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LONGHORNS LOSE, TIGERS WIN

From ESPN:

With poise and precision, Smith
leads No. 1 Buckeyes past No. 2 Texas

In the first regular season matchup of No. 1 vs. No 2 in a decade, Smith riddled the Longhorns for 269 yards passing and two touchdowns, leading the Buckeyes to a 24-7 win Saturday night.

And

As for No. 2 Texas (1-1), which saw its 21-game winning streak snapped, the Longhorns will need some help if they hope to defend their 2005 championship at the end of the season.

Colt McCoy was no Vince Young in the rematch of last season's 25-22 Texas win in Columbus. The Longhorns' new starting QB threw for 154 yards with an interception and a touchdown.

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You know, sports are much more enjoyable if you don't care who wins. I mean, okay, it's also more enjoyable when you care who wins and your team is the winner, but you get my general drift. I know I said recently that I was purposely going to have low expectations this year, what with Vince Young now playing for the former Oilers over in Tennessee, but I guess I wasn't very successful, especially because the 'Horns actually looked pretty good in the first half, kicking ass with the option and moving it all over the field. In the end, however, it was the absent Young who made all the difference. That is, McCoy's pretty good and stayed focused in the face of what is, admittedly, a really great OSU team, but we really needed a true superhero in the quarterback position, and the young guy simply doesn't have the X gene that makes Young and other mutant heroes and villains so powerful.

Maybe this loss will make the season easier to deal with; maybe it'll truly lower my expectations. As long as we beat OU and A&M, I'll be happy.

Meanwhile, just about six blocks down the street from where I now sit...

Again, from ESPN:

Behind suffocating defensive display, LSU crushes 'Zona

Jonathan Zenon returned an interception for a touchdown for the second consecutive week, highlighting a smothering defensive performance by No. 8 LSU in a 45-3 victory over Arizona on Saturday night.

"I knew the formation the Arizona receivers were going to run ... and I broke on it," Zenon said of his 41-yard interception return. "Our coaches are giving us a great scheme defensively and we already know what is about to happen."

Arizona had only 54 total yards through the first three quarters. The rest of the Wildcats' yardage came after replacements had begun to take over and a boisterous crowd of 92,218 was half gone.

"Obviously, playing a team like LSU they can expose some weaknesses," Arizona coach Mike Stoops said, dejectedly resting his chin on his hand. "There's no weaknesses when you play LSU. ... We just weren't ready for this."

Although the Tigers (2-0) put up 45 points for a second-straight week, they could have scored more. They settled for a field goal on their opening drive after having a first-and-goal on the 3. Three other drives ended with turnovers in Arizona territory on two fumbles and an interception.

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I didn't even get to watch this one--I did kind of hear it, though; the whole damned neighborhood hears it every Saturday the Tigers play at home. Sounded like rip roaring fun, actually. Nothing like sitting on a massive lead to get the testosterone pumping. But then, I was watching Texas lose, which made my testosterone levels drop dramatically. You know, this football blogging was easier last year. I like the Tigers, and they are my current school's team and all, but it doesn't really bother me that much when they lose, which they did two or three times last season: Texas didn't lose at all last year, and blogging about it was always a grand experience.

Aw, hell.

Geaux Tigers!

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