RED RIVER REDUX
Well, that was a rare weekend when all my teams won ... from my daughter's soccer team, to the Red Raiders, Horns and finally Cowboys.
Only the Dallas Cowboys made it interesting.
The fat lady was singing by halftime for the rest of those games.
In a hostile environment, with Colt McCoy throwing two picks against a tough secondary, the Longhorns still managed to take care of business as most everyone else in Burnt Orange Nation looked ahead one week to the Cotton Bowl.
It's good that Colt got a somewhat "average" game out of the way before he made it to the Red River Shootout, where he's a respectable 1-1.
And I hope his offensive line got it out of their system as well ... three sacks?
Sure, 262 yards through the air with two TDs and a 76% completion rate is nothing to sneeze at, and that may be all he needs against the Sooners.
This year's version of the greatest rivalry in the nation is going to be another close game, and luckily all the pressure is going to be on Sam Bradford this time around, not Colt ... like last year.
Bradford is a really good quarterback, but since UT and OU are in the same boat with running back (by committee), you really can't give the edge to OU. If both Colt and Sam have a great day, it's going to be a toss-up who comes away with the "W." If either one slumps, the other team wins.
That's pretty cut and dried. And I don't think either quarterback is going to mail it in ... maybe airmail it in.
And I don't care if you go up and down the rosters comparing the two teams. It doesn't matter on paper who's the best.
I like UT's chances, and have predicted for a long time they will win this one.
And not because they're better, but because they're the under-dog for the umpteenth time against the Sooners and they're ready to shut up the skeptics.
Here's what my crystal ball says - UT 38, OU 35 with 6 ... no, make that 7 TD passes total.