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Tom, is this you?

i like our young tightends. they all flashed. Washington who is the Redshirt Freshman probably had the "worst" game with his drop and missing a block that led to a sack/fumble. But Nick Townsend is going to do some damage as a blocker, and I can't wait to see him with ball in hands as Gerry would say. Winston also had a nice catch with good yards after the catch.

i agree. like in basketball or golf when you shoot and you know it's going to be an airball or slice.

I've seen guys grimace while shooting jumpers, making throws in all sports, tapping puts, etc. I don't remember it leading to wild speculation about injury unless it was already known the guy was injured.

Ohio state is definitely the front runner. They will beat Penn State and beat Michigan. If they play Oregon, it will be in the Big Ten Championship game. We will have to beat them and Georgia at some point if we want to win.

I have never ever seen someone grimace DURING a throw that hasn’t even left their hand, because it was a bad throw. That is some weird squinty logic. Meanwhile, his jank sidearm delivery that we didn’t expect would make perfect sense if he’s compensating for a rotator cuff or AC issue. By the way this is the last thing I or anyone want. But his body language, grimacing etc stood out on the telecast.

A side note on the Arch talk: We knew the level of scrutiny was going to be unprecedented, but it's more than I thought it would be in terms of each outlet/analyst trying to outdo each other on every play. Knew there we talk about good and bad stuff, but trying to figure out his facial expressions and body movements on every play is nuts.

Totally agree

Given that all the "grimaces" come on missed throws, and then he follows up by throwing a dart 30-50 yards, the injury speculation is a prime case of reading too much into the situation. He could get dinged up any time, but there's no reason to think he is now.

I think it was a reaction because the throw was off

Totally agree

Somewhat, but not as much these days Florida won NC last year and was ranked 20-21 in preseason poll UConn had their great run, but look at the teams that were in E8 and FF those two years Teams that have made a Final Four in last three years: UConn Alabama Florida Houston Auburn NC State FAU San Diego State Miami Purdue Duke Times are much different now.

To get this thread on track here’s an update on worthy. Will be out for a while https://www.yahoo.com/sports/article/chiefs-xavier-worthy-gets-devastating-133202159.html

Hashtag, it’s fans like you that give the entire Texas fanbase a bad name. You sound like a spoiled brat who expects every game to have a final score of 70-0. You need to get in the transfer portal because your emotions are better suited and embraced in college station. You realize just how dumb you look?

The coaches see these guys in practice every day. They are much better suited to decide who plays/starts and who doesn’t.

The coaches see these guys in practice every day. They are much better suited to decide who plays/starts and who doesn’t.

I think coaches know their teams better than media and fans do. They felt they needed a TE and a WR. They got one of each. They opted for straight development at OL. We’ll see if that pays dividends down the road.

So why portal Endries? Golden? Bond? AD Mitchel?

He seems like one of the many people that tweet whiny BS at CDC

If we can clean up the defensive penalties, the defense can carry us pretty far. Our offense doesn't have to be tremendous to beat Florida.

I don't think we'll know much about the top of the Big 10 until the playoff. Ohio State, Penn ST and Oregon only have one or two tough games. That means all three are getting in unless they lose key players or simply melt down. Big 12 and ACC are guesswork. SEC will likely beat each other up. Could mean the SEC will be more battle tested in the playoff; could mean they'll be battered and bruised. Obviously there's plenty of time for a team or two to figure it out.

Do you remember 1st year Quinn and how everyone swore up and down he couldn't read defenses when the reality is he was unsure of what he was seeing? In year 2 he was throwing not only with anticipation but throwing guys open. The good thing is this isn't an offense lead team and we don't need it to be. Next year when the defense is young and we lose key contributors we will need top notch Arch. Right now we can still win while Arch gets on the job training.

Honestly, Arch took a little to long to make his reads. He should have hit LivingSTON much earlier on his first TD. He won't be that wide open in the SEC. Same for the first Endries throw. He is going to need to speed up his reads but be comfortable. To some degree this was almost the same Arch as the OSU game. He had to make much faster reads and that messed him up. He is going to have to be able to make those reads and throws with good mechanics by the time SEC play rolls around.

Even in basketball you kind of know. Barring that pesky 16 seed knocking someone off usually you end up with top teams going in the season competing to cut down the nets. You're right it is early, but with two games you have enough data on what teams want to do and what they need to clean up to actually accomplish their goals. No one right now is as good as they seem nor or they as bad, but issues are starting to bubble. Later on we'll look back and know if those concerns were warranted or were we like fans do are just over analyzing.