I'm easier on Arch this week than two weeks ago. I got the feeling that the goal for this game was that he throw at the moment he should. Period. Early, to my uneducated eyes, he was doing just that. Even if he missed on the throw, he was meeting the goal of timing. My guess is that the belief, if I'm anywhere near correct, is that his accuracy will come after mastering speed of release.
Of course, that disintegrated with deplorable play of the OL. It's hard not to revert back to bad habits under such duress.
[ETA: Ugh. I just watched the video above. I'm easier on Arch but still think Caldwell should get a chance. Otherwise, we're struggling for bowl eligibility.]
The 3rd and 3 first possession. I think we'd already got one first down. Let's chop 'em up with a soul-killing dominant drive. Nope: Sark goes cutesy with double reverse pitch-back that we've shown before and which fails.
Why not take the small victory of a first down? This is akin to going for it on fourth instead of kicking a field goal. (Stoops killed his win by doing that twice in a game where we only managed 10 points.)
The small victory makes everybody happy on your side. They feel like they're getting things done. Hey, let's keep it up guys!
Pissing that a way gives all of that to the other side. Our guys? Well, fuck. Back to the bench to cheer the defense.
The game plan seemed to be just a jumble of random play calls. The announcers saying Kentucky had killed our running game prompted to me to shout, "They don't have a running game to stop. We're not really even trying to attack their line with the run.
Sark needs to hire an OC. The best we can buy. Oklahoma State didn't turn it around under Gundy until he stopped calling and drawing up plays during games.