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  1. 1 hour ago, TheFlyingBoat said:

    For the people who listed the cons of offensive play calling, I have to seriously ask what you mean. This was 99% execution. Receivers were schemed open on just about every play. The passing plays in the red zone offered high percentage options and had the pass that got broken up been thrown on time it's an easy TD and we're praising Sark here

    I'm with you everywhere on the field except inside the opponent's five.

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  2. 2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    LOL what?  I didn't love the play-calling but there comes a point when passers need to pass and receivers need to catch.  Kudos to the running game and the defense.  I don't care who the opponent is, 14 pts should at least get you to overtime.

    Agreed. Not sure we’re disagreeing about anything. 

  3. 1 minute ago, Wishbone said:

    Arch had a bad day. Sark had a worse day. We’ll go from here.

    Reverse that. Arch had a miss rate we haven’t seen since Swoopes. That stat is the difference in the game. The only argument Sark had a worse day is if you think Arch should’ve been pulled at the half. Arch was ass. Sark manufactured more yards, first downs and 3rd down conversions than the opposition despite that. With a replacement level QB, Sark produces a win.

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  4. Just now, dec3169 said:

    What is Arch doing when he raises his elbows when he goes on the field, and several times while he's out there?  Is he just loosening up (more than anyone I've ever seen) or is it something he's wearing that feels like it is too tight?  Maybe try putting him in a tank-top ("wifebeater" shirt) and see if that makes him more comfortable?  I noticed him doing that last year too.  Maybe it really is that simple - get him a different undershirt.

    Glasses, undershirt, whatever it takes. 

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  5. 6 minutes ago, Derka said:

    there was a stretch (i want to say it was on the scoring drive) where three straight plays were quick, one-read plays:

    1)end around to wingo

    2)TE screen to endreis 

    3)qb draw for arch

    we played at tempo, the plays were quick hitting, and we weren’t asking arch to stand in the pocket all day trying to throw to his blanketed wrs when we can see that he’s struggling to throw the ball accurately. why we didn’t run offense like that earlier/more often i cannot explain, but it baffles me that people who watched that game think that arch let us down more than sark did.

    This is a fine take. But it’s ok to be concerned about both of them. I can only think Sark expected Arch to settle in and find his accuracy and rhythm running what they planned. Clearly blew that call. There’s also the matter of Arch having his success when tOSU’s defense was clearly not fresh, and quite possibly against a shifted late game defensive plan from Patricia, so how much of the success was because of those factors. 

  6. 15 minutes ago, naija said:

    It's year 3, but really just his 3rd start against a team that defines the word consistency as far being an elite college football program goes. I make no conclusions from this one. I can only hope that his even keel attitude that he has displayed so far is for real, because he is going to need to learn from this quickly, and then put it behind him. The coach is the bigger issue

    It’s a data point that he isn’t up to it against great defenses.

    You have to consider that we ran the ball well and the defense gave him plenty of chances. This wasn’t a young QB being asked to overcome multiple other team failures. This was a young-ish QB being the obvious weak link while guys around him were succeeding. Out rushed them, outgained them by 133 overall, 2 more converted 3rd downs, only -1 TOs, penalties weren’t out of control (though timely in the way they fucked us), 5 more first downs.

    This wasn’t a mediocre performance by a QB, this was full on shitting the bed for 3+ quarters of the game.

    I’m not saying hope is lost, but this was concerning. 

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  7. 2 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

    If you're gonna lose do it early. I have zero issues with playing these games to start the season. Players want to play at schools that do it. While it totally sucks to lose, and Arch looked really rough, it will 100% benefit him and the team in the long run. 

    Agreed. If Arch looks like ass against Florida or OU, we’ll have 2 data points to know that we’ve got a problem. 

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  8. We may have cursed Arch by not putting a “seems like he sucks” in the title of this thread. 

    Guess he won’t be winning the Heisman.

    As far as optimism about improvement, he’s in year 3 here, so I’m not gonna be surprised if this is just who he is against great defenses. Maybe it’s first game rust. Maybe. 

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  9. 2 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

    wtf is happening in here

    Mental illness on display. Don't be angry at him, pity him. Then ignore him. He knows he needs help, but refuses it.

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  10. 37 minutes ago, Red Five said:

    I got put in time out by Katy on Hornfans circa 2003-ish because I said Les would make a good addition to our staff. She said I had earned my suspension because we didn't have any open positions, and it would require someone being fired. And wishing for someone to be fired was against the site rules. I really can't believe any of us happily hung out there for as long as we did. 

    There was a bit on The West Wing about a message board made for fans of Josh Lyman in which Josh muses about the moderator being a dictatorial leader wearing a muumuu and chain-smoking Parliaments. Made me think of Katy when I heard that line.

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  11. 2 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

    Not only this one, but when he sent Leeland McElroy's soul to the underworld.

    I haven't looked into it, and I was still in HS at the time, but I was convinced an Aggie threw the flag on that play. Weakest unsportsmanlike I can recall seeing live.

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  12. 1 hour ago, William Bludworth said:

    Vasher and Westbrook demolishing people is a drug. 

    29 years ago, and I can still feel it:

     

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  13. 57 minutes ago, Crapinon said:

    Years ago. Better gas mileage and less pressure fluctuation! Padding the ticket and easy money. I told the last salesman to take the nitrogen out and put regular air in it and take $500 off the price. 

    $500 for something you get for free at Costco?

  14. 1 minute ago, Thetexashammer said:

    Title 8 of the U.S. Code, Section 1325, which classifies improper entry by an alien as a misdemeanor for a first offense, punishable by up to six months in prison, a fine, or both. Repeat offenses can be charged as a felony, with penalties up to two years in prison.

    Where in his quote does he talk about an action this statue prohibits?

    I'll help you out: it doesn't. Being here "illegaly" is what he talked about. Presence in this country without authorization MAY be the result of a criminal act, but is itself, with no other information at hand, not a crime. If no other information can be ascertained, then only civil actions and remedies can be brought to bear. For a look into the reality of how this plays out, see TH's post above, #320. I point this out to show you that your comment, while not only being a textbook example of misapplication of law to facts, is also totally unneccessary and redundant.

  15. 12 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

    Sorry to pick on you, but stellar is a high bar and I think digging into this is a good way to interrogate how we got here.  

    What legislative success made your life better?  Which of Biden’s foreign policy successes improved your life?  Not to Beetlejuice @Brian Fantana, but do you think his handling of Israel was stellar?  Ukraine?

    Bear in mind, I’m not trying to be silly about this, there’s ample reason to appreciate basic competency and decency and Biden possessed both.  I do feel like some have been a little quick to exaggerate Biden’s virtues, not terribly unlike we did in the 2004 election when everyone was exhausted with Bush, felt mezzo-mezzo on Kerry, and put the Clinton years on a pedestal.  

    I'm not disagreeing with you when I say he did a stellar job relative to the landscape his presidency existed on, especially considering the makeup of Congress. Now, had he rolled in the WH with 57 Dem Senators to go along with the majority in the House? Yeah, not great Bob.

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