Double Coverage, 11-04-2011 by The Daily Texan

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Lots of Yards Texas Tech is a team that racks up pass yards in a hurry. Its been a part of their offensive plan for decades.

BuiLding for Brown

Freshman standout running back Malcolm Brown is the focal point of Texas’ new offensive game plan. He’s providing a great deal of optimism for the Longhorn’s future.

attendance issues

Texas’ home attendance has slowly dropped throughout the season and it has hurt tailgates.

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The Double Coverage editorial staff weighs in on more conference realignment talk and the history of the Texas-Texas Tech rivalry.

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Big east?

Boise, Idaho, is more than 2,000 miles from the Big East headquarters. We wonder how Boise State’s decision to try to join the conference makes sense?

The 2008 matchup between the Longhorns and Red Raiders was one of college football’s best games of the last decade. Guest columnist Shabab Siddiqui relives the drama.

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Luke Poehlmann was an integral part in Texas’ run game against Kansas. He should see extended playing time as Texas hopes to keep its dynamic run game rolling.

Poehlmann providing needed push up front By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff

The Longhorns have a new tight end. A big one. Luke Poehlmann, a 6-foot-7, 295-pound junior, moved from the offensive line to tight end prior to last week’s win over Kansas. With Texas desperately searching for an answer to its blocking woes at that position, Poehlmann proved to be the answer. “That’s what we’re looking for, more push and power off the edge,” said senior left guard David Snow. “He did a great job for us. He pushed off the line and that whole right side got a great push. We’re really excited about it.” Poehlmann sealed the edge, allowing the Longhorns tailbacks to

gain a season-high 441 yards rushing against the Jayhawks. Bryan Harsin, the Texas play-caller, decided to move the junior to tight end during the bye week to jump-start the outside running game. “He dominated the 27 plays he was in there,” said head coach Mack Brown. “We’ve got to continue to grow with him.” The decision worked so well that Harsin anticipates Poehlmann seeing more action in his new role over the final five weeks, beginning Saturday against Texas Tech. “That helped us, just having a bigger body out there on the edge in some of those one-on-one blocks,” Harsin said. “I don’t see a reason why we’re not going to use him there again.” But Poehlmann wasn’t a complete

stranger to tight end before the move. As a redshirt freshman in 2009, he spent some time at the position in practice — albeit a brief stint. “That didn’t last too long after he was running a couple routes,” said senior tight end Blaine Irby, smiling. “I haven’t seen him catch the ball in a while. Hopefully we’ll get him on a corner route or something.” That could come as soon as this week against the Red Raiders, but don’t expect Poehlmann to become too involved in the passing game. His value is still as a blocker. “He was asking if he could go out the back side (for a pass against KU),” Harsin said. “I don’t think he was quite ready for that yet. But maybe this week.” While Poehlmann’s brief experience at tight end helped ease the

transition, his background as an offensive lineman certainly came into play. “He’s a guy that’s been in the trenches, he know exactly what it takes,” said senior running back Fozzy Whittaker, who rushed for 68 yards against KU. “He’s blocked defensive ends all the time. Having him on the edge was a big help for us.” Poehlmann switched his uniform from No. 77 to No. 82 to become an eligible receiver. And though he played a critical role in beating Kansas, he wasn’t immune from a little good-natured ribbing from some of his former lineman this week. “No. 82 is not supposed to be on a guy that big,” said sophomore right guard Mason Walters, half-joking. “But at the same time he fought hard.

“He learned the technique early in the week, it’s not something we really knew we were going to do. Luke worked on it all week; keeping his hands inside, running his feet the whole time. He did a great job.” Poehlmann missed the final 10 games of the 2010 season after tearing his ACL against Wyoming, the second game of the year. He saw limited action through the first six games of this season, and jumped at the chance to get more playing time at tight end. “He was really excited about that opportunity and you could tell in the game,” Harsin said. “That vibe just helped across the board, just having him in there.” Texas’ newest tight end just might be the most important one yet. He’s certainly the biggest.

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Texas Tech’s pass-happy offense hasn’t slowed down this season By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff

When Mike Leach was in Lubbock, the Red Raiders were known for their great passing attack and for good reason. In Mike Leach’s 10 years there, each one of his quarterbacks passed for at least 3,400 yards a season. But that isn’t the most impressive part. He had a quarterback go for more than 5,000 yards on four separate occasions. These seasons include B.J. Symons’ year in 2003 where he set the NCAA single-season record with 5,883 yards thrown and Graham Harrel’s time on campus in which he became the all-time NCAA leader in touchdowns — until Houston’s Case Keenum broke that record last week. Leach’s time with the Red Raiders wasn’t always about the offense; he was also highly successful in the wins and losses column. In his 10 years as the head man at the biggest school in West Texas, he did not suffer a losing season and made a bowl game every year. He also led Tech to its highest rank ever in 2008 when they reached No. 2 overall in the country and won

a share of the Big 12 title. However, for Leach that success was short lived, because only a year later he would run into trouble that would cost him his job. Leach was fired in 2009 after a controversy in which he mistreated a player who was suffering a concussion, by mocking him and twice confining him to small, dark places while the team was practicing. After Leach was let go, the Red Raiders hired former Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville, to continue the program’s elevation to prominence. Which he has done, as Tech went 8-5 in the 2010 season, and are well on their way to another bowl game this year with a 5-3 record thus far. However, the big question that Tech’s fans wanted answered before Tuberville was hired regarded what system he would run after Leach so successfully employed the spread for so many years. But he quickly put those questions to rest. “I want to be exciting. I want to be versatile,” Tuberville said in his opening press conference in 2010.

“Again, I’ve been a defensive coach all my life. But the one thing I will tell you is that all of us that are defensive coaches all think we’re better offensive coaches than the offensive guys because we study so much of offense. We’re going to air it out. We’re going to keep the air raid. I think it’s something that Tech has hit upon that gives them that identity to recruit and we all want to have.” But because of Tuberville’s background with defense, there will still a lot of questions about how well Tech would be able to move the ball. However, those questions were put to rest in 2010 when Tech ranked seventh overall in the country passing at 318.9 yards a game. They did not slow down in number of attempts either, throwing the ball 617 times during the year; equaling out to a clip of 47 throws a game. That passing attack hasn’t slowed down so far in 2011 either, as a matter of a fact it has only become more explosive. The Red Raiders are averaging 359.6 yards a game and they are throwing the ball around even more, at 50 times a game.

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Texas Tech’s Seth Doege, No. 7, throws under pressure from Iowa State’s Jake Knott. Doege has fit into Texas Tech’s pass-first system easily.

This year’s team is led by junior Seth Doege, another quarterback in the long line of Texas Tech gunslingers. Like most of his predecessors, he’s slightly undersized at 6-foot-1, but he makes up for it with a high football IQ and an above-average arm, which could very well give defensive coordinator Manny Diaz and the Longhorns offense fits this week. “I’ve seen enough to know that I don’t like him [Doege] (laughs). The first thing that jumps out: He can make all the throws in their offense. He can throw the ball to the wide side

the field,” Diaz said. While the Longhorns will come out ready to slow down the Tech offense, it will still prove extremely difficult to stop because of their great system that is in place. This is the same system that has kept Tech as one of the highest scoring and most explosive offenses in the nation for the last decade. “The beauty of this offense is that they’ve got sort of a group of pass concepts that are just tried and tested and true, and they just run them over and over and over again. And they run them very fast,” Diaz said.

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BIG 12POWERRANKINGS — By Nick Cremona | Daily Texan Staff

Oklahoma State

The Cowboys manhandled Baylor 59-24 last weekend. It has been noted that the Cowboys’ secondary is susceptible to giving up big plays, but that has yet to become an issue in any game this season. As a matter of fact, the Cowboys lead the nation in turnover differential.

Texas A&M

You know the story by now — the Aggies gain an early lead only to squander it late in the game and earn their third conference loss. The Aggies have fielded one of their most talented teams in the past two decades but can’t seem to get the whole team on the same page.

