I rewatched the entire Georgia game so you don't have to

[Codaxx 6210]

14 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

I think Quinn is on the verge of playing better.  

I think Sark is on the verge of a better script. That has been the key for Texas all year. 1st half Quinn vs 2nd Half Quinn is real. Sark is going to work his joystick and have Texas coming out hot early. 

[jimmyjazz 46969]

32 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

The above answers the first two. I'm no football genius. I had Greg Davis PTSD with the horizontal passing attack that was only somewhat mitigated by them working more often under Sark. Still, I was all, WTF?

Way more often than not, GDGD's horizontal passing "attack" asked the receiver to stop and wait for the ball.  Sark almost always has them hit in motion.  (It's also the type of pass Quinn is exceptionally good at, and so far, Arch is behind in that regard.)

[troph 25089]

41 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I think Sark is on the verge of a better script. That has been the key for Texas all year. 1st half Quinn vs 2nd Half Quinn is real. Sark is going to work his joystick and have Texas coming out hot early. 

he needs to break this one out...

[bad_teammate 13479]

1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:

One thing I wish we wouldn't do is to try our fanciest custom play in the first few downs. We usually fuck it up for some reason. Hold off until the offense has been on the field awhile.

This, and more designed QB runs early IMO. Obviously Quinn is hurt and it's risky, but at the same time we have to take risks like that especially when the defense is assuming we won't do it. Anything we can do to increase our own confidence and decrease our own fear while putting some doubts in their heads is worth doing. Safe isn't going to cut it today.

[Tex Pete 21393]

1 hour ago, Codaxx said:

I think Sark is on the verge of a better script. That has been the key for Texas all year. 1st half Quinn vs 2nd Half Quinn is real. Sark is going to work his joystick and have Texas coming out hot early. 

Like Mack versus OU, this team needs to come out aggressive. But still, moving the chains is the key. We were miserable at sustaining drives in the first half of the last game. Can’t do that today. 

[ATLLonghorn 1083]

When I rewatched it I didn't think it was as bad as it felt in the moment. I think the first quarter was more of a feeling out process, but a lot of our mistakes were self inflicted and I know it was one play, but I think it's a different game if Wisner catches the ball on the flea flicker. I think mistakes compounded, Texas got tight and Georgia smelled blood and took advantage. I think Schumann and Smart kicked Sark's butt in the Georgia D vs Texas O matchup.

All that said, I think one of the biggest things is that Georgia did not respect the Texas run game nor should they have at that point. They were able to drop the safeties a lot to eliminate the deep balls and the CBs and LBs were very disciplined against the screen game. If the massive improvement we've seen from Texas in the run game the last 2.5 games is something that sticks I think it's going to be a completely different game today. I'm not super worried about the defensive giving up a ton to Georgia if the offense isn't putting them in bad situations again.

[Pato del Muerto 53330]

I predict play action on the first play of the game. 

[Codaxx 6210]

7 minutes ago, ATLLonghorn said:

When I rewatched it I didn't think it was as bad as it felt in the moment. I think the first quarter was more of a feeling out process, but a lot of our mistakes were self inflicted and I know it was one play, but I think it's a different game if Wisner catches the ball on the flea flicker. I think mistakes compounded, Texas got tight and Georgia smelled blood and took advantage. I think Schumann and Smart kicked Sark's butt in the Georgia D vs Texas O matchup.

All that said, I think one of the biggest things is that Georgia did not respect the Texas run game nor should they have at that point. They were able to drop the safeties a lot to eliminate the deep balls and the CBs and LBs were very disciplined against the screen game. If the massive improvement we've seen from Texas in the run game the last 2.5 games is something that sticks I think it's going to be a completely different game today. I'm not super worried about the defensive giving up a ton to Georgia if the offense isn't putting them in bad situations again.

Georgia ran a lot of cover 3  (2 high shell and rotate a safety down) on standard downs and  2 man (2 deep safeties and man coverage) on passing situations. There was and will be deep shots available vs the Cover 3. Georgia CBs haven’t been great at playing the ball. There was and will be intermediate looks open vs that 2 high in the middle of the field (15-20 area). 

[Irish Wrist Watch 1470]

GD PTSD surfacing. I remember a critical game against CU back in the Big 12 days, coulda been for the championship, when our O came out and crammed the ball down CUs throat by running it. We scored two TDs before they knew what hit 'em - focusing on the run. We are at the CU forty or thirty, headed for our third TD, when GD calls for a sideways pass from Chris Simms. It's intercepted and returned to like the five yard line, CU gets its TD. So, even though we're still up a TD, their score pushes GD into catch up mode, and practically every drive after that was pass oriented, and they ended up beating our ass. 

Sark needs to figure out early what's working and build on that. That's gotta be his plan, anyway. This season has shown that he's capable of keeping us in the lead as long as his game plan isn't littered with turnovers. 

[Steelers Roll Left 1280]

1 minute ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

GD PTSD surfacing. I remember a critical game against CU back in the Big 12 days, coulda been for the championship, when our O came out and crammed the ball down CUs throat by running it. We scored two TDs before they knew what hit 'em - focusing on the run. We are at the CU forty or thirty, headed for our third TD, when GD calls for a sideways pass from Chris Simms. It's intercepted and returned to like the five yard line, CU gets its TD. So, even though we're still up a TD, their score pushes GD into catch up mode, and practically every drive after that was pass oriented, and they ended up beating our ass. 

