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Texas Football: Five reasons why the Longhorns will stink in 2017

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Paul Boyette Jr. #93 of the Texas Longhorns sits on the bench as his team defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs 31-9 at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Paul Boyette Jr. #93 of the Texas Longhorns sits on the bench as his team defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs 31-9 at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /
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2. The Oklahoma schools

Building off the last point, Texas will not have an easy time defeating either Oklahoma or Oklahoma State. Both of the Oklahoma schools are ranked inside the top 11, and for good reason. Whether you look at Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph or Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, both players should scare Texas fans.

The Sooners and Cowboys currently own a three-game winning streak against the Horns. And the 2016 meeting with Oklahoma State was not very close as Texas lost by an 18-point margin.

The fact that Oklahoma and Texas share such a big rivalry that is almost always a close game is good news for the Horns. At least the talent difference will not actually show through.

It will be tough for anybody, let alone the Horns, to knock off the Oklahoma schools at the top of the Big 12. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have finished as the top two teams in the conference in three of the last four seasons. The only time that the Oklahoma schools did not finish at the top of the conference the Horns were nowhere close to the top either.

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