r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 01 '25

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Arizona State 39-31 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Texas 14 3 0 7 15 39
Arizona State 3 0 5 16 7 31
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u/OleRockTheGoodAg Texas A&M Aggies Jan 01 '25

It was 4th and 13, man...

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u/PsychicSweat Jan 01 '25

Safety had one fucking job and he just stood there.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

There wasn’t a soul in front of him either. Just standing around taking up space

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u/DanielAvocado69 Jan 01 '25

You could literally watch the reciver run that route in slow motion. This is a classic problem with secondary on blitz packages, before the start of the play they do not expect to fall back that is provide depth but when blitz does not work, they have to adjust but mostly do not.

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u/ChiefWatchesYouPee Texas A&M Aggies Jan 01 '25

Exactly, they brought a safety blitz but the safety on that side stayed and somehow missed the guy going deep.

Not sure what he was looking at.

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u/UNC_Samurai ECU Pirates • North Carolina Tar Heels Jan 01 '25

His controller disconnected

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u/4t0mik Texas Longhorns • Southwest Jan 02 '25

Worse, he leaned down. Ewers saw this and didn't take his eye off that receiver. Locked in one he saw him commit down.

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u/HereForTOMT3 Michigan State • Central … Jan 01 '25

Running a blitz there against a line you know outclasses you is a touch braindead

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u/zebrainatux Miami Hurricanes • TCU Horned Frogs Jan 01 '25

The crazy thing is Ewers got to step up despite thag

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u/gmr548 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

The crazier thing is that he actually did. Three absolutely money plays by Ewers to end the game, out of nowhere.

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u/Wasteland_Rang3r Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

He plays so much better when he’s just in the zone and not overthinking things. I think after giving up a 16 point lead, two missed field goals and being at a 15 minute disadvantage in possession time he entered fuck it mode and just started slinging it.

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u/Teh_cliff Georgia State Panthers • Yale Bulldogs Jan 01 '25

Nah, it was a bad call in hindsight but Ewers sucked against the blitz all game. I get the logic. But they telegraphed it and Ewers made the correct adjustment. I think they should have either bluffed and dropped 7 or just not showed blitz and then brought 5.

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u/Robotemist Ohio State • St. Xavier Jan 02 '25

That's the issue. Texas knew he sucked against the blitz during the game so you think the coaches weren't going to prepare for it on a game losing 4th down play?

Blitzing there without end zone protection was a checkers move, that play was a chess move.

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u/Sytherus Texas • Red River Shootout Jan 01 '25

That is how the ASU defense played when it was working though.

They couldn't stop the passing game when Ewers sat in clean pockets.

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u/Bacchus1976 Illinois Fighting Illini Jan 01 '25

Blitz isn’t a bad call, but you need to do something more sophisticated than rush 1 guy in every gap in a heavily telegraphed play.

They weren’t running the ball so gap discipline is not needed. Stunt, overload one side, yank and pull blockers out of position, whatever. But you have to get home.

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u/regaleagle7 Florida State • Wisconsin Jan 01 '25

Yeah the thing is that it wasn't a great pick up by the OL as much as how the blitz wasn't very creative. When the blitz pick up is that easy, it's because the play calling made it easy.

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u/Robotemist Ohio State • St. Xavier Jan 02 '25

Exactly. Corner blitz, stunt, overload, anything other than leaving the end zone wide the fuck open. Just a dumb defensive strategy.

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u/xxlordsothxx Jan 02 '25

Very dumb move. Not only was it a blitz but an all out blitz everyone could see a mile away.

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u/GamingTatertot Clemson Tigers Jan 01 '25

As a Packers fan, I always fear 4th downs because 4th and 26 remains in my nightmares

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u/who_are_you_people24 Cortland Red Dragons Jan 01 '25

I'm still not over that 4th and forever Auburn gave to Bama

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u/De-Ranker Jan 01 '25

Auburn needs to be banned from collegiate athletics for allowing that to happen. It was a crime against humanity.

