Alabama is a poor example of canceling tough out of conf games. Alabama losing to a team that went 2-6 and another that went 3-5 in conf is the ultimate reason they were left out. They lost 3 games and only one of those losses was to a quality team. Doesn’t deserve to be in playoff.
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (Losing the battle, but winning the war?)
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Don’t the Georgia QBR numbers refute the idea that it is the leading indicator of team success? Would we rather have Quinn or Georgia QB2?
I think the tackles will be ok, but if you can find one, I'm for that, too.
Those are just passing numbers. The threat with is legs was impactful.
I agree with you on the whole with Ewers, he’s gotta be better for Texas to win it all. And that’s probably all that really matters. Although, I thought this biggest problem yesterday was Sark’s play calling, it was really poor at times in my opinion. Also had a dropped TD, along with some other key drops that would’ve helped extend drives. The QB rating is what it is, it’s a data point for sure, but I think it lacks some context particularly for yesterday. The result is the result, but I think he played better than that number shows and it was more of a reflection on the factors around him. Great column!
Man, this used to be worth waiting for.
Sark wad not good all day, but he's worse in the red zones. That was supposed to be the area they worked to improve all season and it's been the worst area of the team lately.
It full of great shit. Give it a spin. No one else anywhere does anything like it.
For 20 years. 50 times a year.
I think his game between the 30’s over the last two have been good to great, inside the 20’s, not so much.
Great write up Ketch. God this loss really stings and I feel like it will for a while. The game was there for the taking and the team just let it slip through their hands. They freakin had it. I’ve been all in with you on Quinn’s performance this past year. It’s simply just not good enough, Sarks play calling has to be better, the OL needs to be better, but at the end of the day the ball is in Quinn’s hands and he’s the one distributing it. I’m just not confident enough in him to believe we will make a championship run, and that’s a shame because this is an all time great defense. I appreciate Quinn for what he is and what he has done to restore Texas to national prominence but we need a quarterback to take us to the mountain top.
I forgot how much I liked it. I think I watched it late at night the first time and was probably too tired to appreciate it.
The answer is very simple. Give Arch a lot more snaps in the red zone, especially in the second half.
His deep intermediate play has definitely been better the last 2 weeks.
The answer is to play the better quarterback and I don't think that is happening.
for teams to be good in red-zone they have to run the ball well and we haven't been running well inside the 20 yard line.
Quinn is getting healthier and you can see it in his throws. He couldn’t physically make a lot of throws until the Kentucky game. He was a positive in this game. Sark was stubborn with the run and put Quinn and so many 3rd and long. No running game makes it so tough on an QB. Also when the script runs out, Sark struggles play calling. Elite play designer and script writer. After that (most second halves), we lose look a bit lost. I agree with a different poster who thinks we need an OC. Let Sark design and script and someone else call it.
@Ketchum can you explain why you’re using alabama being left out as a reason to cancel big time non conference games? Alabama’s 3 losses were to teams in their own conference, 2 of them being to 6 loss programs… including the worst ou team of my lifetime. It’s not like they got beat by some big time out of conference program. I’m sorry you don’t get to get drug by ou by 21, get manhandled by vandy, and have another loss and get in the playoffs.
Not last night, but that wasn't the problem against A&M.
Is he? I still don't think he can step into that right foot and it's causing him to float balls that he normally throws on a line (see his first INT).
It's more about the inclusion of SMU than the exclusion of Bama. They have zero quality wins. They are in because they played fewer tough games. Strength of schedule was meaningless. Having a weak schedule gets you in. There is no real punishment for going as weak as possible.
It was staggering watching the offense operate between the 20s vs in the red zone. So many of the play calls were baffling. Still can’t get over that pump screen to one side with a RB screen attached to it on the other side that almost caused a Quinn fumble in the last 30 seconds. That misdirection shit wasn’t working all night and he just kept doing it and putting them behind the chains. It’s the first game in a while where I’ve particularly felt Sark’s play calling was really poor. 2022 TCU game is the last one that really stands out, I was in the building for that one it sucked lol
Im not sure why Sark thought that play was gonna have enough time to develop and/or get UGA’s defense to bite
Sark's insistence on sticking with Quinn no matter what.....
I agree and understand that what you’re saying from a quality of wins perspective. But if we’re being honest Texas doesn’t have a great quality win either (I’d argue both Michigan & Aggy were good wins for different reasons but I won’t count them bc they aren’t currently in the top 25) and I’m of the belief they’re the 3rd best team in the country and could win the whole thing. I’m just of the belief that the committee would look at things differently if say those losses were to Tenn, Ohio state, and some other team better than vandy. SOS should matter but it goes away in a heartbeat with 2 or more bad losses in my opinion.
It was the worst play call of the night at the absolute worst time. We had them on their heels and that essentially killed the drive and swung the momentum back to them.
I thought the lack of a running game was a much bigger problem than Quinn yesterday. Get the run game going, the Horns are going to have a great playoff run IMO
