Texas opens as a 5 point favorite v Washington in the CFP Sugar Bowl

[Hollywood 342]

Gerry said our safety (D.Williams Jr.)  ejected for targeting vs okie lite might be able to postpone the penalty of sitting out a half until the 1st regular season game next year...
Anyone know if this is accurate???

Anyone?

[Deej 76800]

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

So, what ref group is designated for the Sugar Bowl this year?

Big 12 likely

[Reynolds Woodcock 4748]

So is Williams out the first half?

Edited December 3, 2023 by Reynolds Woodcock

[El Squared 1802]

So I’m sure that Sark Garcia has had this game circled on The Calendar, since way back at 11:21 a.m. CST. He will have us ready.

Edited December 3, 2023 by El Squared

[bschoolprof 6255]

7 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

So is Williams out the first half?

He has to sit out the 1st half of our next Big 12 game.  

 

[Keef 770]

16 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

So is Williams out the first half?

Gerry Hamilton said he has to sit out for the first half of the first game we play next season.  There's apparently a carve out for targeting that occurs prior to a CFP game.  So we have him for Washington.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3236]

1 minute ago, Keef said:

Gerry Hamilton said he has to sit out for the first half of the first game we play next season.  There's apparently a carve out for targeting that occurs prior to a CFP game.  So we have him for Washington.

If targeting occurs in the semifinal does that carry over to the final or can that also be deferred?

[Surly Bevo 24950]

2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

If targeting occurs in the semifinal does that carry over to the final or can that also be deferred?

Thinking about Dallas Turnering Penix eh?

[hook me 2092]

If our secondary plays like it did yesterday we’re in for a long night vs. the UW offense. Penix isn’t missing his guys when they get behind us. Button it up and keep them under 30 and we’re golden because they aren’t stopping our offense with much regularity.

[Jkwellborn 6704]

Need to get a ton of pressure on Penix and put him on his ass. I think he’s going to attempt to run a little more than he did against Oregon as well.

[HtownHorn 14690]

1 hour ago, hookem48 said:

does Catalon still play football?

He was coaching his ass off yesterday.

[Reynolds Woodcock 4748]

5 minutes ago, hook me said:

If our secondary plays like it did yesterday we’re in for a long night vs. the UW offense. Penix isn’t missing his guys when they get behind us. Button it up and keep them under 30 and we’re golden because they aren’t stopping our offense with much regularity.

I mean, they’ve played like that all year. We haven’t faced many teams who can test them, but we all know we don’t have the dudes at safety like we do elsewhere (or they are a bit too young, like Williams). It’s one of the few weaknesses of this team.  I’m sure there will be some frustrating deep passes, and I suspect our offense will need to score is the high 30s to win.

[Bevo&Pevo 5169]

FYI for everyone who doesn't know, the whole enchilada is to be played at NRG stadium in Houston.  

It will be a home game for us.  

[Had Enough 2083]

Need to get a ton of pressure on Penix and put him on his ass. I think he’s going to attempt to run a little more than he did against Oregon as well.

Yes, this is the key. Pressure and maintain rush lanes. The occasional scamper is fine as long as we’re creating chaos.

[bernorange 8362]

OL & DL .  How does Texas match up against Washington?

[Hookem2147 21323]

1 hour ago, T-shirt Sip said:

So, what ref group is designated for the Sugar Bowl this year?

Usually a crew from a neutral conference. So probably an ACC, Big Ten or SEC crew. My bet is on SEC.

Edited December 3, 2023 by Hookem2147

[AUS-97HORN 11777]

15 minutes ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

FYI for everyone who doesn't know, the whole enchilada is to be played at NRG stadium in Houston.  

It will be a home game for us.  

call me nuts... but lets win the first game before getting all look-farwardy

[Bevo 13577]

3 hours ago, wood said:

Such a great interview by Sark there in the selection show. We got the right guy.

14 win Sarkisian?

[LonghornBreeder 550]

3 hours ago, ousux said:

Keys to winning this game

1. Jump out to an early lead
2. Don't allow Washington any sort of running game.
3. Pressure Penix into bad throws

All 3 are doable, the last one most important. If Penix has time he can pick apart any secondary in the country, and ours has been shaky at times to say the least.

Penix is made of glass. We need to pound his ass. Like we need Sweat and Murphy to make a Penix sammich by the end of the 1st qtr.

