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I'll second the Sports Psychologist. I don't know if Texas routinely works with one, but they should. I know that under Saban, Alabama used to regularly bring in Dr. Bhrett McCabe, who also works with a lot of the top professional golfers. Right now Arch, and several of the offensive players, need help with the mental side of the game. We always say that the mental side of any sport is of such great importance, but how many people/teams actually practice it.

The formula to win with defense and special teams required fewer penalties and turnovers. And sark has to be willing to take the 3 points when in fg range instead of going for it all the time. plus we have to possess the ball a bit more and make more third down conversions. Be interesting to see how we evolve.

Yeah, I get that many would rate us lower. Hence, the “at best”. our defense has demonstrated itself to be one of the best in the country imo

I get him with a good sports psychologist and show him film of where he is making good plays and throws. Surround him with positive people. I throw out the bad tape. Try to lower the stress and rebuild his confidence, I keep him off social media and away from the press. Open up a QB competition because that is what he deserves. I rotate him with Caldwell so he does not feel he is the only option. Let him see measured success and let him earn his way back to the starting role.

Heck, playing like this get you L against Florida, and maybe Vandy

Too high

We shouldn’t even be in the top 25

Trust us, you remind us the coaches need to be better every chance you get. We know you don’t like them.

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Try and win with defense. More 12 personell. Use Manning like a Tim Tebow (good fullback with mediocre passing skills). When they have to bring a safety up take a few deep shots. Every game will be tight. Kick field goals when you can. Hope 3 losses (from OU, A&M, Georgia) gets you in.

That’s not the point. The O-line sets the tone, you need it to control games, protect the QB, and open the run game. Oregon showed how it’s done by bringing in nearly 100 career starts from the portal. Texas didn’t, and it shows. And if Arch is still skipping throws in Year 3, that’s on Sark and the staff to coach him up. The coaches have to be better, both in development and roster building.

Pay up and I will tell you.

So we could give Arch Manning an extra few seconds in the pocket to skip it at his receivers feet or throw it in the stands?

I said this earlier on the boards and some people came for my throat.

Mods and members, I think we all realize we have a QB that has not played up to his potential. There has been much said about what the problems are. So instead of complaining, I am curious what your solution is. This week, what is your move to fix this? Do you bench Arch? Rotate him with QB2, run a different scheme?

I wonder what Quinn Ewers was thinking while watching this game yesterday? $70,000 a week with his salary & other sponsors. His last preseason game for the Dolphins he completed 7 of the eight passes he threw 2 touchdowns. Not perfect but better . Life is good . But i know in his heart he’s a Longhorn forever. If we’ve. learned anything. It’s be careful what we wish for. “Hookem “

Do you think if Arch gets right that some of the other problems immediately and naturally get better? Last year it seemed like the team got juiced up when Arch came in. He’s the thermostat.

You might be right, Sark seemed like he wasn't even going to think about it and had 100% faith in Coach Flood. Might be blind faith who knows. But I'm hoping he can get the best 5 out there.

For Sark and Kyle Flood not to bring in O-line help from the portal looks like a major mistake. The struggles up front make it clear they needed reinforcements. Just look at Oregon, Dan Lanning rebuilt his line with portal veterans like Isaiah World (Nevada), Emmanuel Pregnon (USC), and Alex Harkey (Texas State), three of their starters, 98 combined starts, and they’ve looked like one of the best O-lines in the country. That’s how you use the portal to solve problems.

5 for 165 and 2 TDs yesterday. I would say he’s not hurt.

Rapid Reactions from Gerry and myself this morning.

Hire David Cutliffe as a consultant. Bring the Manning Passing Academy to the 40acre Sark is a brilliant play caller but doesn't have a clue on how to fix Arch. He had same issue in his previous jobs.

What was weird about the 0-10 stretch is that he looked pretty good up until then. Think he was 4of5 and it looked pretty good. When they went for it on 4th down and missed open Wingo the drought was on. Imagined pocket pressure too IMO

Maybe he does but it never got talked about: 1) Does Arch go to a therapist/sports psychologist to talk about the pressure he faces/the anxiety he feels about having to perform? Does he meditate? I would guess no if a guy completely melts down after an overthrown wheel route... (meditating/talking to a therapist WORKS, like scientifically proven that it does...) --> If he doesn't, no one in Arch's magic circle of trust thought that developing Arch's mental fortitude (through meditation or other practices that help you remain grounded) was something that was as important as being able to throw good? If you ask me the Manning's, having seen Peyton and Eli go through it, thought to do the same exact things that they did when they were in college, misjudging how much the world has changed, especially in terms of pressure on young QBs making millions of dollars while leading 40 million dollar rosters. --> If he does then either they have miscalculated how much more he needs to work on the mental side of things or honestly, he's toast. If they have been putting a lot of emphasis on it already then Arch may just not be cut out for it. - It may be a misjudgment of character on my part but seeing Arch's interviews it seems to me like he's been trained to just brush off any hint that the mental side of things are the reason he's not performing up to standard. If he's just saying what the media wants to hear ("Gotta play better") then whatever, but if he actually thinks that he just needs to keep on and he'll magically improve mentally then he's dead wrong. The rest of the year working through the mental side of things should be as much of a priority as watching film or going to practice.

It typically gets released on Mondays. I have signed us up.