The Peach Bowl thread (CFP Quarterfinal) 1/1/2025 11AM AZ time

[Folster]

I think it will continue to move towards Texas before kickoff. This does not seem to be a good matchup for ASU

Not sure it gets over two TDs.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Texas drew the weakest by far of the college football playoff teams.

Quinn Ewers is very inconsistent as a quarterback.

If ASU can keep it close, he’s gonna fold

Texas hasn’t seen a runner like Cam

If you look at Texas schedule, it was extremely weak

Their QB may provide us some hope. Last night was the only time I have seen him play this year, but there is lots of talk about him putting the ball in danger. If he can do that like the Iowa State quarterback did, our guys will have a feeding frenzy.

I am showing he has 4 lost fumbles, 10 int's and 24 sacks this year. Hmmmm...

 

[AZCB34]

Texas drew the weakest by far of the college football playoff teams.

Quinn Ewers is very inconsistent as a quarterback.

If ASU can keep it close, he’s gonna fold

Texas hasn’t seen a runner like Cam

If you look at Texas schedule, it was extremely weak

Clemson was not weaker than SMU or Indiana

I’ll grant you Ewers can be inconsistent at times but so can every QB. If really bad Ewers shows up then it’ll be Arch to the rescue.

I think if ASU keeps it close, it isn’t Ewers who will fold but the entire team will and I feel that is confirmed at @Lorenzo comments.

I don’t know if Texas has seen a runner like Cam but I feel per damn certain Cam and the OL haven’t seen a front 7 like Texas. Plus, I suspect they will be all about forcing Leavitt to beat them.

At this point I could care less about their schedule or anyone’s schedule. They played the teams they played and they had enough success to garner the #5 seed.

No team this year is unbeatable. Texas can lose this game and I believe ASU can do it but this is still not a good matchup for the Devils

 

[AZCB34]

Their QB may provide us some hope. Last night was the only time I have seen him play this year, but there is lots of talk about him putting the ball in danger. If he can do that like the Iowa State quarterback did, our guys will have a feeding frenzy.

I am showing he has 4 lost fumbles, 10 int's and 24 sacks this year. Hmmmm...

If ASU can make the big plays and then convert on those big plays this is anybody’s game. Minus some huge Iowa State style plays I’m just not sure. One thing I think we can all agree on is Texas simply has better players. Not at every position but certainly at most.

And let’s not forget, if ASU plays them tough and this game comes down to a longer FG attempt how are we feeling about the kicking game?

 

[Raindog]

If ASU can make the big plays and then convert on those big plays this is anybody’s game. Minus some huge Iowa State style plays I’m just not sure. One thing I think we can all agree on is Texas simply has better players. Not at every position but certainly at most.

And let’s not forget, if ASU plays them tough and this game comes down to a longer FG attempt how are we feeling about the kicking game?

Your last point is a good one. ASU really hasn't had a situation this year where the kicking game made or broke them all that much. The "keep it close and rely on your kicking" approach most teams conventionally go with in a playoff type setting isn't really going to favor ASU compared to most other teams still in contention.

 

[Lorenzo]

Clemson was not weaker than SMU or Indiana

I’ll grant you Ewers can be inconsistent at times but so can every QB. If really bad Ewers shows up then it’ll be Arch to the rescue.

I think if ASU keeps it close, it isn’t Ewers who will fold but the entire team will and I feel that is confirmed at @Lorenzo comments.

I don’t know if Texas has seen a runner like Cam but I feel per damn certain Cam and the OL haven’t seen a front 7 like Texas. Plus, I suspect they will be all about forcing Leavitt to beat them.

At this point I could care less about their schedule or anyone’s schedule. They played the teams they played and they had enough success to garner the #5 seed.

No team this year is unbeatable. Texas can lose this game and I believe ASU can do it but this is still not a good matchup for the Devils

I agree, Clemson is better than SMU and Indiana. Tennessee IDK, definitely Clemson have a better QB than Tennessee do. I would argue that Clemson's QB is the best Texas have played all year.

Texas played a tougher schedule this year compared to last year. but they also caught some breaks if you consider Michigan were not as good as everyone thought. They avoided the top SEC teams, aside from Georgia, but I'm not sure that there is another SEC team aside from Georgia that can beat Texas. I think Texas is trending in the right direction and even yesterday did show improvement. J. Blue had his best game of the year. He can be a weapon for them that not many outside of Texas know about. Texas strength is in their numbers and in the trenches. they can rotate guys in and out on both sides of the ball and don't really miss a beat. last year Texas strength was skill positions, so that's kind of flipped this year. but yesterday the skill players really showed out, save for a few bad plays that kept Clemson alive into the fourth quarter.

 

[Lorenzo]

Their QB may provide us some hope. Last night was the only time I have seen him play this year, but there is lots of talk about him putting the ball in danger. If he can do that like the Iowa State quarterback did, our guys will have a feeding frenzy.

I am showing he has 4 lost fumbles, 10 int's and 24 sacks this year. Hmmmm...

Ewers is kind of a double edged sword in that way. he is deadly but he (and sark) will make some head scratching decisions. yesterday Ewers was really good. His one turnover was not his fault and was actually a great throw that should have been a first down. Texas T.E. gunner Helm is really good too. He is a weapon and I think will be an elite NFL player.

 

[Lorenzo]

Texas drew the weakest by far of the college football playoff teams.

Quinn Ewers is very inconsistent as a quarterback.

If ASU can keep it close, he’s gonna fold

Texas hasn’t seen a runner like Cam

If you look at Texas schedule, it was extremely weak

I think Clemson was the most difficult matchup for Texas. Tennessee/SMU/Indiana probably don't score more than 15 points vs. Texas defense. Maybe the scoreline is different because some of those teams like Tennessee have played good defense. But Texas would be favored to beat all of those teams by double digits.

Ewers has his flaws. The biggest one is that he can't stay healthy, which is no fault to his own. but he has actually played in a lot of big time games over the last few years at Texas. He is one of the few QB's to beat Alabama in their building in the Nick Saban era.

Schedule is always subjective. I think Texas always plays a good schedule. Texas won the big 12 last year. I think they would have won it this year as well.

I don't know much about ASU's RB, I imagine I will find out. By all accounts he is special.

 

[Lorenzo]

If ASU can make the big plays and then convert on those big plays this is anybody’s game. Minus some huge Iowa State style plays I’m just not sure. One thing I think we can all agree on is Texas simply has better players. Not at every position but certainly at most.

And let’s not forget, if ASU plays them tough and this game comes down to a longer FG attempt how are we feeling about the kicking game?

Texas kicker is a problem as well. That is the one position that they are weak and don't have a backup to rotate in. He is really good within 40 yards. that's the nicest thing I can say about him.