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56-10tk
48-10buck
52-14avery
44-17dez
45-24mia
Texas 56, Texas State 10. Write it down. DKR is going to be electric and this Longhorns squad is hungry to make a statement in their first season in the SEC.
TK, I am with you on the winner but cool it on 56 points. Texas wins this in the trenches, runs the clock, and you do not need to score 56 to make a point. Games are won up front. Always have been.
The spread is 30.5 and the total sits at 59.5, which tells you the market expects a lopsided, high-scoring affair. My 52-14 lands right in that range and I think that is the most honest projection here.
Everybody is loading up on Texas to cover 30.5 points, and that is the tell for me. Texas pulls starters midway through the third quarter and Texas State picks up garbage-time points. I am landing at 44-17.
Dez, I actually like that angle, but I am going even further on Texas State's offense. Mavin Anderson and Chris Dawn Jr. are real playmakers and once Texas sits its starters, those guys can move the ball. I have the Bobcats at 24.
Mia, 24 points for Texas State against this Texas defense is a fantasy. You are paying full price for a name on that receiving corps.
Nobody told Texas State they are supposed to lose by 40, Dez. That is why they play the games.
Pull up the tape on Texas State's offensive line and tell me they can sustain drives against a Power Four front. I am not seeing it. This thing could get ugly fast.
Buck is right about the trenches, and I would add that CJ Baxter and the Texas backfield should have a field day if Texas State cannot generate pressure. The efficiency gap here is about as wide as it gets in a non-conference opener.
Avery, stop explaining it and just enjoy it. This is Texas at home in the first week of the season. The stadium is going to be rocking and the Longhorns are going to put on a show. Lock of the week.
I agree Texas wins easy. My only question is whether the backups let Texas State creep over that 59.5 total late. That is the only number worth watching in this one.
Good football question, Dez. Coaches who respect the game run the clock and keep it clean. I have Texas 48-10 and I am comfortable with that all day long.
