Read a post online from Doc Saturday's cfb site yesterday quoting Mack Brown on the changes they are making to the offense after the Sooner loss. (We can't run, look! Garrett can sling it around pretty good).
As a personal comment on Mack's revelation, if you spend time "establishing the run" when you can't really run, all you've done is establish that you need to pass. If the defense figures that out at the same time, or earlier, than you do, it spells trouble.
Anywho, back to the post. In my opinion, this spells trouble for the Bugeaters today. The Horns have shown an ability to rebound dramatically after miserable showing against the Sooners.
To demonstrate:
- In 2000, Texas lost 14-63 to OU, and proceeded to run the table on the rest of the Big 12 (6-0), with their next loss being n the Holiday Bowl to Oregon.
- In 2001, Texas looked offensively inept against the Sooner D, losing 3-14. They ran the table in the regular season again (6-0), and lost the Big 12 Championship game to Colorado.
- In 2002, Texas lost 24-35 to OU, then won 4 in a row before falling to Tech in Lubbock.
- In 2003, Texas lost 13-65, then won 6 in a row before losing the Holiday Bowl.
- In 2004, Texas lost 0-12, then won their next 6 regular season games.
- In 2007, Texas lost 21-28, then won 5 in a row before losing to Texas A&M.
Will an improved Horn offense be enough to overcome the Blackshirts in Lincoln. Hard to imagine. Defensively, however, I'm curious to see how Taylor Martinez fares against the speed and quickness of the Horns.
Prediction: Nebraska 17, Texas 14.
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You had me convinced. But you didn't convince yourself. Lucky I'm not a betting man.
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