Glass Joe

Arch made 3-5 NFL throws in the last 1.5 quarters of that game against Miss State. He showed some elite, elite arm talent.

The most impressive throw I’ve seen this season was the Livingstons TD on the rollout right…elite! There aren’t 10 QBs in the NFL who can make that throw. Only the throw to Livingstone against OU (rolling right for a key first down when we were backed up) may compete with the one above. Or, the dime he dropped to Endries against tOSU between the corner and Safety over the top for 30+ yards. The throw above reminds me of the throw against Florida where he sidestepped an oncoming defender while rolling left, and dropped a TD dime to Wingo. For all the criticism Arch has received (some deserved), he has made some of the most elite throws in college football as well. Some jaw dropping arm talent.

It’s worth noting the precise words of the reporters tweet (article) - she was told THAT representatives of Sark reached out to NFL teams. The reporter was not told this BY representatives of Sark. This implies the info came for NFL exec circles, NOT directly from the representatives of Sark. If her words are accurate, the leak wasn’t from Sexton or other college sources, instead the leak came from the NFL gossip circle sources. So all the angst toward Sark, Sexton, et al regarding the timing of the leak is likely misplaced (hence, putting out a press release denial within hours). Obviously, this doesn’t change the substance or veracity of the report, it just means the source of the leak wasn’t Sexton nor a Sark-approved leak. I mention this because IF this leak was from a Sark-approved source, the timing would have me furious as a Texas fan, booster, or administrator. Furious enough to pack Sark’s bags for him.

Florida has 3 national championships in the last 29 years, and the larger point is Florida’s wealth of resources relative to Ole Miss’ dearth of resources. That Texas hasn’t done much with all our resources over the past 55 years really isn’t relevant to a discussion of Kiffin choosing Florida over Ole Miss. And Kiffin all but clinched a Playoff spot with his win over OU today (look at Ole Miss’ remaining schedule…11-1 is very likely), so you can check that box on Kiffin’s resume. And a 7-1 SEC record (very likely) will put Ole Miss in their first ever SEC Championship game. Another box checked.

27-17 Miss State

Kiffin will be wildly successful at Florida. What he’s done at Ole Miss with a fraction of the talent and resources he would have at Florida is already historical (by Ole Miss standards). Kiffin has an offensive system that scales. His current QB is a D2 transfer that arrived at Ole Miss in June to back-up Austin Simmons…and Ole Miss’ offense doesn’t skip a beat. I don’t think Kiffin enjoys recruiting much, but he knows to hire assistants who do. In the state of Florida, he’ll have an in-state advantage in the most talent-rich recruiting state in the country. As long as Florida competes in the NIL space, Kiffin’s rosters will be as talented as any in the country. And if you’re an offensive player, you’ve already got proof of concept that Kiffin’s system scores big points against the top teams in the SEC. This is as close to a no-brainer for success as Florida can possibly have. Now, let’s hope they can screw it up 😂

Can he play Left Guard?

If Sarks the HC continues to employ Sark the OC, then Sark the HC will be writing his own pink slip in 2 years. It’s his call.

Wait until you see my Miss State score prediction….(hint: we lose by 10+). 😀

I never made it passed Bald Bull or Mr.Sandman.

Heck, I couldn’t even beat Pizza Pasta.

I need to see this team show-up with fire on the road (in all 3 phases) to beat an SEC-level team. We did it last week in our blood rivalry game, but not against Florida. Let’s see if we can break the off/on bi-weekly trend. It doesn’t help this is an SEC night game, homecoming, possibly Stoops’ swan song at Kentucky (rumors of VT job). I certainly hope I’m wrong, but I predicted Florida two weeks ago, and have that same sinking feeling in my gut. @Bobby Burton is there a OTF meet-up tomorrow in Lexington pre-game? If so, see you then.

Texas - 21 Kentucky - 23

Snell or Meredith (or both).

Agreed, but I’m expecting an announcement this week that the B10 schools will be getting a $2B cash infusion via a private debt investment deal. That’ll be a fresh $125M cash into Penn State’s bank account, so this $49M is effectively already allocated from the investment. To your point though, it does mean $49M fewer is cash that could otherwise go to buying players (NIL) relative to the other football programs.

Texas, 20-13

Florida - 20 Texas - 17

It’ll be Paul Finebaum against Bruce Pearl competing for the Republican US Senate seat being vacated by Tommy Tuberville (who is now running for Governor). Only in Alabama.

Two things. One, Tech has a good chance to make the CFB Playoffs this season, so JV Joey isn’t likely to be going anywhere. Two, if Tech does fire Maguire and wants to hire Lincoln Riley, all Cody Campbell needs to do is write a check for $70M+ and it’s done. And Campbell has shown little reluctance to spend whatever it takes to get who he wants to Lubbock.

Making Petrino the interim now effectively guarantees his sponsors won’t be able to get him the permanent job. This is a smart move be the AD to castrate Petrino and his supporters so he can’t make a play for the permanent gig. Petrino as OC was forced on Sam Pittman last season by Petrino’s old supporters in Fayetteville, and they’ll now get the next 7 games to choke on that move.

I completely agree. All the analytics in the world can’t account for specific game management context. Kirby not taking the FG to tie the game was dumb (and the play call to Cash Jones was even dumber). I’d like to see Sark take your advice above.

And then VT goes on the road and beats a 3-1 NC State team. Good on you, Hokies players!

Here’s another fun rushing stat….45% of Texas’ 53 rushing attempts went for 2 or fewer yards …. against UTEP!!!

Let’s hope we can do the same !!

Thank for sharing. This chart summarizes all the discussion points in the posts above very succinctly. And there are some profound implications: * today, there are 65 teams across the P4 conferences (inc ND). If only 18 teams generate half the media revenue of the entire D1 (140 schools), that implies that 47 schools in P4 conferences are being somewhat subsidized by the big 18 revenue schools. If you prefer softer language, 47 schools currently in P4 are receiving outsized media revenue relative to their own individual media revenue value. * it also implies that more than half of the current P2 schools (SEC and Big Ten collectively are 34 schools today) are below average contributors to their own conferences media revenue. Note; there are 15 current P2 schools on the list of 18 schools above. In other words, even within the P2 conferences, 15 schools pull more than half the revenue weight of the other 18 schools. This is what I mean when I state the next great battle in college sports may be WITHIN the P2 conferences. Think Vandy, Rutgers, Minnesota, or Northwestern being a part of the final 40-48 schools of major college football. Hmm… * Once the largest ACC schools (Clemson, FSU, UNC) are added to the mix, it’s doubtful that any other ACC or Big 12 schools will be above mean (average) contributors to the media revenue generation of the major college football league. NONE! This is why the biggest 18-20 schools will be very reluctant to expand the P2 conferences beyond the 40-48 schools mentioned above. * To bring things full circle, you now should understand why Cody Campbell is worried about the future of Texas Tech. Keep in mind, Campbell is now the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Tech, not just some football booster. His school’s future is predicated on being part of the finalized major college football league in 2031, and he realizes he’ll be part of the “subsidized” group of schools, NOT the group of outsized revenue generators. And that’s going to be a tough sell for a Lubbock, TX school.