After last week’s debacle against Oklahoma State, the Bears have now lost two conference games in a row. It’s the third overall loss for the Bears and now they are all but eliminated from the conference title race. Robert Griffin III is still putting up gaudy numbers but his team’s not winning anymore.

Baylor

Oklahoma

It was a tale of two halves for the Sooners against Kansas State last week. Before eventually handing the Wildcats their first loss, the Sooners held a slim six-point lead at the half. The game was all but over after the Sooners scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter.

Texas Tech

Kansas State

Not many people thought the Wildcats could keep up their historic pace much longer, and well, they were right. Now Wildcats head coach Bill Snyder has the task of keeping the team on track so they don’t drop any more games. It’s still only one loss and the Wildcats are still very much in the Big 12 race.

What a performance from the Longhorns last weekend against a decidedly awful Kansas team. Any time a team can rush for more than 400 yards and hold an opponent to negative rushing yards it’s definitely a good thing. Texas has shown improvement nearly every week and that’s key when a team is rebuilding.

Iowa State

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Missouri

Well, well, what do we have here? Looks like a classic case of “upset hangover.” Fresh off a win in Norman against the Sooners, the Red Raider got trounced by the Cyclones last week. It’ll be a tough week to get back on track against the Longhorns, but quarterback Seth Doege can always blow a game wide open.

In what some dubbed as their first SEC game, the Tigers defeated the Aggies after trailing by 11 points at the half. Freshman quarterback James Franklin showed incredible poise against the Aggies and is really coming into his own as a football player.

The Cyclones’ four-game losing streak came to an end last week when they handed Texas Tech a tough home loss. Freshman quarterback Justin Barnett has moved into the starting role and is performing quite well to boot. This Cyclones team isn’t really strong in any one aspect of the game, but they do have several players that just flat-out give their all every single week.

Kansas

We knew the Jayhawks were having a down year but they were downright pathetic against the Longhorns a week ago. As a team the Jayhawks were unable to get literally anything going offensively and actually finished with negative rushing yards. the Jayhawks need to go back to the drawing board.

QUOTESTONOTE With Texas A&M leaving the Big 12 at the end of the school year, Texas Tech could become the Longhorns’ biggest rival. Here’s how Texas views the rivalry with the Red Raiders.

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“I think it’s a great rivalry. Whenever we go play in Lubbock it’s always a challenge. And when they come here, I know all the fans get hyped up and crazy for it.”

“They’re definitely a formidable rival. They play us hard every time. Regardless of how they played last week or the week before, it’s never the team we see on tape. They always bring a little bit extra for Texas. That’s fine, that’s how we like it.”

“I’ve always felt that the old Southwest Conference games have a different feel. That makes this a special game.”

“For me, it’s as big of a rivalry as OU and A&M, just because of 2008, how they beat us at their house. We paid them back the last two years.”

I just don’t like anybody from Texas, let’s just be honest. That’s why I came here because I don’t like anybody else. I just don’t like them.”

Friday, November 4, 2011

LONGHORN-RED RAIDER RIVALRY By Kristin Otto

The national Game of the Week, featuring a highly anticipated clash between two undefeated teams — No. 2 Texas and No. 10 Texas Tech — was a blowout Longhorn victory. Texas held the Red Raider’s top-ranked offense to a mere 17 points while the Longhorn offense managed to put 52 points on the scoreboard. Wide Receiver Billy Pittman caught quarterback Vince Young’s two touchdown passes and set a career-record in receiving yards; two touchdowns. The game marked the running back Sevlin Young also scored first time Texas had gone 7-0 since 1983.

In the first season for both teams to play in the Big 12 Conference, the Longhorns traveled to Lubbock to compete against the Red Raiders. In commemoration of the first year that both University systems held a chancellor position, the tradition of awarding a traveling trophy — coined the Chancellor’s Spurs — to the winner of annual rivalry games to follow began. The Longhorns took the gold and silver spurs back to Austin after beating the Red Raiders 38-32.

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A game that would rack up more than 1,000 combined offensive yards, the No. 6 ranked Longhorns took on the unranked Red Raiders at DKR Stadium. With a little more than two minutes left in the game, Texas trailed Texas Tech, 40-35. Under the orders of Mack Brown, Vince Young was benched and junior quarterback Chance Mock took the field. Starting at his own

fourteen yard line, Mock drove the Longhorns 75 yards in one minute and seventeen seconds. With 46 seconds remaining on the clock, Mock threw an end zone strike to B.J. Johnson, putting the Longhorns in front. He polished off his incredible performance by rushing for a two-point conversion— clenching a 43-40 win for Texas.

Among the most jaw-clenching, heart-wrenching defeats in the history of Texas football, the Longhorns lost in Lubbock in a 39-33 Red Raider victory. Going into the game, Texas was ranked No. 1 while Texas Tech was seeded number five. During the first half, Texas Tech dominated the game on both sides of the ball; at halftime the Red Raiders had outscored the Longhorns, 22-6. With one minute and 29 seconds left in the game, Texas took the lead for the first time, 33-32. With only eight seconds remaining on the clock, Texas

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Tech quarterback Graham Harrell connected with wide receiver Michael Crabtree who managed to (barely) make it into the end zone with one second to go. This game was the first time that ESPN’s College GameDay aired from Lubbock; it was also the first time, under the reign of Mack Brown, that the Longhorns lost on the final offensive play of a game. It was the fifth most viewed regular season college football game in the history of ABC, was tagged the ESPN’s Classic’s game of the week and declared the

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Iowa State exposes Tech’s inconsistencies By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff

Two weeks ago, the Red Raiders shocked the No. 3 Sooners and college football when they defeated the potential national championship contender in Norman 41-38. They were only the third team to defeat Oklahoma at home in the Bob Stoops era. They came back the next week to face lowly, unranked Iowa State. But, the Cyclones easily defeated them by a score of 41-7. So what happened? “We don’t know to handle success, obviously,” said Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville. They had an impressive 572 yards against the Sooner and only 290 against Iowa State. In addition, 12 of the 15 possessions Tech had ended in punts or interceptions. “I keep telling everybody, you can’t win games and championships with offense every week,” Tuberville said. “Your offense is going to have a bad game. You’ve got to have a defensive

football team.” In the loss to Iowa State, who had not won a conference game, the defense gave up 512 yards, 368 of those yards were rushing and the Cyclones took an early 21-0 lead. Credit has to be given to the Cyclones’ offensive line who held their own in the game. Iowa State quarterback Jarred Barnett, who is known for his mobility, rushed for more than 100 yards. The Red Raiders could not contain him consistently. Mobile quarterbacks such as Barnett and Baylor’s Robert Griffin have consistently been a problem for the Red Raider defense. An important factor of the game was that the Cyclones had possession of the ball for 40 minutes of the game, giving the Red Raiders little time to score and putting a lot of pressure on the defense, who is ranked 93rd nationally. The offense was waiting impatiently on the sideline for most of the game. In a span of three weeks, the team went from being unranked with no

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votes, to ranked 19th by the Associated Press, to receiving no votes again. “We’re exactly the same team,” he said. “We just played totally opposite of the way we played against Oklahoma.” Although the game against Iowa State did not turn out how the Red Raiders had hoped, the offense is still ranked 14th nationally in scoring with an average of 29 points per game. But Seth Doege, who was Tech’s hero when they defeated Oklahoma, finished the game against the Cyclones 16-of-32 for 171 yards and two interceptions. They completed a mere three of 13 third down conversions and punted the ball nine times. “We’re not fast enough, we’re not quick enough, we’re not big enough on the defensive line to say we can go lineup and just shut anybody down on defense,” Tuberville said. “Or we’re not good enough on offense experience-wise to say we can go out and score 40, 50 points every

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Iowa State’s Jared Barnett, left, scores a touchdown against Texas Tech. The Red Raiders laid a dud after a strong performance against Oklahoma.

time we lineup unless we have a lot of confidence.” The real question is, who is Texas Tech? Was the fluke defeating Oklahoma or losing to Iowa State? “[Texas Tech] will come into Austin mad,” said Texas head coach Mack Brown. “Iowa State is one of those teams that when they get you

like they did us last year, they relish that opportunity.” It is not clear why Tech’s dramatic breakdown occurred last Saturday or how exactly they potentially ruined Oklahoma’s national championship hopes, but it is clear they are coming to Austin on Saturday determined for the “W.”

