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   11 Oct 2026

   TEXAS-Oklahoma Postgame Reaction | Texas VOCFB

   Texas Longhorns Live | Texas-Oklahoma Postgame Reaction (Red River Rivalry) Hosts: Matthew Miller & Thomas (Tommy) Bresee | Voice of College Football (TexasVOCFB) Result: Texas 24, Oklahoma 27 Core theme: Texas lost a game it largely controlled by beating itself with mental mistakes, special teams failures, and late turnovers rather than being outplayed on offense or defense. Chapter 1: Initial Reaction (0:01–1:12) 0:15–0:47 — Hosts call it a mental blow-up: blocked punt for a TD, pick-six, and a single Oklahoma TD drive littered with Texas penalties (roughing the passer that wiped out an INT, plus end-zone pass interference). Oklahoma’s only offensive points came on that drive. Clip-worthy: “If Oklahoma’s going to win this, they’re going to do it because Texas just blows up mentally. Well, guess what? Texas just blew up mentally.” Final score 27-24 described as a game Texas “can’t lose and you do lose.” Chapter 2: Analyzing the Team’s Failures (1:12–2:42) 1:04–1:16 — Tommy: Oklahoma scored 13 offensive points at best; Texas handed them 14. Two ill-timed Arch Manning INTs + penalties killed Texas. Texas led by 10 at half despite not playing great football, then self-destructed late. 1:42–1:57 — Arch was fine for stretches but “arched” late with two terrible decisions (especially the second throw). He still had two strong TD drives in between. Offense can look explosive and on-time, then completely fall apart. Special teams + penalties made it impossible to overcome against a solid Oklahoma defense. Clip-worthy: “You handed them 14… You just had to keep your head on straight.” Chapter 3: Coaching & Culture Critique (2:51–6:10) 2:51–3:39 — Matthew: Same script as previous Sarkisian-era losses. Texas is often the better team but shoots itself in the foot. Oklahoma did not beat Texas on offense or defense; special teams and self-inflicted wounds did. John Mateer (155 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT) did not “find himself”; he simply avoided disaster. 3:47–4:09 — Matthew’s first public statement on the channel that he does not believe Sarkisian wins a national title at Texas. Ceiling exists; sustained composure against top teams has never been shown (needs ~12 straight clean quarters vs. elite competition). Tommy: Fair questions. Jeff Banks was the worst coach on the sideline today and recently. Team should have been able to play “C-minus” football and win; instead played “D-minus.” Clip-worthy: “I don’t think he’s going to win a national championship here at Texas. That’s the first time I’ve said that on this channel.” Chapter 4: Special Teams & Coaching (6:10–8:37) 6:55–7:42 — Strongest criticism aimed at Jeff Banks. Special teams have been abysmal outside of Ryan Niblett’s return ability. Blocked punt for a TD, onside kicks 0-for-2 recently, kickoff out of bounds early. “The only reason Jeff Banks is here is because he’s friends with Sark.” Arch made plays that kept Texas in the game; the loss was driven by the blocked punt + one major Raheem Biles penalty (and other miscues). Removing those turns it into a comfortable win. Tommy pushes back: the pattern keeps repeating (Tennessee onside kick/punt return example). Can’t keep saying “if you take away the two big plays…” Clip-worthy: “If that [blocked punt] doesn’t happen, we win the football game.” / “Jeff Banks has to go.” Chapter 5: Arch Manning & the Offense (8:48–11:53) Arch should be further along given his talent and background. Two picks were bad; receivers lacked separation; play-calling didn’t fully fit him (“square peg in a round hole”). Sark’s system works when the QB and scheme match; right now it’s out of sync. Need to lean into Arch’s strengths (including his legs more). 10:33–10:58 — Frustrating that the conversation is already about mapping out which losses Texas can afford to still make the CFP. That shouldn’t be the discussion at this point. Pieces exist (explosives showed up, some excellent drives). Ceiling remains high, but confidence is limited that they will put it together consistently. Clip-worthy: “It feels like you’re trying to shove a square peg into a round hole.” Chapter 6: Playoff Hopes & Outlook (11:53–13:44) Still believe Texas makes the playoff. Florida has been exposed; Texas defense should hold most remaining opponents to ~17–20 points. Problem is self-inflicted points that put a good defense in bad situations. Path exists: win the