1.  I'm more worried that the defense will crumble.  The TCU defense can stop the run, and will probably come after McCoy, but there's no reason to believe the Texas receivers can't thrive against TCU's secondary.

2.  Introduce the Pistol, I'll post about this soon.  JC needs a running start.

3.  Quan Cosby.  Texas will win through the air, but Patterson's too smart not to bracket Limas most of the game after seeing that he's healthy.  Look for Quan to take advantage.

4.  Texas 42 - TCU  20

TCU stays in it to start, but a couple Longhorn TDs force them to move away from the run game and the house caves in on them.

Actually new at this and I don't really even know if this is where you are supposed to answer but I'll take a shot.

1. The defense will be fine. I hope to holy hell that our corners don't give a 15 yard cushion every play this week. Front line will cause fits for the Frogs but always worried about the Linebackers and the DE's containment on misdirection. Offense is where im scared. It supposed to be our strength and we were really bad last weekend.  I don't know if Colt is gonna have enough time to let plays develop downfield which may lead to lots of underneath passes(may end up a blessing). I think it all relies on the runnning game. Their front D is good but I think we can get passed them. Play a solid game with solid game plan and we score enough to win. (C'mon Greg)

2. Couldn't agree more with the original comments. Would like to see more double moves from Limas like the TD against Ark St. Play action with Finley! Play action at all!

3. Hopefully #25...He's great and real close to going crazy we just have to get a rythym going.

4. Texas 31 TCU 17

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P.S. - I have never seen a worse hands team play then the one on the first onside kick last Saturday. Foster deserved to get punished on the second go round'.

he's not backing off the WRs, he's backing up in the off chance the opposing team decides to do a 1st and 10 pooch punt

1. Concerned about playing the pass, then giving up the run early....only to get burnt by the pass late and often.

2. Run North/South.

3. Player of the Game - Colt McCoy 237 yds, 4 TDs, 1 INT. Jamaal Rushes for 92, 1 TD.

4. Both teams come out timid. Texas strikes first, TCU counters. Texas strikes again and forces a TCU turnover. Goes into half up 17-7.

Final ::Texas 41 - TCU 20

1.While I am worried about the potential antics of Dee and Dum, I think the TCU offense can only score in the low 20s on Texas on a good night. Therefore, I am more worried about Texas keeping Colt upright and clearing some lanes for JC.
2.JC between the tackles. I'm tired of this slow developing Shotgun Counter shit. I want to see JC hit the line at 100 mph. Whether that means draws up the middle out of the gun, or getting him some touches out of I or Ace, let him get up to speed instead of letting the defense get a head start.
3.Texas' offensive line. If they keep Colt relatively clean, and give JC a couple of good lanes, things will all fall into place. Yall know the story, JC gets going, and the deep ball to Limas opens up.
4.Texas 31, TCU 13... Excellent defensive effort FROM A NEW LOOK SECONDARY that sees Kelson, Brown, and Brown get a considerable number of snaps. Okam blows up numerous plays in the backfield and forces mistakes out of the young TCU QB. On offense, Colt gets back to his old self and the attack clicks more like we want it to.

Oooohhh baby, I've been lookin forward to this one...

1. I think you have to be worried more about the defense - we know if the offensive weapons are taken advantage of they should put up points on anyone.  Combine that with (hopefully!) some new starters in the secondary and it's an untested defense.

2. Less JC starting from a standstill - TCU is too talented to put up with that.  A confident and cool Colt - he can fight through Greg Davis's occasional playcalling issues.

3. Give me Quan Cosby.  He's a security blanket already and with Limas probably being the focus, he might break a couple for TD's.

4. Texas 34  TCU 10

I'm getting a 2004 vibe here - recall the 12-0 loss to OU, followed by an 8-point home victory against Mizzou (in which UT was outgained by 60 yards).  Word is Texas is down, and they have to go play a cocky Tech team in Lubbock.  Expecting a fight, Texas rolls 51-21 as Vince Young imposes his will. Colt imposes his Saturday.

One. Defense, defense, defense: if the linebackers can't get to the appropriate gap, Mr. Bean can gain 117 yards on Saturday.  I know the Akina 4-3 doesn't feature the 'backers as it would the D-linemen, but good-gawd-man.  Fill a hole.  The secondary needs no more mentioning.  We know what needs to be done (just like at the end of "Ol' Yeller").
Two. Call me crazy, but how about  J. Charles eight yards from the line of scrimmage, C. McCoy UNDER CENTER (hold on, this just might be crazy enough to work) and the O-linemen pulling and blocking on traps and counters?  Yes?  No?  J. Charles working and runninig downhill with starting blocks and the O-linemen decisively getting on a body as opposed to the zone-block-pattycake we saw last week just might be crazy enough to work (cue Gene Wilder from "Young Frankenstein"...IT...COULD...WORK!)
Three. Frank Okam, 4 sacks, 4 TFL, 1 TO.  This is where you win the turnover battle.  Get the pluses on your side early and often.  He's just the spark plug to do it.
Four. Do you guys ever watch "Pinks" on the SPEED channel?  It's compelling stuff.  Tough to tear yourself away from the telee when you land there flipping incessantly.  When a good race is on, and it's neck and neck and there is a ton of pride and capital at stake, sometimes the race is...
TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
Giggity.  Shoutout to my boys at the Law School and B-school for hooking a broheim up with a in-demand ticket.  Hell, I will road trip for that anytime.

for people to call the Longhorn nation negative and fickle.  

From my view, there has actually been an attitude of unmerited optimism on BON all week.  I think the "cheer up" posts and "we'll be fine posts" have far out-numbered the "sky is falling" posts that they're intended to counter-act.

