[Game Thread] Texas at Baylor 11am on ABC

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1584]

9 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

If card plays this game he gets sacked 10 times.

Casey didn’t drop all those passes. 

That’s not the point.  He just might.  But he’s not getting any better on the bench.  I like Casey, I wanted him to start from the beginning.  But I’ve seen them both and ultimately Card is the better QB.  This offensive line is t changing in a year, so Card needs to figure out how to play with pressure.  Can’t do that with a clipboard

[David Dennison 18922]

Just now, 4th&Five said:

If basketball doesn’t work it proves it’s a UT/Austin issue. 

No, it doesn't. It's not a UT/Austin issue. That's silly. UT and Austin were exactly the same when Mack Brown had this program at its best.

It's coaching and player development.

[bullet 1597]

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

This is such a fucking stupid take. Thompson is a bad QB, there is enough tape to see it. The amazing thing is that Sarkisian's offense is so good that it covers a lot of his very apparent deficiencies. 

Sam and we blow out OU/OSU/Baylor.  Look at how many open guys we had who we didn't throw to.

[Beantown Express 2.0 6559]

3 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Practice losing against a ranked team? Why not? 

We don’t need to practice that.  We are pretty good at it already.

[mdmost 43004]

4 minutes ago, bullet said:

We're going to blow out KU and KSU.  Maybe WVU as well.  As long as the team doesn't quit, we are 7-5 or 8-4.  We will probably find a way to lose to a disciplined team like Iowa St.  We still are significantly more talented than 7 teams on this schedule.

You say that but did you think we were more talented going into today than a Baylor team that won two games last year?

[Boogie Chillen 12]

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

This is such a fucking stupid take. Thompson is a bad QB, there is enough tape to see it. The amazing thing is that Sarkisian's offense is so good that it covers a lot of his very apparent deficiencies. 

Exactly, does Card or another QB set their feet and hit those two easy TDs?

[Pancho 44856]

 

[JimmyJames 12271]

1 minute ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Shouldn’t matter if the pass is perfect or off, if the receiver gets both hands on the ball he should catch the fucker. Moore dropped one in the end zone at end of the half and Washington dropped a couple. Most of the drops are on the receivers.

Moore fumbled, dropped a TD pass, and tipped a pass right in his hands for an interception all in the span of 5 minutes yet somehow that’s Casey’s fault because,well, his pass wasn’t perfect. Such bullshit. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

This is such a fucking stupid take. Thompson is a bad QB, there is enough tape to see it. The amazing thing is that Sarkisian's offense is so good that it covers a lot of his very apparent deficiencies. 

Talk about a stupid fucking take. Offense so good it only scores on the first half. Yeah. Ok.

[UDontKnow 10447]

Just now, Dr. Teeth said:

We better be the Beard of portal users this year. 

Gonna likely go full Mel Tucker because the majority of the players we're current fielding don't deserve to be called JAGs.

[TwiceHorn 31495]

10 minutes ago, williemackgarza said:

No more ehlinger hero ball.

Yeah, Sam really was a wild-card that defenses had to account for.  Opened some things up.

[Horn80 6129]

1 minute ago, 4th&Five said:

If basketball doesn’t work it proves it’s a UT/Austin issue. 

Point noted

[TOR 5657]

25 minutes ago, alphahorn said:

were

Dammit, alpha.

[BrazilHorn 6612]

Well at least my youngest won their pop warner playoff game so I’ve got that going for me. 

[Hornbeliever 712]

1 minute ago, bullet said:

Okie St. and Baylor and Iowa St. to Covid out.

So I'd calculate that at 4% chance due to new Epsilon strain.  Better than chance of keeping lead so I'll take it

[HtownHorn 14723]

3 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Shouldn’t matter if the pass is perfect or off, if the receiver gets both hands on the ball he should catch the fucker. Moore dropped one in the end zone at end of the half and Washington dropped a couple. Most of the drops are on the receivers.

Then you really have no idea how football is played.

[UTEX_ME 4766]

9 minutes ago, Chad said:

Bible aggies are 7-1. Let that sink in, a 2-7 team is knocking on the door of the Top 10. Best we can hope for is a Texas bowl berth.

