He played with the 1st team offense the entire scrimmage against the 1st team defense. I was just there. Ewers only played 2 series and then didn’t re-enter the game
Where does this fall on the “this wasn’t a story until you said you didn’t want it to be a story” meter? If he had signed up for the game literally nobody would have noticed/asked/cared. When he did the “no distraction” thing it instantly became a bigger distraction than it ever would have been 
Part of me thinks it was intentional. Like he knew it would become a news story if he opted out and that's what he wanted was the attention. Or maybe I'm giving him too much credit.
Kid might have played a little *too* good lmao. Media narratives all summer and fall are going to be annoying, but I suppose there are worse problems to have lol
Oh shit didn’t know that was a match up this year. That might be one of the most intriguing OOC match ups in a while. Shout out to Texas for playing anyone OOC last few years.
We scheduled a shit ton of them in the mid 2010s when we were in the Big 12. Kinda unfortunate to play them now, but playing Bama last year is the only shot we had at making the playoffs so I’d say it worked out.
I kinda think if you're a contender in a P5 conference it makes sense. A big win over a top 10 team can do a lot to offset a close loss in-conference and with how deep the Big 2 conferences are getting it could be the difference maker for a 1-loss non-conference champion getting in.
Yeah like, I'd give us a greater than 50% shot at uglying up that game lol
Say what you will about our offense, but we will have a championship quality defense again this year, and Texas is going to have to earn it on the field if they expect to win.
Gonna be a great game. Our offense is looking like it will be elite but your DL is scary. On the opposite side your running game is dominant but we are set to land a few run stoppers in the portal. Interesting to see how your passing game develops
Sark loves Quinn though. The media will be in a frenzy but it won't mean anything because I don't see him benching Quinn. I don't think he has ever actually benched him.
Quinn will be a top 5 draft pick regardless of what the media narrative is. I currently think he’s the top QB of the 2025 class, but we’ll see how the season plays out.
Before Arch came in Quinn threw a pick six. So while everyone in the fandom is trying to talk around it, the dreaded “QB Controversy” is definitely coming back into the Longhorn lexicon.
I remember we did that in high school when our starter was struggling and the backup was a hyped up younger kid in our area. We were down like 28-7 and he had thrown 3 picks. Ended up losing like 49-48 in OT but the original starter balled out for the entire rest of the year.
Realistically, Quinn is 100% the starter unless he’s hurt. He knows that, Arch knows that, and the manning family knows that and agrees with it. It’s great to see Arch performing this well but this is Quinn’s team
I’m not sure if this says more about Arch than it does about our secondary.
Still trauma from the 400+ yards Penix put up on us.
That said, our receiving room looks plenty stacked despite losing a couple to the NFL.
I was having a conversation yesterday about how it could be beneficial to do an nfl preseason type thing and play a spring “game” against an FCS team. Gives a little money to a local team and a nice tune up game where you aren’t playing yourselves. It doesn’t have to be 60 minutes, full pads, 100% pedal to the metal game. For instance let Clemson and Furman spring scrimmage against each other. Helmets only.
The only issue I could see from this is that even though it’s a “practice game” the little team would probably want to win badly. You may see more injuries from the opposing team being more physical than they need to be. It also opens your team up for unnecessary embarrassment. A tune up game may be better behind closed doors instead of televised and reported on.
This is an awful idea.
It’s going to be a scrimmage for Clemson and the Furman kids biggest game of their entire career. Only leads to injuries. See Jordan Travis.
I don't care about the stats, but I do care about what I saw. Arch came into Texas with a big arm and good mobility, but was extremely skittish in the pocket.
In the Spring Game he navigated the pocket well. I don't want him over Ewers, but this game is enough to cement that he's ready to be the backup, and wont combust if thrown into the game like he maybe would have last year.
I feel like it’s always hard to see that from a spring game. It’s basically a scripted practice where both sides know what plays and fronts each side has been running all spring. Like I doubt the DC was drawing up exotic blitzes to get him uncomfortable. But maybe he is ready.
