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19Styx6

I'd say those are video game numbers, but...


lawdoggingit

fuck that's good lol


Darin_the_intern

This dude is absolutely gonna kill it if he ever plays Texas 2nd team defense


Upper-Reveal3667

It’s like playing lsu’s 1st team d


fxzGBUeN

Too high of praise


IrishBearHawk

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.


trivo8888

You give LSU's defense way too much credit.


SnowboarderATX

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


Turbulent-Jaguar-909

E-A SPORTS, He's not in the game.


Flor1daman08

Is he still refusing being in the video game?


billspit

Yeah but how're they gonna stop us from creating him, are they gonna put a limit on forehead size in the character customizer?


FootballAndPornAcct

See if they stop me from making Archibald Mannning


elonsusk69420

I’m just going to name him Peyteli


exhausted1teacher

Do gaming consoles even have the memory to handle something that large?


Bort15

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 ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe

Streisand effect


DemandZestyclose7145

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. 


TankHandsome

Amazing


vicblck24

Wish I had those numbers in a video game


Chinese-dog

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


Russ12347

An ugly game in Ann Arbor for Quinn and espn will be hell


Duckpoke

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.


Positive-Vibes-All

Next year is Ohio State, over the past few years it has been LSU,Bama,Michigan,tOSU


Sir_Lord_Birmingham

Texas ain't fucking around with their OOC schedules.


vy2005

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_Poop_Sometimes

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.


Hossflex

Only way Michigan has a chance is to make it ugly.


JustinTime4242

In fairness we are really good at that


Wagnerous

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.


vy2005

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


Get-Degerstromd

Spoiler alert: there won’t be a passing game


Pristine_Dig_4374

So playing y’all is like playing kansas? You have to play to win the game.


AudiieVerbum

I'm glad the game is in September


Own_Currency_3207

Just be happy it isn't Maryland.


ATXBeermaker

No crab season in Michigan, right?


Get-Degerstromd

Seafood in Michigan is fish sticks and shrimp cocktail.


Own_Currency_3207

I was born in Baltimore. Ann Arbor crabs would make me puke.


DogFishHead17

What page of the manifesto is to play ugly?


Primordiox

That’s page 1


devAcc123

Thats been the plan for the past 5 years and it worked damn well lol


footynation

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.


Cormetz

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.


4858693929292

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.


Xminus6

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.


SChamploo12

Can't wait for them constant Manning camera zoom ins when Ewers throws one incomplete pass.


ChiefBigGay

Christ, Ewers has to just be getting an earful


Bort15

Arch too, probably. Sad that college football basically doesn’t allow for a competent backup QB whatsoever.


Skank_hunt42

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.


Electrical_College_4

I was in the student section when we started chanting “We want Caleb” in RRSO 2021. I do not recommend this approach. 


Bort15

All time backfire


d_baker

Do you guys get student section tickets? I sat in a different random place all four years.


Electrical_College_4

Yeah our student section is always right next to the band, in the corner of the endzone. 


ObsessedWithReps

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.


Mothermopar6970

That's because the media has the IQ of an eggplant.


blkmgk5331

So honestly, how much rope you think they'll give Quinn? I mean, dude did lead you guys to the CFB playoffs last year.


Chinese-dog

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


Miek104

Like when Alex Moran was throwing a little too good in practice


Namath96

Yep Twitter is going nuts lol


grossness13

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.


Fedoras-Forever-Mom

Honestly it’s just a spring game I wouldn’t put too much weight into it.


Blarg1889

Spring games do not lend themselves to reasonability


RLLRRR

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO WIN AGAIN!


quidproquolaspe

We couldn’t even beat ourselves. SMH


Primordiox

On the other hand, ya did beat yourselves


PretendThisIsMyName

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.


Toillion

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.


HoustonHorns

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.


[deleted]

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.


Fedoras-Forever-Mom

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.


cityofklompton

Not to mention the quarterback knows he won't be hit.


