The Longhorns are in for a few small repairs -
He is a true freshman right?
It was his first college game against the defending national champions at The Shoe.
I think he will be fine. He actually did better than I thought. Texas failed to score a touchdown from the one yard line. If the longhorns score there, it’s a different game. I think the Texas coach had a bad time managing the game for Arch to succeed.
I think Texas and Ohio State will meet again in the National Championship.
It meant absolutely NOTHING....ZILCH....NADA...
The Manning hype has been grotesque almost from the day the 2025 NFL Draft ended....its a continuation of the Sheduer Sanders hype....people go from one extreme to the next in a snap of the fingers...want proof??
“My friends he’s not that good.”
That’s the assessment made after four quarters of football in a QB’s first game as the fulltime starter of the team...
I don’t know if he was that bad or OSU was that good.
My friends he’s not that good.
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He was playing on the road against the defending national champions. Don’t you think it’s a little early to call the kid a bust?
It’s a long season, it was his first start of the season in a very hostile environment. Sark didn’t help him out either. Needed some crossers, slants, quick throws to get him in stride and confident. Most plays were taking way to long to develop.
Ohio State could be the best Team he faces this year. We shall see what Georgia is this year. I suspect his stats will be pretty good when it’s all said and done. His next three are against San Jose ST, UTEP, Sam Houston... Big pad the stats games. NFL worthy? maybe not, TBD.
Thought the same thing about Deion Sanders with his gold chains and yappin' coming out of college. I was wrong.
BTW- the top NFL quarterback prospect will be playing tomorrow afternoon:
LaNorris Sellers/South Carolina....
The entire state of Louisiana knows how over-rated he is. Texas just found out.
There may have been more Manning commercials, than Manning completed passes.
Just saying what I saw today....Manning sucked! Not even a glimpse of greatness the entire game. Maybe game 2 will be different, but so far he’s all hat , no cattle. 🐂
Of course, it's early in everybody's season.
Manning is Vince Young 2.0
Both can run; neither can pass.
Neither can hit a barn door from 20 feet!
You never know; he might have been an awesome kicker if he ever got the chance.
His numbers looked decent, but he wasn’t able to win the game. Too early to call for a new starter, but Texas shouldn’t fall into the trap Georgia did last year, sticking with the top dollar guy instead of going with a better quarterback after it became obvious that the coach had chosen poorly.
For what it’s worth, the best college quarterback that I have seen during my lifetime was a Manning. Not Arch, not Peyton, not Eli.
Archie.
His stats won’t impress you, but he played on a really bad team. Only those who saw him play in college would understand.
Of course there’s a lot of hype and he didn’t meet expectations. But, he’s still a kid and was playing the defending national champions on the road.
Virtually none of us armchair QBs have never been in this kind of spotlight.
I was pulling for Ohio State only because I hate them less than I hate Texas. This kid will mature and become a star, I think.
You can’t win when your defense sucks.
First game of the season? Using your logic, OSU isn't even worthy of the top 10 since all they could score is 14 pts.......Sheesh!