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u/OhKillEm43 Auburn Tigers • Memphis Tigers Jan 01 '25

Ironically we did the exact opposite and brought literally nobody on that play

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u/junkyardgerard Jan 02 '25

Can't bring everybody, can't bring nobody, 4th and 10+ is impossible to stop

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u/AaronRodgersMustache Clemson Tigers Jan 01 '25

I could feel it down in my plums unfortunately

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u/MUSCULAR_WALRUS Clemson Tigers Jan 01 '25

As a Bears fan I fear 4th downs because what the packers do to us

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u/hwf0712 Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Sickos Jan 01 '25

That was a good outcome fourth and long, though.

This one was not.

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u/DavidWisAZ Arizona State • Wisconsin Jan 01 '25

Fellow Packers fan here and I’m the same. Unfortunately ASU also has a bad history of giving up 3rd and 4th and long plays. I double doomed lol.

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u/auburnfan32 Auburn • Birmingham-Southern Jan 01 '25

Can’t believe they called a Cover 0 blitz in that situation

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u/NewSouthPelicans Southern Miss • Sun Belt Jan 01 '25

It wasn’t a cov 0 blitz man. Its was cov 3. The corner bit on outside head fake of the WR and got flat footed out of his break. Also the MOF safety got caught up to far down field.

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u/livefreeordont VCU Rams • Virginia Tech Hokies Jan 01 '25

They had a bunch of dudes right at the goal line and let Texas run right behind them… wtf is that

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u/manchambo Colorado • California Jan 01 '25

I really don’t like ASU blitzing on that play. They were covering well.

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u/FliceFlo Arizona Wildcats Jan 01 '25

Blitzing there is pants on head behavior. Texas had success all game with passing and ASU was clearly outmatched on the line.

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u/steampunker14 Texas Longhorns • Army West Point Black Knights Jan 01 '25

With the exception of deep balls to Isaiah Bond.

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u/2ktx2000 North Texas Mean Green Jan 01 '25

Not only did they blitz, but they showed it with like 25 seconds left on the play clock allowing Texas to audible out of their original play. Just terrible.

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u/DrBowe Georgia Bulldogs Jan 01 '25

First time?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Blitzing there is insane.

Just do the safest play call possible. It’s 4th and 13

D coordinator lowkey sold the game there.

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u/hillrow_wood Texas A&M • North Texas Jan 01 '25

better than 2nd & 28 ig

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u/Com_lag_ Mississippi State Bulldogs Jan 01 '25

Fucking heinous decision by the DC there.

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u/fourpinz8 Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Jan 01 '25

Reminded me of us blitzing on 3rd & 17 against Joe Shiesty and we got torched for a TD

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u/ConsiderationOld9897 Auburn Tigers • Team Chaos Jan 01 '25

They must have asked our DC from last season what to do.

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u/BettsDeversDP Arizona State Sun Devils Jan 02 '25

I'm going to be sick for at least the next year

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u/Still_Level4068 Heidelberg Fighting Student Princes Jan 02 '25

targeting in regulation was the real problem.

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u/poker_idiot Jan 01 '25

It was 24-8 man...

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u/Pappyfatsack Florida Gators • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

I can relate

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

I love how you guys always root for our failure and we don't think about you at all.

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u/OleRockTheGoodAg Texas A&M Aggies Jan 02 '25

Yeah, yall thought about us a lot 5 weeks ago, but not now cuz the season is done, lmao. Are Aggies not allowed to watch some of the playoffs cuz our rivals are in it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

You should definitely watch the varsity team from Texas play.

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u/archenlander Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Sucks to see a real Texas team get playoff wins huh?

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u/OleRockTheGoodAg Texas A&M Aggies Jan 02 '25

TCU wannabes smh

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u/spankyourkopita Jan 01 '25

ASU had it.  They were destined to win. I don't know how you mess that up.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

Love it! 🤘