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He's also much looser with the football in both fumbles and interceptions. That can be devastating in a game like this. Quinn big problem was definitely "running into sacks" and not really maneuvering in the pocket and stuff. Arch has been up and down and making the easy stuff look really hard but it's 3 weeks in a row with 0 turnover worthy throws while being under pressure most of the time. I absolutely agree with you if this can be a kentucky/OU type game... I'm much more afraid of the game turning into a situation where the defense is tired/leaky and we have to score 30+. If we can't run the ball and OL isn't protecting I don't see us winning without Arch. I'm not as confident as some people here are about this being "Texas' game to lose"... but I'm also often very wrong so I'll gladly eat crow if we stomp Vandy this saturday 😅😂

I am picking on you, but most of the folks on this thread just do not understand how the coaching gig works. First, you are an assistant. Then, you are a coordinator. Then, you go to a smaller (ie less well known) school. Then, after you make your mark at these levels, you go for the annuity. If i was Collin, I would take OSU in a heartbeat. But I think they will look for HC experience....... Major would be a good choice there. he is toiling in a cesspool now.

good point ! sigh

He hasn’t snorted his weekly powdered mayo yet. Once that happens, we won’t hear from him until Tuesday.

I get the dark humor, but in Woodward's defense, the contract he gave out was the standard head coach deal. In truth everyone in Cajun country, from Monroe to Morgan City was giddy. The real issue here is reality. In this year's hiring rampage of 10 or so "big time coaches", only 1 will be brilliant..........the others will be fiscally irresponsible.

Just rewatched Kobe score 45 against Duncan and Robinson in game one of WCF when he was 22. Five dunks, big left handed dunked in the face of Duncan. What does fatty have?

Head Coaching job at a P4 school >> OC Aggy

Was there ever any doubt 👀👀

https://x.com/On3sports/status/1983974280229531653 Dan Lannings all in with Oregon

I think Caldwell gives us a chance to execute the extended run game with the screens and RPO game. Hopefully Baxter is building up momentum.

My take is that Caldwell is akin to Ewers but can and will take off if necessary or opportunity allows.

If there was ever a game for Texas to run the football effectively..

Personally, I wouldn't. They'll find a good coach who will. I do think this will keep Kiffin away from LSU though. Ole Miss will either pay up (and Kiffin recruits against a down LSU in Louisiana) or he goes to Florida with less drama (and equally amazing recruiting grounds).

Our perimeter blocking had moments of success last week, particularly on the two Wingo plays. If we can build on that, Caldwell can be set up to have a really nice day. We’ll need it to be productive if we don’t have QB legs to depend on (although Caldwell has shown an ability to run, particularly on the 50 yard RPO against SHSU).

Regardless who starts, Texas has to establish some sort of run game in order to win. I don’t think the team can afford to go into crisis mode like they did the last 2 weeks.

Watching the circus at LSU really does make you appreciate the stretch we’ve had with Eltife. The Abbott-appointed board hasn’t churned out a single Perry-era Regent clown show, and that’s no small thing. Eltife’s handled this like a pro — world-class chairman, steady rep for UT, and the kind of leadership that keeps us out of the tabloid mess other schools are living in.

Sark’s playing it smart here — keep the offense steady, let Vandy guess, and don’t hand them a free scouting report. Truth is, Arch gives you the off-script juice with his legs, but Caldwell’s résumé shows he can work the system: quick game, screens, and those intermediate throws that Sark loves to dial up. No need to reinvent the wheel, just execute. And honestly, with this defense playing at the level it is, Texas doesn’t need Superman at QB on Saturday. Just someone steady enough to move the chains and protect the ball. Whether it’s Arch or Caldwell, this is still Texas’ game to lose.

Take the PFF numbers however you will, but it's all we've got. Nobody knows better than Sark what Caldwell can do. That's why if Texas wins the game, this will have to be up there with the OU game, last year's win over Michigan and the 2023 Alabama game for the best games Sark has called/managed.