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MATCHUPS — By Wes Maulsby | Daily Texan Staff

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Against a similar opponent, Kansas, both teams put up more than 500 yards in offense, with Tech gaining 530 and Texas gaining 590. The difference is that while Tech picked up almost 400 yards through the air, Texas steamrolled Kansas to the tune of 441 yards on the ground. Eris Stephens was leading a surprisingly strong rushing attack for the Red Raiders, until he suffered a season-ending injury earlier this month, but Texas has the clear advantage in this one. Malcolm Brown is coming off two-straight 100-yard games, and could have gotten a lot more last week had he stayed in a closer game. With Brown, Whittaker, Bergeron and Monroe in the backfield, Texas has the most weapons its had there since 2005.

RECEIVERS The Texas Tech receivers have 149 more catches than the Texas receivers do, so they obviously get a lot more yards and make a lot more plays. Tech has four receivers who have at least 300 yards receiving, with Alex Torres leading the team with 510 yards and Eric Ward with eight touchdowns. Texas’ top two receivers combine for 60 catches, 868 yards and four touchdowns, but the third leading receiver is Whittaker out of the running back position, with 15 catches and 129 yards and a touchdown. With Shipley getting a knee injury, Davis is the only sure thing at a shallow position. The Texas Tech receivers catch a lot of passes, and in the system, they always have a chance to make a play after the catch.

OFFENSIVE LINE The line for the Red Raiders has given up 12 sacks this season, but considering how many passing attempts they have, that number is inflated a little. The line allows one sack for every 33 pass attempts. Also, Tech’s top-three runners are averaging more than four yards a carry. The Texas line has given up 18 sacks this season, but 13 of those came in the two losses to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Kansas, Iowa State and Rice were able to combine for the other five sacks, with UCLA and BYU not getting any. The difference between the two lines is the run blocking. Though the Red raiders have guys with solid yards per carry, the Texas backs have carried the ball 60 more times and will be running a lot more in this one.

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Although he is coming off a poor performance in his last game, Texas Tech’s Seth Doege has been having a season typical of a Tech starting quarterback. Before the game against Iowa State, his lowest output in terms of yards came against Nevada when he passed for 22 yards and three touchdowns. In terms of yards, his worst game, 171 yards against Iowa State, is still better than either Ash or McCoy. Considering that the two teams have polar opposite offensive approaches. Texas Tech will have the definite advantage in the passing game this week.

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DEFENSIVE LINE After being quiet for most of the year, the Texas line came alive last week to the tune of three sacks, four quarterback pressures, two forced fumbles and, for the first time this season, a lineman leading the team in tackles. Jackson Jeffcoat led the team with seven tackles, including four solo. Texas Tech has 10 sacks on the season, but the major difference between the two lines is run defense. Texas is solid against the run, allowing just more than 100 yards a game on less than four yards per carry, while Texas Tech is allowing 225 yards per game on almost five yards per carry. The Red Raiders have failed to hold a team to less than 100 yards rushing and have allowed five teams to rush for more than 200 yards.

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Running a nickel defense, Texas Tech’s linebackers don’t put up a lot of numbers. Most of the time, the Red Raiders only have two linebackers on the field and rely on their defensive backs to make stops. Additionally, they rarely have the same starting linebackers for consecutive games. Texas linebackers have been the subjects of some negativity of late because of their habit of missing the holes along the line and allowing big runs. The Texas linebackers still make a lot of tackles, having led the team in five games, with Acho leading the way a team high, four times.

Texas Tech runs a nickel defense with five defensive backs on the field. Against most Big 12 teams, that defense works. But Texas Tech’s defensive backs may not be as suited to play Texas, considering that it is first and foremost a running team. On the other side of the ball, Texas’ defensive backs will be busy the whole game trying to contain the Red Raiders receivers. The Texas defensive backs only have seven interceptions on the season, with almost half of those coming in one game against UCLA. Texas Tech though, despite having five defensive backs on the field, have only gotten their hands on five passes. Although they will be under fire for most of the game, the Longhorns defensive backs still have more talent on their side.

SPECIAL TEAMS Though not really able to do much last week, the Texas return game has become major weapon for the Longhorns. Fozzy Whittaker leads the team with two return touchdowns, with D.J. Monroe, Marquise Goodwin and Quandre Diggs chipping in to provide some long returns to give the Longhorns good field position. Texas Tech is averaging a solid 23 yards per kickoff return, with neither team really able to make a lot happen with punt returns. If the game is close, then it could come down to field goals. Texas would have a slight advantage there with Tucker making 90 percent of his kicks, and Texas Tech’s Donnie Corona making only 71 percent.

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Defense set to face a top offensive team By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff

Texas isn’t playing Kansas anymore. The Jayhawks ran 36 offensive plays against the Longhorns last week. It took Texas Tech a little more than a quarter to run 40 plays when it upset Oklahoma two weeks ago. Texas held Kansas to 46 total yards this past Saturday. Red Raiders quarterback Seth Doege has completed at least three passes that long this year. Bottom line: The Longhorns’ defense will not have it as easy as it did last week. “I feel like I’ve played them more than any other team for some reason,” said senior linebacker Emmanuel Acho. “Every week preparing for them is different since their offense is prolific. It’s always a great challenge just seeing how your defense can match up against a great offense like this.” Texas Tech may not be recognized as Texas’ rival as much as Oklahoma or Texas A&M, but the Red Raiders have provided some great entertainment for Longhorns fans over the years. Texas Tech knocked Texas out of the national title picture with a thrilling 39-33 win at Lubbock in 2008. From 2002-2007, the

Longhorns and Red Raiders nearly averaged a combined 80 points per game, with half of the contests being decided by six points or less. Texas is favored by 12 points this weekend but has not beaten Texas Tech by that much since 2007. “They’re definitely a formidable rival,” said senior safety Blake Gideon. “It’s never the team we see on tape. Whatever mistakes they made, they always bring a little extra for Texas. That’s fine. That’s how we like it.” Texas made nine tackles for loss last week and recorded three sacks, including one each from starting defensive ends Jackson Jeffcoat and Alex Okafor. The Longhorns had the ball for more than 44 minutes but the little time the Jayhawks were on the field they couldn’t move the ball as they got only three first downs. “We couldn’t have asked for much more of a complete game,” Acho said. “Their offense was very good. They averaged over 400 yards per game. People tried to overlook that. That was a pretty big feat to go out and do what we did.” Kansas didn’t play much better than Texas Tech did last week. The Red Raiders, after ending Oklahoma’s 39-game home winning streak, were pounded by Iowa State

at home, 41-7, possibly because they were looking ahead to their meeting with the Longhorns. “We’re definitely expecting the OU-Tech team,” said sophomore defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat. “I don’t think the Iowa State-Tech team is the one we’re used to seeing. We know that they’re going to be ready to play us.” Doege went from a 441-yard, four-touchdown performance against the Sooners to a 171-yard, two-interception showing against the Cyclones. But the junior quarterback, who throws for nearly 350 yards per game, leads the Big 12 in completions per game and will present a stiff challenge against a secondary that had a field day against the Jayhawks. “He should be considered one of the best quarterbacks in the country,” said head coach Mack Brown. “Our league has the best quarterbacks in the country by far. I think he’s what sets them apart.” But, unlike Texas Tech teams of old, Doege hands the ball off every now and then. In 10 seasons under Mike Leach, 81.3 percent of the Red Raiders’ total offense came through its passing game. Under Tommy Tuberville, who’s in his second sea-

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son as Texas Tech’s head coach, that number has dipped below 70 percent. “We know they can run the ball,” Jeffcoat said. “I feel like they’ve been running the ball more than lately. They do a decent job with it so you have to be ready.” It didn’t seem like there was much room for improvement last Saturday, especially on defense. But senior

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BIG 12

QUICKHITS — By Nick Cremona | Daily Texan Staff

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The Cowboys are ranked first nationally with 34 sacks. Against Baylor last week, the Cowboys had two players (Joseph Randle and Jeremy Smith) rush for more than 100 yards and one player (Justin Blackmon) with more than 100 yards receiving for the fourth time in school history. However, Smith sustained an undisclosed injury on a 63-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and did not return to the game. Wide receiver Josh Cooper also strained a leg muscle and did not return.

