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11-0

f the haters - both those who think we'll suck and those who can actually count.

9-3 it is.

In 2010 Oklahoma State hired a new OC an was picked last , anticipated weak offense, in the BIG XII south.
They ,OSU, were one of top offenses in the BIG XII during the 2010.
In 2010 Texas A&M hired a new DC who turned around a poor defense into a outstanding defense.
Most of the time it takes new OC & DC a year to turn around their side of the ball.
If you have great coaches, they can develop good players into great players.
So my outlook before Spring ball, based on the coaching staff and current players at UT.

Regular season : 12-0-0 possible , OU is the game.
BSC Bowl game victory will come down to who UT plays & the matchups.

I do not see a strong defense in 2011 in the BIG XII at this time, but Spring ball will reveal more.

It'll be interesting to see if Wylie can add some bulk to Mike Davis (6'2 183 per MB-TF). He could be a guy that takes a big jump if he gets a little stronger.

We have too many potential holes to expect an undefeated season. OL, DT, CB, S, QB, WR, RB, Special Teams... We have the talent, so a B12 title is not out of the question, I just think it's quite unlikely this year. I think we'll make a bowl game and have a solid 8-9 win season. Even if we don't win 8-9 games, I'll still be happy as long as I can see progress and the team getting better as the season goes on... as opposed to the team getting worse as the season goes on. I want to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

OU and ATM are winnable games even though we'll probably be heavy underdogs. Rivalry games are unpredictable.

7-3

I am going with 13-0 and playing in the NC game

I think Macky has put together a stellar coaching staff and it will show on the field

way too much talent not to

shoot for the stars

Hook'em

After last season, I'm just hoping we go to a bowl game. I don't want to ever revisit the darkness that was 2010

7-5 regular season. Trash win in the Holiday Bowl (which I think one day will rename their trophy the "Mack Brown trophy") over Oregon St to make us 8-5. Our OL next year will be in the bottom half of Big 12 lines, we still don't have a TE, our receivers will be average, our QB will be average (at best), our RBs will be average, our DL still doesn't have a DT, our DBs will be average, and both schemes are changing systems totally.

OU and ATM are coming back stronger. Two losses. Missouri, Tech, OSU, are all toss up games. Baylor, K st, and BYU are no gimmees.

10-3 with losses to byu, ou, and mizzou/ osu. We're rolling by the end of the season though and win our mid major bowl game convincingly. Think 98 with a spread attack and better defense.

Let's talk about the offensive line.

In my mind, OL is about conditioning, taught technique, attitude and scheme. It is not a skill position; you don't judge an OL player's skill. It's about developing large bodies. You get a big guy, you work him out and coach him up, and then put him in position to succeed. If he has the right kind of nasty attitude on top of that, you've got yourself an NFL-caliber player.

Last year (and for the past few), we were lacking on three of those four. We weren't building them up in the weight room, we didn't have the right attitude and we sure as hell weren't putting them in a position to succeed.

But OL was one position where we actually improved on the year. We improved because, popular fan opinion to the contrary, McWhorter was (and remains) an outstanding technique coach.

Searels appears to be, from all accounts, as good of a technique coach as McWhorter. So we don't expect our OL to stop improving in that area. As for the weight room and the scheme, we have addressed those issues. The only thing we haven't addressed is the nasty attitude, but attitudes can be adjusted.

Take a look at the lines that Nebraska fielded during their heyday. This is how they were built; there was no "talent" on those lines; those lines were manufactured through a system of weights and a scheme. Take a look at Tech's OL under Leach and Wylie; sure, they couldn't block Orakpo, but nobody can block Orakpo. They took a bunch of slow West Texas white guys, made a scheme that asked an awful lot out of the players, and through good conditioning and coaching got the job done.

So here's my fearless prediction: Through AppleHarsin's schemes, Wylie's conditioning and continued excellent technique coaching, OL becomes a position of strength for us next year.

A&M's gonna have a lot of firepower and home field advantage. OU's defense will get shelled by our offense and if Landry Jones remains OU's starter, he's going to have a long, long day. KSU beats us, because it's f**king KSU. We go bowling and win.

11-2, motherf***ers. And yes, I believe what I just wrote.

I like your positive vibe, but I expect 9-3 or possibly 10-2 if injuries don't hit too hard. The 2012 season is when I expect the Longhorns to seriously contend for a National Championship.

Worse case 7 w's. I'd say 8-9, if all falls into place, a power running game, solid D line, shore up the D Backf, better Sp Tms play, all these, back to Mack's recipe of job security and revenue-10.