Florida? Really?

[Dread-headed Texan]

23 minutes ago, A-10HORN said:

Man i‘m not sure about this take at all. Florida has a good OL, a good DL, better WRs this year, a really good RB and a good QB if he’s healthy. And it’s at their place and they will be battle tested in the lead up games. I think it will be a close game that we can very easily lose if our QB doesn’t play better and our RBs continue to go down after first contact. 

Do we really know what Florida is or isn't on the line of scrimmage? I love the sophomore running back he was a load last year. Dike one of the recievers from last year is on a NFL roster and has been solid in his reps. Where I disagree is that Lagway is a good qb, I haven't seen it is the reason. He may end up being really good, but I'm not going to credit that to him just yet. He throws the deep ball really well, but timing and touch isn't a strength foe him as of yet. So for me, I'm not looking at what he could or should be, bc he may never reach that. All I have is what he's shown. 

[whereiend]

Florida looked much better at home against *checks notes* Long Island than we did on the road against Ohio State, you see.  😉

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

Speaking of Florida. yikes  

 

[CHorn427]

5 minutes ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said:

Speaking of Florida. yikes  

 

I think Florida would have been better off this year if they didn’t get all those upsets towards the end of the year. That just gave those teams more reason to want to beat them 😂

[CHorn427]

5 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Lmao man. Bad take. You’re not understanding what kinda environment the swamp is . Especially when Florida is playing well. If they come into the game undefeated after beating LSU? What arch seen in Columbus will pale in comparison to what he sees in the swamp at night. Take it from somebody who’s been . That place gets ROWDY

That’s a big if about them coming into our game undefeated. They have the hardest schedule in the country until then. It’s not certain that they will come out of next weekend undefeated, much less be undefeated in October. 
 

And if they are undefeated when we play them, they will probably have used up a lot of energy and possibly depth in hard fought games and be due for a loss. 

[Dread-headed Texan]

16 minutes ago, CHorn427 said:

I think Florida would have been better off this year if they didn’t get all those upsets towards the end of the year. That just gave those teams more reason to want to beat them 😂

LSU harassed Cade all night, Miami don't have world beaters but they're good enough, Lagway may not even make it to Texas.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

26 minutes ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said:

Speaking of Florida. yikes  

 

Gotta at least split the Miami and LSU games, then pull an upset over Texas or Aggy and run the table from there to have a shot.  Won't happen because they won't beat Georgia and Mississippi is probably a loss too so 8-4 at best.  That's only if Lagway stays healthy.

[birdlaw5895]

Who is scoring the touchdowns on this team? Not an overreaction, the dust has settled… just a question 

[dentonhorn]

Road game, SEC. Tough game, expect it.

[Dread-headed Texan]

1 hour ago, birdlaw5895 said:

Who is scoring the touchdowns on this team? Not an overreaction, the dust has settled… just a question 

If you're speaking from a Texas POV, I'd say you're going to find out a lot these next three weeks. Sark is going or will want to get Arch good looks of route concepts against live and different coverages. Who and what concepts Arch looks and feels most comfortable throwing will tell who is scoring the TDs. 

[4thandFive]

DMoore, Wingo, Wisner

[NothinButDaHorns34]

I am right there with you on florida. Sunbelt Billy will find a way to go 9-4 at best with them. 

[AusMOJO]

So we should be worried about Florida because they have talented starters but so do we....I understand being "worried" about them but your team now has experience in a hostile environment against great competition.

I think the boys will be fine, as long as they execute and be more disciplined. Plus if Ohio State was meant to have this great OL, are we saying Florida has a better one? They have better WR's? They might have a better RB, I'll give them that. Do they have superior LB's and DB's?

I'm all for respecting an opponent but this team has already been through a tough road game against a great opponent. If they get rattled on the road against Florida, then they don't deserve to be in the SEC title game or in the playoffs. 

[Cujonation83]

2 minutes ago, AusMOJO said:

So we should be worried about Florida because they have talented starters but so do we....I understand being "worried" about them but your team now has experience in a hostile environment against great competition.

I think the boys will be fine, as long as they execute and be more disciplined. Plus if Ohio State was meant to have this great OL, are we saying Florida has a better one? They have better WR's? They might have a better RB, I'll give them that. Do they have superior LB's and DB's?

I'm all for respecting an opponent but this team has already been through a tough road game against a great opponent. If they get rattled on the road against Florida, then they don't deserve to be in the SEC title game or in the playoffs. 