Until last week, the Red Raiders had thrown a touchdown pass in 69 consecutive games. Sophomore safety Terrance Bullitt injured his shoulder against Iowa State and is out indefinitely. Sophomore cornerback Tre’ Porter suffered a head injury and also had to leave the game. The Red Raiders’ 41-7 home loss to the Cyclones was the third-consecutive home loss for the team — their longest home losing streak since 1991 (Oregon, TCU, Texas A&M).

The Longhorns were able to shut out Kansas 43-0, marking the team’s first shutout since the 2005 season against Baylor. The 36 plays that Texas held Kansas to is the lowest total ever in Big 12 history. Running back Malcolm Brown became the sixth freshman in school history to rush for more than 100 yards in back-to-back weeks. The last to achieve the feat? Cincinnati Bengals’ running back Cedric Benson.

Cornerback Nigel Malone intercepted two more passes against Oklahoma, raising his season total to six. Malone has also been named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back every year. Starting wide receiver Brodrick Smith missed his third-consecutive game for undisclosed reasons.

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Texas A&M In the Aggies’ three losses this season they have held leads of 17, 18 and 14 points. In the second half of those games, the Aggies have scored only 13 points and have committed seven turnovers. Cornerback Coryell Judie did not dress for the Missouri game last week because of a strained hamstring. Wide receiver Kendric McNeal missed his second game in a row because of a foot injury. Defensive end Tony Jerod-Eddie returned from a foot injury and recorded five tackles against the Tigers.

Cornerback Jamell Fleming did not participate against Kansas State a week ago after undergoing minor arthroscopic knee surgery two weeks ago. Running back Dominique Whaley suffered a broken ankle on the first play from scrimmage last week and will miss the remainder of the season. Whaley had rushed for 627 yards and nine touchdowns in six games this season. Senior wide receiver Ryan Broyles is 508 yards away from surpassing Nevada’s Trevor Insley’s NCAA record of 5,005 yards receiving.

Running back Henry Josey became the first back in school history to run for more than 125 yards in three-straight games last week when he gained 162 yards on 20 carries against Texas A&M. Josey has 1,017 yards on 119 carries this season. The Tigers’ 38-31 overtime win in College Station was the team’s first road win over a ranked opponent since 1997. Defensive end Brad Madison strained his knee in the second quarter against the Aggies and did not return to the game.

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career on a fake punt when he connected with tight end Jerod Monk for a 21-yard gain. Junior quarterback Robert Griffin III now holds Baylor’s single-season school record for touchdown passes with 24. With his 11 catches for 117 yards last week against Oklahoma State, senior wide receiver Kendall Wright now has caught at least seven passes in eight consecutive games.

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The Cyclones 34-point margin of victory over Texas Tech last week was the largest over a ranked opponent in school history. Running backs James White and Duran Hollis both racked up more than 100 yards rushing to make it twostraight years the Cyclones have had dual 100-yard performances against the Red Raiders. Redshirt freshman quarterback Jared Barnett was taken to the locker room in the first half last week for a concussion test but promptly returned to the game. OfBaylor fensive guard Ethan Tuftee was also Linebacker Brody Trahan, a helped off the field after sustaining a former quarterback prospect, leg injury. There has been no update completed the second pass of his on his condition. With only 46 yards of offense to show in last week’s 43-0 loss to Texas, the Jayhawks nearly set a new low-yardage mark in a game. For now that mark of 44 yards of total offense remains untouched. The shutout was the Jayhawks’ first since 2002 when Mark Mangino was coach. The Jayhawks’ defense is on pace to surrender the most yardage and points allowed in major college football history.

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When he lost his shoe while scoring against UCLA, it seemed like an isolated incident when it happened again when Texas faced Iowa State and a third time on a touchdown run ag Kansas, it became a trend. “I can’t really explain it,” Malcolm Brown said. “My shoes keep coming off. I guess I need them a little tighter.” Whether he’s got one or two shoes on, Brown has been extremely effective this season. The f man running back ran for 110 yards and a touchdown in his first career start, a 49-20 Longhorns vic over the Bruins, and never looked back. Brown has topped the century mark in each of the last two g and has a great chance to do it again Saturday when he goes up against a Texas Tech defense allowed 368 rushing yards to Iowa State last week. “I can’t say enough about Malcolm,” said senior tight end Blaine Irby. “Malcolm’s been d great this whole year. He’s such a special, special back. Even at a young age, you’d think been in college football for the last three or four years.” Texas is running a run-first offense successfully for the first time since Vince Young pl in burnt orange. Attempts to install a productive ground game last season were futile an fore that, the Longhorns used its passing game to set up the run. But with Brown in the back Texas has a productive rushing attack once again. “This is what our team is built around,” said senior guard David Snow. “When we had Colt [ Coy], we didn’t really need to run the ball. He was an excellent passer. We just have a good running attack. It h us control the game.” David Ash had a solid showing against Kansas this past weekend, going 14-of-18 for 145 yards and a twotouchdown run. But he’s nowhere near the nearly 15,000 total yards, 132 touchdowns and NCAA-record 45 McCoy accumulated. That’s why having a running game that averages 218.9 yards per game this season taking p sure off a passing game featuring a freshman behind center. “The offensive line did a great job making some holes for some really great backs,” Ash said. “We’re getting more phy playing a tough brand of football and we’re running the ball really well.” The Longhorns ran for 441 yards last weekend, their highest single-game total since 2004’s season opening 65-0 win North Texas, when they ran for 513. In the 43-0 thumping of Kansas last weekend, Brown and Joe Bergeron became the pair of freshman running backs to run for more than 100 yards in school history. Texas ran 72 times that game and ha nearly two-thirds of its offensive plays this year. “You always have to have something you can hang your hat on,” said co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin. “I’ve al been a proponent of a run-first approach. You build your pass game off of that.” Brown, along with the senior Fozzy Whittaker, has done a nice job of setting the tone early in games since we becam starting running back four contests ago. But when a 6-foot-1, 230-pound Bruiser like Bergeron begins bashing heads aro in the second half against a defense worn out by Brown and Whittaker, like he did against Kansas to the tune of 136 y and two touchdowns, it’s almost unfair. “Joe Bergeron is a guy that, during camp, really caught our eye,” Irby said. “He’s a bigger back. Nobody realizes how fa really is but he showed us last game.” Brown is a particularly polite person, including “sir” in nearly every response to reporters’ questions. But when coming tacklers approach him, he’s anything but cordial. He may not know how to properly tie his shoes, but Br knows how to run the football.

