DE-FENSE [clap, clap] DE-FENSE [clap, clap]. That needs to be our chant
throughout the entire game tomorrow because…the best defense WINS this
one! The Wizard of Odd will have his Crazy Pirate Crew fired up, but
will it be enough?
that Mack stated allowed 125 extra yards for OSU. Also HORRIBLE return
coverage…for which Mack promised personnel changes. I’d can’t wait to see them. Not to mention that when a team has one of the leading returnguys in the nation…you should not kick it directly to him.
Where was Cody Johnson when we needed to burn the clock? Ogbonnaya has
18 completions in a row for Colt was a new school record for consecutive
McCoy has 9,232 yards of total offense and is No. 1 at Texas after
McCoy also broke a record he set by completing 38 passes Saturday. He
McCoy is the only player in Texas history to produce more than 2,500
In the last three games against then No. 1 Oklahoma, then No. 11
Missouri and then No. 7 Oklahoma State, McCoy completed 95 of 112 passes
Wide receiver Jordan Shipley set a school record with his 15 receptions
OKstate is known as a great rushing team and they have really physical
WR’s who are good run blockers. In fact, they are #1 in the Big XII, #5
- They are still a good rushing team and those WR’s wore our DB’s out.
Texas has the #1 rushing defense in the Big XII, #2 in the country,
averaging 48 yds rushing per game. 1.9 yds/carry and 2 TD’s. So,
something has to give…either our defense or their offense. Anyone
- I would say we lost many of the battles, but not the war. If we had
wrapped up on ANY tackles, this would not have been a contest. If Coach
OSU is also known as a ball control team. They are 4th in country with
an average of 33 mins per game. That is exactly the T.O.P. they had in
the Missouri game and they only put up a whopping 28 pts? But, guess
who is #3 in the country…uh huh, Texas, also at 33 mins per game. SO,
Ok, Ok…Mobilehoma State is known for an attacking defense with an
aggressive rush. So what. They have only eight sacks, which ranks
101st in the country and 11th in the Big 12. Their best effort came two
weeks ago against Missouri where they limited the Tigers to 23 points.
Quarterback Chase Daniel still had enough time to throw for 390 yards,
- Lots of blitzing, but Colt scalded them several times for it. Only
* Watch for more turnovers created by the Texas defense; tipped
balls, stripped balls, picks. I’ll say one fumble caused by a
- Bingo. Earl Thomas had a game changing strip as OSU was driving to
* Speaking of turnovers, we will have one of our own early in the
- Not early, but give credit to Colt for 2 consecutive turnovers; our
last possession of the 3rd quarter and our first possession of the 4th
- 391 yds, 2 TD’s. How about this; by completing 84% of his passes, his
- I have died and gone to heaven!! There were actually two: 1) the
Jordan Shipley end-around for 17 yds, and 2) Quan’s pass to Shipley that
resulted in a pass interference penalty. I guess there were actually
three if you count Greg Davis’ ridiculous call to have Colt roll out and
pass when we had a 4th and goal from the 1 foot line. Cody Johnson
- There has got to be a better word than “nuts”, but yes he
went nuts. How about 15 catches for 168 yds. He was the difference in
* James Kirkendoll gets jealous that he was left out of the “young
* Dez Bryant will have less than 80 relatively meaningless yards,
1 TD
- Bingo. 6 catches for a meaningless 74 yds. NO TD’s. Special kudos
to Curtis Brown who stepped in for the injured Chykie Brown and was
* TE Brandon Pettigrew will lead all Goat-roper receivers with 100
* ESPN Game Day gets so used to following the Longhorns that Lee
Rhythm is the key for the TTU passing attack and Wild Willy Muschamp’s
plan will be to disrupt that rhythm all game. Missouri’s offense was
much the same way: Chase Daniel takes the snap, stands flat-footed and
fires the ball on timing routes. Remember these defensive statistics
- Texas only really rushed the front 4 again. 8 tackles-for-loss, 2
sacks, 30 yds rushing, 318 yds passing, 1 INT, 9 QB hurries, 6 pass
- Mizzou had only two 3 & out possessions all year, but Texas forced 3
Expect more of the same vs. TTU. Also remember that Chase was pretty
mobile…it is an understatement to say that Harrell is NOT. Timing,
time to throw & decision making are the things they depend on to make
Also, Chykie Brown will be in this week. Chykie was responsible for
holding Mizzou’s Jeremy Maclin to 8 catches for 66 meaningless yards.
