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If there is any consolation to last night, I think Sark finally had is Pete Carrol moment that will spur some type of change. Everyone here saw all season long the offensive hang-ups, but Sark got to showcase it in front of the entire country, millions of eyeballs. With everything on the line, cameras rolling, he just takes a shit on himself. 

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Just now, closetohumping said:

Sark is the opposite of hyper aggressive.  All brakes once we have a lead. 

He seems extremely aggressive on 4th down decisions to me, but I guess I don’t have any data to back it up. I don’t think theres a universe he sets aside his brilliance to kick a field goal inside the 5 yard line. 

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17 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

I know it was Conner at center but didn't Arch fumble the snap the only time he was under center this year?

You gotta look at a fumble (especially that one) by a star QB as a fluke. You can't let that influence your play call. Good bet he's had plenty of expert advice on taking the snap under center (inluding from two Super Bowl winners). Hell, they probably called him after that game to rib him about it.

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Sark wants to run the ball, run screens and throw deep, oline couldn't run block for shit and running backs out all year, receivers refused to block on screens so we completely quit running them, and Ewers can't throw deep but we still damn near made the championship game. Might be fun when we can actually do that shit.

5 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Gregging it 4 times in a row at the 1/2 yard line and turning it over would’ve been better than what he did last night…

and yet this thread would be the same. lol

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3 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

Sark wants to run the ball, run screens and throw deep, oline couldn't run block for shit and running backs out all year, receivers refused to block on screens so we completely quit running them, and Ewers can't throw deep but we still damn near made the championship game. Might be fun when we can actually do that shit.

and yet this thread would be the same. lol

Well, sure, people are hammering Quinn when our vaunted OL got its ass handed to it all night and our receivers could not get open most of the night.

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4 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

receivers refused to block on screens so we completely quit running them,

Golden and Moore are the only WRs that lived up to expectations this year. Moore faded down the stretch. Also for like the 10th year in a row we didn't land the top WR recruit in the state.

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6 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

Sark wants to run the ball, run screens and throw deep, oline couldn't run block for shit and running backs out all year, receivers refused to block on screens so we completely quit running them, and Ewers can't throw deep but we still damn near made the championship game. Might be fun when we can actually do that shit.

and yet this thread would be the same. lol

Yea we would. We want to score a touchdown and win big games.

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8 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Gregging it 4 times in a row at the 1/2 yard line and turning it over would’ve been better than what he did last night…

Worst case scenario there is you have OSU pinned at their own one with a couple of min left. Doubt if they'd have passed. We would have gotten the ball right back. Who knows, maybe a quick pick six. Anything coulda happened and this was one great defense.

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1 hour ago, hobbes2702 said:

No shit the safety was never gonna get blocked. That’s the god damn point. You’re leaving one of the best safeties in the country unblocked and giving him 8 yards of downhill space to attack. It’s like you’re telling us all the reasons it’s a terrible playcall but still saying it wasn’t.

I don’t think they expected the defender to follow Davis and basically sit at the line. It freed up Downs to basically do whatever he wanted. If they just bumped everything over then there would have been a hat on Downs. 

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The Gtech Vandy game went to, what, 6 OTs.   Each team’s atttempt was a quick pass with some Q B motion.  Often counter to play flow.  Always appearing very well blocked, very highly practiced.   Ball is out in 1.5-2 sec to a specific read.   No sacks. 
 

we look lost down there.  We should have 6-8 well practiced 2 point conversions to usein that situation.  It seems we don’t have them.

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1 minute ago, nbmishoid said:

The Gtech Vandy game went to, what, 6 OTs.   Each team’s atttempt was a quick pass with some Q B motion.  Often counter to play flow.  Always appearing very well blocked, very highly practiced.   Ball is out in 1.5-2 sec to a specific read.   No sacks. 
 

we look lost down there.  We should have 6-8 well practiced 2 point conversions to usein that situation.  It seems we don’t have them.

Sark likes slower developing plays that highlights his intellect

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52 minutes ago, Constant said:

He seems extremely aggressive on 4th down decisions to me, but I guess I don’t have any data to back it up. I don’t think theres a universe he sets aside his brilliance to kick a field goal inside the 5 yard line. 

You’re both right. He’s aggressive on 4th downs by going for it and sark goes very conservative when we have a lead and doesn’t seem to continue doing what got us a lead. 

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Quinn's weaknesses are Arch's strengths. Mobility, physicality, footwork, pocket courage, deep ball, zip...these are all traits Arch showed consistently in his playing time this year. Yes, it was vs. inferior competition, but it was also his first real playing time. I think the offense is going to look very different next year. Doubt we see as many slow developing plays, bunch formations, and one read designs. 

 

 

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We utterly wasted one of the greatest defenses this school will ever see with that mediocre ass fucking offense. 

