FAITH
Outside of the faithful, not many people give Texas a chance of winning against OU tomorrow.
Jim Vertuno of the Associated Press points out why the good money is on the Sooners. Despite the fact that UT has won 2 of the last 3 games, most often the higher-ranked team wins the Red River Shootout.
In the last 60 games where the teams were ranked by AP, the higher-ranked team has won 78 percent of the time.
Thanks for doing that math, Jim. Oh, and the last upset was in 1992. Also, Mack Brown has never beaten a higher-ranked OU team.
So there. You can do the same math and see the logic.
Well, I'm not one of the "true" faithful (I want UT to win every game except against Texas Tech), but I believe the Horns are going to pull off the upset.
And the main reason is the guy who wears a No. 12 on the back of his jersey.
Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford, the OU gunslinger, could not be much closer stat-wise than they are this season.
Colt is 103-of-130 (79%) for 1,280 yards, 16 TDs and three picks.
Sam is 106-of-146 (73%) for 1,665 yards, 18 TDs and three picks.
That right there tells you how close a game it will be, but Colt gives the Horns the edge with his legs.
Here's some more math for you. As everyone knows Colt's the leading rusher on the team with 317 yards and four TDs.
Also, despite the fact that Sam is slightly bigger (6-4, 218) than Colt (6-3, 210), I think Colt is tougher.
I was in the stands for that Tech/OU game last season, and the hit that put Sam out of the game early didn't look that hard. Not that it wouldn't have sent most of us reeling, of course. It resulted in a concussion, and Sam - then and now one of the best OU QBs ever - had to leave the game.
That said, I've seen Colt take four or five hits just as hard or harder this season already.
The fact that hardly anyone gives Texas a chance against Oklahoma bodes well for Colt and the rest of the Longhorns.
No matter what you're playing in life, being the under-dog is always the preferred way to start the game.
The only game that could be better than this one is a few weeks down the road ... if Texas and Tech both enter that one undefeated.
Keep the faith, baby!