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  1. On 6/10/2025 at 9:00 AM, Bodacious Bevo said:

    We're paying $40M for football alone so that seems very reasonable to me /s

    Don't be dumb. The $40 million is just for the guys that had their heart set on aggy, but Sark overpaid for even though Elko wasn't really that interested in them. 

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  2. 16 minutes ago, TheAuditor said:

    Good point on OU - wonder if that OL gets healthier/better.  WR looks.....challenging.  

    Per ESPN:  Top QB returning:

    15. Darian Mensah, Duke.
    14. Sawyer Robertson, Baylor.
    13. Luke Altmyer, Illinois.
    12. Arch Manning, Texas.
    11. Kevin Jennings, SMU.
    10. DJ Lagway, Florida.
    9. Haynes King, GT.
    8. Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee.
    7. Carson Beck, Miami.
    6. Sam Leavitt, ASU.
    5. LeNorris Sellers, SCAR.
    4. John Mateer, 0U.
    3. Garret Nussmeyer, LSU.
    2. Drew Allar, PSU.

    1. Cade Klubnik, Clemson

     

    Mateer and Lagway only ones on schedule.  Lot of Meh on this list.  

    Drew Allar is #2... but not the way they meant it.

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  3. 12 hours ago, cmontexas said:

    I think we'd be fine with just one more DT especially if it's a quality one. Burke could probably be usful inside on passing downs and Jackson will probably be a regular player

    I'd still like 2. It's like the saying, "on their deathbed, no one ever wishes they'd spent less time on their boat". No defensive coordinator ever wished they had fewer DTs. At this point, there are 4 guys who weren't in high school a few weeks ago, including 3 who have never played a single down for Texas. Texas has been very fortunate with injuries that last few years. If one or two guys either don't pan out or get injured and things get ugly.

  4. 9 hours ago, DixonHur said:

    I hope Sark hires an actual OC to handle the play calling.  

    Not questioning Sark's ability as a play caller, and 100% want him deeply involved in game planning the offense and initial script, but I'd just rather he focus on being a HC during the game.

    Agree. The issues this year weren't just short yardage or red zone. The offense bogged down somewhere between the middle of the second quarter and the start of the third.

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  5. 5 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

    I wonder what they are if you remove sack yardage. It's still not a lot, but probably much less stark.

    Also, you must admit that Penix is much more mobile than Ewers - even post knee and other injuries. Go back and watch him navigate Texas' pressure last CFP. Ewers can't do what Penix did.

    I was mostly being snarky about calling Penix mobile and Mac Jones not mobile. Though I agree, neither of them self-sack the way Ewers does.

  6. 50 minutes ago, AlrightAlrightAlright said:

    NCAA CFP National Championships:

    2024: Riley Leonard, mobile - Will Howard, mobile
    2023: JJ McCarthy, mobile - Michael Penix, mobile
    2022: Stetson Bennett, mobile - Max Duggan, mobile
    2021: Stetson Bennett, mobile - Bryce Young, mobile
    2020: Justin Fields, mobile - Mac Jones, not mobile but extends plays with getting out of pocket and moving pocket

    I get what you're saying, but Michael Penix had 8 yards rushing his senior year. He can only dream of the rarefied air of Mac Jones'... 14 yards of rushing his final season.

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  7. 53 minutes ago, NoName said:

    My issue is if you don't have him calling plays then why do you have him in that seat in the first place. So much of his value comes from that end. You don't hire Sark (or Riley) to make them a CEO Head Coach.

    You don't hire a head coach because they are a good play caller. You hire them because you think they'll be a good head coach. That's true of Sark, Ryan Day, Marcus Freeman, etc. Turns out, Sark is a really good head coach. At this point, he's significantly better as a head coach than he is a playcaller. For get elite, he wasn't even a good play caller for extended stretches of every game the last half of the season. Did Ewers struggle at times? Sure. Did the running game struggle against good defenses? Yep. That happens and it's the play-caller's job to figure out something that does work. That's what Sark struggled with this year. If someone else were calling plays, this board would be calling for their head. No one is hired to be a "CEO Head Coach." They are hired as the head coach and then assign roles and responsibilities to staff. Sark has chosen to call plays himself and it is limiting the potential of his team.

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  8. 38 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

    This game has demonstrated that beyond a shadow of a doubt now that Sark needs to hire an actual OC to call plays. Sark needs to focus on designing the offense and turn over the play calling duties to someone else. Last night’s disastrous play calling with the national championship on the line should be enough evidence to anyone watching he cannot do both jobs. 

    This is where CDC needs to step in and have an honest discussion with Sark. Sark is doing great in every aspect of the job except the one that he should be delegating anyway.

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  9. 2 minutes ago, naija said:

    his identity is wrapped up in it. at this point, you'd also have to wonder what aspects of his coaching might suffer if he isn't calling plays. 

    I assume it would be like Urban Meyer - he'd hire someone to run his offense. Lane Kiffin doesn't call plays for Ole Miss, but it's his offense. My hope is that Sark would be removed enough from the play calling that he could help problem solve when things aren't working. Though you're probably right, he doesn't sound like he's ready to give up play calling. 

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  10. 1 hour ago, satyanash said:

    Ohio State lost their All-American center to an ACL tear against Michigan, and are now playing for the national title.

    Everyone is dealing with injuries, this is a silly conversation to be having.

    ND had two o-linemen making their first starts of the year against Penn State and were missing their best DT. Penn State had to shuffle their o-line mid-game. Texas was probably the healthiest semi-final team.

  11. 1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

    Ah I misunderstood. You’re correct. But an elite Qb wins with this team this year imo.

    Totally agree. I'm hoping Sark learns from this. It seems weird to say that Sark is killing it as a head coach and punching himself in the dick as a playcaller.

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  12. 5 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

    Will Howard was better than he was tonight. Why do I care about the quarterfinals?

    I was responding to someone saying Sark just needs an elite QB to win a championship. Will Howard isn't an elite QB. Neither is Riley Leonard. Yet one of them is going to win a championship. Because OSU and ND have better coordinated offenses than Texas.

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  13. 38 minutes ago, UTEE97 said:

    He is an elite QB from winning it all. I can see it happening in Arch's second year as a starter. I never thought Quinn would bring us a championship. He has been too inconsistent this year.

    Elite like Riley Leonard? Or Will Howard? Ewers was the best QB in the quarterfinals.

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