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I think a let down against SJSU should have been expected. They had just lost "the biggest opening game in the history of college football" against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. They put so much into that game all offseason, got their bubble burst, and then had an early start against a team that plays a completely different style than they typically see. There's obviously a lot to clean up, but I don't know how you could expect them to be as dialed in as they were against Ohio State. I think we're going to be okay.

On 9/7/2025 at 9:19 PM, ztejas said:

Agreed but we are still so much better than late-era Mack or any version of Herman ball. Ohio State is really fucking good. No one was questioning our physicality week 1. It isn't an accident that on paper we outplayed them but wound up on the wrong side of the scoreboard. 

There was a ton of slop and concerns to be raised from the SJSU game. What I don't understand is people still putting Arch at the top of the list of concerns. The kid is an absolute fucking baller and he's only going to get better. At this level you can live with accuracy and completion % issues when the guy under center consistently puts the ball in the EZ, doesn't take sacks and runs the ball like Josh Allen. Everything else will come along. 

Worst case this is a "down" year and we have to reload and tinker with some shit (maybe make some staff changes) before taking another crack at it next season. 

Anyone that can't enjoy Texas being perennialy relevant on a national level is a sad sack of shit. We all had to sit through a decade+ of Texas being a routine laughingstock. I'm all for high expectations but everything is still in front of this team and they get 2 more tune-ups before their first test in conference. If I'm Florida I am not looking forward to Oct 4th.

Really good post ztejas!

Hook’em!!!

1 hour ago, immamac said:

All I know is this shit sucks. There's no energy and there's nothing to even argue about this season. 

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On 9/8/2025 at 11:07 AM, Rimbo said:

UTEP is pretty handy, I'll give you that. But I don't think even with that, they'll get a happy ending. They'll need some serious manual stimulation to have a chance.

No? Not a single rep? sigh

 

9 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

No? Not a single rep? sigh

 

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5 hours ago, immamac said:

All I know is this shit sucks. There's no energy and there's nothing to even argue about this season. 

Why is Arch grimacing with every throw?  Thoughts?

7 minutes ago, Hondo said:

Why is Arch grimacing with every throw?  Thoughts?

No one has brought this up at all anywhere 

6 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

Dude, you are so old.

And I used to watch Wild Kingdom right before Hee Haw.  

This 53 year old Grand Pa says get off his lawn.  

win by 40+

keep improving / clean up play

have to spread the ball around more 

a defensive shut out would be impressive 

6 hours ago, immamac said:

All I know is this shit sucks. There's no energy and there's nothing to even argue about this season. 

What's worse...

  • Special Teams
  • OLine fuckups
  • WR group no-shows & lack of separation 
  • No explosive RBs and no RB depth
  • Redzone shitshow
  • Arch's slow processing reading defenses
  • Sark's continued playcalling blunders
  • UTEP Cheerleaders
  • Stadium Vendors

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7 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

What's worse...

  • Special Teams
  • OLine fuckups
  • WR group no-shows & lack of separation 
  • No explosive RBs and no RB depth
  • Redzone shitshow
  • Arch's slow processing reading defenses
  • Sark's continued playcalling blunders
  • UTEP Cheerleaders
  • Stadium Vendors

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Our SP+ ranking for Special Teams is currently 135. Out of 136 FBS teams. WOOF.

7 hours ago, immamac said:

All I know is this shit sucks. There's no energy and there's nothing to even argue about this season. 

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7 hours ago, immamac said:

All I know is this shit sucks. There's no energy and there's nothing to even argue about this season. 

there's plenty to argue about and the energy is pooling for october

26 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:
  • UTEP Cheerleaders

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i'm 5x5 here....

2nd from left and far right are nice

far superior to sjsu

 

53 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

What's worse...

  • Special Teams
  • OLine fuckups
  • WR group no-shows & lack of separation 
  • No explosive RBs and no RB depth
  • Redzone shitshow
  • Arch's slow processing reading defenses
  • Sark's continued playcalling blunders
  • UTEP Cheerleaders
  • Stadium Vendors

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I've seen worse.

Sark did a lot of experimenting against SJSU, especially with the OL. I really, really hope he decides that's enough and the line and offense need these 2 games to establish an identity. Cut out 99 percent of the zone blocking scheme. Power, gap, pin and pull, gt counter... let the 330 lbs bastards do what they're built to do and go move people. 

11 hours ago, Rimbo said:

No? Not a single rep? sigh

 

11 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

Negrep for groveling.

When you pick the most obvious topic for punny references, you've got to rise above the crowd. Keep working on it. It's a pretty steep hill that you've come upon.

