no, i think what he is saying, is that the refs are mostly from texas, and that it is more than coincidence that two opposing big 12 teams had season highs in penalties.
A lot of CUs were due to offensive screw ups due to the QB swap. It's also possible that guys try to get away with everything they can to keep the UT defenders out of the backfield.
Don't be surprised to see a lot of teams rack up a lot of holding calls against us.