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re: SARK frickING SUCKS
Posted on 9/16/25 at 11:09 pm to Rodo
Posted on 9/16/25 at 11:09 pm to Rodo
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A competitive team, nipping at the playoffs but unable to get over the hump is more likely if your concerns hold true.
Rodo
A beautiful message, a prayer to the gods. Texas to suck forever in their worst purgatory.
May it be so. Thank you,
Rodo
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Posted on 9/17/25 at 12:04 am to EulerRules
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Wait. Arch needs a QB coach?? He's had his family's eponymous passing academy at his fingertips for YEARS. And he himself recently said he's not throwing the ball right now. Does anyone believe there is another QB coach out there that can right Arch? This seems to me to be the biggest issue (along with a coach who puts a kid out there that admits he's not throwing the ball right).
We are all speculating. I don’t know what is wrong. I am not sure sark does either.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 12:04 am to EulerRules
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Wait. Arch needs a QB coach?? He's had his family's eponymous passing academy at his fingertips for YEARS. And he himself recently said he's not throwing the ball right now. Does anyone believe there is another QB coach out there that can right Arch? This seems to me to be the biggest issue (along with a coach who puts a kid out there that admits he's not throwing the ball right).
You're right on the QB coach part like teaching him form and all that. What I meant is someone to teach him this specific offense as well and reading defenses at this level. He's not seeing wide open receivers, holding onto the ball to long or getting rid of it to fast. I mean he needed someone to slow the game down a little for him at this level of play.
I don't know if Sark is too stubborn to hire an OC to help out with the QB's and offense development or what? It's weird. You would think he would want the help..He could still have control of the offense, but let someone else help with the teaching and development. Maybe the new OC could help fix some of the redzone issues with fresh ideals too.
They did that with the Defense already when they brought in Gary Patterson to help the DC teach and improve the scheme.. It's not a crazy concept...
This post was edited on 9/17/25 at 1:08 am
Posted on 9/17/25 at 2:39 am to Pimphand
This is all on Sark. I knew Manning was hosed when Sark brought that magician to fall camp. He put a voodoo spell on him.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 5:02 am to hookem33
quote:He was their OC for two years and analyst for another (where he was promoted to OC during the season following Kiffen’s departure).
One season as a coordinator does not make someone an sec guy
If Nick Saban trusts him to be “SEC enough”, I’ll take that over hookem33’s opinion
If you look at what the offensive and defensive line looked like before he got here and what they’ve looked like over the past 3 seasons, you’d probably change your tune a bit.
Sarkisian’s issues are not that he’s “not SEC enough” whatever tf that means
Posted on 9/17/25 at 5:17 am to menu2
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Sarkisian’s issues are not that he’s “not SEC enough” whatever tf that means
Just drop it. If you don’t know what I mean by that then there is no point in arguing. It’s all about the culture.
We are all speculating anyway. None of us know what’s going on. We all agree something is not right. It’s not our job to fix it.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 6:42 am to hookem33
Posted on 9/17/25 at 7:28 am to Wishbone85
I don’t think this has anything to do with arch being “babied”. He has been a class act since he got here. I just think his coach has done a terrible job preparing him for this moment.
I don’t know how this ends. Whether he stays here or transfers I will be rooting for him.
I don’t know how this ends. Whether he stays here or transfers I will be rooting for him.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 7:49 am to hookem33
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We all agree something is not right
For you Horn fans who have been to games, what can you tell from Mannings body language ? On TV when the camera goes to him, he always seems despondent. I don’t see him moving around, pumping his guys up, clapping etc.
On the field, he seems emotionally detached from the other players.
I wonder if the kid is really enjoying himself or not.
I wonder if his teammates have checked out on him?
Posted on 9/17/25 at 7:55 am to bamaoldtimer
The offensive line.
They have two players with I believe less than 5 starts each. Has the pass pressure been ramped up on the QB?
Wonder if the harassment’s/knock downs/sacks have been appreciably higher this year vs last year.
They have two players with I believe less than 5 starts each. Has the pass pressure been ramped up on the QB?
Wonder if the harassment’s/knock downs/sacks have been appreciably higher this year vs last year.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:09 am to bamaoldtimer
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For you Horn fans who have been to games, what can you tell from Mannings body language ? On TV when the camera goes to him, he always seems despondent. I don’t see him moving around, pumping his guys up, clapping etc.
On the field, he seems emotionally detached from the other players.
