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12 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The problem is having a pocket passer in the 2024 offensive game. Glad we can agree. 

Yeah, you don't need a guy that's crazy athletic but at least somebody that can move the pocket with his legs/scramble when needed. 

Beck at Georgia could do it, McCarthy could do it at Michigan, and either Leonard or Howard can do it this year. I don't care how good of a passer somebody is coming out of HS. If they're a statue with limited mobility, I don't want them. 

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I’ll add one last post before this thread is hopefully mercy locked. 
 

I am surprised at the amount of vitriol from several folks on this thread (and pretty consistently at that). Were there inconsistencies in Quinn’s game? Yeah definitely. Did he play well enough tonight for us to win? Also yes. Will Arch be a better QB? Yeah probably but that’s not a guarantee. 
 

I guess for me what it comes down to is I won’t denigrate a dude who came here after we wandered the desert for over a decade (and went 5-7 in Sark’s first year). A dude who came here and won huge games (you are being intellectually dishonest if you can’t recognize what a turning point 2023 Bama was for this program), who by all accounts loved this school, and his teammates. A dude who took us to back to back CFP Semis.

 

I will always be grateful to Quinn for helping return our program to where we belong amongst the CFB elites. Nothing can take away what Quinn did here and how he helped this program return to the national stage after so many wayward years. 
 

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2 minutes ago, 936horn said:

I am surprised at the amount of vitriol from several folks on this thread (and pretty consistently at that). Were there inconsistencies in Quinn’s game? Yeah definitely. Did he play well enough tonight for us to win? Also yes. Will Arch be a better QB? Yeah probably but that’s not a guarantee. 
 

I think some people go over the top but I'll never understand these arguments.

"Did he play well enough tonight for us to win" is exactly the problem. He was just OK with a legit defense. The issue is we were paying him NIL to be a gamechanger and not just a decent QB.

That doesn't justify some of the hate but the fact some are fine with Ewers "being good enough" is exactly the problem. It also perfectly sums up who he is as a QB. 

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1 minute ago, 936horn said:

I’ll add one last post before this thread is hopefully mercy locked. 
 

I am surprised at the amount of vitriol from several folks on this thread (and pretty consistently at that). Were there inconsistencies in Quinn’s game? Yeah definitely. Did he play well enough tonight for us to win? Also yes. Will Arch be a better QB? Yeah probably but that’s not a guarantee. 
 

I guess for me what it comes down to is I won’t denigrate a dude who came here after we wandered the desert for over a decade (and went 5-7 in Sark’s first year). A dude who came here and won huge games (you are being intellectually dishonest if you can’t recognize what a turning point 2023 Bama was for this program), who by all accounts loved this school, and his teammates. A dude who took us to back to back CFP Semis.

 

I will always be grateful to Quinn for helping return our program to where we belong amongst the CFB elites. Nothing can take away what Quinn did here and how he helped this program return to the national stage after so many wayward years. 
 

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Quinn didn't take us back to the CFP. The defense did. He did everything he could to try and stop that from happening, see aggy game. The defense saved that game.

Quinn lost to every quality opponent he faced this year. And by quality, I mean CFP quality, not regular season good. We all knew you can get away with inconsistent play against junk SEC teams or Clemson/Arizona St. Won't happen once you face someone of quality. Ohio St made him pay for how inconsistent he was. All 1st half, he missed passes. He missed a huge pass to start the 4th qtr on 3rd down that completely changed the landscape of the game.

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1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I think some people go over the top but I'll never understand these arguments.

"Did he play well enough tonight for us to win" is exactly the problem. He was just OK with a dominant defense. The issue is we were paying him NIL to be a game- changer and not just a decent QB.

That doesn't justify some of the hate but the fact some are just fine with Ewers "being good enough" is exactly the problem. 

People still look at this shit as the aw shucks he’s playing for the school! And not a business. Dude has severely underperformed his pay and position. 

Just now, gmr548 said:

Go for a walk or something.

How about you go fuck yourself, puss

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Just now, Atticus said:

Quinn did enough as a starter to help us get back into the national spotlight. He's not a guy you can rely on to win a game against any decent opponent. 

Thankful for his contributions, and I wish him the best going forward. 

Hang a banner!!!

 

DID JUST ENOUGH TO GET US BACK TO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT CHAMPIONS!

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12 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

The fuck else is he supposed to do? Cry and have a meltdown like you are on the field? Have you ever played a sport?

I don’t really care how he acts after the game. But since you asked, this is what I would like to see.  Someone who is angry and left it all on the field. 

 

 

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19 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

The fuck else is he supposed to do? Cry and have a meltdown like you are on the field? Have you ever played a sport?

See Taafe’s reaction going up the tunnel after game. That’s the bad ass motherfucker who hates to lose that I want quarterbacking this team.

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I can both like Quinn, be grateful for him and at the same time question his ability to be a QB that can win a national championship.

Getting to the CFP is great. But at the start of the season, I'm pretty sure the goal is to win the National championship. Having someone at the most important position on the field that's not capable of doing sk is a coaching error. Taking issue with a QB who can't isn't new or unique to Texas fans nor college football.

