WHY'D IT HAVE TO BE OWLS?
Don't know about you, but in the "11th Hour" I'm getting a little concerned about Florida Athletic University.
They're flying really low under the radar as everyone prepares for the big jersey retirement ceremony tomorrow in Austin.
The Owls are the reigning Sun Belt Conference champions and they also won their post-season game (New Orleans Bowl) last year.
They have a bunch of returning starters, many of whom are underclassmen and are just experienced enough to be cocky and dangerous when faced with an opponent who is a prohibitive favorite. Confidence is easy to come by for that type of athlete.
There will be a bunch of Longhorns - including Colt McCoy (Associated Press photo)- who will be glad to see Vince Young again, so there might be a little pre-game focus problem.
And since Mack Brown is going to be bouncing a few McCoy/Chiles new wrinkles off the Owls, I expect the game to be closer than most people think.
Still a "W" for the 'Horns, and a very good challenge for the mind, body and spirit.
ALSO: Here is what McCoy said about chemistry with his young receivers earlier in the week.
"It's really important. You can't get enough work with each other. Obviously, Jordan (Shipley) and Quan (Cosby) are doing great and I know where they're going to be (great). We've played together for two or three years, so I'm not worried about them at all. Blaine (Irby) is doing a great job at tight end. He is doing a good job getting open and singling up linebackers, but having that third guy is extremely important - a guy that can get off the line man-to-man that you can trust down field blocking when the back breaks free, who is going to throw a potential touchdown scoring block and all those things the coaches look for, and most importantly catching the ball. That's the biggest one. So they've had a great camp. They all do a lot of things really well. It's just a matter of what they are going to do when there are 100,000 people in the bleachers, so we'll see the first game."
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Posted by: Jamie Gray | October 4, 2008 7:22 PM