UTSA and UTEP have figured out football and we can't. 

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2652]

1 minute ago, immamac said:

Yes

Yay!

[UDontKnow 10447]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

No, it doesn't. It's not a UT/Austin issue. That's silly. UT and Austin were exactly the same when Mack Brown had this program at its best.

It's coaching and player development.

It's also an AD issue which is only focused on money and not so much the results. As long as the money keeps coming in, who gives a shit what the team's record is?

[bullet 1597]

3 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

Passes that hit receivers right in their hands, including 50 yard bombs and 10 yard turnaround hitches are somehow shitty passes? Interesting theory.

A good pass or released on time and they don't have defenders on them.

Yeah, they should catch it, but Casey often turns an easy TD into a pass we need a competent receiver to catch.

[HornsofBevo 122]

Just now, Fastbreak said:

If Casey would take the 8-10 yards that’s always their instead of some bullshit off balance wounded duck, he would be 20x better.

This. 
It would benefit this team so much more if he would take the 4-8 yards on a run instead of trying to throw the ball into triple coverage. At this point, Card should start. We need to see what we have for next year. 

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

12 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

I’m not gonna lie. 12 years of this and I’m starting to think the problem is Austin. 

Outside of Mack it’s more like 30 years 

[bullet 1597]

2 minutes ago, mdmost said:

You say that but did you think we were more talented going into today than a Baylor team that won two games last year?

No.  Not significantly.

[Duane Moore 5243]

1 minute ago, Pancho said:

 

Glad to see Danny is all over this. That’s all we need right now is to revive the team divide over The Eyes. 

[bangkok 89]

quick takeaways..

rapey played with confidence and composure in 2nd half, feeling no pressure after watching our collapses.

wr's can't catch on key plays - thats probably the biggest difference maker this game and several others.

casey also with a few key misses, throwaways, interceptions, mistakes.

defense played decently well, overshown was a no show - d gave enough for offense to have a chance to win, far from great but decent enough.

a few less missed tackles this game compared to the last few weeks.

sark deserves the blame for 2nd half meltdowns, and also deserves support for turning this shit around.

bijan didn't produce with a stacked box and continually shit oline, and casey and our wr's didn't make the rapey defense pay.

we play like we don't really want to win.

yet we're in all games and we're tops in the big 12 at finding ways to lose.

another close but no cigar showing.

[UDontKnow 10447]

Just now, HtownHorn said:

Then you really have no idea how football is played.

There is absolutely no excuse for Moore dropping that TD pass in the end zone. He wasn't touched by any defender and had the ball against his body. He catches that and it's 31-31 in the 4th quarter.

[LTtxfan 49245]

3 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

If Casey would take the 8-10 yards that’s always their instead of some bullshit off balance wounded duck, he would be 20x better.

Yeah gave up two key 1st downs by just hurling the ball down the field on low percentage pass attempts...  

[golfclap 6903]

There is not one single position group that has improved under this staff. Not one. Most have gotten demonstrably worse — as has S&C, predictably. This isn’t a talent issue - it’s a coaching issue. This is a poorly coached team with a leader that has a career of mediocrity that can only aspire to reach mediocrity right now. Anyone who thinks Sark “just needs to get his guys” in - is absolutely deluding yourself. He has repeatedly shown you who he is. His entire resume is exactly what we are seeing.  

[Horn80 6129]

Just now, TwiceHorn said:

Yeah, Sam really was a wild-card that defenses had to account for.  Opened some things up.

Plus his will to win was off the charts.

[Passive Aggressive Coach 87]

6 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

Pour some actual gas on that hat. 

[Nicole44 22061]

1 minute ago, Pancho said:

The fucking entitlement and attitude is just outstanding with some of them. Don’t sing the Eyes. Just let the fans carry the water as we have for a decade. Seriously just enter the portal and don’t look back if you can’t stand with your team at the end. 

[Mdhorn 5970]

Just now, Sgt Hulk said:

The season is over we aren’t bowling. Play card and play all the young kids. Fuck these soft ass shit upperclassman who wouldn’t be starting at Kansas junior college

I'm at this point.  We are at the part in the season where there's a body of video supporting what/who doesn't work, so try different players.  If upperclassmen set the tone, the bar is low.      

