That's right folks, we've never beaten Texas. Now, we have our shot. However, I want to warn people not too get too caught up in how Texas looked in one game against Nebraska. Lord knows that we have had some close calls this year, including Auburn. You can't just look at how a team played vs. one single opponent in a vaccum.
This NC game will be a very different set of circumstances.
1) both teams will have a month to prepare.
2) Will Muschamp is an excellent defensive coordinator and will come in with a very good gameplan to try to shut down our run game, and he'll have a month to prepare for it.
3) Texas is going to hear all month probably how they are the underdog and they will come out with something to prove.
We better be ready to play our best game of the year if we want to have a chance to beat them. Colt McCoy is by far the best all-around QB we will have faced this season because he is as true of a duel threat as they come. He can scramble like Tebow, but he is a much more accurate and polished passer than Tebow, and he has some excellent receivers. Also, he probably goes up against a defense similiar to ours in practice frequently because Muschamp is a Saban guy and they run similar schemes. By the end of the month, The Texas offense will come up with a good gameplan to open up their offense and to try to pick us apart in the passing game. This game is going to be a HUGE challenge. Anybody that is tempted to come out and say that we are going to roll over Texas better stop and think about what we did to Florida this past weekend, and what we did to Miami in 1992 when we had a month to hear about how we were underdogs and we didn't have a chance. This is kind of new territory for us. With that said, Roll Tide, I think we have the best team and we'll win the game as long as we have the right mindset and we come in hungry and focused.
This NC game will be a very different set of circumstances.
1) both teams will have a month to prepare.
2) Will Muschamp is an excellent defensive coordinator and will come in with a very good gameplan to try to shut down our run game, and he'll have a month to prepare for it.
3) Texas is going to hear all month probably how they are the underdog and they will come out with something to prove.
We better be ready to play our best game of the year if we want to have a chance to beat them. Colt McCoy is by far the best all-around QB we will have faced this season because he is as true of a duel threat as they come. He can scramble like Tebow, but he is a much more accurate and polished passer than Tebow, and he has some excellent receivers. Also, he probably goes up against a defense similiar to ours in practice frequently because Muschamp is a Saban guy and they run similar schemes. By the end of the month, The Texas offense will come up with a good gameplan to open up their offense and to try to pick us apart in the passing game. This game is going to be a HUGE challenge. Anybody that is tempted to come out and say that we are going to roll over Texas better stop and think about what we did to Florida this past weekend, and what we did to Miami in 1992 when we had a month to hear about how we were underdogs and we didn't have a chance. This is kind of new territory for us. With that said, Roll Tide, I think we have the best team and we'll win the game as long as we have the right mindset and we come in hungry and focused.