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Nothing new… RT @texansports: if you’re wondering, it’s all burnt orange at floyd casey so far. this is embarrassing. #UT #Baylor

14 minutes to kickoff in Waco and the stadium is mostly TX fans. Maybe the Baylor fans are like those in LA, late to come and early to leave

Fox Sports was showing Baylor QB Robert Griffin playing catch on the field before the game…this would be a lot different if he could play

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With the students, crowd could be 50-50. #ut

I’m amazed that, after boozing, no Baylor students throw up sprinting 100 yards across the field prior to the football game. #ut #horns

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He hates pancakes and prefers waffles.

Captains for game – mccoy, shipley. Kindle, houston #ut

We’re at Floyd Casey Stadium, also known as DKR North. #ut #horns

RT @bevobeat: Clever Baylor T shirts: “Keep the weird in Austin.” (OK. Keep the boring in Waco) #ut

Longhorns Sport Network saying wind will definitely be an issue today. #ut #hookem #40

RT @bevobeat: Crowd is more than half orange. http://yfrog.com/3dvmngj

So far, 2 plays into the game, FSN coverage ha already missed one of them. #UT #40

Penalize the refs for calling that weak late hit on Colt. Last I checked, he’s a football player. #ut #horns

Make it 2 of 4. Man I really love the Big 12 deal with FSN. Yay. #UT #40

Like seeing a few successful runs by Cody Johnson and then nice play action rollout by Colt McCoy early for a short scamper. #UT #40

Wow! Great catch by Buckner! #ut #40

SHIPLEY! TOUCHDOWN TEXAS! #ut #40

Wow. Colt almost picked on 2nd and goal. Did that ever touch the ground?? #TD Malcolm Williams?

Colt’s 1st TD pass. He will b the media focus next 2 weeks by setting wins record. Bottom line: time to win or lose Heisman. #ut #horns

Like the feel of that first drive for UT, mixing passes and runs – some with McCoy under center. Johnson looks like the runner UT has needed

Touchdown Colt McCoy to Jordan Shipley. Nice pass protection by offensive line gives Colt plenty of time. #UT 7, Baylor 0

@40acressports Yeah the FSN coverage leaves a lot to be desired. I never saw the ball hit the ground either. #ut #40

RT @gkketch: That was damn near a perfect drive for the #Longhorns to open the game. Greg Davis must be smiling.

That was quick. Mccoy finds shipley, his roommate (news flash) for td to finish 10-play, 80 yd drive. 7-0 #ut

McCoy to Shipley, touchdown! Horns 7-0 Hook’em!!!
– #UT #Texas #40 #Horns #hook’em

Texas drives down the field and scores TD on opening possession on pass from McCoy to Shipley. Johnson running well, game will be over soon.

Rewatched near interception several times. It looks like ball never hits turf, goes from off Baylor LB hands & into Mal Williams’. #UT #40

RT @JimVertuno: Pregame coin toss at Texas-Baylor by Senior Sgt. Mark Todd, police officer who took down the Ft. Hood shooter. #AP_Top25.

TX goes up 7-0 on a McCoy pass to Shipley at the end of a 10-play drive. Johnson touched the ball on 5 plays in the drive — 4 runs, 1 catch

Muckelroy is not in the game for #ut. The senior linebacker was listed on the injury report this week.

Baylor running a 8 yd cushion zone D on 3rd & goal from 3. Defenders were 5 yards deep in end zone. #UT #40

Wow. Baylor runs a basketball-like style offense. Fast-break. Texas D better be awake. #ut #40

Small tidbit… Florence’s friend from HS died a few days ago. I feel bad he has to play today. #ut #40 #hookem

Why does it seem like every team runs the wide receiver screen better than #ut? #horns

Baylor coaches know what consistently works against #UT defense: wide receiver screens. Play has killed #UT for last 2 years at least. #40

Also, why does it seem like Will Muschamp forms his game plan after the opponent’s first drive of the game. #ut #horns

Spoke too quickly. Baylor putting together a solid opening drive. #ut

BU is super impressive on its first drive as well, mixing up plays and taking advantage of some UT alignment errors. Expect that to be fixed

#FSN awful game coverage actually affects games with complete lack of camera angles for instant replay officials. #UT #40

Can’t pick on Aaron Williams…he jumps out of the his shoes to grab INT and end BU drive

Aaron williams reads the fade perfectly, makes pick in end zone. #ut

Texas D gets an INT in the endzone killing a Baylor drive! #ut #40

Baylor gets 0. Aaron Williams, back from injury, picks off the ball in the end zone. #ut

