"Please hand the play sheet to someone else." - Tillman Holloway

[Holy Cow]

I agree completely @Marcus Myers.  However, it was mentioned my another poster on a different BBS, Sark's identity as a HC is being an play caller.  It's what he knows and I dare say finds validation in.  That's why he ostensibly hired Muschamp to be on complete charge of defense.  Plus, what if he does hire a play calling OC and the offense takes off?  Will his ego be able to handle it?  Additionally, he's so loyal to underperforming assistants (stares in the general direction of Flood and Banks) they would probably undermine the new OC.  I'm just not sure anything of significance changes without Sark going.

[TexasLonghorns]

By the time you’re overhauling the staff in year six, the problems usually run deeper than the assistants.

[SETXAN]

Sark said he earned this job because he was good at calling plays. But is he, truly? He is great at play-design and he has shown that his opening script is always on-point. They marched down the field 75 yards and I found myself ecstatic thinking that he finally unlocked it. But then when a defense makes adjustments he bangs his head on the wall for 3 of 4 quarters. He runs when he should throw and vice versa. Which has trickled down to Arch.

His most successful offensive roles have been under Pete freakin’ Carroll and Nick freakin’ Saban. Two of the GOATS. He was mid at USC as HC and mid at UW as HC. 

At this point you remove the decorative ‘Offensive Coordinator’ title from Flood and tell him his sole focus is OL.

Sark hands the sheet to Milwee in the booth to call the plays (so he can be the next scapegoat). 

Because if he doesn’t do something different, his photo should be placed in the Webster’s Dictionary as a prime example of “Insanity.”

[GoHorns1]

1 hour ago, Jim Douglas said:

Will Stein you are a longhorn!

Will Stein was born and raised in Kentucky and a died hard Kentucky Wildcat.

[General Grant]

5 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Will Stein was born and raised in Kentucky and a died hard Kentucky Wildcat.

No coach is staying at Kentucky if a big dawg calls. 

[GoHorns1]

1 minute ago, General Grant said:

No coach is staying at Kentucky if a big dawg calls. 

Texas needs a new OC not HC.

[Deep in the heart]

I say give Milwee a chance. And Sark can groom him. He's been an OC before and we really can't do any worse than what we're doing now. Sark says he was hired because he could call plays but winning games is in his job description, not being the best play caller.

[MBHORNSFAN]

Throwing darts.  This thing is over. Now we wait for the announcement. 

[ccarreon]

4 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

Throwing darts.  This thing is over. Now we wait for the announcement. 

You thinking Sark will be told to relieve himself of play calling duties and hire an OC in the offseason? Potentially other moves on the coaching staff?

[MBHORNSFAN]

Just now, ccarreon said:

You thinking Sark will be told to relieve himself of play calling duties and hire an OC in the offseason? Potentially other moves on the coaching staff?

I'm saying the Sark era is over. All theee discussions are fodder. I've seen this movie before. It's over.  So we wait. 

[TexasLonghorns]

31 minutes ago, Deep in the heart said:

I say give Milwee a chance. And Sark can groom him. He's been an OC before and we really can't do any worse than what we're doing now. Sark says he was hired because he could call plays but winning games is in his job description, not being the best play caller.

Look at Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr. Kiffin trusted a 24 year old analyst to run his offense after roughly two seasons together. Meanwhile, Milwee has worked alongside Sark for eight seasons, has six years of prior OC experience, and still isn’t calling plays. If he’s not prepared by now, that’s an indictment of Sark’s own staff development.

[TexasLonghorns]

6 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

I'm saying the Sark era is over. All theee discussions are fodder. I've seen this movie before. It's over.  So we wait. 

When you’re talking about blowing it all up at this stage, the problems usually run deeper than the assistants. We’ve seen this movie, many times. 

[Deep in the heart]

10 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said:

Look at Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr. Kiffin trusted a 24 year old analyst to run his offense after roughly two seasons together. Meanwhile, Milwee has worked alongside Sark for eight seasons, has six years of prior OC experience, and still isn’t calling plays. If he’s not prepared by now, that’s an indictment of Sark’s own staff development.

Agreed one thousand percent!

[Atxdubstep]

Yesterday I saw the opening script work and then sark went back to the play calls that haven't worked. I likened it to a person who makes a face when they lie. They don't realize they make the face but everyone else knows around them knows they are lying because of the look on their face. That is how predictable Sarks play calling is. At this point, just keep playing the opening script until it doesn't work. 

[UTTUCK]

I've been saying this for three years now.  DC's do what they are supposed to do, they make in game adjustments to stop what Texas is having success with.  What Sark is not good at, especially in 2nd halves with leads, is making adjustments to their adjustments.  With a lead in the 2nd half he constantly coaches "not to lose", not to win!!!  He seems to having a problem extending leads, stepping on opponents necks when they are down.  Instead of "all gas", he starts pumping the breaks to try and limit the number of possessions for the opponent.

