The 2009 Standings

Week 3 might be in the books after a titan match-up of Texas vs Texas Tech but gosh darn it the book is still open waiting for more great Southwest Conference stories!  This was a week of triumph and upsets topped off by an offensive display the Southwest Conference has never seen before by Arkansas.  Let’s round up the results and hand out the Southies…

Revenge too late…
Texas 34, Texas Tech 24
In what was marked as the revenge game of the year, Texas defeated Texas Tech at home in front of over 101,000 people!  Texas Tech kept this game close by picking off Colt McCoy twice, once in the redzone, but never capitalized as they only scored 3-points in the first-half.  Colt McCoy threw for 205-yds and a TD but it was the play of former QB John Chiles that captured the imagination of Texas fans.  The former QB lined up in the “Wild-Cat Q” Package and rushed for 34-yds and also caught 3-passes for 30yds.  Taylor Potts did an outstanding job for his first road start by throwing for over 400-yds and 3-tds.  The Red Raiders racked up over 400 total yards on the Longhorns and made it hard on the Horns to pull away.  the play of the game came in the 4th quarter when Sergio Kindle sacked Taylor Potts and knocked off the QB’s helmet and caused a fumble.  The Horns also had one punt return for a TD by Jordan Shipley.  The Horns are now undefeated in conference play.

Jump on the Jerrod Train…
Texas ATM 38, Utah State 30
Now granted the Aggies played Utah State, a WAC school (what a fake conference), but they sure did look sharp as Jerrod Johnson threw for 322-yds and 4-TDs in the domination of the Aggies of Utah State.  Texas ATM moved to 2-0 for the season and looks to have its offense going in the right direction as they ran 85 plays accounting for more than 570-yds.  Christine Michael rushed for 95-yds but did not notch a TD.  The Aggies had a few problems on defense as the State Aggies threw for 334-yds and had a 121-yd rusher in Robert Turbin.  The Aggies have one more out-of-conference game against UAB before they open up conference play against Arkansas.

A Let Down…
UConn 30, Baylor 22
After going on the road and defeating Wake Forest, The Baylor Bears could not keep the magic going at home as they fell to UConn.  Robert Griffin rushed for 2-tds but did not throw for one and only accounted for 119 passing yards, a conference low for QBs in week 3.  The Bears trailed 27-14 going into the 4th and tried to make it interesting late but their offense could not muster anything up.  The Bears only had 266 total yards, a low for them in the young season, against a UConn offense that put up 382 yards.  The Bears also gave up 285 rushing yards in the loss.  Art Briles will now get his team ready for Northwestern State and try to get his team back on the winning track.

56 Reasons to be Happy…
TCU 56, Texas State 21
Coming into the season everyone was talking about TCU’s defense, however, the offense was the story on Saturday as the Horned Frogs put up 56-points against the Bobcats.  Andy Dalton passed for 222-yds and a TD but it was Joseph Turner who stole the show with 129-yds and 3-tds!  The Horned Frogs racked up 508-yds in the win and moved to 2-0 on the season.

So Close…
Washington State 30, SMU 27
The Mustangs were faced with the tough challenge of taking on Washington State on the road but the Mustangs responded and made it interesting.  It took overtime to subdue the fighting Mustangs as they battled all the way through against the Cougars.  Bo Levi Mitchell made a big mistake in OT by throwing his fourth interception of the night.  The Cougars took the ball and kicked the game winning FG to send the Mustangs home with their first loss of the season.  The Mustangs put up gaudy numbers as they racked up 504-yds in the loss.  This marks the first SWC loss to the Pac-10 this season.

A Shootout in Fayetteville…
Georgia 52, Arkansas 41
What do you get when you combine for 93 total points, over a thousand yards of offense and 10-throwing TDs?  You get the annual Georgia vs Arkansas out-of-conference match-up.  This was a burner of the barn as both team put up huge numbers in what was thought to be a defensive battle coming in.  Ryan Mallet threw the ball 39 times for 408-yds and 5-tds but it was not enough for the win.  Greg Childs showed his potential as a no.1 WR by catching for 140-yds and 2-tds in the loss.  Arkansas put up 485 total yards in the loss.  The Razorbacks have one last out-of-conference game before taking on the Aggies in SWC play.

A Fight to the End…
Oklahoma State 41, Rice 24
The Rice Owls were the darling of the conference last years…this year not so much.  Faced with another tough test, the Rice Owls went on the road and lost to Okie St.  The Owls made it tough for the Cowboys in the second-half as they scored 21-pts but it was too little too late.  Rice put up 377-yds of offense with their split QB system of Fanuzzi and Shepherd.  The Rice Owls are now defeated for the season and currently sit in last place in the conference.

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