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Bodacious Bevo

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  1. OSU also turtled half the game. Got me thinking back to the Turtle Tom days. First time I’d thought about that part of Herman’s tenure in years
  2. QB School’s (JT O’Sullivan) breakdowns of Arch and Sayin/defense are both free to access at his Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theqbschool I haven’t watched the Sayin one yet but his takeaways from the Arch breakdown (including his thoughts on other players) - Really poor decision making and too many noncompetitive throws, but also some big time throws. Too early to panic - Run behind Goosby more. He made the most movement in the run game. Some plays where he didn’t get the run scheme (especially on the backside) - Confused by a couple of the pass concepts we ran. Some didn’t seem like there would ever be anywhere to go with the ball. Used to seeing better from Sark, but he was also in a tough spot when you build a gameplan expecting a certain level of execution and you don’t get it from the start - Receivers didn’t create separation. OSU defense really fast - Livingstone deserves more targets - RBs (especially Wisner) need to get vertical faster on some plays - Was very confused by OSU fans’ “THE” t-shirts and signs
  3. Yes. That’s why I’m not trying to make my comment specific to Sark. Your expectations for improvement will still depend on your opinion of Sark’s game planning and play calling. I just think the look of a winning offense is drastically different than it was 5 years ago, so we need be looking at our offense in the current landscape instead of comparing it to the great units of the past.
  4. I'm not absolving Sark of all blame or anything like that. But we, as fans and CFB watchers, need to adjust offensive expectations. Scoring is down across the country. There aren't wholesale changes to be made that will 'fix' our offense to our fans' liking. There were three top ten matchups over the weekend and Miami led all participants in scoring with 27. Only two of the six teams broke 20 points. The difference between our offense and those of the other elite teams is in the margins. Those margins have been discussed ad nauseum. For a decade+, offenses ran CFB. We waited for defenses to adjust and now they have. It's also striking how much more athletic elite defenses are than their offensive counterparts. OSU has the best receivers in the country and we shrugged. Their defense was certainly more athletic than our O. I also think the change to a running clock outside of 2-minute scenarios is forgotten by many. When combined with an increase in rushing attempts, that's cutting several drives per game and somewhere between a FG and a TD off scoring averages. Again, this isn't meant to deflect specific criticisms of Sark. My big gripe is that I want to see Wingo used like Worthy. I just think the conversation needs to be about how we can get to 28 points per non-cupcake game, not 35.
  5. Who’s pretending it isn’t transactional?
  6. Stroh seemed fine but the plays at 5:05 and 7:25 scare me. Happened later in the game as well but it wasn’t as bad. Just worried that playing a guy that has that done to him consistently sets a really low floor for the OL, especially in short yardage and RZ situations. Both of those reps were against Eddrick Houston, so maybe other teams can’t replicate it, but UF and UGA can at least.
  7. There’s no way in hell that I’m subjecting myself to reading through all the toxic threads on the board, so for those interested, here are some extended thoughts on the offense after a rewatch My MVP Arch and passing game generally OL
  8. I wonder if the Texas and OSU 9.95ers met up at the same OL graveyard to go whistling or if they’re doing it independently. I assume Snook would be too far for the OSU guys. Anyways, looking forward to both of these great OLs battle it out Saturday.
  9. lol he’s not the one getting his ass kicked. Multiple people have disagreed with you and the rest of us know you’re wrong but don’t see the point in arguing about it in this thread (wait, fuck, I got baited)
  10. I guess they've manufactured enough depth that they can stop strategically re-injurying Goosby Sark's comments about Neto having a good fastball got some (not too much) press as praise, but it kind of read to me like Neto might be too one-dimensional to enable the full offense
  11. You’ve probably already seen that we like our pass rush this year, so some of our skepticism about a guard kicking out to LT is whether they can handle pass rushers with elite speed and/or bend like Simmons, Hill, and Spence.
  12. I don’t have a PFF sub but I’d be interested to see game-by-game grades. Their OL seemingly improved over the course of last season (some of which was scheme change) while ours did not. All the stats I’ve seen posted are full season grades. I think the postseason grades would be more informative. Even with that said, there’s still some missing links, as has been discussed in this thread. Improvement last year doesn’t necessitate the best OL ever this year.
  13. Health is the big question, but our perception of our RBs last year will be very different than yours if you only watched the semifinal game. Blue was very limited as a runner and a horrible pass blocker. With fumbling issues to boot. He was confined to a role as a pass catcher with some upside for explosives on the ground if a play was very well blocked or a defense messed up their fits. Wisner was our best back, but he has physical/size limitations and was worn down to the point of ineffectiveness by the time we played. The group on Saturday should be much more well-rounded at the very least. Baxter, even if not fully healthy, will be our best short yardage back and pass blocker. We missed both of those dynamics badly last year. So better than what we had last year but not as good as what y’all had (at least early in the season).
  14. I'm planning on the 4.99 sling day pass for our ESPN/2/3 games this year. Haven't decided on an option for this Saturday. Currently looking at antenna options. That would cover FOX and ABC right? Other sites listed here are the fallback. I'll contribute with https://therealstreamhub.site/showthread.php?tid=1466. They were awesome for college baseball in the spring.
  15. Obviously not a fan of on-field sponsors, but at least this is a corp founded by UT researchers and launched out of the university. Not many other universities can say that. Plus the product seems to have already been used by the AD for awhile. The UT institution where I work (not Austin) has a department that helps researchers launch companies when they invent something in exchange for a stake in the company. Curious if there’s an arrangement like that here.
  16. The other guy they mention moving up (Curry) would be displacing the DE transfer from UNC that’s been getting a ton of hype I can’t say I’ve paid attention to OSU narratives all off-season but it does seem like some big shifts a week before the game
  17. It’s pretty funny that Casey fucking Thompson, throwing to freshman a pretty poor receiving outfit, has the highest deep shot percentage for any Sark QB since his return to college
  18. I noticed that but I think he said 90
  19. I think Wingo has a really high statistical floor this year. There’s been a lot of talk about the deep ball this offseason and we haven’t spent as much talking about who can be our YAC-getter in the screen game (like back when we talked about who could take over for Keilan Robinson). It’s not a singular guy, but an important part of Sark’s offense. Wingo’s ability to run after the catch was his best trait last year. I’m expecting that to carry over. I bet he has 5+ catches in the first half against Ohio State with the majority being quick, short throws. He’ll also catch bombs of course. His ceiling is TBD based on how he developed in all the nuanced parts of the position over the offseason. I’m in the contingent that is skeptical of Deandre Moore being a real high-end WR, but if he does make that leap it will be the first time that Sark has a guy that combines the gritty, JWhitt-esque elements with someone that is also a complete receiver. Opens up the possibility to really grind in 12 personnel with three skill position players that can contribute as blockers while also having 3+ guys that can create explosives without it being schemed for them.
  20. I would usually agree, but the warehouse might put enough of a premium on his ability to push BO&W in a locker to promote him. They just also have to auto-delete any emails he sends from his company account. Like giving the little brother a controller that isn’t plugged in.
  21. Adding to this - the 2023 bama game would have gotten us in over them if Jordan Travis didn’t break his leg. Some of these games can be more than resume boosts and just straight up make it a H2H decision.
  22. PK has already made several significant changes as staff have come and go. It’s one of his strengths. The defense this year will probably be a blend of things, but that’s already a departure from our defense the last couple years. I believe an informed poster here said that Joseph was the one that pushed the two-high looks we majored in Sark’s first three years. We already started getting away from that last year but I think it’s an indicator that we’ll see pretty big changes with our defensive pass game coordinator exiting.
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