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2 minutes ago, cashman said:

Arch Manning is big enough and we've recruited well enough at O line to where we should be able to sneak it in inside the 1. 

If you listened to what Sark said, he didn't want to give them a chance to sub for bigger personnel and thought we could beat who they had on the field.  He was wrong.  I didn't love the play call but I didn't hate it.  You have to be able to get a a damn foot with a QB sneak.

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2 hours ago, lilMAC25 said:

I’d say tOSU is one of the 10 or so in D1 with equal talent to Texas.


Ten is way too high. 

I would put it at 4-5 teams. 

tOSU

Georgia

Penn State

…maybe…

LSU

Miami

Notre Dame 

Oregon

…probably not…

Clemson

Michigan

 


 

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Posted
45 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

To put it simply, I don't want to see another QB sneak at the goal line again this year. Yeah, it will probably work against shit competition, but it won't when it matters. 

We've got a month to work on a jumbo package handoff to a RB. Figure it out. 

 

Maybe something with a full back?

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6 minutes ago, Napoleon said:


Ten is way too high. 

I would put it at 4-5 teams. 

tOSU

Georgia

Penn State

…maybe…

LSU

Miami

Notre Dame 

…probably not…

Clemson

Michigan

 


 

Fair, I was making a conservative estimate of our talent,

Posted
3 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Did milwee get arch to the side arm quick sling? Feels like ewers did that a lot last season too? 

I think Ewers had that tendency  going back to high school.  We had never seen that before with Arch, IIRC.  Watching the "every pass" video, it seemed he did that when he thought he needed to get the ball out quick, in many cases on a check down/pretty complete coveragae and maybe with an illusion of imminent pressure.  And maybe when he thought he could get away with it.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

To put it simply, I don't want to see another QB sneak at the goal line again this year. Yeah, it will probably work against shit competition, but it won't when it matters. 

We've got a month to work on a jumbo package handoff to a RB. Figure it out. 

 

Remember how all offseason we said that if we only had Baxter in the playoffs we could have punched it in from the 1 yd line?

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Posted
4 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

You're correct, there is no way to know. I honestly have a hard time thinking of a performance any worse than Manning's yesterday. But you're right. I think I may be right, but that it's in the question tells us something, no? Part of my reason to mention an unnamed QB was to illustrate my opinion of Manning's game yesterday.

I'm not sure I see how Ewers was poorly developed. Before he got hurt each season, if I'm not mistaken, he was rather brilliant. Perhaps I attribute too much to the injuries. I'm a football idiot compared to the guys around here who clearly know shit. I thought Arch might be better than Ewers last year, but things other than the way they played kept Ewers on the field. I was way off on that one.

Politics has shown me what a miserable predictor I can be. I'm better at football but not by much.

Hudson Card at Arkansas was pretty bad but I agree Saturday was not good.  Manning is going to have to implode against a Florida/OU/Vandy type team to get pulled.  possibly even multiple games before it would happen.

He's been in the system 3 years and even more than Ewers, Sark needs Manning to be "very good".

 

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back to Sark.  I hate the fucking hurry up/don't let them sub BS on the QB sneak.  that works against poorly coached and lesser talented teams.

It is 4th down with the game very likely on the line.  get your best package in with your best play.

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Posted
3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

back to Sark.  I hate the fucking hurry up/don't let them sub BS on the QB sneak.  that works against poorly coached and lesser talented teams.

It is 4th down with the game very likely on the line.  get your best package in with your best play.

They stacked 5 guys over the 3 blockers on that play too. Like wtf 

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Posted (edited)

The QB sneak wasn't even the worst call. It was the multiple QB draw plays out of shotgun right before that I didn't like. You should be able to get a TD on a QB sneak from the 1.

 

Google says that a QB sneak on the 1 yard line has an 80-90% success rate fwiw.

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Posted
38 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

The QB sneak wasn't even the worst call. It was the multiple QB draw plays out of shotgun right before that I didn't like. You should be able to get a TD on a QB sneak from the 1.

 

Google says that a QB sneak on the 1 yard line has an 80-90% success rate fwiw.

This. QB sneak, especially with a guy like Arch, should be near automatic for half a yard. The execution was the bigger problem imo (which is on the coaches too to be clear)

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5 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

I noticed a comment from Sark in post-game PC (5:20 mark) about sitting with Arch at halftime to look at the tape/coverages. 

My questions are this: 

- Is there any coach communicating with our QB during the game on the sidelines? 

- Are we actually waiting until halftime to discuss tape/coverages? 

