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That TAMU game in November is starting to look like it could be interesting. That’s a good thing. #ut #horns

Let’s get this game started. I’m scared but hopeful. #ut #40

OkState’s Hunter looked good in pregame warmups but the proof of his status will be the first time he tries to cut and is hit.

Everything they are showing/saying is too similar to last years Halloween game for my liking. #ut #40

This place is full of potential energy right now. It’s about to explode. #ut #horns

Colt McCoy just pounded fists with one of the referees as he was walking out of the #ut locker room. Conspiracy? It is in the Internet age.

tanner, kindle, mccoy, muckelroy are game captains. #ut

RT @aTrubow: Colt McCoy just pounded fists with one of the refs as he was walking out of the #ut locker room. Conspiracy?

Texas takes the field. Just a couple minutes to kick now. Energy level in the stadium is impressive. #ut

#ut wins toss. will defer

So much for Greg Davis getting his way and getting the ball first. #ut defers until the second half, the way Mack Brown likes it. #horns

Anybody else got the front porch light off? Hate to be the Grinch who stole Halloween, but #UT football is serious business.

#ut has to like that kickoff coverage. #horns

CAN WE STOP TALKING ABOUT LAST YEAR?! #ut #40

First play of the game is a fumble for OSU…Cowboys maintain possession.

I’m amazed a ball was on the turf and an Acho didn’t come up with it. It’s definitely Halloween. Or the apocalypse. #ut #horns

4th and 1 instead of 2-3 because Z Robinson able to carry Muckelroy for extra yd. They rush to the line and convert big conversion. #UT #40

Hey Longhorns, how old is Mike Gundy? #ut #40

Isn’t it a penalty for the offense to go the line of scrimmage with 12 men? Or is that an NFL rule? #UT #40

Not sure what game ABC announcers watching, claiming OSU running well against #UT. One big sweep play and 5 yd QB scramble. Otherwise zilch.

Welcome back to Stillwater #ut.

It’s been all Toston on this first drive and no Hunter. #ut #horns

OSU finding little room to run up the middle against Texas D, but has been effective attacking on the wings. OSU in UT territory. #ut

Great play by Earl Thomas to get over and make the play over the top of the receiver. #ut #horns

Great underneath coverage by A Williams and then nice break by Earl Thomas to break up 3rd down pass. OSU FG team out there. #UT #40

Great pass breakup by Earl Thomas holds OSU to a field goal…and it’s no good. 0-0. #ut

Hahah. Matt Millen sucks at this as bad as he does at being a GM. If QB leads WR, Earl Thomas is still there genius. #UT #40

Nice drive by Ok State and it gets them all of zero points with gold shoes’ 45-yard miss on a field goal. #ut

Big 4th down conversion allows OSU momentum. Great variation in play calling by Gundy gets the Pokes inside the UT, but then it got tough

And the Okie St kicker shanks the field goal. Texas defense holds on opening drive. That may be 1 of OSU’s best shots tonight. #UT #40

Missed field goal takes wind out of OSU’s sails…time for the UT offense to make an early statement…

Texas on O, opening in the four wide: Goodwin, Shipley, Kikendoll, Buckner on the field. #ut

#ut is going empty

After success last week, surprised #UT opens in 5-wide. Nice run by Kirkendoll after catch for long first down. #40

Shipley and McCoy already connecting. (pssst they’re roommates.) Big early 3rd down conversion and #UT is out past the 50.

ROOMMATE MENTION NUMBER ONE! #ut #40

saw that flag coming as soon as it happens. Ball was clearly past Buckner when OSU DB leveled him. #UT #40

He launched himself AND the ball was clearly already by the WR. Easy call for refs. #UT #40

Very good tough run on 1st down for C Johnson. Nice strong 5 yard run gets #UT inside the 10 yard line.

