Texas' "OOC"
August 14th 2010 01:55
I promise the opening image of this blog shall be the only prejudice I exhibit toward the Texas Longhorns because I graduated from OU. It’s done, it’s out of my system. It’s over.
Well the long sabbatical is finally over. The Crusader was busy moving into a new apartment and flying cross-country on a few job interviews. Now that the journey is over for the moment and I’m all moved in, it’s time to hit the ol’ blogging-post once again.
So let’s tackle the OOC schedule of the Texas Longhorns. Or I guess I should say their “OOC schedule”.
Look, I’m not even doing this to be hateful to Texas, their schedule is just notoriously awful for the caliber of program that they are, and this year doesn’t get any better. **Sigh** let’s take a look.
We start out with a GRUESOME away game at the home of the Rice Owls. Dear God….
This doesn’t even count as a road game. I mean, SERIOUSLY?! The complete disproportion of talent in this mess is staggering, with Texas as a literal Goliath that no amount of slung stones, no matter how well-placed by Rice, will take down. The Owls were second-to-last in the Conference-USA, behind UTEP (that’s right, UTEP) in 2009, and Texas was playing in the national championship.
If there’s ANY indication as to how outmatched Rice is by Texas, then just watch the clip.
The Crusader’s Call: This will be the equivalent of an adult crashing the kiddie pool, and then punching every kiddie in the face. Easy win for Texas. Duh.
Next up, the ‘Horns hold a daring home stand against the Wyoming Cowboys.
Now, we can all look back to last year’s game. That was a game where we heard such things as “well the high altitude got to Texas” (Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium is at 7,200 feet), “the weight of expectance was bogging them down”, “they weren’t enjoying the game as much”. Either way, Wyoming was doing the impossible and sticking with the ‘Horns and only losing by a field goal going into halftime, 10-13. Now eventually Texas rolled them 41-10 by the end, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But this won’t be that. This time Wyoming is coming down to Austin, and there will be no altitude, only blazing Texas heat.
The Crusader’s Call: This is like tossing an infant into a pool. Morbid analogy aside, Wyoming’s as good as dead. The ‘Horns go up 2-0.
Next up will be Texas’ “marquee” game. This will be the OOC game that they will hang their hats on if they’re called out about the weakness of their pre-conference schedule. They next stay at home against the UCLA Bruins.
But this is not a marquee game. It’s one of those deceiving marquee games. UCLA is one of those teams that look good on paper because they’re shiny. They’re one of those teams that you can’t tell if they’re good or not if you haven’t done any research. They’re a name that’s not a big blue-blood name, but they’re still a name.
But it’s time for a reality check. Last season, the Bruins never cracked the top 20 in anything. Not rushing yards, not passing yards, nothing. Last year in the Pac-10, they finished 3-6 in conference play, third from last. They were beat by Arizona. ARIZONA.
The Crusader’s Call: Oh my, what will my next prediction be? Something different? Nope. 3-0.
And finally, Florida Atlantic. **Bangs head on wall**
What IS THIS?! WHY?! Florida Atlantic can now credit half of their savings to playing Texas. The ‘Horns played Florida Atlantic back in 2008 as well, and destroyed them. IT’S A FREAKING SUN BELT TEAM FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!! Not to mention they’re one of Colin Cowherd’s unforgivable teams for big-time schools to schedule.
The Crusader’s Call: There is no longer a point in saying anything more. 4-0.
So there you go, Texas. You’re undefeated, and I hope you’re proud of yourself. When you think about the caliber of team that Texas is, and all of the things they have accomplished in the last five years, you would think they wouldn’t keep doing this. This is a travesty, a travesty that should not be allowed to continue, in my opinion.
There are other programs out there that bust their humps to schedule tough, quality opponents in their OOC, but never get a mention. Texas has scheduled endless cakewalks consistently every season since 2006. Other teams deserve a shot at the National Title, who actually put themselves through hell in the OOC to get there.
Texas does not deserve to be a National Title contender with this kind of OOC. Plain and simple.
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