Exactly.
The problem with "We're Texas" is how people define it. We used to beat the shit out of inferior competition because style points mattered in the BCS conversation. We used to really clobber the directional schools based on athletic talent alone. Somehow, people view a 12 point hard nose victory in a different light than winning by 4 TDs. Why? Because Bama does it now? Fuck Bama. We are at least 2 more years away from fielding a talented team like that, which is exactly why the CFP talk is silly. Could we streak and pull off some upsets? Sure we could. But we are still not a complete team. The only difference between this year and the last 2 is that we've learned how to close out games. Outside of the TCU games, we didn't lose by more than 10 points against any opponent. We still don't have a consistent kicker. Our defense gives us big plays every game. Our offense is led by a would-be Tailback slinging the ball around. We've simply beaten the teams on our schedule, which you have to admit, haven't been that elite. TCU is not the TCU we've come to know, USC may be the tallest midget in the Pac-12 and ou has serious questions on defense with a great offense.
But, we're 6-1. It doesn't matter how we got there, but it's a hell of a lot better than being 2-4 like we had hoped for after the Maryland game.