Bama at Texas. Who wins and by how much?

[MultiTroll]

Bama at Texas. Who wins and by how much?

[Blake]

Texas generally plays up to the big opponents and down to the Kansas' of the world.

In all the years I've seen UT football I'm not sure I've ever seen them as double digit home dogs. There's no way bama covers 17.5

I think I may put a buck on the horns for fun

[MultiTroll]

Don't forget to vote.

What causes the white out on Polls?

[MultiTroll]

Poll: Bama at Texas. Who wins and by how much?
Bama by 10
Bama by 15
Bama by 20

Bama by 20+


Texas wins
Texas by 5
Texas by 10
Texas by 20+ for crack smokers.

[Blake]

You don't have Bama by 5

[Blake]

Lol it would be so Texas to win this game and then eek out a win vs utsa

[DMX7]

Texas generally plays up to the big opponents and down to the Kansas' of the world.

In all the years I've seen UT football I'm not sure I've ever seen them as double digit home dogs. There's no way bama covers 17.5

I think I may put a buck on the horns for fun

The line is Bama 20 right now almost everywhere. I think that's appropriate. We just don't know what kind of team Texas is this year but I'm not optimistic about this game regardless.

[playblair]

Don't forget to vote.

What causes the white out on Polls?
light mode.....switch to dark so poll is visible

[Mark Celibate]

I feel like Bama will win somewhere between 14 and 28 points. IMO, Bama is prone to these road scares more toward the middle of the season where they start to get worn down by the rugged SEC schedule. They always come out on fire early in the year

[Blake]

Lol yeah of course longhorn fans are still gun-shy thanks to Kansas but at +20 this is ridiculous.

The only way Texas doesn't cover is if they try to get fancy in the passing game and turn the ball over too much.

Keep it simple, run the ball with maybe the best backfield in college football and you'll be in the game in the 4th

[Neo.]

Texas generally plays up to the big opponents and down to the Kansas' of the world.

In all the years I've seen UT football I'm not sure I've ever seen them as double digit home dogs. There's no way bama covers 17.5

I think I may put a buck on the horns for fun

pretty much this. Texas probably loses but makes it a better game than most are expecting

[GAustex]

Alabama Crimson Tide rolls and covers 17.5

[Blake]

Alabama Crimson Tide rolls and covers 17.5

Yeah it's 20 now. Vegas is begging people to take the horns for some reason

[Monostradamus]

If Texas can hold Bama under 45 while scoring more than 20, that’s basically a win for them. They have no shot at actually winning this game.

[MultiTroll]

light mode.....switch to dark so poll is visible
Where and when does that choice present itself?

[rjv]

i think texas can cover the 20 points. i'll take bama by 18.

[GAustex]

The question is where is the Pole Assassin and the monkey?

[Blake]

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Rofl

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34518846/texas-longhorns-qb-quinn-ewers-car-towed-debut?platform=amp

[Biggems]

If Texas can effectively run the rock, then the game should be highly contested. However, if Bama is able to shut down the run and make Texas 1 dimensional, it will be a long day for the burnt orange.

[Blake]

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Rofl

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34518846/texas-longhorns-qb-quinn-ewers-car-towed-debut?platform=amp

"..…. It isn't known whether Ewers' Aston Martin -- complete with a burnt orange leather interior, courtesy of his NIL deals -- was the car towed Saturday night..... "

Yeah this is gonna go well for college football.

[Neo.]

I thought they already said it was a Porsche lol

[DMX7]

One of the many lessons kids learn in college is where to park their Aston Martin. It's all part of the amateur athletics educational experience.

[Monostradamus]

https://i.ibb.co/3dGDXwL/CC871-B33-6-C50-4-FB5-AF95-18-FAB82-EF849.jpg

[Neo.]

go figure, quinn looking great then gets hurt

[DMX7]

go figure, quinn looking great then gets hurt

He was looking really good -- that's a brutal loss if he can't return this season.

