OTF Premium Thoughts on the ugly loss

[AusMOJO]

3 minutes ago, NoDakHornsFan said:

Watched every snap like usual….

Yet you want to bring up Herman and Strong? Like that should excuse anything Sark has done...The fact is the O is once again not good. We don't need to go back to failed HC's to talk about the current failures of Sark. 

[AlecOsborne5]

One of, if not, the worst loss I can think of. Embarrassing. 

Robertson needs to be done. I've been staying patient with him but something has to change there. He's not the only blame by any means but he's just been on my radar for a while and this one did it for me. 

Bad coaching

Bad execution

Bad effort

Bad discipline

Just a really bad football game

 

27 points scored with one offensive TD and being outgained by 150 yards. 

Absolutely embarrassing product on the field today. 

Hopefully it'll be a wake-up call for the better and not for the worse. 

[HornsUpThumbsDown]

2 hours ago, Willj56 said:

I’ll sum it up for your quick thoughts.

1. Sark is incompetent and won’t relinquish control. He will continue to drag his teams into these sloppy close games.

2. Arch does not have it. The kid is mentally slow. A few ticks behind processing. KJ Lacey has shown smarter and better passing in his limited time.

3. Fire Jeff Banks. Total sloppy crap every game.

4. Fire Kyle Flood. Year 6 and his OL still struggles to pickup stunts and blitzes. He thinks it’s acceptable to trot out Conor Robertson and Conor Stroh. Pack your sheet in a box and GTFO.

Point 4 is legit, I’m no coach and I’ve known for three years they’ve had a guard, center, guard problem 

[SuperDave0805]

21 minutes ago, nineliveslost said:

Seems Sark's offense has gotten worse every year 

Gotten worse since they stopped playing Big 12 and started playing SEC defenses 

[ManorHorn]

GIVE ME WILL STEIN!

[Jordan91]

5 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

What qualifies you to call out play calling mistakes? Have you been a high level play caller at the top of CFB? 

Every time Sark runs a toss of sweep that doesn't work, fans go nuts. You must have variety in the run game.

He’s a fan and a paying member on this site. What qualifies you to call out fans that call coaches and players out? We all get to make comments on this site. Not just ones you agree with. 

[davisxcole]

I’m so tired of getting my hopes up 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, davisxcole said:

I’m so tired of getting my hopes up 

1 in 56.  This is the norm.

[davisxcole]

[davisxcole]

Just now, LonghornFan4Ever said:

1 in 56.  This is the norm.

Pretty much 

[tedsel76]

1 hour ago, Texansarebetter said:

The scary part is we’re going to undergo a massive rebuild after this year 🤦🏼‍♂️

Don’t think it could necessarily be a bad thing. They need some old habits to die hard, but not sure I trust this brain trust to make it happen

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, tedsel76 said:

Don’t think it could necessarily be a bad thing. They need some old habits to die hard, but not sure I trust this brain trust to make it happen

There’s six seasons of evidence to prove that it’s not the players.  It’s the system the players are placed in.

[Bunk Moreland]

Meanwhile, CJ Baxter scores the winning TD against LSU while rushing for 100+ on 6 YPC. Maybe the issue with our run game isn’t the players, it’s the OL and Kyle Flood’s scheme.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, Bunk Moreland said:

Meanwhile, CJ Baxter scores the winning TD against LSU while rushing for 100+ on 6 YPC. Maybe the issue with our run game isn’t the players, it’s the OL and Kyle Flood’s scheme.

It’s definitely the system, not the players.  People can say, “players must execute,” but if they’ve been saying this for six seasons, maybe it’s not all on the players.

[AusMOJO]

3 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

Meanwhile, CJ Baxter scores the winning TD against LSU while rushing for 100+ on 6 YPC. Maybe the issue with our run game isn’t the players, it’s the OL and Kyle Flood’s scheme.

It's not Flood's scheme, it's Sark's. But on the other note, I love that for Baxter. Was a shame we had to move on from him but he just could never stay healthy at Texas. 