next month, enter November with one loss, potentially get hot. Noise is high; program needs to quiet it with clean football. Clip-worthy: “You just plainly have to keep your head on straight and make sure you don’t make the mistake… they keep making the mistake.” Chapter 7: Quarterback Play & Systems (13:44–18:45) Arch must own the two massive late mistakes, but the entire offense (OL, WRs, scheme) is not where it should be. KJ Lacey would have taken 7–8 sacks in the same environment. Pass game had its best day of the season despite the result. Penalties under Sarkisian remain a chronic issue (high ranking in penalty yards; they turn into opponent TDs instead of FGs or nothing). Same pattern seen with Quinn Ewers: penalties + two big late mistakes. Disconnect between play-caller and personnel. Running game was strong late in the first half, then stalled. Arch is being asked to be someone he isn’t fully yet. Clip-worthy: “Go look at where Texas is ranked under Steve Sarkesian in penalties… You’re not winning football games when you rank in the 90s and hundreds.” Chapter 8: Consistency & Discipline (18:45–21:45) Bye-week adjustments showed some positive offensive pieces. Must build on them immediately. Theme for the rest of the schedule: don’t beat yourself and you can beat everyone left. Most opponents probably max out around 20 points. Texas should be able to score 21+. Oklahoma’s only TD drive had multiple Texas penalties + a missed tackle. Could have held them to 9–13 points. Recurring issues from previous years under Sarkisian make this harder to dismiss as a one-off. Clip-worthy: “As long as you don’t beat yourself, you can beat everyone else on the schedule.” Chapter 9: The Road to the Playoffs (21:45–24:15) 15–17 NFL-caliber players on the roster. Must reach the playoff. Possible “come-to-Jesus” moment that produces a run, or continued inconsistency. Ceiling still national-title level on paper; floor is first-round exit. Red River is weird and often produces unexpected results. Texas let a wounded Oklahoma team stay in the game. Next 5–10 games will determine whether Sarkisian is the long-term coach. Clip-worthy: “This can be a blip… or you become one of the toughest teams to play in the country.” Chapter 10: Accountability & Next Steps (24:15–28:07) Likely 9-3 or 10-2 and a playoff berth if they clean it up; that still puts Sarkisian in the 8–12 range of coaches (rarely title winners). Arch made throws (including one to Cam Coleman) that few QBs can make. He will wear the late picks, but he was put in bad situations by earlier mistakes. Special teams must improve: directional punting, blocking the wedge, no out-of-bounds kickoffs. Gianni Spedicci missed a kick by a hair; decision-making more questionable than the miss. Response to this loss defines the season. Chapter 11: Comparative Performance (28:07–33:48) Jeff Banks must go. Special teams have been a consistent liability outside of Niblett and a couple of past gunners. Mateer simply got the ball out quickly and avoided disaster (similar to Owen McCown vs. Texas previously). Respect for the approach, but Oklahoma still isn’t a great team. Elite defense + mistake-free offense is a viable CFP formula (Oklahoma last year). Texas has the defensive piece. Stats highlight: Texas 382 total yards to Oklahoma’s 238; 260 pass / 122 rush vs. 155 / 83. Eight penalties to seven, two turnovers (effectively three with the blocked punt). Oklahoma needed three Texas turnovers to win by a field goal. Clip-worthy: “They just can’t beat themselves. That’s all I’m asking for.” Chapter 12: Rivalry & Future Outlook (33:56–41:51) Remaining schedule is winnable if Texas stops self-destructing. Florida, Missouri, LSU, etc., are beatable; Arkansas and Texas A&M look closest to “guaranteed.” Red River is the best/most unpredictable rivalry in the sport. Number-one teams have played in it more than any other game. Karma/wash framing: Texas got lucky vs. Ohio State earlier; this loss balances it. Not angry because they weren’t physically dominated—just shot themselves. Clip-worthy: “This is the best rivalry in the sport… two historic teams… something different about that game every single year.” Chapter 13: Closing Thoughts (41:51–end) Process and cleanliness matter more than any single result. Willing to live with some three-and-outs or slow starts; not willing to live with blocked punts, drive-killing penalties, or late picks. If Texas simply stops putting points on the board for opponents and taking them off for itself, it