While IC2000 and Fatty Fatbastard fight for the recruiting scraps left over by UT, I thought I'd post this article from FOX.... The source of all truth in media. http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5278702 2006 Pre-preseason Rankings: 1-10 1. Texas 2005 Record: 13-0 Why Texas is the Pre-preseason No. 1: Vince Young is gone so the program will go into the tank, right? Nope. Fine, so Texas is here mostly because there's absolutely no one else truly worthy of the top spot, but there's a lot to get excited about from Jamaal Charles and the nation's best stable of running backs to an experienced and underrated receiving corps to a fantastic defense that should survive the loss of Thorpe Award winner Michael Huff and big-hitting LB Aaron Harris just fine. The offensive line is still loaded with big-time run blockers even after the loss of two Rose Bowl starters. Why Texas shouldn't be the Pre-preseason No. 1: Vince Young was the difference. Texas would've needed some luck to find its way to the Rose Bowl without him. It likely would've lost to Ohio State and certainly wouldn't have beaten USC if there was an upset in Columbus. Young is an irreplaceable talent who took the program to another level, and now it'll be up to redshirt freshmen Colt McCoy and true freshmen Jevan Snead and Sherrod Harris to try to fill the enormous void. In other words, the nation's best team is walking into the season with no experience Whatsoever at quarterback. What Texas needs to do to get to the BCS Championship Bowl: Let the rest of the talent shine through. The new quarterback, likely McCoy, can't carry things the way Young did, but he'll have a fantastic supporting cast around him. As long as the new starter doesn't make mistakes, Charles and the ground game should be good enough to get through the Big 12. The defense could be good enough to slow down Ohio State and get the win that'll pave the way to Arizona. Realistic, feet-on-the-ground, goal to shoot for: BCS Championship Bowl. Ohio State has a ton of defensive holes that likely won't be adequately filled by September 9th, and the one true road game before the October 21st trip to Nebraska is at Rice. Unless there's an epic upset, it's a four game season playing Ohio State, Oklahoma, at Nebraska and at Texas Tech before the Big 12 title game. The number one thing to work on is: The passing game. No matter who's under center, the ground game will roll out of bed and average 250 yards per game. Texas became national title good because Young turned into a fantastic passer. McCoy threw for 116 touchdowns in his high school career, but he doesn't have to be Peyton Manning. All he has to do is be efficient and keep the chains moving. If that happens, the offense will be just fine. Biggest offensive loss: QB Vince Young Biggest defensive loss: LB Aaron Harris
Keep writing. It'll look better when Tech beats UT this year. BTW, did you actually graduate from UT? You can never tell.
Trust me I know. With the recent Rosebowl win there's been an influx of t-shirt fans. But yes I did, in 2003. By the way TTech is 22nd and A&M is 47th
Because they have a better coach, we do not play well in Lubbock. And also in 2002 they won by a fluke. The Aggie kicker blew that game.
Quote: Originally Posted by Baqui99 F*ck Mack. I won $181 by placing a $200 bet on OU at -6.5 I've been to every RRS since 1999, and watched too many of these beatings to expect any different outcome. I recouped the cost of my ticket ($85), hotel cut ($50), gas ($20), and some beer money. Despite being down only 3-0 at the half, at no point did I think that we had a chance to win. I'm glad to come away with the money. Horn fans are numb from these beatings. I wonder if you changed your opinion now? Remember when i said everyone wanted Mack fired! HAHA looks like you did too. What an idiot! You understand my poin on fran now, he can change too!
Tech fans sound like a broken record. It's the same story over and over again. I will say this though, this will be Tech's best chance of beating us. I don't expect them to, but it's still their best chance.
IC2000- You're right, there were quite a bit of people that wanted Mack gone, but I'm sure everyone has changed their mind. The difference is that some wanted Mack gone even though he had won at least 9 games every single season. Fran has gone 16-19 and some of ya'll are still holding ship, I applaud your optimism, but I guess this really shows the difference in expectations.
Who is holding ship, 95% of aggies want him fired. We have come to the realization that its not happening this year. So we want him gone but we want to win next year too. Its a win/win situation next year. Either the team is good or he is gone.