There are a lot of posts on this specific page predicting a lopsided win.  But I just don't see it. The problems with last week's effort go far beyond the typical let-down game. Last week was about more than just motivational issues.  There were talent gaps, scheme problems and leadership issues.  I can't imagine how those can all be fixed in one week, when nothing, and I mean nothing, was fixed in 8 months.

For the most part, this is an arrogant and stubborn coaching staff.  They have a habit of not fixing things until the wheels fall off (read: we lose a game), they instead believe that their schemes are fine, its the players who aren't executing them properly.

So if we see major changes this Saturday night, it will be unprecedented (changes before a loss).  

I remember that PB posted right after the game: "lateral running plays? Really? Still?"

I feel the same every time this fanbase is surprised that the coaching staff doesn't make any of the obvious changes that we all can see are necessary.  You're surprised? Really?  Still?  

It is not my intention to bring everybody down, I just think we saw a horrible effort last week, and now the burden of proof is on the players and coaches to clean the taste of last week put of our mouths.

Until then: TCU 34 Texas 24

I'm calling Texas out. This is the pragmatist in me. If I'm wrong, I'll gleefully scream it from my rooftop.  

1.  More concerned about the defense.  We know Colt isn't as bad as he appeared at times last week, he'll get it together.  With JC and the receivers, I think they'll get the offense going.  The Defense, OTOH, has some questions that just haven't been answered yet.  They need to play the younger guys, and they need to kick ass.

2.  Get Finley involved in the passing game.  Get Ogbonnaya involved in the short-yardage/goal-line plays.  Hell, quit stalling and give Lokey the damn ball, he will get in the end zone.

3.  Quan Cosby.  A couple of good special teams plays could provide the spark we need, and he's just the guy to make it happen.

4.  Texas wins a high-scoring game, 31-27

**MBTF.com now lists Lamarr Houston starting in place of Orakpo, with Eddie Jones as the backup.

1. Texas defense.  We all know the offensive game, especially Texas' current system, is timing and communication based.  Hopefully 1 game to work out the kinks with Colt and the passing game at game speed should make the passing game click much better.  There were definitely some missed assignments in the running game and my guess is that it will take a bit longer to fix this given the talented yet inexperienced o-line.  Still, this is a game everyone knows we absolutely must have.  So if dinking and dunking to JC, JF, and Quan moves the ball down the field more effectively than running then so be it.  The defense is a bigger issue to me.  With the strength we have inside (Okam and Lokey) I expect TCU will use a lot of misdirections and screens to counter the disruptions our guys will create and they will try to get outside with RB and WRs.  We will need to contain the outside to really put the hammer on them early.

2. Fundamentally, we need to be pass first run second.  Spread the field and go no huddle throughout the first half, pepper in runs on delays and counters.  Then mix in flanker and RB screens and play action passing to keep the defense guessing.  If Colt has completed passes to more than 5 different receivers then I won't have to look at the final score to know who won.

3. Player of the game will be Tony Hills.  He will have to play his best game to keep McCoy well protected.  If the game is tight, Ryan Bailey will be the unsung hero.  He's gotta be dead-on.

4. Texas 34 - TCU 20

While I expect the offense to look vastly improved in the passing game and the defense to play more aggresively we need to mention special teams.  Texas dominated this facet last week, and the special teams contribution will be priceless this week by setting up short fields for the offense and covering punts and kickoffs effectively.

1. I'm really worried about our pass protection. Without time to throw, Colt will be running for his life. And I don't even want to talk about our running game.

2. We need to play smashmouth football for the first half. When we are going to run, we should use a double TE, formation with Limas (best blocker) as the only reciever and a Fullback. Let TCU know immediately that we came here to play. If we play a conservative smash-mouth style for one half, the score may be close but we will have taken the emotional will out of the TCU team which will be extremely fatigued as our players are much bigger than theirs. In the second half we can then switch to an all-out, no-huddle attack with four receivers lining up and run TCU off the field.

3. Limas Sweed will be the player of the game. I talked to him earlier, and although I could tell he was a little nervous I know him well enough to say that he is going to leave everything on the field for this game.

4. UT 7-3 @ the first half. UT 35 TCU 10 final.

the out come of the game rests with UT Offense vs the TCU defense.

I think the horns will not have improved their ability to pick short yardage when they need to so drives will stall. I don't think they will improve pushing the ball across the goal line so more field goals. The offense will be able to move decently between the 20's and do less well punching across the goal. Say maybe two drives for touch downs and three drives that they have to settle for FG's. The TCU defense will hold them more than half there drives.

Last week a good QB had a good day and put up some decent yards moving between the 20's. This week the Horn's defensive front will put pressure on an inexperienced QB who will have a much harder time getting the ball to his receivers. Luckily this means the secondary will be less important to the out come. Stopping the run maybe more important to stopping drives. In 3rd downs situations the freshman QB might not be very efficient passing and picking up 1st downs so TCU may run more when they have to have yards.
For TCU maybe one TD drive and two drives getting stopped in the red zone and settling for FG's

UT 20 - TCU 13    

flavor of Alphabet Soup in our constant diet of Alphabet Soup and Rice-a-Roni.

Texas: 38
TCU: 17

a 21-point victory for our Longhorns. As advertised.

Gosh, it was great to see so many of the highly talented youthful players on the field! If Mack will continue to trust the less-experienced players, then we'll be an improved team.

Then there is OU.........

....having the wood laid to them by Air Force, was it? Who was it that was soooo impressed by their silly preseason ranking?