This just in: Aaron Williams is not bad. #ut #horns

Ugh, I hate games on FSN. #ut #40 #hookem

What a play!!! Back to back blanked coverage by Aaron Williams, this one is TD saving fantastic interception on a corner route. #UT #40

Every week Mack talks about looking into the punting game. Every week it’s the same thing. Rugby punts have jumped the shark. #ut #horns

McCoy could have run for the 1st down but passes to Smith, who drops the ball. Good punt by Tucker into the wind — let’s see if Muschamp…

has made any adjustments. Baylor better get its points early because no one does a better job with changes than Muschamp.

Let’s see what Will Muschamp and his defense do on this 2nd series. Any adjustments to stop Baylor screen game? #UT #40

Please don’t try that against the number one defense. #ut #40 #hookem

Baylor held on 4th down. Muschamp’s D came to play today. #ut

Important 4th and 1 play by Baylor offense. #FSN doesn’t notice. #UT defense stuffs 2 straight plays.

Great team tackling by #ut on the qb sneak. Is it possible to have great team tackling on a qb sneak?

Haha. Jordan Shipley is my hero. #UT

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BEAUTIFUL. #ut #40 #hookem

Another great catch by Shipley. #ut #40 #shipley4heisman

Baylor was not ready for the #ut hurry-up offense there. #horns

TOUCHDOWN TEXAS! Cody Johnson! 14-0 Horns! #ut #40

Cody Johnson plows ahead for the touchdown. It’s 14-0 Texas. #ut

I would have gone for the 1st down too if I was Briles, but Ut make a great defensive play — the d was waiting for that sneak.

Cody Johnson takes ball on first and goal right up the middle. Plowed through a tackler for 6. #FSN missed start of play again. #UT #40

Johnson look like the second coming of Earl Campbell as he powers to 6-yrd TD run and a 14-0 UT lead. This could get out of hand quickly.

Nicely done. Cody is such an appropriate name for a Texas player. RT @jfoster640: TOUCHDOWN TEXAS! Cody Johnson! 14-0 Horns! #ut #40

Great open field tackle by Justin Tucker. Might have saved a touchdown there.

Chykie Brown has to be careful after huge sack not to get flagged. Couldn’t have argued if they’d called unsportsmanlike there. #UT #40

Still not sure why Baylor isn’t running the WR screen until the #UT defense shows they can stop it for less than 8 yards.

WOW. What a sack by Brown. I think they’re still pulling the Baylor QB out of the turf! #ut #40

First running back off bench for #UT is Tre Newton and not Fozzy Whittaker.

Chykie brown is born to celebrate. Great blindside sack of florence. He got close to a flag. #ut

And we have a tre newton sighting. He gains 8 yards to close first quarter. #ut

<3 watching kicker during kick return. Can almost see him thinking-crap, I'm going 2 hv 2 tackle him. Glad ours knows how. #UT #40

Texas makes statement with great 1st qtr. Could be ahead by 35 by the end of the half now that they have the wind.

Chykie Brown got an earful from Duane Akina for his celebration after the sack. #ut #horns

Colt McCoy is 6/9 passing for 69 yards so far. #ut

Welcome back Tre! RT @suzhalliburton And we have a tre newton sighting. He gains 8 yards to close first quarter. #ut #hookem #40

Love seeing the #UT running backs involved in passing game. Cody Johnson with a couple catches today gives Colt another outlet. #40

Either Colt didn’t use his blocker there or he didn’t trust Kirkendoll to keep blocking. #ut #horns

Colt had huge gain on zone read but bad read of WR Kirkendoll’s block and he gets hit hard after 5 yard gain. #UT #40

That’s two “wow’ catches from Buckner. Guess he’s feeling better. #ut #Horns

Good to see Colt spreading the ball around. Not exclusively going to Shipley today. #ut #40

Wow. Barely 2nd quarter and Dan Buckner already has 2 highlight reel catches. Huge one there to extend drive on 3rd down. #UT #40

Dan buckner looks healthy. Stating the obvious. #ut

First DJ Monrow sighting. Looked like interesting zone read double option play set up there where Colt could’ve kept & pitched to DJ. #UT

Yea, we are getting such a deal for great coverage? RT @40acressports Make it 2 of 4. Man I really love the Big 12 deal with FSN. Yay. #40

Penalties by offensive line are such drive killers. If Hix doesnt get false start there, I think #UT goes for it on 4th down and converts.

