Game Thread Rice at Texas - Game 1

[BERT 4345]

So what happened to Baxter? 

[dcar00 14023]

Just now, Sgt Hulk said:

Honestly. When Texas gets a stop the Texas opening series I wanna see 3 straight deep balls 

with Maalik at QB.

[Hermanator 6916]

Just now, Steelers Roll Left said:

Well how about this for a halftime adjustment: Let’s see what the back up QB can do….

It's going to happen this year. Too much talent on the sidelines to allow Ewers to throw away a second straight season with horrible deep balls and poor QB awareness. Although if this line doesn't get it's shit together the more mobile Arch might be the more successful option. I'd give Malik the first look though. 

Ewers leaves at the end of the season but to the portal. Any GM who uses a first round pick on this bum should be fired. 

[Auto Driller 2504]

Just now, BERT said:

So what happened to Baxter? 

Either a shoulder or collarbone injury.

[NAVY 6738]

OMG becky! Let’s go horns! 
 

 

[Rimbo 25752]

1 minute ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Honestly. When Texas gets a stop the Texas opening series I wanna see 3 straight deep balls 

I don't. I want to see us work the middle of the field, which has been wide open all day.

[RockyMountainHighHorn 888]

Just out malik out, it can’t be worse 

[FreeHorn 1307]

Campbell is my guy, a family friend and I love him to death and even I’m willing to admit he has looked terrible this first half. The whole line is having communication issues. Doesn’t matter that he can move people in the run game if he is not going to be assignment sound. 
 

we look sloppy, uninterested and unprepared. 
 

Quinn is doing nothing to make the cries for Murphy and Manning to go away. JT Daniels was also once believed to be a can’t miss QB prospect. 

defense, defensive line, Worthy and the young guys look good. 
 

 

[futureman 22411]

we need urban meyer. 

[millhouse 2587]

Just now, BERT said:

So what happened to Baxter? 

[TexArcher 37455]

2 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Honestly. When Texas gets a stop the Texas opening series I wanna see 3 straight deep balls 

 

[Dahobbs 17420]

1 minute ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Honestly. When Texas gets a stop the Texas opening series I wanna see 3 straight deep balls 

Do you also like having your balls punched?

[Pato del Muerto 52322]

9 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

I mean, you know he's holding back so Alabama doesn't have current game tape on our "good stuff".

But this first half play makes you wonder if there is any good stuff at all.
O-line has regressed and QB play doesn't look improved at all.

They’re holding back competent blocking?

[dr99 551]

They said the longhorn network was an unfair recruiting advantage, but FOX can follow Colorado around every week no problem

[Rickylovesweed 14154]

3 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

With all the hand wringing about the offense, the defense allowed 64 yards in the half and took it away twice.  I don't care who you're playing -- that's badass.

This after finishing 11th in DFEI last season. 

PK is a really good DC. It's time for Sark to hold up his end of the bargain because he made a good hire on that side of the ball. 

[Red Five 40593]

Just now, FreeHorn said:

we look sloppy, uninterested and unprepared. 

Yes.

I don't know what to even say about the deep ball stuff at this point.

[MissingInAction 24765]

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5391]

1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

There were other circumstances surrounding that game.

He otherwise absolutely owned aggy during his career. Regularly picked on their "star" DB. I wish he played against OU the way he did against A&M.

The circumstance is that he had a 16-6 lead going into the half and choked it the fuck away.

[Huckleberry 32685]

3 minutes ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

you should, he went ice fucking cold in the 2nd half and got benched.

And was relieved by Applewhite who also didn't produce anything. 

"Derp must be starting QB fault" is the easiest way to be a fan, though, so you've got that going for you. 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10134]

Look into Ewers eyes. His lack of confidence and desire to be out there against Rice tells everything. It's Murphy time. 

[sith_horn 2367]

Sark playing 3D chess with Saban ...

                     

[dcar00 14023]

we'll see if Sark learned anything from Saban.  Saban would start Maalik in the 3rd quarter.

[28jcollins 53]

The only way I see this team being good is if struggling against rice is due to not revealing the playbook and feigning weakness to throw off Bama but... I sadly don't think the real story is that deep. At all. 

Would be cool to be proved wrong, tho.

[SHOOTER12 8787]

58 minutes ago, NAVY said:

Bullshit. All my shit was wired for game day and kid friend got dropped off 3 hours late. 
 

anyhow let’s fucking go! 

Sooo, who's got your balls in their pocket this week? Your kids or your wife?

[Rickylovesweed 14154]

6 minutes ago, Rudiger said:

And then proceeded to kind of suck for the rest of the season (masked by outstanding RB play). That’s why people are pissed off.