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There are plenty of carries to go around. The Longhorns average roughly 50 rushing attempts per game, and four tailbacks have at least 24 carries this season. Yes, Texas has reverted to its traditional, run-first style. The team has weapons like leading rusher Malcolm Brown and top scorer Fozzy Whittaker, but the biggest advantage is diversity. Each back has his own running style, and that’s proven key to Texas’ resurgence. The workhorse? Brown. The home run threat? Whittaker. The speedster? D.J. Monroe. The power back? Joe Bergeron. “Each guy plays of off each other,” Whittaker said. “It’s kind of hard to just stop one guy. Whenever you have multiple people coming in, rolling in, different looks, different plays, it’s hard for the defense to get a key on who’s in there and how to attack that ball carrier.” And don’t sleep on the Longhorns’ other rushers, receivers Marquise Goodwin and Jaxon Shipley. Those two, along with Monroe, have added a new dimension to the running attack--the speed sweep. Still, running between the tackles has been the Longhorns’ recipe for success. “If we can run the ball inside we’re going to be in good shape,” said Bryan Harsin, the Texas play-caller. “Add on some of the perimeter runs with D.J. and Marquise, to help when everyone is loaded in the box, all that does is balance out what we’re trying to do inside.” That balanced ground attack has helped Texas climb atop the national rankings in time of possession (35:33 per game). They held the ball for over 44 minutes last week against Kansas, and eight different players had at least

one rush. The Longhorns have spread the ball around this season--more than in previous years--a premium in Harsin’s new offensive scheme. “It helps a lot,” said sophomore right guard Mason Walters. “We’ve got offensive lineman that are blocking the same plays and we’re able to put different backs in there that put their own little spin on each one. It gives the defense something else to worry about.” Seven games into the season and Harsin still finds new ways to spread the wealth. With each week, a new threat emerges. Last Saturday, it was Bergeron, who rushed for a career-high 136 yards--all in the second half--prompting the coaching staff to consider getting him more work late in games. But the Longhorns’ bread-and-butter is still Brown and Whittaker. “You want those guys to get into a flow and you’d like to have that guy that comes in, like Joe did [against KU],” Harsin said. “Now, when we’ve got it rolling a little bit and those backs are getting a little tired, bring the fresh legs in and let him roll.” With so many players shuffling in and out, defenses rarely have time to match up. One moment Brown is pounding it up the middle, and the next, Monroe is sprinting to the outside. Add in some play-action, and opponents have their hands full. “It’s just a good variety,” said Harsin, who came to UT from Boise State. “You’re faking to one guy and handing the ball to the other. You’re trying to get a step on the perimeter. Monroe and Marquise can get around the corner in a hurry, so if you just freeze [the defense] inside enough, we have an opportunity. And when [opponents] want to start playing that, they get out of position for the inside run game.”

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Missouri

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— By Wes Maulsby | Daily Texan Staff

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You knew this was coming: You can’t do a preview on Tech without mentioning the quarterback and at least one receiver. Torres is the receiver chosen here, but as is always the case with the Red Raiders, any receiver could take off in any given game. Torres has two 100-yard receiving games and led the team in receiving in the win over Oklahoma. He is leading the Red Raiders in yards and is averaging more than 12 yards per catch. As has always been the case with Red Raider receivers, he will do most of his damage after catching quick passes and running in space. If he is having a good game and demands the attention of the defense, that opens the door for the rest of the Tech receivers to make plays in space, which is the most dangerous part of the Texas Tech passing game.

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DeAndre Washington, Freshman RB Eric Stephens was on pace to run for more than1,300 yards this season before his seasonending knee injury against Texas A&M earlier this month. Since then, Washington has been one of the primary runners to take his place. He led the Red Raiders with 84 rushing yards in the upset over Oklahoma. Tuberville is trying a running game that is at least respectable at Texas Tech, and with Stephens gone, he will have to rely on someone else to get the job done or else the Texas defense will pin their ears back and go after Doege the whole game. If Washington is able to break off a few runs, that will Doegee more time to operate, which will give Tech a greater chance at pulling off yet another upset on the road this season.

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Like all other Texas Tech quarterbacks in the modern era, Doege has been putting up big numbers all season for the Red Raiders. He is averaging almost 350 passing yards per game and has 22 touchdown passes this season to only six interceptions. He has five games this year without any picks, with only two games with less than three touchdown passes. His worst game of the season came last week against Iowa State, where he had season lows in completion percentage, yards, touchdowns, and attempts. In Texas Tech’s win over Oklahoma, he passed for 441 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. After maybe the worst game of his career, expect Doege to come out Red Raider-hot and try to get back on track where he had thrown for more than 400 yards in two-straight games. One thing to watch out for is the vertical pass from Doege, who has been throwing that pretty well and a little more commonly than previous Tech quarterbacks.

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Franklin’s versatility, toughness on display as Tigers start to roll By Michael Morton Daily Texan Staff

James Franklin had thrown a total of 14 passes in his one season of collegiate play when he was handed the reins to the Missouri Tigers offense this season and asked to live up to his most recent predecessors: Blaine Gabbert, Chase Daniel and Brad Smith. Charged with stepping into the position previously held by three now-NFL quarterbacks, the 6-foot-2 sophomore out of Lake Dallas High School in Corinth replaced Gabbert — the No. 10 overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2011 NFL Draft — at the helm of the Tigers’ offense this season and has led Missouri to a 4-4 record. “This guy has a chance to be special,” said Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel. “He is further ahead at this time in his career than the three quarterbacks who preceded him.” So far this season Franklin has thrown for 1,870 yards and 13 touchdowns with a completion percentage of more than 60 percent. Additionally, Franklin, who was ranked out of high school as the nation’s number four dual-threat quarterback by Rivals.com in 2010, is second on the Tigers’ roster for rushing yards with more than 540. Despite what appear to be solid numbers, prior to Missouri’s come from behind overtime victory over Texas A&M on Saturday, Franklin

was on the hot seat after struggling in previous games and committing four turnovers in the second half during a 45-24 loss to Oklahoma State the previous week. “I think every quarterback goes through tough games. Certainly, especially for a young quarterback, you are always concerned about them not taking on too much themselves,” Pinkel said. “[Franklin’s] the kind of guy that would do that because that’s the type of person he is, so we’ve got to help him through that.” Whatever Pinkel and the Missouri coaching staff did to get Franklin through the rough patch worked as he throw for 198 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 97 yards and two TDs against the Aggies. “[Against A&M] you saw a player that said he was going to do everything he could to win the game,” said Pinkel about Franklin’s performance. “When you have a player like that that is your leader, and he’s throwing his body up a little bit, I think there is no question it has a huge impact on your team. I know our players responded in a very positive way.” Despite praise from his coach, Franklin said he has a long way to go to reach the playing level of his predecessors. “I wouldn’t say [the A&M game] was my best performance because I didn’t do the best passing wise and didn’t have too many passing yards,” Franklin said. “I think I would have been a little

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Redshirt freshman James Franklin (1) runs the ball in a recent game against Oklahoma State.

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more pleased if those were higher than they were. I think it was a pretty good performance for the most part.” While Franklin is eager to match the performances of Gabbert, Daniel and Smith, Missouri offensive coordinator Dave Yost knows it will take time. “We’re constantly working on

building his confidence up, but he knows he’s capable of everything we ask him to do,” Yost said. “It’s just a matter of him going out and doing it and the guys around him helping him as much as they can. It’s not a one-man show by any stretch.” Franklin will try to build his confidence at QB up more as he and the rest of the Tigers follow up their

overtime victory with a matchup against Robert Griffin III and Baylor in Waco. “He’s not Chase [Daniel], he’s not Blaine [Gabbert], he’s not Brad [Smith],” Yost said. “He has bits and pieces of all their games and what we need to do is use those to his advantages and within our offense to mold it to kind of fit him.”

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— By Nick Cremona | Daily Texan Staff

USC’s Lane Kiffin fined $10K Three Bulldogs suspended for criticizing refs last game for unspecified violations Trojans head coach Lane Kiffin was docked $10,000 for his comments criticizing the officiating in last Saturday’s USC-Stanford game. Kiffin was upset about how the end of regulation was handled, among other disputed instances. He has said he was promised by side judge Brad Glenn that he’d be awarded a time out if it was ruled that receiver Robert Woods was tackled inbounds with one second left in the game. Glenn didn’t grant Kiffin the time out and in a postgame interview Kiffin said he was “basically lied to” by Pac-12 officials. “The Pac-12 has specific rules that prohibit our coaches from making public comments about officiating, and this prohibition specifically includes comments that create doubts about the credibility of the conference’s officiating program,” conference commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement. “The conference expects each Pac-12 coach to adhere to our standards of conduct and to conduct himself or herself in a manner which will reflect credit on the institution and the conference.” “I am sorry that all this happened, and I’ve learned from this,” Kiffin said. “I’ve learned that regardless of questions, I can’t answer any questions that have to do with calls from any games or any conversation that has an official has with me.”

