Game Week Thread Week 5, 2023: Kansas at Texas

[DigglerontheHoof 21199]

18 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Hopefully Sark comes out aggressive at home rather than running up the middle and throwing sideways passes which typically result in quick 3 and outs and gives back the momentum. 

[Cairn Horn88 8264]

Fuck Kansas!

[Fud 9552]

7 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Burton with the 38-35 prediction after tweaking out about Baylor and Wyoming and assuming tragedy versus Alabama. Grow a pair, Bobby.

Bobby drives 15 mph under the speed limit 

[immamac 42850]

I think Juan Davis is gonna score a fucking touchdown this week, that means we are up by at least 3 scores. 

[Rimbo 25933]

fuck Kansas

hook em horns

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 2948]

What time do the garages usually open on gameday these days? I want to get there early.

[BigHornedLurker 1939]

 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

2 minutes ago, BigHornedLurker said:

 

So, in a way, this beatdown might be doing Kansas a favor. Not all storms come to destroy. 

Edited September 29, 2023 by Doc Daneeka

[BigHornedLurker 1939]

maybe, most teams typically find this a huge distraction . hopefully this isnt a rally point 

[ClubWhatever 12144]

Bobby should bet his On3 percentage ownership against the spread. 

[The Dog 44051]

I looked it up and in the two times Kansas beat Texas they were +4 in turnover margin (2-6 and 0-4). We had to be spectacularly bad in order for KU to win. 

In 2016 we finished the first half with turnovers on four straight possessions and then had a fumble on a late drive that would have iced the game deep in KU territory.

In 2021 we had a massive meltdown at the end of the first half where KU was able to score 21 points in about 90 seconds to take a 35-14 lead at halftime thanks to back to back turnovers including a pick six. 

In short, Texas needs to not turn the ball over and do stupid shit like have balls bounce off receivers hands and the other crap we've done to start our home games.

[IBuryPaul 273]

12 minutes ago, The Dog said:

I looked it up and in the two times Kansas beat Texas they were +4 in turnover margin (2-6 and 0-4). We had to be spectacularly bad in order for KU to win. 

In 2016 we finished the first half with turnovers on four straight possessions and then had a fumble on a late drive that would have iced the game deep in KU territory.

In 2021 we had a massive meltdown at the end of the first half where KU was able to score 21 points in about 90 seconds to take a 35-14 lead at halftime thanks to back to back turnovers including a pick six. 

In short, Texas needs to not turn the ball over and do stupid shit like have balls bounce off receivers hands and the other crap we've done to start our home games.

Damn wow fuck! Unbelievably bad times. Hope they never return.

[TreatyOak 16327]

23 minutes ago, The Dog said:

I looked it up and in the two times Kansas beat Texas they were +4 in turnover margin (2-6 and 0-4). We had to be spectacularly bad in order for KU to win. 

In 2016 we finished the first half with turnovers on four straight possessions and then had a fumble on a late drive that would have iced the game deep in KU territory.

In 2021 we had a massive meltdown at the end of the first half where KU was able to score 21 points in about 90 seconds to take a 35-14 lead at halftime thanks to back to back turnovers including a pick six. 

In short, Texas needs to not turn the ball over and do stupid shit like have balls bounce off receivers hands and the other crap we've done to start our home games.

What's interesting about the 2016 game is that Kansas also played a pretty horrible game, as well. The game was a total shit-show in front of half-empty stadium. 

 

[Skipper 6135]

59 minutes ago, BigHornedLurker said:

 

Tricky to not blow your chance to move up when you have the opportunity (looking at you Matt Campbell) but if he has a decent year (and likes his prospects next year) I would think he can find a better job than MSU.  Then again, MSU suddenly has a lot of money to throw around.

[Post Oak 20213]

1 hour ago, BigHornedLurker said:

 

How good of a job is MSU?

[Hard Times 302]

1 hour ago, BigHornedLurker said:

 

Bruce Feldman doesn't know shit! Certainly Tom Herman is at the top of the list.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Just now, Post Oak said:

How good of a job is MSU?

Saban was 34-24-1 there, in case that means anything. 

[Duane Moore 5237]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

In short, Texas needs to not turn the ball over and do stupid shit like have balls bounce off receivers hands and the other crap we've done to start our home games.

How about fumbling punts?
 

Asking for a friend. 

[The Dog 44051]

2 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

How about fumbling punts?
 

Asking for a friend. 

yeah, that too. 

[Park Gothic 5038]

33 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

How good of a job is MSU?

They're the Aggies of the Midwest. So terrible. 

[ATXhorn17 1617]

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Burton with the 38-35 prediction after tweaking out about Baylor and Wyoming and assuming tragedy versus Alabama. Grow a pair, Bobby.

If I remember correctly, Bobby publicly admitted to emotionally hedging and being overly pessimistic on his predictions last year to avoid jinxing anything... This is probably a similar situation haha.