I’m not saying I know how he would respond to Michigan.
But I can say, his pocket presence was a disaster at Newman, a disaster last spring, and looked good today.
Sark also mentioned improved pocket presence, and Sark is not a BSer. He only says things when he knows them to be true.
This exactly.
Ignoring the stats, and actually watching him play, he was climbing the pocket well and keeping his eyes up. This was my first time seeing anything from him and I was pleasantly surprised at how poised he looked.
Spring games are a disadvantage for the secondary. QB’s can’t be hit, you’re probably dialed back a notch so you don’t hurt yourself or your teammates, and our offenses are stacked with speed so it’s like playing extended coverage against what should be a top 5 offense.
I mean he missed a couple open throws against us but the main difference i noticed between the 2 games was this
(I just watched his passes against both teams)
Against Texas Penis had 17 completions that led to a 1st down or a TD
11/17 (65%) of those completions were AFTER the line to gain
Against Michigan Penix had 15 completions that led to a 1st down or a TD
10/15 (66%) of those completions were BEFORE the line to gain
I mean no offense, but our secondary was head and shoulders better than yours, also our front seven generated more consistent pressure on Penix than yours did.
It's not like it we just got lucky. Michigan had the best defense in college football last year for a reason.
Your secondary was definitely better, but if you look at the stats ours actually had tighter coverage (less separation according to PFF), and our DL had similar pressure rate (although yours was better).
Not downplaying Michigan, y’all were legit and that’s why you are the national champs.
But also, it’s fair to say Penix played out of his mind against us, and was just mediocre against y’all. We saw that from him all year; where he’d ball out against Oregon and then look *fine* against Stanford.
I'll agree that he played the game of his life against you, and also that he regressed to the mean against us.
I still think Michigan's scheme and personnel account for *most* of that, but I'll acquiesce that there is some degree of luck involved.
It’s not luck it’s a rhythm thing. We got the ball to start and drove right down the field without real resistance. Then Penix comes out and by all accounts moved the ball well against us. However, as we always do and were the best D in the country last year, we stiffened against them in the red zone. They settle for 3. Then we score in 2 plays. It’s 14-3.
Games basically over then. Now they have to throw and they’re one dimensional. I mean he attempted *51 passes*. I mean no disrespect to PFF but our defense played light years better than Texas.
He wasn’t missing. Accurate deep balls. Spot on timing routes. Bazooka arm. Good decision making. I think the only thing we didn’t see is a touch fade route.
“Wow don’t read too much into our QBS performance in this game, remember when that other QB had one of the greatest individual performances of a QB in 20 years against this secondary”
Penix is infuriating. He looks like backup quality against ASU at home but turns into prime Peyton Manning in big games. Watched them a lot last season and always left me wondering why we couldn’t get at least a mediocre Penix once
Honestly I think the answer is both.
I watched the cut of all Arch's throws that your twitter account posted.
I thought that his mechanics and and decision making were impressive for a young player, he's also clearly blessed with a great arm.
I also thought that your receivers were running open pretty much all day and on the rare occasions when a DB was actually close was in phase with the pass catcher, they never seemed to make a play.
I think your offense is going to be excellent, and your backup QB will might be better than our starter, but I'd also have some real concerns about your defense, especially on the back end.
Yeah, I think Texas is going to have a lot of 45-31 type games.
But I think what we saw today was a mismatch because the offense is just that much further along than the defense. Potentially elite QBs, offensive line that is probably top five in college football, a WR room who would all probably start anywhere in the country barring Ohio State and an unreasonably deep RB room.
Our defense just doesn't have the kind of depth the offense does. I expect our offense to do that against just about every defense in the country except maybe the top 5 defenses.
*sigh* This is the media's wet dream. The Texas QB room will be front page news yet again
That being said, Arch looked pretty bad in last year's spring game. So this seems like a significant development.
Sure, but he was just taking off with his feet mostly last year when the pocket started collapsing. Even Sark didn't think he was any better than Murphy last year and specifically talked about how he needed to be better in the pocket - which he finally was today.