17 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I think a let down against SJSU should have been expected. They had just lost "the biggest opening game in the history of college football" against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. They put so much into that game all offseason, got their bubble burst, and then had an early start against a team that plays a completely different style than they typically see. There's obviously a lot to clean up, but I don't know how you could expect them to be as dialed in as they were against Ohio State. I think we're going to be okay.

I think this is a great post and is solid counter-energy to what @Wulaw Horn and his band of invertebrates have otherwise been putting forth on this thread. 

Bobby is saying as many as 6 players in the two-deep could be out for UTEP.

Wisner, January and Mosley are obviously three. I guess the other three to monitor would be Moore, Taaffe and Simmons? I think it was mentioned Endries exited with an ankle at some point last weekend but I think he returned. 

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Bobby is saying as many as 6 players in the two-deep could be out for UTEP.
Wisner, January and Mosley are obviously three. I guess the other three to monitor would be Moore, Taaffe and Simmons? I think it was mentioned Endries exited with an ankle at some point last weekend but I think he returned. 

Don’t forget Manning’s shoulder injury.
10 hours ago, ATXhorn17 said:

Our SP+ ranking for Special Teams is currently 135. Out of 136 FBS teams. WOOF.

Now I don’t feel as bad for making the fire Jeff Banks thread. Maybe I’ll make another!

I recall consternation after we played Rice and Wyoming in 2023. I also remember us looking pretty good against a ranked Louisiana team in 2021. Plenty of other examples, but there's just not much you can take away, good or bad, in G5 games. The only things I'm focused on are whether Arch can start hitting short and intermediate passes and if the OL can stop committing false starts. 

10 hours ago, ATXhorn17 said:

Our SP+ ranking for Special Teams is currently 135. Out of 136 FBS teams. WOOF.

SP+ is still mainly using data from last year.

Paragraph right above the rankings:

Note: Early in the season, ratings are based primarily on preseason projections, including special teams ratings. Over the course of the season, preseason numbers are slowly phased out from week to week.

11 hours ago, ATXhorn17 said:

Our SP+ ranking for Special Teams is currently 135. Out of 136 FBS teams. WOOF.

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

I think this is a great post and is solid counter-energy to what @Wulaw Horn and his band of invertebrates have otherwise been putting forth on this thread. 

I mean, I guess we will just have to agree to disagree about where we are at right now. Everyone knows that you are a soft touch and willing to overlook pretty apparent problems because you want to "trust the corches"

I hope I'm wrong.  Still think 10-2 or 11-1 is more probable than any other outcome but I want to see them start playing to a standard on offense sooner rather than later b/c eventually it will matter. 

I'm wound up b/c I truly believe this is the best chance, by far, of winning a national title since 2008/09. I'm grading on a curve with high expectations on this team, and maybe that's unfair.

SP+ is still mainly using data from last year.
Paragraph right above the rankings:
Note: Early in the season, ratings are based primarily on preseason projections, including special teams ratings. Over the course of the season, preseason numbers are slowly phased out from week to week.

Even taking this into consideration, it seems pretty hard to believe. We haven’t fucked special teams up that badly so far this year.
18 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I'm wound up b/c I truly believe this is the best chance, by far, of winning a national title since 2008/09. I'm grading on a curve with high expectations on this team, and maybe that's unfair.

Winning a national title is never easy, but I'm not sure I can look at this year or future years and say it will be easier than the path we had in 2023 or last year.  As the playoff expands, it creates more opportunities for injuries, bad luck, the ball bouncing in funny ways, etc. The playing field seems to be more level than ever before in the college game due to a variety of factors.

I think we all have high expectations of this team and they need to play better, but it's balancing those expectations with the fact that the sport has changed to the point where you are trying to set yourself up to peak at the right time. Going 10-2 in the regular season and setting yourself up for a playoff run is considered a good season. Hell, 9-3 is likely going to start being considered a good season once the SEC starts playing 9 conference games, if we continue to play the Notre Dame and Ohio State types out of conference. 

6 minutes ago, Drifterwood said:


Even taking this into consideration, it seems pretty hard to believe. We haven’t fucked special teams up that badly so far this year.

It would be nice to know what is playing into that number on special teams. Are they weighing punting, kicking, and returns all equally? Is there a way to factor in coverage stuff? If your kickoff specialist just kicks it through the endzone every time, so your opponent starts on the 25, how is that compared to a team that kicks it to the 5 and tackles their opponent on the 23?

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I had no idea Malachi Nelson was the UTEP qb. 5 stars baby.

5 hours ago, Hayduke said:

It's a pretty steep hill that you've come upon.

Outstanding.

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3 hours ago, theBigHen said:

Maybe I’ll make another!

... with cocaine and hookers?

1 hour ago, TreatyOak said:

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Is the sweaty, mustachioed, mullet-wearing dork in the forefront of the picture your son or your wife?

