When the fifth ranked Longhorns take the field against their bitter rivals, they’ll find that many of their opponents are
The top ranked Oklahoma Sooners do much of their recruiting in the great state of
In the big world of collegiate athletics, little high schools from all over infiltrate massive student bodies of major programs. Former high school players will see familiar faces on opposing sidelines. Carroll Dragon alumni and now Texas Longhorns Adam Ulatowski and Tre Newton may recognize guys like James Hanna of Flower Mound or Alan Davis of Colleyville.
It’s the bitterest of rivalries that brings out the best and most legendary performances. Just years ago, I stood in the stands watching star running back Adrian Peterson run wild against the Longhorns as a freshman. The 18 year old went for over 200 yards against a defense that featured Derrick Johnson, Nathan Vasher, Michael Huff, Brian Robison and Cedric Griffin (all NFL players.)

I remember this 'All Day' freshman going nuts as he bowled over Longhorn would-be tacklers.
There were grumblings in the stands as many orange bloods wished the phenom had chosen the Forty Acres instead of
Come Saturday morning the Cotton Bowl will be split down the middle, half blood red and the other burnt orange. Die-hards will shout “Hook’em Horns” while their evil twin prefers horns down. Prior hometown allegiances will matter no more. If one chooses







I didn't fare so well in Week 1. I did pick Alabama to upset Clemson and Mizzou to cover but that's about it. My Beavers got upset by Stanford, Michigan looked terrible against Utah, and Washington was despicable in a loss to Oregon. Fear not my friends, for this week I've got some sure-fire picks that should win you some stacks of chedda...see, nobody do it betta.
West Virginia (-8) at East Carolina - the media jumped all over the Pirates after an upset victory at Blacksburg against Virginia Tech. They'll come in feeling like hot spit but will be embarrassed at home by a superior team. The Hokie Birds had no offense, the Mountaineers have a Heisman candidate in Pat White. Look out. West Va. by 20ish.
Oregon State (+16.5) at Penn State - that's a lot of points for the Nittany Lions to cover and Joe Pa just suspended his starting defensive end and D tackle for smoking pot. The Beaver run D may have trouble but they'll put up points on the offensive end. I expect Penn St. to win, but the margin will be slim in Happy Valley. Penn St. wins by 10 or less.

Get your 'Guns Up' this week as the Masked Rider and Texas Tech should easily cover the spread.
Texas Tech (-11) at Nevada - if Tech is who the media says they are, they should have no problem thumping the Wolfpack. I was shocked when seeing the line this low. I expect both teams to put up a ton of points, but the Red Raiders won't be stopped. C'mon, they're one of the top 15 teams in the nation right? Tech scores 50 and wins by three touchdowns.
Texas (-26.5) at UTEP - the Miners let me down in getting smoked by Buffalo of all teams. They must be absolutely dreadful. Texas is known for clobbering mediocre foes, so I expect nothing less from my alma mater. The Longhorns stampede the lowly El Pasoans by the count of 52-20.
Well there you have it. Now parlay that puppy and turn those smaller bills into fat hundy's. It's nearly game time!