I wonder if the kid is really enjoying himself or not.
I wonder if his teammates have checked out on him?
The kid has no confidence and a case of the yips..
Opening up against Ohio State probably didn't help, but he didn't have these problems last year.. but I think that is also why we scored 4 touchdowns in about 4 minutes against San Jose State. A little bit of confidence can go a long way..
The kid has the ability. Can he find some confidence? Idk. The yips are real and they are hard to come back from..
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:20 am to hookem33
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I just think his coach has done a terrible job preparing him for this moment.
Sark has/had the opportunity to get him tons of reps in front of a top 5 defense which should have either prepared him or highlighted his shortcomings. Has he done so or has he been coddled?
Rodo
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:24 am to BigBro
[quote]The kid has the ability. Can he find some confidence? Idk. The yips are real and they are hard to come back
The yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills in experienced performers such as athletes.
If your diagnosis is correct, Sark needs to earn his $10 million and all those highly paid Texas Psychologists need to help him.
Maybe he just needs to get laid
The yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills in experienced performers such as athletes.
If your diagnosis is correct, Sark needs to earn his $10 million and all those highly paid Texas Psychologists need to help him.
Maybe he just needs to get laid
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:33 am to bamaoldtimer
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Maybe he just needs to get laid
Or, he's getting too much.
Rodo
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:45 am to Rodo
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Sark has/had the opportunity to get him tons of reps in front of a top 5 defense which should have either prepared him or highlighted his shortcomings. Has he done so or has he been coddled?
He hasn't been coddled. I don't know if you watched the last 2 years but our offense struggled in most games with a veteran QB. This is squarely on sark. I think he's taken on too much and can't dedicate the time with the QBs they need...that or he is just a shitty developer of QBs. Whichever it is, he's failing at his job.
Ironic that our biggest issues are on offense, considering who the head coach is. That speaks volumes.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:47 am to bamaoldtimer
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The yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills in experienced performers such as athletes.
If your diagnosis is correct, Sark needs to earn his $10 million and all those highly paid Texas Psychologists need to help him.
The yips are pretty easy to diagnose imo.
1) The long throws are not effected.
2) The short throws are not effected when there is something more pressing at the moment.. See the last play vs Ohio State with a defender all over him.. the same exact play without a defender on him might result in a ball 3 feet over the TE's head, or 3 feet left, etc.. but with a guy all over him, he makes a great throw.
3) The yips produce very inconsistent results from pass to pass. One great throw followed by 4 bad throws.. or 4 good throws followed by 4 bad throws.. A little bit of confidence is a springboard to the next throw.. until you have a bad throw again, and then you are starting back on ground zero.
My opinion: I would let Arch call every single play in the 1st half. No OC. No one in his ear. Let Arch call every play. If it works and he finds some success, it gives you a glimpse into his head and which plays he is comfortable making when his head is in a good or bad place.
If the wheels fall off, Sark has a decision to make for the 2nd half & Florida game. The yips are a funny thing, and you usually see it in baseball, not football.
A catcher can lose confidence throwing the ball back to the pitcher, but have no problems whatsoever making a throw to 2nd base to get a runner stealing..
A 2nd baseman can make a cutoff throw to home and look like a Hall of Famer, but can't make a simple throw to 1st base. It's 100% mental and a lack of confidence. You start analyzing everything that can go wrong.. everything.. and something so basic that you can do with your eyes closed.. becomes difficult.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:48 am to bamaoldtimer
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wonder if the kid is really enjoying himself or not.
I wonder if his teammates have checked out on him?
The body language is definitely not what it was last season. He looked like he was having fun and played a hell of a lot better than this season.
Starting to wonder if the pressure from the massive media expectations is affecting him. I think it would for most of us.
but if he wants to play in the nfl he has to work through it. He will always have that target on him because of his last name. It really is a curse.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:59 am to hookem33
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It really is a curse.
A curse that brought him more money at 18 than 99+% of American families will see in their lifetimes.
Rodo
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:00 am to hookem33
His body language looks the exact same to me. The two times he played against Georgia. Just did not know UTEP was of the same caliber as the Dawgs.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:03 am to AZHorn
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I don't know if Sark is too stubborn to hire an OC to help out with the QB's and offense development or what?
Sark IS an OC that fronts as a head coach. If you take away the OC duties you have stripped the man of his drive and motivation, and it won't work.
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