re: Notre Dame's and Bama's BCS practice schedules

Texas was readier for that game than we were. Colt McCoy going down on their first possession of the game had a lot to do with why they didn't score 14 points in those first five minutes.

Though I will go to my grave thinking Gideon cost Texas a chance at two national championships. In 2008...he dropped a for sure interception on Texas Tech's final drive which allowed Michael Crabtree to score the game's winning touchdown.

In 2009 - Gideon caught an interception on a fake punt that he should have batted down. Had he done so, who knows? Maybe the history of the game changes and Colt McCoy doesn't get hurt. At the very worst, they would have started with much better field position.