College Football Gameday Chatter

[NoDak]

Herbert...

Don't think the team was very good then, though.

Forgot about him. And for some reason, he wasn't listed on the list I googled. Strange.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Is it because he is white?

Not sure why but he kind of gives me a Marc Van Eeghen vibe.

 

[Genghis Khan]

That Texas AZ State game was a hell of a lot of fun.

 

[Simpleton]

So Oregon got screwed by winning the Big 10 championship based on how the seedings work, they really gotta rethink this stupid bone they throw at conferences champions.

 

[Texas Ace]

That Texas AZ State game was a hell of a lot of fun.

I'm glad you enjoyed it because it was it was maddening and infuriating for me.

 

[Rev]

That Texas AZ State game was a hell of a lot of fun.

It could have had a better ending but it was a fun watch.

 

[bbgun]

 

[Cowboysrock55]

So Oregon got screwed by winning the Big 10 championship based on how the seedings work, they really gotta rethink this stupid bone they throw at conferences champions.

Yeah, it's just such unequal footing right now with 2 real conferences and then everyone else. I mean Oregon would have beaten Texas and Penn State for sure based on what I saw. They got the unlucky spot of playing a very talented Ohio State team.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Texas offense was so much better and fun to watch last year.

 

[Cujo]

Line opened at -6.

 

[Texas Ace]

If our offense decides to go to sleep for a 30 minute-plus stretch in the middle of the game as they have in almost every game since early November?

Yeah, we'll lose that game easily.

 

[Texas Ace]

Texas offense was so much better and fun to watch last year.

Ewers regressed and our passing offense wasn't as horizontal as it is this year either.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Ewers regressed and our passing offense wasn't as horizontal as it is this year either.

It was dynamic last season. But you also lost two extremely talented receivers.

 

[Texas Ace]

It was dynamic last season. But you also lost two extremely talented receivers.

I think we've got great ones right now, they're just underutilized.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I think we've got great ones right now, they're just underutilized.

So in your opinion why did their offense change? I get the idea that their QB regressed but why? Why is he not taking the same shots. They still have two very highly rated OTs. If it's not a drop off at WR (they lost 3 really good ones to the draft) why the change?

I'm honestly curious. I really enjoyed watching their offense last year. Ewers accuracy was hit or miss but the way he slung the ball over was a blast to watch. Now it's like watching paint dry. I thought Bond was going to be another Worthy type dynamic speed receiver. Instead their best WR has been Golden (Or maybe Helm who has been pretty fun to watch admittedly)

 

[Bipo]

Like the rule or not, that was text book targeting.

 

[Bipo]

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Yeah, hard to do more with so little.

 

[Texas Ace]

So in your opinion why did their offense change? I get the idea that their QB regressed but why? Why is he not taking the same shots. They still have two very highly rated OTs. If it's not a drop off at WR (they lost 3 really good ones to the draft) why the change?

I'm honestly curious. I really enjoyed watching their offense last year. Ewers accuracy was hit or miss but the way he slung the ball over was a blast to watch. Now it's like watching paint dry. I thought Bond was going to be another Worthy type dynamic speed receiver. Instead their best WR has been Golden (Or maybe Helm who has been pretty fun to watch admittedly)

That's a very good question and my guess is that Sark has a lot to do with it as he's just another in a long line of offensive coaches who eventually forget what made them so successful and start overthinking things.

He's a great offensive mind, no doubt. But as @Simpleton mentioned the other day, it's always these offensive gurus who start getting too cute and start getting swept up in wanting to show everyone how smart and how creative they are.

So to directly answer your question, there's 3 key reasons for the offensive struggles and contrast to last year's unit:

Sark's situational playcalling and offensive design shifting, Ewers' regression, and the last one is actually a combination of both aforementioned reasons -- Sark losing confidence in Ewers but yet sticking with him.

Bob Sturm actually did a piece on this after the Arkansas game and he showed what he thought was a QB who had become gun shy, but also one that looked like he was being instructed to get the ball out earlier than he was back in September. Hence, why the ball was coming out faster and so many passes were going very short distances in the air.

It's one of the many reasons why not giving Manning a shot is so frustrating -- because clearly you've lost confidence in Ewers.

I get that he's young and largely inexperienced, but at this point, I'm willing to roll with that because I'm convinced we won't get past Ohio State or win the NC with Ewers at the helm.

At least Manning gives you more mobility and throws it down the field. It's no coincidence that all of the biggest plays that Isaiah Bond made were in the games that Manning played in.

So even if it's just a series here and there, I really hope we finally give him some reps because we're wasting a very talented WR corps with Ewers.

Hell, he missed 3 deep ball TDs yesterday in that game alone because every deep ball he throws is badly underthrown.

Sadly, my guess is everything stays the same and Ohio State pulls away and wins by 14-17 points after Texas' offense goes into another mid-game slumber.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Hell, he missed 3 deep ball TDs yesterday in that game alone because every deep ball he throws is badly underthrown.

It's actually what I liked about Worthy. He was a skinny little shit but damn he would get wide open and even a poorly thrown deep ball he would track and make the play. I could see the accuracy issues last year.