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755...............appreciate your optimism but what makes you think we will beat KSU. Hell even when we are a really good team we struggle vs the Wildcats..............

This years D is > last years D

I always do mine at the beginning of August, but mine will include scores. Right now, the only thing that looks fuzzy to me is what will happen at QB. I still think that a number of different things can happen there that would affect my confidence level.

I am of the same school of thought, but I went back over the weekend and watched the bowl win over Cal. I saw a huge difference in Ash with just 15 extra practices. He may not have lit them up with his arm, but he made good decisions and took care of the ball.

If he progresses this summer at the same rate he did over those 15 practices, I think we are in very good shape.

He was making good decisions in the KSU game. They were just a beat late, or in one instance the throw was a beat early. I think his floor is functional this year, and his ceiling is above average. Good is another year away.

As for beating KSU, barring in jury we have no holes on the defense, should have decent kick coverage teams, and have put together an offense that is interested in and capable of moving the ball on the ground while setting up the pass. All of those were were weak points in our recent run of losses to the Wildcats. I'm not saying it will be easy, but once upon a time we were finding ways to beat them and not vice versa.

Apparently you haven't heard. OU has answered all of their questions.

Things that changed from last year

Ash actually gets to prepare for a starters role. Let's remember it was Gilbert, Woods, McCoy, Ash one year ago today.

Cochran started at LT and Espinosa started at C as true freshmen. Cochran was undersized and both missed significant practice/conditioning due to illness/injury. We added a juco LT that received good reports in the Spring which not only gives us better protection for the backside, it allows us to not play people out of position on the OL like we did last year.

Brown and Bergeron are 100% healthy and throw Gray in the mix.

Rumors have them actually building a game plan for Monroe and throw Daje in there as well.

Harris was showing promise at WR before going down and now he is healthy again. Also add Cayleb Jones and Marcus Johnson as possible early contributors.

DJ Grant showed a lot of potential at the TE position after being injured most of last year.

Let them put 8 in the box. Other than Jefferson, they really don't have much back there. I think Ash will have progressed enough that with Grant, Shipley, Davis, Goodwin and your pick of Gray, Brown, Bergeron, Monroe or Daje that he will be able to find someone. Let's not forget that Ash is also capable of pulling the ball down and taking off as well.

It is easier for me to believe our returning players will grow with year under their belts than it is to believe that OU's almost totally inexperienced WR's will step up in their first year.

I may be wrong, but so could everyone else.

I think we win them all too (at least before the national championship game). The conference is down this year, and Texas has the most overall talent, the best coaching staff, the best defense, and the best running game.

I think our defense will do more then just keep us in every game. Against Aggie last year it seemed like we had a better chance to score on defense then on offense. I think we go 12-0. OU is a coin toss, and with the law of averages... It's our turn.

NM

I stand corrected.