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2 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Sarks best move during his tenure is hiring PK

This I agree with.  By no means have I said Sark has been perfect,  but the last part of Mack's time, Strong's, and Herman's still burn in my brain...  Maybe we could do better than Sark. We definitely could do worse...and I'm not ready to play Russian roulette just yet based on less than stellar play calling at times.  

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11 minutes ago, Gaffords said:

This I agree with.  By no means have I said Sark has been perfect,  but the last part of Mack's time, Strong's, and Herman's still burn in my brain...  Maybe we could do better than Sark. We definitely could do worse...and I'm not ready to play Russian roulette just yet based on less than stellar play calling at times.  

I think we all wish Sark would hire an OC to assist with game-planning and calls during games so he can focus more on the big picture and clock management. But, it's not in him to give play calling.

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33 minutes ago, statsman said:

The punt block was a great call. ASU’s narrow path to victory required running the ball, running clock, and opportunistic passes and QB scrambles. If Texas could have gotten an early three score lead, that plan goes out the window (or they run their gadgets early while the defense is fresh). 
 
The Texas defense is good at a lot of things. It is great at rushing the passer. 

This. Hard to hate the call. Had we jumped on an early three score lead, we could have cruised to a significantly less stressful victory, even with the third quarter struggles. ASU having to pass more would have increased the odds of more turnovers via interceptions or strip sacks, too.

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5 minutes ago, USNALonghorn said:

This. Hard to hate the call. Had we jumped on an early three score lead, we could have cruised to a significantly less stressful victory, even with the third quarter struggles. ASU having to pass more would have increased the odds of more turnovers via interceptions or strip sacks, too.

It was 14-3 Texas halfway through the 1st quarter. The punt return TD kind of replaced the possible blocked punt TD, and it still ended up not serving us that well. 

The main reason the game got stressful is because our offense couldn't stay on the field and get in a rhythm. We had the ball for like 4 total minutes of 1st and 3rd quarter combined. Crazy. 

 

 

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32 minutes ago, Gaffords said:

This I agree with.  By no means have I said Sark has been perfect,  but the last part of Mack's time, Strong's, and Herman's still burn in my brain...  Maybe we could do better than Sark. We definitely could do worse...and I'm not ready to play Russian roulette just yet based on less than stellar play calling at times.  

And I’m not pushing for sark to be replaced. I’m not crazy. Funny thing is we were putting up points his first couple of years with far shittier qbs than Quinn.  Now that we are loaded with talent it seems like he just wants to end the game asap. 
 

im in the minority regarding Herman. I thought he could’ve won here if he changed a few things. He was fired because he is asshole

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18 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

im in the minority regarding Herman. I thought he could’ve won here if he changed a few things. He was fired because he is asshole

There are many similarities between Sark and Herman, most notable being the turtling with a lead and other game management issues.

The three key differences are:

1. Sark knows how to properly recruit and manage a roster. Tom would just stockpile higher rated recruits with no regard to specific position needs (OL, LBs, EDGE). This led to Tom having massive roster deficiencies by the time he was shown the door.

2. Sark knows how to hire assistants. Tom just stick with his UH comfort hires.

3. Sark is infinitely more likable. This ties into recruiting and hiring assistants as well. PK would never want to work for a douche like Tom.

These differences seem to be worth about 3-4 wins per season.

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20 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

And I’m not pushing for sark to be replaced. I’m not crazy. Funny thing is we were putting up points his first couple of years with far shittier qbs than Quinn.  Now that we are loaded with talent it seems like he just wants to end the game asap. 
 

im in the minority regarding Herman. I thought he could’ve won here if he changed a few things. He was fired because he is asshole

Every coach has a flaw, even Saban (not being able to adapt to the NIL era), he just got out before it really nailed him.

Unfortunately for Herman, his innate unchangable flaw was that he was an arrogant asshole.  That arrogance led him to believe he was smarter than he was (mensa), which bled into recruiting, game planning and management, and booster relations.  It's not an uncommon trait in business either with people who have a rocket ship trajectory early in their career, they start hearing how they are "HiPo" and getting high on their own supply.  Herman needed a good humbling, and he sure got it after getting knocked down to FIU or wherever he just got fired from.  Thing is, he actually isn't as terrible as many think, and he could have a decent 2nd act to his career if he can stay hungry and humble and build it up, kinda like Sark did after his fall from grace.

