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McCoy Starting, Ash Helping, Gilbert Sitting

2011-09-17T11:43:00.000-05:00

Disclaimer: I agree with the quarterback switch. This week Mack Brown announced what most fans wanted, Garrett Gilbert will not be starting for Texas against UCLA. The fans hammered, and rightfully so, Gilbert with boos last Saturday against BYU, and added insult to Gilbert's demotion when they cheered Ash & McCoy. Obviously, Mack Brown and the coaching staff aren't going to let the fans

Like a Snapback, Football is Back!

2011-09-12T18:33:00.000-05:00

I have many thoughts from the first NFL weekend of the year but here are my quick hits on some of the games... Packers-Saints: That lockout clearly slowed down nobody. Offensively, everyone looked like they were in mid-season form, except for Saints' coach Sean Payton. He called a play action in the 3rd quarter resulting in a turnover on downs. The better call would of been to run it up the

Longhorn - Aggies Rivalry Dead?

2011-08-31T21:01:00.002-05:00

Texas A&M University today officially notified the Big 12 Conference that the institution will submit an application to join another athletic conference. Should this application be accepted, Texas A&M will end its membership in the Big 12 Conference effective June 30, 2012 - A&M Leaves Big XII Statement And with those words, all the talk about A&M leaving for the SEC becomes a near reality.

Finals Thoughts

2011-05-30T20:53:00.001-05:00

Questions and notes about this year’s finals. Here we go… Home court: the Heat have home court advantage. Unlike every other series, the Final’s format is 2-3-2 meaning the Mavs will get to play 3 straight home games. This could be huge if Dallas can steal a game in Miami before coming home. Miami will have problems playing in front the loud, energized Dallas crowd. Only reason the Heat have home

National Pride

2011-05-30T20:51:00.000-05:00

Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment in the US Constitution and allows for an individual to voice, through various mediums, their thoughts on a wide range of issues from public policy to judging a famed actress’ dress. One of those mediums is Twitter, the social networking and micro blogging service. With the recent news about the death of Osama Bin Laden, Rashard Mendenhall

Thursday Night TV Madness

2011-04-28T10:50:00.000-05:00

NFL is America's most popular sport and at any chance they get, they will try to milk it. Forget the attention its garnered in the sports and judicial world about if there is a season or not. The NFL draft starts tonight. Last year, they moved the first round to Thursday night to get some prime-time ratings. This resulted in about a total of 8 million people watching (not all at once, ratings

In Morey We Trust?

2011-04-18T21:33:00.001-05:00

The Rockets announced today that they will part ways with head coach Rick Adelman. Adelman leaves as the winningest coach, percentage wise, in franchise history. He led an almost healthy Rockets team on an historic 22 game winning streak, 2nd best in NBA history. That streak alone proves his coaching abilities as half of it was done without Yao. In 2009, Adelman coached a Rockets team, without

NBA Playoff Weekend Recap

2011-04-17T23:21:00.000-05:00

Random thoughts on the games I watched from the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs... All of the games were exciting enough to watch all the way through (even though I didn't catch all of them). Hopefully more to come! How come Kobe, LeBron, Odom and other stars don't get technicals for complaining but someone like Felton gets it for being less demonstrative? This is the playoffs and players

Going South in South Beach

2011-03-10T20:00:00.004-06:00

Let's talk Miami Heat... Why does LeBron, in the crunch time, drive to the left when he is right handed? He needs to drive to the right with a little less force so he can recognize the defensive help and dump it off to the "big" who would be open. What's the point of having quality role players and 3 point shooters if James or Wade aren't going to pass it to them when the D collapses? They spread

Baylor Bears in Hibernation

2011-03-10T19:37:00.000-06:00

Last year this time, Baylor's basketball team was killer, exciting and had everyone was rooting for them. This year it looks like there will be no magical run in March. Baylor lost to OU in the Big 12 tourney, hours after learning Perry Jones would be deemed ineligible for having his mom receive improper benefits from an AAU coach. Baylor's second best player and likely lottery draft pick has

The BS that is OSU

2011-03-09T21:06:00.002-06:00

He just looks shady Not even Jim Tressel's scarlet sweater vest and perfect tie can make OSU's problems right. If you don't know, the summary is below. Dec 2010 - 6 OSU players are found to have received improper benefits (getting tattoos) in 2009 in exchange for memorabilia from their 2008 season. And these aren't some random players. We are talking about playmakers like star quarterback

Burnt Orange Ray of Hope

2011-03-01T21:38:00.002-06:00

Longhorn fans have read this story before and would gladly put down the book right now and be content with not knowing what happens the rest of the way. Many are starting to believe what happened to UT basketball last year is about to repeat itself. Ultimately, as a fan you have to have hope. You have to believe what was said earlier this season about how this team is completely different from

High School Fame, College Money

2011-02-03T20:00:00.001-06:00

Yesterday was National Signing Day for many high school football players. They decided which college will get to make money off their young talents by sending in their letter of intent. For most, they sat a table in the local gym with family members and announced to their coaches and friends where they will be next year. For the few talented hundreds, the stage was a bit bigger. They had the