Freshmen running backs Isiah Crowell, Ken Malcome and junior Carlton Thomas will be suspended for the Bulldogs’ game against New Mexico State this week. Head coach Mark Richt did not go into detail as to why the players were suspended, only stating that a violation of team rules had occurred. “They didn’t do things the Georgia way,” Richt said. Crowell is the team’s leading rusher and is fifth in the SEC with 689 yards on 146 carries and four touchdowns. Thomas is listed as second on the depth chart behind Crowell and is the Bulldogs’ third-leading rusher with 200 yards on 44 carries. Malcome has appeared in only one game this season, carrying the ball four times for two yards against Florida. Redshirt sophomore Brandon Harton is next in line on the depth chart at running back, but has only carried the ball 11 times for 33 yards in limited action against Coastal Carolina earlier this year.

Big East invites six schools to take place of lost talent The Big East Conference has extended invites to Boise State, Navy and Air Force to be football-only members and SMU, Houston and Central Florida for all sports. The conference’s member presidents voted

USC head coach Lane Kiffin talks with players. Kiffin’s critical remarks toward the referees’ calls at the end of last week’s game cost him a hefty fine.

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unanimously to extend these invites earlier this week. “The addition of these members will extend our reach, bring us to exciting new markets, strengthen our status within the BCS and lay the foundation for possible further expansion, all while maintaining the high quality and standards our conference is known for,” Commissioner John Marinatto said in a statement. The Big East found itself in a bind after Pittsburgh and Syracuse decided to leave for the ACC and TCU and West Virginia elected to depart for the Big 12, leaving the Big East with only five football teams. This would raise

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that number back to 11 and would NCAA has undertaken. It has been mean that the conference would keep reported that Golden was unaware of the scope of the situation when he its BCS bowl auto-bid. was being recruited to become the Miami (FL) coach’s contract head coach at Miami. “We’ve got to get sort of a feel for will likely be renegotiated what the NCAA implications might In light of the NCAA’s investi- be,” Senior said. “The university acgation regarding the involvement knowledged there is something that of former booster Nevin Shapiro needs to be done. Initial overtures with the Hurricanes’ football pro- came from them. It’s the right thing gram, Al Golden could be getting a to do. It wasn’t handled well in the initial [stages].” revised contract. Golden is currently 4-4 in his first Brett Senior, Golden’s agent, said that officials have contacted Golden season as head coach and has had sevabout reworking his contract because eral players suspended throughout the of the ongoing investigation that the year because ofthe Shapiro scandal.

Friday, November 4, 2011

THEGAMETOWATCH

— By Chris Hummer | Daily Texan Staff

Heated rivalry billed as ‘Game of Century’

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an unmovable tobject? The country just might find out on Saturday when No. 1 Louisiana State University meets No. 2 Alabama. The two teams are so similar it’s almost impossible to tell who will come out ahead, but here is a quick breakdown of some of the pairs similarities: great defense, a game manager at quarterback, a defense that makes up for its quarterback, a national title-winning head coach, a national title banner in last five years and a legitimate claim to the No. 1 ranking. What does all this equal? For fans of college football the “game of the century.” When the Tigers meet the Crimnson Tide in Tuscaloosa on Saturday eevening it will be the first regular eseason matchup of the No. 1 and eNo. 2 teams in the country since No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 2 Michir gan in 2006. This game is also t the first time in the SEC’s regular season history where the two topt sranked teams in the nation will

square off. These two teams feature stifling defenses, with NFL talent on the field wherever you turn. It’s hard to tell which one is better, as they both rank in the top five in total yards allowed. While Alabama is first allowing a marginal 6.9 points a game, it has played a much easier schedule then the Tigers, who feature a defense that has only allowed 11.5 points a contest against the likes of Oregon, West Virginia and Auburn. However, the edge between these two juggernauts goes slightly to the Crimson Tide who give up a crazy low 6.9 points a game. That’s lower than a touchdown a game, their defense is incredible and looks like it is playing high school teams at times. While the offenses on these teams aren’t nearly as great as their teammates on the other side of the ball, they are still talented. Alabama’s running game is one of the best in the country thanks to Heisman contender Trent Richardson. Richardson has broken

out this year into a full-fledged star after sitting in the shadow of former Alabama great Mark Ingram for two years. Now that Ingram has moved his talents to the NFL, Richardson is on fire. He already has 989 yards and 17 touchdowns this year, rushing against some of the best defenses in the country in the SEC. Richardson carries the majority of the offensive load for the Crimson Tide, keeping the pressure off of AJ McCarron, a first year starter at quarterback. McCarron has been good for Alabama this year, managing the game much like Greg McElory did for the Tide in their national title season in 2008. LSU, on the other hand, has a much more balanced offensive game that relies on an above average running game and a downfield passing attack. The rushing game is led by a pair of solid running backs, Spencer Ware and Michael Ford, each of whom have six touchdowns this year and at least 441 yards on the season. The passing game relies

on play action and Jarrett Lee’s ability to push the ball down the gridiron to get the ball to any weapon in his super talented receiving core, that is led by Russell Shepard and Rueben Randle. Both teams average 39 points a game, but the advantage goes to LSU by the slimmest margins because they can trust their senior quarterback in the toughest situations. Alabama might have to put the ball in the hands of a first year starter, that hasn’t seen this kind of spotlight yet. After taking a look at the defensive and offensive sides of the ball the game is still too close to call and both teams excel at special teams, so neither have a clear advantage. However, there is one aspect of the game neither team can control that may make all the difference — the location. This year’s game takes place in Alabama’s famously loud home confines, and that will make the difference by the slimmest of margins in this “game of the century.”

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OTHER ADVANTAGES So who has the advantage in some of the game’s aspects off the field? • Mascot: LSU’s mascot is a tiger, which is ferocious and at the top of the food chain, but there are enough Tigers or other big cat renditions throughout college football. Alabama has a pachyderm, for goodness sake. Advantage: Alabama • Coach’s Personality: Les Miles, a guy you would want to hang out with, he eats grass for goodness sake. Nick Saban, a no nonsense coach who looks like he would scare a baby. Advantage: Les Miles • Better State: Alabama where cousins are wed, and people think going left qualifies as a sport. Louisiana, it has New Orleans and some of the best seafood in the country. Advantage: LSU

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Daily Texan Columnist I had an entire column planned out for this week’s issue about how Texas’ “run-first” identity is an advantange in such a pass-happy conference like the Big 12. I was going to write it until I sat down and read this headline on ESPN.com — “Idaho clears Boise State to join Big East.” Then my jaw proceeded to drop to the floor. For those of you who are keeping count, Boise, Idaho, is 2,249 miles away from Big East headquarters in Providence, RI. Whats worse is that Idaho can’t even make an official transition until the Big East repairs itself by adding at least six teams to make up for those it lost in this latest round of conference realignment. Among the teams up for consideration? Southern Methodist University as well as the University of Houston, both of which are on the Third Coast, not

the East. Less than a month ago, I spoke to former Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe and he made it clear that among the top considerations a conference should have when considering its members is geography. It’s in the best interest of the students and alumni to choose schools that they can easily travel to, he said. Clearly the Idaho State Board of Education and the Big East don’t have the best interest of their students and alumni in mind. As is always the case, this has to do with television rights and revenue. You see, in order to pick Boise State up it would have to add other schools to the conference so as to logically add teams to a proposed “Western Conference” of the Big East. Ignore the utter irony of that action, and think about it as a business decision, and its the perfect move for the Big East and Boise State, which is perhaps what makes this whole thing seem so slimy to me. The Big East would gain a huge

fan base and following all across the country. Boise State president Bob Kustra estimates the annual payout to Big East football members at $3.7 million, compared to the $1.9 million projected as the top payout in the Mountain West, Boise State’s current conference. The Big East would also get to renegotiate a new media contract that would definitely pay much higher with an elite football program such as Boise State in the mix. Boise State would finally get to vie for a BCS-championship without strings attached, meaning more money. And the Big East could add a championship game, providing them more television and game revenue. The relationship is symbiotic. But all the mutual benefits that the would-be move posits are negated by the corporate-like way schools and their conference’s handle their business. College athletics were once the paramount of American tradition. Now they are vessels for multi-million dollar corporations to wiggle their way

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Boise State’s Matt Miller scores a first-half touchdown against Air Force. The Broncos may be the next athletic program on the move.

into and exploit the talents of college athletes. I wish I could have written to my original column topic, but when school leaders such as the Idaho State Board of Education pave the way to commit something

so infuriating and blatantly irresponsible, it is important to call them out. If they should really have the student’s best interest in mind, its time they start acting like it.

