Well, Texas showed me that playing an emotion-laidened in-state rivalry (despite my not feeling that they played very well defensively), that they have work to do.

Um.... they have "gaps" to care for on their defense, hello.

Texas A&M, with two weeks to prepare for this game, obviously sought and succeeded upon finding some beneficial holes within the Texas defense by game-tape, despite not winning (40-29, Texas).

The game was r.e.a.l. - ly not as close as the score seemed to indicate by some estimates, but Texas should use this game (and tape) as an indicator of what they likely will face (by their shown game weaknesses) against USC.

They, the Texas team in total, allowed Texas A&M to hang around' way, way too long.

Two things will go 'round and 'round in preparation of a time-prepared title game. USC will go after the Texas defense (point nonetheless delivered as obvious with 'that' USC offense) and especially the A&M holes delivered today; the things that time preparation are benefits of (A&M had two weeks to prepare - USC would have more).

"Holes" are already, and have been delivered at times in USC's mighty-mouse-not defense, but there is more on the table now in seeing the Longhorn's defense today. The Longhorn defense has been really good in previous terms, but today showed more 'chasing' than the Janet Jackson's version of usual, "Control !".

Wasn't that the song that once sped: "First time I fell in love, I didn't know what hit me So young and so naive, I thought it would be easy; Now I know I got to take"?!!!

Feeling me now?

Eh, Mack, get your team better prepared, buddy. If Reggie Bush or Dwayne Jarrett were to get outside on a quickly designed play, you are ,"chasing" on defense, partner; in fact, calling "ghostbusters" in a hopeful high scoring game that you will (by odds of most) lose.

The Big 12 title game is your refuge, Texas, make it work for the better for the "Yellow Rose"'s sake, one better than the Red-Rose'd event that you'll be undertaking in likelihood of the college football timed game.

-Chuck Kellerman, reporting for the CollegeSportsClub-