Here for the Wins

Um, lack of understanding?

Other notes or points of discussion. South Florida sent UF reeling. LSU got them at home and Lagway fell apart. Miami got them at their low point. The latter two games on the road. The week off prior to Texas allowed them to regroup and rally like they did last year. Manny was out and Wilson played for the first time. Their top 2 WRs versus us that accounted for 65% of their passing yards did not play versus Ole Miss. Wilson had about 20 snaps versus Georgia. Brown didn’t play versus Georgia. So, yes, their game versus Texas was very different from a timing, location and personnel standpoint.

OU being a lock is a joke. They lost at home. They lost a neutral site. Is Tennessee their 2nd best win? Or Michigan? Tennessee got blown out at home by Vandy. Michigan got handled by OSU at home. Vandy beat most of OUs contenders for 2nd best win. The only metric they have us on is losses. And lost head to head. By 3 scores.

Yet Doc I feel as though you wasted my time. JH, not so much.

I would like to see a good, in depth analysis of home versus away win-loss percentage. As there is some premature, preliminary debate on should Texas schedule the Ohio States or also rans, this would add another discussion point regarding such decisions. That extra loss may cost you an invite to the party, but it certainly is likely to cost you a home game. Actually it’s not the losing of a home game, but it’s giving you an away game rather than a neutral site game. There are references made, but it’s minimally discussed. There are too many teams with them all having unbalanced schedules, playing too few games to be awarding significant advantages based those factors.

Pff shows that we are running man about 10-15% more this year than last. Manny has gone from 17 to 28% for example.

There may be some of this, but there’s the possibility that Georgia went heavy against tendencies which would leave our preparation specific to them moot.

Here’s a little nugget to take however you please. We have led approximately 205 minutes in our home games. We have trailed exactly 0 minutes. In those approximate 205 minutes, we have played roughly 175 minutes in which our opponents never had the chance to take the lead. While Vandy got ugly late in the win, they were down two scores for 57 minutes of that game only running 4 plays in which they could have tied or taken the lead.

Completely agree.

I might buy that he’s outside the house peeking inside. Does that count?

But presumably OU and Vandy are. You’re pretty definitive there about us not being a playoff team.

Maybe. I assumed he gave an excellent interview regarding program management with significant discussion regarding learning from Carroll and Saban but also talk of his previous failures and how he has and plans to overcome those. And certainly lots of talk about offense and offensive philosophy. He has been pretty on point on certain elements of program management too so that shouldn’t get lost.

If we hired Sark because of his OC pedigree, then that’s likely a poor choice. It’s that pedigree that gets his name in the hat, but his main purpose always was and should be overall program management.

The guy averaging sub 4 yards per carry and in a supporting role to a frosh?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/passing_advanced.htm I like this as a frame of reference. It gives an on target% and a bad throw %. It is NFL, but it’s a reminder that everyone misses some. There’s likely some surprises for some persons.

His motion is a little awkward which is probably who he is. I like to be different I suppose. The mechanics issues are overblown somewhat. Pressure and experience impact those things. It’s more a matter of him slowing down and being less rushed. And that rusher pushing the pocket is very significant. And guys with his mentality, they make some wow plays, but that’s often because they aren’t following the expected mechanical or expected decision-making. So you’ll have misfires there too.

About last weekend, and it was similar to Ohio State, there was a feel that the Oline held up better than it did. I’m sure experience will help the throws you mention. Consistent time in the pocket should as well. And we still have too much interior pressure. Those aren’t throws you rush. Those 3 things don’t lend themselves to consistency because patience and time is less consistent. It’s generally easier to let it rip in the face of pressure for many too. As the comfort level goes up, the consistency should as well. He was pressured on 41% of throws versus UGa. The average time to throw on those pressures was sub-3 seconds.

Again, I previously opened the door for some explanation. You elected to pass on that opportunity. I also inquired a bit about your background in an effort to understand your perspective. You passed.

They converted two 4th downs then followed it up with an insides kick. None of those on the secondary. We didn’t contain Stockton at all. It was a team loss.

You’re an idiot.

A 9-3 Texas loses out to 10-2 OU would be my bet. Plus there are other negatives to OU winning.

Florida?

There is an element to evaluating why things do or don’t go well. You say excuses. I’m telling you it is an attempt to gain an understanding of how it developed, why it developed. Then when evaluating the upcoming matchup it is asinine to use for comparison a game that has dissimilar characteristics. Replacing an experienced safety with one who has very little experience is such an example. Replacing an experienced CB with one who has very little experience is another. Nevermind the fact that your statements were completely wrong. Because in the end it’s about matchups. I am ok with Georgia passing for 400 yards if we win 16-13. I’m also ok if they score 31 and we win 34-31. Do you notice a theme?

Manny missed UF. They had 1 dude score twice with 100+ yards. Who covered him? Taaffe missed all of Vandy. McDonald missed the last 3 quarters. We blew a coverage. We blew 4th and 19. MSU. They did well, had a dump off for 65. Taaffe missed the entire game. Boley played versus us last year. It was his 3rd or 4th start this year.

Who are you? Give me something about your history that indicates anything but arrogance. I don’t need you to come along and tell me Guilbeau blew the coverage versus Vandy then when I request a little confirmation that you ignore it. Substance I’ll take. Some unsubstantiated garbage cause you share similar characteristics to Jerry Jones I won’t. Maybe SJSU had lots of drops. But at least one source credited them with 1. One is not a lot. What is your source stating that Mateer could barely grip a ball? A dude who had 50 touches in that game could barely grip a ball yet had no fumbles. Interesting. Yes the QB was in his first ever start. Thanks, didn’t know that. But for funsies, I might actually rewatch the game.