Called QB draw on 3rd and 3 is blown up by DT blowing up the play in the middle. Otherwise Colt had it. #UT #40

Hunter Lawrence puts #ut on board with 25-yard kick. Lawrence is 15 of 17 for year. He already has 5 more FGs than he did in 2008.

Texas drives 65 yards in 11 plays and picks up a field goal. Horns lead 3-0. #ut

Texas makes most of its opportunity with FG on opening drive for a 3-0 lead. McCoy was a step away from taking the QB draw to the end zone

#ut leading at Oklahoma State in the first quarter? My eyes must be deceiving me. #horns

Great play by Nolan Brewster on the option. DE and K Robinson blew up QB, Brewster stuffs RB. #UT #40

Fuchs!

Texas D clamping down — and a dropped ball (a rarity for OSU’s receivers) — holds OSU to a 3 and out. #ut

Shipley blasted while catching the ball, OSU recovers fumble. Refs huddling to talk…

OSU ball. Cowboys get it on the Texas 34. #ut

Shipley makes a mistake. Trying to make something happen. #ut continues to turn the ball over this season. #horns

ABC announcers want #UT to recruit every kid in the state of Texas every season.

That might have been an OSU touchdown if the Pokes receivers didn’t run into each other. #ut #Horns

OSU giving itself problems on offense. Dropped balls and receivers running into each other. #ut

Fantastic 4th and 8 blitz call by Muschamp. OSU QB throws great pass after Chykie Brown loses track of WR but OSU drops it. #UT ball.

that’s the end of the quarter. Texas is up 3-0. Longhorns are about to punt when the second quarter starts. #ut

Shipley pays the price for not calling fair catch but UT defense holds the Pokes thanks to 4th down drop by Anyiam in end zone.

Curious first quarter ends with Horns holding 3-0 lead. Both offenses showing flashes, but unable to put more than three on the board. #ut

Colt McCoy looks tentative while scrambling right now. And the Longhorns haven’t thrown downfield yet. They need to. #ut #horns

Texas does nothing on offense after bad play call on 1st down loses three yards. 3-0 at end of 1st qtr. Expect UT to add 14 pts before half

Whoa. Want to see another angle of that punt. Didn’t look to me from sideline angle that it went OOB that FAR up sideline. #UT #40

Oklahoma State backup running back in, still no Kendall Hunter for Pokes. Guessing that means he’s not playing tonight. #UT #40

Fumble, Texas ball! Horns take over at mid-field. #ut

ABC not interested in game we’re actually watching. Fumble by Okie State forced by S Acho and recovered by #UT. #40

Fuuuuuuuumble! #ut #40 wait… Fumble?

Ball was called fumble on the field and no replay certainly confirms the opposite. No way they should overturn this. #UT #40

By the way, that was Sam Acho with the forced fumble. #ut

Hmmm. I’m wondering if Sonny Acho conducts fumble drills with his sons, Sam and Emmanuel. #ut

FUMBLE! #ut #40

Ulatoski with brain fart gets Colt killed. Just let DE run straight at QB with no TE or RB in the game. #UT #40

Wow what a pass by McCoy!! Threads the needle to Jordan Shipley to convert another 3rd and long. Wow.

Marquise Goodwin might have lost that football but not replayed by booth. Man I hate instant replay, even when it helps #UT.

Misdirection is the name of the game. Texas goes counter, end around, fake end around, zone read. Now inside the red zone. #ut

Been a long time since I’ve seen a DE bite that hard on zone read. Colt slides for 1st down while OSU defender whiffs on spear attempt. #UT

Terrible spot by refs on 1st and goal. Ball crossed the goal line. Need a review here. (Just after I bitched about IR.) #40 UT

Replay-Touchdown. #ut takes a 10-0 lead. #horns

Cody Johnson scores with the jumbo. Extra point good. Texas up 10-0. #ut

Gutsy pass by McCoy on 3rd and 12 spurs the Horns to TD drive. Great throw by McCoy to Shipley — areal NFL throw — coverts the 3rd down…

FYI — I sat next to the replay official yesterday flying into OKC. Nice guy.

