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Fall camp opened for the Texas Longhorns with coach Brown having a lot of fixing to do. In all, 18 of their players have left the team and of this 18, many had left behind key positions in the game. Included in this number are QB Colt McCoy, WR Jordan Shipley, AT Adam Ulatoski and OG Charlie Tanner.

McCoy has signed an agreement with Cleveland's Browns. The Cincinnati Bengals got Jordan Shipley in the 2010 NFL draft. Two team members has gone in as free agents in other teams. Houston signed a contract with Ulatoski and the New York Jets got Tanner.

To fill the gaps left behind by those players, this season's fall camp is specifically directed towards training freshmen and sophomores so that the older players can be moved up to key positions that had been vacated by the mass exodus of their team members.

Undaunted by the long odds he is currently facing, coach Mack Brown is anticipating the best outcome for his team this season. He doesn't rely on predictions. He pointed out that just before pulling off the unexpected in 2008, the team had been expected to make a score of 9-3 or even less. Of course, they surprised everyone by finishing with a 12-1. In the succeeding season they upped that tally by another winning point 13-1. They had then gone on to compete in the BCS national championship, a match which they lost to Alabama. In spite of that, they had managed to raise their overall rating. By the time fall camp opened this year they sit in number four position.

Many critics say that rating is way too optimistic and exaggerated considering the ramshackle state in which the team finds itself this season. Optimistic or not, it certainly does a lot to increase their odds of getting a go at the championship again.

Coach Mack Brown doesn't like to underestimate the power of belief. The fact that they had excellent expectations for themselves in their last games is important for him. said "When we weren't expected by the public to win all the games and our players and coaches still expected to..."

Along the same line, there are many who claim that the Longhorns actually have a real chance of getting the trophy for this season. One reason cited is that the team will be facing its most important adversary, Texas A&M, towards the end when they will have had enough time and practice to be in top playing condition.

Additionally, game units have been undergoing rehabilitation. In doing so, players with talent have been fielded in key positions. For example, the back line now has Aaron Williams, Curtis Brown, Chyke Brown and Blake Gideon.

Sophomore Garret Gilbert packs plenty of talent and determination in his play. In last year's BCS, he was on top of the game during the second half after fumbling around some in the first. The Longhorns nearly made the big comeback they have long been waiting for.

Opposing opinions have their justifications. Sheer numbers do not make a winning game. Talent and determination have a lot to contribute. However, the fact remains that the Longhorns' coach has a lot of training in his hands this fall camp.

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