Texas vs. Michigan - 11am on Fox

[markstanco 12449]

Quick!! Somebody post the flag planting or the Texas take over video, it hasnt been posted on this page.  Where are you @tx 3 putt?

[bluto 4819]

My sigh of relief was earlier in the game, second or third Mich possession when they emptied the chamber with reverses/flea flickers/misdirection and came away with a long FG… it was desperation in real time, a drowning victim flailing against the rip tide. 

[Honeysucklerose 955]

The stats game on the scoreboard at the Big House was S-Tier. DKR scoreboard needs to take notes. 

And not one stitch of advertising anywhere inside that stadium. It was so refreshing

[Js1 83620]

26 minutes ago, bluto said:

My sigh of relief was earlier in the game, second or third Mich possession when they emptied the chamber with reverses/flea flickers/misdirection and came away with a long FG… it was desperation in real time, a drowning victim flailing against the rip tide. 

It's kind of funny - kind of like our Big 12 CCG against OKST last year, I never once, leading up to that game, felt like we would lose or it would even be close.  Even when we missed the FG on our first drive, I was like, god damn, we just marched down the field, converted a bunch of third downs, including 3rd and 13, and even though the TD got called back, like the game plan and play calling was so damn good.  

[GreenspointTexas 9386]

This game was pretty much the OU game 2 years ago. 
 

 

you could tell by the 2nd quarter it was over. Michigan has the worst offense ive seen this year

[Lhorn 4863]

1 hour ago, Gucci_Suit said:

It wasn’t just the flags. The entire hotel had more Longhorn decor than our student union. The servers had Longhorns on their lapels. 

That looks downright opulent .  User name checks out.  
I’ve stayed in some real shitholes to watch Texas football on the road.  

[Gaffords 755]

I think Pate said it best. Anybody that saw them in the tunnel...   Wait, this team is supposed to bully that one???  

Texas looked (and was) bigger, stronger and faster.

[Armybrat 40559]

3 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Correct. The fact that OU is a neutral site game eliminates the only time it would be okay to plant a flag. Of course if we played in Norman it would also be okay to take a team shit on their field because fuck 'em.

It was ok at the 1999 Big 12 CCG in the Alamo Dome…

 

[BurntEyes 5653]

10 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

This game was pretty much the OU game 2 years ago. 
 

 

you could tell by the 2nd quarter it was over. Michigan has the worst offense ive seen this year

You clearly haven't watched CU, aggie, or ND play. 

[Royale with cheese 1425]

15 hours ago, hookemATL said:

This. Put some respect on the Dark Lord’s name. 

Please allow me to introduce myself . . . 

[Horn80 6016]

2 hours ago, 89Horn said:

Yeah, like Nebraska.  All nice and shit applauding visiting teams off the field, until Texas started beating them regularly.  Then it was, pick up your shit and get the fuck out of here!  I need to go ice down my ass now.

Yep, Texas turned Nebraska into Reek for over a decade.

[Royale with cheese 1425]

3 hours ago, Post Oak said:

I dont think i'll be taking any posting criticism from you

I don't think I'll let you arrest us today, Behan.

[markstanco 12449]

1 hour ago, Honeysucklerose said:

And not one stitch of advertising anywhere inside that stadium. It was so refreshing

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[Jiggy-Z 3422]

1 hour ago, bluto said:

My sigh of relief was earlier in the game, second or third Mich possession when they emptied the chamber with reverses/flea flickers/misdirection and came away with a long FG… it was desperation in real time, a drowning victim flailing against the rip tide. 

For me it was the 3rd and 13 33yd pass. That was pure evil. Portend for the day.

Texas would not punt until the second half. The O was the story of the day completely dismantling the vaunted M defense and taking the M offense out of it's game simultaneously. Complimentary football as Sark likes to call it.

[TrashMaster G 17297]

I'm a little concerned with how little work our punter is getting.

[BurntEyes 5653]

8 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

I'm a little concerned with how little work our punter is getting.

You should start a thread. It's a legit concern. I was thinking about that and the lack of field goals. This is terrible coaching on Sarks part. We really need to do score fewer TDs, get fewer first downs and work on our special teams. It's a 3rd of the game for God's sake. 

Edited September 9 by BurntEyes

[SurlyBDR 22416]

SIAP

[BurntOrange&White 38889]

1 hour ago, TrashMaster G said:

I'm a little concerned with how little work our punter is getting.

