Offense:

—O-Line: I for one think that losing 3 OL starters (Tanner Hall Ulatoski) is a good thing. I haven’t been impressed with a single on of them and you can attribute our poor running game to the left side of the line. Thats why we almost never run on that side. Hix and Huey remain and David Snow return at Center, and he has played just about as many snaps as Hall the past 2 years. The problem is finding replacements which would include Trey Allen and possibly Britt Mitchell at LG and LT respectively. Britt has played well in mop up duty this year and Allen was a 5 star recruit who hasn’t had a chance to get alot of snaps but we expect great things from him next year. Our O-Line needs re-tooling next year, but only on the left side which many fans and I, believe that it will be a blessing in disguise.

—WR: We will lose Shipley which will hurt, but at the same time we get Brandon Collins back from academic suspension (assuming he gets his priorities straight) which will be a huge boom to our team. Malcolm Williams has shown flashes of pure brilliance, but like Adron Tennel, he sometimes has issues with his hands. The reward certainly outweighs the risk and he will be the number 1 deep theat after Shipley leaves. Buckner is going to try and add about 20 lbs in the offseason and be a TE, or stay at the flex position as Blaine Irby returns to health. Kirkendoll and Chiles will have to fight for their jobs which isn’t a bad thing in my opinion. The last WR position will be open for about 10 guys fighting for spots.

—On to RBs: As I noted above, our running problems are with our O-Line on the left side. We have the talent and the youth that goes along with it. I think Vondrel McGee is a lost cause and will not get many carries, but expect Tre Newton, Cody Johnson, and Fozzy to split duties next year. Cody Johnson will remain the 3rd down back, but expect Chris Whaley to get some reps there as well.

—Garrett Gilbert will replace Colt and he got some decent reps in mop up duty this year, actually running the same offense rather than just handing the ball off like John Chiles did in 2008. GG has the tools, great feet, and has an amazingly high football IQ. He’s mobile and makes good decisions. I expect a huge dropoff in the QB position, but not nearly as bad as it seems. GG will not win games by himself like Colt, but with the offensive firepower and the re-scheming of a real offensive gameplan, he wont have to.

On the defensive side of the ball we have Will Muschamp playing all 11 positions.

In all seriousness, we have to replace a DT in Houston and a DE in Kindle. Kheeston Randall will return at DT and Sam Acho, Eddie Jones, Alex Okafor, Reggie Wilson will return at DE. We’re taking the 3 top DTs in HS this year, and we expect to have Calvin Howell and Derek Johnson up to speed to play at the other DT spot. The thing is…we have the bodies to rotate in and out on the D-Line, which is sometimes better than playing a true stud all game.

On to LBer, Jared Norton will return from a medical redshirt. There have also been rumors of Muckelroy getting a medical redshirt from his 2006 season and being able to return next year. Keenan Robinson and Emmanuel Acho will return along with the decent LB class we picked up for 2009 and maybe some true freshmen from 2010 class. Maybe we get Hicks.

Our DBs lose Deon Beasley. Maybe Earl Thomas if he leaves to the draft, which I would not blame him for at all. The best thing about our DBs is that they are versatile. Both Curtis and Chykie Brown can play safety as can Aaron Williams. Nolan Brewster has played exceptionally well in limited action, along with Kenny Vaccaro and Ben Wells. Christian Scott should also return from academic suspension and the boy has great talent, but he is raw. A year of practice under his belt will go a far way to help his progress.

We all think GG is going to have a freshman year like Colt’s his freshman year, but not as good as Bradford’s. He is incredibly talented and he will have one hell of an offensive squad to play with. I think we’re going to be looking at 10-2 or 11-1, barring any freak injuries that have plagued y’all all season.

Be careful what you wish for with new offensive linemen…

Texas is great, Texas always wins, Texas is the greatest thing since slice bread, Texas has never lost to OU, Bob Stoops is the worst coach in all of CFB ever, Texas has never been bad, Texas has never had a bad coach, OU will never beat Texas, Texas has owned OU forever and ever, the only way OU ever beat Texas was by accident,Texas has lots of championships and the list goes and on and on and on and on and on.

JTE, do I need to say anything more. That is what you will get on a UT site, or any site that is frequented by most UT fans.

In 50 years I have met probably 15 or 20 truly objective UT fans. It must be the water?

Give them credit, they keep the same story line going and going.