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Horns' McCoy, Charles team up to end UCF's upset bid

From the AP via ESPN:

Colt McCoy threw 259 yards and two touchdowns and Jamaal Charles scored on a 46-yard run Saturday to clinch a 35-32 victory over UCF. The Longhorns' first trip to the Sunshine State in 34 years was anything but a smooth journey.

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"Anything but a smooth journey" is being polite, to be sure. Indeed, it seems like almost everybody is being polite about how the 'Horns are playing right now. Their extraordinarily sloppy win against their unranked opponent, who was coming off a 4-8 season, only dropped Texas one slot in today's rankings, back to number seven. This season's going to get really ugly, really quickly. I don't even want to think about the upcoming OU game in two weeks.

But that's enough Texas bashing for me at the moment: the Longhorn Nation's very own Inquisitor/Confessor, my old pal Matt, is going to strap me to the rack if I don't shut up. Instead, I'll pass the mike to a commenter on this strangely optimistic Houston Chronicle story about the game.

TradeLidgeAlready says:

Whoopee, another sloppy, uninspired, underperforming effort. Eeking out an embarrassing win in what should have been a blowout based on the talent. Way too many penalties, more undisciplined stupidity like late hits, and lousy coaching. Brilliant choice to go for 2, Mack, nice job of giving the opponent another chance. It once again shows how amazing it was that Vince Young was able to win UT fans a national title in spite of Chauncey the Gardening Recruiter.

And enough with Mack's stupid clap, clap, clap, clapping whenever anything goes wrong, no matter how awful or outrageous. Like a robot with zero situational awareness. When the ref's burn UT with an obviously wrong call, clap, clap, clap. When his stupid decisions cost us a game, clap, clap, clap. "Hey Mack, I just ran over your dog." Clap, clap, clap. "Hey Mack, you're standing in fire ants." Clap, clap, clap. "Mack, terrorists just attacked!" clap, clap, clap. It is a reflex for him, and nobody is buying it. Just looks like a fool sometimes. Maybe when someone makes a boneheaded play it might be wise to call that player a bonehead and tell him why instead of coddling him. Perhaps that's why so many Longhorns are still thugs getting into trouble off the field: coddling and failure to discipline. "Gee, golly, you guys probably shouldn't steal TV's, smoke dope, and drive drunk. It isn't nice, so don't make me give you a timeout in the corner." Clap, clap, clap.

Not that I agree that all of UT's problems can be laid at Brown's feet, myself, but he certainly bears final responsibility. What I want to know is how long we're supposed to be "rebuilding."


Quan Cosby is brought down on a
kick return by Central Florida's
Sha'reff Rashad (29). Reinhold Matay: AP
(via the Houston Chronicle)

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