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Texas is struggling again, as always this season. Texas fans got spoiled the last few years, used to a quick lede. No more. It’s Huskers 17, Longhorns 9 in the FOURTH quarter. Yipes. Even if we pull this one out, it won’t erase the O line collapse, Colt’s geting hammered, and Charles’ mediocre rushing.

UPDATE: Then Charles redeemed himself with three of his best runs of the season and Texas won, 28 to 25. They sure didn’t make it look easy. But they finally blew it up and made it.

Guess the voters were sufficiently impressed with how the Longhorns fought yesterday, despite losing to Oklahoma, to keep them ranked, if just barely. The AP has them ranked at 23 and the coaches’ poll has them at 22.

Too many questions surround the Longhorns to have much confidence in their beating Oklahoma today, though I would never bet against them. If the defense can get to OU QB Sam Bradford as much as KState’s defense got to Colt McCoy, the OU juggernaut certainly could be slowed, perhaps even stopped.

But it’s really a question of whether the UT O line can give Colt time to work, and if not, whether the Texas coaches shift hard to the running game, which Colorado used so effectively against the Sooners. Of course if McCoy is knocked out early (and let us pray, sports fans, that his concussion isn’t aggravated, which could endanger his young life), then backup QB John Chiles will have to take over, and his strong suit is the run. Like I say, just too many questions to have confidence in the outcome. But we shall see.

The Horns, at least, are confident. Hook ‘Em!

UPDATE: Great game, rare readers! Tied at the half at 14 all. Texas has a chance to pull this out! 

FINAL: It just wasn’t to be. Oklahoma wins 28-21, and Texas falls out of the Top 25 for the first time since, uh, 2000, I think. This time, though, they won’t likely get back in. Good try, though.