I didn’t take this game seriously, so I forgot about posting on it. The halftime score of 28-14 conceals how well Baylor is playing, particularly their QB Robert Griffin who sure can run and pass. Colt’s two interceptions are not going to help his Heisman campaign. Burnt Orange Nation still has the best fan forum.
UPDATE: Final 45-21 was not surprising. Pity backup Texas QB John Chiles had a good TD run called back for a penalty not of his making.
Posting will be minimal, if any, for a while. My DSL modem is on the fritz. AT&T has promised to come Monday and check the line, if not necessarily replace the modem. The thing’s warranty is out, and it seems to be the major difficulty, so I hope they replace it.
If not, I may consider switching ISPs, though that would be a major hassle and AT&T has provided good service up to now. We think a thunderstorm a couple of weeks ago, which knocked out the landline service (which contains the DSL connection) may have been the culprit here. The techs said the line was the victim of a power surge. We were thinking about having the landline disconnected anyhow. We use the cell phones most of the time.
ADDENDUM: Yes, we were disappointed by last night’s Texas loss to Texas Tech. But Tech, a longtime in-state rival, played a great game and deserves to be No. 1, even if the BCS computers don’t agree. The Horns also beat themselves, with too many dropped passes (and one almost-interception), costly penalties, an OL that couldn’t stop Tech’s D, etc. Hope Texas stays in the top five. They’ll be back.
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In the last few years against the Longhorns, the Cowboys have jumped into the lead in the first half, then fallen apart in the second half. I suspect they will not even get that far in today’s game. Texas is just too good for them this year. That’s my prediction and I’m sticking to it, at least until the half. The only really tough game the Horns have left this season will be Texas Tech next weekend.
UPDATE: Well, I might be a little optimistic, with Texas up only 21-14 at the half. OK State is playing tougher than I expected, but it still would be unusual if they kept it up through the fourth quarter.
FINAL: Whoa, that was close. Texas wins 28-24. By this standard, Tech will be tough, indeed.
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In the AP and coach’s (USA Today) polls. Probably prematurely. Only week seven. Long way to go.
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That it will not be an easy game for Texas is obvious after the first two drives, when it’s OK 7, TX 3.
UPDATE: At the half, it’s OK 21, TX 20. Hard fought and lots of excitement from both sides. It looks like Texas could win this thing, which would upset a lot of bookies but make me happy.
FINAL: Texas wins it, 45 to 35 in an instant classic! Next: Missouri. Another tough opponent.
LATER: The daily’s Kirk Bohls, who predicted an OU win, proves he can eat crow when it’s warranted.
Ball-control, history shows, will make the difference this Saturday in the Cotton Bowl.
Lots of folks at the grocery this morning buying up bottled water, batteries and canned goods, in anticipation of possible lengthy power outages if Ike’s core comes close to Austin after crossing the coast early Saturday. Mom, visiting friends in Maryland, is scheduled to come back Saturday but now may have to wait until Sunday, if Austin’s airport is closed. Texas Longhorns home game Saturday with Arkansas has already been postponed.
Local forecast sounded dire yesterday: Not just torrential rain all-day and all-night Saturday, but sustained winds of 50 to 70 mph. Meaning trees downed and flying limbs and other debris. Today’s forecast is milder, with winds only gusting to 45 mph and less rain. Evacuees from the coast still may be sorry they came. All depends on how close the core comes to us. Fifty miles east would be good. Ten miles west would be a true disaster. Meanwhile Ike is already bigger than Katrina in ’05. It’s pussyfooting through a patch of cool water in mid-Gulf this morning, but is expected to strengthen. Lots of uncertainy yet, but Houston looks now to bare the brunt of the winds and rain, and the storm surge is expected to be a killer on the coast, sweeping miles inland. Possibly overtopping Galveston’s seventeen-foot seawall.
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