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23 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Um. No.. Pocket Awareness is one of Arch's strengths. It is more his processing speed and accuracy that will cause problems. He takes a lot of sacks because he is determined to stick in the pocket and get a throw off because it takes him too long to see the open guy. He is awesome at sliding in the pocket and avoiding the first rusher. Quinn looked like a giraffe on rollerskates when a free rusher came at him. 

Arch's PFF grade under pressure is something like 64.  Which means he's better under pressure than the average QB is in general.

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Posted
1 hour ago, I Plead Da Fif said:

The grass is always greener when it comes to Texas backup QBs don’t ya know!

After seeing this phenomenon play out since the calls for Shannon Kelly over Brett Stafford I have concluded that it is a psychological defense mechanism of thinking that there is a quick and easy fix (just sub out the starter for the guy on the bench!) rather than facing the hard reality that you probably need to stack up 3-4 great recruiting classes to make meaningful change in results. 

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Posted (edited)

Thursday - Bobby

Big Notes

  • Sark also relayed that Manning practiced on Wednesday which means he is progressing through the concussion protocol timeline cleanly.
  • We also know that Taaffe practiced in a green jersey on Tuesday and Hutson is attempting to return for the Vandy game. Perhaps Texas could get all three starters to return in time for this weekend.
Spoiler

Thursday

 

Bobby Burton

By Bobby Burton

  • 4 hours ago
 

Rather than labeling Arch Manning, Michael Taaffe and Cole Hutson as “doubtful” or “out”, Sark chose to go the same route with all of them - “questionable”.

The designation leaves all of us guessing. Including the Vanderbilt staff.

Sark also relayed that Manning practiced on Wednesday which means he is progressing through the concussion protocol timeline cleanly.

Theoretically, Manning could return to full padded practice today, if his symptoms do not reoccur.

We also know that Taaffe practiced in a green jersey on Tuesday and Hutson is attempting to return for the Vandy game.

Perhaps Texas could get all three starters to return in time for this weekend.

It seems unlikely, but this is a big game for the Horns and Texas has an additional week off next week for players to recover if need be.

If you had asked me 48 hours ago, I would have put the odds of both Manning and Taaffe playing against Vandy at less than 10-percent. That number is up to 50 for me this morning.

**

This is an absolute must-win game for the Horns.

If Texas can beat Vandy and enter the bye week 7-2, every post-season opportunity remains on the table.

Then it’ll come down to grit, execution and a little bit of the ball bouncing the right way the rest of the season.

But they have to get to the bye week unscathed first. Texas can not let its guard down on Saturday, not one iota.

**

As we look at this Texas team, it really is shaping up to be a squad that improves and finds itself as we get later into the season.

Texas is winning tough games in a variety of ways, they’re learning what it takes to prevail on the road in a tough conference, and they’re doing it even though they’re not exactly executing at a high level (at least not on offense) on every possession.

The circuitous route they’ve taken to get to this point shows us just how much meat is left on the bone for their improvement.

Bottom line: we don’t know what the next four games will look like for Texas, be it good, bad or somewhere in between. That’s part of the mystery of this team.

But I can’t shake the feeling that they’ve still got more to show us.

Hook’Em!

 

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25 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

 

1) I doubt that Arch plays this week.

2) This is good news to add to Vanderbilt’s list of things to spend practice time on this week.

3) We have a new poster on the previous page who is as annoying and dim-witted as his TV namesake.

Posted
6 hours ago, Wayne Arnold said:

Yes, I got corrected that we went from two plays of proof, that it was actually only one.

So basically people who think Caldwell > Arch are literally twice as stupid as I thought, and are mad about it. Congrats!

Doubling down on stupid. Hard to watch.

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Posted (edited)
12 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

The Caldwell confidence against a top ten team is wild

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But he has two great passes! One of them he went through progressions! And EXPERIENCE!!! He must be better than Arch!

Jokes aside, I hope he plays well and Texas gets the win. And if he has a bad game? All good, because I can see he's a QB given unfair expectations, with very little experience and is simply trying his best. Kinda like the starting QB.

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12 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

The Caldwell confidence against a top ten team is wild

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A tOp TeN TeAm

Vanderbilt is ass my dude. Our talent edge is insane. They have beaten almost nobody of consequence. They are a cute little team with a scrappy QB, but let's be real, if we play our game, this is a W. 

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6 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

A tOp TeN TeAm

Vanderbilt is ass my dude. Our talent edge is insane. They have beaten almost nobody of consequence. They are a cute little team with a scrappy QB, but let's be real, if we play our game, this is a W. 

They are definitely over ranked, but still a solid squad. They have earned their overranking so far.

And yes Texas is by far more talented. But they haven't yet earned confidence in anyone that they can play up to that talent level.

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Posted
12 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

A tOp TeN TeAm

Vanderbilt is ass my dude. Our talent edge is insane. They have beaten almost nobody of consequence. They are a cute little team with a scrappy QB, but let's be real, if we play our game, this is a W. 

Running QBs have historically been kryptonite for our defense 

Posted
Just now, ChickenSandwich said:

Running QBs have historically been kryptonite for our defense 

So true, I remember when Mateer, Pavia, and Reed assfucked us this year and last year. 

