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2025 game Week 1, #1 Texas @ #3 Ohio State - What the Fuck is a Buckeye?


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43 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I remember a ton of cover 3, but that was a year ago. Texas absolutely lit Michigan up in the flats. might have been Quinn's best game as a Longhorn. 

Quinn completed some key 3rd downs and put points on the board 

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6 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Ryan Williams reclassified though, so he and Smith were in different classes for most of the process because he didn't announce it until December.

I am aware of that, they ended up in the same recruiting class and Smith was rated significantly higher. He was viewed as a generational prospect. 

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Eh, regarding the Jeremiah Smith comment, yeah, Bobby turned out to be wrong.  But digging up a comment well over a year from a recruiting geek is a lame attempt and chalkboard material.

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Just now, 6th Street said:

Gotta think the entire gameplan is based around neutralizing J Smith and letting the others like Carnell Tate get single coverage.

If it were me I'd try to get as much heat on Sayin as possible and mix up the coverages something fierce.  Zone blitzes, disguised coverages, etc.  If you don't make him uncomfortable and he gets time, someone will be running free - Tate, Klare, Inniss, the RBs.

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Posted
6 hours ago, Skipper said:

Oh, I realized it's not a 'hot take'. But the majority of posters have us winning this game handily and I think they are smoking crack.   These are the same posters that will be wanting to fire someone if we end up losing. 

 

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17 minutes ago, Borrominion said:

If it were me I'd try to get as much heat on Sayin as possible and mix up the coverages something fierce.  Zone blitzes, disguised coverages, etc.  If you don't make him uncomfortable and he gets time, someone will be running free - Tate, Klare, Inniss, the RBs.

Klare is a beast, Texas wanted him bad. He will get plenty of looks. 

Not sure if OSU runs hurry up but Texas wants to rotate DL constantly 

Posted
5 hours ago, TejasPedro said:

First off fuck Ohio State 

Ya’ll remember that one time Sark and the Horns rolled into Brian Dennehy Stadium and completely dismantled the Bama program Tuscaloosa hasn’t been the same since that day. 
 

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7 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Klare is a beast, Texas wanted him bad. He will get plenty of looks. 

Not sure if OSU runs hurry up but Texas wants to rotate DL constantly 

Which is why if Simmons can get going or anyone but mainly him then that neutralizes klare somewhat if he has to chip or stay in. I didn’t think he was that good of blocker? One of the more important things I think we have to do. If we can shut down the middle for sayin by limiting klare and other TE’s. I’ll take our chances. 

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59 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Eh, regarding the Jeremiah Smith comment, yeah, Bobby turned out to be wrong.  But digging up a comment well over a year from a recruiting geek is a lame attempt and chalkboard material.

Agreed. They also posted the clip without a date, but Bobby clearly states "as a prospect" and his reasoning behind his opinion is not a bad take in that context. Neither could he have known Wingo had vision problems. It will be interesting to see how Wingo performs this season with that corrected and a QB better equipped at hitting long passes.

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6 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Which is why if Simmons can get going or anyone but mainly him then that neutralizes klare somewhat if he has to chip or stay in. I didn’t think he was that good of blocker? One of the more important things I think we have to do. If we can shut down the middle for sayin by limiting klare and other TE’s. I’ll take our chances. 

If OSU features Klare that is a good thing. I would rather see Klare is catching balls underneath, than Smith and Tate catching balls. You are not going to put resources into stopping OSU from dinking and dunking to their TE all game. (Probably more pertinent to @6th Street)

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With OSU having the best O line ever.  If our d line can do a good job and try to bust through the force field. It could show us how awesome we are going up against the 2005 usc offense of o lines 

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14 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

With OSU having the best O line ever.  If our d line can do a good job and try to bust through the force field. It could show us how awesome we are going up against the 2005 usc offense of o lines 

Not sure how good our DTs are at pass rush. Brevard is known more as a middle clogger. Perhaps Maraad Watson is more of a disrupter? Then there is the as yet to be seen effect of Kenny Baker's coaching on our portal acquisitions. Likewise, OSU's current OL is unproven. I think Florida, based on what others have said, will give us a good second data point for a better assessment. Their interior is supposed to be good at moving people.

