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Five thoughts on Texas’ 31-22 win over Texas Tech on Saturday:

1. A win is a win. This wasn’t a signature victory, or a sign that Texas has now come all the way back from the embarrassment at the AT&T Red Rivalry. But it definitely resonated in the locker room, where the celebration could be heard in the press area. Texas might not be a great team but the Longhorns aren’t bad, either. With games remaining against Iowa State and TCU at home and Kansas State on the road, a 9-3 regular season seems reasonable.

2. Johnathan Gray is the future. It took half a season for the freshman from Aledo to find his stride. Now he’s developing into the workhorse back Texas needs. And Joe Bergeron is a good power back and short-yardage specialist. Malcolm Brown? He has to get healthy and stay healthy.

3. What was going on for Tech? Tommy Tuberville completed through his postgame press conference before several media folks arrived so some key questions weren’t asked. What was the rationale for the two-point conversion? What was the deal with clock management at the end of the first half? What happened on third down, where Tech went 4-of-14?

4. Sympathy for Tech. The disappointment on the Tech side was palpable. Seth Doege and Co. really had thoughts of a Big 12 title. Now that’s pretty much gone.  “But it hurts to know that the goals you were after and you set for your team going into the season kind of went out the door with this loss,” Doege said.

5. More Aggies and Longhorns at the AT&T Cotton Bowl? The rivalry might not be taking a break. Hey, it’s possible after today if things fall the right way. Imagine what how high ticket prices could go in a game that’s already sold out.

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