FINAL FOOTBALL WEEKEND….Texas has taken care of business against Colorado, and now it’s time for USC to do its job against UCLA. If USC wins, we’re barbecuing steaks for dinner. If they don’t, it’s hamburgers.

HALFTIME UPDATE: Looking good. I’ll take mine medium rare.

FINAL UPDATE: That went well, didn’t it? Time to fire up the barbecue and grill me some Longhorn!

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