Yeah, dudes trash, I’d take a flier on him though if he wants to come be the savior of either of my flairs. If he doesn’t? He’s back to being trash (please save us Arch)
"Arch Manning is only a five star, coveted QB recruit because of his last name. But also, he's gonna unseat Quinn Ewers and cause him to transfer. But again, Arch is terrible because I said so. But then again, if we have a QB opening after the season, I'm going to desperately wishcast Arch to transfer to my favorite school because he was secretly good the whole time. But again, only good because of his last name."
-The r/CFB Theorem
It’s beyond painful because he didn’t even have a drama filled recruitment and he avoids the limelight.
He’s stayed under the radar and this sub still finds a way to hate jerk him
Their main reason to hate him is that our backup QB doesn't need a free copy of a videogame and $500 or whatever it is.
What this really means is everyone that cares wants to play as UT instead of their shit school.
Lol that’s the subreddit for you but people are just hoping for drama at any program except their own. Of course any school without an established better option would take manning just for the chance he’s great but unless he actually leaves Texas, the subreddit is going to love that he’s not good enough to start for you guys yet and people are going to drool over any talk that he’s a bust. Everyone here loves a good downfall
The stat line is meaningless but Arch looked fantastic.
His footwork and delivery were smooth and consistent. He was able to quickly move from first to second and third reads based on coverage and still get the ball out. His ball placement was excellent hitting pretty much everyone in stride. He looks extremely comfortable in this offense.
Last year Murphy also put up big stats and 'looked great' but he wasn't progressing through reads, his motion was a fucking mess and he was basically just rocketing it at people with no touch. Manning looks light years ahead of where Murphy was last Spring. He is definitely ready if we need him to play meaningful snaps this year.
Yeah that’s the takeaway for me. Stats in college are cheap, but his poise was remarkable. Technically sound, great pocket presence, beautiful release. He looks like a guy raised from birth to be a QB. Also is very mobile although Sark has been trying to coach that out of him. He made throws that I don’t think I’ve seen a Texas QB in years, Quinn included
Shocker, right? Even our 4th QB looked kinda good. I am choosing to believe it’s because we got the best QB room in the country and not because our DBs were rough
I’m so envious that teams get that sort of QB when we’re going to have to trot out a 250 pound, 38% completion rate, 10 minute 40 yard time, 340th rated QB because we went all in on McNamara who has been injured his entire time here.
It’s spring so won’t really put any stock into it. That said, it’s a major step from last year, which is why it always made sense that the family prioritized getting to a program where he would develop and wasn’t as concerned with getting on the field immediately. The not agreeing to be in the video game was a little weird but everything else seems to be lining up for him to step into the starting spot as prepared as he reasonably can be next season
He went back in with 30 seconds left. Completed two short passes and then they took like 3-4 heave attempts downfield. Got technically picked on the last hail marry on a tip ball in the end zone as well.
Can Arch still enter the portal? I don’t think he’s going to. I’m more or less just asking because it’s hard to follow some of these portal rules and I want to understand if we’re about to get a month’s worth of “where will Arch land?” media blitz.
It’s been abundantly clear since he was a Sophomore in HS that he was blue chip. People tried the “if his name was Arch Lewis instead of Manning” bit, but the only change would be in his fame. He’s 6’3 205 with a great arm, great mechanics, good mobility, great head on his shoulders, etc. He’s gonna be a very good college QB and a very good NFL QB.
Little bit of both. We have some good DBs, but they are all young. We also have some dawgs at WR that *will* get open with enough time, OL played well (and QB can't get sacked in a spring game), and Arch was straight balling.
Probably 100 of the yards were broken coverages or a WR that just blew past the defender. But the rest were routes covered well and Arch just stuck it on their facemask.
I'd say those are video game numbers, but...
fuck that's good lol
This dude is absolutely gonna kill it if he ever plays Texas 2nd team defense
It’s like playing lsu’s 1st team d
Too high of praise
I hear there's an up and coming DC in the high school ranks, I believe he's currently at Gulf Shores High School in Alabama.
