T5B5: Heh Heh, more like Badford.

Holy balls what the hell is going on? Mack: didn't you get the memo that this is a rebuilding reloading year? We are supposed to be struggling to stay in games this season. We lost just about every player on offense from last season not named Colt. I mean come on, we have a true freshman playing safety! And most importantly, you're making me look stupid. In a good way. Thank you.

Playing the "what if" game is generally counterproductive and bad practice, but it makes me sick to my stomach to think what this season's rendition of our football team would have done to last season's schedule. We'd be talking about "how incredible it is that we've won 2 of the last 4 national championships, and how crazy it is that Colt managed to win the Heisman when The Immaculate Vince Young never did, but then again who can argue against Colt's unbelievable 850 yard game against Iowa State." That's not to say that I don't believe that this season's Horns aren't very well suited for the strength of their schedule. Exactly the opposite actually; I'm not sure there is another Mack Brown Texas team that I would rather have at this point in our schedule. The next three teams we play are ranked 11, 8, and 7. We still have two away games against top 15 teams who have had more success passing than we have had stopping it. The next two teams we play have looked as good, and at times better than the Oklahoma team we faced this past Saturday. The next game we play will be against a once 2nd ranked Mizzou who probably isn't very jolly about their tough loss this past weekend to the team that we play the weekend after. Even with all of that, I believe that this may be an exceptionally exciting season for all of us fans. 

Top Five

1. What's it called again when you throw the ball perpendicular to the line of scrimmage? Finally! Whoever decides whether or not to take shots downfield turned the page and decided to go for it, while balancing the attack with screens and flats. Even the previously thought to be dead Malcolm Williams got a few deep looks. 
2. Execution: Greg Davis and Mack have long been stalwarts of the simple but perfectly executed offense. After watching our game and then Missouri's game, I can't argue with them anymore. We ran a no-frills offense and made very few mistakes, while Mizzou ran some of the freakiest plays I have seen anywhere with disastrous results. Don't be fooled though, they'll be ready to stomp this yard come next Saturday.

3. Sam Bradford, I wish you were graduating but we seized the day. Bradford is really good and is going to be around for a while. Fortunately for us, DollaWill Mu$champ was drinking all of his milkshake this past weekend. Especially in the second half, Bradford appeared to have no idea what we were doing on defense as evidenced by the fact that based on what we were giving him on defense he sometimes distressedly changed the play two or three times before the snap and still came up empty. What an incredible change from last year where we did exactly what it looked like we were going to do every single time. 

4. Safeteens: Mother of all things good Earl Thomas is quick. Watching Earl and Muck chase down Gresham on that long play action was like watching me race a motorcycle on foot. Earl managed to cross the whole field and impart some love on Gresham (who was running straight down the opposite side of the field). 

5. Colt McSneakypants: OU clearly thought they knew something secret about our count and were constantly trying to jump it. Whatever Colt was doing to get them to jump offsides whilst keeping our o-line firmly set was unbelievable. He's clearly arrived as a true field general, and is making me more and more doubtful that we'll have him back another season. 

Bottom Five

1. A&M:  It's time to put down the controller, restart the XBOX,  grab another beer, and try again. Seriously, you clearly must be doing this for attention, we get it. Making fun of your supporters isn't even fun anymore, because it just makes me feel like a bully. At this point, you'd be better off just taking a season off and hoping for better luck next year. 

2. Mizzou's O-line: Chase Daniel appeared to be running for his life for the better part of the second half against an underrated Oklahoma State defense. The scary part is, he still didn't make many mistakes at all. You better be ready to go Aaron Williams, because Daniel makes decisions under pressure like an NFL QB. 

3. The SEC: For once, I'm not impressed. Whereas the top half of the Big 12 is playing each other in what can only be described as blood baths, the SEC seems to have settled for tickle fights. Remember earlier this season when LSU vs Auburn was a big game? Oops.

4. Kansas State: You let A&M score 30 points on you and gave up a record setting day to the farmer's Robert Griffin. In hindsight, deciding to fill your entire defense up with junior college transfers was a little bit like loading up on walk on standouts. 

5. Being Ranked 1st: To set the record straight, this isn't the first time we have been ranked first during the regular season since 1984. We were ranked 1st in the 8th week of 2005 as well, so stop perpetuating this fake stat just because you read it somewhere else. I like that the Horns are ranked first, I just hate the big red X that comes along with it.