[MultiTroll]

Impressed with the Texas effort so far.

Apparently CFB does not have that NFL rule that penalizes putting all your weight on a QB after you sack him. Bama dude definitely followed thru with the body crunch on Quinn.

Bama receivers sucking with drops. Texas catching a break there.
Texas burned by the no call on the db that held. Didn't look bad in real time but the replay, ya he got away with a tamper.

[MultiTroll]

What's the straight line in the hair just above Sarkisians left ear?
Did he have some procedure or is that some Texas fashion statement?

I know he had heart surgery. Congrats on the full recovery.

[MultiTroll]

Roughing the passer?

Are you kidding me? :lmao

[DMX7]

So many freaking penalties

[benefactor]

This defense is the truth

[MultiTroll]

On offense....

"You can not block back towards your own endzone."

WTF I've never heard of that.
Did not think it was a cheapshot on pursuing Texas db. He saw it coming. More shoulder to shoulder, was not a head hunt.

[DMX7]

If Quinn Ewers were in this game it would already be over.

[Barfunk]

Well Bama just got their rigged ass no-call. Fucking brutal drag down via face mask and lo and behold, no call.

[Barfunk]

I've seen this movie before too many times. Bama gets the rigged shit, scores to take the lead, Texas subsequently will not get over the hump. Bama wins.

[Neo.]

If Quinn Ewers were in this game it would already be over.

this

[Neo.]

but card has actually done decently considering the circumstances

but doubt he has what it takes to win the game here late

[DMX7]

but card has actually done decently considering the circumstances

but doubt he has what it takes to win the game here late

He is also clearly injured

[Neo.]

He is also clearly injured

yeah it's time to pull him. so many wide open guys and he just can't hit the passes

[DMX7]

yeah it's time to pull him. so many wide open guys and he just can't hit the passes

He might be the best chance they still have though.

[FrostKing]

Bama takes the lead

[Mark Celibate]

Wow had no idea Texas was this good. Rofl They’re gonna beat Tech by 70 imo

[FrostKing]

Saban looks old

[DMX7]

I feel like even if Texas scores a TD, that Alabama would find a way to win.

[Mark Celibate]

Rooting hard for Texas imo if they hold on it could seriously change the landscape of college football

[Barfunk]

Smh. Bama got scared and injured our star QB. They now win a dirty cheating ass game. Fuck you Saban, you ain't shit without your bullshit recruiting.

[DMX7]

Feels just like the LSU home loss. Not a moral victory either because you lose Ewers and have an injured Card.

[Barfunk]

The blatant missed face mask that would've made it first and I think goal is really what's making me talk shit. Fuck Alabama.

[FrostKing]

Bama Bryce carried them across the finish line

[Proxy]

Phew, Austin would’ve sucked to be in even more, gg bama

[MultiTroll]

Texas rooters have nothing to say about the Ohio State transfer that had Young dead to rights for a -7 sack and over pursued as Young did the matordor-to-bull fake out?

[benefactor]

That blitz was the perfect call. Gotta make that tackle on Young

[Biggems]

on the play that should have been a safety, why was it not? He never got the ball out of the end zone.

In the first quarter, the refs missed a defensive PI. It should have been 1st and goal at the 2, instead Texas had to kick a FG.

Later, Texas threw a long pass and the defender pulled the WRs arms down so he couldn't catch it, no flag.

There was the facemask at around the 5 that wasn't called midway through the 4th Q. It would have been 1st and goal at the 2 or 3. Texas had to settle for a FG.

On the last long run by Bryce Young, as he escaped the blitzer, #65 held the fuck out of the DE.....absolutely obvious.

Auburn missed an absolute chip shot at the end of the half........I mean he missed it by a huge margin.

Jamison dropped a gimme INT.

All of these plays were critical in the loss today. Bama played the sloppiest game I have ever seen them play. The got some help on some crucial plays from the zebras. Then, in clutch time, they woke up and did just enough to win the game.

