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We’ll find out over the next few weeks as we play defenses that aren’t ranked as high. I think a lot of the challenge has been the defenses we’ve played. Ohio State and OU are top 10 defenses, while Tennessee is a top 25 defense. Very few teams have faced the quality of P4 defenses we have faced. We had 380 yards of offense very OU. What killed us vs OU was the 2-0 turnover margin and the blocked punt. OU had only given >300 yards against Georgia who barely hit 300 (with 303). Tennessee was really the worst game on offense due to the sacks and limited rb with Raleek Brown as the only healthy rb.

Before you can be creative you have to be able to do the basics. Dont get punts blocked. Dont miss FGs. Dont make stupid plays like calling for a fair catch when someone else will receive the ball. And last but not least knock off the stupid penalties. If they can unscrew those things then creativity may be worth something.

I guess an analogy I’ll make is I just retired from a 27 year career in a very lucrative/high pressure sales gig. I went through about 16 different managers. I only had a couple that I didn’t jive with in my 20’s but I would never say anything to them, which probably took away from some success those years. Towards the end my career, I didn’t give AF. At this point, my track record spoke for itself. I would be like…,that’s sales aid they want the reps using…I’m not using it. Just sit back and watch! I feel like that’s what Arch needs to tell Sark at this point!🤘

As much as so many Texas fans loved to rip Greg Davis he was able to create offenses that suited classic passers like Chris Simms and Major Applewhite then pivot to run/pass Vince and then back to pass/run Colt, Why has the offensive genius Sark not been able to create an offense that amplifies Arch's strenghs?

Dear lord

Great question and Sark knows the answer. Hes just not going to pur Arch on the sacrificial alter. Weve all seen that Arch gets in his own head so to save whatever shred of confidence he has he is gonna take the daggers.

wow. I guess I was more critical of him than needed. He still needs to improve his atrocious blocking

Now compare (reported) NIL payments and you might find similar on-field production for maybe triple the price tag, something like that?

This offense has to show more fight than that. Iron sharpens iron which should yield a better offense as they are going against one of the best defenses in the country.

I get it but I don't see Jones as this significant downgrade from Philo because he's not. Florida isn't any less dangerous than we've thought they are and will be more dangerous offensively than they've been all year because they'll finally have a healthy Baugh, Wilson, VB3 & Singleton for the 1st time this year. I'm very worried about tomorrow.

Good stuff Jeff. Maybe Sark will stick with the screen and dagone run game. Wear that defenae out and then have their way. Our defense will have to play much more disciplined as Baugh if given a crease can make you look silly quick. So far Sark has just about worn out a set of Brembo Brakes on a Ford Pinto. All Brakes no gas. At this point Id be excited to see this thing start and get to a very close destination. 3 and outs are gonna put this defense in some really bad spots. Gotta be this game or its gonna be a really long season.

Humble opinion but Cam is better than either Golden or Mitchell in contested catch situations. YAC is another conversation altogether. Mitchell ended as one of the best red zone wrs since Sark was hired. Golden could take a 5 yard slant to the house. They are all very different in skill set and how they fit into this offense. They also had very different QBs delivering the ball. Id be curious to see how the above mentioned wrs would fare with the opposite QB.

Clueless.

While channel surfing I saw the last 6 minutes of this game. IMG won on a last second FG, but the international kids looked salty! Are we recruiting anyone from the NFL Academy? I saw some decent looking skill guys along with some “Large Humans” on both OL and DL. Do we have staff keeping tabs on the international players? Basketball has recruited internationally before. Is football next?

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Excited for this season! Coach Vic is excellent. He coaches this team well with great structure, unselfishness and elite defensive game plans.

I realize that this is semantics to some extent, but it’s not that they aren’t on the same page, it’s that this offense is on the wrong page.

No

If they can't this week after a loss and so much scrutiny, I don't think they ever will this season.

I say they probably get it done with Florida but it's fool's gold/confirmation bias. Sark will use it as justification with his offense and then use the same philosophy with better defenses and get shut down.

There are a lot of reasons why the offense has looked disjointed. Sark and Arch not meshing has obviously been a big one. Something has to give on Saturday. It's a big game for the play-caller and the quarterback.