Would be interesting to see the teams with the greatest uptick / delta from 2nd to 3rd quarter or even 1st half grade to second half grade.

Imagine leaving a stable gig to run Oklahoma State’s offense… that’s like trading a steakhouse job (even if it is in Collie Station) for managing a Golden Corral

Whether Arch Manning is out of concussion protocol in time to start at quarterback for No. 20 Texas against No. 9 Vanderbilt at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday (11 a.m., ABC) or Matthew Caldwell makes his Forty Acres starting debut, don’t expect Steve Sarkisian’s offense to change much, if at all. “We haven’t changed anything that we’ve done,” Sarkisian said on a Zoom call with reporters after Thursday’s practice. “Our system has been our system.” It’s true that Sarkisian’s attack has looked largely the same, no matter which of the five quarterbacks he’s called upon to start in his tenure (Manning, Hudson Card, Casey Thompson, Quinn Ewers and Maalik Murphy) have run the show. Nevertheless, none of those quarterbacks operated the offense the same. Manning, who practiced on Thursday but remains in concussion protocol, Sarkisian said, is making progress toward getting back on the field. If he can’t go, however, Sarkisian remains steadfast in his belief that Caldwell’s coaches and teammates “have the utmost confidence and respect” in the Troy transfer to get the job done. Regarding how the offense will function with Caldwell at the controls, it’s to Sarkisian’s benefit to play coy and avoid revealing his hand to Clark Lea and the Commodores. Everybody outside the Moncrief Complex has a limited viewing sample of what Caldwell can do, Sarkisian said, “but he gives us a ton of confidence in the way that he practices every day, the way that he works.” Between Caldwell’s 2023 season at FCS Gardner-Webb and what he did in five starts with the Trojans in 2024, there are two areas in which he could help Texas (6-2, 3-1 SEC) move the football through the air. Five of Caldwell’s seven touchdown passes in 2023 came on pass attempts behind the line of scrimmage. Caldwell earned a 74.3 season-long grade from Pro Football Focus on those throws, going 43-for-47 for 250 yards, which is better than Manning’s 2025 grade on pass attempts behind the line of scrimmage of 70.2 (52-for-54 for 371 yards and no touchdowns). Caldwell had more success on intermediate throws (pass attempts 10-19 yards down the field) at Troy last season, recording a PFF grade of 85.7 (28-for-46 for 433 yards and seven touchdowns against three interceptions). Caldwell’s overtime touchdown pass to Emmett Mosley V in last week’s win over Mississippi State was an intermediate-range throw, a part of the field in which he’s 3-for-4 for 44 yards (a PFF grade of 86.8) and where Manning hasn’t been at his best this season (27-for-54 for 431 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions). Caldwell’s ability to execute screens and quick throws behind the line of scrimmage, along with the intermediate throws that Sarkisian’s play-calls can scheme open, can stabilize an offense that otherwise couldn’t lean on Manning extending the play with his legs, be a factor in the running game or hit chunk-yardage plays on deep balls (on 60 career pass attempts thrown 20 or more yards down the field, Caldwell has completed just 19, throwing two touchdowns against seven interceptions). The Longhorns shouldn’t be expected to run either quarterback much; Manning wouldn’t be asked to run more than necessary for obvious reasons and in addition to Caldwell fumbling seven times (48 official rushing attempts, including sacks) in 2024, his elevation to QB1 would put KJ Lacey one play away from the first meaningful action of his true freshman season. The closest thing Texas has had to a recognizable identity on offense is when it relies on Manning’s athleticism to extend plays. Manning's legs have taken pressure off the offensive line and created explosive plays down the field. Even if Caldwell can’t do those things, Sarkisian is confident in the offense putting a winning brand of football on the field with the well-traveled veteran at the wheel. “The game plan is the game plan,” Sarkisian said. “I think all of his teammates have a ton of confidence in Matt if it’s his time to go.” View full news story

34-23 Texas. My undergrad alma mater takes it to my grad school alma mater

This was my guess too, 31-13 Texas. Maybe I am optimistic but I think we play a solid game.