Texas: Community Projections

1. What did I end up saying in the Roundtable? Mizzou 31-27? Yeah, it feels weird picking that, being that we haven’t won in Austin since the Teddy Roosevelt administration, but…if it happens, I want to be able to say I picked it.

2. 10-2, either Cotton or Orange Bowl.

3. 312

4. I’d say Norman and Lincoln are bigger, but that’s probably it. So…third. Lubbock’s up there because it’s insane…Boulder’s up there for South opponents who only experience the altitude once every four years…I’d like to think Faurot’s on the way toward the top…but for now, it’s DKR #3.

5. Oh god yes.

1. What will be the final score of the Mizzou/Texas game in Austin?
I think I said a squeaker at 27-24 or something like that. I think we will win this one closely after UT gets out early, we come back and they do the same late. I’d love to say we kick an FG to win at the buzzer, but that makes my hear stop NOW just thinking about it.

2. What record will Texas finish with in 2008 and what bowl (if necessary) will they be invited to?
I believe I had them out at 10-2. I think I agree with The Boy about TTech being overrated, so I am thinking UT ends up 3rd in the conference behind the two divisional champs. What better way to send out the old Cotton Bowl?

3. How much passing yardage will Mizzou accumulate?
Better defense, but I think Chase will play some good ball. I will say still less than 300, but not by much. Call it at 289

4. Where do you rank DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium among Big 12 home field advantages?
I will leave this answer for people who have been there. I cannot imagine 87K (or whatever it is) NOT having a huge impact, but I have heard the scene is a little more relaxed. I say it is still top third to quarter in the league.

5. If Mizzou exits Austin undefeated, will the Tigers run the table for the rest of the regular season?
My lord, I dont see why they shouldn’t. Okie State and CU at home with kU in KC. Though, the symmetry of playing kU in our home game in KC when we are undefeated kinda scares me.

1. What will be the final score of the Mizzou/Texas game in Austin?
41-31 Mizzou

2. What record will Texas finish with in 2008 and what bowl (if necessary) will they be invited to?
9-3, Cotton Bowl. They lose to OU, Mizzou, and then get tripped up by somebody else (Tech/kansas/A&M)

3. How much passing yardage will Mizzou accumulate?
345 yards.

4. Where do you rank DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium among Big 12 home field advantages?
Fourth, behind OU, A&M, and Nebraska. However, I’ve never been to any of these places and haven’t been watching Big XII football for too long, so what do I know?

5. If Mizzou exits Austin undefeated, will the Tigers run the table for the rest of the regular season?To avoid the risk of jinxing anything, I’m going to take the fifth.

1. What will be the final score of the Mizzou/Texas game in Austin?
Going out on a limb, I’m going to say that Mizzou shocks everyone and runs away with it after halftime: 49-21.

2. What record will Texas finish with in 2008 and what bowl (if necessary) will they be invited to?
Losses to OU, Mizzou and Tech (in the Jones, one of the more underrated tough places to play) leave the ‘Horns at 9-3, setting up a date with Florida (third place finishers in the SEC behind Georgia and LSU) in the Cotton Bowl.

3. How much passing yardage will Mizzou accumulate?
Chase Daniel gets 390 before he gets pulled, and Patton (or Grooms? or Gabbard?) gets 55 in mop up duty. So, call it 445.

4. Where do you rank DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium among Big 12 home field advantages?
I rank it as the third toughest place to play in the Big 12, behind Memorial Stadium in Lincoln and Kyle Field in College Station.

5. If Mizzou exits Austin undefeated, will the Tigers run the table for the rest of the regular season?
Conventional wisdom would say yes, but I’ve got to say (and don’t laugh)...I’m a little wary of that game against Baylor in Waco. I’m serious. Hear me out.

-Art Briles is an excellent coach and, more than anything, an excellent motivator.
-Waco, when it’s full, can be a little difficult place to play. See: Baylor v. Texas A&M, 2005.
-It’s Baylor’s homecoming.
-Mizzou will still be flying high after a big game at Texas and (presumably) a homecoming win of their own against Colorado.
-Baylor has Jordan Lake, an outstanding safety and Jim Thorpe Watch Lister, who will presumably be matched up on Maclin all day. He’s good enough to contain the X Factor.

I’m not saying Mizzou is going to lose to Baylor, and they probably won’t even sniff a loss.
But, if this team still has any of its old habits, this game sets up perfectly for a letdown.
So, to answer your question, yes, they’ll run the table if they beat Texas.

... just in time for Community Projections!

1. 30-24, Missouri

2. 8-4, either Cotton Bowl or Holiday Bowl

3. 373 yards

4. The facility is huge and gorgeous but it doesn’t come across as very loud or rambunctious. Give me (in no order) Kyle Field at aTm, Gaylord Memorial at OU, and Memorial Stadium at Nebraska before DKR.

5. If they make it out of Austin, then they finish the regular season undefeated. All bets are off once the Big 12 Championship rolls around.

1. Two Touchdowns.

2. 8-4 Holiday Bowl

3. 289 yards passing

4. I have been to only one other stadium in the Big 12 and that was memorial in lincoln. The Sea of Red was incredibly impressive, and they were playing Troy. Oh, and that one night in october when Faurot was covered in gold. That wasn’t bad. What I am getting to is that it aint going to stop missouri from winning.

5. Why not