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1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

If you hold an ace in your sleave, you don't put it into play when your opponent just folded on the first hand.

It’s not an “ace.” You guys act like any special teams “play” is a special thing.

Every game punt blocks are formulated to blocking schemes and tendencies of the team we are playing. Just like literally any other play design (offense or defense). They clearly saw a tendency on film and decided they were going to attack it.
 

A punt block there is a huge statement and probably adds to what should have been a blowout. You can tell by the our actions all through the 1q we we’re attempting to destroy these guys. There is literally nothing wrong with being aggressive.

i am all willing to bet block or no block if Blackwell doesn’t dumbass it up, we run the pressure more than once that game. 

The point is, this was not a trick play, it was deliberate, straightforward attack to the Arizona St. base scheme. 

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8 minutes ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

Every coach has a flaw, even Saban (not being able to adapt to the NIL era), he just got out before it really nailed him.

Unfortunately for Herman, his innate unchangable flaw was that he was an arrogant asshole.  That arrogance led him to believe he was smarter than he was (mensa), which bled into recruiting, game planning and management, and booster relations.  It's not an uncommon trait in business either with people who have a rocket ship trajectory early in their career, they start hearing how they are "HiPo" and getting high on their own supply.  Herman needed a good humbling, and he sure got it after getting knocked down to FIU or wherever he just got fired from.  Thing is, he actually isn't as terrible as many think, and he could have a decent 2nd act to his career if he can stay hungry and humble and build it up, kinda like Sark did after his fall from grace.

Honestly that’s why I’m shocked he did as well as he did here.  UH Herman was impressive. Beat ou and jimbo 

 

 

Herman had plenty of flaws but he is the perfect example of the potential of the Texas job.  He had highly rated classes and I’ll agree with the poster above that he couldn’t build a roster.  And yea he hired his cronies instead of the best available assistants.  Insecure, drunk asshole.  I’ll also point out he came the closest to beating burrow, Jefferson and chase.  

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8 minutes ago, Fico said:

It’s not an “ace.” You guys act like any special teams “play” is a special thing.

Every game punt blocks are formulated to blocking schemes and tendencies of the team we are playing. Just like literally any other play design (offense or defense). They clearly saw a tendency on film and decided they were going to attack it.
 

A punt block there is a huge statement and probably adds to what should have been a blowout. You can tell by the our actions all through the 1q we we’re attempting to destroy these guys. There is literally nothing wrong with being aggressive.

i am all willing to bet block or no block if Blackwell doesn’t dumbass it up, we run the pressure more than once that game. 

The point is, this was not a trick play, it was deliberate, straightforward attack to the Arizona St. base scheme. 

This is a lot of fucking words to say nothing worth reading. I don't even know what point you're trying to make, but you failed horribly. 

Go get your shine box.

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48 minutes ago, USNALonghorn said:

There are many similarities between Sark and Herman, most notable being the turtling with a lead and other game management issues.

The three key differences are:

1. Sark knows how to properly recruit and manage a roster. Tom would just stockpile higher rated recruits with no regard to specific position needs (OL, LBs, EDGE). This led to Tom having massive roster deficiencies by the time he was shown the door.

2. Sark knows how to hire assistants. Tom just stick with his UH comfort hires.

3. Sark is infinitely more likable. This ties into recruiting and hiring assistants as well. PK would never want to work for a douche like Tom.

These differences seem to be worth about 3-4 wins per season.

I think the list of differences between Herman and Sark is much, much longer than this. For example, the fact that Sark doesn't use his QB like a fullback, which allows us to recruit QBs who would rather focus on other things. Like passing the ball. I also have yet to see Sark flip off a camera or challenge an opposing coach to a fight. He also seems to know his kicker's name (although its debatable whether that's an improvement). 

In fact, I think it would be easier to list the very, very few ways in which they are similar. Like the fact that they both tend to play more conservatively with a lead and...well that's pretty much it. 