Will be interesting to see if the Pokes can do to the #horns what #ut has always done to the Pokes.

and Johnson rams it home from a yard out six plays later. Goodwin had good run and great catch on the march which puts UT up 10-0.

Maybe I’ll just stay here… #40 has me pumped up

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The defensive line hasn’t gotten a lot of pressure yet. Will be interesting to see if Muschamp adjusts. #ut #horns

Wow. Emmanuel Acho blew that end around sweep up in the backfield. Big loss on 3rd down. #UT

Emmanuel didnt want to be outdone by his brother Sam, who forced his first fumble of the season. #ut #horns

And then Oklahoma State gets the first down. #ut #Horns

Is Aaron Williams hurt? Haven’t seen him out there. #ut #Horns

Akina hopping mad on the sideline for the missed assignments. #ut

If Blake Gideon doesn’t completely whiff on that tackle, #UT easily stops OSU option for no gain. Instead they’ve got 2nd and 3.

Looks like the Texas lieutenant governor is here, sitting in the box with Longhorn dignitaries.

OkState’s hurry up offense has Ut on its heels a bit. Let’s see if the Pokes can make something of their drive (don’t bet on it)

@incitata #40 is my favorite 😉

Curtis Brown intercepts the ball and runs it all the way, 77 yards, for a touchdown!

Curtis Brown … he’s got a case as the most improved player for #ut … And with Aaron Williams not around, the #horns are going 2 need him

Curtis Brown does a pick 6 on Zac Robinson. (Robinson can’t tackle as well as McCoy. 77-yard pick gives #ut a 17-0 lead.

CURTIS BROWN PICK SIX!!! #ut #40

Once again OSU threatens, once again OSU comes up empty-handed. 17-0 Horns. Texas starting to run away with it. #ut

Interception Curtis Brown!! TD Curtis Brown!!! WooohooO!!! That is a HUGE gamechanger. 17 point #UT lead instead of OSU tightening things.

Hunter in for one play — gains a yard, then leaves. Next play Curtis Brown steps in front of Robinson pass and takes it 77 yrds for TD. WOW

And for those of you keeping score at home, that’s the eighth non-offensive touchdown scored by UT this season. #ut

That’s the Longhorns eighth non-offensive score of the year. They’re sort of an opportunistic bunch, aren’t they? #ut

RT @gkketch: Curtis Brown – hello All-Big 12 first-team. Time to choke the life out of OSU in these final 7 minutes of the 1st half. #UT

Texas is leading the nation in non-offensive touchdowns. #UT

Texas kickoff coverage has been great tonight. 3 out of 4 inside the 20 yard line so far. #UT #40

Why do teams run anything other WR screens against #UT?

RT @kbohls: Can you say statement game? #ut >DITTO!! #hookem #Horns #UT #40 #texas #fb

Damnit. RT @gkketch: Aaron Williams is reportedly in the Texas locker room.

RT @leilarahimi Curtis Brown, who just had the interception and TD, is the proud father of a baby girl who was born earlier this month. #ut

No word on Aaron Williams’ status yet. Haven’t been able to find him on the sideline. #ut #horns

Shoot. Chykie Brown didn’t have to do that. Ball was over WR’s head and would have never caught it. Pass interference. #UT

Johnson scores 1-yard TD for Ok State. That’s first rushing TD allowed by #ut defense since late in the opener against La Monroe. it’s 17-7

One-yard TD run for OSU. Texas 17, Ok State 7 with 2:18 to go in the first half. We’ve got a football game on our hands. #ut

Big pass interference on Chykie Brown and then great option run by Toston — after perfectly timed pitch from Robinson gets OSU to 17-7

To say that was a big drive for the Pokes is an understatement. #ut had them pinned back inside the 20 to start that drive. #horns

Looks like refs clearly call that Kirkendoll’s forward progress was stopped. Can’t review that. Big #UT mistake not to snap ball faster.

