i was called out for picking the hogs and i turned out to be correct. i have always been realistic about this team from the start. they are not that good yet. they have a very young and inexperienced o line. they have no depth. they start all freshmen or sop re receivers and the secondary is also all underclassment (with one juco transfer). the 3 pansies they played were no prep for such a game and it showed. now, they will gradually improve this year and a 6-6 start (which i also predicted) is still a very realistic goal, especially since the big XII (with the exception of texas) is not very good this year. even OU is not very good.
yes, sherman was not very good with his game plan and abandoned the running game way too soon (his running backs had been averaging 6 yards per carry in the first half). still, there were things beyond his control. tannehill drops a catch that would have been an easy TD. johnson fumbles at the hogs 5 and the fumble is returned all the way back. the punter kicks one 5 yard punt and another for 20. and the secondary twice left hogs receivers so wide open even tony romo could have completed a pass to them.
all in all, a bit more of a rout than i had predicted but still the loss that was inevitable. for the record, i have them faring bettter in performance against OSU but still losing by about 2 touchdowns.