A few quick thoughts on Post-Turkey Day

Three things I think about the Cowboys resounding defeat of the Seahawks:

1) Romo's pinky is a non-factor. The recieving core is active and confident in the throws that thier QB is making.

2) Our red-zone defense is superb. Jay Ratliff, Demarcus Ware and Bradie James are all having Pro-Bowl and All-Pro seasons. I don't care if that was the Seahawks we were facing. The Cowboys might have a difficult final four games ahead of them but I'm not worried about the O-Lines of any of those teams being able to stop our aggressive guys up-front.

3) The lack of depth at running back is a concern, probably the biggest coming down the stretch. We need a healthy and effective Marion Barber to be a Super Bowl contender.

Five things I think about the Texas Longhorns resounding defeat of the Texas A&M Aggies:

1) Congratulations Colt McCoy! Another fantastic performance in getting your first win over the Aggies. The Heisman should be yours buddy, there's simply no contest. Bradford, Harrell, Tebow, Crabtree are all great athletes, but they can not come close to you in heart and leadership. I proudly say that you are the Tim Duncan of College Football players.

2) Mack Brown is also a class act when compared to the smug, arrogant colleauges of his that are so pre-occupied with "style" points and politiking for BCS points. Up 42-9 with 11 minutes to go in the 4th Quarter he did not hesitate to let most of his second team offense get in the game and they proved to be as formidable as any other program's starters.

3) Bravo to Brandon Collins for stepping up and having a break-out game as the Aggie Defense keyed in on covering Shipley and Cosby. He's just one of many offensive skill players to show real promise this year after all the off-season talk how unsure everyone was of how good this Texas team could be. 11-1 with a shot a both a Big-12 and National Championship. Defeated the #1 team in the country on a neutral field and have played one of the toughest schedules in the country. That's how good this Texas team is.

4) I'm not going to be routing for or against Texas Tech or Oklahoma in thier games this weekend. Texas has taken care of it's business on the field and whatever happens, happens. The many scenarios and tie-breakers are just mind-boggling. Champions are decided by winning and losing football games on the field. Head to head. We don't have a system that seems to be that interested in such practical conventions like that but until we do there's nothing we can do about it but just keep on playing the best football we can.

5) Erin Andrews looked good last night, as always. And she had a good game on the sidelines as well for all those "she's beauty, no brains" haters out there. We can forgive the fact that she's a Gator girl. I think she would do just fine here in Austin, dressed up in some burnt orange with that radiant, life-affirming smile of hers and overly-descriptive hand gestures. OK, I'll stop perving out now. Sorry about that.