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Second Half Open Thread

Texas leads 24-7 at half behind some great plays made and some good luck with plays OSU did not make... Shocking and outrageous are the five-wide, empty sets on offense, the 'Horns are in great shape at intermission following the beautiful McCoy-to-Malcolm touchdown with seconds to go.

Let's close this out...

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I think GD comes back with 11 personnel with EBS to start the 2nd half.

D still needs a blow.

I think we need our two minute offense every series
Pound that rock
Last year I felt Texas pulled off in the second half

in anticpation of going to Tech. I don’t think that will happen this year.

Blow off their doors and head back home.

Yeah surely we aren't looking ahead to UCF!
no picture?
We're trying to hunt down a dead cowboy
Unfortunately all we're prepared for is the screaming lady
The empty set had nothing to do with that, I'm sure
New Orleanian?
Adoptive. Moved there after Katrina for law school.

Now I’m in Chicago and missing New Orleans.

How 'bout them Whodats!
Banner year for my sports teams

And I’ve finally come to terms with Reggie Bush.

What terms? You promised to be a Saints fan, and in turn he promised to not exceed 500yd. season pace?
Maybe Chris Gaines?
I love Dave Matthews

But they just don’t seem like a good fit with the ABC/ESPN telecast.

Miley Cyrus

It’s the Climb

Ugh

I spent a summer with that crap. I’d like to forget the sound of her voice for a while.

Wha?!?

So, with a last name of lust in your sig, …. please tell us of your summer with ‘that’ voice. Inquiring minds want to know.

"Too Much" is a lesser offense than that effing hootie-like song
wtf

our band drinking “H2 OSU” bottled water?

Yeah, we can't have that happening..
We get the ball first in the 2nd half...

Get a score on the first drive and get them wishing they would of stayed in the locker room..

I have a feeling that no matter what the outcome ppl are going to focus on the missed calls...
Yeah, osu fans are going to be pissed about that forward progress call
no worries. keep winning and it doesn't matter.
Fine by me

Only losers whine about the calls

It don't make a shit
mis-direction to start. Fozzie only had 7 yards 1st half.

Should’ve been a loss on that one

Holly Rowe looks like a Pug

Good Lord.

K-State returned kickoff on OU.

35-30 Sooners. 11 minutes to play.

fozzzzzzzzzzzz-whittttttttttttttt
Wow. A long ball!!!
MALCOLM WILLIAMS>

MOTHERFUCKER!!

Malcolm..The Halloween bandit!!
Oh hells yes

Play action and a bomb to Malcolm!

Can't do that from 5 wide
What a catch

Where did they find M. Williams?

Love the Malcolm Catch

Dude’s learning!

Malcolm. Awesome.
DEEP THROW WHAT?

That’s going to open up that defense sooo much.

Shoulda had Shipley on the deep throw earlier
Loving me some Cody Johnson
Somebody get in CJ's head and tell him to pump his legs. Too much dancin tonite.
Love the aggression!
I wish

They would line up in the Pistol and run downhill with CoJo…he would murder people with a full head of steam going straight.

HATE the pistol
Yeah, well, I hate you!

So there!

Get in line :-)
Oh man I love it.

Its what I will run when I become a HC.

Personally, I'm a fan of the breach loading musket

But I kinda dig the Pistol as Ault runs it.

maybe....OU's struggles out of the pistol vs. us made me wonder if it'd work or not
Imploding...Christ.
That's on Colt

He’s gotta hurry there

....

Are you kidding me?

gave away ten yards...let's go!
...Come on, we can't make these silly mistakes.
This shovel plays are hideous...
False start, delay, oy
Oy

Didn’t like that at all.

more room for the fade
there's the obligatory shuttle pass
I guess we are required to do this once a game to keep it on the opposing teams game film..
gotta get something on this drive
Um, what was that?
I meant stupidness
what happened to this drive?

better get 3

Penalties killed that one
Good blitz pick up by the RB

again

What. The. Fuck.

At least we got some points…I guess.

