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To be fair, even when they do protect him, he still can't hit wide open guys.

Also, I get what people are saying about the OL getting guys into the NFL but the product on the field wasn't good last year and it isn't this year either. The lack of push in the run game has been evident for a while, even when Bijan was here. Dude was dodging guys in the backfield to pick up yards. When you can't even get a push up front against UTEP or SJSU, that is a problem. I understand people might see this as "crying" or whatever, but the product on the field doesn't lie. Penalties have been an issue for years, no change there. Mental mistakes on the Ol, no change there. Yes some of this is on the players but at some point you gotta point to the coaches. Criticism is allowed guys, whether you think it's warranted or not. It seems like this offense is completely disjointed.

Doubt that will change this season unless Wisner, Simon, or Clark break a big one in conference play. Sark has to hit the portal hard and find a guy at RB, even with Derrek Cooper coming in. Not sure if the run blocking is something that can be fixed and it is what it is at this point.

Those 142 rushing attempts have gone for an average of 3.75 yards per rush. In 2025, that rushing average specifically from running backs sits at 4.29 yards per rush.

☀️☀️☀️☀️ ...and VY had Ced Benson in the backfield 😉 ☀️☀️☀️☀️

How about now? I believe Arch can pull it together, but I’m extremely disturbed by most how bad he was against UTEP. It was surreal.

Doing some digging on how putrid the Texas running game has been this season and came across this statistic dating back to 2024. *** The last rush attempt by a Texas running back to reach 20 yards or more was Jerrick Gibson's 21-yard rush against Clemson in the 4th quarter of the 2024 College Football Playoff round one game. Texas has had 142 rush attempts by running backs since their last 20 yard rush. 20 yards is obviously a big play. So what about 15 yards? Well, in their last 142 rush attempts, the Texas Longhorns have ONE rush attempt eclipsing 15 yards on the ground. That was an 18-yard run by CJ Baxter against San Jose State.

I think we got shutout by OU that year, so we'll see ...

Redshirt freshman

You really did. Most people were concerned about the OL going into the season. I think pretty much everyone at OTF expressed that in August. OL play has been inconsistent. They played pretty well against Ohio State. Tre Wisner was out for San Jose State. Tre Wisner and CJ Baxter were out for UTEP. We ran for 200+ yards against UTEP. The OL has actually played a bit better than I expected.

Okay so this equals VY’s 2004 season and we’re still on track for the same record. I kid.

Straight sets 🤘

I don’t know but I personally set too high of expectations for our OL it seems. I really wished/expected/hoped that we would be year in and out a top 10 to top 4 OL. Not individually as being drafted but as a cohesive effective unit.

As much as I might agree with you, a lot of the fan base doesn't take well to criticism of Flood. That and Sark has blind faith in Flood, he's been with him at 3 different stops now, I believe. Atlanta, Bama and now Texas. While he says the right things and came in sound great, I've been less than impressed with his product on the field for the past 5 years. For some reason our big humans can't get in and push teams around on the LOS, even lowly UTEP and SJSU.

Do they make it to campus?

Yes, CJ, please use your press conference question in week 4 of the season to ask Sark if he plans on firing his OL coach. I’m sure that will get a great response full of valuable information to share with the board.

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But that OL wasn’t very good last year against good teams…so..

Guy told me in the mid 90s that the hyperbole of Seinfeld would be tame within twenty years. I told him people would never be that dumb.

Cry more.

Texas would not and could not take them mid-season. But we’ll have to see if any players enter that they could add during winter portal.

I’ve held on to the slightest amount of hope that sark has put all his chips into conference play. Ohio st looked like ass for half the season last year until they hit a gear that they wouldn’t let off of.

It's looking closer to he who shall not be named unfortunately.