.

[bigcigar 1161]

23 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Texas would have lost this game under Herman

We would have seen something similar to this:

 

instead of this:

credit @OU Sucks

Edited October 2, 2021 by bigcigar

[Surly Bevo 24692]

Next Saturday we need to spring KRob....bigly

[immamac 42492]

2 minutes ago, Native Horn said:

Only one stat counts.  W, beaches.

This is how idiots think. This team couldn't hang with Georgia let alone Alabama. Wins the rest of the season get us embarrassed in the playoffs if we don't correct the mental mistakes we saw today that were enormous. Bijan saved us. Casey started to play hero ball with the drops and Sark reigned him in finished strong. We need to execute properly in the medium to long pass game or we get blown out against anyone that isn't dogshit big XII. 

[sith_horn 2367]

2 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Riley is gonna do way better at isolating our deficiencies on D.   given the TO's this should have been a 20 to 25 point blowout cruise win.  

I'm still in show me mode with Sark. we took a step back on O today with Casey, WR and OL.  

The O didn't take a step back. It faced a much better defense. At least the team gritted it out and finished on the road. But yeah, OU is going to be the next level test. Lots to work on.

[Longboard Horn 40069]

Had to see this again!

 

[Bevo14 8260]

Just now, bullet said:

Also thought the should have used Roschon more near the goal line. Both because of his strength and to keep Robinson fresher for next week.  He looked tired the 4th quarter.

This. Also think the other Robinson should get more touches. Still, I'm excited about the future with Sark and co.

[El Squared 1792]

 

Beastjan

[BurntOrangeBlooded15 1564]

5 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Riley is gonna do way better at isolating our deficiencies on D.   given the TO's this should have been a 20 to 25 point blowout cruise win.  

I'm still in show me mode with Sark. we took a step back on O today with Casey, WR and OL.  

Yeah fuck this.  We went into FW and won scoring 32 points.  Our last 9 against them were 2-7 averaging 18 points.  You forget there’s only like 2 receivers that can catch and one of em had a case of the drops today.  Sark found what worked and stuck to it, which is crazy to praise, but we haven’t seen that in 10 fucking years. 

[bullet 1596]

2 minutes ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

If you're saying OU might kick our ass, you might be right. Sark has to get his shit together. Way too much reliance on one player. Way too little  deception. Way to little outside attack. not nearly enough play action. I'd like to think Sark is saving that for OUsucks.

Somebody said Sark's philosophy was to keep doing something until they stop it.

[immamac 42492]

Not running roschon on the goal line was a really big mistake. I understand why bijan got the call, but rojo is the right back there. 

[Laxtonto 11926]

Just now, sith_horn said:

The O didn't take a step back. It faced a much better defense. At least the team gritted it out and finished on the road. But yeah, OU is going to be the next level test. Lots to work on.

We had 4 or 5 drops and 3 deep balls that Thompson missed.

Fix that and this game is completely different for the O.

[Bill Lumbergh 7168]

Played like absolute shit except for one player, refs fucked us multiple times, still won. 
And an absolute ton of material for the coaches to get on their asses in OU prep. 

From what I recall, Cook had a high impact game as well. So maybe 2 players played well?

[hookem48 4631]

well I'm happy Evans didn't have 30 carries

[Js1 85056]

2 minutes ago, bigcigar said:

We would have seen something similar to this:

 

Didn’t Know Fat Gary hired Tom

[dcar00 14023]

3 minutes ago, bullet said:

I did think skipping the FG was a mistake.  Make that and you go to OT in worst case.  Sark was wondering about that after the game.

yep. take the points and let your D work.  He did the only thing that could potentially lose the game in regulation without having to convert a 2 pointer.

[sunset87 240]

9 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

shit qb performance, how do you not mention that?

Definitely Thompson’s worst game, but his receivers didn’t help much. 
 

Offense wasn’t the problem though, except in the red zone…

[USNALonghorn 5024]

Ugly win is still a fucking win. Especially against the team that has been an absolute pain in he ass.

