AUSTIN, Texas -- After a month of losing on the road, Texas desperately needed something good to happen at home. For the players, and for head coach Charlie Strong.They got it in a rough-around-the-edges 27-6 win over Iowa State on Saturday night behind a big third quarter and a defense that finally showed some life.Shane Buechele passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns as the Longhorns snapped a three-game losing streak. Buechele threw scoring strikes of 37 yards to Jerrod Heard and 75 yards and Devin Duvernay in the third after the Longhorns high-powered offense managed just a single field goal in the first half and trailed 6-3.Three straight road losses and a defense that ranks among the worst in the country had fueled intense speculation that Strongs job is on the line in his third season. He has two years left on a guaranteed five-year contract that pays him more than $5 million per season.The win snapped a 14-game losing streak when Texas (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) trailed at halftime.Coach Strong would tell you right now dont go play for him, but we do, Heard said.Texas played its best defensive game of the season. Strong took over defensive play-calling two weeks ago and the Longhorns responded with eight sacks against Iowa State, containing a Cyclones offense that was averaging 39 points over the previous three games.The difference was we believed in ourselves and made plays. Had fun, defensive end Breckyn Hager said.DOnta Foreman rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown for Texas, his seventh game in a row with at least 100 yards.Joel Lanning passed for 140 yards for Iowa State (1-6, 0-4).TAKEAWAYSIowa State: The Cyclones collapse came early this week. Iowa State lost upset bids with fourth-quarter meltdowns the previous two weeks, but were undone this week by the Longhorns big-strike touchdowns in the third.They wore us out, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. We did a really good job against the run in the first half. Their adjustment was to go to the passing game.Texas: A big sigh of relief for Strong. Its arguably his biggest win because he simply couldnt afford to lose. Now he has to string together some more. Texas has yet to win more than three straight games under Strong and the Longhorns go back on the road for two of their next three games.`We want to be undefeated at home. Now we have to play better on the road, Strong said. Our defense, they finally stepped up. The whole team. I said, `Challenge yourself. If you think you are a good football team, go perform.FOREMAN ROLLINGThe Texas running back is pounding his way through the Longhorns record book. His seven consecutive 100 yard games ranks second in school history, trailing only former Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbells 11.DEEP STRIKEBuechele, a freshman, has eight touchdown passes for 29 yards or longer this season.I was nervous myself when it was being 6-3, Strong said. But I know this our offense is so explosive were going to go score ... It takes a little time and well hit a home run, then boom, well hit another one.UP NEXTIowa State: The Cyclones are off next week, then host Kansas State on Oct. 29.Texas: The Longhorns play at Kansas State next Saturday. Air Max 270 Canada Online . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. Nike Air Max 270 Sale Outlet . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. 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ATLANTA -- Phil Mickelson was pleased to find some form on the final day of the Tour Championship, but he expressed displeasure over the setup at East Lake, saying it was not good preparation for next weeks Ryder Cup.Mickelson, who shot a final-round 66 that included a triple-bogey and a back-nine 29, said the rough was the worst Ive seen in years, and were not going to have that rough next week at Hazeltine National outside of Minneapolis, where the 41st Ryder Cup will take place.Im going to point something out, Mickelson said, unprompted. This is a great example of the disconnect that we have on the U.S. side because the [PGA] Tour doesnt own the Ryder Cup, or doesnt work in conjunction with the PGA of America.The Ryder Cup is administered by the PGA of America in the U.S. and the European Tour in Europe.The European Tour would never have the setup be so different the week before the Ryder Cup, Mickelson said. If we were in Europe and they were going to set up the course a certain way, the week before they would set it up a certain way. Were not going to have rough like that.Why the tour set it up so differently from what were going to have next week is a lack of communication and working together. Its those kinds of details that we have to sort through as a unit to bring out our best.Mickelson, 46, will play in his 11th straight Ryder Cup dating to 1995. He was vocal two years ago at Gleneagles in Scotland, where the U.S. lost for the third straight time. He indirectly criticized U.S. captain Tom Watson and led a movement to make changes to the Ryder Cup process, suggesting that the PGA of Americca take more player input.ddddddddddddThat resulted in the formation of the U.S. Ryder Cup Task Force, a change in qualifying criteria and timing of selections, as well as Davis Love III being named captain for a second time.Mickelson admitted earlier in the week that his thoughts were more on the Ryder Cup than they were on the season-ending PGA Tour event.Well, Ive won two Tour Championships, and Ive only been a part of two winning Ryder Cups, Mickelson said. Id kind of like to be a part of a third. So not to diminish this [tournament], but Id rather win next week. For me, at this stage in my career, it means a little more to me.The PGA Tour is under no obligation to set up the course with that in mind. The Tour Championship not only has an $8.5 million purse and is the culmination of a 40-plus event season, but it is also where the FedEx Cup champion is crowned, with the winner receiving a $10 million bonus.It is true that the recent events on the European Tour in Italy (where seven European Ryder Cup members played) and Germany (where two played) were on relatively benign setups with lots of birdies possible.Seven U.S. Ryder Cup team members were at East Lake, including Brandt Snedeker, who did not agree with Mickelson.Thats Phil being Phil, Snedeker said, chuckling. I like rough on this course. Its a different tournament. A different course, different grass, different everything.The Ryder Cup teams will arrive in Minnesota on Monday. The event begins Friday morning. ' ' '