Horns Destroy Okie State 41-14 -- Celebration Thread

not get in dutch for ditching church? Cool!

Win was, too.

Missed the game due to seeing Phish in Indio, CA. They are covering Exile on Main Street for a Halloween costume. A Phish concert is the only reason I would ever miss a game. There are lots of Texas fans here. Hookem.

This is why Jim Tressel needs to wake up and get with the times. Masoli ran all over USC, often on zone-reads. Guess who didn’t run a single zone-read with Terrelle Pryor. Very nice, Tressel. Pryor > Masoli, in talent. By a longshot.

Praise for:
1. Texas Defense. With the exception of one drive, the defense was fantastic. We saw a lot of four-man rush, drop seven. Texas didn’t need to dip into the well of exotic looks because the pressure on Robinson was good enough, and the secondary, save for a muffed play or two, was excellent. Four picks by four different defensive backs is an impressive feat regardless of the opponent. OSU was forced to abandon the run because, save for the one good drive, Texas snuffed it out. When OSU began relying more on the run, Texas took the ball away. It was nice to hear the commentators and the post-game pundits talk about Texas’ defense. Muschamp has these guys prepared for battle every week, the young secondary have grown up and learned to catch in the process, and the D line and LBs force opponents to pass. It’s beautiful to watch.

2. Curtis Brown. The light has resoundingly switched on. He was featured in an AAS article earlier this week. His grasp of the defense and his responsibilities have caught up with his physical gifts, and we saw it come together tonight with that fantastic 70-ish yard INT return and almost second pick near the end.

3. Colt to Shipley. When the game was close, this reliable duo hooked up. And how about Shipley on that ridiculous falling away catch.

4. Malcolm Williams. He continues to excel in punt coverage, and I believe he has regained Colt’s trust. The TD catch demonstrates that he CAN catch in tenuous situations, and the quasi-jump ball catch in the second half reinforced his big play potential.

5. Hunter Lawerence. He was arguably the MVP against OU, and he was good again tonight. He’s nearly automatic.

Concerns about:
1. Offensive line. They still lack the arrogance and ruthlessness of the Studdard/Sendlein/Blalock group (yes, i realize those guys were incredibly talented). But Colt is pressured a lot. He was sacked or stopped for very short gains on a couple of occasions when OSU was only rushing three. The run game also suffered when OSU interior D line was able to penetrate. I don’t have the football background to declare specific flaws, but I can see enough to realize that the O Line flaws could come back to haunt Texas in closer games. Some of Colt’s problems this year stem from the anxiety of quickly collapsing pockets.

2. Stalled drives. I won’t attempt to diagnose the cause of this one, but this has been an issue this year. I was disappointed when Texas didn’t get a TD after the big Williams catch. I’m irrational, too, so I expect TDs on every possession. We’re seeing a lot of 2nd/3rd and longs — a central ingredient to a stalled drive. Texas hasn’t been able to sustain drives as well as last year’s team. If the defense has an off night, I can’t trust Texas to out score an opponent. It’s tough to complain about anything after this beautiful beatdown of Poke U, but there’s a little restless voice in the back of my head.

Overall, awesome game for a Texas fan. I feel like the center of this team is the defense. There’s a fire about these guys. The team looks loose, but unforgiving (especially the defense). These guys value small victories, like a WR making a good block or neutralizing kick returns. Unlike the past two or three seasons, I don’t find myself scratching my head thinking — why is that guy still on the field. This team looks amazing (O line is perhaps the weak link if I have to name one —but still, overall they’re good). I’m so psyched for the rest of conference play, and I expect the Horns to play in and win the national championship game.

I know I am not up to date..
But is there any update on Aaron?

we had half the number of last season’s interceptions in one game.