Can Texas beat ‘Bama to win the BCS?
They can but it won’t be easy.
Because the Texas Longhorns will definitely have their hands full against the Alabama Crimson Tide when they play for the 2010 BCS national championship. Oh yeah, the title game is this Thursday, marking the culmination of yet another thrilling college football season.
The Texas Longhorns are seeking their second BCS national championship in five years. You see, it was five years ago when Texas shocked the USC Trojans to win the national title 41-38 behind Vince Young’s heroics. On Thursday, they can win it on that same field when they take on Alabama in Pasadena, California.
Just like in 2005, the Texas Longhorns will be the underdogs as they try to upset the Alabama Crimson Tide from winning their first ever BCS national title. Alabama is so well put together this season that beating them is such a daunting task. After all, this was THE team that booted out the defending national champions Florida Gators out of the national championship picture and if these guys can neutralize a guy like Tim Tebow, you can just imagine what they can do to Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.
One thing going for the Longhorns is the fact that they have been a fixture in the BCS in recent years, thanks primarily to senior quarterback Colt McCoy. This is their 4th BCS berth in the last six seasons. The return of the 2005 BCS champions to the site of their monumental triumph should motivate them enough to become the 3rd team in the BCS era to win two national championships. The Longhorns are 3-0 in their BCS history (including 2-0 in Pasadena) and will look to maintain their perfect record against the Tide.
Coached by the venerable Mack Brown, who is capping off his 12th season in charge in Austin during that time period, the Longhorns are an incredible 128-26 and have won at least ten games every year since 2001. Brown presided over Texas’ first national championship since 1970 and his teams at Texas are an excellent 8-3 in BCS bowl games.
Texas has a very strong offense, spearheaded by Heisman candidate Colt McCoy, who is in his 4th year starting for the Longhorns. He recently became the NCAA’s all-time leader in wins at quarterback. Their offense was extremely prolific this year, finishing 3rd in the country in scoring at 40.7 points per game. This was largely thanks to their 11th ranked passing offense, which featured McCoy’s 27 touchdown tosses against 12 interceptions.
McCoy needs to have a big game for the Longhorns to win. I’m just not sure if he can succeed against that Crimson Tide defense where Tebow failed, miserably.
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