Friday, November 4, 2011

KEYS TO THE GAME By Wes Maulsby

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Running Backward

Texas has only held the Red Raiders to less than 200 yards passing twice in the last 13 years. In 1999, Texas held Texas Tech to 137 yards passing in a 58-7 route. Last year, Texas limited Tech to 158 passing yards in a 10-point road win. While Leach was the coach, Texas Tech was never held for less than 260 passing yards, while eclipsing 400 yards six times and 500 yards twice. Despite the new coach, Tech is continuing its tradition of efficient passing, averaging about 360 yards per game and passing for more than 400 yards three times.

Home Field Advantage Texas’ average margin of victory over Texas Tech is just under 21 points per game. That number increases to 25 points per game at home. Texas hasn’t lost to the Red Raiders at home under Brown, with only one game being decided by single digits in 2003. When that game is taken out of the equation, that margin of victory increases to almost 30 points per game. Of Texas’ four largest wins over Texas Tech, three of them have come at home with the largest coming in 1999 with a 51 point win. But Texas hasn’t beaten Tech by more than 20 points since 2005, with the margins of victory shrinking each season since, including a single digit game in 2006, consecutive 10-point games in the last two years and the infamous last second loss the Red Raiders in 2008.

For most of the last decade, Tech was coached by Mike Leach who didn’t put much emphasis on the running game. Texas Tech was held to negative rushing yards three times under Leach, as well as losing yards last season for the second year in a row. Texas has also held the Red Raiders to less than 100 yards rushing in six additional games. In the series, Texas Tech averages less than 50 yards a game rushing. However, in Texas Tech’s three wins over Texas in the last 13 years, it has out rushed the Longhorns in each contest. So when the Red Raiders gain the advantage on the ground, they win the game, and they are averaging almost 150 yards a game on the ground this season.

Shootout Texas’ 24-14 win over Texas Tech last year was only the second game under Mack Brown in which neither team scored at least 30 points in the game. The only other time that happened was in 2000, where Texas won 29-17 in Lubbock. Under Mack Brown two teams combine to average more than 67 points a game, more than any other series against former Big 12 south teams. The closest is Oklahoma State, which combine with Texas to score 65 points per game, with no other series being in the 60s. Texas has only held Texas Tech in single-digit scoring twice under Brown, with the last one coming in 2001.

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Memories from ’08 game remind fans that wins aren’t guaranteed By Shabab Siddiqui

Daily Texan Columnist “Want to go?” This was the fall of 2008, my senior year of high school. My good friend Michael just offered me a ticket to Texas Tech vs. UT game. “I’m in. I’ll wear this red sweatshirt.” Yes, there was a time when my closet didn’t overflow with burnt orange, and I could sing, “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” without jumbling words. I’m a product of West Texas, a lad from Lubbock, and, by extension, there was a time when my finger and my thumb in the shape of an “L” signaled, “Wreck’em.” Lubbock is an interesting place, balancing a realness with a paradoxical enigma. It is six minutes to the nearest Wal-Mart, but six hours

to the nearest professional sports team. Wind farms located outside of the county provide power for people across the state, but a few times a year, the wind blows the wrong way and all you smell is a farm. I still remember the game most on the 40 Acres have tried to forget. Right as the game was about to start, a decked-out 27-year-old stood up. Behind him, a 72-year-old man asked him to sit down again. “It’s Tech-UT, are you kidding me?” There was a staring contest between 72 and 27. Then 72 stood up. At that point, every other person in the westside of the stadium did, too. UT was No. 1, Tech was No. 6. Tech led early, UT came back and took a one-point lead with 1:29 left in the clock. This was meant to be the prewritten narrative: UT came, Tech saw, but ultimately UT conquered. But then followed a series of ex-

tremely fortunate events for Tech: a favorable return, some quick passes, Blake Gideon drops an interception and then touchdown Red Raiders. Fans on both sides tend to forget what happened next: Longhorns in such a state of disbelief that they just let the BCS slip away, Red Raiders in such a state of delusion that they rushed the field three separate times. Three years later, even with a wardrobe and a heart of a different color, there’s something that sticks about that night. It traces back to the emotions in that stadium. With the Tech’s trademark offense-is-thebest-defense mentality, every game was in reach and out of reach at the same time. They dared to challenge the big names like Texas and Oklahoma, and hoped to survive little names like Baylor and Iowa State, and then dared to hope that both of those things would happen in the same year. And in 2008, that sort of happened.

Andrew Rogers | Daily Texan file photo

Chris Ogbannaya lunges forward for extra yards against Texas Tech in 2008. Texas lost in what was one the most exciting games of the season.

A lot has changed since then. Tech lost to Oklahoma a few weeks later, setting off a three-way headache. Tech head coach Mike Leach was blindsided, first by a Michael Oherled Ole Miss team at the Cotton Bowl, then by some twisted allegations of player abuse a year later, ultimately getting fired and replaced by Tommy Tuberville, who, for that matter, made a cameo in “The Blind Side.” At Texas, fans have had to adjust their ways — an almost champion-

ship to 5-7 does that. But there’s something about going to games with a different energy that’s strangely reminiscent of the 2008 Tech feeling. Every game has an air of uncertainty, wins are no longer divine rights and losses can be “moral victories.” It’s a hair-tearing, fist-pumping, love-hate roller coaster, probably best left to illustration by a Taylor Swift song. Saturdays feel different, and that’s not a bad thing.

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Friday, November 4, 2011

2011HEISMANWATCH — By Nick Cremona | Daily Texan Staff

Andrew Luck QB Stanford

Week 9 vs. USC- Passing: 29/40 (72.5%) for 330 yards, 3 TD 1 INT Rushing: 9 rushes for 36 yards, 1 TD Season Stats- Passing: 174/242 (71.9%) for 2,218 yards, 23 TD 4 INT Rushing: 25 rushes for 119 yards, 2 TD

Case Keenum QB Houston

Despite tossing a crucial interception late against the Trojans last week, Luck played well and carried his team to a tough three-overtime win. The Cardinal face Oregon State on the road this week before they host Oregon next weekend. This time of year any conference road game has upset potential, and there’s the possibility the Cardinal look ahead to next week’s game, so they must stay focused. In the end, Luck should have no worries about the Beavers’ defense and the Cardinal should remain unscathed, one win closer to the Fiesta Bowl.

