Random things to worry about versus UT

Things to worry about versus the university of Texas - yeah it's in their least favorite venue - because due to traditon they don't go to Norman..

I worry that Garret Gilbert gets truly hot and completes 25 passes in a row. He is likely to get into the 30 range, let’s just hope they are all short of 1st down conversions.  This factor is entirely dependent on a push up front and a couple tackles for  a loss per series. My favorite Longhorn pass play is a batted or tipped pass – say 7 by the end of the 3rd period by the Raider defense. Might have a cooling effect on 8 - 9000 orange clad fandom in the Jones.

 I worry Taylor Potts tosses 20  incompletions – if he throws it 65  total times then it’s ok. However I ‘m looking for 90 plus Raider offensive plays. It’s a statement game folks.

I worry 54B from burnt orange nation can’t get enough to drink and so can’t complete an inflammatory, derogatory, harangue because you know it’s a right -  I read something about a first amendment right or some such. Yep sportsmanship is alive and well. Hope we see some of it with our fellow bloggers this week.

I worry that the entire UT offensive line gets crabs that would be ugly for the trainers. Kind of a morale bust in the locker room.  Go figure? They have had their issues versus Rice and Wyoming but they are a talented bunch. Trap plays, tackle left, tackle right dives are coming all night until the Horns get stuffed by down linemen and two Linebackers.

 I worry we have trouble with the snaps on special teams.  For that matter I worry whenever T. Potts goes under center for  a snap.  I worry that Bront Bird makes 3 tackles and Cody Davis gets 15 tackles. Not good if our safeties start leading the team in tackles. It’s more likely the Tech front 7 has a real fight on their hands start to finish.  Not to beat the drum but the Tech defense/ Willis / Prunty needs a lights out performance Saturday night.

 I worry the Tech offense brain trust take the wrong message from the previous 4 x 4th down conversions/attempts and starts kicking field goals. This goes to the thought that scoring is really the only way to hold down a horn football team. It will take 5 plus scores for the Raiders to prevail. We’ve never had 12 - 9 game with a Mack Brown team and this memorable event will be no exception.

I worry that  Baron Batch doesn’t get 20 plus touches. The team needs his productivity and is better by factor of 3 when he’s on and producing. In fact I am happy feet ready for a Batch explosion.

I worry that bunch of a$$ ja#*ers known as the Horns band gets to play the texas fight song more than 27 times which is a normal contingent for them. As they plow people up. Really now those uniforms folks .. not so much love. I like the hats (head gear in another life) but am appalled at the jackets with the fringe. (seriously we should all appreciate the skill to play an instrument,  just tired of their strut. That’s all.)

I worry that Mack Brown doesn’t get at least 16 minutes of air time to blather on FSNSW because you know the whole world is waiting on him to impart some folksy knowledge upon the rest of us.  

I worry that some trick play is snapped off on a kick off or Field goal attempt. Remember Jordan Shipley and his first down leap in 2007 right over the center. It’s easy to execute and a back breaker for the down linemen. Stay at home Raiders, stay at home.

I worry that Tuberville doesn’t gamble. The only way to beat Texas is to take long chances. Considered chances but never the less long chances.

I worry some ghost of Randy Crystal visits the officiating crew in their hotel on Friday night and they all suddenly are overcome by a bad case of conjunctivitis(sp) ( an eye disorder) which enable them to only discern / determine that  red is bad and orange would be good?

I worry that Brian Jensen the Tech radio announcer gets a bad case of laryngitis and Chris Level has to do the play by play (okay that’s not all bad).

I worry that the replay official is a secret Horn fanatic and wishes he could call plays with Greg Davis.

 I worry that the crowd isn’t loud and rowdy because we have a Hance "classy  pants " fit .. okay, okay that’s not going to happen. Despite what the prima donnas’ from Austin are feeling, we Red Raiders know its a rivalry game. It’s a Tubs seminal event and the Raider crater is going to be rockin.  Jazzed fans ready for blood, throwing dip(used dip because its sin to throw out new dip..), throwing out harsh language and tossing a few circular starch bombs. It’s the doggone  West Texas Roman coliseum, it’s got blood and spit ground into it dusty foundation.  It's gladiatorial and it’s time for pay back.  Just because  the "labelling"  of an entire fan base as bad actors is a glaring bold face incarnation of  folks who fancy themselves  "models"  let’s go out on a limb  - I don’t worry that 99 percent of the Raider fans will be model citizens. So no one should worry that the fandom will keep it classy.  It's at the Jones so why worry?