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Glanced through a couple tOSU forums. A few of the most common sentiments:

  • UT's D-line didn't play a particularly impressive game against them last year and the interior guys were now replaced with portal unknowns from lesser programs, meanwhile they return 4 OL from a NC team, advantage tOSU;
  • similarly, the UT OL was not an iron curtain last year (many references to "Scoop & Sawyer"), almost all are being replaced by lesser backups and the LT has a gimpy hand, meanwhile tOSU DL is deep and just waiting for a chance to prove themselves; advantage tOSU;
  • Arch will probably be good, not great, and the fact that he played in a "small time" HS league and didn't light up the records (want to say this is patently false and he surpassed many of his uncles' records at Newman) + sat bench for two years puts him on equal footing with Sayin at worst; and
  • UT WR corps is a significant downgrade from last years' squad, meanwhile tOSU secondary still has Downs and replaced quality with quality elsewhere and should be roughly the same caliber (if not better by YE), advantage tOSU.
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Posted
43 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Which is why if Simmons can get going or anyone but mainly him then that neutralizes klare somewhat if he has to chip or stay in. I didn’t think he was that good of blocker? One of the more important things I think we have to do. If we can shut down the middle for sayin by limiting klare and other TE’s. I’ll take our chances. 

Klare is not known as a blocker. Him having to stay home to help with our EDGEs would be fantastic.

On a different note:

 

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4 minutes ago, derpyhorndog said:

Glanced through a couple tOSU forums. A few of the most common sentiments:

  • UT's D-line didn't play a particularly impressive game against them last year and the interior guys were now replaced with portal unknowns from lesser programs, meanwhile they return 4 OL from a NC team, advantage tOSU;
  • similarly, the UT OL was not an iron curtain last year (many references to "Scoop & Sawyer"), almost all are being replaced by lesser backups and the LT has a gimpy hand, meanwhile tOSU DL is deep and just waiting for a chance to prove themselves; advantage tOSU;
  • Arch will probably be good, not great, and the fact that he played in a "small time" HS league and didn't light up the records (want to say this is patently false and he surpassed many of his uncles' records at Newman) + sat bench for two years puts him on equal footing with Sayin at worst; and
  • UT WR corps is a significant downgrade from last years' squad, meanwhile tOSU secondary still has Downs and replaced quality with quality elsewhere and should be roughly the same caliber (if not better by YE), advantage tOSU.

None of this seems outlandish to me.

 

Our guys are gonna have to go prove it Saturday. LFG. 

Posted
3 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Klare is not known as a blocker. Him having to stay home to help with our EDGEs would be fantastic.

On a different note:

 

The Patricia hire really worries me.  Not that he can't figure it out, and not that he doesn't have lots of talent to utilize, but in game 1 against Texas?  Yikes.  (Going into last year some people were apparently knocking the Chip Kelly OC hire, but that one always made a lot of sense to me.  It put Kelly back in his happy place.  This one?  I dunno at all, it's a complete black box).

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2 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

None of this seems outlandish to me.

 

Our guys are gonna have to go prove it Saturday. LFG. 

Your OL vs our DL seems like weak vs weak to me - both with inexperienced talent at hand.  The opposite is true if you flip the units.  We really need our OL to give Sayin time to work or it's gonna be a long nooner.

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3 minutes ago, Borrominion said:

The Patricia hire really worries me.  Not that he can't figure it out, and not that he doesn't have lots of talent to utilize, but in game 1 against Texas?  Yikes.  (Going into last year some people were apparently knocking the Chip Kelly OC hire, but that one always made a lot of sense to me.  It put Kelly back in his happy place.  This one?  I dunno at all, it's a complete black box).

Agree. Hard to know what to make of this. 

Posted
13 minutes ago, derpyhorndog said:

 

  • Arch will probably be good, not great, and the fact that he played in a "small time" HS league and didn't light up the records (want to say this is patently false and he surpassed many of his uncles' records at Newman) + sat bench for two years puts him on equal footing with Sayin at worst

He broke Peyton’s TD record and Eli’s passing yards record.