Just because you’re still fighting doesn’t mean forward progress wasn’t stopped. Completely irrelevant. #UT

PHEW. #ut #40

That was a great move by Chiles to cut his route off and come back to the ball. #ut #horns

Oline has to be more solid and Colt has to be more confident to stay in pocket against 3 man OSU pass rush. He stepped into taht. #UT

It’s amazing how much better #UT looks when they run actual pass plays with routes & such. And not just 4 yd option routes eveyr play.

ABC finds the great @KevinDurant35 on the #UT sideline.

Texas in great shape here. Has to take advantage of big plays and roughing passer and get 6 here, not just 3. #UT

Acrobatic catch by Malcolm Williams in the back of the end zone puts Texas up 24-7. #ut

Touchdown Malcolm Williams! Fantastic catch on slant in back of end zone and great job to tap his toes down. Huge drive. #UT #40

Hahahahaha. RT @gkketch: I think Matt Millen wants to draft Malcolm Williams.

Great catch by Malcolm Williams. He told me last week that sometimes he thinks too much on the easy catches. Texas up 24-7, halftime.

BEAUTIFUL DRIVE. BEAUTIFUL TOUCHDOWN! 24-7 Horns! #ut #40 (I use to give basketballs to Williams at the MAC!)

Right calls, but these technicalities in the rules have to be frustrating for OSU fans (forward momentum not reviewable, hand to QB’s head)

Halftime — Texas 24, OSU 7

HOW OLD IS MIKE GUNDY?!? #ut #40

RT @gkketch: The word from source is that Aaron Williams suffered lower back injury when he & Thomas hit each other. Might return. #UT

RT @texaslippy: Malcolm Williams must be 40, because that was a manly catch. #ut

McCoy is 12 of 15 for 116 yards at halftime, with 29 net yards rushing. #ut

This just in…Texas is pretty darn good. Williams makes a circus catch at back of end zone to extend the Ut lead to 24-7 at the half.

First half stats: McCoy 12-15, 116, 1 TD, 29 rush yds; Shipley 6-64; Kirkendoll 2-15; Muckelroy 7 tackles

OSU has more offensive yards that UT at the half –192 to 174. But the Pokes had seven possessions in the half to the Horns’ four.

#UT officials confirmed Aaron Williams injured his right knee. Don’t know the severity.

Second half about to get underway here in Stillwater. Texas will receive, leading 24-7. #ut

ABC doing their best to make it look like OSU getting screwed despite every replay they’re showing look like refs gets call right. #UT

Here! We! Go! #ut #40

Texas has to not forget about Fozzy. Man he looks fast with the football in his hands. #UT

McCoy hurls the ball deeeeep to Malcolm Williams. Texas offense moving unhindered. #ut

Hey lookie there. Good things happen when you go deep. Malcolm Williams with good catch with defender on him for long gain. #UT #40

FYI, Aaron Williams out with a knee injury (looks minor, he’s walking around alright). With this lead, no reason to put him back in. #ut

ATTENTION GREG DAVIS. the shovel pass hasn’t worked at all. Don’t do it again. #ut #40

Roommate mention FTW! #ut #40

Texas offense now hindered into kicking a field goal. Texas takes a 27-7 lead. #ut

ABC unaware of Texas attempt to score and killing itself with penalties. Too busy discussing McCoys/Shipleys. #UT

#UT takes opening drive of 2nd half and scores off of Lawrence’s 40-yard FG. Longhorns up 27-7.