Very well said 👏🏿 

[Thanos72]

11 hours ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

It trips me out that some fans seem to really be worried about Florida. Why? If the knock on Arch was let's seem him against a good defense then what do yall think Lagway is going to look like against Texas. Are we judging Florida on what they did to LIU at home? Lagway was really tearing up UGA either. Or if you want to bring up the LSU you game, 🤣, he was 50% against one of the worst defenses in the SEC. So far Lagway is barely a 50% passer against any defense with a pulse. Florida v Texas won't be close and I don't care if the game is played on the moon. 

Any team that’s strong in the trenches on both sides with very talented backs serves attention. 

You’re cracking me. Literally nothing you wrote was on point for the OSU game, lol. I promise I’m not mocking you. I just think it’s hilarious that you have not even looked at a brake much less pumped them. Bravo!

I was bored so I wanted to see your run up to last week. I hope we destroy everyone left on the schedule! 🤘🏽

 

[Dread-headed Texan]

18 minutes ago, Thanos72 said:

Any team that’s strong in the trenches on both sides with very talented backs serves attention. 

You’re cracking me. Literally nothing you wrote was on point for the OSU game, lol. I promise I’m not mocking you. I just think it’s hilarious that you have not even looked at a brake much less pumped them. Bravo!

I was bored so I wanted to see your run up to last week. I hope we destroy everyone left on the schedule! 🤘🏽

 

Was not the G-C-G not a strength and not able to get push? Didn't the lack of depth for OSU show up? How many rushing yards did Texas have. Most of my statements were predicted on Arch playing decently, which he didn't until the fourth quarter. Where did Downs in this game look light years ahead of Taafe? What coverage did OSU play? Inverted Tampa 2. I talked about Arch stepping up in the pocket, did you not see that 3 times this game? Didn't Sark tailor the game to what Arch does well? His best passes wasn't the quick game its the deeper stuff and thats the best passes Arch threw all game. While you're getting screenshots go back and find where I was asking about Arch in the quick game and intermediate throws. To say nothing I said happened is crazy.

[A-10HORN]

10 hours ago, harveycmd said:

I'd agree. That said, I saw a stat that Baxter and Wisner averaged around 3 yards after contact against OSU. That's not bad.

Where did you see that. I read where their yards after contact was pretty bad. 

[A-10HORN]

9 hours ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

Do we really know what Florida is or isn't on the line of scrimmage? I love the sophomore running back he was a load last year. Dike one of the recievers from last year is on a NFL roster and has been solid in his reps. Where I disagree is that Lagway is a good qb, I haven't seen it is the reason. He may end up being really good, but I'm not going to credit that to him just yet. He throws the deep ball really well, but timing and touch isn't a strength foe him as of yet. So for me, I'm not looking at what he could or should be, bc he may never reach that. All I have is what he's shown. 

Basically the same for Arch then. Although I guess DJ has played a little more. 
 

For the OL/DL I’m just going off of what experts thought and where they were rated. They were both top 10 in the country pre season. Couldn’t tell anything really with their first game. 

[Dread-headed Texan]

4 minutes ago, A-10HORN said:

Basically the same for Arch then. Although I guess DJ has played a little more. 
 

For the OL/DL I’m just going off of what experts thought and where they were rated. They were both top 10 in the country pre season. Couldn’t tell anything really with their first game. 

When it comes to lines of scrimmage I read the reports and try to make my best assessment. I knew Texas would be better people movers than last year because of the size. I watched our transfer defensive tackles and the flashes January had last year and expected him to improve from there. Many of the experts had worries about our interior, but there's a post somewhere that I said we insert new guys every year since Couburn and Ojomo and get better every year somehow. I didn't learn anything from watching Florida last weekend and definitely didn't see anything concerning outside of their sophomore running back. He's what I expected Baxter to be. 

[harveycmd]

44 minutes ago, A-10HORN said:

Where did you see that. I read where their yards after contact was pretty bad. 

PFF

[AusMOJO]

1 hour ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

When it comes to lines of scrimmage I read the reports and try to make my best assessment. I knew Texas would be better people movers than last year because of the size. I watched our transfer defensive tackles and the flashes January had last year and expected him to improve from there. Many of the experts had worries about our interior, but there's a post somewhere that I said we insert new guys every year since Couburn and Ojomo and get better every year somehow. I didn't learn anything from watching Florida last weekend and definitely didn't see anything concerning outside of their sophomore running back. He's what I expected Baxter to be. 

That's what Baxter would've been if not for his injury last year. The fact he even played against Ohio State is a damn miracle lol. 