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6 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Cowboys may be interested. 

Cowboys would be interested in a anyone with a pulse , I think Sark is too smart for the Cowboys to be the job he takes 

 

If he did take my first calls would probably be Ryan Day and Dilly Dilly 

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NFL owners are often dumb but I have a hard time believing Sark could get a HC job now even if he's interested. Maybe interviews, but not likely hired. College coaches have not done well in the NFL and his NFL OC stint was not good. No idea how a GM/owner could justify that hire (although I would've said the same when Kliff was hired).

Also he might not even be interested of course. 

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16 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

NFL owners are often dumb but I have a hard time believing Sark could get a HC job now even if he's interested. Maybe interviews, but not likely hired. College coaches have not done well in the NFL and his NFL OC stint was not good. No idea how a GM/owner could justify that hire (although I would've said the same when Kliff was hired).

Also he might not even be interested of course. 

College Football Deal With It GIF by Arkansas Razorbacks
 

Jerry wants a puppet. 

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On 1/4/2025 at 12:24 PM, USNALonghorn said:

There are many similarities between Sark and Herman, most notable being the turtling with a lead and other game management issues.

The three key differences are:

1. Sark knows how to properly recruit and manage a roster. Tom would just stockpile higher rated recruits with no regard to specific position needs (OL, LBs, EDGE). This led to Tom having massive roster deficiencies by the time he was shown the door.

2. Sark knows how to hire assistants. Tom just stick with his UH comfort hires.

3. Sark is infinitely more likable. This ties into recruiting and hiring assistants as well. PK would never want to work for a douche like Tom.

These differences seem to be worth about 3-4 wins per season.

I think the only real way to settle this issue is me to have a three-way with Herman and Sark’s wives…

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It’s not an “ace.” You guys act like any special teams “play” is a special thing.
Every game punt blocks are formulated to blocking schemes and tendencies of the team we are playing. Just like literally any other play design (offense or defense). They clearly saw a tendency on film and decided they were going to attack it.
 
A punt block there is a huge statement and probably adds to what should have been a blowout. You can tell by the our actions all through the 1q we we’re attempting to destroy these guys. There is literally nothing wrong with being aggressive.
i am all willing to bet block or no block if Blackwell doesn’t dumbass it up, we run the pressure more than once that game. 
The point is, this was not a trick play, it was deliberate, straightforward attack to the Arizona St. base scheme. 

Also, the punter was outside the tackle box, so he lost the protection of the running into/roughing the kicker rule. Shouldn’t have been a flag, IMO.
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On 1/4/2025 at 10:57 AM, Hank Kingsley said:

It was 14-3 Texas halfway through the 1st quarter. The punt return TD kind of replaced the possible blocked punt TD, and it still ended up not serving us that well. 

The main reason the game got stressful is because our offense couldn't stay on the field and get in a rhythm. We had the ball for like 4 total minutes of 1st and 3rd quarter combined. Crazy. 

 

 

The punt return TD was probably set up in part by the punt block. 
 

ASU had to change their scheme to protect the punter and it cost them a TD.

 

ETA: Sark has us in the Final 4 in back to back season. He’s not perfect, but he’s done a damn good job. Here’s hoping he finishes it out this year.

 

i don’t see him leaving for the NFL yet. JMO.

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If you have a more-or-less unlimited budget for all manner of analysis why not have a crew that researches refs and their tendencies to calling or ignoring various fouls and their in-game behavior and willingness or refusal to reconsider a call?

Can you calmly approach this or that official and say "ref, that guy tok off running, there's no foul if you hit him as or after he kicks it. Call a ref huddle, pick up that flag?"

 

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9 hours ago, scottsins said:


Also, the punter was outside the tackle box, so he lost the protection of the running into/roughing the kicker rule. Shouldn’t have been a flag, IMO.

No he wasn't. He took a couple steps to his right, but not enough to leave the tackle box. 

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No he wasn't. He took a couple steps to his right, but not enough to leave the tackle box. 

Yeah. it was close, I watched it a few times and took note of the alignment at the snap and he appeared to leave it, but maybe just by a step. I would concede that it’s not a call I would expect to be made since it wasn’t obvious.
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