Arch Manning will have his time at Texas, plenty of it in fact
Arch Manning, of the famous quarterback Mannings, will make his first start at the University of Texas later this evening. The start is occurring due to a minor injury suffered by starting quarterback Quinn Ewers.
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Due to Steve Sarkisian‘s assertive handling of the position there is zero quarterback controversy. In fact, there’s more discussion of a quarterback controversy than an actual controversy. Most everybody understands Ewers is the starter and Manning’s time will follow. There is a Venn diagram, however, of people who thought Manning would transfer this offseason and that there is a controversy now. That diagram is a near perfect circle and fits over the heads of idiots.
We could probably add another circle — one that states Manning will only play one full season at Texas. It’s clear some people prefer to rely on convention or their intuition rather than readily available information. As we learned during Manning’s recruitment, his family does not tuck neatly into ‘convention’.
Texas wasn’t the pick because of NIL. Texas wasn’t the pick because it was the cool school at the time. Texas wasn’t selected because it was an obvious national title contender.
Texas was the pick because of the combination of Sark’s program building (despite going 5-7 in his first year), his track record for development, and Arch Manning‘s general fondness of the school.
This is not an emotional, knee-jerk group. They play the long game. Development is key for the Mannings. Peyton Manning had 1381 passing attempts in college. Eli Manning had 1363. That time under tension better prepared them for life in the NFL.
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To think Arch is going to leave after one full season of playing shows complete lack of understanding of this family despite all the available evidence from his recruitment and from his very famous uncles.
We know Arch wants to win a National Championship to hold over his uncle’s heads, but excellence in that family is measured by Super Bowls. The goal is to have him prepared to hit the ground running in the NFL.
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Hit the ground running he shall, but after playing two full seasons at Texas.
