KJ Lacey

[4thandFive]

What does that even mean?

Is it substantial or is it a bone to the people who are chomping at Sark’s feet?

[NTX_Horn]

ESPN said KJ Lacey can get the reps, but we’re keeping the Manning face card!  Media just can’t let go of those Mannings. 

[HookemChappy]

17 minutes ago, taxsaver said:

Arch seems to do well on the early scripted part.  We might as well allow him to get off to a hot start and then bring in Lacey.

I hate that it's come to this, but competition is competition and EVERY athlete is aware that if they DON'T perform, they won't play.

Sorry, Arch.  

HOOKEM

if Arch does well with an opening script and then you pull him either something bad has gone on or you really trash his mentality. If Arch is able to do well with an opening script then K.J. should too. Let KJ have the opening script to help him settle in. 

[4thandFive]

I’m not sure I trust Sark to make the move.

[Alex Butler]

24 minutes ago, omarv said:

We lose nothing by seeing what KJ can do.  Arch is shellshocked at this point.  He's Garrett Gilbert 2.0 (I'm sure I'll get trashed for saying it but ..... ).

 

 

You’re not wrong. We ruined both of them and at this rate Arch will go to the NFL and win a SB as a backup after transferring and lighting it up next year. Maybe if we’re lucky he’ll go to LSU or Ole Miss so he can beat Texas next year just for spite. 

[TexasLonghorns]

From “championship or bust” in year six to trashing Arch and hoping KJ Lacey saves the season. 😂 Amazing how quickly the narrative changes around here. New QB, new assistants, same excuses. Everyone gets held accountable except the guy running the program. 

[UTexas]

28 minutes ago, omarv said:

We lose nothing by seeing what KJ can do.  Arch is shellshocked at this point.  He's Garrett Gilbert 2.0 (I'm sure I'll get trashed for saying it but ..... ).

 

 

You are not wrong, at all.

[hookem1014]

4 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

You’re not wrong. We ruined both of them and at this rate Arch will go to the NFL and win a SB as a backup after transferring and lighting it up next year. Maybe if we’re lucky he’ll go to LSU or Ole Miss so he can beat Texas next year just for spite. 

I think it’s possible he doesn’t transfer at all. What major program would want him as their starter? He will be pushed out after this year and I could see some NFL GM taking him late just for the name and attention. 

[4thandFive]

Arch going to LSU next year? 

[Red Five]

6 minutes ago, hookem1014 said:

I think it’s possible he doesn’t transfer at all. What major program would want him as their starter? He will be pushed out after this year and I could see some NFL GM taking him late just for the name and attention. 

Wonder what Arch would look like in a competent system, behind a rebuilt OL in 2027. Another couple of losses and we'll probably have a different head coach next year.

[UTexas]

2 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Wonder what Arch would look like in a competent system, behind a rebuilt OL in 2027. Another couple of losses and we'll probably have a different head coach next year.

Nah. Sark isn't going anywhere any time soon. 

[AJLaus23]

31 minutes ago, Hank South said:

This is one sure-fire way to figure out whether it's really an Arch problem or not. 

What is it going to show though? And I don’t mean this to come off as rude, more just thinking out loud. 
 

Sark could tell me KJ looked incredible and the offense looked great, but how am I supposed to trust that? I was told we practiced great last week. I then attended that catastrophe last Saturday and watched 3 1/2 quarters of jv level football 

[Red Five]

1 minute ago, UTexas said:

Nah. Sark isn't going anywhere any time soon. 

Oh.

[hookem1014]

2 minutes ago, UTexas said:

Nah. Sark isn't going anywhere any time soon. 

Are we even certain this team will be bowl eligible? I can’t find 2 games that I feel fully comfortable winning. It’s reported Simmons will miss 3-4 weeks min and Smothers is hurt again. 5-7 would absolutely get Sark canned. 

[Red Five]

Any record where we miss the playoffs for the second year in a row with a roster filled with NFL players will and should get him fired.

[jcash02]

The frustrating part is, we all know how this will play out.

Arch will start because of the Manning family narratives vs Ole Miss

If he plays poorly and we get down big early, they'll throw KJ out there and hope he can provide a spark. 

If we're winning at all or it's still a close game, Sark won't replace Arch. No matter how poorly he's actually playing. 

That's the template for how we've lost the last 2 games. 

Edited 33 minutes ago by jcash02

[TexasOnTop]

29 minutes ago, Mark Futrell said:

Willing to bet anyone a doughnut or a corn dog, that Sark will ultimately say just prior to Game Time: We looked at Lacey in practice and decided the Team has the best chance to Win with Arch, so we are staying wit Arch but will continue to evaluate.

Ultimately that will probably be true. Despite the last 2 weeks, Arch has beaten something like 4 top 10 teams? They have to look at everything, but Arch will start. 

[HDub1995]

42 minutes ago, Hank South said:

This is one sure-fire way to figure out whether it's really an Arch problem or not. 

It’s not, at least solely. KJ is also going to be BBQ chicken behind this offensive line. Can’t believe we aren’t talking more about how bad that unit is. 

[Shmatt]

Man what a mess this season has turned into 

[Assistant Regional Manager]

38 minutes ago, TBHookem1 said:

Sark would rather blame Arch than look at his play calling or fire his friends. Milwee couldn’t develop Arch or Quinn, but we think KJ is the answer? Second straight year of Kyle Flood not putting the right O-Line combo together until it’s too late. But yea, let’s keep blaming the QB 

Nobody knows if KJ is the answer, but firing AJ Milwee or Kyle Flood on October 19th does nothing for the rest of the season.

A QB change might actually do something. 

[garythesnail]

What happened to the OL between the OSU game and now? Surely UTSA didn't have better athletes than OSU, and if not then how were we able to hold a clean pocket for up to 5 seconds at times, but now we can barely snap the ball without pressure in our QBs face?

[CJ Vogel]

Just now, garythesnail said:

What happened to the OL between the OSU game and now? Surely UTSA didn't have better athletes than OSU, and if not then how were we able to hold a clean pocket for up to 5 seconds at times, but now we can barely snap the ball without pressure in our QBs face?

I think it's a combination of Ohio State not having as much top-end talent on the DL as OU, Tennessee, and Florida. While also teams realizing they can play man on the outside, bring an extra blitzer or two and know they won't be burnt on the tail end while creating pressure on the quarterback almost asap. UTSA created the blueprint.,

[Mark Futrell]

1 minute ago, TexasOnTop said:

Ultimately that will probably be true. Despite the last 2 weeks, Arch has beaten something like 4 top 10 teams? They have to look at everything, but Arch will start. 

HHMM. Did Arch really beat 4 of the top 10 teams? If so, then you have to say that Arch just lost to 2 unranked teams with a loss to an unranked team last year. If that is true, losing to unranked teams is far more damaging than beating the top 10 teams - we missed the playoffs last year with a loss to unranked Florida although we rolled at the end of the season beating those ranked teams. Personally, I don't give Arch credit for winning those top 10 games. You win as a Team and you lose as a Team. 

[HookemTexas]

Most likely scenario that I see is that Arch will start the game.  At half time, if the team is up, he's going to start the 2nd half.  If Texas is losing going into half, KJ might get a chance to start 2nd half.  If the team implodes again in the 3rd quarter, KJ might get a chance to come in.

[Crusher Crew]

1 minute ago, HookemTexas said:

Most likely scenario that I see is that Arch will start the game.  At half time, if the team is up, he's going to start the 2nd half.  If Texas is losing going into half, KJ might get a chance to start 2nd half.  If the team implodes again in the 3rd quarter, KJ might get a chance to come in.

Bingo