It’s time to tackle “One Burning Question,” an On Texas Football in-season feature where we’ll examine a question facing the Texas Longhorns as they enter a game. On Sunday, we’ll revisit the question to see whether Steve Sarkisian’s team answered it successfully. This week, with No. 1 Texas welcoming Florida to Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday (11 a.m., ABC), the question is: Can Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning get on the same page? For all of the talk about personnel packages, the lack of an identity, play-calling concerns, offensive line issues and whether the Longhorns can count on the running game in 2026, the Texas offense won’t go anywhere until there’s synergy between the play-caller and the quarterback. When the Longhorns turned over a new leaf offensively in the second half of the 2025 season, it felt like Sarkisian understood what he had in Manning, whose playmaking ability became the identity of the offense. By the end of the season, Manning looked primed to take the next step, which led to grandiose expectations for the Texas offense this season, Manning’s fourth in the program and his second full season as QB1. Unfortunately, the ascent hasn’t happened through five games. Whether Manning has regressed is subjective. What’s clear is that he hasn’t taken off as expected, eroding Longhorn fans' patience and turning questions about Manning’s development and potential into legitimate concerns. Late last season, Sarkisian tailored the offense to maximize Manning's skill set. He doesn't fit the mold of the quarterbacks who’ve succeeded in Sarkisian's system, but things were trending upward by the time Manning accounted for 376 yards and four touchdowns in a Citrus Bowl win over Michigan. Sarkisian’s offense works best when rhythm and timing are keeping things on schedule. Considering the links Sarkisian has to Don Coryell (through Norv Turner), Bill Walsh (through Norm Chow and Pete Carroll) and Kyle Shanahan (who he succeeded as the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator), Sarkisian’s offense blends the discipline and precision of the West Coast offense with Air Coryell’s vertical passing game, topping it off with the running game, RPO and pre-snap elements he picked up from his time in the NFL and when he ran Nick Saban’s Alabama offense. Manning can do some of those things, but he’s at his best when he can use his athleticism and instincts to thrive in chaos. Down the stretch last season, Sarkisian called more quarterback runs and gave Manning the green light to scramble when opportunities presented themselves, which helped bring balance to an offense that couldn’t rely on a traditional running game. Coming into 2026, Manning had to improve within a structured offense. Manning's mastery of the offense would make him an extension of Sarkisian on the field. He'd be trusted to get the offense out of bad plays and articulate what he likes and what doesn't in certain situations. Manning's legs and ability to ad-lib when things break down around him would further elevate the offense, with impossible-to-defend aces up Sarkisian’s sleeve, capable of making college football’s best defensive minds wrong on any given snap. Needless to say, that hasn’t been the case through five games. After last Saturday’s 27-24 loss to Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout, the program is at an offensive crossroads. Will Sarkisian scheme up easy completions to get Manning into a rhythm early against the Gators? Simpler, quick-developing reads, including deep shots that don’t take as long to develop, could help Manning get his feet underneath him. Does Sarkisian need to trust Manning to make good decisions before the snap? Or does the quarterback need to do more to show the play-caller he can handle more responsibility than what he appears to have now? That extends to Manning running the ball. Yes, Manning’s legs are a weapon Sarkisian must incorporate into the offensive play more often, but Manning has to be smart when he takes off and protect himself when he’s vulnerable in the open field. It also means that when Sarkisian does scheme things open with advantage throws for Manning, he must make his layups. At some point, Sarkisian and Manning need each other at their best to become the kind of offensive team Sarkisian believes the Longhorns can be. But doing what they’ve done will result in more of what they've produced. Something has to change. We’ll see what those changes are in a few hours. When the dust settles, we’ll have a better idea of whether the offense can truly turn the corner in the second half of the regular season. View full news story

Couldn’t agree more on the 90 from 30 lol. Was thinking along the same lines. Last year physicality was not the same but defense was good. This year same concept but defense is tossing teams around. Just interesting because defense looks out of this world athletic and physical and offense is as athletic but wishing for more. I don’t think arch is the problem but more so a rhythm thing. Let’s see what happens in about 15 hrs