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That’s the thing with anxiety though. When your back is up against the wall, then your fight or flight nature kicks in. So when Arch is not afraid to fail and trying not to make mistakes, then he goes into fight mode and his natural talents show.

Emotionally I was ready for him to be bench. I’m always root for him to be great, but realistically speaking, I started to wonder if he gets performance anxiety once things are out of sorts. I really don’t know what to blame Sark on.

There were alot of “bad” week 2 performances outside of Texas

I’m not sure

Blame it on the early substitutions. When you start rotating players that early, it takes away from the feel and rhythm the offense needs to establish. It also sends a message that this is more of a scrimmage than a game that demands urgency. Honestly, I almost went 37–14 because I expected Texas to use this game to build depth and get the starters off the field early. And there was a positive to it offensively: Arch got to play with at least seven different receivers, and at times he was doing it without his top three targets. That kind of experience could pay dividends later in the season. But let’s be honest—the story of this game was the defense. Despite all the substitutions, this defense continued to lock down the passing game. They kept rotating guys in and out and still maintained the same level of physicality and discipline. Outside of Jeremiah Smith for about 2½ quarters, this defense has been a NO-FLY ZONE. And that might be the biggest takeaway from this game.

He soft man…wouldn’t bust a grape in a fruit fight

After Cade Haug flipped, I’m good on the Haugs.

Texas 63 UTSA 24

Drinking buddies from back in the day?

I seen that.

Kyle, getting me closer to my dreams

Wow, what a great win Saturday night. It was magical and, for the most part, indescribable. No short fields. No major gaffes by Ohio State’s defense that led to a big explosive play. After Texas failed to take advantage of opportunities earlier in the game to put themselves in the driver’s seat, they had to “get it out the mud” by grinding, executing, and physically dominating Ohio State to win an improbable game in dramatic fashion. I am so thankful to be a part of this amazing community here at On Texas Football, and I absolutely love the opportunity to be able to post our own topics. Also, please tell me to stop if I’m not good at it. 😂 I also love the analysis and thoughts that everyone who works at OTF contributes. Rod Baber got me thinking about the question: “What could possibly be Texas’ fatal flaw this season?” He’s mentioned in past seasons that it’s been the red zone—so much so that every time Texas scores a touchdown in the Red Zone/Red Area, Lord willing, I’m going to tag him with the message: “Red Zone TD.” 😂 But I think this season, Texas’ fatal flaw could potentially be possessing the ball. Texas put the ball on the ground four times against Ohio State, and so far this season, through two games, they have three turnovers. The interception against Ohio State was fluky, but it was still costly in terms of early momentum. However, what I did like about the Texas playmakers as the game progressed was their adjustment and emphasis on taking care of the football. The question for me becomes: Will they do this consistently every game, or will they try to make the home-run play every time they touch the ball? If this offense becomes the juggernaut that I think it could be, opposing defenses may eventually feel like their best chance to slow Texas down is by maximizing their efforts to create turnovers. I’m very interested to see UTSA’s defensive plan of attack this week, as well as Texas’ approach from both a game-planning standpoint and a player-mindset standpoint. I know guys like Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo have to be itching to make the big-play touchdown after Jeremiah Smith was the star of the passing game on Saturday. But honestly, I just want to see Texas play a clean game from a turnover standpoint, continue developing defensive depth, and hopefully find a reliable third running back. Have a great night, and as always… HOOK ’EM! 🤘

The extended replay was enjoyable to watch. Hopefully they are physical this weak and also fundamentally sound.

I wouldn’t be mad at tOSU still being ranked #1. They had control of the game for 3 quarters, and they actually been the 1.5 point spread on the road.

@Bobby Burton tried to tell you.