Still don’t understand 2-yard underneath pass on 3rd down and 8. TX punts and gets its d back on the field — look for a turnover here.

This typically is where the defense steps up and starts shutting the opponent down. #ut #Horns

BU was smart to decline the penalty and not let Shipley get a chance to return another punt. Look for McCoy to go deep here.

Anybody else remember when Grant Teaff ate the worm? #ut #hookem #40

Tray Allen in for #UT at left guard. Pass complete to John Chiles. #40

Welcome back Tré Newton. Can we call him ‘The Accent’? It’s not original, but I want to. #ut #Horns

TOUCHDOWN TEXAS! TRE Newton 43 yards! #ut #40

Tre Newton breaks free for a 43-yard TD! Texas now up 21-0. #ut

#FSN missed it but… Touchdown Tre Newton!! 43-yard run on quick under center snap by #UT. Longest run for #UT of year?

Newton scores on 45_yd touchdown. Great cutback thru middle. Predicting at least one longhorn back will get 100. By half

UT using its own version of smash and dash with Johnson and Newton. No sign of Whittaker, who has been the Horns’ main runner the past 2 wks

If you are watching the game at home on FSN, you are missing a lot as the network, like the Bears, can’t keep up with the Horns.

“Let’s take a look at the touchdown run again by Tre Newton.” Again? You mean for the first time right? #fsnsucks #ut

Florence hasn’t completed a pass since chykie brown blindsided him. #ut

It’s almost hilarious if it wasn’t so sad. Anyone know how to contact #Big12 commish Dan Beebe

It’s almost hilarious if it wasn’t so sad. Anyone know how to contact #Big12 commish Dan Beebe? #UT #fsnsucks

This game seems like it’s already over. Can I go take a nap now? #ut #40 #hookem

Kenny vaccaro gets the partial block and gets hugs from akina. Muschamp #ut

Kenny Vaccaro and company partially block Baylor punt. #UT takes over at 29 yard line.

Jordan Shipley hit hard and is down on the field hurt. @#$#@ #UT

Oh no! Get up Shipley! #ut #40

Whew! Okay. I just saw the season flash before my eyes! Maybe wind knocked out of him #ut #40

Jordan Shipley takes a shot while running across the middle, face down briefly, but manages to leave the field under his own power. #ut

Maybe Jordan was just faking it for the unsportsmanlike call? Pops up after flag was thrown. BU player stood over Shipey and celebrated. #UT

Really like seeing #Baylor players celebrating every minor play down while getting routed. Nice job guys. #UT

Shipley gets hit in the gut. Lies on turf for awhile. Scares everybody. Pops up. Macks slaps him on helmet

Great coverage by BU, then he stands over Mal Williams taunting & gets flag. Tough catch but would love to see Mal pull that one down. #UT

@missyleyva Yeah. He got up and jogged off the field. #ut #40

Two Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties helps TX move into the red zone. Maybe something was said that we can’t hear up here, or something

@Tennhorn I know, you’d think we were playing OU. #ut #40

TOUCHDOWN TEXAS! Shipley gets TD #2 of the day! #ut #40

How is dead ball unsportsmanlike not an auto first down? Am I missing something? #UT

Shipley returns to catch another TD pass from McCoy. 28-0 Texas. #ut

Baylor time out allows Shipley to get his senses back in time to haul in 7-yrd TD catch from McCoy. Now 28-0 Texas and Baylor is done.

Texas 28 Baylor 0. Can you say style points? #ut #40

Time to stop calling Baylor a thug program guys. Come on. #ut #horns

Good fake by Shipley there though right? Fake blocking for the screen and Colt hits him for the TD! (@ATexican @iPaul07 @Texas_Gal) #UT

Three plays after SHipley was hurt, lying on the ground, he’s in the end zone putting 6 points on the board. #ut #horns

RT @FOTProgram: Just baptists making a joyful noise RT @40acressports Really like seeing Baylor celebrating every minor play. #UT

Muschamp has released the hounds. After barely missing one play, entire defense is in pocket before Houston brings him down for sack. #UT

RT @texaslippy Stat: 59% of all #ut scoring drives this year under 3 mins. Wow. #hookem #40

Texas finally takes a deep shot. Colt barely overthrows Jordan Shipley or they would’ve had 3rd TD of 1st half. Just beyond fingers. #UT #40

Could you imagine what the defensive statistics would be like for #ut if Muschamp gameplaned before the opening drive? #horns

Seriously Shipley has got to get into the Heisman talk. He’s having a GREAT season. Deserves to be in New York #ut #40 #shipley4heisman

Good idea RT @Tennhorn: I think they should trade Baylor and a first rd draft choice and get tcu in the big 12 #ut #40

Baylor had 68 total yards on its first drive that ended with an Aaron Williams INT. Since then 5 possessions for -2 yards.

