What does the future hold for the rest of the Texas teams in the Big XII South?
In the short term, the future means taking a back seat to the Oklahoma teams, both of whom remain undefeated. The Aggies are 3-2, having dropped consecutive games (that sounds familiar) to Oklahoma State and Arkansas. As for those three wins, Texas A&M has beaten Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, and Florida International. In other words, those victories are all frosting and no cake. The Aggies have a chance to turn things around in College Station this weekend against Missouri, but they must take care of the football. A&M ranks number two in the country in turnovers, thanks in large part to Jerrod Johnson’s nine interceptions in the past three games. If that doesn’t change, Mack Brown might outlast yet another head coach in College Station. That leaves Baylor and Tech, who played last week in the Cotton Bowl. The Red Raiders’ Tommy Tuberville got his first thank-goodness-for-small-miracles win, and the rest of the season will be spent trying to stay one game ahead of Baylor in the di