Best Halloween ever & riddle me the Aggies?
by Robertpz on Nov 1, 2009 10:45 AM CST
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The atmosphere was solid as we sat right next to the student section near the end zone. It made it even more refreshing watching the students start to bail halfway thru the 3rd quarter. Fans were nice throughout the game as I was one of four Longhorns (or at least wearing the attire publicly) in our section. Guess they figured with the history of the UT/OSU series the past few years, you have to be careful what you say!
My main observation I noticed in the first half from the UT offense is that they ran more 5 WR sets than I have seen this season so clearly they were going to try and take advantage of mismatches with passing, however, I also think that left Colt way too open for some sacks and pressures than I would have liked. I am still puzzled why he doesn't pass it down the field more often as he missed some open WRs by dumping it short. Either way, a win is a win and our defense is going to be what wins us the BCS this year!
On a side note - What is the flavor of the month mentality with Texas A&M all of a sudden? You look at their schedule and they have lost the games they should have and won the games they should have (if you flip KSU and TT). I don't know why everyone thinks A&M has grown into some sort of dark horse team? If they can keep it to within 2 TDs of OU, then I will worry. If they get blown out like they should going against a more talented team, then they are what we thought they were. And don't hand me rivalry game. Mack will have Texas ready for the Thanksgiving Day game & they will be out for blood as they don't want to leave any doubt. I just find it humorous that all of a sudden TAMU is getting some "oohs" and "aahs" for doing what an average team is supppose to do.
Hook 'em!
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Well Dan...
not as humorous as your spelling! J/K! Anyway, Mack has this team focused and they know to not let up or listen to any “fat girlfriends”! We will continue to move forward to the BCS!
I don't know,
Colt is still 1-2 vs. the Aggies (and those weren’t good Aggie teams), but our D has me fairly confident.
What worries me more than losing the game is ATM may decide to take as many cheap shots as possible as knocking Colt or some of our other stars out of the championship game would be almost as good as winning for them. I hope we put 30 up in the first quarter and put in the backups for the rest of the night.
Those teams were better than this year's
In 2006 aTm was 8-1 and then lost to the divisional winners by a point each before they beat us (and Colt was hurt).
In 2007 I’m convinced that we win that game if Franchione doesn’t tell them before the game that it is his last game as aTm’s coach. Never underestimate the quitting-coach factor (It’s how Michigan beat Florida later that year).
Last year went as it should have (with respect to the aTm game), and this year should be no different. Jerrod “McCoyBradfordTebowPryor” Johnson will be having a long afternoon at Kyle Field.
If you're so sure of what it ain't, how about telling us what it am!
Also, we shouldn't overlook the fact that we were TERRIBLE in 2007.
This isn’t exactly an “anything can happen” series. At least not in the last 10 years (since the bonfire game). In 2006 Colt was hurt the entire game and our 2007 team was the worst we’ve had since 1997. They haven’t beaten a good Texas team since 1999 and we weren’t even really that good in ’99 either (plus, as I recall, true freshman Chris Simms had to take over for a sick Applewhite that year too).
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