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Anybody criticizing this decision is a worst nightmare for a coach. It was OBVIOUSLY the correct decision. Team is 0-2 on onside kicks. Were the odds very high that it would matter? No, but the odds got to like 1% by sliding. Any coach in the world would say it was the correct decision.

Texas can't do anything to me that a bridesmaid can't fix.

RIP

Everyone knows Coach Boom as the fiery guy with the viral video punching a whiteboard at halftime. While we know he still has the fire, it seems like he is bringing something totally different to the Texas sideline this year -- joy. His defense is playing high IQ football, they seem very prepared and are flowing. I love the fire, and lord knows this team needs it, but I don't know the last time I saw a coach enjoy what they are doing more than Coach Muschamp this season.

What was the line against OU and Florida? It is definitely the second easiest game left...OU and Florida were the third and fourth easiest. I don't think we will lose (if we do, see ya to lotsss of people being paid a lot of money to play for and coach this team), but I could definitely see a path where the starters have to play too long. Night game helps, the guys looked uninterested during the Florida game, even in the first quarter it looked like they expected to win by 50 and were just going through the motions.

You need your eyes checked.

Given how this team has played so far, I see a lot of people overlooking Mississippi State. I know they don't have KT, but that doesn't mean they are a UTSA level game automatically. They didn't have Kamario Taylor last year either and we need an insane miracle to survive that game. I would love for Saturday to be a day where a ton of guys play and starters get some much needed rest, but if the team is overlooking Mississippi State as much as the fans are, that won't happen. By losing two games that you shouldn't have, the team can't afford to overlook anyone the rest of the year.

Having made it through this season, winning all of the games that were 50/50ish going into the season. It sure would have been nice to beat terrible OU and Florida with a backup QB. Not shocking to anyone that Florida was able to score, but should not be shut down on offense like that against them. Because of those two inexcusable losses, the team now has to fight against a true trap game scenario with Miss. St. and/or Missouri. LSU and A&M you would think the team should be able to get up for. Miss. St. without Taylor seems very much like a team that could get overlooked, can't do it. Missouri isn't gonna excite anyone except Wingo, but they can absolutely beat you (if you help them, don't see it without us helping them). 6 weeks is a long time to keep your intensity at a max, especially after getting the big top 10 win last weekend. 10 straight weeks of playoff football basically for this team, 1-0, have to stay fired up.

Very insightful, intelligent opinion. Not really a take as much as factual statements.

At least I don't have to cheer for Oregon, or A&M, or Penn State, or OU, or Nebraska, or USC.

Can't give credit for the blocked field goal. The player made the play by doing something they normally don't, confirmed by Hero Kanu.

So why be here? Just google the score 4 hours after kickoff and see who won.

IDK is a freshman gonna punch an LSU player in the face in a one possession game in Baton Rouge with the season on the line?

Was he clearly better? Or did the defense just get stops after his turnovers instead of getting scored on after them? Turnover on your side of the field, bailed out by an interception by Cryer the next play. Very bad interception into triple coverage, again. Defense forces a punt. Defense couldn't hold off Florida after the turnovers, they (amazingly) did against Ole Miss. If Ole Miss scores after those turnovers, we would be sitting here again saying that Arch cost the team the game. The offense was better, he was basically the same outside of the third down run which had been painfully missing this season.

I would settle for less than 100 YARDS of penalties. Or not giving up 3 consecutive onside kicks, or not having a fake punt ran effectively, or less than 2 turnovers from the QB. In no way is this a crazy thing to criticize, good lord. Acting like I'm asking for perfection when it's really only asking for mediocracy in the same areas that have prevented you from being successful for multiple consecutive seasons.

The truth hurts

You can't possibly be so blind to think that the issue is a close game or getting a penalty. The issue is making it a close game because you act and play stupidly. We have had plenty of penalties without this crew. You're gonna get a penalty with every crew when you punch someone in the face, tackle someone 3 yards out of bounds, and hit a QB in the back 3 steps after the ball is out. Have an original thought for once.