[pskjace]

18 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Lmao man. Bad take. You’re not understanding what kinda environment the swamp is . Especially when Florida is playing well. If they come into the game undefeated after beating LSU? What arch seen in Columbus will pale in comparison to what he sees in the swamp at night. Take it from somebody who’s been . That place gets ROWDY

You say after beating LSU like that’s something that will happen. Florida goes to Death Valley the week before and takes on the same LSU squad that just handled Clemson in the road. It’s very probable that Florida is coming off a loss at Death Valley when we play them. 

[Thanos72]

8 hours ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

Was not the G-C-G not a strength and not able to get push? Didn't the lack of depth for OSU show up? How many rushing yards did Texas have. Most of my statements were predicted on Arch playing decently, which he didn't until the fourth quarter. Where did Downs in this game look light years ahead of Taafe? What coverage did OSU play? Inverted Tampa 2. I talked about Arch stepping up in the pocket, did you not see that 3 times this game? Didn't Sark tailor the game to what Arch does well? His best passes wasn't the quick game its the deeper stuff and thats the best passes Arch threw all game. While you're getting screenshots go back and find where I was asking about Arch in the quick game and intermediate throws. To say nothing I said happened is crazy.

Hoped you wouldn’t get defensive but alas. 

Not a strength and little push. If this were accurate we score at least twice in short yardage. They gave us rushing between the 20s because we don’t have the backs to make them pay. Most of the rushing was empty calories between the 20s.

Taaffe can’t compete physically with Downs. They’re in different zip codes. Much of the freedom to run the different disguises/defenses is the versatility of Downs. Love Taaffe and we’re lucky to have him. Zero coaches in the history of ever would take him over Downs unless he is an enormous debit in the locker room of which I haven’t heard.

If you measure anything by I saw it happen, insert low number, then you could say you’re right about everything. Arch had a crap game. Even Quinn, often to self sack, stepped into the pocket. It’s what you do once you’re there. 3 times as validation is super funny.

Saying a coach tailors a plan for their player says nothing. The outlier is the one that doesn’t and in this game, Sark intentionally tailored it to the short and intermediate game and not the deep pass so you were absolutely wrong. 

Now you’re extolling your prognostication expertise by downplaying the risk at Florida. I think loud crowds impacting games are largely mythical if a team is elite. Strong O/D lines with good backs are a real threat especially with our primary backer still struggling with run fits. OU after isn’t ideal either. If we’re competing for a championship this season, we should win but that doesn’t eliminate that they’re one of the teams we need to take seriously unlike the next 3. Spare me the coach talk about every team gets our best.

Have a great day. I’m not going to reply to anything else. I’m happy that you enjoy and support the team. I apologize if I originally rankled you. It just tickled me. 🤘🏽

[Dread-headed Texan]

33 minutes ago, Thanos72 said:

Hoped you wouldn’t get defensive but alas. 

Not a strength and little push. If this were accurate we score at least twice in short yardage. They gave us rushing between the 20s because we don’t have the backs to make them pay. Most of the rushing was empty calories between the 20s.

Taaffe can’t compete physically with Downs. They’re in different zip codes. Much of the freedom to run the different disguises/defenses is the versatility of Downs. Love Taaffe and we’re lucky to have him. Zero coaches in the history of ever would take him over Downs unless he is an enormous debit in the locker room of which I haven’t heard.

If you measure anything by I saw it happen, insert low number, then you could say you’re right about everything. Arch had a crap game. Even Quinn, often to self sack, stepped into the pocket. It’s what you do once you’re there. 3 times as validation is super funny.

Saying a coach tailors a plan for their player says nothing. The outlier is the one that doesn’t and in this game, Sark intentionally tailored it to the short and intermediate game and not the deep pass so you were absolutely wrong. 

Now you’re extolling your prognostication expertise by downplaying the risk at Florida. I think loud crowds impacting games are largely mythical if a team is elite. Strong O/D lines with good backs are a real threat especially with our primary backer still struggling with run fits. OU after isn’t ideal either. If we’re competing for a championship this season, we should win but that doesn’t eliminate that they’re one of the teams we need to take seriously unlike the next 3. Spare me the coach talk about every team gets our best.

Have a great day. I’m not going to reply to anything else. I’m happy that you enjoy and support the team. I apologize if I originally rankled you. It just tickled me. 🤘🏽

Cool story but I'm not reading all that. Let's just agree to disagree and I wasnt defensive about anything.