This is one of the problems with your OC being HC. It's pretty simple. When the defense/ST is on the field, the HC has to be paying attention to what's happening on the field. With a pure OC, they can spend that entire time watching tape, talking to the QB, and planning the next series. I guess AJ does that stuff but he's not the QB whisperer Sark is supposed to be. 

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Posted (edited)
20 hours ago, lilMAC25 said:

Fuck your politics. Take that tripe to CR where it fucking belongs.


Saw warning.  

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3 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I cannot for the life of me understand why every team isn’t putting together a tush push package. 

Sorry for posting an OSU score…their jumbo with 4 TEs, two lined up as fullback. #83 is a true freshman but the rest are 3rd year+ guys.

 

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Yo - hope it's safe to jump back in with my postgame thoughts.  It was a nailbiter and hats off to TX for the great game they played.  A few notes...

- Haven't read your postmortems but clearly there's no reason to panic on TX's part. That was a whale of a season opener, on the road, against a jazzed crowd and a hyped opponent with more or less equal talent. In the end the loss will matter little if TX plays to its potential this year. Even 3 losses with one of those coming in the CCG would safely put them in the CFP field. So yet another rematch is a clear possibility for us.
- Both teams played tight, IMO. Dropped passes, misfired passes, etc - not surprising given the magnitude of the game and coming in without any sort of warmup. But in the end we got a few great plays from great players on both sides.
- The entire difference in the game more or less boils down to the fact that we converted our 4th-and-goal opportunity and TX did not. That's about as even an outcome as could possibly be expected. Everything else was effectively a wash. I think TX looked like the more dangerous team overall, but OSU was a lot more opportunistic and TX couldn't quite solve the puzzle.
- Both teams pass protected very well. TX had a clear advantage in the running game and for that reason alone I would, in a vacuum, have predicted a TX win. But I think a big part of that success was also due to the light box of OSU's defensive scheme, which looked primarily to take away the big play and was willing to give up small chunks on the ground and underneath stuff in the passing game....which Manning helpfully decided to suck at executing.  On offense, OSU played a game so conservative that I think Jim Tressel blushed in shame and envy. Since we had a lead for much of the game and TX offense wasn't really doing anything, we were never really forced to put our shiny new QB at risk. Which is great, given the defense he was facing. I think Sayin acquitted himself well with the little he was asked to do. Had Manning had been able to hit any WR in stride, the dynamics of the game would have been much different and more would have been asked of the OSU offense.
- Speaking of Manning (because it's clearly obligatory) - I think he's going to be fine over the course of the season. Heisman level, maybe not, but in the 4th quarter he showed why OSU was worried about the downfield threat from his arm.  Those crossing route misses were weird, but I would attribute much of that to nerves and adrenaline. After all, he is presumably human. A few games to iron things out and I think he'll start to click, as will the rest of the offense. Manning is big and strong and he was able to keep a number of plays alive that should have been sacks. Even on his final play he somehow completed the desperation pass while wearing a DE as a cape. I'm not as down on him as most - but OTOH those mechanics did look goofy. Mostly I thought he just looked uncomfortable, partly due to the OSU defense, partly due to the big stage, maybe his shoulder pads didn't fit quite right. We'll see.
- From what I've gathered on the game experience, it sounds like the visiting fans had a much better time, and I'm grateful to hear it. Looking forward to hearing a few more stories from those who traveled.

Thanks for making this a fun opener. Hopefully it keeps the flame alight to encourage other programs to do so too.  I remember when this series was scheduled and it seemed so far in the future....can't believe it's already half over.  I'm really looking forward to the return game next year, might have to try to sneak into that one.

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Posted
26 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

Sorry for posting an OSU score…their jumbo with 4 TEs, two lined up as fullback. #83 is a true freshman but the rest are 3rd year+ guys.

 

I still don’t understand why Ant dove in like that. I’d he stonewalls that blocker in the hole I think we stop them. 

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8 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I still don’t understand why Ant dove in like that. I’d he stonewalls that blocker in the hole I think we stop them. 

He fell/tripped. 

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3 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Sure. But when you have 5 guys overtop of your center and your run into that. Defense wins every time. They completely sold out there any other play and satya could have scored 

Based on Sark’s post play reaction my thought is that Arch was supposed to check out of that…or at least read it to go left instead of right

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51 minutes ago, Borrominion said:

Yo - hope it's safe to jump back in with my postgame thoughts.  It was a nailbiter and hats off to TX for the great game they played.  A few notes...

