NOW WHAT?
By Danny Reagan / Abilene, Texas
UPDATE: Colt McCoy has just been named "AP Big 12 offensive newcomer of the year." (See more detail in news link above).
For the regular season being over, there sure is a lot of news.
Here's a brief rundown, but you need to click on the "Colt in the News" link above to get more details.
Colt is feeling just fine, coming back nicely from that pinched nerve in the neck which looked so scary at first. Father Brad says he'll be ready by bowl time.
What bowl would that be? I thought it was going to be the Cotton Bowl, but they're going to take the OU/NU loser. Now everyone is saying the Longhorns will either be going to the Gator Bowl on Dec. 29th in Jacksonville, Florida, or the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30th in San Antonio. They'll know Sunday.
The Alamo Bowl has already chosen Iowa (6-6) for one of its teams, and good money is on either Texas (9-3) or Texas Tech (7-5) to be the other school playing. Either of those is fine with me and would prompt me to alter my holiday travel plans somewhat.
The Gator Bowl - more prestigious because of its longevity and being higher up on the "picking pecking" order - wouldn't be as popular with fans as the Alamo bowl (my personal favorite because the RiverWalk is just a few steps away).
Colt was chosen "Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year" yesterday. Despite the injuries and subsequent dropoff in stats, I expect he'll pick up a few more awards before it's all over.
Father Brad says Colt looks in on this site's chatroom from time to time to see the comments from friends, relatives and fans. He's supposed to respond in an email sometime soon, and I'll post that. Brad says Colt really appreciates all the comments.
Two teams that UT beat this year will be playing Saturday for the Big 12 championship. The Big 12 crown should really be worn by a team in Texas. If not Tech or Texas ... shoot, I would even prefer A&M (the team that set up this horrible scenario) over Nebraska or OU. (FYI: The Aggies are going to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego to face Cal on Dec. 28th).