Shooting From the Hip: Texas 23, Kansas State 9

Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY SportsThis was going to be a ground game gut check from the word go, though the extent to which Texas was totally unwilling to attempt a pass unless absolutely forced to alllllmost got us to the point where we were going to be absolutely forced to. Fortunately we turned the conservatism dial from David Duke to Margaret Thatcher in time to get a little breathing room, but this game was basically about one question - could Texas impose its will on a legitimate opponent for the second straight game?

The answer turned out to be...sorta?

It looked like the answer was going to be an unqualified YES! early on. As is true in most slopfests, the big gainers tend to be more…