Hall stands on sideline as Snow refuses to snap ball, causing DOG penalty. A bad shovel pass & 5-yrd pass to Smith leads to 40-yrd FG, 27-7

Roommate mention number three! Brother mention number one hundred. #ut #40

Earl Thomas pick 6! Texas now up 34-7. Quickly turning into a blowout in Stillwater. #ut

Another pick 6 for Earl Thomas!!! Earl for Heisman!! #UT #40

At some point, do you think the ABC guys will give #UT any credit for all the Oklahoma State mistakes? #40

Also, that’s non-offensive TD No. 9 for Texas this season. #ut

Earl Thomas just makes Zac Robinson look very bad with that pick six. It’s Thomas’ sixth interception of year and second TD. #ut

And that’s the Longhorns ninth non-offensive touchdown of the year. Yes, it still leads the country. #ut

After getting killed on 1st punt, Shipley fair catches this one despite plenty of room. (Was that only OSU’s 2nd punt?) #UT #40

Texas defense is good enough to win games all by itself… I have said it all year and we are seeing it tonight.

27 point lead, can feel Greg Davis getting more conservative all the way in Dallas. Of course with this D, can’t blame him. #UT #40

If I’m #ut, again, I run it up. Silence your national critics. I know Mack likes to call the players kids … but they’re adults. #horns

yeah, totally RT @40acressports: 27 pt lead, can feel Greg Davis getting more conservative. Of course with this D, can’t blame ’em. #UT #40

This is the definition of “Statement Game”. #ut

INT again for Texas, this one by Blake Gideon, returns it 31 yards to the OSU 15. #ut

Gideon is going to get all sorts of grief for not scoring on that pick. #ut has ball on 15.

Blake Gideon with the pick. Shockingly ABC announcers make smart comments about all 3 DBs who had rough game against TT all have INTs. #UT

Texas has a 139 yards worth of INT returns in this game. #ut

RT @gkketch: Mack needs to get Colt some cheap touchdown passes.

RT @MoveTheSticks: Interesting to read body language of USC defensive players… heads are down, no swagger whatsoever

Touchdown Cody Johnson! Texas now leads 41-7 with 2:49 to go in the third quarter. #ut

That’s Cody Johnson’s second touchdown of the game. And it was out of the I. How novel.

Touchdown Cody Johnson! Texas now leads #14 Oklahoma St 41-7, thanks mostly to lucky bounces and the refs. #UT

wondering if Ok State has ever come back from a 34-point deficit. (Muschamp’s head would explode). #ut

Beautiful. Just perfection tonight. #ut #40

It was only one year, but @KevinDurant is one hell of a Longhorn. #UT

Wondering when ABC will mention how Texas wouldn’t be winning tonight if Sam Bradford hadn’t been hurt. #UT #40

End of the third quarter — Texas 41, Oklahoma State 7

Porch light accidentally left on. Teenage boys trick or treating. Hope they enjoy the Red #40 candy I just gave them. #yucko #foodcoloring

RT @40acressports: Wondering when ABC will mention how Texas wouldn’t be winning tonight if Sam Bradford hadn’t been hurt. #UT #40

INT for Chykie Brown gives the Texas D its fourth of the game. #ut

Technically a bad play on 4th & 9, but w/ score the way it is it sure is fun to get the 4th INT of the night, this time by Ch Brown. #UT

He should have knocked that down. That’s a lot of picks for Zac. Daaaang.#ut #40

Chykie Brown interception actually ends up hurting Horns. Can’t get off on goal line, OSU now has ball back at #UT 30 yd line.

Awww Mario debut at #40

Oregon putting a BEATING on USC. LOVE IT.#ut #40

OSU gets a six-yard TD pass from Robinson to Blackmon. Texas 41, OSU 14

Texas needs to score again, don’t won’t this blowout to look closer than it was. #UT

Great catch by 81 from OSU. (I’m bored) #ut #40

Garrett Gilbert into the game for Texas, hopefully gets a chances to throw a few. Colt McCoy done for the night. #UT

Wish Mack Brown would call his players students if he wants to make them sound young instead of calling them kids. Students is accurate. #ut

Final: Texas 41, Oklahoma State 14