Hunter Lawrence is da man
It's good. Glad we got the points.
I hate field goals.
I hear ya. But better to make them than miss them.
true.....but I like us coming out with a drive that....

a) produces points

b) runs some clock

c) establishes a deep threat!

ABC is creepy

Stop focusing on his girlfriend, haha.

His mom isn't bad either. /creepy
I agree but

now I feel like I need some self flagellation for thinking that.

she’s smokin, keep on keepin on. ahaha!

Focus, people.

This is a football game. :-)

Right, right...football....right.
And this is why I love our kicker.

He’s pretty clutch

Yep, gotta love it..
sorry...I can't hear the words "clutch" and "kicker" and not think of Dusty
Colt's GF

Goddess.

Yes she is quite lovely....
Muschamp with a 20 point lead should be invinceable
You would think
Each half started with a good drive and a field goal.

Coach Boom adjustment time!! Shut them down

"Really it's been a pretty even football game"

Except that OSU can’t seem to finish.

Question:

Some of the choices that Colt makes seem really weird… would you pass 3 yards out when you know you need ~15… he seems to does this often. really pisses me off

So you'd prefer he try to force something that isn't there and risk a turnover?
+1

i’d rather see colt make the safe call

Well, is he even looking at other options?

He focuses on Ship too much and seems to “decide” pre-snap

I could agree with you during another game...tonight doesn't support your point though
maybe just trying to preserve the try for three at that point.....
I can only hope you guys are kidding...
ohhhhhhh

oregon just dropped 6 pts.

Special teams

have been rockin this year, such a huge part of the game

pretty even game on stats
4:33 drive. D needed the rest.

Let’s go Goonies!

I didn't like the shovel pass

because OSU has not brought consistent pressure, but I understand it. Those penalties were costly and GD probably thought they’d bring the heat.

Matt Millen is dumb. Plain....dumb.
AW out with knee injury. Confirmed.
they missed the block in the back at the 7
No block in the back call?
No flag on the block in the back?! WTF!!
What are paying these guys for?
Tucker with a nice tackle..
Wasn't that

a block in the back?

Justin Tucker

New member of the Goon Squad.

How did the ref miss the block in the back on the return. Right in front of him.
Hmmn Case and Jackson roommates talk

Is that a drink?

Maybe Colt's GF has a younger sister for Case
Boom blew that shit up right there.
Muck was all over that..
goon squaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!
Pick 6 for Earl!!!
ET has phoned home!!!
Hello Pasadena!!!!!!!!!!!
Robinson never looked the receiver off

Too easy.

Gundy aint no man 2nite!
ABC will now break away from the game to show the USC game..
No, not this week
I wouldn't put it past them...
Not the way the games are distributed
I don't care what you guys or ESPN say...

Zac Ribinson is not a great QB. good…but not great. he put up good numbers against Baylor, Grambling, etc., but he plays a good D and look what happens

I'm not sure who was saying he was "great"

Just that he’s the best we’ve seen this year. Bradford was hurt, Gabbert was gimpy, and everyone else was not that good.

OSU should have a TD in the first quarter

but the receiver dropped it. He is a very good QB whose team trails badly.

exactly...I said he was good. just not great
That kind of play will give the D a chance to rest on the sidelines.

Love IT

???

You mean, not rest?

Earl needs just one more pick to tie the single season record
If Earl's not the favorite for the Thorpe right now, who the hell could be?
Tebow.
I was gonna say Sash from Iowa, but that's much better.
L O L

I could see it happening

Ugh Earl, man, you make it so hard to choose my favorite defender.
Zac Robinson: Pass Efficiency leader no more...
I love Earl Thomas/
Ooooo Dime's got a crush on ET?!

Scandalous~!

I have a soft spot for defensive backs. Hence the name…

Ha, I gotcha.

Thomas is just awesome.

Keep crushing darlin'
OK, the D effort tonight will definitely get the attention of the pollsters. Count on it.
I wouldn't be shocked if we're #2 in the polls
Over and idle Alabama

Its very possible.