should win every remaining game. Oklahoma executed the required script (special teams + defense + late mistake-free football from Mateer). Texas enabled it. Tomorrow: deeper breakdown video. Monday 7 p.m. ET: Florida preview with Florida guests. Final ask: like, subscribe, “poke them.” Overall Takeaways for Clips / Articles Mental toughness and discipline remain the clearest Sarkisian-era weaknesses. Special teams (Jeff Banks) drew the harshest criticism. Arch Manning is not the sole problem, but he must clean up late-game decisions while the staff better fits the scheme to his strengths. Defense is elite enough to carry the team into the CFP if the offense and special teams simply stop gifting points. Next three games (especially Florida at home) are the immediate proving ground for whether this is a turning-point loss or the start of a larger slide. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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   9 Oct 2026

   Texas-Oklahoma Best Bets/ Call-In Show LIVE 5

   Texas–Oklahoma Best Bets / Call-In Show LIVE (TexasVOCFB), hosts Matthew Miller and Thomas Bresee, FanDuel-sponsored. Roughly 31 minutes. Core focus is Red River Showdown props and sides, then caller segments on Cam Coleman, Arch Manning, and Michigan, then quick takes on Alabama–Georgia and Oregon–UCLA. Best bets (Tommy on screen; Matt mostly aligned) Texas -7.5, parlayed with the first-half line. Tommy’s case: outside a defensive or special-teams score (the Tennessee issue he expects cleaned up), Oklahoma does not score more than 13. Last year’s offensive output vs. OU was Texas’s worst under Sark; he sees a better line, receivers, and back, plus more explosives. Texas scores at least 21 and wins by at least 8. OU cannot sustain drives unless Texas gifts short fields. First half: they find rhythm quicker than the Tennessee script (two brilliant opening drives, then the Arch pick and a collapse). Bye week, Sark’s best game plan of the season, and Arch trusting the line earlier. Expect up 5–10 at the half. Matt agrees. He does not have the full-game spread on his card but his score prediction matches it. He allows OU could punch first and Texas might miss a 4.5 first-half number, then still cover the game. Hollywood Smothers over 47.5 rushing yards (both). The team that runs it best usually wins this rivalry. Smothers dressed as an emergency back vs. Tennessee, so he was already ~80–90% and should be full after extra weeks. Tommy: if he does not clear 47.5, Texas can lose. Matt: Sark-era Texas RB1 low in this game is 94 yards (Tre Wisner, 2025). Wisner went over 100 in 2024; Jonathan Brooks had a big day earlier. OU has never fully solved Sark’s wide zone the way Georgia has. Expect two explosives (15–20+ yards) and a path to 50, maybe 100. Smothers was not needed late vs. Tennessee once Texas was up 10 and CJ Baxter / the relief back was rolling. Emmett Mosley over 31.5 receiving yards (both). Matt: he has cleared this easily in the big games (Ohio State; only one catch vs. Tennessee and still relevant). Forgotten behind Ryan Wingo and Cam Coleman. Matt is done betting Coleman yards the rest of the year; yards go to Mosley and Wingo, touchdowns can still be Coleman. Tommy: under Sark, the slot or tight end has led Texas in receiving in every Red River game (DeAndre Moore, Gunnar Helm, Jordan Whittington). Sark opens the unexpected guy over the middle while safeties chase the outside threats. Mosley’s coming-out party was this game a year ago; the Ohio State over-the-middle shot is the template. Cam Coleman anytime touchdown (Tommy only). They have hunted the same shot every week: Wingo on a mesh or deep over, Coleman on the post, trying to pull the safety. Ohio State: Arch overthrew it, possible trip, pick. Tennessee: overthrow, Coleman did not play the ball, Keon Lee pick. UTSA: Coleman free over the middle, Arch did not pull the trigger. Tommy expects them to hunt it early (screen or run to a 2nd-and-short, then the post) to take half the Cotton Bowl out of it. Matt does not have it on his card but sees the logic. He wants the Wingo screen to open the game (effective late last year, scarce this year) and the outside zone back specifically for OU and A&M, who slant late and lose gap integrity. Shared lean: Texas is the far superior team. It would take a lot of self-inflicted damage for OU to steal it. Both want 10–12 play drives and some Arch run-game involvement (including the Ohio State opening-play concept from last year). Caller: Burks