Big 12 Championship

The Big 12 championship game was a big letdown. To be fair the Texas defense played great, but it should also be said that the Nebraska offense was pretty miserable. Barely more miserable than the Texas O. With three interceptions I think Colt McCoy lost his place as the Heisman Trophy front runner. I hate that he ended the season like that, but he did not get much help. Nebraska was able to get an amazing pass rush from their four down lineman, so they could drop as many as seven back into coverage. This led to nine sacks, 4-1/2 by Ndumakong Suh, Nebraska's amazing defensive end, who has to be considered a top three pick in the NFL draft.

I think all the hard hits and pressure got to Colt as he looked a little out of it in the forth quarter. On what could have been the last play of the game, instead of calling a time out to get the field goal team on the field, Colt took the snap and threw the ball away as time ran out. Luckily the referees conferred and correctly put one second back on the game clock. In the post-game interview Colt said he had it the entire time, but neither ESPN nor any other TV talking head agreed.

While Texas fans all got to exhale and feel good for a few minutes after Hunter Lawrence made the field goal to win the game, it soon became apparent that the close call hurt the Longhorns BCS Championship bid. Instead of everyone talking about a clear #1 vs. #2 game, the door was now open for speculation on how TCU or Cincinnati got shafted. While it is hard to hear this, clearly a more decisive win or even a more offensively exciting game would have made a huge difference.

Clearly Alabama will now be the big favorite in the BCS championship game. Shadows of 2005.