Official Texas Longhorns Football Thread - page 104

Why you talkin about the past few years? Its damn near a totally new roster with a whole new coaching staff

there is nothing stopping us from being elite or winning the conference.

Damn near totally a new roster with a new coaching staff? The staff is the same as the team that won 5 games last year. The roster is damn near the same, but probably worse on defense and your O-Line could start as many as 4 Freshmen and you're over here talking about the Playoff?

I legit enjoy seeing your delusion show through. It's wonderful. Ewers hasn't even beat out Card yet and you're over here talking about the Playoff. Son.

Let’s ride!

No surprise there...hope he balls out

No surprise there...hope he balls out

8 wins is all I’m asking for this year

**Bobby Burton**

I hate to even dignify this with a comment, but there are those out there who somehow believe or even want to entertain the idea that Steve Sarkisian purposely duped Longhorn reporters by naming Quinn Ewers his quarterback. Or that Sark’s decision was somehow influenced by a mysterious cadre of boosters.

Neither could be further from the truth.

The truth is, reporters sometimes get stories wrong. And sometimes reporters rely on sources who aren’t the ultimate decision maker.

In this instance, no one else was the arbiter. It was Sark and Sark alone.

And he made the choice that he thinks will help this program over both the near- and long-term.

So if any of you have dubious conspiracy theories rattling around your brain that big money donors influenced this QB decision, it’s just not the case. No big money donors influenced this decision.

And Sark certainly wasn’t vindictive to the media. The thought of that is absurd. As the leader of a football team preparing to host 100,000 fans in 13 days, he has much bigger fish to fry.

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Some have questioned why Sark had sports information director John Bianco tell the media instead of himself.

First of all, it’s something that happens often. The SID speaks for the coach when the coach has other things going on.

It has happened with Mack, Charlie Strong and Tom Herman, as well as Rick Barnes, Shaka Smart and Chris Beard

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But here’s even more background on it for those so inclined.

According to a member of the athletic department staff, Sark had just told his quarterbacks of his decision minutes before and knew the story would leak out. And Sark had coaches meetings to immediately attend.

So Sark gave Bianco the go ahead to get the story out since it would surely be leaked quickly thereafter.

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One last note: I apologize for even writing most of this. It’s not the type of thing I like to do. To disprove and knock down conspiracy theories or whatnot. And I especially don’t like it because it takes away from the fact that Quinn Ewers won the job over Hudson Card fair and square.

Not because Quinn was forced into the role by big money donors or because Sark was somehow vindictive to people he doesn’t even really know.

Quinn Ewers is the starter. He earned it.

Give him and Hudson Card, who gave his best effort, the respect they deserve.

First time I've heard of this guy, so that's not a good sign.

Anyway, sounds like saving face at it's finest. BMD's came in and said no, no, no. Card not starting. You start Ewers.

That’s the problem lol stop following those a$s clowns over at OB fat a$s ketchup and anwar and realize Bobby, Gerry and Justin wells are the solid sources

I stick by BMD’s having no say in the QB. Ewers transferring here had the writing on the wall for QB1

To be honest, neither one were looking good in practice from even TFB's Texas sources. Card was in the lead. So yeah.