But after a second consecutive embarrassing loss for Steve Sarkisian and his Texas Longhorns program -- this one a 27-24 loss to unranked Florida -- it's time to look in the mirror and realize the current operation isn't working. The play-calling isn't good enough. The quarterback play isn't good enough.
The much-ballyhooed roster construction isn't good enough. For one of the most expensive rosters in the sport led by one of the highest-paid coaches, that is completely unacceptable. Sarkisian was given the keys to a Lamborghini this season, and he drove it into a ditch.
On Saturday, Texas became the first top-10 team since 2003 to blow a double-digit lead in consecutive weeks to an unranked opponent. The Longhorns looked in command with a 17-3 first-half lead only to let Florida slowly come back and capitalize on Texas' anemic offense. Texas is now 4-2 with remaining games against No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 16 Mississippi State, at No. 13 Missouri and at No. 22 LSU.
Its playoff odds dropped to 43 percent, according to CBS Sports' projections, following the loss to an unranked and reeling Florida team that had lost its last two games by more than 20 points and was playing its backup quarterback. Missing the 12-team playoff for the second consecutive season, given all the investment in this program, would be egregious for Sarkisian. In the short term, Sarkisian has to take a real look at his offense's deficiencies.
Arch Manning looks closer to being benched than a No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick the way some predicted before the season started. He's still capable of a 'wow' play here and there, usually when the odds are the most stacked against him, but his confidence looks shaken and his play is holding back an offense that should be considerably more explosive with players like Ryan Wingo, Cam Coleman and Hollywood Smothers. Manning does not look capable of guiding Texas to its preseason goal of a national championship.
"Arch, you don't know what you're going to get," an SEC head coach told CBS Sports. "Whether it's good Arch or Dazed and Confused Arch." A salty Sarkisian said after the game everything would be evaluated, including even the quarterback position. "We're going to evaluate everything," Sarkisian said.
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