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Texas massacre: Longhorns cruise as Cowboys self-destruct
As OSU's Wilson Youman walks off the field, Texas' Curtis Brown (3) celebrates with his teammates after he returned an interception for a touchdown in the second quarter at Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday. STEPHEN HOLMAN/Tulsa World
By BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
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11/1/2009 2:37 AM
Last Modified: 11/1/2009 12:06 PM
STILLWATER — This time, Texas didn't need a dramatic second-half comeback.
This time, there was the combination of Colt McCoy superiority, outstanding Texas pass defense and Oklahoma State self-destruction.
The result, to the dismay of most of an OSU school-record crowd of 58,516 at Boone Pickens Stadium, was a blowout victory for the third-ranked Longhorns.
Just as the 13th-ranked Cowboys had gotten back into the national conversation, they committed five turnovers and got rocked 41-14 by Texas in Saturday night's contest for first place in the Big 12 South.
In seven games before Saturday, Zac Robinson had been intercepted three times. He entered as the Big 12 leader in passing efficiency. In 31 previous starts as the OSU quarterback, Robinson was never intercepted more than twice in any game.
But against Texas, Robinson had a miserable Halloween. He was intercepted four times, and two were returned for touchdowns — a 77-yarder by Longhorn cornerback Curtis Brown and a 31-yarder by safety Earl Thomas.
"I hate that we didn't give Texas our best effort," Cowboy coach Mike Gundy said. "Zac Robinson — he's our quarterback and we're going to stick with him. He's a good quarterback and a good player. He just had a tough night."
In the three previous Texas-OSU games played in Stillwater, the Cowboys led at halftime. And in each of the three, Texas rallied to win. In 2007, the Longhorns scored 24 unanswered fourth-quarter points to shock the Cowboys 38-35.
Texas needed nothing extraordinary on Saturday. Saturday's halftime score: Longhorns 24, Cowboys 7.
"A lot of people questioned whether (the Longhorns) could come up here and play better than they have in the past," Texas coach Mack Brown said. "I do think the reason they played better is that we have great respect now for Oklahoma State."
OSU actually finished with more offense, outgaining Texas 277 yards to 275, but was minus-four on turnovers. Against a Texas team that was ranked No. 1 nationally in rushing defense (41.3 yards per game), the Cowboys ran for 134 yards. Keith Toston had 70 yards on 19 attempts. In his first action since a Sept. 12 ankle-foot injury, Kendall Hunter carried one time for 1 yard.
In three previous victories over OSU, McCoy was great, completing 79 percent of his passes for a combined total of more than 1,000 yards. On Saturday, he was a routine 16 of 21 passing for 171 yards and one touchdown. Greatness was only occasionally necessary. McCoy was at his best during the final two minutes of the first half, after OSU's Beau Johnson scored to pull the Cowboys within 17-7.
At the start of the Texas possession, OSU linebacker Andre Sexton stripped the football from receiver James Kirkendoll, but officials whistled the play dead before the fumble.
"(Officials) said that (Kirkendoll's) forward progress was stopped," Gundy said. "That's not something that you really can question. That was a big momentum swing."
McCoy capitalized with a clutch drive. On third-and-6 from the Longhorn 24, he connected with John Chiles for 16 yards. On third-and-8 from the OSU 40, McCoy scrambled for 19 yards.
With nine seconds remaining in the half, McCoy threw a high ball at the back of the end zone. Texas' Malcolm Williams leaped, made the catch, gave Texas a 17-point lead and pulled the plug on the stadium's electricity.
Ahead of next week's non-conference home meeting with Central Florida, Texas improved to 8-0 overall, 5-0 in the Big 12. The Cowboys' five-game victory streak ended with a resounding thud. OSU is 6-2, 3-1.
Texas has prevailed in 12 consecutive meetings with Oklahoma State and has a series advantage of 22-2.
"Our defense came to play tonight . . . and put our offense in some good situations," said McCoy, who is 40-7 as Texas' starting quarterback. With three more wins, he will have supplanted Georgia's David Greene (2001-04) as having the most victories of any quarterback in major-college history.
On Saturday, Robinson was 15 of 28 passing for 143 yards.
"It was a weird night. We couldn't make the plays early in the game to stay in it," said Robinson, who going into next week's conference game at Iowa State is 75 yards shy of supplanting Gundy as OSU's career leader in passing yards.
During the first half of the Texas contest, the Cowboys blew chances to score and make it interesting. These were among OSU's self-inflicted problems:
After receiving the opening kickoff, OSU's had a 14-play, 54-yard march that consumed 6 1/2 minutes, but it ended with nothing as Dan Bailey missed on a 45-yard field goal attempt.
On a fourth-down play from the Texas 32, Cowboy receiver Hubert Anyiam dropped a Robinson pass at the Longhorn 2-yard line.
During the second period, after Anyiam lost a fumble, Texas drove to a Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run and a 10-0 cushion.
