1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

UT Football Thread

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by Rockets1616, Aug 17, 2011.

  1. HTM

    HTM Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2013
    Messages:
    8,308
    Likes Received:
    6,194
    Arch was awful but it’s difficult for any of us to imagine wearing the hype he has.

    I haven’t seen anything like it in college football before.

    What an incredible amount of pressure.
     
  2. Hank McDowell

    Hank McDowell Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2002
    Messages:
    7,433
    Likes Received:
    12,282
    Meh. Manning is going to be good, but he is obviously overhyped because of his name. He's not going to win the Heisman, but he's going to be a very good quarterback and Texas is going to win a lot of games. I HATE Texas, but there's no real reason for them to be concerned. By the end of the season this game will be an afterthought. Texas is going to be just fine, and so will Arch Manning.
     
  3. raining threes

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2008
    Messages:
    19,519
    Likes Received:
    14,075
    When has Sark won a big game?Manning was the 2nd best QB on the field today.

    Now we know why Ewers was the starter last year.
     
    BMoney likes this.
  4. Buck Turgidson

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2002
    Messages:
    103,388
    Likes Received:
    106,228
    Oh No, the season's over!!!
     
    STR8Thugg likes this.
  5. A_3PO

    A_3PO Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2006
    Messages:
    47,193
    Likes Received:
    12,996
    One good thing from this is Paul Bingbong, the longtime SEC shill on ESPN, will have to eat his words hyping Arch to the moon.
     
  6. PhiSlammaJamma

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 1999
    Messages:
    30,014
    Likes Received:
    8,077
    This wasn’t pressure. This was just being inexperienced. First game. Road game. Tough opponent. Simple Truth. Nobody makes the Jump the first time in the matrix.
     
  7. BMoney

    BMoney Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2004
    Messages:
    19,677
    Likes Received:
    13,591
    ESPN and sports media is so in bed with gambling that the journalism aspect is gone. I am now really dubious about the evaluation most TV commentators have about college players like Manning. How could they have such strong opinions with so little to base them on?
     
  8. GOATuve

    GOATuve Member

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2023
    Messages:
    4,534
    Likes Received:
    3,720
    I honestly don't like what I sa out of Arch. He was gunning everything and didn't seem to have any touch whatsoever. I watched Underwood and he was actually polar opposite. Reality might be he just isn't that good. Bright side is outside of a few stupid penalties ( the one that cost us a safety really hurt) the defense played well
     
    raining threes likes this.
  9. Brando2101

    Brando2101 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 20, 2005
    Messages:
    6,429
    Likes Received:
    947
    It really wasn’t a bad game for a team that lost so many starters to the draft, especially in the season opener against the defending national champions. Nobody likes a loss, but it is pretty satisfying to see the Manning stans who could not appreciate how talented Ewers was last year finally quiet down.

    The kid will probably be fine. We just need those easy games to figure things out.
     
  10. Buck Turgidson

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2002
    Messages:
    103,388
    Likes Received:
    106,228
    There was a graphic during the game showing that between the 2 teams they had 26 players (iirc 14 UT, 12 OSU or I may have that backwards) picked in this past draft.

    UT interior DL and OL were big question marks coming into the game, and I thought both played quite well.
     
    raining threes likes this.
  11. raining threes

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2008
    Messages:
    19,519
    Likes Received:
    14,075
    Plus Matt Patricia out coached Sark and had Manning confused. Despite all of this, if the Horns could pickup GL, short yardage situations they probably still would have won the game.

    Honestly the Sayin kid impressed me more than Manning
     
    tinman likes this.
  12. tinman

    tinman 999999999
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 9, 1999
    Messages:
    105,056
    Likes Received:
    48,109
    Tell em Chris
    Blaming Sark for being uncreative and he should have ran more , we were averaging like 5 yards a carry

     
    raining threes likes this.
  13. whiskeyred

    whiskeyred Member

    Joined:
    Dec 10, 2011
    Messages:
    3,870
    Likes Received:
    5,398
    I didn't think OSU was very impressive, felt very beatable. Horns D was solid, just to echo others, play calling on offense continues to be absolute trash, Arch - maybe less commercials and more practice.
     
    raining threes and DaDakota like this.
  14. dmenacela

    dmenacela Member

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2002
    Messages:
    2,536
    Likes Received:
    625
    We get the narrative Arch didn't have a good game but Sark needs to step up and take some ownership of the loss.

    Seen lots of post interviews and haven't seen Sark really own up to his questionable play calling up to this point. Sark is passing some of that blame on Arch which is understandable but Sark is equally responsible and should shoulder the blame. Sark's smug attitude is starting to annoy me.
     
    tinman and raining threes like this.
  15. tinman

    tinman 999999999
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 9, 1999
    Messages:
    105,056
    Likes Received:
    48,109

Share This Page

  • About ClutchFans

    Since 1996, ClutchFans has been loud and proud covering the Houston Rockets, helping set an industry standard for team fan sites. The forums have been a home for Houston sports fans as well as basketball fanatics around the globe.

  • Support ClutchFans!

    If you find that ClutchFans is a valuable resource for you, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Supporting Members can upload photos and attachments directly to their posts, customize their user title and more. Gold Supporters see zero ads!


    Upgrade Now