I said penalties was a problem. In fact, penalties was literally the first thing I said. Winning like that bothers me for the same reason it bothered me against UTSA and Tennessee. Then we lost to two unranked, trash teams. Last I checked we still have to play @ LSU at night (probably), and @ A&M in a rivalry game we have won the last two seasons, just like OU.

Perfect and what they have put out are very, very different. I am okay with the defense giving up points or the offense not scoring. Can't keep having the self inflicted gut shots. Obviously we play some good teams and they have an opinion too. Losing a matchup is expected, a freshman punching a guy in the face is the stuff that can't be allowed to go un(severely)punished.

I live in Houston, I don't even know what grass is.

I know people might be feeling high and mighty, especially the irrational believers/defenders of Sark/Arch ahem Bobby. Unfortunately, the same exact things that almost cost you the game against Tennessee, and did cost you the games against OU and Florida, happened again. First, an insane amount of penalties. I know people hated the refs and I disagree obviously with the false start and also the PI where their receiver initiated contact and then fell over intentionally. The rest of the penalties were earned, the one on Lance and Ian was also initiated by Ole Miss player, but it's pretty known that refs only catch the retaliation. No consequences, no accountability. Second, special teams. Fake punt, shocking. Onside kick given up AGAIN. Multiple penalties from kids who have not earned and sure as hell shouldn't feel comfortable enough to think it's okay to do the stupid things they did. No consequences, no accountability. Third, Arch's turnovers. I don't think the strip sack was on him. Without that, he had two interceptions. One of them was late and inside (for like the 100th time). The other was clearly him not seeing the field well. Two weeks in a row where the safety turns his hips and Arch thinks that safety just doesn't exist anymore. Fourth, some bad play calls from Sark (3rd and 2 call that I had hoped would be retired after 2024 Ohio State). He is clearly pushing to make Cam Coleman a deep threat when it has been made blatantly obvious that he does not have the ability to catch the ball running full speed over his shoulder. Offense still gave the other team a touchdown. Should have given them more points with the first interception but the defense bailed Arch out big time. Defense bailed them out by getting a stop after the 4th quarter interception by Arch also. A true change was the ability to run, like against Ohio State. The other change was the defense had a first half that was the best they have had all season, better than the second half of Ohio State because they saved points on the interception. The defense made 2 of Arch's 3 potentially disastrous turnovers not matter. Arch is getting WAY too many flowers for having a very, very average performance where he put the team at risk again. I know he had the two big passes (shout out Cam Coleman) and the big third down run. Other than that, he didn't do anything that every D1 quarterback should be able to do. Too many mistakes, no consequences, no accountability. Sark and Arch owe Will Muschamp, Justin Cryer, Rasheem Biles, Jelani McDonald and Alex January a bunch of money for saving the team on Saturday. LUCKY to get away with a win, not because Ole Miss was the better team but because you tried to give the game away, again. Lucky the defense you were playing against is garbage. Congrats, you scored 34 points on an Ole Miss defense that is terrible (gave up 38 to Louisville and 52 to Florida). You scored 7 for them, so you really only had a net of 27. Knowing Sark and this team, the win and point total will mean that nobody has to answer for their bad plays/decisions/discipline.

I know they are pretty much the only "people" that are "grading" things for CFB, but they are simply incorrect. For example, this year after one of A&M's only wins PFF said Marcel Reed had zero "turnover worthy" plays. I watched that game and Marcel Reed through a ball directly into both hands of a DB who just happened to completely drop it. Pretty sure that is a turnover worthy play. PFF is a complete joke and idk if they use AI or just straight up make things up based off of names and results.

Basically none. The small hope that maybe the offense can score 35+ for the first time. Can't see Ole Miss scoring less than 28.

The fan base is doing some revisionist history with Quinn this year. He was NOT good his last year at Texas. There's a reason he was drafted where he was. 2023 was Quinn's best year, he never touched that in 2024.

How'd the optimism that wasn't based in reality work last season?