All Activity

As underwhelming as this performance was, its start 1 of game 1.

It’s been a problem the previous two seasons and appears to be a problem again this season. It can’t be the QB only.

Would a toss play on the goal line be less “vanilla”? At some point it becomes a physical fight and our guys still aren’t up to the challenge.

If Arch threw the bubble screen OSU would have taken it 98 yards. But, I do believe that if you are going to run Arch it has to be to the outside. On another note, Sark knows his OL can get the push.

It’s almost like Sark has a really young team and a QB that hasn’t been able to master the playbook. The cognitive gymnastics going on to get past the glaring truth of this game- Arch sucked.

I hear ya but he had tomato can defenses last year … trying to give the benefit of the doubt 😂

I watched a six man football game on Friday and that kid had perfect deep throws that were dropped. I never bought into the Heisman, first pick in the draft BS. Arch has too much talent to not succeed. I never expected him to miss such easy passes all game. I thought in the second half it would get better and it didn’t. Sark has got to use this kids legs. I am not so confident in the run game. It didn’t work on fourth and one. Confidence in the run game would have been a handoff like Ohio State did. Instead it looked like a tush push. I am more concerned about Sark than Arch. His running up the middle on second and long makes no sense. Despite an entire off season Texas still turns the ball over, has penalties at the worst times and still can’t score in close against elite teams. You have to beat elite teams to win a national championship and Texas seems to struggle once it gets to the best of the best. Sark seems determined to do it his way. It seems like he refuses to believe another team may have a better line than his. Ohio State scored on a three yard running play. A really good defense couldn’t stop them. It’s not like Ohio State did anything special on that play. And Texas can’t score on the one yard line. This stings more because they could have won this game. It would have given them a little more wiggle room against a brutal SEC schedule. It’s going to be a while before Texas faces another team where they are matched against elite talent on both sides of the ball. So it’s back to wait and see mode. It’s only the first game but I was not expecting to see more of the same issues as last year. Texas does have an awesome punter though. That’s not a sarcastic comment. I think he’s really good.

This wasn’t his first start.

Arch was definitely underwhelming, but play calling, especially in the red zone, was predictable and vanilla. I found myself missing Greg Davis. At least the bubble screen would have been a change.

Nah. Disappointed, yes, but out-gaining the other team by over 100 yards eliminates face-planting in my book. Shot our ourselves in the foot, to be sure.

This made me feel a little better lol

It’s not sarks jam but a guy like castellanos is what you need in college especially with pedestrian receivers…

The environment was great for Arch to thrive, he just couldn't make the routine plays that would lead to the complementary plays off them.

The actually went empty multiple times. I think the interception was out of empty.

Yes

How did Sark plan to limit Arch? Arch forced Sark to limit him. The first throw was a perfect call and Arch skipped the ball. Arch couldn’t even throw the screen. Can’t wait for the Film Guy to break this down. Arch couldn’t make the 2nd or 3rd read.

What was Sark supposed to do short of going out and making throws for Arch? Arch was just terrible for 3 quarters. 26 yds passing in first half? Who would have predicted that?

Arch played poorly, but still had them in the red zone multiple times, if Texas converts those they win. The play calling in the red zone is the biggest worry.

It doesn’t matter who calls the play if the QB can’t execute then a team is not going to win. We were 1 dimensional until the end of the 4th when OSU went to prevent and burn clock. They were daring Arch to throw.

I truly believe Sark is a great play caller but he needs to give up the play calling. Ryan day had to come to that point and now it’s time for Sark to give it up and be the head coach. He trusted AJ and Kyle to come up with the game plan now let one of them call the plays.

Are you talking about the very first easy pass that Sark set up for him that he skipped or the screen pass he skipped? Or are you talking about the strong run game that started out to take pressure off Arch?

Don’t over due that run game. Ohio State wasn’t worried about Wisner. He was slow and hesitant.

We looked like an 8-4 offense … can they get it together in the swamp @ Florida (and score with Lagway), beat a Venables defense, go on the road at Georgia, and not stub their toe along the way with the rest of the schedule? Idk. They CAN. But will they? Receivers left a lot to be desired today, and that’s accounting for arch mishaps

Seems Sark was holding plays, like cards to close to the vest. First game of the season, Texas will be fine. Really, like this team, just clean up stuff. Very vanila play calling, that is expected first game.