Definitely, the up and down play doesn't lead to good results. 

But the "Texas will lose by 30 to Alabama" is exactly what people said after the opener last season with similar level play in the first half against ULM. 

[Foosters 17691]

4 minutes ago, DigDug said:

Look at U Dubs turf, it looks clean, it looks bright and fast.  Not like you got it on discount at damn hobby lobby.

Right, ours may look like shit, but at least it smells like burning rubber 

[Huckleberry 32685]

4 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

I don't. I want to see us work the middle of the field, which has been wide open all day.

Correct, Rice isn't dumb. They're playing anti-Sarkisian defense. We can slice them up outside and in the intermediate game but have to be willing to do it. Not run into 8 man fronts then throw deep against three deep coverage. 

Edited September 2, 2023 by Huckleberry

[Coach pop a bitch 5459]

This is the part of the game when sark and Co. Come out ready to play.

[ATXbronco 4060]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

They’re holding back competent blocking?

Yeah, that's another thing.
AD had a huge missed block earlier.  

[FreeHorn 1307]

On the other hand, didn’t Arkansas look super average against Rice Week 1 in 2021 and then beat our ass next week?

[Rockethorn1978 6061]

3 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Just out malik out, it can’t be worse 

But if they out Malik out wouldn’t that mean he’s back on the sidelines?

[Deej 76511]

Need to get our backup QB's some naps this half because the line is going to get Ewers knocked out against  Bama. That is if the don't let Rice do it. 

[hobbes2702 12771]

4 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

It's going to happen this year. Too much talent on the sidelines to allow Ewers to throw away a second straight season with horrible deep balls and poor QB awareness. Although if this line doesn't get it's shit together the more mobile Arch might be the more successful option. I'd give Malik the first look though. 

Ewers leaves at the end of the season but to the portal. Any GM who uses a first round pick on this bum should be fired. 

The first round thing has always been so stupid. No one was ever gonna do that. 

[millhouse 2587]

Here is my conspiracy theory. We keep launching the deep bomb to make bama think that is our offense. Then next week we trow slants, screens, and intermediate routes 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

4 minutes ago, futureman said:

we need urban meyer. 

to retire

[dcbc 14388]

4 minutes ago, futureman said:

we need urban meyer. 

I'll fire up the Beechcraft.

[Foosters 17691]

4 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

They’re holding back competent blocking?

[Reynolds Woodcock 4656]

Just now, FreeHorn said:

On the other hand, didn’t Arkansas look super average against Rice Week 1 in 2021 and then beat our ass next week?

[Rimbo 25752]

1 minute ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

This is the part of the game when sark and Co. Come out ready to play.

See, that's part of the problem. That should be the first quarter, not the third, and should last for all four quarters.

[Augustus 3061]

Just now, Rickylovesweed said:

is exactly what people said after the opener last season with similar level play in the first half against ULM. 

Surely you have learned that college football fans never, ever, EVER, learn.

Then again, I guess you couldn't, because college football fans never, ever learn.

[honolulu horn 6156]

Just now, Deej said:

Need to get our backup QB's some naps this half because the line is going to get Ewers knocked out against  Bama. That is if the don't let Rice do it. 

doubtful naps will be effective, but at this point I'm willing to try it

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

good teams often struggle in week 1 

[Don Hornleone 530]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an entire returning starting OL at a major D1 university play as bad as we just did. Uninspired, fat, unathletic. 

[GottaB 589]

The sound in the stadium is a fucking beating.

It would be different if this was a good game. It isn’t. And the AV team is killing me.

[JFKFC 4878]

5 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

The whole line is having communication issues

Nope. The interior o line sucks. 

[Carl Spackler 3461]

1 minute ago, Deej said:

Need to get our backup QB's some naps this half. 

Are they sleepy?

[BrazilHorn 6576]

Just now, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

good teams often struggle in week 1 

Thanks for posting Mrs. Sarkisian. 

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5391]

4 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

And was relieved by Applewhite who also didn't produce anything. 

"Derp must be starting QB fault" is the easiest way to be a fan, though, so you've got that going for you. 

 

Yeah, Applewhite shit the bed quite a bit. You might have had a point if I had said that Applewhite never shit the bed save for a couple of OU games, which I absolutely did not say. So perhaps shut the fuck up and go back to the short bus.

[Rimbo 25752]

Just now, Augustus said:

Surely you have learned that college football fans never, ever, EVER, learn.

Then again, I guess you couldn't, because college football fans never, ever learn.

Hey! I did eventually admit that Greg Davis might not've been a great OC.

Miracles can occur.

[LTtxfan 48928]

Quinn taking too many hits today