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Game Thread Game Two: Texas 25, Ohio State 22 (final)

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i truley believe in the power of Hawk, in him i trust. VY will get the occasional breakaway for some yardage, u cant stop him forever, but i believe we can contain him. Hopefully what we will be able to do is have a good balance of run and pass against UT, but worst case scenario i think the running game will poop and the passing game will get the job done. I think we win in a thirty-"insert#" to twenty-"insert#" contest... my final, hopeful prediction= 31-21
 
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The Aggies halftime show looks good, but not overly impressive IMHO. I think a staniding "T" or "USA" is cool but not pimp as the cursive and moving "Script Ohio" with the very infamous Dotting of the "i". Im hoping you will come to Columbus, as you witness not only a hell of a team but plenty of great halftime scenes by T.B.D.B.I.T.L. (Best Damn Band In The Land).
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Uh, Texas beat Colorado 31-7 last year...
I think he just meant that Colorado contained VY, Mili. Young on the ground got 68 yards (and 2 TDs) on 15 carries, and was 8-15 for only 71 yards with 2 INTs and no TDs. Those are stats a defense can live with.

However, their apparent preoccupation with VY allowed Cedric Benson and Ramonce Taylor to rumble for 225 combined on the ground. So overall Colorado's defensive game plan didn't work.
 
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BuckeyePride85 said:
The Aggies halftime show looks good, but not overly impressive IMHO. I think a staniding "T" or "USA" is cool but not pimp as the cursive and moving "Script Ohio" with the very infamous Dotting of the "i". Im hoping you will come to Columbus, as you witness not only a hell of a team but plenty of great halftime scenes by T.B.D.B.I.T.L. (Best Damn Band In The Land).
Sorry to argue semantics... but I think you might want to refrain from referring to the dotting of the "I" as "infamous." It's not as though the I-dotter is going to finish by performing human (or maybe Bevo) sacrifice during the final measures of Le Reg.

Or is this one of those "he's so famous, he IN-famous" sort of moments?
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Uh, Texas beat Colorado 31-7 last year...
Uh, did I say that Colorado stopped Texas as a team? No.

I said that Colorado stopped Young. 8 for 15, for 71 yards passing, 0 TDs and 2 picks. 15 rushes for 68 yards. I stand by my contention that Colorado stopped him.

Oh yeah, that's the same Colorado defense that gave up 42 points to OU, 42 to Oklahoma St., and 31 to Kansas St, not to mention 403 yards passing Colorado St., 387 yards passing to Washington St., 258 yards passing to North Texas, 250 yards passing to Kansas, 306 yards passing to Nebraska, and 328 yards passing to UTEP.
 
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Oneshot said:
I hope Tressel plays a little mindgame with Tejas:

Stick with good ol' fashioned Tressel ball for the Miami game, and show a little grinding action. Next week... WHAM we break out the spread offense and just SHOCK the secondary, forcing ole Mack to make a few unsuccessful halftime adjustments and bring his team to tears.
Note - the above quote was from the Miami game thread, but I felt my response belonged in the Texas thread.

I'm sure Tress will keep pieces of the offense under wraps in the Miami game, as you suggest. But I don't think that Texas will be totally shocked to see tOSU in a spread formation, since we've shown it quite a bit lately. And I don't think that the Texas staff would wait until halftime to adjust their defense if we line up in the spread for most of the snaps. They play Texas Tech each year, who runs the spread about as well as anyone, so they'll have schemed for it.

FWIW, in the last 3 years TTech has scored 42, 40, and 21 points against Texas. I think the questions are:

Will our WR speed cause serious problems for their coverages?
Will our QB be able to take advantage of potential mismatches?
 
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from espin, got link from hornfans

<center>Texas Longhorns</center> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="200"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td colspan="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000">[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 2005 Schedule [/font]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="184">[font=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif] <center>9/3 Louisiana-Lafayette
9/10 at Ohio State
9/17 Rice
10/1 at Missouri
10/8 vs. Oklahoma*
10/15 Colorado
10/22 Texas Tech
10/29 at Oklahoma State
11/5 at Baylor
11/12 Kansas
11/25 at Texas A&M
* at Dallas
</center>
[/font]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
2004 overall record: 11-1
Conference record:
7-1

Returning starters
Offense: 7, Defense: 9, Kicker/punter: 1

2004 statistical leaders (* returners)
Rushing: Cedric Benson (1,834 yds)
Passing: Vince Young* (1,849 yds)
Receiving: Tony Jeffery (437 yds)
Tackles: Derrick Johnson (130)
Sacks: Tim Crowder* (4.5)
Interceptions: Michael Huff*, Cedric Griffin* and Tarell Brown* (2 each)

