I believe the coaches have given him an offer after his awesome showing at our camps.  He's been under the radar because of an injury.   And I guess the news is also that he will likely commit VERY soon?  If he does commit, I guess he's committing as a safety?  His size definitely points to this or I guess a linebacker that can play against the spread due to his quickness.  What does this do for the rest of our offers?  If he is coming in as a safety, he's obviously replacing Dixon.  But if he comes in at LB, we probably won't go after both Hicks and Nelson.  And Hicks IS visiting Texas (crossing my fingers for it to actually happen), so I guess we'll take whomever commits first out of both Hicks and Nelson and perhaps take the both if room allows? 

Who do you think is better?  Who do you think we have a better shot at?

I bring this up as we all wait for Seastrunk to make his decision.  Yes, his decision won't be made until the very late in the process but a lot of us are desperate for a 5-star STUD RB like Cedric Benson was coming out of school.  Some of us have given up on Seastrunk which is fine, but I personally still have hope (though it gets less and less each day).  Whaley could be THAT guy, but we all know that he's more of a big bruiser type of back with impressive speed.

Anyways, it's never too late to look to 2011 as most of our 2010 class is locked in (hopefully no more de-commits!). These two RBs are studs (ranked #1 and #3 in the state of Texas on the lists right now) and after watching their Youtube clips, they both look quite impressive. 

Aaron Green looks to be a step faster than Brown but Malcolm Brown runs with more power and is very similar to Adrian Peterson in high school.  Brown is making a trip to camp this weekend...so is it almost a lock that we get one of these two studs?  Any chance we get both?

I'm still unsure of who I would want if I had to pick between the two.  Right now, after the clips, I'd take Malcolm Brown but that could easily change.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2008/12/08/mccoy_to_stay_f.html

I love this kid.  He's such a competitor.  This puts us in good shape for 2009 and Garrett Gilbert will have such a great person and leader to learn from.  I know we all have a bad taste in our mouths from the BCS and Big 12 tiebreaker rules, but at least we have something to build on and look forward to in 2009!  Hook 'em Horns!

We're all throwing out scenarios here and there but I think I have the best remaining realistic scenario.  And it's the only one I am throwing out:

Right now, I can only think that a Big 12 team will face a SEC team in the MNC.

So with that said, here's Texas' best shot:

Texas wins out and looks great doing it.

Texas Tech wins out but loses to Missouri in the Big 12 championship.

A one-loss Florida will likely play an undefeated Alabama in the SEC championship and so the winner of that game will likely be in. I think Florida will win this game.

So Florida vs. Texas!

So there you have it?  Is this not our best remaining scenario assuming Tech will not lose to Baylor?

In a 3-way tie, I'd be worried that OU (if they were to win out) would surpass us in the computers and maybe even the polls.   Would I want to gamble on that?   Sure if that's the only option, but it's not the only option.

We'd be #2 in my scenario.  OU would have two losses.  Tech will have one loss but their late loss would drop them below us right?  Or will we see 2003 all over again with them still playing for the national championship?

USC isn't even in position to win the PAC 10 so I dont think I'd be worried much about them (maybe a little).

Penn State is hurt by the fact that only two teams are playing football in the Big Ten this year (PSU & OSU).

Thoughts?  Will Tech not drop below us?  Certainly our SOS will favor us right despite the fact that we lost to them (similar to what could happen with OU).

but it's not the end of our season!  This team didn't give up during the game despite being down 22-3 at one point.  We lost senior leaders Cosby, Orakpo, and Miller (he eventually came back) and we still fought our way back.   I really hope Cosby and Orakpo are okay.  We now have a true deep threat in Malcom Williams (please throw him the ball more down field)....who, let me tell ya, is fast as hell.  Just check out that replay of the 90+ yd TD and you'll see he turned up his speed and burned the defender behind him.   

Heck, if there is a way to lose a game, it's this way.  Sure, it hurts the most when we lose like this, but if we are to lose, I'd rather lose at the last second than getting blown out (which we were well on our way to doing until late in the 3rd).

The dream season isn't over, in fact, it's just started.  I'd love to go undefeated, but the Big 12 south is just that good and I'm happy to have beaten 3 out of these 4.  We should beat the rest of our teams on the schedule and we'll hopefully be in position to go to the Big 12 championship game and then who knows what will be at stake!

Tech has to face OSU & OU still.  I don't see them beating both.  Heck, I have a hard time seeing them beat either of them.  OSU can run the ball and use time of possession in their favor and the Sooners can score with the best of them. 

Let's win the rest of our games and see where things end up.  I still believe in this team and you should too.  

Hook 'em Horns!