Last week hurt, Oklahoma State brings it and the Horns know to expect it. Gundy is looking every bit like the man he claimed to be and a formidable Horn slayer, regardless of whatever excuses we can muster (kids being suspended, game was after a bye...). Come on guys, what happened to the fire in y'all's bellies? After beating the real Oklahoma I think everyone relaxed and assumed we were back in the era of winning. Nope, remember, you did start the season by getting beat by an outsider in Maryland that have now done it in back to back seasons, yet they are only doing mediocre in their respective conference.
So what exactly happened? Again, I did not really watch the game, as we went looking at houses, more on that next time. After looking at a couple of places, we stopped at a random place for lunch and they had a TV, where we managed to see the first half of the game. It was kind of a sloppy mess, people getting ejected, a lot of penalties, no real defense to speak of as both teams were just taking turns scoring. We managed to listen to the end of the game on KVET, and I have to agree, if the offense scores 41 points, they should win. A defense composed of choice kids from Texas and wherever else we want to look should be enough to stop any offense from scoring at will, but again we did have some important players go down with injuries on defense, so I guess that is our excuse.
As Coach Herman said, the Longhorns are not out completely. Things could still happen to put the Horns back on top, but at this moment, they are not in charge of their own destiny. It is not like any week is easier either, as they play the Red Raiders this week, in Lubbock, at 6:30pm, under the lights. The game should prove to be a good one, these two teams always play each other tough and they do tend to swap wins, so it is anybody's ballgame, but they are playing away, so I say that gives Tech a slight advantage. In the last decade or so, when Tech has played Texas and Oklahoma back to back, they have won at least one of those games, so an upset is a possibility.
I didn't expect Texas to compete for the national championship this year, I was hoping they would be competitive and keep it close with everyone and they have surpassed this goal. Had things gone a little differently, they might even be in contention for loftier goals. I am still ok with Coach Herman's job, we have a solid QB that plays like a leader and is pretty sturdy. He should be around a couple more years, but they should be looking for his replacement if not this coming year, then definitely in the next one, so he can be an understudy during Ehlinger's senior season. Please, no more daddy's boys that seem perfect playing in perfect worlds only to be exposed when they come to the real world. I have hope that the next two years are going to be playoff qualifying, at least. Going out on a 3 game win streak would be pretty cool, though.
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