I swear when Ewers went down, all I could think of was the Colt video during College Game Day. I felt like he was jinxed. Then Card came in and played well but got hurt. He showed his toughness out there, but I feel the play calling didn't help him. We should have utilized our backs in the flats a lot more, some screens, some slants. We did none of that. Bama is very tough to run on, but their CBs were flag prone today. We should have exploited it more.

This one stings a lot because we were so close. I feel really bad for Bama's next opponent though. If our D can play this way against UTSA, it will be a slaughter. But do not take the runners lightly, their offense has some firepower.

Hook em Horns

[Monostradamus]

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[MultiTroll]

Moar Texas phuck ups.
23 yard line 3rd and 3 1:40 left in game. You have a chance for a 1st down thus icing down the clock for the game winning chip shot FG.

Instead, after the snap your running back #5 runs into your QB and falls down. Thus completely misses a block on that overated phuck #31 on Alabama. Allows #31 to get an easy sack.

Blown op to potentially end the game in effect with a 1st down.

Instead you kicked the nifty 47 yard FG but left Bama too much time on the clock.

[MultiTroll]

On the last long run by Bryce Young, as he escaped the blitzer, #65 held the fuck out of the DE.....absolutely obvious.
Even held onto the jersey as DE was escaping. You could see it stretch before he released the hold.
Thought it was very lame of the announcers to say nothing.

[GAustex]

Alabama Crimson Tide rolls and covers 17.5
Inspired play by UT
With everything else very likely a missed tackle on the blitz is the difference in this contest

Or the missed FG
Or the safety should have been

Or Bama playing terrible

Fun game

Two injured QBs is ominous

[GAustex]

All American #31 played like ass
Wonder if he had $ on UT to cover

[FrostKing]

Very impressive showing. Bros were making Rose Bowl jokes. Welcome back Longhorns.

[benefactor]

That missed chip shot FG was the ultimate difference tbh

[Blake]

That missed chip shot FG was the ultimate difference tbh

Or the safety that should have been called.

[Blake]

That ut punter today tho. I haven't even seen pros punt like that in a long time.

[Neo.]

ewers and the defense looks legit. even card seemed drastically improved once he got some confidence when they let him air it out (although still not great, simply improved from being worthless last year)

barring major injuries, anything short of the big12 title is a huge disappointment imho. this team has very solid talent and speed in every unit. oline is looking like the weakest unit, and even they look at least about average despite all the youth, and should only improve.

[GAustex]

Yeah UT looked good against LSU natty champ year
How did that year end up?

Hopefully the QBs can heal

[Neo.]

Yeah UT looked good against LSU natty champ year
How did that year end up?

Hopefully the QBs can heal

completely different situations

the LSU game was Texas being generally mediocre and carried by ehlinger. Texas never controlled the game and never led in the second half.

this game was Texas defense being dominant and the offense moving at will until ewers got hurt. Texas was in control of the game and led most of the second half.

[GAustex]

completely different situations

the LSU game was Texas being generally mediocre and carried by ehlinger. Texas never controlled the game and never led in the second half.

this game was Texas defense being dominant and the offense moving at will until ewers got hurt. Texas was in control of the game and led most of the second half.
Maybe u right
But I have seen too many stinkers from UT to be so bold
UTSA looked good last week agai Houston
One week at a time

[Neo.]