UP David Wilson RB Virginia Tech

Jae C. Hong | Associated Press

Week 9 vs. Rice- 24/37 (64.9%) for 534 yards, 9 TD 1 INT Season Stats- 218/303 (71.9%) for 3,219 yards, 32 TD 3 INT

Shasta! That’s actually the name of the Houston Cougars’ mascot, but it could become an acceptable exclamation any time Keenum tosses a touchdown. Nine scores in one game is absolutely ludicrous. As a team, the Cougars amassed nearly 700 yards of offense, with 534 coming through the air from Keenum. He also broke the NCAA record for total offense when he recorded his 139th career touchdown pass against the Owls’ 115th-ranked defense. The Cougars sit at No. 14 in this week’s BCS standings and have four games remaining on their schedule. There is a lot of football left to be played, but maybe the Cougars will have a shot at a BCS game come late November. Dave Einsel | Associated Press

ON THE RISE

Week 9 vs. Duke- 23 rushes for 148 yards (6.4 ypc) Season Stats- Rushing: 187 rushes for 1,185 yards (6.3 ypc), 7 TD Receiving: 16 receptions for 99 yards, 1 TD

Another ho-hum day for Wilson as he notched his sixth-straight game of more than 120 yards rushing. The month of October proved fruitful for the junior back, as Wilson racked up more than 600 yards and two scores in five games. At 8-1 the Hokies are still very much in the hunt for an ACC Championship and the BCS at-large bid that comes with winning the conference. The Hokies travel to Atlanta to take on a good Georgia Tech squad fresh off a huge upset of No. 5 Clemson. But there’s no reason to believe the Yellow Jackets will be able to contain Wilson, no other team has.

Russell Wilson QB Wisconsin

Week 9 vs. OSU- 20/32 (62.5%) for 253 yards, 3 TD Season Stats- Passing: 129/181 (71.3%) for 2,033 yards, 19 TD 3 INT Rushing: 38 rushes for 200 yards, 3 TD Receiving: 1 reception for 25 yards, 1 TD

It’s really tough to see Wilson and the Badgers lose their second game in as many weeks on such dramatic plays. This time around it was Buckeyes’ signal-caller Braxton Miller delivering the decisive lastsecond touchdown to defeat the Badgers. Now with two conference losses the Badgers’ Big Ten title hopes are hanging by a thread, let alone Wilson’s Heisman chances. Nevertheless, Wilson has proved that he is more than adequate at the quarterback position and has given NFL scouts no reason to not consider him come April’s draft.

DOWN

Tajh Boyd QB Clemson

Week 9 vs. Georgia Tech- 23/40 (57.5%) for 295 yards, 1 TD 2 INT Season Stats- Passing: 195/318 (61.3%) for 2,674 yards, 25

TD 5 INT Rushing: 81 rushes for 165 yards, 4 TD Clemson finally played like the young team they are and lost its first game of the season to Georgia Tech last weekend. A big second quarter from the Yellow Jackets was enough to take the lead for good as Boyd and the Tigers were unable to mount any sort of a comeback. No longer undefeated, the Tigers can still contend for the conference title, but all hope of a national championship has been lost. There’s simply no margin for error for teams at this stage in the season. Conference races are shaping up and this is when we learn the most about what players are made of. Unless Boyd unleashes some Keenum-like numbers the rest of the way it seems as if his short-lived run as a Heisman candidate has come to an end.

Richard Shiro | Associated Press

Friday, November 4, 2011

Dropping attendance hurting game day atmosphere By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff

When fans looked around DKR Stadium on opening day against Rice, there appeared to be a sea of burnt orange. But as the season has progressed and Texas’ record has gone from 4-0 to 5-2, the sea of orange has become much more scattered. When Texas played Rice on September 3rd, attendance was 101,624. During Texas’ domination of Kansas last Saturday, the attendance was 99,211. That is a 2,413 decrease. The games against BYU and Oklahoma State also had lower attendance than the Rice game. “They usually only fill the stadium for the sexy matchups so it’s frustrating for me as a season ticket holder to go to the games and see all the empty alumni seats,” said season ticket holder Christopher Kluck. “In terms of fans, Texas is a victim of its own success over the last 10 years or so.” Kluck is a member of Longhorn Tailgaters, a semi-private tailgate located at Trinity and 15th streets. Although attendance at games has gradually decreased over the past few games, the game this Saturday

will be at 11 a.m. This start time will likely negatively affect attendance. Starting so early affects the team and tailgates, according to Longhorn Tailgate member Robert Cruz. “One way it hurts us because we have a lot of sponsors and our job is to advertise and get the sponsors’ names out there for all the people who come to our tailgates,” Cruz said. Cruz said the tailgate usually has about 70 or 80 people attending, but this Saturday they are only expecting about 15 people. “There should be a huge attendance for a game against a rival like Texas Tech,” Cruz said. “But because the game starts at 11 a.m., there will probably be quite a few empty seats.” Kluck said the tailgate is toned down for morning games. But they still set up a few tents and make breakfast tacos and mimosas. “The late games make it an allday event, which allows us to have a band or a DJ and really pull out all the stops in terms of food and entertainment,” Kluck said. “It’s hard to justify spending a lot of time setting up a tailgate when you know that you are only going to get an hours worth of guests.”

Cruz, who graduated in 2007, said he looks forward to football season all year and while it is here, fans should take advantage of it and enjoy it. Kluck and business sophomore Jordan Clark both believe that the team deserves to have its fans at every game cheering and being supportive. “Especially at the BYU game, everyone was there and you had that feeling that people were really behind the team,” Clark said. “There was definitely a lot more enthusiasm and people just enjoyed themselves more when there were a lot more people there too.” Clark said even people in his seating group have stopped coming to games. “We used to take up an entire row and now there’s only about five of us that come around,” Clark said. Last year, the Iowa State game was at 11 o’clock and attendance was not strong and neither was Texas’ play. The Longhorns lost 28-21. “We were able to turn the BYU game around even though we were behind,” Clark said. “If you don’t have that kind of motivational force behind you, that can definitely help

Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff

Few fans stuck around for the whole game to witness Texas get demolished by Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry in October.

the team turn the game around.” Clark understands that many students will not want to get out of bed to get to the game at 11 o’clock and that it’s disappointing that people will be unable to tailgate. But, he knows this weekend will be a great game and he believes that students should come out and support. Co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite said it’s important for students to be in their seats early for kickoff on Saturday.

“These are kids,” Applewhite said. “I know we look at them different on game day. But they’re still 18, 19, 20 year olds. And they go in the environment around them.” He said fans needs to come out and be loud and support the team. “If the flow is loud, rambunctious and everybody’s having a good time, then they feed off of that,” Applewhite said. “There’s no doubt. You can’t hide that. So we need everybody involved.”

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Friday, November 4, 2011

TEXANSTAFFPICKS Sameer Bhuchar

Trey Scott

Austin Laymance

Christian Corona

Nick Cremona

Lauren Giudice

Wes Maulsby

Chris Hummer

(7-3)

(8-2)

(3-7)

(7-3)

(8-2)

(7-3)

Overall Record

(47-23)

(50-20)

(53-17)

(48-22)

(40-30)

(47-23)

(48-22)

(52-18)

Texas Tech at No. 21 Texas

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ALABAMA

LSU

ALABAMA

LSU

ALABAMA

ARKANSAS

OKLAHOMA STATE

OKLAHOMA

MISSOURI

BAYLOR

MISSOURI

BAYLOR

MISSOURI

BAYLOR

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

CINCINNATI

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PITTSBURGH

CINCINNATI

TCU at Wyoming

WYOMING

TCU

No. 4 Stanford at Oregon State

STANFORD

OREGON

WASHINGTON

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Last Week’s Record

No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama No. 9 South Carolina at No. 7 Arkansas No. 14 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma State Texas A&M at No. 6 Oklahoma Missouri at Baylor

No. 8 Oregon at Washington

LASTWEEK’SWINNER

Submit your weekly picks on the Double Coverage site for a chance to be immortalized as a “Fan Pick ‘Em” winner, as well as receive two free movie tickets courtesy of Regal Cinemas. Last week, Peter won the contest with a 6-4 record. His record wasn’t even good enough for first or second place, but because the top two contestants never responded to our calls of congrats, Nguyen won. It seems as though you now have as high a chance of winning if your record is mediocre as opposed to simply winning first place. So keep picking, what do you have to lose?

HOBBIES: “I used to have a lot of hobbies, but Battlefield 3 is my only hobby now.” HIS FAVORITE TEXAS FOOTBALL MEMORY: “When Texas made it to the National Championship my sophomore year.“ Peter Nguyen Government senior

THOUGHTS ON THE TEAM THIS YEAR: “I think the UT team is great this year, especially considering how young they are.”