Playing Differently

2011-01-25T21:45:00.000-06:00

Jay Cutler has been ripped apart for not playing hurt in the second half of the NFC championship game. Current and former players basically told him to suck it up and play on the hurt knee, later determined a MCL sprain. The fraternity of players may have not been watching the same game I did because Cutler did try to play hurt. He came out in the 3rd quarter, tried to plant his foot and throw

Hook 'em Horns Network

2011-01-20T21:28:00.002-06:00

Everything is bigger in Texas and the Longhorns TV contract with ESPN gives no reason to think otherwise. The contract runs for 20 years for a grand total of $250 million. That gives the University of Texas about 10 - 12 million dollars a year just for having an elite sports program. University President, William Powers, says the money will be split between athletics and academics. There

Blake Griffin is the next...

2011-01-18T21:17:00.000-06:00

I know its not an apples to oranges comparison but take a look at Blake Griffin's stats from his sophomore year at OU and his rookie season so far. OU (08-09) - 22 points/game, 14 rebounds/game in 33 minutes LAC (10-11) - 22 points/game, 13 rebounds/game in 37 minutes Usually, you would see a drop off given the lack of talent in college and the nature of a NBA game but Griffin has adjusted well

Rooney Rule Fail

2011-01-06T22:05:00.002-06:00

Today, Jason Garrett was announced as the new Cowboys' coach. Before he could get officially hired, the Cowboys had to satisfy the Rooney Rule. The rule states teams must interview minority candidates to ensure they are considered for high-level coaching opportunities. To satisfy the rule, Jerry Jones interviewed current Cowboys WR coach, Ray Sherman who is African-American. In theory, if Ray

Not So Spinning Coaching Carousel

2011-01-05T21:31:00.000-06:00

Why didn't your favorite failing NFL team fire their respective coach? Well, its rather simple....money talks! The NFL is potentially not going to happen in 2011 and owners don't want to fire a coach, hire a big name coach, pay him the big bucks while he watches TV during the 2011 season. Might as well keep the cheaper option if that coach is going to do nothing. So Coughlin, Kubiak and Del

Part II - AFC

2011-01-03T22:33:00.000-06:00

Who will be visiting Dallas from the AFC? Below is each team's outlook. New York Jets: If Rex Ryan believes they are the best team ever then so do I. Sometimes they play worse than they are and sometimes play better than they are. They have the talent at all the skill positions and had the last 17 weeks to gel in those new players. Mark Sanchez does his best when the spotlight is the brightest

See You In Dallas: Part 1 - NFC

2011-01-03T21:28:00.004-06:00

Doesn't matter how well (or poorly) you played during the season, your new record is 0-0....and that's what the Seattle Seahawks are telling everyone. The other 11 teams are going to keep doing what they did the last 17 weeks to win a few more in a row. So which team has the best shot at winning Super Bowl XLV? First, the outlook on the NFC teams (in no particular order). (FYI...XLV is 45 since

89 and Counting....

2010-12-22T16:06:00.000-06:00

What were you doing in Nov 2008? Don't remember, its okay. UConn's women's basketball coach, Geno Auriemma, just started another streak. No big deal, right? No way he repeats his 70 game win streak from 2001-2003. Well, yesterday the women of UConn basketball broke the single longest winning streak in NCAA basketball set by the UCLA men in the 70s. Put it in the record books because they have

Fall of the Great Wall

2010-12-16T21:21:00.001-06:00

Yao. Ming. Hurt. Three words no Rockets' fan wants to hear. Three words that have become too common. This time the pain may be as long as the star going down. In the offseason, Yao said worst case scenario would be to retire if he is not able to fully recover from his foot/ankle problems. We may have reached that point. It was announced today that Yao has a stress fracture in his left ankle. In

Cliff "Lebron" Lee

2010-12-14T20:36:00.001-06:00

Let's get the obvious out of the way... LeBron is the most athletic NBA player, a once in a life time talent. Cliff Lee is good, close to awesome and awe but not one of the greatest pitchers ever. No where close LeBron is in his prime, 26 years of age at the end of 2010. Cliff Lee is 32. LeBron is probably underpaid at 6 years, $110 dollars. Lee is maybe overpaid at 5 years, $120 dollars.

Love Him or Hate Him, You Respect #4

2010-12-13T23:44:00.001-06:00

No matter what you think of Brett Favre, you have to respect the fact he started 297 consecutive regular season games (321 including playoffs). Favre was involved on nearly every offensive play for 18 years. Constantly being pressured by grown ass men twice your size. As much it is physical, there is a mental aspect. The preparation week in and week out. Constant grind of knowing where every

Beginning to look a lot like...football weather!

2010-12-12T22:51:00.000-06:00

Its that time of the year where the weather causes football games to appear more exciting than they are. You will get a sloppy game, a blowout or a boring game. Vikings vs. Giants - The Metrodome's roof collapse/deflation looked like something out of a movie, almost surreal. Thanks FOX for having your camera ready for the game even if no one else was. Good thing no one was hurt. The only