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College Football Picks: 2010 Texas Longhorns Odds

The Texas Longhorns are the type of collegefootball program that reloads rather than rebuilds and for the 2010 seasonthey will strive to prove that they have plenty of new weapons that have beenstockpiled in their recruiting arsenal as they have 7 new starters on offensewith 5 new starters on defense as they enter the 2010 campaign as a 15-1 choicein college football picks at online sportsbooks to win thenational championship in BCS odds. Texas is led by coach Mack Brown, who hasturned the tables on Oklahoma and Bob Stoops to become the dominant coach andprogram of the Big 12. Texas has beaten OU in 4 out of their last 5 match-ups in what is generallyknown as the “Red River Rivalry” but also realistically the title game for theSouth Division.

Texas has gone 25-2 straight up in college footballodds for the past 2 seasons and lost the BCS title game to Alabama lastyear 21-37 as 4-point underdogs. They barely made the title game after needinga last second field goal in the Big 12 title game against Nebraska. Nebraska isan interesting part of the Texas equation this year. The Cornhuskers are thechalk to win the Big 12 North in this, their final season in the league, beforejoining the Big Ten for 2011. Nebraska felt that the refs gave Texas an extrasecond on the clock to kick that winning field goal last year and their hatredfor Texas is well known.

Texas travels to Nebraska for the rematch on October 16th in what isdefinitely a dangerous game. The UT schedule in fact has two other perilousdates as they will host improving UCLA on September 25th and play Oklahoma thefollowing week. The season finale against Texas A&M may also be a problemheading into BCS odds. Texas has been a major overlay in college football oddswith just one profitable season in the last four and just 3 seasons in theblack in their last 9 overall. Texas will always have talent but they are alsoa target and this may be a rougher year than normal in Austin.

This video shows many defensive hits as well as alot of massive offenciveplays such as Eric Crouch’s famous 95 yard touchdown. The hits are astonishingand the plays are amazing. PLEAZ WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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