Texas searches for history against Texas Tech

[HB Pony Dad]

1. During the past three weeks, Texas has beaten No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 11 Missouri and No. 7 Oklahoma State. It's the first time since 1983 (Auburn) that a team has beaten three Associated Press poll top-12 opponents in consecutive weeks. The Longhorns are preparing to face No. 6 Texas Tech on Saturday.

This makes Texas the ninth team in AP poll history (since 1936) to face a top-12 opponent in four straight weeks. With a win Saturday, the Horns will become only the second team ever to beat a top-12 squad four weeks in a row. Notre Dame did it in 1943, beating No. 3 Navy (Oct. 30), No. 3 Army (Nov. 6), No. 8 Northwestern (Nov. 13) and No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight (Nov. 20). But then, the No. 1 Irish ran out of gas. On Nov. 27, they lost to unranked Naval Station Great Lakes.

2. Alabama's winning streak would reach 10 games with a victory against Arkansas State on Saturday -- the 21st winning streak of 10 games or more in Crimson Tide history. That's easily the most 10-game winning streaks in major college football. Texas also has a chance to win its 10th straight game on Saturday. A win would move the Longhorns into sole possession of fourth on the all-time list of winning streaks of more than 10 games.

Most Winning Streaks of 10 or More Games (FBS history)
Team Streak
Alabama (can add another 10-game streak Saturday) 20
Michigan 16
Nebraska 16
Notre Dame 14
Ohio State 14
Penn State 14
Texas (can add another 10-game streak Saturday) 14
USC 14

3. Oklahoma linebacker Ryan Reynolds went down with a knee injury on the second drive of the second half in the Oct. 11 game against Texas. Since then, the OU defense has offered only marginal resistance to its opponents. Without Reynolds, the Sooners have allowed 36.4 points and 522.0 yards per four quarters.

Oklahoma's Defense Since Ryan Reynolds' Injury

Quarters 10
Plays 190 (includes drive on which he was injured)
Yards allowed 1,305
Yards per play 6.9
Points allowed 91

4. Tulsa easily leads the nation in offense. The team averages 55.6 points per game and has scored at least 56 points five times already. The NCAA record for average points per game in a season is 56.0 by Army in 1944. That record could be within reach for the Golden Hurricane, given the defensive rankings of their remaining opponents. Starting with Arkansas this Saturday, Tulsa will play its final four regular-season games against teams that don't rank among the top 70 nationally in defense.

Tulsa's Remaining Opponents
Scoring Defensive Rankings
Arkansas 102
Houston 85
Tulane 80
Marshall 74

Highest Scoring Average (NCAA major college history)
Year Team PPG
1944 Army 56.0
*2008 Tulsa 55.6 (through eight games)
1989 Houston 53.5
1995 Nebraska 52.4
1983 Nebraska 52.0
2005 Texas 50.2

5. Ole Miss (4-4) will host Auburn on Saturday and can take a major step toward bowl eligibility with a win. But that's not the only reason a victory would be huge for the Rebels. Ole Miss, which beat Arkansas this past Saturday, has a chance to win consecutive games in the same season for the first time since October 2004. That's the longest such drought among all 119 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision (120 if you include transitional Western Kentucky).

[03Mustang]

I hope Texas friggin' kills Tech on Saturday. There is no team in sports I hate more than the Red Raiders.

[PonyLove]

I will be hard pressed to decide who to root for. I hate both of them.

[jtstang]

hook'em.

[03Mustang]

I will be hard pressed to decide who to root for. I hate both of them.

Just think about Leach trying to score on us again at the end of the game this year...and then think back to last year when all the [deleted] from Tech turned Ford into their home field and chanting back and forth...and then "F-U-SMU" during Varsity in Lubbock 2 years ago...it'll come to you which team to hate more.

[deleted] Tech

[HB Pony Dad]

I will be hard pressed to decide who to root for. I hate both of them.

Just think about Leach trying to score on us again at the end of the game this year...and then think back to last year when all the [deleted] from Tech turned Ford into their home field and chanting back and forth...and then "F-U-SMU" during Varsity in Lubbock 2 years ago...it'll come to you which team to hate more.

[deleted] Tech

And this should help as well...

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[Pony Soup]

HOOK EM

[SmooBoy]

So if TT pulls off the upset, do they vault to No. 1? Or are they destined for 2-3 while Bama shoots to 1?

[smu diamond m]

IMHO, you should be #1 til you lose and if you beat #1, you get #1. Unfortunately, the BCS isn't that rational.

[MustangStealth]

IMHO, you should be #1 til you lose and if you beat #1, you get #1. Unfortunately, the BCS isn't that rational.

So if we were to beat Texas we should be #1? How is that rational?

[HB Pony Dad]

IMHO, you should be #1 til you lose and if you beat #1, you get #1. Unfortunately, the BCS isn't that rational.

So if we were to beat Texas we should be #1? How is that rational?

And voting IS rational!

[PonyLove]

I will be hard pressed to decide who to root for. I hate both of them.

Just think about Leach trying to score on us again at the end of the game this year...and then think back to last year when all the [deleted] from Tech turned Ford into their home field and chanting back and forth...and then "F-U-SMU" during Varsity in Lubbock 2 years ago...it'll come to you which team to hate more.

[deleted] Tech

You have a point, thank you. Go Whorns.

[ALEX LIFESON]

I'm married to a Tech alum, so, get your guns up! Plus I'm old school, and I hate those yellow bellies!

[Peruna88]

There is no team in sports I hate more than the Red Raiders.

I hate Notre Dame more. And maybe Duke too, but just for basketball. And I totally hate the Yankees. Don't much care for TCU either.

[03Mustang]

There is no team in sports I hate more than the Red Raiders.

I hate Notre Dame more. And maybe Duke too, but just for basketball. And I totally hate the Yankees. Don't much care for TCU either.

I stand by my comment. Lubbock gets all my hatred.