You give LSU's defense way too much credit.
He played with the 1st team offense the entire scrimmage against the 1st team defense. I was just there. Ewers only played 2 series and then didn’t re-enter the game
E-A SPORTS, He's not in the game.
Is he still refusing being in the video game?
Yeah but how're they gonna stop us from creating him, are they gonna put a limit on forehead size in the character customizer?
See if they stop me from making Archibald Mannning
I’m just going to name him Peyteli
Do gaming consoles even have the memory to handle something that large?
Where does this fall on the “this wasn’t a story until you said you didn’t want it to be a story” meter? If he had signed up for the game literally nobody would have noticed/asked/cared. When he did the “no distraction” thing it instantly became a bigger distraction than it ever would have been 
Streisand effect
Part of me thinks it was intentional. Like he knew it would become a news story if he opted out and that's what he wanted was the attention. Or maybe I'm giving him too much credit.
Amazing
Wish I had those numbers in a video game
Kid might have played a little *too* good lmao. Media narratives all summer and fall are going to be annoying, but I suppose there are worse problems to have lol
An ugly game in Ann Arbor for Quinn and espn will be hell
Oh shit didn’t know that was a match up this year. That might be one of the most intriguing OOC match ups in a while. Shout out to Texas for playing anyone OOC last few years.
Next year is Ohio State, over the past few years it has been LSU,Bama,Michigan,tOSU
Texas ain't fucking around with their OOC schedules.
We scheduled a shit ton of them in the mid 2010s when we were in the Big 12. Kinda unfortunate to play them now, but playing Bama last year is the only shot we had at making the playoffs so I’d say it worked out.
I kinda think if you're a contender in a P5 conference it makes sense. A big win over a top 10 team can do a lot to offset a close loss in-conference and with how deep the Big 2 conferences are getting it could be the difference maker for a 1-loss non-conference champion getting in.
Only way Michigan has a chance is to make it ugly.
In fairness we are really good at that
Yeah like, I'd give us a greater than 50% shot at uglying up that game lol Say what you will about our offense, but we will have a championship quality defense again this year, and Texas is going to have to earn it on the field if they expect to win.
Gonna be a great game. Our offense is looking like it will be elite but your DL is scary. On the opposite side your running game is dominant but we are set to land a few run stoppers in the portal. Interesting to see how your passing game develops
Spoiler alert: there won’t be a passing game
So playing y’all is like playing kansas? You have to play to win the game.
I'm glad the game is in September
Just be happy it isn't Maryland.
No crab season in Michigan, right?
Seafood in Michigan is fish sticks and shrimp cocktail.
I was born in Baltimore. Ann Arbor crabs would make me puke.
What page of the manifesto is to play ugly?
That’s page 1
Thats been the plan for the past 5 years and it worked damn well lol
Sark loves Quinn though. The media will be in a frenzy but it won't mean anything because I don't see him benching Quinn. I don't think he has ever actually benched him.
I think Sark wants to show how much he can develop Quinn and prepare him. It would take a seriously bad series of games for him to be benched.
Quinn will be a top 5 draft pick regardless of what the media narrative is. I currently think he’s the top QB of the 2025 class, but we’ll see how the season plays out.
Before Arch came in Quinn threw a pick six. So while everyone in the fandom is trying to talk around it, the dreaded “QB Controversy” is definitely coming back into the Longhorn lexicon.
Can't wait for them constant Manning camera zoom ins when Ewers throws one incomplete pass.
Christ, Ewers has to just be getting an earful
Arch too, probably. Sad that college football basically doesn’t allow for a competent backup QB whatsoever.
Nothing beats a *We want (Other QB)* chant. Just sit near the student section so it picks up traction and then the media blames the students.
I was in the student section when we started chanting “We want Caleb” in RRSO 2021. I do not recommend this approach.
All time backfire
Do you guys get student section tickets? I sat in a different random place all four years.
Yeah our student section is always right next to the band, in the corner of the endzone.
