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Ready to play the blame game? I break down the Texas defense in response to Oklahoma State's Joseph Randle's 69 yard TD run in last Saturday's game. I explore question of "What is wrong with the Texas defense?"

Now that fans have seen the Longhorns against a "real" team, here are a few thoughts outside the media pablum about the game and the Horns' future.

The potential of the Longhorns' season hangs on their play in these five key quarters.

The 2011 Texas offensive line may not be vintage barbecue, but it's capable of an excellent au jus. A preview suggests that the players are there to run-block even if pass protection leaves you reaching for your medication.

Giving in to complaints about the Longhorn Network seems to be part of DeLoss Dodds' smart long-term strategy for developing Texas as an independent in football

With Texas' coaching and player mental errors, football has become a game of nanometers. This point and more in a Texas-OU review

Amateur football analysts unite; suggest relatistic ways for Texas' offense to be good enough to beat Oklahoma

Several players are essentially goats despite Texas' win over Texas Tech. Read an analysis and therapy session that cures these "victory goats"

Garrett Gilbert quits mulling over the quarterback position and starts playing - ignition! Also, updates on the offensive and defensive lines and a comment about safety.

So how did some of the big issues for the 2010 Longhorns season play out against Rice. Good news and bad news for the offensive line, defensive tackles, and wide receivers.

With the new "downhill" running offense rather than the spread Texas reduces its need for quick receivers, and helps exploit the skills of its speedy starters.

A play by play summary of the evolution of the next great Texas quarterback, Garrett Gilbert, during the national championship game. I explore whether and how Greg Davis overprotected Gilbert and separate Gilbert's performance from that of his teammates

A Texas-Bama prediction based on obscure facts the media is ignoring. 10 predictions for why Texas wins

In the Trenches explores the collapse of the Texas defense against Texas A&M as a domino effect of the lack of depth and thus fatigue of the Texas defensive tackles and the relative absence of Aaron Williams in the secondary.

In the Trenches - Lamarr and the Space Eaters stuffed the Cowboy running game, and more analysis from last Saturday's game

In the Trenches, Texas-Missouri. Delve into the mind of Will Muschamp with this analysis of defensive changes during the Texas-Missouri game, along with other musings on screens and the Texas offensive line.

After a brutal game, we learned a lot about the limits to Greg Davis and the Horns' offensive capability. David Snow ran to mommy, Tanner is the Man, and the whole D-line are the Bosses.

Panic over the UT running game in Austin - is it justified? A breakdown of Texas' problems running the ball against Colorado suggests a case of wimpy overconfidence

A primer on the Texas zone-blocking scheme, delivered through the eyes of a Sherlock Holmes short story.