If someone takes NIL money to play the most scrutinized position on one of the most covered teams in college football, then that person under performs, some fans are gonna ask questions.

Texas, OSU, USC, Oregon, Michigan doesn't fucking matter. 

That some fans here take issue with that reality is so very strange. Wouldn't be strange to me on Texags, but it certainly is on Surly.

Surly.. fans on SURLY it's in the fucking name of the URL.

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3 minutes ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

See Taafe’s reaction going up the tunnel after game. That’s the bad ass motherfucker who hates to lose that I want quarterbacking this team.

Before the season started my prediction was that we would lose in the playoff semifinals because "Quinn doesnt have enough dog in him". He faked it as best as he could, but everyone here, including his biggest defenders, know that it is true, he was faking it and doesnt have the killer confidence you need. I am not surprised he never reached the summit.

Manning has the dog in him, he will win a title. 

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8 minutes ago, Hornsome said:

I don’t really care how he acts after the game. But since you asked, this is what I would like to see.  Someone who is angry and left it all on the field. 

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

See Taafe’s reaction going up the tunnel after game. That’s the bad ass motherfucker who hates to lose that I want quarterbacking this team.

If Ewers had this reaction after the strip sack you'd be going in on him for being an unhinged pussy and we'd probably have been flagged for delay of game to boot.

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I guess for me what it comes down to is I won’t denigrate a dude who came here after we wandered the desert for over a decade (and went 5-7 in Sark’s first year). A dude who came here and won huge games (you are being intellectually dishonest if you can’t recognize what a turning point 2023 Bama was for this program), who by all accounts loved this school, and his teammates. A dude who took us to back to back CFP Semis.


Why do people keep suggesting that Quinn returned our program to relevance? He was an adequate QB that mostly allowed us to win the games we should’ve won with the overwhelming talent advantage we had all around him. A few times he came very close to destroying the upward trajectory of our program (see: aggy game). He played well against Bama and Michigan but he played average or below average in many other games.

Maybe we should start thanking Bert Auburn for back-to-back playoff appearances. Texas is better after Bert helped return us to prominence.
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Just now, Hank_Hill said:

Arch is going to be a step back next year and not sure some of y’all are ready for that. 2026 should be sweet. 

It's going to be interesting. I think the offense will be more feast for famine. Certainly the vertical passing game won't make me clench up for an INT like it did this year, but the RPO and screen game is going to be clunkier. I tend to agree that 2026 might be the year.

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1 minute ago, gmr548 said:

It's going to be interesting. I think the offense will be more feast for famine. Certainly the vertical passing game won't make me clench up for an INT like it did this year, but the RPO and screen game is going to be clunkier. I tend to agree that 2026 might be the year.

Screen game opens more because defenses will actually have to respect us deep 

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9 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Arch is going to be a step back next year and not sure some of y’all are ready for that. 2026 should be sweet. 

Again- what is it that Ewers does so much better than Manning that’s going to have us taking a step backwards? Anyone can throw check downs to a wide open back behind the line of scrimmage. With Arch I at least expect the middle of the field to open up and complete more than one deep ball every 4 games. Ewers was holding the offense back many times this year. The interception in the 4th qtr against ASU was a freshman mistake. We won’t be any worse off next year with Manning’s inexperience because Ewers routinely makes the same mistakes.

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4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Screen game opens more because defenses will actually have to respect us deep 

And they have to respect a QB that can run. 

A good deep ball and good mobility in an RPO make it hum.

Which begs the question, why was Sark playing a limited mobility QB who's long ball is questionable?

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1 minute ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

Again- what is it that Ewers does so much better than Manning that’s going to have us taking a step backwards? Anyone can throw check downs to a wide open back behind the line of scrimmage. With Arch I at least expect the middle of the field to open up and complete more than one deep ball every 4 games. Ewers was holding the offense back many times this year. The interception in the 4th qtr against ASU was a freshman mistake. We won’t be any worse off next year with Manning’s inexperience be s as use Ewers routinely made the same mistakes.

You mean like stepping INTO a collapsing pocket multiple times in multiple CFP games?

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19 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Arch is going to be a step back next year and not sure some of y’all are ready for that. 2026 should be sweet. 

I disagree. Just on ability and mobility alone he should be able to consistently do more of what Sark wants by next season. I think it'll be a slower start, really wish we didn't schedule that stupid OSU game, but I think by November Arch will be way ahead of where Quinn is. 

If Taafe and Trey Moore come back, we have some guys step up in the secondary, and of course round out successfully in the portal, this defense should be borderline elite again next season. They were absolutely elite this season. 

Having a QB that not only knows the offense, but has the ability to get the ball where it needs to be consistently, will take this team over the top. That, along with weak interior run blocking, was what kept this offense from being great. Fix those 2 issues and this thing can go to another level. 

