AHOY!!!

Let me start off my recapping my day, BEFORE the game…

I love college football. I love that people without tickets will bake in 100 plus degree parking lot surfaces JUST to love their team.

We tailgated. It was hot. Being surrounded by smokers and BBQ pits makes it hotter. Heat makes me drunk. By 4 pm I was well on my way to cussing loudly and making snide remarks about people. I was quickly told to stop being catty about UT fans, because they’re OUR fans.

(Whatever, admittedly it takes some brass to wear cowboy boots in this heat just because the rest of your sorority is. BUT! This is fodder for me, easy fodder at that. I can’t help myself. We’re UT, we’re elitist to everyone. Sorry, we go/went to “The Harvard of the South”—we ARE better than you solely because we got admitted.)

Anyway, we actually got to a game before kick-off! In fact, we got to see Vince Young’s jersey retired. It wasn’t as big of a deal as one would have thought, but who doesn’t love listening to Vince say, “Hello, AuOWstin?” (Shut, up Aggies…you just have QB envy. Oh. And regardless, OU STILL sucks.)

Moving on….

The Longhorns looked good. Colt looked really GOOD! Relaxed, in the game, confident, accurate, he managed to allay most of my anxiety from last year. I think the article in today’s Statesman sums it correctly, the Horns exceeded expectations Saturday! And if my eyes didn’t prove it, his 503 yard gain sure does—103 rushing and 222 yards passing. Be afraid, bitches, be very afraid. (read story here)

However, my Wittle Colty needs to be sure to get his ass to the sidelines. Having watched him take two after-whistle hits Saturday, I worry about injury and especially how much those cheaters at the Red River shootout will take advantage of this.

Colt says, “"I'm not a big slider.” Reminded of the late hits Saturday, he added, "I don't know what that was all about. I guess I'm just going to have to beeline it to the sidelines."

Wouldja please? I mean, everyone has all this confidence in Chiles, but I’d prefer if you didn’t get sacked and hurt again, m’kay?

However, he sure did look good. As did the rest of the Longhorns. Our defense is definitely back in shape, I feel confident that while the Tech-tards may be able to move the ball, we can stop them, AND we can put that ball all over the field. I no longer have concern for the Aggies and I’m never confident against OU. (even though they still suck-- just because they suck, okay?)

I will not be the one getting in to numbers, I CAN tell you that by the beginning of the 3rd quarter, I definitely hit a wall and my memory of the rest of the game becomes a lil hazy. SORRY! Sometimes I get over-excited about first game and blow all my drinking prowess tailgating. (hah—what drinking prowess?!?!) I blame Mike for having an indestructible liver and basically pouring maker’s on ice the second we arrived at our seats.