I have said many times that I believe spite to be the most powerful human emotion. It is certainly the most useful motivator. So when you are a Texas Longhorns team that is showered in adulation, preseason awards, and become the consensus pick to win the Big 12 in its final year of relevance — how do you keep yourself motivated? Where do find the spite? You channel the pompous commissioner’s remarks, you “Embrace the hate,” and you constantly remind yourself that every opponent spent their entire offseason dreaming of getting the eternal “scoreboard” on you the way the Horns did to the Aggies (though none have a 66-percent win percentage like the Horns hold over Little Brother).
No. 3 Texas 38, Baylor 6: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
