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Thatguy

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  1. 3 hours ago, Dahobbs said:

    This is all true (although I think the late 2000s Big 12 was pretty comparable to the SEC overall). The big difference between the two for me was Colt's clutchness. I always felt he was going to make the play to win the game. For Quinn, I always hoped that he would. As an example, if you give Colt 4 plays from the 12 yard-line to beat Washington State and reach the finals, I'm very confident he'll do it 9/10 times. For Quinn, that percentage would be more like 5/10.

    And you feel like that based on what?

  2. 8 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

    Man, when Colt was doing that, the Big 12 was the premier conference in the country. Just because the SEC was still playing football from 1950 doesn’t mean he wouldn’t have done similar.

    Yes. The SEC was not progressive offensively in 2009 but the trench play was still miles above the Big12. We learned that in the 1st quarter of the National Championship game. The SEC had 144 players drafted from 2010-2012. The Big12 had 85 over the same time frame, with most of those being skill players. Look into it.

  3. 19 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

    I don't think I disagree with any of this, although things like the o-line struggles were true this year to a much more significant degree than last year. That doesn't change my opinion that the primary thing that held him back during his time here was injuries. When he wasn't injured, he was very productive.

    My point was the issues are systemic. I agree that they were to a much bigger degree this year, but any degree should be addressed and is hurting the team.

  4. 38 minutes ago, scramblyn said:

    can be both and, not either or, again false dichotomies and shit. QE self sacked, he was injury prone, he threw off his back foot, and play calling was at times atrocious, pass pro broke down in big games, run game non existent. it's like the shit that made us fucking insane this year just magically showed up with arch. doesn't fucking matter. this is just the internet.

    1 hour ago, Derka said:

    you know what, a lot of qbs have to deal with all of this and then some, and the great ones still find ways to make plays and lead their teams to trademark wins. colt was in a far worse situation in 2008 and 2009 and yet he led us to countless trademark victories and was a two time heisman runner up (him not winning in 2008 was bullshit). he had a pathetic o line, he had no run game, he was the team’s leading rusher, he had nowhere near the nfl talent surrounding him that QE had, had no TE, had freaking greg davis and mack “scares you to death” brown running his offense, and yet all he did was lead us to victory after victory against the toughest schedule in america and did so as the most accurate passer in history. that’s what the actual greats do, even when they’re running for their lives every play and have zero run game to help them out.

    that’s always been the problem with this site/fanbase and quinn- y’all want to act like he’s colt mccoy when he didn’t do no colt mccoy shit. and then y’all always want to blame everyone else as to why that’s the case, when the reality of it is that for his last two years as a starter quinn ewers was in the best qb situation in america, yet he routinely failed to live up to the level of play of his teammates, both on offense and especially on defense. after the win vs bama in tuscaloosa there really weren’t any signature quinn ewers wins that i can remember (don’t even try to bring up ASU), despite all of the talent around him and him qb’ing the favored team every single time out. quinn let his coaches and teammates down way more than vice versa. you add to that the inexplicable adoration and exaltation of quinn from this fanbase, and you have one divisive player who is going to be the topic of discussion for a very long time.

    Colt is better than Ewers but come on. Colt did that against a Big12 schedule my guy. Colt isn't leading the team in rushing vs an SEC schedule and coming out healthy. I'm not saying the SEC is all that, but they ARE more physical in the trenches. 2024 Ewers lost to Georgia and Ohio State, both more talented teams than Texas. Where are these lesser teams that Ewers lost to? Where are these superior teams Colt was beating? 2008 Ohio State was the only one. There isn't this chasm between the two like you are making it out to be. You make it like Colt did it by himself. Guys made plays around him. 08 OU, we picked off two passes, and had a return for a TD. Og had 15 carries for 130. Cody Johnson had 3 rushing TDs. In 09 Muschamp's D held OU to 13 points, picking him off twice. In the Big12 Championship game Colt threw 3 picks and got sacked 9 times. Muschamp's D turned NU over 3 times and held them to 12 points. We only had to score 13. We were held to 202 total yards but Muschamp's defense held them to 106 total yards. Let me repeat that for you. 106 total yards bro.

    Colt had a lot of timely help.

