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Are Colt McCoy and Texas Getting Lost in the BCS Shuffle?

 
That’s what it seems like to me. I was doing a little late night sports surfing on msn.foxsports.com and it dawned on me…I’ve seen articles about Georgia, I’ve seen the argument about Oklahoma vs. Alabama vs. LSU, I’ve seen the Chase Daniel hype, but I haven’t gotten much of a beat on the Longhorns. To that I say “Why not?” Texas has quietly rolled up a 4-0 record with a 198-43 scoring margin. From week to week they’ve crept slowly from number 11 to number 5 in the polls. Their rush defense is absolutely stifling (50+ yards per game). But the most noteworthy achievement to date has to be the solid play from QB Colt McCoy. All the way through the 2007 season, McCoy played nowhere close to the level of football he played as a freshman in 2006 (of course, forgetting those two literally painful losses to KSU and TAMU). Even with a talented feature back in Jamaal Charles, McCoy still threw 18 picks compared to 22 TDs. Sure, his numbers ... (link)

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