[jimmyjazz 45963]

1 minute ago, Bevo said:

14 win Sarkisian?

7 win (every half season) Steve

[jimmyjazz 45963]

Just now, LonghornBreeder said:

Penix is made of glass. We need to pound his ass. Like we need Sweat and Murphy to make a Penix sammich by the end of the 1st qtr.

We don't get a lot of sacks.  Fortunately, they don't run the ball very well so we can play base with Sweat & Murphy clogging things up and try to keep the passing game in front of us.

[LonghornBreeder 550]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

We don't get a lot of sacks.  Fortunately, they don't run the ball very well so we can play base with Sweat & Murphy clogging things up and try to keep the passing game in front of us.

We don't have to sack him. If Sweat lands on him (or Ant Hill puts a shoulder in his chest) after the release, it might be the last throw of the game for him.

I'm not suggesting we play dirty, but we need to be physical and test his durability.

[burntorangebongos 10722]

2 hours ago, taybo20 said:

We owe them a loss. But we know they will throw like crazy against us... I'd definitely assume a shootout is coming

Not with our DTs. They are way more fucked than we are. If we rush and harass Pennick without worrying about being held without consequence then that is the key to mitigating our db weakness. We have got to be aggressive against their line and QB. 
If Evers shows up big for this game, we have the right skill players on O to seize the day. And baby Manning playing clean up in his home town because you know Sark will classily give him playing time if we can. Shit, this game can really be a showcase for this program and fun for the team. We are going to make them score less than normal, and we’ll see which Ewers shows up. Go Horns!

Edited December 3, 2023 by burntorangebongos
Fucking autocorrect

[B00M 6416]

I’m just looking forward to seeing all the unique ways we can spell penix 

[Longboard Horn 40326]

We have a whole month to prepare for this game. Washington should be very afraid. Can you imagine everyone healthy next month and all the trick plays we're going to run. T'Vondre Sweat better get another TD reception. 

[petscii 1189]

I think both Texas and Washington are playing with house money at this point.   It's M and Alabama who should be afraid.

 

 

[Beau Vine 54238]

9 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

We have a whole month to prepare for this game. Washington should be very afraid.

Lulz.

[Beau Vine 54238]

56 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

I mean, they’ve played like that all year. We haven’t faced many teams who can test them, but we all know we don’t have the dudes at safety like we do elsewhere (or they are a bit too young, like Williams). It’s one of the few weaknesses of this team.  I’m sure there will be some frustrating deep passes, and I suspect our offense will need to score is the high 30s to win.

I've seen every game both teams have played this season, and Washington's secondary is a lot worse than UT's.

[Rip76 4928]

Also, didn’t Robinson and Johnson sit out for the game last year?

[TexasMan 10891]

Yes, and Sark did not use Brooks or Blue much, which was infuriating. But all is good now. 

[someguy 1508]

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

Also, didn’t Robinson and Johnson sit out for the game last year?

Yes, and Jonathan Brooks played with a hernia that was operated on a week or so after the game.  I wouldn't take away much of anything about the Alamo Bowl last year, in any direction.

[DaysOff 7951]

I've seen every game both teams have played this season, and Washington's secondary is a lot worse than UT's.

Unpossible

[jimmyjazz 45963]

18 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I've seen every game both teams have played this season, and Washington's secondary is a lot worse than UT's.

They playing 9 on 11 or what?

[El Squared 1802]

Let’s Change Penix to Penaches…..or Pen-aches….

Edited December 3, 2023 by El Squared

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 2962]

I think we could blow them out. Penix will be running for his life early and often since they’ll actually be calling holding penalties.
 

Wash D is not great. They’ll be forced to pick their poison against our offense. We should score 40+, can our D slow them down? Guess we’ll see what happens.

[Bevo&Pevo 5169]

1 hour ago, AUS-97HORN said:

call me nuts... but lets win the first game before getting all look-farwardy

Well, I'm confident.  I voted for the 10 plus wins in the early prediction thread.  Besides, if I go with "could be a ..." , then I'd look as if I thought we'd lose.  But I understand whatcha sayin, you know chickens and eggs and such. 

[Texasborn91 936]

We are a totally different animal from what they saw last year. We made Penix uncomfortable early last year, offense just couldn’t provide pressure. Think X is going to be playing with a chip on his shoulder to make up for last year. 