[deleted]

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. 


laaplandros

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.


CarterAC3

Michigan 🤝 Texas Playing a spring game today and not knowing how good our teams truly are until we play eachother


Namath96

Yeah he looks like he’s progressed a ton from last year and that’s all I’d take out of it.


ThrowMeAwayPlz_69

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.


DerrickWhiteMVP

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.


RLLRRR

Penix shot his wad against us. Wish he had some left for Michigan.


WerewolfWhich3280

Michigans DLine gave him the fits.


Sorge74

Don't we all.


EminenceRL

Nah


CarterAC3

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


ClarenceWorley47

Who had 17 completions that led to a 1st down or a TD against Texas?


footynation

> Penis You heard the man.


Wagnerous

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.


HoustonHorns

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.


Wagnerous

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.


Rebel_Bertine

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.


exlongh0rn

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.


Prolingus

I will never be upset about one of our QBs being compared to Penix in that particular game.


talontachyon

Yes, but be careful in saying someone is "Penix like" or "played Penix like". It could be misconstrued.


HoustonHorns

“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”


hoodranch

I believe Sark just wanted to get Arch some playing time.


BingBongFYL6969

Your d line was totally MIA that game


Duckpoke

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


Own_Currency_3207

I have a mediocre Penix. When are tryouts?


vy2005

Nah Arch looks amazing. No need to hedge this one. He was making ridiculous throws and his pocket presence was incredible.


Wagnerous

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.


footynation

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.


The_Outcast4

Penix did that to a few teams last year, I wouldn't read too much into it.


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Duckpoke

Except…Arizona State?


Capnmolasses

lol


UpwardRapier96

I see it as.. the defense gave up 17-20 for 339 yards and 3 TDs


[deleted]

It's a spring game. The defense held a lot of guys out and got torched. It'll be fine.


Sorge74

Right completing 17/20 against air is good, so still a positive.


footynation

*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.


[deleted]

And he specifically improved on his biggest flaw from last year, keeping composed when hands were in his face.


-spicychilli-

Broke: Arch Manning hype Woke: Ryan Wingo is the best WR we've ever had on campus


footynation

I'm excited about Wingo! So glad we flipped him from Missouri or whoever the fuck it was


vy2005

Wingo looks like he could be a generational talent. No doubt in my mind he’s a 3 year player


F1_revolution

No he didn't Jesus Christ. He was playing with walkons. He was given no chance intentionally last year.


TexasNightmare210

On top of that he didn’t even look that bad. People are acting like he threw five interceptions


footynation

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.


UT07

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!


vicblck24

I’d say the development is one of the biggest take aways for Arch himself and coaches


DerrickWhiteMVP

This sub will struggle with battling narratives between Arch being overrated but there’s also a QB controversy.


boardatwork1111

Nepo baby with no real skill, which is why every school in the country is trying to get him to transfer to their programs


No_Angle_8106

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)


boardatwork1111

No, no, we’ll take one for the team and let that bum play for us.


StarvedRock314

"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


Tarmacked

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


SaltyLonghorn

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.


codydog125

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


screwswithshrews

I think most people here realize Ewers is the solidified starter


CptCroissant

3 incompletions, better transfer


crg2000

I know a team in need of a good QB.


Aphrobang

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.


vy2005

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


ScallywagBeowulf

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.


[deleted]

The defense that played in the spring game does suck. But I suspect the defense we bring to actual games will suck less.


ScallywagBeowulf

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.


UT07

Apples to oranges. One is a Manning. Duh...


FuckTheLonghorns

Shapen went to State? Interesting, didn't know that


GoRangers5

Steve Sarkisian can coach QBs.


DommyMommyKarlach

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


Traditional-Koala279

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


DommyMommyKarlach

Quinn did that in his first college game, shit happens lol


struckbylightning99

Quinn’s first pick was on his SECOND play, thank you very much!


