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yep it will only be 95 at kickoff

Advantage LSU.  It's hotter in Louisiana than Texas, you know, humidity and all...

I say 38-24 LSU.  If Texas gets a fast start, then we have a chance.  We need to get Coach O on his heels.  If we go down early, at least the beer will be cold.

We just don't have the horses.  We have a better chance next year, when LSU thins out.

I just think it's funny how Aggy now claims LSU as their real "rival", when all Aggy will be cheering for LSU Saturday.

Advantage LSU.  It's hotter in Louisiana than Texas, you know, humidity and all...

I say 38-24 LSU.  If Texas gets a fast start, then we have a chance.  We need to get Coach O on his heels.  If we go down early, at least the beer will be cold.

We just don't have the horses.  We have a better chance next year, when LSU thins out.

I just think it's funny how Aggy now claims LSU as their real "rival", when all Aggy will be cheering for LSU Saturday.

Yeah, I just don't see LSU's brand new "we finally discovered the forward pass" offense scoring 38 points.  That would imply that their new offense is going to be roughly equal in production to OU's offense which has consistently been one of the best in the country for years running. In 3 games against Orlando's defense, the Sooners have scored 29, 45, and 39.  OU has flat-out better and more talented offensive personnel than LSU, they're running a system they were explicitly recruited for and are better suited to, and with better offensive coaching than LSU has.  I don't see LSU being able to really come close to their production.

Unless maybe you're assuming they get 2 pick-6s off Sam or something?  Seems far-fetched.

This looks a lot more like a 24-20 type of game.  Could go either way.  I like Sam to be the difference maker and put the W on Texas' side of the ledger.  Time will tell, of course.

that's what I said

I know-- I always said you were the smartest Husker!

You're inheriting some Austin Malaise.  It's making you more agreeable.

I'll be interested to see what Orgeron does if the first two drives are stuffed. He may chuck it all and implement the wishbone for the 2nd quarter. After that, we could see four corners and the neutral zone trap.

Part of the game will be seeing just how much moxy the Texas OL has. Against all tendency, LaTech brought blitz after blitz. The Longhorn group picked them up time and again, showing they're at least heady about the concepts and techniques.

One sight I recall was a swing pass to Ingram. I had to double-take as two Texas OL (Cosmi and Braun) were right out in front of him. I was very confused when I saw them actually engage a defender and plant them.

All this time, as a Texas fan, I thought that the OL's job on a swing pass was to arrive after the tackle for a close look, or to simply run in a straight line until you crashed into the opposing team's bench!

This is a strong point.  But I'm fearing they run all over us (big gainers) and maybe a couple by air.

You have to understand that my projections are geared to mitigate my impending disappointment level.

Plus I am self-loathing.

And all.

we understand
I mean after all the Horns are playing a sec sec sec team
and that means we are dooooooooomed