Hopefully he doesn't transfer after not getting meaningful reps.

@Irish Wrist Watch please say a prayer.

 

[Lhorn 4863]

1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

You should start a thread. It's a legit concern. I was thinking about that and the lack of field goals. This is terrible coaching on Sarks part. We really need to do score fewer TDs, get fewer first downs and work on our special teams. It's a 3rd of the game for God's sake. 

Good luck recruiting told flight punters on this team.  Great job Sark. 

[Jiggy-Z 3422]

36 minutes ago, SurlyBDR said:

SIAP

Michigan band trolling their football team as a bunch of vaginas.  Lack of ears was the tell.

[Zeus 5890]

 

[gmr548 16315]

17 hours ago, Voluminous Banality said:

 

 

 

These are all fine takes. Just a reminder that after beating Alabama in their house last year, much of the narrative was about how Alabama had fallen off and shot themselves in the foot with turnovers. The QB is terrible, this isn't the same Alabama, etc. By the end of the year, Milroe was in the Heisman discussion and Alabama was in the playoff (and nearly beat Michigan to boot).

Michigan isn't likely to run the table like Alabama did, but I'll also hold off on buying the narrative that that wasn't a top-20 team we faced yesterday. Although Davis "We did this to ourselves" Warren didn't want to admit it, maybe, just like last year, Texas was just that good.

Alabama did  actually shoot themselves in the foot with turnovers and a couple penalties. That's their problem and it doesn't make Texas's victory less impressive or underserved in any way; but you can't have watched that game and say it couldn't have been different if Milroe doesn't throw it right to the white jersey on his own side of the field, twice, or if Alabama doesn't negate scores with dumb penalties. The fall off was a national media narrative talking on it because it was spicy, but it was obvious then that Alabama would still be at least a 10-2 type team and probably win the west. Beating Georgia was really the only surprising thing about the rest of their season, and Milroe was the same inconsistent QB then as he was in September. Milroe giveth and tooketh away against Texas, Georgia, and everywhere in between.

You did not get that impression in the Texas-Michigan game. Yes Michigan committed some unforced errors - the Loveland freak fumble stands out in my mind - but not doing that would have only delayed the inevitable. That Michigan team was simply not beating that Texas team the way the latter played. Two fundamentally different situations, IMO.

[Jkwellborn 6597]

i think we were at one point #1 during the mack brown years.  could be misremembering.

At the beginning of the 06, I believe Texas was ranked #1. Pretty sure the week of the tech game they were too.

[gsoda3 3195]

18 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

At the beginning of the 06, I believe Texas was ranked #1. Pretty sure the week of the tech game they were too.

I meant #1 in terms of all time wins, not ranking.  Did we go into 06 as #1 with Colt as QB?

[Paul Wesley 3273]

10 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

I meant #1 in terms of all time wins, not ranking.  Did we go into 06 as #1 with Colt as QB?

I think Colt had the record of career wins for a starting QB - and he only held that record for a year.  

I'm not sure if we ever got into the top-2 or -3 as a program. 

[Paul Wesley 3273]

Also, I just had a chance to re-watch the game, and it was even more of an ass-kicking than I remembered.  

I mean, two possessions into the 3rd Q, and Texas had 24 points while Michigan had 10 yards of offense.  That's the kind of box score disparity you see when a great team plays Southwestern Tallahassee Night School... except we did it on the road against the defending national champion.  

Crazy.  

[Jiggy-Z 3422]

12 minutes ago, Paul Wesley said:

I think Colt had the record of career wins for a starting QB - and he only held that record for a year.  

I'm not sure if we ever got into the top-2 or -3 as a program. 

Texas was #2 for awhile with a fair number of games between them and Michigan.  Things changed and that rank slipped.

[Paul Wesley 3273]

Ah, OK.  

Apparently you lose a ton of ground when you mostly suck for over a decade.

[FartingMonk 3604]

1 hour ago, gmr548 said:

Alabama did  actually shoot themselves in the foot with turnovers and a couple penalties. That's their problem and it doesn't make Texas's victory less impressive or underserved in any way; but you can't have watched that game and say it couldn't have been different if Milroe doesn't throw it right to the white jersey on his own side of the field, twice, or if Alabama doesn't negate scores with dumb penalties. The fall off was a national media narrative talking on it because it was spicy, but it was obvious then that Alabama would still be at least a 10-2 type team and probably win the west. Beating Georgia was really the only surprising thing about the rest of their season, and Milroe was the same inconsistent QB then as he was in September. Milroe giveth and tooketh away against Texas, Georgia, and everywhere in between.

