Because it's never too early to talk OU-Texas

Afterall, it's only 13 days away.

And after having watched both teams mosey out to 3-0 starts, I think I can say this much about what to expect October 2nd at the Cotton Bowl.

Expect a close, but unmemorable game. That's because unlike most of the games in this decade, this game probably won't have national title implications on it.

Oklahoma's struggled against Utah State, destroyed Florida State and the attempt by the WWL to hype up the Heisman candidacy of Christian Ponder, and followed that up with a disjointed 27-24 win over Air Force in which they had to depend on a few first downs from their offense late to secure the win.

Texas also has three wins under their belt. But like Oklahoma, you can't point to any one of the wins and necessarily say it was a solid effort. I'm sure any orange blood would be the first to point out to me that any win in the Big 12 South on the road is a good win.

I'd be inclined to point out that aside from the game clinching nine minute drive in the fourth quarter last night, the Horns offense was sloppy. Garrett Gilbert alone had three interceptions in the first quarter alone. One of which was returned 88 yards to get the Techsans back in the game.

About the only consistent thing either team has going for them is Texas' defense. When Mack Brown decides to hang up the headset (and for those who get tired head from all his pointless whining about stupid crap, it'll be a great day), rest assured that Texas won't miss a beat when Will Muschamp takes over.

His defenses are as feared as Mike Stoops' defenses were when he was Oklahoma's defensive coordinator in the early 00's. And it was a third quarter interception by his group that helped turn the tide last night against Tommy Tuberville's Red Raiders squad.

As much as I hate Texas, that might be the difference between these two teams come October 2nd.