Oklahoma vs Texas: Why Longhorns Won't Win Red River Rivalry This Year...or Next

The Red River Rivalry is one of the greatest games in all of college football. Since 1900, these two teams have been squaring off and since 1945 the game has featured at least one ranked opponent 61 of 66 times including the past 12 years.

This game has major conference and national title implications, especially for the third ranked Sooners who are looking to get back into the BCS championship game this year after beating Connecticut in the Fiesta bowl last year.

Texas comes in ranked 11th in the country, but they have done little to prove they belong so high in the rankings which is why they come in as serious underdogs.

They are breaking in a new quarterback, running back and offensive coordinator this year, so that experience against quality opponents is an absolute must.

The Longhorns are known for their stellar cornerbacks and they effectively stopped Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles last year, but they simply do not have the offensive firepower to score more points. This game will be closer than many people suspect, but there is just no way that the Sooners don’t come out of Dallas with another win.

Unfortunately for Texas fans, this likely won’t be the end of Oklahoma’s winning streak.

If the Longhorns end up going 5-7 this season, Mack Brown could be gone as head coach. He has brought in some great talent but only has one national title to show for it.

The new coordinators may not work out either. Bryan Harsin worked miracles while the offensive coordinator at Boise State, but he is no longer playing the WAC. The defenses are bigger and better and opposing coordinators will have answers to the numbers game he likes to run by overloading one side of the ball.

Manny Diaz replaces Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator, but Muschamp is one of the elite defensive minds in the game right now.

Additionally, this is the last year linebackers Emmanuel Acho and Kennan Robinson will be eligible which leaves a huge hole at that position. Assuming Landry Jones declares for the NFL Draft, the Sooners will be relying heavily on the run and Texas won’t have much to stop it.

Until proven otherwise, Oklahoma should be heavily favored in this game and should have the advantage for next year’s game.