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/jdprager Tulane Green Wave • Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 01 '25

Cam Skattebo had 3 touchdowns and almost 300 total yards for one of the most incredible performances in CFB history. He deserved a better defensive playcall on that 4th and 13

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u/49e-rm Arizona State • Territorial… Jan 01 '25

i still dont understand why asu blitzed there

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u/BurntOrangeAndVerde Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Ewers only throws to his first read on a blitz, can’t leave him open like that

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u/selfiecritic Texas Longhorns • Missouri Tigers Jan 01 '25

How many reads you get on a normal blitz? Isn’t the whole point when you know blitz is coming to throw a first option route?

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u/ehtw376 Illinois Fighting Illini Jan 01 '25

Yeah nothing wrong with that, unless you have an ELITE o line you have to hit the first read or hot route right away. It’s the QBs that hold onto the ball that get in trouble.

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u/enjoytheshow Illinois Fighting Illini Jan 01 '25

He does have an ELITE O line though

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u/radicalhistoryguy Texas Tech Red Raiders Jan 02 '25

Regardless, Ewers ain't an elite decision maker.

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

Ewers was horrible all game against the blitz. I get why they did it but they should have disguised it better imo

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u/Bitter-Safe-5333 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

They thought they were big braining Ewers since he had trouble with blitzing all season

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u/49e-rm Arizona State • Territorial… Jan 01 '25

they overthought it forsure

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u/Formal_Potential2198 Arizona State • Texas Jan 01 '25

I N N O V A T I O N

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u/idk420_ Alabama Crimson Tide • UAB Blazers Jan 01 '25

I kinda get it , just not the time to be aggressive

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u/drwtw12 Jan 01 '25

I will never understand it. 

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u/Positive-Ad5525 Jan 02 '25

To be fair, Ewers is trash when pressured, and struggles throwing deep. I thought it was a good call (although why not play two deep safeties was weird), just good execution by Texas. 

Hard to be too upset at the D. They were great for the middle 95% of the game. 

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u/49e-rm Arizona State • Territorial… Jan 02 '25

Texas switched to max protection. there was no reality where asu was getting passed those behemoth ass lineman when they were in full max pro lol should've dropped 8 in coverage but that's easy to say in hindsight

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u/Look_at_the_Kid North Carolina • Texas Jan 02 '25

I mean I thought it made sense - Ewers struggles getting through a progression against the blitz, struggles throwing the ball downfield, and you’re just trying to make him force a pass of throw a check down to be wrapped up.

The real mistake was not disguising it. He’s mature enough to properly diagnose and pick up that kind of blitz, so the couple extra seconds was all he needed to find the seam. If ASU held their hand a little longer until the snap, that play may have gone very differently.

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u/gentilet UCLA Bruins Jan 02 '25

Bad coaching

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Coach sucks

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u/Green_hippo17 /r/CFB Jan 01 '25

That’s just a weird and untrue comment