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And let me just say, when I say Arch was too scripted, it was in the context of a Matt Patricia defense that thoroughly confused him in the first half. In a script you want to see what you are told you will see, IMO he was confused and petrified a little (maybe a lot) when he didn’t see what he expected. All credit to Patricia. This is just a hunch of course, but seems plausible. His mechanics and football play haven’t ever been this bad. There is no pattern or trend for what happened in that first half.

I don’t think we will know anything with success until Florida. He will probably play great and rah, rah, but will we really know how he will handle the swamp against a competent Florida defense? No. (Sorry to the teams we play next, no disrespect). I guess if he plays bad against inferior competition that will be a red flag though. I hope not, Arch is great. Hope he succeeds for sure.

I think the first half was too scripted and Arch had to think too much. He needed to play looser and free like in the 4th quarter. We’ve had 2 other QBs like this, VY and Ehlinger. That had to be felt out. His talents were a little mismanaged. That’s ok, Safk has to feel this new QB out as well. And we are talking about a 1st start on the road in the biggest college football opener in modern history. We expect Manning’s to be perfect . They don’t have to be, they just have to get better. Peyton did. He has the pedigree and work ethic to do just that. We will see.

Tremendous ! Hope he keeps it up and makes some money doing what he enjoys.

Yeah, but a Qb with not much experience, and no experience in a big away game to have some jitters and over throws, or rocket some touch passes might should have been expected. I think because of Arch’s pregame confidence we all thought he would go out and murder them. And granted, he not only didn’t do that, but missed the easy passes that need to be completed. I think some are just saying lighten up on Arch in regards to the insane “he’s a bust”, or “reminds me of Garrett Gibert” comments . Those posts are just assinine considering the small sample size. And for a QB in this day and age with his clout to sit out for 2 years and wait, we can probably be a little patient as a fan base as well. I can give you a list of great QBs that started off some games rocky in their first year. And he showed some signs of progression near the end of the game . That’s all we need is for him to get better . He has the pedigree, work ethic, and character to do so. If he’s better next time we meet an elite team, he’s the difference. Special teams and defenses were as my kids would say “fire”.

Watch the play. He had good coverage, knocked the ball out. The future NFL receiver made a rematch and a good play. They weren’t playing an FCS schiil. Guilbeau had inside leverage. All the defense played well, including Guilbeau. You’re wrong. The result doesn’t always equal what happened.

All of you people hating on Arch are showing your ignorance of how a QB can develop . For him to go out and ball out would have been an anomoly. What we have is a leader with good character, and a hard worker that will get it fixed. Look at Peyton, Vince, Colt, none of them started well. And given time I could give you probably 5 more examples. He played bad, fine, he has to play better, but quit hating. It’s a small sample size and you are showing your ignorance of how this stuff works . You are game day posters. We are lucky to have a Manning. Stuck with the program for 2 years and raised right. We can stick by him for at least more than one game. Sheesh.

There was no weak link in the secondary. Review the stats.

Gracen Littleton was not just good. He was good against the best player in college football. What does that make him. Little early, but Jadae 2.0 ??

You guys have a great team with generational receivers. We kind of shut down the passing game as well considering. I doubt many teams hold your 2 top receivers to under 50 yds each. Moral victory I know, but we have to have something to build on . We need to clean up penalties and Arch needs to grow. I was happy with defense and kicking game . They played winning football. Hope we see you again

You’re good, thank you for joining and good game. We will maybe see you again with and improved QB and game plan.

More specific pluses : Gracen Littleton and punter (not going to try and spell his name)

Colt and VY had some bad games at first. Arch needs some time. We just hoped it would click better today. It actually would have been an anomaly if he had balled out. We just wished for better. And the red zone problems didn’t help anything So yeah it’s on Sark, not a new QB making his first big game start on the road. Sark is a great coach overall, we just need to not be meathead in the red zone

That was good coverage. Just made a play.

They are creative in the run game, we are not.

I think if we wouldn’t have gotten down so close on that 3rd down he might have kicked it. It was too tempting for him from the inch line.

At least we are getting some meathead Ryan Day at the goaline, is it contagious?

We were hoping we woukd get meathead Ryan Day that tried to just power up the middle, we weren’t expecting meathead Sark . This is how Ohio State looses to Michigan every year, and we are playing thee Ohio State role.

And corn dogs with mayo while watching longhorn livestream at night.

Agree with this, and there is precedent to back up for this to possibly be the play. Sark with a new QB (Quinn) in Alabama #1 at DKR, jumped all over Bama with an aggressive opening script. It worked until the late hit/Quinn injury. Only difference is Sark knew what Saban was going to show on defense. He’s probably not so sure this time around, so might feel things out.

Good for him! Go Quinn. Hope he gets rid of the jitters and realize his potential . Won us a lot of games.

What Ohio State fans might not know is the Texas O line, although bringing in 4 new starters, have played a lot of football as well. They have some starts over the years and been seasoning under Kyle Floods development. I will say it is an unknown how it will go for sure with some minor injuries sustained in camp, but if healthy, they should be ready to go. Also, Arch Manning should have a better pocket presence than displayed last year by Quinn. He is a freshman, but his legs and awareness of pressure are superior to what you saw last year.

Tailoring your defense to combat your opponents strengths each week (Matt Patricia, Belichick way) might be a little easier to teach to seasoned pros who’s livelihood depends on there time in film rooms and understanding of defensive and offensive schemes. College kids will have a harder time executing this week in and week out. If you’ve ever coached kids before, even young kids (especially young kids that is) you know what you want to do, and what you can do might be 2 different things.

Stats ?