I would be

because we are not playing a rough-and-tumble SEC schedule.

Oregon scored

27-14

+1

Apparently OU isn’t the only team that sucks.

Love me some USC getting there head handed to them.
27-17 rather
How does a USC-TCU Fiesta Bowl sound?
Good Money

would be on TCU for me. They are real.

I would certainly think the line would be skewed towards USC by idiot bettors
Will USC get a BCW bid?

With 2 losses?

The bowls will find a way.

They travel well and get good TV ratings. Thats what it is all about anymore.

Don't think they travel all that well

But you’re right about the TV

If you're the Fiesta . . .

. . . would you rather have a 2-loss USC or an undefeated Boise?

Money says

USC.

Technically, the Fiesta is not obligated to take a Big 12 team if the conference winner goes to the title game

Maybe Boise vs USC, even? Too bad the Trojans would murder Boise.

We said the same about OU
TEXXXXXXAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!
When do we start the "one more year!" chant for Earl??
He a RS Soph?
He has to play at least one more, right?

Or is he a third year SO.?

Yep, RS soph, so he'd be eligible this April.
Two more years???
The more I think about it, the less convinced I am that he'll jump

He’s 5’10" at best, which means he’s probably not going to get the greatest report on his draft stock, unless a team wants to move him to corner.

Or if they watch his film
His film could definitely help

But how many times do you see a 5’9" or 5’10" safety go early?

He's Bob Sanders at best, a better Michael Griffin at worst

When he comes out…he’ll be a damn good pro

Bob Sanders would be a nice comparison

He seems to play smarter (lower-risk) football than Sanders at this point in his career than Sanders did, though.

But Sanders didn’t go all that early, did he? I was thinking he was a mid-2nd, and that was after playing all four years. I know he didn’t enter early.

More than anything, I'm so impressed with how intelligent of a player he is.

Learns from mistakes, makes adjustments, etc.

Did hunter play more than one down?
Has he played at all?

There’re two #24s

Special TEAMS rockin' it. It's all business boys and girl. Everybody else just get in line.
One more TD and we should put in GG

Anyone else agree?

No Colt isn't under any pressure
Normally, yes.

But I don’t trust Stillwater.

DO NOT

let up. Put at least 45 on the Pokes.

Chunk! Way to go Houston!
C'mon Jordan!
He's punting?

OSU is done.

That was Gundy throwing in the towel
He can't win so he is playing to keep it close now..
AND GUNDY GOES FOR IT

Wait what? That’s different, OH NO IT’S A FAKE! right?
Hey Ship fair caught that one!

"I'm Taking Ricky Bobby"

The announcer actually made me laugh there.

I have an idea. Throw it to the roommate
Hopefully Matt Millen is better at NASCAR

than he is at college football.

He certainly wasn't better at the NFL
Hmmn, I wonder why he actually held onto that one.
Don't want a turnover...

A punt is ok with the score as it is..

He should have kept his eyes upfield

Could have had something. But at this point, a sack is okay.

I like that Colt did not try anything cute there. Good play.
although I was hoping for the VY-vs.-OSU-pump-fake, version 2.0
No need with a 4 TD lead.
Great Punt.
was that our first three and out?
We had one following their failed 4th down
Nice punt not letting them get a return.
Starting to wonder about the Big XII CG

KSU going down …

I still think its KSU's to lose...
They're doing a good job of it in Norman

At least the North is keeping us entertained.

I'm thinking Texas 70 Somebody 3
Joel Klatt still recovering
clock management or aggressiveness?
At least 45 points...
Let's pad Colt's heisman stats!
Got to love when you can dominate all three phases of the game.

No question about Defense and Special Teams. Offense would be a wash except for OSU’s inability to take care of the ball.

Not really dominating on O. D is rocking the house
Its just too murky at this point

to say definitively.

Really ABC?

BOOO!

Can we burn that highlight?

I never want to see it agin.