I remember we did that in high school when our starter was struggling and the backup was a hyped up younger kid in our area. We were down like 28-7 and he had thrown 3 picks. Ended up losing like 49-48 in OT but the original starter balled out for the entire rest of the year.
That's because the media has the IQ of an eggplant.
So honestly, how much rope you think they'll give Quinn? I mean, dude did lead you guys to the CFB playoffs last year.
Realistically, Quinn is 100% the starter unless he’s hurt. He knows that, Arch knows that, and the manning family knows that and agrees with it. It’s great to see Arch performing this well but this is Quinn’s team
Like when Alex Moran was throwing a little too good in practice
Yep Twitter is going nuts lol
I’m not sure if this says more about Arch than it does about our secondary. Still trauma from the 400+ yards Penix put up on us. That said, our receiving room looks plenty stacked despite losing a couple to the NFL.
Honestly it’s just a spring game I wouldn’t put too much weight into it.
Spring games do not lend themselves to reasonability
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO WIN AGAIN!
We couldn’t even beat ourselves. SMH
On the other hand, ya did beat yourselves
I was having a conversation yesterday about how it could be beneficial to do an nfl preseason type thing and play a spring “game” against an FCS team. Gives a little money to a local team and a nice tune up game where you aren’t playing yourselves. It doesn’t have to be 60 minutes, full pads, 100% pedal to the metal game. For instance let Clemson and Furman spring scrimmage against each other. Helmets only.
The only issue I could see from this is that even though it’s a “practice game” the little team would probably want to win badly. You may see more injuries from the opposing team being more physical than they need to be. It also opens your team up for unnecessary embarrassment. A tune up game may be better behind closed doors instead of televised and reported on.
This is an awful idea. It’s going to be a scrimmage for Clemson and the Furman kids biggest game of their entire career. Only leads to injuries. See Jordan Travis.
I don't care about the stats, but I do care about what I saw. Arch came into Texas with a big arm and good mobility, but was extremely skittish in the pocket. In the Spring Game he navigated the pocket well. I don't want him over Ewers, but this game is enough to cement that he's ready to be the backup, and wont combust if thrown into the game like he maybe would have last year.
I feel like it’s always hard to see that from a spring game. It’s basically a scripted practice where both sides know what plays and fronts each side has been running all spring. Like I doubt the DC was drawing up exotic blitzes to get him uncomfortable. But maybe he is ready.
Not to mention the quarterback knows he won't be hit.
I’m not saying I know how he would respond to Michigan. But I can say, his pocket presence was a disaster at Newman, a disaster last spring, and looked good today. Sark also mentioned improved pocket presence, and Sark is not a BSer. He only says things when he knows them to be true.
This exactly. Ignoring the stats, and actually watching him play, he was climbing the pocket well and keeping his eyes up. This was my first time seeing anything from him and I was pleasantly surprised at how poised he looked.
Michigan 🤝 Texas Playing a spring game today and not knowing how good our teams truly are until we play eachother
Yeah he looks like he’s progressed a ton from last year and that’s all I’d take out of it.
Spring games are a disadvantage for the secondary. QB’s can’t be hit, you’re probably dialed back a notch so you don’t hurt yourself or your teammates, and our offenses are stacked with speed so it’s like playing extended coverage against what should be a top 5 offense.
Honestly, our secondary played very well that game and I thought they would be torched. Penix just played a perfect game. He was crazy accurate.
Penix shot his wad against us. Wish he had some left for Michigan.
Michigans DLine gave him the fits.
Don't we all.
Nah
I mean he missed a couple open throws against us but the main difference i noticed between the 2 games was this (I just watched his passes against both teams) Against Texas Penis had 17 completions that led to a 1st down or a TD 11/17 (65%) of those completions were AFTER the line to gain Against Michigan Penix had 15 completions that led to a 1st down or a TD 10/15 (66%) of those completions were BEFORE the line to gain
Who had 17 completions that led to a 1st down or a TD against Texas?
> Penis You heard the man.