[gmr548 16580]

Not with our DTs. They are way more fucked than we are. If we rush and harass Pennick without worrying about being held without consequence then that is the key to mitigating our db weakness. We have got to be aggressive against their line and QB. 
If Evers shows up big for this game, we have the right skill players on O to seize the day. And baby Manning playing clean up in his home town because you know Sark will classily give him playing time if we can. Shit, this game can really be a showcase for this program and fun for the team. We are going to make them score less than normal, and we’ll see which Ewers shows up. Go Horns!

We have a whole month to prepare for this game. Washington should be very afraid. Can you imagine everyone healthy next month and all the trick plays we're going to run. T'Vondre Sweat better get another TD reception. 

So a 13-0 Washington team (25-2 over two seasons) that beat Texas in a bowl game last year should be terrified of Texas and it’ll be such a beatdown Arch Manning gets in the game.

I see we broke out the Texags grade kool aid today lol

[formermav43 4606]

2 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

 

So a 13-0 Washington team (25-2 over two seasons) that beat Texas in a bowl game last year should be terrified of Texas and it’ll be such a beatdown Arch Manning gets in the game.

I see we broke out the Texags grade kool aid today lol

 

It’s better than all the bleeding vaginas who thought we were out of the playoff last night. Drink the koolaid up.

[TexArcher 37813]

I was surprised to see this line, tbh.

I think Washington is the least favorable matchup of the other three teams for us.

If we don't get pressure on Penix, he can pick apart our shaky secondary.  If we do get pressure on him, he might be able to scramble for big chunks.

I honestly thought they might be favored by a point or two here.

I guess people are looking at us scoring 57 and 49 and assuming that we can light up Washington's defense?  Which could very well be right.

[formermav43 4606]

5 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

If we don't get pressure on Penix, he can pick apart our shaky secondary.  If we do get pressure on him, he might be able to scramble for big chunks.

Maybe 4 years ago and a couple of knee injuries ago he could scramble for big chunks. His -18 rushing years this season shouldn’t really concern us in game planning.

[TexArcher 37813]

1 minute ago, formermav43 said:

Maybe 4 years ago and a couple of knee injuries ago he could scramble for big chunks. His -18 rushing years this season shouldn’t really concern us in game planning.

Jesus, I know he's not exactly a dual threat guy, but I thought he could at least get loose sometimes.

Okay, so blitz his ass into oblivion then.

[Blotto 23525]

 

Edited December 3, 2023 by Blotto

[Beau Vine 54238]

42 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

They playing 9 on 11 or what?

It was earlier, before our safeties got healthy.  But #25 is still out there doing nothing.

[bernorange 8362]

1 hour ago, B00M said:

I’m just looking forward to seeing all the unique ways we can spell penix 

Penis

[JGrayDBU 338]

Our secondary and PK is gonna hear how porous they were against OSU every day for a month.  If that doesn't motivate and inspire our back 4, nothing will.  

 

I still give Penix  3 TDs passing and at least one running...28 for them...and 49 for the good guys.....tiny bit of luck is how healthy do we come out after defeating Wash.  

take the over.

[TwiceHorn 31488]

51 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

 

So a 13-0 Washington team (25-2 over two seasons) that beat Texas in a bowl game last year should be terrified of Texas and it’ll be such a beatdown Arch Manning gets in the game.

I see we broke out the Texags grade kool aid today lol

 

We are a better team than last year across the board and a much better team than the Alamo Bowl team without RoJo and Bijan.

I'm not sure UW has made the same kind of improvements.  But their O is definitely formidable, especially considering our vulnerability there.  But I think we're actually a bit better there, certainly more effective up front, and I'm not all that sure UW is a whole lot better than what we saw last year.

I think we're definitely a better-rounded team.

[Helobious 9454]

1 minute ago, longhornmatt said:

Penix has negative rushing yards on the season and has only run for more than 36 yards once in his six year career (a dazzling 67 yards against Ball State in 2019).  He's an immobile QB, which was part of why we contained him last year.  There are no scrambles for big chunks.

McCarthy and especially Milroe are much greater run threats.

Yeah I loled when he said he was worried about Penix scrambling. TexArcher probably thinks Maalik Murphy is a mobile QB too because, you know…

[TrashMaster G 17558]

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

We don't get a lot of sacks.  Fortunately, they don't run the ball very well so we can play base with Sweat & Murphy clogging things up and try to keep the passing game in front of us.

I like our chances to get sacks when we face an OL that is not allowed to hold with impunity.