Opens as a Michigan fan calling his program a dumpster fire; hosts note Texas lived that stretch. Longhorn Network: SEC Network absorbed it after the conference move. Residual content runs through On Texas Football / YouTube; the app is still where Matt watches Sark pressers because Texas does not post them on YouTube. Brand argument: Burks says Texas is the biggest brand (own network, ~$2.5B valuation gap, population, merch peak in the mid-2010s). Hosts put Texas top three worldwide, with Notre Dame and USC in the conversation, and note Texas stays in the news year-round across football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and Olympic diving (long conference streak). Cam Coleman: Burks is disappointed; mocks have him out of round one. Tommy: traits still get him drafted (George Pickens comp); he may simply be better in the NFL and should find a late-season rhythm. Matt: most impactful play so far is a fumble recovery through five or six weeks; he has not won the 50/50s (Tennessee ball was catchable). Still a first-round traits pick, now more like 18–26 than top 10, and he still leaves for the money. Arch Manning return rumors: both expect Dia Bell as the 2027 starter if Arch leaves (KJ Lacey the fallback). Tommy thinks Arch plays well enough over the next ~8 games to land in the top 10 or so; a return would signal he did not light it up or win a title, but money is not the issue and Mannings have used their college time. Matt always thought a three-year start was more likely than a one-and-done, expected this to be the leave year, and would not be shocked by a return. Dia Bell (Elite 11, NBA dad, “trust the process”) told Cover 3 he was fine sitting year one and another if needed. Matt: no other QB in the class pairs Arch’s measurables with strong play; Dante Moore is hurt and was not playing well; Trinidad Chambliss is the eye-test No. 1 but short; Todd McShay still has Arch No. 1 overall. Destination risk: Eli/Chargers history; hosts downplay a Jets/Browns block (Haslam relationship, possible Jets coaching change) but doubt the Mannings take a Chargers call if that pick is No. 1. Burks on 2027 Michigan–Texas: easy Texas win if Kyle Whittingham is still coach. He says Whittingham is trying to make Michigan into Utah, Underwood could leave at 5–7 or 6–6 or after a benching, Jason Beck likely gone, Devin Hamp is not portaling, and Michigan will not fire Whittingham after one year. Michigan has never beaten Texas; Burks will not convert if they lose again. He also calls OU as bad as or worse than Michigan, so Red River should be an easy Texas win at the Cotton Bowl despite rivalry noise. Dia Bell vs. KJ Lacey (after a dropped Caden caller) Hosts land on Dia Bell. Tommy: a little more horsepower, CJ Stroud / Dante Moore type, more of the NFL arm traits. Matt: Lacey is more athletic, but Sark will not let him run if he will not let Arch run, and Lacey is smaller. If Arch leaves, Sark still keeps Lacey as the 2027 backup because the play-calling transfers. Long term, Dia Bell can be a top-10 pick; Lacey probably cannot. Other games Alabama–Georgia (if it is played). Tommy leans Alabama. Kirby still has not beaten them in the regular season. Tuscaloosa mystique matters. Winner of Keelon Russell vs. Gunner Stockton becomes the No. 2 Heisman name Monday behind Jeremiah Smith. Weather/ground-and-pound would help Georgia. He does not buy the “DeBoer quits up 14” read; this offense looks more like the Dylan Johnson Washington version. He is picking against his alma mater. Matt takes Georgia: Russell makes too many mistakes; rain could turn it into a footing game. Oregon–UCLA. Comp to last year’s playoff JMU win is only partial. Oregon’s defense looks undisciplined (eyes, linebackers), similar to early Raheem Biles worries at Texas, and UCLA’s run game can mess with that and shorten it to four quarters. Oregon still wins after the Oklahoma State wake-up and the USC win for Dylan Raiola’s confidence. Matt: competitive, UCLA loses by about 13–17, maybe a late Oregon score stretches it. A couple of UCLA names become known after this one. Close / schedule Like and subscribe. Postgame Saturday ~7 p.m. ET, grades video Sunday, Monday 7 p.m. ET with the Florida VOCFB crew. Sign-off: “hook ’em.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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   6 Oct 2026

   Red River Smack Down? / Texas Longhorns LIVE 122

