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Thoughts on Arch Manning I have a number of thoughts on Arch Manning today …. 1. Any QB simply can’t miss the easy throws. Arch missed nearly every easy throw today. You can’t play QB at a high level, or be a high level team missing easy throws. End of discussion. 2. Some of the easy throws were also in critical down and distance. Those are double bad for a QB. Simply can’t do it against quality competition, period. 3. Ohio State is uber talented team and quality team. Statistically, this will be Arch’s worst game of the season. 4. Arch’s legs will be a major asset as the season moves along. Again, this will be as talented of a D as Texas faces. And this was on the road with months to prepare. 5. Arch has to get more comfortable in the pocket. Again, high end competition, but he had too many throws without balance in the pocket today to be an accurate QB. 6. What I’m expecting the next three games. Texas will overwhelm lesser opponents with talent. There will be big games statistically, big play TD’s and talk about how much the Texas offense will have improved. I will be in wait and see mode. The next test isn’t lambs getting paid to come to Austin and get taken to the woodshed… it’s at Florida. 7. Arch will play better. That’s easy to see and predict. But the question comes down to how much better as the season moves along. Texas has a playoff defense - zero doubt in my mind. But Sark and Arch have a lot to prove if they will end up with a playoff level offense. Other topics: 1. Texas run game has a chance this year. If that’s the start, can’t wait to see the finish. 2. Texas’ defense will give the team the opportunity to be in every game this season. 3. The season isn’t over. But the margin for error is down to one game. That amps up the pressure the rest of the season. And the pressure is on Sark after that stinker of a game plan today.

Won big games vs “great” coaches? Which ones? Outside of beating Alabama, Sark hasn’t gotten it done vs opposing great coaches. Unless Dabo and Clemson last year count? Oklahoma State in Big12 championship game? They didn’t have similar talent. Sark has a similar talent problem. If the opposition can match Texas talent, Sarks teams fold and don’t even look the part. 0 points through 3.5 quarters today, didn’t score until they went into a prevent late in fourth quarter.

My bad if it has been said already......................this loss doesn't sting as much to me (especially with new post season format). Defense played lights out and the run game was pretty damn good. Arch was off with regards to accuracy for sure. I think he will get much better as the year progresses. Progress will be made from here on out. HOOK EM!!!!!!

The 99.9% have spoken.

I’m not so much worried about the lack of scoring against elite defenses. I’m concerned that we just look like ass offensively especially in the red zone.

Ohio state going through the exact same roster turnover we are and replaced both coordinators while one is a first time play caller.

H8rz gunna H8. I have faith, we played a good team at home the first game of the season and lost because we aren’t executing at the level we will at the end of the year. Let’s get them back if/when we see them in the playoffs

I'm worried that OSU isn't good either and we struggled against them.

Agreed. This OSU defense is legit, but it’s not as good as last year’s OSU D and I don’t think they’re nearly as disruptive as Georgia’s from last year.

Haha

🤯 @Joe Zura in shambles.

None of those teams were going through massive roster rebuilds. We've also had some sh!t injury luck in regards to our draft picks and weapons late in the postseason. It's pretty meaningless.

Why can’t Sark offense score 21 points or more vs other elite teams? No one is talking about it but his offenses don’t show up in the biggest games, haven’t since he’s been the coach. 15 and 19 points vs Georgia. 14 and 7 points vs Ohio State. What’s the issues with his offense? Outside of the one drive today when Ohio State went into a prevent the offense didn’t score a single point through 3.5 quarters. You simply won’t beat good teams if you can’t score at least three TDs.

The elephant in the room: Sark has an elite opposing HC problem. He is now 0-6 vs Day, Smart, and DeBoer. I’m sure he will break that streak at some point, but the one constant through all of those losses is Sark. He has won some big games against great coaches, but time for him to evolve as a coach.

No

Good win to start the season!

If Sark's opening script doesn't work, it doesn't bode well for the rest of the game.

This good?

Was just going to write basically this. I’m a little less harsh on Gilbeau. Sometimes the other guy makes a play. I’ll add some positives- Endries looked good. Baxter looked healthy. With him Wisner and the OL, this could end up being a really good running team. No injuries that I know of.

It was revisited this past January. He’s out coaching himself at this point.

Wingo keeps being hyped up as a top caliber WR yet we don’t design the ball into his hands? Same with Moore… they were non existent

The block by 4 was amazing.

Yup

No it wasn't. The QB couldnt hit wide open receivers and we ran the ball well. Should've had excellent balance. It's on Arch, not Sark.