- Haven't read your postmortems but clearly there's no reason to panic on TX's part. That was a whale of a season opener, on the road, against a jazzed crowd and a hyped opponent with more or less equal talent. In the end the loss will matter little if TX plays to its potential this year. Even 3 losses with one of those coming in the CCG would safely put them in the CFP field. So yet another rematch is a clear possibility for us.
- Both teams played tight, IMO. Dropped passes, misfired passes, etc - not surprising given the magnitude of the game and coming in without any sort of warmup. But in the end we got a few great plays from great players on both sides.
- The entire difference in the game more or less boils down to the fact that we converted our 4th-and-goal opportunity and TX did not. That's about as even an outcome as could possibly be expected. Everything else was effectively a wash. I think TX looked like the more dangerous team overall, but OSU was a lot more opportunistic and TX couldn't quite solve the puzzle.
- Both teams pass protected very well. TX had a clear advantage in the running game and for that reason alone I would, in a vacuum, have predicted a TX win. But I think a big part of that success was also due to the light box of OSU's defensive scheme, which looked primarily to take away the big play and was willing to give up small chunks on the ground and underneath stuff in the passing game....which Manning helpfully decided to suck at executing.  On offense, OSU played a game so conservative that I think Jim Tressel blushed in shame and envy. Since we had a lead for much of the game and TX offense wasn't really doing anything, we were never really forced to put our shiny new QB at risk. Which is great, given the defense he was facing. I think Sayin acquitted himself well with the little he was asked to do. Had Manning had been able to hit any WR in stride, the dynamics of the game would have been much different and more would have been asked of the OSU offense.
- Speaking of Manning (because it's clearly obligatory) - I think he's going to be fine over the course of the season. Heisman level, maybe not, but in the 4th quarter he showed why OSU was worried about the downfield threat from his arm.  Those crossing route misses were weird, but I would attribute much of that to nerves and adrenaline. After all, he is presumably human. A few games to iron things out and I think he'll start to click, as will the rest of the offense. Manning is big and strong and he was able to keep a number of plays alive that should have been sacks. Even on his final play he somehow completed the desperation pass while wearing a DE as a cape. I'm not as down on him as most - but OTOH those mechanics did look goofy. Mostly I thought he just looked uncomfortable, partly due to the OSU defense, partly due to the big stage, maybe his shoulder pads didn't fit quite right. We'll see.
- From what I've gathered on the game experience, it sounds like the visiting fans had a much better time, and I'm grateful to hear it. Looking forward to hearing a few more stories from those who traveled.

Thanks for making this a fun opener. Hopefully it keeps the flame alight to encourage other programs to do so too.  I remember when this series was scheduled and it seemed so far in the future....can't believe it's already half over.  I'm really looking forward to the return game next year, might have to try to sneak into that one.

Well said. 
 

fuck you anyway 

 

but still well said 

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Posted
3 hours ago, Napoleon said:


Ten is way too high. 

I would put it at 4-5 teams. 

tOSU

Georgia

Penn State

…maybe…

LSU

Miami

Notre Dame 

Oregon

…probably not…

Clemson

Michigan

 


 

I don’t trust a list of most talented teams when aggy is missing 

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Posted
7 hours ago, Hard Times said:

There are plenty of rankings and so called experts that were saying Texas has more talent than OSU. And the ESPN power index had Texas at 53%, and that's on the road. It would've been nearly 60% at home. How many people posting here picked OSU? I think myself and about 2 others, that's it. In fact someone posted that something like 98% of Texas fans picked Texas, but only 90% of OSU fans so that means Texas has the better chance to win.

To be honest, I'm not sure at this point if I could pick who has the most talent, but I'm pretty damn sure who has the better coaching staff. Thank God at least we have coach K. 

I'll do you one better. If, and it's a big if, we seem marked improvement from Arch, which I firmly believe we will, I'm not sure who I would pick if these teams face one another in the CFP. Obviously, it will greatly depend on the rest of the seasons results. Let me parse it a different way. If the teams play in 4 weeks after both the easy games on the plate, I'm still not sure who I'd pick if Arch shows marked improvement in that time.

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5 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I cannot for the life of me understand why every team isn’t putting together a tush push package. 

Maybe because for all the glory it brings to the Eagles, you see other NFL teams struggle to consistently execute it.  A lot don't even try at all.   Part of it is how well the Eagles O-line does what they do (a bunch of our guys just went straight to the ground on Sunday with no forward drive), but also don't forget Jalen Hurts is a super freak when it comes to leg strength for a QB...believe he squats 600+ when he cares to max out.  