[Redneck Mutha 7923]

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is how idiots think. This team couldn't hang with Georgia let alone Alabama. Wins the rest of the season get us embarrassed in the playoffs if we don't correct the mental mistakes we saw today that were enormous. Bijan saved us. Casey started to play hero ball with the drops and Sark reigned him in finished strong. We need to execute properly in the medium to long pass game or we get blown out against anyone that isn't dogshit big XII. 

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[Native Horn 3484]

2 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is how idiots think. This team couldn't hang with Georgia let alone Alabama. Wins the rest of the season get us embarrassed in the playoffs if we don't correct the mental mistakes we saw today that were enormous. Bijan saved us. Casey started to play hero ball with the drops and Sark reigned him in finished strong. We need to execute properly in the medium to long pass game or we get blown out against anyone that isn't dogshit big XII. 

You're right.  Fuck it, I would rather lose than go to the playoffs.  

[El Squared 1792]

It would be a nice addition to the team if WRs caught the forward pass, maybe even some deep ones...

[utee94 15742]

2 minutes ago, sith_horn said:

The O didn't take a step back. It faced a much better defense. At least the team gritted it out and finished on the road. But yeah, OU is going to be the next level test. Lots to work on.

OU's defense isn't as good as TCU's, the Texas offense is going to roll them.  50+ points.

OU's offense versus our defense, on the other hand.... well, we could give up 50+ points.

[immamac 42492]

Just now, Native Horn said:

You're right.  Fuck it, I would rather lose than go to the playoffs.  

Didnt win big enough. W matters, not the only stat that matters. 

[dcar00 14023]

3 minutes ago, BurntOrangeBlooded15 said:

Yeah fuck this.  We went into FW and won scoring 32 points.  Our last 9 against them were 2-7 averaging 18 points.  You forget there’s only like 2 receivers that can catch and one of em had a case of the drops today.  Sark found what worked and stuck to it, which is crazy to praise, but we haven’t seen that in 10 fucking years. 

TCU is fucking awful.  I'm still in show me mode.

[Colonel Sanders 1332]

Fuck it.  I'm really happy for the win and somewhat drunk.  Hook'em fellow cunts.

[Js1 85056]

Just now, utee94 said:

OU's defense isn't as good as TCU's, the Texas offense is going to roll them.  50+ points.

OU's offense versus our defense, on the other hand.... well, we could give up 50+ points.

Sounds like a vintage Big 12 game then - 56-53 final 

[Ghost of Shag 2576]

13 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Riley is gonna do way better at isolating our deficiencies on D.   given the TO's this should have been a 20 to 25 point blowout cruise win.  

I'm still in show me mode with Sark. we took a step back on O today with Casey, WR and OL.  

Funny, but this game gave me a lot of confidence in Sark. He had to coach his ass off to get us that win.  I see him paying attention to details and getting angry over details that make or break games. He’s winning despite a lack of talent in almost every area. You can only do so much to overcome a crappy offensive line, a weak receiver room, and a new starting quarterback.

Outside of Not taking the field goal at the end, I like almost all of what I’m seeing out of our coaching.

Edited October 2, 2021 by Ghost of Shag

[hookem48 4631]

1 minute ago, immamac said:

Not running roschon on the goal line was a really big mistake. I understand why bijan got the call, but rojo is the right back there. 

why? Bijan made something out of nothing all day and there was nothing there.

[Bevo14 8260]

1 minute ago, Redneck Mutha said:

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Yeah, if we do well enough to make the playoffs, the actual playoffs will be gravy given the line struggles.

[Surly Bevo 24692]

Just now, immamac said:

Didnt win big enough. W matters, not the only stat that matters. 

Dude shut the fuck up.  Stats are for losers.

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

If Tom Herman was still here we lose that game by 10 or more. Offense was bad in red zone, defense wasn’t that good except for turnovers, worthy dropped balls, Casey had a bad game but we still win by 5 and could/should have been 13 or more. We might still have another stumble or two but I like where we’re headed. 

