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I guess we can forget about Ramonce coming back. http://www.statesman.com/news/content/sports/stories/longhorns/05/15ramonce.html 5 pounds of weed.

And neither QB will face a better defense this coming season than they one they face in 30 formal and 100+ informal practices between January and September.

OU plays zone almost exclusive and at that time they were a lot better at it than what I saw from tOSU last year. I figure that a group of new DBs working together for the first time will not be great in zone coverage, even if the decide to go with it exclusively. From published statements of...

I don't think they are relevant. For one there is no similarity between the 2006 tOSU secondary, and the OU secondaries of 2001-2003. The experience level and style of play is quite a bit different. Secondly it neglects the fact that Chris Simms imploded as per his usual big game performance in...

They fell into three classes;1) those who let us run all over them Rice 361 yards rushing, Missouri 349 yards rushing, 2) those that let us score at will Tech 52 points in 62 plays, Cu (big 12 champ game), 70 points in 76 plays, and lastly 3) Texas A&M. I'm not sure what happened there, but I...

You used the number of completions for 04 and 02.

Good for you, I dangled that for fun, not expecting anyone to get it.

I don't understand what you guys don't get. Greg Davis calls 35-40 pass plays every game and has for 8 years (with the exception of a run the clock, be gentle with me kinda blowout, like Rice). The slight reduction in pass attempts the past two years is only partly due to fewer pass calls and...

Sorry I don't smoke, but I do trust that coach Davis will have them prepared and that they will perform in typical Texas fashion. Since 1998 Texas QBs have given up the following annual INT totals, 12, 10, 14 (Simms urgh), 12, 12, 9, 11, & 11. I actually think they will fall in the normal range...

Since you couldn't win at home with +2 turnovers, I just figure you need to be +3 to have a chance in Austin, especially with the new defense. Yes 12-17 over 14 games. I also fail to find any logic in someone whose team came up with 6 interceptions all year last year, yet they think they will...

I consider this the worse case scenario and about the only way for Texas to lose this game. I only expect these QBs to average 1 INT a game combined, including this game.

I think Texas will exploit weaknesses in the tOSU defense, not because of lack of talent or individual ability, but because of the lack of playing time as a unit. When the Texas offense gets in the no huddle, an inexperienced defense will find their heads spinning.

Think about how many teams actually go undefeated in a year. Of the top ten teams in preseason typically only one goes undefeated, if that. In an example from a hornfans thread someone gave the following probabilities of Texas winning games on the 2007 (I know we shouldn't look that far ahead)...

For comparison in what that means experience-wise Texas returns a player with 236 tackles.

You can count on it.

From 99 to 2000 under Applewhite and Simms UT Averaged 34 attempts a game. Last year Texas had 25 attempts or more in 8 of the 13 games and in a couple like Rice (18 attempts) and the Big 12 championships (19) there was no reason to pass. Texas has thrown and will throw more than some of you think.

Interestingly around half of you expect an undefeated season, when the probability is probably in the 10% +/- 5% range depennding on how big a homer you are. I would be interested to see what your estimates are of the probability of winning each game. (For example a 35% chance of beating...

I expect the tOSU defense will focus on stopping the run forcing the QBs to throw. I'll side with Texas needing 150 yards passing or more to win. But, I don't think that will be a problem, as I expect 200+ yards.

They both played in spread offenses mostly from the shotgun. Maybe more importantly they played a lot of no-huddle. Getting into the no-huddle quickly will be very important in our game as it was last year. Last year Texas players kept making mistakes in the first half and the coaches didn't...

Since I haven't been living up to my "blowhard statistician" title lately I thought I would throw out this gem. Nationally sports fans are trying to marginalize UTs chances because they are led by 2 freshman QBs. In the absense of any college data I thought I would throw out their combined high...