   Texas Longhorns LIVE 122 (TexasVOCFB) — Red River preview with Matthew Miller and Thomas Bresee. Sponsored by FanDuel. About 44 minutes. Show frame: No. 1 Texas is a 7.5-point favorite over unranked, 2-2 Oklahoma (opened 9.5, down two; up three from the offseason). Over/under 39.5, down sharply since open. Both hosts land Texas in the mid-20s, Oklahoma with one touchdown. Red River keys (0:00–15:50) Line and setup (0:17–1:30) Tommy has the spread in the 7.5–9.5 range and finds the total more interesting than the side. Market is pricing a Tennessee-style defensive game, with Texas having a little more offense but neither side expected to pull away. Matthew thinks Texas has the capability to blow Oklahoma out — they did last year without playing especially well — and can cover. How the game plays (1:37–3:30) Tommy frames it like Tennessee: Texas has the paper advantages on offense, defense, and overall profile. The job is focus and not self-inflicting extra chances. Biggest key is jumping in front early. Oklahoma’s fan base is 2-2 and licking wounds; a 10–14 point lead can quiet the Cotton Bowl fast, the way Texas fans have felt when roles were reversed. Bad teams have won this game before. Oklahoma would not be the worst team to do it. John Mateer plan (3:33–7:23) Matthew does not want edge rushers flying upfield. Goal is to make Mateer a pocket passer: he struggles reading defenses, gets sporadic, pats the ball with time, and double-clutched into a fumble at Georgia with a man open. Sacks are secondary. If Mateer throws 30 times from the pocket, Texas wins easily. Paths for Oklahoma are few. The worry is Texas shooting itself in the foot. One turnover is survivable; a 3–0 turnover loss probably is not, and it would still be close because the Oklahoma offense is anemic. Tommy agrees: keep him in the pocket and make him beat you as an NFL passer. Expect overthrows and safety picks. Two things that can kill Texas are Mateer’s legs and Isaiah Sategna after the catch. Collapse the pocket everywhere except Michael Fasusi, similar to Tennessee’s line outside David Sanders. Rush lanes matter — no over-pursuit, no missed tackles. Early sacks or a pick and Oklahoma fans start chanting for the backup, which adds another layer. Do not hand them answers. Poke holes early at quarterback, line, and the offense as a whole. Oklahoma weapons (7:24–9:01) Only real threats: Sategna and tight end Rocky Beers. Beers is the best tight end Texas has faced (Tennessee’s tight end is hurt; Ohio State, UTSA, and Texas State did not test that matchup). Linebacker/safety coverage is a real question. Oklahoma’s run game has been poor since Lincoln Riley left. Lloyd Avant and Xavier Robinson are Trey Weiner-type backs — fine, not scary. Clean game (turnover-free, penalty-light) and Texas wins by 10-plus. Better team in every sense unless Oklahoma’s line plays at a peak and Beers/Sategna hit one or two explosives. That path shows up maybe once in 100 simulations. Rivalry history and Sark vs. this defense (9:02–11:45) When Texas is the underdog it usually overperforms; Oklahoma as a legitimate underdog has beaten Texas once in Matthew’s lifetime (the Dillon Gabriel year, about a 4.5-point dog). Tommy cites a stat that this is one of three times the No. 1 team has been less than a 10-point favorite over an unranked team; the other two favorites covered comfortably. Sark has scored on this defense: last year was the worst offensive day and Texas was still efficient enough (Arch accurate, ran it enough); 30 in a loss, 49 in a blowout, 34–3. Offensive line is veteran and should hold up better against David Stone than against a twitchier Xavier Gilliam type. Do not give anything in special teams — that is what put last year’s game away, and Sategna can flip it. Tennessee special teams were the worst unit in that game. Oklahoma’s run defense is around 40th, lower than usual, with more openings. What Matthew wants schematically (11:46–13:08) More outside zone. A&M and Oklahoma struggle with it because they slant the line late. Texas has lived in duo and inside runs this year. He wants Sark more versatile week to week, not locked into an offseason run menu. Up-tempo early to help Arch. Ryan Wingo screens two or three times — used late last year, barely this year, one nice gain on the final Tennessee drive. Oklahoma is still a legitimate top-12 defense. Expectation is a Texas win in a weird game. Predictions (13:09–15:50) Tommy: 27–10. Oklahoma finds the end zone once. Arch needs a swagger moment — deep ball (Mississippi State to Wingo last year) or a sideline run like the one he slid and waved