In my youth, I played many games on an insanely poor pool table. It was old, and a joke. Over time, since it was the only one I had access to, I learned where the divots and curves were. I knew where the rails were dead, and where the felt had lumps. Playing on that table wasn't a problem for me, because I knew what would happen, and set my shots up accordingly.
I believe our true freshman QB was unprepared for what happens when a 25 mph N/S wind blasts through a stadium laid out E/W. He saw the field, knew the correct target, but the ball flew like a ping pong ball in a hair dryer. Playing in his 50th game at T Boone Pickens field, Sanders knew where the weird spots were.
After oSu corrected for the GT Counter play, Texas had tough sledding. The Cowboys are a good team, even injured. Tough loss.