  5. 38 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

    What does this season have to do with Ewers? Ewers was barely functional for the first Georgia game last year. And Georgia knows how to completely take apart our offensive line rules. We should have beat Georgia in the SEC championship if not for drops, a missed block on an INT, and failing to adjust to QB run in the second half. Sark let him down in not having a true maximizing running back or run blocking offensive line to help in the redzone. I agree with that. But I also think the play calling that works between the 20s doesn't work as well in the redzone, so I'm not surprised we changed it up there. There are certainly things Sark could have done better, particularly with personnel decisions. But I think the primary limitation on Ewers' time here was his injuries, not Sark. Ewers clearly couldn't put 100% behind his throws the second half of the season. It would have really helped if he could have.

    The same issues we had last year we had this year. Playcalling, O-line whiffs, drops, inability to run the football, and timely penalties. Two RZ trips in the GA game were stalled by a Bond offensive PI and a hold on an outside run. We missed two field goals too. We had a dropped TD and 4 other drops. The QB threw for 358. As a matter of fact the QB outplayed the other team's QB in every game we lost in 2024. Had we done something about the mental mistakes and not try to call fake double screens in the red zone maybe we win that game. Even the offense we ran was a bad fit for Ewers. He is a spread concept guy. Holding the ball forever isn't his game so get it out of his hands quickly.

  6. 2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

    OL and run game are about the only components I’d blame on Sark. And some of the OL was attributable to Ewers sacking himself and having happy feet.

    I’m not sure I’d attribute footwork to Sark since at the end of the day, the player has to execute it in games. We don’t know whether he got coaching on that or not. Sark called plays to Ewers strengths, which we obviously saw in the change of playcalling to Arch, so I think that’s bullshit.

    At the end of the day, Ewers is an extremely talented QB physically with some issues between the ears, but we’re all cheering for him. Except Derka. Also, let’s not pretend the OL for the dolphins isn’t dog shit, so the OL concerns ring hollow to me. Achane is a stud despite the weak OL, and if you disagree Tua’s mush brain would like a word.

    1 hour ago, Codaxx said:

    This is a bit overboard. Texas was a good pass blocking unit last year. Quinn was never hurting for targets at Texas. Just look at the skill position players Quinn had at Texas:

    Bijan, Rojo, Brooks, and Blue were all drafted.

    Worthy, Whittingham, Mitchell, and Golden at WR

    Helm and Sanders all drafted.

    Reason people loved Quinn going to Miami was it was a great fit for Quinn. Lot of quick passing and a smart OC that schemes up a lot of quick open looks. I am not sure what Sark should have done other than surround him with a better run game (that is on Flood and Ill beat that drum this offseason). Sark went to a short, rhythm passing game with Quinn. We all know Quinn is good when you can keep him on schedule. It his ability to stay in control when things break down that will make or break his NFL career.

    1 hour ago, Dahobbs said:

    Yeah, I agree with this. I don't think Sark wasted Quinn. I think he did what he could to maximize Quinn. Ultimately, the injury bug got Quinn and prevented him from reaching his ceiling here. Quinn had elite traits in effortless arm talent, great touch, and quick decision making. Those shined when he played well. He didn't have great pocket awareness when he had to hold the ball. And I think the injuries and playing hurt caused him to hold the ball more often than he would have otherwise. I think the injuries also contributed to some of the bad floaters we saw him from him at times. I think his main limiter at Miami will be same as here: ability to stay healthy.

    You guys really watched this season and still don't see how Sark let Ewers down? Double throw back screens in the red zone? 12 personnel with Juan Davis as your second TE, basically conceding the possibility of another receiver? Back to the field, slow developing play action? Not addressing the run game which would fail you in big games over and over? Busted protections and penalties from the same player on the right side of the line but never addressing it?

    Question? Will a route develop quicker from a spread look or from a compact set? If you come to the correct answer why were we running so much of it?

    12 personnel is to run the football. Period. If you cannot run the football why the fuck are you lining up in it? In 2023 it made sense because you had two receiving TEs and you could still spread the field from it, but when you only have 1? The fuck are we doing? Yet we ran more 12 in 2024 than 2023.

    Go look at the opening script for the SEC Championship. Wide open and slinging it. After 1.5 quarters Ewers has I wanna say 160-70 yards. We drop a TD pass and get a couple RZ penalties or else its 14-nil. Then what does Sark do? Goes back to his clunky offense and grinds away until the 4th quarter when he has to score again.

    Are we really are still here, with the advantages of hindsight, still expecting Ewers to win those Georgia and Ohio State games without a running game?

  7. On 12/14/2025 at 7:20 PM, Underdog said:

    Not a doubt in my mind Trump paid him to say that, or offered up Melania for one night. 