Four minutes later, a Robinson pass was intercepted by Brown and returned 77 yards for a touchdown that made it a 17-0 difference.
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Atticus
, (10/31/2009 8:23:46 PM)
Looks like Zac Robinsson can forget about the Heisman, and Cowboy fans still have time to go Trick or Treating--After all, it is the Cowboy Way.
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Carlos
, Tulsa (10/31/2009 9:21:25 PM)
Go Pokes!
PS. The Gooner game is not over yet.
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Atticus
, (10/31/2009 9:24:47 PM)
This was the best chance that Gundy and the Cowboys had in winning a conference championship, and they have failed. Next year, without Dez and Zac, OSU will play in a stadium that is half filled.
Was this part of the Pickens Plan?
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Atticus
, (10/31/2009 9:27:23 PM)
Hey Carlos:
That ballgame in Norman is over, and so is that game in Stoolwater.
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Drumie
, Palatine, IL (10/31/2009 9:42:49 PM)
I thought that Moo U was overated from the start. They were lucky to beat Georgia, and the Houston game was an indicater to show that Moo U wasn't that good. We'll see tomorrow, how far they drop in the rankings.
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2ndjoyce
, BA (10/31/2009 9:44:32 PM)
Sad. Go Yankees.
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Whoknew?
, Tulsa (10/31/2009 9:47:02 PM)
This is getting old.
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FUTURE WORLD
, Tulsa (10/31/2009 9:48:46 PM)
Oh my, the dream is slowly and painfully ending.
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Jc214
, Tulsa (10/31/2009 9:49:55 PM)
Music to my ears! GO TEXAS!!! \m/ osu cant compete! Poor osu fans haha.
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yerout
, Claremore (10/31/2009 10:24:32 PM)
LMAO .............
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OKIE STATE FAN
, Wellington (10/31/2009 10:43:54 PM)
Kendall Hunter one play, are you kidding me. I think anyone that can be dancing before the game should be playing in the game. Heck my seven year old in little league took a very nasty helment to helment tag today, but he shook it off and got back in to play. Kendall Hunter has had now six games to heal. My boy is seven. The performance of this game makes me want to puke. Although the pokes lost I'm still faithful, but it has to get better.
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Steff M
, Claremore (10/31/2009 10:53:52 PM)
No Heisman. No conf. title. No BCS. No Dez. No more (almost) sellouts. AND another annual beat-down in Norman looming. The suicide hotline better be adding extra staff real quick.
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Steff M
, Claremore (10/31/2009 11:01:48 PM)
Did he say "helment"? Tell me he didn't just say "helment". Is Wellington in that area of the state that books haven't yet reached? Maybe being forced to 'git back in nair' with concussions at an early age contributes to the problem.
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omega
, Russellville (10/31/2009 11:10:09 PM)
I told ya OSU fans. Didn't I tell ya?
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Carlos
, Tulsa (10/31/2009 11:24:01 PM)
SteffM,
And what is Overrated University's record again? Oh yeah. That's what I thought.
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FUTURE WORLD
, Tulsa (10/31/2009 11:27:09 PM)
Well unfortunately nothing has changed. OU is still Oklahoma's only hope of ever beating Texas.
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Sand In My Shoes
, Tulsa (10/31/2009 11:32:11 PM)
That's terrible, but not surprised with Texas.
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FIRE GUNDY
, TULSA (10/31/2009 11:45:55 PM)
That was tough to watch.
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TtownTimmy
, (11/1/2009 12:13:52 AM)
Atticus, you are commenting on the wrong article. This is not the article on the OU game. Why would you get on an comment about OSU when it's clear you're an OU fan? Guess life must tough for you if it makes you feel better that OSU loses. What happened to your Sooners in their three loses this year? Well, at least you'll win out, yes of course you'll beat OSU, and get to go back to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl. It will be OU's third trip to Dallas this year. But, you guys have already been there twice this year...opening game against BYU at the new Cowboys stadium..and of course Texas. Good luck the rest of the way and don't forget to take your meds.
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beau3985
, Tulsa (11/1/2009 12:19:51 AM)
It was a tough loss. Oh well. There's always next year!
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UptheMiddle
, Playa del Rey (11/1/2009 1:00:12 AM)
Once again, OSU gets a chance to step up and prove themselves - and falls flat on its face. Way to go, Pokes. That's why you are, and continue to be, Oklahoma Light.
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SoonerFootball14
, (11/1/2009 1:01:04 AM)
Not trying to be a *** but it's the truth.
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Carlos
, Tulsa (11/1/2009 1:22:14 AM)
JN,
Is "loosing" a word they taught you at OU? It's not a word I have ever heard. BTW, Texas beat you too. At least OSU is still ranked.
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osupokes
, (11/1/2009 1:27:05 AM)
Gundy, if thats the best you can do, then resign. You have had your time to build a team.Without Fedora, your offense is horrible, that was a pathetic display. Time to move on.
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mind reader
, (11/1/2009 1:32:30 AM)
too much hype this week. Overrated state university.
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