[Steven Conant]

The hardest loses are self inflicted ones.  Beating yourself is the most frustrating thing in sports.  That frustration can lead us to expressing opinions about coaches' and players' as if we have all the answers.  It may lead us as fans to forget, in the moment, that the professionals likely already know about these issues and spend a lot more time trying to solve them than we do.  Also, the difference in how much we make coaching and what they make is significantly different for a reason.

This team has issues it has to solve to reach what I think its goals are.  That said, the only goal that cannot be achieved is an undefeated season.  Not sure that was ever considered to be a goal at all.   Its not time for frustrated fans to abandon the program and count them out.  

[tedsel76]

5 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

There’s six seasons of evidence to prove that it’s not the players.  It’s the system the players are placed in.

Yeah it’s definitely part of it. It’s tough because what they did clearly got them out of the mud that he inherited. But at the same time you can’t keep testing the definition of insanity. They have to change some of the staff though, it’s stale with banks and flood

[TooBrokeToPayAttention21]

I'm sure we will win more games but I'm not picking us to win again until they show us that they have turned a corner. Don't put it out of the realm of possibility that we lose next week. 

[JustWin]

2 hours ago, HookemChappy said:

Finally the truth. You can’t fix the poor decisions with a different OC. The problem wasn’t the play calls or the OL. It is 100% on ARCH. 

I respectfully disagree, Not saying Arch wasnt a problem but the play calls, scheme, and inability to build any continuity is a major problem.  

[watty7796]

Couple of things.

Discipline is a real problem for Texas.  Recurring theme.

Leadership lacking.  Recurring.

Bad playcalling.  Recurring.

Poor offensive line play.  Recurring.

Accountability.  Special Teams both players and coaches.  Same players making same or similar mistakes on every part of the team. Offense Defense and Special Teams.  Our best players and leaders cant make silly mistakes and blow it off.  Simmons last week PF kept drive alive, jumped offsides tonight.  Biles PF on an interception allowing drive to continue and give up points.  Arch handing out game balls  to the gooners gift wrapped.

Here is the one that really bothers me.  The last 2 QBs at Texas were both 5 star athletes and ranked 1 in their respective class.  With the time that both had on the 40 would anyone say that they were developed to the expected level?  Same issue with OL specifically Guards and Center.  The good is that atleast WRs and DL are where they should be or ahead.  

[Gerry Hamilton]

20 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

Meanwhile, CJ Baxter scores the winning TD against LSU while rushing for 100+ on 6 YPC. Maybe the issue with our run game isn’t the players, it’s the OL and Kyle Flood’s scheme.

It's Sark's scheme. Just to be clear. 

[Beldar]

Hell , let's give up and clean house and start over. Has not worked well in the past for us. Oregon, LSU, Florida, Aggie, Bama , lost today also. We flat gave one away today no question . Myself, I am hoping the team don't give up like their fan base. I hate losing , especially to those Assholes , but just hope they get ready to go next week and take down Florida. This damn league is going to beat each other up and have a bunch of unhappy fans all over it this year.

 

Edited 32 minutes ago by Beldar

[TheRoJoShow]

3 minutes ago, Beldar said:

Hell , let's give up and clean house and start over. Has not worked well in the past for us. Oregon, LSU, Florida, Aggie, Bama , lost today also. We flat gave one away today no question . Myself, I am hoping the team don't give up like their fan base. 

Bama lost to the #1 team by a FG

[Jbro52]

25 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

Meanwhile, CJ Baxter scores the winning TD against LSU while rushing for 100+ on 6 YPC. Maybe the issue with our run game isn’t the players, it’s the OL and Kyle Flood’s scheme.

Not to hate on CJ but outside one run he averaged 2.5 yards a carry and LSU doesn’t have a top 5 defense 

[JustWin]

6 minutes ago, Beldar said:

Hell , let's give up and clean house and start over. Has not worked well in the past for us. Oregon, LSU, Florida, Aggie, Bama , lost today also. We flat gave one away today no question . Myself, I am hoping the team don't give up like their fan base. 

We just like to call a spade a spade vs put rose colored glasses on