[Dark Horse 2284]

3 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

Money should starts

[Disco Missile 456]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Herman's first year we ended 7-6. We're 4-4 right now so yeah we're on that track

Herman took over a team from the worst coach in Texas history after 3 straight losing seasons and went 32-18 with 4 consecutive bowl wins.

We lost 3 games by a total of 13 points last year.

Sarkisian has taken that team and gone 4-4 with 4 brutal losses by a total of 39 points. That's not the same trajectory AT ALL.

[UDontKnow 10447]

1 minute ago, HornsofBevo said:

This. 
It would benefit this team so much more if he would take the 4-8 yards on a run instead of trying to throw the ball into triple coverage. At this point, Card should start. We need to see what we have for next year. 

Card is a statue who doesn't move well in the pocket. Considering that the OL will be the same, I don't see how Card will make the team any better. Now Sarkisian can coach up Casey to bail at the first opportunity rather than waiting for receivers to come free. That is certainly possible.

[bullet 1597]

1 minute ago, golfclap said:

There is not one single position group that has improved under this staff. Not one. Most have gotten demonstrably worse — as has S&C, predictably. This isn’t a talent issue - it’s a coaching issue. This is a poorly coached team with a leader that has a career of mediocrity that can only aspire to reach mediocrity right now. Anyone who thinks Sark “just needs to get his guys” in - is absolutely deluding yourself. He has repeatedly shown you who he is. His entire resume is exactly what we are seeing.  

And Baylor wanted this more.  They gained an extra 2-3 yards after contact.  Our guys went down at point of contact.

[mdmost 43004]

Casey Thompson is the anti-Sam Ehlinger. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 12415]

Just now, Nicole44 said:

4 minutes ago, Pancho said:

The fucking entitlement and attitude is just outstanding with some of them. Don’t sing the Eyes. Just let the fans carry the water as we have for a decade. Seriously just enter the portal and don’t look back if you can’t stand with your team at the end. 

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Well damn. I was hoping Foster was leaving so we don't have to see his shitty play making anymore.

[Pancho 44856]

1 minute ago, Duane Moore said:

Glad to see Danny is all over this. That’s all we need right now is to revive the team divide over The Eyes. 

Divided on the eyes? That’s not the takeaway here…

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2652]

1 minute ago, Duane Moore said:

Glad to see Danny is all over this. That’s all we need right now is to revive the team divide over The Eyes. 

Doubt it is about the actual Eyes. The team has lost faith in the coaches. 

[Tex Pete 20399]

9 minutes ago, Hornbeliever said:

Can someone help figure out what is required now to get into the big 12 championship? 

Become fans of a different program. 

[Passive Aggressive Coach 87]

BTW just start Card at this point. He needs experience anyway. He may get killed but get him some reps. What's the point starting Casey? He's not the guy or the future. 

[Nicole44 22061]

Just now, Dark Horse said:

Money should starts

The wrong guys still have too much voice in the locker room. Bench them. I don’t care how good they are. I am sick of this shit. Fuck’em 

[Lat22 4015]

17 minutes ago, williemackgarza said:

No more ehlinger hero ball.

1-5 

[TOR 5657]

4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Then you really have no idea how football is played.

It's a simple game:  you throw the ball, you catch the ball, and you can't convert on 3rd down.

 

Dammit.

[bullet 1597]

1 minute ago, ONE YARD said:

Doubt it is about the actual Eyes. The team has lost faith in the coaches. 

Yeah.  They were probably just disgusted with another 4th quarter loss.

[Sgt Hulk 13785]

Yo how bad is tech going o give up 70 to this shit hahahahaha

[Modessit 5603]

Posting again...

[alphahorn 1637]

24 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Nothing against Casey but I miss Sam. Meg away but guy literally put the team on his back despite what some thought of his accuracy. 

I miss Vince

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

4 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

Glad to see Danny is all over this. That’s all we need right now is to revive the team divide over The Eyes. 

That dude is a race baiter though so it’s on brand