Longhorn fever
Junior
Wow thats a new topic to look at. I forgot all about the qb situation. I really hope the team thinks this game is gonna be as easy as some of the tosu fans do.
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Wow thats a new topic to look at. I forgot all about the qb situation. I really hope the team thinks this game is gonna be as easy as some of the tosu fans do.
I assure you, they dont. And besides, unless I'm missing something the guy was merely stating his opinion of which factor he'd prefer. Yeah, this thred has addressed it.. but damn, what haven't we covered?
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Captain Hindsight
The Hero of the Modern Age
Umm bro, by no means do we think this is going to be an easy game. There's no doubt that this is going to be a competitive game (in my opinion), and the only reason we use that statement is because we have all seen our team play before, and our D will be solid. The linebacker's are going to be solid, and the D-line will be solid. The only thing I have my doubts about is on the secondary, and after the first game I'm pretty convinced that they'll be pretty damn good.
Another reason I'm not too worried about the secondary is because people can call them "average," "pretty good," etc. Last I checked, a team needs a "good" quarterback to pick apart a secondary. Last I checked, you have two QB's competing for the starting job, who have no college experience.
The funny thing is we were in the same situation last year, at home.
However, we had two "pretty good" QB's at the time, playing against a National Championship team.
So don't tell me that there's any way you see this game being any different from last year, in the sense that you have two inexperienced QB's that will more than likely both take snaps during the game.
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Longhorn fever
Junior
It just seems like the other 10 spots on our offense have been forgotten about. I mean yea losing vince is big but i think people are putting too much emphasis on our qb situation and not even thinking about what kind of weapons we have in the backfield and at wr.
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Weapons at WR are nuetralized if no one can get em the ball, agree?
Missing your QB is huge... that the QB you're missing is VY is all the more troublesome for Texas' chances. Doesn't mean they can't win this game, but it is - as anyone knows - one of the keys to this battle.
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Longhorn fever
Junior
The similarities are ridiculous I admit all of last year is reversed. However that does not have to mean victory for either team. All I am saying is that our new qb's spell sure victory for any team coming in. The one difference between snead and mccoy from smith and zwick last year is that i believe snead and mccoy will have a better supporting cast around them on offense this year early on (no disrespect to tosu's offense last year). We are returning the bulk of an oline that many considered last years best wonderful receivers and a great backfield.
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Longhorn fever
Junior
haha im sure you all have realized to add a dont before that spell sure win. 
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buckeyeboy
Still fortitudinous
Right. I forgot about Jamaal Charles, who is a lock to be a Heisman finalist this year.
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fourteenandoh
My swing feels like an unfolding lawn chair.
He is the "fastest player in college football" 
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Captain Hindsight
The Hero of the Modern Age
Okay, well, in my opinion, I don't think that all of your "assets" will mean much when the game is all said and done. The QB's are going to have make tough decisions that I feel take experience (simply because they're playing the number one team in the nation), which they won't get from playing North Texas.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
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8/19/06
8/19/06
Eyes of Texas are on the future
Longhorns refuse to rest on laurels
By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff | August 19, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas -- The temperature was pushing triple digits when the Texas Longhorns hit the practice field yesterday morning. The heat index was 112. A few hours later, the squad was done with their field work and ready for their next assignment.
Media Day is a sort of coming-out party for teams -- the time to strut your stuff, make predictions, and launch what the elite programs hope will be a championship season.
For the last decade, Texas followed the formula, but the accolades at the end of the year went to somebody else. Schools such as Miami, Southern Cal, Nebraska, Michigan, Florida State, and Oklahoma brought home the BCS national championship hardware during that time.
Last year, however, the eyes of Texas were indeed smiling as the Longhorns roared through a 13-0 season, which concluded with a wild, last-minute 41-38 victory over defending national champion USC in the Rose Bowl.
It was time to celebrate and the Longhorns certainly did that. And yesterday, with a core of returning starters and stars -- but not quarterback Vince Young -- they talked about the possibility of repeating.
The preseason prognosticators think Texas has a chance. The coaches' poll lists the Longhorns as No. 2 behind Ohio State. The issue of who is better between those teams will be answered, at least temporarily, Sept. 9 when the Buckeyes come here.