    Gross. Who wants that dusty ass pussy? Dude is 32 and a multi millionaire. If he can't pull better pussy than that shame on him.

  8. 2 hours ago, Thatguy said:

    Pittsburgh is gonna lose because they don't want Garrett to get the sack record. Lol

    Fucking Steelers whole gameplan of chipping Garrett all game and only throwing short to keep Garrett from getting home, lost them the game this week.

  9. 12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    So you signed up on September 11, 2025 with your first handle yet you recall Derka's crusades against Sam and Quinn? Make that math work for me, Rex.

    Yeah, that's pretty much bs. Dude just signed up but just happens to know about Derka's opinions from years ago. I've argued with @Derka more than most, but I respect him, which is why we only argue on the topic of QBs. I don't think I've ever even negged the dude. Some dudes follow Derka around wherever he posts antagonizing him. Including creating new handles to do so. Weirdos.

  10. On 12/25/2025 at 12:03 PM, Vic Mackey said:

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    This isn't the flex this dude thinks it is. Having guys go on to hall of fame careers while you are perennially 8-4 is not a good look for your program sir. Aggy is like the Los Angeles Clippers. It doesn't matter who plays for you. You are cursed to remain mediocre for all eternity. It might be time to bring in a Shaman or a couple of priests to sprinkle some holy water around campus. Or find out what evils you did to anger the football gods.

  11. 5 hours ago, Nope said:

    Muschamp probably had a Thorpe conversation 

    Muschamp probably walked in the secondary room and slapped a list of his DBs and their draft positions on the wall and walked out.

  12. 10 minutes ago, FORTY NINE TO ZERO said:

    thought greg robinson was the best DC under mack.  RIP

    I graded him a close second. Muschamp's 09 defense might be the best D we've ever had in my era. I cannot speak on Aker's defenses or prior. But what Greg Robinson did in 2013 might be nothing short of a miracle. The year prior Manny _iaz gave up 31, 36, 48, 63, 50, 42, and then 2nd game of 2013 Manny let QB Taysum Hill run for 259 yards, and BYU rush for 556 total(40 points). They let _iaz go and Greg turned the defense around immediately. I remember Steve Edmond looked like the worst linebacker ever and by the end of the season was solid. Impressive!

  13. 4 hours ago, William Bludworth said:

    I don't care to look, but I'm almost certain Earl Thomas was a 4* coming out of Orange, TX. I can't remember who said he was a three-star, and maybe my memory is fucked, but I could swear he was a top 250 recruit.

    247, which was big back then, had him as a 3 star, but I am sure you could find some recruiting service that had him as a 4 star. I posted the 247 ranking above in the screenshot because its still up. 247 also did an interview with ET that I will post for @Revolution512. Since he's the kind of guy that needs receipts. 

     

    https://247sports.com/college/texas/article/horns247-catching-up-with-earl-thomas-139891/

     

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    He was pretty much an afterthought in the Texas Longhorns' 2007 recruiting class. In a group that included elite national recruits like Tray Allen and John Chiles, it was easy to overlook the short playmaker from the Golden Triangle who arrived on campus without a true position.

     

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    Horns247: You really took off that first spring under Coach Muschamp, but was there anything specifically that made the difference for you?
    ET: One thing was the mentality I had. I just wanted my opportunity to get a shot. I came to the University of Texas always making plays, but there were guys who are five-stars guy that they believed in because of their size and it was tough for me to get on the grass. So when I got the opportunity I took full advantage of it. I gave it everything I had and every time I got a chance I'd pick everybody's brain I did. It all paid off.

     

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    Horns247: Is there anyone else you can say who had a significant impact with helping make you the player you've become?
    ET: Definitely Coach Muschamp. He's right up there with Coach Akina, and even Coach Akina has been here since I have and I didn't get that opportunity the first go-around. Coach Muschamp saw it in me when nobody else saw it. We still keep in close contact to this day. He's one of best defensive coordinators I've ever played for and if I got a chance to play for him again in the league one day I'd love the opportunity.

     

    So there you go. The article talks about how we recruited him as a position-less athlete just like I said. Then ET goes on to talk about how they recruited bigger athletes that they believed in more than him. Lastly he tells of how even Akina didn't put him on the field when he was DC and Boom was the one that believed in him when no one else did. Straight from the horse's mouth. All this talk of ET being some dude the university saw as that guy is nonsensical hindsight. Now let's get back to talking about Boom. 

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