Better that then the Gideon missed INT IMO
27/20 Quack Attack

USC kicked a FG

FUCKERS

I never want to see that play again. Stupid jerks showing it over and over and over.

Exorcising the demons....i hope
Okie State committed to that run
good tackle by Sergio!
Just what I was thinking.
GIDEON!
man

he just comes up with plays

Gideon picks it but doesn't six it
Gideon--Near pick 6!!
Suck it, Gideon detractors.
Justice!!!!!!

Go BG

Gideon?

Was that you?

Now that

Was a great safety play.

I love our secondary.

Can we never mention

Halloween Night 2008?

Muschamp has adjusted...
So well prepared and coached

We’re all over what they want to do.

Great great job Blake!

BLAKE G!!!!!!

god our secondary is KILLING IT

Redemption

We’ve all got to lay off of Blake for a while. Not as impressive as some of the other guys in the secondary, but he’s having a great year.

He doesn't deserve half the criticism he gets.

But he’s a white defensive back, so he gets lots of it.

Earl may be a great safety

But he has some work to do as a blocker

Colt is hesitant in his running...
Gideon has easily had the most athletic interceptions this year.

And yes, I’m disregarding that ridiculously awesome AW interception from this discussion.

Who would have ever thought these kids would grow up so fast

and become the monster secondary they have become. Just fantastic and god it’s great to be a horns fan. I am so emo.

Oh you mean that throw out of bounds that AW leaped 100 feet up to catch?
+100

I think a highlight reel for this year’s defense is in order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHiVlhQz9EQ
Err...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHiVlhQz9EQ

guess it doesn’t auto-link in the title.

wtf late hit to kirk

And people were talking like it was OSU's game to lose...

Really they had no choice in the matter. I do enjoy how the crowd seemed disappointed that he got tackled.

CoJo fell sideways? There's a first time for everything.
Had the same thought

Shocking

Really nice looking play by Gideon
A little I formation there...

Who was wanting to see that?

I'd like to see Antwan in there right now pounding it. Give 'em a shot.
So, how many #1 votes will be pick up this week?
I think maybe Texas peaked against Mizzou last year...

maybe now they’re just hitting their stride and can carry this on into Bowl season

TD, CoJo!

Game!

I am relaxing and watching a really nice display by the Texas Longhorns. Ahhhh
Yep, this is what we've been waiting to see....

Firing on all cylinders..

No more TD passes for Colt, unfortunately

The Tebow lovers will feast on his 4 TD’s today.

You beat me to it
And Florida will probably increase their lead over UT

You know, with that more impressive win by fewer points over a lesser team.

But, But,

He’s Tebow!

Wud have liked a Colt TD...
I like any touchdown. After how this year has gone I take them as they come. No need for greed.
"Turn out the lights, the party's over. They say that all good things must end.

Call it a night, the parties overrrrr. And tomorrow starts the same old thing again."

Hook ’em Horns.

Poll

Is anyone else glad that the Texas players don’t put little inspirational reggie bush style messages under their eyes?

Yes

I want “We’re” on one cheek, “Texas” on the other.

I want black smudge or nothing under their eyes.

PERIOD!

So maybe that's why...

Mack Brown didn’t recruit all the native-Texas Pokes. Because he wanted real athletic talent?

And folks who knew better than to lie to the NCAA..
details, details...
I wish we could give Earl the Heisman...

More game-changing moments than Colt

Lets see...

….. GG

I like the commentators strategy.

Texas starts doing good. Let’s talk about anything but the game.

They saw that block in the back
Did Tucker just run down Cox

Wow. Let’s play him in the secondary. Haha.

It is sad when your kicker has to run the guy…

Tucker is a tackling machine tonight.
Tucker is a monster tackler
He'd play safety if it weren't for the depth there already.
lol... a rekick?
The ultimate way to settle disputes!
So is a re-kick harder on the kicking team or the receiving team?
The team with less talent
Kicking team

Have to run 50+ yards again and theres always a chance they break it.

