Mack Brown has used the loss to Texas Tech, last season, as a motivator. He reminds his team that putting their fate in the hands of voters is not an option. Instead of win and we are in, he uses win and we are out. The team seems to have responded. They are playing their best football since the OU game.
Having a healthy Colt McCoy helps. He was ill with flu like symptoms the week of the Sooner game. Every game he seems to look a little more like the quarter back who led the nation in passing proficiency. He was very accurate against the Cowboys. He completed 76% of his passes and had several dropped.
The real star of the season is the defense. Zac Robinson was leading the nation in passing proficiency until he ran into this defense. He was held to 143 yards, with a completion percentage of 53% and threw 4 picks. The Longhorns did allow 134 yards but the Cowboys had to rush 43 times to get them, for an average of 3 yards per carry.
With four games remaining it seems the only potential road block may well be a rejuvinated Texas A&M on Thanksgiving day. The Aggies drubbed Texas Tech and Iowa St while scoring over 80 points. The game is also at College Station, making it even more of a potential threat. With no appreciable threat from the Big 12 North, it may well be on to Pasedena.
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