[westx]

3 hours ago, Oldest Horn said:

My question is it on Sark or Arch? Granted if Arch can’t react to a heavy blitz it’s on Sark to find someone who can. 

I truly believe it is Sark’s play calling. I’ll give you one better, his scheme may even be the issue with Flood and the OL’s issues. It appears to me that he needs too much perfection for his scheme to work.  Even superior athleticism isn’t cutting it with his scheme.  Arch is already dodging defenders by the time receivers even look back. When the whole world knows blitzing will neutralize Sark, DCs have there recipe.  Look at  Quinn with same issues against Georgia/OSU/Washington. I am hesitant to put this mess on Arch at this point.  

[HookEm]

4 hours ago, Marcus Myers said:

I have a TON of respect for Tillman Holloway.

My redshirt freshman year as a linebacker at Texas was Tillman's senior year.

On the field, he was an animal and not someone that made practice all that fun for a young defensive player still trying to figure out college ball. Off the field he was a fun-loving guy that always had some silly antics in the locker room and at the same time, some thought provoking words he'd speak. The latter part of that statement continues to be true to this day.

His tweet below, while long, deserves its own thread, IMO.

 

I have a suspicion that Sark had that great NC game with Bama as OC and thought “This is it!” And has spent 6 years trying to recreate that game blaming everything from personnel to defense. He’s like a heroin addict trying to recreate that first high…

[William Gillean]

2 hours ago, GoHorns1 said:

Will Stein was born and raised in Kentucky and a died hard Kentucky Wildcat.

But his alma mater is Louisville and he spent years at UT, Lake Travis and UTSA.

[Oldest Horn]

7 minutes ago, westx said:

I truly believe it is Sark’s play calling. I’ll give you one better, his scheme may even be the issue with Flood and the OL’s issues. It appears to me that he needs too much perfection for his scheme to work.  Even superior athleticism isn’t cutting it with his scheme.  Arch is already dodging defenders by the time receivers even look back. When the whole world knows blitzing will neutralize Sark, DCs have there recipe.  Look at  Quinn with same issues against Georgia/OSU/Washington. I am hesitant to put this mess on Arch at this point.  

Georgia, Oh St, UW were all conference champions, playoff teams, national championship caliber teams. 
 

OU and Fla are not, they weren’t even ranked for God’s sake. Arch was missing reads and holding the ball too long. UTSA gave OU an inkling and Florida copied the OU game plan - send six and Arch will freeze. And if you think it’s everyone’s fault but Arch I have a bridge spanning the East River to sell you. 

[GoHorns1]

Just now, William Gillean said:

But his alma mater is Louisville and he spent years at UT, Lake Travis and UTSA.

Grad school at Texas.

[Marcus Myers]

4 hours ago, Jim Douglas said:

Will Stein you are a longhorn!

I think Stein grew up in Kentucky and going to Kentucky games. Might be a tough pull at this point, especially how he has them rolling.

[westx]

2 minutes ago, Oldest Horn said:

Georgia, Oh St, UW were all conference champions, playoff teams, national championship caliber teams. 
 

OU and Fla are not, they weren’t even ranked for God’s sake. Arch was missing reads and holding the ball too long. UTSA gave OU an inkling and Florida copied the OU game plan - send six and Arch will freeze. And if you think it’s everyone’s fault but Arch I have a bridge spanning the East River to sell you. 

I don’t know man.  I am just putting my thoughts out there.  ou, Tenn and Fla are flat out sending 6 on 5 or 7 on 5 every play.  You and I would have a difficult time taken on 3 dudes, correct?   I am not ruling out Arch’s bad decisions against ou and then not prtectinv the ball in then end yesterday, I am just not ready to put the blame on him, “yet”

[Marcus Myers]

4 hours ago, Oldest Horn said:

Marcus, how much do you attribute to the play calls versus the player? We saw the change when they simplified the playbook for Vince. Do you see a similar upside for Arch. Vince could read blitz and either get rid of the ball or take off. I don’t see the same out of Arch. 

I think it's both. I lean more to Sark simply bc as the head man, the buck stops with him. That being said, I have a really hard time with what I see Arch do (or not do) on film. I tend to agree with you and how you view it.

[General Grant]

2 hours ago, GoHorns1 said:

Texas needs a new OC not HC.

That’s your opinion. Not mine. 

[Marcus Myers]

4 hours ago, Robert Gilbert said:

I agree. Sark needs to step down as OC (probably not gonna happen this season, I would become even a bigger fan if does do that). I posted Tillman’s comments on Arch because there is just too much vitriol aimed at him (here and nationally) just because he has not lived up to unrealistic expectations placed upon him by others. I have never heard Arch make any comments about him being the best ever, being as good as his uncles, or that he deserves to be winning national accolades. That is all on the media and the fans. 

I disagree with this and Tillman re: Arch. I don't need him to be the best ever, as good as his uncles or even to win national accolades. I need him to do the simple, easy things right. He was one of the worst college football quarterbacks in the country yesterday. That's based on his play, not any expectations.