Maybe u right
But I have seen too many stinkers from UT to be so bold
UTSA looked good last week agai Houston
One week at a time

I always had high hopes but this is the first time I don't feel too skeptical about it. they look legitimately improved all over the field. those few years there were just ehlinger carrying them despite herman being a moron. Alabama had a lot of odd penalties, but usually that's Texas, which was very different. also, Texas deserves credit for some of those penalties, as bama clearly couldn't stick worthy and their other receivers and kept interfering. that's not been the case even when they had LJH CJ and duv. ik it's early, but just a very different feel from other seasons where they showed promising starts. the speed, tackling fundamentals (when's the last time they made open field tackles like they have been doing these two games?) and general discipline is just on another level from what I have seen from them in over 10 years. and ewers clearly is the most talented QB since vince, and its not even close.

time will tell, I want to not get too excited, but there's just a different feel to me

[Biggems]

Even held onto the jersey as DE was escaping. You could see it stretch before he released the hold.
Thought it was very lame of the announcers to say nothing.

they were too busy choking on bryce young's nuts

[Biggems]

I always had high hopes but this is the first time I don't feel too skeptical about it. they look legitimately improved all over the field. those few years there were just ehlinger carrying them despite herman being a moron. Alabama had a lot of odd penalties, but usually that's Texas, which was very different. also, Texas deserves credit for some of those penalties, as bama clearly couldn't stick worthy and their other receivers and kept interfering. that's not been the case even when they had LJH CJ and duv. ik it's early, but just a very different feel from other seasons where they showed promising starts. the speed, tackling fundamentals (when's the last time they made open field tackles like they have been doing these two games?) and general discipline is just on another level from what I have seen from them in over 10 years. and ewers clearly is the most talented QB since vince, and its not even close.

time will tell, I want to not get too excited, but there's just a different feel to me

what impressed me was how competitive we were when Ewers went down. They normally crumble. Today they held strong, even when Card played lame for most of the game. To be honest, I haven't seen them play so well after the starter goes down since they lost to Bama in the Colt game. Yes, they lost by 16.....but let's remember it was a 1 score game late in the 4th and Texas had the ball.

[Biggems]

That ut punter today tho. I haven't even seen pros punt like that in a long time.

his first two were complete ass.....after that, he found his leg

[Biggems]

completely different situations

the LSU game was Texas being generally mediocre and carried by ehlinger. Texas never controlled the game and never led in the second half.

this game was Texas defense being dominant and the offense moving at will until ewers got hurt. Texas was in control of the game and led most of the second half.

It would have been nice to see Card healthy in a backup role. I am not a fan of Card, but the way he played today on 1 leg against #1 Alabama and that D.......I am a fan of his now.

[leemajors]

I was surprised they didn't get pushed around too much up front on either side of the ball. If they are getting the lines fixed then they may be decent again quick.

[Neo.]

yeah card showed some guts. even when he was hurt there was a couple times he stayed in the pocket to make a patient throw while taking a shot.

he seems like a capable backup potentially

[Blake]

his first two were complete ass.....after that, he found his leg

He booted the one 60 yard and then the one that dead landed at the 1 yard line

[Biggems]

He booted the one 60 yard and then the one that dead landed at the 1 yard line

those were his 3rd and 4th punts

[Blake]

those were his 3rd and 4th punts

Oh ok. I guess you take the two bad punts with the two stellar punts and you get an average punter huh

[Neo.]

lol

[Biggems]

Oh ok. I guess you take the two bad punts with the two stellar punts and you get an average punter huh

his first two punts sucked....under 40 yds each. After that, he was strong the rest of the game. I guess he needed a few reps to get going.

[MultiTroll]

Or the safety that should have been called.


on the play that should have been a safety, why was it not? He never got the ball out of the end zone.
Incomplete pass batted down.

No rule that says the pass attempt must clear the end zone.

[Blake]

Incomplete pass batted down.

No rule that says the pass attempt must clear the end zone.

The rule is that you have to be out from between the tackles. I think he was clearly grabbed before he got rolled out from between the tackles and was desperate to avoid the sack.

Should have been intentional grounding, should have been a safety.

Very bad call, imo.

[Blake]

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[DMX7]

The rule is that you have to be out from between the tackles. I think he was clearly grabbed before he got rolled out from between the tackles and was desperate to avoid the sack.

Very bad call, imo.

The officiating the whole game was god awful. I rarely complain about officiating because it's never perfect and bad calls usually balance out at least to an acceptable degree but this game was bullshit.

