They loosened up some time during the 2004 season and let VY do his thang.  I thought this behavior signaled a shift in offensive coaching philosophy at UT.  I was desperately wrong.  Vince Young saved the Horns from their offensive coordinator, and it would take a one loss 2006 season to convince me otherwise.  I believed that it was ultimately Greg Davis more liberal approach to play-calling that had changed the atmosphere in the Horns' huddle, but clearly it was the one of a kind presence of Vince that kept the offense running like it did in 2004 and 2005.

We just got our asses handed to us.  Greg Davis, obviously, is only one of many guilty parties in this toppling.  OSU shucked up UT royally.  Smith, Ginn, Gonzalez, and Laurinaitus, to name a few, really handed it to the Horns.  That's great for them.  It didn't help that the Horns ran a fairly conservative, predictable offense.  It also didn't help that Tarrell Brown was not on the field.

The dump passes suck.  Colt can throw downfield, and Limas Sweed can catch, but Greg Davis believes neither of these.  Sticking with the trusty veteran was a good plan until it starting sucking.  Selvin, bless his soul, just isn't the playmaker that JC is.  Young had some great runs, but it is evident that the coaches held JC back in this game.  I suppose we can credit the "hot hand" way of doing things.

Where in the hell were our receivers?  It seemed -- emphasis on "seemed" -- that over half of UT's passing plays were dumps into the flat.  Is Shipley any good?  If he is, than he was shortchanged tonight.  Can "J-Mike" get open for big gains?  Is it a good idea to run an option running play on 3rd and long when the game is still in reach (admittedly a long reach)?  I'm sick of this crap.  It's been one game since the  beginning of the late 21-game streak, but I'm already sick.  Images of boring, predictable, pussy game-calling are all too fresh in my head right now.

This is a rant, with no real direction, but I'm sad, pissed off, drunk and in need of release.  Does this open the door for Jevan?  Who knows.  One of the reasons the offense looked so awful was because the spread option, as UT runs it, depends on a QB that can create with his legs.  I love the  guy, but he doesn't create a threatening image on the ground.  Snead can do more with his feet.  And after all, we need a QB who can overcome his offensive coordinator.  Snead has more natural athletic ability.  Colt did well with what he was told, but I believe Snead deserves a game-time chance to prove himself.

Ted Ginn scored one touchdown, and it was a decent play.  It reminded me of so many Billy Pittman and Ramonce plays from last year.  That said, the greatest effect Ginn had on this game was his distracting presence.  He opened things up for the running game, and for his colleague across the field, number 11, Anthony Gonzales.  Lucky for Gonzales and Ginn, on any given play, only one of them had to deal with a starting corner.  The other was left with a talented but not as good Palmer or Foster.  Tarell Brown opened up OSU's passing game more than my UT homer ass anticipated.

I won't say what if, though.  We had our asses handed to us.  Brown, I believe would've helped to keep the game closer, but UT was beat no matter what personnel showed up.  It's impossible to overcome a stellar offense with a great leader.  The task becomes even greater when big Greg Davis, or "GD" as I've come to know him, plans his offense around the assumption that the Horns D will hold the opponent to 7 or fewer points.

We're all disappointed right now.  I'm sick.