Depends on how the first return went.
those shoes are hideous
you'd wear them

for what they’re paying KD to do it.

Fact

for half of it

I'd wear 'em every casual Friday
Houston just killed the FB
Yep, they're persistent with the run...

Still doing it down 34…

Want to go home with their manhood intact

Keep the ball out of Texas’ hands.

better than picks
The Kiffin strategy!
At least Kiffin was within two scores :-)
TEXAS FIGHT in the stands. Love it.
Get the D off the field

The third down conversions are killing me.

Monster muck tonight
Except for that rather embarrassing moment against z-rob
Yea, but he did his job there

Robinson got stopped in the backfield

our D is sick
Not a single guy who frustrates me.

We have no Killebrews or Derrys

Chykie frustrates me the most.

I think that’s a good thing.

I really do love our defense
GG for the 4th quarter.

Might as well.

Can we get a live feed on Gundy's presser?
To see if Boone fires him now

or after the season?

Just to see his reaction to this game

I’m sure it’ll be gold

What a quarter!

Maybe all those brain-dead talking heads will shut up about Iowa? No way they can play like this. The Hawkeyes are just wasting away in that No. 4 spot.

I'd agree, but it's hard to fault them for putting Iowa ahead of Cinci, Boise St., TCU.

Oh, and USC.

I might fault them for putting 'em above TCU.

But agree on the rest.

Guess the Okie Lite blackout didn't work
Yeah, the university wouldn't go for it on the uniforms and the fans didn't get it all together either
Oregon has 244 yards rushing.

On USC’s NFL defense.

guys, get real. our defense is not that good. we haven't played any of those incredibly-talented SEC offenses yet (sarcasm intended)
Wyoming comes up short against Utah.

Oh well.

Kennan Robinsons says...

No Soup for you!

Love that hit!

WTF is he supposed to do? He’s getting his facemask destroyed, gotta react

Amazing open field tackle

by Robinson. That’s highlight worthy.

looked like facemask
Please no Offensive P.I. on 4th down...
lol I meant Defensive P.I.

Offensive is good in this situation…

That was an insane hold on OSU
No Joke.

I saw it on two different OL

yeah, was that Kindle on the edge?
I was having Potts flashbacks there..
Watch the DE trying to attack
Pick party!
I'll bring the punch.
Stupid pick

But we’re up 34, so it doesn’t matter.

non conference

sucks we have to spend some if this mojo on UCF next week!

No replay

on either of the last two plays? Are you kidding me?

robinson clearly frustrated with that facemask. nt.
Awesome, awesome pick

Went up for it, ripped it out of the air, away from the WR.

Excellent. Exxxxxxxcellent.

Why the hell did he catch that?
Personal stats.
dumb play
I don't think it was personal stats

Don’t want to risk something crazy on a bat down attempt, up 41-7, nothing wrong with making the safe play and catching it

Who cares about the yards.

It looks better to have 4 picks.

You gonna explain to a kid who wants an NFL future why he should drop an INT?

I don’t fault him. It’s split-second timing, and he had a shot at something every defensive back dreams of getting: the almighty interception. Good for him. If this were a more tenuous situation, sure, I’d probably gripe a little, but let’s let the kid have some fun.

When you are a DB

and it’s not a close game or end of a close game, you go for the pick

4 picks, 4 different DBs

What a performance.

Unbelievable, yet lovely

Robinson is off his game. Too bad.

His efficiency has taken a huge hit tonight.

The problem was, he had not faced a strong defense. A&M gave them a run, but A&M has a less-than-stellar D.

And no AWill for half the game.
nice catch

the offense has a long way to go now, they shouldn’t have a problem though, osu has given up

osu

i think they were scared of Texas coming in, now they let the 3rd quarter clock run out, the cowboys have given up

So...

I guess that kills the Zac Robinson is as good of a QB in the Big 12 as McCoy talk?

Obviously

But I think Robinson was okay. The talent differential was just way too much.