I've been critical of Ewers because I felt strongly that his weaknesses and flaws were not only unacceptable for a former 5 star 4th year QB with this quality of weapons around him, but would ultimately get us beaten by championship level teams. It happened twice against Georgia and in this semi final. The defense did their job. Ewers and the offense couldn't do theirs. 

Oh well, it's been a successful rebuild to this point and the team should improve in necessary areas. This was just the start, and now it's time to level up. Let's look forward to better offense and close the book on the Ewers era. He was good enough to drive the bus of a very talented team to 2 playoff appearances, but not good enough to beat the top teams when it mattered.  This is the last time I'll mention him in a post. Let's move on. 

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25 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

And they have to respect a QB that can run. 

A good deep ball and good mobility in an RPO make it hum.

Which begs the question, why was Sark playing a limited mobility QB who's long ball is questionable?

He thinks Quinn Ewers gives Texas a better chance to win. It's as simple as that.

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2 hours ago, naija said:

There is a very good chance Quinn has a better year next year if he remains in college and plays at a different school. Sark didn't do him a lot of favors this year

I keep reading this and all I can think about is mac jones running sark's offense at least twice as efficiently as quinn ever did.  I think quinn is just limited in games for a variety of reasons.  he can fucking sling it at camps though.

 

2 hours ago, Thatguy said:

If we were building this offense for Quinn it would be a wide open, sideline to sideline spread. 

You cannot believe that right?

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8 minutes ago, futureman said:

I keep reading this and all I can think about is mac jones running sark's offense at least twice as efficiently as quinn ever did.  I think quinn is just limited in games for a variety of reasons.  he can fucking sling it at camps though.

Amazing

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12 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

He thinks Quinn Ewers gives Texas a better chance to win. It's as simple as that.

I think Sark just thought Ewers had a high enough floor to win with a dominant defense. 

Honestly, it came pretty damn close. 1 or 2 plays away from a national title game in which we would have been favored. I think Sark gets too much criticism for this even though I would have probably gone to Manning. 

It was still a tough decision. An experienced QB that can still do some things in the short/intermediate passing game with a dominant D is still a recipe for success. 

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Just now, Hank_Hill said:

Amazing

did you see bama running sark's offense vs ohio state in the national championship?  mac jones put up numbers that quinn has never approached and then got drafted in the 1st round.  three times as efficiently would be more accurate.

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Just now, futureman said:

did you see bama running sark's offense vs ohio state in the national championship?  mac jones put up numbers that quinn has never approached and then got drafted in the 1st round.  three times as efficiently would be more accurate.

That's the issue. 

You put Mac Jones or Tua in our offense and we win a title easily IMO. That's who we thought Ewers was. 

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Well, this thread has been interesting.

Will be interesting to see what Quinn's future holds.

Despite what many here may think, I am grateful he came, and I'll think on him fondly while wishing him success.

He's moving on and so am I.

See you fools in the Arch thread next year.

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2 minutes ago, futureman said:

did you see bama running sark's offense vs ohio state in the national championship?  mac jones put up numbers that quinn has never approached and then got drafted in the 1st round.  three times as efficiently would be more accurate.

Exactly. 300% efficiency is amazing. 3 other top 25 overall picks at the skill positions had to have been at least like 5% of that though. If we’re being generous.

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1 hour ago, wild_turkey said:

 


Why do people keep suggesting that Quinn returned our program to relevance? He was an adequate QB that mostly allowed us to win the games we should’ve won with the overwhelming talent advantage we had all around him. A few times he came very close to destroying the upward trajectory of our program (see: aggy game). He played well against Bama and Michigan but he played average or below average in many other games.

Maybe we should start thanking Bert Auburn for back-to-back playoff appearances. Texas is better after Bert helped return us to prominence.

 

QB is pretty important I hear. 

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Just now, Hank_Hill said:

Exactly. 300% efficiency is amazing. 3 other top 25 overall picks at the skill positions had to have been at least like 5% of that though. If we’re being generous.

You aren't wrong but we have legit talent at the skill positions.

Not that Bama level talent but Bond, Golden, and Helm are going to be high picks. Wingo will probably also develop into a high draft pick with his athletic profile. This team was far from void of talent at the skill positions although we did have some bad injury luck. 

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6 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

You aren't wrong but we have legit talent at the skill positions.

Not that Bama level talent but Bond, Golden, and Helm are going to be high picks. Wingo will probably also develop into a high draft pick with his athletic profile. This team was far from void of talent at the skill positions although we did have some bad injury luck. 

if you put mac jones and quinn in a camp everyone there will choose quinn.  put them both in a game and everyone will choose mac jones.  quinn has a bad habit of underperforming when it matters and for some reason it makes people uncomfortable to say it out loud.

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We all seen this outcome coming mid-season.  This was a great team. It’s a shame. Quinn’s a proud Longhorn, so he’ll always be good in my book. Man did he squander some elite units though, these were real championship windows. We beat Michigan in ‘23. We suffocate a limping Notre Dame team in the National Title. We didn’t even need great, just a little consistency and some semblance of creativity. If you couldn’t manage that, at least have some energy on the sideline. All those punts tonight, and no one on offense looked pissed off.

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