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1 minute ago, Surly Bevo said:

Maybe because for all the glory it brings to the Eagles, you see other NFL teams struggle to consistently execute it.  A lot don't even try at all.   Part of it is how well the Eagles O-line does what they do (a bunch of our guys just went straight to the ground on Sunday with no forward drive), but also don't forget Jalen Hurts is a super freak when it comes to leg strength for a QB...believe he squats 600+ when he cares to max out.  

but it doesn't even need to be a QB, just practice it and sell out on it. Everyone knows it's coming so it doesn't matter if it's Arch, Endries, whomever is your strongest lower body guy 

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helmet communication was still active at the snap...

The way everyone lined up was wild. OSU lined up offsides, the middle of the line leaned in like it was a fg, there wasn’t gonna be a hole there anyway. I wanted to see the snap between the legs.
Posted
5 hours ago, Pam Cummings said:

The QB sneak wasn't even the worst call. It was the multiple QB draw plays out of shotgun right before that I didn't like. You should be able to get a TD on a QB sneak from the 1.

 

Google says that a QB sneak on the 1 yard line has an 80-90% success rate fwiw.

I will say the one draw if Arch cuts it outside instead of inside he might score.  I like those, though I think more of a zone read/RPO is a better call.  He probably didn't trust Arch to make a throw so we ran it 4 times.

bottom line is we get stuffed a lot by better teams.  Sark needs more creativity inside the 10 to 15 if we are going to take the next step.

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3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

I will say the one draw if Arch cuts it outside instead of inside he might score.  I like those, though I think more of a zone read/RPO is a better call.  He probably didn't trust Arch to make a throw so we ran it 4 times.

bottom line is we get stuffed a lot by better teams.  Sark needs more creativity inside the 10 to 15 if we are going to take the next step.

 

 

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Posted
12 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Guy is 50 years old and has the best job in football.  What makes you think he’s eager and willing to change.  

Is this a real question? I don’t know if he eager or willing. But pretty sure history says he’s capable of making changes. 

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Posted (edited)

Down a Rabbit Hole | Opening Drive Results + Ball 1st or 2nd? - Vogel

Spoiler

CJ Vogel

By CJ Vogel

  • 4 minutes ago
 

Interesting Numbers Around Texas' Opening Offensive Possessions

In the preparation for big matchups, you will often hear folks like myself say it is imperative for the Longhorns to get out to a strong start offensively and get ahead to set the tone. I have even pushed for Sarkisian to take the ball first in key rivalry games to silence the crowd as a result of leaning on the reputable opening script that we often hear about with Steve Sarkisian.

But that will no longer be the case.

Nope.

Won't hear that sentiment from me ahead of these top-25 meetings or prime SEC games. In fact, I have shifted my tone, fully supported by the numbers, which leave no room for second-guessing.

***

But to those numbers. I went back to the beginning of 2023, since Sarkisian has been surrounded by "College Football Playoff" talent for the conclusions ahead.

Since week one of 2023, there have been 31 games for the Texas Longhorns. Meaning, there have been 31 first drives of the game for the Texas offense.

Here is the breakdown for how those 31 drives have ended.

  • 31 Drives
  • 12 punts (38.71%)
  • 9 touchdowns (29.03%)
  • 5 interceptions (16.13%)
  • 3 turnover on downs (9.68%)
  • 2 field goal attempts ... both missed (6.45%)

Now there is quite a bit of data here. Plenty to break down and I will try to do just that in as simple terms as possible.

First, there is not a readily available statistic to provide averages of opening drives in college football. But, I did run down some of the more notable teams in 2024 to find both the success rate on touchdowns on opening drives and points in general.

  • Oregon: 64.3% touchdowns ... 78.5% points
  • Notre Dame: 56.3 touchdowns ... 62.5% points
  • Ohio State: 50.0% touchdowns ... 62.5% points
  • Penn State: 31.3% touchdowns ... 50.0% points
  • Texas: 31.3% touchdowns ... 31.3% points
  • Alabama: 30.8% touchdowns ... 46.2% points
  • LSU: 30.8% touchdowns ... 30.8% points
  • Georgia: 28.6% touchdowns... 28.6% points

Again, I don't have nation-wide statistics for opening drive results, but just a small sample size of teams with comparable talent to Texas and how they fared in this part of the game.

But while doing my research here, there was a pretty significant discrepancy in result on opening drives for whether or not the drive itself was the first of the actual game.