At least Zac can be thankful for his health
Yep... and he is a good QB and a good kid
i feel for him right now
We gotta put 50 on them for all the 4th downs they went on...
When Gundy didn't go for a first on 4th and short

a while back, I knew they were already giving up

Oregon driving on USC
Be thankful Oregon lost in Week 1
EBS Sighting

2nd tonight.

WTF

Pull him out of the game

McCoy

i would have left McCoy in for that drive also, you don’t want to put a freshman qb in with the ball that deep in your end,

Wait, wait, wait.

A stretch play with CoJo from your own 1…Seriously?

Ladies and Gentlemen

I introduce Greg Davis

Reminiscent

of the Tech safety last year

Don't like keeping Colt in there, but I guess they're playing it safe in the own endzone
Yea

Don’t want to put Gilbert in there at the 4

TD Oregon

41-20 to end the 3rd

Thats game

Suck it, Trojans.

that interception hurt us
huh?
It was the fourth down. had he knocked it down our field position would have been better
yeah

OSU got a TD off the field position, got to know the down and where you are on the field

Tucker..The tackling machine...
See Chykie?

Now we might give up some more points because of you. Thanks. Haha.

Chykie

even catching flak for catching an interception? He can’t catch a break for nothing

Imagine if it had been Gideon
If we're going to rugby punt from the endzone then you have to let it land short of the return man...
And to make a great night better...

Don’t forget to set the clock back. An extra hour of sleep

An extra hour to party.
ABC just a moment late on the censor button there
I was wondering why my audio cut out.
I thought I was the only one who caught that.
Dustin Earnest Sighting
lol, you could hear one of the players swear there

Whoops tv peeps

these are happy tequila shots. nt
What? Not a Jager guy?

It’s not over yet. I won’t rest east until the seconds are off the clock.

Straight Everclear is the way to go~!
Getting some ABC media love here

should get a jump in 1st place votes this week.

Sean McDonough

is my new best friend – Horns are the best team he has seen on TV or in person.

Millen: “Florida is one of those teams that just finds a way to keep on winning” = Florida and the SEC refs seem to always find a way to keep the Gators from losing.

Oh Lord

Tebow up for AA player of the week….

Gideon laying the wood
How is Tebag even top five right now?
Leadership

that and he’s the son of God

Goal line stand here guys!
Is there a game going on?

The yapping heads are blathering about everything but the damn game.

Garbage points really, really upset me.
McDonough voted for McCoy last year... cool
Liking this play calling team on here!!!
Beasley never looked back
Dammit

Wanted to keep it single-digit.

Beasely

Turn around son.

Teachable moment in film room
I hear a beer summit coming.
Okay, make up that margin

time for another touchdown or two, just for statement’s sake

Gilbert will be practicing handoffs shortly
GG time....

Let’s see him throw the ball…

I definitely want to see him getting a lot more play time

I’d like to see what this kid can do.

On the plus side, we're up by how many again?
That is why that pick was a mistake

the field position battle is still the easiest way to move the all down the field. One bad play like that gave OSU a short field in the long run.

We're up 27
Don't stop us from complaining!
Not enough.
Halloween tough on you Dime?
doesn't matter

it is more of a teaching situation than anything else.

Do the right play every time. It doesn’t matter the score. Things like that can easily become a habit in other situations. At what time is it OK and when is it not…

I would still like to see a long pass or two and not just the runs up the middle
Bold Prediction

UT vs. TCU in Pasadena?

You heard it hear first.

Hook-em,

96Horn

I DON'T AGREE WITH YOUR OPINION, MAN!

Caps-Lock.

An all Texas Super national champ game… His will be done.

We're second on def

Who’s first? Anyone know?

Florida I believe
I don't know?

Alabama and TCU immediately come to mind.

GG in the game....good.
We need a Gale Gilbert drinking game

We can start next spring.

no INTs for colt tonight. glad that happened this season
Where's Fozzy

These plays should be for him.

couldn't disagree more.

Save Fozzy for the games that matter.

or any of our half a dozen running backs
CoJo is a terrific RB

but the stretch play is not his strong point.