His backup Curtis Brown held OSU’s Dez Bryant to only 6 catches for 74
meaningless yards. These young dudes are now battle tested and ready
for the last big test of the regular season…much more than can be said
for the entire Pirate Crew. I believe the Texas D is so much more
physical than when we started the season and the Sand Aggy wide
receivers will experience this first hand. We beat them last year by
manning-up tight on the WR’s ALL game. That is a key tomorrow as well.
Also remember; OSU had been sacked 4 times all season then Texas got 5
on them in one game. Graham Harrell has been sacked 3 times all
We had such a poor tackling game last week that I bet we see the best
open field tackling of the season Saturday night. Wrapping up on a
tackle is one of the most basic, simple elements of football that a
kiddo learns the first time they suit up in Pee Wee league football and
that’s about how we looked last week…like Pee Wee tacklers. My bet is
On the offensive front; the Horns have faced much more formidable
defenses than TTU. They will not get a pass rush on us. Here are some
Tackles for Loss: Texas #20, TTU #105 (Behind Baylor, OSU, Colorado,
TTU certainly must be beaming over their shiny 63-21 win over the
Jaybirds last week, but let me tell you why they have BIG reasons to
* In the Big XII, TTU has beaten: KSU, Nebraska, aggy, #23
Kansas…all these teams are bad, folks.
* K-State 296 yds
* Nebraska – 471 yds (TTU had 421 yds)
* Aggy – 306
* TTU was losing at halftime to the aggy 20-23 before they came
back to win it 43-25.
* TTU avoided a scare from the Hapless Huskers in Lubbock when
they allowed 24 second half points and had to win it in overtime ONLY
because Nebraska QB Joe Ganz threw a pass “away” right into the waiting
arms of a TTU linebacker. TTU had only 16 first downs to NU’s 29. TTU
had only 284 yds passing.
* Kansas, who lost last week to TTU, is bad and I have contended
they were way overrated from the beginning…they are now unranked.
* TTU is the most overrated team in the Top 10…mark it down, the
“Pirate Posers” will lose their next 3 games: Texas, Oklahoma State &
Oklahoma.
* In the Big XII, Texas has beaten Colorado, #1 Oklahoma, #11
Missouri and #6 Oklahoma State
* Last year we scored a season high 59 pts against TTU. They have
The Horns and the Pirates are each at a crossroad in the season, but
* The Horns know that TTU is the LAST real test of the season, the
last step in the gauntlet that looked so intimidating 4 weeks ago. It’s
the only thing standing between them and another undefeated season. The
last hurdle before their 2nd trip to the National Championship in 4
years…THEY WILL BE READY. They will feel that completion about to
happen and they will be hungry. Make a statement. THIS is your season.
They will leave it all on the field.
* The Pirates know this is the FIRST real test of three in a
row…OSU & OU await. This is the biggest game in the history of TTU
football. A win gives them the Heisman Trophy winner and a contender
for the National Championship. A win validates all the craziness that
is Mike Leach football. They will BE NERVOUS. They will
* Graham Harrell will get pressure early, mid-game & late and he
will get rattled into some bad decision making resulting in some
uncharacteristic incompletions and 1 INT.
* Texas’ defense will have 2 sacks (Tech has allowed only 3 all
season)
* Texas’ defense will have 9 QB hurries
* Texas’ defense will have 8 pass break ups
* Texas’ defense will have 7 tackles-for-loss
* Michael Crabtree will have 80 meaningless receiving yards, 1 TD
* One tooth-rattling hit on a Pirate causes a fumble that we
recover
* The score is within 7 pts at halftime and Texas pulls away in
the second half
* The Bell Ringers will go for it on 4th down 4 times and will
make it twice
* The Pirates will fake a field goal or punt
* Colt will have 300 yds passing, 75 yds rushing, 2 rushing TD’s
* One of the young WR’s will have a career game. I’ll go with
Brandon Collins.
* Jordan Shipley has 75+ yards
* Quan leads all receivers with 85+ yards
* Vondrell & Fozzy both see quality time and one of them busts one
for 20+ yards
* We will have 150+ yards rushing
* ESPN College Game Day crew realizes why it has never before been
and never again will return…to Lubbock, TX
* Farmers 24 – Buffs 28
* OKState 63 – Iowa State 17
* Mobilehoma 77 – Nebraska 21
Scott
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