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“Rebuilding year” yet how many in here picked Texas to lose against 1-3 Florida.

Let’s be honest, no one was calling this a “rebuilding year” before the season started. Texas came into the year ranked #1 by multiple outlets, hyped across the media, and even the mods here were predicting 11 wins and a playoff berth. The narrative has changed only because the results haven’t matched the expectations. We returned a ton of talent, had continuity at key positions, and added through the portal. In today’s era, especially with Texas resources, no team can realistically call itself “young” or “rebuilding.” As Gerry says, that excuse doesn’t hold up anymore. This isn’t about rebuilding, it’s about underperforming. The pieces are there. Now it’s on the staff and leaders to recalibrate, get tougher in the trenches, and clean up execution. Improvement can and should come, but let’s not rewrite history just to soften the reality.

Maybe I’ve been wrong on Flood. In the year after Sarkisian and Flood left Alabama, Flood's recruits underperformed, leading to one of the weakest offensive lines during Saban's tenure, with most players eventually transferring or leaving the program.

It really feels like the NCAA has been holding onto this old-school idea of college sports being all about amateur vibes, even as courts and the real world keep shoving them toward change. The House settlement? It’s like slapping a Band-Aid on a leaky pipe, helpful for a moment, but these new rules they just dropped today feel more like a quick stitch job that might not hold. A federal law paired with a collective bargaining agreement sounds like the ideal fix, smooth, fair, and structured….but let’s be real, getting that through Congress with all its political drama? That’s a tall order.

He’ll be back on Kirby’s staff if he gets back into coaching.

With the way he played pretty high. It was inevitable honestly

So the one time we didn’t was vs Gabriel and we lost. Better to be lucky than good I guess.

You’d think!

Imagine spending all this time trying to “unmask” random posters on a sports message board. That’s desperate. I’m here to talk ball, you’re here to write fan fiction. Digging through Twitter to prove I’m some mystery man? That’s not detective work, that’s just you putting in more effort than the actual coaching staff. Maybe take a water break, you’re working harder at this than the team’s offensive line.

That’s not me. Dragging random accounts here and taking screenshots? Weird. Go debate on Twitter like an adult—making up stories won’t change the facts.

I’ve never called for Sark to be fired, I respect him as a coach. Critiquing his record vs elite teams isn’t personal; it’s relevant analysis. I knew I could get you out of the weeds, but instead of engaging with the actual point, you turned this into emotional drama and excuses. That overreaction doesn’t change the facts….it just highlights a lack of perspective on your part.

Fans keep excusing Sark with history lessons: ‘Kirby in Year 6, Day in Year 6, Dabo in Year 9… Saban went 5-7 his first year!’ What they leave out: Kirby was in national championship game in year 2, year 6 and year 7. Saban won a title in Year 3 and Year 5. Sark’s in Year 5 with a losing record vs elite teams, 1-6 vs top 5, 4-12 vs top 15 while at Texas. In order to win a title you have to show you can beat elite teams. Stop cherry-picking, do some actual research.

That’s pitiful

I’ve never called for Flood to be fired, I’ve always thought he was a strong hire. That said, his track record with elite Oline recruits isn’t where it should be, and the run blocking has been shaky. He’s got to bring in more top-tier talent and get the line playing with greater physicality. It’s fair to say he’s not flawless.

Saw this live and was in disbelief. This is pitiful.

Edit-3-8 vs top 10 teams**

Honestly, that’s a bit alarming considering this is Year 5 under Sark. At this point, the team should be more than just ‘getting by.’ Talent is stacked, yet we’re still struggling to look beyond Sam Houston. Meanwhile, other programs, even ones inheriting messy situations like Elko at A&M, are already winning big games, three top-10 wins in just 16 games. Sark, on the other hand, is 3-8 in year five against top-15 teams. The difference in big game execution is glaring and should be sounding alarm bells.

I’m not ‘reminding’ anyone, I’m pointing out what’s right in front of us. The O-line is a disaster, QBs aren’t developing, the WR room outside of Livingstone is barely functional, and the offense “Sark’s supposed specialty” is the part of the team falling apart. Pretending I’m being ‘negative’ for stating facts isn’t loyalty, it’s making excuses. If you’re stalking every post I make just to lecture me about disliking the coaches, that says more about you than it does about me. Pointing out the obvious isn’t a vendetta, coaches earn trust, and Sark and Flood haven’t earned a single second this season. Maybe start noticing the problems before policing fans for noticing them.

That’s not the point. The O-line sets the tone, you need it to control games, protect the QB, and open the run game. Oregon showed how it’s done by bringing in nearly 100 career starts from the portal. Texas didn’t, and it shows. And if Arch is still skipping throws in Year 3, that’s on Sark and the staff to coach him up. The coaches have to be better, both in development and roster building.

For Sark and Kyle Flood not to bring in O-line help from the portal looks like a major mistake. The struggles up front make it clear they needed reinforcements. Just look at Oregon, Dan Lanning rebuilt his line with portal veterans like Isaiah World (Nevada), Emmanuel Pregnon (USC), and Alex Harkey (Texas State), three of their starters, 98 combined starts, and they’ve looked like one of the best O-lines in the country. That’s how you use the portal to solve problems.

“Pro Style” is a thing of the past. The top QBs in the NFL can all run. I’d wager Arch can beat you with his legs so he fits the mold of a modern NFL QB. But yeah, recruiting QBs who can’t run is a huge mistake, Caldwell and Owen’s fit into that “Pro Style” mold and Sark still believes he can win with players like that or he wouldn’t have recruited them IMO. I don’t believe that to be true though.

That’s not youth, that’s not bad luck, that’s a program that isn’t being held accountable and a coaching staff failing to instill discipline. At this level, fundamentals and mental errors are on the coaches, and right now, that’s where the real problem lies.

Arch throwing into the turf isn’t a lack of discipline; it’s a failure of coaching and development. A third-year QB with elite talent shouldn’t be making fundamental mistakes like that. At some point, it’s on Sark to teach, correct, and scheme around it, not shrug and call it a fluke.

Discipline, it’s why Texas is one of most penalized teams as well. All comes down to discipline and accountability. He clearly isn’t holding the team accountable enough, as he says, “you get what you put in or preach”. He continues to talk about a standard, what standard? The standard shown in games isn’t very high.

Facts! Everyone looks wonderful coaching a Nick Saban product with him in your hip pocket telling you exactly what to do. He was Sarks shadow during his tenure at Alabama.