Gilbert thows
WOO he got to throw twice!
We're under 300 yards

What a terrible game!

don't worry about the yards

Texas still scored 41 and the defense shows what it can do in a big game on the road. Texas played a great game tonight.

I assume was sarcasm
Nice throw by GG; Too bad Kirk couldn't hang on.
I think it was tipped.
Well then...
Jaxon Shipley would've caught it
USC returns a fumble for TD

Being reviewed

11:00 a.m. kick off next Saturday at DKR.
great win you might pass alabama in bcs poll. you guys are peaking at the

right time. who would you rather play florida or alabama? i’m sure you want tebow in pasadena.

Florida
+1

florida carries the same kinda rep as SC 2005. i want to take down slow jesus

I'd love to shove Tebow's face in the ground.

But Alabama would be a much easier game.

We need to Carpenter Tebow

It just wouldn’t be as satisfying against Bama.

remember, when your defense spends 10 minutes in tebow's face sacking and hurrying him

they will be better people for it. espn said it first. i’ll second it.

Matchup with Tebow might be fate
mine's just personal

in-laws are tide rollers

Great 3rd stop

Way to get off the field.

Spoke too soon.
the announcers have moved on to other things.
They should be playing Uno or something, and give us the play-by-play on that.
They can keep talking about Barry Sanders all they want

I totally agree – best college RB of all time. Wish he would have played another 5 years in the NFL

F.O. Millen

I’ll Take Earl Campbell, James Brown or Ricky Williams over Sanders any day and in that order.

and

by James I meant Jim. Figred that goes without saying in an RB conversation.

No way...

Sanders was special. He did more with less talent around him in the pros. That’s not taking anything away from those other guys though. Earl was my childhood hero but Sanders was the better runner.

-1

Jim Brown at the NFL level, but Barry was easily the supreme back in CFB history

Booo, garbage time is going to pad OSU's stats.

They might get over 300 yards.

Statistics Are For Losers
Bad news...

There will not be a weekly preview of Central Florida this next week. No one (sports writers, bloggers, etc.) give a damn about the school. We’ll pick up week after next.

Slacker!

Take a trip there and interview people on campus. Sheesh!

shame

i’m very interested

Make one up!

With fake stats and everything!

That could be fun.

Rope some chess-club bloggers into a conversation, then bring up football
That is how you play

the option. Force him inside where your help is.

Kindle

screwed it up royally when Tosten got inside 5 yard line earlier

Good discipline

Gideon

Robinson needs to get out of this game

What is he proving? He’s a man.

The Goons shut that shuttle pass down right there.
Great pass D on 3rd and long.

Almost a fifth pick.

Garrett Gilbert vs Case McCoy

what happens to the loser of this starting QB battle next year and in the future? I’m assuming whoever wins is going to be a legit QB and wouldn’t lose his starting job. Should the loser transfer like Snead did for the sake of his future playing career?

if case redshirts, he will be two years behind.

The battle is really Connor Wood vs Case McCoy for backup...

Both will probably redshirt to put themselves a year behind Gilbert..

Case would more likely redshirt

It’s the Wood vs. McCoy dynamic that will be interesting.

Judging From His Frame - He should redshirt for 2 years
Gilbert leaves early and McCoy starts two years as a Junior/senior or redshirts
Nah. Injuries can happen anytime, and McCoy will likely RS.
Okafor is going to be good. He gets a bunch of push.
Our D line is just keeps getting more and more stacked.

It pays to be Texas where pretty much most of the really good high school football is.

I am happy.... :-)
Oregon's got 1st and Goal

10 to play

Oregon about to score again
USC not just getting beat

They are actually getting embarrassed

Oregon's making a solid case . . .

. . . that they should be at the top of the “everyone else” pile. Too bad that an undefeated BSU almost has to be ranked ahead of Oregon.

Rationale and reason never hold

in the polls. see 2008.