[HtownHorn 14446]

A lot of mental errors, and a lot of Bijan. Don't understand what we were trying to do on that last defensive possession. 

[Lonestar88 4585]

2 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is how idiots think. This team couldn't hang with Georgia let alone Alabama. Wins the rest of the season get us embarrassed in the playoffs if we don't correct the mental mistakes we saw today that were enormous. Bijan saved us. Casey started to play hero ball with the drops and Sark reigned him in finished strong. We need to execute properly in the medium to long pass game or we get blown out against anyone that isn't dogshit big XII. 

I get what you’re saying, but saying “this team couldn’t hang with the second best team in the country, let alone the first”, is an odd way to make that point. Georgia is really fucking good, I don’t think the gap between them and Bama is all that big.

[achooloco 1065]

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is how idiots think. This team couldn't hang with Georgia let alone Alabama. Wins the rest of the season get us embarrassed in the playoffs if we don't correct the mental mistakes we saw today that were enormous. Bijan saved us. Casey started to play hero ball with the drops and Sark reigned him in finished strong. We need to execute properly in the medium to long pass game or we get blown out against anyone that isn't dogshit big XII. 

I mean… didn’t Ricky save us a few times? This seems a bit of a lazy take. Sometimes the team goes mediocre and the best player balls out (bijan) and earns the legend status. Thems the breaks 

[ruitxn 295]

2 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

yep. take the points and let your D work.  He did the only thing that could potentially lose the game in regulation without having to convert a 2 pointer.

Really he was letting the D work. The damn D can’t give up a 99 yard td drive there.

[dcar00 14023]

2 minutes ago, utee94 said:

OU's defense isn't as good as TCU's, the Texas offense is going to roll them.  50+ points.

OU's offense versus our defense, on the other hand.... well, we could give up 50+ points.

uh SMU put 42 points on TCU.  TCU's defense isn't good.

[RollLeft 5039]

How many sacks and pressures did we get this game?  I've not been one those guys complaining about it but so its out there and i don't have to hear that shit this week.  tia.

[Paul Wesley 3277]

1 minute ago, bullet said:

Also thought the should have used Roschon more near the goal line. Both because of his strength and to keep Robinson fresher for next week.  He looked tired the 4th quarter.

Yeah, we had a lot of short yardage situations where I'd like to see us with Roschon in the wildcat and Bijan beside him.  Maybe have KR come across for jet sweep potential.  Have Wiley in there for a little short jump ball. 

Instead, we're just running all these straight-ahead handoffs, we're not giving the defense a single thing to defend except Bijan... We're just counting on good O-line play, and that's not a great bet for us.

... and yeah, I know he made a couple superhuman runs to get first downs and ice the game, but our performance in the last 6 or 8 short-yardage situations is kind of shitty given what we've got on the roster.  We could have easily scored anther 12-15 points by just converting a few red-zone 3rd and 1.

[utee94 15742]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Sounds like a vintage Big 12 game then - 56-53 final 

Sad but true.

I'll be delighted if we're the ones with the 56, obviously.

[touchthemonolith 646]

DOESN'T MATTER; STILL COVERED

[HtownHorn 14446]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

TCU is fucking awful.  I'm still in show me mode.

and that will easily be their best game they play all year.

[Herbie Hancock 7302]

10 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Riley is gonna do way better at isolating our deficiencies on D.   given the TO's this should have been a 20 to 25 point blowout cruise win.  

I'm still in show me mode with Sark. we took a step back on O today with Casey, WR and OL.  

Show me what? That he can win with an absolute dogshit OL, DL, and secondary? Dude was hired in fucking January cool your jets Turbo 

[Js1 85056]

4-1 heading into OU and we already got past TCU so…. I’ll take it. 

[immamac 42492]

1 minute ago, Lonestar88 said:

I get what you’re saying, but saying “this team couldn’t hang with the second best team in the country, let alone the first”, is an odd way to make that point. Georgia is really fucking good, I don’t think the gap between them and Bama is all that big.

So you want to not win national championships?