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Sunday - He Found Something

By Bobby Burton

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If you want to see a coach that is the very definition of competitive, take a look at the short video of Steve Sarkisian below.

Winning clearly meant something to him, something very deep. Almost like he was exorcising some football demons.

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I believe it meant something special to him yesterday because, at least in part, he knows he helped put his players, his quarterback in particular, in a position to succeed.

And his quarterback and his offense answered the bell in a big way.

As a coach, I’m not sure there’s a better feeling than that.

It’s something Sark had struggled to get just right all season. Arch, the OL and some dropped passes along the way did not help matters.

But when the clock hit double zero in Columbia, the outlook of the 2026 Texas football team felt like it had fundamentally changed.

Why?

The 34 points scored against Ole Miss at home was no longer a fluke. The offense felt like it had created an identity. It was no longer a punching bag of three-and-outs.

Instead, it showed real signs that it could blossom into something truly efficient and at the same time forceful, a unit that can both score points and move the chains.

The emergence and usage of Jermaine Bishop helped. So too did the increased checkdowns to the running backs and tight ends and the steady play of Ryan Wingo and Emmett Mosley V.

The offensive line, in this style of play, felt like it could hold up better. And the emergence of Raleek Brown as a true RB1 rather than a rotation also seemed to provide pop and consistency.

There’s a reason Sark pumped his fists in the air after the win yesterday. The Longhorns may have found a real path forward and to the College Football Playoff.

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It’s a night-time kick in Baton Rouge.

6:30 on ABC.

The college football world will be watching the Longhorns and Tigers.

This will be a true test of the Texas offense and the Texas defense.

Enjoy your Sunday, folks. The Horns have a big one on Saturday.

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    General Grant

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    14 minutes ago, Rocky P said:

    Mizzou fans are playing victim so hard today.

    We’re new here but I still forget they’re in the SEC.

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    khardman

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    6 hours ago, General Grant said:

    Elko limped into the postgame buffet

    Rumor has it he is still there.

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    MBHORNSFAN

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    Arch has played better the last several weeks. He is going to need to have his best game so far Saturday for us to win. The increased misdirection and motion in the offense seems to havehelped him and the offense

    Onward.

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    HonkEm

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    2 hours ago, Rocky P said:

    Mizzou fans are playing victim so hard today.

    So is SEC Mike

    At this point I'm convinced SEC Mike's entire business model is:

    1. Tell Texas fans they're overrated.

    2. Wait for the comment section to explode.

    3. Cash the engagement check.

    4. Do the exact same show next week.

    If Texas won the SEC and the national championship, he'd spend an hour breaking down why it says more about everyone else than it does Texas.

    This guy is truly a POS. This is one site i would not subscribe to. Sad someone sent me an email to look at his responses.

    He discovered the secret to college football media success: never underestimate Texas fans' willingness to click on a terrible Texas take. Every show starts with "Texas is overrated" and ends with him checking the view count. If the Longhorns ever hoist the trophy, he'll probably call it the most overrated national title of all time. 🤘

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    MarkInAustin

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    Injecting a sobering note, do we have a punter on campus?

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    Bobby Burton

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    6 hours ago, CockrellSchool said:

    Any New Orleans meetups next week Bobby?

    No. We're going to do something in BR on Friday afternoon.

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    Bobby Burton

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    4 hours ago, akhookem said:

    @Bobby Burton What are your thoughts of 9-3 playoff appearance for Texas after yesterday’s outcomes? Ole Miss not helping our win vs them. I don’t like the thought of Miami and ND both being in for not playing anybody besides each other.

    Well, here's how I see the current breakdown:

    Non P-4 (1)

    Notre Dame (1)

    Big 10 (3-4)

    ACC (1-2)

    Big (1-2)

    SEC (3-4)

    -- SEC possibilities are: Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Missouri.

    To stay 9-3 or better...

    • Georgia and Alabama are about as buttoned up as possible.

    • Kentucky needs to win out IMO, including against Louisville in non-conference.

    • South Carolina hosts Georgia. Win and they have an argument to be no. 3 seed in SEC.

    • Texas can afford only one loss (to LSU).

    • LSU can not afford any more losses, and they finish with Texas, Tennessee of note.

    • Tennessee's schedule is similar to Texas. They have two games where they will be heavy favorites and LSU is sandwiched between them.

    • Ole Miss needs to get by OU this weekend.

    If you want a weird stat, here's one.

    Texas has the second longest active win streak in the SEC at 3 games. South Carolina is at 4.

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    UTexas

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    9 hours ago, General Grant said:

    Elko limped into the postgame buffet

    Did he limp or was it waddling? I think it was more than likely a waddle.

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    SL Xpress

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    11 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

    I think he thought it could be over and cost Mizzou their timeouts. Debatable decision.

    If we had shown we could recover onside kicks I would consider it a bad decision. Given our unreliability in that area, it could be argued Missouri made the mistake by not letting us go ahead and score on the first play so they could get the ball back with more time on the clock, to score a TD and then do an onside kick.

    I believe Littleton made the right decision, and Missouri probably made the wrong decision, even if they had stopped Texas from scoring the TD. Time was arguably a bigger enemy at that point than turning the one score lead into a two score lead.

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    GQ03

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    1 hour ago, Bobby Burton said:

    Well, here's how I see the current breakdown:

    Non P-4 (1)

    Notre Dame (1)

    Big 10 (3-4)

    ACC (1-2)

    Big (1-2)

    SEC (3-4)

    -- SEC possibilities are: Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Missouri.

    To stay 9-3 or better...

    • Georgia and Alabama are about as buttoned up as possible.

    • Kentucky needs to win out IMO, including against Louisville in non-conference.

    • South Carolina hosts Georgia. Win and they have an argument to be no. 3 seed in SEC.

    • Texas can afford only one loss (to LSU).

    • LSU can not afford any more losses, and they finish with Texas, Tennessee of note.

    • Tennessee's schedule is similar to Texas. They have two games where they will be heavy favorites and LSU is sandwiched between them.

    • Ole Miss needs to get by OU this weekend.

    If you want a weird stat, here's one.

    Texas has the second longest active win streak in the SEC at 3 games. South Carolina is at 4.

    Where are you seeing 3-4 B1G teams? As of right now, its looking like UCLA & Indiana only for that conference. Its looking more like it'll be the following conference breakdown for the cfp:

    • Notre Dame (1)

    • G6 (1) - Boise St or New Mexico

    • ACC (2) - Miami & Wake Forest

    • Big 12 (2) - Utah & one of BYU/Tech

    • B1G (2) - Indiana & UCLA

    • SEC (4) - Georgia, Alabama, Texas & Tennessee

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