I’m pissed off that our HC is highly regarded as an “offensive genius”. He can’t coach around deficiencies. Everything seemingly has to be perfect but on the other sideline, they had to reshuffle their O-line all season.
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Disagree with using Gibson on the 1st down call. True freshman with ball safety issues who gets maybe 2-3 carries a game only when we need short yardage and he always gets the ball. I wonder where the fuck the ball is going? 

Our personnel makes the calls so obvious to opposing defenses.
That was Lane Kiffin’s call.

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What a shitty press conference ho hum response to the goal line. “Just lined up and couldn’t get it done”. wtf. Blame yourself with you shitty playcalling at the 1.

I’ve never heard Sark take blame for anything. He needs to look in the mirror but I he is who he is and will need a superhuman VY to overcome his stubbornness to win a title.
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1 hour ago, TXs said:

If there is any consolation to last night, I think Sark finally had is Pete Carrol moment that will spur some type of change. Everyone here saw all season long the offensive hang-ups, but Sark got to showcase it in front of the entire country, millions of eyeballs. With everything on the line, cameras rolling, he just takes a shit on himself. 

Change must happen regardless. We’ll have a new QB, either way. Hopefully Sark pairs it with better situational scheme. 

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1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

Reminder: Steve Sarkisian is one of the best head coaches in college football.

Carry on.

You can be “one of the best” and still need to improve. Shitty situational offensive and defensive play calling cost Texas the game. 

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2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Reminder: Steve Sarkisian is one of the best head coaches in college football.

Carry on.

Yea so is James Franklin and that’s where he is right now. Win 12 games regularly and choke when it matters most. No one is saying fire him. Are we not allowed to bitch at shitty play calling?

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Just now, Rockethorn1978 said:

Yea so is James Franklin and that’s where he is right now. Win 12 games regularly and choke when it matters most. No one is saying fire him. Are we not allowed to bitch at shitty play calling?

Sure, but we should also remember that because of Steve Sarkisian, we have it pretty good here, which is in stark contrast to 2010 through 2022.

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4 minutes ago, BurgleBro said:

Also fuck Sark for all the Juan Davis snaps lol,  put a WR out there and try to actually attack the field. 

Guy got way too many snaps in way too many big games down the stretch. 

Yea, said it in some other threads but being at the game last night the amount of times I looked out on the field and saw Juan fucking Davis in that stupid bunch set where he would meander in and out of about made my head explode.  He's not a receiving threat AT ALL and not some stud blocker either....

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2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Maybe. It certainly cost us an opportunity to tie the game.

You also don’t call a blitz when the other team must drive 75 yards right before half and they won’t do it because they don’t have enough. It’s a well-known strategy to call a draw or screen in that situation. Our defensive call was terrible for those two plays. I’m concerned Sark can’t legitimately think like a HC in games because he’s too focused on offense. Those two plays cost us a chance to win. 

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Just now, MuellerHorn said:

You also don’t call a blitz when the other team must drive 75 yards right before half and they won’t do it because they don’t have enough. It’s a well-known strategy to call a draw or screen in that situation. Our defensive call was terrible for those two plays. I’m concerned Sark can’t legitimately think like a HC in games because he’s too focused on offense. Those two plays cost us a chance to win. 

You worry too much.

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3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Sure, but we should also remember that because of Steve Sarkisian, we have it pretty good here, which is in stark contrast to 2010 through 2022.

Improvement alone isn’t the standard. Texas Football has enough talent and resources (especially now in the NIL era) to expect to be playing for and winning titles semi regularly. 
 

Texas played a good enough game to win. Coaching mistakes were the difference. There were others, too. Not just those two.  

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7 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Sure, but we should also remember that because of Steve Sarkisian, we have it pretty good here, which is in stark contrast to 2010 through 2022.

No one has ever said any different. We bitch and you bring up the past as a way of saying we shouldn’t bitch? Haven’t seen anyone saying let’s fire sark, or saying we want to go back to the past. We see the greatness we’re on the doorstep of and want to see some adjustments and as of today he’s falling into James Franklin territory. Which is better than the past and no one is saying it isn’t.

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2 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

No one has ever said any different. We bitch and you bring up the past as a way of saying we shouldn’t bitch? Haven’t seen anyone saying let’s fire sark, or saying we want to go back to the past. We see the greatness we’re on the doorstep of and want to see some adjustments and as of today he’s falling into James Franklin territory. Which is better than the past and no one is saying it isn’t.

Agreed, can we establish that 2010-2022 was in no way the expectation or standard at Texas. This isn't Texas Tech where we should feel thankful for making a bowl. 

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3 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

No one has ever said any different. We bitch and you bring up the past as a way of saying we shouldn’t bitch? Haven’t seen anyone saying let’s fire sark, or saying we want to go back to the past. We see the greatness we’re on the doorstep of and want to see some adjustments and as of today he’s falling into James Franklin territory. Which is better than the past and no one is saying it isn’t.

Yeah. I’m not concerned the dude is Charlie Strong. Sark is a top 10% head coach, at least. I’m concerned he’s Franklin or Mike Martin (college baseball reference). 

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