The Associated Press poll, which was released yesterday, also gave the Longhorns some props, ranking them No. 3, behind Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Make no mistake, Texas is BCS worthy, even without Young. The Longhorns have all the ingredients -- veteran offensive line, tough, veteran defense, and tailback Jamaal Charles, who has 1,000-yard potential. Only at quarterback, where sophomore Colt McCoy and true freshman Jevan Snead are staging their own challenge, is there a question mark, and that is more a question of inexperience than talent.
Texas coach Mack Brown says he will use the rest of training camp to make a decision and even then the decision might not be permanent.
Those are questions for future weeks. The issue yesterday was a simple matter of respect. The Longhorns are the national champions and they played the role well with the cameras and lights filling the posh UT Club on the sixth floor of Memorial Stadium.
Brown, of course, preferred to look forward rather than back.
``We haven't done anything yet," said Brown with a smile. ``We're starting over. This year's team doesn't have the right be No. 1."
Yet.
Brown knows the season will change dramatically, as early as Sept. 9 after the Ohio State game. He concedes this year is different because he felt he would have Young back.
``I really did," Brown said. ``But you move on. I'm excited about this year's quarterbacks. It's new, it's fresh, it's different."
What is not different about Texas is the standard of excellence the Longhorns finally achieved by winning all of their games and the national championship.
A new season is two weeks away and Brown knows that last year is old news and will become older each week. It is the same way at Ohio State, at Notre Dame, and all the other campuses where expectations are high.
But only one team can make the claim of being No. 1 based on last year's performance. And that, Brown said, is what Texas will do until someone takes the championship away.
© Copyright 2006 Globe Newspaper Company.
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WestChesterOH
Newbie
QB for Texas is everything
I find it amazing that any Longhorn fan can say that a Vince Young-less team is not terrifying for Mack Brown. I hear about their O-line, and strong RB. But the only 2 close games you were in last year--OSU and USC--VYoung SINGLEHANDEDLY won those games. There is no way a freshman or sophomore QB with no game experience beats us last year like Young did. Without Young, Texas loses that game by 2 TD's.
One other point..I know everyone liked Mike Kudla at DE. I, on the other hand, always thought he was one of the weaker rush DE's we've had. This year's DE's are better-by a long shot. Freeman is awesome and Pitcock is a monster. The secondary will be fine as long as they play smart because athletically they are studs-all. The defense will be fine.
The difference this year is the lack of VYoungs ability to make something out of nothing. That torch is passed to Troy Smith, who will wind up being a better all-around QB than Young-especially when he starts getting paid on Sundays.
I think we go to Texas and win by 10. Yup, 10. I am worried about Iowa on the road at night more than Texas.
I find it amazing that any Longhorn fan can say that a Vince Young-less team is not terrifying for Mack Brown. I hear about their O-line, and strong RB. But the only 2 close games you were in last year--OSU and USC--VYoung SINGLEHANDEDLY won those games. There is no way a freshman or sophomore QB with no game experience beats us last year like Young did. Without Young, Texas loses that game by 2 TD's.
One other point..I know everyone liked Mike Kudla at DE. I, on the other hand, always thought he was one of the weaker rush DE's we've had. This year's DE's are better-by a long shot. Freeman is awesome and Pitcock is a monster. The secondary will be fine as long as they play smart because athletically they are studs-all. The defense will be fine.
The difference this year is the lack of VYoungs ability to make something out of nothing. That torch is passed to Troy Smith, who will wind up being a better all-around QB than Young-especially when he starts getting paid on Sundays.
I think we go to Texas and win by 10. Yup, 10. I am worried about Iowa on the road at night more than Texas.
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bkochmc
Assistant Coach
While in agreement with the point you are making I still don't think Texas loses either game by 2 TD's.. UT's defense was good enough to keep both games tight. I think if they would have lost it would have been by a touchdown or less (of course these "what if's" don't matter and are very weak arguments to make a point). Also, they had three close games last year... OK State had a good-sized lead on them and, once again, VY bailed them out with his fantastic play... a team needs those kinds of individuals to make a run at the national championship.
Again, a weak statement as neither has played a snap in the NFL. While it may be possible Smith becomes a better pro quarterback if you take off your scarlet glasses you see Young has great size, speed, and armstrength to be a great NFL quarterback and has the potential to take the Michael Vick-type quarterback to the next level... it's hard to make the kind of prediction you are making because of many factors (teams, offensive systems, surrounding casts, etc.). Personally, I think Young will end up being a better NFL quarterback but I wouldn't mind being wrong.
BTW, I think Ohio State will win by 7-10 points... I'm going to say 31-24.
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