Touchdown for Cody Johnson. Texas nowrunning away with it, 35-0, with 2:50 to go in the first half. #ut

Johnson gets his second touchdown of half. It’s 35-0 #ut

TOUCHDOWN TEXAS! Cody Johnson again! 35-0. #ut #40

But #UT couldn’t run on UCF or other awful defenses, so this is big. RT @gatorsfirst: I think Plano East can run on Baylor @CorbinCasteel

Appears for the first time all year, Texas has a definitive starting running back. #ut

Should #ut get credit for not getting McCoy cheap touchdowns at the 1-yard line, or are they costing him The Heisman. Discuss? #ut #hookem

Texas gets a safety. 37-0. This is ug-ly. #ut #40

Hoping #UT keeps everyone healthy. Baylor (like most teams when they go down huge) is getting sloppy/cheap now. Sloppy play = injuries.

Sam Acho forces a fumble that rolls into the end zone, Baylor emerges from the scrum with the ball meaninfg it’s a safety. 37-0 #ut

Believe that’s sam acho’s fifth forced fumble of year. Chykie brown almost had a td. Instead it’s a safety and 37-0 #ut

Haha. Actually glad #UT gets safety instead of TD on fumble. Going for Heisman stats now. Want McCoy to Shipley for 100 more yards and TD.

RT @suzhalliburton: Believe that’s sam acho’s fifth forced fumble of year. Chykie brown almost had a td. Instead it’s a safety and 37-0 #ut

41 yard field goal. Half-time….Texas 40 Baylor 0. The way it should be! #ut #40

Hunter Lawrence hits a 41-yarder to give Texas a 40-0 lead with :03 to go in the first half. #ut

Tell me, I mean really tell me, how anyone can beat Texas when they are playing like this? 40-0 at half in a game that could be even worse.

I wonder if Mack will give the starters a few more snaps or call off the dogs at the start of the second half? #ut #40

Correction, that was sam acho’s 2nd forced fumble. He has 4 fumble recoveries. Yes, acho brothers like their turnovers. #ut

Baylor has minus-22 yards offense since its opening drive and just 46 yards for the entire half. Texas has 40 points in the first 30 minutes

We will see a lot of Garrett Gilbert and the second team in the second half, perhaps all but just the first drive of the third qtr.

@40acressports Oh, I see. You think Mack has a pretty good memory eh? Lol #ut #40

Baylor has more penalty yards than actual yards – 57 from flags, 37 total yards. Bears are minus 25 in rushing. Ugly #ut

After chykie brown’s blindside, florence missed his next 6 passes. He was 1 of 7 to finish half #ut

TX outgained BU 314-37 in the first half and had 18 first downs to the Bears’ 5. Total domination.

Florence passes to Florence for no-gain. That’s the way it’s gone for Baylor. Huge series for Houston, a sack and a TFL as BU has to punt

For those hoping #UT doesn’t run up the score, a reminder that BU’a Art Briles voted Texas 5th and OU 1st last year: http://bit.ly/4EnzVX

Now on the cody johnson 100 yard watch. He needs 4

UT punt on first possession means McCoy gets another series.

New Sonic couple is not funny or endearing. Now commercials are awkward and almost violent? #ut

At least some backups in on defense for #ut. LB Ryan Roberson in the game.

Yes please. RT @gkketch: OK, get McCoy one more highlight reel touchdown pass and then let’s see some Garrett Gilbert.

Johnson is now over 100m second for his career. Second for longhorn back this season. #ut

I wish McCoy would get to line & occasionally audible out of hyper quick, under center running play the #UT offense does if it’s not there.

The only thing that is keeping the score in this game from getting worse is a pair of dropped passes by Buckner and Chiles.

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#FSN going almost exclusively to blimp cam now so producers can go get hot dogs or something. #UT #40

Interception for Emmanuel Acho…once again an Acho forces a turnover. #ut

Emmanuel Acho steps in front of hitch route and easily picks off Baylor pass. I heart Mom and Dad Acho. #UT

Garrett Gilbert now in at QB for the Longhorns. #ut

Colt is done. Garrett Gilbert in at quarterback for #UT.

