Well this was a bittersweet weekend for football fans in Texas.

The University of Texas Longhorns suffered a 65 to 13 loss to The University of Oklahoma Sooners. After this disheartening lost, it is imperative that some action is taken to correct the performance of the Texas football team.

The consensus is that Mack Brown needs to be fired. While Coach Brown might be fired, and in the end that might be the solutions to our problems, I think that the first step that needs to be taken is to find a new offensive coordinator. Our main problem is that our offensive line is not performing up to par and our offensive play calling has been to predictable and conservative. Both of these problems lie squarely on the shoulders of our offensive coordinator. Gregg Davis has been given plenty of opportunities to fix the problems that have been haunting us for the past 4 years, and has not given us any results. It is now time for Gregg Davis to either step down or be removed from the position of offensive coordinator.

I am in no way absolving Mack Brown of any of the blame in this loss, or any loss in the years past; as the head coach, he is responsible for all aspects of coaching and play on the team. Many people think it is time to fire Mack Brown and find a new head coach. I disagree with this. I think we need to allow Coach Brown the chance to make the necessary changes to put us in serious contention for a national championship. Mack Brown has taken this team from having a losing season to having several consecutive winning seasons, a fact that many people tend to forget. That being said I believe that Coach Brown is running out of time and needs to work fast and efficiently towards our goal of a national championship. One year is all Texas fans can afford to give him, for his sake he had better work fast if he wants to keep his job.

On a much happier note, the Dallas Cowboys won yet another game. The Cowboys 23 to 21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles has given the Cowboys a 4 and 1 season. This is the first time since 1995 that we have achieved this record. Even though a lot of people hate Bill Parcells you can say one thing about him, and that is that he is an effective coach when it comes to motivating a team to win. Coach Parcells has taken a loosing team, motivated them, and sculpted them to a much better team (Coach Brown could use a few lessons from Coach Parcells on motivating a team and being a bit tougher on his team, which I think is part of the problem). While the Cowboys are doing great right now, we are not out of the woods yet. We have a game against Tampa Bay in two weeks. This team should be good test for the Cowboys. And while we might still not make it to the playoffs this year, I am happy with the Improvement Bill Parcells and the Dallas Cowboys have had.

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