History Lesson

by FreedomDip on Sep 5, 2006 11:38 PM CDT

History Lesson:

The Year - 2003
Texas starts a new quarterback in Chance Mock against a Sun Belt team. Texas beats New Mexico St, 66-7, in Austin ... No. 6 Texas then hosts unranked Arkansas, which had a decent quarterback in Matt Jones.

Arkansas wins 38-28 with a mediocre defense. Arkansas began the 2003 season 4-0 before losing to Auburn, 10-3, which had defensive guru Gene Chzik at the reigns. Arkansas finished 9-4, including an Independence Bowl win. The Horns ended 10-3 with a loss to Washington St in the Holiday Bowl.

Fast forward to 2006 ... Texas pummels Sun Belt weakling North Texas, 56-7, under first-time signal caller Colt McCoy. Next up for No. 2 Texas in Austin is top-ranked Ohio State. The Buckeyes QB is much better than Arkansas' Matt Jones a few years ago and the Buckeyes will have a considerably better defense.

Does Texas drop another one in Austin? Or does Texas' defensive genius have something else up his sleeve?

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Card says Moops

I think this team we have now has better players all over the depth chart than before. Young/Charles is better than Benson at RB, the WR's are a wash, the line is better and more experienced, the defense is faster and better coached than before, and this team has swagger, which we didn't have back then. The better question is will the OSU team of the first half of their last game show up, or the team in the second half? Will the team that allowed good chunks of yardage on offense against NIU be able to stop a vastly better line and group of running backs? Will their offense be held in check by our superior defense?

We can't judge this year's team to a team that was not as good as this current one and played 3 years ago. Ask Tennessee and Oklahoma if things change from season to season. I'm personally just glad that those 3 linebackers are playing in the NFL instead of in the game in austin saturday.

Don't sweat the pettiness, pet the sweatiness.

by Chocotaku on Sep 6, 2006 2:31 AM CDT reply actions

huh?

This is a huge stretch. So Texas played a Sun Belt team in its first game with a new quarterback and then had a home game three years ago? That makes for a pattern or a "history lesson"? I don't see it. More of a coincidence than anything else. Besides, the Texas defense is so much better now than it was three years ago.

by Jason Mayer on Sep 6, 2006 8:37 AM CDT reply actions

Shitacular

Towards the end of the third quarter, Arkansas on their own 3 yard line. Matt Jones deep pass complete to George Wilson for 54 yards to the UT43, 1ST DOWN, out-of-bounds

Matt Jones - 12 carries for 102 yards. Awesome.

Letter to Carl Reese (9/14/03),

Fuck your mother.

Yours always,
Me

Sleepy Gene and Mustachio Akina have proved to be the antibiotic IV drip, when you've got a bad case of the fuckeye. Carl would just smear mentholated ointment on the lacerated man coverage, until amputation was the only option.

Two heads are better than one up its own ass.

by Tbone Stallone on Sep 6, 2006 10:25 AM CDT reply actions

Where have you been?

Welcome back Tbone.

The Former Harbinger of Deleted Diaries

by Wells on Sep 6, 2006 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions

hah

no shit, i almost posted an MIA diary on tbone, lincoln and link

by jimmer on Sep 6, 2006 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Link

probably got kidnapped by the inbreds of Arkiesaw.

by the other Andrew on Sep 6, 2006 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Tbone's been around...

He posted a ridiculous diary on tOSU site 'around the Oval' http://www.aroundtheoval.com/story/2006/4/13/104821/737

I don't exactly know how many words long it is, but just think "War and Peace".

by jimjar on Sep 6, 2006 3:35 PM CDT reply actions

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by Tbone Stallone on Sep 7, 2006 6:17 AM CDT reply actions