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

I looked it up and in the two times Kansas beat Texas they were +4 in turnover margin (2-6 and 0-4). We had to be spectacularly bad in order for KU to win. 

In 2016 we finished the first half with turnovers on four straight possessions and then had a fumble on a late drive that would have iced the game deep in KU territory.

In 2021 we had a massive meltdown at the end of the first half where KU was able to score 21 points in about 90 seconds to take a 35-14 lead at halftime thanks to back to back turnovers including a pick six. 

In short, Texas needs to not turn the ball over and do stupid shit like have balls bounce off receivers hands and the other crap we've done to start our home games.

It's how Kansas won last weekend against BYU. +3 in turnovers and 21 points off those turnovers. 

I think this is the biggest key. Just don't turn the ball over a billion times. 

[Fud 9552]

54 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

How good of a job is MSU?

Probably somewhere around the #30 job in the country, although Mel Tucker's extension paid like a top five job

[Huckleberry 32859]

2 minutes ago, Fud said:

Probably somewhere around the #30 job in the country, although Mel Tucker's extension paid like a top five job

Seems to be a pattern with land grant schools in the top 15-30 job desirability rankings. 

[Fud 9552]

1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Seems to be a pattern with land grant schools in the top 15-30 job desirability rankings. 

Now that the Ishbia's are busy with the NBA, I wonder if they'll be able to allocate as much money and time towards MSU sports and NIL 

[closetojumping 62720]

3 of the 5 guys on the midday show on XM 84 just picked KU to cover. No biggie in and of itself. However, Dari Nowkhah, an OU honk, picked against Texas for the 4th time this year. He went on to claim that this "feels like the typical kind of game Texas stumbles in and could even lose." 

I keep seeing that line of thinking. "This is a trap game for Texas. They could stumble right here." So what you're saying, then, is that you like undefeated KU on the road to "not stumble" while 4-0 Texas, playing at home, does wind up stumbling. Meanwhile, Leipold's actively talking to Michigan State. Okay, then.

Also, one of the guys said "Kansas has had Texas' number in Austin" and I've heard that sentiment a few times this week as well. Kansas won in '21. Outside of that game, Texas is 9-0 against KU in Austin. 9-1 overall. I guess the notion is that Tom Herman almost buttfucked us to another loss in 2019 so now, hey, Kansas damned near owns Austin!

It's fucking dumb.

[closetojumping 62720]

BTW, as all of this talk about KU being ready and Texas being ready to fall to pieces in the media has taken place, the OU game is laughably uncovered. I haven't heard a spoken about that game all week. That's gratifying on the "fuck OU" level, but on the "who could stumble with a big number to cover?" level, here are the last 8 match-ups between the okies and ISU:

2022: 27-13 W
2021: 28-21 W
2020: 27-21 W
2020: 30-37 L
2019: 42-41 W
2018: 37-27 W
2017: 31-38 L
2016: 34-24 W

If somebody this weekend isn't going to cover, and might take an upset, there's a smarter bet than taking KU to play inside of 16 against Texas. ISU is getting 20 points. 

[Skipper 6135]

26 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

 He went on to claim that this "feels like the typical kind of game Texas stumbles in and could even lose." 

Yep, people are going to say that literally every single game on our schedule except for maybe Houston if they don't look significantly improved the next 2 weeks.  We heard it last week as well.  And hell, they will probably be right one of these games.  But I don't think it will be this week.

[Hank_Hill 18807]

There’s a perception based on the past 13 years that we are going to fuck up. Which is fair. People aren’t used to Texas looking like it should. I think that perception changes after this year, we’re legitimate.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Just now, Hank_Hill said:

There’s a perception based on the past 13 years that we are going to fuck up. Which is fair. People aren’t used to Texas looking like it should. I think that perception changes after this year, we’re legitimate.

Almost everyone fucks up every season, though. Aren’t only two of Saban’s championships with unbeaten teams? 

[Hermanator 7050]

19 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

Fatawa? We haven’t had a good one of those in a while….

What was the last one?

[Hank_Hill 18807]

6 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

Almost everyone fucks up every season, though. Aren’t only two of Saban’s championships with unbeaten teams? 

Right, but not against the Kansas/Baylor/ISUs of the world

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Just now, Hank_Hill said:

Right, but not against the Kansas/Baylor/ISUs of the world

They fuck up against underdogs. Almost every team. Almost every year. 

[TheBryMan81 2509]

6 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

I live on the International Space Station.  Any suggestions on how to watch the game?

You have binoculars by any chance?

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

And as for the scrubs of the world, I think it was Klatt who commented that Texas’ improvement along the lines of scrimmage is what will make the difference in the type of upset. They’ll just choke out the Kansases of the world the way Georgia and Alabama have. They might get upset, but they’ll get upset by a better class of cockroach. 

[Frank Drebin 5639]

We are going to kick their ass up and down the field.  You know, by God, I actually pity those bastards.  By God, I do.

