West Virginia Mountaineers @ Texas Longhorns Preview & Predictions

Speaker 1: [00:00:12] Okay. To our viewers, I first off, I want to say that I wasn't running from the results of Texas versus Texas Tech. That isn't why I didn't post a post-game reaction. You know, just life happens. Things happen in life. So sometimes you just can't always get a video out day of. However, I will say that I was very much disappointed, a little bit distraught, not surprised in the sense that we were playing the backup quarterback. But the problem is I can't even blame the backup quarterback that's in guard actually played pretty well in that game. He did have an interception. Sure, but he did also. You know what? No, no, no. We're not doing that today, Kyle. We're not doing that today. Okay. Anyway, just just to insulin's on this recording. I just. [00:00:55][43.0]
Speaker 2: [00:00:56] It works every time. The whole like, the more the more Texas fans complain about it, the more people want to do it. And it's fantastic. [00:01:02][6.3]
Speaker 1: [00:01:04] I'm hurt. You want to hurt me, Kyle? About what? This has turned into that. [00:01:07][3.6]
Speaker 2: [00:01:08] I don't need to hurt you. The Texas Longhorns are doing that enough. [00:01:10][2.6]
Speaker 1: [00:01:11] For other in podcasting. But. No, but no. You're right. You're right. In fairness, this team has done this to me. This team has hurt me. They have grabbed me by the heart and just ripped it out multiple times. I thought that the Kansas loss was the worst of it, but seeing all those Red Raiders fans storm the field and not pay a $50,000 fine for knocking over players, but that's neither here nor there. Seeing all of them storm the field, throw their tortillas and have fun at the expense of the Texas Longhorns. That did hurt me. On the bright side, we're on to West Virginia. We probably have Quinn Ewers coming back. Things are starting to look up. Is now all doom and gloom in Austin? We've got a home game coming up this weekend. We can look forward to that. The Mountaineers, they are coming off a win. They did beat the Virginia Tech Hokies. And I will say that that Virginia Tech team is not the team of Michael Vick anymore. They are a far cry from that. We're talking about a Virginia Tech team that I think has lost to Old Dominion twice in two years, am I not? [00:02:08][57.9]
Speaker 2: [00:02:09] That is correct. [00:02:09][0.4]
Speaker 1: [00:02:10] Yes. Yes. Okay. We're playing a team that beat that Virginia Tech version. So it's not their world beaters. West Virginia's two and two, they're not a great football program. Their program that the Longhorns did beat last year. In theory, they should be able to go into this one with similar expectations to win and right the ship, get back to three and two. I was expecting a speed bump. I just was hoping the win have come this suit in the season coming off of the Alabama game. But anyway, stop your thoughts. This game, last game where the Longhorns are. [00:02:41][31.5]
Speaker 2: [00:02:42] First of all, is a very, very entertaining game. I will give Texas that. I had it on at work. It was actually quite entertaining, so I will give them that. But I think by transitive property, West Virginia, losing to Kansas means West Virginia is now the worst team in the Big 12. I think that's how you are. [00:02:58][16.9]
Speaker 1: [00:02:59] Talking about those four in Ohio, Kansas Jayhawks. So Rock Shop. Yeah, right. [00:03:03][4.5]
Speaker 2: [00:03:04] Yeah, you're absolutely correct. I'm just trying to figure out how the transitive property works here because West Virginia's really bad. And like, if Kansas beats Oklahoma one, please let that happen. And two, at like it's just going to be so weird and fluky. So I guess like West Virginia is bad and loss to Kansas. So therefore, I guess West Virginia is the worst team in the Big 12 at this point. And that was kind of my segway to just say that like if Texas loses this game, things will have fallen harder than I thought they would. But we talked about it last week and I'm going to save the same perspective I had from the pre season. Each game is a step up on the ladder for Texas, so beating Texas Tech would have meant you're the seventh best team and then beating potentially K-State would have been. [00:03:44][40.6]
