Five thoughts: Texas 31, Texas Tech 22 
1. Can one win change a season?
Most folks including yours truly picked Texas Tech in this game. I predicted that Texas Tech would win by three. I thought the Texas offense would be pretty good but that the Texas Tech defense would play better than the Texas defense. In the end, the Texas defense and the Texas offense played better than most folks expected. Texas was 6-2 and a lot of folks were wondering if it would win one of its last four games. After this victory it looks as though Texas could be favored against TCU and Iowa State with the big tilt against Kansas State to close the season.
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