on a year ago. Ohio State comeback had the Wingo touchdown but no massive throw or run. Curious whether Sark alters the plan because Arch may not be the pure pocket executor every down. Comfortable win, more confidence in the offense leaving than arriving. Matthew: 24–13. Hopes the Oklahoma touchdown comes late so the “quarters without a TD” streak can stretch. When Texas is the better team, they usually win. Clip window: early lead kills the Cotton Bowl (2:27–3:29); contain Mateer, don’t hunt sacks (4:00–4:38); Sategna and Beers are the only real threats (7:26–7:57). October and future opponents (16:08–24:15) Tommy’s month theme: stop the run (16:15–17:17) Oklahoma should be stoppable. Then Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri. Put the game on the quarterbacks. Trinidad Chambliss can handle it. Kamario Taylor and Austin Simmons will make plays. If the run isn’t slowed: Jaden Baugh eats, Kewan Lacy has a day, Mississippi State’s wide offense hits explosives, Missouri’s run game is a nightmare. Stop the run for five or six weeks and Texas can be on a six-game streak toward 12–0. Matthew: score on bad defenses (17:19–19:38) None of the next defenses are top-25 units in his view. Florida’s front four is good, secondary is not. Ole Miss has one real difference-maker (Will Echols); take him out and there is little else. Missouri has not had defensive talent since the Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State. LSU is the best of the group and only fine, maybe top 20. After Oklahoma, one top-20 defense in the next six or seven games. This roster should be a top-10 offense. Thirty points a game plus this defense wins all of them. Kamario is scary only if he is perfect — Alabama showed the defense is horrid. Texas can hit 40 on Mississippi State (did last year, in OT; defense is the same level, offense better but not worlds better). No remaining team is flat-out better except a possible LSU debate later. Missouri shutting down Baugh and boat-racing Florida proved the point: take Baugh out and Buster Faulkner’s offense loses the gimmicks. How those defenses will play Arch (19:39–21:14) Florida and Ole Miss will not be good on the back end. Front-seven athletes (Echols, Suntarine Perkins; Jaden Woods and Florida’s front) will heat Arch for four quarters and force quick, accurate throws and yards after catch. Six-man pressures leave five on the back end. It comes down to Arch getting the ball out faster and taking what is there. All of these defenses are attackable. Road form (21:15–22:03) Trips to A&M, LSU, and Missouri. Two of three should be top-20 when Texas arrives. Road results have not been good (Tennessee this year, Ohio State and other SEC trips last year). Hardest games other than LSU are at home, which helps. He would not want the Swamp or Ole Miss on the road this year. Austin Simmons (22:04–24:15) Missouri’s loss this weekend changed the framing. A path existed for No. 5 vs. an unranked, wounded Missouri. Now it can be a program game that sends Missouri toward the CFP. Jamal Roberts and the run game are real, and Simmons can beat you if he stands in and works through reads — unlike Boo Carter a year ago. Chambliss can beat you alone. Kamario can do incredible things with time. Simmons is the one getting too little credit. Matthew ranks him as the third-best quarterback left on the schedule behind the two Mississippi quarterbacks, and the one he worries about most because Missouri’s line is much better. Pure athlete scare ranking: Chambliss, then Kamario (40 on you any Saturday if you give him time). Kamario may have been nursing turf toe; Mississippi State gets a bye. Confidence check-in, rest of schedule (24:26–37:45) Scale is confidence Texas wins. Matthew corrects his Ole Miss number on air (he had said 7, meant 5.5). Game Matthew Tommy Why Oklahoma 7.5 7 Better everywhere except maybe Tate Sandell at kicker. D-line debatable; Colin Simmons tips it. Energy of the game caps it. Avoid mistakes, stay ahead of the chains. Florida (home) 6 6.5 Dominated by Missouri; Swamp would be lower. Win path is taking Baugh out of the game the way Missouri did (12 carries). Not just stopping the run — forcing them to stop handing it to him by getting up 14–21. Ole Miss 5.5 6.5 Harder than Florida. Average SEC QB and this drops to 3–4. Chambliss plus a healthy Lacy is the scariest QB-RB tandem in the country. Guy-for-guy Florida may be better outside those two. Tommy: you will not hold Chambliss for four quarters; need 28–34. He got them