Tech certainly gave good shlacking to Okie st.. The cowboys couldn't stop the Techie Offense. Every drive was a TD and two went over 95 yards. 

This makes me feel better how much tighter the Horns played Tech, after spotting them one half of crap, the Horns clawed their way back and were as close as you can get but not win.

But even though tech has a much better team than they have during the past they still got those same old sissy spakley helmets. Does anyone else think they look like they were designed for the nieghborhood bowling league? maybe disco rollerskating protection or a Liberace Las Vegas extravaganza? Pirates might go for the black uniforms and some want to be praire pirates might wear black and red but playing football with a disco ball helmet is going to get you about as much respect as having Richard Simmons as a strength coach.

watching Tech shred KU it looks like they are gonna be unbeaten going into next week.

Okie st is unbeaten going into today's game. So the question in my mind is what are the stats on playing unbeaten teams in a season.

The Horns will have three this year how many others teams have played that many?

(on top of that they are all conference games).

Another thing to remember the Horns have one more game against the best of the Big XII but

Oklahoma still has Tech and Okie St..

Tech has the Horns, Okie St. and Oklahoma.

Okie St. still has to get by Tech and Oklahoma.

The Horns have made at least a one loss out of our  biggest rivals in the conference. So our biggest rivals have at least 2 more games against the best teams in the conference.

when I went to look at the Coaches poll I noticed Texas didn't get all the number one votes. that seemed odd to me, first as an underdog they beat the #1 team and then did what not many teams have done this year and proved they deserved being ranked #1 by beating a top ten team this week. Not only beat them but played almost 1 perfect half of football. Scored on every drive, stopped their opponent from scoring on every drive but one where they got a field goal. Didn't have a turnover and only 1 penalty in the half.I don't remember any team playing so flawlessly.  This was against a team that never had to punt the ball until the 5th game of the season and was a top pick to get to the championship game and not some talentless cream puff.

I though maybe I should look at the schedules of the other two teams that got #1 votes maybe that was why they got the vote.

Texas the consolidated win loss record of the teams it played was  27-22 and it scored 337 points to 123

Alabama played against teams with a win-loss record of 24-25 and it scored 226-101

and Penn St. (what a joke it's the big X) it opponents were 22-35 but of course it beat them 363-94

Both Alabama and Penn St. played only 2 teams with winning records and 5 teams with losing records.

Texas had played 4 teams with winning records and 3 teams with losing records.

Texas has played twice as many teams winning teams as Alabama and still scored more than 100 more points than they have.

The quality of the Big XII is still underrated and the bowl season is sure going to be a shock to some writers.

The Longhorns are tied for first place in sacks with 14 and losses of 144 yards.

Brian Orakpo is 2nd in country in sacks.

It been a while since the defence had a pass rush. Also 2nd in the country in stopping the run 52.5 ypg.  not given up a rushing td yet ( only 3 passing) not bad.

On top of that CM is 2nd in the country in passing efficicency.

Points given up so far;

Oklahoma 38 points, 9.5 ppg

Missouri 34 points, 8.5 ppg

Texas 33 points, 8.25 ppg

How things change.

Looking at the "Passing Efficiency" stat for Div I

Quaterback Ratings

you see something I dont believe has ever happened. John Davidson of Tulsa leads the country in passing rating at 225.  Then you get to

Sam Bradford at 214

Colt McCoy at 206

Chase Mcdaniel at 193

If it is not amazing enough to have 3 QB's at 2,3,and 4 you look down the list at 8,9,and 10 you have,

Zac Robinson, OK state at, 179,

Robert Griffin, Baylor, at 171,

Josh Freeman, K state, at 170,

With this as evidence I would say  the Big VII is now the Dominate passing Conference in the country.

Ian Mooney gets gets his moment in the spotlight

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_...

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After the Horns beat UCLA their was a little discussion about the value a high ranking this early in the season.

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As we go in to Sunday and the game with UCLA, I was thinking the horns have a chance to win if they play well to beat UCLA.

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