You did not get that impression in the Texas-Michigan game. Yes Michigan committed some unforced errors - the Loveland freak fumble stands out in my mind - but not doing that would have only delayed the inevitable. That Michigan team was simply not beating that Texas team the way the latter played. Two fundamentally different situations, IMO.

The Loveland fumble I think was caused by the ref.  He looked up and thought the ref was about to truck his ass.  Probably the same fear that Gov Hot wheels had when Tre Wisner came barreling at him and DPS jumped in the way to shield him

[AUS-97HORN 11558]

21 minutes ago, Paul Wesley said:

Also, I just had a chance to re-watch the game, and it was even more of an ass-kicking than I remembered.  

I mean, two possessions into the 3rd Q, and Texas had 24 points while Michigan had 10 yards of offense.  That's the kind of box score disparity you see when a great team plays Southwestern Tallahassee Night School... except we did it on the road against the defending national champion.  

Crazy.  

 

i get the sentiment, but that was not correct, that unfortunately was a Gus Johnson mis-speak. They had 83/84 yards at half. 

At the time he said that... which i believe was the 2nd drive of the 2nd half, Michigan had around 110 yards... so Gus either misheard what he was told in his earpiece or completely misread the stats. 

[Codaxx 5456]

50 minutes ago, Paul Wesley said:

Also, I just had a chance to re-watch the game, and it was even more of an ass-kicking than I remembered.  

I mean, two possessions into the 3rd Q, and Texas had 24 points while Michigan had 10 yards of offense.  That's the kind of box score disparity you see when a great team plays Southwestern Tallahassee Night School... except we did it on the road against the defending national champion.  

Crazy.  

What? Michigan had a scoring drive in the 1st half. That seems off or poorly written. 

[BurntOrange&White 38889]

7 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

What? Michigan had a scoring drive in the 1st half. That seems off or poorly written. 

It's because the announcer fucked up and meant to say 110 yards

[Not a cat 5598]

17 hours ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

Fun trip.  I enjoyed their game day experience and keeping it simple.  It felt kinda like stepping into a time machine back into the 70's or something before we got super commercial.  One thing I have to give them props on: their pre-game hype reel narrated by James Earl Jones was awesome.  And a pretty good flex when Darth Vader said: "No one has won as many football games as we have.  No one."

Holy shit, we killed him.

[thunderlounge 7642]

21 hours ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

I have no fucking clue how so many people get this wrong. It's like they've never hailed satan before in their lives.

 

[Jkwellborn 6597]

Once you get to this level, nobody can tell how big your team is compared to the other team and for some positions it really doesn't matter.  I'm sure no one was impressed with Javier Worthy's intimidating presence last year. Nor were the Miami Hurricanes impressed with our size back in the '91 Cotton Bowl.
Pate probably mistook the effects of the  slimming dark colors Michigan wore v. The "add 20lbs" of the road whites for Texas.

I’m gonna call bs. I had a buddy that played for North Texas in the early 2000s. When they played Texas, he told me he couldn’t believe how big they were. He was 6’5” 270 or so.

[Doc Daneeka 6768]

1 minute ago, Jkwellborn said:

I’m gonna call bs. I had a buddy that played for North Texas in the early 2000s. When they played Texas, he told me he couldn’t believe how big they were. He was 6’5” 270 or so.

That’s not the one where North Texas ate up the Longhorn running game is it?

[Dbeasy 14789]

5 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

You should start a thread. It's a legit concern. I was thinking about that and the lack of field goals. This is terrible coaching on Sarks part. We really need to do score fewer TDs, get fewer first downs and work on our special teams. It's a 3rd of the game for God's sake. 

And while we are on the subject what the hell with not getting the backup punter some reps. Unforgivable coaching mistakes.  

[mr.goodkat 464]

1 hour ago, Codaxx said:

What? Michigan had a scoring drive in the 1st half. That seems off or poorly written. 

he is quoting klatt 

 

[Jiggy-Z 3422]

14 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

I’m gonna call bs. I had a buddy that played for North Texas in the early 2000s. When they played Texas, he told me he couldn’t believe how big they were. He was 6’5” 270 or so.

Not sure if serious, but the qualifier was "on this level" , which does not include the likes NTSU, unless you are talking about jazz.

