Longhorns. Oh my.

 Discounting cupcake games, Steve Sarkisian is now 6-10 against real competition.

The pattern against real competition is not good.

2021

Arkansas - blowout loss

Texas Tech - blowout win

TCU - 9 point 3rd quarter lead, lost the lead, hung on to win

* OK - 21 point 2nd quarter lead and 15 point third quarter lead, lost

* OK State - 14 point 2nd quarter lead and 8 point third quarter lead, lost

* Baylor - 11 point 3rd quarter lead, lost

Iowa State - blowout loss

Kansas - comeback loss

WV - comeback loss

K State - comeback win

Real record 3-7

2022

* Alabama - 6 point late 4th quarter lead, lost

* Texas Tech - 10 point halftime lead, 7 point late 4th quarter lead, lost

WV - blowout win

OK - blowout win

Iowa State - 10 point third quarter lead, lost the lead, hung on to win

* OK State - 14 point late second quarter lead, outscored 3-24 from there, lost

Real record 3-3

In two seasons, Texas has enjoyed three blowout wins and suffered two blowout losses.

The remaining 11 games were one score games, in which Texas is a terrible 3-8.

In the six losses marked with (*) Texas blew significant leads and lost.  They also blew significant leads in two wins but hung on.

In games where the probability of winning was over 75% at some point, but the result was close, Texas is 2-6 under Sark.

They blown what should have been winning leads in *half* of the real games he has coached.