[Hank_Hill 18807]

17 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

They fuck up against underdogs. Almost every team. Almost every year. 

Not sure what you’re arguing here.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Just now, Hank_Hill said:

Not sure what you’re arguing here.

That getting upset isn’t unique to Texas. Not getting upset is pretty unique. 

[closetojumping 62720]

1 minute ago, Doc Daneeka said:

That getting upset isn’t unique to Texas. Not getting upset is pretty unique. 

I see your crusade on this. I don't have a problem with it or an edit. I just know that, when it happens, it will be all the media talks about in terms of "same ol'Texas" so I'm cheering for it to be a well fought game when it happens and for it to not happen more than once.

I have a few friends that wind up in stories, tv and radio and they're all working to nitpick why they've got anxieties and how Texas can't be trusted. At this point, it's boiled down to either "Quinn Ewers will blow at least one game" and, well, young QBs usually do try to lose you at least one game a year on their own. The other is "Sarkisian has never done it. He'll lock up and fuck at least two up. " and , well, until he's done it, he hasn't done it. Nifty logic pretzel, I guess.

[BachelorTrek 2975]

2 hours ago, Doc Daneeka said:

Saban was 34-24-1 there, in case that means anything. 

[BachelorTrek 2975]

16 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

We are going to kick their ass up and down the field.  You know, by God, I actually pity those bastards.  By God, I do.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Just now, closetojumping said:

I see your crusade on this. I don't have a problem with it or an edit. I just know that, when it happens, it will be all the media talks about in terms of "same ol'Texas" so I'm cheering for it to be a well fought game when it happens and for it to not happen more than once.

I have a few friends that wind up in stories, tv and radio and they're all working to nitpick why they've got anxieties and how Texas can't be trusted. At this point, it's boiled down to either "Quinn Ewers will blow at least one game" and, well, young QBs usually do try to lose you at least one game a year on their own. The other is "Sarkisian has never done it. He'll lock up and fuck at least two up. " and , well, until he's done it, he hasn't done it. Nifty logic pretzel, I guess.

Oh, I don’t dispute that at all. “We all knew Texas would do this” is going to be inevitable when Texas loses, absent injuries and probably even then. There’s one way to put that to rest, but it’s a tall order even for elite teams. 

The problem for Texas, imo, is that even a street fight loss won’t avoid this narrative unless it’s to OU — fuck that — or, maybe, KSU or TCU on the road. Maybe. 

[Frank Drebin 5639]

We will lose a game.  I just don't think it will be this one.  Or the next.  It will be some shit like TCU.  I think we go 11-1.

[WinningIsHard 4031]

3 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I see your crusade on this. I don't have a problem with it or an edit. I just know that, when it happens, it will be all the media talks about in terms of "same ol'Texas" so I'm cheering for it to be a well fought game when it happens and for it to not happen more than once.

I have a few friends that wind up in stories, tv and radio and they're all working to nitpick why they've got anxieties and how Texas can't be trusted. At this point, it's boiled down to either "Quinn Ewers will blow at least one game" and, well, young QBs usually do try to lose you at least one game a year on their own. The other is "Sarkisian has never done it. He'll lock up and fuck at least two up. " and , well, until he's done it, he hasn't done it. Nifty logic pretzel, I guess.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Just now, Frank Drebin said:

We will lose a game.  I just don't think it will be this one.  Or the next.  It will be some shit like TCU.  I think we go 11-1.

That and a conference championship gets Texas in the playoffs, almost certainly, imo. That would be an acceptable progression for me. 

[BachelorTrek 2975]

2 minutes ago, WinningIsHard said:

[Frank Drebin 5639]

1 minute ago, Doc Daneeka said:

That and a conference championship gets Texas in the playoffs, almost certainly, imo. That would be an acceptable progression for me. 

Yeah.  Easy playoff berth with that and Big 12 title win.  And I hope that would be acceptable.  To me, that would be fantastic.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

2 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

Yeah.  Easy playoff berth with that and Big 12 title win.  And I hope that would be acceptable.  To me, that would be fantastic.

Low key facetious. I’d be pretty damn happy. Especially if it meant getting to beat OU twice, but if OU tanks after Dallas that’s also a bonus. 

Edited September 29, 2023 by Doc Daneeka

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 2948]

Show me a loss (serious). This team is built to withstand a long season. 
 

I like our chances against anyone to be honest. First time since 2009 that can be said.

I hope we blow out KU to send a message. This team is different.

[BachelorTrek 2975]

1 minute ago, Doc Daneeka said:

Low key facetious. I’d be pretty damn happy. Especially if it meant getting to beat OU twice, but if OU tanks after Dallas that’s also a bonus. 

The icing on the cake after drubbing Mobilehoma is their postgame call-in show, but after getting nuked from orbit 49-0 last year I can't even remember them taking any calls because they knew the "fire errbudy" anger they'd get -- Cowards!  Usually that stuff is comedy-gold.  Lulz.