[Ghost of LL 15255]

20 hours ago, hookem17 said:

There were literally 0 advertisements posted in the stadium. No logos, no billboards, nothing. Also nothing recognizing random bowl game appearances, conference championships, all Americans, retired numbers, or national championships. And honestly, they could have turned up the volume of the music and videos on the screen.  Michigan is a model for keeping the stadium untainted and keeping the focus on the game. I really appreciated it.

For some reason, that didn't stand out to me at the game.  But thinking on it now, I don't know why it didn't.  It just seemed so natural that there shouldn't be any billboards.

A few other observations on Michigan Stadium and the atmosphere:

Michigan fans are unfailingly cool: Around both Detroit and Ann Arbor all weekend, we didn't have a single interaction with anybody that wasn't positive.  Yeah--they're very proud of their school.  I mean, people think we're arrogant; they've never met the Michigan fanbase.  But even so, they were uniformly pleasant, gracious, and informed.

Michigan Stadium isn't quiet: I had the expectation that it would be a pretty sedate atmosphere, both because of the fanbase and because of the stadium architecture.  But at least through the first quarter, the crowd was really very loud.  I'm not saying it was the loudest place I've ever been, but it was definitely louder than most.  And the addition of the giant suite complexes on both sides really keeps the sound in.  The Eyes of Texas was really loud after the game as the sound bounced between the suites.

The hype video is great: I mean, you know it's going to be great when it starts with James Earl Jones (RIP) putting on his headphones.  But it also includes a fair amount of academic hype.  And that's something we ought to have a little more of.  We have nine Nobel laureates and a couple Turing recipients on faculty and a bunch more as alumni.  That's shit we ought to have on the jumbotron.

On the game:

Fuck deferring to the second half: We won the toss and elected to receive.  That's really out of fashion these days, because it eliminates the chance of getting a late score in the first half and then getting the ball back in the second.  And it puts you in a bad spot if you come out and go three-and-out to start the game, which frequently happens in a tough game on the road.  It set a tone and conveyed a message, and we went out and marched right down the field and should have had a TD.

There was real "it don't make a shit" energy about that.

Our OL is huge: Television doesn't really convey how big and fast these guys are.  But when you see it in person against another top team, it's kind of astonishing.

Arch is a man: You just see him in warm-ups, and it's clear that he's a pro.  Even the Michigan fans were noting it.  And by halftime, the Michigan fans around me were hoping Arch would go in just so they could see the show.  I told them that we don't put Arch in just to hand off; if he goes in, he's running the offense.  But that's what they were hoping for--they wanted to see Arch sling some passes.

[mr.goodkat 464]

nm iliterally just heard him sayit a few mins ago rewatching in background 

[horn_of_the_morning 978]

This meltdown is positively funny. Rant starts from around 7:40.

 

Edited September 10 by horn_of_the_morning

[6th Street 6298]

Cam Williams needs to clean things up. Had 3 false starts and a holding penalty that cost us a TD. 

[Doc Daneeka 6768]

Just now, 6th Street said:

Cam Williams needs to clean things up. Had 3 false starts and a holding penalty that cost us a TD. 

He cleaned things up pretty well for the last 55 minutes of the game, after the questionable at best holding call. 

[Armybrat 40559]

28 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

For some reason, that didn't stand out to me at the game.  But thinking on it now, I don't know why it didn't.  It just seemed so natural that there shouldn't be any billboards.

A few other observations on Michigan Stadium and the atmosphere:

Michigan fans are unfailingly cool: Around both Detroit and Ann Arbor all weekend, we didn't have a single interaction with anybody that wasn't positive.  Yeah--they're very proud of their school.  I mean, people think we're arrogant; they've never met the Michigan fanbase.  But even so, they were uniformly pleasant, gracious, and informed.

Michigan Stadium isn't quiet: I had the expectation that it would be a pretty sedate atmosphere, both because of the fanbase and because of the stadium architecture.  But at least through the first quarter, the crowd was really very loud.  I'm not saying it was the loudest place I've ever been, but it was definitely louder than most.  And the addition of the giant suite complexes on both sides really keeps the sound in.  The Eyes of Texas was really loud after the game as the sound bounced between the suites.