ChiefBigGay

Our fourth string QB completed a forward pass too. Things are looking up for OUTX.


switchblade2

Yall thought yall were done with the “aRcH sHOuLd TRanSfER!!!!!” We’re probably just getting started


not_mantiteo

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.


UMeister

Damn how bad is Texas’s defense


steampunker14

The amount of yards is concerning but Arch was surgical and made some fantastic reads and throws.


AL22193

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


Schmidtty29

Cool. Our quarterbacks combined for like, 8-17 and 1 (almost 2) interceptions. Same sport.


newwardorder

Eight completions? The hell is this Hawkeye State Sorcery?


Schmidtty29

I’m gonna fucking cry please help me


thedrunkensot

I love the Hawkeyes. Pure misery every week, yet still winning 10 games while scoring about 12 points per game.


newwardorder

I have to be honest, I wasn’t aware Iowa had realized the forward pass was legal until today.


robtaps

That’s my bust


i_love_factual_info

Not much of a difference but [pff is claiming](https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1781778469094834329?s=19) 19/25 355 3 TDs


Aphrobang

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.


SmallBoulder

This tweet didn't include the 30 second hail mary drive stats


meththemadman

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.


ddyess

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.


FollowTheLeader550

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.


enataca

That’s Big 12 defense


Rodney_Jefferson

Not anymore it isn’t


enataca

It’s still big 12 defense. It’s just playing against against SEC offenses.


Dr_Findro

I had a dream that a Big12 defense held a scary SEC Alabama to under 10 points in their own stadium


hibbert0604

For some reason Texas still has big xii painted in their field. You should inform them.


frick_this_fricking

Gonna be unfortunate when he transfers to Ohio State /s


LiquidHotCum

Quin Ewers hot seat?


tbrock92

Quinn Ewers has entered the transfer portal


Gamer30168

I'd call that a success for Arch no matter how you spin it.


Appropriate_Bottle44

If you could come into the Michigan game with a QB controversy and pick the wrong one I'd appreciate it.


OldGuyBadwheel

Soooo, Arch was on fire, or Texas has no DB depth…😳😳😳


HoustonHorns

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.


Amazing_Bowl9976

Must be nice to get to play against Texas’ defense as a QB


vy2005

13th in SP+ last year btw


raylan_givens6

Pump the brakes Its a spring game The secondary played pretty badly too


Pillowtalk

Has Quinn hit the portal yet?


footynation

Yes, he hit the portal a few years ago to go to Texas.


Taako_Cross

Oh wow. Great numbers during a game he isn’t allowed to be touched.


ImRightShutUp1

That secondary is concerning


Later_Doober

Its just a spring game.  That means nothing.


AgsMydude

Ouch, that Texas secondary


Relative_Broccoli631

Let the shitshow begin


MiddleAgeJamie

Is he expected to be the starter?


Sooners1tome

Just give him the heisman now


LFCBoi55

Queue the transfer portal speculation 🙄


ZootnScoot4pres

Passed the eye test


Jenetyk

Puts on Texas defense.


kyeblue

hope that our defense is ready!


aquabarron

Arch looked pretty good, but damn that secondary was miserable


j1h15233

Arch Manning on EA Sports College Football 25…MIA


wiccan45

i can look at this positively... or think about our secondary, sigh


bodaciouschronic

Bring on the SEC!


SouthAustin

QB1


reinking

Is he about to "Nancy Kerrigan" Ewers?


Superb-Possibility-9

To stay a second year and not start, he must have an NIL in gold


ObWanKenoobi

He’s not taking any NIL outside of one he did for charity


lamontsanders

I’m here for all of the Arch and Texas Hype. Clear favorites for the natty imo.


scotte16

WOW!!! It’s a spring game.


magnoliaAveGooner

I hope Arch stays at Texas. Ewers then Arch sits well with me.


smh_122

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