***
Opening Drive of Game vs. 2nd Drive of Game

In those 31 games for Texas, the Longhorns received the opening kickoff 19 times and kicked off 12 times. Here are the TD numbers for each.

  • TD on Opening Drive After Receiving Opening Kickoff: 2/19 (10.53%)
  • TD on Opening Drive After Kicking Off First: 7/12 ... (58.33%)

Now that certainly feels like a noteworthy statistic.

*** 
In Big Games

Doing a deeper dive at the Longhorns biggest games of the last three years, I came up with this grouping:

  • 2023 Alabama
  • 2023 Oklahoma
  • 2023 Kansas State
  • 2023 OK State
  • 2023 Washington
  • 2024 Michigan
  • 2024 Oklahoma
  • 2024 Georgia
  • 2024 Texas A&M
  • 2024 Georgia Pt. 2
  • 2024 Clemson
  • 2024 Arizona State
  • 2024 Ohio State
  • 2025 Ohio State

That is a 14-game grouping of the biggest games Texas has played over the last three years. Completely subjective. But the numbers remain on opening possessions.

  • 14 Drives
  • 5 punts (35.71%)
  • 3 touchdowns (21.43%)
  • 3 interceptions (21.43%)
  • 2 turnover on downs (14.28%)
  • 1 field goal attempts ... missed (7.14%)

In those 14 games, Texas received the opening kickoff nine times and promptly putting up zero points and turning the ball over five times with a missed field goal also in the mix.

In the five possessions seeing the ball 2nd in those games, the Longhorns have converted 60% of those drives into touchdowns.

***

Kick the Ball Off Every Time 

That is the suggestion. If given the choice, put your defense on the field.

The numbers are overwhelmingly favorable for the Texas offense when the defense starts the game on the field. 

We will see how the remainder of the season plays out and what type of identity the Texas Longhorn offense adopts, but the numbers are clearly in favor of the defense getting on the field first if Texas is looking to start their first possession with points. 

 

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In the Sark era, our defense has improved and is championship quality, our offense has stagnated and is top 25/nice bowl game quality.  hopefully our D can pitch a shutout or give up fewer that 10 points.

we don't have a Blue or Worthy/Golden this year.  gonna be a bit rough going.

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Posted
13 hours ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

Hopefully if we are in the same situation again we use the exact same formation (even with Arch setting up with the offset legs) and we pass. 

A guy can hope can’t he?

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Posted
13 hours ago, Chad said:

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He needs to think a little harder on his daily walks. 
 

What’s most discouraging to me from a QB guru is repeatedly having QBs with awful mechanics. Seems like something that would a focal point. 

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Posted
11 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

Down a Rabbit Hole | Opening Drive Results + Ball 1st or 2nd? - Vogel

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CJ Vogel

By CJ Vogel

  • 4 minutes ago
 

Interesting Numbers Around Texas' Opening Offensive Possessions

In the preparation for big matchups, you will often hear folks like myself say it is imperative for the Longhorns to get out to a strong start offensively and get ahead to set the tone. I have even pushed for Sarkisian to take the ball first in key rivalry games to silence the crowd as a result of leaning on the reputable opening script that we often hear about with Steve Sarkisian.

But that will no longer be the case.

Nope.

Won't hear that sentiment from me ahead of these top-25 meetings or prime SEC games. In fact, I have shifted my tone, fully supported by the numbers, which leave no room for second-guessing.

***

But to those numbers. I went back to the beginning of 2023, since Sarkisian has been surrounded by "College Football Playoff" talent for the conclusions ahead.

Since week one of 2023, there have been 31 games for the Texas Longhorns. Meaning, there have been 31 first drives of the game for the Texas offense.

Here is the breakdown for how those 31 drives have ended.

  • 31 Drives
  • 12 punts (38.71%)
  • 9 touchdowns (29.03%)
  • 5 interceptions (16.13%)
  • 3 turnover on downs (9.68%)
  • 2 field goal attempts ... both missed (6.45%)

Now there is quite a bit of data here. Plenty to break down and I will try to do just that in as simple terms as possible.

First, there is not a readily available statistic to provide averages of opening drives in college football. But, I did run down some of the more notable teams in 2024 to find both the success rate on touchdowns on opening drives and points in general.