The hype video is great: I mean, you know it's going to be great when it starts with James Earl Jones (RIP) putting on his headphones.  But it also includes a fair amount of academic hype.  And that's something we ought to have a little more of.  We have nine Nobel laureates and a couple Turing recipients on faculty and a bunch more as alumni.  That's shit we ought to have on the jumbotron.

On the game:

Fuck deferring to the second half: We won the toss and elected to receive.  That's really out of fashion these days, because it eliminates the chance of getting a late score in the first half and then getting the ball back in the second.  And it puts you in a bad spot if you come out and go three-and-out to start the game, which frequently happens in a tough game on the road.  It set a tone and conveyed a message, and we went out and marched right down the field and should have had a TD.

There was real "it don't make a shit" energy about that.

Our OL is huge: Television doesn't really convey how big and fast these guys are.  But when you see it in person against another top team, it's kind of astonishing.

Arch is a man: You just see him in warm-ups, and it's clear that he's a pro.  Even the Michigan fans were noting it.  And by halftime, the Michigan fans around me were hoping Arch would go in just so they could see the show.  I told them that we don't put Arch in just to hand off; if he goes in, he's running the offense.  But that's what they were hoping for--they wanted to see Arch sling some passes.

Did any of the Michigan fans graciously guide you to the Big House?

[NameAlreadyInUse 5092]

5 hours ago, SurlyBDR said:

SIAP

I don't think I believe this.  I was told that aggy are the most magnanimous and gracious hosts.

[JOSEYWALES66 1780]

38 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

For some reason, that didn't stand out to me at the game.  But thinking on it now, I don't know why it didn't.  It just seemed so natural that there shouldn't be any billboards.

A few other observations on Michigan Stadium and the atmosphere:

Michigan fans are unfailingly cool: Around both Detroit and Ann Arbor all weekend, we didn't have a single interaction with anybody that wasn't positive.  Yeah--they're very proud of their school.  I mean, people think we're arrogant; they've never met the Michigan fanbase.  But even so, they were uniformly pleasant, gracious, and informed.

Michigan Stadium isn't quiet: I had the expectation that it would be a pretty sedate atmosphere, both because of the fanbase and because of the stadium architecture.  But at least through the first quarter, the crowd was really very loud.  I'm not saying it was the loudest place I've ever been, but it was definitely louder than most.  And the addition of the giant suite complexes on both sides really keeps the sound in.  The Eyes of Texas was really loud after the game as the sound bounced between the suites.

The hype video is great: I mean, you know it's going to be great when it starts with James Earl Jones (RIP) putting on his headphones.  But it also includes a fair amount of academic hype.  And that's something we ought to have a little more of.  We have nine Nobel laureates and a couple Turing recipients on faculty and a bunch more as alumni.  That's shit we ought to have on the jumbotron.

On the game:

Fuck deferring to the second half: We won the toss and elected to receive.  That's really out of fashion these days, because it eliminates the chance of getting a late score in the first half and then getting the ball back in the second.  And it puts you in a bad spot if you come out and go three-and-out to start the game, which frequently happens in a tough game on the road.  It set a tone and conveyed a message, and we went out and marched right down the field and should have had a TD.

There was real "it don't make a shit" energy about that.

Our OL is huge: Television doesn't really convey how big and fast these guys are.  But when you see it in person against another top team, it's kind of astonishing.

Arch is a man: You just see him in warm-ups, and it's clear that he's a pro.  Even the Michigan fans were noting it.  And by halftime, the Michigan fans around me were hoping Arch would go in just so they could see the show.  I told them that we don't put Arch in just to hand off; if he goes in, he's running the offense.  But that's what they were hoping for--they wanted to see Arch sling some passes.

Sark said they took the ball to start because of the wind.  They wanted it in the 4th. 

[Doc Daneeka 6768]

1 minute ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

Sark said they took the ball to start because of the wind.  They wanted it in the 4th. 

Yeah, he said there was an 8 yard difference in field goal comfort, depending on the direction. That’s some sweet planning even though you expect to put a boot up their ass. 

[Gut Wagon 8038]

33 minutes ago, horn_of_the_morning said:

This meltdown is positively funny. Rant starts from around 7:40.

 

Hilarious. And true. 

[cmontexas 3227]

21 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Cam Williams needs to clean things up. Had 3 false starts and a holding penalty that cost us a TD. 

One of the false starts was the whole line but 56 is huge and closest to the ref. So he had 2 false starts on the first possession he's ever played starting on the road in front of 100,000 fans and millions more watching at home. Clean after that