Speaker 1: [00:03:44] So we'll get you off just a little bit because in fairness, Texas Tech had it beat them since 2014. So there was that it's kind of a step down in the sense that you should not lost the game. You were up ten points in that game weight and of course your Heisman candidate running back fumbles Bijan right the ship ten point favorites going into this one home game starting quarterback I think coming back I believe when you or should be back I mean he was practicing all last week even in a limited capacity. I don't see why they wouldn't put him in this game to prepare him for the Oklahoma game. [00:04:20][35.9]
Speaker 2: [00:04:21] Yes. And I will stick with the healthiest mindset for Texas is each game is a step and evaluation because after that's the measuring stick game. Right. I believe Oklahoma's the next game after West Virginia. [00:04:30][9.4]
Speaker 1: [00:04:31] So even though Kansas State kind of threw a little bit of a wrench in that. [00:04:34][3.1]
Speaker 2: [00:04:35] Yeah, but I assume Oklahoma will still be at least a touchdown favorite against Texas. [00:04:39][4.4]
Speaker 1: [00:04:40] When you talk about PAC 12 stupidity, let's talk about sometimes Big 12 stupidity happens as well because Kansas State, they've kind of been a problem for the Oklahoma Sooners. That's one of those in conference matchups that Oklahoma is like. Why? Why do we always play down to this team? [00:04:55][15.1]
Speaker 2: [00:04:55] Oh, yeah, yeah. Oklahoma, that's the reason they're going to the SEC is like, just fuck this. We're not playing Kansas State anymore. Why? Why are we subjecting ourselves in the four years since Bill Snyder has left? Which show that's been. Sir. Hall The shutdown forecast who makes a great case that Bill Snider is the greatest coach in the history of college football since Bill Snyder left, they've lost three of the four meetings against Kansas State. It's absolutely stupid how that keeps happening to Oklahoma. But I digress. Like Oklahoma will still be a favorite against Texas, probably at least a touchdown, and it will be a measuring stick game that Texas isn't expecting to win, although you called it a must win game early on in the season. But it's obviously a game that will be a measuring stick for for Texas. [00:05:38][42.7]
Speaker 1: [00:05:39] Again, let me reiterate why Oklahoma is a must win game, because you should have won the game last year. And the only reason you didn't win the game last year is because Lincoln Riley made the smart decision and ended up benching Spencer Rattler in favor of Caleb Williams, who's on his way to potentially a Heisman at this base and with what he's doing with USC. So that was the main reason that I think coming into this year, instead of blowing a 20 point lead, you retain that 20 point lead or at least yet maintain a lead. And I think that's part of my worry about what I saw against Texas Tech, because I told you in the UTSA game, I didn't like how the defense came out a little bit lethargic, didn't have the same effort that they had the week before and then come into the weekend at Texas Tech. Where's the defense? Where is this defense? I saw a shut down Heisman Trophy winner, Bryce Young. Where is that defense? Because they've been MIA for the last couple of weeks. I need them to reevaluate things and put themselves back in that mindset that they were in week two. They were the underdogs and they had a little bit of a chip on their shoulder at the Maryland over showed he should be good to go this week he doesn't have to deal with that targeting call to suspend him for the first half of the Texas Tech game. So you have your entire defense ready to go, ready to rock your quarterback's back. No reason that you should be in any type of danger against West Virginia. JT Daniels, he's a pass. We've seen a bust at multiple different places now. I don't. I don't. [00:07:06][87.6]
Speaker 2: [00:07:07] Know anybody. Yeah, yeah. Well, what's funny is that I remember when West Virginia Pit was unlike the Thursday of week one. That's when I learned JT Daniels was the West Virginia quarterback. I was like, God, he has fallen hard. He has fallen hard from being the five star at USC to supposed to be the starter on the national championship Georgia team to now being the starter for a West Virginia team. That is definitely not going to make a bowl game. It's a tough fall for him. [00:07:33][26.1]
Speaker 1: [00:07:34] Let us know below in the comments. Which team will JT Daniels be transferring to next year? We'd like to hear your thoughts on that. We will like on the video subscribe to the channel follow us on social media is our juju top sports account Ledbetter 619. And you followed out all that stuff in the YouTube bio. Stay safe, happy and healthy and we'll see on the next one. She? [00:07:34][0.0]
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