6 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said:

They are definitely over ranked, but still a solid squad. They have earned their overranking so far.

And yes Texas is by far more talented. But they haven't yet earned confidence in anyone that they can play up to that talent level.

We play to the level of our opponents, period. Every game will be close from now till the end of the season. Nobody is blowing us out. That includes UGA on the road. 

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Posted
27 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

The Caldwell confidence against a top ten team is wild

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I don’t see anything wild as far as Caldwell predictions. A whole lot of “This guy could actually be a good game manager and hit some checkdowns and screens with consistency. Maybe a crossing route in stride. ” Though that would be wild for our offense this season I guess. 

2 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Running QBs have historically been kryptonite for our defense 

How far back you going? Because it wasn’t last year.

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rofl there's literally a thread titled "caldwell should start" full of people both crapping on arch and trying to convince themselves and others the team would be better off benching arch for caldwell, yet people claim there's supposedly nothing "wild" about caldwell predictions lolololol

7 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

So true, I remember when Mateer, Pavia, and Reed assfucked us this year and last year. 

We play to the level of our opponents, period. Every game will be close from now till the end of the season. Nobody is blowing us out. That includes UGA on the road. 

I don't think you're wrong at all. I just understand peoples apprehension a bit. 

Posted
1 minute ago, Wayne Arnold said:

rofl there's literally a thread titled "caldwell should start" full of people both crapping on arch and trying to convince themselves and others the team would be better off benching arch for caldwell, yet people claim there's supposedly nothing "wild" about caldwell predictions lolololol

The "Caldwell should starts" thread is semi-ironic. Basically, one is started every time there's a new backup. If Caldwell does start Saturday, undoubtedly there will be a "Lacey should starts" thread created forthwith.

You might know this if you read the board for a little while before spewing diarrhea all over the place. Less is sometimes more. I don't expect you to understand this, unfortunately. 

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Posted (edited)
3 hours ago, Blackcat00 said:

Pavia has been ass on the road. This will be the best defense he has faced all year. 

This will only be the best defense he has faced all year if Taaffe plays. We all saw what happened last week.

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5 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

 The Florida play had multiple options and Wingo was his third read.  

 

Not sure if this is true.  Given the situation, the pass had to either be incomplete or caught by the sidelines. He couldn't throw it to the middle as a caught pass would have let Florida take a whole bunch of time off when we put Arch back in.   We also couldn't take a sack. If Sark didn't call a quick one read pass then it shows awful situational awareness.  Caldwell looked like he knew exactly where it was going.

 

If Arch can't play, I hope Caldwell crushes it. If Arch can play, he is qb1 and our best chance to win.   Caldwell is a backup for a reason.

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Posted
14 minutes ago, SimkinsMan said:

The "Caldwell should starts" thread is semi-ironic. Basically, one is started every time there's a new backup. If Caldwell does start Saturday, undoubtedly there will be a "Lacey should starts" thread created forthwith.

You might know this if you read the board for a little while before spewing diarrhea all over the place. Less is sometimes more. I don't expect you to understand this, unfortunately. 

Yes I'm aware, I've been lurking for years.  There are many who post that crap 100% serious too. It's not hard to see who those are.

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Texas 27-24 Vanderbilt (Oct 26, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

 

May want to revisit the stats from last year's game (27-24).   Likely they have improved more than we.   

Pavia was 16/67 rushing with a long of 18.    We led 21-10 at the half and scored 6 points in the second.  104 yards rushing which includes -20 by Ewers.  Vanderbilt is a very physical team.   I think we win but will be challenged.

 

Posted
Just now, torre said:

Texas 27-24 Vanderbilt (Oct 26, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

 

May want to revisit the stats from last year's game (27-24).   Likely they have improved more than we.   

Pavia was 16/67 rushing with a long of 18.    We led 21-10 at the half and scored 6 points in the second.  104 yards rushing which includes -20 by Ewers.  Vanderbilt is a very physical team.   I think we win but will be challenged.

 

They also scored a TD with 46 seconds left and we had a pick six called back

I don't count garbage TDs, they scored 17 points when it mattered.  Texas was up 10 with under a minute left

Yes, we scored 6 points in the 2nd half.  Vanderbilt scored a TD in the 3rd and a garbage time score in the 4th

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Posted (edited)
19 minutes ago, Hornsome said:

Not sure if this is true.  Given the situation, the pass had to either be incomplete or caught by the sidelines. He couldn't throw it to the middle as a caught pass would have let Florida take a whole bunch of time off when we put Arch back in.   We also couldn't take a sack. If Sark didn't call a quick one read pass then it shows awful situational awareness.  Caldwell looked like he knew exactly where it was going.

 

If Arch can't play, I hope Caldwell crushes it. If Arch can play, he is qb1 and our best chance to win.   Caldwell is a backup for a reason.

Well it's true if you just watch the play. He clearly looks to two reads before progressing to Wingo.

The playcall was interesting because of what you mention but Wingo was hit on an in-breaking route near the hash, so it's not like the explanation of having to hit on the sidelines proves it was a single read.

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