There's a line from the HBO series The Wire that says (referring to a football game) "neither team is winning; one team is just losing more slowly."

Truer words have never been spoken, especially with regards to this year's Red River Shootout, as the both teams combined for eight turnovers (five for OU, three for the Texas) and -16 yards rushing for the Sooners in a game so sloppy it should have been played in the pouring rain, not on a clear sunny day.

The difference in the game was McCoy scrambling (only a truly insightful sports writer could have predicted that link), as the Longhorns were able to hold off the Sooners for a longer period of time, retaining more points on the scoreboard when time ran out. The fin...

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