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Been an exciting first half. What looked at first glance to be a defensive struggle has become an offensive one instead. So we go into the half with Texas up 28-21. Texas already has almost four hundred yards of total offense. Colt’s really puttin’ on a show, with deep passes, a long run for a TD and a good pooch punt. Gunnin’ for that Heisman?

UPDATE:  Texas pulls out a tough victory 49-39 in a tit-for-tat contest in which both teams combined for more than a thousand yards of total offense. These in-state grudge games can be murder. This was a wild one.

It’s Aggies QB Stephen McGee, the junior from Burnet (just west of Austin) leading the Big 12’s No. 2 rushing offense, vs. Texas QB Colt McCoy, the Tuscola Kid (also call the "pistolas," or pistols, by Spanish-language sportscasters) who could break 3,000 yards passing for the season today and help his team get its seventh consecutive 10-win season, the longest such streak in the country. Hook ‘Em!

UPDATE: The Horns are really stinkin’ up the joint. Three and out, three and out, three and out. Meanwhile, the Ags have become a successful passing team. Which makes sense. Pass defense is Texas’ worst characteristric this season. So it’s 17-3 Ags. Fortunately, there’s still another half for the Horns to figure out how to play football.

FINAL: They almost did, but it wasn’t enough. Ags win, 38-30, for the second year in a row. Another disappointing season for Texas, but this time without an injured Colt for an excuse.