Texas-Texas Tech, By the Numbers

In easily the most exciting college football game so far this season, Texas Tech shocked the top-ranked Longhorns. But this much is no longer news. What is interesting to me is looking over the numbers. In response to those people who don't think the Big 12 is as powerful as it so obviously is, I'm going to only examine Texas' numbers over the last four games: against then-No. 1 Oklahoma (now BCS No. 6), then-No. 11 Missouri (now BCS No. 14), then-No. 6 Oklahoma State (now BCS No. 9) and finally Saturday's matchup against then-No. 7 Texas Tech (now BCS No. 2). If these numbers don't accurately show how tremendously impressive Tech's victory over the Longhorns was, there will be no convincing you.   Rushing Over the previous three games, Texas had averaged 159 rushing yards per game and 4.5 yards per carry. This average, I must remind you, was against three top-11 teams. Over the first eight games, Texas averaged 183 rushing yards per game and 4.5 yards per carry. Against Texas ... (link)