What's your gut feeling about Saturday?

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by beaVo, Sep 28, 2010.

  1. beaVo

    beaVo 500+ Posts

    under mack, the team has a history of doing well after a loss.

    but this year feels a little different. i feel more optimistic than not that the team will bounce back and get the W this weekend... but i have to admit i have more concern than i usually do.

    my gut feeling is our guys get the win in a close, low scoring game. but ...at the same time, i wouldn't be real surprised if we lose by 2 or 3 TD's.
     
  2. Detective Shilala

    Detective Shilala 2,500+ Posts

    right now, not good.

    Ask me by Friday afternoon, and you will get a totally different answer.
     
  3. South Austin

    South Austin 2,500+ Posts

    17-14 Horns.

    I love Muschamp and I think he's one of the best DC's out there, but his defenses have laid an egg in at least one game the past two seasons -- last year at aggy and this year against UCLA.

    No way Mushcamp's D plays poorly twice in a row. I think he and his players bring it. I don't predict our offense will have some magical turnaround, but we score enough points to get the win.
     
  4. Santafe

    Santafe 500+ Posts

    If we have no turnovers and our defense plays outstanding, we can win, but we have to keep OU's score low. I just don't think we can score more than 17-20 points in this game. I'm very worried about our inability to convert turnovers into touchdowns and score inside the red zone. We certainly can't afford to miss field goals.
     
  5. BigVegasHorn26

    BigVegasHorn26 250+ Posts

    That it can't be any worse than last Saturday.
     
  6. beaVo

    beaVo 500+ Posts

    scoring inside the red zone is a big concern.

    that & the freakin turnovers.
     
  7. OldHippie

    OldHippie 2,500+ Posts

    If I wasn't a horns fan I wouldn't be very interested in this game. Two above average teams with no real stars and probably not much fireworks. Turnovers will tell the game. Toss up.
     
  8. watashi

    watashi 250+ Posts

    The team plays better, but unless something happens to spark the offense, I don't like our chances.
     
  9. Tom Anderson

    Tom Anderson 100+ Posts

    The UCLA hangover will carry over into Saturday. That's what happens when you have very little leadership on a team.
     
  10. F1Longhorn

    F1Longhorn 250+ Posts

    If we decide to turn it over 5 (7 with the 4th down tries) times then there's no way we walk out of Dallas with a W.
     
  11. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    If Utah State, Air Force, and Cincinnati can all score 24-29, then we have some hope to get into the 20s too.

    Gut feeling is we win this one and then lose to Nebraska....
     
  12. idahohorn

    idahohorn 250+ Posts

    If they score more than 10 points we lose.
     
  13. 1918Speedway

    1918Speedway 250+ Posts

    I just don't have a good feeling about the game. I'm thinking that Saturday might be a good day to clean out the garage.
     
  14. Brother Horn

    Brother Horn 100+ Posts

    I don't trust this offense.
     
  15. [​IMG] 17
    ou 21

    we have 50 rushing yards and 35 are on one breakaway TD by Foz.. we also look to exploit them with our horizontal passing game that they used to obliterate behind the LOS every time we tried it from 2000 to 2004.
    we have comparable defenses, and to some degree comparable passing attacks (more or less the fact that there is talent at the qb and wr positions on both squads) so this one comes down to the running game. they have one, we don't.
     
  16. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    Gut feeling is we lose by two scores.

    I think our defense will keep it close for the first half. But offensive futility will give ou field position, an easy score or two and eventually they pull away in the fourth quarter.

    Sort of like ucla last week.

    ou wins 24-13
     
  17. Zona Horn

    Zona Horn 500+ Posts

    Whoever wins the turnover battle -- which is often flukey -- will win.
     
  18. mandingo

    mandingo 2,500+ Posts

    Mudhole.

    Texas 31
    ou (sucks) 10


    Flame away. Ask me if I care.

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  19. lhb98

    lhb98 250+ Posts

    We will win 14-3 when a blitzing Aaron Williams forces a Landry Jones pick-6.
     
  20. SWHorn

    SWHorn 500+ Posts

    I honestly don't know. I usually have a gut feeling about big games...and it's usually right. I'm going back and forth on this one.

    I just can't figure out what kind of team Texas is going to decide to show up with on Saturday. If they decide to show up with one that gives a crap and shows even an ounce of fight, then we win...24-20. If not, then... [​IMG]
     
  21. stanhin

    stanhin 5,000+ Posts

  22. agssuk

    agssuk 1,000+ Posts

    27-13 ou
     
  23. bevoboy

    bevoboy 25+ Posts

    I'm feeling like we're going to beat them. Two reasons: I believe the sorry loss to UCLA will cause the team to pull together and deliver their best performance of the season; I think this is a classic trap game/upset scenario. So, the BoomTime Cometh! (Watch for at least one, maybe two, Stoops visor-to-turf tosses.) - Enjoy the game all of you.
     
  24. non_sequitur

    non_sequitur 250+ Posts

    I think the score will be something like 17-14

    flip a coin. i don't think either of these teams are going anywhere fast.
     
  25. starchild

    starchild 500+ Posts

    when i look at this objectively (as objectively as i can be), i see the bad guys winning. you have to score more than the other team in order to win a football game. that's a problem for us. i think the defense will be solid. unless ou turns the ball over a bunch, i just don't see us getting it done. sure hope i'm wrong.
     
  26. Gone back and forth on this game all week. Leaning towards OU right now but that could certainly change before kickoff.

    I can make one certain prediction, however: This game will not be aesthetic for offensive football fans. This one's going to be a good old fashioned defensive Dallas street fight.
     
  27. Detective Shilala

    Detective Shilala 2,500+ Posts

    OU is undefeated but knows they are weak. No coming in over-confident this time.
    UT is coming off of a shocking loss but still have a lot to play for.

    Normally, I'd say this gives UT the edge, with the way Mack's teams have bounced back from losses before. But I have seen this team, and I don't know if they have the guts or the pride.
     
  28. UT86&89

    UT86&89 100+ Posts

    I think we're going to win. The following week, uhhhh....
     
  29. smwhorn

    smwhorn Guest

    Unless our defense scores twice, we lose.
     
  30. 14tokihorn

    14tokihorn 1,000+ Posts


     

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