Boise Dominated Them Badly - No First Downs in First Half - None
Tre Newton sighting
Nice to see Tre Newton on the field
OSU will beat Texas Tech

but Tech will beat OU. I am holding to my summer prediction.

Shower curtains > OSU fans.
Apparently they're too stupid to try to taunt through the curtains.

It’s not like they don’t know the players and coaches are on the other side of it.

If the fans can't see them,

then the ’Horns cannot exist.

Maybe they don't know there's anything on the other side.

This is the state of Oklahoma after all…

I think Colt might have been asking to go back in

Haha.

My rankings

(1) Texas
(2) Bama
(3) Florida
(4) TCU
(5) BSU
(6) Oregon
(7) Cincy
(8) Iowa

I hate ranking BSU that high, but they beat Oregon.

This is going to sound odd,

but I’d put Boise over TCU.

Not odd at all

Whom has TCU beaten? No one, while BSU has beaten Oregon.

they did crush BYU...

but with Oregon winning tonight like they did I’d tend to agree

I could buy that, on the strength of a very impressive victory over the best 1-loss team
Didn't Gundy beat OU?
As a player?

Nope.

I thought a few years ago as a coach
2002
He wasn't the head coach for that game.

The stadium started clearing out a while ago.

RRRRRiiiiggghttttt...

…OSU, not Texas, is who beat OSU tonight.

Awesome Burnt Orange Vader
Shucks...They outgained us 277-257.
Mack's record...

intact!

Great board guys. Way to represent!
Pasadena...Here we come..

Book your reservations if you haven’t already…

Won't be nervous again until Thanksgiving
A&M

I don’t expect it to be a blowout, but who knows. We continue to underestimate our own team. A&M could come into that game demoralized by OU from the previous week.

The Aggies are always up for the game. They will hang in there for a while, but they have to be extremely concerned about their o-line vs. or front. They are playing a bunch of freshmen.

You don't beat yourself in a four score loss
Yeah, Millen is feeding the OSU fans some BS there...
No turnovers for Colt

Hard to lose if that happens with our D

Millen did say texas is the better team and they proved it
Other Guy Agreed and So Do I
Class Move By Zac Robinson

Waits to congratulate Mack Brown after having such a rough day

Zac is a class kid... he really is
Saw a great piece with him and they interviewd him... he was just a humble good kid.
I like this Jesse guy...he's a UT sunshine pumper
And he's a former Florida QB, believe it or not

I remember the QB battles he had.

That was fun

I had blast. Happy Halloween.

Yep, couldn't have gone much better...
USC=overrated
what do think?

USC #13?

Nice to see them play in the Holiday Bowl

OU vs USC in the Holiday Bowl would be very good matchup.

I'd like to see OU v. Oregon in the Holiday bowl, but I'm cruel like that.
Haaa!! Shades of the Ornage Bowl in 2005... LOL
Have a good night everyone. Party safely!
USC Best 2 Loss Team in Country

And Blow U is the best 3 loss team in the country.

Colt has Chance to Set All Time Win Record at Home vs. Jayhawks

Go Colt!

Yep

congrats to Colt for passing Peyton Manning today for career wins.

Division title

So, Texas would have to lose two games to remaining conference opponents, including one of them to a2m and/or Tech (who would also have to win all remaining conference games) in order to NOT win the division title.

That’s good shape.

Yeah but...

not good shape for making it to the MNC.

Right, but what I'm saying is that they've almost certainly wrapped up a division title at worst
Postgame show...Everyone saying Texas should be #1
What channel???
ESPN 2
Huhm...I'm seeing Masoli wrap things up against University of Spoiled Children on ESPN2
Celebration thread is up

FYI

Robert Smith Declares Horns #1

I have heard so many announcers calling the Horns the best we may actually be number 1 tomorrow

Very dominant performance

Hard to argue, except when one reads from the book of Acts of Tebow.

After all the struggles

the Heisman might come down to Tebow vs McCoy after all.

Oregon could put up 50. They're inside the USC 10 with 2:40 to go.

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