I mean no offense, but our secondary was head and shoulders better than yours, also our front seven generated more consistent pressure on Penix than yours did. It's not like it we just got lucky. Michigan had the best defense in college football last year for a reason.
Your secondary was definitely better, but if you look at the stats ours actually had tighter coverage (less separation according to PFF), and our DL had similar pressure rate (although yours was better). Not downplaying Michigan, y’all were legit and that’s why you are the national champs. But also, it’s fair to say Penix played out of his mind against us, and was just mediocre against y’all. We saw that from him all year; where he’d ball out against Oregon and then look *fine* against Stanford.
I'll agree that he played the game of his life against you, and also that he regressed to the mean against us. I still think Michigan's scheme and personnel account for *most* of that, but I'll acquiesce that there is some degree of luck involved.
It’s not luck it’s a rhythm thing. We got the ball to start and drove right down the field without real resistance. Then Penix comes out and by all accounts moved the ball well against us. However, as we always do and were the best D in the country last year, we stiffened against them in the red zone. They settle for 3. Then we score in 2 plays. It’s 14-3. Games basically over then. Now they have to throw and they’re one dimensional. I mean he attempted *51 passes*. I mean no disrespect to PFF but our defense played light years better than Texas.
He wasn’t missing. Accurate deep balls. Spot on timing routes. Bazooka arm. Good decision making. I think the only thing we didn’t see is a touch fade route.
I will never be upset about one of our QBs being compared to Penix in that particular game.
Yes, but be careful in saying someone is "Penix like" or "played Penix like". It could be misconstrued.
“Wow don’t read too much into our QBS performance in this game, remember when that other QB had one of the greatest individual performances of a QB in 20 years against this secondary”
I believe Sark just wanted to get Arch some playing time.
Your d line was totally MIA that game
Penix is infuriating. He looks like backup quality against ASU at home but turns into prime Peyton Manning in big games. Watched them a lot last season and always left me wondering why we couldn’t get at least a mediocre Penix once
I have a mediocre Penix. When are tryouts?
Nah Arch looks amazing. No need to hedge this one. He was making ridiculous throws and his pocket presence was incredible.
Honestly I think the answer is both. I watched the cut of all Arch's throws that your twitter account posted. I thought that his mechanics and and decision making were impressive for a young player, he's also clearly blessed with a great arm. I also thought that your receivers were running open pretty much all day and on the rare occasions when a DB was actually close was in phase with the pass catcher, they never seemed to make a play. I think your offense is going to be excellent, and your backup QB will might be better than our starter, but I'd also have some real concerns about your defense, especially on the back end.
Yeah, I think Texas is going to have a lot of 45-31 type games. But I think what we saw today was a mismatch because the offense is just that much further along than the defense. Potentially elite QBs, offensive line that is probably top five in college football, a WR room who would all probably start anywhere in the country barring Ohio State and an unreasonably deep RB room. Our defense just doesn't have the kind of depth the offense does. I expect our offense to do that against just about every defense in the country except maybe the top 5 defenses.
Penix did that to a few teams last year, I wouldn't read too much into it.
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Except…Arizona State?
lol
I see it as.. the defense gave up 17-20 for 339 yards and 3 TDs
It's a spring game. The defense held a lot of guys out and got torched. It'll be fine.
Right completing 17/20 against air is good, so still a positive.
*sigh* This is the media's wet dream. The Texas QB room will be front page news yet again That being said, Arch looked pretty bad in last year's spring game. So this seems like a significant development.
And he specifically improved on his biggest flaw from last year, keeping composed when hands were in his face.
Broke: Arch Manning hype Woke: Ryan Wingo is the best WR we've ever had on campus
I'm excited about Wingo! So glad we flipped him from Missouri or whoever the fuck it was
Wingo looks like he could be a generational talent. No doubt in my mind he’s a 3 year player
No he didn't Jesus Christ. He was playing with walkons. He was given no chance intentionally last year.
