Pig Skinny knows Pig Skinny hates the Texas Longhorns, but sometimes Pig Skinny forgets for about a half a second, and is reminded of just how much. One such a moo-ment occurred on Saturday afternoon at around 2, when the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a 20-19 lead on a halfback pass and Piggy’s wiggly corkscrew tail went to wagging. Longhorns lose in Lincoln, maybe another in Lubbock, and hopes were rising that the good guys could get back into the race for the Big 12 South. Lo and behold – you know the rest – the Corn blew it, sending my aforementioned corkscrew tail in search of a bottle to open.
The thought of the Cows having to live with losing after missing two makeable field goals and an extra point promised to be one of the funnier flops of the Mack Brown era. Visions of Texas fans calling for Brown’s head danced in my head. Alas, not. And the worst was yet to come later while watching the local media place walk-on kicker Ryan “Beetle” Bailey upon the Opie Taylor Memorial Mantle of White Boy Can-Do Heroes. Puke. Orange. If only Aaron Ross hadn’t popped Corn. If only…
Saturday looked like Upset Saturday for most of the day, but almost nothing materialized. Notre Dame came from behind, as did Texas A&M, Louisville, Tennessee, and California. Oregon lost.
Oklahoma’s first game without Adrian Peterson was a rousing success, as backup Allen Patrick ran for 110 yards, and the Sooners defense finally arrived … about a month late. The Skinny is still sick over the ref-job in Eugene and having outgained Texas by the same 110 yards in an 18-point loss. This week, the Big Red travel to Columbia, Missouri, for what is the marquee matchup on the college football slate this weekend, as it is the only game slated between ranked schools.
This article appears in October 20 • 2006.