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Texas Football: 13 Wishlist Items for 2017

By Rob Wolkenbrod

Nov 5, 2016; Lubbock, TX, USA; The University of Texas Longhorns mascot reacts on the sidelines during the game with the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Lubbock, TX, USA; The University of Texas Longhorns mascot reacts on the sidelines during the game with the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; Texas Longhorns celebrate a score against Kansas at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Rohman-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; Texas Longhorns celebrate a score against Kansas at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Rohman-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Break the Bowl Drought

Making a bowl game should be on every Texas football fan’s wishlist for 2017. They haven’t reached college football’s postseason since 2014, when they made the Texas Bowl at a 6-6 record. Arkansas would crush them, 31-7.

By making a bowl game, the Longhorns would have to have a record at .500 or above, which not doing so has been the reason for them not playing at the end of December. Getting to. 500 and making a bowl will likely be an expectation for Tom Herman’s first year. He led Houston to a bowl in each of his two seasons as head coach, so the anticipation will be there that he can pull this off in 2017.

Fans will want to see Texas make a big bowl game off the bat, but that may not come as soon as 2017. While a New Year’s Six Bowl would be satisfying, getting to Year 2 under Herman’s system may be the best bet for this to happen. A target for next season could be the Russell Athletic Bowl, which includes a Big 12 team. The Valero Alamo Bowl is another option as well. While marking these two games on the calender probably isn’t something that the coaching staff will strive for, getting to any bowl game would be an improvement over the past few seasons.

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