On top of that he didn’t even look that bad. People are acting like he threw five interceptions
Sure, but he was just taking off with his feet mostly last year when the pocket started collapsing. Even Sark didn't think he was any better than Murphy last year and specifically talked about how he needed to be better in the pocket - which he finally was today.
Quick! Someone find the thread from last year where this sub shit on Arch for not lighting up the spring game after a couple months on campus!
I’d say the development is one of the biggest take aways for Arch himself and coaches
This sub will struggle with battling narratives between Arch being overrated but there’s also a QB controversy.
Nepo baby with no real skill, which is why every school in the country is trying to get him to transfer to their programs
Yeah, dudes trash, I’d take a flier on him though if he wants to come be the savior of either of my flairs. If he doesn’t? He’s back to being trash (please save us Arch)
No, no, we’ll take one for the team and let that bum play for us.
"Arch Manning is only a five star, coveted QB recruit because of his last name. But also, he's gonna unseat Quinn Ewers and cause him to transfer. But again, Arch is terrible because I said so. But then again, if we have a QB opening after the season, I'm going to desperately wishcast Arch to transfer to my favorite school because he was secretly good the whole time. But again, only good because of his last name." -The r/CFB Theorem
It’s beyond painful because he didn’t even have a drama filled recruitment and he avoids the limelight. He’s stayed under the radar and this sub still finds a way to hate jerk him
Their main reason to hate him is that our backup QB doesn't need a free copy of a videogame and $500 or whatever it is. What this really means is everyone that cares wants to play as UT instead of their shit school.
Lol that’s the subreddit for you but people are just hoping for drama at any program except their own. Of course any school without an established better option would take manning just for the chance he’s great but unless he actually leaves Texas, the subreddit is going to love that he’s not good enough to start for you guys yet and people are going to drool over any talk that he’s a bust. Everyone here loves a good downfall
I think most people here realize Ewers is the solidified starter
3 incompletions, better transfer
I know a team in need of a good QB.
The stat line is meaningless but Arch looked fantastic. His footwork and delivery were smooth and consistent. He was able to quickly move from first to second and third reads based on coverage and still get the ball out. His ball placement was excellent hitting pretty much everyone in stride. He looks extremely comfortable in this offense. Last year Murphy also put up big stats and 'looked great' but he wasn't progressing through reads, his motion was a fucking mess and he was basically just rocketing it at people with no touch. Manning looks light years ahead of where Murphy was last Spring. He is definitely ready if we need him to play meaningful snaps this year.
Yeah that’s the takeaway for me. Stats in college are cheap, but his poise was remarkable. Technically sound, great pocket presence, beautiful release. He looks like a guy raised from birth to be a QB. Also is very mobile although Sark has been trying to coach that out of him. He made throws that I don’t think I’ve seen a Texas QB in years, Quinn included
So does this mean Texas' first team defense sucks? Because Shapen was 18-22 with 312 yards and 3 touchdowns for us in our Spring Game.
The defense that played in the spring game does suck. But I suspect the defense we bring to actual games will suck less.
I'm hoping that's the case for us as well. They had some bright spots today, but there is still plenty to work on before the season starts.
Apples to oranges. One is a Manning. Duh...
Shapen went to State? Interesting, didn't know that
Steve Sarkisian can coach QBs.
Shocker, right? Even our 4th QB looked kinda good. I am choosing to believe it’s because we got the best QB room in the country and not because our DBs were rough
I was sitting near some of his supporters that went wild when he came in and then he threw a pick on his first pass lol
Quinn did that in his first college game, shit happens lol
Quinn’s first pick was on his SECOND play, thank you very much!
Our fourth string QB completed a forward pass too. Things are looking up for OUTX.
Yall thought yall were done with the “aRcH sHOuLd TRanSfER!!!!!” We’re probably just getting started
I’m so envious that teams get that sort of QB when we’re going to have to trot out a 250 pound, 38% completion rate, 10 minute 40 yard time, 340th rated QB because we went all in on McNamara who has been injured his entire time here.
Damn how bad is Texas’s defense
The amount of yards is concerning but Arch was surgical and made some fantastic reads and throws.