Posted
9 minutes ago, Borrominion said:

Your OL vs our DL seems like weak vs weak to me - both with inexperienced talent at hand.  The opposite is true if you flip the units.  We really need our OL to give Sayin time to work or it's gonna be a long nooner.

I know our DL is better than Ohio State's.

I have no idea why Ohio State could think their OL is any better than Texas' OL outside of wishful thinking.  Per PFF grades, our guys have pretty clearly played better on the field.  And the play experience is pretty much a wash.

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Any good news or worthy notes from Sarks presser today?

Yes. Confirmed that we still have at least 3 absolute dumbasses covering this team. 

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10 minutes ago, EZ$ said:

Yes. Confirmed that we still have at least 3 absolute dumbasses covering this team. 

Hey now, they go great with the countless dumbasses who follow this team

Posted (edited)
8 minutes ago, Revolution512 said:

This is a game Sark needs to win. His reputation in big games is mediocre.

In the last 2 years, he's won at Bama, at Michigan, won against all 3 of our biggest historical rivals, is 9-0 on the road, won a conference title, and won 2 playoff games.

What do you consider big games? Rivalry games? Playoff games? Ranked matchups? It can't only be if you lose, because if we lost to OU or Clemson or A&M last year, some people would be trying to include that in their "big game losses", so if you are going to do that, it has to count as a big game win.

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38 minutes ago, derpyhorndog said:

Glanced through a couple tOSU forums. A few of the most common sentiments:

  • UT's D-line didn't play a particularly impressive game against them last year and the interior guys were now replaced with portal unknowns from lesser programs, meanwhile they return 4 OL from a NC team, advantage tOSU;
  • similarly, the UT OL was not an iron curtain last year (many references to "Scoop & Sawyer"), almost all are being replaced by lesser backups and the LT has a gimpy hand, meanwhile tOSU DL is deep and just waiting for a chance to prove themselves; advantage tOSU;
  • Arch will probably be good, not great, and the fact that he played in a "small time" HS league and didn't light up the records (want to say this is patently false and he surpassed many of his uncles' records at Newman) + sat bench for two years puts him on equal footing with Sayin at worst; and
  • UT WR corps is a significant downgrade from last years' squad, meanwhile tOSU secondary still has Downs and replaced quality with quality elsewhere and should be roughly the same caliber (if not better by YE), advantage tOSU.

WR is silly. Golden played a quarter. It’s no worse than a push 

Posted
6 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

In the last 2 years, he's won at Bama, at Michigan, won against all 3 of our biggest historical rivals, is 9-0 on the road, won a conference title, and won 2 playoff games.

What do you consider big games? Rivalry games? Playoff games? Ranked matchups? It can't only be if you lose, because if we lost to OU or Clemson or A&M last year, some people would be trying to include that in their "big game losses", so if you are going to do that, it has to count as a big game win.

The Michigan win is hardly worth bragging about. They were ass

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Downs seems to be better as an in the box safety or extra linebacker than as a ball hawk.  Am I crazy for thinking this?  I don't know that he really helps to stifle our passing attack.  In fact, I hope to see Gibson and/or Baxter run him over a few times.

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19 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

I know our DL is better than Ohio State's.

I have no idea why Ohio State could think their OL is any better than Texas' OL outside of wishful thinking.  Per PFF grades, our guys have pretty clearly played better on the field.  And the play experience is pretty much a wash.

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You might be right and I'm not a stats guy.  Just know the OSU OL was baller in the second half of last season and through the playoffs.

Posted
1 minute ago, Fondren & Main said:

Downs seems to be better as an in the box safety or extra linebacker than as a ball hawk.  Am I crazy for thinking this?  I don't know that he really helps to stifle our passing attack.  In fact, I hope to see Gibson and/or Baxter run him over a few times.

Yes, downs is an all around great safety. 

Posted
2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The Michigan win is hardly worth bragging about. They were ass

At the time, it was a marquee early-season game and was considered a "big" game. 

They were the defending national champs. 

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4 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Downs seems to be better as an in the box safety or extra linebacker than as a ball hawk.  Am I crazy for thinking this?  I don't know that he really helps to stifle our passing attack.  In fact, I hope to see Gibson and/or Baxter run him over a few times.

I would love for you to test him on this :)

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