There is a fun(?) war going on at a few Tech and OSU forums using Photoshopped pictures.  If I can figure out all this tech stuff, I'll post a few from each side below.  I'm guessing some of you tech-savvy guys can add a few of your own.

First a couple from the OSU side:

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They seem to be fixated with the fat girlfriend theme.  Not sure where this one comes from.  Maybe UKRaider has converted a few friends to his north.

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And from our side:

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Well, 1/3 of the season is gone and we are 2-2.  Not what any of us hoped for and not what many of us would allow ourselves to expect.  Speaking for myself, I’m thinking it’s time I adjusted my expectations downward in order to minimize the suicidal thoughts.  Some random thoughts to this point:

-  Our defense is pretty good, maybe one of the best we’ve had in a while.  But they are not dominant and they do have their weaknesses, starting with a lack of consistent pressure and containment.  Any QB worth his salt will pick us apart (see last two games).

-  As good as the D is, we can’t leave them on the field all night and expect to win.  In our 4 games, we’ve lost the TOP battle in 3.

-  Which brings us to the offense.  I never thought this would be our Achilles heel.  I don’t think we miss Crab nearly as much as we do Harrell, Hamby, Vasquez, and Reed.  Really, 7 points in the second half?  Not counting Rice, we’re averaging 30 points per game.  Less than impressive, especially for a team that lives or dies by its offense.  Especially for any team in the Big 12.

-  Potts, Potts, Potts, where do I start.  I noted after the Rice game that he looked a little panicky when there was any kind of pressure and that still seems to be holding true.  Bad throws, bad technique, bad reads, bad decisions.  Granted, if he had as much time as Harrell he’d do better, but he’s not going to get that this year so that’s just so much dreaming.  I’d be tempted to give Sheffield a shot at New Mexico……..seriously.  Maybe it would get Potts’ attention.  Maybe that strong arm isn’t worth the bad decisions.  Maybe Potts will grow out of it, but when and at what cost?

-  Keenum was clearly the better QB last night.  No contest.

-  The running game was fantastic in the 1st half, but I’m not sure if that was a result of improved line blocking so much as it was taking advantage of their defensive schemes.  Whatever the reason, why in the hell did we abandon it?  Was it Leach or Potts making (bad) reads?  I don’t know.  If I ever see Potts call his own number on another QB sneak, it will be too soon.

-  I like that we tried new plays to give Jeffers some touches, but where did those plays go in the 2nd half? 

-  Erxleben was really good.  Over 46 yard average.  The rest of special teams sucked.

-  Play calling.  Who in the hell called the 3 yard screen with 25 seconds left?  The failure to kick a FG was fatal; it literally cost us the game (since they failed on their 2-point try).  Who abandoned the running game?  Was it Leach or bad reads by Potts?

-  If Houston hadn’t shot themselves in the foot so many times (5 trips in the red zone - 9 points;  8 penalties including some drive-killers and one negating a Potts INT), they could have beat us by 30 points.  They tried hard to give us the game, but we refused to take it.

We’ve got two weak teams coming up, then we have 4 ranked teams out of the last 6 (two on the road).  Plus Baylor who scored 68 today.  I know it’s pessimistic, but 6-6 is not entirely out of the question.  Okay, maybe we beat Kansas at home.  But that leaves OU at home (and we won’t come close to beating them playing like we have so far), and Nebraska and OSU on the road.  8-4 would seem to be an optimistic outcome.  9-3 seems delusional, but 7-5 is no stretch.  If the guys get down, 7-5 is entirely possible and 6-6 is more likely.  And all that assumes we beat the aggies. 

And who do we lose to graduation after this season?  Britton, Byrnes, Carter, Winn, Henley, Howard, Hunter, Jones, Nickerson, Sharpe, Wall, and M. Williams.  We are overall a young team, so there’s always hope for the future.  Not so much for this year.

I'm twisting off and going to the game this weekend.  Not to date myself but the last time I went to a game in our stadium, we didn't call it 'The Jones', it didn't say AT&T on it, and a tornado had just knocked the lights down a couple of years earlier.  We still had troops in Viet Nam if that makes it easier.

So who else here is going?  Any tailgating going on with folks from DTN?  I'm sure I'll hardly recognize the place, so any suggestions on where I can safely park my Harley (I'm old, not dead)?  Any special rules this game like blackout or redout?

For anyone interested, I got surprisingly good seats online this morning.