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The game will come down to which QB does not make mistakes. Sayin has zero collegiate experience to speak of. His talent is undeniable, he has the weapons around him but what will that translate to on the field and how long of a leash does he get? Arch has some experience but looking at the numbers he did not face any noteworthy defenses. Arch's running ability is an X-factor but he has never seen a D or hostile environment like the shoe, if his line can keep him clean long enough to make plays with his arm that will open up his opportunities to run. ULM 51-3 15/29 258 yds, 2td 2 picks. They were the 84th Defense in D1 and the 9th defense in Sunbelt conference Miss St-35-13 26/31 325 yds, 2td/o picks. Good game against but against 125th defense in D1 UTSA 56-7 9/12 223yds, 4TD/0 Picks. They were 71st Defense in D1

I was very unclear. What I was trying to say was that Ohio State has better athletes than IOWA STATE. It might make the scheme work better. I'm not sure there's a team in college football that can out-athlete Texas.

@Bobby Burton in case you missed this.

Big was 6-4 vs SEC last year.

I see this as a 31-24 type game.

One reason I moved over here. Thank you.

don't keep us posted. as i glance at my Texas degree

2. Agree as long as it is not a 15+ point victory by either team they should not drop much in the rankings. 3. Oklahoma is not the Oklahoma of old, and Michigan has a True Frosh QB. Regardless these are the two (SEC vs. BIG) to use as a measuring stick early this season.

I had been thinking about a what could go wrong thread.. essentially my thoughts were similar to what you mentioned. Arch is still experienced and it is simply unreasonable to expect him to play like a seasoned veteran like what Peyton and Eli were in their senior years. He will likely turn the ball over. The OL is clearly vulnerable given lack of time to gel. The run game could falter if we can’t run inside with wisner and Baxter can’t produce enough agility to make the first guy miss. Oh and we need to figure out a way to corral the best receiver in college football again.. this time without the Thorpe award winner. my hope is that we can pressure sayin enough to not allow the receivers to break free and stop the run with out experienced and fresh tackles. I feel good that we will have success but there are too many offensive questions for me to think we are scoring a lot of points in this game.

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Last year Texas was down to pretty much 2 RBs and a QB that didn't have the skillset to run. This year, Texas has it's full stable of backs along with a QB that will take off and is pretty fast at that. Go ahead and play a 3 front and get gashed. If the O-line can't create holes against a 3 man front, Texas is in worse shape than what we've been sold.

"Better athletes"? Overall I think both teams are very athletic some better than others depending on position group. I think we will be able to run the ball if they sell out to that alignment. We also have a mobile QB and so they will be prone to the scramble if they commit everyone to pass defense, unlike last year. I think we will be OK.

Ahh I wouldn't dive too deep in it. Their schemes and players are good, so are ours. Pretty evenly distributed sets of concerns for both teams. Hopefully we just flat out execute them.

1. We’ll have to agree to disagree. 2. Texas losing on the road in Columbus wouldn’t constitute anybody being “mocked”- you’re the favorite in the game. 3. Beating an Oklahoma team that has struggled consistently under Venables isn’t really a benchmark for B1G/SEC prowess.

A premise was advanced on another Texas site about an idea that Patricia might use to stop Texas. I was actually thinking that we were going to handily take care of business in Columbus. Now I'm not as confident. 1) We have a new O-Line. We are a little banged up at Tackle. 2) We have a new QB that likes to throw downfield. 3) At least last year, our running game kindof stalled against tough defenses. If Ohio State played 3 down and dropped 8, (Iowa State flyover) and forced Texas to beat them running the ball, could we do it? Ohio State has better athletes. It might work. What do y'all think?

This man knows his history! +1

You need to think about him wearing jorts and a Bobby Hoying jersey, maybe Andy Katzenmoyer and any perspective after that makes sense.

This is also the deepest the B1G has ever been. Either way, it’ll be settled on the field. I think LSU is certainly losing at Clemson. If Texas isn’t able to pull the upset in Columbus, it’s looking like another year of the SEC being mocked. If Michigan is able to pull off the upset in Norman, oooof

I doubt he would let OSU know that our starting Left Tackle is possibly out for the game.

Again. You know as well as I that talking about one year in college football doesn’t mean much of anything for the next year. *pre-season rankings are so bogus in college football. I still do not see how you think the middle of the B1G is thicker than the middle of the SEC. By all accounts, this is the deepest the SEC has been in a long time. I’d argue the B1G is the top-heaviest league there is in the major divisions.

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In fairness to my prediction, Vegas has Ohio State’s o/u at 24.5. I don’t think it is unreasonable to think Ohio State gets a couple field goals or a short field touchdown off a turnover to get to 30-31 points.

“We held Trevor,” Sarkisian said after Monday morning’s practice. “We’ll probably limit him for a couple days, but he'll be fine. So, I'm very comfortable with that one.” - Austin American-Statesman Not just "comfortable", but Sarkisian was "very comfortable" after practice on Monday that Goosby "will be fine".

“2024 Michigan was a mess” Yes, that is kind of our point. Michigan still beat Alabama.

“He’s still not 100%” In my humble opinion, Ohio State’s interior defensive line has an advantage over Texas’ IOL.