[GAustex]

I believe that i saw young's shin was down before he coughed up intentional grounding

[Biggems]

The rule is that you have to be out from between the tackles. I think he was clearly grabbed before he got rolled out from between the tackles and was desperate to avoid the sack.

Should have been intentional grounding, should have been a safety.

Very bad call, imo.

That play pisses me off. However, there was a bit of explanation this morning. Apparently when he through the ball, two things happened. One, it hit a Texas defender's helmet, thus making it a batted pass. Two, there was a RB in the vicinity of the goal line, negating intentional grounding. Now, if these two points are the case, I am ok with the call. However, the refs first messed up with the flag and initial call. Then, when they reviewed it and corrected the call, they botched that explanation too.

I felt he was in the grasp, since they are trying to protect QBs from unnecessary hits. Inconsistencies like this are what confuse DCs and their players. In this case, they let the play go and then tried to call Texas for a BS targeting call.

Still aside from that jacked up play.....the refs still missed a PI in the end zone on 3rd down that would have given Texas 1st and goal at the 2 yd line with Ewers in and not having to settle for that first fg. They missed another PI that would have put Texas around the Bama 40 and 1st and 10. On the last FG drive, they missed a facemask. Texas would have had 1st and goal around the 3 or 4. These no calls directly impacted the game and the scoring. Texas did get away with either a PI or a hold that cost Alabama.

[Neo.]

ewers out 4-6 weeks

fml

[Kermit]

Well, that sucked.

[benefactor]

ewers out 4-6 weeks

fml
Fuck. I was hoping it wouldn't be that bad and he'd be back by the RRS. Not looking likely

[Neo.]

thankfully no d-line the rest of the season will be anything close to bamas, so this is bijans opportunity to show what hes made of.

also none of these next 3 opponents have good defenses, so even with card, it would be pretty disappointing to lose any of them.

but id be completely shocked if ewers isnt back by rrs. im betting they gave an overestimate to keep OU in the dark

[DMX7]

thankfully no d-line the rest of the season will be anything close to bamas, so this is bijans opportunity to show what hes made of.

also none of these next 3 opponents have good defenses, so even with card, it would be pretty disappointing to lose any of them.

but id be completely shocked if ewers isnt back by rrs. im betting they gave an overestimate to keep OU in the dark

If Texas doesn’t have a serviceable QB (Card hasn’t proven to be one) then defenses are going to load the box and make life tough for any Texas RB.

[Blake]

If Texas doesn’t have a serviceable QB (Card hasn’t proven to be one) then defenses are going to load the box and make life tough for any Texas RB.

The plus is that Texas has really good WRs that should be able to get open on easy outs and slants for any QB, even if it's 3rd string

[rjv]

i saw a lot from texas and they would have won the game going away if ewers had stayed in the game. hell, texas would have probably won with a healthy hurd. what was most surprising was how texas won the battle of the trenches on both sides of the ball. saben can use penalties and mistakes as an excuse all day long but he knows that his team was outplayed up front and had no answer for worthy. texas looked more than SEC ready to me. too bad about ewers.

[Neo.]

If Texas doesn’t have a serviceable QB (Card hasn’t proven to be one) then defenses are going to load the box and make life tough for any Texas RB.


The plus is that Texas has really good WRs that should be able to get open on easy outs and slants for any QB, even if it's 3rd string

pretty much what blake said. they dont need some high powered offense. just good enough to sustain some long drives and dominate TOP. if you're loading the box that heavily against this receiving core, any D1 QB should be able to hit some open passes here.

sheesh imagine if they were able to have neyors speed out there as well. freaking injuries.

[MultiTroll]

Texas generally plays up to the big opponents and down to the Kansas' of the world.

In all the years I've seen UT football I'm not sure I've ever seen them as double digit home dogs. There's no way bama covers 17.5
Blake called it.

You didn't vote tho.

[Blake]

You don't have Bama by 5