Hard to believe the Longhorns defense could have improved sufficiently in six days to erase their BYU beatdown—550 rushing yards allowed. My Mississippi cousins are happily anticipating tomorrow’s Ole Miss game. They always win the tailgate, they like to say, but this time they have a good chance to win the game.
Even former Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro, now lighting up opponents of the New Orleans Saints, says the problems are on the field, not with the coaches on the sidelines. No grit, no leadership, no execution. At least we have one good Texas game to watch tomorrow (Aggies vs Alabama) even if the QB in College Station is a self-centered jerk who will never make it in the NFL.
UPDATE: Hoo-Boy, do these 2013 Longhorns suck. No defense and very inconsistent offense. After three scoreless quarters, including the whole second half, they lost 44 to 23. Kansas State next week undoubtedly will be more of the same—only the KState score will be a lot higher.
As for the Ags, they almost beat Bama a second time, but lost 49-42. Despite Manziel the bad-boy wonder-worker and his last-minute 95 yard TD.
AND: Mrs. Charm, taking Mr. Boy to lunch out near Cedar Park day after the game, reports seeing a Longhorn flag in someone’s front yard: It was at half-staff and upside down. Yep.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Well, I’m certainly digging in to watch the A&M vs Bama game tomorrow. As for Manziel, most of the reports of his conduct are ambiguous, but I’m hoping that the Heisman doesn’t go to his head & he keeps it together. (e.g., the Rice defender tweeted that Manziel didn’t deserve the unsportsmanlike conduct call — the
two of them were just joking with each other.)
Of course, it would be great to see the two of us in game again, & keep it that way somehow. They tried last year with the Cotton Bowl, but the idiots at the BCS had to screw everything up with Northern Illinois.
That’s good to hear. I hadn’t seen any defense of his Rice game behavior. Altho if he’d kept it verbal and not thrown in the hand gestures he’d probably have gotten away with it. The NCAA didn’t seem pleased with him a month ago, though they didn’t do anything. He’ll need to watch it or no NFL team will touch him. They’re big on obedience on and off the field. Vince’s problem, entirely, was his attitude, and arguing with the Titan’s coach. I doubt, though, that Texas and A&M will ever play again, which is a shame, I agree.