While I respect the hell out of you 90% of the time, this is where we have a disconnect(PFF numbers). Being "top 5 in pass blocking" is a terrible stat to lean on to support your assertion that the line was good. Why, because being one dimensional is literally THE example of NOT being good. We pile up positive statistics all year long and then when we get in the big games, and cannot run the ball, all the sudden those exemplary pass pro numbers go to shit when you constantly find yourself in long yardage situations.
For example, Texas was 6 for 18 on 3rd down in the SEC championship game vs Georgia. Here are 11 of those 3rd down yardages.
3rd and 9
3rd and 14
3rd and 27
3rd and 14
3rd and 26
3rd and 22
3rd and 15
3rd and 10
3rd and 17
3rd and 15
3rd and 10
It's a miracle we were 6 for 18 with yardages like that. What we did was pile up stats vs directional schools and bottom feeders and then underperform vs the teams who had equal footing. No one can say that Georgia, Arizona State, or Ohio State had great offensive lines but each time we faced them they were the better unit. In those 4 games we were in 3rd and 8 or more 28 times, went 18-61 on 3rd down because of it, and couldn't run the football. Not surprisingly, we gave up 20 sacks in those four games alone.