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I mean, I guess we will just have to agree to disagree about where we are at right now. Everyone knows that you are a soft touch and willing to overlook pretty apparent problems because you want to "trust the corches"

I hope I'm wrong.  Still think 10-2 or 11-1 is more probable than any other outcome but I want to see them start playing to a standard on offense sooner rather than later b/c eventually it will matter. 

I'm wound up b/c I truly believe this is the best chance, by far, of winning a national title since 2008/09. I'm grading on a curve with high expectations on this team, and maybe that's unfair.

If the offense is performing below your expectations, then your expectations were outta whack. Divorced from reality. Not in touch with how things actually were. 

The ceiling is very high for this offense, but you're not going to replace most of it from the prior year and see improvement, unless you're kicking out non-performers and replacing them with high quality transfers. That's not what happened with us; we're graduating guys into the NFL, and replacing them with inexperience. 

Now, if the offense is still shitty when we go to the swamp, I'll be more concerned. 

 

On 9/8/2025 at 4:57 AM, Wulaw Horn said:

If anything gambling sharpens looking at all the teams we play with clear eyes and avoiding the fucking idiotic takes from last week like “this teams ceiling is 9-3”. 

"I actually drive better when I'm drunk, 'cause booze sharpens my concentration and makes me even more hyper-alert and careful." (Disclaimer for any Surly Dumbfucks who would otherwise take that seriously. I'm thinking 30%) "When we get to the next red light, put that cooler up here in the cab with us, will you?"

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Is the sweaty, mustachioed, mullet-wearing dork in the forefront of the picture your son or your wife?

Hahah. Well handled. Not my pic. 

12 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

i'm wound up b/c I truly believe this is the best chance, by far, of winning a national title since 2008/09. I'm grading on a curve with high expectations on this team, and maybe that's unfair.

it's not unfair

On 9/9/2025 at 3:52 PM, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I think a let down against SJSU should have been expected. They had just lost "the biggest opening game in the history of college football" against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. They put so much into that game all offseason, got their bubble burst, and then had an early start against a team that plays a completely different style than they typically see. There's obviously a lot to clean up, but I don't know how you could expect them to be as dialed in as they were against Ohio State. I think we're going to be okay.

This is an excellent point. 

On 9/8/2025 at 2:57 PM, closetojumping said:

You fucking people should watch other teams play every now and then. Damned near all of the powers and pretenders struggled with weak programs. Texas didn’t look great, but they didn’t look nearly as ugly as some other big names. 

This is where I'm at as well. Remember how good the media said Clemson and Bama were supposed to be? They look like complete shit. UGA? Not impressed. FSU? Don't make me laugh. I'll give you Oregon and, to a lesser extent, Ohio State - but we looked thoroughly mediocre on 8/30 and still significantly outgained them.   If this Texas team can put it together on offense, they're going to be a tough out, specially when Colin Simmons gets going (which is definitely a "when" and not an "if"). Anyway, yes, the offense is still an "if," but I feel like a lot of people are completely discounting the possibility of them improving and I don't think we're even close to that being justified yet. There's plenty of talent there. Does that talent ever learn to play well together? I have no idea but I'm certainly not ready to write off the possibility.

That said, if the fucking OL and ST penalties don't get at least somewhat fixed, it's going to be a very frustrating year no matter who puts things together.

9 minutes ago, campcrunk said:

This is an excellent point. 

This is where I'm at as well. Remember how good the media said Clemson and Bama were supposed to be? They look like complete shit. UGA? Not impressed. FSU? Don't make me laugh. I'll give you Oregon and, to a lesser extent, Ohio State - but we looked thoroughly mediocre on 8/30 and still significantly outgained them.   If this Texas team can put it together on offense, they're going to be a tough out, specially when Colin Simmons gets going (which is definitely a "when" and not an "if"). Anyway, yes, the offense is still an "if," but I feel like a lot of people are completely discounting the possibility of them improving and I don't think we're even close to that being justified yet. There's plenty of talent there. Does that talent ever learn to play well together? I have no idea but I'm certainly not ready to write off the possibility.

That said, if the fucking OL and ST penalties don't get at least somewhat fixed, it's going to be a very frustrating year no matter who puts things together.

Oregon looks like an absolute buzzsaw. Especially their blocking. 

UTEP sucks, but covering a 41.5 point spread while missing 5-6 starters would be solid.

The offense taking a step forward without Moore, Wisner, Mosley, and a potentially limited Endries would be encouraging regardless of the opponent. 

On 9/9/2025 at 4:05 PM, immamac said:

All I know is this shit sucks. There's no energy and there's nothing to even argue about this season. 

Nuh uh

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