  • Oregon: 64.3% touchdowns ... 78.5% points
  • Notre Dame: 56.3 touchdowns ... 62.5% points
  • Ohio State: 50.0% touchdowns ... 62.5% points
  • Penn State: 31.3% touchdowns ... 50.0% points
  • Texas: 31.3% touchdowns ... 31.3% points
  • Alabama: 30.8% touchdowns ... 46.2% points
  • LSU: 30.8% touchdowns ... 30.8% points
  • Georgia: 28.6% touchdowns... 28.6% points

Again, I don't have nation-wide statistics for opening drive results, but just a small sample size of teams with comparable talent to Texas and how they fared in this part of the game.

But while doing my research here, there was a pretty significant discrepancy in result on opening drives for whether or not the drive itself was the first of the actual game.

***
Opening Drive of Game vs. 2nd Drive of Game

In those 31 games for Texas, the Longhorns received the opening kickoff 19 times and kicked off 12 times. Here are the TD numbers for each.

  • TD on Opening Drive After Receiving Opening Kickoff: 2/19 (10.53%)
  • TD on Opening Drive After Kicking Off First: 7/12 ... (58.33%)

Now that certainly feels like a noteworthy statistic.

*** 
In Big Games

Doing a deeper dive at the Longhorns biggest games of the last three years, I came up with this grouping:

  • 2023 Alabama
  • 2023 Oklahoma
  • 2023 Kansas State
  • 2023 OK State
  • 2023 Washington
  • 2024 Michigan
  • 2024 Oklahoma
  • 2024 Georgia
  • 2024 Texas A&M
  • 2024 Georgia Pt. 2
  • 2024 Clemson
  • 2024 Arizona State
  • 2024 Ohio State
  • 2025 Ohio State

That is a 14-game grouping of the biggest games Texas has played over the last three years. Completely subjective. But the numbers remain on opening possessions.

  • 14 Drives
  • 5 punts (35.71%)
  • 3 touchdowns (21.43%)
  • 3 interceptions (21.43%)
  • 2 turnover on downs (14.28%)
  • 1 field goal attempts ... missed (7.14%)

In those 14 games, Texas received the opening kickoff nine times and promptly putting up zero points and turning the ball over five times with a missed field goal also in the mix.

In the five possessions seeing the ball 2nd in those games, the Longhorns have converted 60% of those drives into touchdowns.

***

Kick the Ball Off Every Time 

That is the suggestion. If given the choice, put your defense on the field.

The numbers are overwhelmingly favorable for the Texas offense when the defense starts the game on the field. 

We will see how the remainder of the season plays out and what type of identity the Texas Longhorn offense adopts, but the numbers are clearly in favor of the defense getting on the field first if Texas is looking to start their first possession with points. 

 

Maybe bc I'm a numbers guy, but this is far more sobering to me over a film rewatch bro showing OSU knew every wr route on every play on week 1.

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Posted
2 minutes ago, BurgleBro said:

Maybe bc I'm a numbers guy, but this is far more sobering to me over a film rewatch bro showing OSU knew every wr route on every play on week 1.

After every major game it seems like we see or hear this. I remember multiple times over the last few years people thought our signals were getting stolen or they knew the plays before snap somehow. But I think it’s more what the film guy has pointed out this week that the book is kind out on Sark and his tendencies.
 

Yes it still works on lesser opponents but when it comes to elite opponents it just doesn’t. 

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Posted
9 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

After every major game it seems like we see or hear this. I remember multiple times over the last few years people thought our signals were getting stolen or they knew the plays before snap somehow. But I think it’s more what the film guy has pointed out this week that the book is kind out on Sark and his tendencies.
 

Yes it still works on lesser opponents but when it comes to elite opponents it just doesn’t. 

On top of all this for whatever reason sark clams up and goes conservative in the red zone against good teams. I for one am sick of the constant praise on Sark about misdirection bla bla. Show us on the scoreboard against top tier opponents. Based on what we saw against Ohio State it seems like Sark mailed it in, rolled out same old play book, no preparation with schemes specific for the opponent.

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47 minutes ago, chitown bevo said:

On top of all this for whatever reason sark clams up and goes conservative in the red zone against good teams. I for one am sick of the constant praise on Sark about misdirection bla bla. Show us on the scoreboard against top tier opponents. Based on what we saw against Ohio State it seems like Sark mailed it in, rolled out same old play book, no preparation with schemes specific for the opponent.

Sark's script has been photocopied and passed around. Everyone knows it. He doesn't take what the defense gives him, rather he crafts a narrative and attempts to shove it down the opponents throat. Works against shitty teams. When it doesn't work, the script doesn't shift, at all. The script continues on exactly as written and known by our opponents, because Sark is brilliant. 

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