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Game Thread #1 Texas at #2/#3 tOSU, Sat. Aug. 30th, 12pm ET, FOX

Sat here wondering why we didnb't open it up with Sayin, and Day said that was the plan not to open it up.

Day handling things.

both the joy and the downside of 12 team playoff. In the end, this game doesn't really mean anything, so no reason to make the rookie uncomfortable.

This is the most overlooked aspect about what makes Day such a great coach. His ability to adjust to the ever changing context of college football and to not lose focus on the bigger picture. He was one of the first to use NIL to keep second and third day NFL draft guys around instead of blowing it all on shiny new recruiting and transfer toys. Also, last year he may have spoke more on the need to limit players snap counts and cumulative wear and tear during the regular season to survive the longer postseason than all of the other playoff contending coaches combined.
 
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Sayin obviously didn't light the scoreboard on fire but what he did do is "make the routine plays routinely." He was very accurate on short and intermediate throws, which I think is sort of an underrated skill for quarterbacks in general b/c it doesn't make highlight clips. Arch did not do that at all. He had some brutal misses on throws that just have to be completed at this level.
 
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