going down 10 at Florida without Lacy. Mississippi State 8.5 7.5 Defense is abysmal. Kamario has to be perfect and healthy, and that still may not be enough. Bothwell hurt for this game. Tommy puts the offense next to Tennessee’s. Keep Kamario uncomfortable; score 28–30. Missouri (road) 6 6 Road, likely night, first trip since old Big 12 days. Simmons can get hot; their defense can bother Arch. Hardy’s status unknown; Roberts is enough. They just shut down Florida’s run game, and Texas does not run it better than Florida. If Florida had won there, confidence would be higher. LSU (road) 5 ~5, preseason loss still stands Lowest mark. Hardest place to play, packed if LSU is in the CFP race. Sam Leavitt is a bad passer — “revved-up Mateer” — but more elusive, more weapons, better head coach, pretty good defense. Blake Baker will pressure and force tight windows. Coverage corners can make plays. Leavitt neutralizes rushes with his legs. Arkansas (home) 9.9 Dominate Worst team in the SEC, maybe worst Power 4. Only lower if it were in Fayetteville with free alcohol. Quincy Rhodes and Chris Marshall are the only players who would change a Texas rotation. Georgia was running 15–20 yards past their athletes. Screen game should be automatic. A competitive game means something is badly wrong before A&M. A&M (road) 8.5 8 Defense not good. Marcel Reed is a bad quarterback in Matthew’s view; receivers are fine if the ball gets there. Only player he’d take is Mario Craver. Texas has won there against a better A&M team and beat last year’s better version at home. Self-inflicted loss only, 10-plus if they just execute. Tommy: they didn’t help Reed enough — SEC backup linemen, no elite production on the D-line except a rising player. Should be 10–1 walking in, 11–1 walking out. Clip window: Arkansas 9.9 / “a bomb hit the stadium” (33:28–33:40); LSU at 5 because Leavitt can’t pass (32:06–32:20). Comments (37:59–44:10) David Keith Williams — short, quick, and let Arch run. Both agree. Designed quarterback runs 3–5 times from here. Sark has to marry his offense to what Arch does; pure “my offense” will not work. Presser line about playing to personnel applies. Tommy: Sark is building a 10–15 year NFL pocket passer, but right now Arch has to win Texas games. Legs build the swagger (45-yard run, break tackles, celebrate). NFL will design runs for his size and athleticism anyway — Drake Maye / Josh Allen template. Call Joe Brady and Josh McDaniels. Not using it in college is a disservice. Raheem Biles spying Leavitt. Possible, and it lowers the LSU worry if the rush doesn’t overcommit and Leavitt escapes backward instead of through the pocket. Not a Chris Cole-level closer, but he can take the quarterback run game out. Caveat: Lane Kiffin is the second-best offensive mind in the country behind Lincoln Riley and will scheme things Texas is not expecting. Cole Hutson. Ruled eligible; they have treated him as eligible since Tennessee. Not better than the current options. Dylan Sikorski is better. Lawrence Seymour is becoming a better option. Jaden Chapman’s summer in the program helped. Great locker-room and fail-safe piece, not a must-play. Debate exists on Hutson vs. Connor Robertson, or Sikorski to center with Hutson or Seymour at guard. Worth a look in rotation if Texas gets up. Tommy was nervous about how fast this line would jell; he still thinks the current group makes the strides down the stretch. Tennessee: six sacks, why no quick game inside 10 yards. Same issue as Florida — Sark fell in love with the deep ball because space was there. Space 20 yards downfield does not matter if the quarterback is getting hit. Started well, so it was easy to stay married to it. Arch still has scar tissue from last year: happy feet, eyes down when the pocket collapses. Both need the middle ground. Close: Back after the game Saturday around 7 p.m. ET. Next Tuesday, Florida guests, 7 p.m. ET. Social / titles Texas is a 7.5-point favorite in the Cotton Bowl. Miller and Bresee both have the Horns in the mid-20s — and both think the only real upset path is self-inflicted. Mateer plan: do not hunt sacks. Contain him, make him throw 30 times from the pocket. Remaining confidence: Arkansas 9.9, A&M and Mississippi State 8-plus, LSU a 5. 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5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0

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Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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