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10-24-2008, 02:58 PM
Cowboys-Horns, Bucks-Lions, Dawgs-Tigers headline Week 9
By Rece Davis, ESPN.com
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Coach Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State would like to build a lead -- and keep it -- in Austin on Saturday.
How many times can you go to that emotional well and find it full?
How many times can a coach warn a team that it must play its best, and it still delivers?
Texas will soon find out.
The Longhorns hope the number is at least three. Texas has beaten Oklahoma State 10 straight times and 20 of the past 22. The Longhorns even tease the Pokes, just to make it fun. Oklahoma State built leads of at least 19 points three times in the past four years. But Texas won all the games and twice won by 19 or more points. Last year, Texas won by only three points, but Mike Gundy's team had led by 21 … in the fourth quarter! The Longhorns' two greatest comebacks in history were against the Cowboys.
Still, I think No. 1 might have a problem on its hands.
I think Texas is a better team. But the Horns have been superhuman the past two weeks. That's the intangible reason for the Horns to be wary.
The tangible reason is the Cowboys' running game. Texas hasn't seen one like it. The Horns have seen one top-50 rushing attack all season. RB Kendall Hunter and the Pokes rank fifth running the ball, averaging 283 yards per game.
Oklahoma State is balanced and tough. Keep an eye on how Will Muschamp's defense deals with WR Dez Bryant. Last week against Baylor, Oklahoma State completed 13 passes. Eleven of them were to Bryant. He's dangerous. But Texas is even more dangerous, assuming that emotional well still has something in reserve. Even if it doesn't, the Longhorns still have QB Colt McCoy. He's enough to beat anybody this season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/notebook?page=gamedayKickoff089&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos2
Click on ther link for the rest of this weekends bigish type games.
GO POKES!!! BEAT TEXASS!!!!
By Rece Davis, ESPN.com
<a href=
Paul Jasienski/Getty Images
Coach Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State would like to build a lead -- and keep it -- in Austin on Saturday.
How many times can you go to that emotional well and find it full?
How many times can a coach warn a team that it must play its best, and it still delivers?
Texas will soon find out.
The Longhorns hope the number is at least three. Texas has beaten Oklahoma State 10 straight times and 20 of the past 22. The Longhorns even tease the Pokes, just to make it fun. Oklahoma State built leads of at least 19 points three times in the past four years. But Texas won all the games and twice won by 19 or more points. Last year, Texas won by only three points, but Mike Gundy's team had led by 21 … in the fourth quarter! The Longhorns' two greatest comebacks in history were against the Cowboys.
Still, I think No. 1 might have a problem on its hands.
I think Texas is a better team. But the Horns have been superhuman the past two weeks. That's the intangible reason for the Horns to be wary.
The tangible reason is the Cowboys' running game. Texas hasn't seen one like it. The Horns have seen one top-50 rushing attack all season. RB Kendall Hunter and the Pokes rank fifth running the ball, averaging 283 yards per game.
Oklahoma State is balanced and tough. Keep an eye on how Will Muschamp's defense deals with WR Dez Bryant. Last week against Baylor, Oklahoma State completed 13 passes. Eleven of them were to Bryant. He's dangerous. But Texas is even more dangerous, assuming that emotional well still has something in reserve. Even if it doesn't, the Longhorns still have QB Colt McCoy. He's enough to beat anybody this season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/notebook?page=gamedayKickoff089&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos2
Click on ther link for the rest of this weekends bigish type games.
GO POKES!!! BEAT TEXASS!!!!