Spring Answers: Reconstructive knee surgery knocked freshman WR Jordan Shipley out last season just as he was starting to put on a show in preseason camp. Well, he resumed that show this spring. Coach Mack Brown insists the 'Horns are going to open it up and chuck it down the field on a more frequent basis. The speedy Shipley is certainly one to keep an eye on. ... Last fall, redshirted Eric Foreman was quarterback of the scout team. This fall, he'll be strongside linebacker of the real team. Don't laugh. He's got the perfect build for the position and the coaches love him. ... Speaking of quarterbacks and defense, Brown has told the masses his team's pass rush is as good as it's been during his Austin tenure. Scan down any NFL rosters lately? That statement is not to be taken lightly. With Mike Williams back in the fold at end and Crowder continuing to improve, the 'Horns could once again be terrifying to Big 12 quarterbacks after a one-year hiatus. ... It appears senior David Pino will fill in nicely after the departure of longtime kicker Dusty Mangum. He was hitting everything in sight this spring

Fall Questions: With Selvin Young's academic status still up in the air, so is his supposed lock on the starting tailback spot. Although injury-prone in the past, sophomore Ramonce Taylor might be the fastest player on the team and he looked tremendous during the spring. In fact, he's even drawn comparisons to Reggie Bush from some Texas coaches. Just to make the staff look good, Taylor started the spring game by returning the opening kick 89 yards for a touchdown. If Young returns in August, he'll have a battle on his hands. ... If you saw the Rose Bowl, you know Vince Young is as exciting as it gets. But he's still not exactly Mr. Accurate. Can a receiving corps that's not known for its physical play and champions a sophomore (Limas Sweed) as its most experienced contributor be expected to bail Young out at all times?. ... And if the scrambling Young ever goes down with an injury, all bets are off. It's not a pretty situation behind him. ... October 8. Red River Shootout. Is it finally the Longhorns' time? It's the one question on the minds of all Texas fans … once again.
 
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buckeyeboy said:
Uh, did I say that Colorado stopped Texas as a team? No.

I said that Colorado stopped Young. 8 for 15, for 71 yards passing, 0 TDs and 2 picks. 15 rushes for 68 yards. I stand by my contention that Colorado stopped him.

Oh yeah, that's the same Colorado defense that gave up 42 points to OU, 42 to Oklahoma St., and 31 to Kansas St, not to mention 403 yards passing Colorado St., 387 yards passing to Washington St., 258 yards passing to North Texas, 250 yards passing to Kansas, 306 yards passing to Nebraska, and 328 yards passing to UTEP.

Oh great, so we should throw our entire defensive effort into stopping a single player, whilst the rest of their offense runs roughshod up and down the field. Bottom line is Colorado gave up 31 points, at home, to Texas. Obviously we need to shut down Young, but not at the expense of the rest of the defensive effort.
 
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BuckeyePride85 said:
The Aggies halftime show looks good, but not overly impressive IMHO. I think a staniding "T" or "USA" is cool but not pimp as the cursive and moving "Script Ohio" with the very infamous Dotting of the "i". Im hoping you will come to Columbus, as you witness not only a hell of a team but plenty of great halftime scenes by T.B.D.B.I.T.L. (Best Damn Band In The Land).
ok, last time i post praising aggy, but to really enjoy their show you must watch it live. Their "formations"(i use that term loosely because they are actually moving the entire time) are amazing to watch. As the link said, some of them are so complicated that they cannot be duplicated by computers because two people must be in the same place at the same time. Their precision martching is a joy to watch and one of the reasons that i make the trip to that hell hole of a town every other year
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Obviously we need to shut down Young, but not at the expense of the rest of the defensive effort.
You're assuming that they still have someone like Benson, a #4 pick overall in the draft, in their backfield this year. I doubt it. Moreover, generally speaking, I have a hard time buying into the Texas hype, considering they're a team that wasn't that great last year and they lost their best players on both sides of the ball.
 
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buckeyeboy said:
You're assuming that they still have someone like Benson, a #4 pick overall in the draft, in their backfield this year. I doubt it. Moreover, generally speaking, I have a hard time buying into the Texas hype, considering they're a team that wasn't that great last year and they lost their best players on both sides of the ball.

No one is saying Young isn't clearly the key to their offense...however, you can never afford to commit totaly to a single player on an offense. By the way, while Colorado held Young in check passing, he and four other Texas' players were more effective than Benson running the ball:

Benson: 32-143 (4.5 ypc)
Young: 15-86 (5.7 ypc) 2 TDs rushing
Taylor: 11-86 (7.8 ypc)
Matthews: 4-19 (4.8 ypc)
Hardy: 1-6 (6 ypc)
Jeffery: 1-5 (5 ypc)

Although Young had an off day throwing the ball, he ran quite well, as did all the other Texas RBs. So, they really didn't need a Benson-caliber back that day, and illustrates my point that the rest of their offense, even without Benson, can still be very effective. The other RBs had a cumulative total of 17 rushes for 116 yards (6.8 ypc), so they were able to move the ball even when Benson wasn't in there and despite Young's off day throwing.
 
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