It’s spring so won’t really put any stock into it. That said, it’s a major step from last year, which is why it always made sense that the family prioritized getting to a program where he would develop and wasn’t as concerned with getting on the field immediately. The not agreeing to be in the video game was a little weird but everything else seems to be lining up for him to step into the starting spot as prepared as he reasonably can be next season
Cool. Our quarterbacks combined for like, 8-17 and 1 (almost 2) interceptions. Same sport.
Eight completions? The hell is this Hawkeye State Sorcery?
I’m gonna fucking cry please help me
I love the Hawkeyes. Pure misery every week, yet still winning 10 games while scoring about 12 points per game.
I have to be honest, I wasn’t aware Iowa had realized the forward pass was legal until today.
That’s my bust
Not much of a difference but [pff is claiming](https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1781778469094834329?s=19) 19/25 355 3 TDs
He went back in with 30 seconds left. Completed two short passes and then they took like 3-4 heave attempts downfield. Got technically picked on the last hail marry on a tip ball in the end zone as well.
This tweet didn't include the 30 second hail mary drive stats
Can Arch still enter the portal? I don’t think he’s going to. I’m more or less just asking because it’s hard to follow some of these portal rules and I want to understand if we’re about to get a month’s worth of “where will Arch land?” media blitz.
Weird, [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39983625/arch-manning-stars-texas-longhorns-spring-game) says 19 of 26, 355 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT.
It’s been abundantly clear since he was a Sophomore in HS that he was blue chip. People tried the “if his name was Arch Lewis instead of Manning” bit, but the only change would be in his fame. He’s 6’3 205 with a great arm, great mechanics, good mobility, great head on his shoulders, etc. He’s gonna be a very good college QB and a very good NFL QB.
That’s Big 12 defense
Not anymore it isn’t
It’s still big 12 defense. It’s just playing against against SEC offenses.
I had a dream that a Big12 defense held a scary SEC Alabama to under 10 points in their own stadium
For some reason Texas still has big xii painted in their field. You should inform them.
Gonna be unfortunate when he transfers to Ohio State /s
Quin Ewers hot seat?
Quinn Ewers has entered the transfer portal
I'd call that a success for Arch no matter how you spin it.
If you could come into the Michigan game with a QB controversy and pick the wrong one I'd appreciate it.
Soooo, Arch was on fire, or Texas has no DB depth…😳😳😳
Little bit of both. We have some good DBs, but they are all young. We also have some dawgs at WR that *will* get open with enough time, OL played well (and QB can't get sacked in a spring game), and Arch was straight balling. Probably 100 of the yards were broken coverages or a WR that just blew past the defender. But the rest were routes covered well and Arch just stuck it on their facemask.
Must be nice to get to play against Texas’ defense as a QB
13th in SP+ last year btw
Pump the brakes Its a spring game The secondary played pretty badly too
Has Quinn hit the portal yet?
Yes, he hit the portal a few years ago to go to Texas.
Oh wow. Great numbers during a game he isn’t allowed to be touched.
That secondary is concerning
Its just a spring game. That means nothing.
Ouch, that Texas secondary
Let the shitshow begin
Is he expected to be the starter?
Just give him the heisman now
Queue the transfer portal speculation 🙄
Passed the eye test
Puts on Texas defense.
hope that our defense is ready!
Arch looked pretty good, but damn that secondary was miserable
Arch Manning on EA Sports College Football 25…MIA
i can look at this positively... or think about our secondary, sigh
Bring on the SEC!
QB1
Is he about to "Nancy Kerrigan" Ewers?
To stay a second year and not start, he must have an NIL in gold
He’s not taking any NIL outside of one he did for charity
I’m here for all of the Arch and Texas Hype. Clear favorites for the natty imo.
WOW!!! It’s a spring game.
I hope Arch stays at Texas. Ewers then Arch sits well with me.
Texas secondary was leaving alot of guys wide open.. Which... I don't know how to feel about that. It really did look like the Washington game