No Need To Show Up Saturday, Texas, You’ve Got Bigger Fish To Fry

Credit: Knoxville News Sentinel

By Donaven Cook

Will the Vols bounce back? They have to, right?

Tuesday was abysmal. Felix Okpara was the most efficient scorer for the Vols going 2-of-3 — both on alley-oops — as the Vols were destroyed 73-43 at Florida.

Texas, as a university, has bigger fish to fry this weekend anyway. Speaking of fish-fry’s … There are few things greater than a styrofoam plate piled high with fried catfish picked up from your local volunteer fire department.

The Longhorns face the Ohio State Buckeyes tonight for an opportunity to play in the College Football Playoff National Championship game, so their fanbase should be more focused on the trip to and fro Arlington and the Cotton Bowl.

On the hardwood, Texas too suffered defeat Tuesday night at the hands of the Auburn Tigers, but they outscored the consensus “best team in America” 55-48 in the second half to only come up short 87-82 at home.

Led by some guy named Arthur with 34 points (we should hope he doesn’t do that again), the Longhorns shot 46 percent from the field including 36 percent from three.

We all know how our game went.

It went bad, in case you’ve been living under a rock.

A man. Under a rock.

Why is that an expression? No one can actually live under a rock.

If Rick Barnes’ team has serious aspirations for making a deep run in March, they have to respond with a statement.

You were embarrassed on a national stage as the only remaining unbeaten team in the NCAA.

Still, all of your goals are out in front of you. 

I predict the Vols will win. There ya go, I said it!