Calling off the dogs. Sort of. RT @InsideTexas: Garrett Gilbert now in at QB for the Longhorns. #ut #40

Back to back explosive plays for the Bears will have Muschamp boiling. The E. Acho intercepts and Newton fumbles as errors abound.

Tre Newton running well but fumbles the ball. Baylor takes over at their 13. Might be reason we haven’t seen as much Newton as we want. #UT

Dan Beebe in the press box with FSN. If any of you are at the game, feel free to yell up at him how about how much #FSNsucks for me. #UT

Whittaker makes his first appearance after Newton fumble… on second snap gains 15 yards, then loses 3.

Big 12 commish Beebe thinks #BCS is awesome. This type of intelligence explains the conference’s contract with #FSN

receivers aren’t having that great of a day. #ut

Nice RT @40acressports: #FSN going almost exclusively to blimp cam now so producers can go get hot dogs or something. #UT #40

It’ll be two incompletions in the box score, but good pocket presence and athleticism on back to back plays by Garrett Gilbert. #UT

New #comics ! (Blackest Night) Booster Gold #26 and Green Lantern Corps #40, and The Amazing Spider-Man #611. Pretty good reads. 😀

RT @gkketch: Listening to Big 12 commish Dan Beebe talk makes me want to stop watching college athletics. Sell that crap somewhere else.

Gilbert shows off his arm on consecutive plays, both incomplete passes. On the 2nd he stiff-armed a defender and threw a bullet on the run.

RT @bevobeat: Home crowd? #ut http://yfrog.com/16vxpj

Too tired to come up with my own comments about Dan Beebe. Also, he doesn’t deserve it. #ut #40 #hookem

Hope the #UT defense wants a shutout as bad as I do.

Can the second-stringers keep the shutout. They’re officially in. #ut #horns

texas is using four true freshmen on defense right now. #ut

Mack Brown can never be accused of running up the score. #ut #40

RT @suzhalliburton: texas is using four true freshmen on defense right now. #ut

UCF, a team the “experts” gave #UT little credit for throttling last week is now up 17 in 4th quarter against #15 Houston.

Touchdown Eddie Jones!! Defensive end picks off WR screen and takes it to the house! Go Horns!! #UT

How about Eddie Jones. He’s the first defensive lineman to score this year. And that’s Texas’ 10th non-offensive touchdown of the year. #ut

Eddie Jones picks off a swing pass and takes it 60 yards to the house. 47-0 #ut

Texas D scores on an INT return. 47-0 #ut #40

It would’ve been a lot funnier if FSN announcer was actually correct for once & that had been big ol’ Ben Alexander rumbling for score. #UT

Ah…my favorite play (behind the safety). The pick six. #ut #40 #hookem

I don’t care what the score is. Don’t freaking kick the football off out of bounds. #UT

And Eddie Jones wins the Pizza Hut Delivery of the Game Award on the Longhorns Sports Radio Network. #ut #hookem #40

Eddie Jones makes BU pay for one screen too many with an INT and 60-yrd return for TD. Bears driving again versus 2nd and 3rd teamers.

Only question now is if the Horns can secure the shutout.

Getting ready to head to the field for interviews. Thanks for following along as the Horns go to 10-0 and stay on track for a nat’l title.

Fire Will Muschamp. #UT

Freakin Texas backups give up the shutout. 47-7 #ut #40

Baylor scores first TD of the game, 47-7 #ut with 5:18 to go. #ut

Think #UT needs to run regular offense, Gilbert needs/deserves the real game snaps.

The 2 players who have started most of #UT games at RB this year, McGee and Whittaker, both didn’t see field until 4th quarter.

#UT receivers not having a strong game. Another drop by Buckner (who also made 2 great catches) ends drive after Gilbert scrambled for time.

And another TD for Baylor. Bears scoring points on Texas’ backups. Muschamp not pleased. 47-14 #ut, 1:40 to go in the game. #ut

Muschamp will be displeased with the backups. #ut

@40acressports I’m sure….people have only been calling for his head for how long? Hell, they wanted him fired in 2005! #ut #40

On a positive note, I assume Will Muschamp is going to have plenty of things to yell about during film review tomorrow. #UT

Texas backups give up another score. Somebody’s running sprints this week…that’s all I’m sayin. #ut #40

Defensive backups are running laps and doing bear crawls on Monday. #ut #40 #hookem