Sark needs to figure out early what's working and build on that. That's gotta be his plan, anyway. This season has shown that he's capable of keeping us in the lead as long as his game plan isn't littered with turnovers. 

Is that the year someone lost (Miami maybe?) moments before The Big XII title game kicked opening the door for Texas to clinch National Championship Game with a win and they didn’t seize the opportunity?

[Codaxx 6210]

15 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I predict play action on the first play of the game. 

I wouldn’t mind a fake screen. Send the WR on a stalk and go. Not throwing to the flat or perimeter screen on the 1st series would be the ultimate change up from Sark 

[tokamak 6683]

On Gameday this morning they pinned Quinn’s first quarter fumble on Banks. Said he’s supposed to kick out and engage the blitzing CB. I’m surprised by that analysis. Banks was busy blocking a stunting DL. I had assumed it was ultimately Blue’s guy, but he was busy blocking the blitzing LB.

Either way, like I said in the OP, Sark was really, really pissed about something after this play. 

[Steelers Roll Left 1280]

Picking this game is a decision on whether you think Georgia is the team that played in Austin or the Georgia that played in the majority of the rest of their games.  If it’s the Austin showing, Georgia dominated the trenches on “both” sides of the ball even if the Texas DEF showed better than our offense.  That can’t repeat or history will repeat

Edited December 7 by Steelers Roll Left

[Steelers Roll Left 1280]

Though I should add to the above that BOTH QB’s are more than capable of losing this game all on their own

[Jkwellborn 7006]

I will say this again and some of you are going to say I am making excuses for Quinn. Batted balls coming from the same place are a sign of a lineman who isn't playing with good technique. In football every player watches film looking for advantages or tells in their 1v1 matchup. Linemen aren't supposed to allow a defensive lineman to disengage and jump up and bat balls. Quinn has 7 interceptions and 5 of those are batted balls, 4 of which came from the right side of the line. The 5th came from a free rusher from the nickel spot to the right. I cannot remember a single batted ball coming from the left. That's a pretty telling stat. Why are no batted balls happening left when the ball comes out the same way? Truthfully, pretty much everything bad happens on the right side of the line in pass pro.

Don’t act like all of Quinn’s batted passes are from guys jumping. I agree with most of the post.

[NameAlreadyInUse 5163]

2 hours ago, Steelers Roll Left said:

Is that the year someone lost (Miami maybe?) moments before The Big XII title game kicked opening the door for Texas to clinch National Championship Game with a win and they didn’t seize the opportunity?

Tennessee was the team. I was drunk off my ass and flying high for the first half of  that game, the losing the MNC appearance possibility and then sitting for an hour and a half in the Cowboys parking lot trying to get out brought me all the way back to earth. 

[sushihorn 3248]

Kirby used a lot of 5 man fronts with cover 2 shell. That’s great for creating simulated pressure and TFLs. It doesn’t leave much at the 2nd level if the back finds a crease. I also saw stunts where the DL were looping 3-4 gaps. You don’t do that if you have to respect the run. 

[tokamak 6683]

9 minutes ago, sushihorn said:

Kirby used a lot of 5 man fronts with cover 2 shell. That’s great for creating simulated pressure and TFLs. It doesn’t leave much at the 2nd level if the back finds a crease. I also saw stunts where the DL were looping 3-4 gaps. You don’t do that if you have to respect the run. 

Yeah there were a bunch of plays in the first game where there were acres of space in the middle of the field with no defenders. I don’t think Georgia had any respect at all for the possibility of Quinn scrambling. 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20834]

2 hours ago, Steelers Roll Left said:

Though I should add to the above that BOTH QB’s are more than capable of losing this game all on their own

I would add to the above that Carson Beck is one ugly motherfucker. 

[South Austin 53153]

5 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

I would add to the above that Carson Beck is one ugly motherfucker. 

That presents a real matchup problem.

[EastTexan 666]

18 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

I would add to the above that Carson Beck is one ugly motherfucker. 

Cannot figure out if it's dumb face or herpa derp.

fuck ga.

[UTEE97 3890]

Protect the ball, trade frequent east/west checkdowns for intermediate passes, and run the ball until they stop us. Hoping to see fewer excuses and more eating crows posts in the Quinn Ewers thread after the game. 

[nnm 37737]

32 minutes ago, EastTexan said:

Cannot figure out if it's dumb face or herpa derp.

fuck ga.

He does have the herpaderp cuck face. Not sure how to counter that. 

[Dahobbs 18183]

3 hours ago, Codaxx said:

I wouldn’t mind a fake screen. Send the WR on a stalk and go. Not throwing to the flat or perimeter screen on the 1st series would be the ultimate change up from Sark 

So long as helm is lurking nearby as a check down. 

[StassneyHorn 6755]

20 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:

Georgia had exactly one drive of more than 36 yards to score. Don’t turn the ball over. At least don’t turn the ball over in the first quarter and play from behind.

Fuck you retard